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A Cluster of Roman Catholic Communities Our Mission: People of God, united in Christ, serving others, welcoming all to the Table of Life
Our Lady of Lourdes † Saint Anne
Sunday, June 14th, 2020
Dear Friends, When I watched the Governor’s coronavirus briefing this past Saturday I was pleasantly surprised when he announced that houses of worship may have services in regions which are in phase two of re-opening. Initially the limit will be 25% of the church’s capacity. I had expected that we would need to wait until phase four before we could have public Mass again. The fact that we can gather people for Mass now shows that all of our work on social distancing, frequent hand-washing, and wearing face masks is paying off. We will open both Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Anne churches for Mass on the weekend of 20/21 June. Deacon Bill Rabjohn, Konnie Collins and I have been working to source and purchase cleaning and disinfecting supplies, and to recruit volunteers so that we can clean and dis-infect our facilities after each Mass. We do not have everything in place to have Mass the weekend of 13/14 June. By the following week should have everything ready so that we can re-open safely. Concerning safety, if you are ill, please stay home. If you are fearful of contracting COVID-19, particularly because of factors such as age, compromised immune system, or living with someone who is vulnerable, please consider staying home. Bishop Matano has suspended the obligation to attend Sunday Mass until further notice.
Mass of course will look a bit different. Some pews will be roped off so that people sit appropriately distanced from each other. We will all have to wear face masks. There will be no congregational and choral singing; only the cantor will sing. (This is because it has been found that singing expels many more droplets—which could contain the virus). We will wish each other peace without touching. There will be no altar servers and no procession with the gifts of bread and wine. This is to limit the number of people who are touching the gifts and items in the sanctuary. For the same reason we will not be passing the collection basket. Rather we will have a place where you can place your donation either as you enter or leave Mass. Continued on next pg...
“… we aren’t used to thinking about Jesus as smiling, joyful. Jesus was full of joy, full of joy.” -Pope Francis
Communion will also be altered. Only the host will be offered; not the chalice. Again to limit the number of people who handle things, only the priest and deacon will distribute commun-ion. People are strongly discouraged from receiving communion on the tongue. This is because droplets of your breath fall on the fingers of the minister placing the host on your tongue. The droplets then get on the host given to the next person. If you happen to be infected with the virus, then the person behind you in line can be infected. If you wish to receive on the tongue, it is best to wait to the end of the communion line. When someone receives on the tongue, the priest or deacon will stop distributing communion until he has washed his hands or used hand sanitizer. Only then will he continue to distribute communion. The Sacrament of Reconciliation or confession will be offered on Saturday June 20th. In order to observe the proper distancing confessions will be heard at Our Lady of Lourdes in the St. Bernadette Chapel. At St. Anne confessions will be heard in meeting room 1. Again, people waiting for confession will be asked to stay six feet apart. Weekday Mass will resume at both churches on Monday June 15th. Weekday Mass will occur in the main church, rather than in the chapel, so that congregants will sit at least six feet from each other. Finally, a reminder about face masks. Everyone at Mass is required to wear a face mask. We have ordered a supply of masks for each church to be available for someone who may have forgotten to bring their mask. I urge you to bring your own face covering so that the parish does not incur a great expense of buying face masks for many people. We wear face masks in public so that we don’t inadvertently infect other people if we ourselves are infected but asymptomatic. Therefore anyone who refuses to cover their face will not be admitted into church. This is harsh, but it is for the protection of all the people present in church. I so look forward to seeing you again! Grace and peace, Fr. Gary Tyman 7 June 2020
Sunday, June 14
The Most Holy Body & Blood of
Christ (Corpus Christi)
8:30am (OLOL) Living & Deceased People of Cluster 9:00am (SA) Living & Deceased People of Cluster 10:30am (OLOL) Living & Deceased People of Cluster 11:00am (SA) Living & Deceased People of Cluster
Monday, June 15
Weekday
8:00am (SA) 8:30am (OLOL)
(SA) KofC Meeting 7:30PM to 8:30PM
Tuesday, June 16
Weekday
8:00am (SA) 8:30am (OLOL)
Wednesday, June 17
Weekday
8:00am (SA) 8:30am (OLOL) Communion Service
Thurs, June 18
Weekday
8:00am (SA) Communion Service 8:30am (OLOL)
Friday, June 19
The Most Sacred
Heart of Jesus
8:00am (SA) Eileen & Floyd Briggs by Bonnie Anne Briggs 8:30am (OLOL)
Saturday, June 20
The Immaculate Heart of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
4:00pm (SA) Living & Deceased People of Cluster 5:00pm (OLOL) Living & Deceased People of Cluster
Sunday, June 21
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:30am (OLOL) Living & Deceased People of Cluster 9:00am (SA) Living & Deceased People of Cluster 10:30am (OLOL) Living & Deceased People of Cluster 11:00am (SA) Living & Deceased People of Cluster
Join us in Prayer! Please go to our website to offer your prayer requests. Fr. Gary, Fr. Jim, and Dcn. Bill will include them in the private Masses. You can also email them to [email protected] or [email protected]. Please Remember in Prayer: Jeannette Conniff, John Givens, Thomas Haefner, Joshua Honebrink, Dcn David Hudzinski, Bill Jones, Jack Kramer, Gwen Nelson, Mary
Clare Ryan, Fr Edward Salmon SJ, Maryanne & Mike Spoonhower, Ron Stacy, Joe Testa, Laura Valvano, Pamela Valvano, Jack Weider.
For those in Assisted Care in the Cluster: Philomena Colucci, Carl Conde, Teresa Cox, Paul Crough, Lois DePotter, Bernice Gauger, Trudy Gober, Kathy Hursh, Bob McVeigh,
Nancy Nothnagle, Rocky Palermo,
This week, our Tabernacle candles burn in prayer for:
Our Lady of Lourdes
& St. Anne:
All people protesting racism
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Our deployed soldiers, and others in the armed Service: Michael Audino, Arthur J. Busick, James R. Whitcomb, Christopher Brown, Andrew Kwiatkowski & all in harm’s way.
Our Deceased: Carol Wischmeyer
NEEDED: LAWN MOWER FOR OUR LADY OF LOURDES
Santos diligently and faithfully maintains all the buildings and grounds for our Cluster. We are grateful for his work. Our lawnmower at OLOL continues to breakdown and parts are becoming obsolete. There comes a time when you must replace equipment and that time is now. Our budget doesn’t include the purchase of a lawnmower, so I’m reaching out to you asking if someone can donate a riding lawnmower. One of my father’s mantras was “A person is no better than their tools.” Let’s help Santos in gratitude for all his faithful work. Please contact Dcn. Bill or Santos if you have a lawnmower…or a means to get one. Thank you.
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Reflections on Corpus Christi -Steve Witkowicz Visitation Minister
Corpus Christi--the Body of Christ. There is no memorial more uniquely
Catholic than this. Unlike other Christian denominations, our crosses bear a
body. Unlike other Christian communions, ours is real flesh. The Body of
Christ--the very life of our Faith.
In Faith Formation I tell the fourth graders that our Catholic Faith rests on
three pillars: the Incarnation, the Resurrection, and the Church; the three great
liturgical celebrations of Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost. And each, in a
particular way, is the Body of Christ.
In the Incarnation, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity took on flesh so
that He could redeem us from sin. In doing so, He sacrificed His Body to
humiliation, torture, and death. In the Resurrection, the glorified Body of
Christ raised what was fallen to new life, and began the dispensation of grace
through the Sacraments.
As St. Paul famously remarked, the Church is the Body of Christ, in all it's
myriad members and rites, working to build God's kingdom on earth.
So the Body of Christ--Corpus Christi--is more than the Eucharist alone. If
the present time of pestilence prevents reception of Holy Communion, you can
still partake of and draw life from the Body of Christ.
STEWARDSHIP
St. Anne Church
Plate Attendance Plate Budget Variance 5/3 Covid19 $6,435 - - 5/10 Covid19 $3,047 - - 5/17 Covid19 $975 - - 5/24 Covid19 $2,363 - - 5/31 Covid19 $2,497 - - EFT Covid19 $6,128 - -
Total for Month $21,445 $18,952 $2,493
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Plate Attendance Plate Budget Variance 5/3 Covid19 $14,413 - - 5/10 Covid19 $3,495 - - 5/17 Covid19 $1,315 - - 5/24 Covid19 $2,395 - - 5/31 Covid19 $3,120 - - EFT Covid19 $9,522 - -
Total for Month $34,260 $22,768 $11,492
Supporting our Facilities: Capital Campaign Paid to Date (May 2020) Lourdes $3,312 St. Anne $6,092
Notes about the Monthly offertory report: Shown on the left is a comparison between actual weekly collection income to our collections expected each month. This fiscal year’s budget has been significantly reduced of all non-vital costs to reflect the drastic downward trend of our collections over the past several years (“weeklies” account for over 70% of each parish’s income)
A favorable monthly variance indicates the “weeklies” donated during the month exceeded the amount expected of the month. Meanwhile, an unfavorable monthly variance indicates the total “weeklies” donated during the month do not meet budgeted expectations and our financial obligations may not be met.
Masses are back! We will resume Masses at their normal times starting June 15th, a Monday. Thank you!
Lithuanian Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes: Sundays at 12:30 TBD Korean Mass at St. Anne:
Generally 1st and 3rd Saturday at 5:00 pm
Our Lady of Lourdes Church Founded in 1928
150 Varinna Drive Rochester, NY 14618
Cluster Office…………...585-473-9656 Fax ………………………… 271-6472 E-mail …………… [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs: 9am-4pm
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday Mass: 5:00 pm Sunday Masses: 8:30 and 10:30 am Weekday Mass: 8:30 am, M-F
Saint Anne Church Founded in 1930
1600 Mt. Hope Avenue Rochester, NY 14620
Parish Office…………..585-271-3260
Fax ………………………… 271-7160 E-mail ……………[email protected]
Office Hours: Monday: 9am-4pm T-W-Th: 9am-1pm Friday: CLOSED
Saturday Mass: 4:00 pm Sunday Masses: 9:00 and 11:00 am Weekday Mass: 8:00 am, M-F
SACRAMENTAL LIFE:
Contact Dcn. Bill if you have any questions for Faith Formation, baptism, or confirmation. Contact Fr. Gary for anointing. Sacrament of Baptism:
Matrimony: Arrangements should begin at least 6 months in advance. Please email Dcn Bill at [email protected]. Dates secured at first night with minister.
Christian Initiation (RCIA): A process of discernment for adults wishing to learn more about the Catholic Faith.. Contact Dcn. Bill Rabjohn for further information on being baptized, confirmed, celebrating Eucharist and/or getting an update as a Catholic.
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Anointing: By appointment with any priest.
Eucharistic Adoration: Annulments: Please contact Dcn Bill at [email protected]
Cluster Web-Site: http://www.ourladyoflourdessaintanne.org
School Web-Site: http://seton.dorschools.org Cluster Facebook Page: Like us at “Our Lady of Lourdes/St. Anne Cluster Community” Twitter:@OLOLStAnne
In each church, upon request, low gluten hosts (0.01%) are available. Also available in both churches are:
PASTORAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, FAITH FORMATION: Offices located at Our Lady of Lourdes Church & Seton School Pastor: Rev. Gary Tyman [email protected] Asst. Priests: Rev. Jim Lawlor [email protected] Parish Deacon: John McDermott [email protected] Pastoral Asst.: Dcn. Bill Rabjohn [email protected] Adm. Asst.: Konnie Collins [email protected] Faith Formation: Jennifer Abdalla [email protected] Visitation Min.: Steve Witkowicz [email protected] Seton Principal: Patty Selig [email protected]
SETON OFFICE: Principal: Patty Selig [email protected] Admin Asst: Karen Johnson [email protected] Nurse: Anne Weber [email protected]
FINANCIAL OFFICE: Offices are located at 2617 East Ave., Rochester, 14610
Reg. Fin. Dir.: Michael Dybas [email protected] Cluster Finance: Sharon Statt [email protected] Cluster Finance: Mary Kase [email protected]
OUR LADY OF LOURDES, SPECIFIC: Facilities: Santos Rodriguez [email protected] St. George Lithuanian Community: Jan Naujokas 319-5689
SAINT ANNE, SPECIFIC: Facilities Usage Coordinator: Carol DeFilippo (585) 750-9226 [email protected]
St. Andrew Kim Korean Community: Sangjoon Lee, [email protected]
Filipino Community (BLD): Annabelle Sutter (585) 269-4486 or [email protected] [email protected]
Seton Catholic School 165 Rhinecliff Drive
Rochester, NY 14618
School Office…………..(585) 473-6604 Fax …………………….(585) 473-3347 E-mail ……………[email protected]
Our Lady of Lourdes † Saint Anne
Numbers to text for giving OLOL: 585-440-5600 SA: 585-440-5611
1. Visit the app store and download “ConnectNow Giving” app at no charge; 1. Input your Church name and zip code; 2. Select desired Church from search results; 3. If this is your first time donating via the ConnectNow Giving app, click on “Create an Account”. Enter required information. a. Returning donor, enter email and password; b. Once signed in (account created), click on “Give Now” button; c. Enter the detail of your donation including: d. Fund e. Amount f. Person’s Name g. Person’s Email h. Select if the donation should be recurring i. Select payment method and enter the payment and billing details (payment information can be saved for later use); j. Option to select 3% uptick to cover administrative costs of donation; k. Click submit
Once you have signed on and selected a Church, you will automatically be directed to that screen on a second and subsequent use of the app thereby skipping steps 1 – 3 above.
Interested in donating to the church electronically but don’t want to go to the website? Well there’s an app for that! You can donate through the ConnectNow Giving App right from your cellphone. You can easily set up reoccurring payments, one-time payments, and review at your giving history. If you are able, please consider donating so that we can cover our operating costs during this health crisis. Thank you!
