Celebrating 100 years
- Clustered Worship Sites:
Christ the King
St. Salome
St. Thomas the Apostle - Individual Worship Sites:
St. Cecilia
St. Margaret Mary - Irondequoit Catholic Communities:
Regional Mass Schedule
Regional Calendars
Irondequoit Senior Ministries
On Arriving:
At theater productions and concerts latecomers are asked to remain in the lobby, waiting until an intermission to be seated. Some parishes follow this model and have latecomers wait until there is a break in the liturgical action of the Mass. What is the point? To help those who are assembled to pray together without interruption or distraction. Every parish, of course, wants all who gather to participate from the moment they arrive to the closing sound of the common prayer and song. Good planning helps us to be on time most of the time. Here are some habits to develop for arriving.
Greet others as you arrive.
Make space for others to sit in any empty pews, even if you prefer to remain near an aisle.
If Mass Has Already Begun
Use the church entrance that will be least disturbing to others who have already gathered.
Search out seats before walking down or ask an usher for assistance in finding a seat.
Choose an appropriate time to join the assembly, such as during a song, but not during the readings or prayers. It is best to wait for the right moment to enter.
Know that it is better to be present even if late than it is to be absent from the assembly.
Be hospitable to those already gathered (smile and use body language if you ask someone in a pew to move down, for example) as you silently join the assembly.
If You Need to Leave Early
Move at a time when the assembly is in motion.
On Leaving
Remain in place until the Mass is over and the procession has left the church. The time after Communion and the concluding rites (with announcements) are both important to the communal aspect of the liturgy as a whole.
At the end of Mass, replace the missalettes and hymnals at the ends of the pew and take your bulletin home with you.
Clean up your personal belongings before you go and leave the worship space tidy for the next congregation.
