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St. Mary & St. Mark Roman Catholic Church
This Week in Our Parish
January 4 ~ January 12
Sunday 1/5 9:00 AM Faith Formation Classes @ St. Mary’s 9:45 AM Faith Formation Classes @ St. Mark’s St. Mark’s Breakfast Monday 1/6 Adoration @ St. Mark’s 10AM-8PM 7:00pm St. Mark’s Book Club @ St. Mark’s Tuesday 1/7 Wednesday 1/8 Thursday 1/9 6:30pm Decorating Committee Mtng. @ St. Mary’s Friday 1/10 Saturday 1/11
Sunday 1/12 9:00 AM Faith Formation Classes @ St. Mary’s 9:45 AM Faith Formation Classes @ St. Mark’s
WEEKLY CATECHESIS
WHY IS THE CHURCH INTERESTED NOT ONLY IN THE INDIVIDUAL?
It used to be that the Church was accused of being interested only in the salvation of the individual soul. In fact, every individual human being counts in God’s sight. We are all irreplaceable and unique. Neverthe-less, from our mother’s womb we are dependent on communion with other human beings. We can be happy only in good relationships with others. There-fore it says in the account of creation:” Then the Lord God said, ’It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him a helper fit for him’” (Gen 2:18). God is interested in the total welfare of a person and, therefore, also in his development of community, in which people participate in manifold ways.
WHY DOES THE CHURCH PRACTICE SOLI-
DARITY?
A Church that showed no solidarity would be a con-tradiction in terms. The Church is the place in which God’s lasting solidarity with mankind comes about. In the communion of the Church, God’s love is sup-posed to have its human continuation and finally reach all mankind. The Church is the place where God wants to gather all men: “Behold, the dwelling of God is with men” (Rev 21:3). The Church is the “sign and instrument of a very closely knit union with God and of the unity of the human race” (LG 1). Through his Church, which follows the example of her Lord and shows solidarity with the helpless, the victims of injustice, and the poor of her times, God tries to reach the people of all nations and cultures and to help them. Whenever people try to shape a more human world, God is on their side. The Church is therefore in solidarity with all who want to give God’s salvation a visible face in the world.
“Someone who thinks hat he is a Christian because he goes to church is wrong. After all, you do not become an automobile if
you stand in a garage.” ~ Albert Scweitzer
~ taken from the (DOCAT)
Upcoming Events
“Prayer and Paint” Ladies Night Wed, January 15, 2020 6-9PM
Soup-er Bowl Supper
Feb.1 after 4:00PM mass
Blessing Your Home The Epiphany (January 6) offers a unique opportunity to Bless our Homes for this New Year in Faith. 20 + C+ M+ B+ 20 Please see the bulletin insert for more information on the blessing and be sure to pick up a piece of chalk at the Church entryway that has been blessed by Father John to perform the blessing at your home.
Prayer for the Selection of a New Bishop
Merciful Father, you gave us shepherds as successors of the apostles to guide and govern your church. We implore your Holy Spirit to guide the selection process as a new bishop is chosen to lead our diocese. May he be a pastor filled with holiness and compas-sion who will foster healing and a greater love of your name. Allow our hearts to be open to the candidate of your choosing so that, together as disciples of Jesus, we may continue to build your kingdom. Amen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SENIORS, need a ride to the store or bank? Every other Tuesday we offer a ride to Walmart, Aldi, Wegmans, and banks at 10:30 AM. This week, Janu-ary 7th is shopping with “Ingrid”. If you would like to go, call Ingrid at 638-8160 to arrange for your ride.
Pray Always Pray to have:
eyes that see the best in people, a heart that forgives the worst,
a mind that forgets the bad, and a soul that never loses faith in God.
SAVE THE DATE: February 1 at Church after 4pm
Mass… Join us for our first ‘Soup’er Bowl Cook-off
Supper! Join us for soup, salad, bread and dessert.
Vote for your favorite soup and be sure to support
your favorite team for the big game! ALL are wel-
come!
* If you are interested in making a pot of soup or chili
for the dinner, please contact Jackie, we are looking
for several different kinds! Prizes for the favorite!!
Prayer and Paint Attention Ladies!! Join us for a Faith and Fun filled evening at St. Mary’s Parish Center on Wednesday, January 15 at 6:00pm for “Prayer & Paint” La-dies Night! We will reflect on “Life After Sunday” by Lumen, and then Vino & Vernici will be there to teach us how to paint a beautiful pair of wine glasses that you will take home that night!! All ladies are welcome and no art or painting experience is required!! There is a fee of $10 per person. Please contact Jackie to sign up or for more info.
St. Mary/St. Mark Senior Group
Our “Senior Group” started approximately 20 years ago and began as a bereavement group which Jean Mullins and I started to help our parishioners who had lost a loved one. We helped through meetings, caring, prayers and discussions. We met once a month in the Michael D. Christopher Room at St. Mary’s with a bagged lunch, prayers, discussions, reflections and a game to finish the meeting. We played cards, Piction-ary, Bingo, etc. When we played Bingo, everyone brought in a white elephant wrapped for prizes. After a few years it quickly went from a bereavement group to a social group and we renamed it “The Senior Group”, and started to go out for the day starting with lunch in a restaurant, a meeting with prayers, a quote of the month, a game and discussions as to what’s go-ing on in our church our lives and families then some sightseeing and ice cream to finish the day! Over these many years we have traveled to Niagara on the Lake, Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica, The Abbey of the Genesee, Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, Genesee Country Museum, Niagara Wine Trail, The Lilac Festival, Geneva on the Lake, Letch-worth State Park, The Little Grand Canyon in Pennsyl-vania, Skaneateles, Medina Railroad Fall train ride and too many more to mention. We sometimes have as many as 12 to 14 ladies join us on our day trips and we are blessed with an extra driver, Alma Gilman. Thank you Alma! And a blessing and ministry that was born out of our Senior Group is called “Shopping with Friends”! I have been involved in many ministries in our church-es and next to being an extraordinary minister this is the most enjoyable and fulfilling. Not only do I get to take them on day trips but I get to see and enjoy all these places with them. I have been so blessed to trav-el with these ladies whom I love and call friends. They have taught me grace and helped me grow in faith, caring and love! All are welcome! If you would like to join us, please call Gail at 638-6294. Thank you! Gail Christ
WEEKLY MASSES & CONFESSIONS
Saturday, Jan. 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 3:00 pm at St. Mark Confession 4:00 pm at St. Mark Stefanie McCauley By Morse, VanderVen, Knight Sunday, Jan. 5 The Epiphany of the Lord 8:00 am at St. Mark Confession 8:30 am at St. Mark Jessica and Nicholas Penna By Ron and Nara Penna 10:30 am at St. Mark The Oehlbeck Family By the Emery Family
Monday, Jan. 6 St. Andre Bessette 8:00 am at St. Mary The Ennis Family By Family
Tuesday, Jan. 7 St. Raymond of Penafort 8:00 am at St. Mary Rev. Angelo Bovenzi By Barb and John Girvin
Wednesday, Jan. 8 8:00 am at St. Mary All Souls Intention
Thursday, Jan. 9 8:00 am at St. Mary The Kroger Family By Family Friday, Jan. 10 8:00 am at St. Mary Father’s Day Intention Saturday, Jan. 11 3:00 pm at St. Mark Confession 4:00 pm at St. Mark Joseph DiBello By Family Sunday, Jan. 12 Baptism of the Lord 8:00 am at St. Mark Confession 8:30 am at St. Mark Mother’s Day Intention 10:30 am at St. Mark Brenda Emery (LIV) By the Emery Family
Intentions for the sick are taken from PARISHIONERS for IMMEDIATE FAMILY, with permission from the infirmed, and remain on the list for 3 months. Please call the office to return the
infirmed to the sick list. Please pray for the following:
Paul Abbey, Rosie Albano, Arlene Bowen, Nelson Crosier,
John Dellaquila, Bernadette DeLorm, Tina DiPonzio, Jane Doran, Jason Dressel, Brenda Emery, Paul Farrelly,
Jacqueline Ferris, Buffie Gleason, Janet Halliday, Pam Heffernan, Christine Hill, John Krizan, Marge Kruger,
Stella Kwiatkowski, Louise Lusk, James Manno, Alivia Maxon, Juan Morales,
Karen Nenni-Quaranto, Carter Neumann, Josephine Paduano, Anita Piedimonte,
Cindy Piedimonte, Suzy Pratt, Nylene Reitz, Gene Scialdone, Chic Semple, Al Sorochty, Glen Spellan, Denise Swift, Michael Swift, Bill Talbot, Jim Talbot, Jim Talbot Sr.
Stacy Tipton, Evan Valentine, Sean Weis, Joyce Westveer, Chris Wing, & Francis Zambito
The Epiphany of the Lord – January 5, 2020 None of us are without gifts to share for the good of God’s kingdom. Could it be that your gift is a vocation to priesthood or religious life? If God is calling you to a Church vocation, call Fr. Andrew Lauricella at 716-847-5535.
New Website Stay up to date with Parish happenings using our
NEW & UPDATED website and social media ac-
counts!!
Visit our webpage at www.stmarystmark.org
Follow us on Facebook at St. Mary-St. Mark
Roman Catholic Church
and on Instagram @stmarystmarkrrc
Movie Attendance Many thanks to those who attended our first Movie
Night!! It was an excellent movie and great company.
SAVE THE DATE of Thursday, February 20 for a
viewing of “The Shack” (c.2017, PG-13) Based on the
NY Times best-selling novel, “The Shack” takes us on
a father's transformative and spiritual journey that will
show him the ultimate truth about love, loss, and for-
giveness.
Help Wanted VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: We are currently
looking for someone to coordinate the scheduling
of the Traveling Vocations Chalice. If you are in-
terested, please contact Jackie at 638-6718 x4
Traveling Chalice This week our parish gratefully acknowl-edges Bill and Rosemary Bower for hosting our Traveling Vocations Chalice. It will be presented at the 4:00 mass. Thank you to all those who have hosted.
Christmas Offering Mass Attendance Collection
4:00 pm 250 $ 1359.00 10:00 pm 46 344.00 10:00 am 53 744.40
Weekly Offering December 28 & 29
Mass Attendance Regular Collection
4:00 pm 85 $ 1359.00 8:30 am 57 838.00 10:30 am 55 902.00
E-Giving - 618.00
Total 197 3717.00
Operating Budget $ 5,199.00 Surplus/(Deficit) (1482.00)
This week’s Holy Hour Special intention is for an increase in vocations and for reparation of the Church.
Daniel W Schiavone, DDS General Dentistry
(585) 638-7645 or www.DrSchiavone.com
...because a smile says so much
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 4:00 PM St. Mark Sunday 8:30 AM St. Mark 10:30 AM St. Mark SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 PM St. Mark Sunday 8:00 - 8:20 AM St. Mark Thursday 5:00 - 5:25 PM St. Mark
Office Hours Mon. Wed.& Fri. 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM Tuesday & Thursday
9:00 AM to Noon
Parish Office 13 South Main Street
Holley, NY 14470 Phone: 585-638-6718
Fax: 585-638-3210
WEBSITE: www.stmarystmark.org BULLETIN E-MAIL:
PARISH STAFF
Fr. John Arogyasami - Pastoral Administrator
[email protected] Jackie Nau—Pastoral Associate
[email protected] Tom Widzinski—Business Administrator
[email protected] Sharon Scialdone - Parish Secretary
[email protected] Bradley Vogel -Organist/Choir Director
[email protected] Edward Ciccoline - Maintenance
Mary Vadas, O.D. Stephanie Su, O.D.
Ashley Cox, O.D.
Treatment of Eye Disease Eye Examinations
Contact Lens & Eyeglasses
Would you like to advertise in our weekly bulletin? If so, please contact Tom Widzinski at the Parish Center
638-6718 ext. 3
Homemade Quality Chocolates 7 South Main Street
Brockport, NY 14420 (585) 637-4120
Seaward Candies Candies Made With Love
LIFE IS SHORT, KEEP IT SWEET! ALSO SERVING HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM
PARISH COUNCIL [email protected]
Dorothy Morgan –President Penny Cole — Secretary Jackie Nau—Parish Liaison Fr. John Arogyasami Nick Schicker Larry Frazer John Morris Debbie DeFillips Laurie Ballard Buffie Edick
FINANCE COUNCIL [email protected]
Vince Nicolia — President Mary Ann Sorochty — Secretary Father John Arogyasami Tom Widzinski — Bus. Admin Laura Kingdollar — Trustee Rep. Larry Frazer Marilyn Schicker Jim Sheffer
PARISH BOARD OF TRUSTEES Laura Kingdollar Jeff Miller Ed Morgan Tony Piedimonte