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

“God is love, and he loves us; that is the heart of the Christian faith.… Pray that you may obtain a true love of God. God loves us so much. He wants us to love him ” —Br. André (1845-1937)

February 7, 2016 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

SUNDAY MASS

Anticipated (Saturday) 4:00 P.M.

January-March at Notre Dame April-December at Saint Joseph

Sunday 8:00 A.M. at Saint John Bosco

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

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

Father Joseph W. Giroux Pastor

Father Scott Belina Parochial Vicar

Father Bryan D. Stitt

Diocesan Director of Vocations, In Residence

Deacon Bryan J. Bashaw Permanent Deacon

Mrs. Samantha Poulin Director of Christian Formation

Ms. Marie-Claire D’Arcy Music Coordinator

Ms. Darlene Livernois Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Phyllis Smith Secretary

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: mcp@twcny.rr.com Website: www.standres.org Office Hours: Monday–Friday

9:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. & 1:00–4:00 P.M.

St. André Bessette, pray for us!

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Sunday, February 7th March 13th

11:00am Mass

FROM FR. JOE…

Lent is already upon us! As usual here at St. André’s, you will find a few different booklets of daily devotions for the Lenten season near the doors of our churches this Sunday—including selections for children and for families. Among them, you will also find the latest book to be written by bestselling Catholic au-thor Matthew Kelly: Rediscover Jesus: An Invitation. The book is broken into 40 chapters, making it perfect for Lent. (Note: To count the 40 days of Lent, start on Ash Wednesday, but skip over all the Sundays since every Sunday is a “little Easter.") I plan to make this book part of my own Lenten commitment this year. We purchased 100 copies, and they’re available first come, first serve. Also as has been customary here, each Friday during Lent we will have the Stations of the Cross at 11:30am at Notre Dame Church (immediately preceding the 12:05pm Mass). Special for this Ju-bilee Year of Mercy, we will be using some newly published booklets, Praying the Stations of Mercy with Pope Francis, which are composed of reflections by the Holy Father. If your schedule allows, please consider coming to take part in this weekly time of prayer. Visit Fr. Joe's blog: http://fromemptyhands.blogspot.com/

JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY Calendar of Events

Lent "Doors of Mercy" Study March 4-5 “24 Hours for the Lord”

March 25 Divine Mercy Novena begins April 3 Divine Mercy Sunday

June 3-4 WMF Day of Adoration September 25 “Inspire" Vocations Summit

For information and updates on celebrations during the Year of Mercy, visit the diocesan website: http://www.rcdony.org/yearofmercy/events.html

LETTER FROM OUR BISHOP

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Our 2016 Lenten journey of faith cannot be isolated from cur-rent world events. Dire poverty, mass migration, persecution and unrelenting violence cause such terror in the lives of millions of individuals. Fueled by greed, anger and self-righteous intolerance, hardened hearts are breaking untold fragile lives. Closer to home, joblessness and drug abuse lead to a sense of hopelessness and discouragement.

Pope Francis urges us not to remain indifferent or to treat as routine such affronts to human life and dignity. Hurting people, near and far, need our care and attention. Can Lent this Jubilee Year of Mercy be different for you and me? As I probe the depth of God’s mercy and compassion for me, will I muster the Spirit’s gift of courage to reach out and accompany the hurting with the same loving concern I receive from God?

The Lenten Season provides the setting where we can avail ourselves of opportunities to grow closer to our merciful Lord. Daily Mass, faith formation classes, Eucharistic adoration, the Stations of the Cross, fasting, and celebration of the Sacrament of Penance are graced means to encounter Jesus, to experience His merciful love, and to deepen our love for Him.

As the Holy Father teaches, “what the Church tradition calls the spiritual and corporal works of mercy…remind us that faith finds expression in concrete everyday actions meant to help our neighbors in body and spirit: by feeding, visiting, comforting and instructing them. On such things,” Pope Francis writes, “will we be judged.”

While, perhaps, most of us are not able to offer personally these works of mercy to those suffering terrible afflictions across the globe, we can, we must be attentive to the hurting in our neighborhoods. Many of our parish families have a long history of social outreach to the hurting. Organizations such as Catholic Charities, the Knights of Columbus, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, to name just a few, along with local Church and community groups are engaged in the cor-poral and spiritual works of mercy. This Lent can be the occasion where I consider my own participation in such works in my own neighborhood.

I pray that through the graces and spiritual strength we receive from our participation at Eucharist and other Lenten devotional practices, God’s mercy can clear our vision to see the hurting in our midst and transform our hearts to respond with tenderness and compassion to their needs. Let us pray for one another.

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

ASH WEDNESDAY COLLECTION Central & Eastern European Relief

The Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe illu-minates the way for the people of the region by helping Catholic organizations provide affordable shelter and training to seminari-ans, in addition to providing pastoral care and catechesis. Your donation today helps restore the Church and build the future in the aftermath of Soviet rule. Please be generous to the Collec-tion for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Visit www.usccb.org/ccee.

Year of Mercy Lenten Day of Reflection

for Those Involved in Charitable Apostolates

Tuesday, March 8, 10:00am-2:30pm Wadhams Hall, Ogdensburg, NY

The day will consist of morning and afternoon conferences. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop LaValley. Lunch is includ-ed. Register online at www.rcdony.org/lenten or pick up a form from the parish office; registrations due my March 1.

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MASS INTENTIONS

This Weekend – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, Feb 6 (1 Kgs 3:4-13/Ps 119:9-14/Mk 6:30-34) 4:00pm (ND) Special Intention of Patrick & Diane Stacy

Sunday, Feb 7 (Is 6:1-2a, 3-8/Ps 138:1-5, 7-8/1 Cor 15:1-11)

8:00am (SJB) William LeRoy, Sr. by Derek & Jennifer Champagne

9:30am (SH) Deceased Members of the Livernois & Marshall Families by the Family

11:00am (ND) For The People of SAB Weekday Masses Monday, Feb 8 (1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13/Ps 132:6-10/Mk 6:53- 56) 12:05pm (ND) Yvette St. Mary by Theresa Brockway

Tuesday, Feb 9 (1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30/Ps 84:3-5, 10-11/Mk 7:1-13)

6:45am (ND) Rufus & Veronica Brickey Family by the Estate

10:15am (TAC) Vernon & Virginia Marlow by the Estate

Ash Wednesday Wednesday, Feb 10 (Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20--6:2/Ps 51:3- 6, 12-14, 17/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18) 6:45am (ND) Kenneth Rousell by Gertrude Rousell 10:00am (ND) Warren Fish by Holy Family School Faculty & Staff 12:05pm (ND) Shirley M. Yando by Irene Betters, and the Derouchie, Mallette, & Gibbon Families 5:15pm (SJB) Ernest Lancto (3rd Ann) by Mary Haineault

Thursday, Feb 11 (Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1:1-4, 6/Lk 9:22-25) 6:45am (ND) Thomas Walbridge by Jean Martin

Friday, Feb 12 (Is 58:1-9a/Ps 51:3-6, 18-19/Mt 9:14-15) 6:45am (ND) Joseph Poissant by the Estate 12:05pm (ND) Eleanor Barre by Lynne & Tom Simard and Cynthia Stone Next Weekend – 1st Sunday of Lent Saturday, Feb 13 (Is 58:9b-14/Ps 86:1-6/Lk 5:27-32) 4:00pm (ND) Lillian & Jim Shea by Mike Patterson

Sunday, Feb 14 (Dt 26:4-10/Ps 91:1-2, 10-15/Rom 10:8-

13/Lk 4:1-13)

8:00am (SJB) For The People of SAB 9:30am (SH) Gayle Mainville by Carol Vancour 11:00am (ND) Ruth Gleich by the Family

HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL For more information regarding a truly Catholic education where celebrating the faith is infused into every lesson every day call 518-483-4443 or email Mrs. Jadlos at hfsprinci-pal@hfsmaone.org.

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Holy Family Year-Round BINGO! Saturday Nights - Doors open at 5:30PM

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 Church (SJB), 57 Rennie Street, Malone St. Joseph's Church (SJ), 306 West Main Street, Malone

Tuesday Nursing Home Mass

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

Lenten Series

“Doors of Mercy: Exploring God’s Covenant with You” There is still time to sign up for our special study for the Year of Mercy! Join us for this eight-session, DVD and discussion group based study se-ries exploring God’s mercy in the covenants of the Bible, the Divine Mercy devotion, and the ways in which we can experience hope, heal-ing, and mercy in our own lives. Ses-sions are Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and they run from the

week of Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10) through Easter week. We are asking for a $10 donation toward materials, but all are welcome regardless of ability to give, and registration forms and additional information are available at the back of the churches. Please feel free to contact Michael Jacobs or Rachel Daly at Frassati House (521-3299) or call the parish office with any questions. We hope you’ll consider taking part, even if you’ve never participated in something like this before!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Religious Education classes meet again this Sunday, February 7th. K-8 from 9:30a.m.-10:45a.m. at Holy Family School. Please note: **High-School students will meet from 5:00p.m.-6:00p.m. at the Notre Dame Parish Center Classes will meet again on Sunday, February 28th at the regular times

BLESSING OF THROATS Wednesday, February 3, was the feast of St. Blaise, a fourth century Armenian bishop and martyr whose intercession has long been sought for ailments of the throat. The tradition-al blessing of throats will be offered after all the Masses this weekend, February 6-7.

OFFICE CLOSED

The office will be closed on Monday, February 15th in ob-servance of President’s Day.

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ST. ANDRÉ’S PARISH FUNDRAISERS

Bingo - St. John Bosco Join us for Bingo at St. John Bosco every THURSDAY. Its starts at 7:15pm. Bring a friend or two! Workers for February 11th - Bingo - Team 4; Bell Jar - Deborah.

Starts at 7:15pm $1420 given away

Early Bird - Progressive Bingo Pull Tabs - Concession

SOCIETIES AND PARISHES’ EVENT(S)

Bingo - Knights of Columbus Every Tuesday, early bird starts at 7:15pm. Elm Street.

Knights of Columbus - Chicken & Biscuit Dinner The Malone Council 308 of the Knights of Columbus will be hosting their annual Lenten Chicken and Biscuit dinners begin-ning on Wednesday, February 17th. The dinners will be served from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. The cost of the dinner is $8.50 per per-son; and $5.00 for children under 12. Take out orders will be available. The proceeds from this dinner will be used to support charitable commitments of the council. There will be additional chicken and biscuit dinners, the dates being March 2nd and March 16th. For any questions, please contact Nicholas Haas at 483-1628 or Gene Bashaw at 483-3280.

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!

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. Mary’s, Brushton - 1st Thursdays, 6:30- 7:30pm St. Patrick’s, Chateaugay - 1st Fridays from 9-10 am St. Anne’s, St. Regis Falls - 1st Saturday following 4:30pm anticipated Mass

St. André’s Parish Pastoral Council Jennifer Champagne, Madonna Champagne (Youth Member), Jim Coughlin (Trustee), Ruth Demarse, Andy Duso, Mary Hart, Pam Leduc (Trustee), Molly McKee, Judy Pelkey, Neil Seymour, and Linda Sprague.

Your Pastoral Council members want to hear from you! Please feel free to approach them with your questions, suggestions, and concerns.

THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN THE LITURGY

Music at Mass “Singing by the gathered assembly and ministers is im-portant at all celebrations. Not every part that can be sung should necessarily be sung at every celebration; rather ‘preference should be given to those [parts] that are of greater importance’.” (cf. General Instruction of

the Roman Missal, no. 40). (cf. Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship, no. 115). [This is the first of a nine part series on the different levels of importance in singing the parts of the Mass].

Is God Calling YOU? “They left everything and followed Jesus.” If you are seeking greater simplicity of life and a closer following of the Lord in prayer and action, consider that He may be calling you to the priesthood, diaconate or consecrated life. If you think you may be called to serve Jesus as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life, consider the power of His grace at work in you, call Fr. Joe, Fr. Scott or Fr. Bryan at 483-1300 or 483-4074, or visit the Voca-tion website at www.myvocation.net.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Malone Adult Center - Breakfast Sunday, February 14th from 8:00am - 12:00pm at 14906 State Route 30 North, Malone. Menu includes: scrambled eggs, sau-sage, ham, French toast, pancakes with syrup, sausage gravy, homefries and beverages. Cost is: adults & Seniors - $8, kids (6-12) - $3, under 5 are free. Take out are available and delivery is free by calling 483-6611. St. Mary's Church, Brushton - Breakfast St. Mary's Church is sponsoring another delicious breakfast on Sunday, February 14th from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm at their Parish Center on the Gale Rd. in Brushton. Menu includes: eggs, bacon, pancakes, French toast, sausage, hash, home fries, beverages and donuts. Cost is: adults - $8; seniors - $7; children 6-12 - $4, chil-dren under 5 are Free; and families of 5 or more (mother, father and school-aged children) - $25. Take outs available by calling 518-529-6580.

Winter Parking Please be extra careful when parking for Mass during these winter months—making sure not to block the path for other drivers and leaving space near the church entrances for those who have trouble walking. With a little attention and patience, there’s plenty of room for everyone. Many thanks!

MINISTRY SCHEDULE ATTENTION: Parish Ministers: The Ministry schedule for March through June is about to be prepared. Some of you have already let me know your availability and preferences. If you have not done so yet, there is still time. Drop them in the basket, call the office or, better yet, email me at the-judge@twcny.rr.com. Many thanks. Bob Main

Attention High School Students

The Frassati House Missionaries would like to invite all High School youth to join us on Fri-day, February 12th for a night of fun and fel-lowship. Come join us as we talk about silence and its role in our everyday lives. The event will begin at 7pm in the Notre Dame Parish Center and will end around 8:30. We are all looking forward to seeing you there.

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STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

"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 obli-gation; the third from a full heart." Rev. Robert Rodenmayer

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