Pastoral Care Area Update The Syracuse Diocese is divided into 12 Pastoral Care Areas.(PCA’s) that are primarily defined by proximity of Parishes in an area and current linkages of parishes. As you may know our parish is a member of the Cortland PCA which includes: Cortland, DeRuyter, Truxton, and Cincinnatus. Representatives from…

Little Free Library Did you notice the little church building near the bottle and can bin in front of the WP church? It is a Little Free Library donated by the Doug Pogorzelski Family. What is a Little Free Library? It’s a “take book, return a book” gathering place where…

Substitute Organist – We are very grateful to Jennifer Cafferty for sharing her musical talent with us at our Sunday Liturgies. Music is an important part of our celebration as the words to the songs frequently reinforce the words of the Scripture Readings. There are times that Jennifer is not…

Blood Drive Give the Gift of Life!  You can save up to 5 lives with just one donation of blood. Community Blood Drive on Saturday, July 20th, 8 AM – 1 PM at St. Mary’s Church Hall, 46 N. Main St., Cortland. Call the Red Cross at 753-1182 or visit redcrossblood.org to…

Be Vigilant: It is vitally important that we are constantly vigilant – that we always observe the behaviors of those who interact with children. And we must always communicate our concerns to the appropriate parties. Sometimes this means communicating our safety concerns to our children. And sometimes this means communicating…

FOOD PANTRY Thank you for your awesome support of the Food Pantry. During the month of June we were able to provide food for a total of 343 individuals. A special thank you to the individuals on the nondenominational steering committee. Did you know that Roger Calice is chairperson and…

With Sadness… Father Doug’s mother, Joanne Cunningham passed away, at the age of 93 on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Please keep Fr. Doug, his sons Alex and D.J., their family and friends in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Rev. Douglas Cunningham 203 Lockwood Rd. Syracuse, NY 13214…

From Linda Crowley – Living the Gospel, July 14, 2019… Don Barry’s reflection this past Sunday was really good! Did everyone catch the line “our life should reflect what we believe” – As Catholics, that says it all. We don’t just punch our ticket for a ride on the Glory…

Date Night Give your marriage a boost by joining other Catholic couples for Couples Night Out! The Southern region location is at Hairy Tony’s Restaurant, 102 Main St. Cortland, *ask for the Couples Night Out table* on Friday, July 19th,at 7 pm. It is a chance for Catholic couples to…

Vacation Bible School Remember – Save the Date for VBS! This year we will be having VBS from August 5th thru August 9th every evening at St. Patrick’s Church.