"Making Hope More Real This Advent" - Join us for a Retreat Day, Saturday, December 6 - 10:00am - 2pm at Sacred Heart Community Center. Sister Joan Sobala, S.S.J. will be our guest speaker. Chili and sandwich luncheon provided.
SHARE THE WARMTH. MAKE AN IMPACT.
SUPPORT OUR MINISTRIES
From the Desk of Father John
The Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) is the annual appeal that starts in October inviting Catholics in the Diocese of Rochester to join in a partnership to advance the mission of our Church through Stewardship. Each of us has received gifts from God - namely our time, talent, and treasure. We are called to discern our gifts, to nurture them, and to share our gifts for the good of others and our Church. The theme for the Diocese of Rochester's 2025-2026 Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) is "Hope Does Not Disappoint". The appeal's message is inspired by St. Paul's Letter to the Romans (chapter 5), emphasizing the sharing of God's love and bringing hope to others through various ministries. The appeal focuses on sharing the hope of the Lord and living a life of faith in service to others. It highlights how collective generosity enables the Church to sustain and expand vital ministries, offering hope to the vulnerable and supporting the faithful across the 12 counties.
Holy Family Catholic Community mandatory parish goal is $43,000.00. We have exceeded our goal in the last two years. I am confident that we can meet our goal if all our 430 registered parishioners respond to God’s call and driven by the love of our Church and participates. This being the case, if each of the registered families gave $100.00, then we would have immediately met our goal. As your pastor, l am more pleased when a large population of our parishioners participate in giving towards the CMA goal. This is more important to me than the monetary figure as it demonstrates that we are growing aware of our collective responsibility and embracing ownership of our church in its growth and development. And l am happy to announce with gratitude that as of November 7th, 88 families have positively responded and offered $13,850.00 which translates to 32.21 % of our goal leaving us with a balance of $29150.00 Thank you to all who have helped in this campaign. If you have yet to give, we need your help! Please give today to help us reach goal. Any amount, large or small, will help. Please pray for the success of our efforts.
If it is easier, you can make your gift at www.dor.org – you can pay your pledge off in six installments. Pledge forms, which can be put in the collection or mailed directly to the diocese, are available in the back of the church. If you are a newly registered parishioner or if you didn’t receive a mailing, extra copies of the brochure and pledge forms are available at each entry of the Church or call the parish office 585-728-2228. The money raised by the campaign is used to fund specific programs, services and ministries that meet real needs. These programs services and ministries are usually diocesan-wide in scope and impact, and they are beyond the ability of any one parish to fund. Some of the programs include welcoming new Catholics thru OCIA, providing faith formation programs for our youth, giving support for families, the elderly and the infirm, providing parishes with services they’d be pressed to supply on their own, helping catholic schools, reaching out to the poor, homeless and hungry, encouraging religious vocations, honoring marriage and preparing engaged couples. The funded programs, services and ministries, either directly or indirectly, impact each parish in the diocese. The generous response of tens of thousands of Catholics each year makes a real difference in our church. Thank you for your attention and for your consideration of this appeal.
We need all households and families to participate. Also please pray for the success of this appeal and please respond generously. Please return your pledge as soon as possible, my hope and prayer is we will surpass our goal before Christmas so as to concentrate with the ongoing Parish Pastoral plans and projects
Believe me, the people of Holy Family are a generous, responsible and caring community, and I humbly ask that you reflect on the gifts that God has given to you and renew your support of our most urgent ministries by giving as generously as you can. I recognize that every gift constitutes a sacrifice, an offering made with gratitude. For the last two years our parish contribution has far exceeded our mandatory goal. This year, I would like that we not only exceed our goal but increase the number of families that participate in this important campaign. I want to take this moment to thank you for what you’ve done to help make our parish a vibrant faith community. Your presence and support are most appreciated. No matter how large or small our contribution may be, we can, with this one gesture, both strengthen our faith and help others experience the same love of God that has blessed our lives. Thanks for your generosity and mutual support. Fr. John