John the Baptist heralds the coming of the Messiah.

Advent is all about new beginnings, and we begin this season with our newest shared project: One bulletin.

Church of the Assumption is an active member of RocACTS - Rochester Alliance of Communities Transforming Society advocates for living wages for health care workers and affordable child care for low income workers. For information on RocACTS dinner Rochester’s Legacy: LIFT EVERY VOICE please click link. Contact Deni (deni.mack@dor.org or 585/388-5428) for tickets.

Every year in October, the Church in the U.S. celebrates Respect Life Month, during which we are challenged to look at how we cherish, protect and defend the most precious gift from God: the gift of life, because every life comes from God, has been created in God's own image, and has been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ The U.S. Bishops have provided us with material on many Respect Life topics on which to reflect, to possibly spur us on to action, and to even apply them to our own life and circumstances. Through October, Deacon Ron’s bulletin column will present some of those topics, and you can find all of the topics and other Respect Life material at https://www.respectlife.org/october

U.S. Catholic Conference Bishop's Pastoral Letter Against Racism—Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love This October we invite insightful speakers to engage us in conversation about our US Bishops’ important pastoral letter against racism. (Read it at http://bit.ly/call-against-racism). Fr. Bob Werth & Fr. George will kick off this six-session series October 2, from 7:00-8:30 pm. Plan to attend all six sessions: at Assumption on October 2, 9, 16 & 23, and October 30 & November 6 at Resurrection. Each session will feature a guest speaker. Please join us for as many as you can. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28

After much prayer and legal counsel, the Diocese of Rochester has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Please visit the diocese website for a message from the Bishop and answers to frequently asked questions.

Deacon Ron shares some important information about this bill and the Church's teachings about compassionate care for those who are suffering. Please see the full article for links to learn more and to contact your legislators.

This includes the School of Religion classes and CYO. Whenever the Fairport Central School District closes due to extreme weather, it is our policy to close as well. ALL meetings scheduled for tonight are also canceled or postponed.

Please be alert to any emails asking for help that appear to be from parish staff. We will always use our official @dor.org email addresses, so anything you get from gmail, yahoo, etc. should raise a red flag. Contact us by phone or at our official diocese email addresses if you have any questions.

This includes the School of Religion classes and CYO. Whenever the Fairport Central School District closes due to extreme weather, it is our policy to close as well.

NOW WHAT? The Reproductive Health Act which has passed in NY State is not about health care; it is about expanding abortion in the most radical way. It allows abortions up to the moment of birth and removes the protection for babies born alive during an abortion. As believers in the sanctity of ALL human life, we must do all we can to assist those in need, and help to transform our culture into one that respects and supports life at all stages. Check out the pro-life information in the link (click "Love Both" image) for some of the ways you can counteract the impact of this law and continue to fight for our preborn brothers and sisters. ~Deacon Ron

Due to the storm predictions, all CYO games throughout the Diocese of Rochester have been cancelled for this weekend. Coaches will notify players about rescheduled game dates/times. Stay safe & warm, everyone!

On June 24, please join us in the Great Hall immediately after the 11:00 am Mass to celebrate Fr. Ed's 17 years as our pastor at the Church of the Assumption, and to send him off to his next adventures with our prayers and well-wishes!

Friday, June 15 at Burgundy Basin Inn. $35 tickets are available at the parish office (no phone or email orders) and after all Masses May 26 & 27, while supplies last.