St. Augustine s Church

October 27, 2019 Thireth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7333 O’Brien Road, Baldwinsville, New York 13027

Parish Office: (315) 638Ͳ0585 Faith Formaon: (315) 638Ͳ0864 Fax: (315) 635Ͳ0931

“St. Augusne’s Roman Catholic Chrisan Community is rooted in Jesus the Christ and embraces the values of peace, jusce, and love. As a people of Word and Sacrament and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we strive to act as Jesus would. We reach out in faith, prayer, support, and service to all, while fostering our spiritual growth. We are an acve, welcoming parish, sharing our gi$s and talents.”

Our Mission Parish Staff:

Pastor: Fr. Clifford Auth Deacon: John Pedro+

In Residence: Fr. Lou Sogliuzzo, S.J.

Administrave Assistant: Kathleen Raddell Pastoral Associate: Debra Krisher

Director of Music/Organist: Ryan Schaffer Musician, Sunday 8:00 AM: Tim Vernyi Buildings and Grounds Supervisor: David Ditz Bookkeeper: Pa+ Pi:s

Parish Communicaons: Margaret Castellini Bullen Editor: Joelle Zarnowski

Youth Minister: Kathryne Sparaco

Welcome to St. Augusne’s! We invite you to become a parishioner by calling the Parish Office at (315) 638Ͳ 0585. Parishioners leaving the parish please give us a call so we may say goodbye!

Parish Office Hours:

MondayͶThursday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday, Saturday & SundayͶClosed.

EͲMail: email@staugusnesparish.org

Facebook: facebook.com/staugusnesparishbville Instagram: staugbville

Bullen EͲMail: bullen@staugusnesparish.org Website: www.staugusnesparish.org

Weekend Liturgies:

Saturday 5:15 pm, Sunday 8:00 am and 10:30 am

Reconciliaon (Confession):

Mondays at St. Augusne’s at 10:30 am Tuesdays at St. Mary’s at 6:00pm Saturdays at St. Mary’s at 3:15pm Or by appointment

Marriage Prep

Marriages, congratulaons! Please contact the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance.

St. Augustine’s Church

Weekly Mass Schedule

Saturday, October 26 5:15 pm Mass Sunday, October 27 8:00 am Mass 10:30 am Mass Monday, October 28 10:00 am Mass Tuesday, October 29 10:00 am Mass

Wednesday, October 30 10:00 am Communion Service Thursday, October 31

10:00 am Mass

Friday, November 1 Ͳ All Saints Day 12:10 pm Mass

Saturday, November 2 Ͳ All Souls Day 5:15 pm Mass of Remembrance Sunday, November 3

8:00 am Mass 10:30 am Mass

Upcoming Scripture Readings for Liturgy Readings for the week of October 27, 2019

Sunday: Sir 35:12Ͳ14, 16Ͳ18/Ps 34:2Ͳ3, 17Ͳ18, 19, 23 [7a]/2 Tm 4:6 Ͳ8, 16Ͳ18/Lk 18:9Ͳ14

Monday: Eph 2:19Ͳ22/Ps 19:2Ͳ3, 4Ͳ5 [5a]/Lk 6:12Ͳ16

Tuesday: Rom 8:18Ͳ25/Ps 126:1bͲ2ab, 2cdͲ3, 4Ͳ5, 6 [3a]/Lk 13:18Ͳ 21

Wednesday: Rom 8:26Ͳ30/Ps 13:4Ͳ5, 6 [6a]/Lk 13:22Ͳ30 Thursday: Rom 8:31bͲ39/Ps 109:21Ͳ22, 26Ͳ27, 30Ͳ31 [26b]/Lk 13:31Ͳ35

Friday: Rv 7:2Ͳ4, 9Ͳ14/Ps 24:1bcͲ2, 3Ͳ4ab, 5Ͳ6 [cf. 6]/1 Jn 3:1Ͳ3/Mt 5:1Ͳ12a

Saturday: Wis 3:1Ͳ9/Ps 23:1Ͳ3a, 3bͲ4, 5, 6 [1]/Rom 5:5Ͳ11 or Rom 6:3Ͳ9/Jn 6:37Ͳ40

Next Sunday: Wis 11:22Ͷ12:2/Ps 145:1Ͳ2, 8Ͳ9, 10Ͳ11, 13, 14 [cf.

1]/2 Thes 1:11Ͷ2:2/Lk 19:1Ͳ10 St. Augusne’s Church, Baldwinsville, New York

Living & Deceased Members of the Parish John Czajkowski by Joanne Czajkowski

Margaret Alivero by The Prayer Shawl Ministry Keith Williamson by Pat Bullard

Crystal Smith by Tom & Connie Haskell Amy Gallagher by TJ & Kelly Parks Michael Wood by Pat Williams David Auth by Arlene Sardo

Diminica Nuzzo by Connie Ostuni & Fran Calogeroburton

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK

Jennifer Baran Alfieri, John Andaloro, Rose Antone, Jim Bendo, John Bierman, Anne Blair, Margaret Boudreau, Edziu & Kris- Bride, Lisa Buongiorne, Anna Buongiorne, Florence Card, Carmen Damiano, Lois DeFio, Joseph Disotell, Gail Dominicos, Emily Ekross, Raul Erives, Frank Flaherty, Chrisna Flandera, Anthony Fulgieri, Candy Glenn, Cathy Golden, Marion

Grabowski, Daniel Greeley, Virginia Grosso, Andrew Hager, John Hind, Merri: Hulst, Rose Hurd, Agnes Iannicello, Dan Ian- nicello, Infant Ma:hew, Ann Kelley, Pat Kelly, John Korczakowski, Valarie Korczakowski, Kevin Kuppinger, Sally LaMonta- gne, Colleen Lasher, Tammy Allen Layou, Robert Lugo, Jr., Sco: Lloyd, Lucas Manganello, John Ma:hews, Cindy McCaffrey, Ann McVene, Harry McVene, Hannah Murphy, Michael Murphy, Paula Belsito O’Rourke, Tim “TJ” Parks, Mary Pearl, Cathy Pennisi, Chloe Pra:, Ronnie Pra: III, Gladys Quackenbush, William Relyea, Philip Schmi:, Joyce Schneider, Zachary Shaw, Rick Shoff, Paul Smith, Tom Stapleton, Lucy St. Elmo, Kathleen Sweeney, Nora Lee Tarney, Grayson Tassone, Michele Tas- sone, Frances Tausend, Helen Schiller Thomson, Cyndi Turner, Beth Walsh, Kelley Williams, Louise Wilkinson, Joanne Wood, Henry S. Zaborowski, Tony Zappala, Jed Zelie and Freda Zollo.

Please call the parish office at 638Ͳ0585 if you or someone you know would like to be included on our prayer list, and please let us know when someone needs to be removed from the list. Thanks!

Please pray for those who have died recently, including:

Charles Rock, husband of Diane.

May he know the embrace of the Risen One.

May his family know God’s love during this difficult me.

This week we remember in prayer:

October 26th Ͳ November 1st

During the month of October, the Sanctuary Lamp burns in memory of John Czajkowski.

Mass of Remembrance ʹ November 2nd at 5:15 PM

Following the Mass there will be a recepon for you and your family. If you wish to have someone included in this celebraon of life everlasng, please contact the parish office at 315Ͳ638Ͳ0585, at dkrisher@staugusnesparish.org or go to our web page and complete the form.

Sunday, October 27

9:15 am Faith Formaon Grades 1 Ͳ 5 11:30 am RCIA Youth & Adults

11:45 am Faith Formaon Grades 6 Ͳ 10 Monday, October 28

10:30 am Confessions Tuesday, October 29 10:30 am Bible Study

6:30 pm McLaughlin Scholarship Meeng Wednesday, October 30

6:00 am Men’s Spirituality Group 10:30 am Staff Meeng

Saturday, November 2

8:30 am Men’s Spirituality Group 4:30 pm Rosary

6:15 pm Mass of Remembrance Recepon Sunday, November 3

9:15 am Faith Formaon Grades 1Ͳ5 11:30 am RCIA Youth & Adult Monday, November 4

10:30 am Prayer Shawl Meeng 10:30 am Confessions

7:00 pm Liturgy Meeng Tuesday, November 5 Elecon Day

10:30 am Bible Study Wednesday, November 6 6:00 am Men’s Spirituality Group 9:30 am Staff Meeng

12:00 pm Senior Luncheon Thursday, November 7 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal Saturday, November 9

3:30 pm High School Youth Ministry Oung @ Central Rock Gym

Page Three St. Augusne’s Church, Baldwinsville, New York October 27, 2019 CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK AND NEXT

Stewardship of Treasure October 12th & 13th:

Stewardship of Treasure October 19th & 20th:

Thank you for your generosity!

Special thanks to all who “makeͲup” their contribuons aer being away. Your commitment to your parishͶeven

when you’re not hereͶ is greatly appreciated!!!

Envelopes (145) $4,808.00

Loose $420.00

MailͲIn (14) $835.00

Online Giving $665.00

Buildings & Grounds $192.00

Catholic Schools $63.00

Total Regular Collecon $6,983.00

Happy Holidays Tickets & Save Around Books

It is Happy Holiday’s me again!!! Sales of raffle ckets &

50/50 ckets are on sale a$er each Mass. The Happy Holi- days Finale is now at capacity, however there is a waing list.

The Happy Holidays Theme Baskets are now on display in the Gathering Room.

Also, the Save Around Books are on sale in the gathering room. The books can save you a bundle on your dining costs & make great gi$s for the holidays. Cost is $25 each.

The Rosary will be prayed in the Chapel on Saturday, No- vember 2nd at 4:30 pm.

Envelopes (152) $5,374.00

Loose $380.00

MailͲIn (9) $922.50

Online Giving $225.00

Buildings & Grounds $35.00

Catholic Schools $40.00

Total Regular Collecon $6,976.50

Desserts for the Samaritan Center

If you are interested in making or purchasing desserts for theSamaritan Center, please contact Cindy Falise via email atcfalise1@twcny.rr.com. The Samaritan Center serves no cost meals to low income and homeless people and their families. TheNovemberdeadline to have the desserts ready for Cindy to pick up from St. Augusne’s Church and deliver to the Samaritan Center isSunday,November 10.

This will be the 3rdyear that St. Augusne’s has provided desserts to the patrons going to the Samaritan Center.

Everyone looks forward to ge+ng desserts to go with their meals.

All Saints Holy Day of Obliga6on

We will have Mass at 12:10 pm on Friday, November 1st in observance of the All Saints Day Holy Day.

Originally published November 9, 2017.

This past summer, I purchased an economyͲsized box of Thank You notes. They were a:racve, and I was certain I’d put them to good use! Months later, that extremely large box of barelyͲused cards now sits on the table almost mocking me.

To make ma:ers worse, during the month of November, people seem to get all grateful on social media, posng #thirtydayso$hankfulness and other such things. Before you write me off as some type of Scrooge, please know that I DO live a life of gratude. I just really have become a slouch when it comes to wring thank you notes, so today’s blog is the beginning of my a:empt to turn things around.

This morning I saythank youfor a warm mug of black coffee and my old, so$ bathrobe.Thank youfor a dog who sll loves me even though I ran out of his favorite dental treats.Thank youfor a clear head and a heart full of love and a reason to get out of bed this morning. Thesethank you’slead me to spend some me in prayer with the Psalms:

I will always thank the LORD; I will never stop praising him.

I will praise him for what he has done; may all who are oppressed listen and be glad!

Proclaim with me the LORD’s greatness; let us praise his name together!

I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me; he freed me from all my fears.(Psalm 34: 1Ͳ4, GNT)

Thank youfor this day, Lord.Thank youfor the people I will encounter. Help me to use this day to share the gi$s you’ve given with everyone I meet. Let me trust in your goodness and mercy!Thank you,Lord, for loving me even on the days when I am not acng parcularly lova-

ble.Thank youfor knowing what sits on my heart and for connuing to walk with me on the best of days and the worst of days.Thank youfor your unceasing love and guid- ance.

Thank youfor all the things in life that are, in all actuality, not things at allͶthe people, the conversaons, the graceͲ filled moments that remind me that I’m just one small part of something so much bigger and wonderful than this hu- man brain can even fathom.Thank youfor connuing to fill me, your humble servant, with awe and wonder, Lord:I thank you LORD, with all my heart. (Psalm 138: 1, GNT).

Want to read more? Check out Kris’ blog at the address:

mercifulmomentsblog.wordpress.com and also accessible on our parish website staugus8nesparish.org under the blog link.

St. Augusne’s Church, Baldwinsville, New York

Faith Formaon News

The Gift of Conversation

Ques6on of the Week Ͳ 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Adults: When have you felt selfͲsasfied in observing the mistakes of others? What should we remember at such mes?

Children: Have you ever thought you were be:er than someone else? What is the problem with such thoughts?

Grades 1Ͳ5

Class connue next Sunday, November 3 at 9:15 AM.

Middle School/High School

Students who need to make up the October 20th and 27th sessions, or the September session should go to our website:

staugusnesparish.org and click on “Faith Formaon” and then “Grades 6Ͳ10 Review.” The next sessions for MS/HS Faith Formaon are November 17th and 24th.

First Reconcilia6on (Penance, Confession)

Student and parent sessions have begun. If you wish your child to celebrate this sacrament, please contact the parish office.

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Have You Received Our Weekly Update?

We have been sending out a weekly update with helpful informaon regarding events and general parish informaon. If you would like to receive this email, please visit our website and complete the subscripon informaon at the bo:om of the main page. You may also call the office 315Ͳ638Ͳ0585 and provide your email address.

Youth Ministry News

Middle Schoolers are invited to an oung at Wonderworks at Desny on Saturday, November 2nd from 3Ͳ5PM. This event is open to all 6th and 7thgraders and the cost is $10. Also, join us for a November hangout on Wednesday, November 13th, 6Ͳ8PM in the St. Augune's Parish Hall. We'll have fun games and acvies, a mashed potato bar for dinner, and a Thanksgivingservice project. You won't want to miss it!

High Schoolers are invited to an oung at Central Rock Gym on Saturday, November 9th from 3:30Ͳ5:30PM. We'll have an hour and a half for rock climbing, and then we'll end the a$ernoon with pizza and wings. The cost is $10 and is open to 8th Ͳ12th graders.

RSVP to Kathryne (ksparaco@syrdio.org) for any of theabove.

Baldwinsville Kiwanis Turkey Day Race & Food Drive

St. Augusne’s and St. Mary’s Parishes are proud to be facilitang the Turkey Day Race Food Drive again this year! This year’s collecon will again include our regular Thanksgiving Food Collecon. Lists of specific food items needed can be found on our website staugusnesparish.org.

Volunteers are needed to help staff these food drive events. If you would like to volunteer, you may sign up using our online volunteer form on our website, or by contacng the Parish Office. Anyone who signs up to volunteer by November 7th gets a free tͲshirt!

The Food Drives will be taking place on the following dates:

Saturday, November 23rd:

At St. Augusne’s 9:00 am ʹ 11:30 am At St. Mary’s 12:00 pm ʹ 3:00 pm

Sunday, November 24th:

At St. Augusne’s 9:00 am ʹ 12:00 pm At St. Mary’s 10:00 am ʹ 2:00 pm

Tuesday, November 26th:

At Fleet Feet Rt. 31 3:00 pm Ͳ 7:00 pm Wednesday, November 27th:

At Fleet Feet Rt. 31 12:00 pm Ͳ 6:00pm Thursday, November 28th(RACE DAY):

At St. Augusne’s 9:00 am ʹ 11:30 am At Baker High School 7:45 am ʹ 12:00 pm

St. Augusne’s and St. Mary’s are happy to partner with The Baldwinsville Kiwanis Club to help improve the lives of chil- dren and their families in Baldwinsville and Central New York.

PopeFrancis ʹ On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World

“Our defense of the innocent unborn, for example, needs to be clear, firm and passionate, for at stake is the dignity of a human life, which is always sacred and demands love for each person, regardless of his or her stage of development.

Equally sacred, however, are the lives of the poor, those already born, the destute, the abandoned and the underprivi- leged, the vulnerable infirm and elderly exposed to covert euthanasia, the vicms of human trafficking, new forms of slav- ery, and every form of rejecon. We cannot uphold an ideal of holiness that would ignore injusce in a world where some revel, spend with abandon and live only for the latest consumer goods, even as others look on from afar, living their enre lives in abject poverty.”

For most of us, I suspect, the word ego has a negave con- notaon. To accuse someone of having a big ego is to ac- cuse him of being overfull of himself, inflated, grandiose, and lacking in humility. We almost always oppose the words ego and humility. To have a big ego is to not be hum- ble.

But that can be simplisc and untrue. To have a strong, large ego isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it is a needed thing, especially if we are ever to achieve anything of worth. Nobody does anything great without a strong ego, and that doesn’t mean that he or she isn’t humble.

For example.

Few people would ever think of

Mother Theresa as having had a big ego. We think of her as humili- ty incarnate. Yet, clearly, she had a huge egoͶa powerful selfͲimage that allowed her to stand before the whole world convinced of her truth, convinced of her worth, and convinced of her importance. She could stand before any- one in the world secure in the knowledge that her person and her word were important. It takes a powerful ego to do that, one more powerful than most of us possess. Indeed that was one of the keys to her greatness. She was aware that she was a unique and blessed instrument of God in this world and she was secure enough to act on that.

And yet she was humble. She was aware as well, always, that everything that made her unique and special and pow- erful did not come from her, but from God. She was simply a channel of somebody else’s power and grace. She had a huge ego, but she wasn’t an egoist. She was never full of herself, only full of God.

John Paul II might be similarly judged: he too was a model of humility, but he too clearly had a huge ego. He could stand in front of millions of people, stretch out his hands, and say: “I love you!” (along with the implied corollary.)

“And it’s important that you hear this from me!” It takes a powerful ego to do that. Most of us would experience a congenital seizure if we tried to do this. We would be blocked by a hundred internal inhibions, all of them para- lyzing us with the words: “Who do you think you are to say something like that! What gives you the right to think the world wants a public declaraon of your love?”

Again, like Mother Theresa, John Paul II could say this and sll be humble because he was also clear that his unique- ness and grace did not come from him or belong to him. He

was only its channel. He could access greatness and let it flow through him without apology, but he didn’t idenfy with that greatness or claim it as his own. That’s the differ- ence between humility and grandiosity, between being great and being an egoist. An egoist accesses the greatness, but, unlike a saint, idenfies with it and claims it as his own.

Spirituality, in general, has been slow to admit the im- portance of ego and has o$en been in outright denial of the role it plays in greatness, especially spiritual greatness.

Somehow we cannot admit that saints like Francis of Assisi, Theresa of Avila, John of the Cross, or Therese of Lisieux had huge egosͶpowerful selfͲimages that made them se- cure in the sense of their unique importance. Instead we project on to them a false idea of humility which isn’t true to them and which hurts us.

It hurts us because, for so many of us, the bigger problem in our lives, including our spiritual lives, is precisely that our egos are too weak. Our selfͲimage is too weak to allow us to do anything really great or even just to reach out in warmth and love.

Because our selfͲimage is weak, unlike Mother Theresa or John Paul II, we are too inhibited to reach out, to speak our truth and to express our love. We have too many internal voices (no doubt, originally external voices) that habitually paralyze us with the words: “who do you think you are!

That’s just pride and arrogance! That’s just ego! You aren’t talented enough or good enough to do this! Nobody wants this from you!”

As well, it is not because our egos are strong but because they are weak that we so o$en feel the need to protect ourselves. We struggle to be vulnerable, to not be paranoid and protect ourselves. Why? Precisely because we aren’t secure enough inside, because our egos and our sense of selfͲworth are shaky. Francis of Assisi, Theresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux, and John of the Cross never needed to protect themselves. They were secure enough to be vulner- able. They had strong egos.

We should always be weary of pride, of egoism. But false humility does not protect us against pride. Instead it pre- vents us from being warm and lovingͶand from ever achieving anything great.

Ron Rolheiser

St. Augusne’s Church, Baldwinsville, New York October 27, 2019

Used with permission of the author, Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser. Currently, Father Rolheiser is serving as President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio Texas.

He can be contacted through his website,www.ronrolheiser.com.

It is not because our egos are strong but

because they are weak that we so oDen feel the need to protect ourselves.

Humility, Ego, and Greatness

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