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Clinton-Northern Franklin Events

**Please note we do our best to keep the Event Calendar up to date, however if you are unsure if an event is happening, please contact the orgaization holding the event to see if it is still going on**

SOAKING PRAYERS SESSIONS
Plattsburgh - Soaking prayer Sessions to be held the first Monday of each month.
Date: Dec. 1
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 or 6 p.m. to 8
Place: Newman Center
Features: Praise and worship followed by soaking prayer. Led by Eve McGill, Living Waters Ministry. All are welcome.
Contact: evemcgill@charter.net 518-645-2648

FIRST FRIDAY
Champlain – St. Mary’s to have Mass, Exposition and Benediction every first Friday of the month.
Date: Dec. 5
Schedule: 9 a.m. Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. 11 a.m. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
Altona – St. Ann’s and Holy Angels Catholic Parishes to have a Christmas Festival.
Date: Dec. 14
Schedule: Bake Sale, Craft Fair, Gift Basket Raffle, Food and Refreshments at the Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Concert and Live Nativity at the church from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place: Holy Angels Hall and Church
Contact: For more information call 518-236-5632

CELEBRATION OF LIFE PLANNING
Ellenburg Center - The Bereavement and Community Support Committee of Saint Bernard’s and Saint Edmund’s Parishes invites the public to a “Celebration of Life Planning Expo”.
Date: Jan. 17 (if inclement weather, it will be Jan. 24)
Time: 10 a.m.
Place: St. Edmund’s Parish Hall
Features: This free community event will provide helpful resources for families wishing to prepare for their end-of-life needs—spiritually, practically, and with peace of mind. Participants will include grief counselors, estate planners, legal and financial advisors, funeral directors, clergy, musicians, caterers, florists, monument and memorial specialists, cemetery and mausoleum representatives, and local organizations that assist families during times of loss.
Contact: For more information, contact Mary Ellen Tomo at (518) 569-4447

HOT DINNERS
Malone – St. Andre Bessette Parish to offer free community hot dinners.
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 4 p.m. to 5
Place: St. Andre Outreach Center
Features: Food is prepared by the BOCES Culinary Arts Students. Eat in only.

SACRED HEART FRATERNITY
Plattsburgh – Come join our Franciscan Secular order, the Sacred Heart Fraternity.
Date: Second Sunday of the month
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Place: St. John the Baptist basement
Features: All men and women, single or married, who want to live as St. Francis and live "Gospel to Life and Life to Gospel" can become part of the Secular Franciscan Order. Join us for prayer, fellowship, and formation. In addition, we do a retreat once a year and support in some capacity an organization that helps people like a soup kitchen.
Contact: For more information call David Garrant: 518-578-8377

ADORATION
Plattsburgh – Adoration to be held weekly.
Date: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Time: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Place: St. John’s in the Holy Family Basement
Features: Come to an out of the way place and rest awhile in Jesus' Presence. Experience His healing power, grace, love and mercy for yourselves and loved ones. Pray for the sick, suffering, vocations, our priests, country and peace in the world.
Contact: For more information, to become a substitute or to sign up for an hour, please contact 518-563-3773.

DEVOTION AND HOLY HOUR
St. Regis Falls – All are invited to the monthly first Saturday Devotion and Holy Hour for Vocations.
Date: First Saturday of the Month
Time: Following the 4:30 anticipated Mass
Place: St. Ann’s Church
Features: Prayer after Mass, Night Prayer, Prayer for All Souls and the Holy Souls, Novena in Honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, The Reparation Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary with private mediation on the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament reposed in the Tabernacle, and Prayers for the Holy Father and his intentions.

HOUSE SITTERS
Ellenburg Center – Our Lady of the Adirondacks House of Prayer is looking for many Volunteer “House Sitters”.
Time: The responsibility is to arrive by 10 a.m. on your chosen day(s) and remain on premises until 2 p.m. to welcome visitors.
Features: snack items on hand along with tea, coffee, soda, and bottled water. Training will be provided on the history of the House of Prayer, its mission, and the various ways to carry out this gentle ministry of hospitality for those seeking time in a home of Mary to listen to our Lord, browse in the library. Flexible schedule (and hours) are fine.
Contact: If interested in volunteering for one day a month, or week, or more, please call Sarah Anderson at 518-534-9976.