I read this very beautiful reflection about Jesus’ transfiguration in relationship to the seven sacraments from the homily of a priest. According to him that transfiguration or transformation can occur to us through the sacra- ments too: The Sacrament of Initiation: Baptism is the very beginning of our transformation. As we become members of the Christian community we are anointed Priest, Prophet and King. Through Baptism, we mysteriously and miraculously put on Christ and we become “Christ Like.” The Sacrament of Confirmation transforms us and calls us to renew our Baptismal promise. Confirmation instills in us the power of the Holy Spirit. Confirmation strengthens us to defend the message of the Gospel. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit – Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety and Fear of the Lord – give us the tools to spread the message of Jesus. Through the Sacrament of Holy Communion or Eucharist , we are transformed and refreshed. When we receive Jesus in the Eucharist, we are refreshed in the likeness of Christ. Eucharist enables us to take what we hear in the Gospel and carry that message out into the world, to the people we work with, to the people we meet at the malls, and especially to the people we live with. The Sacrament of Healing: the Sacrament of Penance or Reconciliation transforms us from a state of sin to a state of holiness with Christ. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick transforms us and strengthens us when we are ill. The Sacrament gives us grace. It gives us peace and courage to overcome the difficulties that may go with serious illness or the frailty of old age. This grace is a gift of the Holy Spirit, renewing our trust in God and strengthening us against the temptations of evil. The Sacrament of Commitment: the Sacrament of Ordination transforms a man from laity into the Order of Deacon, Priest or Bishop. Through Ordination an ordinary man becomes extraordinary. Ordination ena- bles a Priest to celebrate the Eucharist. Through Ordination, an ordinary man becomes extraordinary. The priest is given the extraordinary power to forgive sins. The priest is given the extraordinary power to change bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Through Ordination this ordinary man is transformed and takes on the powers of Christ in our midst. The Sacrament of Matrimony transforms two totally individual people into a union of one. Matrimony is not only a union of man and wife, but it is more importantly a union of the couple with Almighty God. Matrimony is a triune relationship. It transforms a man and a woman with God as the center of a holy and a sacramental rela- tionship. The Sacrament of Marriage can infuse grace into the lives of the couple daily. Most of the time when we receive the sacraments and the grace that accompanies them, we are unaware of that transforming power of the sacraments. We are unaware of that power, much like the three apostles were una- ware of what was taking place when Jesus took them to the mountaintop to witness His Transfiguration. Transfiguration means beyond figuration or physical appearance. In other words, transfiguration happens within our hearts and minds. Deacon Tim Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Community We come together in our common faith as God's Holy People. Strengthened by the Word of God and His sacraments, we go forth in faith to love and serve one another. Second Sunday of Lent 3-8-2020 Regular Weekend Mass Schedule (see inside schedule for Schedule Changes) St. Patrick (StP) St. Januarius (StJ) St. Michael (StM) 47 N. Main St., Prattsburgh 180 N. Main St. (Route 21), Naples 312 Liberty St., Penn Yan 8:00am Sunday 5:00pm Saturday 5:00pm Saturday 10:00am Sunday 9:30am Sunday Eucharistic Adoration - Every Thursday 8:30-noon at St. Michael & St. Januarius Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturday - 4 to 4:30pm at St. Michael & St. Januarius (or by appointment) Lectio Divina - Monday following 8am Mass with Fr. George at St. Januarius
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I read this very beautiful reflection about Jesus’ transfiguration in relationship to the seven sacraments from the homily of a priest. According to him that transfiguration or transformation can occur to us through the sacra-ments too:
The Sacrament of Initiation: Baptism is the very beginning of our transformation. As we become members of the Christian community we are anointed Priest, Prophet and King. Through Baptism, we mysteriously and miraculously put on Christ and we become “Christ Like.”
The Sacrament of Confirmation transforms us and calls us to renew our Baptismal promise. Confirmation instills in us the power of the Holy Spirit. Confirmation strengthens us to defend the message of the Gospel. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit – Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety and Fear of the Lord – give us the tools to spread the message of Jesus.
Through the Sacrament of Holy Communion or Eucharist, we are transformed and refreshed. When we receive Jesus in the Eucharist, we are refreshed in the likeness of Christ. Eucharist enables us to take what we hear in the Gospel and carry that message out into the world, to the people we work with, to the people we meet at the malls, and especially to the people we live with.
The Sacrament of Healing: the Sacrament of Penance or Reconciliation transforms us from a state of sin to a state of holiness with Christ.
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick transforms us and strengthens us when we are ill. The Sacrament gives us grace. It gives us peace and courage to overcome the difficulties that may go with serious illness or the frailty of old age. This grace is a gift of the Holy Spirit, renewing our trust in God and strengthening us against the temptations of evil.
The Sacrament of Commitment: the Sacrament of Ordination transforms a man from laity into the Order of Deacon, Priest or Bishop. Through Ordination an ordinary man becomes extraordinary. Ordination ena-bles a Priest to celebrate the Eucharist. Through Ordination, an ordinary man becomes extraordinary. The priest is given the extraordinary power to forgive sins. The priest is given the extraordinary power to change bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Through Ordination this ordinary man is transformed and takes on the powers of Christ in our midst.
The Sacrament of Matrimony transforms two totally individual people into a union of one. Matrimony is not only a union of man and wife, but it is more importantly a union of the couple with Almighty God. Matrimony is a triune relationship. It transforms a man and a woman with God as the center of a holy and a sacramental rela-tionship. The Sacrament of Marriage can infuse grace into the lives of the couple daily. Most of the time when we receive the sacraments and the grace that accompanies them, we are unaware of that transforming power of the sacraments. We are unaware of that power, much like the three apostles were una-ware of what was taking place when Jesus took them to the mountaintop to witness His Transfiguration. Transfiguration means beyond figuration or physical appearance. In other words, transfiguration happens within our hearts and minds. Deacon Tim
Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Community We come together in our common faith as God's Holy People.
Strengthened by the Word of God and His sacraments, we go forth in faith to love and serve one another.
Second Sunday of Lent 3-8-2020 Regular Weekend Mass Schedule (see inside schedule for Schedule Changes)
St. Patrick (StP) St. Januarius (StJ) St. Michael (StM) 47 N. Main St., Prattsburgh 180 N. Main St. (Route 21), Naples 312 Liberty St., Penn Yan 8:00am Sunday 5:00pm Saturday 5:00pm Saturday
10:00am Sunday 9:30am Sunday Eucharistic Adoration - Every Thursday 8:30-noon at St. Michael & St. Januarius
Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturday - 4 to 4:30pm at St. Michael & St. Januarius (or by appointment) Lectio Divina - Monday following 8am Mass with Fr. George at St. Januarius
REQUIESCAT IN PACE : Janet Youngs, Judi Kramer , Edward Volz
Second Sunday of Lent †Clayton Tyo by Sharon & Tom Tyo
†Carmen Minor by Bonnie & Dan Barkley
†Rev. Joseph A Smith by estate
Monday Mar 9 8am (StJ)
8am (StM)
Lenten Weekday †Rev. Joseph A Smith by estate
†Judi Kramer
Tuesday Mar 10 8am (StJ)
8am (StM)
Lenten Weekday †Mr. Robert I Smith by estate †Janet Youngs
Wednesday Mar 11 8am (StJ)
noon(StM)
Lenten Weekday Communion Service †William John “Billy D” Dominikoski by Bill & Judi Kramer
Thursday Mar 12 8am (StJ)
8am (StM)
Lenten Weekday †Mrs Robert I Smith by estate
†Rosie Hines by Rosary Group
Friday Mar 13 8am (StJ)
noon(StM)
Lenten Weekday Communion Service †Clara & Charles DiNolfo by family
Saturday Mar 14 5pm (StJ) 5pm (StM)
Lenten Weekday †Walt Zerrahn by Chris Zerrahn †Danny Whitbeck “2nd Anniversary” by Iggy
Sunday Mar 15 8am (StP)
9:30am (StM) 10am (StJ)
Third Sunday of Lent †Edward Volz
†Onnele Neary by Sheridan family
†Walt Zerrahn by Morning Mass Group
Sue Hanchowski / Cynthia Thompson / Felix “Butch” Bianchi / Rogelio Dieppa / Jerry Golden / Baby Harper/ Steven Richardson / Veronica & Jake
W. / Kim Levinson / Dave Grover / Laura Baum / Frank Strowger / Kathy Haight / Mickie Christensen / Carla & Becky Spooner / Debbie Hines / Patricia Curtin / Evie Worth / Baby Claire Elizabeth Curbeau / all who are home-bound or in nursing facilities and especially all who serve our
Country Any person’s name published on a church prayer list or website should always be with that individual’s express permission. In some cases where the individual is extremely
ill, or not an adult, this permission may be given by an appropriate caregiver, guardian or family member.
The schedule of Mass intentions is subject to change and there is no promise that they will be said on the scheduled day due to priest illness, schedule change, vacations, etc. Attempts will be made to contact the concerned parties ahead of time, but that is not always possible.
Please check online for more information March 2020
November 2019 2,474 $25,907.34 $10.47 December 2019 2,736 $31,235.64 $11.41 January 2020 1,610 $18,011.35 $11.19
Scheduled Additional Collections: 3/8 St. Michael’s School 3/15 Maintenance Fund
Parish Goal - $60,706.00 3/2/2020 - $48,402.95
79.73 % of goal (226 donors) HOW IS MY CONTRIBUTION USED?
When you give to the Catholic Ministries Appeal, you are really
giving to the eager children hungry to learn about the faith of
their parents and generations of Catholics. You are giving to the
dedicated young seminarian learning to serve God and the
Church, or the older priest who has served faithfully and needs
retirement support.
You are giving to help the Vatican in its work in the world and to
the bishops for ministries that span our nation. Your money goes
to help the vital work of Catholic Charities, to families just like
yours whose faith sees them through the ever-growing stress of
life.
And you give “locally” - more than half of every dollar raised
returns to your parish in the form of services and programming
that your parish would have a difficult time providing on its own.
All funds raised in the CMA are only used for the programs, services and ministries for which they are designated. No gifts to the CMA are used to satisfy legal fee or costs associated with abuse.
Counters needed at all Our Lady of the Lakes sites.
Would you be available to donate some of your time after Sunday Mass? For further information please contact the Parish office.
Meet Trinh Trinh’s family are farmers in Vietnam who have been affected by climate change. What would you do if your source of nutrition was threatened? How can we support those whose liveli-hoods are vulnerable to
weather? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. .
Lenten Lunches sponsored by the PY Council of Churches. Local priests/clergy will share a lesson on one of Jesus’ characteristics i.e. compassion, forgiveness etc. All are welcome as we share a catered meal from the Wagner restaurant (Cost” $7) Join us Thursdays at noon at the Baptist Church on Main Street, Penn Yan to share in this Lenten meal for body and soul.
Grandma’s kitchen is set up in PYA after school (2:20-2:55) for all High School kids who are hungry on Tuesday and Thursday during the winter months... St. Michael’s dates to prepare and serve are March 17 and April 2. Are you interested in helping feed our hungry neighbors? Could you make a crockpot of food? Bake some cookies ? Help serve? Details: call Anne 315-536-2691... thanks for helping our social ministry team feed our kids!
“The Diocese of Rochester was deeply saddened to learn that Bishop Matthew H. Clark, our Bishop Emeritus, has been diagnosed with early-stage Alz-heimer’s disease. We ask that
the faithful pray for Bishop Clark and for all those who suffer with Alzheimer’s, for their caregivers, and for all those medical professionals and organizations working to enhance care and treatment. Bishop Clark hopes to continue his ministry in the diocese.”
Healthy Teens = United Families Parents of 7-12th Graders
March 28th, 2020 10am—3:30pm
You and your families are invited to join us at St. Janu-arius for a day of prevention based discussions de-signed to equip teens and parents of teens to make healthy choices for themselves, their families, and their wider communities.
Presentations on the following topics:
Creating a Safe Environment (CASE) training to prevent sexual abuse
Interactive Self Defense Demonstration
Human Trafficking prevention resources available through Ontario County Trafficking Task Force
Showing of “I am Little Red”
Interactive discussion on Economic Opportunities and Entering the Labor Force
Discussion on Suicide Prevention
Discussion on Addiction
Discussion on Vaping
Lunch and Child Care available by CASE
trained volunteers at no cost to attendees.
Registration and Information 585-698-8030
OLOL's Social Ministry Team asks you to remem-ber and support those in our surrounding community and their daily needs. Cleaning out closets? remember the Once Again shop in Penn Yan and The Friendship House and Naples' Open Closet. A special request has been made of the St. Patrick's family to assist with laundry expenses for subsi-dized housing residents in the area. Tide laundry pods will help those with few resources care for what they own. Due to cuts have been made to the SNAP benefit (food stamp) program our local food pantries now require more support in goods and volunteers. Thank you for your commitment to our worship community and to working miracles in the lives of others!
How can the spread of the influenza virus be pre-vented? If you are sick, do not worsen your illness by trying to get to
church, and do not put others at risk of catching your illness. It is not sinful to miss Mass if you are sick; it is an act of chari-ty. If your children are sick, keep them home from Mass, reli-gious education, or youth ministry meetings. Don’t cough or sneeze into your hands. Use a tissue to cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze, then throw it away. If you don’t have a tissue handy, cough or sneeze into your shirt sleeve and avoid touching the area of fabric you coughed into.
Wash your hands often. Soap, water, and a good scrubbing are the best defense against the cold and flu viruses. Scrub your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If you are not near soap and water, use an alcohol-based hand sani-tizer or disposable hand wipe. Keep a small bottle or packet in your purse or pocket.
Avoid shaking hands with others before, during, and after Mass if you are sick or have been in direct contact with some-one who sick. At the Sign of Peace, offer a smile or a wave or a simple bow of the head to those around you. Respect should be given to individuals who refrain from sharing a handshake at the Sign of Peace. This is at the discretion of each individual person.
Refrain from receiving Communion on the tongue or from the Cup if you are sick. The sign of Communion is more complete when receiving under both kinds, but receiving both is not required.
Volunteers needed to serve at Lenten Lunch on March 26 as it’s OLOL St Michael’s turn . Fr Leo will be speaking on meekness and humility with audience involve-ment (new approach this year at each Thursday in Lent ) Chicken and biscuits ( catered by the Wagner restaurant) will be served at noon followed by Fr Leo interactive talk and discussion. Come join this ecumenical event each Thursday in Lent at the Baptist church on 224 main st PY . Cost $7 Can you volunteer ? Call 315-536-2691 Thank you
Reverend Leo Reinhardt, Pastor 1-607-279-3750 [email protected] Reverend Jorge Ramirez, Parochial Vicar 1-315-340-0001 [email protected] Deacon Tim Hebding 1-585-406-5200 [email protected] Rev. Jack O’Connor, Retired Area Priest 1-315-694-2544
If you have a Pastoral Emergency during non business hours
call 1-607-279-3750 Or 315-340-0001 or 315-536-7459
Prayer Line 315-536-7459
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Church Name: Our Lady of the Lakes City, State: Penn Yan, NY File Name: 06-0100 Phone: (315) 536-7459 Contact/Editor: Melissa Conrad ([email protected]) Comments: March 8, 2020 Second Sunday of Lent
