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APRIL 12, 2015
“Let the house of Israel say, “His mercy endures forever.” Let the house
of Aaron say, “His mercy endures forever.” Let those
who fear the LORD say, “His mercy endures forever.” Psalm 118
Dear Parishioners and Friends,
This weekend we continue with the Second Sunday of Easter or what is now
referred to as “Divine Mercy Sunday.” The theme of the next church year will, on
the direction of Pope Francis, focus on God’s mercy and of our call to show mercy to one another. In an
address to thousands of people standing in St. Peter’s square during Easter Week, Pope Francis called for the
international community to stand up against the terrible deeds being committed against “our brothers and
sisters” in the Middle East. Many have been “killed, exiled and decapitated” simply because they are Christian.
The international community, “cannot look the other way” said Pope Francis.
Thankfully, the Easter message is one of hope. As Christians, we are called to “treat others differently.” The
Pope said that the “resurrection of Christ is proclaimed when His light brightens the dark moments of our
existence.” The light of Christ is proclaimed, “when we learn to smile with those who smile, and cry with those
who cry, when we walk alongside those who are sad and risk losing their hope, and when we talk about our
faith experience with those who are searching for meaning and happiness.”
I know that we palpably sense the real need for mercy in our world, neighborhood and family. We can, and
should, make mercy a habit of everyday life. This is not always easy to do, because it takes a bit of resolve
and the ability to forgive others to show mercy. Jesus taught his disciples to pray the “Our Father” which
includes a prayer for mercy for ourselves and for others. We hear the words within the prayer, “…and forgive
us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
The virtue of showing mercy is not something we can accomplish on our own.
help that comes from God.
We truly need the grace and
For God is above all, THE Divine Mercy.
May God’s gracious Mercy be yours!
Fr. Gonyo
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Fiesta Preview Night !
FIESTA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!
Many Hands Make Light Work!!
Friday, May 1
from 5:00 - 9:00 pm in the Parish Center
Get in the Fiesta spirit! Help us test out our new
Trivia Contest, play some games, eat some Fiesta
food, and buy your Spectacular Raffle Tickets for a
chance to win the first Early Bird drawing of $250 at
9 pm. We’ll also be accepting donations for our
Book Sale, as well as canned goods and household
products for the Webster Food Cupboard, our
Fiesta tithe recipient for this year. (All donations
earn extra tokens for food and games at this event!)
This is also an opportunity to sign up to volunteer
on May 29 and 30 – perfect for families, college
students, and anyone looking for service hours!
The first 50 people to RSVP for this event will
receive a special gift when they arrive. RSVP
today by emailing [email protected]
Each year more than 400 parishioners and friends of St.
Rita Parish work together in a variety of ways to make
this festival the talk of the Diocese. This year marks our
61st consecutive year of holding the Fiesta, the longest
running event of its kind in the Diocese!
*Friend Making and Fund Raising* The Fiesta has
become a community event drawing more than 5,000
attendees over the two days. Not only do you get to
meet new people and make new friends, you are also
supporting the community. The money raised at this
event helps support St. Rita School and the 50+
ministries here at St. Rita, which provide many services
to the needy in our community and beyond.
Here are some areas that need help:
Book Sale, Food Booths, Game Booths,
Information Booth, Parking, Plant Sale,
Sweets Booth, Setup / Takedown, Talent Show
To sign up to volunteer, please go online and visit
www.saintritawebster.org/fiesta
or stop by in the Greeting Area after all Masses.
EUCHARIST
INTENTIONS
Among the intentions for
those who gather for the
Eucharist this week will be
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
8:15AM
JOSEPH GABRIELE –
Wife and Children
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015
8:15AM
ELAINE WEMPLE –
Family
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015
8:15AM
JOHN RODER –
Family
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015
8:15AM JOHN ENYAN ACHEAMPONG – Fr. Shatzel
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015
5:00PM DON BROWN –
Carol Brown
APRIL 19, 2015
FOR THE PEOPLE OF ST. RITA PARISH
MARY PETTRONE –
Nick & Marge Meli
ANTHONY & GARY GIANNI – Angie Rubino
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Spirit of Learning Corner
Did you know ? . . .
+ This past week was St. Rita School's 2nd Annual
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2015
8:15AM
FRANCESCA & DOMINICK CUNTO –
Daughter
SUNDAY,
7:30AM
9:00AM
10:30AM
St. Rita School
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Jump-Rope-A-Thon. Students are jumping rope like
crazy every minute of their physical education classes
and earning money to support the American Heart
Association. Last year they raised thousands of dollars!!
+ Four St. Rita School Odyssey of the Mind teams
went to Regional competition last month. Three of the
four teams placed in the competition! There were 27
students on these teams and 14 were new to the
program this year. Over 164 teams came to the
competition overall. These teams had to plan for months
in solving problems (like making a silent movie with
certain requirements, or a train that ran on its own
through obstacles). The students are totally in charge of
solving the problems with help only from a parent
coach. They did great!
+ Thank you to all who supported the St. Rita
Scholastic Spring Book Fair. Having it open during a
Friday Fish Fry in Lent was a lot of fun and added to the
week-long sale. Over $2000 in Scholastic book money
was raised for our library! Thank you!
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This week the Tabernacle Light
will burn in loving memory of the deceased
members of the Thomas and DeVogelaere Families
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COMPANIONS IN GRIEF
BEREAVEMENT EVENING
Monday, April 13
7:30pm at Holy Trinity Church
Fr. John Mulligan will be our guest speaker. Please
join us for a special evening of sharing. Please enter
through the Ridge Rd. entrance. We will meet in the
gathering space.
Refreshments will be follow. For
more information please contact Holy Trinity Parish
Office at 265-1616 or Mary Ann Penlon at 265-9395. All
are most welcome to attend!
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WEBSTER CROP WALK
Sunday, May 3 at 1:00pm
Starting at the Webster Baptist Church - 59 South Ave.
Be a sponsor or a walker! Proceeds help provide
emergency aid, clean water, food, seeds and farming
tools to those in need. For sponsor or walker forms or to
make a donation, please call Carol at 671-7832.
Vacation Bible School
Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24
To make our program a success, we need the help of
our fabulous volunteers! We need adult or youth
leaders for Climbing Crews, Bible Expeditions, KidVid
Cinema, Glacier Games, Mountaintop Treats,
Imagination Station, and Base Camp Sing & Play.
Please consider sharing your time and talents this
summer with children ages 4-10. This year, we will be
offering a Leadership Training session for our volunteers
ages 11-18. This session will be held on Saturday,
June 13 from 1:00 – 5:00 pm in the Parish Center. All
new volunteers are required to attend this training.
Those who have volunteered at our VBS in the past are
strongly encouraged to attend.
If you are interested in volunteering in our VBS program
in any way, please fill out a form online at
www.saintritawebster.org/vbs.html This is a great
community service opportunity! If you have questions,
please
contact
Elizabeth
Kwiatkowski
at
[email protected] or the office at 671-1100 ext. 14.
PLANS FOR THE WEEK
APRIL 12, 2015
SUNDAY 4/12
8:15-11:00am
Breakfast Club – Gym
MONDAY 4/13
10:00-11:30am
4:30-5:45pm
6:15-7:30pm
7:00-8:30pm
Bible Study – Rm 1
FAITH FORMATION CLASSES
FAITH FORMATION CLASSES
Parish Pastoral Council – Rm 1
W.E.R.O.C. Women’s Group – Rm 3
WEDNESDAY 4/15
7:00-8:30pm
THURSDAY 4/16
7:00-8:30pm
9:00-10:30pm
Bible Study – Rm 1
Bible Study – Rm 1
Men’s Basketball – Gym
PARISH SUPPORT
For Last Weekend ~ April 4 & 5
Year to Date
$573,338
Mina Lynn Teremy
Victor Manuel Mercado
Calogero Richard LoRe
Alivia Alessandra Michels
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BIBLE READINGS:
TUESDAY 4/14
9:00-10:00am
Last Week
$13,547
We welcome the newest members of our parish
family who were baptized this weekend:
Budget
$11,845
Year to Date Budget
$583,308
Easter Envelope Collection:
12 Sun 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy
Sunday) Acts 4:32-35 Ps 118:2-4,13-15,
22-24 1 Jn 5;1-6 Jn 20:19-31
13 Mon St. Martin I Acts 4:23-31 Ps 2;1-9 Jn 3:1-8
14 Tue Acts 4:32-37 Ps 93:1-2,5 Jn 3:7b-15
15 Wed Acts 5:17-26 Ps 34:2-9 Jn 3:16-21
16 Thu Acts 5:27-33 Ps 34:2,9,17-20 Jn 3:31-36
17 Fri
Acts 5:34-42 Ps 27:1,4,13-14 Jn 6:1-15
18 Sat Acts 6:1-7 Ps 33:1-2,4-5,18-19 Jn 6:16-21
19 Sun 3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-15,17-19
Ps 4:2,4,7-9 1 Jn 2:1-5a Lk 24:35-48
Variance
+ $1,702
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Variance
- $19,970
LINENS:
$17,700
(Our fiscal year is 7/1/14 – 6/30/15)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
We all grow spiritually when we share.
BREAKFAST NEWS!
Join us for breakfast Sunday mornings
from 8:30-11:00am in the Parish Center.
We offer a “Special” each Sunday and
always have a traditional menu as well.
Team 3’s Special for Next Week is: Eggs Benedict
and a bottomless cup of coffee. Our ministry runs on
donations only which are greatly appreciated.
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Our St. Rita Society Presents:
HISTORIC CHURCHES OF ROCHESTER:
200 YEARS OF HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE
Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00pm in the Gym
Guest Speaker, Cynthia Howk, Architectural Research
Coordinator from the Landmark Society of Western NY,
will be joining us to discuss and show slides of the
historic houses of worship built in Rochester between
the 1820s and 1950s. She will also include historic
churches built in Webster.
Come welcome Cynthia back and share memories of
churches that you were familiar with in your old
neighborhood. Refreshments will be served.
SACRISTAN: Week of April 12
The Tehan Family
Week of April 19
Linda Erck
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ROMAN HOLIDAY!
Father Shatzel welcomes
parishioners and non-parishioners alike to his 12-Day
“GRAND CATHOLIC ITALY TOUR”, from Monday,
September 14th through Friday, September 25th run by
V.I.T. Travel and the Globus Company. It begins in
Rome with a Papal audience, with visits to St. Peter’s
Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, the Forum, Colosseum,
then on to Cascia (tomb of St. Rita) ~ Assisi ~ Siena ~
Florence ~ Milan ~ Padua and ending in Venice.
Booking for this tour begins NOW (March-April) the
cutoff date is May 1st. There is a $300 down payment,
with the final balance due in July. Brochures with all the
trip details including a registration form to sign-up are
available in the Parish Office or from Father Shatzel
personally. As they say, “ANDIAMO”. Brochures are
available from the Parish Office or from Father Shatzel.
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ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULED
NEXT Weekend ~ April 18 & 19
Saturday, 5:00pm:
Joseph Aldridge, Christina Aldridge,
Shaughnessy Flaherty, Tosh Flaherty
Sunday, 7:30am:
Maggie Childs, Ashley Coumou, Lauren Quatela
Sunday, 9:00am:
David Kraft, Sydney Natale,
Riley Stuver, David Tomer
Sunday, 10:30am:
Michael Messineo, Emma Spagnola,
Julia Spagnola, Riley Tehan
Our Title Fiesta Sponsors:
ISAAC HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING ● DOYLE SECURITY SYSTEMS
VISION AUTOMOTIVE GROUP - PRESENT:
St. Rita’s 61st Annual Fiesta
Under the Big Top!
Friday, May 29 - 5:00 to 10:00pm ● Saturday, May 30 - 2:00 to 10:00pm
It's Fiesta time! The 2015 St. Rita Fiesta, which has become the largest single parish event in the Diocese of Rochester,
offers something for everyone and we have extended Saturday's hours to allow the fun to last even longer.
Friday from 7:00-10:00pm – “Brass Taxi” – Hits from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and today!
Saturday from 6:00-10:00pm – “Ruby Shooz” – Great sounds from the 50’s and 60’s with some newer classics!
In addition to great entertainment, we have Delicious Food ~ Kids’ Inflatables ~ Carnival Games!
May 30th SATURDAY MASS WILL BE at 4:00pm (not 5:00pm)
ST. RITA FIESTA 5K AND 10K ~ Lace Up Your Sneakers and Get Ready!
Saturday, May 30 (10K begins at 7:30am and the 5K begins at 8:00am)
Last year, 200 runners took part in the inaugural running of the St. Rita Fiesta 5K. This year, we have
expanded the race to include a 10K run!
If running is not your thing, please join us for a pancake breakfast which will be held from 8:00am to
10:00am that morning for those who want to take in the action and cheer for their favorite runners.
Group training runs will be held every Sunday beginning April 12 at 1:00pm. The group will meet in the St. Rita Church
parking lot and run the actual courses. This is a great way to get motivated and get a sneak peak at the course!
SPRING CLEANING? OUR FIESTA BOOK SALE IS COMING SOON!
Start saving your donations of used books, videos, DVD's and CD's. Leave your donations in the
greeting area in church.
ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE ST. RITA FIESTA “AMAZING AUCTION”
Do you have Bills, Sabres, Amerks, Red Wings, or Rhinos tickets you’d be willing to donate to a good cause? What about
a cottage on the lake or vacation home you’d be willing to offer for a weekend getaway? How about tickets to the RPO or
one of the many great theaters in the Rochester area? This year, the St. Rita Fiesta will include the St. Rita Amazing
Auction, which will give Fiesta attendees the chance to bid on some great items.
To make the auction successful we need your help. We are looking for auction items with a dollar value of at least $100.
If you have an item or a service or know of a business that would be interested in donating an item or service, or creating
a gift basket of smaller items, please contact John Serio at [email protected] or call 585-265-1972.
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ST. RITA’S SPECTACULAR RAFFLE!
WIN A 2-YEAR LEASE ON A 2015 CAR (a $15,000 value)
or $10,000 CASH
Grand Prize Drawing to be held Saturday, May 30th at 10:00pm at the Fiesta!
Tickets will be available for sale (Cash Only Please!)
after all Masses every weekend – or at the Parish Office
Pick up extra ticket books to buy and sell!
$10/ticket
3 for $25
7 for $50
15 for $100 (+ a free oil change!)
There will be 4 Early Bird Cash Drawings 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22
and 1 Early Bird Drawing on Friday, May 29. Buy early for more chances to win!
FOR COMPLETE FIESTA DETAILS GO TO: www.saintritawebster.org/fiesta
APRIL 2015
NEWS:
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Thank you to all who assisted with the Parish Easter Egg Hunt on Friday
and Palm Sunday. Thank you to Brandon for being our bunny.
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Special thanks to all who participated in the Living Stations of the Cross
on Good Friday and to those who attended and supported the youth who
presented this special evening.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - TO ALL OF OUR APRIL BIRTHDAYS!
MAKE A FRIEND!
BE A FRIEND!!
BRING A FRIEND TO JESUS!!!
YOUTH MINISTRY CALENDER OF UPCOMING EVENTS and SPECIAL DAYS:
EVENT NAME
EVENT DATE & TIME
PLACE
Youth Group Gathering
(youth in grades 6-12)
Sunday, April 6
from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m.
Parish Center Gym
Youth Group Gathering
(youth in grades 6-12)
Sunday, May 17
from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m.
Parish Center Gym
Fiesta Preview Night
FUN FOR THE FAMILY!!!
Friday, May 1
from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m.
Parish Center Gym – come volunteer,
play games and eat
Parish FIESTA !!!
Youth Leadership Training
Friday, May 29
Saturday, May 30
Under the “BIG TENT”
in the church parking lot
5:00-10:00
2:00-10:00
Saturday, June 13
from 1:00-5:00
Parish Center Gym – open to all youth
ages 11-18; whether you are a first time
volunteer or a “veteran” volunteer, come
join the fun!!!
SAVE THE DATE!
Youth Fund Raising Event
“FUN NIGHT” at SAHLEN’S STADIUM ~ With the Rochester Rhino’s!
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
PRICE:
Saturday, May 9, 2015
7:05 p.m.
Sahlen’s Stadium
$10.00 per ticket (part of the ticket proceeds will
benefit our youth attending NCYC)
Please contact Mary Jo at 671-1100 x 13 with your name, phone number
and number of people attending. Money is due by Wednesday, April 29, 2015