Weekly News & Updates

October 26, 2025

Happening At Our Parishes

Coming up in November

The can and bottle collection at St. Catherine's for the Good Samaritan fund will run the entire month of November. Bring your clean empties in a tied bag, and place them in the truck outside the church before any weekend Mass.

The monthly food collection at Transfiguration on November 1-2 is for Rochester Hope Food Pantry, serving the poorest in our area. Items needed are coffee, cereal, oatmeal, peanut butter, jelly, bagged or canned bean varieties (Goya products), canned fruits & vegetables, tab top pasta, pasta sauce, soups, bagged rice, chili, macaroni & cheese, coffee, protein bars, boxed milk, Jello, pudding and cookies.

Surviving the Holidays (for those grieving the loss of a loved one) will be held November 10, 10 am at Transfiguration. If you are interested in attending, contact margie.benza@dor.org

Lorraine's Caring Connection (writing cards for people in our prayers) meets again on November 13, after the 9 am Mass at St. Catherine

A Morning of Prayer and Reflection on Gun Violence - November 15, 8:30 at Transfiguration. Bob Muhlnickel, Coordinator of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises at Transfiguration and St. Catherine’s, will guide this morning of sacred listening and conversation. Register by Nov 8, 2025, by emailing Shauna.Gilroy@dor.org or calling 585-248-2427. We will send you readings to prepare for this morning of reflection when you register.

Fr. Rob's Message

Dear Friends,

We are in a season of harvest and that season is expressed in many ways. One way is in the asking of support.

You and I are asked often and in so many ways to give support. It is often in monetary asks. Sometimes it may seem to never end. It’s been discussed among the Parish Staff and every once in a while, one of the parishioners may express that to us as well.

This time of year, the asking seems accelerated with the holidays quickly approaching. Recently, we have been asked to reflect on our stewardship for Unbound, Giving Trees, Food Collections, Clothing Collections, CMA, and of course our Parish Support to keep our churches vital and supportive of its ministries.

I am sure like me, you have also been asked to give to organizations we have already supported in the past and to consider new ones. How many envelopes, emails, etc. have you already received in asking to consider a donation?

As the early active phase of the Catholic Ministries Appeal continues, we want to thank all of you who have made early donations. We have a very good start toward achieving our goal for this year. At St. Catherine's masses earlier this month, were blessed to have James and Marissa Phelps sharing how the CMA supported Diocesan ministries for children and youth have impacted their family. Along with direct funding for some Catholic schools, CMA dollars support initiatives and programs developed and offered through the offices of Pastoral Services and Evangelization and Catechesis for our young parishioners. These include campus ministries, Newman communities, sacramental preparation, and young adult ministry programs. As this year's theme is “Together We Bring Hope…and Hope does not Disappoint”, it is altogether fitting to remember that the "Hope" we have for the future rests in all of our hands as we embrace our youth as the continuing foundation of our Church. If you have already given, thank you. If not, please be as generous as you can in your response. Please continue to pray for the success of our CMA efforts..

As of October 21:

St. Catherine is at 45.25% of the $117,000 goal ($52,940) with 66 donors

Transfiguration is at 50.01% of the $200,000 goal ($100,020) with 100 donors

Thank you to all who have already made their pledges!

CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO MAKE YOUR PLEDGE.

Remember to select the correct parish.

St. Catherine is 277

Transfiguration is 336

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

General Admission $20, Seniors/Students $15

Click on the picture to purchase your tickets to this wonderful event!

Tickets will be available at the door, with credit cards accepted!

And we will have an ASL interpreter at the concert!

New Website

Our new joint website is now LIVE! The new address is

https://www.pittsfordmendoncatholic.org/ .

In the coming days we will reroute our existing website names to point to our new site. We hope that with one website, and everything in one place, we will be able to keep you better informed and attract people looking for a church in our area.