Saint André Bessette Roman Catholic Parish, Malone, New York • Established July 1, 2014

Our Mission at St. André’s: With Jesus Christ as our center, and the Holy Spirit as our guide, we are called to be a community of saints making saints—encountering the Lord in Word and Sacrament, and opening doors for our neighbors to experience the loving mercy of God.

September 16 , 2018 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Father Joseph Giroux Pastor

Father Scott Belina Parochial Vicar

Deacon Bryan Bashaw Deacon Brent Charland Deacon Nicholas Haas

Permanent Deacons

Ms. Marie-Claire D’Arcy Music Coordinator

Mr. Andrew Duso Business Manager

Ms. Darlene Livernois Secretary & Bookkeeper

Deacon Brent Charland Mr. Chadd Charland

Mr. John Turner Maintenance & Cemeteries

ST. ANDRÉ’S PARISH

306 West Main Street P.O. Box 547 Malone, New York 12953 Telephone: (518) 483–1300 Fax: (518) 483–1307 Email: office@standres.org Website: www.standres.org Office Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00A.M. - 12:00P.M. Monday - Thursday 1:00P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

St. André Bessette, pray for us!

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Thursday 7:00–8:00 P.M. at Notre Dame

Saturday 12:00–12:45 P.M. at Notre Dame 3:00–3:45 P.M. at Notre Dame

First Sunday of the Month Before the 9:30 A.M. Mass

at Saint Helen

SUNDAY MASS

Anticipated (Saturday) 4:00 P.M. at Notre Dame

Sunday 8:00 A.M. at Notre Dame 9:30 A.M. at Saint Helen

11:00 A.M. at Notre Dame

ADORATION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT

Tuesday

Following the 6:45 A.M. Mass until 1:00 P.M. at Notre Dame

Thursday

7:00–8:00 P.M. at Notre Dame

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From Fr. Joe…

Thanks to all the many volunteers who answered the call last Sunday when we asked for more volunteers for this Sunday’s Holy Harvest Festival! You’re the best!

Speaking of volunteers…we are now seeking volunteers for the It’s Our Church, It’s Our Future Capital Campaign. We’re looking for help with mailings, receptions, and phone calls. Just complete the card found in your pew or the form found in your bulletin to let us know you’re willing and able. Please note that those making phone calls will not be asking for pledges (we all feel the very same way about telemarketers); calls will be made because hearing directly from a fellow parishioner adds the per-sonal touch to our campaign. Many hands (and ears and voices) make light work!

At long last, we rejoice to welcome back Fr. Scott Belina! He’ll be returning to St. André’s on Wednesday, September 19. You’ll see him at Mass (he’ll be preaching at all of them next Sunday) and around town a bit, but I’m sure he’ll be spending a fair share of the next week packing in preparation for his move to Massena on Wednesday, September 26. We will have a farewell reception for Fr. Scott following the 11:00am Mass next Sunday in the chapel at Notre Dame. I hope many of you will come to say ―hello‖ and ―good-bye,‖ and to thank Fr. Scott for his priestly ministry among us these past three years.

And that means this is the final weekend we’ll be getting help from the good priests of St. Peter’s Parish in Massena. We thank Fr. Mark, Fr. Tojo, and Fr. Michael for taking turns in making the trek each week since the beginning of June to offer Mass, hear confessions, and preach the Gospel. We’re so very grateful!

Visit Fr. Joe's blog: http://fromemptyhands.blogspot.com/

St. André Bessette Parish 10th Annual

Holy Harvest Festival

Will be held at Notre Dame Church on Sunday, September 16, 2018

Noon until 3:00pm (Mass Starts at 11:00am)

This fun day includes a harvest dinner, raffle, many free children’s activities and music by Thirty1&Mandolin (1-3pm)

Bundt Cakes for dessert: Please bring to Notre Dame Parish Center.

Smoked Pulled Pork Dinner: Dinner will start at 12:00pm. Menu includes: Roast Pork, potato salad, coleslaw, corn on the cob, macaroni & cheese, baked beans, rolls, dessert & beverages. Cost is: Adult - $10.00, seniors - $8.00, children ages 6-12 - $6.00, and children 5 and under free. Take out dinners will also be available.

Raffle Tickets - 1st Prize is $1,000.00 Don’t forget to your raffle tickets if you haven’t handed them in already. There will also be raffle tickets sold at the event.

LETTER FROM OUR BISHOP

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

The Church celebrates Catechetical Sunday on September 16, 2018 when some of our parishioners will be commissioned as catechists. We are so fortunate and truly blessed to have such generous women and men who sacrifice their time to help our parents in their critical responsibility of training their children in the Catholic faith. In the past, our catechists were clergy or religious who had exten-sive training and formation in the Catholic faith. Given the drastic decrease in their number, dedicated lay people now lead our parish’s catechetical efforts. Their Catholic education and faith formation have become more urgent. The catechist works to un-derstand and be comfortable in articulating the Catholic faith in the many areas that comprise the fullness of Church teaching. First and foremost, the catechist, him or herself, must be a disci-ple of Jesus Christ. This year’s theme, ―Enlisting Witnesses for Jesus Christ,‖ reminds us that catechesis is not the mere sharing of information, but an inherent aspect of discipleship. I must know Whom it is that I am called to follow and with whom I am on this journey. If we desire that those whom we lead would de-velop a personal encounter with Jesus, we best have one our-selves. When we don’t, our words reveal a hollow, fraudulent witness. The catechist seeks to understand the changing parish landscape and is an active force in the ongoing vitality of the faith life of the local parish as local pastoral planning evolves. They have an acute sensitivity to and respect for the parishioners whose parish-es have closed or have been merged or reconfigured into new parish communities. No one must feel left behind or lost in the cracks. Our catechists develop the skills that enhances collabora-tion and flexibility in community-building endeavors in our par-ish catechetical programs. More and more, our parents, our families need our help. Increas-ingly, they are unable to pass on the faith inasmuch as their own personal knowledge of it may be weak. Strengthening Faith For-mation in Family Life, our catechetical efforts energetically sup-port our parent’s role as the first catechists of their children. That can only be accomplished with a real sensitivity to the complexi-ties of today’s family. Flexibility is an essential characteristic in any endeavor to meet the varying needs of today’s families. What we’ve always done, what everyone else is doing will not suffice. As Pope Francis wrote in The Joy of Love, ―We need to find the right language, arguments and forms of witness that can help us reach the hearts of young people, appealing to their capacity for generosity, commitment, love and even heroism…‖ (#40) Inspired and energized by the Gospel and empowered by the Ho-ly Spirit, we invite our families to discover, celebrate and deepen their relationship with Christ in the midst of the local family of faith. Catechesis is critical to the evangelizing mission of the Church and to the health and vitality of a parish and its people. We congratulate and support all those in our parishes who help to strengthen faith formation in family life.

Faithfully yours in Christ, Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley Bishop of Ogdensburg

PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING St. André's Pastoral Council will be meeting on Monday, Septem-ber 17th, at 6:30pm at Notre Dame Parish Center. All parishion-ers are welcome to attend.

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MASS INTENTIONS

This Weekend –Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, Sept 15 (1 Cor 10:14-22/Jn 19:25-27) 4:00pm (ND) Gayle Mainville by Wife & Children

Sunday, Sept 16 (Is 50:5-9a/Jas 2:14-18/Mk 8:27-35) 8:00am (ND) June M. Baker by The Baker Family 9:30am (SH) C. Joseph McCool by Angelo & Suzanne Pietropaoli 11:00am (ND) For The People of SAB

Weekday Masses Monday, Sept 17 (1 Cor 11:17-26, 33/Lk 7:1-10) 12:05pm (ND) Thelma D’Amour by Knights of Columbus Our Lady of Victory Tuesday, Sept 18 (1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/Lk 7:11-17) 6:45am (ND) Jean Hyde by Malone Duplicate Bridge Club 10:15am (TAC) Carole Ann Yando by Third Order Trinitarians Wednesday, Sept 19 (1 Cor 12:31—13:13/Lk 7:31-35) 6:45am (ND) NO MASS 12:05pm (ND) Howard, Marion & Donald Jeror by Joyce and Sue Brown Thursday, Sept 20 (1 Cor 15:1-11/Lk 7:36-50) 6:45am (ND) NO MASS 5:15pm (ND) Myron & Bernadette Purdy by the Family Friday, Sept 21 (Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Mt 9:9-13) 6:45am (ND) NO MASS 12:05pm (ND) Andrew Pond by Dave & Kathy Goodwin

Next Weekend –Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, Sept 22 (1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/Lk 8:4-15) 4:00pm (ND) Richard Nason (7th Ann) by Wife and Family

Sunday, Sept 23 (Wis 2:12, 17-20/Jas 3:16—4:3/Mk 9:30-37) 8:00am (ND) For The People of SAB 9:30am (SH) Russell Haas by Deacon Nick & Mary Haas 11:00am (ND) Grace Gravelle by Howard, Bernice, Alan, Cathy & Haley Gonyea

HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL

Holy Family School will actively work to build a sense of rapport with the faith-based communities and to en-

courage support from all local parishes for the school’s future guidance. It will be a strong spiritually-centered

community, living the Catholic faith as expressed through wor-ship and service.

Calendar of events:

Education Council Meeting – September 18 @ 6:00PM Parish Link Meeting – September 26 @ 6:00PM

Fundraising Meeting - TBA

*Latchkey Services will be available before and after school every school day, including half days & early dismissals.

(Until 5:00PM)

For more information regarding Catholic School education in Malone and area, contact Mrs. Marianne Jadlos at 518-483-4443. Email: hfsprincipal@hfsmalone.org. You can visit us at our website at www.hfsmalone.org, or follow us on Facebook: face-book.com/HFSMalone

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Holy Family School BINGO!

HFS BINGO - St. John Bosco Parish Center

Saturday Nights - 7:00pm Early Bird ~ Progressive Bingo

Pull Tabs Concession

Worship Sites of St. André's

Notre Dame Church (ND), 11 Church Place, Malone St. Helen's Church (SH), 755 Co. Highway 41, Chasm Falls St. John Bosco Oratory (SJB), 57 Rennie Street, Malone

Tuesday Nursing Home Mass The Alice Center (TAC), 45 Sixth Street, Malone Held in the 2nd floor West Dining Room

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN Protecting our children is a priority in our parish, and it’s every-one’s responsibility. To report abuse: If you have a complaint of suspected misconduct involving Catholic clergy, religious, em-ployees, or volunteers, contact Terrianne Yanulavich, diocesan Victims Assistance Coordinator (518-483-3261 or terrianneyanu-lavich@yahoo.com) or Fr. Christopher Carrara, Vicar for Pastoral Personnel (315-393-2920 ext. 1340). Making a report to the Dio-cese of Ogdensburg in no way means that you should not make a report to police or child protective agencies.

A Prayer for Healing

Hear the humble prayer of your people, God our Father, as we implore your mercy. Bring healing to all who have suffered physical, emotional, or sexual abuse at the hands of your ministers and restore them to fullness of life. Forgive your Church for the im-mense evil that has been committed and the great harm that has been done. Grant the grace of true repent-ance to all who have broken sacred trust, destroyed precious in-nocence, and failed to protect your beloved children entrusted to their pastoral care. Reconcile us to one another and never allow us be parted from you. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

“The Lord heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)

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SOCIETIES AND PARISHES’ EVENT(S)

Bingo - Knights of Columbus Bingo every Tuesday, 41 Elm Street, Malone. Bingo starts at 7pm. Progressive Bingo - Pull Tabs - Concession.

REGIONAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Could you not watch with me for one hour? (Mk. 13:47)

Notre Dame, Malone - Tuesdays following 6:45am Mass until 1:00pm Notre Dame, Malone - Thursdays, 7:00- 8:00pm w/confessions St. Patrick’s, Chateaugay - 1st Fridays from 9-10 am Notre Dame, Malone - 1st Fridays, 7:00- 8:00pm w/praise and worship St. Anne’s, St. Regis Falls - 1st Saturday following 4:30pm anticipated Mass

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Catholic Community of Burke & Chateaugay - Dinner On Sunday, September 23rd from 12pm to 5pm, Catholic Com-munity will be holding their 37th Harvest Dinner at St. Patrick’s Church Hall, Chateaugay. Menu includes: roast beef with all the trimmings, beverages and desserts. Cost is: Adults - $12.00; Kids ages 6 to 11 - $5.00 and kids 5 and under are free. Take outs or-ders can be made by calling Pat Jones at 518-497-3183 or Mary Lou Dwyer at 518-497-3154. Take outs are available for pickup or delivery at 1:00pm and 3:00pm.

Malone Adult Center - Chicken & Biscuit Dinner On Friday, September 21st from 4:00-6:30pm, Malone Adult Center will be holding their Chicken & Biscuit Dinner. Menu includes: Chicken & Biscuits, mashed potatoes, carrots, cranberry sauce, chocolate cake w/peanut butter frosting, and beverages. Deliveries are available by calling before 2:00pm to 518-483-6611.

ST. ANDRÉ’S PARISH FUNDRAISERS

BINGO - St. John Bosco Join us for Bingo at St. John Bosco every THURSDAY. Its starts at 7pm. Bring a friend or two! Workers for September 20th - Bingo - Team 3.

$1420 given away Early Bird - Progressive Bingo

Pull Tabs Concession

Diocesan “Blue Mass” Sunday, September 30, 2018

Bishop Terry R. LaValley cordially invites you to the Diocesan Blue Mass on Sun-day, September 30, 2018 at 2:00 pm at St. Peter's Church, 114 Cornelia Street, Plattsburgh, NY. The Blue Mass the Church’s way to offer thanks to God for the

dedication and sacrifices made by the women and men in Law Enforcement/Corrections and to pray for their safety, as well as for their families and communities. In addition to members and their families, community members and supporters are invited to attend. Questions can be addressed to Fr. Christopher Carrara, Blue Mass Committee Chair at ccarrara@rcdony.org, or by phone at 315-605-1039.

What Happened to the Sign of Peace?

The exchange of a friendly handshake or a hug shortly before Holy Communion is a mo-ment of peace and joy—two precious things of which every victim of sexual abuse has been robbed. Throughout this month of Sep-tember, we will omit the sign of peace to stand in solidarity with all who have been hurt by the crimes and cover-up of members

of the Catholic clergy, and as a vivid reminder of the urgent need for us to be real instruments of Christ’s peace in our broken Church and troubled world.

presents

This fall, the 177 Project is partnering with 22 different art-ists to bring an evening of Eucharistic Adoration and music to every single diocese in the US! On October 5, 2018, we’ll be at Notre Dame Church in Malone and we want you to join us. Tickets to the evening are completely free and can be picked up in the church office or by visiting www.the177project.com. Can’t wait to see you there!

The 177 PROJECT MINISTRY SCHEDULE It is time to schedule the various ministries for the next few months beginning in October. The Ministry Schedule for the parish for the next three to four months will be prepared soon. If you have any special requests...dates that you would like to be scheduled, dates that should be avoided, times that you will be away, changes in your Mass time preferences...please let Bob Main (thejudge@twcny.rr.com) know before September 23. Many thanks for all that you do for St. Andre's.

For those who are unfamiliar with our churches, did you know…

…that there are a number of handicapped parking spaces and a fully accessible en-trance at the east end of Notre Dame Church? …that there is a restroom with a changing

table at Notre Dame, found through the doorway near the statue of St. André? …that a restroom in the rectory—accessed by the front door—is available for use whenever St. Helen’s Church is open? If you cannot find what you need, please do not be afraid to ask. We want everyone to feel right at home here in St. André’s Parish!

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"There are three kinds of giving: grudge giving says, I have to; duty giving says, I ought to; thanksgiving says, I want to. The first comes from constraint; the second from a sense of obligation; the third from a full heart." Rev. Robert Rodenmayer

If you’d like to contribute to St. André’s Parish electronically—one time only or monthly, either from your checking ac-count or credit card—you can now do so directly from the parish website: stan-dres.org. Thanks for your generosity

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

Low gluten hosts are available at each of our churches. If you or a loved one require a low gluten host for medical reasons, please see the priest at least 5 minutes before Mass to make arrangements for Holy Communion.

Vespers The Evening Prayer of the Church

Tuesday, 6:00pm ~ Notre Dame Chapel

Open to All ~ Sponsored by André’s Brothers

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09/11/16

Envelopes $7,651.00 $10,377.75 $ 8584.00

Youth Env. $ 2.00 $ 2.00 $ 0.00

Plate $ 713.21 $ 958.81 $ 1,179.90

Online Gifts

$ 825.00 $ 575.00 $ 240.00

TOTAL $9,191.21 $11,908.56 $10,003.90

Envelopes Used

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Each Friday, August 3-September 28, answer the U.S. bishops’ call to pray and fast that a change in the U.S. Supreme Court will move our nation closer to the day when

every human being is protected in law and welcomed in life. Join at www.usccb.org/pray!

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