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The Diocese of Ogdensburg Volume 70, Number 20 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Synod calls for bible based presentation on NORTH COUNTRY family I PAGE 10 Bishop talks about the heartbreak of infertility I PAG E11 CATHOLIC OCT. 21. 2015 Response to God's boundless love HARVEST VATlCANCITY(CNS) - Obedience to was alive, when the early the Lord has saved me and mother, because even God's commandments must Christian community was freely?" the pope said. Or "do God says that he is like a MASS be the response to his limit growing, and today as well, I believe that I do not deserve mother to us," the pope said less love, but it is not a con there are "doctors of the law" my salvation and that if I at the Mass in the chapel of To be held dition for his love and for the who think that they can merit anything it is through his residence. salvation he offers through know who is and is not saved jesus Christ and what he has God's love is expansive, Oct. 25 in jesus, Pope Francis said this by the apparent way they done for me? boundless and limitless, past week. obey certain command Let's ask these questions Pope Francis said. "We Croghan Celebrating the feast of St. ments. today; only that way will we should not let ourselves be Teresa of Avila Oct. 15, Pope "It would do us good today be faithful to that great mer fooled by the 'doctors' who Bishop Terry R. LaVaIley Francis said that when jesus to ask ourselves: Do I believe cifullove, the love of a father limit this love." invites you to joi n h im for our annual October is RELIGIOUS JUBILARIANS ARE HONORED Banest Mass of Respect Thanksgiving Life Month In his letter for the obser vance of October as Respect Ufe Month, Bishop Terry R. LaValley, writes that during this month "we are re minded once again, of our life-long Christian duty to build up a culture of life in Bishop Terry R. laValley will celebrate our North Country." "The dignity of every the annual Diocesan Harvest Mass of human person stems not Thanksgiving at St.Stephen's Church from wholeness of physical in Croghan Oct.25 at 2p.m. Farmers health nor does it depend and their families, loggers. gardeners. upon one's personal virtue," landscapers, maple producers and "all he said. "Rather, our ines who work the land" are invited and timable value is irrevocably strongly encouraged to take part. The linked to our bedrock belief Harvest Mass of Thanksgiving has that each and everyone of been held each fall in the Diocese of us is created in God's image Ogdensburg since November 2001, and likeness and called to an following apastoral priority of Bishop eternal destiny with God! Gerald M. Barbarito. The location FULL STORY, PAGE 3 varies yearto year so that over the course of time, the Mass can be of fered in many different parts of the Stigma PHOTO BY BETTY STEELE North Country. Areception will follow Five of the 2015 religious jubilarians are shown as they renewed their vows during the annual diocesan Religious Jubilee Mass in the parish hall. of suicide held Oct. 11 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Ogdensburg. From left are Mercy Sister Mary Carolyn Madden,70 years; StJoseph Sister Father Ron Rolheiser reflects on the Mary Judith Baumert, 60 years; StJoseph Sister Anne Hogan, 60 years; Mercy Sister Catherine Cummings, 60 years;and st. FULL STORY, PAGE 3 Joseph Sister Mary William Argy, 65 years. More photos on page 4. importance of overcoming stigma that is attached to suicide FULL STORY, PAGE 12 UNITED AS ONE FAMILY: Bishop's Fund supports deacon formation ... p. 7 II NOR. TH e 0 U N T R. y e A THO Li e DIOCESAN LIFE 0(T.21 , 2015 N ORTH COUNT R.Y EDITOR'S NOTE CATHOLIC Box 326 Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669 Thanks to nine extraordinary women USPS 003 9-3400 jubilee time in this Year of annual Religious jubilee Mass Louis. common. BISHOP TERRY Consecrated Life is an at the cathedral in Together, they have given us Everyone of these religious R.LAVAlliY ideal moment to stop honor of nine extraor 565 years of selfless service. woman has showed a commit President and consider how much dinary woman: St. This week, the North Country ment to serve the people of REV.JOSEPH A. MORGAN we appreciate the reli joseph Sisters jean Catholic continues the celebra this diocese for generations. Vice President gious men and women Marie Chiovitti, Mary tion of these jubilarians with When they made their vows SR.JENNIFERVOTRAW,SSJ in our lives. William Argy, Catherine the first of the biographies 50, 60 or 70 years ago, they Secretary-Treasurer I know I'm not alone Laboure Goodbout, we've received from each of would never have dreamed of MARY lOU KILIAN in taking for granted Mary judith Baumert them. all the changes they would see Editor/ that our Sisters will al and Anne Hogan; First up is Sister Anne Hogan, in the church and in the world General Manager ways be on the front Mercy Sisters Mary Car a one of a kind individual by but they have been undaunted lines in their prayer for olyn Madden and anyone's measurement. in their efforts to (in the words Publish 45 is- us and in their good Marylou Catherine Cummings, While not every Sister will of Pope Francis) "wake up the @ suesper year: works for the church, Grey Nun Sister Rita share Sister Anne's sense of ad world!" _ Weekly except for the world. Kilian Frances Brady and Sis venture and willingness to Thank you Sisters for all you skipping one On Oct. 11, Bishop ter Louella Pelletier, a travel the globe to serve God's have done, and will continue to week in Jan. LaValley presided at the Sister of Charity of St. people, they do have much in do, to keep us all awake! and every oth er week Ibeginning July through Aug. and skipping one week in APASTOR'S PERSPEGIVE Dec. by the Diocese of Og- densburg. 622 Washington Street, Og Religious sisters, brothers: our heroes densburg, N.Y. 13669. Ed~orial Office: just a little while ago today I Many will be surprised at So, finally, she decided to go 622 Washington Street, was listening to a public radio 'Father Bill Say; ' .... ~ what this dedication will ac onto college. Her freshman Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669. program about "heroes." tipastor22@ gmail.com complish - it will change the roommate at the college dorm The program involved the world. They willingly accept was a young woman who be Telephone: stories of many who were sud .~ \ the sacrifices, the loneliness, came a good friend. This (3 15) 608-7556 denly placed in crisis situa 1,1 as they consecrate themselves roommate had begun to be a tions and then acted '1::,; to the Lord . volunteer while in high school E-mail: immediately helping, even sav Fl'. \Villi,un G . Muench It is about a call. I was talk at the Nursing Home of the lit news@northcountry ing, another. ing with a Religious Sister tle Sisters of the Poor. catholi c. org They actually didn't consider about her vocation. She spoke So, my friend, joined her new themselves heroes - but they ters and Brothers have made a of a call. For her, this call was roommate with regular visits at Entered at the profound difference in the a longing, a dedication that Post Office: did what seemed to be the this Home of the Little Sisters right thing. Most of us would lives of many in our parishes, had become a longing, a long of the Poor and volunteered to Ogdensburg, NY schools and hospitals. 13669 and definitely consider them he ing to do something, a dedica help there. The fell in love roes. I, personally, know only too tion to live a life in the with this congregation and additional mailing offi ces as well how fantastic is the influ Periodical Postage. I want to dedicate this col following of Christ, a dedica found a calling to join them. umn as an opportunity to ence of these Religious Sisters tion that came from a deep And she did. She entered the honor the dedicate Religious and Brothers. I have recog love of the Lord, a desire to fol Little Sisters of the Poor at the SUbscription: nized this in the various For oneyear: Sisters and Brothers of our low jesus and lead others to end of that freshman year. Catholic Church during this parishes I have served. I have the Lord . Now - many years later she In-Diocese Rate: $27 found unique support and very Outside of DioceseRate: $30 Year of the Consecrated Life. So, she followed that call - still is a Little Sister of the Poor I truly considered them he good guidance from so many and made that dedication - ac and lives a happy life as a dedi Sisters and Brothers who have Matters for publication roes - true heroes. cepting all the sacrifices to find cation Religious. During this year, our Catholic served with me in these a happiness in the Lord . How to explain all of this - should be parishes. addressed to Church has been paying honor I remember years ago, an this call - there is no other way PO Box 326 and respect and love to all Reli What a powerful vocation! It other young woman - a high than to recognize God's plan.

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