March 2003 news- Syracuse Catholic Deaf Community

Lenten Happenings

SYRACUSE
March 16th 10:30 AM
Home of Marion Baratta
Potluck Luncheon
"Empowering People to Lead"
Presenter: Kevin Frank
+ Fr Peter available for Confession

UTICA
March 19th 6 PM
St Francis DeSales Center
Potluck/Soup Supper
Fr Peter's Presentation
+ Fr Peter available for Confession

SOUTH
March 30th
Christ the King in Endwell
1501 Davis
12 Noon Mass with Fr Peter
Potluck Luncheon
+ Fr Peter available for Confession

NORTH
March 26th   5 PM
Home of Anne Parish
Penance Service
with Fr Peter
+ Light Refreshments
(Call for directions 678-2875)

LENT is a GIFT

Your life, is it great? It could be better!
Your life, is it okay? It could be better!
Your life, is it awful? It could be better!

Lent is the time to STOP and THINK. It is the time to ask questions.

Do you remember being a teenager? Teenagers face many questions: What do I believe? Why? Where will I go in life? How do I get there? Who are my friends?

Become a teenager again! Ask questions of yourself!
In my life...where is Jesus? Is He near or far? Do I know Him?
Do I believe in Him? Will I follow Him? Where will He lead me?
Do I want to go? Will I?

Lent is the TIME. The Church gives us three important ways to help us:
Prayer    Fasting     Almsgiving

There are a few things you must do: fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, and not eat meat on Fridays in Lent, but you don’t have to stop there! You can do more! Read the Bible. Meditate. Visit someone who is lonely (if you don’t know someone, we can give you a name!).

Take someone shopping. Smile. Say the Rosary. Give to the Food Pantry.
Give an extra envelope to the Catholic Deaf Community.
Keep looking for Jesus in your life. He is there!
Jesus...with Him...everything is better!

LENT...ENJOY

ASH WEDNESDAY ---- MARCH 5TH

       St James, Johnson City      5:15 PM
       St John, Liverpool              7:00 PM
       St Peter, Rome                   7:00 PM ?
       St Lucy, Syracuse               5:30 PM ?
       St Francis DeSales, Utica   5:15 PM

Holy Week Services

       Holy Thursday             April 17th
Johnson City, St James       7:00 PM
Rome, St Peter                  ? 7:00 PM ?
Syracuse, St Lucy                7:00 PM
Utica, St Francis DeSales    5:15 PM

       Good Friday            April 18th
Johnson City, St James         3:00 PM
Rome, St Peter                    ? 2:00 PM ?
Syracuse, St Lucy                  7:00 PM

                EASTER VIGIL
                     April 19th
Johnson City, St James          7:00 PM
Rome, St Peter                     ? 7:00 PM ?
Syracuse, St Lucy                   7:00 PM

                 EASTER DAY
                       April 20th
Fulton, Holy Family                11:00 AM
Johnson City, St James           10:00 AM
Liverpool, St John                     9:00 AM
Utica, St Francis DeSales        11:00 AM