May 31, 2020

St. Rita Church

1008 Maple Drive Webster, New York

Phone (585) 671-1100

Website: www.saintritawebster.org Feast of Pentecost

CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF PENTECOST THIS WEEKEND!

WATCH MASS

Fr. Tim will live stream Mass at 5:00pm on Saturday, May 30 (Mass will be available to be replayed any time after.)

DRIVE TO CHURCH AND PICK UP YOUR PENTECOST PACKAGE!

We invite you to drive through the church parking lot THIS SUNDAY, May 31

between 9:00 am and Noon to pick up a Pentecost Package.

We have items in a special package for you to celebrate Pentecost at home. Fr. Tim will share during Mass more details about what you’ll find inside the package.

We have one package per household – but you are welcome to pick up packages for family members, friends, or neighbors. You may also drop off your donation envelopes at this time, if you like. Please remain in your vehicle and follow traffic directions.

DECORATE OUR PARKING LOT

Come and make a chalk drawing in our parking lot any time This Saturday, May 30! Take one parking space per family. Your design could represent a symbol of Pentecost, a Fiesta memory, or write an encouraging message. A supply of chalk will be available by the church doors. Take what you need (and keep it) or bring your own chalk. Please limit your design to one parking space per family and keep a distance of at least one parking space from anyone else who may be there at the same time. Can’t make it to church? Draw something on your driveway or sidewalk and share a picture with us on Facebook!

Planning For 2020-2021

For the health of all our Faith Formation families and volunteers, next year’s Faith Formation program will need to limit or avoid large in-person gatherings.

Anne Thomas, our Faith Formation Coordinator is working on plans to provide the best possible program to enable families to explore our faith, to live our faith in our daily lives, and to grow as a community no matter how much physical distance we must keep. But she can’t do that without hearing what works best for your family!

To help her involve your voice in the planning process, please visit:

http://www.saintritawebster.org/faithformationk7/

Please take this short survey and tell us how you would feel comfortable making your ideas heard, given the demands on your time and energy. Help us find out the best way to make everyone’s voices heard by filling out this survey.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL UPDATE

Currently, our plan is to provide resources and supplies for you to hold CAMP JESUS from your own home this summer.

Families will receive a kit (available for pick up from St. Rita or dropped off to your front porch) with everything you need (minus snacks). The kit will include craft/science project supplies, music, and plenty of instructions for Bible story activities, games, prayers, and more. Kits will be available by early July.

You can provide your feedback for what you would like to see or if you need further information by contacting Elizabeth.kwiatkowski@dor.org.

Reserve your kit on our website at: www.saintritawebster.org/vacationbibleschool/

We are requesting a donation of $25 per kit (kit will be sized to meet your family’s needs).

For everyone's safety, all public Masses have been suspended until further notice.

Scheduled Masses will continue to be celebrated daily by Fr. Tim.

MASS INTENTIONS

MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020 EUGENE WICKS - By Wife Josie TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020 ELAINE KING - By Deb Pelcher & Family WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 FOR THE PEOPLE OF ST. RITA PARISH THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2020 FRANCES SIRIANNI - By Don & Marie Sirianni FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020 JEAN & JOE JANIAK, SR. - By Joe & Patty Janiak SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020 ELLENMARIE SMITH - By Family SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020 TIM VENTURA - By The DiNoto Family EDWARD & MICHAEL LANGEN - By Family PETER RUBINO - By Angelina Rubino & Family

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ST. RITA SCHOOL

Where Faith and Knowledge Meet!

SRS STRONG!

+ There are only a few short weeks left of school for St. Rita School’s students, faculty, and staff. The last day of online learning will be Friday, June 12. With Zoom classroom meetings, pictures of school work sent to teachers to assess, projects, online presentations, and perhaps a few late assignments being turned in, students and some teachers as well will be counting down to the final day of distance learning. However, the fun will continue for one more week as the teachers and students celebrate SRS Strong until June 19 which will be the official final day of school for the students.

+ With the last few weeks of school fast approaching, there are alternative plans being made for some of St. Rita School’s year-end traditions. Principal Mary Ellen Wagner, SRS faculty, and some members of PAC have been working hard to come up with special celebrations for our SRS God Drops, especially our Fifth Graders who will be moving onto Middle School and going separate ways next school year. Some of the events that will be reorganized this year are: the Moving Up Liturgy, Godspeed, and Blue and Gold Day celebrations. Unfortunately, there are some traditions that cannot be replaced like the Departing Family Breakfast, Fifth Grade trip to SeaBreeze, and the tug of war contest for all grades, alumni, and Fifth Grade parents at Blue and Gold Day. Please continue to pray for our students, faculty, and staff these final weeks of the 2019-2020 school year.

Our Tabernacle Light will burn from June 1 to June 7

In Loving Memory of Elaine King

Ways to Support Our School!

DID YOU KNOW?

St. Rita School is still collecting returnable bottles and cans. You may leave your donations in the large plastic bins located next to the rectory garage. Thank you for your continued prayers and support of our school.

Believe Bands Jewelry Gifts

Give a gift that gives back to SRS this spring! Graduations and Birthdays! Now through June 30th, a locally owned company Believe Bands will be giving 20% of every sale to SRS when you use the code STRITA at checkout!

Please shop at: https://believebands.com/shop-2/

The Sacrament of the Eucharist

Pray the Spiritual Communion Prayer any time, but especially during an online Mass when you would normally receive Holy Communion.

Spiritual Communion Prayer

My Jesus,

I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

The Sacrament of the Eucharist

Pray the Spiritual Communion Prayer any time, but especially during an online Mass when you would normally receive Holy Communion.

Spiritual Communion Prayer

My Jesus,

I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

UPDATE ABOUT RESUMING PUBLIC MASSES

Please watch Fr. Tim’s video on our Website at: http://www.saintritawebster.org/videos/

Click on “VIDEOS” for more information.

Bible Readings for the Week

31 Sun Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-11 Ps 104:1,24, 29-31,34 1 Cor 12:3b-7,12-13 Jn 20:19-23 1 Mon The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Gn 3:9-15,20 or Acts 1:12-14 Ps 87:1-7 Jn 19:25-34 2 Tue Sts. Marcellinus and Peter 2 Pt 3:12-15a,17-18 Ps 90:2-4,10,14,16 Mk 12:13-17 3 Wed Charles Lwanga and Companions 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12 Ps 123:1-2 Mk 12:18-27 4 Thu 2 Tm 2:8-15 Ps 25:4-5,8-10,14 Mk 12:28-34 5 Fri St. Boniface 2 Tm 3:10-17 Ps 119:157, 160-161,165-166,168 Mk 12:35-37 6 Sat St. Norbert 2 Tm 4:1-8 Ps 71:8-9,14-17,22 Mk 12:38-44

7 Sun The Most Holy Trinity Ex 34:4b-6,8-9 Dn 3: 52-56 2 Cor 13:11-13 Jn 3:16-18

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Tuesdays in Church 2:00-5:00pm

Come and spend quiet time with the Lord.

PARISH SUPPORT

For the Week ending May 24

Total Budget Variance $12,190 $ 13,263 - $ 1,073

Year to Date Year to Date Budget Variance $ 626,132 $ 654,869 - $ 28,737

Ways to financially support St. Rita Church during this difficult time:

1. Mail your envelope or contribution to: St. Rita Church 1008 Maple Dr. Webster, NY 14580 2. To donate by text, send your contribution

amount to 833-654-0052

3. GIVEPLUS+ Mobile App (Go to the App

Store or Google Play and search "Give Plus Church)

4. Go online to our parish website at: www.saintritawebster.org and click on "Give Online"

We are very grateful to everyone for your spiritual and financial support!

WEEKLY OFFERINGS

All are live streamed on our Website

(*on Tuesday Church is open for Adoration)

SUNDAY 5/31 9:00-Noon Pentecost Package Pick-Up 7:30pm Night Prayer with Father Tim MONDAYS 11:00am Prayer Reflection with Anne 7:30pm Night Prayer with Father Tim TUESDAYS 11:00am Prayer Reflection with Anne 1:00pm Virtual Coffee Break with Julie 2:00-5:00pm *Eucharistic Adoration - Church is Open 7:30pm Night Prayer with Father Tim WEDNESDAYS 11:00am Prayer Reflection with Anne 7:30pm Night Prayer with Deacon Jim THURSDAYS 9:00am WEROC gathering on Zoom 11:00am Prayer Reflection with Anne 1:00pm Virtual Coffee Break with Julie 7:30pm Night Prayer with Father Tim FRIDAYS 7:30pm Night Prayer with Father Tim SATURDAYS 10:00am Stronger Together Call in with Deacon Jim 5:00pm Live Streaming Mass with Father Tim 7:30pm Night Prayer with Father Tim

Fr. Tim invites you to join us for our live-streaming:

WEEKEND MASS on Saturdays at 5:00pm and

EVENING PRAYER each night at 7:30pm

These are available on our website to be replayed anytime you wish. Please see the links on our

Website: www.saintritawebster.org or

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/stritawebster

Join us for a Virtual Coffee Break!

Tuesday and Thursdays at 1:00pm Julie Cohn, our Pastoral Minister, along with some of our parishioners, invite you to grab a cup of coffee, tea or water, a cookie or a donut, and join then for some time together from your home using Zoom. Join us when you can at the following link:

www.saintritawebster.org/virtual-coffee-break.html

Meeting ID: 892 2974 8266 Password: StRita

If you have any questions please contact Julie.

Phone Call In

On Saturday Mornings at 10:00 am

The call in number is 1-978-990-5000

Access Number 123131#

Please join Deacon Jim on Saturday mornings for “Stronger Together” calls where we share what is touching our hearts during this unprecedented time. After sharing, we take time for prayer and reflection on a selected scripture reading.

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR OUR E-NEWSLETTER AND BE INFORMED!

Stay connected with all that we are offering. Go to our Website:

www.saintritawebster.org

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From the Desk of Deacon Jim . . .

Social Trust and Pentecost

Social Trust, in a nutshell, is a society that simply trusts each other to do the right things. It is a measure of people’s belief in the honesty, fairness and good intentions of another party. The theory of Social Trust and its influence upon a society has been around for centuries. I am by no means a philosopher or a great thinker, but our current state does have me thinking deeper about what it means to have a trusting society.

Catholics have a high degree of Social Trust, believing that everyone wants to do what is right and fair for others. I believe that because, as individuals and as a society, that is what we are called to do - take care of those in need; loving our neighbors. Consider this, we are all children of God and what God makes is good! There is an inherent goodness in all of creation, in all of us. God doesn’t create distrust, cynicism, selfishness or malevolence. Consider also, that God trusts us, just like we trust God. We trust God because He has repeatedly shown His love for us. He makes himself known to us in dark times, in unexpected times, in nature, in new birth and a plethora of other times throughout our days. We trust His promise of salvation because He sent His Son who died for our sins. And today, on Pentecost, we can rest with the assurance of The Holy Spirit journeying with us for the life we are now living.

So you may now be asking why God trusts us. Haven’t we failed repeatedly over time? Well yes, and He forgives us. But we have also acted in beautiful, self-giving ways . . . revealing our inherent goodness. God made us, so He knows the Goodness, the GREATNESS, we are all capable of. Think of the Saints, the hospitals and schools the Catholic Church supports and runs, the work of Catholic Charities and Catholic Relief Services. Think of all this parish has done during this pandemic to help and stay connected with those who are suffering.

That it is why Social Trust is an important topic in today’s pandemic world. We need to trust each other to do the right things in order to stop the spread of this disease. We need to trust the science. We need leaders with the humility and vision to learn from the past in order to create an even brighter future for the next generations.

Therefore, trusting in The Holy Spirit, let us pray for the suppression of a world of suspicion, distrust and cynicism for we KNOW the goodness that dwells inside of us; that goodness that God planted in us to grow and to be set free in our world. Amen.

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Did You Know?

We have a very active PRAYER LINE here at St. Rita Parish? Your prayer request of any kind can be passed along to a very large number of our parishioners who will remember

you in their daily prayer.

If you would like to have a special intention remembered in prayer through our Prayer Line or become one of our “prayers”, please contact Julie at Julie.Cohn@dor.org or 671-1100 ext. 13 or call or text 585-738-1603.

Even though our Parish Office is closed to visitors,

We Are Here for You!

Please reach out to us with any needs or questions. We are only an e-mail, text, or phone call away!

STAFF CONTACTS Fr. Tim Niven, Pastor Niven@dor.org 671-1100 ext. 16 or call 585-507-1433

Karen Geer General Inquiries, Bulletin, Weddings, Events Karen.Geer@dor.org 671-1100 ext. 11 call or text 585-733-8076

Julie Cohn Funerals, Baptisms, Prayer Line, Visitation Julie.Cohn@dor.org 671-1100 ext. 13 call or text 585-738-1603

Elizabeth Kwiatkowski Website, VBS, Communications, Liturgy Elizabeth.Kwiatkowski@dor.org or text 585-369-0906

Anne Thomas Children’s Faith Formation and Sacraments Anne.Thomas@dor.org call or text 585-402-9254

Joan Sullivan Donations and Finances Joan.Sullivan@dor.org Deacon Rick Rall bernrick@frontiernet.net 585-545-8467

Deacon Jim Fien James.Fien@dor.org 585-233-0334

Mary Ellen Wagner, School Mary.Ellen.Wagner@dor.org

Please sign up to receive our E-Newsletter!Website: www.saintritawebster.org

Saint Joseph's House of Hospitality provides “Meals to Go” for nearly 500 needy and homeless people per week. They are in need of:

Prepackaged lunch meat and cheese ~ Fresh fruit and fruit cups ~ Canned goods (beans and tuna, etc.) ~ Snack packages for lunches ~ Lunch bags, sandwich bags, napkins ~ Bottled water and juice boxes ~ Toiletry items

Items can be dropped off at the home of Tony & Linda Barbeau - 33 Simone Terrace, Webster.

Call Tony at 585-781-4311 for more information. Thank you for your help.

Know Someone Who Doesn’t Have the Internet?

Please contact Karen Geer at karen.geer@dor.org or call 671-1100 and leave their name and address. We will put them on our mailing list to receive a copy of the bulletin. We want everyone to be connected!

FIESTA NEWS!

This weekend would have been our 66th Annual St. Rita Fiesta, but due to health concerns we have postponed this event. While

we wait to be able to celebrate in-person again, you can share your favorite Fiesta memories or photos on our Fiesta Facebook page at:

www.facebook.com/stritafiesta

Daily Prayer and Reflection

Monday - Thursdays at 11:00 am

Join the St. Rita’s community online every Monday through Thursday at 11:00am. Anne Thomas is leading a different type of prayer each day on our Website and Facebook live. This is also available to replay from our Website.

Mass Intention and Tabernacle Light Offerings

Fr. Tim celebrates Mass every day and includes the Mass intentions that have already been scheduled. If you would like to have a Mass offered or the Tabernacle Light lit for a friend or loved one please contact Karen Geer at 671-1100 ext. 11 or email: karen.geer@dor.org

Women Enjoying Rediscovering Our Catholicism

Ladies ~ Please Join Us for WEROC on Zoom!

Thursday Mornings at 9:00am.

Take this opportunity to share and learn through connection and prayer to deepen our faith!

If you are interested in joining, please contact

Julie at Julie.cohn@dor.org and she will email you the Zoom link directly.

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Pentecost Sunday

In the hope that you will enter more fully into the Mass!

“As The Father Has Sent Me, So I Send You”

T his is the celebration of Pentecost. It commemorates the decent of the Holy Spirit upon

the disciples of Jesus. 'Pentecost' is a Greek word meaning 'fiftieth”. In Judaism, the

Festival of Weeks (Shavu’ot) was celebrated seven weeks and one day after the

Passover. It commemorated the day the first fruits of the harvest were brought to the

temple. It also commemorated the day God gave the Torah to the people of Israel. Pentecost

Sunday is often referred to as the birthday of the Church - the day when we Christians

became Church. It is the day the Holy Spirit imparted the grace, the wisdom and the courage

to spread the word of the risen Christ throughout the world.

Our First reading (Acts 2:1-11) tells this story vividly. Fifty days after Jesus' Passover supper, the disciples were celebrating

the harvest festival of Pentecost. Suddenly, the promised Advocate descended upon them and enlightened and

emboldened them. No longer would they cower in fear in the upper room.

When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky

a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them

tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit

and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered in a

large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. They were

astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each

of us hear them in his native language? We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea

and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as

travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own

tongues of the mighty acts of God.”

In our Epistle reading (1 Corinthians 12:3, 12-13), St. Paul explains the many different spiritual gifts and forms of service that

come from the same Holy Spirit. Each of us are called in some unique way by the Spirit to do God’s will.

Brothers and sisters: No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different kinds of spiritual

gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the

same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some

benefit. As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also

Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we

were all given to drink of one Spirit.

In our Gospel reading (John 20:19-23) Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit into the Apostles and sent them out into the world to

be his peace and to forgive sins. This Sacrament of Reconciliation is Jesus' gift directly to us. Our priests act as direct

representatives of Jesus when they hear our confession and give us absolution for our sins.

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the

Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed

them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with

you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,

“Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

T his Advocate, the Holy Spirit came just as Jesus had promised. It was an earthshaking event that changed the

world. This "Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father and the Son" lives and remains active in our world today.

This is our prayer today and always, "Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of

your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And you will renew the face of the earth.”

Read, reflect and pray on the this Sunday’s readings at www.usccb.org/bible/readings/053120-day.cfm