Mass Times: Saturdays at 5:00 pm;
Sundays at 8:00 am and 10:30 am.
Mon, Tues, Wed* (*Communion service),
and Fri at 8:15 am;
Thurs at 6:00 pm.
St. Rita Roman Catholic Church
1008 Maple Dr., Webster, NY 14580
585-671-1100
 

The Parish Office is open from 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday.  Stop by or give us a call at 671-1100.

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United Update

I am pleased to report that our United in Faith and Community campaign is progressing well. To date, we have had 192 Response Cards returned or filled out online with an average weekly increase in offertory giving of $845 - about 34% of our $2,500 goal.

Thank you to all who have completed and returned Response Cards! I am hopeful that we can have all parish families participate in this initiative to grow our worship attendance, ministry participation, and increased giving, making St. Rita parish even stronger than it is today.

Please take time to prayerfully consider your offertory gift to St. Rita and then complete the blue Response Card and return it in the collection or in the slot in the Narthex, at the Parish Office, or complete it online on our website.

I have been at St. Rita for five years now and I am truly humbled by your support. This has been one of the best parishes I have had the privilege to serve. When I have asked, you have responded.

St. Rita generosity is shown in so many ways including your gifts to: CMA, Food for the Needy, Thanksgiving Baskets, Christmas Angel Project, COME Ministry and others.

You are also generous in sharing Time and Talent, serving both within and outside our parish in various ways: Liturgical Ministers, Music Ministry, Bereavement, Social Justice, Education Leaders, Hospitality, Service, and Outreach Ministries.

I am once again asking for your support in helping us make UNITED in FAITH and COMMUNITY a success! With prayer and faith in God, I am confident that we can ensure the growth and success of St. Rita Parish – Church and School.

Peace,
Fr. Tim


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Scripture

An Introduction to the Sunday Scripture Readings - May 12, 2024

“God Is Love, And Whoever Remains In Love Remains In God and God In Him”

Both our first reading and our Gospel reading this Sunday mention that Judas ("the son of destruction") acted "in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled". It is a reminder that God's plan, by His design, has unfolded exactly as the prophets foretold. Our Epistle reading is a continuation on the theme “God is love.”

In our first reading (Acts 1:15-17, 20-26), Peter and the Apostles, with the help of the Holy Spirit, replaced Judas Iscariot with the Apostle Matthias. They most likely considered the significance of the number twelve as important in representing the twelve tribes of Israel and the coming of the "reconstituted Kingdom of Israel" in heaven.

In our Epistle reading (1 John 4:11-16), we hear a continuation of last Sunday's epistle on the nature of God (God is love) and our response to God's love (love one another). John writes that God's entire being is love and God's love is expressed through the gift of His Son as expiation for our sins. And we are called to emulate that love by loving one another, in the same manner that Jesus has loved us. John tells us, “God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.”

In our Gospel reading (John 17:11-19), we hear a portion of what is known as Jesus' "High Priestly Prayer". It was part of His final farewell discourse that we have been hearing the past few weeks. In this prayer, Jesus prayed directly to His Father on behalf of His disciples. He consecrated them to the Father in truth and to their mission on earth, “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one … As you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world. And I consecrate myself for them, ” Jesus spoke of His ministry in the past tense as He began to turn His focus on His imminent return to the Father.

The unity that Jesus spoke of between Him and the Father is the same unity He spoke of between Him and His disciples. Jesus is the bridge. This is the same union John spoke of in his epistle of love. "Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he in God." It is impossible to remain in God and not love one another, especially those for whom the world or our experience deems unlovable. When Jesus said “love one another”, he meant everyone, even our enemies. The more we love, the more we abide in God and God in us.

www.bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051224-Sunday.cfm


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Mass Times: Saturdays at 5:00 pm;
Sundays at 8:00 am and 10:30 am.
Mon, Tues, Wed* (*Communion service),
and Fri at 8:15 am;
Thurs at 6:00 pm.