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4100 Lyell Road
Rochester, New York
14606
Mission Statement
The Parish of the Holy Family is devoted to sharing the kingdom of God: making disciples through word, worship, fellowship, service and love. Weekday Mass Times
Monday 9:00AM Tuesday 9:00AM Wednesday 9:00AM Thursday 7:30AM Friday 9:00AM
Weekend Mass times
Saturday 4:00PM
Sunday 9:00AM 11:30AM Vietnamese 5:00PM
Office Phone Numbers:
585-247-4322
585-429-5111 (Fax)
Office Hours:
Monday—Friday from 9AM-3PM
(or by appointment)
Website:
www.theparishoftheholyfamily.org
E-Mail Address:
theparishoftheholyfamily@
rochester.rr.com
Confession-Saturday 9-10AM or
BY APPOINTMENT 247-4322
If you are seeking the following
Sacraments, please call the office.
Reconciliation
Baptism
Marriage
RCIA
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December 19, 2021
Pastor - Fr. Steven Lape
x101 [email protected]
Parochial Vicar ~ Fr. Martin Truong
x143 [email protected]
Deacons
Deacon Binh-Yen Nguyen 247-4322
Deacon Patrick Shanley 329-2046
Director of Faith Formation
and Youth Ministry
Rose Dunning
x140 [email protected]
Music
Rebecca Kemp
x137 [email protected]
Office Staff
Sandy Bleier, Business Manager
x104 [email protected]
Peggy Brown, Part-time Secretary
& Cemetery Coordinator
x100 [email protected]
Susan Hosie, Bookkeeper
x108 [email protected]
Debbie Sumner, Admin. Assistant
x107 [email protected]
Parish Staff
MASS INTENTIONS
Parish Office Hours Monday through Friday
from 9AM-3PM
If you are not vaccinated, we request
you wear a facemask.
CONFESSION Saturdays
from 9-10AM or by appointment.
Thursday, December 23
7:30AM Thanksgiving of Fr. Steve and Fr. Martin
6:00PM Vietnamese Mass
Friday, December 24—Christmas Eve All Christmas Masses - For our Parish Family 4:00PM 7:00PM Vietnamese Mass 9:30PM Midnight Saturday/Sunday, December 25/26 9:00AM/F Christmas Day Mass—For our Parish Family 4:00PM NO MASS AT 4PM 9:00AM/F Deceased Members of Abiuso & Martino Families by Gae Abiuso Richard Verna by Donald Ioannone Sr. Mary Lou Brien by Sal & Linda Sorbello 11:30AM/F Vietnamese Mass 5:00PM/F Enzo Ciardi by Family Anthony & Rose Mary Palermo by Family
Saturday/Sunday, December 18/19 8:00AM/FM Vietnamese Mass 4:00PM/FS Our Parish Family 9:00AM/FS Joseph Taliento by Wife, JoAnn Donald & Charles Max by Family Richard Verna by Donald Ioannone 11:30AM/FM Vietnamese Mass 5:00PM/FM Harold & Dorothy Dix by Sandra Gionta Bob Fallone Jr. by Angelo Pina Monday, December 20
9:00AM Charles E. Werner by Estate
Robert Scuteri by Ed Mancini
6:00PM Vietnamese Mass
Tuesday, December 21
9:00AM Pat Bovenzi by Son, Dom
Anniversary Antonino Bongiorno
by Children & Grandchildren
6:00PM Vietnamese Mass
Wednesday, December 22
9:00AM George Behrens by Wife, Pat
In Loving Memory of:
Chuck, Betty & Jim Allison
by Family
Sanctuary
Lamp
Tom Bassett 585-426-3110 / [email protected]
Robert Capellazzi 585-738-8846
Ray Contrino 585-247-6803
Dale Gargiulo 585-247-9027
Anita Principi 585-271-2919 / [email protected]
Xuan Tran 585-520-7328 / [email protected]
Don Vogler 585-734-2797 /
Greg Westbrook 585-426-1287 /
Kelly Winkworth / [email protected]
PARISH COUNCIL Our Parish Council Members are
here to listen. If you would like to
express a concern or a suggestion,
please contact any one of our council people
below:
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED—
Our parish office will be closed for Christmas on
Friday, December 24 and will reopen on Monday,
December 27 at 9AM.
Advent Day of Penance Our parish will be holding an Advent “Day of Penance” on Wednesday, December 22nd. Prepare for Christmas by experiencing God’s merciful love through Christ’s wonderful, healing gift of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Confessions that day will be heard from 12 to 7PM. Receive God’s grace through this beautiful Sacrament!
Christmas Eve - Friday, December 24th
4PM 7PM Vietnamese Mass
9:30PM Midnight
Christmas Day - Saturday, December 25th
9AM
(There will not be a Mass at 4PM on December 25th)
Holy Family - Sunday, December 26th
9AM 11:30 Vietnamese Mass
5PM
Pro-Life Reflection When they saw the Child, they recounted the message that had been told them about Him. ~ Luke 2:17
Reflection: The shepherds saw the newborn Christ, and the message that they had heard was that He was a Savior for all people. Seeing Him, they understood this even better. After all, who is more approachable than a baby? Nobody, no matter how poor or lowly, would have reason to be afraid to approach Him. Prayer: Lord, You continue to reveal Yourself in the tiny babies yet in the womb. May we see You, and love You in them.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Psalm 29:11 says, “The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.”
Lord, bring your strength and peace to your people! May your
presence be felt by all who seek you in a powerful way in this Advent season. Turn the hearts of mankind towards you. We pray that the lost turn to you and find an unshakable peace that nothing else in this world can offer. Amen.
NEXT-TO-NEW-SALE ?????
One of our biggest fundraisers for our church—The Next-To-New—Sale is being
considered for 2022. While we would like to have the sale, it can’t be done without
your help! Volunteers are needed to help set up and price the donated items in May
as well as to work the sale, the first weekend in June. It’s not hard work. It’s the
same as you would do for your own garage sale. So, in order to decide whether or
not to hold the sale, we need to hear from you. If you’re interested and available to
help, please email Sue Corner ([email protected]) or complete the form below and return it to the office by
December 20th. Please remember that Safe Environment training has to be completed in order to volunteer.
Name: ____________________________________________________________
Email: ____________________________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________________________________________
Next-2-New
Sale
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when
they are old they will not turn from it. ~Proverbs 22:6
Participation in Baptism Preparation Class is necessary
before your child is baptized. Please contact the office at
least three months before the date you would like to
celebrate this sacrament. Contact Sue Hosie at 247-4322
x 108 or [email protected].
Rosary after Morning Mass The rosary is just one of the beautiful devotions to
Mary that we, as Catholics, practice. We will pray the Rosary after our 9AM Morning Mass. Please join us. All are welcome.
Saturday Before Mass On Saturday, before the 4PM Mass, we will pray the Rosary to prepare our spirit and mind for the liturgy - starting promptly at 3:15PM.
Conversation on Death With True Dignity
You are invited to a free event titled “Catholic Conversations: Death With True Dignity,”
which will involve discussions concerning Catholic teaching on the topic of end-of-life care.
It will be at St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, 120 French Road, on Saturday,
January 15th, from 7:30 a.m. till 2 p.m. You can join the discussion, especially in break-out discussion groups by topic
interest, either in person there or be there virtually via Zoom. This special gathering is geared to community members,
as well as health care providers, hospice workers, and ministers. Although this event is free, advance registration is
required. Go to www.bit.ly/[email protected] for more info or to register. This event
is co-sponsored by the Finger Lakes Medical Guild, Mt. Carmel House, St. Bernard’s, and the Diocese of Rochester.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP
The Bereavement Support Group will be meeting on Tuesday, December 21, at 7PM, in the Youth Room of the Parish Center. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month. Support from others who have experienced loss is what can help begin the healing process. Whether your loss is recent or not, please consider joining us for one or all of the sessions.
2022 SaveAround®
Makes a perfect Christmas gift!! Books are $25.00 each and every book sold, $5.00 comes back to our parish.
Available after Masses and in the Parish Office.
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. ~ Proverbs 19:17
THE FOOD CUPBOARD
The food cupboard is in place to help when needed. Your generosity is what helps us help others.
This Week’s Needs: Cereal Soup Shampoo Laundry Detergent
Cupboard hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 10AM to Noon
Photos from his show on Sunday, November 7 at
6:30PM in the Parish Life Center
Jim plays his “Flaming spoons of death!”
Dancing to the tune “Hot, Hot, Hot”
by Buster Poindexter
Mark Capellazzi, Pat Krywy &
Fr. Martin are invited to become
hillbillies Jim & his “hillbilly band” Teaching Fr. Martin to play spoons
Playing spoons on a
child’s head
Playing spoons from chin
to chest His hypnotic disc for people to see
his head shrink and grow
PLEASE REMEMBER . . . HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules are in place to protect your private healthcare data. Because of this rule, we are not able to get information if you are admitted to the hospital.
If you would like a phone visit from our staff person while you are in the hospital, or would like to be anointed or prayed for by the Prayer Tree Ministry, please have a family member contact the parish office at 247-4322.
WEEKLY EVENTS
December 19-26, 2021
SUNDAY 19 - 4th Sunday of Advent
9:15AM RCIA-ULCR
10AM Jr./Sr. YFF-PLC
MONDAY 20
TUESDAY 21
7PM Bereavement—Youth Room
7PM Bible Study - LIB & Zoom
WEDNESDAY 22
6:30PM Choir - CH
THURSDAY 23
1PM Women’s Faith Sharing-LLMR
7PM Blue Army-CH
FRIDAY 24—Christmas Eve
Parish Office Closed
SATURDAY 25—Christmas Day
SUNDAY 26—Holy Family
Parish Life Center-PLC
Parish Life Center/Library—LIB
Office Building-Upper Level
Conference Room—ULCR
Office Building-Lower Level
Main Conference Room—LLMR
Office Building-Lover Level
North Room—LLNR
Office Building-Lower Level
South Room—LLSR
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Thank you Chuck!
We have many volunteers
at our parish. You may have
seen them helping at mass or
different parish events. We
have one volunteer who you
may not have seen, but he
donates his time quietly and unobtrusively.
His name is Chuck Burroughs.
Chuck retired from Genesee Brewery in
2012. Since 2010, Chuck has vacuumed the
entire church every Wednesday morning
between 5-6:30am. Chuck is retiring from this
“duty”, after all these years. We want to thank
him from the bottom of our hearts and to let
him know that we
appreciate everything he
has done for the 12
plus years. You’re a good
role model for generous
sharing!
Register by visiting:
https://formed.org/
(Parish Code: Z8ZDVH)
Lord, hold our troops in Your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless
them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of
need. Amen.
Aiden Bertino, Army James Calamita, Army
Anthony Calamita, Army Daniel Davis, Army
Martin DeBock, Army Antonio Garbanzo, Marines
Russell Montante Jr., Air Force Aimee Muscato-Bateman, Army
Michael Rigoni, Navy Michael Shott, Army
Ethan Stott, Army Evan Stott, Navy
Jason Bosch, Navy Andrew Zani, Army
Christopher Decker, Navy Anthony Gionta, Army
If you have someone in the Military, please send their
name to Debbie Sumner at [email protected] and
they will be added to our list.
JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH
December 19th 10:00 am-11:30 am Parish Life center
FAITH-FILLED NEWSLETTER
TO BUILD YOUR DOMESTIC CHURCH AND SUPPORT
YOUR HOUSEHOLD DURING OUR TIME AT HOME
Check it out: https://oec.dor.org/evangelization/the-
family-zone-newsletter/
Link to latest Family Zone Issue:
https://www.smore.com/yvmx6
Catechists have an invaluable mission for the transmission and growth of the faith. The lay ministry of catechist is not a vocation; it’s a mission.
Being a catechist means that you “are a catechist,” not that you “work as a catechist.” It’s an entire way of being, and we need good catechists who are both companions and teachers.
We need creative people who proclaim the Gospel, but who proclaim it neither with a mute nor with a loudspeaker, but rather with their life, with gentleness, with a new language, and opening new ways. In
many dioceses, on many continents, evangelization is fundamentally in the hands of a catechist.
Let us thank catechists for the interior enthusiasm with which they live this mission at the service of the Church. Let us pray for the catechists,
summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity
and in the power of the Holy Spirit, with joy and much peace.
~Pope Francis, November 30, 2021
Ban Tin Công Đoan Chua Phuc Sinh/ Vietnamese Community News!
Tâm Tình Giáng Sinh
Ông Bà Anh Chị Em thân mến, cách đây hơn 2000 năm, Ngôi Hai Thiên Chúa đã nhập thể làm Người để đem ơn cứu độ đến cho chúng ta. Trong niềm tin yêu và tín thác chúng ta cảm tạ Chúa Cha đã vì yêu mà cho con một xuống thế. Cảm tạ Chúa Con cũng vì yêu mà xuống thế làm Người. Cảm tạ Chúa Thánh Thần đã và vẫn đồng hàng hướng dẫn chúng ta. Xin cho đời sống chúng ta là những lời trừ ân cảm tạ minh chứng cho tình yêu của Ngài. Khi nhắc tới Giáng Sinh chúng ta nghĩ ngây tới Chúa Giêsu Hài Đồng, Đức Mẹ và Thánh Giuse. Ngoài Thánh Gia Thất thì lúc nào chúng ta cũng trang trí một biểu tượng là ngôi sao chỉ đường đưa dẫn ba vua đến gặp Đấng Messia. Nếu ba vua này không theo sự chỉ đường của ngôi sao thì không bao giờ tìm được Chúa Hài Đồng. Ba vua đã từ bỏ cuộc sống sung túc, từ bỏ ý riêng và trông theo sự hướng dẫn của ánh sao và các ông đã tìm được Đức Kito là nguồn mọi hạnh phúc, ước gì chúng ta đang bước dần đến ngày Giáng Sinh cũng biết học gương của ba vua trông theo sự hướng dẫn của Đức Kito trên con đường tìm về Nguồn Hạnh Phúc.
L.M. Trương Thịnh Đạt, CRM
† Chương Trình Catholic Ministries Appleal 2021
Chương trình này mời gọi tất cả cac gia đình Công Giáo rộng tay ủng
hộ những sinh hoạt của Giáo phận như : Đào tạo các chủng sinh, giúp
đỡ những trường học công giáo, lo cho các tu sĩ đã về hưu và giúp đỡ
những gia đình kém may mắn v…v…
Nếu những gia đình nào nhận được bao thư, qúi vị có thể đóng góp
và gởi thẳng về cho địa phận, hoặc vào link https://www.dor.org/
giving/cma-contribute/
Xin chọn tên giáo xứ Parish of The Holy Family, Gates [367].
Lễ Vọng Giáng Sinh (Tiếng Việt)
(Thứ 6 ngày 24 vào lúc 7:00pm)
Lễ Giáng Sinh (Tiếng Anh)
(Thứ 7 ngày 25 vào lúc 9:00am)
Tri Ân:
Nguyện xin Gia Đình Thánh Gia chúc
lành cho sự quảng đại của quý vị đã ủng hộ
và cộng tác cho những chương trình sắp
tới của Cộng Đoàn.
Budget: $12,000
FINANCIAL UPDATE
REGISTRATION REQUEST FORM
It is always a great joy to welcome new members to our Community.
Are you interested in becoming a member of the Parish of the Holy Family Community or would you like further information on our parish? Please cut out this coupon and put it in the collection box.
We will then have a member of our Welcoming Committee contact you to complete the Registration Form and/or share information with you.
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$17,605
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$70,420
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$105,631
$86,974
Donors: 360
Goal: 70.58%
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END-OF-YEAR DONATIONS
If you have an end-of-year donation you would like counted
towards your 2021 contributions, it must be received in the
office no later than Friday, December 31. If your contribution is
received after Friday, December 31, it will be credited to your
2022 contribution statement. As always, thank you for your
generosity.
Now Jesus, if you use this handy
sign-out sheet you will put your
mother and me very much at ease.
Tracing one’s genealogy, the study of human descent through family lines, is an occasional fad for some and an intense preoccupation for others. The quest to ascertain where we came from and to whom we are related is made more poignant by the isolation people experience and by the family disintegration we see in our society. It is fun and can be helpful to understand our family roots, for they can show us not only our lineage, but give insight as to why we function as we do. In one sense, history is simply and naturally a compilation of family relationships. In some cases, men and women have become great and/or infamous because of the contributions of their families, or in some cases, in reaction to their families.
Since human beings are made "through love" and "for love," and "because love is the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being," this vocation is at the heart of marriage and the heart of the family. Confirmed for Christians in the redemption won by Christ’s self-sacrificing love, the demands and obligations of family life are liberating, not confining. When this love is present, it can make the most impoverished home rich, and when it is absent, the most opulent home becomes impoverished.
Most families love photo albums. When we look through the photo albums of our children, their friends, and our grandchildren, we relive the various joyful stages of family life. This week’s gospel reading is like a page from a family photo album, giving us insight into Jesus’ family life, where Mary and Joseph, the Holy Family, provided just such a home of love for Jesus. Of course, the Holy Family’s home of love didn’t just happen by accident, and neither will ours. Before they embraced the marriage bond, Joseph and Mary embraced God and were devoted followers and servants of His. That is why they were able to survive, even before marriage, the strain on their relationship that was brought about by Mary’s untimely pregnancy. Yet, because Mary was following God wholeheartedly, she readily said "yes" to the Holy Spirit’s call. Because Joseph was a just and holy man, he not only set about to deal with Mary and this unexplained development in a loving way, but when he recognized that this prophesy was of God, he, too, wholeheartedly followed God at all cost. Their lives give us insight as to how we can similarly be a holy family. Loving, holy people make loving, holy families. This begins not with the first "I do" of the marriage ceremony, but with previous "I do’s" to love and follow God at all cost.
As we look at this picture of Mary and Joseph’s relationship with Jesus, we see them relating to Him in grace and freedom, and with respect and concern. In addition, we see Jesus living in a responsive and submissive relationship, fruitfully growing in this environment of love. That is what a holy family is all about. It should be a mini-picture of the church and of our relationship with Christ and with his people. It should be redemptive in nature, a place where forgiveness and reconciliation are commonplace. It should be revelational in nature, where insight into the nature and character of Christ is not only taught verbally but is demonstrated by the behavior of the members, starting with the parents. As Pope John Paul II explains, "Men, for their part, are called to live their fatherhood as an icon of the very fatherhood of God."
Our family trees may have a few broken or diseased branches, and perhaps our own family did not begin on the solid foundation of total commitment to God, but don’t be discouraged. Through the transforming power of the Holy Spirit, we can begin afresh today to emulate the Holy Family and build our family into a redemptive, revelational environment that is holy to the Lord.
READINGS FOR: December 26, 2021 – Holy Family 1st Reading: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 / 2nd Reading: Colossians 3:12-21 / Gospel: Luke 2:41-52
MINI CHOCOLATE THUMBPRINT COOKIES 2 sticks + 2 tablespoons of butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup cocoa powder 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 heaping cup powdered sugar 2–3 tablespoons hot water 1 teaspoon vanilla holiday sprinkles Preheat the oven to 350. Cream the butter and the sugar until smooth. Add the 1/3 cup cocoa powder and mix until incorporated. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
Add to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Roll into small balls and make an indent with your thumb in the center of the ball. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until dry looking and lightly cracked on the surface but still very soft. I left mine a little bit underdone so they were softer and fudgier, almost like a brownie. When they come out of the oven, press the centers down again to make a more defined well for the frosting. Allow to cool. Whisk the cocoa powder, powdered sugar, hot water, and vanilla. Spoon the frosting into the centers of the cookies and add sprinkles. Allow frosting to set before storing in tins.
The Parish of the Holy Family
06-0014
Routing Code: 1
Run: #62
Editor: Debbie Sumner
Phone: 585-247-4322