MASS SCHEDULE Sat Feb 25 4:00PM ST. ANDREW’S - Anticipated Masses Jennifer (Deon) Scheening by the Carolyn (Joan) Deon Estate 6:00PM ST. RAYMOND’S - Laura Lavigne by Marvin and Sally Bosjolie Sun Feb 26 8:30AM Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time ST. ANDREW’S - Joe Regan by Linda Hayes 10:30AM CHURCH OF THE VISITATION - 4th Anniversary, Kim Grady by Jean and Family Mon Feb 27 8:30AM ST. ANDREW’S - Betty Brownell by Her Estate MORNING PRAYER AND MASS Tue Feb 28 8:00AM ST. RAYMOND’S - Barbara Planty by Jim and Jeanette Spencer MORNING PRAYER AND MASS 8:30AM ST. ANDREW’S - SueAnn Cutler by the Cutler Family Wed Mar 1 8:00AM Ash Wednesday ST. RAYMOND’S - Intentions of the Parishioners 8:30AM ST. ANDREW’S - All Souls Intentions by Parishioners 5:30PM CHURCH OF THE VISITATION - Marion Koch by the Ashley and Moulton Families Thu Mar 2 8:30AM ST. ANDREW’S - Susan Perry by Vinnie and Nancy Curran 5:30PM CHURCH OF THE VISITATION - Fr. George Maroun by Nancy Demo EVENING PRAYER AND MASS Fri Mar 3 8:00AM CHURCH OF THE VISITATION - Monie Nightengale by the Elizabeth Brownell Estate 7:55-NOVENA IN HONOR OF ST. PEREGRINE 8:30AM ST. ANDREW’S - Jack Morgan by Larry and Mickey McKenna Sat Mar 4 4:00PM ST. ANDREW’S - Anticipated Masses Margaret and Ernest Besaw by Jim and Nancy Besaw 6:00PM ST. RAYMOND’S - Dom and Lola Germano by Lois Ploof’s Prayer Group Sun Mar 5 8:30AM First Sunday of Lent ST. ANDREW’S - Intentions of the People of the Parishes 10:30AM CHURCH OF THE VISITATION - RoseMarie Bombard by Parish of the Visitation and St. Raymond’s Church Altar Rosary Society

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Feb 26 - St. Andrew’s Confirmation class - Rite of Enrollment - 8:30AM Mass Feb 26 - St. Andrew’s Coffee Hour - St. Andrew’s rectory, after 8:30 Mass Feb 26 - Parish of the Visitation and St. Raymond Religious Education Classes - 9:20-10:20AM - FAPC Feb 26 - St. Andrew’s Religious Education Classes - 9:30-10:30AM - St. Andrew’s Hall Feb 26 - Parish of the Visitation and St. Raymond Confirmation class - Rite of Enrollment - 10:30AM Mass Feb 26 - 2nd First Communion Parent/Child meeting - 11:45AM-1:30PM - Fr. Amyot Parish Center Feb 28 - Lift-Off Mardi Gras - 5:00PM until - Fr. Amyot Parish Center Mar 1 - Special Collection - Eastern and Central European Relief - All Masses Mar 3 - Pivotal Players review - 6:00PM - Fr. Amyot Parish Center Mar 3 - World Day of Prayer - 7:00PM - Church of the Visitation - Reception to follow at the FAPC Mar 5 - St. Andrew’s Coffee Hour - St. Andrew’s rectory, after 8:30 Mass Mar 5 - Parish of the Visitation and St. Raymond Religious Education Classes - 9:20-10:20AM - FAPC Mar 5 - St. Andrew’s Religious Education Classes - 9:30-10:30AM - St. Andrew’s Hall Mar 5 - Children’s Mass - 10:30AM Mass - Church of the Visitation Mar 5 - Pivotal Players - 1:30PM - Fr. Amyot Parish Center Mar 6 - NHN Nursing Home Crafting - 10:00AM-NOON - Fr. Amyot Parish Center Mar 6 - BINGO for the Fun of It! - 1:30-3:30PM - Fr. Amyot Parish Center Mar 6 - Manicotti Monday - 4:00-6:00PM - Fr. Amyot Parish Center Mar 7 - St. Andrew’s Parish Pastoral Council meeting -3:30PM - St. Andrew’s rectory Mar 7 - PVSR Altar Rosary Society meeting - 6:30PM - Fr. Amyot Parish Center Mar 8 - NHN Domino Days - 12:30PM - Fr. Amyot Parish Center Mar 9 - Pivotal Players - 9:15AM - St. Andrew’s Hall

LET US PRAY Please remember in your prayers all of our parish family and friends who suffer emotionally, spiritually, or physically especially Gregory Clary and Ann McGee. If you wish to have the name of a relative or friend listed for one month, please contact the Parish office at 384-4242. Anyone from Our Catholic Parishes may request to have a person included in the bulletin for prayers. We will adhere to the practice of including a name for one month before removing it. Prayer can always be requested again at any time.

PIVOTAL PLAYERS Our experience of this excellent and enlightening series begins again soon. Join us this Friday, 3 March, at 6:00 pm at the FAPC to view pt. 2 of the video about St. Thomas. Regular sessions will take place on Sunday, 5 March at 1:30 at the Fr. Amyot Center and on 9 March at 9 am at St. Andrew's following the morning Mass. We will now turn our attention to St. Catherine of Siena, a remarkable woman who had a profound impact on the Church at a time of deep need. All are most welcome! Give yourself a spiritual gift and accept our invitation to take part in Pivotal Players through Lent.

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS

Dates to Remember ~Monday, March 6: Nursing Home Crafting - 10:00AM-Noon - FAPC ~Monday, March 6: BINGO For the Fun of It - 1:30-3:30PM – FAPC ~Wednesday, March 8: Domino Days – 12:30PM - FAPC ~Monday, March 13: BINGO at Baldwin Acres, Norwood – 1:30-3:30PM

LENT BEGINS THIS WEEK What will you give up for Lent? More importantly, what will you take on? The cornerstone of a Catholic's special practice during Lent should be participation at daily Mass. Check the schedule and plan to join us for Mass on Ash Wednesday. Join us for Mass each day during the season if you can, or frequently as your schedule permits. It will be a source of great grace for you if you do.

PARISH OF THE VISITATION AND ST. RAYMOND

SANCTUARY LAMP BEFORE THE TABERNACLE

The Sanctuary Lamp at Church of the Visitation burns this week in memory of

John Margittay by Lawrence and Margaret Connelly and girls. Please remember him in your prayers.

ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH ST. ANDREW’S PRAYER GROUP

St. Andrew’s prayer group will meet at St. Andrew’s Church Hall each Monday at 7:00PM. All are welcome to participate.

ST. ANDREW’S PRAYER LINE Members of our Parish who would like a member of their family or a close friend put on our Prayer Line are asked to call either Doreen Valade @ 212-5729 or Ann Miller @ 353-2950. Please be sure the person we will be praying for agrees to this before you call. Everything you share with us is kept confidential.

COFFEE HOUR The next St. Andrew’s Coffee

Hour will be on Sunday, March 5, 2017 after the 8:30AM Mass. Everyone is welcome to gather at the rectory for refreshments and fellowship. We hope to see you there! Note that there will not be a coffee hour on the second Sunday of each month in deference to the Norfolk K of C Brunch.

LIVING STONES Taking part in our interparish Steering Committee from St. Lawrence Parish in North Lawrence are Jim Westerfield, Courtney Hallahan, and Becky Westerfield. Participants from St. Patrick's Parish in Brasher Falls are Dennis Colterman, Sharon burl, Christine Leahy, and Patrick Dowdle. As you pray for our committee members please pray for these too, and the grace and guidance of the Holy Spirit throughout the process in which we are partners.

SAVE THE DATE The Western Regional Catechist Recognition Dinner will be Monday, May 22, 2017 at St. Mary’s Parish Center, 8408 Main Street S., Evans Mills, NY from 5:30-8:30PM. The keynote speaker will be Msgr. Robert Aucoin, Vicar for Education for the Diocese of Ogdensburg.

COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

On Ash Wednesday, March 1, we will take up the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. This collection supports the Church in over 20 countries, many of which are still struggling to recover in the aftermath of Soviet rule. Funds from this collection support pastoral care, catechesis, building renovations, and seminary formation. Your support restores the Church and builds the future in this region. Please prayerfully consider how you can support the collection next week. More information can be found at www.usccb.org/ccee.

“SAVE THE FOUNTAIN” FUNDRAISER Got the winter-time blues? Well, we have a surprise for

you! Hungarian Cabbage Rolls! Save the Fountain will be making 500 delicious, Hungarian Cabbage Rolls. Cabbage Rolls are $4 each and pre-orders are being taken now through Sunday, March 5th by contacting Terri Sharlow at 315-842-9692 or by email at wife2004@gmail.com. Pick-up day is Friday, March 10th at the Father Amyot Parish Center, Church of the Visitation, Norfolk.

FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS There will not be First Saturday Devotions at St. Raymond’s Church for March and April. St. Raymond’s Church, Raymondville will resume hosting First Saturday Devotions May 6, 2017. Plan to resume this devotion on Saturday, May 6, 2017.

Monday, March 6, 2017 Come join us!

Manicotti Mondayalso serving

Spaghetti and MeatballsHomemade Manicotti

and/or

Spaghetti and Homemade MeatballsTossed SaladItalian bread

Dessert and beverage$9.75 per personUnder age 5 free

~Delivery available in the Norfolk area by calling the day of 384-4242 by 1:00PM~

Sponsored by The Parish of the Visitation and St. Raymond

Held first Monday of each month unless otherwise posted4:00PM-6:30PM~Take outs available~

Served at the Fr. Andrew Amyot Parish Center 3 Morris Street

Norfolk, NY

DIOCESE OF OGDENSBURG

622 WASHINGTON STREET • P.O. BOX 369 • OGDENSBURG, NEW YORK 13669 TELEPHONE: 315-393-2920 • FAX: 1-866-314-7296 • E-mail: dlucia@rcdony.org

LENTEN REGULATIONS 2017 March 1, 2017 is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Season of Lent.

ABSTINENCE All Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday are bound to abstain totally from meat on the following days: Ash Wednesday, Fridays of Lent, & Good Friday. In accord with Diocesan custom, Bishop LaValley will grant a dispensation from abstinence from meat to those who observe the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, March 17th. It is asked that another penitential act take its place during the Lenten period.

FASTING All Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are bound also to observe the Law of Fast on the following days: Ash Wednesday (March 1) and Good Friday (April 14). Fasting, that is, eating less, involves limiting oneself to a single full meal and avoiding food between meals. Lighter nourishment may be taken on two other occasions in the course of the day.

PRAYER & PENANCE The entire season of Lent should be observed in a spirit of prayer and penance. Spending extra time in prayer or Bible study, attending daily Mass, voluntary sacrifice and self-denial, combined with works of charity and service to others, are all excellent ways to obey the Lord's command to reform our lives and to prepare for the joyful celebration of Easter. Parishes are highly encouraged to offer periods of Eucharistic Adoration during the Lenten Season, as well as, the traditional devotions of the Stations of the Cross and the recitation of the Rosary.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Bishop LaValley encourages parishes throughout the Diocese to dedicate the First Friday of April (April 7) to Eucharistic Adoration and the Sacrament of Penance as part of “The Light is on for You” initiative. Parishes might want also to adopt the model of dedicating one Lenten evening each week to provide an additional opportunity for the Sacrament of Penance.

EASTER DUTY All Catholics who have reached the age of reason must confess their serious sins in the Sacrament of Penance at least once a year. They must also receive Holy Communion at least once each year between the First Sunday of Lent (March 5th) and Trinity Sunday (June 11th).

MARRIAGE Although other seasons are more suitable, the celebration of marriage and the Nuptial Mass are not forbidden during Lent, according to The Code of Canon Law. When liturgical rules permit, the Ritual Mass for the Celebration of Marriage may be used and the nuptial blessing may be given. However, you should advise the spouses and their guests to exercise proper restraint in accord with the penitential character of Lent.

OBLIGATION All Christ’s faithful are obliged by divine law to do penance. The days set aside for fast and abstinence in Lent are special ways of doing penance and are an expression of unity for all the Church.

CHRISM MASS A reminder that this year’s Chrism Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, April 6th at 11:00 am at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Ogdensburg. Details pertaining to this event will be forthcoming.

FUNERALS DURING THE SACRED TRIDUUM On Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, Funeral Masses may not be celebrated. However, a Funeral Service consisting of the Liturgy of the Word and the Final Commendation may be held in Church. Please bring these Lenten Regulations to the attention of your people by publishing them in the bulletin and by reminders in oral announcements. Thank You! January 19, 2017

Episcopal Vicar for Worship & Family Life

Thank you for your incredible generosity to the Community Lunch Program for Kids!

For the February break, we were able to assist over 60 families and 160 children with breakfast and lunch food items for the entire week!

We are already gearing up for our next distribution, which will be during the

Easter break on Monday April 17th.

Once again, we are asking for your support. On the weekend of March 18th & 19 th, your 40 for 40 donations will go to the Community Lunch Program for Kids.

This program has been a great success because of your generosity.

Thank you!

FOOD DONATION IDEAS

� Peanut butter� Jelly� Canned pasta� Marconi & cheese� Cereal� Oatmeal� Soup� Granola bars� Fruit bas� Tuna fish� Mayonnaise� Peanut butter� Cheese crackers� Ramen noodles� Canned fruit� Canned vegetables� Cookies� Chips

� Juice� Fruit cups� Pudding cups� Jell-O cups� Crackers� Breakfast bars� Pop-tarts� Pasta

GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING - TITHING We don’t give because we have a lot and can afford it; we give because of a desire to share

what we have with others.

Parish of the Visitation and St. Raymond February 20/21, 2016 - $3,091.00 February 18/19, 2017 - $1,449.00 Adult env, $1,177.00 - Plate, $47.00 Maintenance, $225.00 Fiscal year-to-date adult envelope comparison: 2/20-21/16: $69,911.00 2/18-19/17: $63,535.00 Adult weekly envelopes: 2016 - $1,282.00 ~ 2017 - $1,449.00 Adult envelopes used: 2/20-21/16 - 67 ~ 2/18-19/17 - 55 2/11-12/17 - 55

St. Andrew’s Church February 20/21, 2016 - $2,277.64 February 18/19, 2017 - $1,995.00 Adult env, $1,375.00 - Plate, $419.00 Maintenance, $13.00 Candles, $38.00 - Sanctuary Light, $50.00 NHN(Parish Charity) - $100.00 Fiscal year-to-date adult envelope comparison: 2/20-21/16: $54,240.00 2/18-19/17: $53,281.00 Adult weekly envelopes: 2016 - $1,498.00 ~ 2017 - $1,995.00 Adult envelopes used: 2/20-21/16 - 75 ~ 2/18-19/17 - 71 2/11-12/17 - 60

VOCATION VIEW “No one can serve two masters.” Which master will you choose to serve? Are you being called to serve the Lord and others in the consecrated life, diaconate or priesthood? Talk to Magr. Murphy or Fr. Doug Lucia at (315) 386-2543/ dlucia@rcdony.org or Fr. Tom Higman at (518) 594-3907/thigman@rcdony.org or Cathy Russell, the Diocesan Vocation Coordinator at (315)393-2920, ext. 1450/crussell@rcdony.org. See us also on Facebook or at www.myvocation.net.

FUN FACTS FOR CATHOLIC KIDS February 26 – Today’s the birthday of “Buffalo Bill” Cody – who galloped across the western plains, rounding up buffalo, scouting for the Comanche Indians, and delivering mail for the Pony Express in the dangerous days of the Wild West. It isn’t as dangerous to deliver mail now, so why don’t you do something wild today and write a letter to the president of the United States? Tell him what you like or don’t like about the way he’s running YOUR country.

ST. RAYMOND’S CHAPEL MASS SCHEDULE Father Jack Downs will celebrate daily Mass in the rectory chapel at 8:00AM according to the following schedule:! Week of February 27: Monday, Wednesday-Friday Week of March 6: Monday, Wednesday-Friday

PARISH OF THE VISITATION AND ST. RAYMOND Church of the Visitation

Lector and Ministers of Eucharist 2/26/17 - Nancy Demo, Kris Layo, Kathie Ashley 3/5/17 - Molly Pressey, Betsy Barr, Jean Gang

Collection Counters 2/26/17 - Fred Baxter, Kathie Ashley 3/5/17 - Francis Sharlow, Jean Gang

St. Raymond’s Church Lector

2/25/17 - Marlene Grant 3/4/17 - Jeanette Spencer

ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH Lector and Ministers of Eucharist

2/25/17 - Marie Regan, Michelle Campbell, John Grady, Clarence Cutler 2/26/17 - Skyler Fetter, Phil Regan, Elaine Haggett, Jim Murray 3/4/17 - Kathleen Colarusso, Clarence Cutler, Pat LaRose, Michelle Campbell 3/5/17 - Andy Burnett, Jim Murray, Phil Regan, Elaine Haggett

Collection Counters 2/26/17 - Phil Regan, Doreen Valade 3/5/17 - Rita Jackson, Ellen Farrington