July 2, 2016 - Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

July 2, 2016 - Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
152 Main Street, Brockport, New York
(585) 637-4500
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.nativitybrockport.org
Facebook Page: Nativity Brockport
Sacrament of the Eucharist
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am, 1:00 pm - Español
Weekday Mass: M-Th—8:00 am, F—Noon
Holydays: Noon & 7:00 pm
We are glad you joined us!
Sunday, July 2, 2016
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Friday: 1:00-1:45 pm; Saturday: 3:15-4:15 pm;
or by appointment
Arrangements for the Sacrament of Anointing of the
Sick/Communion, Baptism, and Matrimony
may be made by calling the Parish Office.
Parish Office Hours
Monday –Friday: 9 am—4 pm
Staff
Fr. Joseph McCaffrey, Pastor—[email protected]
Deacon Chris Fisher—[email protected]
Deacon Tom Schrage—[email protected]
James Pudetti, Financial Director—[email protected]
Pamela Rickerl, Parish Secretary—[email protected]
Connie Mesiti, Religious Ed Coordinator—[email protected]
Thomas Griffin, Facilities & Grounds/Cemetery Supervisor
Bridget Arbegast, Youth Minister
Grace Adams, Contemporary Choir Director
Bridget Bishop, Seasonal Choir Director
Jorge Salgado, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry—[email protected]
Pastoral Council
John Lemke—President
E-mail: [email protected]
Mission Statement/Nuestra Misión
We are a Catholic Community, called to be faithful, caring
and enthusiastic disciples. We build up the kingdom of God
by worshiping and praising God, proclaiming the Good News
of Jesus Christ in word and witness, giving loving service to
our neighbor and strengthening the parish community.
Somos una comunidad católica llamada a ser discipulos
fieles, compasivos y entusiastas. Construimos el Reino de
Dios adorando y alabando a Dios, proclamando la Buena
Nueva de Jesucristo de palabra y con testimonio,
Help Needed for the Festival and
“New To You” Sale…
See details inside...
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Church of the Nativity, Brockport, New York
Parish Prayer List
We pray for those in our faith community and
those that we hold in our hearts. May God grant them
healing and strength.
Evelyn Battisti; Sr. Piera Baiocco; Milford Bibby;
Muriel Burns; Melanie Cantabrana-Reisman; Helen
Chuma; Nancy Danko; Dave Ellis; Michael Ferris;
Dolores Flow; Nate Foley; Theresa Gusek; Kailee
Kwiecien; Eric LoMonaco; John Lupisella; Lhessa
Lyons; Tim Krurnowski; Glenna Matela; Carol
McNeil; Chuck Muscolino; Joanne Nicolucci; Pat
Nisdeo; Mary Overmeyer; Tony Pacilio; Jennie
Parlato; Alice Ann Purdy; Ethan Sentiff; Lorraine
Sheflin; Angeline Siracusa; Frances Swalbach; Andy
Virgilio; & Fr. Tom from India who was kidnapped by
ISIS.
Names remain on for one month. Please call the
office to add, remove or resubmit a loved one’s name.
HELP WANTED!!!
We’re still looking for some help.
Call John LaPierre at 703-7655 if
you can be here for a couple
hours at the:
Food Booth—cooking for or serving to great
customers.
Children’s Games—helping the kids have fun.
Lucky Numbers—either for Children or Adults…
selling lucky numbers.
Baked Food booth—Baking goodies, pricing Friday
am and/or selling goodies during the Festival.
Chicken BBQ on Saturday—Working with a great
group cooking & serving.
New-to-You Sale star ting Th ur sday AM thru
Saturday—selling, straightening and/or cashing
out. (Call Jerry Adduci directly at 637-6992.)
Ticket Booth (for Food Tickets, for Basket
Booth, for 50/50 Raffle) - selling tickets. A good
sit-down job.
Help w ith set-up starting evenings Monday, July
4th thru Thursday July 7th. Great exercise and
fun.
Help take-down Saturday night. More fun.
Many thanks!
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
E. Canal Road, Brockport, NY
8 am-dusk, April 1 - November 30; December & April
—weather permitting; Closed January 1 –March 31
Please adhere to the rules & regulations posted.
For information, call the Parish Office at 637-4500.
July 2, 2016
Office News
MASS INTENTIONS
Please stop by the office or call Pamela during office
hours.
HOSPITAL VISITATION
If a member of your family is in Unity, Strong,
Highland, or General Hospital, please call the Parish
Office a nd let u s k now so Fa ther Joe ca n
visit.
Emerging Churches Collection
Next weekend we will take up the
Collection for the Church in Central
and Eastern Europe. This collection
supports Catholic organizations that
provide affordable shelter and train seminarians in a
region that still struggles from the effects of Soviet
rule. By providing pastoral care, catechesis, and
funding for the building renovations, your donations
help to restore the Church and build the future in the
region. Please give generously to the collection next
week.
For more information, visit www.usccb.org &
search “Church in Central and Eastern Europe.”
The Sanctuary Candle is bur ning
before the Blessed Sacrament
during the month of July
for Edward O. Stephany
requested by wife, Arline.
In today’s Gospel, we hear Jesus inviting his
disciples to be evangelizers. “The harvest is
abundant,” Jesus says. But those who are willing to
invite others to a deeper relationship with the Lord
are few. Good stewards who are willing to witness
their Catholic faith to others know they are “like
lambs among wolves.” They are encouraged to be
gentle, patient and loving, knowing they may face
rejection and even fierce opposition.
The Year of Mercy invites us to be better
stewards of our faith, to give positive, courageous,
joyful witness to others who have turned away
from their relationship with Jesus. Is there
someone we should be reaching out to this week?
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Church of the Nativity, Brockport, New York
Fr. Joe’s Week: Last Th ur sday, after Mass
and finishing up the bulletin, Len and Cheryl Quinn
from Webster paid us a visit. They were married here
50 years ago (by Fr. Ed Lintz) and wanted to make a
donation to the parish. We stopped over in church
for a visit and blessing…That afternoon I left for
Conneaut Lake, PA for a family reunion. We get
together every year for a golf tournament in memory
of my Uncle Jerry. It is to benefit the American
Cancer Society, and over the past 13 years we have
raised about $150,000. I played in the tournament
on Saturday, and played all 18 holes. Our foursome
won the prize for the highest score! Hey, a prize is a
prize. I had a great time, even though it was hot, but
a good day in the sun. I came back on Monday
evening…Tuesday I had a lot of stuff to do for the
Ireland trip. We are making final payments for our
trip. We are closed with 21 travelers, which will make
it like a private or family tour—the usual bus tours
have more than twice as many people on the bus. In
addition, nearly everybody is from around here…
Tuesday afternoon we had Mass at The Landing.
Thanks to several parishioners who joined us—it
makes a difference when there are folks from the
community as well. It’s a delightful time of worship…
Wednesday morning our new Youth Minister,
Bridget Arbegast, came into the office to fill out
paperwork. I was working in the office, so I got to
spend some time with her to begin her orientation to
both the parish and her new job. She also registered
her family into Nativity, as this will be her base for
the shared position with us and SEAS. If Bridget asks
you for help with our young people, please say “Yes.”
She will be responsible for ministry in grades 6-12,
but she can’t do it all herself! I told her to expect a
generous response. Parents, please support Bridget
with your young people, encourage them to
participate in our Youth Ministry…Wednesday
evening I went to a concert in Hilton. The Gazebo
Band, including our Don and Bridget Bishop, played
a mostly patriotic concert—interesting music well
done. After the concert I stopped at Abbot’s and saw
several parishioners. This Thursday morning, as
usual, I am finishing up my column and final bulletin
proofing…God bless and have a good week!
Donations for our “New To You” Sale
Bring your gently used items for our
sale to be held July 7, 8 & 9 during the
Nativity Parish Festival. Please see the
“Nativity Calendar” on page 5 for dropoff times. For questions, call Jerry
Adduci, 637-6992.
July 2, 2016
We are pleased to
announce that Bridget
Arbegast w ill be joining
our staff as Youth Minister.
She will start on July 11, and
her time will be shared with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in
Hamlin. She will spend about 10 hours a week here at
Nativity and be responsible for ministry to our young
people in grades 6 through 12, including Confirmation
Preparation. Please welcome Bridget and her family to
Nativity. We will introduce her at all the Masses after
she begins work.
Grace Adams starts th is w eek as dir ector of
our Contemporary Choir. Grace is no stranger to
Nativity as she led music programs here in years past.
Welcome back, Grace. Please take time to say “Hi” to
Grace and her family.
Come join us for a "Muckdogs"
baseball game in Batavia on Friday,
July 22. The game starts at 7:05 pm.
A block of box seats (at $7.00 each) have been set
aside for us. We need at least 20 people, so if you are
interested in going, please let Bob Duff know (at
506-1676 OR [email protected]) how many will be
in your group.
The stadium is located at 299 Bank Street. You can
check their website at: www.muckdogs.com.
We hope you will consider going to this fun parish
event!
Call to Nativity
On Monday, June 20th, the Parish Center Planning
Committee met with Bob Healy and Jerry DiRomanis
of LaBella. We were all impressed by their careful
listening to our dreams for the parish center. We had a
wide-ranging discussion, led by their questions. There
were no choices made—lots of possibilities examined.
It’s too early to have any specific ideas, but that time is
coming soon, in a month or so. This meeting convinced
all of us on the Planning Committee that we made an
excellent choice on the right people to help us. People
have told me that they “heard” that the parish center
was going to be here, or there. Everything has been
discussed, but no choices have been made. Bob and
Jerry will begin to make recommendations over the
next few months, and the committee will have ample
opportunity for input. Eventually we will have a
concept to present to the parish. Our next meeting with
LaBella is on July 25. Please pray for our Parish Center
Planning Committee, and the whole process.
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Church of the Nativity, Brockport, New York
Can You Watch One Hour
With Us???
If you cannot make the Holy Hour
during the day on Fridays, please join
us the last Thursday of each month
from 7-8 pm for the Nocturnal Adoration Holy Hour.
The hour begins with exposition of the Eucharist in
the Monstrance and ends with Benediction. During
that hour there are periods of common prayer and
periods of private, silent prayer. The common prayer is
from the “Liturgy of the Hours” known as the Office of
Blessed Sacrament. The silent prayer periods are for
personal Meditation.
Deacon James Steiger joins us each month to do the
Exposition at the start of the hour and Benediction at
the end of the hour.
Remember if you are looking for extra time to spend
with Our Lord and Savior, you may never find it. You
have to MAKE TIME FOR HIM! Please join us!
Heavenly Father,
you have given us the gifts of life and liberty
and entrust to your people the duty
to guard these gifts
wherever they are threatened.
Help us to protect the freedom of all
to follow the Gospel of your Son, Jesus Christ,
and to bring his light and truth
to the ends of the earth.
Guide all who play a role
in enacting legislation
to uphold the freedom of conscience
of all citizens.
Send us your Spirit to inspire in us
the wisdom and courage needed
to witness to the truth and to stand up
For all whose religious liberty is endangered.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Mary Immaculate, Patroness
of our country, pray
for us.
Scriptural Readings for the Week
Sunday: Is 66:10-14c/Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20/
Gal 6:14-18/Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9
Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22/
Ps 145:2-9/Mt 9:18-26
Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13/Ps 115:3-10/Mt 9:32-38
Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12/Ps 105:2-7/Mt 10:1-7
Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16/
Mt 10:7-15
Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-14, 17/
Mt 10:16-23
Saturday: Is 6:1-8/Ps 93:1-2, 5/Mt 10:24-33
Next Sunday: Dt 30:10-14/Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34,
36-37 or Ps 19:8-11/Col 1:15-20/Lk 10:25-37
July 2, 2016
FESTIVAL DE LA
PARROQUIA
El Viernes 7 y sábado 8 de julio
será el festival de la parroquia.
El viernes a partir de las 4pm
comenzará el festival, el
sábado a partir del mediodía.
El viernes 7 de julio la
comunidad hispana estará
vendiendo comida mexicana.
Si quieres ayudar o disfrutar de la comida típica eres
bienvenido/a. Además habrá otros tipos de comida,
y bebidas. El sábado habrá BBQ de pollo y
entretenimiento con los Nerds in Denial y Country
Class. También puedes participar como voluntario
en los puestos de preparación de comida, en los
juego de los niños, vendiendo los números de suerte,
en el BBQ, y ayudando a preparar las carpas, mesas
y sillas.
ADORACIÓN AL SANTISIMO
Si no puedes asistir los viernes al mediodía a la
adoración al Santísimo, lo puedes hacer los jueves
de 7 a 8pm. Empieza con la exposición del Santísimo
y termina con la bendición. Durante la hora hay
momentos de oración en común, con la liturgia de
las horas, y oración privada.
FACEBOOK: Danos un “me gusta” o hazte amigo
de nosotros en facebook. Búscanos en: Ministerio
Migrante Hispano, Brockport, NY. Pasa la voz a tus
amigos y familiares.
COMUNIDAD HISPANA
- Si te gusta cantar o tocas cualquier instrumento te
invitamos a unirte a nuestro coro, ensayamos los
domingos a las 12:30pm. Necesitamos personas
comprometidas que quieran cantar o tocar algún
instrumento.
- Si quieres aprender a leer la Biblia, conocer la fe
católica y seguir creciendo en tu fe, te esperamos en
el centro parroquial todos los domingos a las 12pm.
Si realmente te importa crecer en tu fe, solamente
tienes que venir el domingo más temprano a la misa.
¡Te esperamos!
- Si vives lejos de la parroquia y quieres que
tengamos un estudio bíblico en tu casa, dinos la
fecha y la hora en que podemos ir a tu casa.
- Si conoces alguna persona que es católica y no
viene a misa, y crees que podamos visitarla,
háznoslo saber.
- Los domingos después de misa tenemos café en el
centro parroquial.
- Si tiene algún niño que no esté bautizado, pide la
ficha de inscripción para programar el día y la hora
de la charla y del bautismo.
- Si alguno de tus hijos/as se gradúan este año,
danos su nombre para organizar una misa especial
de acción de gracias. Pronto les anunciaremos la
fecha de la celebración.
Church of the Nativity, Brockport, New York
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Sunday Financial Offering
June 26, 2016
Budget amount needed per week………………$6,067.00
Actual amount received…………………...……...$4,966.00
Over (under) budget year to date……....…..($2,697.84)
Attendance……...….…………………………...……..…..…..392
LaSalette Missionaries………………………..$1,585.33
Thank you for your continued faithful giving!
Mass Intentions
Saturday, July 2
4:30 pm
Agnes Reding—Mark Schafer
Sunday, July 3–14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
9:00 am
James Farone—Shirley Schuff
1:00 pm
For the people of the parish
Monday, July 4
9:00 am
Annina Ciola & Marie Kappela—Mark &
Judy Depferd
Tuesday, July 5—Sts. Anthony Zaccaria &
Elizabeth of Portugal
8:00 am
Marie Kappela—Tony & Kathy Pacilio
Wednesday, July 6—St. Maria Goretti
8:00 am
Martin G. Vertson—Lilian Rowell
Thursday, July 7 –St. Kateri Tekawitha
8:00 am
Marie Kappela—Mazzarella Family
Friday, July 8
12:00 pm
David Bannister—Tony & Kathy Pacilio
Saturday, July 9
4:30 pm
Barbara Smiley—Rita Henderson
Sunday, July 10 –15th Sunday of Ordinary Time
9:00 am
For the intentions of Steve & Connie
Mesiti—Steve & Danielle Mesiti
1:00 pm
For the people of the parish
PLEASE NOTE: If the w eekend Mass intention
is for your loved one, and you would like to present
the offertory gifts, please notify an usher prior to
Mass.
July 2, 2016
Nativity Calendar
Sunday, July 3
Peter’s Pence Collection
After Mass & 3-6 pm: Drop Off Items for “New To
You” Sale
12-1 pm
Hisp. Comm. 1st Eucharist Prep –
Parish Center
2 pm
Hisp. Comm. Gathering – Parish Center
Monday, July 4 – Fourth of July
Parish Office Closed
Tuesday, July 5
9am-2pm
Drop Off Items for “New To You” Sale
6-9pm
Drop Off Items for “New To You” Sale
Wednesday, July 6
9am-2pm
Drop Off Items for “New To You” Sale
6-9pm
Drop Off Items for “New To You” Sale
Thursday, July 7
9am-2pm
Drop Off Items for “New To You” Sale
9am-2pm
New To You Sale - Nativity Grounds
6-9pm
Drop Off Items for “New To You” Sale
Friday, July 8
9am-12pm
Drop off Baked Goods—(changed to
PARISH CENTER)
9am-2pm
Drop Off Items for “New To You” Sale
9am-8pm
New To You Sale – Nativity Grounds
12-2pm
Holy Hour – Church
Saturday, July 9
9am-8pm
New To You Sale – Nativity Grounds
3:15-4:15 pm Confession—Church
4:30 pm
Mass—Church
Emerging Churches Collection
Sunday, July 10
9:00 am
Mass—Church
Emerging Churches Collection
12-1 pm
Hisp. Comm. 1st Eucharist Prep –
Parish Center
2 pm
Hisp. Comm. Gathering – Parish Center
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time– July 9 & 10, 2016
(As of Tuesday noon)
*New ministers
Saturday 4:30 pm
Sunday 9:00 am
Music
Piano and cantor
Organ and cantor
Greeters/Ushers
Bill & Joyce Mullen (H), June Keller, Dan &
Maria Lincoln
Dan Zimmer (H), Jackie Henry, Joan Muscolino,
Rick Paolucci, Michael Ridley*
Lectors
Patty Hayles (POF), Mary Daniels
John Lemke, Patty Selig
Sacristans/Heads Carol Rich, Jackie Schmitz
John White, Mary Ziarniak
Extraordinary
Ministers
Kathy Pacilio, John Tombokan
Kathy Roberts, Lisa Zimmer
Altar Servers
Olivia Allen*, Josephine Belde*, Lauren Dailey
Rachael Hart, Sydney & Garrett* Horn