St. Mary's Catholic Church, Waddington, NY

Good afternoon to all. Several parishioners have begun a Study Group on Social Justice. The group will meet again on Thursday January 21st at 7 PM via ZOOM. Please see the bottom of this message for the ZOOM invite information. At this meeting, we will discuss Ta Nehisi Coates' work "Between the World and Me". This work is available in several formats:... * Book-length * 1-hr~ TV program available on HBO + * An article in The Atlantic magazine: https://www.theatlantic.com//tanehisi-coates-betwe/397619/ Group members have also shared several articles and other materials. These include: "Pax Christi building accountable relationships" "Kings 6 principles of nonviolence" An article available on-line: Note to self: White people taking part in #BlackLivesMatter protests | American Friends Service Committee (afsc.org) Thank you. I look forward to talking with you on tonight. John ================== Join SM-SJ Social Justice Group Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83901246098 Meeting ID: 839 0124 6098 Passcode: SMSJ121 Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 839 0124 6098 Passcode: 2289431 ================== On August 28, 2020 several persons met to discuss Social Justice topics, as part of St. Mary’s St. John’s Novena Against Racism. These persons decided to form a Study Group. On September 24, 2020 the group met and discussed the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops’ 2018 pastoral letter on racism, Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love https://www.usccb.org/resources/open-wide-our-hearts_0.pdf On October 30, 2020 the group met and discussed Ta Nehesi Coates’ 2014 article in The Atlantic The Case For Reparations https://www.theatlantic.com//the-case-for-reparati/361631/ The group also read and discussed an interview that Ta Nehesi Coates did with The New Yorker in 2019 titled :Ta Nehesi Coates Revisits the Case For Reparations https://www.newyorker.com//ta-nehisi-coates-revisits-the-c On December 3, 2020, we discussed several articles that have been brought up as a result of our discussions. The first article is Racism Through the Lens of White Privilege. The second article is Emerging Wisdom Patterns in the Black Lives Matter Movement. The third article is the text of House of Representatives Bill #40, to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery ==================

The Most Rev. Terry R. LaValley, bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, shares his thoughts and prayers in response to the incident at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Prayer to St. Joseph Joseph, you were a man who carried into dark of anxious sleep the haunting mystery of deep, unsettled doubt.... But yet, within, and all untouched, your citadel of trust was calm, serene and still and flamed your unstarred night into the answering of dawn in God’s unchanging will. O carpenter of faith, build our inwardness into a city lamped with trust; and when we, too, must face the nights and tread the desert’s way, let us, like you, take Mother and Child into the Egypt of each day. Good St. Joseph, come to our aid in these times of anguish and difficulty. Take under your protection the critical and troubling circumstances of the day. Keep us calm and serene, so aware of your Presence. AMEN.

DIOCESAN LEAD: LIVING A SACRAMENTAL WAY OF LIFE STARTING AT BAPTISM Attention all Catechetical Leaders, RCIA Directors, Youth Ministers A live Zoom event with D...irector of the Department of Faith Formation, Sister Ellen Rose Coughlin, SSJ. The sacraments, beginning with Baptism, touch all the stages and all the important moments of the Christian’s life. Christ comes to meet us in the outward signs of the sacraments, giving birth and increase, healing and mission to the Christian’s life of faith (Cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1113). Date: Saturday, January 9 Time: 9:45am - 12:00pm The cost to attend is free. Anyone is welcome to register. Zoom link will be sent upon registration.

Deacon Kevin Mastellon discusses the diaconate and encourages men to prayerfully consider that vocation. The next formation program will be starting in the fall! Let’s pray for more vocations in the Diocese of Ogdensburg! https://youtu.be/o00YzDqJ1ec

ST. MARY'S-ST. JOHN'S STUDY GROUP ON SOCIAL JUSTICE Several parishioners have begun a Study Group on Social Justice. The group will meet again on Thursday December 3rd, at 7 PM via ZOOM. Please contact John Tenbusch for the ZOOM invite information. At our next meeting, we will discuss several articles that have been brought up as a result of our discussions. The first article is Racism Through the Lens of White Privilege. The second article is Emerging Wisdom Patterns ...in the Black Lives Matter Movement. The third article is the text of House of Representatives Bill #40, to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery Thank you. I look forward to talking with you on Thursday night. John ================== John F. Tenbusch 315-388-4510 [email protected] ================== On August 28, 2020 several persons met to discuss Social Justice topics, as part of St. Mary’s St. John’s Novena Against Racism. These persons decided to form a Study Group. On September 24, 2020 the group met and discussed the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops’ 2018 pastoral letter on racism, Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love https://www.usccb.org/resources/open-wide-our-hearts_0.pdf On October 30, 2020 the group met and discussed Ta Nehesi Coates’ 2014 article in The Atlantic The Case For Reparations https://www.theatlantic.com//the-case-for-reparati/361631/ The group also read and discussed an interview that Ta Nehesi Coates did with The New Yorker in 2019 titled "Ta Nehesi Coates Revisits the Case For Reparations https://www.newyorker.com//ta-nehisi-coates-revisits-the-c