While we have focused on the topic of racism before, so much more has happened since our last discussion and it feels imperative to keep this conversation going. A few months ago, we reflected on racism and prejudice and began a conversation inviting us to look inside ourselves, to reflect on the prejudice within.  At our next gathering, we will have the opportunity to learn about Sr. Thea Bowman, a Black, Catholic Prophet and look outward, reflecting on how our faith can empower and strengthen our actions individually and communally.  Simultaneously, as people of faith, we will wrestle with the fact that much transformation needs to occur within the Church, ourselves, and society in creating the “Beloved Community.” Please click on the title above to read more!

The Finger Lakes Guild invites you to join us on October 18, 2pm at the Cathedral for our annual White Mass for Health Care Professionals, celebrated by Bishop Matano. All are welcome, especially all health care professionals, their family and friends! Please click the title of the post above to find out more!

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 (585) 490-0389 or email Maryann.Obark@dor.org. Please click on the title above to read more.

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, many things have had to change. Please be patient with us as we adjust one more thing to correspond to our new lived reality. Following Governor Cuomo's guidelines, we have carefully re-opened both churches, but, as you know, we are not celebrating the same number of Masses on a weekend as we did pre-Covid. Fewer Sunday Masses has caused a problem for some of our parishioners, who have regularly honored an anniversary or a birthday of a loved one by requesting that a Mass be offered that day for his or her intention. Moreover, some of our Masses on these day are pre-recorded and some are live. Not a few parishioners prefer that the Mass they requested not be a pre-recorded Mass. To honor all these new circumstances, we have revised our Mass Intention Policy for both parishes. Please click the title of this post to read the complete document.

Faith Formation programs and Sacramental Prep are beginning in October utilizing a hybrid approach! Please register ASAP if you have not already done so for the 2020 - 2021 school year. This year we will be using a new program called Ministry One to help up collect registrations and fees as easily and as safely as possible. Ministry One is an easy App that lets you safely and securely register and pay for your Faith Formation programs without ever leaving home! No people to chase or forms to mail! Please click the title of the post above to learn more!

Below, please find a copy of the most recent Letter to the Faithful from Bishop Matano regarding the childhood sexual abuse claims made after the Diocese of Rochester filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Please click the title of the post above to read more.

Masses are published online on our YouTube Channel: OLQPSTM.  If you would like to be sure that you never miss a Mass again, please SUBSCRIBE to our channel.  Many people are still choosing to access our online Masses by only clicking the video link below our parish news section or the link in our website banner.  While this is certainly a path to our YouTube Channel, there are some flaws that can cause you to not find the Mass as easily through this route. Please click the title of the post above to read more.

We are excited to announce that on Saturday, August 15th we will be adding Saturday evening Masses at both Our Lady Queen of Peace and St. Thomas More. We look forward to seeing you at 4:30 pm on Saturday!

This year's requested supplied reflect the many changes that the schools have put into place for everyone's safety. Supplies cannot be shared - each student will have their own inventory. The school administrators are grateful for our assistance in assuring that each student will be prepared for the challenges of this year's return to school. Please click the title of this post for more information!

Greetings friends! This week we officially combine the Faith Formation programs of the four Brighton Catholic parishes into one vibrant and thriving family! Please click the title of this post to read more about our combined Faith Formation program, and its new director, Jennifer Abdalla.

We have found through the quarantine that there are EVEN BETTER ways to communicate to you! Please click the title of this post to read more about Flocknote and to subscribe!

As you may already be aware, last weekend Governor Andrew Cuomo permitted upstate churches in Phase Two of   Reopening to hold Mass with up to 25% capacity of the faithful present.  As a faith community, we are heartened to hear that we will once again be allowed to worship together.  We take our responsibility very seriously to provide our staff and parishioners a safe and clean environment in which to gather.  As such, we will continue to stream the Mass online on our YouTube Channel, OLQPSTM. The staff at OLQP & STM is working hard to make changes to protocols and the physical environment, purchasing    sanitization equipment and cleaning products, scheduling liturgical ministers and volunteers, researching audio-visual equipment options to continue to provide online Masses with the faithful present.  Bishop Matano’s dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is still in place for the foreseeable future as the prevalence and risk of the Coronavirus in our communities still remains high.   Please click the title of this post to read more about our new Mass schedule.

The Diocese of Rochester will be conducting a food and supply drive to support our migrant brothers and sisters.  The Drive-Thru Food and Supply Distribution will occur on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Please click on the title of this post to learn how to help!

May is the Month of Our Blessed Mother and the month that we dedicate to Mary in our Catholic traditions. Many individuals/families construct a home altar to Mary and keep it set up all during the month.You might choose to prepare your own, as a project. Adorn your altar with an image of Mary, a candle and some flowers. It can be a great area of focus for individual/family prayer. Click the title above to read more!

Now more than ever, we are relying on the generosity of our parishioners.  While Masses are closed to the public, our operating costs are not going away.  If you are able, we ask that you continue to donate to the church so that we can continue our missions and remain solvent.  Thank you for your generosity in these trying times and we hope that sooner rather than later we will be reunited as a faith community. Please click here for more detailed directions on how to give to Our Lady Queen of Peace & St. Thomas More!

The Catholic Family Center is in need of fabric face masks.  With the CDC and New York State requiring everyone to use a mask in public, their need has doubled. The current goal is 800 masks and this may increase as they hear from more of their senior and medically fragile community members in need.  Please click here to see more!

Holy Thursday Mass will be posted at 6:00 pm on 4/9 Good Friday Service will be posted at 12:00 pm on 4/10 Holy Saturday Easter Vigil will be posted at 6:00 pm on 4/11 Easter Sunday will be posted on 4/12 at 7:00 am Please click here to see more!

The Bishop of the Diocese of Rochester, the Most Reverand Salvatore Matano, will be live-streaming Masses for Holy week on the Catholic Courier's YouTube Channel.  You can find those masses online, by clicking here.

We are missing you all very much – most especially as we get ready to enter into Holy Week! Please click here to see more!

On March 17th, the Bishop of the Diocese of Rochester released another letter addressing some details about how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact several areas of diocesean life. Please click here to see more!