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Greetings! Welcome to the St. Mary’s website! We are located in Canandaigua in the heart of the upstate New York Finger Lakes. We are a vibrant community offering many services and enjoying rich worship, lively activities, and active school within picturesque City of Canandaigua. We invite people to visit and warmly welcome those who desire to share in our community life. There are many ministry areas available depending on one’s gifts and talents. When you are at St. Mary’s, you are home!
For the past several years, St Bridget's and St Mary's parishes have been clustered and actively working toward becoming one parish. It is hoped that this process will be completed in July, 2011, when we will be one parish with two worship sites.

Firmly rooted in the Catholic doctrines and traditions St. Mary’s Church, through the power of the Holy Spirit, fulfills its mission by following the ways of Jesus Christ. We, the parishioners who are St. Mary’s Church, represent Jesus Christ to our community. Our mission is to follow the way of Christ in our thoughts, words, and deeds, and to make Christ more fully present in all who live within our community.

RENEWING OUR LEGACY
A silent procession to show our non-support of the HHS Mandate
Friday, March 23, 2012
11:15 AM – check in at corner of East Gibson and North Main Streets,
Canandaigua, NY on St. Mary’s lawn
- place religious freedom quotation* on parish lawn
- then walk in silence to Courthouse Square
12:00 noon – silent prayer for preservation of religious freedom in this country
12:10 PM – return** to your day’s agenda in silence
*PLEASE, NO signs, banners, flags or posters in the procession.
We welcome quotations on religious freedom to be placed on the parish lawn.
For each quote, please acknowledge the source. Do not include personal information of individual / organization who contributed this quotation. Quotations should be placed on a sign with a stake that can be easily pounded into the ground.
We ask that you leave the signs in place after the procession.
Instead, bring a symbol of your faith to carry on procession (e.g. cross from your place of worship or a religious object from your home)
Participants will receive a commemorative button “RENEWING OUR LEGACY” at the check-in site.
We will provide participants with a written explanation of the procession’s purpose to give to interested bystanders.
At the check-in site, we will ask participants to share their home zip code and an e mail or mailing address.
No food, drink or other vendors, or items for sale will be provided at the check-in site or along the procession route.
For more information, check stmarycanandaigua.org or contact Deacon Claude at clester@dor.org (585) 394-1220, ext 15.
**although not a part of the “Renewing Our Legacy” procession, daily Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary Church at 12:10 PM, followed by Stations of the Cross. All are most welcome.
VIEW THE VIDEO AT THIS LINK: http://youtu.be/vGXjfsATq2M
Find out more details here: www.stmarycanandaigua.org/RenewingOurLegacy.asp
New Facility Usage Procedures:
To comply with diocesan procedures, St. Mary's has adopted new procedures for non-parish sponsored events held in parish facilities effective July 1, 2010.
For detailed instructions, please click here:
Facility Usage Procedures
Thy Will Be Done By Me
As part of the Forming Faith Initiative, a website, thywillbedonebyme.com has been created to give you a better idea of the volunteer opportunities available at St Mary's and St Bridget's.
ST MARY'S/ST BRIDGET'S 2010-2011 PARISH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES
Jean Mercandetti (Chair)
Colleen Foote
Bill DiBacco
Mary Eveland
Cindy Gales
Sharon Henry
Linda Nussbaumer
Teresa Pare
Linda Upchurch
Kathy Valvano
Jim Weisbeck
Connie Krauza
Jean Guzek
Bernadette Strada
Richard Colosi
Joseph Clement (Youth Rep St. Mary's)
Katie Hart (Youth Rep St. Bridget's)
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Staff
Deacon Claude Lester
Dawn Burdick
Ann Marie Deutsch
Valerie Haynes
Pastor
Fr. Thomas Mull The members of the Parish Council welcome your input.
To talk with one of them, please contact the parish office and ask for contact information.

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