Every year in October, the Church in the U.S. celebrates Respect Life Month, during which we are challenged to look at how we cherish, protect and defend the most precious gift from God: the gift of life, because every life comes from God, has been created in God's own image, and has been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ The U.S. Bishops have provided us with material on many Respect Life topics on which to reflect, to possibly spur us on to action, and to even apply them to our own life and circumstances. Through October, Deacon Ron’s bulletin column will present some of those topics, and you can find all of the topics and other Respect Life material at https://www.respectlife.org/october
U.S. Catholic Conference Bishop's Pastoral Letter Against Racism—Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love This October we invite insightful speakers to engage us in conversation about our US Bishops’ important pastoral letter against racism. (Read it at http://bit.ly/call-against-racism). Fr. Bob Werth & Fr. George will kick off this six-session series October 2, from 7:00-8:30 pm. Plan to attend all six sessions: at Assumption on October 2, 9, 16 & 23, and October 30 & November 6 at Resurrection. Each session will feature a guest speaker. Please join us for as many as you can. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28
After much prayer and legal counsel, the Diocese of Rochester has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Please visit the diocese website for a message from the Bishop and answers to frequently asked questions.