HOLY CROSS – 375 George Road, Freeville, NY 13068 SAINT ANTHONY – 312 Locke Road, Groton, NY 13073 ALL SAINTS – 347 Ridge Road, Lansing, NY 14882

Office Hours: Visit us, Call or text (607) 241-0821 Tuesday 8:00 am – 1:30 pm at Saint Anthony Wednesday 8:00 am – 1:30 pm at Holy Cross Thursday 8:00 am – 1:30 pm at All Saints Sunday 9:00– 10:30 am at Holy Cross 11:00 am—12:30 pm at All Saints (former crying room in the narthex of church) 1:00—2:30 pm at Saint Anthony

North East Tompkins County (N.E.T.) Roman Catholic Parishes

Dryden/Freeville – Groton – Lansing, New York

Parish Office: (607) 241-0821 Pastoral Care: (607) 288-2350

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All Saints

Holy Cross

Saint Anthony

N.E.T. Catholic

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

November 21-22, 2020 — Year A

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF OUR REVISED MASS SCHEDULE. In-person attendance at Mass by sign-up only (please sign up online or call the office). All live-streamed Masses available at www.facebook.com/netcatholic and www.youtube.com/c/netcatholic. Please see schedule on page 4 for Masses and other in person and/or live-streamed and online opportunities for prayer.

Confessions: by appointment on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 11:30 am – 8:30 pm. In addition we have a scheduled time for Confessions (and Adoration) without an appointment as follows: Second Saturday of the Month 11am-1 pm at Holy Cross Third Saturday of the Month 11am-1 pm at All Saints Fourth Saturday of the Month 11am-1 pm at Saint Anthony

Adoration Online Thursday 8:30 – 9:30 pm. In person Adoration at the same times and locations as scheduled Confessions above.

A note from Father Daniel

In all things give thanks! This week we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving. This year the celebration might look quite different. Many of us will find ourselves having our dinner alone or only with immediate family that lives with us in an effort to keep everyone safe as the Pandemic continues to get worse. The loss of not being able to gather with loved ones will be quite painful and very real. As with everything else in 2020, Thanksgiving will not be the same. We acknowledge this loss and these feelings, and we might have to sit for a little bit and honor them. We should try to be creative in reaching out to others, using technology to share our Thanksgiving dinner at a distance, being intentional about calling those that might be alone, putting in the mail some of our signature dish for our loved ones if it will hold through the shipping, etc. In many ways, there has been no other year in which celebrating Thanksgiving has been more appropriate and more necessary. Gratitude is the key to joy and peace. It is easy to be grateful when all is going well and the blessings are evident. It is not so easy to cultivate an attitude of gratitude when life is challenging and the blessings are buried under layers upon layers of hardship. Yet, it is in uncertain and difficult times that we must eagerly cultivate this attitude of gratitude to find peace, hope and joy. I invite all to once you have honored your feelings of loss, to be very intentional about celebrating Thanksgiving this year. Even if you will find yourself alone on that day, make plans for your dinner, who you will communicate with, what you will do, how you will celebrate. Live this whole week in key of gratitude. Each night before you go to sleep take a few minutes to find three concrete things you are grateful for. Not easy things such as being alive, but concrete little things through which each day you experienced love, peace, joy, hope, forgiveness, growth. As you wake up each day, think of how you can create the opportunities for gratitude: what can you do today to make your day a good day? How can you make someone else’s day better? Take some time this week to look back at the last 8 months of this pandemic through the lense of gratitude, looking not for has been bad but instead finding the reasons

to be grateful, the blessings under the layers of loss, pain and challenge. How have you grown through this experience? Has it been an opportunity for more prayer and deeper reliance on God? Has it forced you to face your demons creating an opportunity for healing and growth? Has it allowed you to rediscover the value of family and spending time with them even when it is challenging? Has it helped you rediscover the value of little things? Has it moved you to think more of others and try to help? Has it helped you reeveluate who and what you value in life? Has it helped you to detach from fake securities such as money, work, health, routine? Has it forced you to live in the present? Has it prompted you to give up control? Has it increased the opportunity to share with family members that are far away through technology? Has it helped you to discover the value of solidarity? Has it helped you to encounter silence and solitude? These are just some questions to help you get started….take time and create your list of reasons to be grateful for this 2020. Write them down, or use your gifts and talents to create a picture, a craft, etc. that summarizes all that you are grateful for this year and place it where you can see it every day not only this week but also going forward. As this pandemic and all of our other challenges continue we will need to continually foster an attitude of gratitude. Thanksgiving comes around to remind us, this year more than ever, that we need to be grateful. As Paul teaches: “In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 At every Mass we say: it is right and just, our duty and our salvation to give you thanks O Lord always and everywhere. Being grateful is at the center of who we are as Christians. Let us lift our hearts from the place of sadness, fear, dissatisfaction and despair and with God grace uncover all the reasons we have to give thanks to Our Lord always and everywhere, for it is in this constant attitude of gratitude that we find salvation, this is the peace of being able to see that God is always with us and powerfully at work in all circumstances. Happy Thanksgiving!!! A.M.D.G., Father Daniel

Ministry Team

Father Daniel Ruiz, Pastor (607) 288-2350 fr.daniel.ruiz@dor.org Father is available for Non-Emergency Matters: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9 am—5pm. If you contact for non emergency matters outside of these times you will get a reply on the next scheduled time for non emergency matters not be-fore. Father is available for sacramental and pastoral care emergencies 24/7 please leave voicemail, text or email.

Dawn Burdick, Pastoral Associate and Faith Formation Coordinator (607) 288-2476 dawn.burdick@dor.org Dawn is available for Non-Emergency Matters: Tuesday and Wednesday 9 am—5pm. If you contact for non emergency matters outside of these times you will get a reply on the next scheduled time for non emergency matters not before. Dawn is available for emergencies 24/7 please leave call, text or email. Ellizabeth Mowatt, Administrative Assistant (607)241-0821 ellizabeth.mowatt@dor.org Elizabeth is ONLY in the office Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday 9am—1pm call, text or email If you contact the office outside of these times no one will see your messages or be able to get back to you until the next scheduled office day.

Growing in Faith Together News

Community News and Events

Next weekend we begin our second theme in our G.I.F.T. initiative. In the next few months we’ll spend time learning about Incarnation and Revela-tion primarily within the context of Advent and Christmas. We have delivered material to each of our families with chil-dren registered to be part of G.I.F.T. If you didn’t receive one for your family, please contact Dawn. Adults without children in G.I.F.T. will be able to pick up their resources in church beginning next weekend. Upcoming Dates: • Friday, November 27, 7:00 pm: Jr. High Zoom Youth

Night • Sunday, December 6, 7:00 pm: Confirmation Zoom • Monday, December 7, 9:00am: Adult In Person Gath-

ering—morning session at St. Patrick’s, Aurora • Monday, December 14, 6:30pm: Adult In Person Gath-

ering—evening session at St. Anthony, Groton

Parish News

Holy Cross Thanksgiving Baskets and Giving Trees Supporting our community during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. This year the school will not be handling the assignment of families in need as they have done in the past. The social workers at the schools will be directing families in need to the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army will need additional resources this year to cover the increased needs they will be working to fulfill. We at the school have been told we can directly donate financially to the Salvation Army in Ithaca or if we wish to purchase items directly for a family, we are to contact that organization. Given the need for reducing the public exposure that happens with shopping, Ann Marie Streeter and Lisa Schug want to share the following giving opportunities with our parish as an alternative to our traditional practices: • Sponsor a Dryden child or family directly by contacting

the Salvation Army directly at 607-273-2400 and talking with Stacey McNeil.

• House an Angel Tree at your business and employees or other community members can select tags for children~ Contact the Salvation Army at 607 273 2400 to find out the requirements

• Gift cards for groceries, gas or specific stores can be donated to the Salvation Army

• Monetary donations can be provided to the Salvation Army, with the promise that your gift will remain in the community. If writing a check, make sure it is written to the Salvation Army Dryden Service Unit. These donations can be mailed to the Salvation Army at 150

N. Albany St., Ithaca, NY 14850 or donated during the bell ringing at Clark’s Food Mart.

• As far as Thanksgiving, the Dryden Kitchen Cupboard (6 North St, Dryden, NY 13053) supplies much of this and would welcome monetary donations if anyone is interested.

Please send your contributions for the Thanksgiving slideshow to fr.daniel.ruiz@dor.org

This week in our Parishes (Schedule, Mass Intentions and Liturgical Calendar) SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST — White Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17/ 1 Corinthians 15:20-26,28/ Matthew 25:31-46 Saturday, November 21 10:00 am Rosary @ Holy Cross 11:00 am—1 pm Adoration in person and Confessions without appointment @ All Saints 2:30 pm MASS (Sunday Vigil) @ All Saints — For the Souls in Purgatory, by Linda Benson 4:30 pm MASS (Sunday Vigil) @ Saint Anthony — For Francis Hertel, by Corl Harnett and Family Sunday, November 22 8:30 am MASS @ Holy Cross — For Grace Bickel, by Nan Lisk 10:30 am MASS @ All Saints —For Louis Munchmeyer, by Cierra Anderson 2:00 pm MASS @ Saint Anthony — For James Mironti, by John and Barb Walpole 4:30 pm MASS @ Holy Cross — For the Souls in Purgatory, by Linda Benson

Readings: Revelation 14:1-3, 4b-5 Luke 21:1-4

Monday, November 23 Monday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time– Green No Activities

Tuesday, November 24 Memorial of Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions-Red

8:30 am Rising in Joy with Music — Join us on Facebook 10:30 am Mass @ Saint Anthony– For Ginny Shafer, by Muriel Bartlett 12:00 noon Angelus — Join us on Facebook 3:00 pm Finding Refuge in the Sacred Heart—Join us on Facebook 7:00pm Community Thanksgiving online

Readings: Revelation 14:14-19 Luke 21:5-11

Wednesday, November 25 Wednesday of the Thrity– Fourth Week in Ordinary Time– Green

8:30 am Rising in Joy with Music — Join us on Facebook 10:30 am MASS @ Holy Cross — For a Rose Riester, by Nan Lisk 12:00 noon Angelus — Join us on Facebook 3:00 pm Finding Refuge in the Sacred Heart — Join us on Facebook 6:00 pm A reflection on Sunday’s Scripture for the Young Church with Dawn —Join us on Facebook and YouTube

Readings: Revelation 15:1-4 Luke 21:12-19

Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day– White

Parish office is Closed 10:30 am MASS @ All Saints — For Ron Ronsvalle, by the Ronsvalle Family

Readings: Sirach 50:22-24 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Luke 17:11-19

Friday, November 27 Friday of the Thirty– Fourth Week In Ordinary Time-Green

Readings: Revelation 20:1-4,11-21:2 Luke 21:29-33

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT — Violet Readings: Isaiah 63:16b-17,19b;64:2-7/ 1 Corinthians 1:3-9/ Mark 13:33-37 Saturday, November 28 10:00 am Rosary @ Holy Cross 11:00 am—1 pm Adoration in person and Confessions without appointment @ Saint Anthony 2:30 pm MASS (Sunday Vigil) @ All Saints — For the Souls in Purgatory, by Linda Benson 4:30 pm MASS (Sunday Vigil) @ Saint Anthony — For Ginny Shafer, by Lewie and Fran Sovocool Sunday, November 29 8:30 am MASS @ Holy Cross — For the Souls in Purgatory, by Linda Benson 10:30 am MASS @ All Saints — For Margaret Rosen, by Pat and Family 2:00 pm MASS @ Saint Anthony — For Micky Granato, by John and Barb Walpole 4:30 pm MASS @ Holy Cross — For the Souls in Purgatory, by Linda Benson

7:00 pm Junior High Youth Group Zoom Meeting

For Health Care Professionals and First Responders

We thank you Lord for their generosity in service at this difficult time and we pray that you keep them safe and give them strength and peace.

Kiersten Chambers - police officer in NYC, Brandi Senter; Stephanie Notar, Niki Cornelius and all the health care workers at Guthrie Medical in Cortland, and Mikayla Perkins, RN at Cayuga Medical Center. Also Anne Cornelius RN, Dr. Tim LaFrance, Dr. Russ LaFrance, Richard LaFrance PT, Jussie Street PT, Dr. Michelle Carley, Dr. Brian Nicholas, nurse Melissa Carley, Matt Youngs hospital worker, Dr. Grant Bonavia. Ben Cramer, Betsy Kane, Phil Thomas, Markus Hardt, Connor Moore, Johnelle Keck, Chris Keck, Susan McCarthy, John Nolan, Ellen Nolan, James Lafler, Maggie McDonald, Carrie McCollester, Kevin McCormick, James Mona Dali and all the staff at Cayuga Medical Center, Megan Drake and Rebecca Drake, Carrie Stock, Katie Stevens, Don and Maria Gentry, Dr. Brendan Barrett, Jonathan Burdick, Patricia Brown, Mark Romond, Liz Nadzieko, Michael Rankin.

“Let us pray for them and their families. I thank God for the heroic example that they have given us in their care for the sick,” —Pope Francis

For Our Sick & Shut-Ins

Angelo Alaimo, Jane Baldwin, Bobby Berrido, Ginny Bradshaw, Chrissy Bravo-Cullen, Bob Bretzlaff, Karen Brown, Phyllis Campbell, Ian Charles, Donna Cocca, Paul Conklin, Robert Deely, Jerica Duso, Lois Fahey, Pat Fairbank, Mary Falise, Gordon Gladden, Amy Grosser, Kirsten Hess, Angela Hughes, Nimr Ibrahim, Jeremiah, Autum Kenyon, Steve Kletjian, Valerie Kuramoto, Mr. Liggett,, Miguel Marte, Marcus Martinez, Leah Mayor, Emma Mazingo, Joe McCarey, Betty McCarey, Lee McGill, Chavonne McKenna, Fred Mellberg, Sara Morse, Dennis Osika, Jim Oswald, Kathy Pumphrey, Karen Randolph, Geraldine Rankin, Thelma Rusak, Lourdes Santana, Emilie Searle, Eleanor Sorbello, Lucy Steger, Phyllis Stewart, Robert Stewart, Ethel Thomas, Melanie Toolan, Vicky Toro, Maria Unterreiner, Ellen VanSlyke Batzer, Sharon Vincent, Tom Walpole, Richard Weiss, Ryan White, Jocelyn Woods, Bob and Agnes Zavaski, and several Special Intentions.

Please keep our area servicemen & women in your prayers.

The Sanctuary Candles this week burn for the following intention:

At All Saints, for Ron Ronsvalle

requested by Maureen and Family

Please join the Pope in praying for the following intention during the month of November 2020: Artificial Intelligence We pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind.

The Altar Bread and Wine this week are offered for the following intentions:

At Saint Anthony: For the intentions of Kathleen Martin

In November We Remember, pray for the faithful departed Week of November 15: Holy Cross Week of November 22: Saint Anthony Week of November 29: All Saints

Saint Anthony Parish 2020

In Love We Remember Those Who Have Gone Before Us

Jean Marie Adams Michael Beck Thomas R. Bishop Richard Bishop Ethel Brockway Father Lewis Brown Richard Bucci Kitty Buck Gerald Francis Carey James Carey Mary Carey Eleanor Carey Patrick Conner Sally Corcoran Pierre Cote Patrick Curry Sr. William Derenberger

Patricia Derenberger Betty Doppel Tyrell Family Sovocool Family Chris Farkas Shirley Fish Dolores Fleckenstein George Foster Tom Gallagher Harriett Gallagher Jim Gallagher Michael Gallagher Mickey G. Gallagher Linda Gobel Wayne Gutchess Rose Hammond Faye Heisner Orlando Houghtaling Roseanne Hyde Gary Johnson Zana Kane Rosemary Keough John Koekebacker

Matthew LaFrance Wayne D. Leitch Gretrude Leitch Frank Francis Leone Joseph Lepeak Alice Lockwood Ann Lucas Yolanda Lucia Mestler Lawrence Malley, Jr. Richard Moon Margaret Murphy Henry Murphy Nancy Ann Nedrow Carl Edward Nedrow Paul A. O'Connell Barbara O'Sullivan George Payne Donald Payne James Perkins Paula Perkins Guido Petrela Gary K. Plumadore Elizabeth Pollack

Michael J. Pollack Marvin Pomeroy Ralph Race Minnie Randolph Victor Recchia Joan Recchia Teresa Mary Robinson Muriel Rongo David Rotunda Jerry Rotunda Virginia Shafer Timothy Staniszewski Louis Steger Marion Steger Adolph Steger Louis Tvaroha Short Dominick Joseph Viscardi Jr. Sally Walpole Rita Walpole Rose Weyant