Auburn Assembly of God, 3141 E. Genesee St. Road, is a small but growing Pentecostal congregation that's been around for almost 60 years. They range in age from newborns and toddlers through school children, teens and young adults. They have an active children#'s church program for ages 5 to 11. They have an enthusiastic youth group, young and older families, singles of all ages and the elderly. They believe God has great plans for Auburn, and they want to help make them happen.

The Rev. Samuel Moore, of Worldwide Harvest Church in New York City, will be guest speaker Sunday, sharing his vision of what God is doing in New York City. This church has many outreaches ranging from the affluent of Wall Street to college students and homosexuals. This visit may lead to a short mission trip to NYC for members of the Auburn Assembly of God. I hope to have more details for you after Moore's visit. Thank you to Leslie Parker and also the Rev. Rick Kiddy for sharing your news.

� The Auburn Alliance Church, 620 N. Seward Ave., reports the arrival of a new assistant pastor, the Rev. Jim Main. He will be assisting the Rev. Dave Richter, the church pastor. We would like to welcome Main to Auburn and wish him every success as he does God's work here in our town.

�  The Good Shepherd Catholic Community is made up of several Catholic churches in Cayuga County: St. Patrick's of Aurora, St. Michael's of Union Springs, St. Bernard's of Scipio, St. Patrick's of Moravia and Our Lady of the Lake in King Ferry. This active group is hosting a pilgrimage to the national shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville on Saturday, June 17. They will be traveling by chartered coach and the cost is $12 per person. A picnic lunch will be provided. There will be pickups in Moravia, King Ferry, Aurora and Union Springs. If you are interested in joining the pilgrimage, please call Gail at the parish office at 364-7197. The coach is limited to 47 passengers. Thank you Good Shepherd Catholic Community for offering this wonderful event.

� We would like to extend our congratulations and best wishes to Sara Lawson and Jeremy Fleury, who are soon to be married at Holy Family Church. God bless you as you begin your new lives together.

� The Sacrament of the Annointing of the Sick will be held this week at both St. Alphonsus and Holy Family churches. This sacrament is for anyone who has a chronic or life threatening illness, whether it is physical or psychological, anyone receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy, or anyone who will be undergoing surgery. Caregivers along with anyone who wishes to pray with us are also welcome. It will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday, at Holy Family Church on North Street, and at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at St. Alphonsus Church on East Genesee Street.

� St. Mary's Church, 15 Clark St., is hosting Musica Spei (Music of Hope), a choral group specializing in Renaissance music at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 4. The concert, titled “In Paradisum,” will feature the “Requiem” by Tomas Luis de Victoria. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

� The Soup Supper for Hunger Awareness Day is from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 5, at First Love Ministries, 99 Wall St. Please come and share a bowl of delicious soup. There is no charge, but bring a canned good for the “stone soup.” One in every five people in New York state go to bed hungry and in Cayuga County it is one in three, with 55 percent of them children and 20 percent senior citizens. Auburn has experienced a large increase in the number of people needing social services.

Many are working families that are having a tough time juggling rent, utilities, high gas prices and food. There are 15 pantries in Cayuga County and six of them are in Auburn. There are also three soup kitchens.

God bless you for all that you do for those in our community who are less fortunate.

Have a nice week everyone, and remember God loves you so very much.

“To change the world, start within; to improve the outside, begin inside; to reform the system, look to the self.”

- G.K. Chesterton

Denise Bennett is a parishioner at Holy Family Church in Auburn. She can be reached at deniseb132@yahoo.com

**Annual Chicken BBQ at United Church of Auburn, 77 Metcalf Drive, today, Saturday, June 3rd.� BBQ served 11-4.� $7.00�� There is also a Flea Market and Family Fun Fest from 9-4.� For information call 252-4397.

**Freedom Baptist Church on East Genesee St. Road is hosting “The Beast Feast” today, Saturday June 3rd at 6:00 PM.� Come and enjoy good food, a plain Gospel message and door prizes.� For free tickets and more information contact the church at 315-253-6261 or contact Steve Fenton at 252-6341.

**Tyburn Academy is hosting a Chicken BBQ and Family Festival at the ACF Recreation Center on Franklin St. Rd. today, Saturday June 3rd from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm.� $7.00 for adults, and $4.00 for 12 and under.� Silent Auction, Carnival games, Contests, puppet show, petting zoo and much more.� Come join us and enjoy.

**Holy Family Church on North St. is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive today from 7:30 am - 12:30 pm in the gym. No appointment is needed. Please come and donate to this worthy cause.

**Bar-B-Q'd Pork Chop Dinner at St. Nicholas Church corner Cross And Cottage Streets tomorrow, Sunday June 4th.� Serving from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM eat in or take out.� Adults $10.00 and Children (12 and under) $6.00.� Advance tickets available until June 2nd by calling Bill Stanley at 252-2187.� They usually have only about 25 dinners to sell to walk-ins they are first come first served.

**Monday, June 19th at 7:00 p.m., a one-hour documentary will be shown checking the facts in the best-seller book/movie The DaVinci Code. This will be shown at the First United Methodist Church, 99 South St., Auburn. The public is invited.

**Please know that�the doors are always�OPEN TO�FAMILIES IN NEED OF�FREE CLOTHING. The Holy Family Clothes Closet is open every Thurs. 6-8:00 PM and Tues. 10-11:30 AM.� Located in the school building on North St.,�they offer free clothing to those in need locally.� Please remember�them when cleaning out your closets.� Childrens and teen clothing always needed.

**The 8th Annual St. Joseph School Benefit Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, June 11th at Dutch Hollow Country Club.� Registration begins at noon, shotgun at 1:00 pm.� Four person Captain and Crew: Entry fee is $65.00 per player which includes the green fees, cart and steak dinner. Come enjoy the golf, dinner, prizes and raffles! For more information and to register, please contact Marilyn DiMora at 255-2820 or Frank Christiantelli at 253-8653.

**Women of Faith#,s #&Contagious Joy#8 Conference will bring thousands of women together to hear encouraging Christian speakers and singers at Rochester#,s Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial on June 9 and 10, 2006. Less than 1,000 seats are left for this popular conference. #&Women of Faith continues to grow primarily because all women feel comfortable at our events,#8 said Nichole Masker, marketing specialist at Women of Faith. #&It is amazing to see women from a variety of backgrounds fill arenas each weekend.“� Tickets are available by calling (888) 49-FAITH or by visiting www.womenoffaith.com.

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