Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 19, 2025

Mission Statement

Our Vision Friends and neighbors joyfully sharing and living the Gospel and the transforming love of Jesus Christ through our Parish Family



Our Mission To invite and welcome people of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life to embrace and celebrate our vocations.  "To be Christ to the world.”

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There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; 

there are different forms of service but the same Lord;

there are different workings but the same God

who produces all of them in everyone.

To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit

is given for some benefit.

~1 Corinthians 

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From Fr. Aaron

It does not seem possible, but I have already been at Saint Kateri for six months! These months have been filled with great joy, and I want to thank you all for your kindness and gracious welcome. Each day I wake up excited to see what the Lord is going to do, who he is going to allow me to encounter, and where he is going to lead me.

Most days, I go to bed tired and full of gratitude for what has unfolded. Saint Kateri Parish is alive, and I see the Holy Spirit at work within our community. As I mentioned in a homily back in November, I pray daily that the Lord will provide our parish (and our Diocese) a new Pentecost, a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit, to enliven us and make us a community of disciples who are seeking to live our faith and share it with others.

Over the past months, especially the past several weeks, I have been seeing glimpses of how the Lord is answering that prayer in our parish community, how he is answering that prayer through you!

I would like to make two requests in today’s reflection: First, please continue to join me in praying for this New Pentecost here at Saint Kateri; second, please be bold in responding to the Lord and his invitation to you to be part of this New Pentecost. Each and every person in our parish community has a role to play and we need you! Each of us has a responsibility because of our Baptism to give of our time, talent, and treasure to build up the Body of Christ, the Church! God has blessed each of us with different gifts, talents, and abilities that the Holy Spirit can use to bring about this New Pentecost! Each of us is an important actor in the unfolding story of what God is doing here and now! As we heard in our second reading at Mass this weekend: There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit (1 Cor 12: 4-7). With each of us praying for the New Pentecost and each of us being generous in response to the Lord’s invitation to use our gifts and talents for the building up of the Body of Christ, I cannot wait to see what is happening here at Saint Kateri in the days, weeks, and months ahead!

  

~ Fr. Aaron Kelly, Parochial Vicar

Baptisms and Deaths

Congratulations and may

God’s blessings be upon these children:



 

Please remember in prayer our Beloved who have recently passed away:


Nelson Lavere

Sister Sienna Cameron, SSJ

Marlene Lylak

  


This week, the Sanctuary Candle at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Parish at Christ The King Church burns in memory of

Sydney Grace & Nathaniel Lee Wixson from Pam Iannone.

 


This week, the Sanctuary Candle at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Parish at St. Margaret Mary Church burns in memory of Mike Scarinzi from his Loving Family.

 

Parish Happenings

Weather Policy



Mass will be canceled and our Parish Offices will close whenever the West or East Irondequoit Schools and Saint Kateri Schools close due to inclement weather.

Closures will be announced on local TV and radio stations.


Please join us for a Coffee Hour next Sunday, January 26th, after the 8:00 Mass at St. Cecilia, in the Newcomb Friendship Center. Sponsored by the Music Ministry.


Wednesday Evening Discussion Group


All are invited to join us on Wednesday evenings for faith-based discussions.




Every Wednesday

7:00 - 8:30 PM

In the

Saint Kateri Center


Beginning Wednesday, January 22nd:


The Way of the Disciple

by Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis


Available through Amazon

and other fine booksellers



For more information contact

Mark Keller

mark.keller@dor.org

Saint Kateri School

Faith Formation

Saint Kateri Parish offers a variety of

Faith Formation and Sacramental Preparation programs for your family


Faith Formation:

(Religious Education for children enrolled in Public School)

*For children in Pre-K through Grade 7, this program is offered during the school year, September - May. We partner with parents and guardians in supporting and continuing their child’s faith journey. This program consists of monthly meetings and extra faith-filled activities.

Contact Anna Steele Anna.Steele@dor.org.


Sacramental Preparation:

First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion:

For children in Grade 2 and over, to help them prepare to receive the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. Celebration of First Reconciliation is in

the fall and First Holy Communion is celebrated

parish-wide in May.

Contact Anna Steele Anna.Steele@dor.org.


Confirmation:

A two-year journey for those in Grade 8 and older to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Contact Christine Bondi Christine.Bondi@dor.org.


OCIA:

This process is for anyone over the age of 16 that wants to become fully initiated into the faith of the Catholic Church through the sacraments of Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation or any combination of the three.

Contact Mark Keller mark.keller@dor.org

Adult Formation

Order of Christian Initiation of Adults


OCIA is a process of spiritual formation which prepares adults for full initiation into the faith.


At Saint Kateri Parish, we meet as a small group to explore and discuss the foundations of our Catholic faith and help each other to grow in our relationship with the Lord.


OCIA is for:

  • Anyone who is curious about the Catholic Church
  • Anyone who is interested in becoming Catholic
  • Adult Catholics who have not completed the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, First Communion, or Confirmation).


Parishioners are welcome to join any of our sessions.



 Thursdays

7:00 PM

In the

Saint Kateri Center at Christ the King


January 16

The Sacrament of Baptism

The Sacrament of Confirmation

(Meet in Faith Formation Office)


January 23

The Sacrament of Matrimony

The Sacrament of Holy Orders


January 30

The Sacrament of Penance

The Sacrament of Anointing

 

For more information contact

Mark Keller

Mark.keller@dor.org

(585) 544-8880

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