The Sign of Christ

News from the Catholic Deaf Community

Diocese of Syracuse

Vol 18 No 4   September - October - November 2007









    A NEW DEAF PRIEST!
                   
Father Paul Zirimenya, who is Deaf, was ordained in San Francisco on June 9th.
On June 10th he celebrated his first Mass at St Joseph’s Center for the Deaf in Union City.  What a weekend of joy as the Deaf Community welcomed another Deaf priest, one of only eight culturally Deaf priests here in the Untied States.
                           
Father Paul was born in Kampala, Uganda.  At six years, he became deaf in an accident.  He went to school and graduated from Makrere College in 1999 with a degree in social work and social administration.  He worked as a teacher for Deaf adults in Kampala.

He was raised in the Anglican Church, and later met a priest who encouraged him to become a priest.  While taking philosophy classes at St Mbaaga Seminary in Uganda, he was accepted into the Catholic Church. 

Fr Tom Coughlin welcomed him to the United States and helped him to reach his goal. Fr Paul graduated from St Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, CA.  He also spent time with the Deaf in Boston and Concord, MA.  Now he will serve the Deaf in the Diocese of Oakland, California.

Do you think of becoming a priest?  Fr Paul says, “To any Deaf person or person with any disability who would like to pursue a call to serve God as a priest, I say, God loves you and welcomes you to participate fully in his salvation plan.  Listen to him and follow your heart, and leave the rest to God.”                                                                            More about Fr Paul:  www.sjcd.org & The Catholic Voice Diocese of Oakland




Blessed Mother Marianne Cope...a Saint who grew up in our Syracuse Diocese!

Saturday, October 20, 2007  2 PM   We will visit her Shrine at 1024 Court Street in Syracuse

Then  St Daniel’s Church for Interpreted    4:30 PM Mass 3004 Court Street in Syracuse

After Mass a Pot Luck.
Bring a covered dish to share and your own drinks.
Paper products are provided.

More information: syrdeaf@juno.com or 404-5674  (V)





Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

SEPTEMBER 2007

 1





Rome 6:30 PM

+Life Teen

2

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Johnson City10

Whitesboro 11

 3

Labor Day

 4 5





6

Liverpool Group

10 AM -2 PM





7









8

Johnson City 5

Rome 6:30 PM

+ Life Teen

9

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Whitesboro 11

10 11

Barber Shop &

ICDA 102 Meeting

10 AM - 1 PM

New Hartford

12 13 14

Catechetical

Leaders

Meeting

15

Rome 6:30 PM

+ Life teen



16

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Johnson City10

Whitesboro 11

 17







18

NY State Pastoral Workers

with the Deaf Meeting

Esopus

19

NY State Pastoral Workers

with the Deaf Meeting  

Esopus

20

Liverpool Group

10 AM - 2 PM

 21 22

SMTD Picnic

Johnson City 5

Rome 6:30 PM

+ Life Teen

23

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Whitesboro 11

 24 25 26

NYSSD

Religious Ed



27







28 29

Journey of Faith

9-5 Syracuse

Rome 6:30 PM

+ Life Teen

30

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Johnson City10

Whitesboro 11

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     September  Birthdays
6     Keith Grant Jr
8     William Lamberti
15   Rockia Ricketts
17   Paul Szymanski
22  Rebecca Dadey
23   Jim Van Damme
29   Jane Long


          September Anniversaries

6  Czeslawa & Bogdan Lachut
7    Jeanette & Tony  Romanowski
12   Beth & Bob Heinlein
16  Amy & Richard  Coppola
18  Virginia & Keith Grant
21  Julie & James Pasternak
22   Donna & Ray Carroll



Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

OCTOBER 2007



1 2





3

NYSSD

Religious Ed

 4

Liverpool Group

10 AM- 2 PM

5 6

Johnson City 5

Rome ask MM

+ Life Teen

7

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Whitesboro 11



8

Columbus Day

 9

Barber Shop

10 AM - 1 PM

New Hartford

 10

NYSSD

Religious Ed







11
12

Catechetical Leaders

13

Rome ask MM

+ Life Teen

14

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Johnson City10

Whitesboro 11

 15



16



17

NYSSD

Relgious Ed







18

Liverpool Group

10 AM - 2 PM





19


20

2 PM Shrine Syr

4:30 Mass at

St Daniel's Syr

Pot Luck Dinner

Johnson City 5

21

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Whitesboro 11



22 23 24

NYSSD

Religious Ed

25









26







27

OCAD Octoberfest


Rome ask MM

+ Life Teen



28

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Johnson City10

Whitesboro 11

 29 30 31

NYSSD

Religious Ed


October Birthdays

1    Joey Romani
5     Angeline Fitzgerald
11   Donald Holmes
14   Vincent Vicik
16   Beth Thurlow
17   Glynn Gregory
19   Joan Keeffe
20    Melissa (Lansing)  Merdanovic
20    Robin Brennan
22    Melinda Farrell
22    Gary Lazarek
23    Mary Menotti

         October Anniversaries

19  Jen & Matt Roberts
22  Mary & Paul Ryfun
24  Frances & Bob Harmon


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

NOVEMBER 2007

















1

ALL SAINTS

DAY

See Mass

Schedules


Liverpool Group

10 AM - 2 PM

 2



All Souls Day





 3

Johnson City 5

Rome 6:30

+ Life Teen

4

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Whitesboro 11

5 6 7

NYSSD

Religious Ed









 8


"NCYC"

Columbus, OH



9


"NCYC"

Columbus, OH

 10

"NCYC"

Columbus, OH



11 "NCYC"

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Johnson City 10

Whitesboro 11

 12

Veterans Day

(Observed)

 13

Barber Shop

10 AM - 1 PM

New Hartford



14

NYSSD

Religious Ed



Thanksgiving Dinner 6 PM

New Hartford

 15

Liverpool Group

10 AM - 2 PM



 16 17

Johnson City 5



Rome 6:30

+ Life Teen

18

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Whitesboro 11

19 20 21





22

Thanksgiving

 23





 24

Rome 6:30

+ Life Teen

25

Dewitt 11:15

Fulton 8:45

Syracuse 9

Johnson City 10

Whitesboro 11

26

27

 28

NYSSD

Religious Ed

 29



30




        November Birthdays

2    Christopher Sarracino
4    Thomas Debraggio
4     Grace Evans
12   Shirley Cleveland
12   Anthony Rakowski
14   Caitlyn Martin
16   Rose Benedict
19   Michael Brennan
20   Nelson Sharpsteen
20   Gari Van Voorhis
23   Dawn Brothers
23   Tim Pardi
23    Emily Read
24   Jennifer Evans
25   Denise Hnelosub
25   Mark Sharpsteen
26   Becky Clark
28   Mary Margaret Van Damme

     November  Anniversaries
14  Mary & Robert  Menotti
23  Cherie & Richard  Byrnes


PLAY & PRAY - ALL INVITED!

December 1st  2007
St Joseph’s on the Hill in Camillus
After 2 PM Christmas Party
5 PM   Mass Interpreted





ALL INVITED to ICDA 102's ANNUAL THANKSGIVING POTLUCK

Wednesday November 14, 2007

St Thomas   New Hartford
Prayer & Potluck  6 PM

Turkey & Beverages provided
Bring food to share & something for the Food Bank (food or $$)






HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION/
DAYS OF CHRISTIAN CELEBRATION!
(Catholics must attend Mass)

The Catholic Church in the United States
has chosen these special days to celebrate :

November 1st: All Saints

December 8th: The Immaculate Conception

December 25th: Christmas

 January 1st:  Mary, Mother of God

40 days after Easter: Ascension Thursday

August 15th: Assumption of Mary






     ALL WELCOME  to Camp Mark Seven

October 6, 2007
OLD FORGE ROAD RACE followed by
Mass at 1 PM & CM7's Famous BBQ 2-3:30

Adults: $10     Children/Seniors: $5
More information: www.campmark7.org












August 5th, Mass in the Grass
sponsored by Youth Ministry in the Northern Region







Left: the Spanish Group & the Deaf Group















 Keith Grant Jr proclaiming the First Reading
















 Baptism of Bryce Thomas Dadey   August 18th
Matt & Rebecca Dadey, Bryce, godparents Kristin Dadey and her husband Sean Callahan



How can I show support for Deaf Ministry?
   
An envelope a month:





St Lucy’s Cabaret
Elaine Coleman, Ray Carroll, Joan Keeffe, Margie Lundy, Mary Menotti, Bob and Frances Harmon, Maryann Meeks, Marion Baratta, Robert Menotti, & Mary DeMatteo-Vitale.   Behind the scene: Tom DeFancisco



CONGRATULATIONS  to Mary DeMatteo-Vitale as she joins the Parish Council at St Lucy’s



** * Please pray for Kris Scheibel who has entered the seminary.  He met some of you this summer.  He can sign! ***





Vacation Bible School at St Peter’s, Rome

At Avalanche Ranch we learned:
God is Real
 God is With Us
 God is Strong
 God is Awesome
 God is In Charge







Steubenville, OH Youth Rally   
Deaf Group with Steve Angrisano

Keith Grant, Virginia Grant, Steve, Ryan Lee











TIME FOR RELIGION CLASSES

YOUR CHILDREN!
Hearing?  Sign up in your parish!
Deaf? Classes at NYSSD or ask MM!

YOURSELF
Get a group together and ask MM to come!
Learn from the Bible and the Catechism.
Discuss “Hot Topics” in the Church or the world.

SACRAMENTS
Do you or your children need Sacraments?
Baptism
First Communion
Confirmation
Reconciliation
Marriage
Serious Illness

Please contact Mary Margaret






This & That                 

 Jesus’ Challenges: This Summer’s Gospels

Summertime is a time to relax and enjoy yourself, right?   Yet every weekend, Jesus gave us a big challenge!
You can check them out in the Sunday readings from Luke’s gospel:
Follow me, ...Go out and spread the Good News, ....Love God and your neighbor, ...Don’t be greedy because your life is not your possessions but what matters to God, ...Know that there will be division, not peace, and you will be made fun of and hurt the same as He was. 
He also encouraged us: Knock and the door will be opened, ...Ask and it will be given.
He also warned us: Be ready for the Master’s coming for you as you don’t know when that will be.

If we do follow Jesus, it is not an easy way.  We must love God above everything and talk to Him all the time .  We must think of others.  We must help others.  We must share what we have.  We can’t be comfortable.

If we do this, then when we die, God will not have to say,  “I don’t know where you are from.”  (That’s from August 26th’s Gospel)        Can we accept Jesus’ challenges?  Can we live as a true Catholic Christian?
 


(A few month’s ago the Question of the Month was to name the second Pope.  No one did!  He was St Linus!)

May their souls rest in peace:  Joan Judge, grandmother of Rachael Chmiel, and Harold Miller, step - grandfather of Keith Grant, Jr



THANK YOU
to our newsletter supporters

Rev Wilbur Votraw
Richard & Amy Coppola
Anne & Kenneth Rakowski
Donna & Ray Carroll
Rev Robert Dwyer





Help the Knights of Columbus AND help us!           

          Drawing December 1, 2007

14 tickets per book            
$1 for 1 ticket     $5 for 7 tickets    $10 for book

Money raised will help our Catholic Deaf Community
           
Tickets sold by: Catholic Deaf Community
    PO Box 572     Rome NY 13440










This November 8-11th, four Deaf teens will represent our Syracuse Diocese Community at the 2007 National Catholic Youth Conference in Columbus, Ohio.

The teens are from: Marcy, Whitesboro, Clinton, and Norwich.

Will you please help send them on their way?
 For helping, you will receive a special thank you from the teens AND chances in their All Saints raffle.

Mail to: Catholic Deaf Community   PO Box 572   Rome, NY 13440


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