Saint Lawrence Church. What s Inside!

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1 Pentecost Sunday June 4, 2017 Saint Lawrence Church 1000 North Greece Road Rochester, NY What s Inside! Faith Forma on p.7-8 Men s Conference p.3 What s Now This Week s Events p.5 What s Next p.6 Stewardship Weekly Collec on p.4 Parish Staff p. 5 This Week s Prayer p. 2 Parish Informa on p. 2 School Newsle er p.9-10 Come Holy Spirit We are a Stewardship Parish commi ed to giving our me, talent, and resources for others!

2 THIS WEEK S PRAYER Monday, June 5 Tb 1:3; 2:1b-8/Ps 112:1b-2, 3b-6/Mk 12:1-12 St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr 8:30 a. m. Facundo Aponte by Carmelina Iorio and Josephine Silivestro 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. 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 Tuesday, June 6 Tb 2:9-14/Ps 112:1-2, 7-9/Mk 12:13-17 St. Norbert, Bishop 8:30 a. m. Bernice and Warren LaVigne by their family Wednesday, June 7 Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a/Ps 25:2-5ab, 6, 7bc-9/ Mk 12: :30 a. m. Aleyamma Joseph by Mrs. Jessy John Thursday, June 8 Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a/Ps 128:1-5/ Mk 12: :30 a. m. Stella Faith by Mommy, Daddy, Jack, Luke and Jude Friday, June 9 Tb 11:5-17/Ps 146:1b-2, 6c-10/Mk 12:35-37 St. Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church 8:30 a.m. Rosemary Voelkl by Danny and Mary Reisinger Saturday, June 10 Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20/Tb 13:2, 6efgh-8/Mk 12:38-44 BVM Sunday, June 11 This week, we light the Sanctuary Lamp for The Inten ons of: The deceased members of the Baker Family At the Request of Marjorie Baker The Most Holy Trinity Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/Dn 3:52-56/2 Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3: :00 p.m. The deceased members of the Ziegler Family by Greece Central Friends 8:00 a.m. For Saint Lawrence Parishioners 9:30 a. m. Richard M. Alexander by his wife, Shirley and family 11:00 a.m. Edvige and Italo Palman by Ferro and D E orre and Families 2

3 All St Lawrence men are cordially invited to a end the upcoming 3rd annual Catholic Men's Conference on October 14th at St. Jude's church. This event promises to inspire you and to strengthen your faith. Please invite a friend! If you have any other ques ons, please contact Jim Radford at or

4 STEWARDSHIP Our time, talent and treasure Office of the Bishop 1150 Buffalo Road Rochester, New York The Reverend Father Lee Chase St. Lawrence Church 1000 North Greece Road Rochester, New York May 23, 2017 Reverend and dear Father Chase and devoted Parishioners: I write to express my most sincere gra tude to you and your dedicated parishioners for exceeding your assigned goal in commitments for the 2016/2017 Catholic Ministries Appeal. Your generous support of the Appeal allows countless ordained and lay ministers to nurture the faith and to enrich the minds, hearts, and souls of thousands of women, men, and children across the Diocese of Rochester. Raised in Christ was chosen as the theme of our Catholic Ministries Appeal because it calls to mind the many extraordinary ways Our Savior raises us to new life with His merciful, unending love, and how, in turn, each of us is called to do the same for our sisters and brothers in Christ. By praying, working, and sacrificing together, we are building up the Body of Christ and strengthening the faith life of our people into the future across the Diocese of Rochester. I pray that the Lord will con nue to bless your parish family and I ask for a memento in your prayers in order that I may be a Good Shepherd to all entrusted to my pastoral care. Invoking the intercession of our Patron, Saint John Fisher, I remain, with an assurance of my prayers, Devotedly yours in Christ, Salvatore R. Matano The Missale e covers will be changed on Friday, June 9th at 1:00 p.m. We would welcome any addi onal help. If you would like to volunteer feel free to simply join us at the church at that me. Thank You! The Faith Forma on office is seeking volunteers for instructors and aides for Religious Ed in the summer session. Volunteers are also needed for Confirma on prepara on. Faith Forma on Office Debbie Cichelli: dcichelli@dor.org Jamie O Mara: jomara@dor.org See pages 7-8 of the bulle n for more details. A endance for May 28, 2017 (Our Church seats 1,150 people) 4:00 p. m :00 a. m :30 a. m :00 a. m Total A endance The collec on totals for the weekend of May 27-28th will be available in next week s bulle n. The Most Reverend Salvatore R. Matano Bishop of Rochester 4

5 WHAT S NOW This Week At St. Lawrence Church Monday, June 5 Eucharis c Adora on - Church 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Faithful Voices Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 6 Camerata Prac ce - Church Camerata Prac ce - Church Men s Prayer Group - Deacon Hall Wednesday, June 7 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Keeping In Touch Mee ng - Deacon Hall 9:30 a.m. Hands for Comfort - Deacon Hall 10:00 a.m. Spirit Singers - Church 6:00 p.m. Faith in Ac on Mee ng - Deacon Hall 6:00 p.m. Song Prayers - Church 7:15 p. m. Thursday, June 8 School Band Concert - Deacon Hall Friday, June 9 Missale es being changed - Church School Field Day Saturday, June 10 Sunday, June 11 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 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 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 Administra ve Staff Wendy Speciale Office Manager, x. 201 Linda DeMarco Office Assistant, x. 203 Bob Gray, Jim Grotke Maintenance, x. 201 Week II Monday June 5,, 2017 First Monday of the Month Adoration at St. Lawrence Church 9am 6pm Marriage Banns Courtney Dunn and Ryan Schultz 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 ATTENTION The rectory Office will close at noon on Friday beginning on June 2nd, through September 1st. Upcoming Parish events and courtesy announcements St. Lawrence Youth Ministry LOOK What s Happening in June Hands For Comfort Wednesday, June 7 Deacon Hall Room 4 10 Noon This group meets the first Wednesday of each month. SAVE the DATE: Leadership Training for 8 th -12 th graders Wednesday-Thursday, June 28 th /29 th at Holy Cross Parish. Please consider a ending this training as it s a great opportunity for your job, NHS and college resumes!! Also we will have a team playing KICKBALL this summer so please sign up to play with your friends. Youth Ministry Office Sisters of Mercy Holy Cross Church Fes val with food truck rodeo, beer/wine garden, casino tent, live music and more! 1st Annual Father Wheeland 5K At Holy Cross Church Fes val Saturday Night July 29, 2017 We are preparing to celebrate the 160 th anniversary of our founda on and ministry in the Diocese of Rochester and our first event will be a Liturgy of Thanksgiving at St. Mary s Church in downtown Rochester on June 11 at 10:30am with Bishop Matano presiding and Bishop Clark concelebra ng. A recep on and Mercy ministry display will follow in the garden and in the Dugan Center. All are invited to celebrate with us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Save the date and join the Sisters of Mercy for a Day of Ministry on Saturday October 7th beginning at 9:30am in our Mercy Center Chapel, 1437 Blossom Road, Rochester Let s Celebrate 160 years of Mercy community, spirituality and service to those who are poor, sick and uneducated in the Diocese of Rochester! Sisters of Mercy celebra ng 160 years in the Diocese of Rochester Touching, Shaping, Changing Lives Where: Holy Cross Church 4492 Lake Avenue Rochester, NY Entry Fees: Pre-registra on, postmarked by July 26 $27 Age 15 and Under Runners: $22 Family (Pre-Registra on- all parents/children) $52 A er July 26 and through Race Day: $32 High school X-Country/Track Team Rates: Call the Parish Office at Start Time: Race starts at 5:00 p.m. Race day registra on and number pick-up from 3:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. in registra on tent (upper school parking lot). Awards and prizes given out immediately following the race at the prize tent. Race Packet (All 5K Registered Runners) * Race T-shirt (first 300 registered runners) * Plas c Mug (good for first beer, pop, or wine at the Fes val) * $5.00 Fes val Food Voucher Awards: 1st Place Male/Female Overall Top 3 in each age group (Male/Female 15 and under, 16-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46-55, 56-65, 66+) See Holy Cross bulle n for registra on form

7 FAITH DEVELOPMENT Catholic Education and Life-long Faith Formation Catechist Strawberry Shortcake Social Calling All Interested Adults & High School Students To Gather Together! Monday, June 12th 6:30 8:00 PM Deacon Hall WE NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE TEACHERS and AIDES Summer Religion Grades 1-7 July 24 August 4 Learn More About Being A Catechist Come Enjoy Some Strawberry Shortcake! Share in Fellowship With Other Catechists Monday Friday 8:00 11:00 AM Discover the Exciting Opportunities for You to be a Catechist in this School Year! Volunteer for ONE or TWO Weeks Tear here and return to the Faith Formation Office. Questions: YES, I would like to attend this Catechist Gathering! Name Please Contact Us Today! Faith Formation Office Debbie Cichelli: dcichelli@dor.org Jamie O Mara: jomara@dor.org Phone Number 7

8 The Sacrament of Confirmation Empowered by the Holy Spirit Registration For Confirmation Candidates YEAR l & YEAR 2 Students in Grade 8 and Higher (As of September 2017) Classes Begin October 2017 All interested Candidates Beginning Year 1 or Year 2, along with a parent, must attend either one of the Information Meetings noted below. Please come to DEACON HALL to register and learn about the preparation process for the year ahead. Sunday, June 4th 12:00 12:30 PM OR Wednesday, September 20th 7:00 7:30 PM. Kindly understand that the Preparation & Instruction Fee will be due upon Registration. (The Church is happy to support any family in financial need. No family is ever turned away.) Public School Students: $ per Student (per year) $75.00 per Student (per year for each additional sibling) Catholic School Students: NO FEE Required for Year I ***(The vast majority of the curriculum requirements are met in using their Catholic School Religion Textbooks, therefore, these students will not need to attend the majority of Confirmation Sessions for Year I.) $50.00 per Student for Year II($25.00 for each additional sibling) (No family is ever turned away for inability to pay.) Volunteer for ONE or MULTIPLE Class Sessions! Youth Ministry Office: dgray@dor.org Faith Formation Office: dcichelli@dor.org OR jomara@dor.org 8

9 ST. LAWRENCE SCHOOL His Banner Over Us Is Love Dear St. Lawrence School Families, St. Lawrence School s 2017 Talent Show last Thursday was a huge success! Our performers had such a wonderful me, and it was so magnificent to watch these students share their talents with our school community. I would like to thank Ms. McLaren and Ms. Ba aglia for all of their work to organize and run this exci ng event. I would also like to thank all of the parents who helped to make this show run so smoothly. Congratula ons to all of our talent show performers! The fi h graders had an amazing me on their Camp Stella Maris trip last week! These students shared in so many posi ve experiences that I know they will always remember. I especially enjoyed watching them conquer their fears as they par cipated in the pole climbing and zip line challenge, and I was so impressed with their crea ve acts that they prepared and performed during the karaoke compe on. I would like to thank our Camp Stella Maris chair, Ms. Morales for organizing and running this event, as well as all of her parent volunteers who helped throughout the day. I also want to thank Ms. Cilano and Mr. Itri for their constant presence and support at the camp. Finally, thank you to all of the parents for a ending this trip and helping to make this a posi ve and successful experience for our fi h graders. As we approach the end of the school year, we are looking for feedback regarding your child s experience at St. Lawrence School. We are asking all families to complete a brief online survey about the school year. You can access this survey at h ps:// The password to log in is survey2017. All surveys must be completed by Friday, June 2nd. If you have any ques ons, please feel free to contact our school office. Thank you for taking the me to complete this survey! This week, our students are par cipa ng in I-Ready Tes ng. These are online assessments that help our teachers assess student progress in ELA and math. Each of these tests takes approximately two class periods to complete. There is one ELA test this week and one math test next week. These tests are not in any way factored into your child s report card grade. There will be no morning Accelerated Reader in the Learning Center this week or next week so the computers can be used for these assessments. If you have any ques ons, please feel free to contact your child s teacher. This month nineteen of our second grade students celebrated their First Holy Communion. We are all so excited for them to have the opportunity to receive the Eucharist together as a class during our Ascension Thursday mass this week. Our second grade families will be having a small celebra on in the second grade classroom to honor these students immediately following this mass on Thursday. On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students of St. Lawrence School, I would like to congratulate these second graders and their families! I hope that you all have a pleasant week and a relaxing and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend. As always, thank you for all that you do for our students. God Bless, Frank Arvizzigno Principal 9

10 Please Note: Faculty & Staff Apprecia on Day 6/6 Walkathon Wednesday 6/7 Volunteer Blessing 7:50 am 6/8 Band Concert 1pm, 7pm 6/8 June Birthday Pizza Lunch 6/8 Field Day 6/9 Catholic Schools Day at Fron er Field 6/11 Last Day for Hot Lunch 6/16 5th Grade Gradua on 6:30pm 6/20 6th Grade Gradua on 6:30pm 6/21 Last Day of School!! 11am Dismissal 6/21 Sea Breeze Day 6/23 Today s Envelope includes: Sea Breeze Day Flyer Volunteer Blessing Flyer Rochester Rhinos Day Flyer St. Pius Banking Informa on Reminders Faculty & Staff Apprecia on Day will take place on June 6th. There will be a prayer service at 10am. All parents are welcome to join us. The following is a special thank you note sent by St. Peter s Kitchen. Dear St. Lawrence Students and Families, Thank you so much on behalf of all the guests at St. Peter s Kitchen. With the heat of summer already se ng in, it has been a blessing to be refreshed by lemonades, iced teas, and fruit punches alongside the wholesome lunches. Your generosity truly adds that extra special detail to the meals here and will last us well through the summer! Thanks Again, St. Pete Camp Stella Maris 10 Congratulations to our 2nd graders who made their First Holy Communion