22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time August 30, 2015

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What’s Inside!

Confirma�on, Odds and Ends

Musings p. 3

This Week’s Prayer p. 2

Parish Informa�on p. 2

Stewardship p. 4

Parish Staff p. 5

What’s Now

This Week’s Events p. 5

What’s Next

Upcoming Events p. 6

CYO Soccer Info p. 8

2016 Mass Inten�ons p.10

Saint Lawrence Church

1000 North Greece Road ・ Rochester, NY ・ 14626 ・ 585-723-1350

“He now anoints you with the chrism of salvation, so that,

united with his people, you may remain for ever a member of

Christ, who is priest, prophet, and king.”

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Parish Information

Mass Schedule Saturday 4:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.

Holy Days 8:30 a.m. of Obliga-on 7:00 p.m.

Confessions Saturday 3:00 p.m.

Anointing of the Sick Please call us if you or a family member wish to be anointed.

Baptism Parents should contact us as soon as they know they are expec-ng.

Marriage Engaged couples should contact us at least one year in advance of their desired date.

Office Hours Monday - Friday

9 a.m. - Noon, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

St. Lawrence School 585-225-3870

THIS WEEK’S PRAYER

Monday, August 31 1 Thes 4:13-18/Lk 4:16-30 8:30 a.m. Mary Loria by Pat Glogowski

and family

Tuesday, September 1 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11/Lk 4:31-37 8:30 a.m. Mary Cosen-no by John and

Alice Reigelsperger

Wednesday, September 2 Col 1:1-8/Lk 4:38-44 8:30 a.m. Patrick Fedele by David and

Mary Reisinger

Thursday, September 3 Col 1:9-14/Lk 5:1-11 Saint Gregory the Great,

Pope and Doctor of the Church

8:30 a.m. Arnaldo Simone8 by Greg and

Heidi Rawleigh

Friday, September 4 Col 1:15-20/Lk 5:33-39 Saint Sharbel

8:30 a m Beverly Dowling by Phil and Rose Mary

Mordenga

Saturday, September 5 Col 1:21-23/Lk 6:1-5 BVM

Blessed Teresa of Calcu/a, Religious

Sunday, September 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Is 35:4-7a/Jas 2:1-5/Mk 7:31-37

4:00 p.m. (Sat) Be<y Ash by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swain

8:00 a.m. Daniel J. Sullivan by Lee and Danny

9:30 a.m. Marilyn Fuino by her children

11:00 a.m. For Saint Lawrence Parishioners

This week, we light the

Sanctuary Lamp for

Rose Mary Schwartzmeyer at

the request of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Colaprete

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MUSINGS

By Father Lee Chase

Confirma4on

The Sacrament of Confirma-on

is one of the three Sacraments of

Ini-a-on along with Bap-sm and

Eucharist. Taken together, these

Sacraments are what make us

Chris-an to our very core. In the

ancient Church, these sacraments

were celebrated or received at the

same -me - when one was

bap-zed, they were given Holy

Communion and Confirmed. In the

Roman Catholic Church, La-n Rite

which we are, these three

sacraments found themselves

separated over the centuries to this

very day. Only those over 7 years

old who have not been bap-zed

receive these three sacraments

together, usually for the first -me at

the Easter Vigil. In the Eastern

Church, both the Eastern Rite

Catholics and the Orthodox, the

three sacraments remain bound

together.

Over the last fiBy years, we

have seen the prepara-on and age

of Confirma-on change. Why?

Well, every bishop has the right to

decide how the Sacrament of

Confirma-on will be administered.

He decides what the prepara-on

will be, how old the confirmandi will

be and where the sacrament will be

celebrated.

While I didn’t grow up in this

diocese, I understand that Bishop

Kearney confirmed at around the

8th grade age. When Bishop Sheen

replaced Bishop Kearney, he raised

the age to Junior Year of High

School. When Bishop Hogan took

the reigns of leadership, it was

returned to early High School years.

Bishop Clark came next and

confirmed young people at the age

their parents and parish catechists

deemed ready - usually between

6th and 8th grade. Bishop Matano

has decided that he will confirm

candidates at the end of their 9th

grade year.

The amount of prepara-on has

changed from as li<le as six weeks

to as much as two years of

prepara-on. Bishop Matano has

decided that two years is

appropriate for our young people to

learn about their faith. Those

young people in Catholic Middle

and High Schools will have much of

their prepara-on rolled into their

Religious Studies classes. Students

in public or private schools will have

their prepara-on here at the parish.

We will have the sessions on

Sunday aBernoons, beginning with

lunch and followed by the sessions.

We will have different people

teaching the sessions, including

myself, Fr. Caton, the deacons,

Jamie O’Mara, Donna Gray, and

others. We promise not to be

boring.

The fee we charge is for the

books, the lunches, the materials,

etc. No one is ge8ng paid to teach

the children. We want you to

come, even if you can’t pay. Please,

just let me know and I’ll

confiden-ally take care of things for

you. No embarrassment need be

experienced. We don’t charge for

sacraments ever! We want you to

receive the grace of Confirma-on!

Odds and Ends

Over the last few weeks, I’ve

put our the call for volunteers for a

Parish Fall Fes-val. Unfortunately,

not enough people responded to

really get it going. So, we’re going

to think about preparing for a Fall

2016 fes-val. We will s-ll have the

St. Lawrence School Walkathon and

will sponsor many events for the

whole parish to get involved.

In the bulle-n, we publish the

a<endance of the weekend Masses

and we see that the summer

months have a bit of a dip. We’re

aware you’re on vaca-on or away at

your co<ages. When you return,

please remember to make up your

envelopes that you might have

missed. Thanks!

Let’s get the word out that we

have a great Pre-K program here at

St. Lawrence School. If you’re

interested, please call our school at

585-225-3870. Our prices are very

reasonable and compe--ve. In

fact, we’re much cheaper than day

care.

Lastly, school is ge8ng closer

and closer. To all school children - I

know a lot of you don’t want the

summer to end. I know some of

you can’t wait to go back to school.

I hope you can enjoy these last few

days of summer vaca-on.

Remember, God is with you in your

fun! And that message goes to

everyone — have some fun before

the Fall comes!

STEWARDSHIP

Our time, talent and treasure

Weekly Stewardship

August 23, 2015 Collec4on

Amount Weekly Surplus

Received Budget (ShorLall)

Sunday

Collec-on $13,474 $15,451 ($1,977)

General

Maintenance $1,199 $1412 ($213)

School

Support $67

A/endance for August 22nd and 23rd 2015

(Our Church seats 1,150 people)

4:00 p.m. - 415 8:00 a.m. - 305

9:30 a.m. - 425 11:00 a. m. - 385

Total A<endance - 1,530

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Volunteer

as a

Teacher or Aide

20 Class Sessions

90 Minutes Each

To Sign-Up Please Contact

The Faith Forma4on Office: 225-7320

dcichelli@dor.org jomara@dor.org

Share In The Rewarding

Experience Of Being A

Faith Formation Catechist

for our Parish Children!

WHAT’S NOW

Parish Staff Execu4ve Leadership Team

Rev. Lee P. Chase, S.T.L.

Pastor, x 207

Bruce M. Watson

Finance Director, x. 206

Tina McAuliffe

Business Manager, x. 205

Frank Arvizzigno

School Principal, 225-3870

Pastoral Ministry

Rev. Sco< Caton, Ph.D.

Assis-ng Priest, x. 204

Deacon David Squilla

Pastoral Associate, x. 212

Deacon Manny Asis

Parish Deacon, x. 213

Deacon Tom Beck

Senior Parish Deacon, x. 208

Administra4ve Staff

Wendy Speciale

Office Manger, x. 201

Linda DeMarco

Office Assistant, x. 203

Bob Gray

Maintenance Director, x. 201

Faith Development Ministry

Jamie O’Mara

Faith Forma-on , 225-7320

Donna Gray

Youth Ministry/CYO, 225-1485

Debbie Cichelli

Office Assistant, 225-7320

Music Ministry

M. Virginia Pierce

Music Director

4 p.m. Mass Choir, 225-7061

Susan Judkins

9:30 a.m. Mass Choir

Young People’s Choir, 225-2076

Mary Kay Huber

Young People’s Choir, 957-8947

Steve Amico

11:00 a.m. Mass Choir, 225-7338

This Week At St. Lawrence Church

Monday, August 31 Faithful Voices Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, September 1

Camerata Choir Rehearsal - Church 2:00 p.m.

Camerata Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:00 p. m.

Wednesday, September 2 Hands of Comfort - Deacon Hall Rm 4 10:00 a.m.

Song Prayers Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, September 3 Monthly Seniors Social - Deacon Hall 2:30 p.m.

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Marriage Banns

Marie Zeh & Michael Attridge

Today!!

NCYC FUNDRAISER CAR WASH

Sunday, August 30th

11:00-3:00 at Rockcastle Florist

This is a fundraiser benefi8ng our group heading to

Indianapolis, IN for the Na-onal Catholic Youth Conference

(NCYC) in November. St. Charles, SEAS, St. Lawrence and

Holy Cross teens will be there with their soap, water and

towels from 11:00-3:00. We need everyone else to go drive

through the mud and meet us at Rockcastle Florist (Long

Pond & English) on Sunday, August 30th!

WHAT’S NEXT

Upcoming Parish events and courtesy announcements

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It’s time for

Spirit Singers! And we want you !!

Spirit Singers is open to ALL St. Lawrence

Parish students 3rd grade through 8

th grade.

Prac-ces will be held Wednesday evenings

from 6:00pm – 7:00pm in Church. Our first

prac-ce of the year is Wed. Sept. 2nd and we

can’t wait to see you there!

We will sing on the third Saturday of each

month at the 4:00pm Mass

Come to learn new music, make new friends

and get involved in church.

Invite a friend! You’ll be so glad you did!

Any ques-ons, call Mrs. Judkins at 225-2076

or

Mrs. Huber at 957-8947

hubears@yahoo.com

Please sign up for Spirit Singers by filling out

the bo<om of this form. You can turn it in

with your school envelope, in the collec-on

basket at Mass on Sunday or by giving it to

your Religious Ed teacher.

Student Name ____________________

Current Grade ______

Parent Name _____________________

Phone ____________

Parent Email

___________________________________

St. John's

150th

Anniversary

1865-2015

We are pu8ng together a 150th anniversary

book and have an upcoming event for all alumni

of St. John's on September 20th at the 10 am

Mass. We have school photos from 1914

through when St. John's school closed in 2005

with the following excep-ons:

1919, 1920, (1925, 31,33 no photo), 1934,

1936, 1938, 1941-45, 1948, 1958, 1959,1963,

1965, 67, 68, 1970-1973, 1975-81, 1989, 1991,

1994, 1998, 2000-2002

If anyone has any of these photos please

contact Bill Smith and he will capture digital

photos at your home. If they can be borrowed

he will scan them and return them to you. You

may contact Bill at 225-1586 or email

wrs.greece.ny@gmail.com

From our neighbors at St.

John the Evangelist, Greece

Clam Bake September 30th at St. John’s

Charbroil will be delivering all clams to

individuals at their table.

Tickets for clams will only be issued to

those ordering extra dozens.

This will make the customer experience

be<er and be much more efficient.

When viewing the Clam Bake no-ce you

will no-ce the menu includes some different

varie-es.

Looking forward to a great Clam Bake.

Bill Smith

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Senior Citizen’s Young

at Heart

St. Lawrence invites you to a

Senior Ci-zen’s Social

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

Noon -l 2pm

In Deacon Hall, Room 4

Bring your own sandwich.

Beverages and desserts will be

provided.

This Group Meets

The 1st Thursday of the Month

Everyone Welcome --

No Reserva-ons Necessary

Ques-ons: Ginny Pierce

227-7061

First Monday of the Month

Eucharistic Adoration is CANCELLED

for September 7th.

Please join in Adoration on Monday October 5th

9am-6pm at St. Lawrence Church

HANDS FOR COMFORT

Wednesday,

September 2nd

Deacon Hall Room 4

10– Noon

This group meets the first Wednesday of

each month.

INVITATION

Revelations Bible Study Sponsored by

Faith In Action at

St. Lawrence Church

Deacon Hall

beginning

Monday, September 21 at 7pm

or

Tuesday, September 22 at 9:15am

If you are ready to take on the last book of

the Bible which promises blessings to those

who study it..” Happy the man who reads

the prophe-c message and happy those who

hear it and heed what is wri<en in it, for the

appointed -me is near”. Rev. 1:3

Register for the 11 Week Study by filling out

the form the below and place it in the red

box below the poster in the entrance of the

church:

Name:______________________

Email:_______________________

Phone:______________________ Monday 7pm ___ Tuesday 9:15am ____

Study Guide $16.50

Please make check payable to: St. Lawrence

Church; memo on ck “Revela-ons Study

FIA” (note: To insure Study Guides are

available for the first class please order by

August 30th.)

For more information

Call: Agnes at 227-1035

St. Lawrence Church

CYO Soccer 2015

Registration Form

We are in the process of planning for CYO Soccer this

Fall. Teams will be formed as follows:

3rd - 4thGrade, Coed

5th - 6th Grade, Girls

5th - 6th Grade, Boys

I am interested in playing CYO Soccer

at St. Lawrence for the Fall 2015

Player’s

Name______________________________________

Parent/Guardian Name(s)

___________________________________________

Address_____________________________________

___________________________________________

Phone Number (s)

___________________________________________

Grade in this September ___3rd ___4

th ___5

th___6th

T-shirt size________

E-mail address______________________________

I am interested in volunteering as:

___Coach ___ Assistant Coach

Name________________________________

Phone________________________________

$50 registra4on fee payable to St. Lawrence Church

at the 4me of registra4on. Thank you

Please fill out the registra-on form below and

return it to the Faith Forma-on, Youth Ministry or

Rectory Offices or see the CYO Soccer flyer in this

bulle4n for the upcoming “Official” Registra4on/

Try-out dates.

Parish Clam Bake Sponsored by St. John - St. Lawrence Men’s Club

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

St. John’s Parish Center

2400 West Ridge Road Behind Church)

6 - 7 pm Cash Bar with appe4zers

7 pm Buffet Dinner Catered by Charbroil Catering

Dinner Includes

Two dozen Li<le Neck clams, Clam Broth, Ro-sserie Chicken, Italian Sausage, peppers & onion, Roasted

potatoes, chow corn, tossed salad with dressing, rolls & bu<er, coffee & dessert

Only $25 per person (includes tax and gratuity)

ALL Men and Women Invited

Min a/endance 80 required or event will be cancelled

Assigned sea4ng – Group sea4ng - 160 maximum reserva4ons

Reserva4on is secured when payment is received

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Make Checks payable to

St. John the Evangelist Men’s Club Extra dozen clams $7 ea. ______ x $7 = _________

Payer Name:___________________________________ Phone:________-___________________

Number of people paid by payer ______x $25 =_______

+ extra clams = ______ Amount Enclosed $ __________

Names of people with extra clams:

_____________________________ clams ___ Doz. extra

_____________________________ clams ___ Doz. extra

_____________________________ clams ___ Doz. extra

_____________________________ clams ___ Doz. Extra

Names of people included by payer with this reserva-on.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Please list OTHER people in Group to sit with Not being paid by payer

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Deadline September 16th

Mail Reserva-ons To:

Bill Smith 140 Orchard Creek Lane Rochester, N.Y. 14612

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Scheduling of Mass Intentions for 2016

IN PERSON ONLY: Friday, September 25, 2015, 12-3pm in Deacon Hall.

(No scheduling will be done in the rectory office on that day.)

BY TELEPHONE OR IN PERSON AT THE RECTORY OFFICE: Scheduling will begin on Thursday October 1, 10 am.

- Each parish family may schedule one (1) weekend and/or one (1) weekday Mass.

- Please give us 1st

choice and 2nd

choice for each Mass.

- Each Mass offering is $10.00. Offering is to be made at the -me of scheduling.

- For your convenience, you may fill out this form and bring it with you on September 25th

- If you choose to schedule by mail, it must be postmarked no earlier than Oct 7th

. Anything received

before that will be processed aBer Oct 7th.

Weekend Mass: (ONLY 1)

For: ___________________________________________

From: _________________________________________

Please Circle Time

Weekday Mass: (ONLY 1)

For _______________________________________________

From: _____________________________________________

Your Name: ____________________________________ Phone #_______________

Please bring this from with you when scheduling in person.

1st

choice Date:

________________

Time: 4pm 8am,

9:30am and 11am

_______________

2nd choice Date:

________________

Time: 4pm 8am,

9:30am and 11am

_______________

1st

choice Date:

Time: 8:30 am

2nd

choice Date:

________________

Time: 8:30 am