February 8, 2015
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Welcome to Assumption
Fr. Timothy Dore, OFM Conv.
Rector
Sr. Ann Kenyon, OSF
Pastoral Associate
Robert Dietrich
& Edward Grabowski— Trustees
Sr. Dolores Bush, OSF
Director of
Franciscan Northside Ministries
Sr. James Peter Ridgeo, OSF
Coordinator of Poverello Health Center
Rosemary Costa, OFS
Director of The Franciscan Place
Fr. Adam Keltos, OFM Conv.
Fr. Jeffrey Keefe, OFM Conv.
Diocesan Director of Courage
Fr. Robert Amrhein, OFM Conv.
The Franciscan Place
Br. James Amrhein, OFM Conv.
Director of Assumption
Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen
Joanne Amato & Nancy Miano
Liturgical Minister Coordinators
Glenn Armstrong—Director of Music
David Scholl—Coordinator of Ushers
Dennis Brady
Director of Finance
Lexie Kwiek
Administrative Assistant
Mary Fortino
Risk Management
Julia Hannan
Admin Asst—Poverello Health Center
Jennifer Huntley
Coordinator of Mission Advancement
Jeffrey Schardt
Director of Volunteers
Betty Seifritz
Prayer Line (458-1199)
Celebration of the Eucharist
Monday - Saturday: 8:30 am
Sat. Vigil: 4:00 pm;
Sunday: 9:30 am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday: 3:00 - 3:45 pm
in the Upper Church
Marriage and Baptism
Please call the church office.
My Sisters and Brothers:
In our first reading today we hear Job say “is not a person’s life on earth a drudgery?”
and “my days . . . come to an end without hope” (see Job 7:1-4, 6-7). He had been a
man of wealth and stature, and he had lost it all, including his family, and then he had
succumbed to a terrible skin disease. For this reason, it’s possible that others would
have thought that he had leprosy, and this would have made him an outcast and an
untouchable. All the wealth and stature in the world could not buy a respectable place
in society for a person with leprosy. We might certainly understand why he had been
tempted to come to such dreadful conclusions. However, and in spite of all of his
difficulties, Job eventually comes to terms with his lot in life. He recovers his trust in
God and actually is strengthened by his experience of loss and suffering. It’s interesting
that in our Gospel today Simon's mother-in-law is also presented as one who had been
nearly ruined because of misfortune and sickness. Jesus, who had caught the attention
of the people in Capernaum because of his preaching and many healing acts, goes to her
and heals her. The Gospel tells us that once she is cured, she gets right up in order to
show hospitality to those who had gathered in her house (see Mark 1:29-39). Perhaps,
like Job, she realized that the things that really mattered in life were not the difficulties
or demands placed on a person, but rather in giving thanks and praise to God in all
things. How do we do that? Are we like Job who at first lamented his very existence
and then claimed that all his days would come to an end without hope? Do we say with
him that life is nothing but a drudgery? I can think of many modern reasons why we
may be tempted to despair like Job: there is violence in our world and even on our own
streets; our young people are becoming addicted to drugs and to other terrible habits; we
must lock our doors behind multiple locks and we still do not feel safe in our own
homes; we turn on the television and are bombarded with messages that we really do not
want to hear; we walk down the street and we hear small children using vulgar language
that we would never dream of using ourselves . . . and the list goes on! And all of this
can tend to make us think that our world is falling apart right before our eyes, and that
there is nothing that we can do about it. So we might be tempted to despair! Like Job,
and like the mother-in-law of Simon, let us instead move beyond our difficulties and our
fears, and may we then come to a knowledge and understanding of God’s power over all
things. As Christians, we believe that Jesus is the Lord of the Universe and that he has
authority and dominion over all things. Let us believe this with all of our minds and
hearts. Through faith, we can conclude, as eventually Job was able to do, that somehow
even the difficulties of this life can somehow make us aware of the great presence of
God in all things. Our faith allows our weakness to give us strength! It is actually
through the trials and challenges of our lives that we are able to grow. Let us encourage
one another with the message of our faith!
Praise God! Friar Timothy
Understanding Expectations:
It Can Transform Your Marriage
Come learn how!
We are in need of two Holy Water pots:
one for the upper church and one for the grotto.
Anyone wishing to contribute to the
cost of these two buckets, please see
Friar Timothy.
Sponsored by the Third Option, an on-going
program to build better marriages, and the Family
Life Education Office.
Meeting is Sunday, February 15, 2015 from
7:00 to 9:00pm at Holy Cross Church, 4112 East
Genesee Street, Dewitt/Syracuse, NY.
The 22nd Annual
Mr. B’s CBA Co-Ed Basketball Camp
February 16– 20
Walk-ins welcome!
For more information see www.thirdoption.com or call
(315) 472-6728
A Family Life, Hope Appeal Program
Enroll online at www.cbasyracuse.org
or contact Coach B directly at 446-9365
Catholic Conference for Young Adults
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Holy Family Church, 124 Chapel Drive, Syracuse, 13219
9:00 am — 3:30 pm
Mardi Gras
Polish Dinner
with live music and
beads!
All are welcome!
Admission is FREE and lunch will be provided!
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Serving from noon to 3:00pm
Register by email at [email protected]
Transfiguration Church Hall
740 Teall Ave. Syracuse, NY
Featuring Matthew Leonard, internationally known speaker,
author, and Executive Director of the St. Paul Center for
Biblical Theology founded by Dr. Scott Hahn.
Serving pierogi: golabki, kielbasa,
vegetables, rye bread, jelly
doughnuts & refreshments
Plan to attend with your family
and friends!
Adults: $12.00
Children under 12: $5.00
The Franciscan Place Chapel and
Religious Gift Shoppe at Destiny USA
9645 Destiny USA Dr.
(315) 471-9511
Hours: Mon thru Thurs., 10 am-8pm
Fri & Sat, 10 am—6 pm
Sunday, 11 am—6 pm
Mass Schedule: Mon-Wed- Fri, 12:15 pm
Tues & Thurs, 4:15 pm
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:
Friday, 1pm-4pm
Ash Wednesday Masses at Neighboring Parishes:
St. John’s: 12:00 pm & 5:30 pm
Pompeii: 9:00 am & 12:15 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Mon & Tues: 2-4pm,
Wed: 2-4pm, 7-8pm
Thurs & Fri: 10am-12pm, 2-4pm
Saturday, 11am-2pm
Rosary prayed Wednesday after 12:15 Mass
Masses of Remembrance
Mass Intentions
If you’ve lost a child through miscarriage,
illness, stillbirth or abortion, or have struggled with
infertility, please join us for a Mass of Remembrance.
This special Mass provides as opportunity to
honor and remember, to pray and be prayed for, to be
comforted through the Sacraments, and to receive
resources.
Masses will be offered at:
For the Week
of February 8th
Holy Trinity Church
St. James Parish
309 Buffalo St.
4845 S. Salina St.
Fulton, NY
Syracuse, NY
February 9, 2015
February 10, 2015
6:00-6:45pm Reconciliation 6:00-6:45pm Reconciliation
7:00pm Mass
7:00pm Mass
St. Anthony of Padua
Sacred Heart/ St. Mary’s
Parish
Church
306 Odell Ave.
201 Main St.
Endicott, NY
New York Mills, NY
February 10, 2015
February 15, 2015
6:00-6:45pm Reconciliation
11:00am Mass
7:00pm Mass
All are invited to attend in prayerful support. For more
information, please contact the Syracuse Diocese
Respect Life Office at (315)470-1418.
A Family Perspective from the Family Life Education
Office (A Hope Appeal Agency)
In today’s gospel, Jesus went to the “house of Andrew and
Simon” to relax but discovered that “Simon’s mother-inlaw was very ill.” Like Jesus, we come home to relax but
are confronted with problems. Take a tip from Andrew and
Simon who “told Jesus about it at once.”
Pray for patience, strength, wisdom.
ASH WEDNESDAY
At Assumption Church:
We have scheduled Masses for 8:30am,
12:00noon and 5:30pm – all Masses will
take place in the upper church. Ashes will be available
also “at the door” of the parish office throughout the
day (from 9:00am until 3:00pm).
At The Franciscan Place (at Destiny, USA):
We have scheduled Masses for 12:15pm and 4:15pm –
both Masses will take place on the 6th floor "Sky
Deck." Ashes are distributed 10:30am and 11:30am
and again at 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm and at 5:30
and 6:30
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available
from 2:00pm until 4:00pm and from 7:00pm until
8:00pm.
Intention/Requested by
Sunday, February 8—Fifth Sunday in Ordinary
Time
4 pm (Sat) Anthony Costa/ Wife & Family
9:30 am (Sun) Parishioners
Monday, February 9–Weekday
8:30 am Earl Carle/ Frances & Bill Barker
Tuesday, February 10—Saint Scholastica, Virgin
8:30 am Carl Reuter/ Debbie Busch Thomas
Wednesday, February 11—Weekday
8:30 am Edward W. Wagner/ Jean & Bob Becker
Thursday, February 12—Weekday
8:30 am M/M Alexander S. Florczyk/ Sandra & Louis
Matt
Friday, February 13—Saint Paul Miki and
Companions, Martyrs
8:30 am William & Vivian Tymko/ Family
Saturday, February 14—Saint Cyril, Monk, and
Methodius, Bishop
8:30 am Sr. Mary Virginia/ Sabel Family
Sunday, February 15—Sixth Sunday in Ordinary
Time
4 pm (Sat) Parishioners
9:30 am (Sun) Ann Liepka-Falge/ Husband Joe
Collection Update February 1, 2015:
Regular: $3,100.00
(Same weekend last year: $3,805.00 )
Mass attendance: Saturday: 105—Sunday: 100
Militia of the Immaculata—Prayer Meeting
Mondays at 7 pm
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Assumption Men’s Group—Bede Hess Room
Wednesdays at 7:00 PM call Mike (585) 743-5631
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Young Adult Book Club—Every Tuesday at 7:30 pm
(207 Catawba St.)
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Filipino Mass—Every First Sunday at 3 pm