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.”

Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,

with the harp and melodious song.

With trumpets and the sound of the horn

sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.

~Psalm 98

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

Congratulations to our second graders and young students who made their Sacrament of First Reconciliation this past week!  I am grateful to our Faith Formation Staff, especially Anna Steele and Christine Bondi, and our kind and generous catechists and parents who helped make this preparation process a joyful one.  We will be getting ready for First Holy Eucharist in the Spring.

Next weekend, on November 23^rd, we celebrate the Feast of Christ The King, the namesake of our church.  This will mark the end of the church Liturgical year.  The First Sunday of Advent follows, and so we’ll again be giving out "Little Blue Books" with daily Advent reflections.  

Our Catholic Ministry Appeal donations continue to grow.  I am so grateful to all who have been so generous in giving to our annual CMA campaign.

Support of our local food pantry (and now the Giving Tree) continues from the generous donations of parishioners. Thank you!  

May God bless you!

Fr. Gonyo

Congratulations and may God’s blessings be upon:

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

Robert J. Eckert

Featuring our own Fr. Aaron Kelly!

During the weekend of Nov. 15-16, Bishop Salvatore R. Matano is inviting Catholics of the Diocese of Rochester to join a letter-writing campaign urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to veto legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in New York.

“The rejection of physician-assisted suicide is not solely a Catholic position; rather it is a human rights imperative,” Bishop Matano said in an email to the Catholic Courier. “I ask the faithful, and all people of good will, to write to Governor Hochul and strongly urge her to veto this bill which would legalize physician-assisted suicide in our State of New York.”

The letter also is available at liferoc.org.

GIVING TREE Weekly Food Collection Items

Agencies supported by the GIVING TREE include House of Mercy, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, and Villa of Hope.

GIFT TAGS for the GIVING TREE are available at all three churches OR use the following link or QR code: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BAFAA2DA0F8C07-59853306-christmas

Saint Kateri Parish offers a variety of

Faith Formation &

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.

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

Are You an Adult who missed receiving Confirmation?

OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults):



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 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.

Continuous enrollment and year-round sessions

November 20

No Session

Liturgy Committee Meeting

November 27

No Session

Thanksgiving Day

December 4

Who Shepherds The Church?

 Thursdays

7:00 PM

In the

Saint Kateri Center at Christ the King

For more information contact

Mark Keller

Mark.keller@dor.org

(585) 544-8880

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