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Holy Family School Fall Mum Sale • $10 per ticket • Redeemable at Pires Flower Basket for one 9-inch mum pot • Now through October 1st • Contact Rachel Ballin at rballin@syrdiocese.org or hfsptofishfry@gmail.com for your tickets today!PENNY SOCIAL (also known as Paper Bag Raffle or chinese Auction) Saturday, October 4th at the Pittsfield Firehouse, 167 State Hwy. 80, New Berlin Doors open at 2 pm and drawings start at 3:30 pm. Must be present to pick up items on day of event. 25 tickets per sheet for $10 includes door prize. Proceeds to support the community outreach missions and youth ministry of St. Theresa’s Church, New Berlin, NY.
Attention Ladies! - Mark your calendars! The 15th Annual Syracuse Catholic Women’s Conference is coming to the Oncenter in Syracuse on Saturday, October 25, 2025. For more information, visit: www.SyracuseCatholicWomen.org.
Ave Maria/Rosary Society Rummage Sale Friday, Sept. 19: 9 am to 6 pm and Saturday, Sept. 20: BAG SALE 9 am to Noon 81 East Main, Norwich We are accepting items for the sale. Please call the office at 607-337-2215 if you have items to donate. We will NOT accept electronics, mattresses, bed frames, 8 track, VCR or cassette tapes.
You are Invited! Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience on Friday, Sept. 19th at St. Paul’s Church, 6 PM • Touch the Grotto Rock • Experience Lourdes water • Adoration & Benediction • Rosary Procession For more information, call 607-337-2216 A Plenary Indulgence Granted by Papal Decree
Ave Maria/Rosary Society Meeting New Members Welcome Thursday, September 11th 6PM in the parish center conference room
Today’s Line Dancing Barb & Ralph Kilborn barbkilborn@gmail.com (607) 244-3504 Line dancing classes have begun on Thursdays at St. Bartholomew’s Parish Center, 81 East Main St. Classes are Basic Beginner level from 10—11 AM and Beginner & Open Dance from 11 AM—12 Noon. Classes are open for adults 18+, and the cost is $5.
THANK YOU. . . to everyone who paid for, worked on and will continue to weed and water the Church plantings throughout the summer! Our Church looks beautiful thanks to your help!
SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING Our diocese has implemented a new policy requiring all parish volunteers—including Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, music ministers, cantors, choir members, lectors, readers, greeters, ushers, and those in home- bound ministry—to complete Safe Environment Training. If you have questions or need assistance with the process, please contact the parish office at 607-337-2215. Opportunities for upcoming trainings:
INITIAL Safe Environment Training sessions for Adults:
Saturday, Sept. 6, 10 am-12 PM, St. Joseph’s, Oxford
Wed., Sept. 24, 9-11 AM, Catholic Charities—Norwich
Saturday, Oct. 18, 9:30—11:30 AM, Immaculate Conception Church, Greene
RECERTIFICATION training:
Thursday, Sept. 4, 6-7:30 PM, St. Joseph’s, Oxford
BRANCH OUT AND GROW Support group meetings for those affected by separation and divorce. Online Zoom meetings every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7—8 PM. If you are inter ested in joining the meetings, learning more, or talking one-on-one, contact the Family/Respect Life Office at familyrespectlife@syrdio.org or (315) 472-6754 Option 9.
Faith Formation classes continue January 12, 2025. There are no classes next Sunday, January 19th in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. Classes will resume on January 26th and February 2nd.
The Knights of Columbus would like you to join them in reciting the Rosary and The Chaplet of Divine Mercy at St. Paul’s Church on the first Wednesday of every month from 6—7 pm. Let’s pray for healing for our friends, family and the world.
PCA News St. Joseph’s in Oxford: Join their Divine Mercy Chaplet on Zoom at 1 PM on Fridays. The Meeting ID is 356555 6647 and the Passcode is 789987. Contact Kathy Anderson for more information at 607-316-1717. St. John’s of Bainbridge and St. Agnes of Afton host the Wednesday evening scriptural rosary via Zoom at 7 PM. Contact Dc. Tom Picciano at tpicciano@syrdio for a Zoom invitation. Immaculate Conception in Greene teaches a Sign Language Lesson each week on how to Sign the Psalms with Maureen Kimble! Each week these lessons are added to our website and can be viewed any time by going to iccgreene.com