Church Of The Holy Family

You can enjoy Father's Easter message and other area
clergy every Sunday morning on THE BILL FLYNN SHOW
on WNBF 1290 AM/92.1 FM, 7:00 am - Noon.

Doug’s Fish Fry To Go: All Saints Catholic School, 6th
grade class graduation and end-of-year class trip
fundraiser! Tuesday, April 8th from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm at
Gault Toyota, 2205 North St, Endicott. Menu: fish
sandwich, fish dinner, shrimp portion, shrimp dinner,
scallop portion, scallop dinner, fries, coleslaw. To pre-order
(available until 4:00 pm) call: 607-753-9184 x. 2.

Sip N Shop Spring Market at Endicott Visitor Center, 300
Lincoln Ave. Endicott. On Thursday, April 10th from
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Free admission with over 25 local
vendors. Appetizers, sangria and shopping!

Lenten Fish Dinner at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 300
Odell Ave., Endicott. Join for a Fish Dinner, Friday’s during
Lent! Friday, April 11th from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Drive thru
only! Baked or fried haddock: $15 and clam chowder: $10
QT/$6 cup. Dinner includes: 3 pierogi, coleslaw, roll &
homemade dessert.

Southern Tier Regional Lenten Penance Service on
Sunday, April 13th at 4:00 pm at Our Lady of Good
Counsel, Endicott. Numerous priests will be available for
the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

The Binghamton Ladies of Charity awards $1,000
scholarships to high school seniors who plan to pursue a
service oriented career which specifically has the potential
to make a difference in someone's life. The scholarship is
based primarily on service to school, church and
community as well as academic achievement and financial
need. Please see your high school guidance department for
an application. Deadline is Wednesday, April 16th
.Please call 607-222-0191 or email
[email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Lenten Soup Supper, sponsored by Ladies Ancient Order
of Hibernians (LAOH), Division 2, on Friday, April 18th,4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, AOH Hall, 148 Main St. Binghamton.
Pre-order for take-out only. Mushroom, Tomato or Potato
Leek, with bread and dessert, $8 or eat-in. Place your order
at the AOH Hall or phone/text 607-759-1820. Deadline is
April 11th and thank you for your support.

2025 - 2026 Scholarship Program by Apalachin Alumnae
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Scholarship eligibility:
Resident of Broome, Tioga, Chenango or Delaware county,
GPA of at least 85 on 100 point scale, Enroll full-time in
accredited college or University Fall 2025. Submit
application and materials by Friday, April 25th. To view
scholarship opportunities and appl, visit:
https://bit.ly/AACDeltaScholarship.Questions? Contact
Scholarship Committee Chair: Dr. Carol Ross-Scott at
[email protected].

Matt Maher Concert with Adoration: The Southern Tier is
excited to host a concert and Eucharistic Adoration with
famous Catholic musician Matt Maher on Friday, May 9th at
7:00 pm at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Binghamton.
Tickets are $10 each, visit www.olsvestal.org for tickets and
more information. Don't miss this amazing evening out with
Matt!

Don't be the judge
I remember in the eighth grade Sister William sharing
with the class the story of the woman caught in
adultery. Sister explained that what John the
Evangelist excluded when he gave us this gospel was
the listing of sins that those who wanted to stone the
woman committed. That was what Jesus wrote on the
ground. Sister told us that God also knew all of our
sins and that, if we were not careful we could lose all
the blessings given to us. So we should not be
passing judgment on anybody else.
But that slipped right past me. It was the fact that
Jesus knew everything I had done and he might
somehow let my “sinful cats out of the bag” for all to
see that frightened me.
We obviously do not know what Jesus wrote. But the
reality is that each one of us is a sinner. Saint Paul
admits in the second reading - and we, too, need to
admit - that we have not attained perfect moral
maturity.
This is why Lent is so important. Freeing ourselves
from our sinfulness takes all the energy and strength
we have, and more. We cannot dissipate it by being

judgmental about anyone else. It’s precisely that self-
righteousness that has given religion a bad name.

Instead, by admitting our sinfulness, we can
experience that absolute forgiveness that Jesus’ dying
and rising from the dead bring, and then we must go
and sin no more.
-Father Dominic Grassi
Pastor Emeritus of St. Gertrude, Chicago.