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WE BELIEVE. WE BELONG. WE PREPARE. Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ stlouischurchpittsford St. Louis Church, Pittsford, NY www.StLouisChurch.org Phone: 585.586.5675 Fax: 585.387.9888 December 10, 2017 Please support St. Louis THIS WEEKEND: SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Commissioning of Eucharistic Ministers at all Masses 10:00 am - Faith Formation Classes Kdg to 5th Grade THIS WEEK AT ST. LOUIS (Daily Mass Schedule p.2) MONDAY - DECEMBER 11 6:30 am - Men’s Spirituality Group, Parish Mtg Hall TUESDAY - DECEMBER 12 7:30 am - Sunday’s Scriptures, Manse 4:30 pm - Faith Formation Classes Kdg to 5th Grade 7:00 pm - Blue Christmas Prayer Service, Church WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 13 7:00 pm - Powers Farm Live Nativity, w/Choir p.5 7:00 pm - Stewardship Team, Ministry Center 7:15 pm - Why Be Catholic, Manse Mtg Room 7:30 pm - Regional Charismatic Prayer Grp, PMH 7:30 pm - Bible Basics, Rectory THURSDAY - DECEMBER 14 6:30 pm - St. Louis Christmas Pageant, Gym p.8 FRIDAY - DECEMBER 15 7:30 pm - Lyric Chorale Christmas Concert, CH p.8 SATURDAY - DECEMBER 16 Food Collection - St. Andrew’s Food Cupboard p.9 3:30 pm - Confessions 4:30 pm - Mass (Sign Language Interpreted) 5:45 pm - Great Dates 6:00 pm - Youth Min. Middle School Christmas Party, Youth Rm SUNDAY - DECEMBER 17 - THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Food Collection - St. Andrew’s Food Cupboard p.9 7:30 am - Mass 9:00 am - Mass 10:00 am - Faith Formation Classes Kdg to 5th Grade 11:15 am - Mass, Children’s Liturgy of the Word 5:00 pm - Mass 6:15 pm - Youth Min. High School Christmas Party, YR A voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord, Make straight his paths.” Mk 1:3

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WE BELIEVE. WE BELONG. WE PREPARE.

Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/stlouischurchpittsford

St. Louis Church, Pittsford, NY www.StLouisChurch.org Phone: 585.586.5675 Fax: 585.387.9888

December 10, 2017

Please support St. Louis

THIS WEEKEND: SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Commissioning of Eucharistic Ministers at all Masses 10:00 am - Faith Formation Classes Kdg to 5th Grade THIS WEEK AT ST. LOUIS (Daily Mass Schedule p.2) MONDAY - DECEMBER 11 6:30 am - Men’s Spirituality Group, Parish Mtg Hall TUESDAY - DECEMBER 12 7:30 am - Sunday’s Scriptures, Manse 4:30 pm - Faith Formation Classes Kdg to 5th Grade 7:00 pm - Blue Christmas Prayer Service, Church WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 13 7:00 pm - Powers Farm Live Nativity, w/Choir p.5 7:00 pm - Stewardship Team, Ministry Center 7:15 pm - Why Be Catholic, Manse Mtg Room 7:30 pm - Regional Charismatic Prayer Grp, PMH 7:30 pm - Bible Basics, Rectory THURSDAY - DECEMBER 14 6:30 pm - St. Louis Christmas Pageant, Gym p.8 FRIDAY - DECEMBER 15 7:30 pm - Lyric Chorale Christmas Concert, CH p.8 SATURDAY - DECEMBER 16 Food Collection - St. Andrew’s Food Cupboard p.9 3:30 pm - Confessions 4:30 pm - Mass (Sign Language Interpreted) 5:45 pm - Great Dates 6:00 pm - Youth Min. Middle School Christmas Party, Youth Rm SUNDAY - DECEMBER 17 - THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Food Collection - St. Andrew’s Food Cupboard p.9 7:30 am - Mass 9:00 am - Mass 10:00 am - Faith Formation Classes Kdg to 5th Grade 11:15 am - Mass, Children’s Liturgy of the Word 5:00 pm - Mass 6:15 pm - Youth Min. High School Christmas Party, YR

A voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord,

Make straight his paths.”

Mk 1:3

Mass Intentions for This Week

CHRIST IN THE EUCHARIST

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MONDAY - DECEMBER 11

Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 11:00 am Lydia Bretz -

Dennis, Valerie &

Geoffrey Campbell

5:15 pm Thomas Burke -

Rose Marie Carey

TUESDAY - DECEMBER 12

Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/

Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 6:45 am Priests Who Have Served

at St. Louis

9:45 am Mass at Heather Heights for the

People of the Parish

11:00 am Marilyn Case Fabian -

Dick

WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 13

Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30 11:00 am Wendy Santa Maria -

Bernadette Skobjak

5:15 pm Mary Denis Connolly - Family

THURSDAY - DECEMBER 14

Is 41:13-20/Mt 11:11-15 6:45 am People Facing Serious Illness

11:00 am Those Struggling with

Depression

FRIDAY - DECEMBER 15

Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 11:00 am Carol Maue -

Family

5:15 pm Donald Corletta -

Norma

SATURDAY - DECEMBER 16

Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 9:00 am Marie Costich -

Cappellino Family

4:30 pm Samuel Tasciotti -

Family

SUNDAY - DECEMBER 17

Third Sunday of Advent

Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/1 Thes 5:16-24/

Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 7:30 am Mary Nolan -

Ron Serio

9:00 am Maria & Francis Volkman -

Daughter, Linda

11:15 am Donna Rose -

Gene & Gloria Ulterino

5:00 pm Maria Hoang Thi Phach -

Ho Dinh Tran & Family

9Saturday & Sunday, December 16 & 17

Mass

Altar

Servers

Extraordinary Ministers of

The Eucharist Lector

Sacristan/

LA

4:30 pm A. Romeo, AJ. Romeo,

H. Gerstner, A. Gerstner,

J. Schnell, M. Soto

M. Alongi, L. Nunn, D. Huver, K. Maclaren, M. Mench,

L. Peckham, M. Quinn, M. Romeo

C. McManus

M. Conking

M. Romeo

7:30 am A. Cabarcos, H. Fox, L. Sala,

E. Kepes, A. Denzak N. Denzak, S. Denzak, J. Farnam, D. Jackling,

M. Reinagel, M. Rose, R. Wiener

C. Haffen

D. Wagner

C. Anderson

M. E.

Anderson

9:00 am B. Best, I. Best, N. Camarella,

A. Camarella, E. Meyer,

M. Meyer

A. Best, M. Daniele, A. Daniele, C. Lanahan, K. May,

P. O’Neil Midgley, S. Payne, E. Ramos

B. Lanahan

S. Payne

Best Family

11:15 am P. Teresi, W. Gianakakis,

B. Gianakakis, L. Ansley-

Purpura, K. Mor, R. Mor

L. Aldred, J. Eisenhart, J. Ferranti, K. Kammholz,

D. Kendricks, M. Kroll, C. Malik, S. Murphy,

D. Schnell, S. Willison

V. Gauvin

J. Schnell

L. Magguilli

5:00 pm E. Sciortino, S. Sciortino,

J. Sciortino, MK. Beckman,

MT. Beckman, I. Bird,

J. Beckman

K. Darby, K. Hester, K. Hettrich, M. Lessard,

T. Strassburg, J. Roxstrom, K. Gilman, G. Burke

Cr. Sciortino

Ca. Sciortino

J. Roxstrom

Sunday Communion Service - December 17 The Highlands - Diane Salipante Heather Heights - Fred & Marie Lapple

SPECIAL INTENTIONS We invite you to have a Sanctuary Lamp lit at the Blessed Sacrament to have your very special intentions remembered for a week. To reserve a candle, please call or visit the Ministry Center.

One Lamp will burn

In Memory of Tressa Surdick By Maureen & Gary Killeen.

Two Lamps will burn In Loving Memory of

Tori and George Flannery as we feel their absence

this Holiday Season. Love, the Flannery Family.

Requiem Aeternam

Lillian Jabbour Galaa Agban Eileen Wilmot

Joan Kunz

CHRIST IN GIVING HEARTS

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Our Offering of Time & Treasure

November Collection Attendance

5 $22,651.00 1,438

12 $17,355.00 1,319

19 $13,969.50 1,405

26 $11,438.00 1,312

On-line Collection

$27,864.05

Month-to-Date

$93,278.05

As of

Pledges

Number of Donors

Thru Oct. 27 $91,637.00 228

Nov. 3 $10,885.10 38

Nov. 10 $9,965.00 29

Nov. 17 $20,436.00 24

Dec. 1 $29,760.00 65

Total $170,303.10 409

Our Goal $251,896.00 700

Percentage Of Goal

68%

Even in Death Including St. Louis Church, School or Saint’s Place in our will is a wonderful way to support ministries that we value, even after God calls us home. Another way to extend the blessing: Let our family know that, in lieu of flowers, contributions can be offered to St. Louis Church, School or Saint’s Place. Upon the death of a loved one, think prayerfully – where would my loved one want contribu-tions to be made in his or her memory? A beautiful way to let folks know what our loved one believed to be truly important, what we learned from them regarding what is truly important!

THIS WEEK’S TITHING WILL SUPPORT Judicial Process Commission

NEXT WEEK’S TITHING WILL SUPPORT St. Andrew’s Food Cupboard

St. Andrew’s Food Cupboard, 890 Portland Avenue, serves an area of highly concentrated poverty in the 14621 Northeast quadrant of Rochester. St. Andrew’s mission is to provide the best nutrition they can offer. They also provide diapers, some baby needs, and include toiletries with each household order. Clients are offered recipe and food handling advice and access to free clothing, coupons, used books and magazines, and phone usage. Furniture assistance through the adjoining St. Vincent dePaul Society is also available. Most importantly, they try to build relationships with those who come in need.

To learn more about St. Andrew’s Food Cupboard, please contact Margaret Oberst at 338-1764 (Cupboard), 254-3093 (home) or email [email protected]. Volunteers come in on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday from 9:00 – 11:30 am.

Ending the Year Well We are deeply thankful for every contribution to St. Louis of Pittsford, no matter how large or small; we deeply appreciate your generosity and faith-filled commitment to our ministries! Many people choose to make year-end gifts and donations. If you do, in addition to a contribution to the parish, please seri-ously consider a generous contribution to our Catholic Ministry Appeal (CMA) if you have not yet made a pledge. We really would love to reach our goal before Epiphany - it would be an Epiphany! Here are two important things to keep in mind: If your intention is to make a stock donation, please contact

Shannon Toot at the Ministry Center, 586-5675, for further details.

Per IRS regulations, any contributions for 2017 will need to be received by December 31, 2017.

December Collection Attendance

3 $25,740.50 1,586

10

17

24

31

On-line Collection

Month-to-Date

$25,740.50

Thank you for your contribution last weekend, December 2/3 to the collection taken for the support of Catholic University and other American Catholic Higher Education Institutions. Your offering supports our seminarians who are taking classes, preparing to serve us as priests!

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CHRIST IN THE WORD

Increase Your Word Power

Typology. Classically, typology refers to reading the Old

Testament in light of the New: seeing in a person or event

in the Old Testament a foreshadowing of something

revealed or fulfilled in the New Testament. The Easter

Vigil readings provide a great example. 1st reading:

Creation. It foreshadows the New Creation. 2nd Reading:

The Sacrifice of Isaac. Isaac is a type for understanding

Christ and his sacrifice. 3rd reading: Crossing the Red Sea.

Jesus’ Baptism as our passing through the waters to a new

life. Then at the Easter Vigil there are 2 readings from

Isaiah. But why talk about the Easter Vigil now?

Isaiah used a typological reading even before the New

Testament. He looked back to captivity in Egypt to

understand the Babylonian Exile. He saw in the Exodus

a way to understand and name what God was about to do:

lead the Exiles home.

But don’t misunderstand! The point is NOT simply that

history repeats itself! Our conviction is that mighty acts

and involvement of God in human events follow a

consistent pattern because God is consistent, always true

to the divine purpose. God is always a creator, creating

ever anew, counter balance to our destructive proclivities.

God is one who redeems, ever turning sacrifice into a

journey through death to life. God’s will is always toward

leading people out of slavery, the state we find ourselves

in on account of sin, into freedom.

The take home? Go back to our reading from Isaiah today.

In quiet prayer, search. How can I apply Isaiah’s message

of hope to the exiles to my own life? Through whom or

how might God be speaking a word of comfort to me?

What are some of the valleys, some of the mountains in

my life, and how might God be smoothing a path? How

might God be shepherding me and leading me with care?

(Music lovers: prayerfully listen to part I of Handel’s

Messiah)

Time Beyond Time

The end of one church year and the beginning of another

always include an invitation to contemplate the time

beyond time, the Eschaton, or end of the world as we

know it; the beginning of eternity. When our second

reading was written, many Christians were wondering

why Christ hadn’t returned yet, to inaugurate the last

days. Peter goes back to a message from psalm 90: “For

a thousand years in Your sight are like yesterday when it

passes by, or as a watch in the night.” Yes, eternity is hard

to wrap our minds around. Don’t pray the psalms much?

Try praying psalm 90 (the only psalm attributed to Moses)

a few times this week. Did you know O God, Our Help in

Ages Past is based on psalm 90?

In The Beginning

‘Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to

start …’. True enough. So the Old Testament begins: ‘In

the beginning…’. Mark, the first Gospel written, opens

with: ‘The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the

Son of God.’ But not every evangelist had the same idea.

Mark begins with John the Baptist, and Jesus’ baptism.

Soon we’ll be hearing from Luke and Matthew, who felt

they should start with Jesus’ genealogy, and his birth.

John is more like Genesis… ‘In the beginning was the

Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was

God.’ He goes back to before creation. Where might you

begin, sharing the story of Jesus; who he is for you, who

he can be for everyone?

1st Reading: Isaiah 40:1 – 5, 9 – 11

Give comfort to my people

2nd Reading: 2 Peter 3:8 – 14

We await new heavens and a new earth

Gospel: Mark 1:1 – 8

He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit

Our Weekend Scriptures:

Second Sunday of Advent

Extraordinary Ministry This weekend, December 9 & 10, we will commission our new Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and recommission all current ones at each of the Masses.

1st Reading: Isaiah 61:1 – 2a, 10 – 11

A year of favor from the Lord

2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16 – 24

Rejoice always!

Gospel: John 1:6 – 8, 19 – 28

Testifying to the Light

Preparing for the

Third Sunday of Advent

At Home with the Word Start the habit now. During Advent, take a little time sometime during the week to read the readings for the coming Sunday, together with the reflections. Watch what a difference it can make!

AN ADVENT TRADITION

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PREPARE THE WAY

To register for these FREE resources, go to FORMED.org and use the parish code: KMFHWV. Contact Kathryn McAlarney for help or more sugges-tions. [email protected], 586-5675, ext. 224

Prepare your heart during Advent!

Prepare the Way of the King By Dr. Scott Hahn Dr. Scott Hahn, one of the most eminent Cath-olic theologians in our country today, reveals what scholars now know about the shepherds, the mysterious Magi, and King Herod. Your

Advent journey will take on new meaning as you prepare your heart for the birth of our Lord. This illu-minating presentation is sure to help you grow in ap-preciation of the greatest gift ever given to mankind — Jesus Christ. Find this audio under “Listen”, “Advent and Christmas”.

Come, Lord Jesus By Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C.

These Advent reflections by the abbess of a Poor Clare monastery, an ac-complished spiritual writer, focus our attention on the coming of Jesus into our lives. There is a double movement to this coming; both our active preparation to be ready for him and our patient waiting for the Lord to arrive in his own good time. There is also an art to this simultaneous prepara-

tion and waiting, and no one knows better than beloved

Mother Mary Francis how to encourage us in our attempts to master this art. Find this ebook under “Read”, “Prayer and Devotion”

"Praying our Way through Advent"

Presented by: Sr. Carole Proia, SSJ

and Nancy Lynch

Join us on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 for

a Day Retreat at Notre Dame Retreat House

(5151 Foster Rd., Canandaigua, NY 14424).

The Day schedule is: 9:00 am registration

along with coffee and pastries; 9:30 am

conference begins; lunch at noon; reconcilia-

tion and mass; day ends at 3:00 pm.

Please call 585-394-5700 to register.

A fee of $25.00 is payable at registration.

Are you already caught up in the busyness of

Christmas and missing out on Advent? Let's

begin our new liturgical year by preparing

ourselves spiritually for the birth of Christ.

Sr. Carole and Nancy will offer Advent

practices which will enhance this time of

anticipation.

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DO IT TODAY!

There are still many Angels on the trees. Please consider taking one or two Angels. A simple act of kindness, like purchasing a gift, can forever change the lives of others. So many refugees are in need, right here in our community. Every day they struggle to feed their family, heat their apartments and purchase clothing for the family. You can have a meaningful impact on someone’s life this Christmas by taking an Angel home.

Have you forgotten to take an angel from the tree? No problem. Purchase a pair of warm winter gloves for a man or woman, or a small men’s winter jacket, or a pair of men’s boots (size 8 or 9), or a soccer ball or a warm blanket. You do not need an Angel to ensure that a newly arriving refugee is very welcomed in our community.

Saint’s Place, 46 S. Main St., Pittsford, NY 14534. Isabel Miller Executive Director. Saint’s Place Ministry Hours: 46 S. Main St.: Mon. through Thurs.: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Closed Fridays.

St. John of Rochester: Mon., Tues., Thurs.: 9:15 am until 12 noon; Wed.: 9:15 am to 2:30 pm.; Closed Fridays. Phone: 585-385-6860. Fax: 585-385-3963 or [email protected], or www.saintsplace.org

St. Louis Knights of Columbus Next Meeting, Monday, December 18 Parish Meeting Hall It is great to be a part of an organization that is strong in our church and community. The Knights of Colum-bus were involved with the St. Louis Haiti Team Or-nament Sale during the December 2 & 3 masses. There will be short meeting prior to our Christmas Party on December 18.

Men of the Parish interested in becoming a Member of St. Louis Council or who have any questions, please contact the Membership Director Joseph DiPrima be email: [email protected]. or Grand Knight Michael DeCocq, 585-314-8835, e-mail: [email protected] Thank you, and God Bless, Michael DeCocq, GK.

SAVE THE DATE - GRIEF SHARE

Our thirteen week Grief Share program begins at Transfiguration on Wednesday, 1/10/18 at 12:30 pm. Details to follow. Questions … please contact Margie Benza at 248-2427, ext. 244 or [email protected].

SAVE THE DATE! The Rochester

Catholic Women’s Conference will

be held at the Aquinas Institute on

March 10, 2018. This year’s theme:

The Power of the Eucharist, Glorifying

God and Sanctifying the World”, was

chosen to correspond with the Diocese

of Rochester’s Year of the Eucharist.

Our speakers are Dr. Edward Sri and

Danielle Bean. Registration is now open. Please visit the

website at Rochestercwc.org/ for conference details.

That Sparks My Interest! Building bridges and discovering ways to work together: these things don't happen on their own. Our diocese has an Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs that is com-mitted to building bridges and working relationships with other faith communities. They are also looking for a lay parishioner in each parish who is interested in interfaith activities. As an Interfaith Parish Liaison, this person would act as a conduit between the diocesan ecumenical and interfaith office and the parish, communicating ongoing interfaith bible studies and meetings as well as publicizing special events. Needed: someone at St. Louis interested in being an Interfaith Liaison, who is a good communicator. It is not at all time consuming. Another positive: liaisons learn a lot about what goes on in the big picture of Rochester interfaith, discovering key events of real interest. Interested? Want to know more? Please contact Fr. Bob

Why go to the gym, when you could use exercise equip-ment at home? Putting it on your calendar, driving there, and the encouragement of others help to make sure you really get the exercise in. Going to Bible study first thing Tuesday morning, 7:30 am in the Manse, could be just as effective in keeping your spiritual life healthy. Join us!

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

PREPARING FOR THE CHRIST CHILD Address cards for our homebound and shut-ins are available at entrances so that parishioners can reach out to them with Christmas cards starting in Advent. If you have a close family member or friend who has become homebound or shut-in, please submit their names and addresses to the Ministry Center so they can receive Christmas greetings from our Church family.

St. Louis School • 11 Rand Place, Pittsford, NY 14534 • 585.586.5200 • slspittsford.org

The Lyric Chorale will present its annual holiday

concert on Friday, December 15, at 7:30 pm,

St. Louis Church, 64 S. Main Street , Pittsford.

The concert, titled “Mary’s Song of Praise”,

features Magnificats by Vivaldi, Pergolesi, and

Mozart. In addition, the choir will perform a

rousing medley by Mark Hayes that includes I Saw

Three Ships, How Far is it to Bethlehem, Masters in

this Hall, and O Little Town of Bethlehem.

The men of the group will sing Noel Nouvelet,

while the women offer arrangements of In Dulci

Jubilo and There is No Rose. Come enjoy an

evening of beautiful choral singing!

Tickets are $15.00 for adults and $13.00 for

students and seniors. Advance tickets may be

ordered online at www.lyricchorale.org

K - Grade 2

Thursday, December 14

1:30 pm (school) Gym

6:30 pm

(families & general public) Gym

Christmas Pageant

Christmas Blues On Tuesday, December 12 at 7PM we will be holding a ‘Blue

Christmas’ prayer service. Despite the joyful sights and sounds

of Christmas, for many folks, Christmas can surface some deep

sadness. It may be the first Christmas without a loved one. Or

perhaps one very dear to us has been gone for longer, but the

pain of Christmas without them is still there. It may be some

other loss, or broken relationship. Perhaps a loved one is over-

seas, and not able to be ‘home for Christmas’. Come to a

peaceful, prayerful, healing time of prayer this Advent. Pray

with others who know why a bit of blue is part of Christmas

this year. If you were not able to make one of the All Souls

Remembrance Masses, this may be a perfect prayer service for

you. Or perhaps you know someone who could really use some

quiet, peaceful, healing time of prayer. Invite them and bring

them on the 12th. Since it is also the Feast of our Lady of

Guadalupe, you can be sure Mary will be watching over us as

we pray. All are welcome!

LIVING THE GOOD NEWS

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Fr. Juan and Don Murray are hosting a reflection group called

“Word of Life”, which is part of the Focolare spirituality. You are most welcome to join us on the third Monday of each month at 7:15 pm in the O’Connor Library in the Manse. (This is the brick building to the right of the main church entrance.) (Meets Monday, Dec. 18)

The Word of Life, a sentence of Scripture, is offered monthly as a guide and inspiration for daily life. We read that sentence and the commentary (which is translated into 96 different languages and dialects and reaches more than 14 million people worldwide), and then offer our thoughts about how it applies to our lives. At the start of the next session, we share how we applied that verse in our lives as we encourage each other to imitate Christ.

For more information please email Fr. Juan at [email protected] or Kathryn at [email protected].

Christmas and All Occasion Shopping

Year round, be ready for all occasion thoughtful, meaningful gifts. Stock up!

St. Louis' 36th annual Ornament Benefit continues until New Year's at 28 venues around Rochester – near-est to St. Louis are: our Ministry Center (yellow house 2 doors south of church), Pittsford Florist, Makes Waves, Chandeliers Boutique, Canandaigua National Banks, Pittsford Dairy, One World Goods, Pendleton. See full list on Bulletin boards and on parish website.

Your $8 donation each benefits: primarily St. Damien Pediatric Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, but also the good young Rochester people who make and gift pack-age the angels at Holy Childhood as well as St. Michael’s Woodshop who make the symbol of our Faith in Jesus Christ – the Cross.

Also available, only at the Ministry Center or by calling Marcia Mendola 381-6872, are the wonderful money saving SAVE AROUND COUPON BOOKS for a donation of $25 each.

Please help us help Fr./Dr. Rick Frechette help Haiti. We have been offered a $25,000 matching grant. *Specially marked envelops are always available in the narthex under the mosaic of Our Lady.*

CHRISTIAN LOVE: FEEDING THE HUNGRY: FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS NEEDED FOR

ST. ANDREW’S FOOD CUPBOARD

NEXT WEEKEND! DECEMBER 16 & 17

Recycle bags are always welcome & appreciated!

Cereals, Rice

Canned/boxed soups

Canned meats (tuna, chicken, Spam)

Canned pastas (Spaghetti-O’s, etc)

Pasta & Spaghetti sauce

Salad dressings, Salt & Pepper, Sugar, Flour

Prepared meals (mac & cheese, etc)

Peanut Butter, Jam & Jelly

Gravies (canned or boxed mixes)

Canned fruits (peaches, pears, etc.)

Canned vegetables (corn, peas, tomatoes)

Canned Beans (pinto, kidney, etc.)

Feminine products

Diapers

Toiletries: Shampoo, soap, toothpaste, deodorants

Paper Goods: toilet paper, napkins, tissues, towels

PARISH STAFF DIRECTORY

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PARISH OFFICES - Ministry Center 64 S. Main Street, 14534

(585) 586-5675; Fax 387-9888

MINISTRY CENTER SUMMER HOURS ARE: MONDAY - FRIDAY, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

PASTORAL STAFF:

Rev. Robert Ring, Pastor, ext. 225, [email protected]

Rev. Juan Benitez, Parochial Vicar [email protected]

Deacon David Snyder, [email protected], 586-5675

Stephanie Honz, Pastoral Associate for Liturgy and Liturgical Music,

ext. 251, [email protected]

Cathy Malik, Pastoral Associate for Pastoral Care Ext. 228, [email protected]

Kathryn McAlarney, Pastoral Associate for Evangelization ext. 224, [email protected]

Pat Spinelli, Parish Visitor, ext. 232, [email protected]

Michelle Andrews-Smith, Director of Faith Formation, ext. 233, [email protected]

Lorrie Fairey Faith Formation Administrative Assistant ext. 230, [email protected]

Leila Kaczmarek, Youth Ministry Coordinator ext. 234, [email protected]

Laurie Martin, Finance Director, ext. 222, [email protected]

Sally Schrecker, Operations Manager, ext. 235, [email protected]

Shannon Toot, Accounting & Media Admin. ext. 227, [email protected]

Sue Whitaker, Administrative Assistant ext. 223, [email protected]

Barbara Thomas, Bulletin Editor, ext. 236, [email protected]

Bea Hack, Liturgy Coordinator, ext. 231, [email protected] Suzy Ward, Chair, Pastoral Council, 746-5676

Brendan Donnelly, Chair, Finance Council, (585) 267-7338

Debbie Hoeft, Chair Stewardship Team, 734-9705 [email protected]

Isabel Miller, Executive Director, Saint’s Place, 46 S. Main St. Phone: 385-6860 [email protected]

In Residence at the Rectory: Msgr. Gerard Krieg

Fran Barr, Principal, St. Louis School, 11 Rand Place Phone: 586-5200 [email protected] http://slspittsford.org/

Michael DeCocq, Grand Knight, St. Louis Knights of Columbus Phone: 585-314-8835 [email protected]

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