Next weekend, Sept. 14/15, we’ll be taking up a collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. CCHD addresses the root causes of poverty in America by supporting grassroots, self-help organizations of low-income people. Here in our Diocese, many life-changing community organizations have been funded with major CCHD national grants. They included a refugee organization, a small enterprise that provides employment to women in addiction recovery, and a land trust of low-income people becoming homeowners in inner city Rochester. In addition, 25% of the funds will remain in our diocese to fund smaller anti-poverty projects. By supporting this collection, you are standing with people on the margins and making positive social change. You can give at church or online at our parish website, under “Second Collections”.

As we all know, water can stain and damage wood if left unattended. The same goes for our new pews. In this season of change, and with the rain we are now experiencing, we are asking everyone to please Not lay your wet umbrellas on the pew. Either place them on the floor or leave them in the Foyer. Please help us keep our new furniture spotless.

 Also, if you read a bulletin prior to Mass, please take it with you at the end of Mass, especially the 8:30am Mass. We find there is too much clean-up of bulletins between Masses.

This year’s Catholic Ministries Appeal is getting underway. The theme for this year is “Extending Christ’s Mission”. Anyone wishing to get a head-start on their contributions, the Mailing Envelopes are available. Letters to Parishioners will be getting underway soon as well. We pray for the CMA’s success in our Parish!

“LAUDATO SI, mi signore. Praise be to you, my Lord’. This first line of the Hymn to Creation composed in 1225 by St. Francis of Assisi is also the title of a 2015 encyclical by Pope Francis subtitled “On Care for Our Common Home”. On October 4th, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Francis, and the Wisdom of the Church adult faith formation group will, on the two weekends before this feast day, study key parts of the encyclical, especially chapter 2 which focuses on “what the great biblical narratives say about the relationship of human beings with the world”. How does God feel about His creation? How should we relate to it? These are some of the questions we will consider when we meet on Sunday, Sept. 22nd in the Parish Center and Sept. 29th in the Parish Hall. Meetings start at 11:40am.

The ENDOW (Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women) group will be starting up again on September 19th, and all women are invited to join. For the next 8-10 weeks, we will be reading about and discussing St. Catherine of Siena, one of the four female Doctors of the Church. If you are looking for a new way to grow in your faith through the study of a remarkable saint’s life and teaching, please consider joining us in the Parish Hall on Wednesdays at 7pm. Please contact Trish at trickb3@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

Please visit the music ministry page for details on available opportunities and rehearsal times. 

Fall is drawing near and we are getting ready for our year in faith formation and youth ministry. We will hold a registration weekend on September 14th/15th. Rich and volunteers will be available to take registrations, provide schedules and answer any questions regarding our Family Based Faith Formation program, sacrament preparation and youth ministry. There are some exciting changes for the coming year and we are looking forward to what the year has to offer. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Rich at rich.rasmussen@dotr.org or call him at 607-273-6121.

Have you lost anything or left something in the pews? It is probably well kept in the lost and found basket. There are precious items in the basket. Kindly stop by the lost and found basket located on the northern side of the church and see what is in there. It is full and we need to empty it as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation.

Your voice matters. If you have a suggestion, good idea around the pastoral goals of the parish; spiritual opportunities, outreach/community building, youth and family, buildings/grounds, cemetery and financial matters, kindly stop by the pastoral council meetings that occur every first Thursday of each month. You will be listened to because you love your parish.

Definition of the Liturgy Committee: The Liturgy Committee is a standing committee of the Parish dedicated to the promotion of active participation in worship. The overall purpose of the Liturgy Committee is to assist the parish in preparing and providing for the spiritual development of the members of the parish through liturgical celebrations and significant prayer experiences. The Liturgy Committee is active and helpful in recruiting and training liturgical ministers, preparing parish liturgies and prayers, setting parish policy drawing from the diocesan policy, along with educating the parish in issues of liturgy. Therefore, the Liturgy Committee assists the pastor and pastoral staff in forming and maintaining a vision of liturgy, which is truly the center of the life of the parish. This committee will meet 4 times in a year (quarterly).

These are the meetings dates: September 21^st

 November 27th

 February 27th

The fourth date is yet to be determined.

 Time: 6 PM, Venue: parish hall.

Contact Fr. Chumo if you are interested in serving the parish in this endeavor.

Coffee Hours will resume in October, however there is a new update on the schedule. Coffee Hours will only be held once a month EXCEPT January and April and continue through June 2025. Dates are 10/27, 11/10, 12/1, 2/2, 3/2, 5/4 and 6/1. We are asking any and all Committees, Ministries and/or families to please sign up to host so we can have a completed schedule by August. Please contact the Parish Office to request a date. Our Marian Masses on the first Saturday of the month will resume also in September. These were always well attended and featured our Children’s choir. First Friday Adoration and Saturday Holy Hour will resume in October. Friday Adoration is from 5-8pm on the 1st Friday of every month; we will encourage parishioners to sign up to cover each hour for this to happen, and Holy Hour will continue on Saturdays from 2-3:30pm. Night Song will also resume in October and are on the 2nd Thursday of each month beginning at 8pm. This is always a wonderful way to end the day and relax and reflect.

Our lost and found basket is at the rear of the church before the Vestibule area.

Confessions are heard every Saturday from 2:00pm-3:30pm in the Church.

Call 273-6121 to receive this Sacrament or if your loved one is in the hospital.

For Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation email Rich at rich.rasmussen@dor.org for information or to register.

Call 607-273-6121 at least 6 months in advance of your wedding date.