A Catholic Community... Our Lady Queen of Peace & St. Thomas More
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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 19, 2020 A Catholic Community... Our Lady Queen of Peace & St. Thomas More Our Lady Queen of Peace Office Hours St. Thomas More 601 Edgewood Ave. Rochester, NY 14618 OLQP Wednesday 1:004:00 for dropins 2617 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14610 5852443010 email: [email protected] (church open for prayer) 5853814200 email: [email protected] STM Monday 8:0011:00 for drop ins Mass Times (as of 6/15/20) (church open for prayer) Mass Times (as of 6/15/20) Monday & Wednesday: 7:00 a.m. Other times call first to be sure we’re here. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 a.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m. www.olqpstm.com Sunday 11:00 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation: as printed in bulletin Confessions by appointment only Holy Days of Obligation: as printed in bulletin Sacrament of Baptism Parents are to notify a parish office soon after they know they are expecting. A prebaptismal program is required. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Adults seeking full initiation, Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, or those wishing to be in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church are asked to contact a parish office for more information. Sacrament of Reconciliation By appointment only. Call the office to schedule. Sacrament of Matrimony Arrangements must be made at least six months, preferably a year, in advance of the desired date. A marriage preparation program is required. Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick This Sacrament is available for individuals upon request and communal celebrations are periodically scheduled. Ministry to the Sick Please call a parish office concerning the needs of the sick, hospitalized or shutins. Those unable to attend Mass may have Communion brought to them. Prayer Network For prayer support in time of need, call Ann Parsons at 2440477 or Gerri Foos at 9444888 or [email protected] Available at both parishes: Available at OLQP Handicap Access Hearing Loop Access Upon Request Interpreter for the hearing impaired. Low Gluten Hosts Page Two Parish Community of Our Lady Queen of Peace/St. Thomas More, Rochester, New York We graciously welcome all new parishioners and visitors to our community. To register please fill out a “request card” available at church entrances. Please drop it in the collection basket or at the office. A member of our pastoral staff will contact you to complete your registration. Mission Statement The parishes of Our Lady Queen of Peace and St. Thomas More are Roman Catholic Communities that worship and live in faith. Nourished by the Sacraments, Scripture, and a diversity of individual gifts, we understand that our mission comes from Jesus Christ who calls us to teach, to preach, to serve those in need, and to be a presence of Christ in the world. Siena Catholic Academy at St. Thomas More parish will not be the only Catholic school to close this year. Cardinal Dolan `táá fv{xwâÄx announced last week that he was shuttering 20 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York and merging 3 others. In fact, the Monday, July 20 St. Apollinaris, bishop, martyr National Catholic Education Association estimates that by the time Mi 6:14,68 Ps 50:56,89,16bc17,21,23 Mt 12:3842 this summer is over more than 100 Catholic schools in the US will OLQP 7:00 AM Intentions of Muriel DeMartino Linda McCauley announce they are closing because of declining enrollment and the ONLINE MASS †Bob McVeigh Penny Rose everincreasing cost of supporting these schools. In many cases the covid19 pandemic is the immediate cause. Since March, a good Tuesday, July 21 St. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, doctor of the number of parents have been furloughed or lost their jobs entirely church and consequently can no longer afford Catholic school tuition. This Mi 7:1415,1820 Ps 85:28 Mt 12:4650 summer, they have been removing their kids from Catholic schools STM 8:00 AM †Michael & Carol Diodato Sherylanne Diodato in great numbers. At the same time, many parishes have ONLINE MASS †Frank & Genevieve Palermo Marty & Mary experienced a loss of revenue while their congregations were Jane Rimmele forbidden to assemble for Sunday Mass and consequently have Wednesday, July 22 ST. MARY MAGDALENE much less money to share with their struggling schools and Sg 3:14a Ps 63:26,89 Jn 20:12,1118 financially strapped parents. Catholic parents since the 19th century have complained OLQP 7:00 AM †Burke Family Rosemary O’Sullivan bitterly that they had to pay taxes to support public schools and ONLINE MASS People of the Parish sometimes even other private schools but Catholic schools were Thursday, July 23 St. Bridget, religious barred by most State constitutions from sharing any tax money Jer 2:13,78,1213 Ps 36:67b,811 Mt 13:1017 because they taught religion. Thirtyseven State constitutions have STM 8:00 AM Intentions of Muriel DeMartino Linda McCauley almost identically worded provisions which were clearly anti ONLINE MASS †Msgr. Charles V. Boyle Catholic in intent. These socalled “Blaine Amendments” are Friday, July 24 St. Sharbel Makhluf, priest named after James Blaine, Speaker of the House of Representatives Jer 3:1417 (Ps) Jer 31:1013 Mt 13:1823 and Republican nominee for president in 1884. During an anti STM 8:00 AM †Deceased members of the Adams Family immigration, “nativist” and antiCatholic era, Blaine tried to appeal Margaret Guest to the Protestant establishment by proposing a Constitutional ONLINE MASS †Christine Burns Cathleen Boerger amendment which would prohibit direct or indirect financial aid to religiouslyaffiliated schools. While the amendment was never Saturday, July 25 ST. JAMES, APOSTLE passed by Congress or sent to the States for ratification, with the 2 Cor 4:715 Ps 126:1b,26 Mt 20:2028 help of the secret antiCatholic American Protective Association, the Ku Klux Klan and other bigoted groups and individuals, by 1900 it Sunday, July 26 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY was incorporated into threequarters of State constitutions. As late TIME as 1966, the New York State Supreme Court decided that all 1 Kgs 3:5,712 Ps 119:57,72,7677,127130 Rom 8:2830 attempts to aid Catholic school students directly through parental Mt 13:4452 tax credits, educational grants to students or free auxiliary services OLQP 9:00 AM †D’Lima & Noronha Families Marie D’Lima were unconstitutional, thus striking down the legislature’s new “Free STM 11:00 AM †Carl Loiacano Richard & Mary Ann Loiacano Textbook Law.” ONLINE MASS †Foley Family Barbara Foley And now here’s the irony. At the very moment when many Catholic schools are closing because of financial stress and more than 6,000 have already closed in our nation over the past few years, Sanctuary Lamp Intentions this week are in Memory of: the United States Supreme Court last week suddenly decided STM Helen Donnelly (cf. Espinoza v. Montana) that the States must allow religious OLQP Mary Adams schools to participate in programs which provide tuition assistance to students attending private schools. It is an unexpected decision, one often longedfor and dreamedabout, but perhaps a ruling which Prayers Requested: comes too late to save most of our schools. While New York’s Please pray for the individuals who have requested “Blaine Amendment” is now rendered unconstitutional, I am told our prayers: Patrick Brennan, Amy Campbell, Mary Jean & Carmine Castellano, Christine Barry Comito, there is not a very warm feeling toward the Catholic Church in our Mary Ann Fischer, Louise Foxenburgh, Mary Helen Hiller, Senate or Assembly at the moment. With huge budget deficits Ginger Ierardi, Steven Kistner, Barbara Labroi, Kathleen Lowe, hanging over their heads and the public schools clamoring for more Lourdes May, Cecile McDonald, Ed Meagher, Janice Milliman, direct aid, most commentators do not expect that the legislature will Kelly Farrell Murphy, Dolly Nolan, Quinn Oliphant, Bob O’Neill, provide any new financial assistance to private or parochial schools Phillip Pinto, Marion Robinson, Penny Rose, Angelina Snyder, in the near future. Unfortunately, for our remaining parish schools, Tom & Kathleen Sullivan, Barb Tindale, and Phillippa Wilson they’re on their own, to sink or swim. Peace to all, F. HTŅ Page Three Parish Community of Our Lady Queen of Peace/St. Thomas More, Rochester, New York Quote of the Week Help CFC Feed “Now as never before we need a vision rich in the Children this humanity: we cannot start up again by going July 29th! Catholic Family Center back to our selfish pursuit of success without is once again partnering withFeed the Childrento caring about those who are left behind.” provide food and other goods to families in need. The event will be on July 29th where cars will drive through – Pope Francis, May 31, 2020 and volunteers will place food in the trunks of the cars in a socially distant and safe manner. We are looking for RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE volunteers for 2, 4, or 6 hour shifts (food and water will Tuesday July 21, 2020 be provided). The event runs from 11am1pm, but 2:00-7:00pm volunteers are needed starting around 8am and OLQP continuing until 2pm. Volunteers will be responsible for: Slattery Hall Sorting and packaging small amounts of food (810am) You can donate by APPOINTMENT ONLY at Collecting vouchers (10am12pm; 121:30pm) redcross.org or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS All donors are required to wear masks Distribution Stations assisting with loading cars* throughout the donation. (10am12pm; 121:30pm) Traffic Control (10am12pm; 122pm) Save time by using RapidPass® to complete your Cleanup (122pm) pre-donation reading and health history online before *The boxes/bags of food vary from approximately you come to your appointment.