Prayer & Spirituality Ministries
Staff Liaison: Father Mike Mayer; fr.mike.mayer@dor.org ; 585-334-3815
Spiritual Friends/Evangelization
Contact: Jeanne Leonardi reginal@rochester.rr.com 585-533-9386
The goal of this ministry is a commitment to help each other live a Christ - Centered life growing in holiness. The main elements of the ministry are achieving a sense of welcoming, belonging, community and gaining confidence in living out the call to discipleship.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Contact: Sue Waterstraat comeadorehim@gmail.com 585-261-5676 or
Contact: Lou Ann Owens laowens@rochester.rr.com 585-350-8945
Adoration is presently being offered Monday through Friday in Room 3 at Guardian Angels. Typically, a person signs up to pray in the Chapel for a 1-hour time frame on the same day each week. These people are called committed adorers. If one cannot commit to a specific time each week, we also have a list of people, who are willing to be substitutes. Substitutes cover for committed adorer who cannot make it to their weekly hour for whatever reason.
Both committed adorers and substitutes are essential to ensure that he Blessed Sacrament is never left alone on the alter and the Chapel can remain open for visitors. For more information, please contact Sue or Lou Ann. You may also ask to be added to our weekly newsletter which goes out every Sunday via e-mail and details available hours for the following week.
Divine Mercy Novena
Contact: Harriet Beiter 585-334-2912
As Jesus requested in St. Faustina’s Diary (#1210-1230) the novena is to be prayed beginning on Good Friday through the Saturday before Divine Mercy Sunday (the 1st Sunday after Easter). It includes the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and special prayers which Jesus prepared for each day of the novena.
When St. Pope John Paul canonized Sr. Faustina (making her St. Faustina), he also, on the same day, surprised the entire world by establishing Divine Mercy Sunday (the feast day associated with the message) as a feast day for the entire Church. The feast day falls on the Second Sunday of the Easter season. On that day, John Paul II declared, "This is the happiest day of my life." For more information: https://www.thedivinemercy.org/
Group Prayer with Adoration
Contact: Sue Waterstraat comeadorehim@gmail.com 585-261-5676 or
Contact: Lou Ann Owens laowens@rochester.rr.com 585-350-8945
Every Friday from 2:30 - 3:30 pm, parishioners meet in the Adoration Chapel, located in Room 3 at Guardian Angels, for group prayer and adoration. They pray The Rosary, The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary and The Divine Mercy Chaplet in addition to other prayers.
On the first Friday of every month, Exposition and Benediction of the Holy Eucharist is also included.
Staff Liaison: Sister Sheila Stevenson; sheila.stevenson@dor.org ; 585-334-3815
Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena
Contact: Harriet Beiter 585-334-2912
The Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena has been prayed every Monday for 40 years. Opening song and prayers are followed by the Rosary, the Litany of Our Lady and Divine Mercy Chaplet from 6:30 to 7:15 every Monday in Room 3 of the Guardian Angel site. We enjoy a social hour every 3rd Monday after the novena.
Rosary & Altar Society
Contact: Michele Pelleschi 585-510-8979
Ann Iten anniten@frontiernet.net 585-334-8144
Fosters a sense of community among parishioners through devotion to Mary in the recitation of the Holy Rosary. The Rosary and Altar Society support parish functions, provide financial aid for parish projects, and offer programs for spiritual growth and camaraderie.
Grandparents Club
Contact: Dee Valone 585-334-5630
The grandparents group is a friendly gathering at Dee’s home on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Come together to be encouraged and inspired by the book we are reading and each other. We focus on ways to pass on our Catholic faith to the younger generations.