The Diocese of Ogdensburg Volume 71, Number 15 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Funeral held for Sister Cecilia NORTH COUNTRY Carey,OP I PAGE 4

Pilgrims reflect on World Youth Day I PAGES 5,9, 10 CATHOLIC AUG. 24, 2016 Compassion: 'call to service' MOTHER VATICAN CITY (CNS) - jesus' com­ made an act "of faith and of the loaves and fishes. gry crowd, but also invites TERESA passion toward people in prayer" that "shows the full jesus, he noted, "does not his disciples to take part in need is not a vague senti­ strength of his will to be have a cold heart," but rather feeding them. A model ment, but a calling for Chris­ close to us and to save us," is moved by those who fol­ ''The Lord goes out to meet tians to bring that same the pope said Aug. 17 at his low him and "feels bound to the needs of men and of mercy compassion to others, Pope weekly general audience. this crowd." women and wants to make Francis said. In his audience talk, the However, the pope noted each one of us concretely By miraculously feeding pope reflected on the Gospel that jesus is not only con­ share in his compassion," the thousands of people, jesus reading of the multiplication cerned with feeding the hun- pope said.

Bishop's Fund: YOUNG AND FAITHFUL Mercy in Motion

CNS PHOTO/L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO Stjohn Paul II meets Blessed Teresa ofKolkata at the Vatican in this un­ dated photo. For many people, the Catholic Chun:h's Year of Mercy will reach its culmination when Pope Francis canonizes MotherTeresa Sept.4,recognizing the holiness of charity, men:y and courage. If there is one person who immersed herselfin the "peripheries" Pope Francis is drawn ~itwas BlessedTeresa of FUll STORY, PAGE 6 Kolkata.1f there was one who showed courage and creativity in Meeting Bishop bri ng ing God's men:y to the world, like Pope Francis urges, it was the Barron, part 2 diminutive founder of the Mission­ PHOTO BY PAT HE NDRICK aries of Charity. Profile on keynote speaker Violet Reyes of Massena and Gabriel Grano of Morrisonville share their impressions of Camp Guggenheim as part ofthe North Country Catholic's special issue on the faith of young people in the Diocese of Ogdensburg. See pages 5-10 FUll STORY, PAGE 11 for INSPIRE- Called to Love, Bishop Robert Barron,continues FUll STORY, PAGE 3 DO YOU LOVE ME? Families benefit as they keep the Sabbath holy.... p. 12 II NOR THe 0 U N TRY CAT H 0 Lie DIOCESAN LIFE AUG. 24, 2016 NORTH COUNTRY EDITOR'S NOTE CATHOLIC Box 326 Ogdensburg, N.Y.13669 USPS0039-3400 A treasure of young people BISHOP TERRY Even the most pessimistic of trip for the diocese, summed it people in our diocese: ask young adult ministry for the R.lAVAUEY Catholics would be heartened up beautifully as she looked them to share their faith with diocese, Noah discovered the President to read the pages of back on the week in you and really listen to their 'Transform Your World" evan­ REV. JOSEPH A.MORGAN this week's issue of the Krakow: thoughts and questions, and gelization camp. Vice President NCe, devoted to the I was struck every together with them, continue Making his first solo plane JAMES D. CROWLEY "young and faithful" of evening by the depth of the journey of faith. trip to Atchison, Kansas, he Secreta ry- Treas urer our diocese. the spirituality and In the first two reports from spent a week "in a place that MARY LOU KIUAN In a special section, faith or our eight young the young people themselves, was filled with young people as Editor/ beginning on page 5, people, by their open­ Carter Pierce of Heuvelton and much in love with the Catholic General Manager we feature the voices ness to encounter Jesus Sam Bashaw of Keeseville - faith as I am." of World Youth Day pil­ and their trust in the both just a month out of high "We left camp with a sense of Publish 45 is- grims, Guggenheim group to share some of school - show a depth of faith duty - we know Christ and we ® sues per year: campers and a young their most profound that would be remarkable for know what He expects of us . .. Weekl y except man who made the Mary lou thoughts and feelings. anybody. and so we are to go out and skipping one Kilian These eight young I, for one, am very anxious to live it out," Noah wrote for the week in Jan brave decision to travel half-way across the people are each unique, read what the rest have to say. NCe. "It is in our living the and April and every other country by himself to but they also are not And then we have Noah faith in our actions that we will learn how to share his faith. unlike the other young people Arevalo of Crown Point who is be able to transform the weekX beginning July through l Aug. and skipping one week Marika Donders, director of in our diocese who are hungry still in high school. With help world " in Dec. by the Diocese ofOg- New Evangelization, who coor­ for Christ in their lives. from his mother, Lorraine Tur­ A treasure of young people? densburg. dinated the World Youth Day We have a treasure of young geon, the former director of Who could say no!?! 622 Was hington Street, Og­ densburg, N.Y. 13669. Editorial Office: APASTOR'S PERSPEGIVE 622 Washington Street, Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669. Telephone: Musings on family on a warm summer day (315) 608-7556 So, what to write about on coaches and parents of elite learning experience for me. E-mail: this warm summer day! 'Father Bill Say; ~ '"- athletes. And then there was the family news@north co untry Actually, my principal dis­ [email protected] After considering everything, of twelve children. I was al­ catholic.org traction these weeks of August he and his wife decided that ways so pleased when an invi­ has been the Olympic Games. I t,,,', the stress on their daughter tation came from them to join Entered at the continue to enjoy watching the .• would be too much. They also them for a celebration. Again, Post Office: various events no matter what ~ realized that their daughter it was a fabulous experience Ogdensburg, NY the sport is. I also enjoy the Fr. \Villiam G. Muench would have to go into special for me. 13669 and stories about the athletes, sto­ programs. They thought that I am certain you remember additi ona l mailing offices as ries that are often filled with pie. It certainly helped them to would be too much. This the constant emphasis that Periodica l Postage. many surprises. I feel like I move into excellent careers. I helped me realize something Pope Francis has made about have come to know many of suppose they might still be a of the challenges that the family. He called his first spe­ SlDsaiption: these young American athletes bit disappointed not to win a Olympians do accept as they cial synod to consider family - For one year: rather well. As a matter of fact, medal. develop. what can and should the In-Diocese Rate: $27 I have come to know many One of the other things I ap­ All of this makes me think Catholic Church do for fami­ Outside ofDiocese Rate: $30 from other countries, also. It is preciate is when the television for a while about the impor­ lies. Pope Francis then sum­ fun to watch them win a medal people focus on the athlete's tance of family - in Olympics marized the findings of the Matters for publication and I am disappointed when family. I like that. I believe and in life. One of my joys in synod in his magnificent letter, should be one of my favorites fails to being a pastor has been the "Amoris Laetitia". It is a won­ addressed to that much of the Olympic ad­ win. It is so enjoyable watch­ venture is a family affair. From many, many wonderful fami­ derful document that makes it PO Box 326 ing all of these sports that I lies I have known and worked clear that the Catholic Church Ogdensburg, NY 13669 the athlete's earliest years, only watch every four years at there have been sacrifices by with over the years. will do all that is necessary to and sho uld be received by Olympic time. I am constantly impressed support and help families. Thursday priorto their parents and the constant I often think about the ath­ support of their whole family. with families, with the love and So, I ask you to join me in publication. letes who do not win a medal. the support that flows through praying for all families - for Paper is printed each These family stories are truly Have you ever thought about fascinating. them. I noticed early on that happy families, for close fami­ Monday; how they feel? Consider the there is something special that lies - but also for broken fami­ dateline is Wednesday. At the same time, I have many who have dedicated so learned that many parents, come across quickly when you lies, for unhappy families, for Member, Catholic Press much to train and work hard are with a close, loving, happy poor families - and we must Association. many families, simply will not for a rather long time - and accept the challenges. family. pray always for the very idea POSTMASTER: then be eliminated in the first I remember a friend of mine At this moment, I think of so of family. Send address changes to heat. I will admit that this ded­ telling me such a story. His many beautiful families. There May our Catholic Church al­ North Co untry Catholic, ication and preparation have daughter - in eighth grade - was the one I joined often for ways be united and alive as a PO Box 326 been a good formation for was a talented gymnast. He Sunday evening supper - a family. Ogdensburg, NY them, making these women wondered about Olympics so family of ten children. Each May each parish pray and act 13669-0326 and men very outstanding peo- he investigated. He talked with moment with them was a together as a family. II N OR TH e 0 U N TR Y C AT H 0 Li e AUG . 24 , 2016 DIOCESAN LIFE INSPIRE: Called to Love, the speakers ... Fourth in aseries Bishop Barron and the call to holiness you are busy with your own By Suzanne Pietropaoli mission, your own plans Staff writer and desires; and you don't do small things with great ''The Church's job is to love because you are con­ produce saints!" says Bishop sumed by great selfishness. Robert Barron. And he is certainly doing his part. NCC: What is the role of The former seminary pro­ parishes in fostering growth fessor and rector is the au­ in holiness? thor of 15 books, a popular BISHOP BARRON: The priest's media personality and whole purpose is to make speaker, founder of Word on lay people holy, and the Fire ministries as well as au­ whole purpose of a parish is thor of their study pro­ to be a center of holiness. grams, and currently So there are two things: are Auxiliary Bishop of Los An­ you fostering people in geles' Santa Barbara Pastoral prayerful intimacy with Region. Christ, and are you foster­ On Sept. 25, Bishop Bar­ ing their mission? At its ron will keynote INSPIRE: heart, making people holy is Called to Love in Lake the one thing that a priest Placid. He spoke recently has to do. A parish priest with the NCC about the should draw his people to message he will bring, the prayer, and to Mass and the universal call to holiness, sacraments-and then incul­ and the role of parishes in cate a sense of mission and making people holy. of their purpose in the wider world. If a parish is NCC: What will be the focus CNS PHOTO/KATARZYN AA RTYMIAK not a center of holiness, it of your keynote address? los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert E.Barron,shown at the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu,Philippines,earlierthis has lost its identity. We have BISHOP BARRON: I have been year,will be in lake Placid Sept25 to keynote INSPIRE Called to love. In part two of an NCCinterview, Bishop Barron looks ahead to a crisis in the laity: 75% of looking at different possibil­ that address, noting that he will talk about the universal call to holiness and the role of parishes in making people holy. Catholics stay away from ities, but I think I will struc­ Sunday Mass, and marriage sion increases your holi­ Dorothy Day is a great hero Don't fuss about doing great ture the talk around our ness. That is not the pre­ of mine, as is Flannery O'­ things, but do small things and birth rates are plum­ common Baptismal identity. serve of a special group, but Connor-a model of a holy every day with great love. meting. Many have accepted In that first sacrament, the call of every baptized mind and a holy spirit. And Prayer, fidelity to the emis­ the dis-values of the world. every person is baptized person; it is truly universal. of course I am a big fan of sion, and doing everything We haven't begun to imple­ priest, prophet, and king. The mode of intimacy and G.K. Chesterton and John with great love will deepen ment Vatican II's call for the There are different types of renewal of the laity - that in­ the type of mission of Henry Newman. your holiness. vocations within that bap­ tensification of love for God tismal identity. But all voca­ course depend on a person's state of life, as St. Francis NCe: What encourages peo­ NCe: What distracts people and for others that can tions, all forms of the DeSales points out. But ple toward holiness? from holiness? transform the world. Christian life, come together whatever our specific voca­ BISHOP BARRON: Above all, BISHOP BARRON: The call to in exemplifying those three tion, God calls each of us to prayer helps people toward holiness articulated by the NCC: What inspires people fundamental dimensions of intimacy with Christ, and to holiness. Prayer is steady Second Vatican Council has to want to be holy? our identity as baptized mission. conversation with God. been largely unrealized. Sec­ BISHOP BARRON: Saints! Saints Christians. inspire others to become Human friendship cannot ularism is more rampant NCC: Who, for you, espe­ be cultivated apart from in­ now than it was 50 years saints, and it is the Church's NCC:The subtext of the cially exemplifies this holi­ timacy and conversation, ago. Ours is the age of what job to produce saints. The summit is the universal call ness to which all are called? and the same is true in our Charles Taylor calls "the saint is someone who be­ to holiness. How would you BISHOP BARRON: Thomas relationship with God. For buffered self," one closed in comes luminous, who be­ explain that term? Aquinas, of course, my Catholics, the Eucharist and on itself and having no deep comes compelling. Holiness BISHOP BARRON: Everybody is is deeply attractive. That's great patron saint, who other sacraments, as well as contact with others and no called to intimacy with God, opened my mind to the daily prayer, encourage holi­ sense of friendship with why saints have halos in and to mission. It is the or­ truths of God. His effect on ness. So does fidelity to the Christ. It is all about wealth, pictures, to represent the dinary Christian life to live me has been deep and last­ mission, to doing what God pleasure, power and the light that comes from them in deep friendship with God ing; it helped make me a tells you to do. This is im­ things of this world. This - the light of God's own love. and to be sent on mission. priest, and a strong advo­ portant, even if what he secularist ideology Is every­ That light is real. I've That is the Biblical pattern: known super-holy people in cate of serious Catholic for­ asks is simple, or not what where today, in every song God calls people to friend­ mation. When I was young, you wanted, or doesn't fit and every movie and every­ my life and they have that ship with himself, and then Thomas Merton was very into your career plans. I am thing young people hear. quality, that deep attractive­ sends them on mission. Out important to me; his writ­ a big fan of st. Therese of Secularism is the enemy of ness. People who truly live of prayer always comes mis­ ings drew me into a life of Lisieux, whose "little way" holiness: you don't pray to a the life of holiness naturally sion, and fidelity to the mis- prayer and contemplation. explains this perfectly: God you don't believe in; draw others in. II NOR TH e 0 U N TRY CA T H 0 Li e DIOCESAN LIFE AUG. 24 2016

Rites held for Sr. Bishop's Schedule Protecting God's Children Environmental Stewardship Aug.24 - 2:30 p.m., Closing Liturgy The Diocese of Ogdensburg has What TIme is it? (Part 1) scheduled sessions for Protecting for CORE at Wadhams Hall in Og­ In the sports' world it is time for God 'sChildren for Adults. Pre-regis­ Cecilia Carey, OP densburg the Olympic Summer Games.ln the tration online is required in order to 5 p.m., St. Lawrence Deanery grand opening ceremony in Rio, SINSINAWA, 'IIIS.- A Mass of oress of the Sinsinawa Do­ participate. Participants may prereg­ Bishop'sFund Reception at the the unfolding history of Brazil was Christian Burial for Domini­ minican congregation, 1977- ister at www.virtus.org by selecting Bishop'sResidence in Ogdensburg beautifully portrayed beginning can Sister Cecilia Carey, 94, 1986 the registration button and follow­ was held Aug. 17 at Queen of In the Diocese of Ogdens­ with the Indigenous people up to ing the directions. All employees and the Rosary Chapel at Sinsi­ burg, Sister Cecilia minis­ Aug.25 - 4:30 p.m., Founder'S Day the present day. volunteers who participate in church nawa. She died Aug. 12 at St. tered as pastoral associate at Gathering with the Missionaries of Near the end ofthe program a Dominic Villa; burial was in St. Mary Cathedral, Ogdens­ sponsored activities with minor are the Sacred Heart at Dablon Point in sobering video was shown demon­ the Motherhouse Cemetery. burg, 1989-1997, and at St. required to participate Further infor­ Cape Vincent strating the rising temperatures Sister Cecilia was born john in the Wilderness mation is available from Atonement Aug. 17, 1921, in Casselton, Parish, Lake Clear, 1997- around the globe caused by global Sister Ellen Donahue, 315-393- N.D., the daughter of 2002. She volunteered in the Aug.27 -11 a.m., Mass at Our Lady warming and climate change. 2920, ext. 1440. Upcoming sessions: Thomas and Elizabeth Willsboro and Olmstedville of the Adirondacks, Ellenburg Center These changes are resulting in the Sept. 10 - 10 a.m., Seton Academy, (Mahon) Carey. She spent areas, 2002-2007. 4 p.m., Mass at St.Alexander's melting of glacier ice and the part of her childhood in She is survived by a sister, Plattsburgh Church in Morrisonville steady rise in sea level around the Wausau, Wis . Sister Mary Lois Carey, OP; a Sept.14- 6 p.m.,Seton Academy, globe. The question "what time is it She made her first reli­ brother, Mark Carey; nieces; Plattsburgh gious profession as a Sinsi­ nephews; and her Dominican Aug.28 - 9 a.m., Mass at St. Peter's for the planet?" was broughtto Sept.14- 6 p.m., St.Mary's School. nawa Dominican Aug. 6, Sisters with whom she Church in Lowville the world - front and center. It was Ticonderoga 1940, and her final profes­ shared life for 76 years. 11 a.m., Mass at Whittaker Park a stark reminder to the countries of sion Aug, 6, 1943. She served Her parents; a sister, joyce Sept.15 - 5:30 p.m., Trinity Catholic in Martinsburg the world that our fate is intercon­ in Illinois, Wisconsin, Ne­ Simon; and two brothers, School, Massena nected. braska and New York, as well Robert Carey and john Carey, AugJO - Day of Reflect ion with the Sept.20 -6 p.m.,St. Bernard's as Bolivia. preceded her in death. Pope Francis pointed to "What School,Saranac Lake Sister Cecilia taught for 28 Memorials may be made to Catholic Daughters in Isle La Motte, time it is for Catholics?" in Laudato years and ministered as pas­ the Sinsinawa Dominicans, Vermont Si:Care for our Common Home. In toral associate for 13 years. 585 County Road Z, Sinsi­ Rest in Peace this Encyclical, rooted in Judo­ She served as president of nawa, WI , 53824-97010r on­ Aug.31-10:50 a.m., Mass at St. This week marks the anniversary of Christian Scripture and Catholic so­ Edgewood College, Madison, line at www.sinsinawa.org by Joseph's Home in Ogdensburg Wis., 1967-1977, and as pri- clicking on "Donate Now." the deaths of the following cial teachings, he exhorts us to clergymen who have served in the look at what is happening to "our Oio(ese of Ogdensburg common home." Aug.24- Rev. Louis Lewis, O.M.!., After much consultation with Annual 40 Days for Life set 1938;Msgr.Paul George Brunet, 1991 world scientists, he pointed to the PLATTSBURGH -Volunteers are in­ Participants will stand and available from campaign Aug.25 - Rev. Damas Guilbault, 1919; scientific evidence of climate vited to take part in 40 Days peacefully pray during a 40- leader: Nancy Belzile 518- Msgr. Hugh P.R . 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PHOTO BY MARIKA DONDERS Bishop Robert Barron of Las Angeles.At right, carter consults amap to help the group travel around the city. Carter Pierce of Heuvelton and Kevin Mct:ullouch of Watertown were two of 11 pilgrims from the Diocese of Each of the pilgrims was invited to share reflections aboutWYDwith the North (ountryutholic Carter's Ogdensburg to participate in World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland,July 25-31. They are shown at left with essay is published here. World Youth Day: a pilgrimage, not a vacation churches we visited, in the In those most vulnerable Slowly, through prayer, I have expected. I have come By Carter Pierce music at Mass, and in the moments, God touched us picked myself up. Then, a to discover that when I let World Youth Day pilgrim thousands of other young and gave us insights into complete stranger, Claudio, Him into my life, He never pilgrims we met. life. For me, I grew in my came to me and confessed fails to lift me up, allowing World Youth Day offers so That is not to say it was understanding, my love for that he saw my "heavy me to become better than many opportunities. A all sunshine and roses. my family, my love for God heart" and offered to "share before. In these moments, I chance to travel abroad. A Along with the times of pure and my trust in Him. God's weights." It touched me grew in my relationship chance to see the Pope. A elation came many mo­ graces come in unexpected deeply. His message was ex­ with God. I grew in under­ chance to meet new friends. ments of physical, emo­ ways. actly what I needed to en­ standing. I grew in faith, But most importantly, it is tional, and spiritual Then again, on Saturday, I sure myself of our universal love, and charity. an opportunity to meet God distress. It was through found myself in similar dis­ connection. World Youth Day is more in a new, more powerful these, however, that God tress. We had just com­ Despite different national­ than a time for sight-seeing way. picked me up to new pleted the long journey to ities and cultures, we are and shopping. It is a time So often in day to day life, heights. the Final Mass site, Campus one in Christ, caring for for growth. World Youth Day we get lost in routine and Praying at the Center of Misericordiae, where the each other. My spirits in­ is not a vacation. It is a pil­ lose our personal connec­ Saint John Paul" in front of week was to reach its cli­ stantly shot upward. From grimage. And that is why it tion with God. In Krakow, Pope John Paul's blood­ max. the pits into which I had was the best experience of Poland, we pilgrims were stained cassock, I was As the millions of other fallen came forth the great­ my life. given the opportunity to let struck with flashbacks of a pilgrims around me filled est joy. God's graces come go of our other responsibili­ tragedy in my own life. I with joy and excitement, I in unexpected ways. Carter, age 18, is a 2016 ties and focus more time on was overcome with emo­ found myself weighted Certainly, the trip was graduate of Heuvelton Cen­ Him. tion, mourning the painful down by what I had wit­ filled with pure joy. How­ tral School. A parishioner of We went to Mass daily, memory. In that moment, I nessed in the day. I regret­ ever, it was often in the St. Raphael's Church in spent hours in adoration, felt God's comfort and re­ ted the actions I had seen times of trouble that I most Heuvelton, he is heading to and prayed together morn­ called His healing grace and in which I had partaken; allowed God into my life to Catholic University of Amer­ ing and night. We saw His which had provided for a experiences that seemed to touch me. Ways in which I ica in Washington, D.C.with beauty in the majestic miraculous recovery in both chip away at our Catholic had never felt Him before. plans to study civil engi­ the Pope's life and in mine. brotherhood in Christ. Ways in which I never would neering and architecture. II NOR TH e 0 U N TRY CAT H 0 Lie YOUNG FAITH AUG . 24 , 2016 BISHOP'S FUND 2016 ... MERCY IN MOTION BISHOP'S AWARD Bishop's Fund keeps Camp Guggenheim in good shape tor will replace roofs this By Jim Crowley fall. Those are not my tal­ Chancellor ents. But the Bishop asks that I work wisely, on behalf I grew up in the suburbs of the people of the Diocese, of Buffalo. Bills, Sabres, with available resources to wings, but pop became continue Sister Jennifer Vo­ soda. After 29 years, the traw's work and keep the North Country is home. Guggenheim Center a place This Diocese contains we long to visit. spectacular natural won­ Six buildings, five out­ ders, incredibly special peo­ buildings, water filtration ple and great places to live and septic for eighty needs and raise a family. It also skilled laborers and elabo­ contains so many special, rate equipment. My wife, holy places. St. Stephen's in Rit,a and I chose to help by Croghan, St. Mary's Cathe­ giving from our treasure to dral, St. Peter's Church in As Chancellor, I oversee the Bishop's Fund Appeal. Plattsburgh and Wadhams the maintenance of the The Appeal supports many Hall begins a list of places Guggenheim Center. What a wonderful programs includ­ that moved my heart over responsibility' Protect a ing the Guggenheim Center. the years. All those places place of such beauty that so As Chancellor, I ask you to and times began with a many call home. Keep the consider contribute to the prayerful space and finish dorm and beach attractive Bishop's Fund as weI!. Main­ with people open the Holy so children and families taining and improving any Spirit. want to experience the love facility in the environment Nowhere have I experi­ and joy of Summer Camp of the Adirondacks will enced the Spirit more often and Family Camp. Care for a never be inconsequential. than at Guggenheim. magnificent Great Camp can Your gift enables us be Stand on the shore by the good stewards to acres of host retreats and gatherings FatherThomas Kommeyer presented Thomas Dishman,a 2016 graduate of Holy Family lodge and understand Elijah for lay, religious and clergy, prime Adirondack wilder­ hearing the Lord in the si­ ness while providing a place School, with the Bishop's Outstanding Student Award. The graduation was hosted by young and old. Make sure St.Franos Assisi in Constable, where Father Kommeyer serves as pastor. lence. Campers on the buildings are dry, water is for Summer Camp, Family beach sound like the chil­ clean, and the road is Camp, meetings, reunions dren coming to Jesus. Every smooth. and retreats so priceless bend on a trail or corner in Ralph Bennet remains the gifts of love and holiness the dorm offers an en­ director doing daily mainte­ can be given and received Youth Rally to be counter with holiness. for years to come. nance and a hired contrac- part of INSPIRE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL LAKEPlAOO- The 2016 diocesan Youth Rally will be held in conjunction with INSPIRE: Called to Love, the diocesan summit, Sept. 25 at the Olympic Arena. Young people, in grades six through 12, will attend the keynote address delivered by Bishop Robert Barron and then break off into activities designed for them. Additional activities being offered are: • Performance by Full Armor Band • Wrist rosary making • Life-size foosball • Prayer comer • Teambuilding activities • Scripture photo booth • Carbon walk and tree planting Pre-registration is required at www.inspirecalled­ tolove.org or through parishes. Kelly Donnelly, diocesan youth ministry director, en­ couraged teenagers across the diocese to register. "Gather with hundreds of other teens in Lake Placid on Thirty-fIVe children, 12 young adults and 14 adults praised God in afaith filled fun week this summer at the Greystone Building at Sept. 25 to make new friends, grow in faith and have Holy Family in Watertown.The children sang, danced, played games,saw puppet shows, made crafts and learned about the people in fun," she said. the Bible - Noah,Jonah,Jesus, Peter,and Paul - with the Deep Sea Discovery theme. II NOR TH e 0 U N TRY C AT H 0 Li e AUG . 24, 2016 YOUNG FAITH (rown Point high schooler returns from Kansas evangelization camp Teen aims to 'transform his world' learned and experienced so their faith honestly and By NoahA revalo much I didn't mind. Our sharing how they overcame Pa rishioner, Catholic Com mu nities of days were spent in personal hardships in their own lives. Crown Po int & Mo ri ah prayer, daily Mass, Liturgy Now I have the friendship of the Hours and Adoration, and support from all who On July 10, I packed my and inspirational talks by experienced this week with bags and headed to the the speakers. me, and we text and chat, Benedictine College in I found out about the and most importantly we Atchison, Kansas, for the camp through my Mom and pray for one another -- keep­ Transform Your World Evan­ a Facebook post, and went ing us motivated to become geli zation Camp. online to apply. You actually better and better evangel­ Transform Your World is a had to apply, submit refer­ ists. I walked away knowing week long camp to train ences from people including that prayer has to be the young Catholics to share the your parish priest. center of my life, and I try Good News of Jesus Christ One of the greatest things to get at least 30 minutes of and the Catholic faith to the about camp was that I was prayer in per day now that I world. I joined 47 other in a place that was filled have returned home. teens from around the USA with young people as much Chris reminded us that to deepen our love for and in love with the Catholic now that we had been so faith in Jesus, learn more faith as I am; that is rare. I close to the light, the dark about our faith and discuss was anxious before I went was going to seem even life as a young Catholics. We since this was me first time darker, but the memories of also talked about how to in­ on a plane on my own, and I camp continue to shine. spire other teens to live that didn't know what to expect We left camp with a sense authentic love of God. except that I wasn't gong to of duty - we know Christ The camp is sponsored by know anyone there. and we know what He ex­ Casting Nets Ministry, I never dreamed the im­ pects of us and so we are to PHOTO SUPP LI ED founded by Chris Stewart, pact that this week has had go out and live it out. Noah Arevalo,center,a parishioner ofthe (atholic Communities of Crown Point & Mo­ Tony Brandt, and Hector on my life. My spiritual life It is in our living the faith riah, is shownwith Tony Brandt and Chris Stewart, fou nders of the Transform Your Molina as a way to meet the has deepened and changed in our actions that we will World Evangelization Training (amp at Benedictine College in Achison,Kansas challenges of the new evan­ forever. 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Sophia laValley of Plattsburgh creates across with yam and sticks during her arts and crafts session. Maurice Bombard of Peru enjoyed time on the beach during his week at Guggenheim. II N O R TH e 0 U N TRY C AT H 0 LI e AUG . 24 , 2 016 YOUNG FAITH WYD pilgrims are launched into a culture that revolves around faith 'Catholicism was contagious' age I knew the Our Father where going to Church By Samantha Bashaw and Hail Mary, the basics, every day was the norm and World Youth Day pilgrim but their prayer seemed there was no fear of how much deeper than rattling others would treat you Imagine a Catholic cul­ off recited verses. based on your beliefs. ture. Impossible to wrap I let my eyes go else­ That week made me fall in your head around, right7 where, not wanting to dis­ love with being Catholic. I I thought so too, but then turb their beautiful peace. wanted to emulate so badly I made the rash decision of When I had circled around, I what I had experienced in attending World Youth Day saw that the family had Poland, but our American in Krakow, Poland, where risen from their kneeling culture seems to be too far God gave me a deserving position, and had begun out of reach to change. So, smack of reality. walking into the depth of why not change the culture the Basilica. However, one of of my life and of our own The week made me fall the little girls appeared cra­ lives? dled under her mother's We should not hide away in love with being Catholic. arm, weeping. Again, I was from our faith, or succumb beyond stunned. There was to the immoralities around I wanted to emulate no doubt that the Holy us, but rise above and so badly what I had Spirit had impacted this praise God as he deserves young girl's life, in a way praise. From there we can experienced in Poland that I couldn't possibly try impact others' lives, just as to imagine. those young children and Unbeknownst to me, I was Those two moments had World Youth Day as a whole heading to the most left me in awe of the Polish made an impact on me. Catholic country in the youth, and how their culture world where 9S% of the pop­ instilled the importance of Sam, a parishioner of the ulation are practicing God, as not something to be Catholic Community of Kee­ Catholics! shameful of, but as a major seville, just graduated from Two years ago when I part of who they are. Now, Seton Catholic Central in signed up for World Youth this was only a glimpse of Plattsburgh. Day, I had no idea the kind day one. She will be attending of commitment it would be­ We visited more churches Quinnipiac University in come as a person of faith. that week than I can count, Hamden, Connecticut, to By way of plane, tram, and and prayed more than I ever study journalism. miles of walking, I was had in my entire life. launched into the culture of Catholicism was conta­ Poland, a culture that re­ gious. Everywhere you went volves around Catholicism. there would be crosses, pic­ Upon arriving to Krakow, tures of the Virgin Mother, our group of eleven pil­ PHOTO BY lEAGON CARLIN and numerous relics that grims found our way to St. Sam Bashaw of Keeseville,one of the diocesan World Youth Day pilgrims, walks in front gave the city an "other Tht Dioceseorogdensburg Mary's Basilica right in the of St. Mary Basilica in Krakow. worldly" feel. NORTH COUNTRY heart of the city. The Basil­ There was no other way to ica was our first taste of you, but the evidence wasn't I was completely blown explain the pure graces we CATHOLIC Poland, and it certainly did just in the largest crucifix I away by his sudden rever­ felt, than the simple fact not fail us. had ever seen or even in the ence that, wasn't a result of that in Poland they live off a ison The bustle and rising ex­ ornate statues of Saints that his grandmother nudging culture of Catholicism. citement of the outside mar­ seemed to be carved from him, but rather of his own The ads we saw rarely FACEBOOK ket, quickly dissipated as the Creator directly, it was accord. showed the immoral behav­ we crossed the threshold. It in a lesser blessing. A couple moments later I ior that seems to be every­ was like a calm had settled After praying by myself I found a Polish family of where in the United States. over all its inhabitants, leav­ decided to walk around and four. Mom and dad were led It was beyond beautiful and ing only room to focus on absorb as much as I could of by two little girls who went many of us wished that we the purpose this grand my surroundings. by one of the chapels and could move to Poland, IJ II building was designed for. I began to focus on the knelt down to pray. They • Find Us The vaulted ceilings bore people coming in and out of had their hands clasped to­ a rich blue color that was the Basilica. I first noticed a gether towards their face, dotted with golden stars as young Polish boy, probably eyes closed, with a small • Like Us a reflection of the sky, and around the age of four or furrow between their eye­ • Follow Us everywhere the eye went, five, walk in to the Church, brows, making me think, I'EI'SI COLA~ 060ENSSUR6'SOJTLERS you could see that that re­ and immediately genuflect "What could they be possi­ ~~ flection was of God himself. and do the sign of the cross. bly praying about?" At their ~ Like God's presence surrounded NOR THe 0 U N TRY C AT H 0 LIe YOUNG FAITH II AUG. 24, 2016 WYD coordinator looks at the highlights of the pilgrimage A week of hospitality, music, love and after communion, the By Marika Donders 300 or so young people World Youth Day coordinator sang in four-part harmony without books or notes or A couple weeks ago, ten sheet music and their voices other pilgrims and I re­ reverberated off the marble turned from World Youth and touched me so deeply Day which was a culmina­ that I ended up in tears. It tion of two years of plan­ was the only possible re­ ning, fundraising and sponse to such beauty. All I coordinating. It was worth could think was: we need to every minute of the prepa­ teach our people to sing to­ rations to make it all come gether again, to create such together. harmony and beauty which The question I get most will touch the hearts of all often is what was the one who hear. highlight for you7 It is really difficult to answer with one Best part of every day favorite event or encounter We do need to teach peo­ since it was a week packed ple to sing, to see the with at least a month's beauty around us, to be hos­ worth events and encoun­ pitable and invite people to ters. come and sit and share their Since this was my third PHOTO BYlEAGON CARLI N • • • story so that we can invite World Youth Day, the high­ Marika Donders, diocesan director of New Evangelization and coordinator of the World Youth Day pll~nmage from the Diocese ~f ~~­ them to encounter Christ in lights for me were not the densburg, is pictured with the young women who made the trip to Krakow, Poland. Fro~ left are Emily Stauble of Nashua, N.H., Ulha our churches and commu­ big events with the pope, Woolschlager, Croghan; Ms. Donders,Anna Fisher, Plattsburgh and Sam Bashaw, Keeseville. nity. rather they were incidentals But then I realized that my to World Youth Day. milian Kolbe: his relic at the there were residents in In their back garden, favorite part of every day of Catechesis site, a scrap of Krakow who were annoyed there were bathrooms as our pilgrimage was in the Asaint-filled dty paper with his image on it, a by the inconvenience of well as a large tent with evening as our little band of discussion about his life be- closed roads and singing food and drink and places pilgrims would gather. I think the first highlight tween two strangers on the pilgrims everywhere waving to sit and relax and listen to was the city of Krakow it­ Before closing the day self. The city is imbued by trolley. That day was also flags and clogging restau- fellow pilgrims make music with evening prayer, we the Saints and they followed the feast day of Blessed rants, churches and parks. or talk with the brothers would sit in a circle and us around everywhere we Titus Brandsma, a Dutch And yet, everyone smiled and volunteers. share those things that went. Saint john Paul II was Carmelite who died at and wanted to know where I think I could easily have touched us that day, graces ever present: on people's Dachau. we were from. spent the entire week at the received, struggles over­ We visited the Wielicza Little Polish grandmothers Dominican Church and the come, encounters with lips, in various locations Salt Mines which is filled with twinkling eyes who pilgrimage would have been and historical moments. Christ in prayer, in talks, in Our hotel was a block away with religious carvings didn't speak English smiled, worth the trip. situations or in the en­ from the Archbishop's resi­ made by miners and I met tried to tell us things in Pol- counter with other pilgrims. dence where he had lived St. Kinga whom I never ish and when we didn't un- The music I was struck every evening heard of before. She turned derstand would gently pat The third thing that stood by the depth of the spiritu­ and where he had ad­ up again that evening as we our hands or make some dressed he masses from the out for me was the music, ality and faith or our eight same window that Pope prayed evening prayer at other gesture of welcome especially the singing. young people, by their the St. john II Center. We and shared joy. Pilgrim groups from all openness to encounter Francis used to address the into a "random" available The most amazing hospi- young people who gathered over the world would sing jesus and their trust in the side chapel and it was not tality was at the Dominican as they walked along. When group to share some of their under this window in the coincidently dedicated to St. Church which is locally evenings. we would walk into larger most profound thoughts We visited St. Florian Kinga. And then there was known for its ministry to churches often there would and feelings. which was Karol Wojtyla's St. Faustina, Blessed Pier young adults. The church be Masses being offered in These eight young people first parish and the john Giorgio Frassati, Blessed Fa- hosted the relic the incor- side chapels and you would are each unique, but they ther jerzy Polieluszko, rupt body of Blessed Pierre hear hymns or chants drift­ also are not unlike the other Paul II Center which in­ and the list goes on. Giorgio. cluded the relic of his cas­ ing through the Church. young people in our diocese Like all the parishes in My favorite music was as who are hungry for Christ in sock from when he was shot Krakow the doors were open in St. Peter's square. The hospitality we were waiting to go into their lives. We participated in Mass at The second thing that 24/7. But in addition, the the downstairs chapel of the We have a treasure of Wawel Cathedral and saw stood out for me was the Dominicans had opened St. john Paul II Center to young people in our dio­ hospitality everywhere we their Cloister and created a venerate the vial of his cese: ask them to share their the altar where Father Wo­ display of Dominican Saints jtyla celebrated his first went. The streets of Krakow blood under the central faith with you and really lis­ were taken over by a million and, knowing they were altar. We had to wait be­ ten to their thoughts and Masses. dealing with the internet The day we visited and a half young Catholics cause Mass was being of­ questions, and together Auschwitz and Birkenau, I from all over the world. It generation, provided free fered for a large group of with them, continue the kept encountering St. Maxi- would be understandable if WiFi. Croatian Pilgrims. During journey of faith. NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC AUG. 24, 2016 WORLD/NATION VATICAN LmER CATHOLIC The mercy-filled life: Mother Teresa embodied WORLD what Pope Francis teaches AT A GLANCE to live as simply as the poor she befriended By Cindy Wooden and tended. Pope: Mercy, pastoral care should guide research on life, family Catholic News Service In life and after her death, Mother Teresa VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Appointing Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia as the new faced criticism for not using her fame and contacts to advocate more directly for so­ chancellor for the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and VATKANCITY(CNS)- If there is one person who immersed herself in the "peripheries" Pope cial and political change to improve the Family and new president ofthe Pontifical Academy for Life, Pope Francis said Francis is drawn to, it was Blessed Teresa of lives of the poor she served. he wanted to make sure the two bodies help the church offer better care to Kolkata. "You can find all the things she wasn't," people who are hurting. In a letter to Archbishop Paglia, published in the Vati­ If there was one who showed courage and the ambassador said, "but what she was can newspaper Aug.17, Pope Francis said he believed the Pontifical John Paul II creativity in bringing God's mercy to the was much more important than what she Institute and the Academy for Life should undergo "a renewal and further de­ world, like Pope Francis urges, it was the wasn't. She was a model and now she will velopment" so their research and activity would focus "ever more clearly on diminutive founder of the Missionaries of be a saint." the horizon of mercy." "From the Second Vatican Council to today, the magis­ Charity. Valeria Martano, Asia coordinator for the For many people, the Catholic Church's Community of Sant'Egidio, said, "We are terium of the church on these themes has developed in a broad and profound talking about a woman who broke out of way," the pope said. He added that the 2014 and 2015 synods of bishops on Year of Mercy will reach its culmination when Pope Francis canonizes Mother Teresa the existing framework of what was ex­ the family and his exhortation on the family, "Amoris Laetitia," have "further Sept. 4, recognizing the holiness of charity, pected of a Catholic woman in the 1940s. extended and deepened its content." Appointing Archbishop Paglia to guide mercy and courage found in a package just And, like Pope Francis, she chose to make the two bodies, the pope said he wanted the institutions to renew their com­ 5-feet tall. her life a denunciation" of injustice. mitment to spreading church teaching on family, marriage and life issues "in Ken Hackett, U.S. ambassador to the Holy "Her witness was testimony that things relation to the challenges of contemporary culture.The sphere of reflection See, worked closely with Mother Teresa and can change," Martano said. "She did not should be the frontiers," he said. "Even in theological study, a pastoral perspec­ the Missionaries of Charity in his previous speak of justice so much as do justice." "Mother Teresa chose to understand the tive and attention tothe wounds of humanity shou ld never be lacking." positions at the U.S . bishops' Catholic Relief Services. He was at her funeral in 1997, her world through the eyes of the least of the beatification in 2003 and will attend the least, what Pope Francis would call the pe­ Pope names Dallas bishop head of new office for laity, family, life Mass where she will be declared a saint. riphery," said Martano, who also leads San­ VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has named Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas "Where Mother pushed the Missionaries of t'Egidio programs in the poorest to head the Vatican's new office for laity, family and life.The Dublin-born Charity was to the edge, to the most diffi­ neighborhoods on the southern edge of bishop will celebrate his 69th birthday Sept. 2, the day after the new Vatican cult places," said the ambassador, who said Rome. But it is not just about "going out," office officially begins its work. ln astatement a few hours after his appoint­ he visited her houses "all the time, every­ Martano said. For both Pope Francis and ment was announced in Rome, Bishop Farrell said he was "extremely humbled" where." Mother Teresa, she said, everything starts "They were always way out there, both ge­ with prayer. Pope Francis chose him to lead the new office. "I look forward to being part of The founder of the Missionaries of Char­ the important work of the universal church in the promotion of the laity and ographically and with the people who ab­ solutely fell through the cracks," he said. ity insisted that she and her sisters were the apostolate of the laity and forthe pastoral care of the family in accordance Mother Teresa opened homes in Ethiopia "contemplatives in the midst of the world," with the pope's recent apostolic exhortation, 'Amoris Laetitia,' ('The Joy of during the communist military dictatorship, she said. "It was not just about doing." Love'),and the support of human life," he said. At the same time, Bishop Farrell in the most destitute neighborhoods of Mother Teresa's prayer took her to the pe­ said he had "mixed emotions" about leaving Dallas, its people and priests. Haiti's capital, in Rwanda after the genocide riphery and the peripheries were key to her Bishop Kevin Farrell is the brother of Bishop Brian Farrell,secretary of the Pon­ and in Yemen, where four Missionaries of prayer. tifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Both brothers were ordained to Charity were murdered in March. "What Mother Teresa lived, Pope Francis the priesthood for the Legionaries of Christ, but the Dallas bishop was later in­ "When there was war, when there was teaches constantly: compassion in the face of pain and never accepting indifference in cardinated in the Archdiocese of Washington and served as an auxiliary bishop fighting, there they were," Hackett said. ''They stayed." the face of suffering," said Archbishop Mat­ there 2002-2007. Pope Francis, in a brief apostolic letter formally establishing Mother Teresa demonstrated that living a teo Zuppi of Bologna, Italy. the new "Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life," said the office should respond life committed to mercy took "selflessness For the archbishop, Mother Teresa mod­ "to the situations of our age and adapt to the needs of the universal church ." and courage," he said. eled "a church close to the poor, a church Her courage also was demonstrated in her that is mother to the poor and that lives the ability to "speak truth to power," he said. joy of serving the poor." Mother Teresa visited the United States reg­ Revelations after her death that she suf­ ularly, speaking to Catholic groups, opening fered a "dark night of the soul," decades of homes and meeting with presidents, includ­ feeling abandoned by God, are for Arch­ ing Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Bill bishop Zuppi a further sign of her deep im­ Clinton. "She was straight out against abor­ mersion in the lives of the poor and tion," the ambassador said. "From concep­ forgotten. tion to death - she was the whole thing and "Her spiritual director would say that didn't pull any punches." thirst is knowing there is water and longing Like Pope Francis, he said, Mother Teresa for it," he said. "She was a woman who drew energy from personal, one-on-one made the thirst of Christ on the cross her contact with people and consciously chose own. She lived that thirst." II NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC COMMENTARY AUG. 24 , 2016 SCRIPTURE REFLEGIONS Learning the lessons of humility The readings this Sunday world with his genuine and much. Did jesus speak with are all about humility. authentic humility, begging On the other hand, St. AUG.28 "tongue in cheek" when he We read In the people to pray for Thomas tells us that pride adds: "If you take a lower wisdom book of Sir­ him, refusing to live "breaks the chain of charity 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time place in the first place, ach, "My child, con­ in the Apostolic and unity." READINGS won't you be honored when duct your affairs Palace, falling on jesus himself said, "Learn Sirach 3:17-18,20,28-29 you're told to take the with humility, and his knees to wash of me, for I am meek and Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24a higher place you really you will be loved the feet of prison­ humble of heart". He urges wanted!"? more than a giver ers. us to be like children, "for Luke 14:1,7-14 Humility is truth, we are of gifts. Humble A second piece of theirs is the kingdom of told. A humble person yourself the more, advice in Sirach is heaven" knows that any excellence the greater you are, for us to be good In today's Gospel from Because there is chance that he or she may possess and you will find listeners. "".an at­ Luke, jesus also gives ad­ the host might have to send comes from his right use of favor with God." Monsignor tentive ear is the joy vice about conducting our­ us down to a lower place if the grace of His Creator and From the very be- Paul E. of the wise". It is by selves with humility. one more important than we the generous love of jesus. ginning of Pope Whitmore listening with full at­ He counsels his fellow­ are needs our seat. St. Teresa used to say, Francis' reign, he has tention when people guests at the banquet not to Let others decide our so­ "Teresa alone is nothing. constantly im- speak to us that we push and shove their way cial rank rather than declar­ Teresa and jesus can accom­ pressed people around the ourselves can learn so into the best seats. Why? ing our own importance. plish all things"!

DO YOU LOVE ME? KEEP MY COMMANDS Sabbath: spend time together, eat, talk, pray Kids often say funny gifts of reason and free will struck by a plague or by the gathering of the people, in bath day holy. things when you're teaching to love. When they choose sword. the priest who is an alter Without a solid sense that them about God. to sin rather than to love, If we fail to keep the Sab­ Christus, and in the Eu­ they are children of God, Some kids say "Our Father they act more like animals bath holy, there are conse­ charist. they will easily fall victim to who art in Heaven, how did than they do like God. quences for us as People who, for the multitude of false gods you know my name7" What does it mean to keep well. The natural one reason or an­ that society offers, and will My daughter Sophia the Sabbath holy7 consequences of fail­ other, are not al­ not know who they are. thought the third command­ Something is called holy ing to get enough lowed to receive the This was a recurring prob­ ment was "to keep the Sab­ when it is set aside for a sa­ rest are many. Rest Eucharist may expe­ lem for the ancient Israelites bath the whole day." cred purpose. We are to put rejuvenates your rience God in other and a struggle for families Ironically, she was right. aside our normal work and body and your mind. ways at Mass. throughout history. On the sixth day God cre­ shift to working to grow Rest prevents injury People who are di­ Families spend very little ated the animals and hu­ closer to God; from laboring and allows muscles vorced and remar­ time together, perhaps 15 to mans and on the seventh like a beast of burden to to repair themselves. ried will frequently 30 minutes per day. In­ day God rested. We are dis­ worshipping God. In this Rest effects our im­ feel unwelcome at creasing this is easy, but re­ tinguished from the other type of work we find rest. mune system, cogni­ Mass and may not quires routines. animals because we were As jesus says, "Come to tive ability, memory, StephenM. come. As a result, As a child I spent many made in the image and like­ me all who are weary and stress level and Tartaglia their children do not Sunday afternoons at my ness of God. heavy laden and I will give mood. Inadequate benefit from experi­ grandparents' house. Most Being created in the image you rest".for my yoke is rest increases acci- encing God and re­ of the time we had cousins, of God means that humans easy and my burden light. dental death, weight gain, ceiving the sacramental uncles and aunts there as were given the gift of reason The word liturgy, which high blood pressure, and grace at Mass. It is very im­ well. We would spend time and free will. Using these we use for our worship serv­ puts more stress on the portant to be sensitive to together, eat and talk. After gifts to love as God does is ices, comes from the word heart. It effects every sys­ their situations and to make Mass each Sunday we would what is meant by the like­ leitourgia in Greek which tem of the body. efforts to include them and get jelly donuts and a news­ ness. means the work of/for the Some people say that they help them feel welcome. paper. The children would The Catechism says that people. feel closer to God in nature, As parents, we are instru­ look at the comics while the "of all visible creatures, only Moses asks Pharaoh to let or alone at home, but this mental in helping our chil­ adults read the rest of the man is able to know and the Hebrews go out into the does not fulfill the com­ dren form their identities, to newspaper. Some families love his creator." desert to worship God . mandment. know what it means to be play board games together. The constant struggle for Pharaoh refuses, saying that We are required to wor­ beloved children in the fam­ Pam Stenzel recommends human beings is to use their there is too much work to ship together as a commu­ ily of God as well as mem­ that when your children be done. Pharaoh wants to nity because we are created bers of our earthly family. reach the dating age, have Follow Pope Francis on have dominion over the in God's image and the Trin­ To strengthen these com­ the person they are dating Twitter! people as if they were ani­ ity is a community of three ponents of their identity, spend Sundays with your www.twitter.comjPontifex mals. persons. children need to spend time family, including going to Moses says that if the He­ When we attend Mass we with both families, and this Church. brews are not allowed to experience God in the is another reason why it is In a nutshell, spend time W#Pontifex worship God, they may be Liturgy of the Word, in the important to keep the Sab- together, eat, talk and pray! 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ADIRONDACK the Roman Catholic Priesthood. PARISH BUS TRIP FAll RETREAT Dates: Sept 4 and 18; Oct 2, 16, 30; Nov lowville - St. Peter's is sponsoring a 13; Dec 4; Jan 29; Feb 12; Mar 5; Apr 2 bus trip to benefit Loaves and Fishes. Saranac lake - Fall Weekend retreat for and 23;May7 Date: Oct. 10-12 adults to be held. Time:3 p.m. Place: Samson the biblical being pre­ Place:Guggenheim lodge Place: St. Bartholomew 's Rectory, 189 sented at the Sight and Sound Theater in Dates: Sept. 16-18 Park Ave, Old Forge Lancaster PA. Cost Suggested Offering $145 Features: Reflection, Vespers & dinner. Cost: $389 for 40 or more and $404 for Theme: "Pondering the 'Gospel of Cre­ Open to men who are Juniors in high less than 40. ation'*(taken from Laudato Si) school and older. Features: This trip includes The per­ Features: Facilitated by Sr. Bethany Contact: If you plan to attend orfor formance of Samson, 2 nights stay, 2 Fitzgerald, SSJ and will include a guided more info contact: Fr. Howard Venette, breakfast,2 dinners, Guided tour ofthe nature walk by Paul Gabaldi, Adirondack [email protected]/ 315- Amish Countryside and more. We will guide and published nature photogra­ 369-3554; or Fr. Bryan Stitt, bstitt@rc­ pick up in Lewis and Jefferson County. pher, times to pray and to share with dony.org. Contact: Nadine Logan 315-376-7391. others the spiritual wisdom revealed by [email protected] God in Autumn. Mass will be offered by JEFFERSON Fr. Paul Kelly during the weekend. TheNorth (iJuntyCatholk welcomes contributions to "Around the Diocese': WEEKLY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION SILAWRENCE Contact: Space limited. For more infor­ Parishioners are invited to send infonnation about activities to: Sackets Harbor - St. Andrew's Church DAYS OF DISCERNMENT mation, call 31 5-21 2-6592 or email sr­ North (iJuntry Catholi~ PO Box 326, has weekly exposition and Adoration of Potsdam - Discerning men are invited to bethssj @gmail.com. Ogdensburl), NY 13669; fax, 1-866-314-7296; the Blessed Sacrament on every Friday. e-mail [email protected]. come together &consider the call the ClINTON Time: 5 p.m. to 6 Roman Catholic Priesthood. Items must be recei ved in the NCC office by the Thursday before publication. TURKEY DINNER Dates: Sept 4 and 18; Oct 2, 16,30; Nov 1------.------1 FREE SUMMER CONCERT 13; Dec4;Jan 29; Feb 12; Mar 5; Apr 2 lyon Mountain - St. Bernard 's to have Features: Seton is currently accepting Time: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m Alexandria Bay - 8th Annual Free Sum­ and 23; May 7 their Annual RoastTurkey Dinner. applications forfa1l2016. Each family Contact: call 518-561-5083 or email mer Concert: Raising aJoyful Noise. Time:3 p.m. Date: Sept. 11 receives a monthly stipend to offset the [email protected] Date: Aug. 28 Place:St. Mary's Rectory Time: Noon to 5 p.m. expense of hosting astudent. Time: 4 p.m. Features: Reflection and vespers. No Place: lyon Mountain American Legion FRANKLIN Contact: (518) 561-4041. Place:St. Cyril's Church reservation necessary. Open to men who Post 1623 SPAGHETTI DINNER Features: Please join the world traveled are Juniors in high school and older. Cost Adults, $10; Children 6-12, $7; CLOTHES, SHOES DONATION CENTER BuIte - St. George's Church will hold a St. Cyril's Choir, under the direction of Contact:Your Catholic Campus Minister under 5, Free; EMrs, Firefighters & Police Plattsburgh - Drop unwanted clothes, Spaghetti Dinner. Rebecca Rose. The choirwill be perform­ or Father Stephen Rocker, pastorsmsp@ Offices will be offered Free dinners. shoes, sheets, blankets, bedspreads, tow­ Date: Sept. 18 ing a program of religious and patriotic gmail.com,315-265-9680; orFr. Doug Features :50/50 and raffle tickets to be els, curtains and stuffed animals in our Time:Noon to 4 p.m. music all revolving around the theme of Lucia, [email protected] or Fr. Bryan sold. Take-outs available by calling 735- BLUE drop box. Cost: Adults, $9; Children 6-12, $5; Ubi Caritas - peace and love. Stitt, [email protected]. 4372 or 593-7567. Place: Seton Catholic under 5, Free Contact: For more info, call 593-2052 Features: Seton receive 5 cents per Features: Raffle on prizes of $100 - $75 HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS FIRST SATURDAY ROSARY pound of donations. You can also donate - $50 for donation of $1 each. SETON SCHOOLS Watertown - Holy Hourfor vocations Massena - First Saturday Rosary to be cans and bottles in our redemption box. Date: Mon.-Fri. held. Plattsburgh - Families of students from BREAKFAST BUFFET Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Pre-Kindergarten (3 & 4 year olds) Date: SeptJ Brushton - St. Mary's Church events Place:Holy Family Church Time: 3:15 p.m. through Grade 12 can arrange for a pri­ PROGRAMS AT OLA Ellenburg Center - Our Lady of the committee to have a breakfast buffet. Place: Sacred Heart Church vate, personalized campus tour. Adirondacks House of Prayer program Date: Sept. " UFERIGHT MEETING Features: The Rosary followe d by a 15- Contact: Development Office at (518) Time: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Watertown - Liferight of Watertown minute private Meditation. Confession 561 -4031 or email admissions@these­ for the coming months has been an­ Place:St. Mary's Parish center meets the first Wednesday of the Month. will be available starting at 2:45.The tonschools.org. nounced. Schedule: Each first Saturday through Cost: Adults, $8; Seniors, $7; Children 6- Time:1 p.m . Saturday Mass Vigil is at 4 p.m. 12, $4; under 5, Free; Immediate Family OLA FOUNDERS DAY Nov. Rosary will begin at 11 a.m. (with Place: 870 Arsenal Street. of 5 or more, $25 (Mother, Father, and Features: The office has a variety of Ellenburg Center - Our Lady of the confessions available) and Mass will be EUCHARISTIC ADORATION offered at 11 :30 a.m. followed by lunch.; school age children) pro-life videos, books and educational Massena - St. Mary's & SUoseph's hold Adirondacks House of Prayerto celebrate Contact:Take-outs available by calling materials which may be borrowed. Benediction and Adoration every Friday Founders Day. Each third Saturday (Except Aug.) there 518-529-6580 Contact: Phone 31 5-788-8480 Time:9a.m.to10 Date: Aug. 27 will be a retreat day on atheme of Mercy starting at 10 a.m. with Mass and lunch. Place: St. Ma ry 's Fa mily Roo m Time:" a.m. SATURDAY DEVOTION lEWIS Features: Father Jack Downs is sched­ Reservations are required. The House of St Regis Falls - First Saturday Devotion DIVINE MERCY DEVOTIONS uled to present a program on Mercy. Prayer will be opened each weekday MANICOTTI MONDAY and Holy Hour to be held the first Satur Houseville - September Divine Mercy Norfolk - Manicotti Monday is the first Bishop Terry R. LaValley will celebrate from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Contact: call 518-594-3253 or email day of each month. devotions will be held. Monday of every month. the Mass for the day and a Spaghetti [email protected] Time: after 4:30 p.m. anticipated Mass Date: Sept. 4 Time: 4 p.m.to 6:30 Dinner will follow Place:St.Ann'sChurch Time:3 p.m. Place: Fr. Amyot Parish Center Contact: For reservations or information Contact: 518-856-9656 Place: St. Hedwig's Church Cost: Adults, $9.75; Under 5, Free call 518-594-3253 or email EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Features:Vespers (Evening Prayer), Ex­ Features: Homemade meat-filled mani­ [email protected] Plattsburgh - Eucharistic Adoration is HAMilTON-HERKIMER held throughout the year every Wednes position of the Most Blessed Sacrament, cotti and/or homemade spaghetti and DAYS OF DISCERNMENT HOST PARENTS WANTED day,Thursday , and Friday. Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction. meatballs, tossed salad, Old Forge - Discerning men are invited All are we lcome. Plattsburgh - Seton Catholic is seeking Place:SUohn's "Holy Family" Adora to come together &consider the call to Contact: 348-6260 CONTINUED ON BACK PAGE host families for international students tion Chapel, downstairs N OIZTH CO UNT IZY CAT HOLI C AUG . 24 , 2016 II NEWS OBITUARIES The Pontifical Mission Societies of the Black Brook - Sa lly J. (Nelson) Fournier, Ogdensburg - Joseph M. Cosentino, 89; Rosiere - Devin M. Wood, 28; Funeral Diocese of Ogdensburg, Inc. 77; Funera l Services Aug.15,2016 at St. Funeral Services Aug. 15,2016 at St. Services Aug. 17,2016 at St. Vincent de Matthew'sChurch. Mary'sCathedra l; burial in Foxwood Me­ Pau l Church; burial in St. Lawrence Ceme ­ ~~~~ The Society for the Propagation ofthe Faith morial Park. tery. Sr.Mar y Ell en Brett,SSJ, Director Brasher Falls - Grace E. (Rufa) Best, 87; 622 Washington St., Ogdensburg, NY 13669 (3 15) 393 -2920; 1" 1-866-314-7296 Funera l Aug.19, 2016 at St. Patrick's Ogdensburg - Frances M. Finnegan Watertown - Arthur R. Pacific,84; Fu­ mb rett@rcdo ny.o rg Church; burial in parish cemetery. Hackett, 102; Funeral Services Aug. 19, neral Services Aug. 17,2016 at Our Lady 2016 at St. Mary'sCathedra l; burial in St. of the Sacred Heart; burial in Glenwood Carthage- Patrick J. O'Meara, 66; Fu­ Mary'sCemetery. Cemetery. neral Services Aug.20,2016 at StJames Gratitude for Church; burial in Hermon Cemetery. Peru - Tracy Lee Pray, 41; Funeral Serv­ Westville - Lou va M. (Dame) Dustin , 96; ices Aug. 18, 2016 at the Hamilton Fu­ Funeral Services Aug.17, 2016 at Our Chaumont - Sherry Lee Carr, 85; Funeral neral Home; burial in Evergreen Lady of Fatima Church; burial in St.john support of MPDO Services Aug.15,2016 at All Saints Cemetery, Keeseville. Bosco Cemetery, Ma lone Church; burial in Glenwood Cemetery By S~ter Mary Ellen, SSJ Plattsburgh - Stella M. (Snide) Dubuque, Willsboro -Irene Mae Hulse, 92; Funeral Diocesan Director Dannemora - Leslie "Butch" Jordan, 66; 99; Funeral Services Aug.17,2016 at St. Services Aug. 20, 2016 at St. Ph ili p of Funera l Services Oct. 1, 2016 at StJoseph Peter's Church; burial in Mooers Forks. Jesus Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery. Thank you to all the parishioners in the deaneries of Church . St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Lewis in the Diocese of Og­ densburg who so generously supported the annual Mis­ Harrisville - Verna A. Foley, 80; Funeral sionary Projects of the Diocese of Ogdensburg Aug.17,2016 at St. Francis Solanus Collection on July 30th - 31 st. I thank you especially Church; burial in parish cemetery. from the people supported through this annual collec­ tion we assist at our former mission parish in Mollendo, Peru, the Bishop's Latin America Appeal and other world Lyon Mountain - Frances A. (Petrashune) projects deemed necessary by our Bishop. Gould, 96; Funeral Services Aug. 18,2016 2016's theme for MPDO is "Give Local- Glean Global at St. Bernard's Church; burial in parish Good". The late Father George F. Maroun, who founded cemetery. the MPDO annual collection, carefully crafted it and its specific goals. Each year, a new poster is designed to Malone - Susan Ann (Griffith) Gibson, help promote the collection in our parishes. This year's 68; Funeral Services Aug. 13, 2016 at poster was designed by assistant, Molly Ryan, in April Notre Dame Church; burial in Morning­ 2016 and as usual, featured a local picture. The com­ side Cemetery. pleted poster shipment arrived in the mission office the day following Fr. Maroun's untimely death. He had no Massena - Robert J. Fournier,41; Funeral idea that he would be featured in the local picture in Services Aug.18,2016 at Phillips Memo­ this year's poster. Pastor Emeritus of St. Patrick's Parish, Colton rial Home.

Massena - Denn is F. Keleher, 51 ; Funeral Services Aug.18,2016 atthe Donaldson Funera l Home; burial in Riverside Ceme­ tery, Norwood.

Massena - Marsha S. Mattice, 66; Funeral Aug.16, 2016 atthe Church of the Sacred Heart; burial in Calvary Cemetery.

The selected photo that Molly chose - shown above - GO GREEN! showcases our Bishop, Terry R. LaValley and me, pre­ lIe(;eive Ihe NU; in your c-mai l cvcry senting a check from the MPDO collection that was hand Monday where ever YOIl are in Ih e world. delivered just days later to Mollendo. Fr. Maroun was [-mai l [email protected] travelling to Mollendo, Peru to visit Padre Andres Mar­ quez and his parish, St. Martin de Porres, to celebrate 10 sign lip loday. its 50th Anniversary. Many years ago, Fr. Maroun served as Pastor in St. Martin de Porres Parish and con­ tinued to his close ties to its people even after he his The Miraculous Prayer return to the United States. He visited often with Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I groups from the Diocese to celebrate, worship and see have asked for many favors. the progress there first hand. This time I ask you this very This is only one of the many gifts that has wiped special one. Take it Dear Jesus away many tears of people globally who say "Ogdens­ and place it wi thin your own burg has been so good to us". Thank you again to the broken heal1 where your Father people of the Diocese of Ogdensburg for their generos­ sees it. Then in our merciful ity towards the MPDO collection as we remember Fr. eyes it will become your fa vor, Maroun. God Bless! not mine. Amen KM ii NORTH C OUNTR Y C ATHOLI C AROUND THE DIOCESE AUG . 24, 2016 Around LIFE OF FAITHFUL SERVICE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 contact John Miner 518-354-0727 jd­ VOCATION PILGRIMAGE DIOCESAN EVENTS [email protected] Join Bishop LaValley Wil l lead a pilgrim­ age to pray for Vocations. MEN'S RETREAT FAMILY GUGGENHEIM Date: Oct. 11-13 Saranac Lake - Catholic'sMen 'sRetreat Saranac Lake - Come celebrate family at Cost Single Occupancy $460, Double to be held. Family Guggenheim. Occupancy $335/each Date: Sept. 9-11 Date: Oct. 7-9 Features: Mass and tour at Divine Mercy Place:Camp Guggenheim Features: Afour day get away in the Shrine in Stockbridge, MA, Holy Hour, Cost: $100 includes meals and lodging Adirondacks to hike,swim and praise Mass and tour of Cathedral of the Im­ Features: Are you ready to step "I nto with other faithful families! Families will maculate Conception in Albany, visit to the Breach"? Based on Bishop Olmsted's enjoy engaging workshops, free time for Norman Rockwell Museum,2 dinners,2 Apostolic Exhortation "Into The Breach ", the beach and nature and rest, fishing, breakfasts, and 1 lunch, buses with pick­ weeke nd participants are encouraged liturgies, family rosary, campfires,a vari­ ups in Watertown, Ogdensburg, Pots­ and challenged to reclaim and live the ety show, prayer, and lots of time to play dam, Plattsburgh, Schroon Lake. Space virtues of Christian masculinity. Outdoor together. limited, sig n up today! (Non-refundable activities include canoeing and hiking. Contact: Deacon Henry and Dayna payment due August 27. Contact:Online registration coming Leader,[email protected] 315-287- Contact: Call Anne at (315) 353-2950 soon or for more information please 2874 or Connie at (315) 265-2762.

RACHE~S VINEYARD Saranac Lake - After-abortion Healing Retreat to be held. Fr. Christopher Looby Date: Sept. 2 - 4 at St. Mary's Church Place: Guggenheim Lodge Features: If you or afriend are suffering of Evans Mills after an abortion, consider attending a Rachel's Vineyard retreat. Chaplain for the fall retreat is Fr. Bryan Stitt. Aconfi­ dential registration form is located at PHOTO SUPPLIED www.rcdony.org/pro-life. Deacon Francis (Frenchy) Siskavich ofSt Bernard's in Lyon Mountain, and his wife of 66 Contact: Colleen Miner 518-524-0774 Years,Myrtle,are pictured with Bishop laValleyatthe Ointon Deanery Bishop Fund's reception held Aug.11 at St.Augustine's in Peru. Deacon Siskavich, who turns 90 on Shrines of Italy INSPIRE: CALLED TO LOVE Oct.4, was ordained in 1985 and remains active in ministry as a deacon. April 18 - 28,2017 Lake Placid - Th e diocesan vocation sum­ Time:9a.m. the creator and host of the Catholicism mit, with internationall y known speak­ Place: Olympic Center Complex series. Other speakers include George ers, has been set Features: Free all day conference with Weigel (biographer to Pope St.john Paul Date: Sept. 25 keynote speaker Bishop Robert Barron, II), Jennifer Fulwiler (author and radio host), Bishop Christopher Coyne (Bishop of Burlington, VT and Chairman ofthe Visit our website USCCB Communications Committee). Come pray together and be inspired by www.northcountrycatholic.org our speakers and each other so that to­ Read Bishop LaValley's columns getherwe can cultivate a culture ofvo­ Search archived papers cations. View diocesan events and much more II Contact: For more information, full schedule and to register, go to www.in­ IU Find us on Facebook! [!] spirecalledto love.org. NEIGHBORING DIOCESES COMMEMORATIVE MASS Isle La Motte, vr - St.Anne's Shrine wi ll host a special Mass commemorating the 350th Anniversary of the First Catholic Mass in Vermont and the region ~WOON @!BUICK' , PONTIAC .~~C:~ @11=f.1-I11 Date: Sept. 11 "Family owned dealership serving the Time: 10:30 a.m. North Country for over 56 years!" Features: Bishop Christopher Coyne will Travel provided by CST# 2006766-20 UBN# 601220855 For more information, vi sit our Website be the principal ce lebrant and Jesuit Fa­ at: www.barstowmotors.com ther Michael Knox, who has specia li zed Nevada Seiler of Travel \{Collette RegUration No. 2003-0279 MARKET ST., POTSDAM, NY • (315) 265-8800 in 17th Century Jesuit history in the New World, will be the homilist.