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Sacrament of Baptism Parents are to notify a parish office soon
after they know they are expecting. A pre-baptismal program is
required.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Adults seeking
full initiation, Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, or those wishing
to be in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church are asked to
contact a parish office for more information.
Sacrament of Reconciliation By appointment only. Call the office
to schedule.
Sacrament of Matrimony Arrangements must be made at least six
months, preferably a year, in advance of the desired date. A
marriage preparation program is required.
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick This Sacrament is
available for individuals upon request and communal celebrations
are periodically scheduled.
Ministry to the Sick Please call a parish office concerning the
needs of the sick, hospitalized or shut-ins. Those unable to attend
Mass may have Communion brought to them.
Prayer Network For prayer support in time of need, call Ann
Parsons at 244-0477 or Gerri Foos at 944-4888 or
[email protected]
A Catholic Community... Our Lady Queen of Peace
& St. Thomas More
Our Lady Queen of Peace 601 Edgewood Ave. Rochester, NY 14618
585-244-3010 - email: [email protected]
St. Thomas More 2617 East Avenue - Rochester, NY 14610
585-381-4200 - email: [email protected]
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 2, 2020
Available at both parishes: Available at OLQP
Handicap Access Hearing Loop Access Upon Request Interpreter for
the hearing impaired. Low Gluten Hosts
Mass Times (as of 6/15/20) Monday & Wednesday: 7:00 a.m.
Sunday 9:00 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation: as printed in
bulletin
Mass Times (as of 6/15/20) Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00
a.m.
Sunday 11:00 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation: as printed in
bulletin
Office Hours OLQP Wednesday 1:00-4:00 for drop-ins
(church open for prayer) STM Monday 8:00-11:00 for drop ins
(church open for prayer) Other times - call first to be sure
we’re here.
www.olqpstm.com Confessions by appointment only
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Prayers Requested: Please pray for the individuals who have
requested our prayers: Patrick Brennan, Amy Campbell, Mary Jean
& Carmine Castellano, Christine Barry Comito,
Mary Ann Fischer, Louise Foxenburgh, Mary Helen Hiller, Ginger
Ierardi, Steven Kistner, Barbara Labroi, Kathleen Lowe, Rachael M.,
Lourdes May, Cecile McDonald, Ed Meagher, Janice Milliman, Kelly
Farrell Murphy, Dolly Nolan, Quinn Oliphant, Bob O’Neill, Phillip
Pinto, Marion Robinson, Penny Rose, Angelina Snyder, Tom &
Kathleen Sullivan, Barb Tindale, and Phillippa Wilson
Living in the Spirit
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Mission Statement The parishes of Our Lady Queen of Peace and
St. Thomas More are Roman Catholic Communities that worship and
live in faith.
Nourished by the Sacraments, Scripture, and a diversity of
individual gifts, we understand that our mission comes from Jesus
Christ who calls us to teach, to preach, to serve those in need,
and to be a presence of Christ in the world.
We graciously welcome all new parishioners and visitors to our
community. To register please fill out a “request card” available
at church entrances. Please drop it in the collection basket or at
the office. A member of our pastoral
staff will contact you to complete your registration.
Mass Schedule
Sanctuary Lamp Intention this week at STM is in Memory of: Wilma
Lewis
Monday, August 3
Jer 28:1-17 Ps 119:29,43,79-80,95,102 Mt 24:22-36
OLQP 7:00 AM †Francis Cuzzupoli - Joyce Palumbo
ONLINE MASS †Terry Dryer - Michele Dryer
Tuesday, August 4 St. John Vianney, priest
Jer 30:1-2,12-15,18-22 Ps 102:16-23,29 Mt 24:22-36
STM 8:00 AM †Eileen Riedman - Bob & Maureen Dobies
ONLINE MASS †Frank & Genevieve Palermo - Marty & Mary
Jane Rimmele
Wednesday, August 5 The Dedication of the Basilica of St.
Mary
Major
Jer 31:1-7 (Ps) Jer 31:10-12b,13 Mt 15:21-28
OLQP 7:00 AM †Edward, Elizabeth, & Mary Burns ONLINE MASS
†Warren Gager - Gager children
Thursday, August 6 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
Dn 7:9-10,13-14 Ps 97:1-2,5-6,9 2 Pt 1:16-19 Mt 17:1-9 STM 8:00
AM †Jack Garner - Bob & Maureen Dobies ONLINE MASS †Rev. John
Walsh
Friday, August 7 St. Sixtus II, pope, and companions, martyrs:
St. Cajetan, priest Na 2:1,3;3:1-3,6-7 (Ps) Dt 32:35c-36b,39abcd,41
Mt 16:24-28
STM 8:00 AM †Nathaniel Farrell Hess - Weidman Family ONLINE MASS
People of the Parish
Saturday, August 1 St. Dominic, priest
Hb 1:12-2:4 Ps 9:8-13 Mt 17:14-20
Sunday, August 2 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
1 Kgs 19:9a,11-13a Ps 85:9-14 Rom 9:1-5 Mt 14:22-33
OLQP 9:00 AM †George Gregory - Osterwinter Family STM 11:00 AM
†Bill Quinlisk - Family ONLINE MASS †Peter G. Meade - Peter Meade,
MD
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, some people have been
refusing to wear a mask saying that masks are not part of our
culture, that they infringe upon our freedom, that they are
un-American. Masks have been worn in various ways over the
millennia for religious worship, as a modesty cover-up, a theater
prop, a necessary accessory for Halloween costumes and masquerade
balls. They protect the face of a hockey player and cut down the
glare of a downhill skier. They are part of a spa’s array of beauty
treatments. They are worn by bandits to shield their identity and
by industrial workers to keep tiny particles from the lungs. Mask
wearing is more than a cultural thing. What surgeon would operate
without a mask? What painter would spray-paint a house without a
mask? It is true that some cultures don masks more readily. The
Japanese, Chinese and Koreans, for example, routinely wear a mask
when they have caught a cold to protect others from infection.
Masks are worn by Orthodox Jain monks and nuns in the Indian
subcontinent to prevent themselves from accidentally inhaling small
flying insects. In the past few months, when the potentially deadly
coronavirus has scourged our planet, masks have been recommended in
public as one means by which a person can avoid being infected and
can avoid spreading infection to others. However, as health
officials and some government agencies have called for everyone to
always wear a mask in public, there has been sizeable resistance in
the United States. A Center for Disease Control survey found that
60.3% of the respondents always wore a mask in public, a surprising
13.8% of respondents only occasionally wore a mask while 17.1% of
respondents reported never wearing a mask. In that latter group,
containing more men than women, respondents explained their refusal
claiming that there was little likelihood they themselves would be
infected by the Covid-19 virus and besides, wearing a mask was a
sign of weakness. Meanwhile, others, motivated by confusing public
information, misguided political stands, crack-pot conspiracy
theories or by a “no one can tell me what to do” kind of attitude,
put the greater population at risk. Sometime in the United States
the notion of freedom as enshrined in our founding documents
becomes distorted in the popular mind with a kind of
“individualism” or “license”- i.e. “I am free in this country to do
whatever I so choose.” But our founders saw it differently.
Benjamin Franklin wrote: “Only a virtuous people are capable of
freedom.” George Washington wrote: “Virtue or morality is a
necessary spring of popular government.” John Adams wrote: “Our
Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.” The
virtue of which they speak is that love which cares for the
individual and the common good. As the Catechism of the Catholic
Church puts it: “The virtuous person is the one who freely
practices the good“(1804), respecting the rights of each and
establishing “the harmony that promotes equity with regard to
persons and to the common good.”(1807) While the individual has
inalienable rights, he or she for the well-being of the whole
community, acting out of love and justice, surrenders part of the
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Thomas More, Rochester, New York
Altar Flowers Please sign up to provide altar flowers for
July-December. This is for anyone who
would care to arrange their own or purchase from a florist to be
delivered to church in memory of a loved one or for a special
occasion
(wedding, anniversary, etc.) The sign up sheets are at the
church entrances, or
you can call the office at 244-3010. Thank you.
IF YOU USE EMAIL OR TEXTING, WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! We have found
through the quarantine that there are EVEN BETTER ways to
communicate to you! At the beginning of the quarantine we found
that when sending bulk emails:
• many emails would bounce back because the address was invalid
• the user was not accepting bulk email and rejected it as spam
• we have multiple emails for one person and ideally would like
one per person/family • our email database was not complete
• some people would prefer texts While there is no perfect
solution to this issue, we have found that a church program called
Flocknotes can help.
Otherwise, you don’t need to do anything differently than you
have been doing all along. You still send your emails to our email
addresses, as always. You don’t need to download a flocknotes app,
because all communication will be sent to you via email or text,
and you will have the option to ‘reply back’ to the staff sender
from your email/phone. We will use Flocknotes for bulk
communications. This would typically mean a few times a month. If
you decide to sign up for text messages, you can save the phone
number the texts come from as OLQPSTM, so you know it’s from us. If
you reply to a text, it goes only to the staff sender, so it’s
private. If at any time, you don’t want to receive texts, you can
reply STOP to one of the text messages we send. For further
information, please contact: Meghan Robinson at
[email protected] or 244-3010. X 107. Thank you for your help
with this! It will help us to communicate better.
We have imported all of your emails into our parish flocknotes
site. If you have NOT been receiving emails from us during
quarantine, OR if you want to be sure our parish Flocknote site has
your correct email (one email per person please), OR if you would
rather receive important updates via text, please submit that
information through one of the following ways:
https://olqpstm.flocknote.com/everyone OR
You can text to join by sending a message to: 84576 and in the
text write: OLQPSTM and then hit send.
YOUNG ADULTS Are you in your 20’s
or 30’s? Join our zoom gathering on
Thursday, August 6th from 7-8:15pm
Please RSVP to
Meghan to get the zoom link at [email protected]
Evening Topic: A Quest for Joy when
things Fall Apart
Lector assignments for next Sunday 8/9 OLQP (9:00) - John Winter
STM (11:00) - John Refermat
Altar Flowers for next weekend (8/2) at OLQP: Thirukumaran
family If you would like to provide flowers for the altar at STM
please call the office at 381-4200 and let Robin know.
Continued from page 2 exercise of those rights for the good of
all. The Covid-19 mask, then, is more than just a self-protective
piece of clothing. It is an outward sign of my love and care for my
American brothers and sisters, in fulfillment of Christ’s command
to take care of even the least among us, and in the exercise of my
civic duty to help promote the general welfare. Peace to all, Fr.
Hart
1st Eucharist Interviews and Rehearsals August 8th & August
29th
Candidates must attend one of the sessions to be able
to receive the sacrament
All interviews and rehearsals will take place at STM in the
parking lot (weather permitting - in case of rain
we will use the gym)
Please come at 10:00 on one of these mornings. Masks and social
distancing required.
Any questions or for more information contact Jen at:
[email protected] or 244-3010
mailto:[email protected]://olqpstm.flocknote.com/everyonemailto:[email protected]
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Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1st Reading Is 55:1-3
Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water!
You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; Come, without
paying and without cost, drink wine and milk! Why spend your money
for what is not bread; your wages for what fails to satisfy? Heed
me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare. Come to
me heedfully, listen, that you may have life. I will renew with you
the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David. The Word
of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm Ps 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18 R. The hand of the
Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The LORD is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The LORD is good to
all and compassionate toward all his works. R. The hand of the Lord
feeds us; he answers all our needs. The eyes of all look hopefully
to you, and you give them their food in due season; you open your
hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. R. The hand of
the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The LORD is just in
all his ways and holy in all his works. The LORD is near to all who
call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. R. The hand of
the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.
2nd Reading Rom 8:35, 37-38
Brothers and sisters: What will separate us from the love of
Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or
nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we
conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. For I am convinced
that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor
present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor
depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the
love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. The Word of the Lord
Gospel Mt 14:13-21
When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew
in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this
and followed him on foot from their towns. When he disembarked and
saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he
cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples approached him
and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss
the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for
themselves.” Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to go
away; give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Five
loaves and two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring
them here to me,” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the
grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to
heaven he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the
disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and
were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over— twelve
wicker baskets full. Those who ate were about five thousand men,
not counting women and children. The Gospel of the Lord
Have You Given Thought To Joining the Catholic Faith?
Are you or do you know someone who may be interested in coming
into full communion with the
Catholic Church? If you or they are: ● baptized in the Catholic
Church, but may not have
made First Communion or been Confirmed; ● baptized in another
Christian Church, but now de-
sire to become a member of our faith community; ● someone who
has not been baptized.
If this is of interest to you or you have questions please
contact Margaret Ostromecki, 244-3010,
[email protected]
Attention! Faith Formation
Families
If you have not received any of the Faith Formation Newsletters
in your
email inbox, please email Jennifer Abdalla this week so that we
can update/add your information to the Faith Formation directory.
The weekly newsletter/email will be the primary source of all up to
date information for the coming school year.
Contact Jen at [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]
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More, Rochester, New York
Sacrificial Giving as of July 27 Fiscal Year: July 1, 2020—June
30, 2021
Thank you for sharing your gift of treasure. May the Lord bless
you for your generosity.
OLQP - (Regular collections include ~ Sunday Offerings, Holy
Days, Christmas & Easter)
Last Week’s Regular Collections
....................................... $3,788.00
Regular Collections Year-To-Date
................................. $25,694.00
Weekend
Attendance....................................................................................
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STM - (Regular collections include ~ Sunday Offerings, Holy
Days, Christmas & Easter)
Last Week’s Regular Collections
....................................... $4,865.00
Regular Collections Year-To-Date
................................. $17,243.00
Weekend Attendance
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Please contact Mary Kase at 381-4200 x 260 if you would like to
sign up for electronic funds
transfer (EFT.) Please contact Mike Dybas at 381-4200 x 262 or
michael.dybas @dor.org BEFORE considering making a stock transfer
for your donation to your parish..
Staff
Rev. Joseph A. Hart, Pastor/Co-Administrator [email protected]
Margaret Ostromecki, Pastoral Associate/Co-Administrator
[email protected]
V. Rev. Paul Tomasso, V.G., Assisting Priest
[email protected]
Deacon Art Cuestas [email protected]
Jennifer Abdalla, Director of Faith Formation
[email protected]
Meghan Robinson Music Director/Pastoral Minister
[email protected]
Connor Doran, Choir Director/Organist [email protected]
Mike Dybas, Regional Finance Director [email protected]
Robin Levy, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Amanda Schiralli, Webmaster [email protected]
Nils Lightholder, Maintenance Scott Nobes, Maintenance
Catholic Schools in Area:
Seton Catholic School Grades Pre-K-6 Mrs. Patty Selig, Principal
473-6604
St. Louis School Grades Pre-K-5 Mrs. Fran Barr, Principal
586-5200
This is what Jesus said right before he fed the five thousand
men. How often do we really place our trust in Jesus when the
situation looks grim? With Jesus, no gift is too small or
insignificant when offered with love. But, we have to do our part.
We should trust that Jesus will provide all that we need. We need
to believe that Jesus has a better plan in store for us.
“Jesus said to them,‘There is no need for them to go away; give
them some food yourselves’.” (Matthew 14:16)
Corner
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