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.

February 23, 2020

Father Steven Murray Pastor

Father Michael Jablonski Parochial Vicar

Father Medenel Angrand Special Parochial Vicar, In Residence

Deacon Bryan Bashaw Deacon Brent Charland Deacon Nicholas Haas

Permanent Deacons

Ms. Darlene Livernois Business Manager

Deacon Brent Charland Mr. Chadd Charland

Maintenance & Cemeteries

ST. ANDRÉ’S PARISH

57 Rennie Street P.O. Box 547 Malone, New York 12953 Telephone: (518) 483–1300 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.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Monday thru Friday 11:15-11:45 A.M. at Notre Dame

Saturday 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

Monday thru Friday 11:00 A.M.— 12:00 P.M.

at Notre Dame

St. André’s Parish Welcomes Everyone!! No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church; no matter your family or marital status; no matter where

you are in the practice of faith; no matter what your self-image may be; you are invited, welcomed and loved at St. André’s.

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Welcome to St. André’s Parish! No matter who you are, where you’ve come from, or what brings you here, we’re so glad to have you with us. St. André Bessette (1845-1937) spent much of his life serving as the door-keeper of his religious community; like him, we strive to open doors for our neighbors to experi-ence the loving mercy of God. May Jesus fill your heart with his grace and peace!

St. André’s Parish Pastoral Council

Jennifer Champagne, Mary Haas, Aimee LeRoy, Ciara LeRoy (Youth), Bob Main, Molly McKee, Malcolm Miner, Daniel Ben-ware (Trustee), Jamie Pelkey (Trustee), David Petrelli, and Jeff Scharf.

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

Baptized in Water & the Spirit

St. André’s Parish congratulates Jeffrey and Carrie (Marshall) Boulais on the Baptism of their daughter, Cora Elizabeth Boulais at Notre Dame Church on Saturday, February 15, 2020 by Rev. Steven Murray. St. André’s Parish also would like to congratulate Jacob and Stephanie (Dufrane) Douglas on the Baptism of their son, Faron David Douglas at St. Helen’s Church on Sunday, Feb-ruary 16, 2020 by Deacon Brent Charland

A LETTER FROM OUR BISHOP

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: Pope Francis concludes his Lenten Message this year with a chal-lenge for you and me: “…to become what Christ asks His disci-ples to be: the salt of the earth and the light of the world” (cf. Mt. 5:13-14). Lent is always a graced time for reflection on our growth in discipleship. The Holy Father urges us to fix our eyes on the Paschal Mystery and be converted to an open and sincere dialogue with Jesus as the means to zealous discipleship. This is an especially urgent call given the troubled times in which we live. At the Chrism Mass back in 2014, the Diocese set out to do precisely this. We fixed our eyes on the Church of the North Country and presented a Pastoral Vision that is Christ-led, Christ-fed and Hope-filled. Our Envisioning Process helped us establish Diocesan Priorities and Goals. Now, six years later, with 20/20 Pastoral Vision, we continue to keep our eyes and hearts focused on: following Jesus as disciples in mission; nourishing our lives through the Sacraments, particularly the Eucharist; and instilling hope for the future through pastoral planning. For generations, the Church has taught the value of fasting, alms-giving and prayer in helping us be the salt of the earth and the light for the world. They are important means for us to stay fo-cused on our Diocesan Priorities of: Creating a Culture of Voca-tions, Strengthening Faith Formation in Family Life and Building Parishes with Living Stones. As we begin this Holy Season of Lent, we persevere in our mis-sion as local Church to be passionate disciples of Jesus Christ. I encourage you to continue to be active participants in the faith life of your parish. Be a source of loving support for your priests. My prayer is that these next forty days, as disciples in mission, we might pray fervently for peace in our world and for healing and the purification of our Church. We pray for the courage and hu-mility to be the salt of the earth and light of the world. May our prayer “penetrate deep within us and chip away at our hardness of heart in order to convert us ever more fully to God and His will.” Gratefully yours in Christ, Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley Bishop of Ogdensburg

From Fr. Steve…..

So how are my shingles? I get this question all the time so let me answer it for all of you. I came down with shingles on my right chest under my right arm to the middle of my back on the 17th of October. I was told by the medical peo-ple that I had a very severe case after three rounds of antivi-ral medication. Yes, I have had the shingles shot about two years ago because I remembered I didn’t have to pay for it as I was 65, which at the time made me happy. However, I have been told that was the old shot and the new one with a follow up is better. Because I still have a good deal of pain, I have been told that after the external symptoms disappear the residual pain can continue for anywhere from 6-months to a year or longer. At this point, I am hoping for the 6-month sentence!!! I want to thank everyone who has prayed for my recovery. I am somewhat better as long as I don’t do much, which I find very annoying because I have many things to do This weeks story is: God is talking to one of his angels. “He said, Boy, I just created a 24-hour period of alternating light and darkness on Earth.” The angel replied, “What are you going to do now?” God said, “Call it a day”.

A rule of thumb for preachers: If after ten minutes you haven’t struck oil, stop boring!

ASH WEDNESDAY COLLECTION

This week, our special collection supports the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Your donation today helps restore the Church and build the future in more than 20 countries still strug-gling to recover from Communist rule. Funds from this collec-tion support reconstruction, education, formation, and poverty outreach. Please be generous to the collection today. For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/ccee.

MASS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020

6:45am - Notre Dame, Malone 8:30am - St. Francis of Assisi, Constable 9:00am - St. Augustine’s, North Bangor 12:05pm - Notre Dame, Malone 4:30pm - St. Patrick’s, Chateaugay 5:15pm - Notre Dame, Malone 5:30pm - St. Mary’s of the Fort, Fort Covington 5:30pm - St. Mary’s, Brushton

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MASS INTENTIONS

This Weekend – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, Feb 22 (1 Pt 5:1-4/Mt 16:13-19)

4:00pm (ND) Christopher Gosselin by Molly

Sunday, Feb 23 (1 Lv 19:1-2, 17-18/1 Cor 3:16-23/Mt 5:38-48)

8:00am (ND) For The People of SAB 9:30am (SH) Robert Johnson by Richard Raville 11:00am (ND) Tim Marshall (13th Ann) by Wife & Children

Weekday Masses

Monday, Feb 24 (Jas 3:13-18/Mk 9:14-29)

12:05pm (ND) Thomas Murray by the Family

Tuesday, Feb 25 (Jas 4:1-10/Mk 9:30-37) 9:30am (FH) Freeda Fayette by the Estate 12:05pm (ND) Russell J. Haas by Deacon Nick & Mary Haas and Family

Wednesday, Feb 26 (Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20-6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18) 6:45am (ND) For The People of SAB 12:05pm (ND) George & Jean Rizos by the Family 5:15pm (ND) Eileen Trippany by Rose Brooks

Thursday, Feb 27 (Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25)

6:45am (ND) Special Intentions by Mrs. Harry Stone 12:05pm (ND) Fred White by Felix Tan

Friday, Feb 28 (Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15)

6:45am (ND) Eugene & Gary Dumas and Blanche & Leo Tavernier by the Estate 12:05pm (ND) Lillian Vanier by Donna Vanier and Velma Benware

Saturday, Feb 29 (Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32)

8:00am (ND) Donald Murray by Sr. Angelica Next Weekend – First Sunday of Lent

Saturday, Feb 29 (Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32)

4:00pm (ND) Phyllis & Donald Betters by Bruce & Stephanie Bannon and Sons

Sunday, Mar 1 (Gn 2:7-9, 3:1-7/Rom 5:12-19/Mt 4:1-11)

8:00am (ND) John Borrego by Mom & Dad 9:30am (SH) Howard Glazier by Andrea Savage 11:00am (ND) For The People of SAB

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

Tuesday Nursing Home Mass The Alice Center (TAC), 45 Sixth Street, Malone Held in the 2nd floor West Dining Room The Farrar Home (FH), 46 Constable Street, Malone

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Catholic Charities – The Soup Kettle Catholic Charities in Malone has a soup kitchen!! The Soup Ket-tle, is located at St. John Bosco Social Hall located at 57 Rennie

St., Malone, NY. The Soup Kettle will serve hot soup and sand-wich on Monday – Wednesday and Fridays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, to anyone in need free of charge. Doors will open at

4pm for coffee and conversation. For more information call Di-ana Grant or Patsy Ellison at 518-409-5039.

JCEO Head Start/Early Head Start

The JCEO Head Start/Early Head Start Program is accepting re-

ferrals and taking applications for the 2020-2021 school year. The program serves income eligible pregnant women, infants, and

toddlers (Early Head Start), children who will turn three or four years old on or before December 1, 2020 (Head Start), and those who may have a special need or disability may also be eligible.

Please contact the JCEO Head Start in Clinton County at 518-561-6310 or Franklin County at 518-483-7022.

St. Mary’s of the Fort - Mary’s Place The bag sale at Mary’s Place Thrift Shop, 3 Burns Rd, Fort Cov-ington, continues through the end of February. Regular store

hours: Thursday and Friday from 11am-4pm and Saturday from 9am-2pm. Closed when Salmon River schools are closed due to

weather.

ALL WOMEN WELCOME! The St. Catherine of Siena Scripture Sisters once again invites all women of the parish to join us for prayer, fellowship and faith enrichment. We will watch and discuss Bishop Barron’s The Piv-otal Players. Meetings will be held at the Notre Dame parish cen-ter on the following Wednesdays at 6:30 P.M.: March 4, 11, and 18; April 1, 8, and 22. All women are welcome; please join us for one or all of these presentations on some of the great saints and thinkers who have helped to shape the Church. Contact the parish office (518-483-1300) with any questions.

ST. ANDRÉ’S PARISH FUNDRAISERS

BINGO - St. John Bosco Join us for Bingo at St. John Bosco THURSDAY, February 27th. Its starts at 7pm. Bring a friend or two!

$1420 given away Early Bird - Progressive Bingo

Pull Tabs - Concession

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.

Monday March 30th, 7:00pm at St. Mary’s in Brushton Tuesday March 31st, 7:00pm at Notre Dame Church, Malone

Wednesday April 1st, 7:00pm at St. Francis in Constable

LENTEN

DEANERY

MISSION

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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.

St. André’s Choir Choir Rehearsals will be held on Mondays at 7:00pm at the Notre Dame Church. New members are welcomed. Knights of Columbus – Chicken & Biscuit Dinners The Malone Council of the Knights of Columbus will be holding their annual Lenten Chicken and Biscuit dinners from 4:30pm to 6:30pm, take outs will be available. Dinner dates: March 4th and March 18

th. The cost of the dinners are $9.00 adults, $5.00 children 5-12, and children under 5 years old are free. The dinners will be held at the Council Hall at 41 Elm Street, Malone, New York. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Gene Bashaw at 518-483-5383 or Deacon Nicholas Haas at 518-483-1628.

REGIONAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

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

Notre Dame, Malone - Monday thru Friday from 11:00am to 12:00pm 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

Vespers The Evening Prayer of the Church

Tuesday, 6:30pm ~ Notre Dame Church

Open to All ~ Sponsored by André’s Brothers

IHC MYSTERY PLAYERS

Lent calls to mind many ancient traditions in the Catholic Church, one being the Stations of the Cross. The Immaculate Heart Central High School Mys-

tery Players from Watertown, NY, present, in a very creative way, the centuries old stations. Meditation and contemplation on the death and resurrection of Jesus is the central mystery in the prayer of the Catholic Church. The Mystery Plays of the Middle Ages focused on the presentation of this central mystery. Con-nected to ancient Mystery Plays, the IHC Mystery Players bring the stations to the modern level through the use of special light-ing, music, pantomime, and paraliturgical readings. Using the sanctuary of the church as a stage, the Paschal Mystery is recreat-ed in a moving, dramatic presentation. This group has performed extensively throughout New York State, and they will be per-forming in our parish on Saturday, March 7th at 7:30pm at Notre Dame Church. We strongly encourage everyone to attend this unique and powerful prayer experience.

ANDRÉ’S BROTHERS - ALL MEN WELCOME

André’s Brothers continue to gather on Tuesday evenings for prayer, study and fellowship. We are watching Bishop Robert Barron’s “Catholicism: The Pivotal Players”, a multi-part film series that illumines a handful of saints who shaped the life of the Church. In the upcoming weeks, we will be studying Thomas Aquinas, Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena. The meetings begin with Vespers at 6:30PM in Notre Dame Church, followed by the video and discussion. Please join us for any or all the ses-sions.

ANDRÉ’S BROTHERS André’s Brothers are sponsoring a Lenten Retreat that will be led by Fr. Joe Giroux for the men of the parish. It will begin on Friday, February 28th at 7:00pm with Ves-pers and Adoration at Notre Dame Church. It will continue on Saturday, February 29th at 9:00am at St. Helen’s in Chasm Falls, and will conclude with Mass at 4:00pm. For more information/registration, contact Angelo Pietropaoli at 518-483-0459 or apietropaoli@rcdony.org.

DIOCESAN NEWS/EVENTS Camp Guggenheim Summer Camp Guggenheim Employment: We are now accepting applications for the 2020 Summer season. Description: Potential Counselors should be 18 years or older, with at least 2 years expe-rience as a Camp Counselor, Counselor in Training or Camper, a practicing Catholic, and enjoy mentoring young people. This is a 7-week opportunity that begins on June 18 and ends August 7. For more information, please visit the application page. www.rcdony.org/youthcamp/camp-guggenheim.html. You may also inquire with the Diocesan Youth Office Director, Tom Seme-raro. Please call: 315-393-2920 ext 1415 or email tsemeraro@rcdony.org. Diocesan Youth Rally: Grades 7 to 12 The Youth office is excited to bring young people together for a celebratory day filled with “God’s All-Encompassing Love”. The theme of “Under The Big Top” sets the tone for a carnival style event with fun games, entertainment, great food, a wonderful re-sort location, a dynamic speaker and a closing mass offered by Most Reverend Bishop Terry LaValley. This is an all, inclusive event and is made available at the low ticket price of $30.00 per youth through the generous support of the Bishop Fund Appeal and Donor organizations. The Youth Rally will be held in the High Peaks Resort located at, 2384 Saranac Ave., Lake Placid, New York on April 25, 2020 from 10am to 5pm with closing Mass at 4pm. This year our Keynote speaker will be, Doug Tooke. Doug Tooke is a dynamic and energetic speaker with more than 20 years in Ministry. Utilizing cinematic storytelling, Doug’s presentations inspire and motivate people to seek a per-sonal relationship with Jesus Christ. Also appearing will be the Gratto Fellows Circus Performers showcasing their interactive juggling, unicycling, rope walking, and other feats of daring, bravery and comedic entertainment. You can also try your skill or luck at one of the Carnival Game tables and we will have great music all day long! Carnival style lunch will be provided by the High Peaks Resort. Menu items include: Lemonade and Soda Stand, Coney Island Franks, Make Your Own Nachos, French Fries, Pizza, Cracker Jacks, Jumbo Soft Pretzels, Popcorn, and Ice Cream Sandwiches!

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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

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

02/16/20

02/17/19

02/18/18

Envelopes $8,277.00 $5,253.00 $6,624.00

Youth Env. $ 2.00 $ 3.00 $ 1.00

Plate $ 765.77 $ 610.00 $ 820.28

Online Gifts

$ 295.00 $ 290.00 $ 670.00

TOTAL $9,339.77 $6,156.00 $8,114.28

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