JANUARY 10, 2021 ST. BENEDICT PARISH...JANUARY 10, 2021 Striving to know, love, and serve God in all...

JANUARY 10, 2021

Striving to know, love, and serve God in all others.

ST. BRIDGET’S CHURCH 15 Church Street

Bloomfield, NY 14469

ST. MARY’S CHURCH 95 North Main Street

Canandaigua, NY 14424

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL 16 Gibson Street

Canandaigua, NY 14424

NOW, MORE THAN EVER. Now, more than ever, we need Catholic schools. Our community, our country, our world needs what Catholic education has to offer. Now is the time to change the narrative about what a Catholic education system truly is and what it can do.

ST. BENEDICT PARISH ST. BRIDGET’S CHURCH· ST. MARY’S CHURCH· ST. MARY’S SCHOOL

CALVARY CEMETERY· ST. BRIDGET’S CEMETERY

Jesus is a great leader. Jesus is a great teacher. We know these things, but today we have a clear picture of how great these things are for us. We see this in the way in which it came about that he was baptized. Many of you have asked the obvious question: Why did Jesus need to answer a call to a baptism of repentance? Isn’t he the one person who didn’t need this? To answer this, we remember that baptism’s purpose is to incorporate us into the Body of Christ. The forgiveness of sins is an effect of this happening. Jesus shows us how to do this by going first. He leads from the front. He does not tell us to do it. He rather asks us to participate in it with him. Christ is Immanuel. He is with us. Jesus also says in John’s Gospel account that, “for their sake do I sanctify myself.” Does he need sanctification? Objectively, no, but he does it for us – to model how we are to approach our life together. When we come to Mass, we accept and pray for sanctification, and yes, we do need it, but we sanctify ourselves for service and mission in the world in the same way he modeled it for us. To continue his work, we participate in the life of God himself – given to us through the baptism we share. This is what faith is: our participation in the life of God. Today we can clearly see a problem. We are doing well, all things considered, but we have become remarkably unreasonable. This, oddly enough, has to do with a failure to understand what faith is. Reason is perfected by faith. If everyone suffers from a lack of reason, it may very well be that our lack of faith is the problem. If we looked at faith as participation in God’s life, would we be unreasonable in our encounters with others? Would we lack generosity and patience? Would we ever say an unkind word? I think not. Realizing that through the baptism in which we all participate we become one in Christ, what wouldn’t we do for the other? Christ goes first in baptism and goes to the cross before us to show us how to live and to teach us what it means to truly live. If we celebrate this, what challenge could possibly threaten us?

Your servant in Our Blessed Lord,

Fr. Michael

St. Mary’s Church / St. Bridget’s Church January 10, 2021 Page Two St. Benedict Roman Catholic Parish

DAY MASS INTENTION

Sunday, January 10— BAPTISM OF THE LORD

7:30am (SM) Delorman Bartel by the Neubecker family 9:00am (SM) T. Howard & Margaret Meath by Brian & Kelly Meath 10:30am (SB) Rudolph & Mary Cappella by Rosanne Minnis 12:00pm (SM) Jeff Johnson by Mary Jo Zahn & family

Monday, January 11— Weekday (First Week in Ordinary Time)

9:00am (SM) Joseph Eberwein by Alice & Mike Peters

Tuesday, January 12— Weekday

9:00am (SB) Ginny Yount by Dan & Judie Worhacz

Wednesday, January 13— Weekday

St Hilary, Bishop & Doctor of the Church

9:00am (SM) Peg Caroll by Marcia Webster & family

Thursday, January 14— Weekday

9:00am (SB) The Deceased Members of the Shakepear & Femec Families by Doug & Julie Femec

Friday, January 15— Weekday

9:00am (SM) Louis Deutsch by St. Benedict Parish Council

Saturday, January 16— Weekday

BVM

9:00am (SM) George & Martha Dobbins by Brian & Kelly Meath 5:30pm (SM) Carol Miller by Social Ministry

Sunday, January 17— Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:30am (SM) Paul Klavoon (Anniv.) by his wife, Barbara, & family 9:00am (SM) Richard J. Mulla by Barbara & Michael Heagney 10:30am (SB) The Deceased Members of the Rayburn Family by Pat & Tina Crowley 12:00pm (SM) Peggy Carroll by Jim & Shirley Harvey

What to Know Before Visiting the Parish Administration Center (PAC) The PAC will only be open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9am - noon and 1pm - 4pm by appointment only, with the following restrictions: visitors will be screened before entry, only one visitor may enter at a time, visitors must be masked, and proper physical distancing will be observed.

Readings for the week of January 10, 2021 Sunday: Is 55:1-11/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3)]/1 Jn 5:1-9/Mk 1:7-11 Monday: Heb 1:1-6/Ps 97:1 and 2b, 6 and 7c, 9 [cf. 7c]/Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12/Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 [cf. 7]/Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]/Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14/Ps 95:6-7c, 8-9, 10-11 [8]/Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11/Ps 78:3 and 4bc, 6c-7, 8 [cf. 7b]/Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [cf. Jn 6:63c]/Mk 2:13-17 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/Jn 1:35-42

There are no Bread & Wine or Sanctuary Lamp memorials requested for this weekend. If you wish to request a Bread & Wine or Sanctuary Lamp memorial, please contact the PAC.

Today’s Responsorial Psalm

You will draw water joyfully from the

springs of salvation.

Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6

Mass Requests for 2021: We do apologize for the length of time it is taking to process the overwhelming number of Mass requests we re-ceived. Unfortunately we had to contact people for more info in some cases, which slowed the process. We are very grate-ful for the parishioners who have helped very unselfishly through this process. We thank you for your patience. It is grati-fying to see how our parishioners want to remember their loved ones through our Masses. Thank you, Maureen

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/12?2

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The following individuals celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation with Fr. Michael at St. Mary’s Church on Sat-urday, January 4th:

Kaitlin ELIZABETH Fisher Lauren ELIZABETH Yehl

Brendan JUDE McWilliams What a wonderful way to begin the new year! Fr. Michael recently received delegation from Bishop Matano to cele-brate the Sacrament of Confirmation for three of our young adults who went through the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) process and were to be Confirmed last year at the Easter Vigil. The pandemic may have delayed their celebra-tion for close to a year, but we are excited to announce that last weekend, our 5:30pm Mass attendees were able to wit-ness and share in the wonder of the Sacrament with them as they were sealed with gift of the Holy Spirit. We pray that they will attend faithfully to all that God asks of them, en-rich the Church community with their gifts, and manifest the reign of God in their lives. Congratulations, Elizabeth, Elizabeth, and Jude!

Sacramental Prep—First Penance, First Eucharist Sacramental Prep for First Penance will begin at the end of this month or early February and First Eucharist prep will follow. As with almost everything else, the pandemic has made us rework our plans for preparing for the Sacra-ments and we are currently working on a schedule. Those that have registered will receive more information by Flock-note in the near future. Thank you, as always, for your pa-tience and understanding as we work to provide an enrich-ing and safe Sacramental prep experience for all.

Pictured left to right: Michael Iati-LaFave (sponsor for Kaitlin Fish-er); Teresa Dunn, Stewardship Coordinator; Kaitlin ELIZABETH Fisher; Fr. Michael; Deborah McWilliams (sponsor for Lauren Yehl); Lauren ELIZABETH Yehl; Brendan JUDE McWilliams; and Dawn Yehl (sponsor for Brendan McWilliams).

Calling all High School Youth Group Members! We will be having our next meeting on Sunday, January 10 at 7pm via Zoom. The link will be sent by email or you can contact the HS Youth Group leader, Jean-ette Zavislan, at [email protected]. To prepare for the meeting, put your thinking caps on. Our topic will be “soul food”, so what is your favorite kind of comfort food? We will be sharing what these are and also discussing different ways to feed our souls just as we feed our bodies. Also, in prepa-ration for the meeting, try to get creative and create a Zoom background that shares something about yourself. Maybe you have a favorite sports team, maybe you love go-ing to the beach. What brings peace to your souls? Capture that on your Zoom background when you log in for the meet-ing so that we can all see and share what it means to you or why it is important to you. Finally, we will be discussing topics for upcoming meetings which we are hoping you will all help with. What are some themes or topics that you are curious about, topics that you would like to learn more about? We look forward to seeing you via Zoom on Sunday night.

Sacramental Prep—Confirmation: What Have We Been Doing? Confirmation prep has been underway since early Novem-ber and the candidates have worked through the following topics: “Who is the Holy Spirit?”, “What does the Holy Spir-it do for me?”, “Why do I have to go to Mass?”, and “Who’s calling” (holy orders and vocational discernment). The top-ics for January are “Are you talking to me?” (all about pray-er) and “Who is Mary?” So far, we’ve had two Zoom sessions with “guest speak-ers”. In November, Fr. Michael presented on the Holy Spirit and during our December session, Deacon Claude and Sr. Anita Kurowski of the Sisters of St. Joseph reflected on their own vocational discernment. Our next Zoom meeting will be held on January 26 at 7pm and members of the Women’s Prayer Ministry and the Catholic Men’s Group will focus on prayer. The link will be sent via Flocknote and posted to the Google Classroom page prior to the Zoom meeting. Please contact Amy at [email protected] with any questions.

Mark Your Calendars! The Middle School Youth Group will be meeting via Zoom at 7pm on the following dates: January 20, February 10, March 17, April 21, and May 19. Links will be sent via Flocknote prior to each of the meetings. Faith formation ac-tivities to be completed at home are sent out several times per month, also via Flocknote. Contact Sarah at [email protected] with any questions about Middle School Youth Group.

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St Benedict’s Parish Support for January 3 & 4, 2021

Attendance 5:30pm Saturday at St. Mary’s: 103 (13.7% capacity) 7:30am Sunday at St. Mary’s: 93 (12.4% capacity) 9am Sunday at St. Mary’s: 136 (14.7% capacity) 10:30am Sunday at St. Bridget’s: 45 (12.9% capacity) 12 noon Sunday at St. Mary’s: 112 (14.9% capacity)

Total in Attendance ................................................... 489 Total Weekly Offertory Income ........................ $34,522

Weekly Offertory Average for December* ........ $19,197 *Does not include Christmas Offertory

Christmas Offertory to Date ............................. $17,098

Online Giving through Our Sunday Visitor: Please visit https://stbenedictonline.org/ to sign up to give online. If you are unable to give online, your offertory can be placed in the collection bas-ket at Mass or be mailed in to the PAC at 95 N Main St, Canandaigua NY 14424. Sincere thanks for your support of the parish and its ministries!

Catholic Ministries Appeal Update As of 1/4, $144,286 (87.61%) of our $164,696 CMA goal had been pledged. Of that amount, $140,014 had been paid. To contribute to the CMA, you may do so online at https://www.dor.org/giving/contribute-to-the-cma/ or visit the homepage of our parish website for more information.

To sign up as a user for free and access thousands of books, movies, and documentaries, etc., go to formed.org/signup. Find St. Bene-dict Parish by using zip code 14424. Put in your email address and you should be good to go. Enjoy!

Are You or Is Someone You Know In-terested in Becoming Catholic? Fill out the form on our website at https://stbenedictonline.org/how-to-become-catholic-1 or call the Parish Administration Center for more information about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).

Confession Schedule

Wednesdays: 5:30pm—6:30pm in St. Bridget’s Church Saturdays: 3:45pm—4:45pm in St. Mary’s Chapel

Masks must be worn. Physical distancing will be observed.

Important New Information about the St. Vincent de Paul Voucher Room Due to the resurgence of the Coronavirus in Ontario County, St. Benedict Parish and the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Mary’s Church will close the Voucher and Clothing Rooms, until further notice, effective Saturday, January 9 at 3pm. Regarding procuring food vouchers and bus passes, the Virtual Voucher Room will be reintroduced within the next two weeks. Clients should call the St. Vincent de Paul Socie-ty telephone line at 394-3980 on Wednesday, January 13 for Virtual Voucher Room reopening updates.

St. Mary’s School—Current & Upcoming Fundraisers

Super Bowl Squares: The 2021 Super Bowl Board is sponsored by The Knights of Co-lumbus. Only $25 per square! Send your check to the school office, payable to "The Knights of Colum-bus". PTO will contact you for your square choice. For more infor-mation, please contact SMS at (585) 394-4300. Thank you for your support and good luck!

Casa de Pasta Gift Certificate Day: Gift certificates make a wonderful gift (and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner!) or the perfect treat for yourself! See below for details.

https://stbenedictonline.org/https://www.dor.org/giving/contribute-to-the-cma/https://www.dor.org/giving/contribute-to-the-cma/

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"Keep trying. You're doing great. I'm so proud of you." It feels amazing to hear words like those and to feel loved. As Jesus grew from a boy to a man, he showed he was ready to live for God. At Jesus' baptism, God told Jesus, "You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you." God loves you as his child, too.

God, I am so glad you love me.

Show John the path to baptize Jesus.

Find and circle the two that match.

Support For Canandaigua Homeless Veterans

According to the National Coalition for Home-less Veterans, 11% of the homeless population are veterans and 1.4 million other veterans are at risk of homelessness due to poverty, lack of support, or dismal living conditions. Locally, Josh Woodworth, a Boy Scout working for his Ea-gle Project, will be collecting items which will be given to the Canandaigua VA to help veterans in need. During the month of Febru-ary, we will have collection boxes in the rear corridor of the PAC and in the foyer of St. Bridget’s Hall to collect items. If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Claude. The following items would be greatly appreciated. All items must be NEW and UNOPENED. Toiletries ● Body wash ● Denture grip & cleaner ● Deodorant (male & female) ● Hand soap ● Hairbrushes/combs ● Lotion (hand and body) ● Nail clippers ● Shampoo ● Shower curtains/hooks ● Toilet paper ● Towels and Washcloths ● Women’s panty liners ● Disposable razors (male & female) Sleep/Bed Needs ● Air Mattresses with electric pump (queen size or larger preferred) ● Alarm clocks ● Bed pillows ● Bedsheets ● Pillowcases Cleaning Supplies ● Brooms ● Garbage cans/bags ● Various cleaning supplies ● Laundry & dish soap ● Mops/buckets ● Paper towels ● Vacuum cleaners Other Object Needs ● Backpacks & tote bags ● Postage stamps ● Pots & pans, utensils ● Paper Products: Plates, Cups, Napkins, Utensils ● Puzzle Books, Craft Kits/Paint by Numbers, Model Kits, Adult Coloring Books Food/Drinks ● Baking mixes & nonperishable foods ● Coffee (also accepted: sugar, creamer, travel mugs) ● Individually wrapped snack items (sell-by/expiration dates easily read) Monetary/Gift Cards (For security, If you are offering any gift cards or checks, please drop them in the locked box inside the parking lot door of the PAC), marked “VA SUPPLIES”) ● Gift Cards (Wal-Mart, Wegmans, Tops, Lowes, Home De-pot, Tim Hortons, Dunkin Donuts, Goodwill, VISA) ● Gift Cards for Amazon and i Tunes for CLC Music & Mem-ories Program (may be used to purchase i Pods) ● Prepaid Gas Cards, Phone Cards, Uber and Lift Cards ● Tickets for Sporting Events and/or Entertainment, Zoo, Canandaigua Theater, Movie Tickets, Planetarium **ONLY Checks made payable to “VAVS” can be ac-cepted**

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Parish Administration Center (PAC) 95 N Main St., Canandaigua, NY 14424

Office: (585) 394-1220 Fax (585) 396-3230 Parish Emergency Number: (585) 364-2419 Office Hours: T, W, Th by appointment only

Website: www.stbenedictonline.org

St. Mary’s School 16 Gibson St., Canandaigua, NY 14424

Office: (585) 394-4300 Office Hours: by appointment only

Website: www.stmaryscanandaigua.org

St. Benedict Parish Staff

Father Michael Costik Pastor

[email protected] 394-1220, x34

Father Clifford Dorkenoo Parochial Vicar


Deacon Claude Lester Social Ministry/Sacramental Ministry


Sarah Eaton Director of Music Ministry


Amy Corron Communications/Parish Life Coordinator


Teresa Dunn Stewardship & C.A.S.E. Coordinator


Anthony DiPrima Director of Finance and Administration


Maureen Horrocks Receptionist


Patricia Simmons Business Manager


Helen Vallee Bookkeeper


Rich Clayton & Laurent Paré Maintenance and Grounds


St. Benedict Cemeteries Calvary Cemetery & St. Bridget’s Cemetery


Lisa Milano Principal, St. Mary’s School


Pam Negley Administrative Assistant, St. Mary’s School


Parish Pastoral Council

Chairperson: Jean Mercandetti Council Members: Dick Scott (Vice Chairperson), *Vicki Bober (Secretary), Beth Knopf, Bethann Miller, David Felten, Teresa Paré, Angela Rockmaker, Jeanette Zavislan, *Carl Steinbrenner, *Jennifer Muscato, *Dan Corbett, *Jerry Wiepert (alternate), and *Bernadette Strada (alternate)

*New members 2020-2021 Ex officio members: Fr. Clifford Dorkenoo, Lisa Milano, Deacon Claude Lester, Tony DiPrima, Amy Corron, Sarah Eaton, and Teresa Dunn

Parish Finance Council

Chairperson: Mike O’Donnell Council Members: Kathy Revier, Jean Guzek, Jim Weisbeck, Colleen Delaney, Kathy Shaw, and Rick McMullen

St. Benedict Parish Office and School Office Information A Ann Addante B Marty Badger Sheryl Barry Bill Baumgarten Jack Bement Constance Bennett Marian Betsinger Christopher Black Anna Bomwell Leanne Bossert Carol Bowler David Boyle Barbara Brooks Evelyn Bugg Ruth Bundy Marilyn Burnett Jeremy Burns John Burns Linda Burns Sara Burns Lucille Burrill C Pete Caffo Weldon Canough Pete Carter Robert Casella Rina Chappell Bob Cirre Michelle Cleaves Mark Conover Terrence Constable Darlene Creswell Susan Cristantello Marge Croker Bruce Currier James Curry D Robert Damato Brenda D’Angelo Beverly Price DeNard Dana DiGiulio Sue Dobies Alan & Patricia Donnelly William Dreesen E Wyatt Erti F Pauline Fehrenbacker Steve Finnick Marilyn Fisher G Robbie Gaiek Andrew German Jeff & Stacey Gibbs Elizabeth Gotham Elodie Graham

Barbara Graves Chris Griffith Lacey Pietropaolo Gulick H Sue Hall Jim Harvey Joyce Hatcher Shannon Haynes Noelle Henning Mary Hollis Ted Horrocks Steve Horwitz J Adam Jemmott Patt Jones K Michael Kachmar Scott Kesel Robert Kubiak, Jr. George Kutterhoff L Maureen Lahue Kitty Loeper James & Liz Lowe Hope Lowman Teresa Lynch Tom Lynch M Luke, Lilly, & Jamie MacDonald Barbara Mack Zeke MacUmber Alice Malinowski Mary Malinowski Claire Maney Jim Marianacci Lori McJury Barbara & James McKee Terry McKenna Scott Miller Fr. Thomas Mull Fr. Kevin Murphy Robert Murphy N Gordon Nicholson Marie Nicosia O Ethan O’Donnell Michelle Smythe Oravec Lauren Orlando The Orlando Family P Susan Paoli Ed Pasciak Betty Penner Jeanetta Pharis

David Pratt R Kathy Revier Tom Revier Wendy Rex Ryder Thomas Rexford Gregory Rheude, Jr. S Cori Sandoe Joan, Donald, & Charles Scheibener Roger Schutt Deb Scorse Emily Scorse Phyllis Scott Christina Senska Mary Shaw William Shaw Madelynn Jane Simmons Ann Skinner Laurie Skinner Randy Skrypek Donna Smith James Smith Ralph & Mary Smith Tom Socha Lorie Stack Jacob Staggert Sue Steiner James Sullivan Dennis Supik T Abby Terhune Dan Tidrick Ethel Toner Caroline Torbitt Fr. Dan Tormey V Elaine Vanetta Janet VanGelder Annette Vitalone W Lloyd Wade Jeff Wagar Barbara Walczak Marcella Walczak The Walczak Family Barbara Wasson Matthew Wasson Tim Welch Abbe Widmark-Crowell Lori Wolfe Y Natalia Yanez Lisa Young

...and any other unnamed individuals needing our prayers.

Church Name: St Benedict Roman Catholic Parish City, State East Bloomfield, NY / Canandaigua, NY File Name: 06-0088 Phone: 585-394-1220 Contact/Editor: Amy Corron, Communications [email protected]

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