This week I have lots of good news to share with you from the Auburn Catholic Community.
€ St. Mary's Church's annual parish picnic has been scheduled on the patronal feast day of the parish, Aug. 14, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It will be held at the Owasco Fire Department beginning with a Mass at 5:30 p.m. followed by the picnic.
€ St. Mary's and Sacred Heart parishes' joint Faith Formation classes will be held this summer for all children in first through eighth grades who are not enrolled in a Catholic School. The first session is set for July 7 through 18, and the second session is set for Aug. 11 through 22. Call Jan at 252-3439 ext. 208 for more information.
€ St. Ann's annual chicken barbecue and bazaar in Owasco will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 20.
€ St. Alphonus Parish Picnic will be held at Yawger Brook Campgrounds Sunday, July 20. There will also be a St. Alphonsus CYO chicken barbecue from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the Parish center on East Genesee Street. This is take-out only and the cost of a full dinner - including half a chicken, salt potatoes, cole slaw, baked potato salad, dinner roll and dessert - is $6.50.
€ A golf tournament to benefit the St. Alphonsus CYO Program will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, at Cranebrook Golf Course on Canoga Road. This will include a youth tournament in the morning and an adult tournament in the afternoon. Registration forms are available at all the doors of the church and the rectory.
€ St. Alphonsus “Fiesta” Summer Vacation Bible School for first through fifth grades will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 18 through 22, in the Parish Center at St. Joseph School.
Children will enjoy crafts, games and snacks, experience Bible stories, learn new music and meet new friends. Call the office at 252-7261 for more information.
€ St. Hyacinth's Parish will hold a summer Vacation Bible School, “Surfin' with the Spirit and Celebrating Life,” from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 4 through 8, in the school building on Pulaski Street.
This program will include music, skits, games, snacks and crafts for children in kindergarten through seventh grades. Call 364-6701 or
252-8872 for more information.
€ Holy Family's parish picnic will be held Sunday, July 27, at the Auburn Correctional Recreation Facility on Franklin Street. There will be an outdoor Mass at 11:15 a.m. followed by the picnic.
Each year at the picnic, the Parish Life Committee awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are continuing their education in the fall. Last year, the parish generously awarded seven scholarships of $300 each to the graduates.
€ Catholic Daughters of America would like to invite all interested women of any age to join them at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the St. Francis of Assisi Parish hall at 185 Clark St. in Auburn. For further information, contact Michele at 255-0639.
€ An Ecumenical Vacation Bible School, Summer Fun Festival, will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18 through 22, at Clifford Park (Y-Field).
€ Many of you remember Deacon Edison Tayag who did his Pastoral Year of the Seminary at St. Mary's Church in Auburn.
Edison will be ordained a priest by Bishop Matthew Clark at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester at 10:30 a.m. today. Congratulations Edison! All of your friends in Auburn are thinking of you on this special day.
Have a great week, and remember God loves you so much.
“The good God does not need years to accomplish His work of love in a soul; one ray from his heart can, in an instant, make His flower bloom for eternity.”
- St. Therese of Lisieux
Denise Bennett is a parishioner at Holy Family Church in Auburn. She can be reached at deniseb132@yahoo.com
€ St. Mary's and Sacred Heart parishes' joint Faith Formation classes will be held this summer for all children in first through eighth grades who are not enrolled in a Catholic School. The first session is set for July 7 through 18, and the second session is set for Aug. 11 through 22. Call Jan at 252-3439 ext. 208 for more information.
€ St. Ann's annual chicken barbecue and bazaar in Owasco will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 20.
€ St. Alphonus Parish Picnic will be held at Yawger Brook Campgrounds Sunday, July 20. There will also be a St. Alphonsus CYO chicken barbecue from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the Parish center on East Genesee Street. This is take-out only and the cost of a full dinner - including half a chicken, salt potatoes, cole slaw, baked potato salad, dinner roll and dessert - is $6.50.
€ A golf tournament to benefit the St. Alphonsus CYO Program will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, at Cranebrook Golf Course on Canoga Road. This will include a youth tournament in the morning and an adult tournament in the afternoon. Registration forms are available at all the doors of the church and the rectory.
€ St. Alphonsus “Fiesta” Summer Vacation Bible School for first through fifth grades will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 18 through 22, in the Parish Center at St. Joseph School.
Children will enjoy crafts, games and snacks, experience Bible stories, learn new music and meet new friends. Call the office at 252-7261 for more information.
€ St. Hyacinth's Parish will hold a summer Vacation Bible School, “Surfin' with the Spirit and Celebrating Life,” from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 4 through 8, in the school building on Pulaski Street.
This program will include music, skits, games, snacks and crafts for children in kindergarten through seventh grades. Call 364-6701 or
252-8872 for more information.
€ Holy Family's parish picnic will be held Sunday, July 27, at the Auburn Correctional Recreation Facility on Franklin Street. There will be an outdoor Mass at 11:15 a.m. followed by the picnic.
Each year at the picnic, the Parish Life Committee awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are continuing their education in the fall. Last year, the parish generously awarded seven scholarships of $300 each to the graduates.
€ Catholic Daughters of America would like to invite all interested women of any age to join them at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the St. Francis of Assisi Parish hall at 185 Clark St. in Auburn. For further information, contact Michele at 255-0639.
€ An Ecumenical Vacation Bible School, Summer Fun Festival, will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18 through 22, at Clifford Park (Y-Field).
€ Many of you remember Deacon Edison Tayag who did his Pastoral Year of the Seminary at St. Mary's Church in Auburn.
Edison will be ordained a priest by Bishop Matthew Clark at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester at 10:30 a.m. today. Congratulations Edison! All of your friends in Auburn are thinking of you on this special day.
Have a great week, and remember God loves you so much.
“The good God does not need years to accomplish His work of love in a soul; one ray from his heart can, in an instant, make His flower bloom for eternity.”
- St. Therese of Lisieux
Denise Bennett is a parishioner at Holy Family Church in Auburn. She can be reached at deniseb132@yahoo.com
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