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May 14

• Read the letter from Bishop Matano about the DIOCESAN MISSIONS SUNDAY 2022 here

May 10

• The Holy Hour and Confessions at Holy Cross Church are cancelled tonight. We apologize for the incovenience.

May 4

• We are in the week for peace. Please check the information about events happening this week clicking here

April 21

Monday morning Confessions and 9:00 am Mass at All Saint Church for April 25 are CANCELLED.

April 19, 2022

• There will be Mass tomorrow at Holy Cross at 9am.  Please disregard the cancellation notice in the Bulletin! I apologize for any confusion-Annette

April 19, 2022

• We cancelled the mass today at St. Anthony's Church due to weather conditions.

April 12, 2022

• St. Anthony is asking for people who want to join the new Building and Grounds committee. If you are interested to join Fr. Jorge and Gary Cornellius in this committee, please contact Fr. Jorge at 607-288-2350 or fr.jorge.ramirez@dor.org. Your participation in our parish life is always welcomed. Le us remember: "The parish that we dream is the parish that I help to build."

Three wonderful celebrations

N.E.T. Catholic will celebrate this Sunday three wonderful celebrations.

First, we will celebrate Mother’s Day. When I was in middle school, I read “Que tan maravillosa es una madre que incluso Dios quiso tener una,” which in English translates, “How wonderful is a mother that even God wanted to have one.” May is a month that is consecrated to Our Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. She is not only the mother of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, but also our mother who always is praying for each one of us. So, on this Mother’s Day, let us consecrate our mothers to Our Heavenly Mother, so that they take Mary as their model of faith, they can serve and educate their children with Christian values. Let us pray for them so the Blessed Virgin Mary helps our mothers always. Also, let us pray for our mothers who are now resting in the peace of Christ. May God give them eternal rest and peace, and forgive their sins. Our mothers, who are not with us anymore, need our prayers. An appreciation of their love and dedication for us is to pray for them always. We are who we are because of our mothers. Finally, let us pray for those women who are like our mothers: our aunts, friends, stepmothers, mothers-in-laws, and so on. They are wonderful people who are caring also for us and helping us to be better each day.

Second, we are celebrating First Communions this Sunday. Six children from N.E.T. Catholic will receive Jesus for the first time. My family of N.E.T. Catholic, let us pray for them, so they can be loyal to the Lord and can always recognize the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Maddie, Alec, Fiona, Jane, Richard, and Lucas, Congratulations on your First Communion. I am so proud of you. You are growing into a graceful, and Godly young people. Just as you are blessed with God's love today, I know that our N.E.T. Catholic family is blessed by you every day.

Finally, we are celebrating the Good Shepherd’s Day. This day we not only recognize Our Lord Jesus Christ as our Shepherd, but also we pray for our priests, who are our shepherds, our pastors and lead us to the truth, the way, and life: Jesus Christ. We need holy priests who reflect with their lives the image of the Risen Lord through their pastoral work in the different ministries around the world. Let us pray also for our priests who are now elderly, sick, alone, or dying. So, God has mercy of them, and they can feel the presence of Christ through people who are caring of them. Besides, let us pray for vocations. As I said, we need Holy Priests. We need more men who want to take the challenge to follow the Lord through priesthood. Our Diocese of Rochester and all dioceses around the world need more priests.

Let us pray for our First communicants:

Lord Jesus Christ, bless the children coming forward to receive Holy Communion for the first time. May this day be the step toward a life-long love of the Eucharist. Give them a hunger for this sacred food so that they turn to you for comfort, guidance, and wisdom as they grow into full discipleship. Thank you for their innocence and goodness. May their hands, extended in anticipation of your body and blood, inspire all of us to cherish this sacred Sacrament.  Amen.

God bless you, and may the Blessed Virgin Mary be with you always!

Fr. Jorge Ramirez

We stand before You, Holy Spirit,
as we gather together in Your name.

With You alone to guide us,
make Yourself at home in our hearts;
Teach us the way we must go
and how we are to pursue it.

We are weak and sinful;
do not let us promote disorder.
Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path
nor partiality influence our actions.

Let us find in You our unity
so that we may journey together to eternal life
and not stray from the way of truth
and what is right.

All this we ask of You,
who are at work in every place and time,
in the communion of the Father and the Son,
forever and ever.
Amen.

This is a letter from Bishop Matano regarding the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. 

To read the letter please click here

St. Anthony Church has a great collection of religious books. Please, come and borrow one of these books. Once you finish, give them back. The library is opened after Mass.

You can find the list of the books clicking here

Please call Catholic Charities directly at 

(607) 272-5062

(607) 288-2350
Please text or call and leave a
voice mail

Main Parish Office Phone Number

(607) 533-0145
347 Ridge Road, Lansing, NY  14882

   Monday-Thursday
9:00 am-3:00 pm
 

Parish Office Hours

Holy Cross
Wednesday 9:55 a.m. - 2:05 p.m.
375 George Road, Freeville, NY  13068

Saint Anthony
Tuesday 9:55 a.m. - 2:05 p.m.
312 Locke Road, Groton, NY  13073

All Saints
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
347 Ridge Road, Lansing, NY  14882

Report financial fraud and suspicious activity.

Anonymously call the Hotline at
585-328-3228, ext. 1266
(or toll-free to 800-388-7177, ext. 1266)

or file written reports to
Internal Audit Department
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
1150 Buffalo Road
Rochester, New York 14624

Victims of sexual abuse should always report to the civil authorities.

To report a case of possible sexual abuse and to receive help and guidance from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, victims are encouraged to contact the Victim Assistance Coordinator:

Deborah Housel
585-328-3228, ext. 1555
1-800-388-7177, ext. 1555
victimsassistance@dor.org

For more information on the protection of children:

N.E.T. Catholic Safe Environment and response to the crisis:
Follow this link https://www.netcatholic.org/safe

DOR Safe Environment
Follow this link https://www.dor.org/safe/ to the many resources in the Protecting Our Children portion of the diocesan website.

Creating A Safe Environment Newsletter

USCCB Safe Environment
Follow this link https://www.usccbprevention.org/ to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Prevention Website.