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Jan. 11 – Jan. 17
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Name your baby after your high school? It’s a very Catholic story for a very Catholic celebration!
By Dc. Tom Cuskey
Editor
Family tradition; it’s a journey from one generation to the next. Children sometimes grow up in the same schools that their parents did. And every now and then, history kind of repeats itself.
Meet Faith Vavra Bergman and her son Nickolas from Binghamton. One is a Seton Catholic grad, and the other is about to be. The journey, though, went around the country, followed prior footsteps and shines a light on what Catholic schools are all about.
By the way, Catholic Schools Week is January 28 through February 3 in the Diocese of Syracuse, and this is just one of thousands of success stories, one that’s still in the process of being written.
Liverpool High School promotes inclusion and supports local mission
By Eileen Jevis
Staff writer
In addition to the academic curriculum, John Sheridan and Nicole Taylor, special-education teachers at Liverpool High School (LHS), teach life lessons, leadership skills and teamwork. They are also the co-advisers for the I Am Norm Aktion Club, an international organization dedicated to celebrating diversity. The club, with more than 10,000 members worldwide, helps adults with disabilities become competent, capable, caring leaders through the vehicle of service.
Ludden boys basketball keeps Phoenix from rising
The Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights hosted the Phoenix Firebirds on their homecourt last Thursday evening, coming away with a 79-52 win. We have great photo coverage to share.
Ludden senior forward Tim Dunham led all scorers with 24 points and freshman Liam Sheard added 13. Sophomore guard Jahzar Greene dished out eight assists. (Photos courtesy Hal Henty Photography).
Foundation offers scholarships in name of Msgr. Yennock
Weeks before he died, Msgr. Eugene M. Yennock took a candy from a box and gave away the rest at Francis House in Syracuse.
“He loved sweets,” said Nancy Iannolo, RN, who finished a sweet project in Msgr. Yennock’s honor before Christmas: She spent many nights baking 5,000 cookies — nine varieties — to raise money for the Monsignor Yennock Foundation for Catholic school scholarships in the seven-county Diocese of Syracuse. She and her helpers piled a pound and a half of cookies onto plates and sold them for $30 each — all gone but “we still have the baker,” said Nancy’s daughter, Dr. Maria Iannolo.
Observing the Epiphany Eastern tradition
Father Andrew Baranski, Rector of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Syracuse, inscribes with blessed chalk the initials of the three kings — C+M+B — and the year 2024 over the main entrance door of the basilica at the 9 a.m. Mass on Jan. 7, the Epiphany of the Lord. The blessing is for all who enter the basilica. Parishioners and guests were given a blessed packet of incense and chalk and a prayer sheet to take home to mark the entrance door to their homes so the Magi watches over them all year. The initials of C+M+B — for Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar — are also interpreted as the Latin phrase Christus Mansionem Benedicat which means “Christ bless this house.” (Courtesy Judy Ann Dougherty)
NYS discernment retreat focuses on the joy of the priestly vocation
By Dc. Tom Cuskey
Editor
More than 20 years ago, vocations directors from dioceses across New York State founded a collaborative retreat for men discerning a call to the priesthood. Bishop Douglas J. Lucia was then Father Lucia from the Diocese of Ogdensburg. He was among the founders of the annual event that continues on, taking place just after New Year at Christ the King Retreat House. Even the coronavirus pandemic didn’t put the brakes on the annual gathering as an online Zoom retreat replaced the in-person event.
Endicott parish mission focuses on ‘The Cyrenian Way’
By Dc. Gary DiLallo
Contributing Writer
Father Jason Hage, director of the Office of Vocations for the Diocese of Syracuse, will be conducting a parish mission at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 701 West Main St. in Endicott.
Fr. Hage is the author of the book “The Cyrenian Way” and will speak on spiritual poverty and the art of accompaniment to the Cross.
A parish mission is a special time for the parish community to gather and to gain further insight into a faith-filled life. It is a time for grace and renewal of the
Events in our Diocese
week of 1/11 – 1/17
Here is a listing of a few events of interest happening in our Diocese.
Visit here for a complete list.
The Good News Foundation Grant Announcement
Grief Survivors a grief recovery support group
Branch Out and Grow Support Group for Separated or Divorced: Brighter Days
ENDOW Women’s Study – Edith Stein Seeker of Truth
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