Mass Times: Saturdays at 5:00 pm;
Sundays at 8:00 am and 10:30 am.
Mon, Tues, Wed* (*Communion service),
and Fri at 8:15 am;
Thurs at 6:00 pm.
St. Rita Roman Catholic Church
1008 Maple Dr., Webster, NY 14580
585-671-1100
 

The Parish Office is open from 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday.  Stop by or give us a call at 671-1100.

Pastoral Messages

United in Faith and Community Update

Let’s Continue to Make St. Rita Parish Stronger

Saint Rita parish has grown in many positive ways over the past year. Mass attendance is up, the number of students in our school and faith formation has increased, sacramental preparation and celebrations abound, service to others remains strong with programs like COME dinners, Thanksgiving and Christmas Angel Projects, and we developed our new mission statement to serve as a continued guide for the parish.

One of our goals has been to increase family participation in Eucharistic celebrations and engage more youth in parish activities. We have made some nice inroads in this area with our monthly children’s Mass, monthly family activity nights, and youth group.

Our collections have also increased, which has allowed us to take care of campus improvement projects that had been sidelined for more than five years.

So let’s continue to build our community of faith through our welcoming of others of all ages. Please continue to encourage Mass attendance and invite families, friends and neighbors to join our parish activities.

Additionally, I am asking for your ongoing financial support to help us keep up with parish expenses. Shortly, parishioners will be receiving a letter in the mail from me requesting your help to increase regular offertory collections. I fully recognize this is a challenge for each of you, but appreciate your prayerful and generous response.

Peace,

Fr. Tim


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An Introduction to the Sunday Scripture Readings - May 4, 2025

“We Must Obey God Rather Than Men”

We continue this Sunday to hear eye-witness accounts of encounters with the risen Jesus Christ and the effect He had on those who loved Him.  Our readings today highlight the primacy of Peter among the Apostles and the primacy of love and faithfulness in following Jesus, despite all opposition. We also hear in the Book of Revelation of John’s visions of the universal Church giving praise and glory to the “Lamb that was slain.”

In our first reading (Acts of the Apostles 5:27-32, 40b-41), the apostles are brought before the Sanhedrin for fearlessly teaching in the name of Jesus after being instructed not to do so. They were flogged for their offense, yet went away rejoicing that they were found worthy to suffer for the sake of Jesus.

In our second reading (Revelation 5:11-14), we hear another of John’s apocalyptic visions of heaven. This vision declared the kingship and authority of the “Lamb that was slain” (Jesus). “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and glory and blessing.”

In our Gospel reading (John 21:1-19), Jesus appeared a third time to His disciples; this time at the Sea of Tiberias. There are a few keynotes in this reading. First, after fishing all night with nothing, Jesus overfilled their nets - a symbol of the great numbers who would become Christians. Second, Jesus reversed Peter’s three denials on the night of his betrayal with His three times asking, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” to which Peter responded, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus responded “Tend my sheep.” Jesus thus installed Peter as the shepherd of His Church. Thirdly, the fact that Jesus shared a breakfast meal with His Apostles clearly indicated He was not merely a ghost or apparition but that His glorified human body was capable of eating food.

We can find no better example of how to evangelize than the Apostles. They boldly and fearlessly proclaimed the risen Christ to the world, regardless of the consequences. “We must obey God rather than men”, they said. Look what these twelve men and others accomplished as a result—not on their own but with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit. May we also recognize the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit in our lives today.

bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050425.cfm


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Mass Times: Saturdays at 5:00 pm;
Sundays at 8:00 am and 10:30 am.
Mon, Tues, Wed* (*Communion service),
and Fri at 8:15 am;
Thurs at 6:00 pm.