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Listening Sessions for Parents of High School Teens – How are you doing? How are the kids? What do they (and you) need from your parish? These informal sessions are a chance for the parents of teens starting 9 th -12th grade in the fall (public, private/ Catholic, or homeschool) to share ideas and concerns, ask questions, and get to know Nora, our new Pastoral Associate and Youth Minister. We hope you can join us at one of the following sessions: • Sunday July 17th at St Thomas More after the 11:00 mass in the gathering space • Sunday July 24th at OLQP after the 9:00 mass in Slattery Hall • Monday August 1st at OLQP at 7pm in Slattery Hal

Join us as we participate in the Eucharistic Revival in the United States. Live the Eucharist this month by applying God's word at Mass to your life. Each week, listen for the "kernel of wisdom" that stands out to you in the first and second readings or the Gospel. How can that message be applied to your life in the week ahead? Being sent forth at the end of Mass calls us to keep living as disciples out in the world. How can you make God's word a living presence in your life this week? Jesus has made Himself the Bread of Life to give us life. Night and day, He is there. If you really want to grow in love, come back to the Eucharist, come back to that Adoration. ~St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

After some Saturday Vigil Masses this summer (listed below,) in union with Pope Francis’ World Meeting of Families, Brighton Regional Catholic Faith Formation will be hosting Faith and Family Fun Nights! This summer we will be exploring the Parables of Jesus. The first event will take place on: July 9th - OLQP - 6:00pm Other dates to follow: July 23rd - OLOL 6:30pm August 6th - OLQP 6:00pm August 20th - OLOL 6:30pm Games, Arts & Crafts, Skits. Picnic foods will be served. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - contact Jennifer Abdalla at jennifer.abdalla@dor.org

Do you feel the call to share your faith with our young people? Do you have gifts and talents that would help inspire and encourage our families as they raise the next generation? This September we will offer both in-person learning and remote learning options to meet the needs and comfort levels of families and Catechists alike. If you feel inspired to join our amazing team, first, pray about it and then contact Jennifer Abdalla at jennifer.abdalla@dor.org Let’s Grow together!

Have You Given Thought to Becoming Catholic? Are you or do you know someone who may be interested in becoming a full member of the Catholic Church? Then a journey called the R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) may be just what you are looking for. (There is also a similar journey for children age 7 and older). This journey is for anyone who is: ​​​​​​​ ● baptized in the Catholic Church, but may not have made First Communion or been Confirmed; ● baptized in another Christian Church, but now desire to become a member of our faith community; ● someone who has not been baptized. If this sounds like something you may want to be involved in or if you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann Obark at Maryann.Obark@dor.org or 585-490-0389.

The synod report documents have been completed and are available for you to review by following the link found here! Click the title of this post to follow the link.

First Chance Sale - $10 Admission Wednesday July 6th 1:00-8:00pm Free Admission Thursday July 7th 10:00-7:00 Friday July 8th 9:00-6:00 50% off all day Saturday July 9th 9:00-12:00N Bag Sale - 1st Bag $10 - additional bags $5 each Since last July, Saint’s Place newly arriving refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine. In the 2022-23 year we are expecting about 900 newly arrived refugees. We PLAN to be there for them, so your help is greatly appreciated! St. Louis Church 64 South Main Street Pittsford, NY

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE Saturday June 11, 2022 8:00am-2:00pm STM Gathering Space APPOINTMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED redcross.org or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS Masks are no longer required but are recommended and donors can request that the employees with whom they come in contact wear a mask. Save time by using RapidPass® to complete your pre-donation reading and health history online before you come to your appointment. Get started at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or by using the Blood Donor App. For detailed donor eligibility questions, please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org.

Pope Francis’ teaching in the encyclical Laudato Si’ calls us to advocate for policies that protect God’s creation. A new industry in our area is consuming enormous amounts of electricity generated from burning fossil fuels. It’s called “cryptocurrency mining” and it generates a computer-based money. The complicated mathematical calculations used to create cryptocurrency require thousands of computers running non-stop. The pollution produced by these computers’ energy use staggering. Just one cryptocurrency operation produces the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide as putting nearly 50,000 more cars on the road. Our Diocesan Public Policy Committee is encouraging us to speak up in support of a bill to create a moratorium on this kind of cryptocurrency mining until its environmental impacts can be better understood. Please call your NY State Assembly Member at 518-455-4100 and NY State Senator at 518-455-2800 to ask for their support of this moratorium on cryptocurrency mining.

We did not reach our CMA goal this year at either parish. You can still donate to your parish and mark your donation “for CMA shortfall” and your donation will be used to pay what we still owe to the Diocese for our shortage. Please call the church office if you have any other question or for more information. We will ,be able to provide the final totals in the bulletin for the weekend of June 11-12. STM - $5,630 Shortfall OLQP - $9,051 Shortfall