The Diocese of Ogdensburg Volume 76 Number 6 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Second time in isolation:Transplant then COVID I PAGE 4 NORTH COUNTRY
Momentum for laudato si' gears up for next decade I PAGE 8 CATHOLIC MAY 19, 2021 Protecting LEADING THE SISTERS OF SIJOSEPH SHARING OUR youth while STORIES online After online exploitation led to the deaths of two area residents recently, diocesan Respect Life Co Director John Miner, re tired from the New York State Police, offers sugges tion for keeping youth safe online: "Recent events in the news and in our North Country yet again put a spotlight on criminal on line behavior and have prompted questions like, 'how could someone be so ruthless,' 'what could I Beth Carlin of Plattsburgh re have done,' 'how can we counts how her faith became im recognize the symptoms,' portant to her and how she's and 'how can we stop living it here in the North Coun this?' Experts abound. Ac try in this week's "Sharing Our cording to public records, Stories; Sharing Our Faith," an I have been court-recog ongoing series highlighting how nized as one of those "ex Bishop Terry R. LaValley celebrated Mass and gave the homily atthe Sisters ofStJoseph Motherhouse on May 9. lay Catholics are living out their perts" in at least one area He presided at the election of the new major superior for the Sisters of St. Joseph. Sister Shirley Anne Brown, SSJ faith here in the Diocese of Og of digital forensics, but the was elected as the new major superior. Sister Mary Eamon Lyng, SSJ, presided at the election of the councilors. densburg.To nominate someone real answers do not reside The new members of the Council are Sister Bernadette Marie Collins, SSJ, assistant to the major superior, 1st for this series, contact Darcy in computer examinations councilor, Sister Bethany Fitzgerald, SSJ, 2nd councilor, Sister Kathleen DeBoalt, SSJ, 3rd councilor, Sister Mary Fargo, editor,at 315-393-2920 or or even in criminal inves Anne Croitz, SSJ, 4th councilor. The new major superior and council will begin their leadership on July 11. Pic tigations." [email protected]. tured are, from left, Sister Shirley Anne Brown, Sister Bernadette Marie Collins, Sister Kathleen DeBoalt, Sister FULL STORY, PAGE 6 FULL STORY, PAGE X Mary Anne Croitz and Sister Bethany Fitzgerald. Pope talks about the power of prayer at audience VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Holding a tended the audience May 12 at the audience, the pope he owed his life to Our Lady is not always "a walk in the general audience with visi in the San Damaso Court noted that May 13, the feast of Fatima," Pope Francis park." tors and pilgrims present yard of the Apostolic Palace. of Our Lady of Fatima, said. "This event makes us While it may be easy to for the first time in more Because of the ongoing marked the 40th anniver aware that our lives and the "parrot" prayer, "blah, blah, than six months, Pope Fran COVID-19 pandemiC, the sary of the attempt to assas history of the world are in blah," he said, real prayer cis said he was very pleased last general audience open sinate St. John Paul II. the hands of God." requires effort. to see people "face to face." to the public was Oct. 28. The Polish pope, who was In his main audience talk, Prayer "certainly gives ''I'll tell you something: it's After that, the pope re riding in the popemobile at Pope Francis focused on great peace, but through not nice to talk in front of turned to livestreaming the the start of a weekly general overcoming obstacles to inner struggle, at times nothing, just a camera. It's audience from the library of audience when he was shot prayer, but also on the hard, which can accompany not nice," the pope told the Apostolic Palace. by Mehmet Ali Agca in power of prayer. even long periods of life," about 300 people who at- Greeting Polish speakers 1981, was convinced "that Prayer, he told the crowd, he said. DIOCESAN LIFE II NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC MAY 19,2021 NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC 'We're all sort of bananas' Box 326 Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669 I'm not complaining, since watched the ripe bananas mediately credited the in person may notice details I USPS 0039·3400 there are much worse foods disappear quickly, I decided consistency in ripening to missed or focus on concepts BISHOP TERRY we could consume in large to make a move to ensure I'd the notion that bananas I thought were less impor R. LAVALLEY quantities, but my family of get at least a couple ba· ripen faster when connected tant. President only three people nanas: I ripped a to other bananas in a bunch. Similarly, I find it easier to REV. JOSEPH A. MORGAN goes through what .....---==---.- green banana off the It reminded me that peo grow my faith in commu Vice President seems to me like an bunch and brought it ple are sort of like bananas nity. JAMES D. CROWLEY absurd number of with me to my office. in that way- We get better While I can and do grow Secretary· Treasurer bananas. I placed the lone, when we're linked together. my relationship with the DARCY L.FARGO Last time I went green banana on my While there are times and Lord through private prayer Editor & grocery shopping, I desk. situations that require us to and spiritual reading, grow Communications Director bought two large As the week con tin· try to grow in solitude, my ing that relationship also re Publish 45 is· bunches of bananas. ued, I noticed some· experience suggests that im quires my participation in ® sues per year: One of the bunches thing: The bananas at proving that way is harder community - in Mass and "" Weekly except was ripe and ready to home were ripening and/or less complete. the sacraments (none of skipping eat. The other bunch Darcy L. quickly, while the ba· For example, I can learn a those are celebrated alone), every other was almost com- Fargo nana on my desk was lot by reading a book, but I and in sharing the fruits of week begin· pletely green. I was still pretty green. tend to learn even more my prayer and spiritual ning July acting on the as- Maybe it had some· when I read that book and reading. Ithrough Aug. and skipping one week in Dec. by the Dio· sumption that the green thing to do with the climate then discuss it with some I grow better, holier when cese of Ogdensburg. bunch would be ripe by the in the two spaces being dif· one else who is familiar with I'm connected to others in 622 Washington Street, Og· time the ripe bunch was ferent, and maybe it was be· it. Discussing a book ex community than I can in iso densburg, N.Y. 13669. eaten. cause of some other factor I poses me to someone else's lation. I think we all do. That was optimistic. As I hadn't considered, but lim· interpretation of it. Another We're all sort of bananas. Editorial Office: 622 Washington Street, Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669. Telephone: (315) 608·7556 the Holy Spirit ...... istry. 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The Holy Spirit PO Box 326 At the Last Supper, jesus I believe, today, that the will be successful if I follow. gives us the guidance to pro Ogdensburg, NY 13669 said, "If you love me, you Holy Spirit continues to Truth - truth about God, claim our faith - the same and should be received by will keep my command transform the Church truth about myself - is a gift faith that the apostles Thursday prior to ments. And I will ask the Fa through the sacraments of of God. God is the possessor taught. It continues to be publication. ther, and he will give you confirmation and holy or and giver of all truth. The our message: jesus died, Paper is printed each another Advocate to be with ders. I believe that the Holy Holy Spirit reveals to me as and was buried, and rose Monday; you always, the Spirit of Spirit comes down with a priest that which is true again on the third day, and dateline is Wednesday. Member, Catholic Press Truth, which the world can power upon those who ac and right and good. This will come again to judge, to Association. not accept because it neither cept ordination as a priest truth liberates me from all raise the dead and give ever sees me nor knows it. But and on those who accept that is false and misleading. lasting life. POSTMASTER: you know it, because it re confirmation just as on that jesus knew that the apos- So, the question for is: Do Send address changes to mains with you and will be first Pentecost. ties at the Last Supper would you listen attentively to North Country Catholic, in you." Uohn 14:15) As a newly ordained need the ongoing guidance God's word and allow the PO Box 326 The Holy Spirit came down priest, I had many questions and help of the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit to give you un Ogdensburg, NY on the apostles, transform about the gift of the Holy after he returned to the Fa- derstanding of God's truth 13669·0326 ing them. They were no Spirit and my future min- ther in Heaven. jesus contin- and plan for your life? II NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC MAY 19,2021 II DIOCESAN LIFE Keeping youth safe from exploitation online By John Miner called Undercover Chat. We • Bad attracts worse - close attention to their breakups and divorce, cre Co-Director, Respect life Office spent a week in a com "regular" pornography is kids' online behavior. For ating situations in which puter lab going into Inter merely a step toward more certain though, things children are looking for He is real but he is not net chat rooms and extreme forms. I put "regu have gotten more difficult something better. Those who he appears to be. He starting or engaging in ran lar" in quotes because, con due to the ubiquity of cell who would victimize oth does not care about you - dom conversations with trary to what our current phones even among pre ers look for a missing piece your life, your feelings, unknown people on the "enlightened" culture sug teens. I would personally and move in to fill it. your thoughts, your web. It was quite common, gests, regular pornography advise parents to go Evil acts are all around dreams, your future. He when posing as a teen, to is insidious and always has against the grain and do us, and those acts of the only cares about his own be "approached" by per victims, including the not let your child have a criminal sort tend to be little world. He has various sons who would propose viewer. In our computer cell phone. If your teen has more obvious to us. When motives: money, self-grati all kinds of behavior, most examinations, our stan a phone, parents must the perpetrator can hide in fication, entertainment, or often including a meeting dard question was not "is have monitoring capability anonymity, the depths to just a desire to be someone "IRL" (in real life). The typi there pornography?" but and use it. Some good apps which he can stoop can be besides who he really is. cal time into these conver "where is the pornogra for this are KidsGuard, Net frightening. I will not leave His goal is to get you to do sations was less than ten phy?" It was not often dif Nanny, Norton Family, this topic, however, with things that you would not minutes, and many times ficult to locate. "Sexting" Qustodio, and Kaspersky out the thing that everyone do willingly until it is too they were nearly instanta (which often qualifies as Safe Kids, but there are needs: hope. Hope coun late. neous when logging on. child pornography) can many more. Part of respon ters despair. Hope perfects I have met him. I have ex Social media has taken evolve into "sextortion," in sible parenting is to have the memory. Even when it ecuted hundreds of search precedence over chat which the victim is ex full and unquestioned ac seems like there are no warrants on his homes, his rooms, but the predators torted for money under a cess to any device being more alternatives and no businesses, his computers, remain. Facebook, Insta threat of exposing the pho used by your child. The good choices, hope can lift and his phones. I arrested gram, TikTok, and Twitter tos to friends or family. key is to make it a prereq a soul. That is perhaps the him more times than I can are just more sophisticated • Kids who have unsu uisite to having the phone most important thing we count. He sits in prison means of making connec pervised access to the In in the first place. can all provide to those sometimes, but sometimes tions and creating online ternet ALWAYS access Another thing that is cru who are vulnerable and be nobody knows who he is. I personas. harmful content. It is a cial is to pay attention to come victimized. have met his victims. Recent events in the window to the world and the most vulnerable For more information, Sometimes they don't even news and in our North all its nature, including the around us. These are the visit: know yet how their lives Country yet again put a fallen part. A moral sewer people who the wolves tar https://www.icactask have been turned upside spotlight on criminal on is the best analogy. An un get. What makes certain force.org/Pages/lnternet down, some of them do line behavior and have monitored smart phone is kids more vulnerable? The Safety.aspx and manage to set into the prompted questions like, a tool with which most most common situations https://www. miss storm and plow through it; "how could someone be so adults have problems, and are family violence, ingkids.org/ some of them feel defeated ruthless," "what could I children/ teens have no and turn to despair. If he have done," "how can we business in that world. Austria & Germany Pilgrimage (or she) sounds familiar, recognize the symptoms," • Personal communica and maybe a bit diabolical, and "how can we stop tion is unprecedented in Featuring that's because he (or she) this?" Experts abound. Ac our time. That means that ,...... ~~....,.."""'"l:- has, as Russian novelist cording to public records, I the wolves have unprece Solzhenitsyn described in have been court-recog dented access to our chil The Gulag Archipelago, the nized as one of those "ex dren. There was a time in line separating good and perts" in at least one area my memory when, if you evil passing through his of digital forensics, but the wanted to communicate heart, and it is over real answers do not reside with my child, you could whelmed by evil. in computer examinations not do it but through me. For seven of my 27 years or even in criminal investi That time has passed for with the New York State Po gations. The human heart any child with a cell phone. lice, I was an investigator is the place where these If we don't strictly monitor with the Internet Crimes things take place. I write that communication, an in Against Children Task that because any technol truder can step in. 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Amyot at good for the better, the bad ever. ents who showed up were, 11 Hepburn Street, P.O. Box 637, Norfolk, NY 13667-0637 for the worse. One of my Here are some general by and large, the parents Tel : (315) 384-2064, Email: [email protected] certifications is something observations: who already were paying II NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC II DIOCESAN LIFE MAY 19,2021 Second time in isolation: Transplant, then COVID By Darcy Fargo dren pass away and lis nothing to do but love my Editor tened to parents experi daughter." encing that. It was an open While Tyler and Kelly CANTON - When Matilda room. They weren't pri stayed by Matilda's side, Smith was only six weeks vate rooms." they had to arrange care old, a liver transplant Kelly said she and Tyler for their son, Parker, who saved her life and cast her were extremely close to was two years old at the and her family into a pe God during this time. time. riod of isolation. Despite "Both my husband and I "He couldn't be with us," being thrust back into iso look back, and we know it Kelly said. "We flew him lation by the pandemic, was a really beautiful time back to Montana to be the Smith family remains in our lives," Kelly said. with family. That was the full of faith and hope. ''There was a lot of suffer best place for him to be Kelly and Tyler Smith ing and sadness, but I felt mentally and physically. welcomed their baby girl, so close to God. It was like It's hard to think about the Matilda, into the world we were in a place be fact that we had two shortly after moving to During the pandemic, Matilda Smith is confined to her home due to a liver tween heaven and earth. healthy children one day, the North Country. transplant 8 years ago. Nevertheless, she and her brother Parker, parish She was in that place, and the next day, I had "We had just moved her ioners of St. Mary's in Canton, enjoy growing in their faith thanks to the moving between heaven neither of them with me. from Montana," Kelly said, parish's new religious education program through Sophia Institute Press. and earth. We could feel That was difficult." noting the couple moved the presence of God in an All Soul's Day arrived, her when her Tyler ac lethargic and not eating 'she is so sick, she's prob extraordinary way. I knew and Kelly attended Mass. cepted a position as a pro well. Things just didn't ably not going to make it. that if I went to those dark She also spoke to the fessor at Clarkson seem right." If she does make it, she's thoughts of asking the priest about Matilda re University. "We didn't After a blood test alerted going to need a liver trans questions of 'why,' I would ceiving the sacrament of know anyone." physiCians that Matilda's plant.'" spiral and go to a dark the sick. Matilda showed signs liver wasn't functioning Matilda was then moved place. I didn't allow myself "She was dying," Kelly that she wasn't well very properly, the infant was to Mount Sinai Hospital in to do that. There were said. 'They were saying it early in life. immediately transported New York City. days that were hard - was going to be any day. "She was about a week to Syracuse for further "She was put on life sup harder than others, when While she was getting the old," Kelly said. "That's medical evaluation and port," Kelly said. ''They it just felt like too much. sacrament, the phone when she started getting treatment. didn't think she was going For the most part, though, rang. There was a liver. sick. I kept bringing her "When we got to Syra to make it. She had I consciously tried to be The donor was a two-week back to the doctor, back to cuse, they ran more tests," swelling in her brain and a positive and tried to cele old in Missouri. A team the hospital. She was Kelly said. ''They told us number of other issues. brate. I thought, 'I don't flew and got the liver and That was day 10 of her know how long we'll have brought it back. Matilda life. It was hard! We had with her. It could be a day; had surgery the next day." "I ur gently appeal... fO T a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our pLanet" Laudato Si' #14 Pope Francis her baptized that next it could be a week. As long Just getting a liver was a day, and we prayed." as we have her, I want to miracle of sorts, Kelly Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese o!Ogdensburg Those 10 days were fol celebrate her life and said. lowed by several difficult make best of it.' I read to "People don't want to Let Us Dream weeks, her, sang to her. We think about organ dona The Path to a Better Future "After five weeks waiting weren't always allowed to tion when they're dealing in the hospital, she was so hold her, but I could stand with an infant loss," she May 25, 26 & 27, 2021 sick," Kelly said. "She had by her, hold her hand and said. Join us for 3 virtual evenings for prayer, to be resuscitated more pray. We prayed a lot. We The surgery was suc music, insight and sharing times than we can count. asked a lot of others to cessful, but the family had as we commit to care for God's creation! She definitely went to pray for us. Sometimes I to remain in New York City A Time to See Tuesday, May 25 with heaven and came back couldn't think of the for four more months to Dr. Gerry Gacioch, Catholic Climate Ambassador multiple times. We just words. That's where mem attend post-surgical ap A Time to Choose Wednesday, May 26 had to watch it happen. orized prayers are really pointments. Opening Prayer with Bishop Douglas Lucia, Diocese of Syracuse & Dr. Curt Stager, Paul Smith's College My husband was talking handy. I couldn't put to "Even after we got back the other day about the gether my thoughts, but I to Canton, we had to drive A Time to Act Thursday, May 27 Opening Prayer with Bishop Terry LaValley, Diocese of Ogdensburg fact that people don't un could sayan Our Father or to New York City once a & Ms. Gina Fiorile, How the Climate Crisis Impacts Young People Dr. Curt Slager derstand what it's like to Hail Mary, and I could let month for labs and to be Plus 5 Action-Oriented Breakout Sessions be watching your child other people pray for me. checked by a doctor," and many more presenters each night die. Matilda was in the (Pe I could feel the gift and Kelly said. "As she got Join us virtually from 7:00 - 9:00 pm diatric Intensive Care grace of prayer lifting me older, it was every three Attend 1, 2 or all 3 nights! Unit), because once you up. It wasn't easy, but the months. Then every six This event is co-sponsored by leave the hospital, you only thing I had to do was months. Now, it's once a the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Ogdensburg & Syracuse love. I didn't have a tod year, though she has labs It has been made possible by the generous contribution of Omni Renewables. can't go back to the Contact Dick Scheutzow at [email protected] 315.382.0686 (Neonatal Intensive Care dler to care for. I didn't locally pretty often." To register: hUns: Uwww.rcdony.org/dream DeadlineMay23 0 M N I Unit). We watched and have dinner to make, Once home, the family Questions, contact Theresa May at [email protected] or call 315.472.6753 _ liEN E W A II L f S overheard multiple chil- clothes to wash. I had CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 II NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC MAY 19 , 2021 DIOCESAN LIFE Environmental Stewardship Second time in isolation Atime to act CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 My husband is teaching year," Kelly said. "Opening with suppressed immune had to take precautions to remotely. I'm teaching sec it up as an online program systems. There have al Are you familiar with the song from protect Matilda due to her ond grade at Canton re makes it accessible to ways been controversies "Beauty and the Beast"titled "Love weakened immune sys motely. everyone." about vaccines, but the re Changes Everything ?"The words of it tem. "At first, we were like, Kelly asks community ality is my family won't be are so powerful:"Love changes every- "The first three years of 'Ok. We 've already done members to be vigilant able to go back into the thing ... Hands and faces, earth and her life, we did the social this. We've got this. We al following pandemic proto world until our commu sky ... How you live and how you distancing thing," Kelly ready knew the tech cols and encourages any nity is vaccinated." die ... "This song captures well an expe- said. "She didn't leave the niques and how to live like eligible person to get vac To read more of Kelly's rience of being loved and how that can house except for medical this. It was also daunting cinated. story, visit her blog, affect our perspective of everything. appointments, people because we know the "In order for her to be cloudydaygray.com. As we pray this week for agreater coming into the house had loneliness of it. And our protected, everyone else openness to the transforming power to wear masks and imme kids are older, and they needs to have the vac Rest in Peace ofthe Holy Spirit, are we not seeking diately shower or wash want to be with their cine," she said. "We have to to fall more deeply in love with the up. My son came home friends. We have to ex work as a community to This week marks the anniversary Creator whose love can change the from preschool, and I'd plain it to them in a way protect people who need of the deaths of the following way we see everything? Many ofthe immediately bathe him. they understand, but it's extra protection - people clergymen who have served in the saints, mystics and poets have discov Diocese of Ogdensburg Her immune system was hard when they see other ered the divine presence in all things, May 19 - Msgr.Arthur M. Leary, non-existent in the begin kids out playing or doing Bishop's Public Schedule large and small. How would those ex 1968; Deacon Vincent J. Frattali, ning. If she had a fever for things together. We're try periences change the way we interact May 19 - 11 a.m . - Pontifical 2003 any reason, we had to be ing not to scare them, but with the natural world? Mission Society Board Meeting at May 20 - Rev. Eugene Noury, back in New York City for we're making sure we ex To learn some different ways to take Bishop's Residence O.M .I., 1961; Rev. P.Andrew L'Es a liver biopsy. We wanted plain that the decisions better care for our"common home," to make sure she didn't other families make aren't May 20 - Noon - Mass at Notre perance, M.S.c., 1962 Dame Church in Ogdensburg register now for the Program:let us get the flu or any other right for our family." May 21 - Msgr.John Pendergast, Dream:The Path to a Better Future." At type of sickness." The pandemic has, how May 21 - 6:30 p.m. - Confirma 1998 tion at St. Alphonsus-Holy Name rcdony.org/dream.This virtual Event, Gradually, Matilda's ever, increased options for May 22 - Msgr. Claudius Gobet, co-sponsored by the Diocese of Syra of Jesus Parish in Tupper Lake medical team eased re individuals in isolation. 1961 cuse and Ogdensburg Laudato Si Com strictions as her immune "We can still celebrate May 22 - 4 p.m. - Mass at St. May 23 - Deacon Richard A. Mass together as a family Mary's Cathedral mittees, is scheduled for May 25, 26, 27 system strengthened. She Menke, 2003 evenings.The third evening offers was eventually cleared to and participate online," May 23 - 8 a.m. - Mass at St. May 24 - Rev. Francois X.Therien, breakout sessions on some concrete attend schoo!. Kelly said. "It's not the Mary's Cathedral O.M.I, 1902; Rev. Antoine A.Amyot, ways to create abetter future. "I was like, there's no same, but it's a close sec 3 p.m. - Confirmation at St. 1927; Rev. Julien Racette,O.M.I., • Energy conversion to carbon neu way," Kelly exclaimed. ond. If we didn't have the Mary's Cathedral in Ogdensburg 1937; Rev.Joseph O. Levesque, trality: (Chris Carrick - HeatSmart) with "How can we keep her iso option of participating in with Saints Philip and James 1938; Msgr. George L. Murray, 1942 application by Our Lady of Good Coun lated for three years and Mass online, we wouldn't Church in lisbon, St. Raphael's May 2S - Rev.J. Hector Migneron, sel Parish in Endicott; then she can go to pre be able to go. It doesn't Church in Heuvelton, St John the 1958 • Food conversion : (Tammy Morgan school? But I trusted (the matter how much I want Baptist Church in Madrid, St. - Lake Placid High School): buy local, medical team). It was a to be there and want to be Mary's Church in Waddington and consume less meat, minimize food way to build up her im in the building experienc St. Peter's Parish in Massena waste,and access to composting; mune system. That first ing that with community, May 24 - Noon - Mass at Notre To Report Abuse • Getting our hands dirty:gardening year, she was sick every it would not be safe for Dame Church in Ogdensburg If you have a complaint of sus and other forms of habitat enhance week. She had her tonsils my family. Mass online May 2S - 7 p.m. -Confirmation at pected misconduct involving ment (Cindy Quackenbush - pollinator and adenoids out, and gives us an opportunity to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart with diocesan clergy, religious, employ gardens,Ogdensburg,and Amy that helped a lot. She was continue on with our faith the Church of the Holy Family, St. ees or volunteers, contact Victims Samuels and Jane Allen for habitat still sick a lot that first and stay connected. Fa Anthony's Church and St. Patrick's ther (Bryan) Stitt doesn't Assistance Coordinator, Terri gardening, Syracuse). year of kindergarten, so Church in Watertown the transplant team sug see me every week, but I anne Yanulavich, Ph.D., LMH(, 5050 • Parish creation care team: Impor May 26 - Noon - Memorare Mass gested giving her another see him." Route 374, Merrill, NY 12955;terri tance,start up, parish initiatives, policy at Notre Dame Church in Ogdens year to catch up. 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II NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC II DIOCESAN LIFE MAY 19,2021 'He is there with you even in the bad times' By Jonathan Monfiletto I've never been one that illness, so I had to turn to Contributing Writer can talk eloquently or all Him a lot, basically turn to that kind of stuff, but defi my faith." PLATISBURGH - From growing nitely if somebody asks me Carlin said her mother up in Protestant services and everybody knows," struggled with severe men on military bases around Carlin said, adding people tal illness, and she took the country to being solid will come into the office care of her mother from in her Catholic faith and and talk about their chil the time she was 13 until the mother of a seminarian dren in college so she will her mother forced her to now as an adult, Beth Car talk about her son in semi leave at 19. Carlin de lin said she has relied on nary. "I get things like that scribed her mother as her faith throughout her all the time." "very religious" and always whole life. Still feeling like she is changing churches and re ''I've always relied on my new in her Catholic faith, ligions whenever she per faith, God, my higher although she has been ceived someone was being power," said Carlin, who practicing for more than 20 mean or hypocritical to lives in Plattsburgh. years, Carlin said she en ward her. Carlin said she was joys going to Mass every "I feel proud and fortu raised Presbyterian, but week and experiencing the nate that I didn't turn away she noted military bases Eucharist, among other from religion because I often use the same church spiritual practices. equated it with mental ill building for different serv "It's very real to me every ness," Carlin said. "I relied ices, so she grew up going single time when I go to heavily on my faith and to Protestant services in church. At that point, Car Mass and doing a holy hour Mass and say, 'Please let me daily prayer with Jesus and North Carolina and else lin wanted to convert since if it's available and adora have this hour of qUiet,'" know that is the only way I where. Still, this experience they were raising their son, tion. It's helped my faith she said. "I try every day to survived, became a pro helped her develop a solid Leagon, in the Catholic rather than the other way say a prayer in the morning ductive member of society, faith that sustained her Church, and she wanted to around." or in the evening some found love, marriage and when her parents divorced be a part of her husband When it comes to sharing times just to connect, even children." when she and her brother and son's faith. her faith with others, Car if it's not always wanting Later in life, Carlin said, were teenagers. "I found such a comfort lin said she likes to do that something, just there with her faith helped her to be a "We didn't have an easy in the Catholic Mass when more by how she lives than God. I do try to do the good parent, not only to life. It's not that my parents I started going," she said. by what she says. She uses rosary sometimes." her own son but to the two weren't wonderful or what "It's always the same and a quote attributed to St. Another favorite spiritual children from her hus ever, but they just had you knew exactly at which Francis to encourage her in practice is joining her hus band's first marriage. their own issues," she said. point what you were doing, this regard: "Preach the band and his fellow dia "you always are con "So, I've always turned to and you were going to hear Gospel at all times. When conate candidates for cerned for your children. God, and I was always in Scripture. We always necessary, use words." virtual evening prayer. Your focus changes," she volved in the youth groups have Scripture. We always Working in local govern "I always join in that said. 'That's (faith) gotten of the churches we were have the Eucharist. ment and public service for when I'm home at the same me through a lot of strug at." That's when the journey the City of Plattsburgh, time they're doing it," Car gles and worry and those Because her mother was started, my Catholic jour Carlin noted much of the lin said. 'That has been kinds of things and normal always searching in reli ney." discussion in her office re such a wonderful blessing everyday life." gion - "even though she Now, Leagon - a seminar volves around politiCS to have that with every Now, with the COVID-19 was Presbyterian, she was ian who will be ordained a rather than religion - "it's body. It keeps you con pandemic, Carlin said her always searching for some transitional deacon later all government, and it's nected but also to have the faith has been something thing," Carlin said. this year - has influenced professional," she said. prayer and the community she cherishes. She particu Carlin jokes she was bap his mother's faith more Still, she tries to influence with everyone." larly relished watching tized at least four times than she has influenced others through her actions, A time when Carlin really Mass when churches were since she was baptized his, she said. Carlin added and she certainly doesn't relied on her faith was not open, spending time anew every time her her husband is in the dia hide the fact that she is when her parents were with her husband - and mother tried out a different conate program and will Catholic; in fact, she going through their strug son, when he was home - faith. soon be ordained a perma added, she has the church gles and divorce; Carlin, 14 and sitting down together But it was when Carlin nent deacon. calendar on her desk at the time, lived with their to experience God and stay got married to her Catholic "He's (Leagon) helped me where people can see it. mother while her brother, connected to Him. husband and they started more along in my faith That influence became then 17, lived with their fa "I don't know how you going to Mass together that rather than the other way apparent when a coworker ther because the siblings can get through everything Carlin became Catholic. around because he grew up - a peripheral coworker, felt each of them should we're going through (with Carlin's husband, James, with it," she said. "As he she noted, instead of the stay with one of the par out faith), " she said. "You had been married before, started maturing and de person at the next desk or ents. have to keep that faith. so they needed to have ciding what he was going cubicle - brought back a "I know I turned to God a That's what I have to keep that marriage annulled in to do, it's made me rosary from the Vatican to lot just to help me get thinking of, that He is there order to have their mar stronger and wanting to give to her. through that," Carlin said. with you even in the bad riage blessed in their make sure I'm going to "That's what I try to do. "My mom had some mental times." II NOR THe 0 U N TRY CAT H 0 LIe MAY 19,2021 AROUND THE DIOCESE
ESSEX LET US DREAM and some aids from our Catholic tradi tion .lt includes presentations, time for LATIN MASS Virtual presentations to address and personal prayer and reflection with op Port Henry - Extraordinary Form Latin discuss our responsibilities to SEE + portunities for sharing. The speaker will Mass to be held each Sunday. CHOOSE + ACT for a better future on be Sister Bethany Fitzgerald, SSJ. Schedule: May 23 at 1 p.m.; May 30 God's Earth. Contact: Cost is free. To register go at9:15 a.m. Date: May 25, 26 and 27 to www.rcdony.org/reflection Zoom Place: SI. Patrick's Church Time: 7 p.m. to 9 link will be emailed as date ap Features: The traditional Latin Mass Place: Via Zoom proaches. celebrated according to the 1962 Features: This is a joint project of Missal of StJohn the XXIII. the Laudato Si' Committees of the Hamilton Roman Catholic Dioceses of Ogdens SIDEWALK ADVOCATES FOR LIFE S1. LAWRENCE Herkimer burg and Syracuse. More information Experience Sidewalk Advocated for Life's new virtual basic training 2.0. PRAYER AND ADORATION to come. Features: Sidewalk Advocates for Massena - Commissioned lay Minis Life employs peaceful, prayerful, loving, ters are invited to gather for Adoration DAY OF REFLECTION and law-abiding outreach outside of and Rosary. Virtual presentation about putting for abortion centers to aid mothers in cri Date: Every third Wednesday of the giveness into practice. The North County Catholic welcomes contributions to "Around the Diocese': sis and connect them with life-affirm month (May 19) Date:June 19 Parishioners are invited to send information about activities to: ing resources in the effort to save their Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7 Time: 9:45 a.m. to Noon North Country Catholic, PO Box326, Place: Zoom preborn children and end abortion . By Place: Sacred Heart Church Ogdensburg, NY 13669; fax, 315-394-0670; God's grace, this effort has witnessed e-mail [email protected]. Features: We all know from the DIOCESAN EVENTS Scriptures that we are called to forgive over 9,000 women turn around at Itemsmu st be received in the NCC office bythe Thursday before publication. abortion centers and CHOOSE LIFE! DEACON CLASS INFORMATION others and ourselves as well. We also Contact: To get started, YOU'RE IN The Deacon Formation Department I-th-is-ye-a-r.------.- C-on-t-a-ct-: F-o-rf-u-rth-e-r -in-fo-rm-a-ti-on- --l know the challenge this call can be in VITED to fill out the brief application at will hold information meetings for Schedule: SI. Peter's in Plattsburgh contact Deacon John Drollette at 518- our daily encounters. This reflection sidewalkadvocates.org/trainingapp. men interested in the ministry. The May 18 at 7 p.m. and at St.john's in 726-0019 or [email protected] day will consider the dynamics of for- Upon receipt, we'll be in touch with next class will be seated in the fall of Morristown May 20 at 6 p.m . giveness, some obstacles often experi enced in becoming a forgiving person, steps for accessing the training.
NOW SHOWING FINDING YOU NEWYORK(CNS)- In adapting brother, for whom she still seem. though Cathleen makes it without the other." Jenny B. Jone~ 2011 grieves, had lived for a Whatever her feelings clear at the outset that she Given the significance of young adult novel ''There time years before. As about Beckett, Finley won't wants nothing to do with the lessons Finley learns - I'll Find You" into a big savvy viewers will easily be getting away from him Finley, the latter persists in and their congruity with screen romantic comedy, foresee, the experience anytime soon. Her host visiting and the two slowly Gospel values - "Finding writer-director Brian Baugh that follows proves Iife family, the Callaghans, it develop a bond. You" is probably accept has shortened its title to changing. turns out, own the B&B By spending time with able for teens, some "Finding You" (Roadside). Finley's transformation where he'll be lodging. her newfound friends, Fin touches of vulgar language He also has somewhat begins with a coincidence. Since the Callaghans - ley learns to look beneath notwithstanding. downplayed the book's On the plane, she's seated mom Nora (Fiona Bell), dad the surface and see into The film contains a few Christian themes. Yet a next to Hollywood heart Sean (Ciaran McMahon) people's hearts, thus en crude terms. The Catholic sense of God's providence throb Beckett Rush (Je and daughter Emma abling her own heart to News Service classification and care does seep into didiah Goodacre) who, as (Saoirse-Monica Jackson) - heal. Musically, Seamus is A-III - adults. The Motion this coming-of-age story it happens, is on his way are too busy to take Finley helps her to discover that Picture Association rating about an aspiring musi to a movie shoot in the sightseeing, Emerald Isle playing with sincere emo is PG - parental guidance cian. same village where Finley veteran Beckett insists on tion is at least as impor suggested. Some material Things don't begin too will be staying. He's mak being her guide to all that tant as getting the notes may not be suitable for well on that score, how ing the latest installment her new environment has right. children. ever. After violinist Finley in an ongoing franchise to offer. Through Beckett, "You've got to play the Sinclair (Rose Reid) fails that's filmed there. Finley meets local fixture sorrow as well as the joy," For a New or Used Car her audition for a New Beckett is delighted that Seamus (Patrick Bergin), an he tells her. ''They're York City music conserva Finley maintains her cool elderly homeless gent who united. You can't have one Mort tory, she feels God has let around him. But her initial is also (what else?) a fan her down. "So much for nonchalance deepens into tastic fiddler. Backus & prayer," she gloomily con skepticism about Beckett As the result of a school cludes. after she sees a magazine service project that re Sons On the rebound from her article detailing his bad quires her to "adopt" a On Canton-Ogdensburg Rd. disappointment, Finley de boy reputation. In re local senior citizen, Finley 315-393-5899 cides to spend a semester sponse, he introduces one ends up paired with abroad in the same small of the script's major topics grouchy nursing home coastal town in Ireland by observing that things resident Cathleen Sweeney where her deceased are not always as they (Vanessa Redgrave). AI- CHEVROLET 0 R THe 0 U TRY CAT H 0 LIe WORLD/NATION li N N MAY 19,2021 Momentum for Laudato Sit gears up for next decade CATHOLIC VATICAN CITY (CNS) - When the told Catholic News Service ciguerra said, for example, special Laudato Si' An May 12, it is important the a farm that cultivates nu niversary Year closes May church "leads by exam tritional crops from local 24, it will celebrate ple." species, involves the ef WORLD progress made over the The key to Laudato Si' is forts of marginalized past five years, and it will seeing, living and working community members, uti launch a new wave of ini in ways that piece life's lizes composting, avoids AT A GLANCE tiatives for the next many facets together and post-harvest food losses decade in an ongoing re that create bridges to by giving away what As (OVID-19 spikes, Indian church officials help sponse to Pope Francis' bring diverse people to would otherwise be NEW DELHI (CNS) - Catholic officials in India are working to help citizens get call for the care of cre gether toward a common wasted and directs profits help during the second wave of COVID-19 and the accompanying lockdown. ation. goal, he said. to fund schooling for sin "Our priority now is to save as many lives as possible," Archbishop Victor "For we know that things "It's not just 'I have a gle-parent families. Henry Thakur of Raipur told ucanews.com. He said with movements re can change" is the theme solar panel,' full stop," he The dicastery will unveil stricted, the archdiocese is reaching out to as many people as possible of hope for the church's said. a preview of a Laudato Si' through neighborhood networks to provide food and medical help, including worldwide celebration Some of the best things Action Platform May 25 - getting patients admitted to hospitals. Bishop Jose Chittooparambil of Rajkot May 16-25 of Laudato Si' to emerge from people ahead of its full launch told ucanews.com: "We are providing medical care to people under trees and Week - the "crowning acting on the encyclical, Oct. 4 - as part of a "road makeshift tents, as our priority is to save as many lives as possible." Sus event" of an anniversary he said, are their re map" of action for the next pected patients who need home quarantine are provided accommodation in year that began during a sponses to a call for dia decade, he said. The plat church buildings, he said, since most village families live together in small global pandemic. logue among experts in form is meant to help mud houses where quarantine is not possible. Archbishop Thakur said that, Even though "we cer diverse fields, creating those who want to in during the first wave of the pandemic last year, Catholic activists helped mi tainly understood that we new and needed combina crease their commitment grant workers with cooked meals, drinking water and other basic require had one common home tions and partnerships, to bringing Laudato Si' to ments. "The priority has changed now," the archbishop said. Ucanews.com before COVID," seeing a such as: an architect sit life by promising a set of reported medical facilities are overwhelmed with more than 300,000 new crisis in health and hy ting down with a theolo actions over a period of infections across India daily. giene in China cause lock gian; a bishop choosing seven years. downs in Europe and job impact investing for his Parishes, dioceses, fam U.S. bishop urges end of Holy Land violence losses in Africa revealed diocese; and a Caritas ilies, businesses, NGOs or WASHINGTON (CNS) - The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Inter even more clearly how in branch practicing due dili religious congregations national Justice and Peace called on Israelis and Palestinians to end the vio terconnected the world re gence and transparency. can register to assess lence in Jerusalem and Gaza that has claimed dozens of lives and left ally is, said Tebaldo Some dioceses and bish what they are doing now hundreds of people injured. "The maiming and killing of one's neighbor only Vinciguerra, the official ops' conferences have put and to see how they can serves to demonize one's adversary and deepen passions that divide and de leading the "ecology and great effort into promot further contribute to the stroy," Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, Illinois, said in a May 13 statement creation" desk at the Di ing "integral" action seven Laudato Si' goals, he released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In calling for peace be castery for Promoting In among their own offices, said. tween Israel and the Islamic political party Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, tegral Human for example, he said, ask Among the challenges Bishop Malloy cited the words of Pope Francis, who on May 9 expressed con Development. ing staff working on "pro still out there, Vinciguerra cern over the ongoing clashes between Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem. The message of Pope life, family, transparency, said, is to convince people "I invite everyone to seek shared solutions so that the multi religious and Francis' encyclical, (procurements), ecology, to act on Pope Francis' call multicultural identity of the Holy City is respected and fraternity prevails," "Laudato Si', on Care for justice and peace, social that everyone must con the pope said then. "Violence begets violence. Enough with the clashes." He Our Common Home," con teaching, liturgy, etc., to tribute to the common also said bishops were "saddened that simmering tensions erupted into vio tinues to be prophetic for do something together." good. lence in the Holy Land." The statement comes in the wake of the most violent a pandemic-hit and post The Archdiocese of How people choose to fighting in several years between Israel and Palestinian militants. pandemic world, the di Mumbai, in fact, has an live day-by-day is very im castery says on its environmental office that portant, even with the Officials: Arson caused fire that destroyed landmark church website, as the document blends catechesis with the smallest gestures of love, PHILADELPHIA (CNS) - Federal investigators have ruled arson was the cause provides a "moral and use of more ecological he said, as well as the of a blaze that destroyed a Catholic church once considered the heart of spiritual compass" for a materials, including not larger policies and prac Northeast Philadelphia's historic Tacony neighborhood. Early in the evening "new way of living to just avoiding single-use tices on all levels in agri May 9, fire ravaged the former St. Leo the Great Church, gutting the structure. gether, bonded together in plastics, but encouraging culture, trade, economics, The blaze, which originated in the church, also severely damaged the former love, compassion and sol shroud burial at church debt and finance, patents idarity" and in a more funerals to save precious and supply chains. parish rectory, home to permanent diaconate candidate Pasqual Mota and "harmonious relationship wood and as a way of fol This is why politics has his family, who had purchased the residence from the Philadelphia Archdio with the natural world, lowing what Jesus did. to be driven by love for cese in 2016. The Philadelphia Fire Marshal's Office and the U.s. Bureau of Al our common home." A good project aims at the common good, which cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced May 13 that the fire had Under the large green helping the entire com is seen "as a set of social been deliberately set, although officials did not specify the details of their canopy of a 100-year-old munity bring different el conditions that allow for a findings. According to ATF Supervisory Special Agent Charles Doerrer, the new London planetree in a ements together and full harmonious develop owner - whom authorities said is cooperating with the investigation and is small city square near his offers an alternative to ment of people and the not a suspect - had planned to lease the former church either to another Vatican office, Vinciguerra what is available, Vin- community," he said. congregation or a performing arts group. NORT H CO U NTRY CATHOLIC MAY 19,202 1 TRENGTHENING THE CHURCH AT HOME
n their 2000 pastoral letter well as pastoral ministries for crime What Is a HOIne Mission Responsibiliry, Rehabilitation, and victims and their families, justice Diocese? I Restoration,* the bishops of the system personnel, and inmates. The United States called the faithful to program's broad range of goals Home mission dioceses are those embrace an approach to criminal are being implemented, expanded, Catholi c dioceses in the U njted justice that takes into account the and refined yearly with financial States, its territories, and former dignity of crime victims and their assistance from the Catholic Home territories that cannot provide basic families, communities, and offenders. Missions Appeal. When yo u pastoral services without outside participate in the appeal, you join help. Basic pastoral services include The Catholic Home Missions in the Church's healing mission of Mass, the sacraments, religious funded Diocese of Santa Rosa is mercy to all. education, and ministry training answering this call for an approach for priests, deacons, religious sisters, that upholds justice and healing * To read this letter online, visit www. and laypeople. Right now, over 40% in its six counties of northwestern usccb. org/issues-and-action/human-lift of dioceses in the United States California, stretchjng from Napa and-dignity / criminal justi ce-res torative and its territories are considered in the south along the coastline justice/crime-and-criminaljustice. rjin . home missions. to the Oregon border. The diocese's Catholic Restorative Support CHMA and strengthen the Justice Ministries program (WWw. Church at home. restorlfiusticesantarosa. org) works to fu lfill For more information about the the bishops' vision through a variety Catholic home missions, visit www. of activities that include support usccb. org/home-missions. for inmates reentering society, as
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i Cl 2020, United States Conference of Catholic i Bruno 3020040 1 iiNORTH COUNTRY CATHOLI C COMMENTARY MAY 19 , 2021 SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS 'We must listen to the Holy Spirit' Today, Pentecost Sunday, sacraments changed us gone out to every nation. time commitment, our is truly the birthday of the forever. The question we May 23 We are the ones who must faith is rekindled so that Church. Just as every ask today is "How serious Pentecost Sunday carry it there. our light will more effec birthday celebrates am I about my role First, we must listen to tively destroy the indiffer the beginning of as a Catholic Chris READINGS the Holy Spirit as He ence and violence and life, so too it is an tian, and how de Acts 2:1-11 speaks in the person of immorality that threatens occasion for asking termined am I to Galatians 5:16-25 Our Holy Father, Pope to engulf our nation and ourselves, "Where let the Holy Spirit John 15:26-27,16:12-15 Francis. We must carry His the world. do we go from change me in the words through prayer and Today is the day to let here?" What was years of life that into the streets and boldly sharing to our fellow the fire of Truth burn in begun with fire are left to me?" proclaimed the truth of Catholics, to other Chris our hearts and then in the that changed for Today, we live Christ's life, death, and res tians, and those of other hearts of those around us. ever the lives of again the experi urrection. As thousands religions, as well as to In this time of pandemiC, the Apostles can Monsignor ence of that first were baptized that day, the those who do not believe violence and political divi remind us that our Paul E. Pentecost when the Church was born in the in God. We must share it sion, there is greater need Baptism and Confir- Whitmore Upper Room in presence of Christ's own with all whose hearts and than ever before in our mation "branded" Jerusalem shook mother and countless of minds need what the Spirit lifetime for strong witness and empowered us with hurricane other witnesses. Today, is saying today. of the gifts and fruits of to be followers of Jesus. force as the wind of God's through the Eucharist, we We need to be re-conse the Holy Spirit. In a real Whether or not we are al Spirit and the fire of His celebrate the Holy Spirit's crated today in the Truth sense, Christ Himself de ways conscious of being love descended on twelve coming again to give a that God is love and lives pends on us to be His marked for life with the apostles, changing them "booster shot" to all of us. in us as in a fleshly temple. voice and His love to an fire of the Spirit, those forever. They rushed out The Word still has not In the renewal of our life- ever-living Church.
CALLED TO SERVE Introibo ad altare Dei Father John M. Demo with the Latin text on the who gives joy to my 1972. My hope is we have or any combination of was administering the left side of the page and youth). debunked the notion that these reasons. If the man sacrament of reconcilia the English translation on We altar boys, altar girls men who are called to be is married, the candidate tion before the noon Mass the right. did not come along deacons really needs the complete sup on the Feast of the Ascen Finding this gem was until the early want to be priests. port of his wife as he is sion. Put another, more fa like riding a time machine 1980s, rarely knew The word "perma joined to the church as a miliar way, Father Mickey, back to my youth. I what we were say nent" precedes cleric. Once ordained, a my pastor, was hearing proudly acknowledge I am ing in Latin, but we "deacon" for a rea candidate vows to remain confession. Mass would 72 years of age. That sure had the lines son. Permanent celibate if single or if his not begin for another ten places me in service to the memorized. deacons are or spouse predeceases him. minutes so I started rum Church back in the days of I guess I've been dained ministers He will also assume a maging through the texts the Traditional Latin Mass, an altar boy in my of the Word, prayer life unlike any he we have on a bookshelf in the Tridentine Mass. It was heart ever since. It Liturgy and Serv might have experienced the sacristy. the only form permitted is a great honor to Deacon ice. They do not before. Laying on one of the from 1570 to 1962. Those serve at the altar Kevin Mastellon hide a secret ambi A candidate for the dia shelves was a little missal. of us who wanted to serve during Mass. It was tion to be a priest. conate does not want to You may remember the at the High Altar needed then, and I hope it is for They have been called to be priest. Nor is he an altar kind I am talking about. It to learn the moves and young people today. serve as deacons. boy any longer. However, was a little black book memorize the Latin re During the information Nor are they grown-up the response at the foot of sponses to the prayers, night in Watertown for altar boys. The thought of the altar still rings. Ad spoken in Latin, by the men interested in the dia serving God and church Deum qui iaetificatjuven priest. conate, I started the pres may have found fertile tutem meam seems ap For instance, as Mass entation by saying ground in the lad who propriate at any age. Keep started, we would process deacons are not mini served at the altar in his men considering a voca to the bottom steps of the priests and are not "over parish back in the day, but tion to the diaconate in altar and Father would achieving altar boys." a lot has happened in that your prayers. say, "/ntroibo ad a/tare Over 120 men have been boy's life since. Usually, Dei" (I will go unto the ordained as permanent the candidate is looking to Deacon Kevin Mastellon altar of God) and the altar deacons in our diocese serve his Church in a ministers in Watertown . .9lt;ljlOltt A ltrt Pl}tap boys would respond, "Ad since Bishop Brzana intro greater way, wants to learn He is the Director of Per .%1' CJ0oatioltJ, Deum qui ia=tificat juven duced the Order of Dea more about his faith, manent Deacons for the tutem meam" (To God, con to Ogdensburg in wants to grow spiritually Diocese of Ogdensburg. NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC MAY 19,2021 NEWS OBITUARIES The Pontifical Mission Societies of the Altona - Lawrence G. Boulrice, 86; Ogdensburg - Lorraine (Martel) I L...L.II: .A ~ (Above) On May 2, children of all ages processed down the center aisle at St.Aphonsus-Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Tupper lake with flowers in hand to give to our Blessed Mother, Mary_This year, Father Douglas A. Decker brought in his "Monta" (cape), made in Arequipa, Peru. Father's twin brother, Father Robert l. Decker, brought this exquisite piece of cloth with stunning needlework back when he was stationed in Peru. (Right) Kaleigh Dukette Crowns the Blessed Mother at St. Aphonsus-Holy Name of Jesus Parish. Stewart's grant boosts Catholic Charities work OGDENSBURG Catholic Catholic Charities execu continue to provide Deacon Donahue said. nity supporting our mis Charities of the Diocese tive director Deacon clothing, food, personal "We have always faced sion to the poor and un of Ogdensburg an Patrick Donahue said the care items, and school obstacles in meeting the derprivileged." nounced that it has re funds will continue to and household supplies needs of the poor but the These funds will be cently received a grant support low-income fam to children and families losses of funding attrib used to aid individuals from Stewart's Shop ilies which have been im in need_ Catholic Chari- utable to the Covid 19 and families in critical through the company's pacted financially by the ties serves the entire area pandemic have been dif need in Jefferson, Lewis, Holiday Match program pandemic. In addition, of the north country and ficult for all agencies like Franklin and St Lawrence in the amount of $9,750_ Catholic Charities will has regional offices in Catholic Charities. We al counties_ Plattsburgh, Malone, Og- ways remain hopeful. For more information 2021 Diocesan Directories are now available! densburg and Watertown_ And we are blessed to about the programs of ''This year has been one have "guardian angel" fered by Catholic Chari The Official 2021 of the most challenging such as Stewart's Shop as ties in the Diocese of and most trying years we a prime example of the Ogdensburg, visit Directory of the Diocese of have ever had, I think," good will of our commu- cathcharities.org. 2021 Ogdensburg includes I>ioce5eof : ~ Ogdensburg , detailed information about parishes, schools and other Directory Catholic organizations. St. Andrew's parishioners honored Order online at SACKETS HARBOR Two noted that Briggs McAn Perkins are parishioners parishioners of St. An drews was named Citi at St. Andrews. www.northcountrycatholic.org drew's Church in Sackets zen of the Year in "They both contribute or call our office at Harbor have been hon Sackets Harbor, while to our community in ored by the village_ Cecelia Perkins was many ways," said Con $15.00 315-608-7556 In the village Mayor's named Volunteer of the stance. ''Thank you from each to order yours today! Report dated May 12, Year. the Village Board for Mayor Eric Constance Both McAndrews and their contributions."