From the desk of Fr. Sarihaddula. S The 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sat. 2/4 R W Sun. 2/5 W Mon. Tues. Wed. 2/6 2/7 2/8 R W W Thurs. 2/9 R Fri. 2/10 R Sat. 2/11 R Sun. 2/12 W W R Mass Schedule 4:00 pm +Father John Roos by Laurie and Frank Traglia 6:00 pm + Scott Manion by Jerry & Sue Korosec 8:30 am  Laslo & Ilona Pustay by Jerry & Sue Korosec 10:30 am +Virginia Traglia by Family NO MASS 9:00 am ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 9:00 am +Donna Stradling by the Fallon Family 9:00 am +Father Michael Scanlon by the Traglia Family 9:00 am +Kurk Hentschel, and for the comfort of his mother, by Darlene & Greg O'Neil 4:00 pm +Sean Hogue, and for the comfort of his mother, by Darlene & Greg O'Neil 6:00 pm ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 8:30 am ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 10:30 am +Father John Roos by Polly & Jim Renckens Many times we have a Mass scheduled (especially on Tues. & Wed. morning in WW). Considering that a Holy Mass is the best gift you can offer a soul of a deceased love one, someone who is suffering an illness or in thanksgiving for any blessing, it really is a shame when we do not have an intention designated. To have a Mass offered for any intention, please call either office (WW) 822‐3191 or (RS) 858‐1682. Fr. Silvaster is available to visit with you or hear your confession at any time. Please feel free to call him at (315) 765‐1075 or just stop by and bug him. Enrich Your Catholic Faith: Watch EWTN (Eternal Word Television) to get the Catholic Prespective on current events. There are new programming guides available in the church vestibule. 5th Sunday in Ordinary time. Dear friends in Christ through Our Mother Mary and St. Joseph! The words of Isaiah are as true now as they were 2500 years ago. We can make our world beautiful by the way we treat each other or we can make it a very unpleasant place to be. If everyone's only concern is about themselves, the survival of the fittest, few will survive and not very happily. If we work together, we will do more than survive, we will thrive. As Ben Franklin said at the signing of the Declaration of Independence: "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." And Jesus, as he continues the Sermon on the Mount, tells us "You can do it." "You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world." When we think of salt, we think of how it makes out food taste better, but we better not eat too much of it. It's a pretty cheap item in our world today, but at the time of Jesus it was a very valuable commodity. So valuable in fact that the word "salary" comes from the Latin word for salt:" In those days it not only made food more tasty, but it was used very much like we use refrigeration today: as a preservation. There is no need to emphasize the importance of light on our world today as well as at the time of Jesus. I came across an interesting story to illustrate this. It is the story Art Linkletter tells about himself. He was the child of an unwed mother who gave him up for adoption. (It's a good thing he was born 1912 rather than after 1973 when abortions became legal.) His adoptive parents were warm and loving, but not very good providers. His father tried several careers, including preaching, and was a financial failure in each of them. At the tender age of 16, Art left home and hit the road as a hobo. Instead of finding his fortune as he set out to do, he almost got killed. A couple of tough guys found him and a buddy sleeping in a boxcar and robbed them. They almost shot them, but at the last minute thought differently about it. Instead, one of the guys who robbed him took pity on him and gave him back 30 cents out of the $1.30 he stole from him. He thought Art might need to have something so he could buy himself some breakfast. His first job was sorting through discarded lemons from a fruit‐packing plant, picking out the least rotten fruit and selling it door to door. Somewhere between that difficult start and today, Art became the star of two of the longest‐running shows in broadcasting history, he became a successful businessman, author and lecturer. He was married to the same wife, had five children, seven grandchildren and 80 great‐grand children. He tells his story to encourage others who are at the lower rung of the economic ladder, who think they have few gifts or talents they can offer others. He said, "if I could do it, you can too." Jesus says: "you are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the world." Amen. May God bless you all and please pray for me. Fr. Sarihaddula. S The Living Rosary Sun., Feb. 12, 2017 immediately following the 8:30 am Mass in the West Winfield Parish Center. Please join us as we pray the Rosary along with our 3rd and 4th grade students who will be acting out the Joyful Mysteries. And of course, there will be cookies! Active participation in Sunday Mass is the core of our Catholic Faith. If you are interested in serving as an Extra‐
ordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Usher, Lector or Altar Server, please contact Fr. Silvaster at (315) 765‐1075. Please bring your blessed palms from last year’s Palm Sunday Mass to church or either rectory. They will be burnt to make the ashes traditionally. These ashes will be used on Ash Wednesday. Let us pray: …for the sick of our parish and community, especially: Stephanie Devries, Marilyn Hext, Roxanne Martyniuk, John McGinnis, Thomas Moore, Ray Nassar, Ralph Osterhoudt, Frances Pryzby, Lori Patryn Smith Donald & Terry Snyder. …for the repose of the soul and the comfort of the families of Scott Manion and James Lamphere. …for all those in military service, especially: Tyler Griffiths, Father David Hammond, Brandon Mackin, Leo Mackin III, Benjamin Munyan, Geoff Roberts. …for good and holy vocations to the priesthood, consecrated and religious life, and faithful, fruitful marriages. PLEASE NOTE: Call the Pastoral Office (315) 822‐3191,if you would like to add someone from your family who is sick or in active military service to the prayer list. The Religious Education Program is sponsoring the annual “Souper Bowl of Caring” collection on Super Bowl Sunday, please plan on bringing a can of soup and/or a dollar to donate to our local foodbanks. God’s Divine Providence for the weekend of 1/29 Regular $ 1,972.00 Building & Repair 1,146.00 Votive 38.00 Second collection this week: Building & Grounds Second collection next week: Insurance Please support our Bulletin Sponsors by patronizing their businesses. Thank you. 2016 contributions to St. Joseph the Worker Parish: If you would like a statement of the contributions you made to our parish during the 2016 calendar year, please contact the Business Office at 858‐1682. Thank you. Valentines Flower Project – Every year the Christian Service Committee distributes flowers to anyone from our communities who is sick, homebound or just in the need of a little lift. For further information, to suggest a name of someone who could use a visit, or to volunteer to help deliver bouquets, please call Fran (822‐6641) or Rosemarie (822‐5412). Steubenville East Youth Conference, July 21‐23, 2017, St. John’s University, Queens, NY. Music, fun, inspiring speakers! Come, spend a weekend away with your friends at St. John’s University in New York City. Enjoy this high‐
energy youth conference. For more information or to register call Mary Pustay (315) 269‐6775 or Ken or Cathy Gates (315) 855‐4482. 3rd Annual Resurrection Celebration Dinner, Dance and Silent Auction, Friday, April 21, 6:30‐ 11:30 pm. $40/per person or $75/couple. The Knights of Columbus are once again hosting this celebration to raise money to support the Youth Programming in our area. Last year they were able to sponsor 14 of our High School Students along with three chaperones and Father Silvaster at the Steubenville East Youth Conference. See the bulletin insert for more details and come join the fun! There will be a meeting immediately following the 10:30 am Mass for all Extra‐Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and Lectors from the Richfield Springs Church on Sunday, February 26, 2017, in the Kateri Tekakwitha Chapel. The Third Option – Wish you had a better marriage? Learn to handle anger more constructively, resolve conflicts, and communicate better. For more info. call (315) 735‐6210, or visit: www.thegoodnewscenter.org.