July 2, 2017 St. Mary’s Church 95 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY 14424 St. Bridget’s Church 15 Church Street Bloomfield, NY 14469 Hello! My name is Fr. Michael Costik and I am overjoyed to be assuming parish leadership here at St. Benedict’s. Many of you may remember me from when I was here seven years ago as a seminarian. I enjoyed my time with Fr. Mull and the parish at that time, and I look forward to renewing the many friendships that began then. Thank you for the very warm and enthusiastic welcome. I most recently have come from a brief, but wonderful, assignment at St. Marianne Cope Parish in Rush-Henrietta. Before that I was at Church of the Assumption and Church of the Resurrection in Fairport for almost three years. I am very blessed to have had these wonderful experiences and I look forward to continued blessings with you here. I grew up in Livonia and many of you may know my sister who has a hair salon there or my mother, and I have cousins living in Bloomfield. I love the area very much and I feel in some strong sense like I’m coming home. I worked and went to seminary in Europe and speak a handful of languages very poorly. I need more practice! I love the arts and literature, and feel strongly about education. I worked as a singer, composer, artist, director of a non-profit agency, and teacher in private and public school before I became a priest. These various things have created a unique set of qualities in me that God is doing his best to make use of in ordained ministry. I should warn you that I have dietary restrictions that I have fortunately learned how to deal with (it only took 43 years!), but I may not be able to eat everything I’d like or that I’m offered. Essentially, I can eat no grain. I do have Celiac disease, but I respond similarly to non-gluten foods—most essentially oats and corn (which is in everything, it seems). However, I feel great when I follow this diet and this remains my only health concern at this time. I did my graduate work in liturgical theology, and liturgy remains a focus of my thought and life as a priest. Liturgy is the most important thing that we do. I love saying Mass and Sunday is my favorite day of the week because I draw so much from our celebrations. I feel very strongly that life in Christ is an experience in his Spirit of power and that my role is to empower the laity to fulfill its mission of service in the world, so that the people you encounter may find Christ in you and themselves become powerful in the Divine life we are offered through, with, and in Jesus Christ. I can go on, but I won’t; I look forward to being with you with great joy. Pray for me as I assume this ministry. Your servant in Our Blessed Lord, Fr. Michael Striving to know, love, and serve God in all others.
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July 2, 2017
St. Mary’s Church 95 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY 14424
St. Bridget’s Church 15 Church Street
Bloomfield, NY 14469
Hello! My name is Fr. Michael Costik and I am overjoyed to be assuming parish leadership here at St. Benedict’s. Many of you may remember me from when I was here seven years ago as a seminarian. I enjoyed my time with Fr. Mull and the parish at that time, and I look forward to renewing the many friendships that began then. Thank you for the very warm and enthusiastic welcome. I most recently have come from a brief, but wonderful, assignment at St. Marianne Cope Parish in Rush-Henrietta. Before that I was at Church of the Assumption and Church of the Resurrection in Fairport for almost three years. I am very blessed to have had these wonderful experiences and I look forward to continued blessings with you here. I grew up in Livonia and many of you may know my sister who has a hair salon there or my mother, and I have cousins living in Bloomfield. I love the area very much and I feel in some strong sense like I’m coming home. I worked and went to seminary in Europe and speak a handful of languages very poorly. I need more practice! I love the arts and literature, and feel strongly about education. I worked as a singer, composer, artist, director of a non-profit agency, and teacher in private and public school before I became a priest. These various things have created a unique set of qualities in me that God is doing his best to make use of in ordained ministry. I should warn you that I have dietary restrictions that I have fortunately learned how to deal with (it only took 43 years!), but I may not be able to eat everything I’d like or that I’m offered. Essentially, I can eat no grain. I do have Celiac disease, but I respond similarly to non-gluten foods—most essentially oats and corn (which is in everything, it seems). However, I feel great when I follow this diet and this remains my only health concern at this time. I did my graduate work in liturgical theology, and liturgy remains a focus of my thought and life as a priest. Liturgy is the most important thing that we do. I love saying Mass and Sunday is my favorite day of the week because I draw so much from our celebrations. I feel very strongly that life in Christ is an experience in his Spirit of power and that my role is to empower the laity to fulfill its mission of service in the world, so that the people you encounter may find Christ in you and themselves become powerful in the Divine life we are offered through, with, and in Jesus Christ. I can go on, but I won’t; I look forward to being with you with great joy. Pray for me as I assume this ministry. Your servant in Our Blessed Lord, Fr. Michael
Striving to know, love, and serve God in all others.
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DAY MASS INTENTION EVENTS
Sunday, July 2
Thirteenth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
7:30 a.m. (SM) Camiel & Alice Mortier by Jeni & Ron Mortier 9:00 a.m. (SM) Joe Ceravolo by Brian and Rose Moser 9:30 a.m. (SB) James Norman by his family 11:30 a.m. (SM) Tony Busch by his wife, Joan, and family
(SM) “Name Tag Sunday” at all Masses (SM) Refreshments and greetings for Fr Costik & Fr Clifford after
Masses in the Church entrance 9:00 a.m. (SM) Pre-K Nursery in Pre-K Room in Dougherty Hall
Monday, July 3
St Thomas, Apostle
6:45 a.m. (SM) Word and Communion Service 8:00 a.m. (SB) William & Mary Sullivan by bequest 9:00 a.m. (SM) Don Leysath by Paul & Nancy Rubery 11:45 a.m. (Horizons) The People of St. Benedict Parish
Tuesday, July 4
Weekday Independence Day
8:00 a.m. (SB) Elizabeth Mary DeMott by James Frances DeMott 9:00 a.m. (SM) McGrath Family Relatives Living & Deceased
by Pat McGrath
The Parish Administration Center is closed today.
Wednesday, July 5
Weekday St Anthony Zaccaria, Priest; St Elizabeth of
Portugal
6:45 a.m. (SM) Pudge Appleton by Jim & Anne Erdle 8:00 a.m. (SB) Anthony, Mary & Joseph Comella by bequest 9:00 a.m. (SM) Word and Communion Service
1:30 p.m. (SM) St. Vincent de Paul Meeting in Dougherty Hall 5:30 p.m. (SB) Confessions at St. Bridget’s 6:30 p.m. (SM) G.I.F.T. Vacation Bible School Catechist Meeting in
Dougherty Hall
Thursday, July 6
Weekday St Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr
6:45 a.m. (SM) Mary Ann Bement by her husband, Tom 9:00 a.m. (SM) Victor L. Palumbo by his wife, Rita
6:00 p.m. (SB) Yoga in the Church Hall
First Friday, July 7
Weekday
6:45 a.m. (SM) Anthony LeGrette by Tom Bement 8:00 a.m. (SB) Word and Communion Service 9:00 a.m. (SM) Martin & Anna Sedlak by Dennis & Laurie
Tepper
7:15 a.m. (SM) Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in Halloran Chapel
7:00 p.m. (SM) Holy Hour and Benediction
Saturday, July 8
Weekday BVM
8:00 a.m. (SM) Marion Waugh by Anne Perron & Dick Wild 2:00 p.m. (SM) Marriage of Mathew Jimenez & Lindsay Marafioti 5:00 p.m. (SM) Frank Polimeni by his mother
8:30 a.m. (SM) Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary in Church 3:30 p.m. (SM) Confessions in Church
Sunday, July 9
Fourteenth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
7:30 a.m. (SM) John LeGrett by Jim & Shirley Harvey 9:00 a.m. (SM) Ruth Morris by Barbara Young 9:30 a.m. (SB) Jeannine Houle by Bob & Dara 11:30 a.m. (SM) Norma Tearpock by Barbara & John Beca
9:00 a.m. (SM) Pre-K Nursery in Pre-K Room in Dougherty Hall 11:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. (SB) Sevenelevenish 6:30 p.m. (SMS) Session 1 of 3 — G.I.F.T. Vacation Bible School
in the School Gym
Events listed as SM take place at St. Mary’s, those listed as SB take place at St. Bridget’s, and those listed as SMS take place at St. Mary’s School
Today’s Responsorial Psalm
For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
Psalm 89
Altar Memorials This week, the bread and wine at St. Mary’s will be offered in loving memory of Garrett Shelhart, requested by Robert & Michele Wistner. The Sanctuary Lamp at St. Mary’s will burn in loving memory of Ruth Ferenczy, requested by Anne Perron and Dick Wild.
III. Matthew Jimenez & Lindsay Marafioti
II. Steven Walther & Amber Vesey
II. Frank Genecco & Colby Smith
I. Nathaniel Payne & Loren Slayton
Best Wishes!
SERVE (Hands): Putting our KINDNESS in service of the church, humanity, and the world. Your words, your actions, and your attitude…these are all things in which you have the opportunity to choose kindness. Kindness will not always be the easiest choice. In fact, sometimes kindness will be the hardest choice. But it’s always the right choice. This week you might try one or more of the following: Express caring concern for someone you encounter Pass on your favorite book or leave it in a public
place for someone else to find Truly listen when someone is talking to you Be kind to yourself: Notice how you talk to yourself
about yourself. If it seems negative, ask yourself if you would say this to a good friend and notice what happens.
KNOW (Mind): What is Christian KINDNESS ?
Kindness seems rather self-explanatory, doesn’t it? Be kind. Yet what does that mean? So often we seem to regard “kindness” as merely the absence of being mean: I didn’t tease you, therefore I am kind; I held the door for you, so I am kind. Do you tend to do acts of kindness, or are you more likely to just refrain from acts of meanness? The word kindness comes from the Greek word chrestotes (khray-stot-ace), which meant to show kindness or to be friendly to others and it often depicted rulers, governors, or people who were kind, mild, and benevolent to their subjects. Anyone who demonstrated this quality of chrestotes was considered to be compassionate, considerate, sympathetic, humane, kind, or gentle. The apostle Paul uses this word to depict God's incomprehensible kindness for people who didn’t know Christ (see Romans 11:22; Ephesians 2:7; Titus 3:4). When the word chrestotes is applied to interpersonal relationships, it conveys the idea of being adaptable to others rather than requiring everyone to adapt to your own needs.
LOVE (Heart): Accepting the fruit of KINDNESS into our hearts Kindness is doing something and not expecting anything in return. It is respect and helping others without wait-ing for someone to help one back. Kindness describes the ability to act for the welfare of those taxing our pa-tience. Kindness can also seem quite unnatural; when we have been hurt or offended, we usually want to react in anger or bitterness. But kindness leads us to do just the opposite — to respond with love and forgiveness (Ephesians 4:32).
Question of the Week:
How has the Holy Spirit brought kindness into your life?
Building the Church with the Holy Spirit, Block by Block
“Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacri-fices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 2:5 This summer we will be reflecting on the various gifts and fruits of the Spirit that build up the Church. Our G.I.F.T. families received a package of 16 wrapped blocks at the last G.I.F.T. session in June. Each week, one block will be unwrapped and the gift or the fruit revealed. This week, we will unwrap the fifth block and you will find the word KINDNESS on it. Sometime this week, take 15 minutes and either on your own or with your family, and invite the Holy Spirit to come to your household: Come, Holy Spirit. Fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
After offering this prayer, reflect on the following:
Week of July 2
Kindness
G.I.F.T. Vacation Bible School “Message Received: Hearing God’s Call”
Children in grades K-5 are invited to sign up for three G.I.F.T. Vacation Bible School sessions during which they will participate in activities that will help them learn select Bible stories. Vacation Bible School will run July 9-11, 2017 from 6:30-8:00pm in St. Mary’s School Gym. To sign up, please visit www.stbenedictonline.org/gift-vacation-bible-school. For more information, please contact Nick Laskowski at [email protected].
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St Benedict’s Parish Support for
June 24 & 25
Sincere thanks for your support of the parish and its ministries!
Year To Date Offertory Income* ....................................... $966,913 Year To Date Need ..................................... $990,080 Year To Date Overage (Shortage) ............... $(23,167)
*Regular Sunday Collection
ELECTRONIC GIVING PROGRAM St. Benedict’s is pleased to offer this safe and convenient option for you to contribute your Sunday offering to the Church automatically through your checking or savings account. Please contact the business office at 394-1220.
Second Collection Next Week—Collection for the Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe This collection supports the Church in over 20 countries, many of which are still struggling to recover in the after-math of Soviet rule. Funds from this collection support pas-toral care, catechesis, building renovations, and seminary formation. Your support restores the Church and builds the future in this region. Please be as generous as your means allow for this second collection.
Are You Being Called to Service? As Pope Francis said, “Service is the sign of true love. Those who know love know how to serve others.” If you feel that you are being called to service and wish to make Christ present for others, please consider one or more of these service and/or volun-teer opportunities.
2017 Service Camp wants you! From July 30th – August 4th, teens from our Parish will partic-ipate in a variety of service projects across the area. If you’re a teen interested, registration is available at the doors of Church and on the Parish website. If you’re an adult, we need your help, too! Whether it be gardening or cleaning, if you want to help out alongside our teens, there are so many ways you can with Service Camp! Contact Andrew Uttaro at (585) 394-1220, ext. 41 or [email protected] if you want to be a part of this important ministry.
The Blessing Room is currently in need of tuna, condi-ments, mayo, and pasta. They are also in need of volunteers for various duties. Call Sandi at 657-7200 or Sharon at 657-7730 for information or to volunteer.
Veterans Medical Center—Chaplain Service Wheel-chair Escort for Catholic or Protestant Services: Help escort wheel-chair bound Veterans to and from weekday or weekend services in our chapel. This may be paired with friendly visits following the service should the volunteer de-cide. Additional volunteer opportunities are also available. To inquire about volunteering, please call Voluntary Service at VAMC Canandaigua, (585) 393-7761.
CCIA Food Cupboard Wish List for the Weeks of...
SEVENELEVENISH Next Sunday Today (July 2) is the last day to order chicken barbeques that will be served at the July 9 SEVENELEVENISH in Bloomfield. Plan to spend some time next Sunday, between
12 noon and 3 p.m. at St. Bridget’s in Bloomfield to: • Welcome our new priests • Be inspired by our patronal saint, Benedict • Learn more about our outreaches to the community • Support some of our local outreaches (the Kalama Pro-
ject, Migrant Ministry, One-Time Cash Assistance or Family Promise) with a contribution (checks made paya-ble to “St. Benedict Parish”)
• Enjoy beverages and desserts at no charge • Meet, greet, welcome, renew your relationship with other
parishioners • Bring empty cans and bottles for the one day can drive
• Enjoy being part of this great faith community
Whatever your motivation—be it eating, learning, support-ing, welcoming, or just hanging out—the place to be from 12 noon–3 p.m. next Sunday is at SEVENELEVENISH in Bloomfield.
Thank You from St. Mary’s School The faculty, staff and students of St. Mary's School would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all who have supported our school in so many caring and giving ways during the past year. Our supporters help make St. Mary's School a special and blessed place! Be sure to visit our website or fol-low us on Facebook. Have a great summer!
Congratulations, St. Mary’s School Class of 2017
Connor Frarey, Victoria Haynes,
Griffin Jones, Madisyn LaPlant,
Andrew Macri, Austin Owren,
Ryan Paré, Carter Sabin,
Jonas Williams
Nocturnal Adoration Society “Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world” (St. Pope John Paul II). Please be with us to celebrate the great love that Jesus has for each and every one of us. We pray the Office of the Blessed Sacrament, which includes Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, psalms, spiritual readings, prayers, and silent adoration. Everyone is welcome on Friday, July 7, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., in St. Mary’s Church adoration chap-el. We meet on the first Friday each month.
ONE DAY DRIVE—Empty Bottles and Cans Sunday, July 9 In Bloomfield only
at the SEVENELEVENISH event
We’re getting $.06 per piece to benefit the outreaches features this year: Kalama project, One-Time Cash Assistance, Migrant Ministry, and Family Promise
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul St. Benedict Con-ference July Meeting The members of St. Vincent de Paul Society will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, July 5 at 1:30 p.m. in Dougherty Hall. We welcome all who are interested.
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Please Pray for Our Sick and Their Caregivers
ST. BENEDICT PARISH ADMIN CENTER: 95 N Main St., Canandaigua, NY 14424 (585) 394-1220 Fax (585) 396-3230
Parish Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday Closed Daily from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to our Parish Family! We are so glad you are here! Please let us know you are here so that we can minister to your needs. Speak with a hos-pitality member, or call or email the parish office.
BAPTISMS Visit our website to fill out our baptismal request form or contact Deacon Claude so he can discuss with you the steps to baptism for your children.
HOLY MATRIMONY Engaged couples should contact the parish at least 6 months prior to desired wedding date. Marriage Preparation is required. Please call or email Deacon Claude.
BECOMING CATHOLIC (R.C.I.A.) Call or email Nick Laskowski.
PARISH COUNCIL Chairperson: Melanie Soberon* Council Members: Brent Hall* (Vice Chairperson), Bill DiBacco* (Secretary), Nicholas Bober, Brian Carl, Caryl Favro, Paula Foster, Donna Mathis, Chris Neubecker, Natalie Ruppel, Andy Yudichak, Bob Cownie, Sara M. Bodine, and Laura Barone
*Newly selected Parish Council Officers for 2017-2018. We wish them God’s guidance in fulfilling their duties.
Ex officio members: Fr. Clifford Dorkenoo, Dawn Burdick, Ann Marie Deutsch, Deacon Claude Lester, and Andrew Uttaro.
St. Mary’s Church 95 N. Main St., Canandaigua, NY 14424
St. Bridget’s Church 15 Church Street, Bloomfield, NY 14469
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Readings for the Week of July 2, 2017
Kid’s Corner
Sharing the Gospel God wants you to love your family and friends. But God wants you to love him even more. Be kind to your mom and listen to her. Help your dad with chores and have fun with him. But also remember to help people who are not in your family. God gets excited when you share his love with oth-ers.
Prayer God, show me ways to help all people who love you.
Annual Parish Lawn Sale Good, usable items in working condition can be left in the PAC basement weekdays and under the trailer on weekends and evenings. We cannot accept TVs, computers, printers, or com-puter components as we have to pay to dispose of them. We also cannot accept mattresses, cribs, or college textbooks. If you are going to leave clothing, please mark your clothing bags either Clothing Boutique or St. Vincent de Paul. Help is needed with heavy lifting. Please call Marcia Webster at 394-6836 or Linda Upchurch at 301-3433 if you can help or with questions.
Would you like to know more about Ca-tholicism? Have you thought about becom-ing Catholic? Do you know someone that might be interested in Catholicism?
Join us for any of our RCIA information meetings Sunday, August 27 at 10:15 am in the Parish Administration Center (P.A.C.) or Wednesday, August 30 at 7:00 pm in the P.A.C. If these dates do not work for you or you have any questions, please contact Nick Laskowski at (585) 394-1220 x 37 or [email protected]. Here is what someone who recently went through RCIA has to say: “The process of RCIA has surely been what I have been asking for in prayer. The Holy Spirit working through RCIA has given me a renewed commitment to Christ, a desire to be an ac-tive member of the body of Christ in the Catholic Church, and filled me with a knowing that I am loved and was made to love. Through the RCIA Team’s, education, and compassion I am proud to say I am a Catholic and I love the church. I am a child of the Lord, the King, the Savior Jesus Christ. I am grateful beyond words for what I have learned and experienced in RCIA. I am better for it, as is my family. Thank you to all who support RCIA. For anyone thinking of joining it will surely be a blessing to you.” Sarah Martyn
The Children Are Coming! On Monday, July 31 and Tuesday, August 1, our parish will host a day camp for Rochester inner-city children, ages 3-5, as part of Project Urge. This will serve as one of our sites for St. Benedict Parish’s Teen Service Camp. We are looking for additional volunteers to:
• help prepare snacks and meals for the children • work with, play games with, or read to the children • provide a hands-on craft or activity for the group
Please contact Emily Spinelli at 394-1220, ext. 42 if you are interested in helping.
2016 Project Urge Day Camp
Some Reflections about Religious Freedom In the June 18 bulletin, we mentioned that Sarah Neubecker and Megan Knopf of our parish were first place winners at the state level of the Knights of Columbus for their essays on “Challenges we face as Catholics today, the importance of reli-gious freedom, and the idea of the Catholic in the public square.” As we celebrate the birthday of our country, we share a paragraph from each of their essays: From Sarah Neubecker’s essay: “In these United States, all citizens are guaranteed the right to religious freedom. But as Saint John Paul II once said, “Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought”. Re-ligious freedom for Catholic Americans calls us to a higher standard; we cannot take our religious liberty for granted. Not only must we exercise our religious liberty through worship, we must also use our right to religious freedom as a guide for our moral consciousness. As Catholics, Jesus calls us to do and to be more than the average American citizen. We are endowed with religious freedom, but if we do not use this gift for the advancement of society, we have wasted something precious.” From Megan Knopf’s essay: “Some people believe that busi-ness should never mix with a person’s beliefs. When it is said religion shouldn’t be in the public square, people don’t mean politics or business; the public square means anywhere outside of your front door. People say these things should not mix, but for Catholics, our beliefs and morals are who we are. We can’t act one way religiously and then live out a completely different life. Catholics are called to not only live lives of faith, but they have a responsibility to build up the common good. Most Cath-olics do that through living a moral life. A Catholic cannot give up who they are just to please the wishes of others; their beliefs and faith make up who they are.” CONGRATULATIONS to each of these young women of our parish. May their sentiments echo in all our lives. How do YOU respond to “challenges we face as Catholics today, the im-portance of religious freedom and the idea of the Catholic in the public square”?
KnightLine Congratulations to Zachary Green! Zachary was the recipient of the 2017 K of C Frank A Cutri Council #1445 College Scholarship Award last Sunday during
graduation at Canandaigua Academy. On June 21, the Knights held a conversation with the stu-dents at St Mary’s School about the importance of supporting Catholic education, and then presented a check for $2000, par-tial proceeds from this spring’s Clergy Appreciation Dinner. The Knights would like to give a warm welcome to Brother Knight, Fr. Michael Costik! Fr Costik is a founding and charter member of the K of C Council at St. Joseph’s in Penfield, and most recently, the Council Chaplain for Our Lady of the Gene-see Council in Henrietta. Happy 4th of July, Independence Day to all, and remember to thank our veterans for their service for all of our freedoms! For information about the K of C and our mission and activi-ties, please contact Brian Moser at (585) 690-0200 or [email protected].
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