Mass Class is a 5 minute teaching about the Mass, followed by praying 1 decade of the Rosary, and then a few minutes of silence to prepare our hearts and minds for what we are about to celebrate. Its schedule is being developed. Families with children should register for Family Faith Formation. Registration forms are available at all parish offices, including forms for Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. If you are feeling called to become a Catholic, please contact Fr. Leo.
October’s Justice Peace & Life newsletter has information on advocating to save the lives of preborn babies, immigrants, and people on death row. The recent news of the botched execution of Christa Pike is a stark and terrible reminder of the inhumanity of the death penalty. The US bishops are calling for her death sentence to be commuted. Please join with Catholic Mobilizing Network in speaking out against capital punishment. Support the immigrant rights bill highlighted in this newsletter: If you live in Rep. Langworthy or Rep. Tenney’s district, it’s especially important that you ask for their support. It would make a big difference for this effort. Additionally, 10/18 is Laity/World Mission Sunday. Beautiful Fulton J. Sheen, 6th Bishop of Rochester, cared deeply for aiding the missions. Here is what Pope Leo XIV wants us to know about our missionary work. We will celebrate with a dish-to-pass after the 10:30 Sunday Mass in the Hall of St. Mike’s. Bring your own table service and a beverage. Wear red, white, blue, green or yellow. We will be praying a shortened Living Rosary highlighting some of our best-known missionary saints!
October is Respect Life & Fire Prevention Month. Bishop Bonnici encourages us to participate, as outlined in his letter. This is the format for the Holy Hour which can be done locally anytime during October. The NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence is offering a number of free, live trainings. To protect one’s anonymity, they will not be recorded.
In November, the U.S. Church will commemorate the 40th anniversary of Economic Justice for All, a landmark pastoral letter from the U.S. bishops on Catholic Social Teaching and the American economy. As the bishops wrote four decades ago, “Economic decisions have human consequences and moral content; they help or hurt people, strengthen or weaken family life, advance or diminish the quality of justice in our land… We write to share our teaching, to raise questions, to challenge one another to live our faith in the world.”
As we approach this anniversary, we invite you to read this pastoral letter and the 1996 statement, A Catholic Framework for Economic Life, and reflect on how these principles apply to today’s society. The Secretariat of Justice and Peace developed a summary resource to help unpack Economic Justice for All, including points for reflection on the important role of Catholics in a powerful and complex economy.
A video from CBS Morning News a few years ago outlined the problem. Sadly, the numbers have not changed in any meaningful way. It mentions a number of politicians on both sides of the isle, but please note that this is not promoting a particular candidate or party.
Nominate a youth you know for Youth LEAD. 11/21-22.
Although our 250th anniversary, has come and gone, what we are invited into is revival. Are we bearing witness to a higher truth: that lasting peace, justice, and unity are possible when we surrender our lives to Jesus Christ. Will we stand with the Holy Father in proclaiming the truths of the Gospel which helped form the ideals of our country? Will we continue to come before our Eucharistic Lord on behalf of our nation in Eucharistic Adoration? God wants to be a joy filled, prayerful people. Relive the moments of 7/4/2026. We are His servants. Will we commit to serving others?
Register for the Read Open Wide Our Hearts and Salt & Light (both weekly publications) and Justice, Peace & Life (monthly). And JustUs, from the Sisters of St. Joseph
Neophytes Michele Colon, Jacob Utter and Douglas Ehmer joined our faith and received the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil (4/4/26). Jennifer G. Hines, William Schmidtmann and Wendy Galgano celebrated Confirmation & Eucharist then, bringing them into full communion in our faith. Praise God! Others preparing for Confirmation are Jolie & Joseph N. Hines and Lucy Willson. Our First Holy Communicants are Eden, Octavia and Daniel Rogers. Thank you for keeping them and their families in prayer.
Nathan Mineses received his Hands of Christ award from Bishop Matano on 2/3/26.
The Community Cafe is an ecumenical outreach to provide supper and community to anyone and everyone of any age! 5-7 PM in the Fellowship Hall of the PY Methodist Church, monthly on the second and last Tuesday. No income eligibility; no cost. Volunteers are always welcome, especially on the clean-up side. Contact for more info.
Fellowship for moms: biweekly 3-4PM at 465 N. Main St., PY (the Wellspring Fellowship Church). Call 315-536-7333 for details.
The Catholic Mental Health Campaign is a year-round initiative of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to encourage all people of good will to respond to the ongoing mental health crisis across the United States. Give hope to others! Be an ally, advocate and aide! Offer your prayers, maybe using or offering these Mental Health Prayer cards.
The Saints are our friends in Heaven. Here are 3 options to learn more about them. Subscribe to the free podcast, The Merry Beggars. A new saint is featured each M-F, in engaging episodes of 15 minutes or less! Or, use our parish subscription to Formed, The Catholic Faith On Demand, , using code 14527, to watch any of the great content! Or, take a pilgrimage to churches around the Diocese to venerate relics of saints!
We build a culture of life when we advocate for the immigrant and support people who are experiencing hardship. Walking with Moms in Need, is another way to build a culture of life!
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, using code 14527, to watch any of the great content! Or, take a pilgrimage to churches around the Diocese to venerate relics of saints!