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Weekend Mass Schedule
St. Patrick's (StP) N. Main St., Prattsburgh
8:00am Sunday
St. Theresa's (StT) Route 245, Stanley
11:15am Sunday (Final Mass 6/30)
St. Januarius (StJ) Route 21, Naples
Confession 4-4:30pm Sat. 5:00pm Saturday 10:00am Sunday
St. Michael’s (StM) Liberty St., Penn Yan
Confession 4-4:30pm Sat. 5:00pm Saturday 7:00am Sunday 9:30am Sunday
Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction
Every Thursday after 8am Mass at St. Michael
and St. Januarius
Prayer Line 315-536-7459
If you need a Priest for the Anointing of the sick,
call 1-607-279-3750 Or 315-340-0001 or 315-536-7459
June 30, 2019
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Many years ago when three distinct parishes became one cluster, much has changed. You could say that “change” has been the one constant in all the lives of parishioners in Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Community. We all have been through the process of grief and loss as all our worship sites have made concessions, lost parishioners, and morphed into altered worship sites from the original three parish configuration.
The five stages of grief; denial, anger, bargaining, depression and ac-ceptance have been felt by many as we began to view a smaller parish through the losses of St. Andrews in Dundee, St. Mary’s in Rushville, and now St. There-sa’s in Stanley. We recognize that the decline in the numbers of Priests in our Diocese has affected everyone with no end in sight. We understand that some-time in the future we will only have one priest for our parish. We will once again embrace change as we look to adjust our weekend Mass schedules for only one priest. Much give and take, loss and grieving will affect us all.
It was with an endeavor to be in unity with the communities that lost their worship site that the bell from St. Andrews in Dundee came to Penn Yan. The artistic metal crucifix made in 1975 by John Fladd, found its way from Rushville to Naples and the statue of Our Lady of Grace was donated, to keep St. Mary’s memory alive, to the village of Rushville’s Historical Room. St. Theresa’s community will go through this same process to leave their mark on the many memories left behind. Perhaps St. Theresa’s cemetery could have a memorial of some kind to St. Theresa’s Church?
Some of my fondest memories of St. Theresa’s include; the Bienvenedos held each spring to welcome the many farm workers returning to the Stanley area. Food, music, games and chatter filled the air with sound and laughter. An-yone remember the “Sweetheart Mass” with dinner after? How about when we dressed up as our favorite saint for the All Saints Party? Were you there when the large confirmation class with family, friends, and the good Bishop almost went through the floor of the church? I can remember many spring and fall cleanups with food and fellowship. I recall the raised bed by the rectory side-walk with St. Francis standing proudly atop it. I can recollect the replacement of the old steeple with the new fiberglass one. We held a cluster wide picnic with Mass outside under a blue 40’ x 60’ tarp, in the POURING RAIN, with plastic ducks floating in puddles and the Statue of Mary put out of place by a terrific wind gust. It is through our memories that St. Andrew’s; St. Mary’s and St. The-resa’s communities will live on. What is your favorite memory of St. There-sa’s??? Deacon Tim
Sunday June 30 (StM) 7am (StP) 8am
(StM) 9:30am (StJ) 10:00am
(StT) 11:15am
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time †Stan Lutomski by his sister
† by Carol Quinn †George & Ann Horsch by Greg Horsch †Gerard Schmidt by Schmidt family
Monday July 1 (StJ) 8am (StM) 8am
Weekday †Mr. Robert I Smith by Estate
†Mike Healy by Lou Tyrell
Tuesday July 2 (StJ) 8am
(StM) 8am
Weekday †Mrs. Robert I Smith by Estate
†Ellen Buckley by her loving daughter Evey Collins
Wednesday July 3 (StJ) 8am
(StM) noon
Weekday Communion Service †Jon Raymond by family
Thursday July 4 Independence Day
Parish Office Closed
Friday July 5 (StJ) 8am
(StM) noon
Weekday Communion Service †Butch Campney by his wife Marney
Saturday July 6 (StJ) 5pm
(StM) 5pm
Weekday †Rev. Robert G. Smith by Estate †
Sunday July 7 (StM) 7am (StP) 8am
(StM) 9:30am (StJ) 10:00am
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time †Mary & Amby Cook by Sue Gute
† by Adele Lanahan †Jaci Miller by Janet Youngs
“Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction
Every Thursday following 8am Mass at St. Michael and St. Januarius The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.”
Please Pray for Healing / Comfort for: *Debbie Hines * Patricia Curtin * Baby Claire Elizabeth Curbeau * Kimiyo Healy *
* Mickie Christensen * Jeff Kerrick * Audrey Hartman * Pauline Fehrenbacher * Denise Hartman * Rose Supple * Steven Richardson * Laura Baum * Joel Rivera * Evie Worth
* *
Only God is Unlimited
When it comes to money or income, many older citizens indicate they live on a “limited” or “fixed” income. This fact of life affects their ability to contribute to the work of Jesus Christ & His Church. However, I have known many on “limited” incomes who can afford the winter in Florida each year. Yet, “but we don’t have a sala-ry any more” is heard many times. Stewardship is, of course, more than money or finances. It involves time, talent, treasure & will-ingness to serve & to be open to God’s leadings. When all aspects of stewardship are included, then we discover that everyone is limited in one way or another. What working person would not like to have a higher income, a larger paycheck? We’re limited, then, by what our employer pays us. Some might wish to have more education but cannot find the time or resources to go back to school. Those people are, in a sense, “limited” because others in society may have gone to school longer. We need to recognize that all of us are limited in one way or another because we are human. Only God is unlimited in His commitment to us, His love for us, expressed in Jesus. Part of our stew-ardship responsibility is to give back to God in some way all the blessings & love & joy He gives to us. We need to do it in whatever way we can within the limits we all have. Recognition of the limits is important. Using the limits as an excuse is in-excusable. In stewardship we also need to allow God to stretch our limits. We may realize we are limited - but we many not have reached the edge of our limits. Again, recognizing we have limits is im-portant but only God can move us to new limits when we are certain more giving of time, talent or treasure is impossible. When that begins to happen, we will discover that with an Unlimited God there is nothing His Church & people can-not accomplish!
A formal notification for the relegation (making secular so it can be sold) has begun. The
Parish Pastoral & Finance Councils have met & based on the estimated cost to repair the church (over $100,000); the low attendance (about 40 per Sunday) & the low number of families registered at St. There-sa’s (20), we have reached consensus that the worship site of St. Theresa’s should be relegated. Repair of the worship site would put a severe financial strain on the parish.
At this time, I would welcome any parishioner’s observations & suggestions concerning the clos-ing & relegation of St. Theresa’s. During the next few weeks, I would appreciate it if you would share in writing any concrete & practical suggestions that you have. Please have the courtesy of signing or putting your name on any correspondence so I can contact you for possible clarification. Send your letters to the parish office or to my e mail [email protected]
A formal report will be made to the Presbyteral Coun-cil of the diocese who will make the final decision. Hopefully this report can be sent before the council’s meeting in September.
I thank you for your assistance & please pray for the worshippers at St. Theresa’s during this difficult time.
Fr. Leo
A recent article “Are You Going on Vacation” ap-peared in the bulletin two weeks ago. The message encouraged the use of Online Giving (EFT) to con-tinue your periodic giving when you are away on that much needed vacation. In addition to the conven-ience of using EFT it also reduces our envelope costs. To correct an erroneous statement in the article I want everyone to know that attendance during the summer goes up, thanks to our summer visitors. From a financial perspective the increase in attend-ance is higher than the increase in giving. We need help in that regard. As Fr. Leo has mentioned from the pulpit, weekend offerings have suffered since Jan-uary of this year. At the end of May our year to date giving is still running at a deficit of $21,000. As we enter the final week of our fiscal year I ask that you be as generous as possible. Thank you and God Bless each of you.
GARY D. PIERCE, Finance Director
June 30 11:15am July 1 4pm Rosary Grp (StM Chapel) 2 8pm AA Meeting (OLOL Parish) 3 8:30am Prayer Shawl Ministry (StJ) 3 noon AA Meeting (OLOL Parish) 3 5:30pm Weight Watchers (StJ) 4 Parish Office Closed / No Masses 5 6pm AA Meeting (OLOL Parish)
6 7am OLOL/SJC Men’s Club (StJ) 6 & 7 5pm Bake Sale / Catholic Daughters 8 4pm Rosary Grp (StM Chapel) 8 7pm OLOL Book Club 9 8pm AA Meeting (OLOL Parish) 10 8:30am Prayer Shawl Ministry (StJ) 10 noon AA Meeting (OLOL Parish) 10 noon Clinton Crest Coffee Hour 10 5:30pm Weight Watchers (StJ) 11 7pm Knights of Columbus (StM Hall) 12 10am SPC Food Truck Ministry (StP)
12 6pm AA Meeting (OLOL Parish)
Online Giving
www.OurLadyoftheLakescc.WeShareOnline.org
Mar 2019 $7030.00
April 2019 $6540.00
May 2019 $6970.00
OLOL Attendance and Giving Summary
Date Attendance Collection avg. 5/18&19/2019 697 $6368.29 $9.14 5/25&26/2019 754 $6629.50 $8.79 6/1&2/2019 677 $8015.76 $11.84 6/8&9/2019 698 $8089.38 $11.59
CMA Commitment Report (6/1/2019) GOAL: $60,705 PLEDGED: $50,086 82.51 % OF GOAL #OF DONORS: 257
Scheduled Second Collections: 6/30 Peter’s Pence
7/7 European Relief
St. Michael School in Penn Yan, NY is seeking a NYS certified elementary teacher to fill a full time Kindergarten teaching position for the 2019-2020 school year. Interested candidates should send their resume, proof of certification, and 3 letters of reference to Tom Flood, Principal [email protected]
The Catholic Daughters Court 1173 are pleased to announce Kherington McLoud won first place in the 4th and 5th grade division at the State competition for her es-say. Her essay will now go on to the National
competition to be judged by the Catholic Daughters. Paul's Place Respite is a free drop-off program for those living with Dementia or early-stage Alzheimer's to allow their caregivers a break. We provide a safe loca-tion and 1 on 1 volunteers to socialize, play games, sing, do crafts and have lunch. We are now located in 3 com-munities throughout Yates County; 1st Thursday of each month at Dundee UMC, every 2nd Thursday at Rush-ville UMC (beginning Aug.6) and the 3rd Thursday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in PY. Each program runs 10:30am to 2:30pm. Guests are welcome to attend as many throughout the month as they are able. We will be holding a volunteer training at Rushville UMC 9am to 3pm on July 13th. For any questions or to sign-up for the training please call Kim at The Living Well at 315-536-0838. Everyone knows someone who has been affected by Alzheimer's, please help us spread the word! Catholic Social Teaching “Do to others as you would have them do to you. For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.” Luke 6:31-33 Jesus was speaking to that very human tendency to care about those whose lives are intertwined with our own. But to be a follower of Jesus means that our love must be bigger. We are called to love as God loves, seeing all of humanity as our brothers and sisters—the embodi-ment of Jesus among us. That demands more of us than we can probably achieve in this lifetime—even the great saints seemed to miss the mark sometimes. But that doesn’t excuse us from a lifetime of trying. The key principal of Catholic social teaching is that, be-cause they are created in the image of God, all humans have dignity and deserve to be treated as children of God. The consistent application of this very basic belief drives our outreach wherever human life is threatened.
Having served for 4 years as Principal, Tom Flood has announced his retirement. He will depart this coming summer, and will assist as needed in a tran-sition. Tom’s leadership and dedication to the school has been an inspiration to our community. He will be missed. When you see him next, give him a “thank you” for his service. A replacement search has begun. If you may be inter-
ested or know of someone who may be, Tom is most
willing to explain the job and community relations re-
sponsibilities. Candidates will be asked to submit a re-
sume to the Diocese of Rochester attention: Tammy
Sylvester ([email protected]
St. Michael School Registration for 2019-2020 now underway
Grades 1-5 (avg class size of 12) Pre-school (3 by 9/1) Pre-Kindergarten (4 by 12/1)
Kindergarten (5 by 12/1)
NYS certified teachers Scholarships Available Welcome to children of all faiths
We educate the whole child with the support of parents, teachers, alumni, and community in a unified goal to graduate students with skills to become productive and responsible citizens in
the 21st century.
For more information, call 315-536-6112
Reverend Leo Reinhardt Pastor fr. [email protected] 1-607-279-3750 Reverend Jorge Ramirez Parochial Vicar [email protected] 1-315-340-0001
Rev. Jack O’Connor Retired Area Priest 1-315-694-2544
Deacon Tim Hebding [email protected] 1-585-406-5200
Business Manager Gary Pierce [email protected]
Religious Ed Coordinator Patty Larzelere [email protected]
Maintenance /Cemetery Bonnie Basler [email protected]
https://ourladyofthelakescc.org/ and
https://www.facebook.com/ourladyofthelakescc/
Please check our website for more information
https://ourladyofthelakescc.org/ Or call the Parish Office
315-536-7459
New Parishioner Registration Baptism
Anointing of the Sick Marriage
Holy Orders
Our Lady of the Lakes Parish Office
210 Keuka Street Penn Yan, NY 14527
1-315-536-7459
St. Michael’s School Phone & Fax: 315-536-6112 Tom Flood, Principal [email protected] http://stmichaelschoolpy.com/
END OF BULLETIN
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: June 30, 2019 13th week in ordinary time
