Author Archive: Erica Stiller
COVID-19 STATEMENTS
SPECIAL COVID-19 STATEMENTS As always, the safety of priests, parishioners, visitors, staff, and volunteers is our top priority as we worship Our Lord at the Church of the Resurrection. We appreciate the support shown by the Resurrection community to wearing face coverings, washing hands, and social distancing. These practices help Resurrection stay open for worship […]
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Musical Musings from Joy
Thank you to EVERYONE who came up to sing with us for this weekend’s Open Sing. We were thrilled to have you, and are sincerely hoping you’ll consider joining us full-time next fall. In a couple of weeks, I will be making the trek to Baltimore, Maryland for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians’ (NPM) […]
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Announcements
The KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS will host a dinner on Saturday, June 23rd. All men and their families are invited. Please see the bulletin insert for more details. On Tuesday, June 26th, Resurrection will host ALAN AMES for a healing Mass and service. Please see the bulletin for more details. The first OPEN SING of the […]
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Musical Musings from Joy
Next weekend, we will have our first Open Sing of the year. We’ve had one before and I’ve mentioned it in previous articles, but I’m still getting some questions. Hopefully this will help you decide whether or not you want to take part! What is an “Open Sing”? An Open Sing is the opportunity to […]
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Musical Musings from Joy
As the school year draws to a close, so does the 2017-2018 Music Ministry. This was the most fulfilling year I could have hoped for, and I hope those of you who are with us regularly got to witness their gifts and talents, too. To say I am proud of and humbled by them is […]
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Musical Musings from Joy
Many don’t realize that staying in Ireland after my two years in Wexford were up wasn’t an “automatic” thing. In fact, I decided pretty late in the game that I was going to take a leap of faith and turn down a full scholarship/assistantship offer at an American college in order to attend the Irish […]
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Musical Musings from Joy
One of my greatest joys over the two years I served in Wexford was producing fully-staged, musical plays based on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I inherited the project from an alumna of House of Brigid, (who happened to be a music, theatre, AND French classmate of mine at Saint Mary’s!), and […]
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Operation Hometown Gratitude
Operation Hometown Gratitude was a great success with 94 boxes packed, $882 collected for mailing, and about seventy people participating on Sunday. We were grateful and excited about the wide range of parish and community involvement including a generous monetary donation and items from the Rochester Exchange Club, home baked cookies from our Bakers Ministry, […]
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Announcements
Resurrection will offer VIRTUS TRAINING on Monday, May 7th at 6PM. This is a great time to complete training ahead of next year’s Back-to-School! Please go to our website to sign up or call the parish office. The next FUSION EVENT is Friday, May 11th from 6-7:30PM. The topic for the evening is the FAMILY […]
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Musical Musings from Joy
Firstly, hearty congratulations to all of those who received the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Communion this weekend. I cannot wait to share more fully in the faith and the Table with so many of you. A special shout out to those First Communicants who are also members of the Children’s Choir! (I hope you […]
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