April 1, 2012 Parish Mission Statement Dear Parishioners, The Peace of Christ calls us to create a A very Blessed Holy Week to one and all! Many thanks to all of our Christian Community where God is found ministers, musicians, and staff for all the extra energy that goes into this in the beauty and joy of our worship; in the week. A special thanks to our Passion Presenters who have been praying St. breadth of our outreach; and in our love for Mark’s Passion Narrative for months and today read it from their hearts at one another. our 4:30, 9:00, 9:45, and 11:00 Masses. Today’s Confessions (see column to left) are the last of the 20 opportu- nities that we have offered this Lent for the Sacrament of Penance before Rev. Robert J. Schrader, Pastor Easter. Today is also the first Sunday of the month. Thank you for your Rev. Timothy T. Brown, Parochial Vicar gifts in the monthly second collection for Buildings and Grounds needs. Rev. Brian K. Carpenter, Parochial Vicar Also, now that it is April, the 2011-2012 Catholic Ministries Appeal will be wrapping up next month. To date, we have received pledges of $105,179.56 Weekend Liturgy Schedule toward our goal of $107,438. Of that, $97,004.22 has actually been paid. Saturday 4:30 p.m. St. James This means that by the end of next month, we will need to receive Sunday 8:00 a.m. St. James $10,433.78 to pay off the balance or else the parish will be billed to pay what Sunday 9:00 a.m. St. John remains from money that we have budgeted for our regular ministry pro- Sunday 9:45 a.m. St. Ambrose grams. Thanks for whatever everyone can do by way of paying off any out- Sunday 11:00 a.m. St. John standing pledges and/or making enough additional pledges and payments to Sunday 5:00 p.m. St. Ambrose meet the goal. Monday evening, we have our Holy Week Tenebrae Service at 7:30 Weekday Liturgy Schedule P.M. at St. Ambrose. Clergy and church members from several other Chris- Monday 7:45 a.m. St. James tian churches will join us for this service of light in the midst of darkness. Tuesday 9:15 a.m. St. Ambrose Monday is also the 80th birthday of the former metropolitan archbishop of Wednesday 7:45 a.m. St. James our New York Province, Cardinal Edward Egan. Also, 7 years ago today 12:10 p.m. St. John saw the passing of Pope John Paul II. Thursday 7:00 a.m. St. John Tuesday, though scheduled in the Holy Week leaflets mailed to us with 9:15 a.m. St. Ambrose our Easter envelope, please note that there will be no Passion Mime in the Friday 12:15 p.m. St. Ambrose evening at 8:00 P.M. due to low student involvement and scheduling difficul- ties. An alternative would be to attend Bishop Clark’s final Chrism Mass at Holy Day Liturgy Schedule Sacred Heart Cathedral at 7:30 P.M. Carpool, please. Please check the bulletin Wednesday is a quiet evening in the parish with practice for the Easter the week of the Holy Day. Vigil, and it is technically the final evening of Lent, as Thursday evening Confessions begins the mini-season of the Sacred Triduum. This would be a good time to Sunday: 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. St. John reflect on how we’ve done with Lent’s 3 hallmarks. PRAYER —no matter 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. St. Ambrose how we’ve done thus far, the next three days offer ample opportunities for us Or by appointment. all. FASTING —formally, this relates to not eating between meals (for those 18-59) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, but also to the fasting of our time by way of volunteering to help others, and certainly to fasting from sin, too. And ALMSGIVING —Operation Rice Bowl, House of Mercy, St. Mar- tin’s Kitchen, and our Daily Bread envelopes all are good ways, but so is Parish office for all three worship sites: St. Ambrose, St. James and having a good Will (a 6th good reason to remember our parish: we can offer St. John the Evangelist support even if not right now). 288-5000 Holy Thursday: 9:00 A.M. Morning Prayer at St. John’s, 7:00 P.M. See page 8 for staff extension numbers and Mass at St. John’s followed by Solemn Adoration until 10:30 P.M., at St. James, until 11:00 P.M. at St. Ambrose, until 11:30 P.M. at St. John’s. other church information. Good Friday: 9:00 A.M. Morning Prayer at St. John’s, 12:00 Noon Sta- To reach a priest in an emergency tions at St. James, 1:00 P.M. The Seven Last Words at St. James, 2:00 P.M. call the Rectory (585) 482-4280 Passion, Veneration of the Cross, & Communion at St. James. No Passion Priest mailing address: Mime tonight, but we do have a Full “Pink” Moon. 549 Humboldt St., Holy Saturday: 9:00 A.M. Morning Prayer at St. John, and 8:00 P.M. Rochester, NY 14610-1221 Easter Vigil Mass of Light/Word/Baptism/Eucharist at St. Ambrose. Easter Sunday, our Masses and Confessions follow the normal schedule Peace of Christ Web Site: (see column to left), plus an additional 11:30 A.M. Mass at St. James. Pax! www.peaceofchristparish.org —Father Schrader Page Two Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

Mass Intentions Date Intention/Church

Monday, April 2 7:45 Mary K. Barton by Bonnie Smith JA COMPLETE SCHEDULE ON PAGE 5 Tuesday, April 3 9:15 Mildred L. Smith by St. John Neumann School Faculty & Staff AM St. John Neumann School Mass in Church Wednesday, April 4 7:45 Joseph Saraceni by Dilal Family JA 12:10 Month’s Mind — Dorothy Izzo JO

Thursday, April 5 9:00 Morning Prayer at St. John Holy Thursday 7:00 Mass of the Lord’s Supper JO

Friday, April 6 9:00 Morning Prayer at St. John Good Friday of the Passion 12:00 Stations of the Cross at St. James of the Lord 1:00 Seven Last Words of Jesus at St. James 2:00 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at St. James Saturday, April 7 9:00 Morning Prayer at St. John Holy Saturday 8:00 Easter Vigil at St. Ambrose—For All Parishioners Living and Deceased

Sunday, April 8 8:00 For All Parishioners Living and Deceased JA Easter Sunday of the 9:00 For All Parishioners Living and Deceased JO Resurrection of the Lord 9:45 For All Parishioners Living and Deceased AM 11:00 For All Parishioners Living and Deceased JO 11:30 For All Parishioners Living and Deceased JA 5:00 For all Parishioners Living and Deceased AM

The Sanctuary Lamp at St. James Church will

burn this week in memory of Daniel V. Ryan Jr.

200 CLUB The winners for the 26th week are: $25 Joanne Schmidt Good Friday is a day of both fast and abstinence. In $15 Sister Marlene Vigna the United States, all Fridays of Lent are days of absti- $10 Libby Pannone nence.

Ron Bess pulled the lucky winners! The law of abstinence obliges those 14 years of age and older not to eat meat. Abstinence from meats is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years old and older on Ash Wednesday and on all the Fridays of Lent.

The law of fast obliges all those from ages 18 through READINGS FOR April 8 59 to refrain from eating between meals and to limit their Easter Sunday eating to one full meal and two lighter meals for the day.

Fasting is to be observed on Good Friday by all First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. [Note: most sources say "not yet 60"]. Those who are bound by Second Reading: Col. 3:104 or 1 Cor. 5:6b-8 this may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to Gospel: John 20:1-9 or Mark 16:1-7 one's needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. Year B Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Page Three Neumann School News Congratulations to Nick Bruno in Sixth Grade for taking St. John Neumann School fourth place at the Sister Mary Smith Invitational Spelling 31 Empire Blvd. at Culver Rd. Bee this March! Preschool through 6 th Grade The Neumann Walk Across America has completed week number 15 and we have reached close to 5 million Preschool programs for 3 and 4 yr olds steps. We have traveled through Buffalo, New York; Erie, Full-Day Kindergarten Pennsylvania; Cleveland and Lorain, Ohio; South Bend, New York State Certified Faculty Faith Based activities and Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Des Moines, Iowa; Omaha, Ne- Community Service braska; Denver, Colorado; Moab, Utah, and Las Vegas, Before and After School Care Nevada. We are 250 miles from our destination, which is Academic Enrichment Programs Hot Lunch Program Los Angeles, California. By the time this is in print we may already be there! We invite you to contact our office to arrange your personal tour. SCRIPS Share the good news about our school Have you heard? You can buy pre-paid cards to do with friends and family! your regular shopping and support our school at no cost to you! 585-288-0580 The program is called SCRIPS . Cards such as Target, www.stjohnneumannschool.com CVS, and WalMart are available at the parish office as well as online at www.shopwithscrips.com. (Enter the code D4A53A833LL19) A percentage of each purchase is do- nated to our school. Stop by the Parish Office to see all the cards available.

BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION Another program to support our school

is BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION. You can DERBY DAY PARTY!!!! collect Box Tops and donate them at each Wear your best hat! Come join us for a Derby Day parish site. Box Tops also has an online Party, Saturday, May 5th, from 4 to 7 pm in Dailey Hall. shopping program with popular sites you may already be This party is an adults-only celebration of the Kentucky shopping through such as 1-800-flowers or Oriental Trad- Derby with Southern food, fun and drinks. We will have ing. These companies will donate a percentage of your pur- games, prizes and raffles. Tickets are $20 and are avail- chase to our school. You can register online at able after Masses and at the School and Parish Offices. All www.boxtops4education.com and designate our school as proceeds to benefit Peace of Christ Parish and St. John your donation preference. Neumann School.

PEACE OF CHRIST PARISH Stewardship Means Sharing

OFFERTORY Income BUDGETED Income Variance Last Week Weekly Budget Weekly Variance $10,671.00 $15,385.00 ($4,714.00)

Y-T-D Offertory Income Y-T-D Budgeted Income Y-T-D Variance $557,489.00 $600,015.00 ($42,526.00)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! (Our fiscal year is 07/01/11- 06/30/12)

CODICIL EXAMPLES FOR OUR WILLS (to send to our attorneys)

General Bequest : I give and bequeath to the Peace of Christ Roman Catholic Parish of Rochester, New York, the sum of ______dollars ($______) to be used for its general purposes. Residuary Bequest : I give, devise and bequeath to the Peace of Christ Roman Catholic Parish of Rochester, New York, ______percent (__%) of the rest, residue and remainder of my property and estate, of every kind and nature and whereso- ever situated to be used for its general purposes. Page Four Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

SAVE THE DATE..SAVE THE DATE..SAVE THE DATE CHILDREN, FAMILY, SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION ALL ARE WELCOME...TO SPEND AN EVENING WITH FAITH FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES MARK HARE SAVE THE Metro Columnist of the Democrat & Chronicle

DATE! Monday, April 16, 2012 July 1616————20202020 7—9 PM 9:00 am ——— Noon St. James Church 130 Brett Rd. Dailey Hall Rochester, NY 14609 St. Ambrose Please join us for an evening of prayer and conversation, Welcome to SKY where kids discover that EVERY- as Mark addresses the topic of:

THING IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD —a fact that will “The Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy change them forever! SKY is filled with incredible ac- From a Personal and Professional Perspective” tivities that allow kids to see, hear, touch, and even taste! We’ll help kids discover how to see evidence of SAVE THE DATE..SAVE THE DATE..SAVE THE DATE God in everyday life, something we call God Sightings. Get ready to hear that phrase a lot! SKY is open to all children age 4 to those entering Grade 6. We need Youth Volunteers Grade 7 and YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS above to be Crew Leaders and Station Helpers. We Tonight we will have a lot of fun! Palm Sunday is a need adults too! wonderful time to gather and prepare ourselves for Holy Registration forms will be in all the churches and on Week. So grab a friend or two for pizza, games and a the website next week. great conversation in the Youth Room. Any questions, please contact Laura Gleeson at If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me 288-1620 or [email protected]. at [email protected] or on Facebook at Alison LeChase YM Leader. Pax, IMPORTANT!!!! Alison LeChase Director of Youth Ministry & CYO The Family Gatherings for April, which was scheduled for Monday, April 23 and Tuesday, CALENDAR April 24 from 5:30 — 7:15 pm have been can- April 1 PALM SUNDAY 6:30—8:00 PM SR. HIGH YOUTH GROUP CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL SURVEY nd The four Rochester area Catholic high schools are POC @ St. James 2 floor of conducting a confidential parent survey in conjunction with school the Diocese of Rochester. The survey hopes to gather information on how parents make choices about middle- April 8 HAPPY EASTER! and high-school for their children. Bishop Clark is encour- NO SR. HIGH YOUTH GROUP aging us to take part. The information will help greatly. As an added incentive, an Apple iPad 2™ will be NCYC Reflection by Janine Costello given to an individual whose name will be drawn from par- ticipants who choose to provide contact information. Hello, my name is Janine Costello, and I attended the Data will be analyzed by Insight Solutions, a Rochester- 2011 National Catholic Youth Conference with our Peace based market research firm. Your individual responses of Christ Youth Group. NCYC was a life changing experi- and information will remain confidential and will not be ence. By going to NCYC, I gained a whole new outlook shared with any outside organization. and relationship with God. Along the way, I also made new The survey will be available until April 20, 2012, at friends and learned many new things about my faith. midnight. To participate go to http://www.dor.org and click NCYC is an experience that I will never forget. I would rec- on Participate in the School Survey. ommend it to anyone who is willing to strengthen their Catholic faith and meet many others just like you. Thank you for supporting our trip. Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Page Five

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Parish Calendar

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 —PALM SUNDAY GROCERY COLLECTION AT ST. JOHN Saturday, March 31 9:00 Coffee Hour in Church Hall JA Confessions: 3:45 to 4:15 PM (St. James) 9:00 Children’s Liturgy of the Word JO Mass and Palms: 4:30 PM (St. James) 9:45 Children’s Liturgy of the Word AM Passion (Palm) Sunday, April 1 10:45 Coffee Hour in Dailey Hall AM Confessions: 10:45 SJN Book Fair in Dailey Hall AM 8:15-8:45 AM (St. John), 4:15-4:45 PM (St. Ambrose) 11:00 Sunday Religion Program in School SJN Masses/Palms: 6:30—8:00 Sr. High Youth in Youth Room JA 8:00 AM (St. James), 9 AM (St. John),

9:45 AM (St. Ambrose), 11:00 AM (St. John), MONDAY, APRIL 2 5:00 PM (St. Ambrose) 8:15 Stations of the Cross in Church JA

7:30 Tenebrae Service in Church AM Monday, April 2

Masses: 7:45 AM (St. James) TUESDAY, APRIL 3 followed by Stations of the Cross 10:30 Blossom Road Nursing Home Mass 10:00 AM (Cedarwood Tower) 7:30 Chrism Mass at the Cathedral Ecumenical Tenebrae Service 7:30 PM (St. Ambrose)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Tuesday, April 3 12:45 Stations of the Cross in Church JO Mass: 9:15 AM (St. Ambrose) 7:00 Bereavement Group in Conf. Rm. PO Mass: 10:30 AM (Blossom Nursing Home) 7:00 Easter Vigil Practice in Church AM 7:30 PM Chrism Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral

THURSDAY, APRIL 5 Wednesday, April 4 HOLY THURSDAY Masses: 7:45 AM (St. James), Parish Office Closes at 3:00 PM 12:10 PM (St. John) followed by Stations of the Cross FRIDAY, APRIL 6 GOOD FRIDAY Holy Thursday, April 5 Parish Office Closed Morning Prayer: 9:00 AM (St. John) Mass: 7:00 PM (St. John) followed by SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Solemn Adoration until 11:30 PM Night Prayer; also: HOLY SATURDAY Adoration 8:30 until 10:30 PM (St. James), Parish Office Closed to 11:00 PM (St. Ambrose)

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Good Friday, April 6 EASTER SUNDAY Day of Fast (18-59) and Abstinence (14 and over) GROCERY COLLECTION AT ST. JAMES Morning Prayer: 9:00 AM (St. John) Parish Office Closed Good Friday Services: 12 Noon-3 PM (St. James) No Coffee Hours [Stations at 12:00 PM, Seven Last Words at 1:00 PM, No Children’s Liturgy of the Word AM & JO Service at 2:00 PM]

AM=St. Ambrose, JA=St. James, JO=St. John the Evangelist, Holy Saturday, April 7 PO=Parish Office, SJN=St. John Neumann School Morning Prayer: 9:00 AM (St. John) The Easter Vigil Mass: 8:00 PM (St. Ambrose)

Easter Sunday, April 8 Confessions: 8:15-8:45 AM (St. John), 4:15-4:45 PM (St. Ambrose) Masses: 8:00 AM (St. James), 9:00 AM (St. John), 9:45 AM (St. Ambrose),11:00 AM (St. John), 11:30 AM (St. James), 5:00 PM (St. Ambrose)

COME, WORSHIP WITH US!

Page Six Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion The Service of Tenebrae Monday, April 2 St. Ambrose Church 7:30 p.m. The Service of Tenebrae is a celebration of light and darkness, word and sound intended to inspire deep reflection on Christ’s Passion and death. Both Protestant and Catholic churches have long traditions of celebrating Tenebrae. In the early church, dating back to the eighth century, there was a tradition of celebrating Tenebrae during Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of Holy Week. From Latin, the word Tenebrae means darkness, and commemo- Taizé Good Friday Prayer Service rates the final hours of our Lord’s life on earth. Tenebrae involves the extinguishing of candles to symbolize the fading Taizé prayer is a simple form of ecumenical Christian loyalty of the disciples and friends of Jesus. The gradual prayer centered on Scripture, Silence, and Song inspired darkening of the church portrays the diminishing light of the by the monastic tradition in Taizé, France. This interna- world as Christ was departing from it. tional community founded by Brother Roger in the 1940’s This year, at Peace of Christ Parish, the Service of seeks to continue the work begun by Brother Roger Tenebrae is on Monday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Ambrose “...where kindness of heart and simplicity should be at the Church. This service will be an ecumenical gathering, led centre of everything.” (from: God Is Love Alone). by the Pastors, Pastoral staffs and Choir members from each of the North East Church Cluster (NECC). Please con- All are invited on Good Friday, April 6, 7:30pm to Blessed sider attending the Service of Tenebrae on Monday of Holy Kateri Tekakwitha Parish at Christ the King Church Site in Week. It is a wonderful opportunity to gather for prayer with Irondequoit to come and pray awhile in the silence, and a larger community of believers. the song of the Taizé Community.

The Fourth Annual Good Friday Ecumenical Cross Walk Sponsored by the Greater Rochester Community of Churches, Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, Residents and Churches in the Neighborhood

When? Friday morning, April 6 th , gathering at 8:45, concluding around 10:00 Where? Beginning and ending at Antioch Baptist Church, 304 Joseph Avenue Leaders? Bishop Matthew Clark, Episcopal Bishop Prince Singh, along with religious & civic leaders from the neighborhood, like Sr. Grace Miller What? A group of 200-300 people, who enter into today’s Passion, united with that of Jesus Christ. Come and be part of the struggles and the hope of people in this neighborhood. Come in solidarity with those who suffer.

LENTEN RETREAT Good Friday Prayer Service and Stations of the Cross in Reparation for Abortion Catholicism Let us pray together to bring an end to abortion! This Good Friday, April 6, we invite you to join us for the Sta- will not be presented on tions of the Cross in reparation for abortion. We will be- Holy Thursday, April 5 gin with a prayer service in the chapel at McQuaid Jesuit High School, 1800 S. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, begin- It continues on Thursday, April 12th at 7:00 PM in ning at 9:00 AM and lasting approximately 1/2 hour. We St. John’s Church Hall will then pray the Stations of the Cross and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, led by a number of priests, deacons and “Word Made Flesh, religious, outside of a nearby abortion facility. We urge True Bread of Heaven— you and your family and friends to be a part of this prayer The Mystery of the Church’s on Good Friday. Sacrament and Worship.” If you have any questions, please call Bob/Amy Dor- scheid (585) 732-8994. Sponsored by The Pro-Life Plan- ning Committee PO Box 90969, Rochester, NY 14609. Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Page Seven

IT’S NOT TOO LATE !!!! Nominations for 2012-2015 Pastoral Council Term

St. Martin’s Place at 500 Ontario Would you like to be considered for a position on Pas- St is a well-established soup kitchen, toral Council, or do you know someone who would do a which is sponsored by the Sisters of great job on Council? There are Four Adult openings for a St. Joseph and is located in the former Mt. Carmel School three year term following the school year calendar Building. St. Martin’s helps people who have fallen on (September 2012 to June 2015). tough times with hot meals and job training for adults. We Candidates need to be parishioners in good standing give ongoing support to this ministry through our “Aid to and need to be available for the monthly meetings which Starving” envelopes. In the Fall of 2011, St. Martin’s ex- are normally the second Tuesday of each month (Sept to panded their service by launching a “Household Ministry” June) , 7:00 PM-9:00 PM . to meet other pressing needs of the poor. Specific items Nomination ballots are available in the pews and will needed are: blankets, both twin and full size, bath towels also be available in next week’s bulletin. All ballots must be and wash cloths, pots and pans, cooking utensils, and eat- submitted to the Parish Office or the collection baskets by ing utensils . Monday, May 7. The Pastoral Council Covenant is available for review House of Mercy at 725 Hudson Avenue —this ministry on the website: provides food, shelter, clothing and other assistance to http://peaceofchristparish.org Covenant2011_revision.pdf . about 4,000 people in need every month. The house is If you have any questions, please contact Dave managed by Sister Grace Miller, RSM, who is its founding O'Keefe at 288-0588. director. They are currently in dire need of coffee , sugar and personal hygiene supplies. Individual hygiene kits would be very helpful and should include the following in a one gallon Ziploc bag: hand towel, wash cloth, bar of LUNCH BUNCH The April Lunch Bunch will soap, shampoo, wide-tooth comb, toothpaste, toothbrush, be held on Thursday, April 12th at Noon in the & deodorant. Church Hall at St. John the Evangelist. The menu will consist of sloppy joe’s, baked Donations to ST. MARTIN’S PLACE and HOUSE OF beans, cole slaw, dessert, coffee and tea. We MERCY will be collected at all three worship sites—look will have a registered nurse taking blood pres- for the boxes. sure readings along with Marian Bauman-O’Dell from Life- span who will speak to us about “Falls Prevention.” Every “Aid to Starving” Envelopes — these envelopes can be one bring a friend and call in your reservation early. found in your church envelope packet. We use these do- If you have not already made a reservation, you may nations to support St. Andrew’s Food Cupboard and St. do so by calling Bernie Hasenauer 288-7631, Karen Martin’s Place for local hunger relief. Brecker 288-0586, Rita Lee 482-0476, or the office 288- 5000. Reservations are a must and must be in by Mon- Operation Rice Bowl — Please bring your Rice Bowls to day, April 9th. the 7:00 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Thursday, April Come and share a delicious lunch with your Peace of 5th at St. John’s. The Rice Bowls will be presented as part Christ Parish Friends! of the Offertory Procession.

HELP WANTED: Sacristans are Daffodil Sale Results needed at St. John’s to open up the Through last week’s Daffodil Sale for the church and set up for the 9:00 & American Cancer Society, we raised $1279 11:00 am Sunday Liturgies a few to help fund cancer research, education, and times during the year. Please call patient services. Augie Misiuriewicz at 288-5000 ext. We are grateful to Carol Fuchs at St. 120 if you can help. John, Catherine Witner at St. James, and Laurie Maier at St. Ambrose for coordinating the sale at these sites. Sincere thanks to all who helped sell daffodils, as well as to those who purchased them. Your support will help

us reach the goal of conquering cancer in this lifetime!

Unfortunately, this is the last year for Daffodil Days. The Cancer Society has decided to focus its energy on their Relay for Life events in the future. Thanks to you, we can Please keep our Elect report a very successful final year of sales. For informa- tion or assistance from the American Cancer Society, call Amaris Coffey 1-800-ACS-2345 or check their web-site: www.cancer.org . in your prayers as she travels on her journey to the Easter Sacraments Page Eight

You Can Help Your Marriage – Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue … or have you stopped talking to each other? Does talking only make it worse? Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi,

meaning `rediscovery) helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. So many couples struggle alone with their difficulties. Retrouvaille offers those in troubled Join the fun and Run for the Young at the 16th annual and painful marriages the chance to rediscover a loving Run for the Young 5K road race and 1-mile fun run relationship in their marriage. You are NOT alone. This sponsored by the Diocese of Rochester. This road race program has helped tens of thousands of couples experi- is open to all ages and will be held Saturday, May 12 at encing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential infor- 9:30 a.m., at St. Lawrence Church in Rochester. The mation or to register for the Spring program beginning with 5K is a certified course that is flat and fast! The race a weekend at Notre Dame Retreat House on April 13-15, features over $500 in cash awards to the top 3 male 2012 , please call 585-293-1552 or visit the web site at and female open and masters runners plus 90 medals www.HelpOurMarriage.com . awarded to age group winners. There is a large post- race party, free t-shirts, and over $2,000 in door prizes! All proceeds benefit the Bishop Matthew Clark Youth Advocacy Fund. This fund supports Youth Ministry pro- Audit a course at St. Bernard’s School of Theology and grams throughout the Diocese of Rochester. For exam- Ministry to see if a second career serving the Church is ple in 2011, the fund awarded over $5,000 in scholar- for you. Visit www.stbernards.edu for course information ships for NCYC. Lace up and sign up today! and contact Laura Smith, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at 585-271-3657 x 289 or Admis- Registration forms available online at www.active.com [email protected] with any questions. Scholarships or for more information and Financial Aid are available. “Like” our facebook page at www.facebook.com/ RUN4theYOUNG

Peace of Christ Parish Office 25 Empire Blvd., 14609-4335 (585) 288-5000, Fax: (585) 654-7658 Family Faith Office: (585) 288-1620 Finance Office: (585)-482-5238 St. Ambrose Church Web Site: www.peaceofchristparish.org Located at Email: [email protected] 25 Empire Blvd Office Hours: Mon. through Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 and 12:30 - 4:00 p.m. Tues. and Wed. 5-8 p.m., Sun. 10:45 - 12:45

St. John Neumann School 31 Empire Blvd., 14609-4335 (585) 288-0580 www.stjohnneumannschool.com St. James Church Located at PARISH STAFF 130 Brett Rd Rev. Robert Schrader, Pastor , Ext. 104 Rev. Timothy T. Brown, Parochial Vicar , Ext. 105 Rev. Brian Carpenter , Parochial Vicar, Ext. 114 Laurie Maier, St. Ambrose Pastoral Minister, Ext. 103 August Misiurewicz, St. John the Evangelist Pastoral Minister, Ext. 120 Sr. Marlene Vigna, RSM, St. James Pastoral Associate, Ext. 123 Laura Gleeson, Director of Faith Formation, Ext. 111 Alison LeChase, Director of Youth Ministry and CYO Athletics, Ext. 121 Carmen J. Sanchez, Business Manager, 482-5238 Christa Stewart, Bookkeeper, Ext. 118 St. John the Evangelist Colleen Griffith, Secretary, Ext. 102 Vicki Iannettone, Secretary, Ext. 119 Church Janet Andrychuk-Tedesco, St. Ambrose/St. James 8:00 AM Located at Dir. of Music Ministry/Organist, Ext. 110 553 Humboldt St Joel Morehouse , St. John the Evangelist/St. James 4:30 PM Music Director/Organist Ext. 122 Douglas Nordquist, Pastoral Council Chairperson

Our Peace of Christ Parish Community staff mission is to deepen the presence of Jesus, in ourselves and among all in our parish, by loving, empowering and serving others in their need today.