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16 around the diocese NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC The Diocese of Ogdensburg Volume 68, Number 40 FEB. 26, 2014 INSIDE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 Date: Wednesdays, Feb. 19-April 9 DINNER AND SHOW THIS ISSUE ST. LAWRENCE Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8 Ogdensburg - Notre Dame Altar & Father Gibby Menard: Place: Bishop Brzana Hall Rosary is sponsoring a bus trip to the NONORTHRTH C COUOUNTRYNTRY priest with a saintly FISH & SHRIMP FRY Program: In this DVD series, presented Syracuse Oncenter. Gouverneur –There will be a Fish & by Bill O’Brien, Father Robert Barron Date: June 4 connection l PAGE 5 Shrimp Fry every Friday during lent. shares six stories of conversion from the Cost: $120 per person (includes show Date: March 7 to April 18 Gospels. The common theme in each ticket, bus fare, and dinner at Spaghetti Pope holds meeting Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. story is the turning of all one’s attention Warehouse restaurant.) with 150 of the world’s Place: St. James School and energy toward an ever deeper, per- Features: Performance of Million Dollar cardinals l PAGE 11 Cost: Adults, $10; Children 12 and under, CATHOLIC sonal relationship with Jesus Christ. Quartet. at 7:30 p.m.. Inspired by the $5; under 5, Free Price:Workbooks are available for $12 electrifying true story of the famed Features: Take-outs available, phone recording session that brought together FEB. 26 2014 ahead for faster service and deliveries K OF C BRUNCH rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny 287-0130. Norfolk – The Knights of Columbus will Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for be sponsoring a brunch. the first and only time. LENTEN PROGRAM Date: March 9 Contact: Call Cherie @393-5050 or 393- ‘Go directly to confession!’ Norfolk – The Catholic Parishes of Nor- Time: 8:30 a.m. to Noon 7158 or Joyce @528-1819. CARDINALS folk, Norwood & Raymondville are hold- Place: Visitation Parish Center VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- If you haven't day. Go," the pope said Feb. human level in order to vent, about baptism, Communion ing a Lenten program. Cost: Adults, $7; Children under 12, $4; BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP been to confession recently, 19, promising that "the priest it's good to speak to a and confirmation. CREATED Schedule: Tuesday mornings: March 4, Under 5, Free; Family, $18; Take-outs Massena – Sacred Heart/St. Lawrence don't wait, Pope Francis said will be good. Jesus will be brother, confessing to the Those sacraments give In presence of 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8 Starting with 9 a.m. available holds a Bereavement Support Group last at his weekly audience. there and he's even nicer priest these things that new life, he said, but sin eats Mass, light social, presentation and end- Menu: Pancakes, French Toast, Scram- One may walk into the con- than the priest. weigh so heavily on your away at that new life and can two popes Tuesday of each month. fessional with a heavy heart, Be courageous. Go to con- heart," the pope said. "Don't destroy it, which is why ing around 11:30 a.m. bled Eggs, Homefries, Ham, Sausage, Time: 2 p.m. but forgiveness brings free- fession," the pope told an es- be afraid of confession." Jesus gave his disciples the OR:Thursday Evenings: March 6, 13, 20, Toast, Muffins, Juice, Coffee. Place: Sacred Heart Convent dom and lightness, he said. timated 20,000 people at his Pope Francis said he power to forgive sins in the 27, April 3, 10 starting with 5:30 p.m. Features: A gathering of those who "If a lot of time has passed, audience in St. Peter's wanted to follow up on his name of God and the Chris- Mass, light social, presentation and end- 5K WALK/RUN have had a recent loss of a loved one. don't lose even one more Square. "Even just on a previous audience talks tian community. ing around 8 p.m. Massena - The 2nd Annual Glory in our Contact: 315-769-3137 free lunch program again. DIOCESAN EVENTS Place: Church of the Visitation Hearts 5K Walk/Run to Remember will Date: Every Wednesday Features: Lenten program will be based bring together walkers and runners, for a NOVENA FOR MILITARY Time: Noon Features: Free hot lunch WOMEN OF GRACE RETREAT on the spirituality of Matthew Kelly. The heart healthy fundraiser to support the Ogdensburg - Notre Dame Church is Ogdensburg – Women of Grace Retreat Pastoral CAA WELCOMES A SPECIAL VISITOR four signs of a Dynamic Catholic, trans- 2014 outreach activities of the Glory in holding a Weekly novena for the safety to be held again for a spirit filled week- forming people one at a time…are you our Hearts Foundation. of U.S. military personnel at a new time. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Massena – St. Mary’s & St. Joseph’s hold end retreat. ministry in willing to let God transform you? Date: May 3 Date: Tuesday afternoons Date: June 27-29 Time: 9 a.m. Time:1:30 p.m. Benediction and Adoration every Friday morning. Place: Wadhams Hall the future LENTEN STUDY: “CONVERSION Place: Robert Moses State Park Picnic Speaker: Johnnette Benkovic, founder Ogdensburg – The Evangelization Com- Area at Barnhart Island LATIN MASS Time: 9 a.m. to 10 CNS/PAUL HARING and president of Living His Life Abun- Bishop LaValley continues Retired Pope Benedict XVI greets mittee of St. Mary’s Cathedral is holding Features: Stroller and child friendly 5K Potsdam – A Tridentine (Latin) Mass is Place: St. Mary’s Family Room dantly his reflections on pastoral Pope Francis at the conclusion of a a Lenten study series for Ogdensburg event. Visit website at http://www.glo- celebrated each Sunday with Msgr. ministry in the Diocese of Og- Features: The weekend will be filled consistory at which Pope Francis cre- area parishes. ryinourhearts.org/5k.html for info. Robert H. Aucoin as the celebrant HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS densburg with the third in a Ogdensburg - St. Mary’s is holding a with the celebration of the Eucharist, ated 19 new cardinals Feb. 22.On a Time: 12:30 p.m. Adoration, prayer, talks, music, and sa- three part series. Place: St. Mary's Church monthly Holy Hour for Vocations. In this issue, the bishop feast day honoring the authority Date:Thursday before the First Friday cred sisterhood. The theme of the retreat writes about his expectations Jesus gave to St. Peter and his succes- Time: 7 p.m. concluding with Benedic- is To Jesus Through Mary…“For Such A for pastoral ministry in the sors -- the popes -- Pope Francis cre- COMMUNITY FREE LUNCH Time As This...” (Esther 4:14). Through- future. Ogdensburg – The Knights of Columbus tion at 8 p.m. ated 19 new cardinals in the presence Place: Deacon Winter Chapel out this weekend, Johnnette will unfold For example, he said, “here of retired Pope Benedict XVI. To the Council 258 is starting its community in the Diocese of Ogdens- the truths of authentic femininity leav- great surprise of most people pres- ing a lasting imprint on the minds, burg, in specific pastoral sit- uations, a qualified Pastoral ent, the retired pope entered St. hearts, and souls of those in attendance. Peter's Basilica about 15 minutes be- Contact: To learn more about attending Life Coordinator may be as- signed.” fore the new cardinals and Pope this weekend or Women of Grace, con- New pastoral initiatives to Francis. Wearing a long white coat tact Mary Dillenback at marydillen- respond to changing needs and using a cane, he took a seat in [email protected] or call 771-1377. will also be explored. the front row next to Lebanese Cardi- nal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Ma- FULL STORY, PAGE 3 ronite Catholic Church. Pope Benedict's presence at the consistory Three-day Feb. 22, the feast of the Chair of Peter, pilgrimage marked the first time he had joined PHOTO BY ELAINE AVALLON Pope Francis for a public prayer serv- Sister Mary Eamon Lyng, the major superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Watertown, recently paid a visit to Augustinian Acad- ice in the basilica. Group of young adults travel to emy in Carthage as the children were preparing for Catholic Schools Week. Sister Eamon is shown above with first graders Abi- FULL STORY, PAGE 10 Basilica of the Our Lady of Guadalupe gail Overholt, Noa Clarke, Sarah Morgan, Julianna Payor and Michael Fojas. over the holiday weekend FULL STORY, PAGE 4 CATHOLICS AT THE CAPITAL: Be part of a unified voice of NYS Catholics, p. 8-9 2 Diocesan Life NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC news 15 FEB. 26, 2014 FEB. 26, 2014 NORTH COUNTRY EDITOR’S NOTES OBITUARIES CATHOLIC The Pontifical Mission Societies of the Alexandria Bay – John J. Cannestra, 62; Peru – Rose L. (Decker) Liberty, 79; Fu- Ticonderoga – Rita L. (LaFountain) Box 326 An ode to winter Diocese of Ogdensburg, Inc. Funeral Services Feb. 18, 2014 at St. Cyril’s neral Services Feb. 19, 2014 at St. Augus- O’Brien, 82; Funeral Services Feb. 21, 2014 at St. Mary’s Church; burial in St. Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669 The Society for the Propagation of the Faith Church; burial in St. Cyril’s Cemetery. tine’s Church; burial in Whispering USPS 0039-3400 Maples Memorial,, Plattsburgh. Patrick’s Cemetery, Port Henry. Couldn’t have said it better school and business closings. glass half full, its charms can ish our warm months, winter Sr. Mary Ellen Brett, SSJ, Director BISHOP TERRY Altona – Faith A. (Boyea) Patnode, 71; myself (MLK): When William Shakespeare far outweigh the gray skies.