St. Mary’s & St. Joan of Arc Parishes The Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 15, 2019 Masses This Week: Sat., September 14, 5 PM Vigil – St. Mary’s FROM THE DESK OF FATHER HAGE Margaret Belitz by Fran Belitz Today, the Church celebrates Catechetical Sunday. The Sun., September 15, 9 AM – St. Joan’s 2019 theme will be “Stay with Us.” Those who the Com- Ernie & Joyce Barthel by Judy Lyrek munity has designated to serve as catechists will be called 11 AM – St. Mary’s forth to be commissioned for their ministry. Catechetical Ryan Adams, Colgate ’19 by his Parents & Sister Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that 9 PM – Colgate Memorial Chapel each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the Mon., September 16, 8 AM – St. Mary’s faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday For Patti VanVoorhis’ Healing is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this by Fran and Jimmy Gargiulo mission as a community of faith. Here is a prayer we can Tues., September 17, 8 AM – St. Joan’s pray for all of our catechists who so generously volunteer Intentions of the Immaculate Heart of Mary their time for our children and young people: God, our Wed., September 18, 8 AM – St. Mary’s Heavenly Father, you have given us the gift of these cate- Marie Robinson by St. Mary’s Parish Family chists to be heralds of the Gospel to our parish family. We 5 PM – Colgate Memorial Chapel Thurs., September 19, 8 AM – St. Mary’s lift them up to you in thanksgiving and intercede for them Ryan Adams, Colgate ’19 by his Parents & Sister concerning their hopes and needs. May we be attentive to Sat., September 21, 5 PM Vigil – St. Mary’s the presence of your Word in them, a Word that lifts up and For the People of St. Mary’s and St. Joan’s affirms, calls forth and challenges, is compassionate and Sun., September 22, 9 AM – St. Joan’s consoles. We pray that our parish family will always be Russell Stone by His Family blessed with those who have responded to the call to share 11 AM – St. Mary’s in Christ’s prophetic mission as catechists. May we too be Ryan Adams, Colgate ’19 by his Parents & Sister open to the universal call to service that Christ addresses to 9 PM – Colgate Memorial Chapel all of his disciples, contributing our gifts to the communion of faith, the Church. We ask this in Jesus’ name. This Week’s Events Amen. Mary Immaculate and St. Joan of Arc, pray for us! St. Mary’s High School Faith Formation Sun., Sept. 15, 12 PM – St. Mary’s Social High School Faith Formation for grades 9 and 10 will 12:30 PM – Training for Catechists begin on Sunday, September 29 with a “Confirmation Kick Wed., Sept. 18, 7 PM – SARP Off Event” from 1–8 PM. The event will take place at Camp Thurs., Sept. 19, 11 AM - Noon – Grassroots Book Club Fiver. Please mark your calendars now. Additional infor- Sat., Sept. 21, 9 AM – ARS Meeting mation will be provided in the coming weeks. St. Joan’s

Sun., Sept. 15, 8:30 AM – Rosary Save the Date 10 AM – St. Joan’s Social The rededication of St. Mary’s Church will take place on Mon., Sept. 16, 7 PM – Parish Council Meeting Thursday, September 26, at 7pm. Bishop Lucia will be Thurs., Sept. 19, 5 PM – Friendship Inn presiding. Sun., Sept. 22, 8:30 AM – Rosary Second Collection this Weekend Pastoral Council Meeting We will be taking a second collection up this weekend to sup- Monday, September 16 at 7pm at St. Joan’s port the recovery efforts in the Bahamas. The money will be sent to Catholic Relief Services. Please put the money in the Dinner & a Movie second collection basket. Thank you for your generosity. Join us Saturday, September 21, at 6 PM, for The Post, starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. This is a story that SARP spans four US presidents pushed the country’s first female The St. Mary’s/St. Joan’s Sexual Abuse Response and Pre- newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an vention Team will meet this Wednesday, September 18, at 7pm. unprecedented battle between the press and the government. Rated PG-13 Colgate Family Weekend Mass Father Hage will be saying the Colgate Family Weekend at 9am in Colgate’ Mass on Sunday, September 22 s Memorial Chapel.

Ministers for Liturgy Please Offer Prayers: 5 PM (9-21) - St. Mary’s For those who are ill, especially: Louise MacDonnell, Commentator: G. Will Michael K. Dugan, John Moore, Amber Buell, Brenda Lector: N. Roberts Thieben, Bob Gunther, David Lemery, Alex LaBrague, Nancy Eucharistic Ministers: P. Rhyde & D. Sharp Cocker, Dick Cocker, Phyllis Harris, Jacob Lamb, Mike Harry, Altar Servers: B. Sharp-Ballinger Mary Lou Sacco Crouch, James Marcellus, Mandy Usher: J. Lloyd McCracken, Gertrude Federici, Helen Bonhotal, Nicholas Gift Bearers: K. Barrett Respecki, James P. Sheehan, Bethany Merenda, Jeannette 9 AM (9-22) – St. Joan’s Kidd, Jim Jackson, Jim Eiholzer, Catherine Jones, Catherine Lector: B. Koehl Albrecht Hanson, Theresa Blass, Mary Messere, Kaitlin Nagle, Eucharistic Ministers: E. Lynch & S. Mosher Richard Foligno, Eddie Kunze, Valorie Gunther, Michelle Atkinson, Diane Needham, Anthony Somma, Toni and Larry Altar Servers: S. Rowlands & A. Zaleski Barns, Alyssa Hinkis, Carol Benzoni, John Wells, Fred Greeter: C. Bischoff Whipple, Bobby D’Angelo, Hannah Karlson, Mike & Sarah Gift Bearers: Jones Family Periard, Dana Camp, Emily Carroll, Gertrude and Malcolm Counters: D. Koehl & C. Doroshenko Pownall, Roy Rolle, Art Steneri, Roy Roher, Mark Losee, 11 AM (9-22) – St. Mary’s Thomas Fadale, Joan Gorton, John Monahan, Christine Webb, Commentator/Lector: J. Meyers Patti VanVoorhis, Carolyn Depta, and all those on our prayer Eucharistic Ministers: S. Lehmann & M. Crafa lines. Altar Servers: N. & E. Meyers For all in the Military, especially: SPC Ryan Fowler; 2LT Usher: J. Eastman Shelly Respecki; SGT Wade Curtis; PO Dan Molloy, USN; Gift Bearers: Spader Family SGT Ian Witchley; LT Andrew Stopchick, USN; GySgt Greg Palmere, USMC; and Corp. Wayne Lyrek, USMC. Consolation Ministers – September St. Joan’s – Dorothy Lynch (684-3855), Lona Dahlem (495-6478), & Chuck Molloy (684-9398) St. Mary’s – Kathy Welch (824-0863) & SESQUICENTENNIAL GALA Janice Swain (529-8755) When: Saturday, September 28, 2019, 6 PM Cocktails, 6:45 PM Dinner Constitution Day Debate: “Revisiting Roe v. Wade” Where: Colgate Inn Green Room September 19, 2019 @ 4:15 pm in Persson Hall Auditorium President Brian Casey will be our keynote speaker. (Colgate University). Kathryn Kolbert, lead counsel for the Dinner served family style at your table, includes, salad plaintiffs in the landmark case, Planned Parenthood v. Ca- and bread, vegetarian pasta dish, lemon/dill flavored salm- sey (1992), Founding Director of the Athena Center for on, pot roast, seasonal vegetable medley, wild rice medley, Leadership Studies, Barnard College, and Melissa coffee, tea, cookies, and brownies. Moschella, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Catholic Cost per person (inclusive): Adults $32.00. Children 6–10 University of America, author of To Whom do Children Be- $16.00. Children 5 and under are free. Cash bar available. long? (Cambridge Press, 2017), will debate: Should Roe Ticket information: Reservations must be made and paid stand? Sponsored by the Forum on Constitutional Govern- for by September 20 so that we can have a final count to ment. Colgate Inn by then. Reservations are limited, so don't wait! Simply stop by or call the rectory for a reservation. Upon Safe Environment Recertification payment, you will receive a lovely commemorative ticket Volunteers, catechists, and any others currently in need of for the Gala. Recertification for the Safe Environment Program: St. Questions? Call the rectory, or contact Nancy Roberts Mary’s will hold the 1 and ½ hour recertification on Sun- at [email protected] or Gary Will day, September 22 at 1PM in the Church Hall. Registration at [email protected]. is required and can be completed at “syrdio.org”. If you We hope that many of our parishioners from St. Mary’s need assistance, please contact Peggy Rhyde. Additional and St. Joan’s will be able to attend this historic event. Both dates / locations for recertification are available on the dioc- St. Joan of Arc in Morrisville and St. Mary’s in Hamilton esan website. play a pivotal role in the life of the Catholic community in Southern Madison County. This celebration of 150 years is Newman Lunch really a celebration for all. Father Hage will be speaking at the next Newman Lunch Please join us September 28. We will be celebrating 150 on Monday, September 16 at noon in the Chaplain’s Of- years of worship at our beautiful church, St. Mary’s, as well fice. The title of his talk will be “A Spiritual Toolkit for College as celebrating the wonderful renovations, inside and out, Students.” All are welcome. that have been accomplished! Don't miss this once-in-a- lifetime event!

Carenet Dinner Wear Hearing Aids? Parishioners of St. Joan’s and St. Mary’s have been invited For those of you who use hearing aids, you should visit your to share a table at the Carenet Fundraiser Banquet at Hart’s audiologist or hearing aid dispenser where you ordered your Hill Inn in Whitesboro on Wednesday, October 2. The hearing aids to have the T-Coil activated for hearing chicken dinner starts at 7 PM. The event includes a speech loops. They will know how to set up a program where you will by Mike G. Williams, a nationally known comedian and au- simply push the button on your hearing aid to activate the T- thor. There is no charge for the meal, but donations for Coil. Tell them it is important to match the gain curve output Carenet are requested. We have a table for 10 reserved that of the T-Coil setting to the standard gain curve of your every- day setting. night. Please RSVP to Judy Lyrek at 315-684-3055

([email protected]). It would be great if we could fill Faith Formation Classes the table. As we begin our Faith Formation year this weekend with ************************************************************* Catechetical Sunday’s theme, “Stay with us,” we ask you to St. Joan of Arc News St. Joan’s Financial Support – 9-8 keep our students, teachers, and families in your prayers. Ordinary Collection $1,505.35 May the year provide grace, spiritual growth and knowledge Fuel 155.00 as we all continue Jesus’ mission. Catholic University of America 27.00 Special blessings on our catechists as they devote their Unbound 5.00 time and love for our Catholic faith with St. Mary’s stu- dents. Mary Dinski, Rachael Harris, Kelly Norris, Deborah Unbound Sharp, Molly Stahl, April Taranto, Kevin Walker, and Mar- Thank you for your continued support of Unbound and little garet Wehrer, thank you for answering the call and joining Andrea. the Ministry of Catechesis. Father Hage will provide a blessing on catechists and students at the 11 Mass. Fall/Winter Ministers Schedule Please join us for a reception in the Church Hall following The fall/winter minister schedule will be made up the week of 11:00 Mass as we celebrate our volunteer catechists as well September 15. If you have additions, deletions or preferences, as St. Mary’s students. please let Carol know by September 15. Thank you all for Father Hage will lead the catechists in a training beginning serving. at 12:30 in the Church Hall following the reception.

Morrisville Food Pantry The Morrisville Food Pantry, located in the Morrisville Pre-K and Kindergarten Faith Formation Community Church, is in need of hygiene products. Your Pre-K and Kindergarten children are invited to participate in donations may be left in the boxes at the entrances of church. the Faith Formation Program provided during the Sunday 11 Thank you for helping our neighbors in need! AM Mass. Children will be escorted to the Church hall at the beginning of Mass and will return to their families prior to Ho- ly Communion. Please complete the registration form on the ******************************************** website, or email the additional child information to me. The St. Mary’s News Pre K and K program follows the Faith Formation calendar.

St. Mary’s Parish Financial Support – 9-8 Altar Servers Training Altar Servers training will be conducted by Dc Paul on Sun- Ordinary Collection $2,414.00 day, Sept 22 at noon in the Church. Any students in the 4th Tohatchi 19.00 grade and older are eligible to join the Altar Servers Ministry. Catholic Communications 195.00 This is a super opportunity to serve the Church, Jesus, and Fa- ther Hage! You are able to choose what Mass and date your Please remember us in your will child will serve based on your families availability. We hope to see you on Sunday, 9/22 at 12. For more information please Altar Care contact Dc Paul or Peggy Rhyde. September – Kathleen Stahl (824-2164) & Sabrina Craven (263-7012) Hamilton Ecumenical Youth Group HEY is back! The next Hamilton Ecumenical Youth Group ARS Altar Care Meeting meeting will take place on Sunday, September 22 at Park Unit- There will be an altar care meeting Tuesday, September 10 at ed Methodist Church from 4:30pm to 6:00pm. A parent meet- 11am. All ARS members who do altar care are encouraged to ing will follow at 6pm. All teens in grades 7 through 12 are attend. welcome. A free dinner will be provided!

Visiting the Sick Responsorial Psalm If you have a family member that would like a visit from Fa- ther, please call the rectory to ask Father. Remember, with HIPPA Laws, hospitals cannot give out names, and Father won’t know unless someone tells him.