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2 SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul; the decree of the Lord is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple. The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, all of them just. Psalm 19 Dear Parishioners and Friends, In the mailing that was sent to all registered parishioners last week, we received a letter from Bishop Matano asking for support of this year s Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA). Along with a video that will be shared this weekend, we now begin the annual process of requesting funds to provide for the essential operating support of diocesan programs and support services to both St. Rita parish and thousands of people throughout the twelve counties that comprise our Diocese. A successful Catholic Ministries Appeal is vital to the continued health of our Diocesan mission and that of our local Church. As our parishes within the Diocese strive to work together for a common cause, we act as the Body of Christ. Together we can and we do make a difference. I am asking that every family in our parish please join me in support of the Catholic Ministries Appeal. Your support of this appeal ensures that our schools, faith formation, and sacramental programs remain vital sources of learning and support for the young people who will one day lead our Church. It ensures that the needs of the sick, the troubled and elderly are met by the various offices of Catholic Charities. It ensures essential training for all those who are called to ministry within our Diocese and gives support to our seminarians who will become, by God's grace, good and holy future priests. Our combined support ensures that our church remains a vital, faith driven community. If you did not receive a mailing from the Diocese, information and donation envelopes are available in the back of Church. You can also go on-line to where you can make your gift by credit card if you like. There is a link to the moving CMA video which you can also view online. Please be sure to indicate St. Rita Church #327 as your church. Thank you all for what you ve done to help make St. Rita Parish a vibrant faith community. You are most appreciated! May God bless you! Fr. Gonyo * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CYO BASKETBALL REGISTRATION Registration will be held IN-PERSON NEXT Sunday, October 7 2:00-3:00pm in the Parish Center St. Rita's CYO Basketball program is open to boys in grades 3-12 and girls in grades 3-6. Priority placement goes to St. Rita and parishioners and students who attend St. Rita School. Space is limited. For more information, please go to our website at If you can t make it - registration forms may be picked up at the Parish Office beginning Tuesday, October 9 through Thursday, October 18 IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN COACHING please contact Elizabeth at x 14 or Elizabeth.Kwiatkowski@dor.org In honor of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Patron Saint of Animals Fr. Gonyo will hold a PET BLESSING NEXT Saturday, October 6 at 1:00pm Rain or Shine! Meet in the front of the School in the loop (in case of rain meet in the Gym) All pets are welcome! Please have pets on leashes or in crates if needed

3 EUCHARIST INTENTIONS Among the intentions for those who gather for the Eucharist this week will be MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, :15AM THE INTENTION OF MARC STECHSCHLTE - Lise Farnand TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, :15AM THE BECK FAMILY Bonnie Heddon WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, :15AM SHIRLEY COWETTE - Family 9:15AM ST. RITA SCHOOL LITURGY - All are Welcome! RUTH YAEGER - St. Rita School Family THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, :15AM KIM O BRIEN The Nagel Famlies FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, :15AM NO MASS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, :00PM SHIRL MINTZ Joan Pinkney SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, :30AM MYRTLE VALLONE John & Phyllis Vallone 9:00AM CYNTHIA LAWTON Dave & Anne Fabrizi 10:30AM PETER DIGIORGIO Wife & Kids * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This week our Tabernacle Light will burn in loving memory of Mary Affronti Wedding Banns I - Danielle Petote & Raymond Schlegel ST. RITA SCHOOL 34 th ANNUAL CRAFT SALE Saturday, October 13 from 9:00am 3:15pm Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping with arts and crafts from over 100 vendors, at our 34 th Annual St. Rita School CRAFT SALE. There will be a wide variety of crafters as well as delicious food and raffles throughout the day. As always, FREE admission and FREE parking. For information about the day please call the school office at ST. RITA SCHOOL Spirit of Learning Corner Here's What's Happening... + Ask any student from St. Rita School s Third through Fifth Grade classes to identify the seven continents on a blank map and you will find that each student can do this. Our older students are also able to identify the oceans, seas, deserts, and mountain ranges. St. Rita School runs a program called Passport Club for all students in 3rd - 5th grades. On the last Wednesday of each month, students must identify the assigned countries or landmarks on a blank map. Mrs. Sutley, our Fourth and Fifth Grades Social Studies teacher, has run this program for several years. Many alumni find they have an advantage when they enter Middle School due to their mapping skills from Passport. + We want your Box Tops! You may not even notice them on many everyday products, but St. Rita School was able to raise hundreds of dollars from our Box Tops for Education collection. Box Tops cut outs can be dropped off at school or, even more convenient for parishioners, there is a collection box in the greeting area in church. Clip them for St. Rita School! + Saturday, September 29 th was a day of food, fundraising, and fun for St. Rita School students, families, faculty and staff. The morning started off with our 32 nd Annual Marathon. Students and families walked laps around North Ponds Park to raise money for their school. These hard-working God-drops were rewarded with hotdogs, hot chocolate, and ice-cream. Later that evening many families took advantage of the Sticky Lips BBQ Fundraiser that was held from 4:00-7:00 in the Sr. Katherine Ann Circle. This first time drivethrough fundraiser was a big success! Thank you for continuing to support St. Rita School throughout the years! Why do You Love SRS? "I love St. Rita because of its friendly, welcoming atmosphere. It is a place where we all genuinely care about one another. We are a family!" Mrs. Sutley 5th Grade Teacher * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FIRST RECONCILIATION PARENT MEETING This Wednesday, October 3 at 6:30pm in Church Parents of children who are enrolled in this program need to attend this parent meeting. You may register online (select Sacraments). If you have any questions, please contact Anita Wagner at or anita.wagner@dor.org

4 PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 SUNDAY 9/30 8:30-11:00am 5:30pm Breakfast in the Parish Center Gym Christ Life Dinner and Program Gym MONDAY 10/1 4:30-5:45pm FAITH FORMATION CLASSES 6:15-7:30pm FAITH FORMATION CLASSES 7:00pm Parish Pastoral Council Rm 1 TUESDAY 10/2 10:30-Noon Prayer Shawl Group Parish Office WEDNESDAY 10/3 8:45am Pray the Rosary Rm 1 8:45am Reconciliation Available in Church 6:30pm First Reconciliation Parent Meeting Church 7:00pm Meet & Greet with June Frosino Rm 3 7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Rm 3 THURSDAY 10/4 9:00-10:00pm SATURDAY 10/6 8:15-8:45am 1:00pm 3:30-4:30pm SUNDAY 10/7 8:30-11:00am 2:00-3:00pm 5:30pm Men s Basketball Gym Pray the Rosary Church PET BLESSING School Loop Reconciliation Available in Church Breakfast in the Parish Center Gym CYO REGISTRATION Gym Christ Life Dinner and Program Gym PARISH SUPPORT For the Weekend of September 22 & 23 Total Budget Variance $13,334 $13,247 + $ 87 Year to Date Year to Date Budget Variance $180,085 $181,904 - $ 1,819 (Our fiscal year is 7/1/18 6/30/19) THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! We all grow spiritually when we share. ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULED NEXT Weekend ~ October 6 & 7 Saturday, 5:00pm: Makenna & Nora Curry, Brianna Andrews, Daniella Fico Sunday, 7:30am: Lauren & Brennan Quatela, Emmitt & Hunter Wahl Sunday, 9:00am: Regan Daley, Olivia Mabe, Grace & Nora Chichester Sunday, 10:30am: Michael Piersall, Nathan Chamberlain, Liam Clark, Gabrielle Thompson We welcome the newest members of our parish family who were baptized this weekend: Parker Andrew Shetterly Carter Aaron Youngman BIBLE READINGS: 30 Sun 26 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Nm 11:25-29 Ps 19:8,10,12-14 Jas 5:1-6 Mk 9:38-43,45, Mon St. Therese of the Child Jesus Jb 1:6-22 Ps 17:1-3,6-7 Lk 9: Tues The Holy Guardian Angels Jb 3:1-3, Ps 88:2-8 Mt 18:1-5,10 3 Wed Jb 9:1-12,14-16 Ps 88:10-15 Lk 9: Thu St. Francis of Assisi Jb 19:21-27 Ps 27:7-9, Lk 10: Fri Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos Jb 38:1,12-21; 40:3-5 Ps 139:1-3,7-10,13-14 Lk 10; Sat St. Bruno; Bl. Marie Rose Durocher Jb 42:1-3,5-6,12-17 Ps 119:66,71,75,91,125,130 Lk 10: Sun 27 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gn 2:18-24 Ps 128:1-6 Heb 2:9-11 Mk 10:2-16 CARE FOR GOD S HOUSE: Week of September 30 LINENS: Week of October 7 Parish Staff Ruth Wensley JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST! All are Welcome each Sunday morning from 8:30-11:00am in the Parish Center for a warm delicious breakfast served with a smile! Order off our full menu offering eggs (anyway), bacon, sausage, pancakes, etc. So sit back and let our Breakfast Club volunteers serve you on Sunday mornings September through May! NEXT SUNDAY (October 7): Team 4 s special is: EGG BAKE served with warm buttered toast and a bottomless cup of coffee. This ministry runs on donations only which are greatly appreciated! BREAKFAST CLUB COOK NEEDED and HELPERS! This is a great ministry for families to do together, teens needing community service, or anyone looking to help out and meet new people just once a month! Teams work one Sunday morning each month through next May 19. If anyone is interested in helping out with cooking or serving please call the Parish Office at and let us know.

5 DID YOU KNOW? We offer a Family Mass on the First Sunday of each month at 9:00am Mass. Join us next Sunday, October 7. Our young people stay in church where the homily will be geared toward them, adults can appreciate this as well! So bring all the kids! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CARE PACKAGES FOR OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS! Many of our college students are heading back to school away or commuting. Your parish community will miss you and are praying for your success! We wish you our very best. If you, as the student, or your parent, your college or home address to the parish office to wstritap@dor.org, we will send you a "care package" from the parish. The date will be a surprise but your care package will find its way from us to you with warm greetings and know we are praying for you! WEEDING ~ HELP NEEDED! If anyone is able to help with weeding around our St. Rita Shrine (in front of the rectory by Maple Drive) please contact Ann Marie Farrrell at Join our PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY We come together each month in prayer and create Prayer Shawls and Lap Blankets. These are given to anyone we hear of who may be facing serious illness, major surgery, or extended treatments or those who are going through hard times in their life medically or emotionally. Father has blessed the shawls and blankets and there is a prayer included as a reminder of our parish s love and support. If you know anyone that could use a prayer shawl please contact Julie at ext. 13. All are welcome to come and create! Please join us on Tuesday, October 2 from 10:30am 12:00 Noon in the Parish Office * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DIOCESAN RESPECT LIFE MASS Saturday, October 6 at 4:30pm Please join Bishop Matano and the faithful from around the Diocese to celebrate the Vigil Mass for Respect Life Sunday, sharing, through our presence, our respect for all human life. Bishop Matano will celebrate Mass at Church of the Holy Spirit (1355 Hatch Rd. Webster) Reception to follow. Questions? Contact Suzanne Stack, Life Issues Coordinator, at x 1304 or suzanne.stack@dor.org. Music Meet and Greet! with June Frosino our new Music Director This Wednesday, October 3 at 7:00pm in Room 3 You are invited to stop in to meet June Frosino our new Director of Music Ministry. Whether you are a veteran musician and/or singer of St. Rita, new to the parish or new to music ministry, you are most welcome! We will gather to enjoy each other s company, share information and fellowship and some goodies. If you are interested, please stay for the Adult Choir Rehearsal, which will start that night at 7:30pm (Regular weekly rehearsals will usually start at 7:00pm). There are so many incredible music opportunities to sing and share your instrumental talent at St. Rita s such as our Adult Choir, Contemporary Choir, Children s Choir and at special services and liturgies throughout the year. WE NEED YOU to be part of this joyful experience so please consider joining us! For more information, or if you have questions about any of our music ministries, please contact June at june.frosino@dor.org or call her at Thank You... HOPE Ministry would like to express gratitude to everyone who participated in our annual garage sale. It was a week filled with fellowship, fun and hard work. This year we had 334 volunteers sign in plus the help of the Thomas football teams and Thomas soccer teams. We prayed together every morning, ate lunch together for 6 days, and priced items that we marveled over. Who knew there were can openers shaped like fish to open tuna cans? There is deep satisfaction from working together as a community. The money we raised will go to help low income people in Webster throughout the year. If you donated items, helped to set up and sell or shopped our event we are most grateful. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FOOD COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND On the first Sunday of each month, parishioners are asked to bring in nonperishable food for the needy in our area. Food donations may be left in the greeting area of Church. Also needed are paper towels, toilet paper, pan spray and condiments. Please remember to bring your nonperishable foods to church with you next weekend. Whatsoever you do for the least of my brothers and sisters, you do for me. says the Lord.

6 Rochester Catholic Men's Conference Saturday October 13 from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Theme: The Eucharist at St. Jude the Apostle Parish 4100 Lyell Road in Rochester The day includes presentations by dynamic speakers, breakfast, lunch, and snack. Cost is $55 - Students $15 Complete Details and REGISTER at: If you have questions you may contact John at jmatina@rochester.rr.com or PARISH HEALTH MINISTRY NEWS! Cold and Flu Season will be here soon! Common flu symptoms usually include high fever, headache, chills, body aches and fatigue. Colds are usually distinguished by a runny or stuffy nose and scratchy throat. In either case, stay home, rest and drink plenty of fluids-water, juice or broth. More importantly, be sure to get your flu shot now! It is easily available at local pharmacies and at your doctor s office. It will protect you as well as the people around you. From the Desk of Marie Marton... FEAST OF THE GUARDIAN ANGELS This Tuesday, October 2 nd, is the feast of the Guardian Angels. This is a feast which I believe we are all familiar. One of the best known of the Guardian Angels is St. Michael the Archangel. I am sure we are all familiar with the prayer to St. Michael: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host by the Divine Power of God cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits, who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Angels are very powerful beings that were created specifically for the purpose of guarding and watching over us. St Michael is recognized as the most powerful and strong of all the Archangels. One time, some years ago, I remember listening to a lecture in which the topic and faith of Russia was raised. Mikhail Gorbachev was asked about what it must have been like to grow up in a country in which God was forbidden to exist. His response always impressed me. Gorbachev responded that, while the authorities might have not allowed God in Russia, they never made any such proclamation with respect to angels. That was why he and so many other boys were given the name of Michael (Mikhail) by their Russian parents. The parents, including his own, still sought heavenly protection and prayer by naming their sons with the name of St. Michael the Archangel. These powerful beings were created by God because of His great love for us. They were created before man/woman and for the express purpose of serving and protecting us. They are always praying for us as they gently nudge us on in our faith of God. As Catholics, we believe that we each have our own, individual Guardian Angel. I don t know about you, but I imagine that my own personal Guardian Angel has reason to shake his/her head in wonderment and confusion. Since I appreciate the consternation of this pure spirit, I plan to say the following prayer to console this poor being and assure him/her that I do appreciate this Angel s constancy and support. My Angel is sure to look something like this: Yours too? Well, maybe you would be willing to join me in this prayer this Tuesday (or any day, for that matter) in honor of your own Guardian Angel. Angel of God, my guardian dear, To whom God s love commits me here; Ever this day be at my side, To light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

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