Saint Patrick s. Catholic Church 115 Maple Avenue, Victor NY (585) Authentic faith, Welcoming and Engaging

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1 March 31 - April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday Saint Patrick s Catholic Church 115 Maple Avenue, Victor NY (585) Authentic faith, Welcoming and Engaging Think of Sacraments. Think of Divine Life. Sacrament of Baptism. The sacrament through which God makes us His sons and daughters in Jesus Christ. To prepare for reception, call Anthony Sacrament of the Eucharist. The sacrament through which God feeds us with His Word and the Body and Blood of His Son, Jesus. Weekend Masses: Saturday at 4:30 PM, Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 AM, and 5:00 PM Weekday Masses: Monday - Wednesday, Friday at 8:30 AM, Thursday Communion Service at 8:30 AM For First Holy Communion, call for more info. Holy Communion may be brought to the sick, the homebound, and those in nursing homes and in hospitals. Call the Parish for more info. Sacrament of Confirmation. The sacrament through which God by the gift of the Holy Spirit strengthens us to give faithful witness to our Catholic Faith. To prepare for reception, call Anthony Children, older than 7 y/o, and adults who needs to be baptized, receive Communion and/or be Confirmed, call Deacon Sacrament of Reconciliation. The sacrament through which God s mercy and love, justice and truth heals the wound of sin. Generally offered an hour before each Mass. Please give the priest fifteen minutes before Mass to prepare for Mass. Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. The sacrament through which Jesus continues to heal the sick among us. Anointing is offered at each Mass on the first weekend of the month. Or call Fr to schedule an anointing. Sacrament of Marriage. The sacrament through which God calls a man and woman to become visible signs of His Love. Call Fr. Edison or Deacon for more info. Sacrament of Holy Orders. The sacrament through which the mission Jesus entrusted to the apostles is continued in the Church. To learn more about vocations to the ordained ministry, please call Fr. Edison or Deacon Never miss an opportunity to celebrate a sacrament. Christos anesti! Alithos anesti! Christ is risen! Truly he is risen! May the peace and the life of the risen Christ be with you. A Blessed Easter to all of you! Greetings from the Saint Patrick s Parish, Preschool and Cemetery Staff Inside this Bulletin Weekend Masses during the Easter Season p.2 Parish Retreat is Cancelled p.2 Easter Season Egg Hunt p.3 Divine Mercy Novena p.3 Hospital Visitation Ministry p.3 Notre Dame - Women s Retreat p.4 Formed Resource: Reborn p.4 July - February Collection p.5 Building Fund Campaign p.5 Thank you for taking the time to read the bulletin. Parish Magazine We hope that you received a copy of the Spring Issue of our Parish Magazine. If not, please find additional copies in the racks at the entrances of the Church. Thank you for your support! Why do we exist as a parish? In order to love God with all that we are, to love our neighbor as ourselves, to make more and better disciples, and to learn and teach how to keep Jesus commandments. Our Mission is based on Matthew 22: 3440, 28: Be holier today than yesterday. The only and truly sad thing in life is not to become a saint

2 Page 2 Get informed. Get involved. March 31 - April 1, 2018 Liturgy & Sacramental Life because God matters HOLY MASSES FOR THE WEEK Saturday, March 31, Easter Vigil (incense) 7:30pm - For those being fully received in the Church Sunday, April 1, Easter Sunday (no incense at 8:30) Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Col 3:1-4; Mark 16:1-7 8:30am - For Our Preschool Families 10:30am - For Our Homebound Parishioners 5pm - For All Parishioners Monday, April 2, :30am - Call the office to schedule your intention. Tuesday, April 3, :30am - Call the office to schedule your intention. Wednesday, April 4, :30am - Keegan Lynch by Helen Thursday, April 5, :30am - Communion Service Friday, April 6, :30am - Call the office to schedule your intention. Saturday, April 7, :30pm - Charles Keefe by Fran Aloi Sunday, April 8, Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20: :30am - Greg DeYoung by Mom & Dad Martin Sonny Kondziela by 10:30am - Peter Battisti & Cynthia Payne 5pm - Ruth Mertz by Eleanor Barry Traveling Chalice and Paten - Hosting Families With a set of chalice and paten are the Vocation Prayer and detailed instructions about this vocation program. All two sets of chalices and patens must be returned by Saturday morning, at the Parish Office porch. Set for Weekend Masses (Sign-up in the Sacristy) Set for Faith Formation (Sign-up in the Sacristy) Week of April 1 7 Klosterman Family Frosino Family The Sanctuary Candle is lit in memory of Cindy Budd by Jim Budd. To offer a Mass or to light the Sanctuary Candle in memory of a loved one, please call the Parish Office at The scheduled Easter Parish Retreat on April 8-9, Sunday-Monday, with Dr. Robert Wicks is cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Weekend Masses During Easter Our First Communion celebrations will be taking place at weekend Masses during the Easter season. Front pews will be reserved for First Communion families. Please take the time to welcome our first communicants and their families. First to be seated in a pew? Do occupy the middle section of the pew so as to make it easier for others to find vacant spaces. Please make our warm welcome and generous hospitality hallmarks of the Sunday experience at Saint Patrick s. Liturgical Ministers for the Weekend of April 7 - April 8 Ministry Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 8:30 AM Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday 5:00 PM Sacristan Patty Hart Ena Gill Judy Klein Phim Dalupang Lector One Kevin Klee Thom Rafferty Jim Hood Jack Marren Lector Two Savanna Klee Meili Shepard Dutton Hood Stephanie McCormick Holy Body (3) Tom Denninger, Daniel Lafferty, Jackie Lafferty Mark Geiser, Perri Geiser, Thomas Gormel Paul Dumas, Liz Gartland, Ted Gartland Pat DiNovo, Bev Grippo, Anthony Klosterman Precious Blood (2) Suzanne McCaffrey, Henry Miller Carol Hutkowski, Walt Hutkowski Meryl Gartland, Ena Gill Joan McMahon, Dave Moore Altar Servers (3) Katie Klee, Dillon Klee, Gianluca Mammano Andrew Dempsey, Zoe Prezyna Annie Porter, Neo Passion, Lester Garrett Anna Heltz, Chris Heltz Head Usher David Mammano Mark Shea John O Brien Norm Ainsworth Ushers / Greeters (3) Andy Hart, Pat Bolger, Mike Manikowski Dan Weigert, Bob Kolb, Dennis O Dea David O Hare, Adline Nwugwo, Charles Nwugwo Sante DiCarlo, John Butler Note: If unable to serve, please find a substitute. Take the time to sign-in in the Sacristy before Mass. If interested in serving as liturgical minister during the weekend Masses, please give the coordinators a call. See list of ministries on page 5 for contact information. Thank you for serving.

3 Page 3 Connect the dots of faith. March 31 - April 1, 2018 Prayer Intentions Please include any of these intentions at your daily 3 PM prayer: For prayerful discernment process as we evaluate our faith formation, sacramental preparation program, For families seeking to fit in Sunday Mass and parish life in their weekly schedule, For our teens who are to be Confirmed, For parents and grandparents who seek to give credible witness of the Catholic faith to their children, And for the intentions in our prayer jars. Let us be known by our praying for each other....by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. - Philippians 4:6 Louise Therrien, Don Rimlinger, Robert Erwin, Carol Estes, Virginia Stavale, Kelly Wilting, Virginia Palen, Loretta Carey, Ranne, Felix & Dawn Christopher, Antonio Siciliano, Nancy Stavale, Becky & John Crowley, Josephine Hitzfield, Jerry Murphy, Eugene Serptenelli, Ruth Gorski, Michelle Dennehy, Robert Manzari, Dorothy Ocon, Kathryn Walker, Jim & Kathy Heilmann, Cora Crowley, Ken & Debbie Flerx, Beth Ann Hinog, Mary Louise Mervis, Karen Ford, Christine Palmer, Ann Rossi, Claudia Miller, Judy Hanlon, Alma Suarev, Suzanne Cummings, Ken Weigert, Hillary McGovern, Gail Merklinger, Lois Zuck, Patty Schmitt, Madeline Dankner, Mathew Przepiora, Michael Dragoon, Bennett Hudson, Olivia Marsh, Wes Moore, Bill & Marlene Goodermote, John & Dee Grub, Jaqui Matteson, Bob Przepiora, Gary Ernst, Bud Sherman, Loretta Acquilano, Debbie Demarse, Phyllis Smith, Bill LaMountain, Michael Prairie, Dick Walkley, Rosa Cordaro, Cora Sweet, Maria Kluber, Lori Fisher, Bernice Lonecke, Dominic DiMarco, Frank Acquilano, Mary Ellen Alfred, Ed Wicks, Paul O Brien, Samantha Haldeman, Nancy Miller, Thomas Beatson, and Joseph Felice. Divine Mercy Novena & Feast Divine Mercy Novena, from March 30 April 8, 2018: April 1, Sun: 8 AM; April 2 April 7, Mon thru Sat: 9 AM (after the daily morning Mass) Feast of Divine Mercy, April 8, 2 nd Sunday of Easter. 20 minutes before each of the weekend Masses, we invite you to join us in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Rosary and the pamphlets are available. We encourage you to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, if you had not the opportunity during the Lenten season. My Inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. Membership & Parish Life because community life matters PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK Sunday, April 1 - Happy Easter! Monday, April 2 - Anointing of the Sick after all Masses 7pm - Social Ministry - Library Wednesday, April 4 11am - Congregate Lunch - Library 7pm - Baptism Preparation - Library Thursday, April 5 6:30pm - Prayer Shawl - Library Friday, April 6 3pm - Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction - Church 7pm - First Friday Healing Mass - Church Sunday, April 8 8:30am - Knights of Columbus Breakfast - Parish Center 10:30am - Children s Liturgy of the Word 11:45am - Faith Formation 6pm - GLOW - Parish Center Take Your Copy DOR 150th Anniversary Book. To donors to the Building Fund last year and this year, please take your free copy from Kim s Office. Use the donor list to check off your name Parish Photo Directory. For those who have had their photo taken, please get your copy of the directory from Kim s Office. Others who might like to have a copy, you may purchase one for $5. Thank you. Knights of Columbus Breakfast Join the Knights of Columbus at their April 8 Pancake Breakfast after the 8:30 AM Mass. The breakfast is offered every second Sunday of the month. Hospital Visitation Ministry Please notify the Parish Office, , if you have a family member who is in the hospital or nursing home. Due to HIPAA regulations, medical institutions cannot notify us unless the patient requests it. Thank you. Easter Egg Hunt On Sunday, April 29 after the 10:30 AM Mass at the Parish Lawns (weather pending!) Do not forget to bring a basket. Grade 7 and older are invited to help with the younger children.

4 Page 4 Grow in faith, hope and love everyday. March 31 - April 1, 2018 Ongoing Faith Formation because growth in faith matters Avail Yourself of Free Subscription Visit Formed.org and create your free personal or household account using your personal username and password. To do this, please use the Parish Code: 3KRJJK (capitalized). Once you have created your personal account, you will have free access to all resources - movies, e-books, program series, talks, etc. Featured Resource for Easter Reborn. Reborn explores the deeply personal power of Baptism, bringing to light the spiritual reality for parents and godparents and, most importantly, the child being baptized. Rendered with a cinematic beauty that s become the hallmark of the Augustine Institute s film productions, Reborn presents the foundation of the Church s teaching on Baptism, with a step-by-step explanation of the rite itself, including its profound place in Scripture and Tradition. We hope that this series will help you rediscover the power and beauty of this sacrament which introduces us to the Family of God, the Church. As we celebrate the Easter season, in particular, may this series deepen your appreciation for the gift of salvation. Steubenville Youth Conference Saint Patrick s Youth Ministry will accompany high school teenagers to Franciscan University for a Steubenville Youth Conference, themed, REVEALED. The trip will be the weekend of June 29 - July 1. The cost is $207 per student pilgrim plus transportation. We will fundraise a good portion of this cost. This experience will be perfect for Confirmation students as they seek to grow in their understanding of their faith and their relationship with God. Contact Anthony Klosterman thru Youth Service Sundays The youth of our parish serves you! If you have need of assistance with a home or yard project, please know that the next Service Sunday will be on April 22! It is every 4th Sunday of the month. To sign up, please contact Anthony Klosterman through (585) or him through aklosterman@dor.org. Thank you, God, for the gift that is our young people! Nurture your God-given gifts of faith and reason. Notre Dame Weekend Retreat - Women Faith, Hope and Love April 13-15, 2018 The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that The theological virtues are the foundation of Christian moral activity. This year s retreat will focus on building a firm foundation of Faith in which Hope will grow and Love will blossom. Join us as we discover how these three virtues inform and give life to all other virtues. - Catechism, 1813 Contact: Notre Dame Retreat House at (585) Save the Dates! For Following Christ Thursdays, 6:45-8:30 PM April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 26 (Retreat), 31 and June 7 Parishioners who have completed the first of the three series, Discovering Christ, are invited to Following Christ. Graduates of the Christ Life Program are invited to help as member of the Core Team. If any question or to volunteer, please call Joan Oliphant at Social Ministry & Outreach because service matters Community Dinner Our parish serves the Community Dinner at the Presbyterian Church every third Saturday of the month. Next month is April 21. Sign up sheet is at the Welcome Table. Many thanks to all who helped make March's Community Dinner a success: Margie, Thom, Brian and Emerald Rafferty, Vicki Petilli, Ev DeVelder, Joyce Gormel, Joan Ripley, Rich & Martha O'Donnell, Madalyn Heilmann, Angela Fisher, Joan and Jim McMahon, Dave Keebler, Bill, Bob & Joan Muto, Dan Koflanovich, Perri Geiser, Jackie & Dan Lafferty, Betty VanDerwater, McCaffrey Family, John & Marty Becker, Helen Barnes, Diane Bennett, Dulce Gee, and Pat Cargnoni. Please remember that donations of paper goods and personal hygiene products are always welcome. Thank you for your support! Stewardship because generosity matters Thank You To the liturgical ministers who helped at the Holy Week and Easter Vigil liturgies. To the liturgical environment committee for preparing the sacred spaces.

5 Page 5 Pray and live your faith everyday. March 31 - April 1, 2018 Gift of Time Weekend Mass Attendance March 24-25: Total: will be reported next week (2016 Census: 856) Gift of Treasure March 24-25: will be reported next week ( budget: $8,038) Building Fund Campaign - As of March 23: $230,965 (Goal: $220,000) Number of donors: 336 Welcoming Contributions to the Building Fund Spring is in the air? First of our capital projects this year is the updating of the church sign at the main entrance. The village has approved our application for electronic message board. The new sign will be oriented perpendicular to Maple Avenue in order to be readable to motorists. Please note that additional contributions to the Building Fund Campaign are accepted and those made this month will be matched dollar per dollar by a generous parishioner, until we meet our goal. Checks may be paid to St. Patrick s Church, on memo, Building Fund, or you may donate online, visit stpatricksvictor.org. Click on Building Fund on the midsection of the homepage. July - February 2018 Collections Thank you for being generous stewards of God s gifts. Actual Budget Variance Regular Envelopes $ 234,611 $ 225,100 $ 9,511 Loose Plate $ 59,302 $ 61,764 $ (2,462) Electronic (EFT) $ 113,678 $ 110,667 $ 3,011 Holy Days $ 3,356 $ 3,920 $ (564) Christmas $ 14,963 $ 23,000 $ (8,037) Easter $ 612 $ - $ 612 Total $ 426,522 $ 424,451 $ 2, Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) Parish Goal: $110,870 As of March 20, we have raised $100,032 (90.22%). (Did you know that what we fail to raise will be taken out of our parish budget?) With 334 households participating. What is the Annual CMA for? The annual CMA raises funds to support the Catholic Charities, the Diocesan Operations & Support Services, the Ministries of the Pope Francis and Bishop Matano, the formation of Priests, Deacons, Pastoral Leaders and Vocations, the Diocesan-wide Services to Parishes and Institutions, and the Education of Our Youth through Catholic Schools, and Youth programs. How can I give? Donations may be made in cash, check or credit by using the CMA envelopes found on the Welcome Tables. As your financial responsibilities allow you, consider tithing 2% towards the annual CMA campaign. Or, to donate online, please visit Click donate on the CMA informational slide found on the middle of the homepage. Our Parish Ministries: Serving God and Neighbor Call. Ask. Discern. Serve. Adult Faith Formation Group Altar Linen Altar Servers Assisi Ministry Baptism Preparation Team Bereavement Support Group Bible Study Buildings and Grounds Committee Catechists & Aides Cemetery Board Children s Liturgy of the Word Church Cleaners Coffee Hour Team Communion Ministers (EMHC) Community Dinner Cub Scouts Faith Formation Advisory Board Finance Council First Responders at Masses Funeral Brunch Team Funeral Preparation Team Girl Scouts Giving Garden Knights of Columbus Lectors Liturgical Environment Liturgy Committee Men s Group Parish Bakers Parish Christ Life Team Parish Gardens Parish Life Committee Parish Magazine Parish Office Volunteers Pastoral Council Prayer Shawl Ministry Preschool RCIA Team Marriage Preparation Team Money Counters Music Ministry (choirs, cantors, etc.) Sacristans Social Ministry Committee Stewardship Committee Ushers & Greeters Visitation Ministry Welcome Team Women s Group Youth Ministry Sam & Tina Condo / Sue Stehling / Pat Bolger / Marcie Hamilton / Judy & James Miller / Lori Cunliffe / Anne Leitner / Joan Oliphant / Father Edison / Kim Reese / Lynn Foley / Mister Clean / John Shields / Ron Platten / Jean Acquilano / Jim Hood / Fr. Edison / Bob Muto / Kim Reese / Meg CHaides / Jim Budd / Joyce Richards / Dan Lynch / Wayne Brotsch / Duane Pancoast / Diane Gernert / Judy Klein / Ray Barrett / Lynn Kovaleski / Jim Budd / Becky Fountain / Sam Samoriski / Chris Merante / Ev DeVelder / Todd Fleming / Mary Eberl / & Mary Sabin / Kristen Leschhorn / Deacon John Payne / Deacon John Payne / Marge Gawronski / June Frosino / Ena Gill / Joan Muto / Dave O Hare / Sante DiCarlo / Anne Leitner / Perri Geiser / Judy Klein / Anthony Klosterman / Help Keep Our Parish Registry Up-to-Date Parish Soft now enables parishioners to make online updates on their registration information. To do this, please visit our website: On the homepage, see Online Registration (one of the tabs under Life at Saint Pat s. ) Follow the instructions carefully.

6 Let there be light From Death to Resurrection. Both Disciples and Missionaries. (Reflection on Mark 16:1-7) Very early when the sun had risen, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb. They were saying to one another, Who will roll back the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb? The utter newness of the resurrection evaded the understanding of the first disciples. Although Jesus had previously mentioned his rising from the dead to them, it would be their personal encounter and experience of Jesus risen from the dead that would make them understand who Jesus is and how far God is willing to love us by saving us from the clutches of sin and death. Living out our faith: While recognizing the reality of death, acknowledge the even greater reality of new and eternal life in the resurrection of Jesus. On entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were utterly amazed. He said to them, Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Behold the place where they laid him. The Good News of the resurrection can only come from God, and, therefore, the need for its messenger. Jesus is victor over sin and death. Divine life overcomes death. The resurrection renders the tomb empty. Living out our faith: In Baptism, Jesus shares with us his divine life. We do not own his life but we are made stewards or caretakers of it. Live his divine life well everyday. But go and tell his disciples and Peter, He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you. The Good News of the resurrection leads not to paralysis but to movement - so as to share it with others. In other words, to experience and to hear about the resurrection is to share it with others. Disciples grow to become missionaries. Living out our faith: With whom have you shared the Good News of Jesus resurrection? Pray for the discernment needed for sharing the Good News with others. Living the Gift of Divine Life I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. - Galatians 2:20 At the presentation made by Dr. Thomas Carroll on Physician Assisted Suicide last Wednesday, it was good to be reminded, through the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2280, that the life we live is not our own but is the life of God entrusted to us to be its stewards or caretakers. In Baptism, the images of the baptismal candle lit from the Paschal Candle and of the white garment point us to our reception of the divine life. In the Eucharist, God s Word, the Body and Blood of Jesus continue to nurture us with divine food and life. In Confirmation, we are reminded of the gift of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us. May the Easter season remind us and keep us from forgetting this wonderful truth and reality. And may the Easter season be the time for us to be renewed in life and for us to actively live and nurture the gift of divine life. - Father Edison Parish Office & Preschool Information Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM - 4 PM (lunch time: 12:30 PM - 1 PM) Friday: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Parish Office Phone: (585) Parish Office Fax: (585) Faith Formation & Preschool: (585) Stay Connected Parish Website: Follow regular updates through our website. Parish Facebook Pages: St. Patrick s Church / Saint Patrick s Victor Youth Ministry Friend us on Facebook and receive timely updates. Parish Youtube Channel: St Patricks of Victor NY Subscribe and watch uploaded videos. Parish Magazine: St. Patrick s Take a copy from the Welcome Tables. Our Parish Staff Father Edison Tayag, Pastor fr.edison.tayag@dor.org Deacon John Payne, Deacon john.payne@dor.org Laura Gleeson laura.gleeson@dor.org Coordinator of Parish Visitation Team Anthony Klosterman anthony.klosterman@dor.org Youth and Young Adult Ministry Kristen Leschhorn kristen.leschhorn@dor.org Preschool/Faith Formation Secretary and Bookkeeper Maureen O Connor maureen.oconnor@dor.org Multi-Parish Finance Director Rich O Donnell richard.odonnell@dor.org Parish Bookkeeping Kim Reese kim.reese@dor.org Parish Secretary & Hospitality June Weltzer Frosino june.frosino@dor.org Director of Music Ministry Wayne Sweet wayne.sweet@dor.org Building Maintenance John Butler jmbutler35@gmail.com Cemetery Caretaker Benny Malijan Housekeeping How do I submit a blurb for the bulletin? Please send a blurb by (kim.reese@dor.org). Keep the blurb concise. Since we normally submit the bulletin for printing on Tuesday mornings, there is greater chance for your blurb making it in the bulletin if you submit it to us early Monday morning. Thank you. And the March-April winners are... 4:30 PM Mass: David Lanzillo 8:30 AM Mass: Patty Hall 10:30 AM Mass: Colin Pierce 5 PM Mass: Cynthia Barron Please use the designated parking space closest to church, during the indicated mass times, for the month of March and April. We had to put the raffle on hold during the past months because of the snow. May God continue to bless your journey to Easter!