The spiritual focus for July is the Precious Blood of Jesus. Receive Him in the Eucharist. Within the human family, consider donating blood. The demand for blood surges during the summer.
The climate action for July is to send Pope Leo XIV a creation care message. Beyond Plastics has created a calendar of daily activities to try—some familiar like replacing your plastic water bottle with a metal one—and some very current. It makes it easy (and a little bit fun) to reduce your plastic use. This month’s green tip: According to www.digitalcleanupday.org, 70 million servers store data; each produces 1– 2 tons of CO2. Our data storage uses 3 times more energy than all the solar panels the world can produce! An average email emits 4g of CO2, the same as a light bulb on for 6 minutes! Remove unused apps, delete duplicate and useless computer files, and archive or delete old emails!
The Fruit of the Vine series is back! 
And for fresh produce 
For fun 
Annually, communities across the country conduct comprehensive counts of the local homeless population to measure the prevalence of homelessness in each local Continuum of Care. The data collected provides a “snapshot” of the homeless population and demographics. The Count approximates the number of people experiencing homelessness in each community and collects information on individuals and families residing in emergency shelters and transitional housing. Volunteers are needed to reach out and interview the homeless and unsheltered on July 23. The person to contact for Yates is . For Ontario, .
Mark your calendars for July 29! The Penn Yan Action Coalition will show the acclaimed short film, “Running to Stand Still – Migrants Search for Hope in the Promised Land.” It highlights the humanitarian crisis at our southern border. “Called to Care Canandaigua,” an organization that seeks to welcome displaced people with open arms, will introduce the film and moderate a Q&A session following the 20-minute viewing. 6:00 p.m. at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church (179 Main St., Penn Yan) Free!
The Saints are our friends in Heaven. Take the opportunity this summer to learn more about them. Here are 2 options. Subscribe to the free podcast, The Merry Beggars. A new saint is featured each M-F, in engaging episodes of 15 minutes or less!
On Formed, watch “Summer with the Saints.” 
Use our parish subscription, 
, code 14527, to watch that or anything else!
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Tickets are going fast for Reboot, a Life Changing Event, featuring Chris Stefanick. Scan the QR code for tickets. 