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welcomeWelcome to our parish, located in the heart of the Finger Lakes area of upstate New York. We ar e a vibrant religious community with rich worship, an exceptional and established parochial school, many active ministries, and lively activities. We invite people to visit both of our worship sites: St. Mary's Church in Cananadaigua and St. Bridget's Church in Bloomfield. We warmly welcome those who desire to share in our community life. When you are at St. Benedict’s, you are home!Visit the Parish Ministries tab on this website for more information about the various ministries and groups here at St. Benedict Parish.
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Link to online givingPlease click on the "Online Giving" graphic below to sign up for online giving for the Sunday offertory:
St. Benedict Parish is pleased to be able to partner with Our Sunday Visitor to offer this option, especially now as we cannot gather as a faith community for Masses. As always, we thank you for your generosity. Be well and God bless.
If you have any questions about this program, you may contact our Director of Finance and Administration, Tony DiPrima, at Tony.Diprima@dor.org.
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Emergency Phone Number
(585) 364-2419
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COVID-19 vaccine info and resources
With the Covid-19 vaccine being currently administered and constantly in the news, we are aware that there are concerns over the ethics surrounding the vaccine. We've included resources on our website here to help people make informed choices and we hope that you found them informative and reassuring. In addition, we came across a video (included below) that we'd like to share with you. It is frontloaded with lots of information about ethics and also includes information near the end about the specific vaccines that have been approved and are currently being tested. We hope that you watch the entire video and that you find this resource informative and helpful.
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CMA 2020-2021
Pastor’s Note about the Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA)
The CMA is upon us! Time is flying by… Our goal this year is about $164,000. This goal has not changed in three consecutive years. The good news is that we have made this goal two years in a row! Our parish has continued to assert and show an increase in leadership in the Diocese of Rochester even in challenging years. I cannot say that I have any feeling stronger than pride over your generosity especially in challenging times. The community of our parish shows me a great and shining example of true care and stewardship that is truly inspiring.
I again appeal to you to consider giving to the extent you’re able to the CMA. Every little bit would help. As I’ve said in the past, our participation rate is a bit lower than it ought to be, at around 20%. If we could see a 25-30% participation, we would make our goal very easily. Thank you so much and I look forward with hope that the bulk of this goal is accomplished before Christmas. THANK YOU! ~ Fr. Michael
Please take the time to watch the CMA video, which can be accessed by clicking here. (Our own St. Mary's School is included in the video!) To contribute to the CMA, you may do so online at https://www.dor.org/giving/contribute-to-the-cma/. Be sure to use the drop down menu and scroll down to St. Benedict Roman Catholic Parish, Canandaigua [365]. If you do not want to contribute online, you can make a check out to the parish with CMA in the memo section of the check. Put it in an envelope labeled "CMA" and place it in the collection at Masses or mail it to the Parish Administration Center at 95 N. Main Street, Canandaigua NY 14424.
If you mail your check to the Diocese of Rochester, be sure to include St. Benedict Parish (#365) in the memo section of your check OR if your envelope says no parish, be sure to write in our parish name and number so that we can get credit for the contribution. Thank you for supporting our parish and the 2020-2021 Catholic Ministries Appeal!