Lenten Parish Mission Schedule with Fr. Adam Filas, OMI 

Saturday March 17, 2018  “THE HOLY EUCHARIST – THE BIGGEST TREASURE                                                                                         OF OUR FAITH”

•  8:00 AM Mass in English –            mission sermon for everyone
• 12:00 PM Sermon in English –       mission sermon for children
•   3:00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet –  with the Eucharistic meditation
•   4:00 PM Mass in English –           mission sermon for everyone
•   5:00 PM Sermon in English –       mission sermon for everyone

Sunday March 18, 2018 – “THE HOLY EUCHARIST – THE SACRIFICE OF LOVE”

•   9:00 AM Mass in English –           mission sermon for everyone
• 10:00 AM Sermon in English –       mission sermon for families
• 11:00 AM Mass in Polish –             mission sermon for everyone
• 12:00 PM Sermon in Polish –         mission sermon for families

During each Mass on Sunday – renewal of Baptismal Promises 

Monday March 19, 2018 (St. Joseph’s Day) – “THE HOLY EUCHARIST – THE BEST PRAYER”

• 8:00 AM Mass in English –                 mission sermon for everyone
• 6:00 PM Mission sermon for Youth –  Religious Ed/Confirmation Class
• 7:00 PM Mass in English/Polish –      mission sermon for married and families
• 8:00 PM Solemn Ceremony –            renewal of marital vows and a special blessing upon                                                               married couples
• After the renewal- Appeal of the Blessed Virgin Mary/ Apel Maryjny (Polish /English)

Tuesday March 20, 2018 – “THE HOLY EUCHARIST – THE MEMORIAL OF THE PASSION                                                   AND DEATH OF OUR SAVIOR”

• 8:00 AM Mass in English –            mission sermon for everyone & sacrament of the sick
• 6:00 PM Mass in English/Polish – mission sermon for everyone & sacrament of the sick

After each Mass – blessing with relic of St. John Paul II

Wednesday March 21, 2018 – “THE HOLY EUCHARIST – THE WAY OF OUR CONVERSION”

• 8:00 AM Mass in English –                    mission sermon for everyone (Reconciliation)
• 5:00 PM Confession –                           Sacrament of Reconciliation
• 6:00 PM Final Mass in English/Polish- mission sermon for everyone (English/Polish)
• 7:00 PM Blessing of the Mission Cross and the crosses of the Parishioners / Adoration of the Mission Cross / Procession with the Mission Cross / Elevation and Embedding of the Mission Cross / Solemn Final Blessing with the indulgences.

Congratulations to Esther Moore, for receiving the High School Music Ministry Recognition Award, from the Rochester Chapter, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.

Esther Moore pictured with Dariusz Terefenko, Organist and Choir Director.

On April 30th, 23 teens from around the diocese, including our own Esther Moore, received the High School Music Ministry Recognition Award from the Rochester Chapter, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.

This award recognizes high school students for their participation in parish music ministry. Esther was nominated by Dariusz Terefenko, Organist and Choir Director.  Esther began her service in music ministry at St. Stanislaus in 4th grade by joining the Polyphonic Choir, and became a cantor in this adult choir in 7th grade.

Congratulations Esther, and thank you for your service to our parish!

Congratulations to Eugene and Frances Chmiel as they celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary!

Eugene & Frances Chmiel pictured with Father Roman after Mass celebrating their 65th Ann.

Congratulations to our children who received the Body & Blood of Jesus for the first time!

  Deacon Ray and Father Roman pictured with (from left) Victoria W., Jacob B.,  Arianna G., Aleksander S., Samantha K

Mary Weeg during mass photo by Mike Latona

http://www.catholiccourier.com/faith-family/young-adult/peace-prevails-at-world-youth-day-event/

http://www.catholiccourier.com/regional-life/monroe/news/st-stanislaus-marks-125-years/

The presence and activity of God has always been at work among the people who have lived in the territory that is now called upstate western New York. The Spirit of God was at work among the Seneca, the Cayuga, and other native American peoples from the beginning of their time in this land. Jesus, the light of the nations, was proclaimed in this land during the seventeenth century by French Jesuit missionaries.

In 1789, Pope Pius VI established the first Roman Catholic diocese within the boundaries of the original United States at Baltimore. In 1808, the Diocese of Baltimore was divided into a number of other dioceses. The newly created Diocese of New York included all of New York State and the northern half of New Jersey. In 1847, the Diocese of Buffalo was created with Cayuga, Tompkins, and Tioga as its easternmost counties.

Not until 21 years later was the Diocese of Rochester established. Before then, many Catholic people migrated to upstate Western New York to seek their future. They lived their faith. They gathered to hear the Word of God and to celebrate the Eucharist. Parishes were established, often without a resident pastor.

Many of these Catholics gathered according to their ethnic background and language. The incoming waves of Catholic immigrants differed in their culture and customs from those people who were already settled as citizens of the new and expanding United States of America. How to preserve the faith of the Catholic immigrants? How to help them to establish themselves as productive citizens of the new nation? How to respond to those opposed to immigrants and to the Catholic Church? These were some of the issues facing the Catholic Church in the nineteenth century.

On March 29th Catholic Courier published an article featuring St. Stanislaus Church and the use of drone technology to capture beauty of local parishes. To read more please visit Catholic Courier Article