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Morning Prayer will be offered in the Cathedral Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday at 9:00 a.m.. Holy Thursday Mass is at 7:00 p.m. at the Cathedral. Good Friday Liturgy will be at 3:00 p.m. at Notre Dame Church. Easter Vigil is Saturday, April 20 at 8:00 p.m. at the Cathedral. Easter Sunday will follow the regular Sunday Mass Schedule: 8:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral; 9:30 at Notre Dame Church and 11:00 at St. Joseph's Home.

In anticipation of Easter, please be sure to avail yourself of our extra times for Confession. There will be a Penance Service at 1:00 p.m. the afternoon of Palm Sunday (April 14) at St. Mary's Cathedral. Confession will also be offered after Morning Prayer on both Holy Thursday and Good Friday (both at the Cathedral) as well as after the Passion of the Lord on Good Friday afternoon (at Notre Dame Church.)

In addition to our normal schedule, there will be daily Mass at Noon on Mondays at the Cathedral and 8:00 a.m. each Saturday morning in the Deacon Winter Chapel at the Cathedral; The Rosary, each Tuesday at the Knights of Columbus at 6:15 p.m.; Stations of the Cross each Tuesday Morning following the 6:45 Mass at Notre Dame Church and Friday night at 7:00 p.m at the Cathedral.

On December 2, regular religious education classes are cancelled in order to hold our Annual Family Advent Day! Join us at SMDA following the 9:30 Mass. Children must attend with parents or a responsible adult. Advent activities are planned, including making an Advent wreath. Candles and ribbon are provided. Please supply your own form, greens, etc. Come join the fun as we begin our New Church Year!

Join the Franciscan Mystery Players of Clayton on December 9th at 6pm at Notre Dame for a prayerful presentation of The Birth of Jesus.

Day of Prayer and Penance For the victims of sexual abuse by the clergy and for the purification of the Church In response to requests by our Pope and Bishop, please join us in prayer on Friday, September 14 (Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross), beginning with Noon Mass in the Main Cathedral, continuing with adoration of the Holy Eucharist, and praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm. Bishop LaValley will lead us in a Holy Hour of Reparation from 4-5:00 p.m. We will conclude with Benediction at 5:00 p.m. May all who have suffered find healing and strength, and may our Church reflect the true holiness of the Body of Christ!

October 13, 2018 at St. Mary's Cathedral with speakers Johnnette Benkovic Williams, Susan Brinkmann and Thomas Sullivan. More details and information on how to register will be available soon!

This Mass Sunday, September 23 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, is to honor the Religious Sisters for their decades of service to the Church and all married couples celebrting their anniversaries. Family and Friends of honorees are welcome to attend. Married couples wishing to attend and receive a certificate from Bishop LaValley will need to register for the Mass on or before September 14.

Join us for an Inquiry Session September 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Notre Dame Sacristy (side entrance). This session will explain the process of Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), which will help you explore the Catholic Faith and offer you a deeper understanding of our Lord...a relationship with Him and with His people.

The Diocesan Family Life Office is offering this twelve week program which will cover topics such as shock and grief, anger and forgiveness, money issues, dealing with children and a former spouse, and annulment and remarriage. This program is for newly separated and divorced and those still struggling with issues many years later. It will run from early September until mid-November. Cost is $25. For more information or to register, please call Steve Tartaglia at 315-393-2920 or go to www.rcdony.org/family-life/surviving-divorcesupport-group.html

The Legion of Mary has begun 1st Saturday Devotions: On the first Saturday of each month at 2:30 p.m. in the Deacon Winter Chapel, prior to Confessions. All are invited to participate.

Click the title above to download Sr. Bernadette's inspiration, instruction and a look ahead at the Family Catechesis program!

Each week our Vocations Committee is asking any household to take our "Traveling Rosary" home with them to Pray the Rosary for Vocations each day for one week. As a Church Family we must do our best to promote and pray fro Vocations to Married Life, the Priesthood, Diaconate, and the Religious and Consecrated Life. There are signup sheets at all the entrances of all our Churches. Our traveling Rosaries have been designed and crafted by a local donor.

The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring breakfast with the Easter Bunny on April 9 to be followed by an Easter Egg Hunt at noon! Open this for full details!

All business for Saint Mary's Cathedral and Notre Dame Church will be conducted from 125 Ford Avenue (the old Notre Dame Rectory.) Thank you for your patience as we make this transition!

There are several ways to sign up for this FREE summit in Lake Placid on September 25th. Head over to the website www.inspirecalledtolove.org and register there. Don't have a computer? Call the Rectory at 393-3930 and we'll sign up for you! Forms are available in the Church at all the entryways. We're also planning a Sign up weekend in July. Finally, if you call the Rectory we can add you to the list for taking the bus. This is first come first served basis, so call soon!