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May 10, 2015
Volume 17 Issue 19
“Together we will build an atmosphere of faith in which the fruit
of the Spirit will abound and draw others to Christ.”
Sixth
Sunday of
Easter
Deacon Rick DeMars from the Diocese of
Kalamazoo has been assigned by the Most
Reverend Salvatore Matano, Bishop of
Rochester to Blessed Trinity and St Patrick
Parishes. Deacon Rick born in Pittsburgh, PA
and is most recently from southwest Michigan
relocated to the Owego area with his wife
Blessed Trinity Ruth, and their children Anna and Rita. The
Deacon served the Kalamazoo Church
Parish
beginning in 2001 as DRE for Immaculate
St. James
Conception and St. Clare’s parishes and later
503 Clark Street
entered formation and was ordained in June
Waverly, NY
of 2007 as a permanent deacon and served
St. John
the diocese until 2012. In 2012 the DeMars
28 Rock Street
Newark Valley, NY
family relocated to New York, which was
brought about by a job change and family
St. Margaret Mary
1110 Pennsylvania Ave. ties. In 2013 Deacon Rick was assigned to
Apalachin, NY
St. Mary of the Lake and St. Benedicts by the
Most Reverend Robert J. Cunningham, where
he served until the family’s long search for a
house brought them to Owego. The Deacon
St. Patrick
and his family are very happy to join the
Parish
community and look forward to getting to
300 Main Street
know everyone.
Owego, NY
Website:
Http:// www.blessedtrinity-parish.org
Saturday Vigil: Sixth Sunday of Easter
+ Kitty Brogan
- Gary & Marilyn Keene
+ For the People
5:00 p.m. St. James
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5:00 p.m. St. Patrick
Sunday Sixth Sunday of Easter
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+ For the living & deceased mothers of
Blessed Trinity and St. Patrick Parishes
9:00 a.m. St. James
+ For the living & deceased mothers of
Blessed Trinity and St. Patrick Parishes
10:45 a.m. St. Margaret Mary + For the living & deceased mothers of
Blessed Trinity and St. Patrick Parishes
11:15 a.m. St. John
+ For the living & deceased mothers of
Blessed Trinity and St. Patrick Parishes
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8:30 a.m. St. James
+ Michael Kelly
9:00 a.m. St. John
+ Special Intentions for
Joan Orokos and Family
- Bill & Gerry Mertson & Family
- Phyllis Garfield
Tuesday
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
- Family
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Liturgical Publications Inc.
Sunday, May 10—Mother’s Day
8:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast—St. Patrick Hall
12 noon - 7:30 p.m. Garage Sale Drop-offs—St. Margaret Mary Hall
6:00 p.m. Journey Bible Study—St. Margaret Mary Hall
Monday, May 11
8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Garage Sale Drop-offs—St. Margaret Mary Hall
1:15 p.m. May Crowning—St. Patrick Church
8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Garage Sale Drop-offs—St. Margaret Mary Hall
11:00 a.m. Mother’s Prayer Group—St. Patrick McAuley
7:00 p.m. Living Rosary—St. James Church
Wednesday, May 13
8:30 a.m. St. James
+ Deceased members of
St. James Altar & Rosary
5:30 p.m. St. Patrick
+ For the People
Thursday
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
The Ascension of the Lord
+ Diane Calveric
12 noon St. Patrick
- Jim & Virginia Raftis
+ Pauline Michaels
- Daughter
5:15 p.m. St. John
5:30 p.m. St. James
+ William Flanagan
7:00 p.m. St. Margaret Mary
+ Antoinette & Antonio DiRenno
- Stephen Ministers
- The Esposito Family
Friday
8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Garage Sale Drop-offs—St. Margaret Mary Hall
Thursday, May 14—The Ascension of the Lord
7:00 p.m. Stephen Ministry Supervision—St. Patrick McAuley
Friday, May 15
8:00 a.m. Garage Sale —St. Margaret Mary Hall
9:00 a.m. Plant Sale—St. Patrick School Parking Lot
Saturday, May 16
8:00 a.m. Garage Sale —St. Margaret Mary Hall
9:00 a.m. Plant Sale—St. Patrick School Parking Lot
10:30 a.m. Fashion Forward Clothing Sale—St. Patrick School
5:00 p.m. Mass, Meal and Movie—St. Patrick Church and Hall
7:00 p.m. Nocturnal Adoration—St. Margaret Mary Chapel
Sunday, May 17
Morning Prayer with Communion
8:30 a.m. St. John
12:15 p.m. Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group—St. John’s Hall
5:30 p.m. Sr. High Youth Group—St. James Rectory
Saturday Vigil: Seventh Sunday of Easter
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5:00 p.m. St. James
+ The Ball Family
5:00 p.m. St. Patrick
+ The Buturla & Gianovich Families
- Family
Sunday Seventh Sunday of Easter
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Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn
15:9-17
Acts 16:11-15/Jn 15:26--16:4a
Acts 16:22-34/Jn 16:5-11
Acts 17:15, 22--18:1/Jn 16:12-15
Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7,
11-13 or Eph 1:17-23/Mk 16:15-20
Acts 18:9-18/Jn 16:20-23
Acts 18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28
Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26/1 Jn 4:11-16/Jn
17:11b-19
Tuesday, May 12
Morning Prayer with Communion
+ Joseph Leahy
7:00 a.m. St. Margaret Mary
12 noon St. Patrick
Wednesday
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Sunday:
9:00 a.m. St. Patrick
Monday
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Readings for the Week of May 10, 2015
9:00 a.m. St. Patrick
+ Pat Burnett
- Joe & Louise McTamney
9:00 a.m. St. James
+ Fr. Thomas Watts
- Estate of Fr. Thomas Watts
+ Darin Salerno
- Grandma & Grandpa Bonetti
10:45 a.m. St. Margaret Mary
11:15 a.m. St. John
+ For the People
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Central Office
300 Main Street, Owego, NY 13827
(607) 687-1068
Fax 687-8122
M-Th 8 am - 3 pm, F 8 am - 12 noon
Email: [email protected]
Rev. Thomas Valenti, Parochial Administrator
Rev. Brian Carpenter , Parochial Vicar
(607) 687-1068
Deacon Mike Donovan, Pastoral Associate
(607) 687-1068
[email protected]
Website:
Http:// www.blessed-trinity-parish.org Ellen Keough, Pastoral Associate
Waverly Office
503 Clark Street, Waverly, NY
(607) 565-2014
Apalachin Office
1110 Pennsylvania Avenue, Apalachin, NY
(607) 625-3191
M & Th 9 am -1 pm
St. Patrick School
309 Front Street, Owego, NY 13827
Paula Smith, Principal
(607) 687-1770
Website: www.stpatrickowego.org
Email: [email protected]
(607) 687-1068
[email protected]
Cathy Wunder, Director of Faith Formation & Youth Ministry
(607) 687-1068
[email protected]
Diane Snyder-Bell, Business Manager
(607) 687-1068
[email protected]
St. Patrick Cemetery
Len Mantei, (607) 687-1068
Reconciliation
This sacrament celebrating God’s forgiveness is
available by appointment (contact a priest) or at the
following scheduled times.
St. James - Saturday 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
St. Patrick - Saturday 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Anointing of the Sick
Ths Sacrament of strength and healing is available
upon request for those who are sick or elderly.
Please contact the church office.
Hospital/Nursing Home Visits
Please notify the church office if you or a family
member will be hospitalized and would like the
Sacrament of the Sick or a staff member to visit.
Holy Communion at Home
Please call the church office if you wish to bring
Holy Communion to a sick friend or family member
or to arrange a visit by one of our Communion
Ministers.
St. James Cemetery
Sharon Lovell, (607) 565-9967
Memorial Candles/Gifts
Memorial donations are accepted for the Sanctuary
lamp that burns before the Blessed Sacrament and
the Bread and Wine used in our Eucharistic
celebrations. Please contact the church office.
Maeve Anderson
Marith Anderson
Brandi Ayers
Steven Bale
Marie Basile
Joann Brinkman
Al Bush
Mary Ellen Carollo
Karen DeLong
James Dubinsky
Brody Hines
Janet LaClair
Isla Landon
Sara Lenz
Jim Liberatore
Macie Mangan
Tim McGovern
David Moorby
Monique Morse
Patricia Mozgawa
Don Murch
Gloria Muscatello
Russ Nicosia
Greg Pedroza
Deven Powell
Pete Premock
Edith Randolph
Violet Ray
Charlene Rich
Don Riesbeck
Marianne Russell
Jerry Stahl
Connie Streck
Joanne Stoughton
Anne Thomas
David Tierney
Joan Tschinkel
Laraine Vetter
John Vassil
Tom Vassil
Dave Zevan
Sanctuary Lamp:
Ann Bendzyn
St. John
Richard Eschler
St. Patrick
Special Intentions
St. James
Baptisms
Baptismal preparation is offered and required for
parents of children to be baptized in our churches.
Please contact the church office for an initial
interview and baptismal preparation.
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they
protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they
perform for us in our time of need. Amen."
Don Bolduc
Matthew Cascarino
Jennifer Leary Dean
Megan DeKay
Chad Halliday
Matthew Harford
Cameron Harrington
Marriage
John Harrington
Matthew Harrington
Patricia Mallins
Colton Miller
Travis Phillips
Paul Stauder
Couples should contact a Priest
or Deacon to begin their
preparation for marriage at least
six months before any anticipated
wedding.
Banns:
III Barbara Frauenhofer and Frank Schlee
St. Patrick Church
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St. Margaret Mary’s Garage Sale
NOTES FROM THE CHALKBOARD
Friday & Saturday, May 15 & 16
8 AM—2 PM
Bag Sale Saturday 12 noon—2 PM
St. Margaret Mary Hall
May Crowning
Monday, May 11 ~ 1:15 pm
St. Patrick Church
We ask our parish family to help with this
fundraiser by donating items in good,
clean, usable condition. Your support
would also be appreciated during the sale
when there will be many treasures for your
selection.
Annual Plant and Flower Sale
Sunday, May 15/16 ~ 9 am - 4 pm
St. Patrick School Parking Lot
Fashion Forward
New to You Used Clothing Sale.
May 16/17 ~ 10:30 am -2:30 pm
St. Patrick School Dining Room
We are accepting gently used Men,
Women & Children Clothing for the sale. Items
may be dropped off at St. Patrick School Monday Friday from 9 am - 4 pm until the day of the sale.
Drop off times:
Sunday, 5/10 ~ 12 noon - 7:30 PM
Monday, 5/11 / Tuesday, 5/12 / Wednesday, 5/13
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
No drop offs on Thursday
No TV’s, computers, large appliances, large exercise equipment, large
furniture, adult clothing or non-working items will be accepted.
Youth Group Service Project
to Benefit Ronald McDonald House
SAVE the DATE
Friday June 5th ~ Celebrating St. Patrick School
Beginning at 6pm with a Prayer Service. Church,
School, Alumni, & Community Families are invited.
More details coming soon!
The youth groups of Blessed Trinity & St. Patrick Parish
will be collecting items for the Syracuse
Ronald McDonald House. We will be
delivering our donations to the RMH on
May 30. Here’s how you can help:
 Purchase: paper plates, paper towels,
chap stick, razors, travel size baby
powder, travel size mouth wash, juice
boxes, granola bars & dry cereal. Place items in the
donation containers at each church.
 Donate cash to be used towards the purchase of gift
cards.
 Collect pop tabs from aluminum cans & place them in
the collection containers at each church.
Also, please pray for the families served by the Syracuse
Ronald McDonald House.
Community Yard Sale & Flea Market
Saturday, June 6
9 am - 2 pm
St. Patrick School Parking Lot
$10/yard sale table
$20/vendor or artisan table
If you have items to get rid of but don’t
want to get a table for yourself, we will
take your items to sell at the St. Patrick
School table.
PLEASE NOTE: All items, including food
items, must be new for the safety of children
with compromised immune systems.
687-1770
St.
Our Blessed Trinity & St. Patrick youth
thank you for your support!
Patrick
School
FYI
Mass, Meal and Movie
Saturday May 16
5pm ~ St. Patrick Church
Bring a dish to share and join the fun!
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Deacon Mike Fowler will be ordained at Sacred Heart
Cathedral, Rochester, NY at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Save the date!
Father Mike Fowler will celebrate Mass at 9 am at
St. Patrick Church, Owego, NY
A reception will follow in the church hall.
Please join us!
It’s CBBQ time & St. John’s is the place to be!
Tickets on sale after St. John’s Sunday Mass.
SUNDAY, JUNE 7 Noon ~ 2:00 pm
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Food For The Poor
Ascension of the Lord
Holy Day Mass Schedule
Please join us the weekend of May 16/17 at St. James
and St. John to hear Rev. Gary R. Norman speak at Masses
about a ministry providing direct relief to the poor throughout
Latin America and the Caribbean.
Fr. Norman will share personal witness about Food For
The Poor’s mission to care for the destitute as a means of
living out the Gospel mandate to love one another.
Fr. Norman was ordained in 1994 for the Diocese of
Yakima, He also served in the Pacific NW and Alaska. In
addition to preaching for Food For The Poor, Fr. Norman is
the Administrator of a parish in Washington.
In 2014, Fr. Norman spoke at Masses at St. Patrick and
St. Margaret Mary and this year he will speak at St. James
and St. John. Please welcome Fr. Norman.
Wednesday, May 13
5:30 pm
St. Patrick
Thursday, May 14
12 noon
5:15 pm
5:30 pm
7:00 pm
St. Patrick
St. John
St. James
St. Margaret Mary
Memorial Day Masses
Monday, May 25
9:00 a.m. St. James Cemetery
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Living Rosary
9:00 a.m. St. Patrick Cemetery
St. James Altar & Rosary Society will host the
Living Rosary and May Crowning on Tuesday,
May 12 at St. James Church. The evening begins
at 7 p.m. and will include the crowning of our
Blessed Mother by Addisyn Wheeler, one of the
children from St. James who received her First Holy
Communion. Fr. Brian will be the leader and speaker for the
evening. Following the rosary, all are invited to the Church
Hall for refreshments. All parishioners are encouraged to
attend this beautiful devotion to our Blessed Mother.
Please bring your lawn chair. In case
of inclement weather the Masses will be held in
St. James Church and St. Patrick Church.
Thank You Sr. Mary Felice
Thank you so much to all who came to listen to Sr. Mary
Felice talk about her life and mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo! So many of you were very moved by
what she does and asked how you could help. Below you'll
find an address where you could send donations.
Daughters of Charity International Project Service
22255 Greenfield Rd. Suite 501
Southfield, Michigan 48075-3734
*please put Sr. Mary Felice/Congo in the memo line*
If you didn't have a chance to see the presentation you're
in luck! Sr. Mary will be back at her home site, St. John's in
Newark Valley on July 12. She will share her work and
insights after the 11:15 Mass in the church hall. So mark
your calendars!
Blessed Trinity & St. Patrick
Book Discussion Group
Our next book provided by the Finger Lakes
Library System is titled The Dead Beat by
Marilyn Johnson. We will meet on Wednesday,
May 20th at 2:30 in the McAuley Center. Copies of the book
are available at the McAuley with the book club kit. The
summary of this book from Harper Collins Publishers:
"The New York Times comes each morning and never
fails to deliver news of the important dead. Every day is
new; every day is fraught with significance. I arrange my
cup of tea, prop up my slippers. Obituaries are history as it
is happening. Whose time am I living in? Was he a
success or a failure, lucky or doomed, older than I am or
younger? Did she know how to live? I shake out the
pages. Tell me the secret of a good life! Where else can
you celebrate the life of the pharmacist who moonlighted as
a spy, the genius behind Sea Monkeys , the school lunch
lady who spent her evenings as ballroom hostess? No
wonder so many readers skip the news and the sports and
go directly to the obituary page. The Dead Beat is the story
of how these stories get told." All are welcome!
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Prayer for Mothers
Dear God,
On this day that we honor mothers, may we
draw strength from the mothers who went
before us. May we remember Jochebed,
mother of Moses, who gave her son over to
God's providence when forces that threatened
him were beyond her control. May we remember the mother
of Mary, St. Anne, who helped her daughter learn an
openness to God's will. May we remember St. Monica, who
suffered an abusive spouse and her son's poor choices, but
lived to see her child's return to God. Most of all, we
remember Mary. Though she watched her child suffer and
die, she also saw his resurrection and glory and was in turn
glorified by him. Amen.
Daily Prayer of the Month
Holy Spirit, during this month of Pentecost and each day
of the year, we pray that with your guidance, we will seek
the Father's Will for us each morning. Holy Spirit, we pray
that you inspire us as you inspired the disciples, to carry out
His Will as we receive it daily. By striving to do His Will, we
hope to fulfill our Confirmation duties to "spread and defend
the faith by word and deed". Amen.
Monthly Adoration
There will be Eucharistic Adoration at
St. Margaret Mary's on May 16. All are
welcome to stop in the Blessed Sacrament
Chapel and spend some time with the Lord
from 7pm - midnight.
Please pray this prayer along with our Prayer Partners today and throughout this
month. If you have a suggestion for prayer intention please let us know at
[email protected]
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Soap for Hope Collection for TCRM
During the month of May Rural Ministry will once
again be placing bins in churches, schools, and area
businesses. The bins are meant to be a reminder that
we are trying to replenish our supplies of personal
hygiene and household cleaning items like soap, dish
detergent, laundry detergent, paper towels, Kleenex,
etc. – all supplies that are not covered by SNAP (food
stamp) grants. If you can help, we would be most
grateful. Bins will be located in St. Patrick Church,
St. Margaret Mary Church and also at St. Patrick
School. Thank you for all the ways you support our
ministry in the community!
143 North Ave. Owego, NY
687-3021
Pantry Needs:
dish detergent, toilet tissue
and shampoo
Catholic Ministries Appeal
St. Patrick Parish
Blessed Trinity Parish
***** HELP WANTED *****
Rectory Housekeeper/Cook
2 days / week (approx.10 hrs/wk)
cleaning, laundry, cooking
Contact Diane Snyder-Bell 687-1068 or
[email protected].
Parish:
May 2/3
Blessed Trinity
St. Patrick
Envelopes:
189
128
Sacrificial Offerings
Attendance:
513
299
Collection:
Pre-Auth:
Total Gifts:
$9,006.00
$5,400.00
$1,775.00
$1,855.00
$10,781.00
$ 7,255.00
Make Parish a Priority!
Please Use Your
Envelopes.
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Weekly Needs:
$9,135.00
$5,913.00