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This Tuesday, Dec. 1st, is a global day of charitable giving, and it’s a great way to celebrate St. Alban’s, tell our story, and invite people to support our missionary parish and its evangelization in the Rochester area.

The Ember days are four seasonal times of prayer and fasting, and an ancient part of the Ordinariate's English Catholic patrimony. The Advent Ember Days in 2020 are Wed. Dec. 2nd, Fri. Dec. 4th, and Sat. Dec. 5th.

St. Alban's is having our 4th annual Advent Festival of Lessons & Carols on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7 pm in the church and broadcast over livestream.

Bishop Steven Lopes, bishop of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, which covers North America, discussed with the National Catholic Register the new divine office for the Ordinariate and how it completes the Ordinariate’s liturgical books. But he also provided insights into the rich theology of the Liturgy of the Hours, and why all Catholics should really embrace it for a full liturgical life in the home and the parish as envisioned by the Second Vatican Council.

National Catholic Register: The imminent publication of two editions of Divine Worship: Daily Office are a triumph for the Ordinariates and a testament to Pope Benedict XVI’s ecumenical vision.

In response to the pope's invitation, St. Alban's is adding special times to pray the Office of the Dead in local cemeteries and confession times for the whole month of November for the sake of the faithful departed.

Father Davis shares some great developments for St. Alban's Catholic Church from the recent Ordinariate Clergy Assembly, especially on the Ordinariate's new Divine Office book.

St. Alban's is organizing new parish fellowship activities through the month of October.

If your faith has been enriched by St Alban’s Catholic Church and the Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter, please register to join the Ordinariate and help our parish community make the next milestone of its canonical journey to full parish status.

Effective Oct. 1, the commutation of the Sunday obligation applies only to those who are over 60 years of age, or anyone who is at higher risk because of an underlying medical condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, COPD, kidney disease, or are immunocompromised.

Next time you go shopping, please remember Bethany House, buy one or two extra items out of love, and bring them to church on Sunday. Learn more about how St. Alban's can help these women in need ...

St. Alban's is moving ahead with youth religious education for 2020-2021. Please let us know today if you'd like your child in St. Alban's Catechesis of the Good Shepherd or sacramental prep programs.

We're growing! A lot! So St. Alban's is having a parish registration drive through the month of September. If you've found a spiritual home here at St. Alban's and value the ongoing pastoral care of Fr. Davis, we encourage you to register in the parish today.

St. Alban's first Sunday Evensong is Oct. 4. We're moving our monthly Evensong from First Fridays at 7 p.m. to First Sundays at 7 p.m. Come & join us for "worship in the beauty of holiness!"

The Ember days are four seasonal times of prayer and fasting, and an ancient part of the Ordinariate's English Christian patrimony. The 2020 Fall Ember days are Wed. Sept. 16th, Fri. Sept. 18th, and Sat. Sept. 19th. Ember Friday is a day of abstinence for Catholics in the Ordinariate.

St. Alban's plans to have a 7PM Wednesday Requiem Mass about once a month, depending on the liturgical calendar. We're starting this ancient pious practice, and spiritual work of mercy, on Aug. 26th.

Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 26, Fr Davis will lead “Cor ad Cor,” a weekly study of Newman’s Sermons, after the 7 PM Divine Worship Mass. No preparation needed, and all are welcome!

On Monday, August 10, Bishop Steven Lopes ordained Mr. Randall A. King, Mr. Patrick S. Simons, Mr. Arthur G. Stockstill, Jr., and Mr. Scott E. Woloson to the Sacred Order of Deacon for the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter! We send them our prayers and that the Lord would bless St. Alban's with men who would take up the call to the diaconate.

The Chosen, produced by VidAngel Studios, is a new, multi-episode and multi-season television series on the life of Jesus Christ.

Isaac Scharbach, age 21, was killed by a vehicle while bicycling on a country road near his home in Maryland. His father, Rev. Al Scharbach, is the pastor of Fr. Davis’ home parish, Mount Calvary Catholic Church in Baltimore.