Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 9:12 am
OGDENSBURG As the knowledge and protocols surrounding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic change rapidly and vaccination rates climb, the Diocese of Ogdensburg continues to consult with public health officials and its counterparts around the state as it revises safety practices for worship and parish life.
With updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, the New York State Department of Health and Bishop LaValley’s May 19 easing of COVID-19 Restrictions memo, and after consultation and prayerful consideration, Bishop Terry R. LaValley, along with the bishops of the dioceses of Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester announced the reinstatement of the obligation to attend Sunday Mass effective June 6, the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi).
Miss Teresa Anne Burdick (TC), age 57, passed away January 13, 2021. She is the fourth child of Charles F. and Virginia R. (Puccia) Burdick of Watertown. Growing up, she started out attending the ARC on Gaffney Drive, actually helping to cut the ribbon of the new building, along with Senator Barclay at the time, in 1966. She later attended Starbuck School, Wiley School and received her Individual Education Program diploma from Watertown High School in 1984. She and her classmates were one of the first children with special needs to be âmainstreamedâ into the public school system.
TC had a great love of life. She loved God, her family and friends and her smile lifted you whenever she was around. She had a strong devotion to Saint Theresa of the Flowers. She loved attending her Special Religious Education Program taught by the Sisters of St. Joseph. She would talk and talk about how they shared the joy and love of Jesus to all who listened. The program offered day trips, hol