A Sacred Home that is Welcoming

Mary Magdalene Church is an inclusive church in the

Catholic tradition where people from all faiths and backgrounds are welcome to the Lord's Table. We strive to live the values that

Jesus taught, to honor and respect each individual

and to share the joy of God's unconditional love

in our community and beyond.

Mary Magdalene Church Bulletin

Sunday, June 13, 2021

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

“The world doesn't need what women have,

it needs what women are.”

~St. Edith Stein

Photo by Dulcey Lima on Unsplash

SUNDAY MORNING MASS: Join us in person* or live every week at 10 am on Facebook Live or YouTube!

Please note- we will be INSIDE for Mass tomorrow morning for Sunday Mass as we celebrate Carter's 1st Communion!!! Sadly, this week's liturgy is full, so tickets are not available but please join us for Mass online.

However, our picnic will go on as long as the weather allows, and all are welcome!! Don't forget to bring a chair, a dish to share, a beverage, and your own place setting!

If you haven't done so already, please consider subscribing to MMC's YouTube Channel. There is no fee involved, and you're notified when we are live. Click this link to get connected: Our Channel on YouTube

Our musicians this morning are Kathy English, Randy Jones, and Bob Pizzutiello.

The song sheet can be found here.

The scriptures for the service are: Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34

*Click here to register for any upcoming Sunday Mass.

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~ A Message from Bishop Denise ~

Greetings!

PLEASE NOTE: Mass is INSIDE tomorrow morning!!! As you know, there is a great deal of electronic equipment that must be lugged out and set-up on Sunday mornings for our liturgy to be live-streamed. Thunderstorms were predicted AND we have Carter Anderson receiving his first communion. We needed therefore to make the decision earlier than usual. Unfortunately, this liturgy is completely booked, but please join us online!!

AND the weather forecast changed. Looks clear for our picnic!! So please join us after Mass about 11:115 for our Mary Magdalene Annual Picnic. We will have a vote of affirmation for our newest Board of Trustee nominations, and we will honor the hard work of those who have led our ministry teams as well as those who have chosen to step up for new work in our community. The bios of the incoming Board of Trustee members are available here:

We will gather on the back lawn after Mass!!! Please bring a dish to share, your beverage, your lawn chair, lawn game(s), and your own place settings to be kind to our environment!!! Let's have some fun and celebrate with one another!

What a delight it has been for all of us to celebrate the first communions of our children at Mary Magdalene Church. We have three more to go, this week we have Carter Anderson, next week Thomas Hynick, and June 27 is Lucas Potratz. We appreciate your understanding that there are times that you may not have been able to get a “ticket” for Mass! We also appreciate your understanding of the continuation of the restrictions we put in place when we first opened. It has been of the utmost importance to us that, as our First Communion children and their families are our “guests of honor,” we make sure that their out-of-town guests and family members have a seat in the pews, and given that a vaccine is not yet available for them, we understand their vulnerability and maintain measures that minimize the risk of COVID spread at church!! We have felt it to be of the utmost importance to continue our COVID policies until all of our children have received their 1^st Communion.

After all of these celebrations end, we will begin making some changes to reflect the ways guidelines have changed in the last several weeks. Please note that we will proceed slowly and with a great deal of planning, as we acknowledge the responsibility to be tender stewards of our neighbors. We see this as being tied to our deep value of inclusivity, and that includes making sure our sanctuary is welcoming to the most vulnerable. At this time, given that children cannot yet be vaccinated, that will include ensuring that our families will be comfortable gathering again in their sacred home, not just for their first communion, but for any Sunday!!

Beginning July 4^th, we will be implementing two changes. We’ll have people sitting in every other pew (currently we are using every third pew). This means that our capacity will increase from 40 people to 60 people!! We will also invite people to come forward to receive communion!!! I have to admit that this is particularly exciting to me! It is very significant to actually receive and give communion, the Body of Christ! I love to look into each person’s eyes as I offer this precious gift of Eucharist!! It makes me extremely happy so I’m always smiling as well, but of course, this will not yet be very visible! At this time, we will only be offering the bread, not yet the wine or juice. We will continue to have each host individually wrapped, and we will ask people to bring their host back to their seat and then consciously and intentionally lower your mask to receive.

Please note that at this time we will not be making any changes to our indoor mask requirements. This is especially important for our children and anyone who may not be vaccinated. We know that as it gets hotter, it’s increasingly uncomfortable to wear a mask. Personally, I have found the paper masks to breath more, and we do have that type of mask available if you do not have one. That may help.

Finally, I’d like to thank all of you for honoring our “Hugger” buttons!! Again, it was important to be able to honor that we are all in different places regarding our comfort, and we know there are various the extenuating circumstances behind our comfort level!! It is not simply a different choice! We also know how important it is to welcome one another through a warm embrace!! The Hugger buttons became a way to honor both of these situations! I will say the buttons have become increasingly popular and some people have asked to take one home! YES- in fact, last weekend we sent at least two buttons out of town with guests of Abbie and Kendall! We love that these simple buttons can communicate to others that you are open to receive a hug, and that it give us ways to reconnect more fully with one another!! We can always make more!!

Thank you for being a community that makes my heart sing!!

With much love,

Bishop Denise

GETTING INVOLVED!

First Communions

Tomorrow, June 13, we will celebrate the first communion of Carter Anderson. Join us in person or live online, and if you feel moved to share your joy with them, please feel free to send cards or messages to them via the church this coming week!

If you’d like to send a card or a note to any or all of the children, please send them to Mimi Youngman, 1008 Main Street, East Rochester, NY 14445, before the children's First Communion dates. The dates are:

June 20- Thomas Hynick

June 27- Lucas Potratz

Knit, Purl, Pray Ministry

Join this group outside at church on June 14th at 1 pm! New people are welcome, and please bring a chair. We will reschedule for June 16 in the event of rain.

Brown Bag Bible Study

We will meet for an outdoor Bible study this Thursday at 11 am - June 17. Bring a chair and your lunch, and come join us - no commitment necessary! We will meet every Thursday between June 10 and July 8, and all are welcome. The next meeting will cover John 1:1-18. Think of this as joining a conversation that is almost 2000 years old. Exciting stuff! Contact Deacon Lori if you need the readings for the coming week. lorikvail@gmail.com

Family Promise (formerly RAIHN) NIGHT WITHOUT A BED-

On Saturday, June 26, you are invited to sleep in your car, on a couch, or in a tent, to take and share photos, and to consider families who regularly sleep without a bed. This could be done all together in our congregation's parking lot, in your backyard with neighbors, or in individual homes with a virtual connection component. Family Promise has collected some ideas, such as the ones listed HERE, for activities and a fundraising platform should your families want to join that effort.

Open Sanctuary Hours

You are most welcome to come in for prayer, quiet reflection, and communion during our Open Hours on Friday from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. One of us will be in the building during these open hours, and we are happy to connect with you if you would like to speak with us. If our office doors are open, we are available! You will also find Eucharist available at the front of the church. For the sake of safety and comfort, we ask that you use the hand sanitizer provided, that you receive communion at your seat, and that you wear a mask at all times in the church.

Priestly Ordination of Lori Katherine Vail

God willing, Lori will be ordained as a priest of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 6 pm here at Mary Magdalene Church. Her first mass will be Sunday, August 8 followed by a community party at Edmund Lyons Park.

Bulletin Announcements

Do you have an announcement you would like to see included in our bulletin? Just email Lori by Thursday at 5 pm to have your group's message or activity added to our Sunday bulletin. lorikvail@gmail.com

WAYS TO GIVE!

Thank you, as always, for your generosity! We have numerous ways you can choose to donate. You can use the button below to make a one-time donation, and you can contact our treasurer, Sue Pagano, at suepagano@gmail.com to set up ongoing support.

Additionally, we now have an account with Can Kings! Your donation of cans and bottles can be made at any of the three Can King locations: 1276 Fairport Road, Fairport; 1183 Bay Road, Webster; or 505 East Main Street, Palmyra. Just let them know to put your donation down for Mary Magdalene Church!

And if you shop on Amazon, consider setting up Amazon Smile for your account and choosing Mary Magdalene Church as the recipient. You can find more information on Amazon Smile and set up the service here.

May Financials

Pledged: $6539

Non-Pledged: $895

Donate!

Opportunities to

Come into Church for

Prayer or Reflection:

Friday

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Communion will be available.

The front door will be unlocked.

Please use sanitizer provided &

wear a mask at all times.

Opportunities to Connect:

Coffee Hour after Mass

Sunday 11:00 am

For those of you who would like to understand a bit more

about our Communal Blessing we participate in during our

live streamed liturgy, you'll find a document explaining the blessing

on our website. It's entitled We are a Eucharistic People.

Casa Gubbio

Saturday Morning Rosary

Saturdays at 8:00 am

Casa Gubbio is the ministry of Brother Peter Veitch, a Mary Magdalene parishioner and brother in the Benedictines of Holy Wisdom, ECC. The mission of Casa Gubbio is to provide a place of retreat for progressive/independent ‘seekers’ in keeping with the Benedictine charism of hospitality.

Casa Gubbio is a safe place to gather outside of traditional organized religious communities. All are welcome. For more information, contact Brother Peter at peterthomasveitch@gmail.com