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DIVINE MERCY SUNDAYWatertown – Our Lady of the SacredHeart parish will celebrate Divine MercySunday.Novena: the Divine Mercy novena will

begin Good Friday by praying the chap-let; April 27 at 3 p.m.Schedule: Divine Mercy Sunday is April

18, (the day that Blessed John XXIII andBlessed John Paul II Will be canonized).Celebration begins at 3 p.m., Program: Exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament, Singing of the Chaplet of Di-vine Mercy, special prayers for Healingyour family tree, Blessing of the DivineMercy image (you may bring your ownDivine Mercy picture to be blessed) andBenediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Contact: Call Judy at 315-783-7349 or315-788-2388, or visit www.thedivine-mercy.org.LIFERIGHT MEETINGWatertown - Liferight of Watertownmeets third Wednesday of the Month.Time: 4 p.m. Place: 312 Sherman St.Features: The office has materials on

infanticide, assisted suicide, euthanasiaand chastity. Contact: Phone 315-788-8480; website:

www.liferight.org.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONWatertown - Holy Family Church is hold-ing holy hours of Eucharistic Adoration for VocationsSchedule: Monday through Friday fol-

lowing the 9 a.m. Mass at Holy FamilyChurch (9:30 - 10:30 a.m.),

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAYHouseville - The Feast of The DivineMercy is scheduled to be celebrated.Date: April 27Place: St. Hedwig’s ChurchSchedule: Reconciliation will begin at 2

p.m. and a Divine Mercy movie, Ocean ofMercy-Three Lives-One Vision-No Limits,will be shown in the church hall at 2p.m. At 3 p.m., the Divine Mercy Celebra-tion program will include: Blessing ofthe Divine Mercy Image, Exposition of

the Most Blessed Sacrament, Chaplet ofDivine Mercy, Homily and Benediction. Features: The Rev. David DeLuca, MSC, a

Missionary of the Sacred Heart, Water-town, will be the Guest Celebrant. A re-ception will follow in the church hall. Contact: For more information contact

348-6260, or 377-3111.

LASAGNA DINNERLisbon – SS Philip & James Church willbe sponsoring a Lasagna Dinner.Date: April 10Time: 4 p.m. to 7Place: American Legion HallCost: Adults, $8; Seniors (60+) $6; Chil-

dren (Under 12) $6; Parents and 3 ormore of their children under 12, $25Features: Take-outs available. Large or-ders call 393-2090 after 2 p.m.

Features: Processed will benefit schol-arships to Camp Guggenheim. Lasagnaprepared by the Culinary Arts Class –Northwest Tech. Boces.

FISH DINNERStar Lake – St. Hubert’s Church will behaving fish dinners Fridays during Lent.Time: 5 p.m.Cost: Adults, $10; Children under 10, $5Features: Deep Fried or Oven Baked.

Homemade desserts. Take-outs avail-able by calling 848-3612

FISH & SHRIMP FRYGouverneur –There will be a Fish &Shrimp Fry every Friday during lent.Date: March 7 to April 18Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Place: St. James SchoolCost: Adults, $10; Children 12 and under,

$5; under 5, FreeFeatures: Take-outs available, phone

ahead for faster service and deliveries287-0130.

LENTEN PROGRAMNorfolk – The Catholic Parishes of Nor-folk, Norwood & Raymondville are hold-ing a Lenten program.Schedule: Tuesday mornings: April 1, 8

Starting with 9 a.m. Mass, presentationand ending around 11:30 a.m. OR:Thursday Evenings: April 3, 10 start-

ing with 5:30 p.m. Mass,presentationand ending around 8 p.m.Place: Church of the VisitationFeatures: Lenten program will be based

on the spirituality of Matthew Kelly.

K OF C BRUNCHNorfolk – The Knights of Columbus willbe sponsoring a brunch.Date: April 13Time: 8:30 a.m. to NoonPlace: Visitation Parish CenterCost: Adults, $7; Children under 12, $4;

Under 5, Free; Family, $18; Take-outs

DINNER AND SHOWOgdensburg - Notre Dame Altar &Rosary is sponsoring a bus trip to theSyracuse Oncenter.Date: June 4Cost: $120 per person (includes show

ticket, bus fare, and dinner at SpaghettiWarehouse restaurant.)Features: Performance of Million Dollar

Quartet. at 7:30 p.m.. Inspired by theelectrifying true story of the famedrecording session that brought togetherrock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, JohnnyCash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.Contact: Call Cherie @393-5050 or 393-

7158 or Joyce @528-1819.

COMMUNITY FREE LUNCHOgdensburg – The Knights of ColumbusCouncil 258 is starting its community free lunch program again.Date: Every WednesdayTime: Noon

EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONMassena – St. Mary’s & St. Joseph’s holdBenediction and Adoration every Fridaymorning.Time: 9 a.m. to 10Place: St. Mary’s Family Room

HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONSOgdensburg - St. Mary’s is holding amonthly Holy Hour for Vocations.Date: Thursday before the First FridayTime: 7 p.m. concluding with Benedic-

tion at 8 p.m. Place: Deacon Winter Chapel

5KWALK/RUNMassena - The 2nd Annual Glory in ourHearts 5K Walk/Run to Remember willbring together walkers and runners, for aheart healthy fundraiser to support the2014 outreach activities of the Glory inour Hearts Foundation. Date: May 3Time: 9 a.m.Place: Robert Moses State Park Picnic

Area at Barnhart IslandFeatures: Stroller and child friendly 5K

event. Visit website at http://www.glo-ryinourhearts.org/5k.html for more in-formation.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPMassena – Sacred Heart/St. Lawrenceholds a Bereavement Support Group lastTuesday of each month.Time: 2 p.m.Place: Sacred Heart ConventFeatures: A gathering of those who

have had a recent loss of a loved one.Contact: 315-769-3137

NOVENA FOR MILITARYOgdensburg - Notre Dame Church isholding a Weekly novena for the safetyof U.S. military personnel at a new time.Date: Tuesday afternoonsTime:1:30 p.m.

LATIN MASSPotsdam – A Tridentine (Latin) Mass iscelebrated each Sunday Time: 12:30 p.m.Place: St. Mary's Church

DIRECTED RETREATOgdensburg – The annual summer di-rected retreat has been plannedDate: June 15-21Place: Wadhams Hall Retreat CenterDirectors: Rev. Roger McGuinness, Sr.

Bethany Fitzgerald, SSJ; Sr. Marlene But-ler, G.N.S.H.Features: The directed retreat is offered

in an atmosphere of silence, while givingthe opportunity for daily one-on-onemeeting with a spiritual director, andMass each day.Contact: (315) 393-4231 or email in-quiry@wadhams.edu

WOMEN OF GRACE RETREATOgdensburg – Women of Grace Retreatto be held again for a spirit filled week-end retreat.Date: June 27-29Place: Wadhams HallSpeaker: Johnnette Benkovic, of Living

His Life AbundantlyFeatures: The weekend will be filled

with the celebration of the Eucharist, Adoration, prayer, talks, music, and sa-cred sisterhood. The theme of the retreatis To Jesus Through Mary…“For Such ATime As This...” (Esther 4:14). Through-out this weekend, Johnnette will unfoldthe truths of authentic femininity leav-ing a lasting imprint on minds, hearts,and souls

Contact: Mary Dillenback at marydil-lenback@twcny.rr.com or call 315-771-1377.

CHRISM MASSOgdensburg - Bishop LaValley will pre-side at the annual diocesan ChrismMass.Date: April 9Time: 11 a.m.Place: St. Mary’s Cathedral Features: In addition to the blessing of

oils, the Bishop will announce the dioce-san vision, priorities and goals for thenext five years.

2014 YOUTH RALLYWatertown – 2014 Youth Rally to fea-ture Kelly Colangelo and Ryan Grant.Date: April 26Place: Immaculate Heart Central Jr. Sr.

High SchoolCost: $25 includes lunch, snacks.,giftFeatures: Grades 6-12 and liturgy with

Bishop LaValleyContact: your parish for a registration

form or call the Youth Office at 315-393-2920 ext. 1411. www.rcdony.org/youth

JEFFERSON

LEWIS

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DIOCESAN EVENTS

CATHOLICNORTH COUNTRYNORTH COUNTRYThe Diocese of Ogdensburg Volume 69, Number 1

APRIL 9, 2014

INSIDETHIS ISSUEVatican preparesto make saints of twopopes l PAGE 9

Holiest week of theyear begins on Sunday l PAGE 12

YOUTHRALLY

Bishopsdisappointedwith budget

A life of faithand family

To be heldApril 26 at IHC

‘HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE’

POPE MEETS WITH YOUTH: Tells them about his own mistakes and fears... p.11

The Chrism Mass

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Kelly Colangelo, a Florida youth minis-ter with roots in northern New York,will serve as the keynote speaker forthe annual diocesan youth rally set forApril 26 at Immaculate Heart CentralSchool in Watertown. The program,geared for youth in grades sixthrough 12, will also feature music byRyan Grant of Adams, interactivegames , adoration of the BlessedSacrament and group discussions.Bishop LaValley Will preside at th eclosing Mass. Registration may bemade through parishes .

PHOTO SUPPLIEDEach Friday during Lent a different age group of students who attend CCD classes at St. Alphonsus Holy Name of Jesus Parish inTupper Lake have presented The Stations of The Cross in a different way. On March 28, children in kindergarten through fourthgrade treated over 200 parishioners to their multi-media presentation. The students proclaimed all the readings, offered signlanguage as they sang songs, and led the concluding prayers.Above, kindergartners Alex Burnett, John Brockway, LilyHollingsworth lead the Haily Mary. More photos on page 7.

Cape Vincent woman looks back

on nearly nine decades of

life as a devout Catholic

“The Bishops of New YorkState are extremely disap-pointed that, despite the sup-port of so many rank-and-filemembers in the state Legisla-ture from both parties as wellas religious, business andlabor leaders, the EducationInvestment Tax Credit hasnot been included in the statebudget agreement.”This opens a statement re-

leased March 31 by Richard E.Barnes, executive director ofthe New York State CatholicConference. The CatholicConference represents thestate’s bishops in matters ofpublic policy.

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Full coverage of the 2014Chrism Mass, to be heldWednesday at St. Mary’sCathedral, will appear in thenext issue of the North Coun-try Catholic.During the liturgy Bishop

LaValley will deliver theProclamation of a MutuallyShared Vision for the Dioceseof Ogdensburg which will

offer a five-year vision forthe diocese with key priori-ties for ministry that havebeen established for everyparish.The proclamation was

written after a 13 monthprocess to assess the needsand priorities of the CatholicChurch in the North Country. Since February, 2013,

Bishop LaValley has heldmonthly meetings with an11-member EnvisioningLeadership Team made up ofrepresentatives fromthroughout the diocese.As part of their work, the

team conducted a series of“listening sessions” allowinga broad cross-section ofCatholics in northern New

York to talk about their expe-rience and concerns. At the Chrism Mass, a rep-

resentative from each of the97 parishes in the diocesewill receive a framed procla-mation showing the six spe-cific goals that will addressthe three priorities that havebeen established for the nextfive years.

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OBITUARIESAlexandria Bay - Anne C. (Franklin)Kearns, 87; Funeral Services April 3, 2014at Costello Funeral Home.

Au Sable Forks – Vernon J. Yando, 83; Fu-neral Services April 3, 2014 at Holy NameChurch; burial in parish cemetery.

Cadyville – Wilfred C. Carter Jr., 79; Fu-neral Services April 3, 2014 at St. JamesChurch; burial in parish cemetery.

Cape Vincent - Patricia Ann Kullertz, 80;Funeral Services April 2, 2014 at St. Vin-cent of Paul Church; burial in St. Vincentof Paul Cemetery.

Carthage - Ronald J. Grover, 73; FuneralServices April 3, 2014 at the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home; burial in St.James Cemetery.

Chateaugay - Thomas T. Broadie, 69; Me-morial Services April 6, 2014 at theChateaugay Funeral Home.

Chazy –Dorothy (Akey) LaDue, 96; Fu-neral Services April 3, 2014 at SacredHeart Church; burial in parish cemetery.

Constable - Gerald "Jerry" AlexanderFleury, 91; Funeral Services April 5, 2014at St. Francis of Assisi Church; burial in St.Francis Cemetery.

Constable - Inez (Gallagher) Fleury, 84;Funeral Services March 31, 2014 at St.Francis of Assisi Church; burial in St. Fran-cis Cemetery.

Fort Covington - Gladys Martin, 100; Fu-neral Services April 2, 2014 at St. Mary'sChurch; burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Hogansburg - Solomon Cook; Funeral

Services April 4, 2014 at St. Regis Church;burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Akwe-sasne.

Hogansburg - Craig "Pete" Mitchell, 54;Funeral Services April 3, 2014 at St. RegisChurch.

Keeseville – William “Al” Robarge, 63; Fu-neral Services April 5, 2014 at St. John’sChurch; burial in Evergreen Cemetery.

Lyon Mountain - Sally Siskavich, 74; Fu-neral Services April 8, 2014 at St.Bernard's Church.

Malone - Marie H. (St. Ann) Fitzpatrick,88; Funeral Services April 1, 2014 at St.Joseph's Church; burial in St. Joseph'sCemetery.

Malone - Amy M. (Gionet) Monette, 53;Funeral Services March 31, 2014 at NotreDame Church; burial in St. Mary's Ceme-tery, Brushton.

Massena - Lynn E. Backus, 73; FuneralServices April 3, 2014 at Donaldson Fu-neral Home.

Mooers – Barbara (Myatt) Wood, 80; Fu-neral Services April 1, 2014 at the RossFuneral Home.

Mooers Forks – Joann Sharon Stone, 71;Funeral Services April 2, 2014 at St. Ann’sChurch; burial in St. Ann’s Cemetery.

Ogdensburg - Lucille Perkins, 87; FuneralServices April 1, 2014 at Notre DameChurch; burial in Notre Dame Cemetery.

Ogdensburg - James H. Petell, 79; FuneralServices April 5, 2014 at St. Mary's Cathe-dral; burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Ogdensburg - Sally T. (White) Sanders,63; Funeral Services April 5, 2014 at Fox& Murray Funeral Home; burial in Hill-crest Cemetery, Heuvelton.

Peru –Verla D. (Denecal) Weeks, 100; Fu-neral Services March 31, 2014 at theHamilton Funeral Home; burial in St. Au-gustine’s Cemetery.

Plattsburgh – Carl F. Darrah, 87; FuneralServices April 3, 2014 at St. Peter’sChurch; burial in parish cemetery.

Plattsburgh – Raymond LeonardFavreau, 93; Funeral Services April 28,2014 at St. Peter’s Church; burial in St.Joseph’s Cemetery, Mooers.

Plattsburgh – Gary “Goose” Gagnon, 62;Funeral Services April 2, 2014 at Our Ladyof Victory Church.

Port Henry – Lloyd J. Boyea Sr., 66; Fu-neral Services March 31, 2014 at St.Patrick’s Church.

Potsdam - George O. Hewlett, 83; Memo-rial Services March 31, 2014 at St. Mary'sChurch; burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Tupper Lake - Richard Bernard Poulin, 89;Funeral Services April 1, 2014 at St.Alphonsus Church.

Tupper Lake - Florence (LaBelle) Stone,96; Funeral Services March 29, 2014 atHoly Name Church; burial in St. Alphon-sus Cemetery.

Wilmington - Andrew S. Reed, 41; Fu-neral Services April 4, 2014 at St. Mar-garet's Church.

The Pontifical Mission Societies of theDiocese of Ogdensburg, Inc.The Society for the Propagation of the FaithSr. Mary Ellen Brett, SSJ, Director

622 Washington St., Ogdensburg, NY 13669(315) 393-2920; fax 1-866-314-7296mbrett@rcdony.org

From the Director’s DeskSister Mary Ellen Brett, SSJDiocesan Mission Director

I am most grateful for your Lenten sacrifice which is sucha blessing to the Church as it serves the poor of the Mis-sions. Throughout the world, day after day, we find suffering of

all kinds – devastation wrought by natural disasters and po-litical unrest. The media reminds us daily of profoundhunger, poverty, illness, disease, war and violence. There isalso the suffering that comes from not knowing of the greatlove of our Lord.Journey with us this Lent – and with the priests, religious

and laity in the Missions who are spreading the Catholicfaith and caring for God’s people in a world of need! In theMissions, local priests, Religious Sisters, Brothers and laycatechists reach out to the suffering in Jesus’ name, offeringthem His love and His message of hope. They remind themthat God does not abandon us, helping them to experiencein their “Good Friday” world, the hope and joy of Easter Sun-day. Christ wants all of us to welcome the light of truth byentrusting ourselves to His message of hope. If we allowGod’s grace to open our eyes and hearts, we will know Hislove and mercy. Let us emulate that man whom Jesushealed by offering our fidelity to Christ today and always.By your prayers, and your gifts to the Society for the

Propagation of the Faith, you accompany those who bringthis Good News to the poor and suffering. As I ask yourcontinuing prayers for our mission family, know that youand those you love remain in my prayers. May the Lord bestow upon you an abundance of blessings

this Easter Season. Please remember “The Society for the Propagation of the Faith”

when writing or changing your Will. www.dioogdensburg.org/missionoffice

Lent to Easter inthe Mission lands

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This week’s NCC was printeda couple days beforeBishop LaValley was toreveal the five year“mutually shared vi-sion” for the dioceseduring Wednesday’sChrism Mass.Many of us who

work in the diocesanoffices feel as thoughwe’ve been living in abit of limbo as we waitto hear what the newplan will mean for ourparticular ministries.The only thing I

know for sure is that thebishop wants the Proclamationof a Mutually Shared Vision for

the Diocese of Ogdensburg tobe printed in the paper,giving Catholics acrossthe diocese easy accessto this critical message.I also know that

Bishop LaValley and theEnvisioning LeadershipTeam have worked veryhard to bring us to thispoint with long days ofmeetings every monthand a dozen or so “lis-tening sessions” inevery part of our expan-sive diocese. I think we can trust

that the vision we hear aboutthis week will be an effectivefaith-building tool as we move

forward together over the nextfive years.And, I think we should take a

minute to thank these gener-ous committee members fortheir incredible service: FathersThomas Higman, KevinO’Brien, Garry Giroux and Dou-glas Lucia, Deacon Mark Ben-nett, St. Joseph Sister EllenRose Coughlin, William Amor-iell, Barbara Boyle, JamesCoughlin, Patrick Murnane,Cathy Romano and, of course,Bishop LaValley.In a couple weeks, we will

celebrate the fourth anniver-sary of Bishop LaValley’s instal-lation as the 14th bishop ofour diocese. In his decision to

embark on this envisionprocess he said, “since the dayI was consecrated and installedas the shepherd of the Dioceseof Ogdensburg, I have come tolearn more and more of thetremendous privilege and sig-nificant responsibilities I havein serving the people of theDiocese of Ogdensburg as yourbishop."Providing clarity to our God-

given mission as a diocese andcharting the course for us toaccomplish that mission is themost basic need we face as adiocese," he said.Make sure you read next

week’s NCC to find out exactlywhat this will mean for us all!

On Mercy Sunday this year(that is the Sunday afterEaster), Pope Francis will can-onize two new saints for ourCatholic Church. Both arepopes of modern times – PopeJohn XXIII and Pope John PaulII. In this ceremony of canon-ization, the Catholic Church of-ficially declares that these twowell-known Popes are trulysaints.I remember the day that Car-

dinal Angelo Roncalli waselected Pope – taking the namePope John XXIII. That was1985 and I was still in the sem-inary in Baltimore. I mustadmit that, on that day, I knewnothing about him, who he wasor what he had done as apriest, bishop and cardinal.What I did know was that hewas rather old to be electedpope; he was 77 years oldwhen elected and, from what Ihad read, little was expected ofhim. Then he announced his deci-

sion to convene an EcumenicalCouncil – the Second VaticanCouncil. We all began to learnmore and more about PopeJohn XXIII.As I began to learn more

about Pope John XXIII, I discov-ered him as a humble servantof the Catholic Church. Heserved as a chaplain in the Ital-

ian army as a young priest.Later, as a bishop, he was apapal diplomat during theWorld War in Bulgaria, Greeceand Turkey and, after the war,in France. Then he was chosento be the Patriarch of Veniceand a cardinal leading to hiselection as pope. His decision to call the Coun-

cil and his readiness to allowthe Council Fathers to actopenly truly changed the fu-ture of our Catholic Church. Heexpressed his vision for theCouncil as an opportunity tothrow open the windows of theChurch to the present world.He called it a new Pentecostand, indeed, the Holy Spirit be-came very active in ourCatholic Church through theactions of the Council.I also learned that Pope John

XXIII was a truly holy man. Histalks radiated a deep love ofGod. His writings were pub-lished and became valuablespiritual reflections. He wastruly dedicated to the follow-

ing of Jesus and the good ofthe Church. I am personallythrilled that he will be canon-ized a saint. I am so pleasedthat Pope Francis made thispossible. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla was

elected Pope in 1978 and willbe canonized in this same cere-mony. You will all have memo-ries of Pope John Paul. Hetraveled to 130 countries dur-ing his time as Pope – reachingout to much of the world. Hewas a real missionary to all theworld. I remember being socaptivated by his energy – es-pecially during his youngeryears as Pope. He was electedat 58 years old and his storycaptivated us all. As a young man, during the

war years, his studies weresuspended. He worked in aquarry and chemical plant andwas involved in undergroundseminary studies. He vigor-ously opposed communism –as a priest and bishop – andlater as pope. As a bishop, hewas actively involved in theproceedings of the Second Vati-can Council.He caught my attention im-

mediately. I remember the dayof his election – I shouted toFather Jerry Bleaux, who waswith me then. “we have a Pol-ish Pope.” I remember the pic-

tures of him striding across thesanctuary at St. Peter’s almostathletically. We also learnedthat he was a skier. I remem-ber attending his Papal Mass atYankee Stadium and anothertime at Central Park. His pres-ence electrified the people.We began to realize that he

was a holy man especially dur-ing the time of his long illness.He remained strong and dedi-cated to carry on. I rememberhaving my picture taken withhim – standing close to him(along with 40 others) yet,there was something specialabout his very presence.Shortly thereafter his healthworsened. We all rememberthe crowds that came to fill St.Peter’s Square, praying for him.And we remember the hugecrowds that came to simplywalk past his casket after hisdeath. His writings continue toreflect his love of God and hisholiness of spirit.The ceremony of canoniza-

tion is a very special statementby the Catholic Church thatthese two well-known popesshould be recognized and ac-knowledged as saints. As saints, their lives will be

noticed by many – their writ-ings read by many. All thatthey did will be an example forall people.

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REV. JOSEPH A. MORGANVice President

SR. JENNIFER VOTRAW, SSJSecretary-TreasurerMARY LOU KILIAN

Editor/General Manager

BISHOP TERRYR. LAVALLEYPresident

EDITOR’S NOTES

Mary LouKilian

With gratitude and anticipation

A PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

The popes who will become saints

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CATHOLIC MEN’S GROUPSaranac Lake – A Catholic Men’s Groupmeets on the first Saturdays of themonth for a time of fellowship, prayer,and discussion. Time: 8 a.m. to 10Place: St. Bernard’s ChapelFeatures: Mass followed by coffee and

refreshment, discussion and prayer.Contact: Fr. Mark Reilly,518-891-4616.

PANCAKE BREAKFASTTreadwell Mills – St. Alexander & St.Joseph’s Church will hold a PancakeBreakfast.Date: April 27Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Place: St. Joseph’s Church Parish HallCost: Adults, $6; Children 12 and under,

$3; under 5, FreeFeatures: All you can eat pancake, real

maple syrup, sausage, scrambled eggs,home fries, coffee, orange juice or milk.

THRIFT STORE SALE Peru – St. Vincent’s Thrift Store will holdtheir annual sale of gently uses summerclothing.Schedule: April 14-17 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.;

April 17 6:30 p.m. to 9; April 18-19 8a.m. to 2 p.m.Features: Large bag price of $6 will be

available Thurs. evening, Fri. and Sat.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAYPlattsburgh – Divine Mercy Sunday tobe celebrated.Date: April 27Place: St. Peter’s Church\Schedule: Exposition begins at 12:15

p.m. in the Church. Sacrament of Recon-ciliation will be available in the chapelfrom: 1:15-2:15 p.m. Video, Jesus, I Trustin You, will be shown in the EmmausRoom at 12:20 p.m. Prayer Service andChaplet begins at 2:30 p.m.

HEALING MASSEllenburg Center – Our Lady of theAdirondacks is holding a Healing Mass.Date: May 17Time: 10:30 a.m.Place: Our Lady of the Adirondacks

House of PrayerFeatures: Fr. Doug Decker presiding. The

Mass will be followed by an opportunityfor individual prayer by our prayer min-istry team. Donations appreciated.Contact: RSVP by May 14 to olaprayer-

house@gmail.com or ph. 518-594-3253if you plan on staying for the light lunchthat will be provided.

POT ROAST DINNERPeru – The St. Augustine’s Knights ofColumbus Council 7273 will be having apot roast dinner.Date: April 12Time: 4 p.m. to 6:30Place: St. Augustine’s Parish CenterCost: Adults, $10; Children under 12, $5Features: Take-outs available

QUILT CLASSEllenburg Center – The Lost Sheep QuiltShop will have a quilt class.Date: April 12Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Place: Our Lady of the AdirondacksCost: $25 (includes all instructions

needed to complete the project)Features: Quilt entitled Strip Off uses a

jelly roll and sashing fabric.Contact: Register at thelostsheepquilt-

shop@gmail.com or call 518-594-3253.

PANCAKE BREAKFASTWest Chazy – There will be an all youcan eat pancake breakfast hosted by St.Joseph’s Men’s Club.Date: April 13Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Place: St. Joseph’s Parish CenterCost: Adults, $6.50; Children 6-10, $3;

under 5, FreeFeatures: Pancakes,real North Country

maple syrup, ham, scrambled eggs,sausage, home fries, 50/50 Raffle.

IGNATIAN RETREATEllenburg Center – An Ignatian Retreat,Discernment of Spirits to be held.Date: May 3 beginning at 10 a.m. to

May 4 ending at 5 p.m.Place: Our Lady of the Adirondacks

House of PrayerCost: Suggested donation for the week-

end is $60. Overnight guests add $50.Features: Father Jack Downs will be the

Retreat Director. This time of prayer andlearning will be based on St. Ignatius ofLoyola's Rules for Discernment, covering14 rules. Contact: Register for the retreat by April

28 by emailingolaprayerhouse@gmail.com or call 518-594-3253. Rooms available fro overnightguests on a first come basis.

40 DAYS FOR LIFEPlattsburgh - 40 Days for Life will be held nationwide in 251 locations and 11 countries including PlattsburghDate: March 5 to April 13Features: 40 days of prayer and fasting

for an end to abortion. You’re also in-vited to stand and peacefully pray dur-ing a 40-day vigil in the public right–of-way outside Planned Parenthood ofthe North Country New York, 66 Brinker-hoff S Contact: Nancy Monette, Platts-burgh 40 Days for Life OutreachCoordinator At 518-561-8225 or go towww.40daysforlife.com/plattsburgh

LENTEN ADORATIONPlattsburgh – St. Peter’s Church will offerweekday adoration during Lent.Schedule: Beginning Ash Wednesday

after the noon daily Mass and end with Benediction at 7 p.m. on Wednesday ofHoly Week. Tues, Wed, Thurs, & Fri after 7a.m. Mass to 7 p.m. Mon, after 7 a.m.

Mass to 9 p.m.Contact: To sign up for adoration, call

the rectory at 563-1692 or stop in theChapel anytime during adoration hours.

HEALING MINISTRYMorrisonville - The Catholic Communityof St. Alexander's and St. Joseph's announces the addition of Living WatersHealing Ministry to the Parish. Date: First Thursday each monthTime: 6:30 p.m.Place: St. Alexander’s ChurchFeatures: Healing Mass, Sacrament of

the Anointing of the Sick, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and an opportu-nity to receive individual prayer.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONPlattsburgh – Eucharistic Adoration is held throughout the year every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.Place: St. John’s “Holy Family” Adoration

Chapel, downstairsTime: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m Theme:“There is no doubt that a flood

of graces will descend upon your familyand the world if more souls would be-come docile pupils of adoration.” (PopeJohn XXIII)

Contact: call 518-561-5083 or email Sjohnsadoration@aol.com

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAYMalone – Divine Mercy Sunday to becelebrated.Date: April 27Schedule: 11 a.m. Mass at Notre Dame;

Noon to 3 p.m. Blessed Sacrament willbe exposed for individual adoration.Confessions will be heard beginning at 1p.m. and continue up until 2:50 p.m. At3 p.m. Devotions for Divine Mercy Sun-day will begin. The Chaplet of the DivineMercy will be sung and there will beBenediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Contact: For additional information

please contact Fr. Joseph Giroux, at theMalone Catholic Parishes Office, (518)483-1300.

BREAKFAST BUFFETBrushton – St. Mary’s will be having abreakfast buffet.Date: April 13Time: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Place: St. Mary’s Parish CenterCost: Adults, $8; Seniors, $7; Children 6-

12, $4; 5 and under, free; ImmediateFamily of 5 or more, $25Features: Take-outs available. Spon-

sored by St. Mary’s Catholic Churchevents committee.

K OF C PANCAKE BREAKFASTChateaugay - There will be a PancakeBreakfast.Date: April 13 Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Place: Knights of Columbus HallCost: Adults $7, Kids 6-12 $3.50, 5 and

Under FREE. Menu: Eggs to order, Pancakes, New

Maple Syrup, Homemade toasted bread,home fries, ham and sausage

LATIN MASSConstable - A Tridentine (Latin) Mass iscelebrated each Friday with Fr. HowardVenette as the celebrant.Time: 5:30 p.m.Place: St. Francis of Assisi Church

GOOD FRIDAY WALKWatertown – A Good Friday Walk is to beheld.Date: April 18Time: 8:55 a.m.Place: Beginning at St. Patrick’s Church Features: “Carrying of the Cross Walk”

takes approximately two hours.

FRANCISCAN MYSTERY PLAYERSClayton - The Franciscan Mystery Playersof St. Mary’s and St. John’s churches pres-ent “the Way of the Cross”, a dramaticmulti-media presentation of the Passionand Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Date: April 11Time: 7:30 p.m.Place: St. Mary’s ChurchContact: 315-686-3398

BEREAVEMENT MEETINGWatertown – There will be an Ecumeni-cal Bereavement meeting.Date: April 28Time: 7 p.m.Place: Sisters of St. Joseph Mother

HouseSpeaker: James Monaco LCSW, who has

a private practice in Watertown. His topicwill be "A Counselor's Perspective onGrief".

SPAGHETTI SUPPERWatertown – St. Anthony’s Altar RosaryChurch will be having Spaghetti Supper.Date: April 24Time: 4:30 p.m. to 7 Place: Msgr. Sechi HallCost: Adults, $8; children $4.50; under 3,

free; sauce, $5 per quart meatballs are$.75Features: Take-out orders begin at 4

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The North County Catholic welcomes contributions to “Around the Diocese”. Parishioners are invited to send information about activities to:

North Country Catholic, PO Box 326,Ogdensburg, NY 13669; fax, 1-866-314-7296;

e-mail news@northcountrycatholic.org.

Items must be received in the NCCoffice by the Thursday before publication.

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FRANCISCAN MYSTERY PLAYERS

The Franciscan Mystery Players of St. Mary’s in Clayton, and St. John’s in Lafargeville, a traveling ministry group, are performing the"Way of the Cross" at St. Mary’s Church in Clayton April 11 at 7:30 p.m., The program is a dramatic multi-media presentation of thePassion and Death of the Lord. The players, first row, from left are Maura Warren, Allison Jones, Katie Beeles, Allison Lange, KimberlyKorcz, Claire Sheley and Reba Gushlaw; second row, Donna Orvis, Erick Lange, Danny Swartz, Will Cummings, Chris Newhook, PaytonMorse, Tim Orvis, Philip Moots, Tina Gushlaw, Mariah Turner, Drew Walldroff and Christine Woodley.

WATERTOWN – Florida youthminister Kelly Colangelo willreturn to upstate New Yorkwhere she was raised toserve as the keynote speakerfor the annual diocesanYouth Rally set for April 26 atImmaculate Heart CentralSchool.Deacon Brian Dwyer, dioce-

san director of youth min-istry, said “Through herhumorous skits and engag-ing presentations, Kellyseeks to draw youth to thebeauty of the Catholic faithand to help them grow in adeeper relationship withChrist and his Church.”On her website, Colangelo

says, “I have served as ayouth minister for manyyears. I try my best to main-tain a balance between fun,creative programming andmeaningful, in depth catech-esis. My hope is to challengeyouth to be everything Godintended them to be... and goto heaven of course.”“I attended Niagara Univer-

sity, a small Catholic collegeand was an active disciple ofChrist on campus,” she said.“During my summers off, Ihad a rockin' job working ata Catholic camp, that wouldultimately sow the seed formy passion with ministry toteenagers.After graduating from Ni-

agara University, she at-tended Syracuse Universityfor a masters degree inSchool and Student AffairsCounseling and FranciscanUniversity of Steubenville forcertificate in youth ministry.Music for the day will be

led by Ryan Grant of Adams.The youth rally is open to

youth in grades 6-12 and willfeature interactive games,group discussions, Adora-tion of the Blessed Sacra-ment and a closing liturgywith Bishop Terry R. LaValley.The cost for the day is $25

which includes lunch, snacksand a tee-shirt.Registrations forms, which

are due in the youth office byApril 14, are available in each

parish, on the diocesanyouth ministry website,www.rcdony.org/youth or bycalling the youth office at315-393-2920 ext. 1411.

Youth rallyplans are set

Kelly Colangelo

Ryan Grant

ALBANY - The bishops of theeight dioceses of New YorkState expressed their disap-pointment at the failure ofthe governor and state legis-lators to deliver EducationInvestment Tax Credit in thestate budget.Richard E. Barnes, execu-

tive director of the New YorkState Catholic Conference,released the following state-ment March 31.“The Bishops of New York

State are extremely disap-pointed that, despite thesupport of so many rank-and-file members in the stateLegislature from both partiesas well as religious, business

and labor leaders, the Educa-tion Investment Tax Credithas not been included in thestate budget agreement. “Education policy in New

York State is broken, as evermore money is poured intothe public school systemwith little to nothing to showin the way of results. Thisproposal would not havetaken a dime from publicschools. It would have in-creased desperately neededprivate funding to help tu-ition-paying families, andprogramming in publicschools. “This year’s state budget

provided our leaders with a

historic opportunity to givethousands of children acrossthe state a chance for a betterlife through quality educa-tion. Today, there are thou-sands of inner-city andworking class families whoare understandably angryand who just saw their hopesdashed.“While we thank those

members of the Legislaturewho fought hard for this pro-posal, tuition-paying familiesare counting on them to finda way to get this done.”The Catholic Conference

represents New York State’sBishops in matters of publicpolicy.

Bishops of New York Statedisappointed with budget

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Father Patrick J. Frawley, Fidelis Care President and CEO, and St. Joseph Sister ShirleyAnne Brown, assistant superintendent of schools in the Diocese of Ogdensburg, cut theribbon to officially open Fidelis Care's Gouverneur Community Office. Located at 101East Main Street, the Community Office was established to make free or affordablehealth insurance coverage easily accessible to neighbors in and around Gouverneur.

GOUVERNEUR - Fidelis Care, theNew York State CatholicHealth Plan celebrated thegrand opening of its Gou-verneur Community OfficeMarch 26 with a ribbon cut-ting ceremony and recep-tion.Located at 101 East Main

Street, the Community Officewas established to make freeor affordable health insur-ance coverage easily accessi-ble to neighbors in andaround Gouverneur.“We have been providing

quality, affordable coveragein St. Lawrence County since2011, and we are here tostay,” said Chief MarketingOfficer Pamela Hassen. “Wealready work closely withproviders and communityorganizations to help peoplewho need health insurancecoverage. “Now, if anyone has ques-

tions or needs help with en-rollment or recertification,they have the option ofmeeting with a Fidelis Carerepresentative in this office,”she said.In St. Lawrence County, Fi-

delis Care has an extensive

provider network and morethan 11,000 members.Coverage is offered

through Medicaid, ChildHealth Plus, and productsavailable through NY State ofHealth: The Official HealthPlan Marketplace.Fidelis Care’s Gouverneur

Community Office is openMonday through Friday,from 8:30 a.m. to 5.

About Fidelis Care:As the New York State

Catholic Health Plan, FidelisCare offers quality, afford-able coverage for childrenand adults of all ages and atall stages of life, includingproducts available throughNY State of Health: The Offi-cial Health Plan Marketplace.With more than one million

members in 59 countiesstatewide, Fidelis Care wasfounded on the belief that allNew Yorkers should have ac-cess to affordable, qualityhealth insurance. For more information, call

Fidelis Care at 1-888-FIDELIS(1-888-343-3547) or visit fi-deliscare.org.

Fidelis Care opensGouverneur office

By Shawn RyanStaff writer

CAPE VINCENT - Verna Masonraised 10 children on a dairyfarm in Cape Vincent, and at88 years old, she’s as activein her Catholic faith now asshe has been since she wasa child.Among her earliest mem-

ories as a child was travelingby horse and buggy to thechurch in Rosiere where herfamily attended Mass. Be-hind the church was a sta-ble, where horses andbuggies were parked duringMass, like cars are parkedtoday. Her parents made sure

that the family never missedMass, or catechism class onSaturdays during the sum-mer. She credits her parentsas having the greatest role inestablishing her lastingfaith. She remembers espe-cially Father Michael Kellythough.“We really remember him

because we really had toknow everything in that lit-tle green book,” she said. When she married her

husband Richard in 1945the couple moved to a dairyfarm on a back road in CapeVincent. She had the first ofher 10 children in 1946, andnine more over the next 18years. “I wouldn’t want to do it

today though,” she said.“You just let them out in themorning and let them playall day. We had 50 or soacres on the farm they could

play on.”When they were first mar-

ried, the Masons worked thefarm with horses. Eventuallythe farm grew, and they gota tractor, then a bigger trac-tor and then a bigger one. Attheir peak, the Masons weremilking 40 head of cattle attheir small family farm. Through it all, their faith

had a prominent role intheir lives. All of her sevenboys served on the altar, asher brother “Bud” had whenshe was growing up.She taught the children

prayers as soon as they wereold enough to rememberthem, and prayers were saidevery night. She remembersteaching her youngestdaughter the Our Fatherwhile they were hoeing in

the garden.“We just went down the

rows doing the hoeing, andsaying the Our Father untilshe knew it,” she said. As the years passed, Mrs.

Mason has not sloweddown. About 20 years agoshe started out helping onthe altar at Cape Vincent,along with cleaning thechurch, and helping withwhatever else needed to bedone. She remembers being

asked one day to serve onthe altar by Father John Sil-ver. At first she said shecouldn’t, because she was awoman, but he eventuallyconvinced her that shecould do it, and she has eversince. Since her parish was

merged with two others [toform the Catholic Commu-nity of Cape Vincent, Rosiereand Chaumont] Mrs. Masonenjoys meeting and gettingalong with parishionersfrom the other churches.She says the three parishesget along well, and help oneanother out wheneverneeded.When she’s not busy at the

church – to which she walksin almost all weather - shebusies herself making beau-tiful quilts. Her philosophy about her

faith has remained simpleher whole life.“I’m just a Catholic, and

that’s what I’ll be until I die,”she said. “I just start offevery morning right, withprayer. I really feel blessed.”

A STORY OF FAITH

‘I’m just a Catholic, andthat’s what I’ll be until I die’

PHOTO PROVIDEDVerna Mason of Cape Vincent sharesher life story as a North Countrywoman of faith.

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AT THE MOVIES

By John Mulderig Catholic News Service

"Noah" (Paramount),which begins as a fairlystraightforward recountingof the biblical story of theflood, eventually veers offinto a grim, scripturally un-founded drama about a fam-ily dispute. This clan conflict is driven

by the titular patriarch's(Russell Crowe) misguidedinterpretation of God's pur-poses in causing the deluge.Though Noah's extreme pro-nature, anti-human readingof the situation is correctedin the end, his temporary fa-naticism requires that view-ers approach the film withmature discernment andwith a solid grounding inthe relevant, sometimesmysterious passages of theOld Testament. Even early on, the narra-

tive of the Book of Genesisis padded out, and there aresome borrowings fromother parts of the Bible aswell as from noncanonicalworks. Thus, in convinc-ingly portraying the wicked-ness from which the earth isto be cleansed, director andco-writer Darren Aronofskyembodies the range of sin-ful tendencies on display inthe impious person of self-proclaimed "King" Tubal-Cain (Ray Winstone). The single verse of Scrip-

ture that refers to Tubal-Cain -- Chapter 4, Verse 22,of Genesis -- tells us onlyabout his genealogy and hisrole as, more or less, thefirst metalworker. But thereis a tradition that at leastpart of Tubal-Cain's craft in-volved forging weapons, soperhaps he can reasonablybe enlisted as the prototypeof arms merchants and war-profiteers. A more questionable exer-

cise of creative liberty pres-ents us with a race of giantcreatures called the Watch-ers. Their background story,meant to connect them to

the shadowy Nephilim men-tioned in Chapter 6 of Gene-sis, describes them asangels who voluntarily fellto Earth to help the fledg-ling human race. The idea ofangel-like Watchers alsoevokes the Book of Danieland the extra-canonicalbooks of Enoch and Ju-bilees. Still, the opening se-

quences are largely faithfulto the original story, thoughin place of a direct revela-tion by God, Noah is tippedoff to the fate of humanityby a dream. He interpretsthis vision -- acknowledgingthat it was sent by "the Cre-ator," as God is alwayscalled in the dialogue - withthe help of his grandfather,Methuselah (Anthony Hop-kins). The building of the ark

and the gathering of the ani-mals are also according toHoyle, and are accom-plished through predictablyimpressive special effects. On the eve of the flood,

though, the stage is set forthe familial clash that willoccupy the audience's atten-tion throughout the ark'sforthcoming voyage. Thisnecessitates not just a de-parture from the text ofGenesis, but a direct contra-diction of it. The Bible tells us that all

three of Noah's sons - Shem(Douglas Booth), Ham(Logan Lerman) and Japheth(Leo McHugh Carroll) - wereaccompanied onto the arkby their wives (Chapter 7,Verse 13, of Genesis). Onscreen, Shem has his des-tined bride in Ila (EmmaWatson), an orphan Noahand his wife, Naameh (Jen-

nifer Connelly), long agorescued and adopted. ButHam has no spouse, andNoah systematically thwartshis efforts to acquire one,while Japheth is barely ateenager. Noah, it emerges, believes

that the only reason he andhis relatives have been res-cued by God is so that theycan keep the animals safeduring the flood. Havingseen to all the other crea-tures' survival, it will thenbe wicked humanity's des-tiny to die out, restoring thenatural world to a pure andinnocent state. This ultra-environmental-

ist outlook not only putsNoah at odds with Ham but-- through a late-bloomingcrisis not to be outlined forfear of a spoiler -- witheveryone else on board ex-cept Japheth. Since Noahwill stop at nothing to carryout the apparently anti-lifemission the Deity has en-trusted to him, what we areleft with, for the time beingat least, is not a model offaith but an image of unbal-anced zealotry. All this is somewhat miti-

gated, and explained away,before the closing credits.And Aronofsky's script,penned in collaborationwith Ari Handel, approachesits weighty themes of right-eousness and evil, punish-ment and redemption, withdue seriousness. But, taken together with

the elements listed below,the movie's dramatic devia-tions from its inspiredsource material mean thatyoung viewers would bebetter directed -- initially atleast -- to more literal-

minded adaptations, ratherthan this very free variationon a theme. The film contains much

stylized violence with mini-mal gore, an off-screen en-counter that may bepremarital, distant partialnudity and some mild sen-suality. The Catholic NewsService classification is A-III-- adults. The Motion PictureAssociation of America rat-ing is PG-13 -- parentsstrongly cautioned. Somematerial may be inappropri-ate for children under 13.

CNS PHOTO/PARAMOUNTJennifer Connelly and Russell Crowe star in a scene from the movie "Noah."

NOAH

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FACES OF FAITH

SCENES FROM ACROSS THE DIOCESE

Fifth graders at St. Mary’s School in Canton display some of their inventions. From leftare Grace Sawyko with a girth puller; Charlie Grandaw, armor for construction workers;Parker Hunt, slippers that clean the floor; and Brody VanBuren, a wheelchair to help theelderly.

In honor of National Catholic Sisters Week, the first graders of Holy Family School in Malone wrote thank you cards and sang a songto Grey Nun Sister Rita Frances Brady. They expressed their love and gratitude for Sister Rita's vocation. In back are Chloe Labelle,Kyrsten Mallette and Porter Wood; middle, Sister Rita Frances, Liam Davis, Grace McClain, Sadida Robert, Maisie Smallman, EvanGratton and Jacob Debyah; and kneeling,Tayllore Poirier, Emily Warner, David Carr and Elizabeth Weeks.

Some of St. Marguerite D’Youville Academy’s Junior Kindergarten students in Jennifer Smith’s room, participated ina Humpty Dumpty Science Experiment. First they chose items that would catch their hard boiled egg. Next, theychecked how soft it was. Then they dropped their egg on their chosen item. If the egg cracked it received a sad face.If it landed without a crack, it received a smiley face. Pictured above are Nolan Hooper, Riley Durham, Brinlee Geary,Jaycie-Rae Ashley and Shea Kiah.

State Senator Patty Ritchie met with Father Douglas Lucia, St. Joseph Sister Ellen RoseCoughlin and Bishop Terry LaValley March 19 in Albany to discuss the priorities of theCatholic Church. In addition, Bishop LaValley delivered the invocation at the start ofthe day’s Senate session.

Mercy Care for the Adirondacks commissioned new Friendship Volunteers Ginny Cuttaia and Judy Court-ney Feb. 25. The training and commissioning ceremony were held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Tup-per Lake. They join with more than 100 Friendship Volunteers who have assisted elders in the Tri-Lakessince 2008. From left are Mercy Sister Catherine Cummings, who directs Mercy Care’s Friendship Volun-teer and Parish Nurse Programs, Ginny Cuttaia, Judy Courtney and Donna Beal, executive director ofMercy Care for the Adirondacks.

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SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS

The holiest week of the year beginsThe waving of palm

branches and the cries of“Hosanna to the King!” usherin the holiest week of theyear. The full drama be-

gins with the crowd’sfickle acclaim of Jesusas King for a day. Itis a foreshadowing ofthe blasphemousmockery the soldierswill hurl at our thorn-crowned Saviour afew days later. Andyet, for a few hourswe can raise ourvoices joyfully withthe crowd, linking thehonor given him, espe-cially by the children,with His ultimate victory be-yond the grave. We wonderand rejoice as the veil israised to permit a glimpseof Jesus, the Messiah-Kingand liberator. But then, asthe Palm Sunday Mass pro-ceeds, the horrors of thePassion are proclaimed ,and we must with reluc-tance raise our voices withthe crowd clamoring “Cru-cify Him!”.

Today’s events were allforetold thousands of yearago. The first reading fromIsaiah, one of the four Suf-fering Servant oracles writ-

ten at the time ofthe Babyloniancaptivity, speaksof a courageousand obedient mes-siah-figure whosays, “I have setmy face like flint”against the beat-ings and scourg-ing that lie ahead,“knowing that Ishall not be put toshame”. The second read-

ing from Philippi-ans reminds us of Jesus’total emptying out of his di-vinity in order that he mightidentify Himself with thelowest criminal being led tohis execution, “obedient tothe point of death, evendeath on a cross”. The Church is a master of

drama in the liturgies of thisweek. Through the use oflay readers for the Passionand the voices of the con-

gregation, we all becomepart of the action. Most feelembarrassed to cry “CrucifyHim” with the palmbranches still in their hands.It reminds us of our ownfickle response and our lackof courage in responding toHis love and truth. Yet weknow that it was the sins ofus all which brought Jesusto Calvary . The Passion nar-rative of Matthew empha-sizes the great humility ofJesus, the King. It’s the onlyGospel to tell us in detail ofwhat happened in Jerusalemat the hour Jesus gave upHis Spirit. –the sanctuaryveil torn in two, the earthquaking, rocks split, anddead saints rising from theirgraves and enteringJerusalem. It’s the fulfill-ment of all the propheciesof thousands of years be-fore. It also tells us morefully of the the betrayal byJudas, the denial of Peter,the hearings before Ca-iaphas and Pilate--the awfulscourging by the Roman sol-diers, the thorny crownjammed upon His weary

head, the whip cuttingslashes into His flesh, theblood running down hisshoulders and back, thecursing by the crowd, thenails tearing through Hishands, the thud of the crossinto the ground, , As Hehangs on the Cross, Hecries, “I thirst!”. How thatcry echoes down the cen-turies as a reminder of Hissearch for our love.The forces of darkness

were never more vicious intheir attempt to terminatethe Mission of Jesus on thisearth. That the religiousleaders of the day were

made instruments of evil isa tragic lesson to all reli-gions, even to the presentday. That these leadersscandalized their own peo-ple, making them agents offalsehood, is another warn-ing to those of unwary andcareless piety. How easilythe righteous can be lulledinto blind activity that cando harm! We wonder if anyof the many that Jesushealed in his journeys wereamong those crying outagainst Him. The Passionnarrative is the most power-ful story ever written aboutthe sacrifice of innocence toevil, and the blind consentof crowds to those in power. Holy Week is all about

Jesus suffering for our inad-equacies and for our veryreal sins. Holy Week is atime for us to realize whatwe’re really like, and to findthat the only remedy for ourpains and fears is love. Arewe ready to join our ownpains and fears to the Mas-ter’s, and to add as muchlove as we can possiblymuster to His limitless love?

AT THE PAPAL AUDIENCE

By Cindy WoodenCatholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Through thesacrament of matrimony,married couples are called tobe living icons of God's lovein the world, Pope Francissaid; and when they fight -and all couples do - theydon't have "to call the UnitedNations," but find simplewords and gestures to saythey are sorry. Concluding a series of

talks about the sacraments,Pope Francis used his generalaudience April 2 to focus onmarriage, and he asked theestimated 45,000 peoplegathered in St. Peter's Squareto pray for the world's fami-lies, especially for couplesexperiencing difficulty. The sacrament of mar-

riage, he said, "leads us tothe heart of God's plan,which is a plan of covenantwith his people and with allof us."

Pope Francis concludesseries of talks about the sacraments

"We were created for loveas a reflection of God and hislove," the pope said. "In theconjugal union, a man and awoman fulfill this vocationunder the sign of reciprocityand a full and definitive com-munion of life." Marriage is a response to a

specific vocation and "mustbe considered a consecra-tion," he said. "The man andwoman are consecrated forlove. Through the sacrament,

the spouses are given a realmission to make visible --even through simple and or-dinary gestures -- the lovewith which Christ loves hischurch." "The plan that God has for

marriage is really somethingstupendous," he said. Calling married couples

"an icon of God's love for us,"Pope Francis also said thefact that husbands and wivesare human means that some-times the image can appearslightly tarnished. "We all know how many

difficulties and trialsspouses face. What is impor-tant is to keep alive a bondwith God, who is the founda-tion of the matrimonialbond," he said. Marriages arestronger when husbands andwives pray for each otherand with each other.

But prayer doesn't meanthere always will be peaceand harmony, he said. Thedemands of work, financesand raising children can frus-trate couples and lead to ar-guments. "There are always fights in

a marriage, aren't there?" heasked the crowd. "Sometimesplates fly. You're laughing,but it's the truth. "The secret, though, is that

love is stronger than an argu-ment," the pope said. "Don'tend your day without mak-ing peace. It's not necessaryto call the United Nationsand have them come to yourhouse to broker the peace. Alittle gesture, a caress, cansuffice." "Marriage is beautiful and

we must always safeguardit," he said. Pope Francis repeated his

recommendation that cou-ples make frequent use ofthree "magic words": "May I?""Thank you" and "Sorry." Withthe three phrases, withprayer and by making up be-fore going to bed, "your mar-riage will continue," he said. At the end of the audience,

which took place on theninth anniversary of thedeath of Pope John Paul II,Pope Francis asked people toprepare for the late pope'scanonization April 27 withprayers and by "reviving thepatrimony of faith he left." "Imitating Christ, he was an

untiring preacher of theword of God, of truth and ofgoodness," the pope said."He turned even his sufferinginto something good." "May his intercession rein-

force our faith, hope andlove," Pope Francis prayed.

MonsignorPaul E.Whitmore

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSIONREADINGS

At the Procession of the Palms:Matthew 21:1-11

At Mass:Isaiah 50:4-7;

Philippians 2:6-11Matthew 26:14-27: 66

APRIL 13

‘Married couples called to be icons of God's love’

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April 9 – 11 a.m., Chrism Mass at St.Mary’s Cathedral

April 10 – 2 p.m., Ordination and In-stallation of the Most Reverend Ed-ward B. Scharfenberger as the tenthBishop of Albany at the Cathedral ofthe Immaculate Conception in Albany

April 11 – 12 p.m., Mass at St. Mary’sCathedral

April 13 – 8 a.m., Mass at St. Mary’sCathedral

April 14 – 7:15 p.m., Novena andMass at St. Mary’s Cathedral

April 15 – 10:50 a.m., Mass at St.Joseph’s Home in Ogdensburg.

7 p.m., Lenten Penance Service atSt. Mary’s Cathedral

Bishop’s Schedule

This week marks the anniversary of the deaths of the following

clergymen men who have served in the Diocese of Ogdensburg

April 10 – Rev. Maurice Morin, M.S.C.,1976April 11 – Rev. John P. Whalen, O.S.A.,1947April 13 – Rev. Emil Krancewicz,O.F.M.Conv., 1974April 14 –Msgr. Richard Pierce, 1935;Rev. Alfred Valiquette, O.S.A., 1949April 15 – Msgr. Peter O. LaRose, 1918;Rev. Alfred J. Chevalier, 1996

Rest in Peace

Fourth Sunday in Lent*“May we abstain from what we do

not really need, and help our brothersand sisters in distress....”

*Taken from Christian Prayer…. Fourth Week in Lent

•Consider ” fasting” from shoppingfor unneeded ‘stuff’, and spend timeclearing out closets of what you nolonger need and donating to localthrift shop.• “fasting” from recreational shop-

ping, to “feast” on “Sabbath” time• “fast” from unhealthy snacks, and

donate to a project you careabout,,i.e. Catholic Relief Services orlocal food panty, so others may ”feast” on God’s gifts that are meantto be shared.

Environmental Stewardship

The Diocese of Ogdensburg hasscheduled sessions for ProtectingGod's Children for Adults.Pre-registration online is required inorder to participate. Participantsmay preregister at www.virtus.orgby selecting the registration buttonand following the directions. All employees and volunteers whoparticipate in church sponsored ac-tivities with minor are required toparticipate in this training. Further information is availablefrom Atonement Sister Ellen Don-ahue, 315-393- 2920, ext. 1440.Upcoming programs:April 10 - 6 p.m., Holy Family School,MaloneApril 11 - 1p.m., Augustinian Acad-emy, Carthage

Protecting God’s Children

If you have a complaint of suspectedmisconduct involving diocesanclergy, religious, employees or volun-teers, contact Victims Assistance Co-ordinator, Terrianne Yanulavich, Adult& Youth Counseling Services ofNorthern New York, PO Box 2446,Plattsburgh, NY, 12901; e-mail: ayc-snn@yahoo.com; Phone: 518-569-0612; Fax: 518-425-0401 or Father James Seymour, the Epis-copal Vicar for Clergy at 315-393-2920 , ext. 1340

To Report Abuse

OGDENSBURG - A weekend re-union is being planned forWadhams Hall Alumni, theirspouses, and former mem-bers of the Wadhams Hallstaff.The event will be held

from Aug. 8 at 4 p.m.through Aug. 10 at 4 p.m. atWadhams Hall which servedas the seminary-college forthe Diocese of Ogdensburgfor 70 years until its closurein 2002.The event is being man-

aged through the WadhamsHall Alumni Group on Face-book; new members of thegroup are welcome.Registration and payment

must be received by July 21so that appropriate arrange-ments can be made withWadhams Hall. Further information and

copies of the registrationform, agenda and price listare available from RickTrombley at 802-868-4840,Michel Gilbert, 802-233-1638; or emailwadhams@wellspringlearn-ing.com.

Wadhamsreunionplanned

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AT A GLANCE

CATHOLICWORLDLe Moyne's new president is first laywoman to head Jesuit college SYRACUSE, N.Y. (CNS) -- Linda LeMura, newly named president of Le Moyne Col-lege in Syracuse, is the first laywoman to be appointed president of a Jesuit col-lege or university. The college, founded in 1946, is used to some firsts. It alsowas the first Jesuit school of higher education to open as a coeducational insti-tution. LeMura, who served as provost and vice president for academic affairsat Le Moyne since 2007, was unanimously elected by the school's board oftrustees April 3 to succeed Fred Pestello, who announced in March that hewould be leaving Le Moyne at the end of June to become president of St. LouisUniversity, which is also Jesuit. Pestello was Le Moyne's first lay leader. LeMurasaid in a statement that "it is truly humbling" to be selected as the school'spresident. "These are challenging times to be sure as the landscape of highereducation and our world is changing rapidly. However, what remains constantis the value of a Le Moyne education. I am honored by this selection and amproud to be a member of this community." Prior to her work at Le Moyne,LeMura had several titles in her 11 years at Bloomsburg University of Pennsyl-vania, including professor, graduate program director, chairperson and assistantchairperson in the departments of exercise science and biology and alliedhealth sciences.

Pope declares by decree three new saints for the Americas VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Without a canonization ceremony, Pope Francis declaredthree new saints for the Americas, pioneers of the Catholic Church in Brazil andin Canada. Pope Francis signed decrees April 3 recognizing: St. Jose de Anchieta,a Spanish-born Jesuit who traveled to Brazil in 1553 and became known as theApostle of Brazil; St. Marie de l'Incarnation, a French Ursuline who traveled toQuebec in 1639 and is known as the Mother of the Canadian Church; and St.Francois de Laval, who arrived in Quebec 20 years after St. Marie de l'Incarna-tion and became the first bishop of Quebec. In declaring the three saints, thepope used a procedure known as "equivalent canonizations," which required athorough study of the candidates' life and writings, fame of holiness and re-ports of favors granted through their intercession. Unlike a regular sainthoodprocess, though, it did not require the verification of a miracle through their in-tercession, nor further studies by historians and theologians working for theCongregation for Saints' Causes. The three were beatified together by PopeJohn Paul II in 1980. The Brazilian bishops, who thought the decrees would besigned April 2 and planned local celebrations for that evening, have said theywill celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving with Pope Francis April 24 in Rome'sChurch of St. Ignatius. The bishops of Quebec have said they will celebrate athanksgiving Mass May 18 in Quebec and hope to have a larger celebrationwith the pope in Rome in October.

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS)-- Pope Francistold a group of young peopleto be honest with themselvesand others and figure outwhat they hold dear: moneyand pride or the desire to dogood. He also told them he has

made plenty of mistakes inlife, being guilty of being toobossy and stubborn. "They say mankind is the

only animal that falls in thesame well twice," he said. While mistakes are the

"great teachers" in life, "Ithink there are some Ihaven't learned because I'mhardheaded," he said, rap-ping his knuckles on hiswooden desk and laughing."It's not easy learning, but Ilearned from many mistakes,and this has done me good." The pope spoke to young

students and reporters fromBelgium, who were accompa-nied by Bishop Lucas VanLooy of Ghent. They video-recorded the interview in thepapal study of the Vatican'sApostolic Palace March 31and aired it on Belgian TVApril 3. The young Belgians, in-

cluding the cameraman,asked their questions in Eng-lish, and the pope answeredin Italian. When asked why the pope

agreed to do the interviewwith them, the pope said be-cause he sensed they had afeeling of "apprehension" orunease about life and "I thinkit is my duty to serve youngpeople," to listen to and helpguide their anxiety, which is"like a seed that grows and intime bears fruit." The 25-year-old reporter

operating the camera askedthe pope whether he washappy and why, given thateveryone in the world is try-ing to find joy.

"Absolutely," he smiled,"absolutely, I am happy. Ihave a certain inner peace, agreat peace and happinessthat come with age, too."Even though he has alwaysencountered problems in hislife, he said, "this happinessdoes not disappear whenthere are problems." When one young woman

said: "I have my fears. Whatmakes you afraid?" The popelaughed and responded, "My-self." He said the reason Jesus

constantly says, "Be notafraid," is because "he knowsthat fear is something, that Iwould say is, quote, unquote,'normal.' "We are afraid of life, of

challenges, we are evenafraid before God, right?" Everyone is afraid, so the

real issue is to figure out thedifference between "goodfear and bad fear. Good fearis prudence," being carefuland "bad fear" is somethingthat "cancels you out, turnsyou into nothing," prevent-ing the person from doinganything, and that kind offear must be "thrown out." One young man asked

what mistakes the pope haslearned from. The popelaughed, saying, "I've mademistakes, I still make mis-takes." The example he high-

lighted was when he waselected superior of the Jesuitprovince of Argentina andUruguay at the age of 36. "Iwas very young," he said, "Iwas too authoritarian." But with time, he said, he

learned that it's important totruly listen to what otherpeople think and to dialoguewith them. It took a while to find a

happy medium betweenbeing too hard and too lax,"but I still make mistakes,you know?" he said. One woman told the pope

she does not believe in God,but "your acts and ideas in-

spire me." She asked whatkind of message he wouldgive to the whole world -- be-lievers and nonbelieversalike. The important thing, Pope

Francis said, is to "find a wayto speak with authenticity,"which involves seeing andspeaking to others as ourbrothers and sisters. Responding to the camera-

man's doubts about whetherthe human race is truly capa-ble of caring for the worldand each other, the popesaid, he, too, asks: Where ismankind and where is God inthe world today? "When man finds himself,

he seeks God. Perhaps hecan't find him, but he goesalong a path of honesty,searching for the truth, forthe path of goodness, thepath of beauty." "It's a long road. Some peo-

ple don't find him duringtheir lifetime" or they're notaware that they have foundhim, but "they are so real, sohonest about themselves, sogood and such lovers ofbeauty" that they are matureenough and capable of hav-ing "an encounter with God,which is always a grace" anda gift. When his guests said they

were ready to ask the lastquestion, the pope laughed,"Ah, the last! The last is al-ways terrible." They asked the pope to

pose a question for them. He said his question came

from the Gospel, when Jesussays to not store up treasureon earth, but in heaven, "Forwhere your treasure is, therealso will your heart be." The pope asked them:

What do you treasure andhold close to your hearts? Is it "power, money, pride

or goodness, beauty, the de-sire to do good?" It can bemany things, he said, and heasked them to find the an-swer "for yourselves, alone,at home."

Pope to young: Be honest,discover what you holddear to your heart

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LENTENLEARNING

Children from parishes across the diocese share in special Lenten experiences

YOUNG FAITH IN THE NORTH COUNTRY

PHOTO BY DEACON KEVIN MASTELLONBishop LaValley led a Lenten retreat for the four parishes in Watertown March 31through April 3. During the Mass held at St. Patrick’s Church, four of the boys donnedthe “Reserved for Priests” pew signs and presented themselves to the bishop. Hepromptly called for a picture and plunked his zucchetto on Josh Marra’s head. From leftare Hunter Covey, Philip Marra, Joshua Marra and Jack Marra. The first three served atthe Lenten Mass.

Members of the kindergarten class at St. Mary's School in Ticonderoga are shown infront of their Lenten display of the three crosses on Calvary which they each madewith watercolor paints on paper plates for the sky and black construction paper for thehill and crosses. Their teacher, Mrs. Wayman had read to them the story of The ThreeTrees, A Traditional Folk Tale and the children were captivated by the story, as it un-folded, about tells of Jesus' life journey from cradle to cross from the perspective ofthree forest trees.

Students in grades 5-8 of St. Alphonsus Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Tupper Lake offered a portrayal of Christ's Passion through lifesize shadows March 21 during their rendition of the Stations of the Cross. Families and members of the parish were very moved tosee scenes like a shadow of Simon helping Jesus carry the cross.The portrayers, shown above, are Ben Jones, Aaron Clark, Dante Gia-covelli, Patrick Clark, Monica Kennedy, and Kaitlyn Rabideau. At right, kindergartener Brenden Arsenault recited the Our Father dur-ing the K-4 presentation of the Stations of the Cross for the parish March 28.

The fifth and sixth grade students of Augustinian Academy in Carthage captured the spirit of each Station of the Cross using prayersfrom the Mission Children's Association Lenten Prayers on the website of the Pontifical Mission Society. The students made a collagefor each station. The experience enabled students to connect the sufferings of Jesus to the sufferings of the most vulnerable childrenliving and suffering in our world today. The Stations and prayers are on display in the school hall for students to pray throughoutLent. Pictured from left are Hanna Overholt, William Briggs and Jaden Thesier. (The website is www.onefamilyinmission.org).

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By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Concernedwith widely held negativeperceptions about peoplewho live in poverty, advo-cates attending the NationalPoverty Summit pledged toreframe how Americans seetheir poor neighbors and towork to build stronger rela-tionships across economicclasses. The advocates from sev-

eral national organizationssaid April 2 it was unrealisticto characterize the 46 millionpeople living in poverty asunwilling to work while pre-ferring to live in a cycle ofdependence on governmentprograms. They also pledged to col-

laborate more closely whendelivering social services andspeak with a unified voice toshape public policy when itcomes to state and federalsupport for programs thatlift people out of poverty. It's time, said Susan Drey-

fus, president and CEO of theAlliance for Children andFamilies, to view people inpoverty as neighbors and seethat in a prosperous society,poverty is unacceptable. "We have to talk about the

human capital assets of thiscountry," she said. "We haveto talk about health and edu-cation and what Americaneeds to be prosperous. Wehave to really make sure to

elevate the place and pres-ence of the very people weare talking about."

Advocates: it’s unrealistic tocharacterize the 46 million

people living in poverty as un-willing to work

The measure of success,she said, must be deter-mined by whether people areable to move out of poverty,live healthy and secure livesand move down the path toeducation and employment. Dreyfus urged the 120

summit attendees to movefrom "program thinking tosocial change thinking." The call was welcomed by

many in attendance includ-ing Father Larry Snyder, pres-ident of Catholic CharitiesUSA, which convened thesummit. In recent years, Catholic

Charities USA has led a na-tionwide effort to partnerwith other faith-based andsecular social service agen-cies to reduce poverty. Father Snyder told Catholic

News Service that socialchange must be incorporatedinto the work of diocesanCatholic Charities agencies.It's a concept that's rooted inthe Bible and Catholic socialteaching, he said. "To me it's that issue of

outputs versus outcomes.What are your real goals? Ourreal goal has to be change.

We're talking about changingpeople's lives, changing peo-ple's settings. That's whereit's not enough to measurehow many shelter beds arefilled. If that's your goal,we're not talking change,we're not talking really get-ting people out of poverty,"Father Snyder said. He acknowledged that so-

cial workers must under-stand that social change isnecessary if anti-povertyprograms are to be judgedsuccessful. During a panel discussion

of top social service agencyexecutives, Father Snyderstressed the importance ofinnovation in programming.While social service agenciescan take credit for helpinglift people out of povertysince President Lyndon John-son declared a "war onpoverty" in 1964, he saidnew ideas and concepts thatinvolve people strugglingwith hunger, homelessnessand unemployment everyday are necessary to reducethe country's poverty rate. He also said that because

social service agencies havespearheaded the decline inpoverty over the past 50years, they must be at thetable when policymakers aredetermining what avenues tofollow to address the coun-try's 15 percent poverty rate. The conference gave repre-

sentatives from several or-ganizations the opportunityto review successful pro-grams that have helped peo-ple in poverty to explain howthey have developed pro-grams that take a personalapproach with families, guid-ing them to stable employ-ment, affordable housingand quality health care.

CNS PHOTO/MARIA GRAZ IA PICCIARELLA, POOLBritain's Queen Elizabeth and Pope Francis exchange gifts during a meeting at the Vat-ican April 3. The Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, were making a one-day visit tomeet with the pope and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.

A ROYAL VISITORSocial service advocatesseek to reframe howAmericans view poverty

ATLANTA (CNS) -- Responding topublic and media criticismabout his new $2.2 millionresidence, Atlanta Arch-bishop Wilton D. Gregory is-sued a statement of apologyin his April 3 column in thearchdiocesan newspaper. "As the shepherd of this

local church, a responsibil-ity I hold more dear thanany other, certainly morethan any configuration ofbrick and mortar, I am dis-appointed that, while myadvisers and I were able tojustify this project fiscally,logistically and practically, Ipersonally failed to projectthe cost in terms of my ownintegrity and pastoral cred-ibility with the people ofGod of north and centralGeorgia," he wrote in The

Georgia Bulletin. The archbishop acknowl-

edged that he had received"heartfelt, genuine and can-didly rebuking letters,emails and telephone mes-sages" during the pastweeks about his residence."Their passionate indict-

ments of me as a bishop ofthe Catholic Church and asan example to them andtheir children are stingingand sincere. And I shouldhave seen them coming," hewrote. "To all of you," hesaid, "I apologize sincerelyand from my heart." The archdiocesan com-

munications office has re-ceived more than 100emails and messages,mostly positive, about thearchbishop's column.

Atlanta archbishopresponds to criticism

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The rite ofcanonization for BlessedsJohn XXIII and John Paul IIApril 27 will use the standardformula for the creation ofnew saints, but the Mass willbe preceded by the recitationof the Divine Mercy chaplet,and it is possible retiredPope Benedict XVI will at-tend, the Vatican spokesmansaid. "He is invited," said Jesuit

Father Federico Lombardi,the spokesman. "But there isstill a month to go. We'll haveto see if he wants to be pres-ent and feels up to it." Discussing preparations

for the canonizations withreporters March 31, FatherLombardi also said thepopes' tombs in St. Peter'sBasilica would not be dis-turbed, other than to changethe inscriptions from"blessed" to "saint." Pilgrimscan visit the tombs after theApril 27 Mass. Relics from the two popes

will be presented during theliturgy, the spokesman said.The relic of Blessed John Paul- a vial of his blood encasedin a reliquary featuring a sil-ver sculpture of olivebranches - will be the samethat was used for his beatifi-cation in 2011. A matching reliquary has

been made for a relic ofBlessed John, said Msgr.Guilo Dellavite, an official ofthe Diocese of Bergamo,where the pope was born.When Blessed John was be-

atified in 2000, no relic waspresented, the monsignorsaid, because no blood orbody parts had been pre-served for that purpose.However, when BlessedJohn's tomb was opened in2001 and the remainstreated before being rein-terred in St. Peter's Basilica,some bone fragments wereremoved. Floribeth Mora Diaz, a

Costa Rican whose recover-

ing from a brain aneurysmwas the miracle accepted forthe canonization of BlessedJohn Paul, and French SisterMarie Simon-Pierre, whosecure from Parkinson's dis-ease was accepted as themiracle that paved the wayfor his beatification, are bothexpected to attend the MassApril 27, Father Lombardisaid. Pope Francis waived therequirement for a miracle forthe canonization of BlessedJohn. The canonization Mass is

scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.the Sunday after Easter,which the church celebratesas Divine Mercy Sunday. Pil-grims are expected to beginfilling St. Peter's Square earlyin the morning, Father Lom-bardi said, and will have anopportunity to participate inthe recitation of the Divine

Mercy chaplet, a series ofprayers focusing on the giftsof God's mercy, especiallyshown through the passionof Christ. The Vatican, he said, is not

issuing tickets for the Mass,although large sections of St.Peter's Square will be re-served for official govern-ment delegations, forbishops and priests, and formembers of the Vaticandiplomatic corps. Other than that, space in

the square will be allotted ona first-come, first-servedbasis. Because the Vatican isnot handling ticket requests,it cannot predict how manypeople will attend the cere-mony, he said. "We hope many people will

come and we are makingpreparations to welcomethem," Father Lombardi said.

"We invite people to come toRome with trust and serenitywithout excessive fear." "If people filled St. Peter's

Square and (the main boule-vard) back to the Tiber River,we calculate there would bebetween 200,000 and250,000 people," he said.Forecasts, including by cityof Rome officials, that men-tion millions of pilgrims try-ing to attend the eventappear exaggerated, FatherLombardi said. "Come to Rome. Don't be

afraid," he said. Cardinal Agostino Vallini,

papal vicar for Rome, told re-porters that the diocese wasfocusing on a spiritual prepa-ration for the canonization of"two pontiffs, two bishops ofRome, who lived and experi-enced their faith, becomingmessengers of the Gospel,

but also of great humanity." The cardinal will lead an

evening for young peopleApril 22 along with the pos-tulators - official promoters -of the sainthood causes ofthe two popes. The night before the can-

onization, 11 churches nearthe Vatican will be open allnight for prayer, meditationand confessions. The pro-gram will be offered in Eng-lish and Italian at the Basilicaof St. Mark the Evangelist atthe Campidoglio and in Ital-ian and Spanish at the JesuitChurch of the Gesu. The diocese also has

launched a special website --www.2papisanti.org -- andseveral social media initia-tives with the help of com-munications students at aRome university. The Face-book fan page is "2pope-saints," the Twitter account is"@2popesaints," the Insta-gram account is "#2pope-saints" and the YouTubechannel search term is also"2popesaints." The Diocese of Bergamo,

where Pope John was bornand ordained a priest, hasput much of the focus of itscelebration on acts of charity,Msgr. Dellavite said. The dio-cese is contributing theequivalent of $1.1 million forthe construction and threeyears of operating costs of aSt. John XXIII School in Haiti;it is building a church andpastoral center in Shengjin,Albania, at a cost of about$830,000; and it is remodel-ing a former military bar-racks in Bergamo to serve asa shelter and assistance cen-ter for the poor. In addition, he said, the

900 priests of the diocese arebeing asked to donate onemonth's salary and take up acollection in their parishes tostrengthen the diocese's"family and home" fund,which helps families in diffi-culty with rent, mortgagepayments and utilities. Thediocese also is selling someof its property to increasethe fund's principal.

Preparing for canonizationsPrayer, charity surround John XXIII, John Paul II being declared saints

CNS PHOTO/CATHOLIC PRESS PHOTOBlessed John XXIII, who will be made a saint April 27, is re-membered by many for his warmth, simplicity, social con-science and sense of humor. Pope Francis, who will canonize"the Good Pope," recalled his predecessor as being holy, pa-tient and a man of courage, especially by calling the SecondVatican Council. Blessed John is pictured in his undated offi-cial portrait.

CNS PHOTO/ARTURO MARI, L'OSSERVATORE ROMANOPope John Paul II waves to well-wishers in St. Peter's Square at theVatican in 1978, the year his was elected the 263rd successor to St.Peter. Blessed John Paul, known as a globetrotter who made 104trips outside Italy, served as pope from 1978 to 2005 and was beat-ified by Pope Benedict XVI May 1, 2011. He will be canonized April27 with Blessed John XXIII.

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Father Christopher Carrara, Lowville, and Father Shane Lynch, Old Forge , are shown inOntario County during a presentation they made to a new group of Sheriff Office Chap-lains, office administration and other individuals interested in establishing policechaplaincy programs. Fathers Carrara and Lynch recently co-authored the New YorkState Sheriffs’ Association’s “Guide to Establishing / Enhancing a Sheriff’s Office Chap-laincy Program.” While county jails typically allow individual ministers to minister toinmates, the new guide encourages and helps sheriffs to provide chaplain services toemployees and their families. Shown, from left, are the Rev. Mark Ammerman, chaplainOntario County Sheriff’s Office; Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero, Father Lynch, Fa-ther Carrara, Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts and Lewis County Sheriff MichaelCarpinelli. Father Carrara serves as chaplain to the Lewis and Jefferson County SO andthe FBI and Father Lynch to Jefferson County SO, Watertown PD and the FBI. Both arealso involved in the Fire Service as part of their ministry.

POLICE CHAPLAINS

SNOW FUN

Father Sony Pulickal, pastor of St. Ann’s Parish in Wells and St. James in Lake Pleasant,hosted an Altar Server Appreciation Party at Oak Mountain in mid March. The youngpeople enjoyed an afternoon of tubing followed by a pizza party.

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The rite ofcanonization for BlessedsJohn XXIII and John Paul IIApril 27 will use the standardformula for the creation ofnew saints, but the Mass willbe preceded by the recitationof the Divine Mercy chaplet,and it is possible retiredPope Benedict XVI will at-tend, the Vatican spokesmansaid. "He is invited," said Jesuit

Father Federico Lombardi,the spokesman. "But there isstill a month to go. We'll haveto see if he wants to be pres-ent and feels up to it." Discussing preparations

for the canonizations withreporters March 31, FatherLombardi also said thepopes' tombs in St. Peter'sBasilica would not be dis-turbed, other than to changethe inscriptions from"blessed" to "saint." Pilgrimscan visit the tombs after theApril 27 Mass. Relics from the two popes

will be presented during theliturgy, the spokesman said.The relic of Blessed John Paul- a vial of his blood encasedin a reliquary featuring a sil-ver sculpture of olivebranches - will be the samethat was used for his beatifi-cation in 2011. A matching reliquary has

been made for a relic ofBlessed John, said Msgr.Guilo Dellavite, an official ofthe Diocese of Bergamo,where the pope was born.When Blessed John was be-

atified in 2000, no relic waspresented, the monsignorsaid, because no blood orbody parts had been pre-served for that purpose.However, when BlessedJohn's tomb was opened in2001 and the remainstreated before being rein-terred in St. Peter's Basilica,some bone fragments wereremoved. Floribeth Mora Diaz, a

Costa Rican whose recover-

ing from a brain aneurysmwas the miracle accepted forthe canonization of BlessedJohn Paul, and French SisterMarie Simon-Pierre, whosecure from Parkinson's dis-ease was accepted as themiracle that paved the wayfor his beatification, are bothexpected to attend the MassApril 27, Father Lombardisaid. Pope Francis waived therequirement for a miracle forthe canonization of BlessedJohn. The canonization Mass is

scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.the Sunday after Easter,which the church celebratesas Divine Mercy Sunday. Pil-grims are expected to beginfilling St. Peter's Square earlyin the morning, Father Lom-bardi said, and will have anopportunity to participate inthe recitation of the Divine

Mercy chaplet, a series ofprayers focusing on the giftsof God's mercy, especiallyshown through the passionof Christ. The Vatican, he said, is not

issuing tickets for the Mass,although large sections of St.Peter's Square will be re-served for official govern-ment delegations, forbishops and priests, and formembers of the Vaticandiplomatic corps. Other than that, space in

the square will be allotted ona first-come, first-servedbasis. Because the Vatican isnot handling ticket requests,it cannot predict how manypeople will attend the cere-mony, he said. "We hope many people will

come and we are makingpreparations to welcomethem," Father Lombardi said.

"We invite people to come toRome with trust and serenitywithout excessive fear." "If people filled St. Peter's

Square and (the main boule-vard) back to the Tiber River,we calculate there would bebetween 200,000 and250,000 people," he said.Forecasts, including by cityof Rome officials, that men-tion millions of pilgrims try-ing to attend the eventappear exaggerated, FatherLombardi said. "Come to Rome. Don't be

afraid," he said. Cardinal Agostino Vallini,

papal vicar for Rome, told re-porters that the diocese wasfocusing on a spiritual prepa-ration for the canonization of"two pontiffs, two bishops ofRome, who lived and experi-enced their faith, becomingmessengers of the Gospel,

but also of great humanity." The cardinal will lead an

evening for young peopleApril 22 along with the pos-tulators - official promoters -of the sainthood causes ofthe two popes. The night before the can-

onization, 11 churches nearthe Vatican will be open allnight for prayer, meditationand confessions. The pro-gram will be offered in Eng-lish and Italian at the Basilicaof St. Mark the Evangelist atthe Campidoglio and in Ital-ian and Spanish at the JesuitChurch of the Gesu. The diocese also has

launched a special website --www.2papisanti.org -- andseveral social media initia-tives with the help of com-munications students at aRome university. The Face-book fan page is "2pope-saints," the Twitter account is"@2popesaints," the Insta-gram account is "#2pope-saints" and the YouTubechannel search term is also"2popesaints." The Diocese of Bergamo,

where Pope John was bornand ordained a priest, hasput much of the focus of itscelebration on acts of charity,Msgr. Dellavite said. The dio-cese is contributing theequivalent of $1.1 million forthe construction and threeyears of operating costs of aSt. John XXIII School in Haiti;it is building a church andpastoral center in Shengjin,Albania, at a cost of about$830,000; and it is remodel-ing a former military bar-racks in Bergamo to serve asa shelter and assistance cen-ter for the poor. In addition, he said, the

900 priests of the diocese arebeing asked to donate onemonth's salary and take up acollection in their parishes tostrengthen the diocese's"family and home" fund,which helps families in diffi-culty with rent, mortgagepayments and utilities. Thediocese also is selling someof its property to increasethe fund's principal.

Preparing for canonizationsPrayer, charity surround John XXIII, John Paul II being declared saints

CNS PHOTO/CATHOLIC PRESS PHOTOBlessed John XXIII, who will be made a saint April 27, is re-membered by many for his warmth, simplicity, social con-science and sense of humor. Pope Francis, who will canonize"the Good Pope," recalled his predecessor as being holy, pa-tient and a man of courage, especially by calling the SecondVatican Council. Blessed John is pictured in his undated offi-cial portrait.

CNS PHOTO/ARTURO MARI, L'OSSERVATORE ROMANOPope John Paul II waves to well-wishers in St. Peter's Square at theVatican in 1978, the year his was elected the 263rd successor to St.Peter. Blessed John Paul, known as a globetrotter who made 104trips outside Italy, served as pope from 1978 to 2005 and was beat-ified by Pope Benedict XVI May 1, 2011. He will be canonized April27 with Blessed John XXIII.

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Father Christopher Carrara, Lowville, and Father Shane Lynch, Old Forge , are shown inOntario County during a presentation they made to a new group of Sheriff Office Chap-lains, office administration and other individuals interested in establishing policechaplaincy programs. Fathers Carrara and Lynch recently co-authored the New YorkState Sheriffs’ Association’s “Guide to Establishing / Enhancing a Sheriff’s Office Chap-laincy Program.” While county jails typically allow individual ministers to minister toinmates, the new guide encourages and helps sheriffs to provide chaplain services toemployees and their families. Shown, from left, are the Rev. Mark Ammerman, chaplainOntario County Sheriff’s Office; Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero, Father Lynch, Fa-ther Carrara, Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts and Lewis County Sheriff MichaelCarpinelli. Father Carrara serves as chaplain to the Lewis and Jefferson County SO andthe FBI and Father Lynch to Jefferson County SO, Watertown PD and the FBI. Both arealso involved in the Fire Service as part of their ministry.

POLICE CHAPLAINS

SNOW FUN

Father Sony Pulickal, pastor of St. Ann’s Parish in Wells and St. James in Lake Pleasant,hosted an Altar Server Appreciation Party at Oak Mountain in mid March. The youngpeople enjoyed an afternoon of tubing followed by a pizza party.

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LENTENLEARNING

Children from parishes across the diocese share in special Lenten experiences

YOUNG FAITH IN THE NORTH COUNTRY

PHOTO BY DEACON KEVIN MASTELLONBishop LaValley led a Lenten retreat for the four parishes in Watertown March 31through April 3. During the Mass held at St. Patrick’s Church, four of the boys donnedthe “Reserved for Priests” pew signs and presented themselves to the bishop. Hepromptly called for a picture and plunked his zucchetto on Josh Marra’s head. From leftare Hunter Covey, Philip Marra, Joshua Marra and Jack Marra. The first three served atthe Lenten Mass.

Members of the kindergarten class at St. Mary's School in Ticonderoga are shown infront of their Lenten display of the three crosses on Calvary which they each madewith watercolor paints on paper plates for the sky and black construction paper for thehill and crosses. Their teacher, Mrs. Wayman had read to them the story of The ThreeTrees, A Traditional Folk Tale and the children were captivated by the story, as it un-folded, about tells of Jesus' life journey from cradle to cross from the perspective ofthree forest trees.

Students in grades 5-8 of St. Alphonsus Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Tupper Lake offered a portrayal of Christ's Passion through lifesize shadows March 21 during their rendition of the Stations of the Cross. Families and members of the parish were very moved tosee scenes like a shadow of Simon helping Jesus carry the cross.The portrayers, shown above, are Ben Jones, Aaron Clark, Dante Gia-covelli, Patrick Clark, Monica Kennedy, and Kaitlyn Rabideau. At right, kindergartener Brenden Arsenault recited the Our Father dur-ing the K-4 presentation of the Stations of the Cross for the parish March 28.

The fifth and sixth grade students of Augustinian Academy in Carthage captured the spirit of each Station of the Cross using prayersfrom the Mission Children's Association Lenten Prayers on the website of the Pontifical Mission Society. The students made a collagefor each station. The experience enabled students to connect the sufferings of Jesus to the sufferings of the most vulnerable childrenliving and suffering in our world today. The Stations and prayers are on display in the school hall for students to pray throughoutLent. Pictured from left are Hanna Overholt, William Briggs and Jaden Thesier. (The website is www.onefamilyinmission.org).

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By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Concernedwith widely held negativeperceptions about peoplewho live in poverty, advo-cates attending the NationalPoverty Summit pledged toreframe how Americans seetheir poor neighbors and towork to build stronger rela-tionships across economicclasses. The advocates from sev-

eral national organizationssaid April 2 it was unrealisticto characterize the 46 millionpeople living in poverty asunwilling to work while pre-ferring to live in a cycle ofdependence on governmentprograms. They also pledged to col-

laborate more closely whendelivering social services andspeak with a unified voice toshape public policy when itcomes to state and federalsupport for programs thatlift people out of poverty. It's time, said Susan Drey-

fus, president and CEO of theAlliance for Children andFamilies, to view people inpoverty as neighbors and seethat in a prosperous society,poverty is unacceptable. "We have to talk about the

human capital assets of thiscountry," she said. "We haveto talk about health and edu-cation and what Americaneeds to be prosperous. Wehave to really make sure to

elevate the place and pres-ence of the very people weare talking about."

Advocates: it’s unrealistic tocharacterize the 46 million

people living in poverty as un-willing to work

The measure of success,she said, must be deter-mined by whether people areable to move out of poverty,live healthy and secure livesand move down the path toeducation and employment. Dreyfus urged the 120

summit attendees to movefrom "program thinking tosocial change thinking." The call was welcomed by

many in attendance includ-ing Father Larry Snyder, pres-ident of Catholic CharitiesUSA, which convened thesummit. In recent years, Catholic

Charities USA has led a na-tionwide effort to partnerwith other faith-based andsecular social service agen-cies to reduce poverty. Father Snyder told Catholic

News Service that socialchange must be incorporatedinto the work of diocesanCatholic Charities agencies.It's a concept that's rooted inthe Bible and Catholic socialteaching, he said. "To me it's that issue of

outputs versus outcomes.What are your real goals? Ourreal goal has to be change.

We're talking about changingpeople's lives, changing peo-ple's settings. That's whereit's not enough to measurehow many shelter beds arefilled. If that's your goal,we're not talking change,we're not talking really get-ting people out of poverty,"Father Snyder said. He acknowledged that so-

cial workers must under-stand that social change isnecessary if anti-povertyprograms are to be judgedsuccessful. During a panel discussion

of top social service agencyexecutives, Father Snyderstressed the importance ofinnovation in programming.While social service agenciescan take credit for helpinglift people out of povertysince President Lyndon John-son declared a "war onpoverty" in 1964, he saidnew ideas and concepts thatinvolve people strugglingwith hunger, homelessnessand unemployment everyday are necessary to reducethe country's poverty rate. He also said that because

social service agencies havespearheaded the decline inpoverty over the past 50years, they must be at thetable when policymakers aredetermining what avenues tofollow to address the coun-try's 15 percent poverty rate. The conference gave repre-

sentatives from several or-ganizations the opportunityto review successful pro-grams that have helped peo-ple in poverty to explain howthey have developed pro-grams that take a personalapproach with families, guid-ing them to stable employ-ment, affordable housingand quality health care.

CNS PHOTO/MARIA GRAZ IA PICCIARELLA, POOLBritain's Queen Elizabeth and Pope Francis exchange gifts during a meeting at the Vat-ican April 3. The Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, were making a one-day visit tomeet with the pope and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.

A ROYAL VISITORSocial service advocatesseek to reframe howAmericans view poverty

ATLANTA (CNS) -- Responding topublic and media criticismabout his new $2.2 millionresidence, Atlanta Arch-bishop Wilton D. Gregory is-sued a statement of apologyin his April 3 column in thearchdiocesan newspaper. "As the shepherd of this

local church, a responsibil-ity I hold more dear thanany other, certainly morethan any configuration ofbrick and mortar, I am dis-appointed that, while myadvisers and I were able tojustify this project fiscally,logistically and practically, Ipersonally failed to projectthe cost in terms of my ownintegrity and pastoral cred-ibility with the people ofGod of north and centralGeorgia," he wrote in The

Georgia Bulletin. The archbishop acknowl-

edged that he had received"heartfelt, genuine and can-didly rebuking letters,emails and telephone mes-sages" during the pastweeks about his residence."Their passionate indict-

ments of me as a bishop ofthe Catholic Church and asan example to them andtheir children are stingingand sincere. And I shouldhave seen them coming," hewrote. "To all of you," hesaid, "I apologize sincerelyand from my heart." The archdiocesan com-

munications office has re-ceived more than 100emails and messages,mostly positive, about thearchbishop's column.

Atlanta archbishopresponds to criticism

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April 9 – 11 a.m., Chrism Mass at St.Mary’s Cathedral

April 10 – 2 p.m., Ordination and In-stallation of the Most Reverend Ed-ward B. Scharfenberger as the tenthBishop of Albany at the Cathedral ofthe Immaculate Conception in Albany

April 11 – 12 p.m., Mass at St. Mary’sCathedral

April 13 – 8 a.m., Mass at St. Mary’sCathedral

April 14 – 7:15 p.m., Novena andMass at St. Mary’s Cathedral

April 15 – 10:50 a.m., Mass at St.Joseph’s Home in Ogdensburg.

7 p.m., Lenten Penance Service atSt. Mary’s Cathedral

Bishop’s Schedule

This week marks the anniversary of the deaths of the following

clergymen men who have served in the Diocese of Ogdensburg

April 10 – Rev. Maurice Morin, M.S.C.,1976April 11 – Rev. John P. Whalen, O.S.A.,1947April 13 – Rev. Emil Krancewicz,O.F.M.Conv., 1974April 14 –Msgr. Richard Pierce, 1935;Rev. Alfred Valiquette, O.S.A., 1949April 15 – Msgr. Peter O. LaRose, 1918;Rev. Alfred J. Chevalier, 1996

Rest in Peace

Fourth Sunday in Lent*“May we abstain from what we do

not really need, and help our brothersand sisters in distress....”

*Taken from Christian Prayer…. Fourth Week in Lent

•Consider ” fasting” from shoppingfor unneeded ‘stuff’, and spend timeclearing out closets of what you nolonger need and donating to localthrift shop.• “fasting” from recreational shop-

ping, to “feast” on “Sabbath” time• “fast” from unhealthy snacks, and

donate to a project you careabout,,i.e. Catholic Relief Services orlocal food panty, so others may ”feast” on God’s gifts that are meantto be shared.

Environmental Stewardship

The Diocese of Ogdensburg hasscheduled sessions for ProtectingGod's Children for Adults.Pre-registration online is required inorder to participate. Participantsmay preregister at www.virtus.orgby selecting the registration buttonand following the directions. All employees and volunteers whoparticipate in church sponsored ac-tivities with minor are required toparticipate in this training. Further information is availablefrom Atonement Sister Ellen Don-ahue, 315-393- 2920, ext. 1440.Upcoming programs:April 10 - 6 p.m., Holy Family School,MaloneApril 11 - 1p.m., Augustinian Acad-emy, Carthage

Protecting God’s Children

If you have a complaint of suspectedmisconduct involving diocesanclergy, religious, employees or volun-teers, contact Victims Assistance Co-ordinator, Terrianne Yanulavich, Adult& Youth Counseling Services ofNorthern New York, PO Box 2446,Plattsburgh, NY, 12901; e-mail: ayc-snn@yahoo.com; Phone: 518-569-0612; Fax: 518-425-0401 or Father James Seymour, the Epis-copal Vicar for Clergy at 315-393-2920 , ext. 1340

To Report Abuse

OGDENSBURG - A weekend re-union is being planned forWadhams Hall Alumni, theirspouses, and former mem-bers of the Wadhams Hallstaff.The event will be held

from Aug. 8 at 4 p.m.through Aug. 10 at 4 p.m. atWadhams Hall which servedas the seminary-college forthe Diocese of Ogdensburgfor 70 years until its closurein 2002.The event is being man-

aged through the WadhamsHall Alumni Group on Face-book; new members of thegroup are welcome.Registration and payment

must be received by July 21so that appropriate arrange-ments can be made withWadhams Hall. Further information and

copies of the registrationform, agenda and price listare available from RickTrombley at 802-868-4840,Michel Gilbert, 802-233-1638; or emailwadhams@wellspringlearn-ing.com.

Wadhamsreunionplanned

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AT A GLANCE

CATHOLICWORLDLe Moyne's new president is first laywoman to head Jesuit college SYRACUSE, N.Y. (CNS) -- Linda LeMura, newly named president of Le Moyne Col-lege in Syracuse, is the first laywoman to be appointed president of a Jesuit col-lege or university. The college, founded in 1946, is used to some firsts. It alsowas the first Jesuit school of higher education to open as a coeducational insti-tution. LeMura, who served as provost and vice president for academic affairsat Le Moyne since 2007, was unanimously elected by the school's board oftrustees April 3 to succeed Fred Pestello, who announced in March that hewould be leaving Le Moyne at the end of June to become president of St. LouisUniversity, which is also Jesuit. Pestello was Le Moyne's first lay leader. LeMurasaid in a statement that "it is truly humbling" to be selected as the school'spresident. "These are challenging times to be sure as the landscape of highereducation and our world is changing rapidly. However, what remains constantis the value of a Le Moyne education. I am honored by this selection and amproud to be a member of this community." Prior to her work at Le Moyne,LeMura had several titles in her 11 years at Bloomsburg University of Pennsyl-vania, including professor, graduate program director, chairperson and assistantchairperson in the departments of exercise science and biology and alliedhealth sciences.

Pope declares by decree three new saints for the Americas VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Without a canonization ceremony, Pope Francis declaredthree new saints for the Americas, pioneers of the Catholic Church in Brazil andin Canada. Pope Francis signed decrees April 3 recognizing: St. Jose de Anchieta,a Spanish-born Jesuit who traveled to Brazil in 1553 and became known as theApostle of Brazil; St. Marie de l'Incarnation, a French Ursuline who traveled toQuebec in 1639 and is known as the Mother of the Canadian Church; and St.Francois de Laval, who arrived in Quebec 20 years after St. Marie de l'Incarna-tion and became the first bishop of Quebec. In declaring the three saints, thepope used a procedure known as "equivalent canonizations," which required athorough study of the candidates' life and writings, fame of holiness and re-ports of favors granted through their intercession. Unlike a regular sainthoodprocess, though, it did not require the verification of a miracle through their in-tercession, nor further studies by historians and theologians working for theCongregation for Saints' Causes. The three were beatified together by PopeJohn Paul II in 1980. The Brazilian bishops, who thought the decrees would besigned April 2 and planned local celebrations for that evening, have said theywill celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving with Pope Francis April 24 in Rome'sChurch of St. Ignatius. The bishops of Quebec have said they will celebrate athanksgiving Mass May 18 in Quebec and hope to have a larger celebrationwith the pope in Rome in October.

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS)-- Pope Francistold a group of young peopleto be honest with themselvesand others and figure outwhat they hold dear: moneyand pride or the desire to dogood. He also told them he has

made plenty of mistakes inlife, being guilty of being toobossy and stubborn. "They say mankind is the

only animal that falls in thesame well twice," he said. While mistakes are the

"great teachers" in life, "Ithink there are some Ihaven't learned because I'mhardheaded," he said, rap-ping his knuckles on hiswooden desk and laughing."It's not easy learning, but Ilearned from many mistakes,and this has done me good." The pope spoke to young

students and reporters fromBelgium, who were accompa-nied by Bishop Lucas VanLooy of Ghent. They video-recorded the interview in thepapal study of the Vatican'sApostolic Palace March 31and aired it on Belgian TVApril 3. The young Belgians, in-

cluding the cameraman,asked their questions in Eng-lish, and the pope answeredin Italian. When asked why the pope

agreed to do the interviewwith them, the pope said be-cause he sensed they had afeeling of "apprehension" orunease about life and "I thinkit is my duty to serve youngpeople," to listen to and helpguide their anxiety, which is"like a seed that grows and intime bears fruit." The 25-year-old reporter

operating the camera askedthe pope whether he washappy and why, given thateveryone in the world is try-ing to find joy.

"Absolutely," he smiled,"absolutely, I am happy. Ihave a certain inner peace, agreat peace and happinessthat come with age, too."Even though he has alwaysencountered problems in hislife, he said, "this happinessdoes not disappear whenthere are problems." When one young woman

said: "I have my fears. Whatmakes you afraid?" The popelaughed and responded, "My-self." He said the reason Jesus

constantly says, "Be notafraid," is because "he knowsthat fear is something, that Iwould say is, quote, unquote,'normal.' "We are afraid of life, of

challenges, we are evenafraid before God, right?" Everyone is afraid, so the

real issue is to figure out thedifference between "goodfear and bad fear. Good fearis prudence," being carefuland "bad fear" is somethingthat "cancels you out, turnsyou into nothing," prevent-ing the person from doinganything, and that kind offear must be "thrown out." One young man asked

what mistakes the pope haslearned from. The popelaughed, saying, "I've mademistakes, I still make mis-takes." The example he high-

lighted was when he waselected superior of the Jesuitprovince of Argentina andUruguay at the age of 36. "Iwas very young," he said, "Iwas too authoritarian." But with time, he said, he

learned that it's important totruly listen to what otherpeople think and to dialoguewith them. It took a while to find a

happy medium betweenbeing too hard and too lax,"but I still make mistakes,you know?" he said. One woman told the pope

she does not believe in God,but "your acts and ideas in-

spire me." She asked whatkind of message he wouldgive to the whole world -- be-lievers and nonbelieversalike. The important thing, Pope

Francis said, is to "find a wayto speak with authenticity,"which involves seeing andspeaking to others as ourbrothers and sisters. Responding to the camera-

man's doubts about whetherthe human race is truly capa-ble of caring for the worldand each other, the popesaid, he, too, asks: Where ismankind and where is God inthe world today? "When man finds himself,

he seeks God. Perhaps hecan't find him, but he goesalong a path of honesty,searching for the truth, forthe path of goodness, thepath of beauty." "It's a long road. Some peo-

ple don't find him duringtheir lifetime" or they're notaware that they have foundhim, but "they are so real, sohonest about themselves, sogood and such lovers ofbeauty" that they are matureenough and capable of hav-ing "an encounter with God,which is always a grace" anda gift. When his guests said they

were ready to ask the lastquestion, the pope laughed,"Ah, the last! The last is al-ways terrible." They asked the pope to

pose a question for them. He said his question came

from the Gospel, when Jesussays to not store up treasureon earth, but in heaven, "Forwhere your treasure is, therealso will your heart be." The pope asked them:

What do you treasure andhold close to your hearts? Is it "power, money, pride

or goodness, beauty, the de-sire to do good?" It can bemany things, he said, and heasked them to find the an-swer "for yourselves, alone,at home."

Pope to young: Be honest,discover what you holddear to your heart

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FACES OF FAITH

SCENES FROM ACROSS THE DIOCESE

Fifth graders at St. Mary’s School in Canton display some of their inventions. From leftare Grace Sawyko with a girth puller; Charlie Grandaw, armor for construction workers;Parker Hunt, slippers that clean the floor; and Brody VanBuren, a wheelchair to help theelderly.

In honor of National Catholic Sisters Week, the first graders of Holy Family School in Malone wrote thank you cards and sang a songto Grey Nun Sister Rita Frances Brady. They expressed their love and gratitude for Sister Rita's vocation. In back are Chloe Labelle,Kyrsten Mallette and Porter Wood; middle, Sister Rita Frances, Liam Davis, Grace McClain, Sadida Robert, Maisie Smallman, EvanGratton and Jacob Debyah; and kneeling,Tayllore Poirier, Emily Warner, David Carr and Elizabeth Weeks.

Some of St. Marguerite D’Youville Academy’s Junior Kindergarten students in Jennifer Smith’s room, participated ina Humpty Dumpty Science Experiment. First they chose items that would catch their hard boiled egg. Next, theychecked how soft it was. Then they dropped their egg on their chosen item. If the egg cracked it received a sad face.If it landed without a crack, it received a smiley face. Pictured above are Nolan Hooper, Riley Durham, Brinlee Geary,Jaycie-Rae Ashley and Shea Kiah.

State Senator Patty Ritchie met with Father Douglas Lucia, St. Joseph Sister Ellen RoseCoughlin and Bishop Terry LaValley March 19 in Albany to discuss the priorities of theCatholic Church. In addition, Bishop LaValley delivered the invocation at the start ofthe day’s Senate session.

Mercy Care for the Adirondacks commissioned new Friendship Volunteers Ginny Cuttaia and Judy Court-ney Feb. 25. The training and commissioning ceremony were held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Tup-per Lake. They join with more than 100 Friendship Volunteers who have assisted elders in the Tri-Lakessince 2008. From left are Mercy Sister Catherine Cummings, who directs Mercy Care’s Friendship Volun-teer and Parish Nurse Programs, Ginny Cuttaia, Judy Courtney and Donna Beal, executive director ofMercy Care for the Adirondacks.

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SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS

The holiest week of the year beginsThe waving of palm

branches and the cries of“Hosanna to the King!” usherin the holiest week of theyear. The full drama be-

gins with the crowd’sfickle acclaim of Jesusas King for a day. Itis a foreshadowing ofthe blasphemousmockery the soldierswill hurl at our thorn-crowned Saviour afew days later. Andyet, for a few hourswe can raise ourvoices joyfully withthe crowd, linking thehonor given him, espe-cially by the children,with His ultimate victory be-yond the grave. We wonderand rejoice as the veil israised to permit a glimpseof Jesus, the Messiah-Kingand liberator. But then, asthe Palm Sunday Mass pro-ceeds, the horrors of thePassion are proclaimed ,and we must with reluc-tance raise our voices withthe crowd clamoring “Cru-cify Him!”.

Today’s events were allforetold thousands of yearago. The first reading fromIsaiah, one of the four Suf-fering Servant oracles writ-

ten at the time ofthe Babyloniancaptivity, speaksof a courageousand obedient mes-siah-figure whosays, “I have setmy face like flint”against the beat-ings and scourg-ing that lie ahead,“knowing that Ishall not be put toshame”. The second read-

ing from Philippi-ans reminds us of Jesus’total emptying out of his di-vinity in order that he mightidentify Himself with thelowest criminal being led tohis execution, “obedient tothe point of death, evendeath on a cross”. The Church is a master of

drama in the liturgies of thisweek. Through the use oflay readers for the Passionand the voices of the con-

gregation, we all becomepart of the action. Most feelembarrassed to cry “CrucifyHim” with the palmbranches still in their hands.It reminds us of our ownfickle response and our lackof courage in responding toHis love and truth. Yet weknow that it was the sins ofus all which brought Jesusto Calvary . The Passion nar-rative of Matthew empha-sizes the great humility ofJesus, the King. It’s the onlyGospel to tell us in detail ofwhat happened in Jerusalemat the hour Jesus gave upHis Spirit. –the sanctuaryveil torn in two, the earthquaking, rocks split, anddead saints rising from theirgraves and enteringJerusalem. It’s the fulfill-ment of all the propheciesof thousands of years be-fore. It also tells us morefully of the the betrayal byJudas, the denial of Peter,the hearings before Ca-iaphas and Pilate--the awfulscourging by the Roman sol-diers, the thorny crownjammed upon His weary

head, the whip cuttingslashes into His flesh, theblood running down hisshoulders and back, thecursing by the crowd, thenails tearing through Hishands, the thud of the crossinto the ground, , As Hehangs on the Cross, Hecries, “I thirst!”. How thatcry echoes down the cen-turies as a reminder of Hissearch for our love.The forces of darkness

were never more vicious intheir attempt to terminatethe Mission of Jesus on thisearth. That the religiousleaders of the day were

made instruments of evil isa tragic lesson to all reli-gions, even to the presentday. That these leadersscandalized their own peo-ple, making them agents offalsehood, is another warn-ing to those of unwary andcareless piety. How easilythe righteous can be lulledinto blind activity that cando harm! We wonder if anyof the many that Jesushealed in his journeys wereamong those crying outagainst Him. The Passionnarrative is the most power-ful story ever written aboutthe sacrifice of innocence toevil, and the blind consentof crowds to those in power. Holy Week is all about

Jesus suffering for our inad-equacies and for our veryreal sins. Holy Week is atime for us to realize whatwe’re really like, and to findthat the only remedy for ourpains and fears is love. Arewe ready to join our ownpains and fears to the Mas-ter’s, and to add as muchlove as we can possiblymuster to His limitless love?

AT THE PAPAL AUDIENCE

By Cindy WoodenCatholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Through thesacrament of matrimony,married couples are called tobe living icons of God's lovein the world, Pope Francissaid; and when they fight -and all couples do - theydon't have "to call the UnitedNations," but find simplewords and gestures to saythey are sorry. Concluding a series of

talks about the sacraments,Pope Francis used his generalaudience April 2 to focus onmarriage, and he asked theestimated 45,000 peoplegathered in St. Peter's Squareto pray for the world's fami-lies, especially for couplesexperiencing difficulty. The sacrament of mar-

riage, he said, "leads us tothe heart of God's plan,which is a plan of covenantwith his people and with allof us."

Pope Francis concludesseries of talks about the sacraments

"We were created for loveas a reflection of God and hislove," the pope said. "In theconjugal union, a man and awoman fulfill this vocationunder the sign of reciprocityand a full and definitive com-munion of life." Marriage is a response to a

specific vocation and "mustbe considered a consecra-tion," he said. "The man andwoman are consecrated forlove. Through the sacrament,

the spouses are given a realmission to make visible --even through simple and or-dinary gestures -- the lovewith which Christ loves hischurch." "The plan that God has for

marriage is really somethingstupendous," he said. Calling married couples

"an icon of God's love for us,"Pope Francis also said thefact that husbands and wivesare human means that some-times the image can appearslightly tarnished. "We all know how many

difficulties and trialsspouses face. What is impor-tant is to keep alive a bondwith God, who is the founda-tion of the matrimonialbond," he said. Marriages arestronger when husbands andwives pray for each otherand with each other.

But prayer doesn't meanthere always will be peaceand harmony, he said. Thedemands of work, financesand raising children can frus-trate couples and lead to ar-guments. "There are always fights in

a marriage, aren't there?" heasked the crowd. "Sometimesplates fly. You're laughing,but it's the truth. "The secret, though, is that

love is stronger than an argu-ment," the pope said. "Don'tend your day without mak-ing peace. It's not necessaryto call the United Nationsand have them come to yourhouse to broker the peace. Alittle gesture, a caress, cansuffice." "Marriage is beautiful and

we must always safeguardit," he said. Pope Francis repeated his

recommendation that cou-ples make frequent use ofthree "magic words": "May I?""Thank you" and "Sorry." Withthe three phrases, withprayer and by making up be-fore going to bed, "your mar-riage will continue," he said. At the end of the audience,

which took place on theninth anniversary of thedeath of Pope John Paul II,Pope Francis asked people toprepare for the late pope'scanonization April 27 withprayers and by "reviving thepatrimony of faith he left." "Imitating Christ, he was an

untiring preacher of theword of God, of truth and ofgoodness," the pope said."He turned even his sufferinginto something good." "May his intercession rein-

force our faith, hope andlove," Pope Francis prayed.

MonsignorPaul E.Whitmore

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSIONREADINGS

At the Procession of the Palms:Matthew 21:1-11

At Mass:Isaiah 50:4-7;

Philippians 2:6-11Matthew 26:14-27: 66

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‘Married couples called to be icons of God's love’

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Father Patrick J. Frawley, Fidelis Care President and CEO, and St. Joseph Sister ShirleyAnne Brown, assistant superintendent of schools in the Diocese of Ogdensburg, cut theribbon to officially open Fidelis Care's Gouverneur Community Office. Located at 101East Main Street, the Community Office was established to make free or affordablehealth insurance coverage easily accessible to neighbors in and around Gouverneur.

GOUVERNEUR - Fidelis Care, theNew York State CatholicHealth Plan celebrated thegrand opening of its Gou-verneur Community OfficeMarch 26 with a ribbon cut-ting ceremony and recep-tion.Located at 101 East Main

Street, the Community Officewas established to make freeor affordable health insur-ance coverage easily accessi-ble to neighbors in andaround Gouverneur.“We have been providing

quality, affordable coveragein St. Lawrence County since2011, and we are here tostay,” said Chief MarketingOfficer Pamela Hassen. “Wealready work closely withproviders and communityorganizations to help peoplewho need health insurancecoverage. “Now, if anyone has ques-

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CAPE VINCENT - Verna Masonraised 10 children on a dairyfarm in Cape Vincent, and at88 years old, she’s as activein her Catholic faith now asshe has been since she wasa child.Among her earliest mem-

ories as a child was travelingby horse and buggy to thechurch in Rosiere where herfamily attended Mass. Be-hind the church was a sta-ble, where horses andbuggies were parked duringMass, like cars are parkedtoday. Her parents made sure

that the family never missedMass, or catechism class onSaturdays during the sum-mer. She credits her parentsas having the greatest role inestablishing her lastingfaith. She remembers espe-cially Father Michael Kellythough.“We really remember him

because we really had toknow everything in that lit-tle green book,” she said. When she married her

husband Richard in 1945the couple moved to a dairyfarm on a back road in CapeVincent. She had the first ofher 10 children in 1946, andnine more over the next 18years. “I wouldn’t want to do it

today though,” she said.“You just let them out in themorning and let them playall day. We had 50 or soacres on the farm they could

play on.”When they were first mar-

ried, the Masons worked thefarm with horses. Eventuallythe farm grew, and they gota tractor, then a bigger trac-tor and then a bigger one. Attheir peak, the Masons weremilking 40 head of cattle attheir small family farm. Through it all, their faith

had a prominent role intheir lives. All of her sevenboys served on the altar, asher brother “Bud” had whenshe was growing up.She taught the children

prayers as soon as they wereold enough to rememberthem, and prayers were saidevery night. She remembersteaching her youngestdaughter the Our Fatherwhile they were hoeing in

the garden.“We just went down the

rows doing the hoeing, andsaying the Our Father untilshe knew it,” she said. As the years passed, Mrs.

Mason has not sloweddown. About 20 years agoshe started out helping onthe altar at Cape Vincent,along with cleaning thechurch, and helping withwhatever else needed to bedone. She remembers being

asked one day to serve onthe altar by Father John Sil-ver. At first she said shecouldn’t, because she was awoman, but he eventuallyconvinced her that shecould do it, and she has eversince. Since her parish was

merged with two others [toform the Catholic Commu-nity of Cape Vincent, Rosiereand Chaumont] Mrs. Masonenjoys meeting and gettingalong with parishionersfrom the other churches.She says the three parishesget along well, and help oneanother out wheneverneeded.When she’s not busy at the

church – to which she walksin almost all weather - shebusies herself making beau-tiful quilts. Her philosophy about her

faith has remained simpleher whole life.“I’m just a Catholic, and

that’s what I’ll be until I die,”she said. “I just start offevery morning right, withprayer. I really feel blessed.”

A STORY OF FAITH

‘I’m just a Catholic, andthat’s what I’ll be until I die’

PHOTO PROVIDEDVerna Mason of Cape Vincent sharesher life story as a North Countrywoman of faith.

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AT THE MOVIES

By John Mulderig Catholic News Service

"Noah" (Paramount),which begins as a fairlystraightforward recountingof the biblical story of theflood, eventually veers offinto a grim, scripturally un-founded drama about a fam-ily dispute. This clan conflict is driven

by the titular patriarch's(Russell Crowe) misguidedinterpretation of God's pur-poses in causing the deluge.Though Noah's extreme pro-nature, anti-human readingof the situation is correctedin the end, his temporary fa-naticism requires that view-ers approach the film withmature discernment andwith a solid grounding inthe relevant, sometimesmysterious passages of theOld Testament. Even early on, the narra-

tive of the Book of Genesisis padded out, and there aresome borrowings fromother parts of the Bible aswell as from noncanonicalworks. Thus, in convinc-ingly portraying the wicked-ness from which the earth isto be cleansed, director andco-writer Darren Aronofskyembodies the range of sin-ful tendencies on display inthe impious person of self-proclaimed "King" Tubal-Cain (Ray Winstone). The single verse of Scrip-

ture that refers to Tubal-Cain -- Chapter 4, Verse 22,of Genesis -- tells us onlyabout his genealogy and hisrole as, more or less, thefirst metalworker. But thereis a tradition that at leastpart of Tubal-Cain's craft in-volved forging weapons, soperhaps he can reasonablybe enlisted as the prototypeof arms merchants and war-profiteers. A more questionable exer-

cise of creative liberty pres-ents us with a race of giantcreatures called the Watch-ers. Their background story,meant to connect them to

the shadowy Nephilim men-tioned in Chapter 6 of Gene-sis, describes them asangels who voluntarily fellto Earth to help the fledg-ling human race. The idea ofangel-like Watchers alsoevokes the Book of Danieland the extra-canonicalbooks of Enoch and Ju-bilees. Still, the opening se-

quences are largely faithfulto the original story, thoughin place of a direct revela-tion by God, Noah is tippedoff to the fate of humanityby a dream. He interpretsthis vision -- acknowledgingthat it was sent by "the Cre-ator," as God is alwayscalled in the dialogue - withthe help of his grandfather,Methuselah (Anthony Hop-kins). The building of the ark

and the gathering of the ani-mals are also according toHoyle, and are accom-plished through predictablyimpressive special effects. On the eve of the flood,

though, the stage is set forthe familial clash that willoccupy the audience's atten-tion throughout the ark'sforthcoming voyage. Thisnecessitates not just a de-parture from the text ofGenesis, but a direct contra-diction of it. The Bible tells us that all

three of Noah's sons - Shem(Douglas Booth), Ham(Logan Lerman) and Japheth(Leo McHugh Carroll) - wereaccompanied onto the arkby their wives (Chapter 7,Verse 13, of Genesis). Onscreen, Shem has his des-tined bride in Ila (EmmaWatson), an orphan Noahand his wife, Naameh (Jen-

nifer Connelly), long agorescued and adopted. ButHam has no spouse, andNoah systematically thwartshis efforts to acquire one,while Japheth is barely ateenager. Noah, it emerges, believes

that the only reason he andhis relatives have been res-cued by God is so that theycan keep the animals safeduring the flood. Havingseen to all the other crea-tures' survival, it will thenbe wicked humanity's des-tiny to die out, restoring thenatural world to a pure andinnocent state. This ultra-environmental-

ist outlook not only putsNoah at odds with Ham but-- through a late-bloomingcrisis not to be outlined forfear of a spoiler -- witheveryone else on board ex-cept Japheth. Since Noahwill stop at nothing to carryout the apparently anti-lifemission the Deity has en-trusted to him, what we areleft with, for the time beingat least, is not a model offaith but an image of unbal-anced zealotry. All this is somewhat miti-

gated, and explained away,before the closing credits.And Aronofsky's script,penned in collaborationwith Ari Handel, approachesits weighty themes of right-eousness and evil, punish-ment and redemption, withdue seriousness. But, taken together with

the elements listed below,the movie's dramatic devia-tions from its inspiredsource material mean thatyoung viewers would bebetter directed -- initially atleast -- to more literal-

minded adaptations, ratherthan this very free variationon a theme. The film contains much

stylized violence with mini-mal gore, an off-screen en-counter that may bepremarital, distant partialnudity and some mild sen-suality. The Catholic NewsService classification is A-III-- adults. The Motion PictureAssociation of America rat-ing is PG-13 -- parentsstrongly cautioned. Somematerial may be inappropri-ate for children under 13.

CNS PHOTO/PARAMOUNTJennifer Connelly and Russell Crowe star in a scene from the movie "Noah."

NOAH

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CATHOLIC MEN’S GROUPSaranac Lake – A Catholic Men’s Groupmeets on the first Saturdays of themonth for a time of fellowship, prayer,and discussion. Time: 8 a.m. to 10Place: St. Bernard’s ChapelFeatures: Mass followed by coffee and

refreshment, discussion and prayer.Contact: Fr. Mark Reilly,518-891-4616.

PANCAKE BREAKFASTTreadwell Mills – St. Alexander & St.Joseph’s Church will hold a PancakeBreakfast.Date: April 27Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Place: St. Joseph’s Church Parish HallCost: Adults, $6; Children 12 and under,

$3; under 5, FreeFeatures: All you can eat pancake, real

maple syrup, sausage, scrambled eggs,home fries, coffee, orange juice or milk.

THRIFT STORE SALE Peru – St. Vincent’s Thrift Store will holdtheir annual sale of gently uses summerclothing.Schedule: April 14-17 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.;

April 17 6:30 p.m. to 9; April 18-19 8a.m. to 2 p.m.Features: Large bag price of $6 will be

available Thurs. evening, Fri. and Sat.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAYPlattsburgh – Divine Mercy Sunday tobe celebrated.Date: April 27Place: St. Peter’s Church\Schedule: Exposition begins at 12:15

p.m. in the Church. Sacrament of Recon-ciliation will be available in the chapelfrom: 1:15-2:15 p.m. Video, Jesus, I Trustin You, will be shown in the EmmausRoom at 12:20 p.m. Prayer Service andChaplet begins at 2:30 p.m.

HEALING MASSEllenburg Center – Our Lady of theAdirondacks is holding a Healing Mass.Date: May 17Time: 10:30 a.m.Place: Our Lady of the Adirondacks

House of PrayerFeatures: Fr. Doug Decker presiding. The

Mass will be followed by an opportunityfor individual prayer by our prayer min-istry team. Donations appreciated.Contact: RSVP by May 14 to olaprayer-

house@gmail.com or ph. 518-594-3253if you plan on staying for the light lunchthat will be provided.

POT ROAST DINNERPeru – The St. Augustine’s Knights ofColumbus Council 7273 will be having apot roast dinner.Date: April 12Time: 4 p.m. to 6:30Place: St. Augustine’s Parish CenterCost: Adults, $10; Children under 12, $5Features: Take-outs available

QUILT CLASSEllenburg Center – The Lost Sheep QuiltShop will have a quilt class.Date: April 12Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Place: Our Lady of the AdirondacksCost: $25 (includes all instructions

needed to complete the project)Features: Quilt entitled Strip Off uses a

jelly roll and sashing fabric.Contact: Register at thelostsheepquilt-

shop@gmail.com or call 518-594-3253.

PANCAKE BREAKFASTWest Chazy – There will be an all youcan eat pancake breakfast hosted by St.Joseph’s Men’s Club.Date: April 13Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Place: St. Joseph’s Parish CenterCost: Adults, $6.50; Children 6-10, $3;

under 5, FreeFeatures: Pancakes,real North Country

maple syrup, ham, scrambled eggs,sausage, home fries, 50/50 Raffle.

IGNATIAN RETREATEllenburg Center – An Ignatian Retreat,Discernment of Spirits to be held.Date: May 3 beginning at 10 a.m. to

May 4 ending at 5 p.m.Place: Our Lady of the Adirondacks

House of PrayerCost: Suggested donation for the week-

end is $60. Overnight guests add $50.Features: Father Jack Downs will be the

Retreat Director. This time of prayer andlearning will be based on St. Ignatius ofLoyola's Rules for Discernment, covering14 rules. Contact: Register for the retreat by April

28 by emailingolaprayerhouse@gmail.com or call 518-594-3253. Rooms available fro overnightguests on a first come basis.

40 DAYS FOR LIFEPlattsburgh - 40 Days for Life will be held nationwide in 251 locations and 11 countries including PlattsburghDate: March 5 to April 13Features: 40 days of prayer and fasting

for an end to abortion. You’re also in-vited to stand and peacefully pray dur-ing a 40-day vigil in the public right–of-way outside Planned Parenthood ofthe North Country New York, 66 Brinker-hoff S Contact: Nancy Monette, Platts-burgh 40 Days for Life OutreachCoordinator At 518-561-8225 or go towww.40daysforlife.com/plattsburgh

LENTEN ADORATIONPlattsburgh – St. Peter’s Church will offerweekday adoration during Lent.Schedule: Beginning Ash Wednesday

after the noon daily Mass and end with Benediction at 7 p.m. on Wednesday ofHoly Week. Tues, Wed, Thurs, & Fri after 7a.m. Mass to 7 p.m. Mon, after 7 a.m.

Mass to 9 p.m.Contact: To sign up for adoration, call

the rectory at 563-1692 or stop in theChapel anytime during adoration hours.

HEALING MINISTRYMorrisonville - The Catholic Communityof St. Alexander's and St. Joseph's announces the addition of Living WatersHealing Ministry to the Parish. Date: First Thursday each monthTime: 6:30 p.m.Place: St. Alexander’s ChurchFeatures: Healing Mass, Sacrament of

the Anointing of the Sick, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and an opportu-nity to receive individual prayer.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONPlattsburgh – Eucharistic Adoration is held throughout the year every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.Place: St. John’s “Holy Family” Adoration

Chapel, downstairsTime: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m Theme:“There is no doubt that a flood

of graces will descend upon your familyand the world if more souls would be-come docile pupils of adoration.” (PopeJohn XXIII)

Contact: call 518-561-5083 or email Sjohnsadoration@aol.com

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAYMalone – Divine Mercy Sunday to becelebrated.Date: April 27Schedule: 11 a.m. Mass at Notre Dame;

Noon to 3 p.m. Blessed Sacrament willbe exposed for individual adoration.Confessions will be heard beginning at 1p.m. and continue up until 2:50 p.m. At3 p.m. Devotions for Divine Mercy Sun-day will begin. The Chaplet of the DivineMercy will be sung and there will beBenediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Contact: For additional information

please contact Fr. Joseph Giroux, at theMalone Catholic Parishes Office, (518)483-1300.

BREAKFAST BUFFETBrushton – St. Mary’s will be having abreakfast buffet.Date: April 13Time: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Place: St. Mary’s Parish CenterCost: Adults, $8; Seniors, $7; Children 6-

12, $4; 5 and under, free; ImmediateFamily of 5 or more, $25Features: Take-outs available. Spon-

sored by St. Mary’s Catholic Churchevents committee.

K OF C PANCAKE BREAKFASTChateaugay - There will be a PancakeBreakfast.Date: April 13 Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Place: Knights of Columbus HallCost: Adults $7, Kids 6-12 $3.50, 5 and

Under FREE. Menu: Eggs to order, Pancakes, New

Maple Syrup, Homemade toasted bread,home fries, ham and sausage

LATIN MASSConstable - A Tridentine (Latin) Mass iscelebrated each Friday with Fr. HowardVenette as the celebrant.Time: 5:30 p.m.Place: St. Francis of Assisi Church

GOOD FRIDAY WALKWatertown – A Good Friday Walk is to beheld.Date: April 18Time: 8:55 a.m.Place: Beginning at St. Patrick’s Church Features: “Carrying of the Cross Walk”

takes approximately two hours.

FRANCISCAN MYSTERY PLAYERSClayton - The Franciscan Mystery Playersof St. Mary’s and St. John’s churches pres-ent “the Way of the Cross”, a dramaticmulti-media presentation of the Passionand Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Date: April 11Time: 7:30 p.m.Place: St. Mary’s ChurchContact: 315-686-3398

BEREAVEMENT MEETINGWatertown – There will be an Ecumeni-cal Bereavement meeting.Date: April 28Time: 7 p.m.Place: Sisters of St. Joseph Mother

HouseSpeaker: James Monaco LCSW, who has

a private practice in Watertown. His topicwill be "A Counselor's Perspective onGrief".

SPAGHETTI SUPPERWatertown – St. Anthony’s Altar RosaryChurch will be having Spaghetti Supper.Date: April 24Time: 4:30 p.m. to 7 Place: Msgr. Sechi HallCost: Adults, $8; children $4.50; under 3,

free; sauce, $5 per quart meatballs are$.75Features: Take-out orders begin at 4

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FRANCISCAN MYSTERY PLAYERS

The Franciscan Mystery Players of St. Mary’s in Clayton, and St. John’s in Lafargeville, a traveling ministry group, are performing the"Way of the Cross" at St. Mary’s Church in Clayton April 11 at 7:30 p.m., The program is a dramatic multi-media presentation of thePassion and Death of the Lord. The players, first row, from left are Maura Warren, Allison Jones, Katie Beeles, Allison Lange, KimberlyKorcz, Claire Sheley and Reba Gushlaw; second row, Donna Orvis, Erick Lange, Danny Swartz, Will Cummings, Chris Newhook, PaytonMorse, Tim Orvis, Philip Moots, Tina Gushlaw, Mariah Turner, Drew Walldroff and Christine Woodley.

WATERTOWN – Florida youthminister Kelly Colangelo willreturn to upstate New Yorkwhere she was raised toserve as the keynote speakerfor the annual diocesanYouth Rally set for April 26 atImmaculate Heart CentralSchool.Deacon Brian Dwyer, dioce-

san director of youth min-istry, said “Through herhumorous skits and engag-ing presentations, Kellyseeks to draw youth to thebeauty of the Catholic faithand to help them grow in adeeper relationship withChrist and his Church.”On her website, Colangelo

says, “I have served as ayouth minister for manyyears. I try my best to main-tain a balance between fun,creative programming andmeaningful, in depth catech-esis. My hope is to challengeyouth to be everything Godintended them to be... and goto heaven of course.”“I attended Niagara Univer-

sity, a small Catholic collegeand was an active disciple ofChrist on campus,” she said.“During my summers off, Ihad a rockin' job working ata Catholic camp, that wouldultimately sow the seed formy passion with ministry toteenagers.After graduating from Ni-

agara University, she at-tended Syracuse Universityfor a masters degree inSchool and Student AffairsCounseling and FranciscanUniversity of Steubenville forcertificate in youth ministry.Music for the day will be

led by Ryan Grant of Adams.The youth rally is open to

youth in grades 6-12 and willfeature interactive games,group discussions, Adora-tion of the Blessed Sacra-ment and a closing liturgywith Bishop Terry R. LaValley.The cost for the day is $25

which includes lunch, snacksand a tee-shirt.Registrations forms, which

are due in the youth office byApril 14, are available in each

parish, on the diocesanyouth ministry website,www.rcdony.org/youth or bycalling the youth office at315-393-2920 ext. 1411.

Youth rallyplans are set

Kelly Colangelo

Ryan Grant

ALBANY - The bishops of theeight dioceses of New YorkState expressed their disap-pointment at the failure ofthe governor and state legis-lators to deliver EducationInvestment Tax Credit in thestate budget.Richard E. Barnes, execu-

tive director of the New YorkState Catholic Conference,released the following state-ment March 31.“The Bishops of New York

State are extremely disap-pointed that, despite thesupport of so many rank-and-file members in the stateLegislature from both partiesas well as religious, business

and labor leaders, the Educa-tion Investment Tax Credithas not been included in thestate budget agreement. “Education policy in New

York State is broken, as evermore money is poured intothe public school systemwith little to nothing to showin the way of results. Thisproposal would not havetaken a dime from publicschools. It would have in-creased desperately neededprivate funding to help tu-ition-paying families, andprogramming in publicschools. “This year’s state budget

provided our leaders with a

historic opportunity to givethousands of children acrossthe state a chance for a betterlife through quality educa-tion. Today, there are thou-sands of inner-city andworking class families whoare understandably angryand who just saw their hopesdashed.“While we thank those

members of the Legislaturewho fought hard for this pro-posal, tuition-paying familiesare counting on them to finda way to get this done.”The Catholic Conference

represents New York State’sBishops in matters of publicpolicy.

Bishops of New York Statedisappointed with budget

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OBITUARIESAlexandria Bay - Anne C. (Franklin)Kearns, 87; Funeral Services April 3, 2014at Costello Funeral Home.

Au Sable Forks – Vernon J. Yando, 83; Fu-neral Services April 3, 2014 at Holy NameChurch; burial in parish cemetery.

Cadyville – Wilfred C. Carter Jr., 79; Fu-neral Services April 3, 2014 at St. JamesChurch; burial in parish cemetery.

Cape Vincent - Patricia Ann Kullertz, 80;Funeral Services April 2, 2014 at St. Vin-cent of Paul Church; burial in St. Vincentof Paul Cemetery.

Carthage - Ronald J. Grover, 73; FuneralServices April 3, 2014 at the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home; burial in St.James Cemetery.

Chateaugay - Thomas T. Broadie, 69; Me-morial Services April 6, 2014 at theChateaugay Funeral Home.

Chazy –Dorothy (Akey) LaDue, 96; Fu-neral Services April 3, 2014 at SacredHeart Church; burial in parish cemetery.

Constable - Gerald "Jerry" AlexanderFleury, 91; Funeral Services April 5, 2014at St. Francis of Assisi Church; burial in St.Francis Cemetery.

Constable - Inez (Gallagher) Fleury, 84;Funeral Services March 31, 2014 at St.Francis of Assisi Church; burial in St. Fran-cis Cemetery.

Fort Covington - Gladys Martin, 100; Fu-neral Services April 2, 2014 at St. Mary'sChurch; burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Hogansburg - Solomon Cook; Funeral

Services April 4, 2014 at St. Regis Church;burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Akwe-sasne.

Hogansburg - Craig "Pete" Mitchell, 54;Funeral Services April 3, 2014 at St. RegisChurch.

Keeseville – William “Al” Robarge, 63; Fu-neral Services April 5, 2014 at St. John’sChurch; burial in Evergreen Cemetery.

Lyon Mountain - Sally Siskavich, 74; Fu-neral Services April 8, 2014 at St.Bernard's Church.

Malone - Marie H. (St. Ann) Fitzpatrick,88; Funeral Services April 1, 2014 at St.Joseph's Church; burial in St. Joseph'sCemetery.

Malone - Amy M. (Gionet) Monette, 53;Funeral Services March 31, 2014 at NotreDame Church; burial in St. Mary's Ceme-tery, Brushton.

Massena - Lynn E. Backus, 73; FuneralServices April 3, 2014 at Donaldson Fu-neral Home.

Mooers – Barbara (Myatt) Wood, 80; Fu-neral Services April 1, 2014 at the RossFuneral Home.

Mooers Forks – Joann Sharon Stone, 71;Funeral Services April 2, 2014 at St. Ann’sChurch; burial in St. Ann’s Cemetery.

Ogdensburg - Lucille Perkins, 87; FuneralServices April 1, 2014 at Notre DameChurch; burial in Notre Dame Cemetery.

Ogdensburg - James H. Petell, 79; FuneralServices April 5, 2014 at St. Mary's Cathe-dral; burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Ogdensburg - Sally T. (White) Sanders,63; Funeral Services April 5, 2014 at Fox& Murray Funeral Home; burial in Hill-crest Cemetery, Heuvelton.

Peru –Verla D. (Denecal) Weeks, 100; Fu-neral Services March 31, 2014 at theHamilton Funeral Home; burial in St. Au-gustine’s Cemetery.

Plattsburgh – Carl F. Darrah, 87; FuneralServices April 3, 2014 at St. Peter’sChurch; burial in parish cemetery.

Plattsburgh – Raymond LeonardFavreau, 93; Funeral Services April 28,2014 at St. Peter’s Church; burial in St.Joseph’s Cemetery, Mooers.

Plattsburgh – Gary “Goose” Gagnon, 62;Funeral Services April 2, 2014 at Our Ladyof Victory Church.

Port Henry – Lloyd J. Boyea Sr., 66; Fu-neral Services March 31, 2014 at St.Patrick’s Church.

Potsdam - George O. Hewlett, 83; Memo-rial Services March 31, 2014 at St. Mary'sChurch; burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Tupper Lake - Richard Bernard Poulin, 89;Funeral Services April 1, 2014 at St.Alphonsus Church.

Tupper Lake - Florence (LaBelle) Stone,96; Funeral Services March 29, 2014 atHoly Name Church; burial in St. Alphon-sus Cemetery.

Wilmington - Andrew S. Reed, 41; Fu-neral Services April 4, 2014 at St. Mar-garet's Church.

The Pontifical Mission Societies of theDiocese of Ogdensburg, Inc.The Society for the Propagation of the FaithSr. Mary Ellen Brett, SSJ, Director

622 Washington St., Ogdensburg, NY 13669(315) 393-2920; fax 1-866-314-7296mbrett@rcdony.org

From the Director’s DeskSister Mary Ellen Brett, SSJDiocesan Mission Director

I am most grateful for your Lenten sacrifice which is sucha blessing to the Church as it serves the poor of the Mis-sions. Throughout the world, day after day, we find suffering of

all kinds – devastation wrought by natural disasters and po-litical unrest. The media reminds us daily of profoundhunger, poverty, illness, disease, war and violence. There isalso the suffering that comes from not knowing of the greatlove of our Lord.Journey with us this Lent – and with the priests, religious

and laity in the Missions who are spreading the Catholicfaith and caring for God’s people in a world of need! In theMissions, local priests, Religious Sisters, Brothers and laycatechists reach out to the suffering in Jesus’ name, offeringthem His love and His message of hope. They remind themthat God does not abandon us, helping them to experiencein their “Good Friday” world, the hope and joy of Easter Sun-day. Christ wants all of us to welcome the light of truth byentrusting ourselves to His message of hope. If we allowGod’s grace to open our eyes and hearts, we will know Hislove and mercy. Let us emulate that man whom Jesushealed by offering our fidelity to Christ today and always.By your prayers, and your gifts to the Society for the

Propagation of the Faith, you accompany those who bringthis Good News to the poor and suffering. As I ask yourcontinuing prayers for our mission family, know that youand those you love remain in my prayers. May the Lord bestow upon you an abundance of blessings

this Easter Season. Please remember “The Society for the Propagation of the Faith”

when writing or changing your Will. www.dioogdensburg.org/missionoffice

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This week’s NCC was printeda couple days beforeBishop LaValley was toreveal the five year“mutually shared vi-sion” for the dioceseduring Wednesday’sChrism Mass.Many of us who

work in the diocesanoffices feel as thoughwe’ve been living in abit of limbo as we waitto hear what the newplan will mean for ourparticular ministries.The only thing I

know for sure is that thebishop wants the Proclamationof a Mutually Shared Vision for

the Diocese of Ogdensburg tobe printed in the paper,giving Catholics acrossthe diocese easy accessto this critical message.I also know that

Bishop LaValley and theEnvisioning LeadershipTeam have worked veryhard to bring us to thispoint with long days ofmeetings every monthand a dozen or so “lis-tening sessions” inevery part of our expan-sive diocese. I think we can trust

that the vision we hear aboutthis week will be an effectivefaith-building tool as we move

forward together over the nextfive years.And, I think we should take a

minute to thank these gener-ous committee members fortheir incredible service: FathersThomas Higman, KevinO’Brien, Garry Giroux and Dou-glas Lucia, Deacon Mark Ben-nett, St. Joseph Sister EllenRose Coughlin, William Amor-iell, Barbara Boyle, JamesCoughlin, Patrick Murnane,Cathy Romano and, of course,Bishop LaValley.In a couple weeks, we will

celebrate the fourth anniver-sary of Bishop LaValley’s instal-lation as the 14th bishop ofour diocese. In his decision to

embark on this envisionprocess he said, “since the dayI was consecrated and installedas the shepherd of the Dioceseof Ogdensburg, I have come tolearn more and more of thetremendous privilege and sig-nificant responsibilities I havein serving the people of theDiocese of Ogdensburg as yourbishop."Providing clarity to our God-

given mission as a diocese andcharting the course for us toaccomplish that mission is themost basic need we face as adiocese," he said.Make sure you read next

week’s NCC to find out exactlywhat this will mean for us all!

On Mercy Sunday this year(that is the Sunday afterEaster), Pope Francis will can-onize two new saints for ourCatholic Church. Both arepopes of modern times – PopeJohn XXIII and Pope John PaulII. In this ceremony of canon-ization, the Catholic Church of-ficially declares that these twowell-known Popes are trulysaints.I remember the day that Car-

dinal Angelo Roncalli waselected Pope – taking the namePope John XXIII. That was1985 and I was still in the sem-inary in Baltimore. I mustadmit that, on that day, I knewnothing about him, who he wasor what he had done as apriest, bishop and cardinal.What I did know was that hewas rather old to be electedpope; he was 77 years oldwhen elected and, from what Ihad read, little was expected ofhim. Then he announced his deci-

sion to convene an EcumenicalCouncil – the Second VaticanCouncil. We all began to learnmore and more about PopeJohn XXIII.As I began to learn more

about Pope John XXIII, I discov-ered him as a humble servantof the Catholic Church. Heserved as a chaplain in the Ital-

ian army as a young priest.Later, as a bishop, he was apapal diplomat during theWorld War in Bulgaria, Greeceand Turkey and, after the war,in France. Then he was chosento be the Patriarch of Veniceand a cardinal leading to hiselection as pope. His decision to call the Coun-

cil and his readiness to allowthe Council Fathers to actopenly truly changed the fu-ture of our Catholic Church. Heexpressed his vision for theCouncil as an opportunity tothrow open the windows of theChurch to the present world.He called it a new Pentecostand, indeed, the Holy Spirit be-came very active in ourCatholic Church through theactions of the Council.I also learned that Pope John

XXIII was a truly holy man. Histalks radiated a deep love ofGod. His writings were pub-lished and became valuablespiritual reflections. He wastruly dedicated to the follow-

ing of Jesus and the good ofthe Church. I am personallythrilled that he will be canon-ized a saint. I am so pleasedthat Pope Francis made thispossible. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla was

elected Pope in 1978 and willbe canonized in this same cere-mony. You will all have memo-ries of Pope John Paul. Hetraveled to 130 countries dur-ing his time as Pope – reachingout to much of the world. Hewas a real missionary to all theworld. I remember being socaptivated by his energy – es-pecially during his youngeryears as Pope. He was electedat 58 years old and his storycaptivated us all. As a young man, during the

war years, his studies weresuspended. He worked in aquarry and chemical plant andwas involved in undergroundseminary studies. He vigor-ously opposed communism –as a priest and bishop – andlater as pope. As a bishop, hewas actively involved in theproceedings of the Second Vati-can Council.He caught my attention im-

mediately. I remember the dayof his election – I shouted toFather Jerry Bleaux, who waswith me then. “we have a Pol-ish Pope.” I remember the pic-

tures of him striding across thesanctuary at St. Peter’s almostathletically. We also learnedthat he was a skier. I remem-ber attending his Papal Mass atYankee Stadium and anothertime at Central Park. His pres-ence electrified the people.We began to realize that he

was a holy man especially dur-ing the time of his long illness.He remained strong and dedi-cated to carry on. I rememberhaving my picture taken withhim – standing close to him(along with 40 others) yet,there was something specialabout his very presence.Shortly thereafter his healthworsened. We all rememberthe crowds that came to fill St.Peter’s Square, praying for him.And we remember the hugecrowds that came to simplywalk past his casket after hisdeath. His writings continue toreflect his love of God and hisholiness of spirit.The ceremony of canoniza-

tion is a very special statementby the Catholic Church thatthese two well-known popesshould be recognized and ac-knowledged as saints. As saints, their lives will be

noticed by many – their writ-ings read by many. All thatthey did will be an example forall people.

A P R I L 9 , 2 0 1 4N O R T H C O U N T R Y C A T H O L I C2 Diocesan Life

REV. JOSEPH A. MORGANVice President

SR. JENNIFER VOTRAW, SSJSecretary-TreasurerMARY LOU KILIAN

Editor/General Manager

BISHOP TERRYR. LAVALLEYPresident

EDITOR’S NOTES

Mary LouKilian

With gratitude and anticipation

A PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

The popes who will become saints

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DIVINE MERCY SUNDAYWatertown – Our Lady of the SacredHeart parish will celebrate Divine MercySunday.Novena: the Divine Mercy novena will

begin Good Friday by praying the chap-let; April 27 at 3 p.m.Schedule: Divine Mercy Sunday is April

18, (the day that Blessed John XXIII andBlessed John Paul II Will be canonized).Celebration begins at 3 p.m., Program: Exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament, Singing of the Chaplet of Di-vine Mercy, special prayers for Healingyour family tree, Blessing of the DivineMercy image (you may bring your ownDivine Mercy picture to be blessed) andBenediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Contact: Call Judy at 315-783-7349 or315-788-2388, or visit www.thedivine-mercy.org.LIFERIGHT MEETINGWatertown - Liferight of Watertownmeets third Wednesday of the Month.Time: 4 p.m. Place: 312 Sherman St.Features: The office has materials on

infanticide, assisted suicide, euthanasiaand chastity. Contact: Phone 315-788-8480; website:

www.liferight.org.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONWatertown - Holy Family Church is hold-ing holy hours of Eucharistic Adoration for VocationsSchedule: Monday through Friday fol-

lowing the 9 a.m. Mass at Holy FamilyChurch (9:30 - 10:30 a.m.),

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAYHouseville - The Feast of The DivineMercy is scheduled to be celebrated.Date: April 27Place: St. Hedwig’s ChurchSchedule: Reconciliation will begin at 2

p.m. and a Divine Mercy movie, Ocean ofMercy-Three Lives-One Vision-No Limits,will be shown in the church hall at 2p.m. At 3 p.m., the Divine Mercy Celebra-tion program will include: Blessing ofthe Divine Mercy Image, Exposition of

the Most Blessed Sacrament, Chaplet ofDivine Mercy, Homily and Benediction. Features: The Rev. David DeLuca, MSC, a

Missionary of the Sacred Heart, Water-town, will be the Guest Celebrant. A re-ception will follow in the church hall. Contact: For more information contact

348-6260, or 377-3111.

LASAGNA DINNERLisbon – SS Philip & James Church willbe sponsoring a Lasagna Dinner.Date: April 10Time: 4 p.m. to 7Place: American Legion HallCost: Adults, $8; Seniors (60+) $6; Chil-

dren (Under 12) $6; Parents and 3 ormore of their children under 12, $25Features: Take-outs available. Large or-ders call 393-2090 after 2 p.m.

Features: Processed will benefit schol-arships to Camp Guggenheim. Lasagnaprepared by the Culinary Arts Class –Northwest Tech. Boces.

FISH DINNERStar Lake – St. Hubert’s Church will behaving fish dinners Fridays during Lent.Time: 5 p.m.Cost: Adults, $10; Children under 10, $5Features: Deep Fried or Oven Baked.

Homemade desserts. Take-outs avail-able by calling 848-3612

FISH & SHRIMP FRYGouverneur –There will be a Fish &Shrimp Fry every Friday during lent.Date: March 7 to April 18Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Place: St. James SchoolCost: Adults, $10; Children 12 and under,

$5; under 5, FreeFeatures: Take-outs available, phone

ahead for faster service and deliveries287-0130.

LENTEN PROGRAMNorfolk – The Catholic Parishes of Nor-folk, Norwood & Raymondville are hold-ing a Lenten program.Schedule: Tuesday mornings: April 1, 8

Starting with 9 a.m. Mass, presentationand ending around 11:30 a.m. OR:Thursday Evenings: April 3, 10 start-

ing with 5:30 p.m. Mass,presentationand ending around 8 p.m.Place: Church of the VisitationFeatures: Lenten program will be based

on the spirituality of Matthew Kelly.

K OF C BRUNCHNorfolk – The Knights of Columbus willbe sponsoring a brunch.Date: April 13Time: 8:30 a.m. to NoonPlace: Visitation Parish CenterCost: Adults, $7; Children under 12, $4;

Under 5, Free; Family, $18; Take-outs

DINNER AND SHOWOgdensburg - Notre Dame Altar &Rosary is sponsoring a bus trip to theSyracuse Oncenter.Date: June 4Cost: $120 per person (includes show

ticket, bus fare, and dinner at SpaghettiWarehouse restaurant.)Features: Performance of Million Dollar

Quartet. at 7:30 p.m.. Inspired by theelectrifying true story of the famedrecording session that brought togetherrock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, JohnnyCash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.Contact: Call Cherie @393-5050 or 393-

7158 or Joyce @528-1819.

COMMUNITY FREE LUNCHOgdensburg – The Knights of ColumbusCouncil 258 is starting its community free lunch program again.Date: Every WednesdayTime: Noon

EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONMassena – St. Mary’s & St. Joseph’s holdBenediction and Adoration every Fridaymorning.Time: 9 a.m. to 10Place: St. Mary’s Family Room

HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONSOgdensburg - St. Mary’s is holding amonthly Holy Hour for Vocations.Date: Thursday before the First FridayTime: 7 p.m. concluding with Benedic-

tion at 8 p.m. Place: Deacon Winter Chapel

5KWALK/RUNMassena - The 2nd Annual Glory in ourHearts 5K Walk/Run to Remember willbring together walkers and runners, for aheart healthy fundraiser to support the2014 outreach activities of the Glory inour Hearts Foundation. Date: May 3Time: 9 a.m.Place: Robert Moses State Park Picnic

Area at Barnhart IslandFeatures: Stroller and child friendly 5K

event. Visit website at http://www.glo-ryinourhearts.org/5k.html for more in-formation.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPMassena – Sacred Heart/St. Lawrenceholds a Bereavement Support Group lastTuesday of each month.Time: 2 p.m.Place: Sacred Heart ConventFeatures: A gathering of those who

have had a recent loss of a loved one.Contact: 315-769-3137

NOVENA FOR MILITARYOgdensburg - Notre Dame Church isholding a Weekly novena for the safetyof U.S. military personnel at a new time.Date: Tuesday afternoonsTime:1:30 p.m.

LATIN MASSPotsdam – A Tridentine (Latin) Mass iscelebrated each Sunday Time: 12:30 p.m.Place: St. Mary's Church

DIRECTED RETREATOgdensburg – The annual summer di-rected retreat has been plannedDate: June 15-21Place: Wadhams Hall Retreat CenterDirectors: Rev. Roger McGuinness, Sr.

Bethany Fitzgerald, SSJ; Sr. Marlene But-ler, G.N.S.H.Features: The directed retreat is offered

in an atmosphere of silence, while givingthe opportunity for daily one-on-onemeeting with a spiritual director, andMass each day.Contact: (315) 393-4231 or email in-quiry@wadhams.edu

WOMEN OF GRACE RETREATOgdensburg – Women of Grace Retreatto be held again for a spirit filled week-end retreat.Date: June 27-29Place: Wadhams HallSpeaker: Johnnette Benkovic, of Living

His Life AbundantlyFeatures: The weekend will be filled

with the celebration of the Eucharist, Adoration, prayer, talks, music, and sa-cred sisterhood. The theme of the retreatis To Jesus Through Mary…“For Such ATime As This...” (Esther 4:14). Through-out this weekend, Johnnette will unfoldthe truths of authentic femininity leav-ing a lasting imprint on minds, hearts,and souls

Contact: Mary Dillenback at marydil-lenback@twcny.rr.com or call 315-771-1377.

CHRISM MASSOgdensburg - Bishop LaValley will pre-side at the annual diocesan ChrismMass.Date: April 9Time: 11 a.m.Place: St. Mary’s Cathedral Features: In addition to the blessing of

oils, the Bishop will announce the dioce-san vision, priorities and goals for thenext five years.

2014 YOUTH RALLYWatertown – 2014 Youth Rally to fea-ture Kelly Colangelo and Ryan Grant.Date: April 26Place: Immaculate Heart Central Jr. Sr.

High SchoolCost: $25 includes lunch, snacks.,giftFeatures: Grades 6-12 and liturgy with

Bishop LaValleyContact: your parish for a registration

form or call the Youth Office at 315-393-2920 ext. 1411. www.rcdony.org/youth

JEFFERSON

LEWIS

ST. LAWRENCE

DIOCESAN EVENTS

CATHOLICNORTH COUNTRYNORTH COUNTRYThe Diocese of Ogdensburg Volume 69, Number 1

APRIL 9, 2014

INSIDETHIS ISSUEVatican preparesto make saints of twopopes l PAGE 9

Holiest week of theyear begins on Sunday l PAGE 12

YOUTHRALLY

Bishopsdisappointedwith budget

A life of faithand family

To be heldApril 26 at IHC

‘HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE’

POPE MEETS WITH YOUTH: Tells them about his own mistakes and fears... p.11

The Chrism Mass

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Kelly Colangelo, a Florida youth minis-ter with roots in northern New York,will serve as the keynote speaker forthe annual diocesan youth rally set forApril 26 at Immaculate Heart CentralSchool in Watertown. The program,geared for youth in grades sixthrough 12, will also feature music byRyan Grant of Adams, interactivegames , adoration of the BlessedSacrament and group discussions.Bishop LaValley Will preside at th eclosing Mass. Registration may bemade through parishes .

PHOTO SUPPLIEDEach Friday during Lent a different age group of students who attend CCD classes at St. Alphonsus Holy Name of Jesus Parish inTupper Lake have presented The Stations of The Cross in a different way. On March 28, children in kindergarten through fourthgrade treated over 200 parishioners to their multi-media presentation. The students proclaimed all the readings, offered signlanguage as they sang songs, and led the concluding prayers.Above, kindergartners Alex Burnett, John Brockway, LilyHollingsworth lead the Haily Mary. More photos on page 7.

Cape Vincent woman looks back

on nearly nine decades of

life as a devout Catholic

“The Bishops of New YorkState are extremely disap-pointed that, despite the sup-port of so many rank-and-filemembers in the state Legisla-ture from both parties as wellas religious, business andlabor leaders, the EducationInvestment Tax Credit hasnot been included in the statebudget agreement.”This opens a statement re-

leased March 31 by Richard E.Barnes, executive director ofthe New York State CatholicConference. The CatholicConference represents thestate’s bishops in matters ofpublic policy.

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Full coverage of the 2014Chrism Mass, to be heldWednesday at St. Mary’sCathedral, will appear in thenext issue of the North Coun-try Catholic.During the liturgy Bishop

LaValley will deliver theProclamation of a MutuallyShared Vision for the Dioceseof Ogdensburg which will

offer a five-year vision forthe diocese with key priori-ties for ministry that havebeen established for everyparish.The proclamation was

written after a 13 monthprocess to assess the needsand priorities of the CatholicChurch in the North Country. Since February, 2013,

Bishop LaValley has heldmonthly meetings with an11-member EnvisioningLeadership Team made up ofrepresentatives fromthroughout the diocese.As part of their work, the

team conducted a series of“listening sessions” allowinga broad cross-section ofCatholics in northern New

York to talk about their expe-rience and concerns. At the Chrism Mass, a rep-

resentative from each of the97 parishes in the diocesewill receive a framed procla-mation showing the six spe-cific goals that will addressthe three priorities that havebeen established for the nextfive years.