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!  

Firmly rooted in the Catholic doctrines and traditions Saint 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 Saint 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.

Forming Faith

Early this spring over 500 people provided responses to a "Forming Faith" survey. Work teams have been created to help our faith community figure out how to know, love and serve God better.

Click here to read more about our Forming Faith Initiative

Bite Sized Education

Looking for some bite-sized Catholic education?

If so, check out the What's What page. Each week a new topic is published and gives you basic information and some sources where you can find more, if interested. Give it a try!

Click here to go to the What's What page.

SPIRIT ALIVE!

Prayer for Spirit Alive!

Holy Spirit, Loving Spirit of God, Spirit of Christ,
Touch our Hearts
Lead us, Guide us, Refresh us, Heal us, Forgive us,
Give us new life.
We make this prayer for ourselves and all the people of our Diocese.
Be with us in these months with your life, your love and your encouragement.
Holy Spirit, Touch us, Be with us Always.
We pray, through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

We are currently renovating our web site, so many of the navigational links are not yet functional. Please be patient and check back frequently as we continue to update the web site.