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During the weekends of November 10/11 and 17/18, our Youth Ministry participants and parents will be taking orders for poinsettias and wreaths after each Mass. You can also order  here using a fillable form. Orders can be dropped off at the Parish Center, put in the offertory boxes/collection basket, mailed in to Ashley Blank, or scanned as an attachment to an email to Ashley.  This is one of two fundraisers for the year for youth ministry. Wreaths and poinsettias will be available for pickup on the weekends of December 1/2 and 8/9 after each of the Masses. Thank you, as always, for your support! 

Come enjoy the Hangar Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol" on December 5! The play begins at 10 a.m., and lunch at St. Catherine's (provided by Ciao!) follows at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $20 for the play and $15 for the lunch; you are welcome to come to either or both. Friends and nonparishioners of all ages are welcome. See the  flier for more information and to sign up.

The 2018 Catholic Ministries Appeal is underway. Please help support Catholic Charities, Catholic schools, campus ministries, and seminarian education by donating to the CMA. Please see this year's  CMA video to see how your donation helps others. Many thanks. 

Our parish has held a number of Listening Sessions and Courageous Conversations about the clergy sex abuse crisis in the Church. Participants included middle- and high-school aged youth, young adults, parents, and adults of all ages. We have prepared a report that puts together the main themes of these sessions, which you can access  here. The report is also available in the printed and online bulletin for October 28. 

Recent revelations about the abuse of minors by Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania have once again sickened and angered our community and the Church as a whole. Please see the following links for responses to this crisis from Pope Francis, Bishop Matano, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. We have also provided links to some of Fr. Joe's homilies that addressed this crisis directly. To see the Diocese of Rochester's Office of Safe Environment site, click here. To see St. Catherine's Creating a Safe Environment page, click  here. Victims of abuse should always report to the civil authorities. To report a case of possible sexual abuse and to receive help and guidance from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, victims are encouraged to contact the victims’ assistance coordinator, Deborah Housel, at (585) 328-3228, ext. 1555; toll-free at 1-800-388-7177, ext. 1555; or email at  victimsassistance@dor.org. 

• Letter of his Holiness Pope Francis to the People of God 
• Letter to the Faithful from Bishop Matano 
• Statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, September 19
• Statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Bishop Robert Barron Q&A on the Abuse Crisis
• Podcast: Courageous Conversations About Sexual Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church with Dr. Dobie Moser  
• Podcast: Talking To Young People About the Scandals in the Catholic Church
• Fr. Joe's Homily from the Feast of the Assumption (August 15) 
• Fr. Joe's Homily from the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 19) 
• Fr. Joe's Homily from the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 26) 
• Fr. Joe's Homily from the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 2)