East State St,

Sherburne, NY

January 2nd/3rd 2016

The Feast of the Epiphany

Pastor: Fr. Lester E. Smith

In Residence: Fr. Gerard F. Lupa

Trustees: Robert Fetzko and James

McDaniel

Director of Music: Dr. Joseph Swain

Director of Youth Ministry and Youth

Faith Formation: Catherine Albertina

Director of Adult Faith Formation: Fr.

Smith

Parish Business Administrator: Nancy

Lehman

Chairman Finance Committee: Paul

Del Fuoco

Administrator of Cemetery: Jared

Randall

Buildings & Grounds: Jay McDaniel

Parish Secretary: Patricia Mulligan

Contact Information

PO Box 722

31 East State St

Sherburne, NY 13460-0722

Office 607-674-9625

Fax 607-674-2792

Office Hours 8:30 AM-2:00 PM Mon.,

Wed., Fri & 8:30 AM-12:00 Noon Tues.,

Thurs. Parish Website

www.stmalachysherburne.com

Celebration of Mass

Saturday – 5:00 PM Sunday – 9:00 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)

Sat.–4:00-4:45 PM, Sun.–8:30-8:45 AM

Wed. – 7:00-7:30 PM, anytime by appointment

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THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY!

Today is the Feast of the Epiphany,

which commemorates the coming of the

Wise Men and the manifestation of the

Savior to the nations.

Today, according to St. Malachy’s

tradition, people are invited to mark

their houses with chalk as follows:

20+C+M+B+16

People may pick up their chalk and

copies of the Epiphany House Blessing

off the big table in the back of Church.

Be sure to take enough copies of the

Blessing so that each member of your

household can participate together.

The C M B is best understood as the

Latin words, Christus Mansionem

Benedicat, May Christ bless this house.

THE DATES OF

EASTER 2016

March 24th

-

Holy Thursday

March 25th

-

Good Friday

March 26th

-

Holy Saturday

March 27th

-

Easter Sunday

FAITH FORMATION

NEWS

No classes

for Grades Pre-

K-9 today.

Classes will

resume next

Sunday, Jan.

10th

.

ADULT BIBLE

STUDY

Bible Study will

meet

again next

Sunday, Jan.

10th

.

YOUTH MASS! – The

9:00 AM Mass next

Sunday, will be a Youth

Mass, with our 5th-8th

grade students

carrying out many of

the roles of the

Liturgy.

is next Sunday, January

10th.

Everyone is asked, if

possible, to

bring non-perishable

food items to Mass next

weekend and place them

in the shopping cart in the

vestibule. At each mass,

a child will be invited to

carry a small basket of

items from the donated

food to the altar, along

with the procession of the

bread and wine and the

collection basket. The

food pantry is in special

need of Coffee, Ketchup

& Mustard.

“I was hungry, and

you gave me food.”

EPIPHANY BRUNCH

TODAY!

After the 9:00 AM

Mass today Sun.,

Jan. 3rd, the Feast

of the Epiphany!

Piñata for the

children.

MOVIE NIGHT

Next Saturday

night, January 9th,

following the 5:00

PM Mass in the

Church Hall

“Brother Sun, Sister

Moon”, a full

length movie

depicting the life of

St. Francis of Asissi

A simple supper of

tossed salad,

goulash made with

hamburger, Italian

bread and dessert

will be offered.

Free! But people

must sign up on the

writing board by

this Tues., Jan. 5th,

so that planning for

the meal can be

done.

Hosted by Third

Order of St. Francis

members, George

and Patty Catalano

Fun, Friends, &

Faith.

For any youth in

Grades 6-12

6:30-8:30 PM this

Wednesday,

January 6th (and

almost all

Wednesdays) in

the Church Hall.

Come, and see!

Are you or is someone you

know in special need of

prayers? Ask St. Malachy’s

Prayer Chain to pray for that

need by calling Joyce at 674-

6193 or the Parish Office at

674-9625. Call the same

number to join the Prayer

Chain.

MORNING PRAYER of The

Liturgy of the Hours every

Friday morning at 8:30 AM

in the Church.

From Paul Welch,

Head of the Diocesan

Social Action

Committee on a Two-

State Solution for

Palestine

For decades the United

States Conference of

Catholic Bishops has

advocated for greater

efforts towards world

peace. Only the

emergence of a viable and

independent Palestinian

state living alongside a

recognized and secure

Israel will bring the peace

for which majorities of both

Israelis and Palestinians

yearn.

This two-state solution

enhances Israeli security,

preserves Israel as a

Jewish majority democratic

state, gives Palestinians

the dignity of their own

state, allows access to the

Holy Sites of all three

faiths, promotes economic

development in the region,

and undermines extremists

who exploit the conflict.

The Holy See supports the

two-state solution and has

recognized the “State of

Palestine”.

DISCOURAGED

ABOUT

YOUR MARRIAGE?

Try The Third Option

Support Group for

married couples. Meet

other couples who have

overcome their

difficulties. Learn how to

break old cycles.

The Third Option

Support Group meets

every other Sunday,

6:30-8:30 PM, at The

Good News Center,

10475 Cosby Manor

Road, Utica. The next

three meetings are on

Jan.17th, Jan 31

st and

Feb. 21st.

For more info contact

Andrea at 315 735-6210

x228, or

andrea@thegoodnewscen

ter.org

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THE ANNUAL MARCH FOR

LIFE

in

Washington, D.C.

January 22nd will be the

43rd anniversary of the

Supreme Court decisions

legalizing abortion at any

stage of a pregnancy.

Since then, almost one

million abortions have

been done every year in

the United States.

Join an anticipated

300,000 people from

across the country to

express peaceful and

prayerful opposition to this

holocaust by participating

in the March for Life on

Friday, January 22nd. The

Knights of Columbus of

Norwich will again have a

bus to the March.

The bus will leave from St.

Bartholomew’s parking lot

at 10 PM Thursday, Jan.

21st, and return about 11

PM Friday, Jan. 22nd.

The bus fare is $50/adults

and $25/students, and

scholarships are available.

The March for Life is a

vitally important event.

Someone must stand up

for some of the most

defenseless human beings

in our country. The true

Pro-Life movement is both

pro-child and pro-woman.

To sign up for a seat on

the bus and make

arrangements for payment,

please call Jim Reynolds

at 336-1311.

THE PRAYER GROUP

Meets every Thursday at 7:00 PM in the Rectory. Hymns, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and the Scriptural Rosary. Light refreshments follow. All are welcome

WISDOM FROM OUR

CATHOLIC

TRADITION

“When God wants an

important thing done

in this world or a

wrong righted, God

simply has a tiny baby

born, perhaps of a very

humble home or of a

very humble mother.

And God puts the idea

or purpose into the

mother’s heart. And

she puts it in the babies

mind and then – God

waits. The great events

of this world are not

battles and elections

but rather babies, for

each child comes with

the message that God

is not yet discouraged

with humanity but is

still expecting good-

will to become

incarnate in each

human life.”

Edm

ond

McDonald

MORNING PRAYER at

ST. MALACHY’S

Every Friday at

8:30 AM in

St. Malachy’s

Church

Morning Prayer,

which used to be

called Lauds

(Praises), is part of

the Liturgy of the

Hours, the official

daily prayer of the

Church. The

Liturgy of the Hours

is made up of

Psalms, brief

readings from the

Word of God,

intercessions and

canticles. Morning

Prayer takes about

20 minutes.

Come as often as

you can to join your

fellow parishioners

on Friday

mornings.

Booklets are

provided. You will

also be joining with

bishops, priests,

deacons, monks,

friars, sisters, nuns

and devout lay

Christians all over

the world, reciting

the same Psalms

and canticles,

listening to the

same Scripture

passages, and

interceding for the

world and for local

and other needs.

FATHER LUPA will be the

main celebrant and

homilist for the Masses on

the weekend of Jan.

16th/17th.

A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE

After meeting

Jesus, the Magi returned

home by “another way”.

What in your family needs

to be done “another way”?

Do you need “another

way” to resolve differences,

to communicate, or to

show affection? This is a

new year, a time to change

what isn’t working. Take a

tip from some wise men,

there’s always “another

way”.

RED CROSS BLOOD

DRIVE

Give blood. The need is

constant.

The gratification is instant.

St. Malachy’s Church Hall will be the site of another Blood Drive, 2-7 PM on Monday, January 25th.

Sign up in the vestibule for a time slot to give blood starting next weekend.

Or register for a time slot online by going to in the address bar type redcross.org, click refine search, type in zip code, scroll down pick a date, then click on red arrow then pick your time slot (follow directions from there) the link, findadrive, and typing in Sherburne’s zip code, 13460.

Volunteers are needed to man the canteen for the blood drive. These volunteers would receive at the canteen those who have just given blood, inquire as to how they are

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feeling, ask them to sit down for 10-20 minutes, and offer them juice and a snack. Snacks will be provided. If enough people volunteer, these volunteers would have to work only a 1-2 hour shift. Please sign up in the vestibule to serve at the canteen.

The Startling reality is that every 2 seconds someone in the US needs blood. One out of 3 of us will need blood at some point in our lives…yet only 5% of the eligible population donates. We need new donors and we need people to donate more often. Please help us keep the blood levels safe! For the Cancer Patient – For the Premature Baby – For that accident Victim – The need is constant… The gratification is instant. Please Give Blood!

“Dance the Night

Away”

Saturday, Feb. 13th,

6:30-11:00 PM, at

Hart’s

Hill Inn, 135 Clinton

St.,

Whitesboro, NY

13492

10th Annual “Dance

the Night Away”

sponsored by the

Good News Center

in Utica as a

fundraiser -

$50/ticket

This will be an

evening to

remember!

Features an

exciting dance

contest with local

celebrities, hot

dinner buffet,

desserts, door

prizes, and a

fabulous

sweetheart raffle!

Contact Michelle,

315 735-6210, to

reserve your seats,

or email her at

michelle@thegood

newscenter.org

CALENDARS FOR 2016

are now on the back table

and next to the elevator.

WISDOM from our

CATHOLIC TRADITION

“We cultivate a

very small field for Christ,

but we love it, knowing

that God does not require

great achievements but a

heart that hold back

nothing for self.”

- Saint Rose

Philipppine

Duchesne, 1769-

1852, religious

sister of the Society

of the Sacred Heart

and missionary to

Native Americans

whose feast day is

Nov. 18th

ProLife Crisis Pregnancy

Center: Bethany Christian Services

1-800-238-4269; Several

Sources Foundation 1-800-

NO-ABORT; Birthright 1-

800-550-4900

Post-Abortion

Reconciliation and

Healing: Project Rachel 1-

315-424-3737

Natural Birth Regulation

& Fertility Information: The Couple to Couple

League

1-513-471-2000;

Pope Paul VI Institute 1-

402-390-6600

Traveling Mass Times: 1-

800-627-7846 or

www.masstimes.org

Catholic Information: 1-

800-MY FAITH

COURAGE, group

support for persons with

same-sex attractions

striving to follow

Catholic/Biblical teaching.

Encourage, group support

for parents of children with

same-sex attractions.

Confidential inquiries, Fr.

Jeffrey Keefe, 315 422-

6233

CONTRIBUTION

STATEMENTS for 2015

for income tax purposes

can be obtained by calling

the Parish Office at 674-

9625, or by completing the

information below and

returning it in the

collection basket or

mailing it to PO Box 722.

NAME_________________

_________________

Env.#________

ADDRESS______________

_________________

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12 POST-ABORTION HOPE & HEALING

RETREAT OPPORTUNITIES

“My spirit is broken. I was consumed with

feelings of remorse. During the retreat…for

the first time in 34 years, I felt connected to

God. Through the depth of my pain, I began

a lasting relationship with God…”

The pain of having chosen an abortion

haunts many. Retreats offered by Project

Rachel of our Diocese can help women and

men find hope, healing and forgiveness after

abortion. If you or a loved one is suffering

from post-abortion pain, contact Project

Rachel about upcoming “Day of Hope and

Healing”.

Come to a Day of Hope & Healing For

Women Saturday, January 16th. For more

information or to register for the date, call

Project Rachel toll free at 855 364-0076, or

e-mail hopeandhealing@syrdio.org

All inquiries are confidential. The location of

the retreats is also kept confidential until one

registers, at which time one is told the

location.

Mass attendance for:

Weekend of Dec. 19/20

5 pm- 60 souls

9 am -185 souls

245 souls

Weekend of Dec. 26/27

5 pm- 55 souls

9 am -136 souls

191 souls

The CREED Learning, Knowing and Living The

Transforming Statement We proclaim the words each week, but when was the last time we pondered the sacred beliefs behind them. Let's explore how the community’s statement of beliefs can transform not only ourselves but the world.

Wednesday, January 13th 1:00 – 3:00 pm or 6:30 – 8:30 pm Presenter: Andrea Schaffer - Director,

Southern Region Office of Faith Formation

Held at Southern Region Office of Faith Formation, 705 W. Main St., Endicott, 13760

All Are Welcome: catechists, RCIA teams, youth ministers, adult educators, parents

To register: email pgonzales@syrdio.org or call (607)786-9649

Deadline to register: January 8th Sponsored by the Southern Region

Office of Faith Formation, The Heritage Grant & The Hope Appeal Office