Saint Lawrence Church

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1 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 5, 2015 Saint Lawrence Church 1000 North Greece Road Rochester, NY What s Inside! July Brings A New New Year Musings p. 3 Faith Development Ministry St. Lawrence School p. 8-9 Youth Ministry p.10 This Week s Prayer p. 2 Stewardship p. 4 What s Now This Week s Events p.5 Parish Informa&on p.2 Parish Staff p.5 What s Next Upcoming Events p.6 The poor are the real treasures of the Church, by the inestimable gift of their faith and because they convert our alms into imperishable treasure for us.

2 THIS WEEK S PRAYER Parish Information Mass Schedule Saturday Sunday 4:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. Holy Days of Obliga on 8:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Confessions Saturday 3:00 p.m. Monday, July 6 Gen 28:10-22a/Mk 6:1-6a St. Maria Gore, Virgin and Martyr 8:30 a.m. Domenica and Angelo Mario Maiola by Maria and family Tuesday, July 7 Gen 32:23-33/Mk 9: :30 a.m. Mary Julian by Marlene and Jim Kehoe Wednesday, July 8 Gen 41:55-57, 42:5-7a,17-24a/ Mk 10:1-7 8:30 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Przybycien by Florence Przybycien Thursday, July 9 Gen 44:18-21,23b-29;45:1-5/ St. Augus ne Zhao Rong, Mk 10:7-15 Priest, and companion, martyrs 8:30 a.m. Julia and Antonia Derrigo by Nikki, Mary and Tony Friday, July 10 Gen 46:1-7, 28-30/Mk 10: :30 a.m. Rita Reding by Doris Mar na Anointing of the Sick Please call us if you or a family member wish to be anointed. Saturday, July 11 St. Benedict, Abbot Gen 49:29-32,50:15-26a/ Mk10:24-33 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 This week, we light the Sanctuary Lamp for Joseph A. Cropo, Jr. at the request of Mrs. Carol and Quen n Cropo Sunday, July 12 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Am 7:12-15/Eph 1:3-14/Mk p.m. (Sat) Andrew Wuest by Ron and Laura Amick 8:00 a.m. John and Catherine Starczek by Doug, Barb, Stacy, and Jennifer Garrison 9:30 a.m. Robert Hall by Dick and Sandy Hill 11:00 a.m. For all St. Lawrence Parishioners 2

3 MUSINGS By Father Lee Chase July Brings A New New Year This past Monday, I began another step in my life: I became the pastor of St. Lawrence Church. I arrived here for priestly work on December 2, 2012 as the Parochial Vicar. On April 26, 2014 I began life as the Parochial Administrator of the parish following Father Frank Falle a s re rement. And now, Bishop Matano has appointed me the pastor. It s a small club. I follow three priests: Fr. Edward Shamon, Fr. John Murphy and Fr. Frank Falle a. Please pray for me in this enterprise. We ve come to know each other over the last few years. I am privileged to be here and to serve you. So the beginning of July brings some changes to our parish life. In addi on to this new assignment, we have a new look to the bulle n. Many of you have told me how much you enjoy the Musings ar cle we publish every weekend. I enjoy wri ng it. I think communica on is one of the most important things that we, as the Church, do. The Gospel is not just a novel or work of literature that people read. The Gospel is first and foremost the Good News proclaimed. We proclaim it with our lives, our ac ons, our a tudes, our words. The Gospel is communica on. The Gospel is first and foremost the Good News proclaimed. As it is communica on, I am asking that we all take care in how we communicate in the parish. We need to be good in this endeavor. We need to be honest and transparent. We need to choose our words carefully. We need to make sure that our communica on builds up the Chris an community. We need to make sure that our words are always about the work of the Kingdom. At the beginning of crea on, God spoke and things came to be. The power of words can never be underes mated. At the beginning of crea on, God spoke and things came to be. Our bulle n will now have more of a magazine look. Our goal is to make the overall appearance of this bulle n more contemporary, more serious, and more enjoyable. Some mes, bulle ns can be overtaken by announcements and adver sements. Those are important. Let s not make the mistake that they re not. The announcements let us know what s going on. You ll now find those announcements on the page(s) called What s Now. And the individuals and companies who adver se in our bulle n make the publica on possible. And so I hope you ll take the me to look over those ads and see if there s someone who can help you or a business that can serve you. On Page 5 of the bulle n, you ll find the list of the Parish Staff. You ll no ce that I ve changed the way we categorize our staff. Working very closely with me is our Finance Director Bruce Watson, our Business Manager Tina McAuliffe, and our school principal Frank Arvizzigno. The four of us meet on a very regular basis and form a collabora ve execu ve leadership team. By bringing together the pastoral, financial and educa onal needs of the community - the goal of a singular vision and united community becomes easier to achieve. As pastor of the parish, I convene the mee ngs and establish the agenda. I m confident enough to speak for the others in saying that this collabora ve effort has already produced good things. Isn t there an old saying about more heads are be er than one? Seeking a collec ve wisdom from such gi ed people has really been a joy for me. It s a good thing. You ll also see on page 2 the Mass Inten ons for the coming week, the Scriptural readings for the coming week, and the name(s) of those for whom we light the sanctuary lamp. You ll find this informa on under the heading This Week s Prayer. While the Mass Inten on is always the inten on of the priestpresider of the Mass, we invite you to pray for those individuals as well. Once again, a note on the inten ons: all of the Mass inten ons for the scheduled Masses of 2015 have been filled. In October, we will open up the 2016 calendar and we will let you know well in advance of that date. If you wish, you can make a dona on to our St. Lawrence Church Memorial Society in memory of someone. Twice a year from now on, we will celebrate two Masses for all of the people enrolled in the society. In the sec on en tled Faith Development of the bulle n, you ll see the Principal s newsle er from the school that is sent the week before to all of the school families. So many of you have remarked how much you enjoy seeing that newsle er. We ll be adding to that with news and events from Faith Forma on, Youth Ministry, RCIA, Adult Educa on, Adult Bible Study - all the various areas of Faith Development. On the Stewardship page, we ll publish the collec on informa on, the update on the Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA), the Mass a endance figures as well as a quote or two from Pope Francis or others on what stewardship is and how important it is to our lives. That sec on of the bulle n will also expand over me to include opportuni es for volunteering and ways you can contribute to our wider community. As an example of this, the fine efforts of our Human Development Commi ee will be highlighted here. So enjoy the bulle n and enjoy the rest of your month. July 1st is like a new New Year s Day. It brings summer, a new pastor, a new bulle n look, and a new chance to renew our faith in God. Thanks for being the community a priest wants to be pastor of. 3

4 STEWARDSHIP Our time, talent and treasure Weekly Stewardship June 28, 2015 Collec on Amount Weekly Surplus Received Budget (Shor all) Sunday Collec on $14,960 $15,451 ($491) General Maintenance $781 $1,412 ($631) School Support $100 A endance for June 27 and 28, 2015 (Our Church seats 1,150 people) 4:00 p.m :00 a.m :30 a.m :00 a.m Total A endance - 1,573 Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) Parish Goal: $167,986 Pledged: $146,616 Paid to Date: $146,396 (87.28%) June Collec ons: $22, The 2015 CMA is now completed. We thank all of you who par cipated from our parish in making this a banner year, the best CMA year for the last five! Thank you so much! Let us protect Christ in our lives, so that we can protect others, so that we can protect creation. 19 March

5 WHAT S NOW This Week At St. Lawrence Church Monday, July 6 Eucharis c Adora on - Church Faithful Voices Choir Rehearsal - Church Tuesday, July 7 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Camerata Choir Rehearsal - Church 2 p.m. Adult Confirma on Class - Deacon Hall, Room 2 5:15 p.m. Camerata Choir Rehearsal - Church 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 Song Prayers Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:15 p.m. Marriage Banns Bridget Wegman and Michael Redmond Kimberly Fusilli and Thomas Fisher We Welcome Through Baptism Nolan Roger Boyle Carter Marshall Cammilleri Jacob Mason Estes Nathan Robert Fella Margaret Rose Filbrich Giavanna Marie Finochio Sophie Joan Forgione John David Athanasius Griffen Callan Richard Hart Olivia Harper Hendrix Nina Francesca Marino Gabriela Kazimiera Mikiciuk Lucas Ryan Owen Whitney Rose Philipp Cameron Joseph Radley Clare Vinelda Schulz McCarthy Michael Smith Almanza Khiosida Stor 5 Parish Staff Execu ve 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, Pastoral Ministry Rev. Sco B. 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 Administra ve 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, Donna Gray Youth Ministry/CYO, Debbie Cichelli Office Assistant, Music Ministry M. Virginia Pierce Music Director 4 p.m. Mass Choir, Susan Judkins 9:30 a.m. Mass Choir Young People s Choir, Mary Kay Huber Young People s Choir, Steve Amico 11:00 a.m. Mass Choir,

6 WHAT S NEXT Upcoming Parish events and courtesy announcements From our Neighbor St Lawrence Boy Scout Troop 277 Can and Bo le Drive Saturday July 18 Sunday, July 19 St. Lawrence Church and School Parking Lot Drop off your bo les and cans to support Boy Scout Troop 277 and the Breast Cancer Coali on of Rochester! 50% of proceeds will be donated to the Breast Cancer Coali on of Rochester (h p:// which provides Advocacy, Support, Educa on and Research for those diagnosed with breast cancer. All dona ons remain local! St. John's 150th Anniversary Commi ee is pu ng together a history of our church. We are reaching out to anyone that may have informa on or photos. Someone from our commi ee would be pleased to visit and collect any memories and take digital photos of anything people may believe would be of interest. This booklet will contain our history, photos of our pastors and priests, many teachers, nuns, staff, class photos. and parish ac vi es held during our 150th year in celebra on. We an cipate the booklets will be available late 2015 or early Contact Bill Smith with any informa on you may have at We are looking for the following : Photos of 1865 church being built Photos of 1865 church with stain glass window (would be meframe or later) Interior photos of old church Photo of new convent where carwash now sits Photo of sheds behind original rectory Any informa on of when our second stand alone convent was built and photos, (this convent was next to school building) Class Gradua on or group sacramental photos The remaining 50% will support your local Scout Troop and will be used towards a new Troop equipment trailer and to defer the cost of campouts and other educa onal trips for our Scouts. 6

7 Trooper Andrew J. Sperr ST LAWRENCE CHURCH DEACON HALL SATURDAY, JULY 25, :00 AM 3:00 PM Hosted by Friends of AJ, St Lawrence & Troop E NYS Police CALL RED CROSS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT! Walk-Ins are Welcome! Double Red Cell Donation available at this drive! Please Bring ID!!! If you donated on or before MAY 30, you will be eligible to donate. 7

8 FAITH DEVELOPMENT Catholic Education and Life-long Faith Formation ST. LAWRENCE SCHOOL Dear St. Lawrence School Community, The students had such a great me during our Field Day on Friday! Thank you to our Field Day Commi ee for all of the planning that they did in order to make this event so successful! A special thank you to all of the parents who volunteered their me to lead various events, supervise students, cook and serve food, and par cipate in our Adults Versus Students Kickball game. You truly made this a memorable experience for our students! I truly want to thank Ms. Toscano for all of the me and hard work that she put into organizing, se ng up, and running this year s Field Day. The students, faculty, staff, and parents who a ended had so much fun, and it was an unforge able day for everyone at St. Lawrence School! Our closing prayer service was this morning a er mass in the church. It was so wonderful to see the sixth graders pass the torch to the fi h graders as part of this breath taking candle ligh ng ceremony. I want to thank Ms. Lathrop, Ms. Noce, and Ms. Morales for preparing the students for this beau ful service. I also want to thank Deacon David for blessing the students and being a part of this important event. St. Lawrence School s new website will be going live this summer. I have previewed the new site mul ple mes, and am extremely excited for everyone to begin using it! This beau ful, new website is so much easier to navigate and will be a breath of fresh air for everyone who has struggled with the current site. As soon as the new website is completed, you will be able to view it at the same web address: On July 10 th, I will be mailing all families registered for the upcoming school year a list of the school year teachers, an updated copy of the school uniform policy, and a er school care registra on informa on. Please don t forget to look for this important informa on in your mailbox this summer. Our Meet and Greet for Grades K-6 for the school year will be on Thursday, September 3 rd from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. This will be a me for your child to meet his or her teacher and visit the classroom for the first me. Parents are encouraged to a end. If your child is entering Kindergarten, we will be having our Kindergarten Orienta on on Thursday, August 27 th. More informa on about these events will be sent out during the summer. As some of you may already know, Ms. Schmidt has chosen to re re this year a er teaching first grade for 22 years. She has been a vital part of our St. Lawrence School Family, and we will all miss her dearly! Ms. Schmidt has touched the lives of so many students over the years, and I want to congratulate her on a successful teaching career. Good luck Ms. Schmidt! May God bless you as you begin this exci ng new chapter in your life! As the school year draws to a close, I want to wish you and your family a peaceful and pleasant summer vaca on. Congratula ons to all of our gradua ng sixth graders and their families! I know that St. Lawrence School has truly prepared you for the challenges that lie ahead! To our new and returning families, I look forward to seeing you all in September revitalized and ready for an exci ng school year! I want to thank everyone for welcoming me into your school community. It has been an amazing year filled with changes, challenges, and triumphs! I truly feel proud to be a part of our St. Lawrence School Family! God Bless, Frank Arvizzigno Principal 8

9 Dear St. Lawrence Families, As I prepare to close my classroom doors for the last -me, aher 22 years of teaching first grade, I am remembering all of the wonderful children and their families that have passed through those doors. I am reflec-ng on the special -mes we have shared and I am feeling blessed to have spent my days teaching. Thank you for the generosity, support, and kindness you have shown over the years. It has been my privilege and an honor to have had a part in the educa-on and growth of your children. It is with mixed emo-ons that I look forward to my re-rement. My first graders have given me a book of re-rement ideas to fill my days! I ll cherish it always! So with those great ideas in mind I m off to new experiences!! Kindergarten Orienta&on Meet & Greet K-6 Thurs. 8/27 Thurs. 9/3 Adirondack Bench Raffle Winner Announced!! Congratula-ons to Mrs. Zaborowski for winning the Cub Scout Adirondack Chair Raffle! God bless you, Pegi Schmidt 9

10 FAITH DEVELOPMENT Catholic Education and Life-long Faith Formation For more informa on call Donna Gray at or Jamie O Mara at