October 4, 2020 Parish Mission Dear Parishioners, Statement The theme of the 2020-2021 Catholic Ministries Appeal The Peace of Christ calls us to (CMA) is “Christ, Our Light.” With the darkness of the create a Christian Community pandemic year we have endured thus far, it is good that we where God is found in the focus on the light at the end of the tunnel, and that light is beauty and joy of our worship; in the breadth of our outreach; Christ, Our Lord. Our pledge cards are being mailed to us and in our love for one another. this week from the diocese, and we will see the CMA video at each of our Masses this weekend. I am grateful for Doug Nordquist and Bob Crego for enabling this at St. James, for Dan Cromie and Dale Phelps for enabling this at St. Ambrose, and for Rob Layer for enabling this at St. John’s. I’m also thankful to Finance Council Chair Gary Smith and Finance Director Patty Macera for speaking about this year’s CMA as part of their annual Finance Report to the parish. The Roster of Appreciation inside this bulletin lists a few of the early gifts already received. May we each return our completed pledge card within one St. Ambrose St. John the St. James week of its being received so we can reach our goal early, put the CMA Church Evangelist Church 25 Empire Church 130 Brett Rd. to bed, and move on to the many other parish events and programs Blvd. 553 Humboldt St. inviting our attention in the year ahead. Payment of pledges can be made anytime through May 31st. Thanks so much for your support!!! Rev. Robert J. Schrader, Pastor Today is Respect Life Sunday, and on this first Sunday of each month, we collect groceries to nourish the hungry in our community. Rev. Timothy T. Brown, Parochial Vicar Thanks, too, for your monthly Buildings & Maintenance offerings to help keep our facilities in good shape for our ministries! October 4th is also Rev. B. Nathan Davis, In Residence the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Our annual blessing of pets will take place today from 2:00 to 2:30 P.M. as a drive-thru event: just pull up to the Waldo Avenue door of our St. Ambrose Academy, roll down your

Peace of Christ Parish Office window, and we’ll come to your car for the blessing of your pets. Other 25 Empire Blvd., 14609-4335 activities today: our K of C officers will be installed at 12:00 Noon at St. (585) 288-5000, Fax: (585) 654-7658 John’s, our Confirmation Year 1 candidates will meet at 12:00 Noon at Web Site: www.peaceofchristparish.org St. Ambrose followed by an Adult Faith movie at 1:00 P.M. at St. Email: [email protected] Ambrose as well, and our Novena for Life (October 4-12) begins at 7:00 https://www.facebook.com/ P.M. at St. James. By the way, our livestreaming system is being PeaceOfChristParish installed as I type, and should be operational by the next time I type. The cost is $30,764, and we are 71.1% to the total in gifts toward its purchase. Thanks for any help toward the last $8,879! Office Hours: Monday, our Facilities Committee meets at 3:30 P.M., and the Mon. through Fri.: Novena for Life is at St. James at 7:00 P.M. 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 and 12:30 - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday pre-dawn, Mars is unusually close to Earth (and will not be Tues. and Wed. 5-8 p.m., Sun. 10:45 - closer until 2035). Liturgy Committee has a Zoom meeting at 1:30 P.M. 12:45 and the Novena for Life is at St. James at 7:00 P.M.

Wednesday, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, is the 25th To reach a priest in an emergency anniversary of my becoming a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. The call the Rectory (585) 482-4280 Novena for Life is at St. James at 7:00 P.M. Priest mailing address: Thursday, the 100th birthday of Frank P. Herbert (author of Dune), 549 Humboldt St., the Novena for Life is at St. James at 7:00 P.M. Rochester, NY 14610-1221 Friday, there is no school at St. Ambrose Academy due to a Conference Day (beginning a 4-day school weekend), and the Novena for Life is at St. James at 7:00 P.M. St. Ambrose Academy Saturday, the Jewish feast of Shemini Atzeret, our Novena for Life is (a ministry of Peace of Christ Parish) 31 Empire Blvd., 14609-4335 at St. James at 7:00 P.M. Web Site: http://stambrose.academy Next Sunday, hopefully everyone will have received the Catholic (585) 288-0580 Ministries Appeal mailing and can return it with your pledge so we can Email: [email protected] reach our goal early. Thanks!!! Prayers for the 8th day of the Novena www.facebook.com/saadcsdor/ for Life are at 7:00 P.M. at St. James. A blessed week to one and all! —Father Schrader Page Two Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Intentions Date Intention/Church Monday, October 5 7:45 Laura Wetmore by Nancy & Tracy Romano JA Weekday

Tuesday, October 6 9:15 Geri Muoio by Lou & Linda Cirrincione AM Weekday

Wednesday, October 7 7:45 Bernice Hart by Pauline & Dan Walsh JA Our Lady of the Rosary 12:10 Daniel Canavan by Wife & Family JO

Thursday, October 8 7:00 Barbara Macica by Linda Decker JO Weekday 9:15 Mary & Edward Holley - Family Estate AM

Friday, October 9 12:15 Deceased Members of the Serenati Family by Alan & Judy Dickinson AM Weekday

Saturday, October 10 4:30 John Costello by John & Joanne Driscoll JA Weekday

Sunday, October 11 8:00 Mary K & Daniel V. Ryan Jr. by Children JA Twenty-Eighth Sunday in 9:00 For all Living and Deceased Parishioners JO Ordinary Time 9:45 Dorothy & Peter Izzo by Family AM 11:00 John Griffith by Bob & Janet Genther JO 5:00 Salvatore, Agostina and Giuseppe Teresi by Estate AM

Parish Staff

Rev. Robert J. Schrader, Pastor, Ext. 104 ([email protected]) The Sanctuary Lamp at St. Ambrose will burn Rev. Timothy T. Brown, Parochial Vicar Ext. 105 this week in remembrance of Battaglia & ([email protected]) Tornabene Families. Deacon Robert Corsaro, Ext. 103 ([email protected]) Sr. Marlene Vigna, RSM, Pastoral Associate Emerita, Ext. 123 ([email protected]) The Sanctuary Lamp at St. James will burn this Robert Layer, Pastoral Associate Ext. 120, week in remembrance of Eddie Taylor. ([email protected]) Christine Deutsch, School Principal, 585-288-0580 The Sanctuary at St. John the Evangelist will Melissa Mang, Director of Catechetical Programs/Youth Ministry, burn this week in remembrance of Ext. 121 ([email protected]) all Souls. Patty Macera, Finance Director, Ext. 117 ([email protected]) Laurie Brown, Accountant, Ext.118 ([email protected]) Colleen Griffith, Secretary, Ext. 102 ([email protected]) Weekend Liturgy Schedule Sheila Tumminelli, Secretary, Liturgy and Wedding Coordinator, Saturday 4:30 p.m. St. James Sunday 8:00 a.m. St. James Ext. 107 ([email protected]) Sunday 9:00 a.m. St. John Janet Andrychuk-Tedesco, St. Ambrose/St. James Sunday 9:45 a.m. St. Ambrose Dir. of Music Ministry/Organist, Ext. 110 Sunday 11:00 a.m. St. John ([email protected]) Sunday 5:00 p.m. St. Ambrose Terrance Keach, St. John the Evangelist/St. James Music Director/Organist Ext. 122 ([email protected]) Weekday Liturgy Schedule Ken Klamm, Pastoral Council Chairperson Monday 7:45 a.m. St. James Tuesday 9:15 a.m. St. Ambrose Wednesday 7:45 a.m. St. James Sunday, October 11, 2020 12:10 p.m. St. John Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Thursday 7:00 a.m. St. John Ordinary Time 9:15 a.m. St. Ambrose Friday 12:15 p.m. St. Ambrose Year A

Holy Day Liturgy Schedule First Reading: Is. 25:6-10a See bulletin the week of the Holy Day.

Confessions Second Reading: Phil. 4:12-14, 19-20 Saturday: 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. St. James Sunday: 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. St. John Gospel: Mt. 22:1-14 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. St. Ambrose Or by appointment. Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Three “Christ, Our Light” 2020-2021 Catholic Ministries Appeal

Each week, this page will appear in the bulletin to thank all those who have given to this year’s Catholic Ministries Ap- peal. Names will be added to the page as we receive pledges at the parish office or as we receive notice from the diocese that pledges have been received there. This Roster of Appreciation will continue to list all donors throughout the campaign with each week’s new pledges being appended to them in bold print. Names will appear alphabetically (note: if you wish not to be listed, please indicate so on your card and we will include your gift under “Anonymous”). No individual pledge amounts will be shown, just the average gift given thus far in the campaign. If after a few weeks following the making of your pledge you still do not see your name, please let us know so that we can verify with the CMA Office at the Diocese that your pledge was credited to Peace of Christ Parish. Every now and then a pledge is miscoded and gets applied to some other parish’s goal until we discover the error—another reason for this list. The campaign ends in May, but we’re hoping to reach our goal in pledges well before Thanksgiving in keeping with the original name of this annual campaign: the annual Thanks Giving Appeal. The diocese gives us almost three times our goal in subsidies and scholarships each year for our school. So, please, pledge by early November, and then pay as you can (by 5/31/21). Just drop your complet- ed pledge card (as received in the mail or obtained in the church vestibule) into the Sunday collection or into the mail. Suggestion: when you receive your CMA information and pledge card in the mail during the week of October 5th, try not to keep that card on your desk more than 2 days. Otherwise it may still be there 2 weeks or 2 months from now. Act on it right now so we can put the appeal behind us and move on to all our various spiritual needs that should be most regularly before our attention. Thanks so very much! Early gifts which have helped us so greatly and been received thus far include the following:

Anonymous, Barbara Abel, Lizabeth Barrett, Raymond Battaglia, Mary Ann & Peter Borrelli, Ms. Judith Boyd, M/M Richard Buck, Carol Carrigan, Mary & Chet Cavagnero, Richard & Katherine Chapman, Bob Crego, Anne DeMare, Andrew Dick, Joseph Dilal, Annette Dooher, Edward Doty, Mary Ann Brophy & Rick Eisenman, Lisa Fahy, John & Elaine Fitzgerald, Ethel Flannery, Karen Francati, M/M Robert & Janet Genthner, Bob & Joanne Insull, Douglas & Onolee Johnson, James & Gloria Lash, M/M James Leone, Joseph Lobozzo, M/M Frank Loiacano, Mrs. Helen Johnson, Jane Koch, Catharine Kurz, Louis Litzenberger, Chung Ma, Thomas & Judith Mahoney, Eric & Sue Maltzan, Jane McGrath-Briggs, John & Kathleen McQueen, Susan Morrison, Anthony & Stella Nozzi, Janice Palmeri, Peter & Doreen Pellittieri, Mrs. Catherine Reagan, Margaret Richter, Lawrence & Marion Ritz, Michael Ritz, Goldie Rogers, David Sacco, Barbara Scherer, John & Nancy Schmidt, Rev. Robert Schrader, Lori Sparacino, Mary Ellen Steele, Michael & Mary Stoll, Christine Vandervoort, Ms. JoAnn Wawrzaszek, Paul & Jane Way, William Wetmore, Nancy Whiting and Theresa Young.

The average gift thus far is $612.32 and the above represent 3.84% of our parishioners. We have reached 32.17% of our $110,395 goal. “Christ, Our Light” is this year’s theme. Last year we oriented everyone to the Child Victims Act (CVA) and how no CMA funds are used in this regard. On September 14th, Bishop Matano sent an update to the parish in a 6-page letter, and due to its size it is posted on our web site for all: see https://www.peaceofchristparish.org/sites/default/ files/documents/BishopMatanoLetterSept14_2020.pdf. Our Bishop’s leadership in tending both to the CVA claims deemed legitimate by the court and to the pastoral and spiritual needs of the diocese by way of the Catholic Ministries Appeal de- serves our support, and I know of some who already increased their CMA gift so that the programs which serve so many in our parishes, schools and charitable institutions can continue for the good of all. So, thank you for being so timely in send- ing in your support for this year’s Appeal, and may our reaching our goal in pledges by Thanksgiving enable the Church’s many services to continue to be present for us all! —Father Schrader

FEAST DAY OF OUR LADY OF THE This stole was created for Fr. Ed ROSARY Zimmer by St. John parishioner Susan On Thursday, October 8th, we will be Bach. discussing the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary which is Wednesday the 7th. This feast at one It was presented to Fr. Zimmer to wear time was called Our Lady of Victory to for the yearly Masses in the E-Z celebrate the victory of the Christians over the Turks at Garden. Lepanto in 1573. We will be discussing the importance The butterflies represent Susan’s of praying the rosary in our daily lives and the children and their names are importance of prayer in the history of the Church. embroidered on It was a year ago (Oct. 7th, 2019) that we had our Virtual the underside of the stole. Pilgrimage to Lourdes. When our Lady appeared to St. As we continue to hold the E-Z Garden Bernadette Soubirous, she stressed the importance of Masses each year on Memorial Day, prayer. The Pilgrimage brought to life how much our 4th of July and Labor Day we Blessed Mother loves us. Join us as we learn more about remember Fr. Zimmer for all he did for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and other feast days St. John Church. Also, thank you to of our beautiful Mother Mary. Jane Way and her garden crew for Join us on Zoom at 10:00 - 11:30. Contact Melissa Mang providing such a beautiful place for all at [email protected] for the Zoom link. parishioners to relax and enjoy nature. Page Four Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

PEACE OF CHRIST PARISH Stewardship Means Sharing

Collections for the week of

Income Budgeted Income Live Stream Pledges and Regular* $ 9,684 $14,442 Donations: Other** $ 757 $ 1,298

$21,885 - 71.1% Y-T-D Offertory Income Y - T - D Budgeted Income $ 182,678 $ 204,620 Total needed $30,764

Variance ($21,942)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! (Our fiscal year is 07/01/20- 06/30/21)

* Regular Collections — regular Sunday, EFT, Holy Days ** Other Collections — Fuel, School Support, Maintenance *** Please note: our budgeted weekly needs are based on budgeted expenses and fixed costs. Any increase in donations you can consider to help us meet these costs are greatly appreciated.

Message from Patty Macera, Director of Finance Each October, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates Respect Included as an insert in this weekend’s bulletin, is the annual Life Month to proclaim the financial results to the community for the fiscal year July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The ministry minute this immeasurable value of every person weekend will focus on Finance, with a Finance Council from conception to natural death. The member at each of the masses to briefly discuss results. A U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops few highlights are included here as well: assists parishes, schools and other Catholic ministries by creating No one could have predicted when we developed and resources to help people "understand, approved a budget in June of 2019 that we would be value and become engaged with supporting the God-given impacted by a global pandemic during the 19-20 fiscal year dignity of every person — which naturally leads to protecting and beyond. the gift of every person's life" through its Respect Life Program. It kicks off on Respect Life Sunday, which this The temporary suspension of masses and programs, the year is Oct. 4. inability to conduct our major fundraisers, loss of some This year, on Respect Life Sunday, 1-3pm, at St. Ambrose students when schools went to remote learning, and the Church, Adult Faith will host a movie viewing of the critically inability of others impacted by job loss to pay tuition or contribute to collections, resulted in lower than expected acclaimed movie: Unplanned. A brief discussion of the income for the year. movie will follow. Everyone is welcome to attend. Parental discretion is advised due to the graphic nature of the Despite these losses, however, we were able to come ahead content. *Not advised for young audiences under the age of of projections because of some expense adjustments. None 13. of this could have been possible, however, without YOU, our ABOUT THE MOVIE: Unplanned is the inspiring true story parishioners, who continued to send in envelopes or use of one woman’s journey of transformation from pro-choice electronic funds giving during those weeks of non-mass advocate to one of the most ardent pro-life speakers in attendance and restricted capacity attendance. America today. Abby Johnson was one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nations, she was Thank you for your continued support, which made it possible involved in more than 22,000 abortions and counseled for us to continue our mission. countless women about their reproductive choices. She became a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood and As we start a new fiscal year with so many unknowns as to the challenges of the Coronavirus, I wish to express my worked to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply gratitude. We are able to plan ahead and weather this storm believe in…until the day she saw something that due to our confidence in the dedication of our parishioners. changed everything. Please note: the movie is rated R (106 minutes), contains May God Keep you and yours safe and well! graphic content related to abortion and may be disturbing for young viewers. Sincerely, Patty Macera, Director of Finance & Administration. Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Five Refrigerator Page

Parish Calendar FEAST DAY OF ST. TERESA OF AVILA Sunday, October 4 Grocery Collection all sites "I BEGAN TO THINK OF THE SOUL 7:00 Novena Church JA 12:00 Confirmation Year 1 class Dailey Hall SAA AS IF IT WERE A CASTLE 2:00 Pet Blessing Dailey Hall SAA MADE OF A SINGLE DIAMOND..."

Monday, October 5 On Thursday, October 15th, 10-11:30am on Zoom, in 3:30 Facilities Committee Meeting Conf. Rm. PO celebration of the feast day of St. Teresa of Avila, Adult 7:00 Novena Church JA Faith will present this Spanish mystic’s life and masterpiece: The Interior Castle. Celebrated for almost five Tuesday, October 6 centuries as a master of spiritual literature, 16th-century 1:30 Liturgy Meeting Conf. Rm. PO 7:00 Novena Church JA saint Teresa of Avila is one of the most beloved religious figures in history. The Interior Castle guides the spiritual Wednesday, October 7 seeker through each stage of development until the soul's 7:00 Novena Church JA final union with the divine. Learn how you, too, can practice the ways of St. Teresa’s Interior Castle as a beautiful and Thursday, October 8 practical set of teachings for seekers of all faiths in need of 7:00 Novena Church JA spiritual guidance. Contact Melissa Mang at [email protected] for the Zoom link. Friday, October 9 7:00 Novena Church JA

Saturday, October 10 CHILDREN, FAMILY, SACRAMENTAL 7:00 Novena Church JA PREPARATION FAITH FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES Sunday, October 11 7:00 Novena Church JA Sunday, October 4, Noon - 1PM Year 1 Confirmation AM=St. Ambrose, JA=St. James, JO=St. John the Evangelist, PO=Parish Office, SAA=St. Ambrose Academy class for students. Dailey Hall St. Ambrose Academy

Saint Ambrose Academy faculty and students have shown their P.R.I.D.E. throughout the first month of the 2020-2021 school year. Everyone in the school community is working to demonstrate Prayerfulness, Resilience, Inspiration, Dedication and Enthusiasm in all that we say and do. The school reopening plan requires us to operate in a Cohort model to limit the number of children in shared spaces. Our Cohorts have chosen patron saints to learn about and use as a model of behavior.

Cohort Parton Saints:

PreK 3 & 4 - Saint Martin de Porres Kindergarten - Saint Benedict the Moor Grades 1 & 2 - Saint Francis of Assisi Grades 3 & 4 - Saint Bernadette of Lourdes Grade 5 - Saint Brigid of Kildare Page Six Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

LITURGY C From the PA’s desk O For the next several weeks I am going to use this R column to highlight Pope Francis’ ongoing discussion Praying During the N on Catholic Social Teaching in light of what is E happening in the world today. These summaries are Election Season R from Catholic Family Centers Parish Social Ministry Updates. (cfcrochester.org)

Pope Francis' Guide to Catholic Social Teaching: We are coming up to a major election next month. There will Principle 4: Solidarity and Interdependence certainly be campaigning and probably some ugly comments The focus of the fourth week is on Solidarity and the virtue tossed about over social media, TV and the news. Some of faith. The pope's focus throughout the lesson is on the comments may even come from “good Christians” passionate importance of solidarity and our interconnectedness. He links all creation together saying, "As a human family we have our about their chosen candidate or public policy. common origin in God; we live in a common home, the garden- In the liturgy, we must be careful to remember the church’s planet, the earth where God placed us; and we have a common teaching on the relationship between the political community and destination in Christ. the church: “The Church, by reason of her role and competence,

But when we forget all this, out interdependence become is not identified in any way with the political community nor dependence of some on others — we lose this harmony of bound to any political system. (Pastoral Constitution on the interdependence and solidarity — increasing inequality and Church in the Modern World 76). Moreover, “Christians must marginalization; the social fabric is weakened and the recognize the legitimacy of different opinions with regard to environment deteriorates.” temporal solutions, and respect citizens, who, even as a group,

This movement out of the balance of interdependence defend their points of view by honest methods” (75). Above all, results in us ignoring the ways that we use and objectify others “citizens...should be mindful of the right and also the duty to use as objects for our own advancement, comforts, and means. He their free vote to further the common good” (75). quotes Pope John Paul II calling us to recognize that we live in a We should encourage everyone to work for the common "global village" and how we have lost the balance of interdependence and solidary saying the "selfishness — of good and exercise their duty to vote. In all things, we must keep individuals, nations and of groups with power — and ideological one another accountable in the tone of our words toward those rigidities instead sustain “structures of sin”." with whom we disagree. We cannot allow “wild” or rotten fruit Pope Francis clarifies what he means by Solidarity saying, to come out of the vineyard of the Lord, but we can strive to “The word ‘solidarity’ is a little worn and at times poorly cultivate a generosity of spirit and goodwill toward one another. understood, but it refers to something more than a few sporadic acts of generosity”. Much more! “It presumes the creation of a In this election season, it might be helpful to study the new mindset which thinks in terms of community and the words from today’s second reading. May we use these words as a priority of the life of all over the appropriation of goods by a barometer for measuring how our own words and actions advance few” (Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii gaudium, 188). This is the common good. -adapted from LIVING LITURGY 2020, p.22 what “solidarity” means. It is not merely a question of helping others — it is good to do so, but it is more than that — it is a matter of justice (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1938- Brothers and sisters: Have no anxiety at all, but in 1949) everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your The Biblical story of the Tower of Babel shows what happens when a society seeks to build its own way to heaven, requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all forsaking God, losing sight of solidarity with the most understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. vulnerable, and valuing things over relationships. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is "Unfortunately, something like this can happen nowadays too. honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, When shares fall in the financial markets — we have seen it in whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is the newspapers in these days — all the agencies report the news. anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on Thousands of people fall due to hunger and poverty and no one talks about it." doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in This destructive “Babel syndrome” is countered by the me. Then the God of peace will be with you. - event of Pentecost, where the gift of the Holy Spirit creates a Philippians 4:6-9, Second Reading for 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, harmonious unity in diversity for the true building up of society. To end, he prays that the Spirit will grant us the Enjoy the wonderful fall days. wisdom and creativity to find those forms of solidarity needed in our post-Covid world, for the healing of interpersonal and social Be safe & stay well. ills, and the growth of the human family in fraternity, justice and God’s Peace, peace. Janet Andrychuk-Tedesco