april 22, 2018 · kathy decker, parish secretary ! [email protected]! jeanne pavlina, faith...
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Odessa, NY 14869!
Fr. Steve Lape, Pastor ! [email protected] !
Rose Nabogis, Pastoral Minister! [email protected]!
Terri Orbin, Business Manager ! [email protected]!
Kathy Decker, Parish Secretary ! [email protected]!
Jeanne Pavlina, Faith Formation ! [email protected] !
Deacon Dan Pavlina, Youth Minister ! [email protected]!
Deacon Rick Roy, Jail Ministry ! [email protected]!
Deacon Tom Ruda, Spiritual Director ! [email protected]!
P������$ C��!��$�! Bob Mahoney! ! 210�4198!
! Judy Phillips! ! 535�6680!
! Lou Cicconi! ! 857�2434!
! Dominick Madaffari 535�4998!
! Betty Reno! ! 592�9708!
! Mike Wolak ! ! 535�9618!
! Nan Letteer! ! 594�2296!
! Shannon Ervay ! 535�8060! (Youth Rep)!!
www.stmarystben.org !
April 22, 2018!
“I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will
hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.”!Jn 10:17�
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“We, the Catholic Community of St. Mary’s & St. Benedict’s, !
dedicated in our Baptism to life�long prayer, faith formation and ministry, welcome all God’s !
People to a deeper spirituality and caring spirit in the Love of Jesus Christ.”!
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! Support our parish and diocesan youth through this year’s “Run For the Young.” Sponsor a runner (like Fr. Steve) or a walker, or do the running or walking yourself to raise funds for high school youth to attend retreats, conferences & workshops during the year. (This fund is called the Bishop Matthew Clark Advo-cacy Fund.) You can do either the 5�kilometer (3.1 miles) run, or the one�mile fun run/walk route. It’s at St. Lawrence Church in Greece (northeast of Roches-ter) on Saturday, May 5th at 9:30 a.m. The top 3 fin-ishers in the 5K race for each male/female group get cash prizes & medals. See Fr. Steve for a registration form to mail in. You can also register online at www.lightboxreg.com, scrolling down to “May 2018” events, and clicking on “register” under the above event title. For more info, call Fr. Steve at 535�2786. !
“Without cost you have received; without cost !you are to give.” Matthew 10:8!
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Week of: April 7/8, 2018!!
! St. Mary’s ! St. Benedict’s!!
Regular Collection: ! $ 5,184.24! $1,000.00!Budgeted Need: ! $ 6,916.00! $1,036.00!Surplus/Deficit:! ($ 1,731.76) ($ 36.00)!!Mass Count: ! 319! 58!!
Your generosity is gratefully appreciated!!
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S.����$ P����!�����! /� F�. E" P�$�1/���! As our diocese continues to celebrate its “Year of the Eucharist,” now in the midst of the joyful Easter season, we’re honored to have Fr. Ed Palumbos, one of the most beloved and experienced pastors in our diocese, to offer a special talk on the beauty of the Eu-charist in our lives! Mark your calendars for Wednes-day, May 2nd, from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s, as Fr. Ed (current pastor at the Church of the Assumption & Church of the Resurrection in Fairport, an eastern sub-urb of Rochester) will share his many wonderful in-sights on why the Eucharist is at the heart of our Cath-olic identity. As he recently stated: “We are no more the Church than when we gather to celebrate the Eu-charist. Come and explore more about this great mys-tery of faith in which we fulfill the Lord’s command to ‘Do this in remembrance of me.’” The event is free, with refreshments to follow. So, invite a family mem-ber, friend or neighbor to enjoy a special night with this dynamic speaker!!
B�/$� S��"� �! A.��$ 26���! Come and learn more about God’s Word for your daily living! Our next evening will be Thursday, April 26th, from 7 to 8 p.m. in St. Mary’s Link. Bring a friend.!
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! Next week, we will take up the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Right now, over 40 percent of dio-cese in the United States are considered home mission territory because they are unable to fund the essential pastoral work needed in their communities. Your sup-port of this appeal helps ease the struggle of these dio-cese. Please prayerfully consider how you can support this appeal. More information can be found at !www.USCCB.org/home�,missions.!
S��� �!" H�1�/��!"�Please keep all who are in need of healing in your
prayers especially: Ken Cope, Mary Jeanne Davis, Pat
Ellison, Trish Ervay, Barb Fazzary, Kay Fraboni,
Melissa Goodrich, Chris Guinan, Jeanine Kaminski
Hatch, Michelle Johns, Jacob Mathews, Charles
Michaels, Jeff Parke, Pat Redick, Anna Sgrecci, Angie
(Franzese) Seamon, Helen Specchio, Rick Stratton,
Patty Van Amburg�Slicker, McKenna Voss, & those
who are homebound or in nursing facilities. !
P������$ C��!��$ S�$�����! .�������! Once again, it is time to discern who in our parish would be willing to serve on the Parish Pastoral !Coun-cil.!What is the Pastoral Council?!!�The primary advisory group of the parish.!!�The broad focus is the parish’s life and mission!!�Member are selected, rather than elected.!!�Youth representatives are selected by the Pastor.!What makes a good Council member?!!�Ability to lister, ready to respond to the needs of the
parishioners.!!�Familiar (or willingness to become familiar) with the
parish: what goes on, ministries, facilities, etc.!!�Keeps informed on various aspects of parish life.!!�Participates in meetings and projects of the Council.!What type of commitment is it?!!� 3�year term.!!�Regular meetings, usually 2nd Wednesday of the
month (no meetings in July or August).!!� Involvement in specific council projects.!
!!If you are willing to serve or want to endorse another parishioner, please return this form to the parish office or put in the collection basket by May 6th. Thank you!!!Name: ! !!Phone: ! !!Comments: ! !!! !
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! Come and celebrate the joy of Easter hope and
light with our next “Faith & Film Night” on Friday,
April 27th, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s Link.
Enjoy snacks & beverages, fine movie entertainment,
and a discussion on its faith messages afterwards. !
! Our April film will be the beloved film from 1989,
FIELD OF DREAMS, which received 3 Oscar nomi-
nations, including Best Picture for that year. It stars
Kevin Costner as an Iowa farmer who hears voices and
sees visions which direct him to convert one of his
cornfields into a baseball field. Not only does that
make him a laughing stock among many in his com-
munity, who think the venture is foolish and financial-
ly suicidal, but it also leads him on a journey which
opens up the possibilities for healing and reconciliation
among various people involved. Although not explic-
itly religious, this popular fantasy film has plenty of
hopeful Easter messages for us to reflect on. It’s rated
PG for occasional profanity. Burt Lancaster, James
Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, and Amy Madigan co�star.
Please RSVP for this free event at 535�2786. We hope
to see you there!!
During my 5 years at St. Augustine’s Seminary in To-ronto (1994�99), my priestly studies introduced me to many different words and expressions pertaining to life in the Church, especially regarding the 7 Sacraments (which, as a quick review, include: Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage, & Holy Orders). One of the terms I learned, regarding the celebration of the Sacraments, was a Lat-in expression, “ex opere operato,” which means “from the work worked.” What that suggests is that when the Sacraments are validly celebrated, the power of God’s grace offered through the Sacrament comes from Jesus Christ Himself and does not necessarily depend on the worthiness of the minister offering it or the person re-ceiving it. For example, even if a validly ordained priest or bishop leads a rather unholy life, but still per-forms all the Church’s Mass requirements (saying the proper words, doing the proper actions), the power of Christ’s Spirit still comes through. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “…by virtue of the sav-ing work of Christ....It follows that the ‘sacrament is not wrought by the righteousness of either the cele-brant or the recipient, but by the power of God.’” (#1128) !! This is a very important understanding that sur-faced during the 4th & 5th centuries, due to the early Church heresy known as donatism. According to this belief, clergy had to be totally faultless in their minis-try work in order for the sacraments that they celebrat-ed to be effective and valid. Donatism got its name from a bishop named Donatus Magnus who led this movement, leading his followers into schism, away from the rest of the Church, and promoting themselves as the true adherents to what Christ intended the Church to be. Because some clergy had given in to the pressures of Christian persecution under Roman Em-peror Diocletian in the early years of the 4th century (with some clergy deciding to offer acts of worship to Roman gods and to turn over certain church books and property to Roman authorities, instead of enduring tor-ture or martyrdom), Donatus Magnus declared such clergy to be unworthy to resume their roles after the persecutions ceased, and even re�baptized a number of them. St. Miltiades, who served as Pope from 311 to 314 (during which time the Roman Emperor Constan-tine legalized Christianity throughout the Roman Em-pire), condemned the actions of Donatus, especially for causing a schism in the Church over what he was teaching. Later councils would declare donatism as heretical, although the donatist movement lasted for several more centuries. !! With this background, we should also realize that in order to “bear fruit” from the grace we receive from Christ through the Sacraments, it’s important for the minister and the recipients to have a strong desire and
sincere openness to God’s power in their lives, so that the grace received may not be given in vain, but to be-come apparent through the works and words of love and faith which they offer to others. This includes obedience to the teachings of Christ’s Church and striving to lead holy lives, so that others may more greatly sense, through them, the wondrous love and the joyful, saving hope that Jesus presents to the whole world through His dying & rising. The Latin term to describe this is “ex opere operantis,” which means “from the work of the worker/doer.” This suggests that the grace we receive from our Lord through the Sacraments is not magic�they don’t automatically make someone lead holy lives. There has to be a faith-ful response to (and conscious cooperation with) God’s gift within our lives. Thus, whenever we come to the Lord’s table in the Eucharist, we should do so with proper reverence and strong intent to do the will of Christ, being properly disposed to receive the Sacra-ment (that is, be properly prepared in realizing what we’re celebrating and without the stain of serious sin on our souls.) That should be one of our ongoing chal-lenges in our Catholic faith journey: What are we do-ing to prepare to be in the proper mindset for each Mass we attend? What are we doing to make the most of what God wants to gift us with? !
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Sunday, April 22, 4th Sunday of Easter!! 8:00 a.m. Gino Scuteri (2nd an.) by Richard & Betty !! ! ! ! Scuteri & Bob Mahoney!
! 10:00 a.m. Our Parishioners!
Monday, April 23!
! 8:00 a.m. Betsy Lauer, by Mary Jane Poley!Wednesday, April 25!
! 8:00 a.m. Joe Salamendra, by Joan & Jr. Specchio!
Thursday, April 26!
! 8:00 a.m. Betsy Lauer by Mary Jane Poley !
Friday, April 27!
! 8:00 a.m. Charles & Helen Human, by Patti & Jeff ! !! ! ! ! Meehan & Children!
Sunday, April 29, 5th Sunday of Easter!
! 8:00 a.m. Our Parishioners!
! 10:00 a.m. Gene, Catherine, & Sammy DeDominicis, by !
! ! ! ! Anna Jean!
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4th Sunday of Easter, April 21!
5:00 p.m. Our Parishioners!
5th Sunday of Easter, April 28!
5:00 p.m. Jimmy Redmond, by The Redmond Family!!
3:30�4:30 p.m. Confessions at St Benedict’s Saturdays !! ! ! ! before Vigil Mass.!
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Sunday, April 22!
! 7�7:45 a.m. Confessions, St. Mary’s!
! No Faith Formation today!
! 7:00 p.m. A.A., Rm. 3!
Monday, April 23!
! 3:30 p.m. Divine Mercy, Link!
! 7:00 p.m. A. A., Rm. 3, Center!
Wednesday, April 25!
! 7:00 p.m. A.A., Rm. 3, Center!
Thursday, April 26!
! 7:00 p.m. Bible Study, Link!Friday, April 27!
! 6:30�9:00 p.m. Faith & Film Night, Link!
! 7:00 p.m. A.A., Rm. 3!
Saturday, April 28!
! 8:00 a.m. Divine Mercy, Link!
! 9:30 a.m. A.A., Rm. 3!
Sunday, April 29!
! 11:15 a.m.�12:45 p.m. Faith Formation, K�7!
C!�8&�'%: A?'9 23 �D.Franzese/T. McGarry!
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Sun., April 22: Acts 4: 8�12; 1 Jn 3:1�2; Jn 10:11�18!
Mon., April 23: Acts 11:1�18; Jn 10: 1�10!
Tuesday, April 24: Acts 11:19�26; Jn 10:22�30!
Wednesday, April 25: 1 Pt 5:5b�14; Mk 16:15�20!
Thursday, April 26: Acts 13: 13�25; Jn 13: 16�20!
Friday, April 27: Acts 13: 26�33; Jn 14: 1�6!
Saturday, April 28: Acts 13:44�52; Jn 14: 7�14!
W�""�!, A!!�4����������� April 23 � In Memory of the 58th Wedding Anni-
versary of Earl & Betsy Lauer.!
�� April 25th � 65th Wedding Anniversary of Carl &
Josephine Standish.!
�� April 26th 71st Wedding Anniversary of Thomas
& Margaret Elliott.!
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Lector: Tammy Kellogg!Eucharistic Ministers: Anita Bianco, Linda Frazier & ! ! ! ! ! ! Deacon!
Greeter: Greg Andrews!Music Ministry: Tom Bloodgood!!M989%&'9�% $& S& M$'(’% A?'9 29&�, 8:00 $B!!
Lectors: Chuck Franzese & Alice Rothfus!Eucharistic Ministers: Stephanie Levy & Mary Ann ! ! ! ! ! ! Marks!Altar Servers: Cameron Holland!Greeters: Dominic Madaffari, Bob Mahoney & !! ! ! Julie Mathews!Music Ministry: Fr. Steve!
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Lectors: Maria & Clara Chedzoy!Eucharistic Ministers: Gordon & Judy Shafer!Altar Servers: Wendy Coleman &Owen Moskal!Greeters: M. & R. Wolverton/McGarry’s!Music Ministry: MOL/Malia!
A &$' L98�8% A?'9 �Cindy Kain!
S.������$��� �� G���� �! The next Spirituality of Grief meeting will be Monday, April 30th, at 4:30 p.m. in the Link. Please join us as we explore our grief and support one another with our faith. Everyone is wel-
come. !
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�� A�?�����! Our 1st Vineyard Mass of 2018 will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 3rd at Atwater Vineyards, 5055 Route
414 in Burdett. Bring a friend & enjoy the Eucharist, followed by refreshments! !
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April 22, 2018!F$9&� F!'B$&9!8 Y!�&� M989%&'( N�H%!! There are NO Faith Formation sessions !
! (Grades K�12) this Sunday.!
!!Grades K�7 Faith Formation sessions resume
Sunday, April 29, from 11:15 a.m.�12:45 p.m. !
!!Grades 8�12 meet for their regular Youth Ministry
session on Sunday, May 6, from 11:30 � 1 p.m.!
!!Ages 4�7, Children’s Liturgy of the Word is on
Sundays, April 29, May 6 and 13.!
!!First Communion preparation session VII takes
place on Monday, May 14 at 6 p.m. in
Classroom I of the Parish Center.!
! Registration opportunities are always available at
the parish center during Faith Formation sessions or
by contacting the parish office or via e�mail to
In compliance with creating a safe environment,
dismissals of grade K�7 participants to parents or
guardians take place in the gym at 12:45 p.m.!
Come join us as we !love God, love others and make disciples !!
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There is a special “Modern Day Health Care” con-
ference geared towards the above Catholic profession-
als on Saturday, May 5th, from 9 to 5:30 p.m. at the
RIT Inn & Conference Center in Henrietta, just south
of Rochester. !
! The day will include several guest speakers offer-
ing Catholic perspectives on current health care trends,
and will conclude with a 4:15 “White Mass” for health
care professionals, with Bishop Salvatore Matano pre-
siding. Some of the guest speakers & topics include:
Lawyer Wesley J. Smith, who’ll speak on “Medical
Conscience: The Threat of Utilitarian Bioethics & As-
sisted Suicide,” Anne L. Nolte MD, who’ll present on
“Natural Procreative Technology” and “Transforming
Culture through Health Care,” and Fr. Robert
McTeigue, who’ll speak on “Moral Courage in Medi-
cine” and “Spiritual Welfare in Health Care.” !
! For more info or to register, visit the website:
www.FingerLakesCMA.org !
!
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