February 23, 2020 * Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Catholic Communities of St. Francis of Assisi, Constable - St. Mary’s of the Fort, Fort Covington - St. Patrick’s, Chateaugay

Chateaugay Parish Office

132 W. Main Street, Chateaugay, NY

Phone: (518) 497-6673

Hours: Mon. 8:30am-12:30pm &

Tues. . 8:30am-12:30pm

Email: CCBCparish908@gmail.com

Website: www.ccbcparish.com

Constable Parish Office

5 Poplar St., Constable, NY

Phone: (518) 483-0486

Hours: To be determined

Email: officecwtr@gmail.com

Website: www.smsjcatholics.com

(now combined with St. Mary’s)

Fort Covington Parish Office

3 Burns Holden Rd., Ft Covington, NY

Phone: (518) 358-2500

Hours: Mon. & Fri. 8AM-4PM

Wednesday: Closed

Email: smsjoffice@gmail.com

Website: smsjcatholics.com

Our Parishes Mass Schedule

Saturday: 4:00 PM - St. Francis, Constable

Sunday: 9:00 AM - St. Patrick’s, Chateaugay

11:00 AM - St. Mary’s, Ft. Covington

Maintenance

Joe Siskavich (SP)

Jay Brockway (SM)

Jon White (SM)

Parish Office Staff Ms. Charlotte Lauzon (CWTR, SM, CCBC)

Ms. Debbie Recore (CCBC)

Youth Religious Education Director Christine Dumas (SF & OLF)

Heather Locklin (CCBC)

Jocelyn Kelly (SM)

Pastoral Staff

Rev. Thomas E. Kornmeyer, Canonical Pastor

Rev. John J. Looby, Retired Priest

(In residence at St. Francis Rectory)

Pastoral Life Coordinator

Deacon Brian T. Dwyer (Cell: 518-569-2295)

Email: bdwyer1974@gmail.com

Deacon

Deacon Garry Burnell

Cemeteries

Joe Siskavich (SP)

Mr. James Dumont (SG)

Jay Brockway (SM & SJ)

Bruce Welch (CWTR)

Brian Cartier (SF)

Home Town Family Chiropractic

Dr. Michelle A. Holbrook, DC

5628 State Rte. 11, Burke NY 12917

Office 518-521-3863

Fax 518-521-3851

Flexible hours/Saturdays by Appt.

Wadhams Council #469

For information call: 518-497-6465

100 Years and growing! January 1900

Chateaugay Funeral Home

Hubert “Bert” Wilcox, Owner/Mgr

Emily A. Hanley, Funeral Dir.

(518) 497-6781

36 Church St., P.O. Box 4

Chateaugay, NY 12920 “Our family serving your family”

Lopardo’s Barber Shop

Hours: Monday thru Saturday 7:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

518-497-6860

166 East Main St. Chateaugay NY

Dominics’ Hardware & Supply, Inc. 5195 Route 11, Ellenburg Depot NY 12935

Tel: 518-594-3922 OPEN Mon-Sat. 7:30 am-5:00 pm * Sun: 9 am-2 pm We have PROPANE, Valspar Paint/Cabot Stain, Dairy

Feeds and Supplies, Household Needs, Greeting Cards and Assorted Gift Ideas, Metal Roofing, New & Replacement Doors& Windows, Vet Free Heaters &

Fireplaces and much more!

Lavigne’s IGA

HOMETOWN PROUD

Complete Line of Groceries Neighborhood Liquor/ Wine Shop

Phone (518) 497-3072 Fax (518) 497-3074 6081 State Route 11, Chateaugay NY 12920

GEODES ETC. Jack & Violet Lacroix

518-483-5256 24 Low Rd Malone NY

Website: www.geodes-etc.com Meteorites and amethyst sales

Mary’s Place Thrift Store

3 Burns Holden Rd., Ft. Covington

Come browse our selection of gently used

clothing & accessories, jewelry, religious

items, household & miscellaneous items!

Hours: Thurs. & Fri. 11am-4pm, Sat. 9am-

2pm. Contact: 518-521-9349. Gift Certifi-

cates available.

C.C. of Burke & Chateaugay

Chateaugay, NY

Bishop of Ogdensburg

Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley, J.C.L.

Parish Hall Rental Requirement

Contact the parish office for hall availability. Visit www.onebeaconentertainment.com. Under TULIP-Event Insurance, click on Pur-

chase or Quote. Enter facility ID code: Contact the parish office for ID code. Complete the first three steps of the form to obtain a

quote. For assistance, contact OneBeacon Entertainment TULIP help desk at 1-800-507-8414. Bulletin: To place announcements for the bulletin, please submit

them by 12:00 PM on Tuesdays (518 497-6673) .

Sanctuary Candles in Memory/Honor of

To reserve a Sanctuary Candle in memory of a loved one, please fill

out form and send payment of $10 to the parish you wish to reserve.

The candle will be reserved for the week specified (if possible) and

will be placed in the bulletin.

Date requested: _______________________________________

In Memory of: ________________________________________

By: _________________________________________________

Phone: ______________________________________________

Sacrament of Baptism: For children to be Baptized, please call the Rectory

or Deacon Brian to make arrangements (518)-569-2295.

Sacrament of Marriage: Make arrangements with the Pastor or Deacon at

least six months in advance. Pre-Cana instruction is necessary.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Starts 45 mins before Mass or anytime by

appointment.

Anointing of the Sick: Please advise the parish office of the serious illness

or hospitalization of a parishioner.

Prayer Lines: Call Irene McDonald 518-497-6569 or Sharon Malette 518-

497-6138 (SP), Gail Leduc at 518-353-0499 (SM) or Arletha Burnell at 518-

483-1878 (CWTR).

Communion for Shut-ins: Please notify the parish office if anyone is

unable to attend Sunday Mass regularly.

Child Safety & Victim’s Assistance Coordinator

If you suspect misconduct involving diocesan clergy, religious, employees

or volunteers, please contact Terrianne Yanulavich, 413 Ryan Road, Chu-

rubusco, NY 12923. Email: terrianneyanulavich@yahoo.com. Phone 518-

483-3261.

Exposition of Blessed Sacrament at St. Mary’s of the Fort

Each Tuesday beginning at 5:00PM-6:00PM, all are welcome to join us in

the quiet and peaceful time in prayer before the Lord in the Blessed Sacra-

ment.

All Women Invite for Women’s Group St. Mary’s women’s prayer group meets every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at St.

Mary’s parish center. Women from all parishes are invited to attend. There

is also Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Mary’s Church prior to

the meeting, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., for those who would like to spend

some time in Adoration. Please join us!

No Matter What

Your present status in the Catholic Church

No matter what your current family or marital situation is

No matter what your past or present religious affiliation

No matter what your own personal history

No matter what your age, background, race or color

No matter what your own self-image or lack thereof

You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected.

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Monday, February 24, 2020 (SP) 8:30 AM Communion Service

(SF) 8:30 AM Shay Lyn Bushey by Roland & Adam Bushey

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

(SM) 8:30 AM Sr. Mary Stephens Durant by Jean & Family

(SP) 8:30 AM Jerry Sidor by Nellie Lamb

(SM) 5:00 PM Adoration and Evening Prayer

Wednesday, February 26, 2020- Ash Wednesday

(SF) 8:30 AM Tom Fleury by Mary & Darrell Deragon

(SP) 4:30 PM William Delarm Jr. by Sharon and Doug Malette

(SM) 5:30 PM Frank Charland by Babette & Brent Herne

Thursday, February 27, 2020 (Followed by Lenten luncheon)

(SP) 11:30 AM Mildred Duval by Sharon Benjamin

Friday, February 28, 2020

(SM) 8:30 AM Robin Davis by Mom

(SP) 8:30 AM Communion Service followed by Stations of the

Cross

Saturday, February 29, 2020

(SM) 9:30 AM Adoration, silent prayer, morning prayer &

Divine Mercy Chaplet

NEXT WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 First Sunday of Lent

(SF) 4:00 PM Jean & Hubert Durant & Dec’d Family by the

Estate

Sunday, March 1, 2020 The First Sunday of Lent

(SP) 9:00 AM People of the Parish

(SM) 11:00 AM Bill Harvey by the Family

(SF) Constable (SM) Fort Covington (SP) Chateaugay

This Weeks Sanctuary Candles

CCBC

Rose Marie Cook by loving sisters & brothers

CWTR

For the families of the parishes

St. Mary’s of the Fort

For the families of the parish

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Welcome Visitors & Guests

Thank you for Celebrating the Mass with us. We are glad that you

are here. If you have any questions about our parish or joining the

Catholic faith, please contact the Parish Office.

Last Week CCBC CWTR SM (SJ)

Envelopes

Children’s Envs.

$ 1,834.00 $1,469.00 $ 1,643.25

Plate 91.33 204.75 103.00

Fuel 105.00 30.00 25.00

Votives 16.00 12.00

Central/Eastern Europe 10.00

Special Maintenance

Respect Life 15.00

Mary’s Place

Upward Looking

258.85

Pie Raffle 144.00

Totals $2,056.00 $1,715.75 $2,191.10

Budget Needs $3,946.31 $3,198.58 $4,531.40

Our Lord blesses us a hundredfold for our Stewardship

Sacrifices. Thank you for your support of your parish.

HOMEMADE PIE RAFFLE WINNERS! Winners last Sunday were: Ruth Rubadu and Trevor. Thank

you to all bakers & supporters!

YOUTH FAITH FORMATION CLASSES

CWTR

9AM-10:45AM

Feb. 23, 2020

March 8, 2020

St. Mary/St. Joseph

9AM-10:45AM

Winter break until

March 1, 2020

CCBC

10AM-11AM

March 1, 2020

March 15, 2020

COLLECTION FOR CHURCH IN CENTRAL/ EASTERN EUROPE

Our special collection on Ash Wednesday, February 26th, supports the

Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Your gift helps restore the

Church and build the future in more than 20 countries recovering from

communist oppression. Funds from this collection support reconstruction,

education, formation, and outreach to alleviate poverty. Please be gener-

ous For more information, visit www.usccb.org/ccee.

Parish Support

From Deacon Brian

As we begin the holy season of Lent this week let us enter this sacred

time with the resolve to empty ourselves, to sacrifice and to deny

ourselves and be filled with the grace to follow Christ more faithful-

ly. Take advantage of the many opportunities our parishes offer this

Lent.

• Daily Mass

• Sacrament of Confession

• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

• Stations of the Cross

• Lenten groups of pray and discussion.

• Rosary

Let us pray for each other, our parishes, those who are suffering, and

for our own personal commitment to the Gospel.

- Have a Blessed Lent.

MARY’S PLACE NEWS

The bag sale at MARY’S PLACE Thrift Shop, 3 Burns Rd., Fort Cov-

ington, continues through the end of February. Regular store hours:

Thur./Fri. 11 am-4pm, Sat 9-2pm. Closed when Salmon River schools

are closed due to weather.

FEAST OF ST. PATRICK TAKE-OUT DINNER

SUNDAY, MARCH 15, ST. MARY’S OF THE FORT CHURCH

Meals will include corned beef, potatoes, cabbage, baby carrots and des-

sert. The cost is $12.00. Meal pick-up will be 11:00 to 1:00.

A limited number of meals will be available. You may reserve a meal by

calling or texting: Jan Mock (518) 651-5162, Kim Treptow (315) 600-

7966, Jocelyn Kelly (315) 651-0786.

We will gratefully accept donations to help defray the cost to the parish.

Donations can be made beginning on March 1st. They may be corned

beef, cabbage, baby carrots, eggs, butter, milk and, of course, money.

Thank you in advance for your generous support of this fundraiser.

LENTEN LUNCHEONS

Lenten luncheons at St. Patrick’s will begin on February 27th and continue

each Thursday until April 2nd following the 11:30 am mass. Volunteers

will serve lunch under committee chairperson, Jerry Ryan, in the parish

center until 1:00 pm.

Menu consists of: homemade soups, sandwiches, desserts and a beverage.

Donation is $4. This fundraiser has added $500+ annually to CCBC Gen-

eral Fund.

Please join us, it’s a great time to relax and visit.

PARISH MISSION

Please join us for a parish mission in conjunction with St. Mary’s in

Brushton and St. Francis in Constable. Fr. John R. Yonkovig, Pastor of St.

Agnes Church in Lake Placid, will be the presenter. He is a great preacher

and it will be well worth your time and effort. The Mission will begin on

Monday, March 30th at St. Mary’s in Brushton, then Tuesday, March 31st

at Notre Dame Church in Malone, followed by Wednesday, April 1st at St.

Francis of Assisi in Constable.

LENTEN REGULATIONS 2020

* ABSTINENCE/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 (February 26th) and

Good Friday (April 10th). Fasting, this 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.

All Catholic who have reached their 14th birthday are bound to abstain

totally from meat on the following days: Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of

Lent and Good Friday.

* EASTER DUTY

All CatholicS who have reached the age of reason must confess their seri-

ous 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 1st) and Trinity Sunday (June 7th).

* 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.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Palm Sunday, 4/5/20, 8 am-1 pm, at St. Patrick’s Church parish

hall. Raffle Tickets will be $ 5.00 each. HOPE TO SEE YOU

THERE!

DAY OF PRAYER AT ST. MARY’S

A Day of Prayer will be held at St. Mary’s Church on Friday, March

6, with Eucharistic Adoration from 9:00 a.m. (following 8:30 a.m.

Mass) until 9:00 p.m. All parishioners are invited to spend some time

in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Confession will be available

after the morning Mass, followed by the Rosary at noon, the Divine

Mercy Chaplet at 3:00 p.m., Evening Prayer at 5:00 p.m., Night Pray-

er at 8:30 p.m. and Benediction at 9:00 p.m. Food will be available in

the parish center throughout the day. It is necessary for two people to

be in the Church throughout the 12 hours of Adoration, so please

consider signing up for an hour. A sheet will be available at each

church. Thank you!

LENTEN OPPORTUNITY AT ST. PATRICK’S

ALL ARE WELCOME

Join us on Wednesday evenings during the holy season of Lent begin-

ning on March 4th. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be from

5:30-6pm at St. Patrick’s. Then we will be watching “The Wild Goose”,

a video series on discovering a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit desires to be present to us in a manner that brings light

out of darkness, freedom out of bondage, order out of chaos and life out

of death. Discussion of the video and fellowship are important pieces in

this opportunity. Hope to see you there and bring a friend.

COME HOLY SPIRIT!!

VOCATIONS AWARENESS

The Lord calls us to be merciful as our God is merciful. The Lord

calls us to do God’s will. Pray for vocations to priesthood, diaconate

and religious life. If God is calling you, talk to Fr. Christopher Carra-

ra at (315) 393-2920, ext. 1340/ ccarrara@rcdony.org or Cathy Rus-

sell, the Diocesan Vocation Coordinator at (315) 393-2920 ext. 1450

or email: crussell@rcdony.org. See us on Facebook or at

www.myvocation.net

LENTEN PROGRAM AT ST. MARY’S

All Parishioners are invited to St. Mary’s on Tuesday evenings during

Lent (March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 7) to attend Mass and Adora-

tion, eat homemade soup and sandwiches, watch a video and enjoy

each other’s company. Mass will be celebrated at 4:30 followed by a

Holy Hour from 5:00 to 6:00, dinner from 6:00 to 6:30 and the video

presentation at 6:30. Each video is approximately one hour long. Those

unable to make it to Mass and the Holy Hour can join us in the first

bingo hall room of the Parish Center at 6:00 for dinner. This year we

will be watching the newest segments of Bishop Robert Barron’s video

series, Pivotal Players. This multi-part series highlights saints, artists,

mystics and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Catholic

Church but changed the course of western civilization. This year’s

“pivotal players” include St. Augustine (The Teacher), St. Benedict

(The Monk), Fulton Sheen (The Communicator) and Flannery O’Con-

nor (The Storyteller). Everyone is encouraged to attend!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Volunteers are needed as Lectors, EM’s and Counters. Please contact Fr.

Tom or Bev Sprague if interested in helping.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: March 1, 7:30AM-11:30AM

Fort Covington Adult Center, Ft. Covington

Pancakes w/Local Real Maple Syrup, Eggs (any style) Toast, Sausage Pat-

ties, Bacon, Ham, Homemade Sausage Gravy & Biscuits, Home Fries, As-

sorted Homemade Muffins & Doughnuts, Coffee, Tea, Milk & Juice. Adults

$9.00, Children Ages 6-12, $5.00 Children 5 & Under Free

DO YOU WANT TO FAST THIS LENT? In the words of Pope Francis

• Fast from hurting words and say kind words.

• Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.

• Fast from anger and be filled with patience.

• Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.

• Fast from worries and have trust in God.

• Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity.

• Fast from pressures and be prayerful.

• Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with joy.

• Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others.

• Fast from grudges and be reconciled.

• Fast from words and be silent so you can listen.