PASTORAL STAFF Pastor Rev. Edward (Fr. Ted) Jost

Deacon Deacon William Walkowiak

Pastoral Associate Sister Paula Zelazo, FSSJ Parish Bookkeeper John Del Monte

Parish Secretary Mrs. Chris Lesinski Roberts Coordinator of Faith Formation

and Youth Ministry Stephanie Bialkowski

Faith Formation Secretary Mrs. Kathryn Sands RCIA Director Ms. Deborah Keenan Pastor Emeritus Rev. William Bigelow

Music Director Mrs. Cristina Voto, Director; Mrs. Maria Szczepanik

Parish Office Hours

Monday –Friday 9a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Phone: 627-3123 Fax: 627-7062

Bulletin/Email: rectory@smolparish.org

Faith Formation Office Phone: 627-7700 Fax: 627-1255

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Daily & Holydays: See Bulletin

Reconciliation each Saturday at 3:15 p.m.

Or By Appointment

smolparish.org

Our Mission Statement

The mission of St. Mary of the Lake Church is to be a

welcoming, vibrant community, living the gospel of

Jesus through loving service, while sharing our

Catholic faith with future generations.

ST. MARY OF THE LAKE PARISH !Name______________________________________________ _ !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! _____I would like to join St. Mary’s!Address_____________________________________________! ! ! ! ! ! ! _____ I would like to learn more about the Catholic faith !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !City_________________________________ Zip ___________ ! ! _____I would like a Priest to visit someone in my family!! Email______________________________________________ ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! _____Here is my address!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Phone ______________________________________________! ! _____I am moving; please remove me from the mailing list!

St. Mary of the Lake Church 4737 Lake Shore Road | Hamburg | New York | 14075

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! Please remember in your prayers:!

Jeffrey Kolarz, Claudia Violette, and Tony Weiss. !

May all who suffer disease and ! illness be united in strength with the grace !

of God’s unending, healing love.!

Mass Intentions for this Week! Monday, May 28, 2018 Memorial Day– No Mass Today

Tuesday, May 29, 2018 8:15 a.m. Daniel Swiatek, by Giolando Family

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:15 a.m. Charles P. Drumm, by Marion & Kay

Thursday, May 31, 2018 8:15 a.m. Ted Je%ers, by his Family

Friday, June 1, 2018 8:15 a.m. Communion Service

Saturday, June 2, 2018 4:30 p.m. Jacob T. Kelm, by Theresa Kelm

Sunday, June 3, 2018 9:00 a.m. Rose Wagner, by Len & Rosemary Kusmierczyk

11:00 a.m. Grace & Charles Hogan, by Jerry & Judy Fiedler

! Lector! Eucharistic Ministers! Altar Servers !

! 4:30p.m. !!

Karen Durka

Bill Wright* (H) Jackie Beras (H)

Bill Shea (H) Melissa Stoddart,

Gretchen Anzinger, Mike Braunscheidel,

and Mary Scott(C)

Need Servers

!9:00 a.m.!!

Lenny Mann

Dave Calveric* (H) Deacon Bill (H)

Judy Occhino (H) Fred Occhino, Connie Jackson,

Bud Brachmann, and Marge Farrell(C)

Team #9

Matthew Diamond

Charlie Radomski

Jackson Radomski

!11:00 a.m. !!

Brian English

Donna Lucas* (H) Shannon Ruda (H)

Joann Schneider(H) Jack Chiappone, Chris Wells,

Dina Shaffer, and Marge DiMaria (C)

Team #5

Chloe Fisher

Madalyn Shea

MINISTERS’ SCHEDULE FOR JUNE 2 & 3

!! Weekly Schedule!!Monday, May 28, 2018!!Memorial Day�!Office Closed�!Mass Cancelled for Today�!

Tuesday, May 29, 2018!8:15 a.m. Mass!6:30 p.m. Choir!7:00 Lawn Fete Meeting!!

Wednesday, May 30, 2018!8:15 a.m. Mass !10:30 a.m. Bible Study (YL)!6:30 p.m. Consoling the Heart of Jesus!!

Thursday, May 31, 2018 !8:15 a.m. Mass!10:30 a.m. Bible Study (LLPC)!7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting!!

Friday, June 1, 2018!8:15 a.m. Communion Service!5:30 p.m. Operation Storm Heaven!9�4 First Friday Adoration!!

Saturday, June 2, 2018!3:15 p.m. Confession!4:30 p.m. Mass!!

Sunday, June 3, 2018!9:00 a.m. Mass!9:00 a.m. RCIA!

11:00 a.m. Mass!!

Corpus Christie Procession !(after 11am Mass)!!

2. St. Mary of the Lake Church, Hamburg, New York May 27, 2018!

Pastor’s Corner!We may find it surprising, but there are religions that believe in Jesus, but do not recognize the Holy Trinity. The Judeo-Christian God has always been the one God in three “persons.” This solemnity of the Trinity reflects a powerful truth of faith;

just because we cannot fully explain or comprehend something does not make it false or a myth—just a mystery. The word “Trinity” does not appear in scripture, though all three persons are identified in it. The early Church Father, Tertullian, was the first to use the term, more than a century after Je-sus rose from the dead. His work and that of others who followed, such as St. Augustine, gave us a theo-logical language and understanding of what was originally revealed in scripture. We stand on the firm foundations of two pillars: Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. These two pillars make pre-sent and preserve the purity of the faith, helping us grow in our understanding of it. Speaking of growth in understanding of our faith, the “Men’s Welcome Retreat” was a great suc-cess last weekend. I would like to congratulate the candidates and Team members for all their efforts this past weekend. In know God will bless you for your efforts. In addition, I want to congratulate our new Pastoral Council Members whose names were chosen “from the hat” at Masses this past weekend: Jim Sturm, Laurie Brady, Jon Christen, and Paul D’Orlando…as well as our two “alternates:” Roger Nicol and Antonio Parisi. Next Weekend is the Feast of Corpus Christi and I ask for your participation in our first annual outdoor procession! At the conclusion of the 11 am Mass I will offer a brief Benediction and we will process with the Blessed Sacrament around the church building. After the procession, we will offer the Divine Mercy Chaplet in church for those who can stay. Although we will have many of our parish liturgical ministries involved in this procession, I am counting on our congregation to join in this prayerful and joyful experience of the real presence of Jesus among us! Finally, I have to beg---once again---for donations for our Lawn Fete:

Attic Treasures items, bottles of wine,

and plants from your garden! See you in church!

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Lawn Fete “Outdoor Mass” !!!! Change This Year!�

This year we are trying something a little different. We want Sunday to be our “Parish Day.” On Friday and Saturday we have many guests at the Lawn Fete, but we want Sunday to be a special day just for our parish family to enjoy. The “Outdoor Mass” ---which in the past was held on Saturday 4:30 vigil---will be held on Sunday at 11 am under the big tent! All parishion-ers are encouraged to attend this Mass on Sunday morning. There are some chairs available, but bring a lawn chair just in case. The choir will be there so bring the kids for this joyful celebration. There is plenty of parking and afterward, Chicken dinners are available as well as all the other regular activities of the Lawn Fete, including a special ride discount for the kids. Please help us make Sunday our “Parish Day” this year!

!Thisjustin…!

2moregreatreasonstogototheLawnFete…!Therewillbea“CarCruise”!

anda“WineBooth!”!Thisyear,ourSMOLLawnFetewillincludeanother

newbooth;the“WineBooth.”Our“First

SaturdayoftheMonthWineSocial” peo-

ple are taking the lead on what we

think will be a very popular booth!

They are looking for donations of bot-

tlesofwinewhichyoucandropoffany-

time at the Parish Center or Church.

For more information, call Kevin and

DorothyJohnsat648!5089(orthePar-

ishOf/ice). Inad-

dition, therewillbea“Classic

CarShow” on Saturday after-

noon, from 1 to 5 pm. If you

would like toparticipate, just

call the of/ice to register and

formoreinformation.�

MedicalPersonnelNeeded�

The Lawn Fete Committee is looking

for doctors, nurses, paramedics, /ire

emergency teams and anyone who

might help us have a “First Aid” tent

and/oramedicalpresenceatourJune

LawnFete. Itmayonlybe foravery

limitedperiodoftime;perhapsSatur-

day evening from 6:30 to 7:30 pm during our 5K

race.IfyoucanhelppleasecallFr.TedattheParish

Of/icesorCo!Chairs Peter and Dina Shaffer at

980!3062.�

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3. St. Mary of the Lake Church, Hamburg, New York May 27, 2018! !

4. St. Mary of the Lake Church, Hamburg, New York May 27, 2018!

Did You Know?!

!The culture of selfishness and individualism that often pre-vails in our society is not what builds up and leads to a more habitable world: rather it is the

culture of solidarity that does so. We must never allow the throwaway culture to enter our hearts, because we are brothers and sisters. No one is dis-posable. I would like us all to make the serious commitment to respect and care for creation, to pay attention to every person, to combat the cul-ture of waste and of throwing out so as to foster a culture of solidarity and encounter. ! (Pope Francis’ address, 2013)!

! RespectLife!!

This weekend is a time for remembering that thou-sands Americans made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we have. Let’s honor their heroism by

not taking for granted our privileges. We need to be responsible citizens, vote and speak out to right the wrongs in our society. These are the responsibilities put upon us as benefactors of free-dom. This is the fitting way we can show appreci-ation for legacy they left us, as we pray they Rest in Peace.

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Operation Storm Heaven!

!Please join our next Rosary Crusade at St. Mary of the Lake Church on:

Friday, June 1st at 5:30 p.m. !

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Prayer Meeting!

Thursday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m. is the next

Prayer Meeting . Come experience the power

of the Holy Spirit as we pray, sing, and

give glory!!

!Leaving items by the bulletin board�

�Please do not leave items on the counter by the doors of the church in the Gathering Space. If you have religious items that you wish for us to dispose of please drop them by the office during regular business hours. You may also

drop things off at the Sacristy of the church on Saturday or Sunday before or after Masses. Thank you for your consideration.!

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Outdoor Procession!

On Sunday, June 3, after the

11:00 a.m. Mass concludes, we

will have a traditional proces-

sion to celebrate Corpus Chris-

ti. Please join us for song and

prayer as we walk the perimeter

of the church. The feast of Cor-

pus Christi is one time when our

Lord in the Blessed Sacrament is exposed not

just to faithful Catholics but to all the world.

This is a time when Catholics can show their

love for Christ in the Real Presence by honor-

ing Him in a very public way. It is also a won-

derful way in which we can show our love for

our neighbors by bringing Our Lord and Savior

closer to them. So many conversions are a re-

sult of Eucharistic Adoration experienced from

inside the Church. How many more there

would be if we could reach those who only

drive by the church in worldly pursuits.

Adoration

Thursdays 9-9

And First Fridays 9-4

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5. St. Mary of the Lake Church, Hamburg, New York May 27, 2018!

ParishOficeHoursChangingtoSummerHours!

MondaythroughThursday:9am!2pm�

Fridays:Closed�

ClosedMonday,May28inobservanceofMemorialDay(Masscancelled)�

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Faith Formation!& Youth Ministry!!!

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Do you Facebook? Instagram? Faith For-mation and Youth Ministry does! Stay up to date on all that is happening with the Youth of the Parish. Like our Facebook page: St. Mary of the Lake

Youth or Follow us on Instagram: SMOL_Youth

!!!!!Hero Central: Discover Your

Strength in God!!!!

Vacation Bible School is coming July 9-13, 2018 to St. Mary of the Lake. Come and be a super hero!!! Program will run 9 am to 11:30 am. A week filled with crafts, games, science, stories and snacks! Children in Pre-K

thru 5th grade may attend. We are now accepting registrations. The cost is $15 per child/$30 per fam-ily. We are looking for middle-schoolers, teenagers and adults to assist in running the program, please contact Stephanie Bialkowski if interested.

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Holy Land Gi,s!!Our annual visit from Holy Land

Gi�s will be on Saturday & Sun-

day, June 2 & 3. Each year this

company brings a beau%ful array

of items from the places where

Jesus walked and evangelized.

Items such as Rosaries, Na%vity Sets, carvings, and

jewelry will be offered. The display will be set up in

the Gathering Space a�er all Masses that weekend.!

Parish Directory

It is that time again to release a cur-

rent photo directory for St. Mary of

the Lake parishioners. The first of

three sessions for photos will be

July 30�August 2. This will be a nice

opportunity to take pictures that you can have forever. We

will be signing families up for their photo sessions after all

Masses in June. Sign up sheets will be in the Gathering Space

Please see this week’s insert for information on how to create

your keepsake for the Parish and your family. !

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June 2-3: Holy Land Gift Sale

June 8, 9, & 10: Lawn Fete

July 9-13: Vacation Bible School

July 30-August 2: First Photo Sessions for Parish Directory

August 4: Beach Mass

September 8-9: Woman’s Welcome Retreat

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