We Believe. We Belong. We Are Called to Holiness
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WE BELIEVE . W E BELONG . W E ARE CALLED TO HOLINESS . May 26, 2019 THIS WEEK AT ST. L OUIS TRANSITIONING, PART FOUR (Daily Mass Schedule p. 2) In case you weren ’t at Saint Louis for Mass last weekend or you left Mass be- MONDAY - MAY 27 fore it was over (wink, wink), we have a new pastor! 9:00 am Mass (One Mass Only) He is Father Mitchell Zygadlo , and he comes to us after serving as Catholic No School chaplain for twenty years in the United States Air Force. A native of Poland, he Ministry Center Closed served in several of our parishes before the Air Force, including Saint Stanislaus Parish in the city, where he was the administrator. Since his retirement from the TUESDAY - MAY 28 military at the end of 2018, he has been serving as administrator of Blessed 7:30 am - Sunday Scripture Study, Manse ’ Trinity and Saint Patrick s in Owego, Tioga County. WEDNESDAY - MAY 29 Bishop Matano is also appointing Father Hoan Dinh as parochial vicar to Saint 5:15 pm - Mass of Anticipation for Louis. He has served most recently as pastor of Saint Matthew ’s Parish in Livo- Holy Day nia and Saint Mary ’s Parish in Honeoye. However, he has asked to step away 7:30 pm - Charismatic Prayer Group, from pastoring responsibilities for a year while he continues to heal after some Parish Meeting Hall major surgery. I don ’t know much about the leadership styles or ministerial strengths of either ASCENSION THURSDAY - MAY 30 of our newly -appointed priests, but I do know them to be friendly, outgoing, HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION people -oriented men. So I suspect they will quickly fit right into the parish. Masses at 6:45 am, 9:10 am (School Mass) & 11:00 am We had announced the previous weekend that Bishop Matano was continuing for another year the appointment of Father Juan Benitez as parochial vicar. This SATURDAY - JUNE 1 will provide continuity of priestly ministry in the parish. And Monsignor Krieg 9:45 am - Women’s Bereavement Group, will also continue to serve as he is able. Manse (pg 9) The new priests will begin their new duties on Tuesday June 25, and the Pas- 3:30 pm - Confessions toral Council is planning “welcome coffee hours ” after the Masses on the week- 4:30 pm - Mass (Sign Language Interpreted) end of June 29/30. Stay tuned for more details. Let me offer a word of caution here, however: don ’t get too comfortable hav- SUNDAY - JUNE 2 ing three active priests and one retired priest on the staff here. The priest short- 7:30 am - Mass age has not suddenly been solved! This is a temporary arrangement for the com- 9:00 am - Mass ing year. And in three to five years the scene in Pittsford, Mendon and Perinton 10:00 am - Catholic Conversations, Manse will likely look very different. Although the Bishop raised the retirement age for 11:15 am - Mass 5:00 pm - Mass priests the year after I retired at 70, those priests in my age cohort will soon be reaching the new age, and there is a good -sized number of them ready to retire. So the number of active priests in our Diocese will continue to decrease, and parishes will continue to cluster or close. Financial and human resources for support of parishes will continue to get tighter and tighter. What can you do? Parents can encourage conversations with their sons and daughters about church vocations of priesthood and religious life. Just to pray with your children and encourage them to think of service to the Church as an option will go a long way. Parish councils and committees need to regularly consider the world beyond the parish boundaries, keeping an eye on de- mographics, joining with neighboring parishes conducting similar or identical programs, and staying in touch with the diocesan office of pastoral planning. More broadly, we can lobby for new models of parish administration (does it have to be a priest?), or we can ask about the qualifications of who can be or- dained (does it have to be celibate males only?) or develop new and alternative Please support St. Louis forms of ministry. What else? Christ ’s peace to you, Father Bob Kennedy Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ St. Louis Church, Pittsford, NY www.StLouisChurch.org Phone: 585.586.5675 Fax: 585.387.9888 stlouischurchpittsford STRENGTHENING OUR FAITH SǠǕǓǙǑǜ IǞǤǕǞǤǙǟǞǣ Mass Intentions for This Week TǘǙǣ WǕǕǛ: We invite you to have a - - MǐǏDžǂǚ Mǂǚ 27 FǓNJDžǂǚ Mǂǚ 31 Sanctuary Lamp lit at the MdžǎǐǓNJǂǍ Dǂǚ Zep 3:14 -18a or Rom 12:9 -16/Lk 1:39 -56 Blessed Sacrament to have Acts 16:11 -15/Jn 15:26 -- 16:4a 11:00 am Rose Simone - Daughter 9:00 am Fleming Begaye - Jeff Mason 5:15 pm Luke Mauer - your very special intentions Angelo & Diana Nole remembered for a week. TǖdžǔDžǂǚ - Mǂǚ 28 Acts 16:22 -34/Jn 16:5 -11 SǂǕǖǓDžǂǚ - JǖǏdž 1 To reserve a candle, please call or 6:45 am Nancy Haupt - Acts 18:23 -28/Jn 16:23b -28 visit the Ministry Center. Angelo & Diana Nole 9:00 am Special Intention for our 11:00 am Special Intention for Grandparents - Bryce & Asher One lamp will burn in Marcy Schaarschmidt - (Being Baptized today!) Memory of Nicoletta Leonardo - Linda McCauley 4:30 pm Ann & Dick Brimmer by Mary Sgabellone McGrath Family WdžDžǏdžǔDžǂǚ– Mǂǚ 29 Acts 17:15, 22 -- 18:1/Jn 16:12 -15 SǖǏDžǂǚ - JǖǏdž 2 11:00 am Funeral for Jane Wegman Acts 7:55 -60/Rv 22:12 -14, 16 -17, 20/ 5:15 pm Anticipation Mass for Holy Day Jn 17:20 -26 Requiem Aeternam for the People of the Parish - 7:30 am Martha Borchardt Family - Jane Wegman TljǖǓǔDžǂǚ Mǂǚ 30 9:00 am Nelly & Patrick O ’Connor - Tljdž AǔDŽdžǏǔNJǐǏ ǐLJ Ǖljdž LǐǓDž Sons & Grandchildren Acts 1:1 -11/Eph 1:17 -23 or Heb 9:24 -28; 11:15 am Elaine Perham (Anniversary) - & 10:19 -23/Lk 24:46 -53 Family 6:45 am Joseph M. Comerford - 5:00 pm Dorothy Cusker - All Our Parishioners Kathryn McAlarney David & Karen Hester and Loved Ones 9:10 am Alida Meyer - and Dr. John Pietropaoli - Family who have died Harry & Linda Messina while serving in 11:00 am Sr. Mary Esther - the Armed Forces Margaret O ’Neil Midgley Saturday & Sunday, June 1 & 2 Altar Extraordinary Ministers of Servers The Eucharist Lector Sacristan 4:30 pm TBD B. Boehm, P. Kessler, L. Peckham, G. Boehm, D. Huver, A. Malik K. Potter K. Revekant K. Malik 7:30 am TBD C. Boyd, G. Lane, A. Tomaino, J. DiPrima, N. Roberts, C. Haffen M.E. & C. D. Wiener, D. Jackling, A. Roberts M. Leonardo Anderson 9:00 am TBD P. O ’Neil Midgley, K. May, S. Payne, F. Vidas, M. Foggetti, S. Andrade De. & Di. M.A. Monley, B. Lisena, De. Infantino C. Sciortino Infantino 11:15 am TBD C. DeJoy, J. Ferranti, D. Kendricks, G. DiNardo, M. DiNardo, B. Kammholz R. Willison K. Kammholz, D. McKeown, G. Agban, B. Kammholz, K. Mor S. Murphy 5:00 pm TBD J. Cairns, M. Lippa, L. Sullivan, Je. Roxstrom, K. Gilman, C. Aroesty M. E. Holvey Jo. Roxstrom P. Lynge Sunday Communion Service - June 2 The Highlands - Mary Ann Monley Heather Heights - Jim Haefner Page Two St. Louis Church, Pittsford, NY May 26, 2019 SACRED SCRIPTURE Our Weekend Scriptures: Looking Ahead: Sixth Sunday of Easter Seventh Sunday of Easter 1st Reading: Acts 15:1 -2, 22 -29 1st Reading: Acts 7:55 -60 No burden beyond the necessities Lord Jesus, receive my spirit 2nd Reading: Revelation 21:10 -14, 22 -23 2nd Reading: Revelation 22:12 -14, 16 -17, 20 Vision of the new Jerusalem Receive the gift of life -giving water Gospel: John 14:23 -29 Gospel: John 17:20 -26 Peace I give to you That all may be one Working Out the Kinks REMEMBERING WITH PRAYER AND GRATITUDE As more and more Gentiles came to believe in Jesus, ready to become part of the community, the issue of Gracious God, with sadness, yet gratitude, we remember whether they needed to abide by all of the laws of the this Memorial Day the men and women who have died in Jewish tradition became quite hot. Did they need to the service of our nation since 1776. convert to Judaism to become Christian? Our first reading reflects the decision on how to move into the future. Loving God, please look with mercy on our brave and selfless brothers and sisters, who did not shrink from Notice: they believed that if they approached the question their task but gave themselves completely to the cause prayerfully, debated back and forth, and came to an of defending and protecting us all. Bless all who have answer the majority could live with, the Holy Spirit could given their lives for the sake of liberty, and grant them be recognized in the process. That the answer proved as eternal rest. effective as it did, confirms: the Holy Spirt guided the whole process. We remember also our brave men and women now serving in our Armed Forces, both at home and abroad. Rich Imagery Lord, send out your angels to protect them all. Help them Twelve tribes of Israel, 12 apostles, is it any wonder that discharge their duties honorably and well. John's vision of the Holy City included 12 angels, Please bring them safely home to their families and loved ones.