Feb 6, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun February 5, 2015
Studies show that 45 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions but almost two out of three of them don’t succeed with their resolutions. Where do you stand with your resolutions? No doubt a resolution to create or review your estate plan is not at the top of...
Feb 5, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun February 5, 2015
Kirk Butler’s life has changed dramatically thanks to St. James’s Emmaus Ministry. He began living on the streets at nine years old, when his parents died. He spent 20 years in prison and was a drug addict for 50 years. Today, at 63, Butler is drug-free and has a...
Feb 6, 2015 | Sun February 5, 2015
Teen collects toiletries to help others In 2009, when Adena Rochelson of Fayetteville was only nine years old, her mother asked her to help volunteer at St. Lucy’s Food Pantry in Syracuse. As Adena walked the aisles at the food pantry she noticed a few shelves...
Feb 5, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun February 5, 2015
Throughout the diocese, teachers, students and their families celebrated Catholic Schools Week Jan 26 – 30 with a variety of innovative and creative activities including Pajama Day, bowling, job swapping, creating robots and donating clothes, cards and books for...
Feb 3, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun February 5, 2015
The latest stage in the diocese’s ongoing pastoral planning process has pastoral care areas (PCAs) — groups of geographically related parishes constituted to engage in pastoral planning for their territory and peoples — working to restructure Mass schedules, form...
