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.”

Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. He pardons all your iniquities, heals all your ills. He redeems your life from destruction, crowns you with kindness and compassion. The LORD secures justice and the rights of all the oppressed. He has made known his ways to Moses, and his deeds to the children of Israel. Merciful and gracious is the LORD, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.

~Psalm 103

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

This weekend begins the third week of Lent.

Many thanks and much appreciation to all those who assisted at the Saturday funeral and reception for Fr. Cushing and to our volunteers who helped at St. Cecilia to prepare the Saint Joseph’s Table and serve the feast! Both were occasions of blessing and gratitude for God's mercy and grace.

While focused on the Parish Census last fall, we fell behind in promoting the annual Diocesan Catholic Ministries Appeal.  Currently, we are only at $117,948.33 of our $195,000 goal.

Envelopes are located at the ends of the pews this weekend.  Contributions can also be directly made at the Diocesan website at www.dor.org/giving. In the Lenten observance of almsgiving, every contribution helps us get closer to our goal. 

For everyone who has contributed, thank you!

May God bless you!

Fr. Gonyo

We are about halfway through our Lenten journey, and it is a good time for us to stop and evaluate how we are doing with our Lenten practices. If we have fallen off the wagon, it is time for us to get back on and keep going! Even if we have fallen off, we can still finish strong. Our failings can be an opportunity for us to recognize that we cannot do it on our own, but that we need the Lord. The question that each of us needs to ponder this week is: Have I grown closer to the Lord this Lent? Our prayer, fasting, and almsgiving should help us grow in our spiritual life and in our relationship with the Lord and one another. If they do not, we should probably rethink our Lenten practices. It is also important for us to consider how we can carry the momentum of Lent into the rest of the year, so that we constantly seek to grow closer to the Lord.

The season of Lent, and our spiritual lives more generally, requires the virtue of perseverance. Perseverance is part of the virtue of courage and allows us to endure what is challenging for the sake of the good. Perseverance is the virtue that makes saints. St. Josemaria Escriva says: “To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints.” May each of us be found among the saints, who have persevered in the Christian life, even if it means falling and getting up again and again.

Spiritual Exercises from the Past Few Weeks:

February 23 – Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time – Determine the person in your life who you disdain the most and offer a sacrifice for them.

March 9 – First Sunday of Lent – Make a list of times when you have experienced God bringing you from slavery to freedom and a list of your Lenten practices. We have to remember!



March 16 – Second Sunday of Lent – Go outside and experience the tension between winter/spring; death and life; cross and resurrection.

Congratulations and may

God’s blessings be upon these children:



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

Ann Gavin

Robert Kraus

Frank Arena

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

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

March 27

The Creed

April 3

The Lord's Prayer



For more information contact

Mark Keller

Mark.keller@dor.org

(585) 544-8880

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