St. John of Rochester

10/26/2022

Do you have any of these items unused in your home? If yes, here is a great way to repurpose them.

06/12/2022

On Thursday we welcomed 14 new refugees from Afghanistan to the clothing closet to choose clothing for themselves and their families. Brand new refugees take a little longer because we make sure we find winter coats, boots, hats, scarves and gloves as well as new underwear and socks besides all the usual things like pants and shirts. While we were working with these new refugees, we received a call about a Ukrainian family of 4 who had just arrived the night before with only a carry on. We had them come as well to get what they needed. A very busy Thursday, but very rewarding!

06/08/2022

Saint’s Place supporting those in need!

Congratulations to Malina for receiving a Dell Inspiron Laptop from the Saint's Place Refugee Educational Initiative! Malina is from Afghanistan and arrived in the US in 2019. She attended RIA for six months and at Rush-Henrietta for two years. Malina received the most glowing recommendation from her teachers and we are exciting to see what the future holds for her! She is attending MCC in the fall to study nursing. Congratulations!

06/07/2022

A Rochester priest explains that belief in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist is a central part of Catholicism.

05/30/2022

Saints Place provides opportunities for all the families they support.

Congratulations to our final $6,000 vocational scholarship from fall of 2021!

"Mr. Sultani entered the Electrical program at OACES in September of 2021. Mr. Sultani joined the program, as wanted a better life for his wife and four children. He acquired his Level I (Residential) and Level II (Commercial) certificates along with obtaining an OSHA 10—Hour Safety awareness card for the construction industry.

During his time in the program, Mr. Sultani also worked on improving his “soft skills” in an effort not simply to get a job, but to start a lasting career.

After much hard work, Mr. Sultani graduated. Recently on March 25th he received a job offer with Larry Masci as an electrician. Mr. Sultani now has the ability to provide for his family and grow within this profession."

05/15/2022

Looking for a spring service opportunity? Consider helping the Bethany House with their raised garden beds. Contact them if you are interested!

04/27/2022

The National Eucharistic Revival is coming soon! On the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, June 19, 2022, the Catholic Churches of the United States will begin a 3 year journey of prayer, pilgrimage, and worship to rediscover the source and summit of our Faith.

For local events and important information, please visit eucharisticrevival.dor.org. We are very excited to be going on this journey with you!

04/06/2022

With Holy Week starting on Sunday, have ever wondereed why we do what we do? Check out the explanation from the Catholic Courier. Also check out SJR’s website for Mass times.

A 1955 decree authorized by Pope Pius XII instituted several adaptions to Holy Week services, promoting greater involvement of the laity.

04/04/2022

Grab your Easter Basket and join the SJR community for our Easter Saturday Activites: Morning Prayer and Blessing of Easter Baskets at 9AM; followed by our Easter Egg hunt for ages 0-3, 4-6, 7-10+ in the Parish Center. Please RSVP for the Egg Hunt on stjohnfairport.org.

03/19/2022

This morning several families gathered to create Resurrection Gardens that will be green with life by Easter Sunday. Keep your eyes out for this event next Lent!

12/24/2021

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