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Spiritus Christi Church
 
March 20, 2018




S PECIAL INTENTIONS:

For prayers for your intentions or special needs, contact the Prayer Line at 227-5579 or taffnerjohn@gmail.com



March 25: 
Mark 11: 1-10, Psalm 22: 8-9, 17-20, 23-24, Isaiah 50: 4-7, Philippians 2: 6-11, Mark 14:1 - 15:47

April 1: Acts 10: 34A, 37-43; Psalm 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Colossians 3: 1-4; John 20: 1-9




Last Week's Collection:  
$
16,913


Dear Friends:

Today I'm going for a hike in Mendon Ponds. It's going to be cold, actually very cold! But I'm geared up and ready to listen to the trees, the grasses, the pond, the birds, the insects, the animals, the sky, the wind, and yes, the snow. Today for a couple of hours, I will not be the center of the world. The world will be the center of me. My attention will be on letting the Earth speak to me. It will strengthen me and guide me. I will look with awe at the beauty of winter. I will be one of many creatures leaving footprints in the snow. I will be grateful for my warm mittens and wool scarf. I will be listening to God speak to me. I can't wait!

Join us for our Lenten soup supper this Thursday at 6 pm followed by our reflective Mass and guest homilist at 7 pm. Everyone is welcome!

You're invited to begin Holy Week with a morning meditation on Monday, March 26 from 7 - 7:40 am. Join Kathy Welch and Jim Bridges in the Taylor Chapel at Spiritus. Come and  share a reflection, some music, prayer and silence to deepen our practice of embracing God as God is always embracing us. We would love to see you there in the candlelight!

This Sunday we begin Holy Week , a sacred time for prayer and walking with Jesus as we remember his crucifixion, death, and resurrection. We begin with Palm Sunday where we will distribute palms at each Mass and listen to the story of his crucifixion. On Thursday night, we will remember the Last Supper, and we will reenact Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. On Good Friday, we will remember Jesus' death on the cross. On Easter Saturday and Sunday, we will celebrate Jesus' resurrection and our rising to new life. Here are the times of each service. Everyone is welcome!

Palm Sunday Services
  • Regular Mass schedule: Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 7:30 am and 9:30 am.
  • Singing of the Passion on Sunday at 7:30 am and 9:30 am.
  • Children are invited to distribute palms and at 9:30 am Mass, hear a special youth homily. (See below)
Holy Thursday
  • 7 pm Mass at Spiritus with foot washing and Thursday Night Choir.
Good Friday 
  • Noon Mass at Spiritus with the singing of the Passion
  • 7 pm at Hochstein - Spiritus teens perform the Seven Last Words.
Holy Saturday
  • Easter service at 5 pm at Spiritus with Spirit Singers.
Easter Sunday - Services are at Hochstein.
  • 9 am Spirit Singers
  • 11 am Gospel
Did you know that we have a special Palm Sunday program just for kids? All children (Grades Pre-K thru 6th grade) are welcome to join us for our Children's Palm Sunday gathering in the lounge of Hochstein during the 9:30 am Mass. The children will proceed into Mass with the Palms and help pass them out with volunteers. After that, our Religious Education team will bring the children back for a fun, dynamic telling of the Palm Sunday story! We will have a program for each age group: Pre-K, 1st & 2nd grades, 3rd & 4th grades, 5th & 6th grades. Parents will pick up their children during the Kiss of Peace on the altar. Meet us in the lounge at 9:10 am on Palm Sunday to sign your child up.

We send our love to Robert Crane on the death of his mother. Our hearts are with Sandy Flynn on the death of her husband, Jack. We send our condolences to the friends and family of Diana DiPrima. Our
condolences also go to the family of Patricia Wiater. We give our condolences to the family of Todd Kendall whose funeral Mass was today. And we send our love to the family of friends of Kami Leakey whose service will be this Saturday at Spiritus.

Our monthly food collection for April will be on the weekend of April 7 & 8. Please consider bringing non-perishable food items or paper products with you to Mass. The food helps our outreach ministries.

This comes with love,

Rev. Mary




OTHER NEWS

Café! Café! Warm up your toes with a pot of freshly brewed, fair-trade Chiapan coffee! This month, coffee will be available for purchase after Masses on March 25/26, on our drink-now-pay-later plan. Thank you again for helping to provide a living wage to the growers on the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Muchas gracias!


Easter is a wonderful opportunity to participate in the beautiful celebration of Christ's resurrection as a Eucharistic Minister individually or as a family. Easter is just a few weeks away and Eucharistic Ministers are needed for 9 am and 11 am Easter Sunday liturgies at Hochstein. Please contact Betty Cline (bettycline01@frontiernet.net or 426-1714), to sign up.


Join us for another session of "Cooking with Dr. Julie." Dr. Julie Fiscella is a pathologist at U of R who is a wealth of knowledge on how to eat what matters to stay healthy and is also an amazing cook!  Join us on Saturday, April 14 from 11 am - 1 pm in the Celebration Hall kitchen at Spiritus. This is an interactive cooking demonstration using a combination of science, medicine, great flavor and a desire for life-long healthy changes in selection and preparation of food to promote optimal health and improve chronic disease! Limited to 20-25 participants per session. Participants can call the Spiritus office (325-1180) to sign up for the cooking demo.


2018 TITHING:
Once again, we invite Spiritus Christi parishioners to nominate organizations to receive our Tithing. You can either utilize THIS FORM to nominate a deserving organization, use the one in the printed bulletin or pick one up at the Spiritus office. Please return your nominations to the church office by April 10. 



  

CALENDAR


SATURDAY, MARCH 24
  • 5 pm: Mass at Spiritus (Gospel)* 
SUNDAY, MARCH 25: PALM SUNDAY
  • 7:30 am: Mass at Spiritus (Spirit Singers sing THE PASSION)*

  • 9:10 am: Special RE Program - Hochstein

  • 9:30 am: Mass at Hochstein (Spirit Singers sing THE PASSION)*

  • 12 pm: 7 Last Words Practice - Celebration Hall
MONDAY, MARCH 26
  • 7 am: Lenten Meditation - Taylor Chapel
  • 12:10 pm: Mass at Spiritus - Taylor Chapel
  • 6 pm: 7 Last Words Rehearsal - Hochstein
  • 7 pm: A Course in Miracles - Nielsen Room
  • 7 pm: Confirmation Meeting #4 - Renaissance Room

TUESDAY, MARCH 27
  • 12:10 pm: Mass at Immanuel Baptist Church (Contemporary) 
 
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
  • 12:10 pm: Mass at Spiritus - Taylor Chapel (Harp)
  • 1 pm: SCC - Shaw Room
  • 1-6 pm: Living Room - Nielsen Room

THURSDAY, MARCH 29 - HOLY THURSDAY
  • 1:30 pm: Yoga - Shaw Room
  • 7 pm: Mass at Spiritus (Thursday Night Musicians)*

FRIDAY, MARCH 30 - GOOD FRIDAY
  • Noon: Good Friday Mass at Spiritus (Spirit Singers sing THE PASSION)
  • 12:30 pm: Office & Building CLOSES
  • 7 pm: 7 LAST WORDS Performance - Hochstein
  • 8:30 pm: Youth Party - Nielsen Room

SATURDAY, MARCH 31 - HOLY SATURDAY
  • 5 pm: Mass at Spiritus (Spirit Singers)* 
SUNDAY, APRIL 1: EASTER
  • 9 am: Mass at HOCHSTEIN (Spirit Singers)*
  • 11 am: Mass at HOCHSTEIN (Gospel)*
*hearing loop available

                    
   


LITURGIES
all services at Spiritus,
except as noted


Hearing Loop ava ilable in Sanctuary, at Hochstein and at Immanuel Baptist Church

Saturday, 5 pm: Sanctuary

Sunday, 7:30 am: Sanctuary

Sunday, 9:30 am:
Hochst ein
Music School
(interpreted)
nursery care available
Monday, 12:10 pm: Chapel

Tuesday, 12:10 pm:
Immanuel Baptist Church

Wednesday, 12:10 pm: Chapel

Thursday, 7 pm:
Sanctuary

Friday, 12:10 pm: Chapel


LOCATIONS

Spiritus Christi:
121 N. Fitzhugh Street
Rochester

Hochstein:
50 N. Plymouth Avenue
Rochester

Immanuel:
815 Park Avenue
Rochester


PASTO RAL TEAM 
Jesus Christ, Senior Pastor
Rev. Mary Ramerman, Pastor 
Rev. James Callan, Associate Pastor 
Rev. Myra Brown, Associate Pastor
Mark Potter, Director, Religious Ed & Family Minister 
Lauren Urzetta, Youth Minister 
Siobhan Potter, Youth Minister 
Mike Ramich, Business Administrator  
Ruth Cowing, Administrative Assistant 
Elaine West, Administrative Assistant 
Joe 

Lerangis, Music Minister, Spirit Singers
Paul Boutte, Music Minister, Gospel Choir 
Jim Ramerman, Music Minister, Thursday Night Musicians

WEDDINGS: 
Lisa Moretto & Lori Marra, Wedding Preparation
8-month period of preparation; contact 325-1180 or scmarriageprep@gmail.com

BAPTISMS:
call the Spiritus office, 325-1180 to register
 
SPIRITUS CHRISTI OUTREACHES  
Chiapas, Mexico Mission: Ritaclare & Mike Streb, 621-5435 
Grace of God Recovery House: Sr. Margie Henninger, 766-0683 
Mental Health Center: Maureen Marlow, 325-1180 
Urban Youth Outreach: eileen hurley, 489-5559
Prison Outreach @ Jennifer House: Sarah Lee, 288-1074 
Prison Outreach @ Nielsen House: Jon Olsen, 328-0801
Prison Outreach @ Offices: Jim Smith & Sharon Castronovo: 288-0504
Spiritus Haiti (H.O.P.E.): 262-3370  
Spiritus Christi Church  
121 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, NY 14614

p: 585-325-1180  I  f: 585-325-1191
  

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