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Consecration of Msgr. Lopes as Bishop

February 2nd, 2016, Promulgated by Ludwig

The following was sent along to us from our friends at the Fellowship of St. Alban:

As a reminder, our new Bishop, Steven Lopes will be consecrated [tonight] in Houston. The event will be shown live on EWTN, beginning at 8:00 EST, so we encourage you to tune in for the big day.

Fr. Catania is there in person, as well as many of our friends around the country and world.

More details about the consecration are on our website … including ways to watch it via Internet if you don’t have EWTN, and who the Consecrators are.

It is a great day for us!

Please join us in praying for Christ’s blessings on the Ordinariate, Bishop-Elect Lopes, and for The Fellowship of St. Alban.

High Mass for Feast of Epiphany

January 4th, 2016, Promulgated by Ludwig

More exciting news from our friends at the Fellowship of St. Alban:

We’ve been happy to welcome Fr. Jason Catania to Rochester as our regular priest. Please make him feel welcome as he gets to know Rochester as a resident.

This week, we will celebrate High Mass with music for the feast of Epiphany. The mass will be held on the day, Wednesday, January 6, at 6pm at Good Shepherd in Henrietta. I believe that we are the only ones around observing the feast on Wednesday, so it is a good chance to invite friends to keep the feast with us.

Details of the order of service are given on our website

All are encouraged to join the Fellowship for this beautiful mass, and to give Father Catania a warm welcome.

The usual reminder: the Fellowship of St. Alban is the local group of Catholics belonging to the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, and is in full communion with Rome.

All Catholics are always able to attend an Ordinariate mass. It does satisfy a Catholic’s Sunday obligation.

Exciting Developments at The Fellowship of St. Alban

December 14th, 2015, Promulgated by Ludwig

An old saying is that good things come in threes. The Fellowship of St. Alban, a member of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, has had a trinity of good news. As a reminder, the Ordinariate is comprised of groups of Catholics in full communion with Rome that are devoted to the liturgical practice of the Ordinariate’s use of the Roman Rite, the “Anglican Use”, worshiping in traditional English liturgical and musical expressions of the Catholic faith. It is essentially a non-territorial diocese created by Pope Benedict XVI, and further expanded in scope by Pope Francis.

In short order, they have had:
1) the announcement of a new bishop-to-be, Msgr. Steven Lopes, a Vatican official of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith closely associated with the development of the Ordinariate projects, who will be consecrated in February. Bishop-elect Lopes, at age 40, will be the youngest bishop in the United States.
2) The publication of a brand new missal that was introduced to Ordinariate parishes this Advent. This missal – promulgated with a preface by Cardinal Sarah of the Congregation of Divine Worship by the authority of Pope Francis – brings together many aspects of English Catholic Patrimony, and includes elements of pre-reformation Sarum, the Prayerbooks, and the Extraordinary Form in English to make this Use of the Roman Rite.
3) The announcement this past Sunday, from Fr. Jason Catania, that he will be their regular priest, starting in the new year. Fr. Catania has been visiting the St. Alban fellowship on a monthly basis this past year, and has also celebrated mass at St. Thomas the Apostle.

Fr. Catania’s announcement is given here

Rochester’s own Peter Jesserer Smith has written three extraordinary articles about these developments in the National Catholic Register.

Peter’s first article is about Bishop-elect Lopes selection by Pope Francis.

Peter’s second article is about the roll out of the new missal, and what makes it special – don’t miss it!

His third article is actually an interview with Bishop-elect Lopes:

These articles quote Rochester locals as well as Fr. Catania on the significance and meaning of these news items.

We will continue to give updates about the St. Alban fellowship as it continues to grow as a witness to authentic orthodox and faithful Catholicism in the best of the English spiritual tradition, right here in the Rochester area.

Urgent: St. Alban Location Change – This Weekend Only

June 26th, 2015, Promulgated by Ludwig

Our friends at the Fellowship of St. Alban continue to celebrate mass with Father Jason Catania, the last Saturday of every month.

Due to a scheduling conflict, this weekend’s mass cannot be held at its usual location, and will instead be held at St. Thomas the Apostle in Irondequoit, at their usual time of 5pm.

More details about this weekend’s mass can be found at the St. Alban’s website.

This Saturday: Willan Mass for Trinity at St. Alban

May 29th, 2015, Promulgated by Ludwig
Healey Willan: English by birth; Canadian by adoption; Irish by extraction; Scotch by absorption.

Healey Willan: English by birth; Canadian by adoption; Irish by extraction; Scotch by absorption.

The St. Alban Ordinariate fellowship has announced a mass tomorrow in their Ordinariate Use of the Roman Rite. Fr. Jason Catania is the guest celebrant, and the ordinary of the mass will be Healey Willan’s Missa Brevis No. 7 in G minor.

By way of reminder, the Ordinariate Use is in full communion with Rome and fulfills a Catholic’s Sunday obligation.

Until they are assigned a permanent priest, the Fellowship of St. Alban will celebrate mass at Good Shepherd the last Saturday of each month at 5pm with Fr. Jason Catania. (Next several masses are June 27, July 25, August 29, September 26, October 31.)

Vigil for Trinity Sunday: Saturday, May 30, 5pm.
Good Shepherd church (the older church near the front of the property).
3302 E Henrietta Rd, Henrietta, NY 14467
Henrietta, NY

Vigil Mass for Easter V

May 2nd, 2015, Promulgated by Bernie

Vigil Mass for the 5th week of Easter was celebrated by the Fellowship of St. Alban at the Henrietta Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd. Father Jason Catania was the guest celebrant and Jacob Kasak was the guest organist. The intention for the Mass was the repose of the soul of Helen Scott, a member of the Fellowship (Roman Catholic Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter.)

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Holy Week and Easter Services at St. Alban’s Ordinariate Fellowship

March 23rd, 2015, Promulgated by Ludwig

The St. Alban Ordinariate group has announced their holy week schedule on their website.

The services will be led by Reverend W. Becket Soule, OP, JCD.

The initials OP stand for “Ordo Praedicatorum” or Order of Preachers, so he is a Dominican priest.  The initials JCD are for Juris Canonici Doctor, or doctor of canon law. He is further a professor of canon law at the Pontifical College Josephinum, where he has a named chair, the Bishop James A. Griffin Chair of Canon Law.  The Ordinariate site mentions he is also the new Judicial Vicar for the Ordinariate.

We remind our readers that although established for those from Anglican tradition, any Catholic is permitted to attend these services and receive the sacraments there.  In particular, there are three opportunities for confessions mentioned, which will be the usual form for confession.

Further interesting information:  “Importantly, many of the services we will be using are newly approved Ordinariate Holy Week services, drawing from the same well of sources as our office and Mass.”

The schedule of services is as follows, at Good Shepherd church, 3302 E Henrietta Rd  (Hwy 15A), Henrietta, NY 14467:

Wednesday, 1 April
7:30 pm     Tenebrae
8:30 pm     Confessions

Friday, 3 April [Good Friday]
12:00 noon    Celebration of the Passion, Solemn Collects, Veneration of the Cross, Holy Communion
1:30 pm         Confessions

Saturday, 4 April [Holy Saturday]
10:00 am    Morning Prayer [and Blessing of Easter Baskets]
10:30 am    Confessions

Sunday, 5 April [Easter Day]
3:00 pm    Mass

The Fellowship of St. Alban Mass with Guest Celebrant this Saturday

February 23rd, 2015, Promulgated by Ludwig

The Fellowship of St. Alban – our local group of Catholics under the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter – will be celebrating mass this Saturday at 5pm at Good Shephered in Henrietta.

From the Fellowship’s website:

Vigil for the second Sunday in Lent
Good Shepherd church
Mass in the Ordinariate Use, Fr. Catania guest celebrant
Followed by Adult Ed talk by Fr. Catania, title TBA

We are doubly blessed to have Fr. Jason Catania spend the day with us, as well as having our visiting choir sing the mass setting as well as a Motet.

Following mass, there will be refreshments and an “adult education talk” from Fr. Catania.

Since the retirement of their former pastor, John Cornelius, the Fellowship has not had the opportunity to celebrate mass in the Ordinariate Use.

All are welcome to attend.

By way of reminder, the Ordinariate Use is in full communion with Rome and fulfills a Catholic’s Sunday obligation.

Lessons and Carols at St. Alban this Sunday

January 6th, 2015, Promulgated by Ludwig

The Fellowship of St. Alban will be holding their annual Lessons and Carols this Sunday, January 11 at Good Shepherd in Henrietta.

Details are in the flyer below.

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Farewell Father John Cornelius

November 16th, 2014, Promulgated by Bernie

Father Cornelius of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter celebrated his last Mass with the Fellowship of Saint Alban today, November 16. Father is retiring and with his wife and family moving to Texas.

Born and bred in Bolivar, New York, Fr. Cornelius went to Allegany College, SUNY at Fredonia, then into the U.S. Navy. After receiving his Masters of Divinity degree from the Episcopal Seminary at Northwestern University, he served as an Episcopal priest for 20 some years in Florida, New York State, Rhode Island and Texas. Following his reception into the Catholic Church with his wife Sharyl, he was subsequently ordained deacon and priest in 2012 and 2013. He has been serving as a Catholic priest in the Southern Tier of New York state, as well as for the Ordinariate. The Fellowship of St. Alban was blessed to have him as its priest. He and Sharyl have three adult daughters.

Father Cornelius has been with the Fellowship since its inception in 2011.

The Fellowship is awaiting the appointment of a new pastor.

The website for the Fellowship http://www.stalbanfellowship.org/

(Click on photos to see larger images)

Father Cornelius with acolytes John (left) and Chris at the farewell Mass at the Ordinariate.

Father Cornelius with altar severs Jon (left) and Chris at the farewell Mass at the Ordinariate.

Farewell Mass

Farewell Mass

Farewell to Father John Cornelius

Farewell to Father John Cornelius

 

Byrd Mass at St. Alban this Sunday: Farewell to Father Cornelius

November 12th, 2014, Promulgated by Ludwig

As previously reported, Father John Cornelius has resigned from his role as Pastor of the Fellowship of St. Alban in Henrietta due to health concerns. This coming Sunday, November 16 will be the final mass he will celebrate as their pastor. Mass will begin at 12:45 in the afternoon at Good Shepherd in Henrietta.

The Fellowship’s music director, Jacob Furhman, has arranged a polyphonic mass setting for this Sunday: Byrd’s mass for three voices.

All are encouraged to join the Fellowship for this beautiful mass, and to give Father Cornelius a warm send-off.

The usual reminder: the Fellowship of St. Alban is the local group of Catholics belonging to the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, and is in full communion with Rome.

All Catholics are always able to attend an Ordinariate mass. It does satisfy a Catholic’s Sunday obligation.

The following video contains highlights from the same setting, earlier this year:

Major Announcement from Fellowship of St. Alban

November 2nd, 2014, Promulgated by Ludwig

The following appears on the Fellowship of St. Alban website:

[Our pastor, Father Cornelius] has recently suffered from several serious health problems that have impaired his ability to continue to pastor our group. After discussions with our Vicar General, Fr. Hough, and Ordinary, Msgr. Steenson, he has decided to resign his position as our pastor, effective immediately.

We are currently making plans for an interim solution until another pastor can be found for our group.

Msgr. Steenson has assured us that a search is underway, and progress is being made.

Please keep Father Cornelius, Msgr. Steenson, the Fellowship of St. Alban, and their future pastor in your prayers.

The Fellowship of St. Alban is the local group of Catholics belonging to the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, and is in full communion with Rome.

No Mass at St. Alban This Weekend

October 18th, 2014, Promulgated by Ludwig

A note from the Facebook page of the Fellowship of St. Alban:

We are sad to report that Father Cornelius’ mother passed away this weekend.

Consequently, there will be NO MASS TOMORROW, Sunday, October 19.

As you make other plans for mass this week, we ask that you remember to pray for Father Cornelius, his family, and for the repose of his mother’s soul.

We ask all our readers to take this very moment to pray for the repose of her soul.

By way of reminder: the Fellowship of St. Alban is the local group of Catholics belonging to the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, and is in full communion with Rome.

Updated 10/18/2014, 8pm
As one our our readers has pointed out, the Fellowship of St. Alban WILL have Evensong in place of their regularly-scheduled mass (12:30pm at Good Shepherd in Henrietta.)

Sung Mass Tomorrow (and every Sunday)

September 20th, 2014, Promulgated by Bernie

 

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Sung Roman Catholic Mass at 12:30 pm

3302 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta
(The older Good Shepherd church building fronting on East Henrietta Road).

Music for the day:

September 21: Pentecost XV (Jacob Fuhrman, organist)

Processional: 279 “Praise to the Lord, the almighty” (Lobe den Herren)

Offertory: 479 “Love divine, all loves excelling” (Hyfrydol)

Recessional: 385 “Glorious things of thee are spoken” (Austria)

Ordinariate Community in Washington, D.C.

September 16th, 2014, Promulgated by Bernie

From the National Catholic Register

By Charlotte Hays 9-12-2014

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Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson, ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, celebrated Mass Sept. 7 at Immaculate Conception Church in Washington, D.C.
– Elza Daniel

WASHINGTON — A formerly Episcopal community that entered the Catholic Church in 2011 marked a historic moment in their journey to Rome when they gathered on Sept. 7 in downtown Washington for their first regularly scheduled Sunday Mass in the nation’s capital.

St. Luke’s at Immaculate Conception — as the community will now be known — offered its first Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in downtown Washington after its move from its former home in a small, rented church in Bladensburg, Md.

St. Luke’s made headlines in 2011 when it became the first Episcopal church in the Washington, D.C., area and the second in the state of Maryland to come into the Catholic Church under the provisions of Pope Benedict XVI’s Anglicanorum Coetibus. Anglicanorum Coetibus is an apostolic constitution that makes it possible for groups of Anglican congregations to enter the Catholic Church, while maintaining distinctive elements of their spiritual, pastoral, and liturgical patrimony.

The Vatican-approved Mass used by the St. Luke’s Community makes use of prayers from a number of Anglican and Episcopal sources, including the Anglican Books of Common Prayer from 1549 and 1662. The Mass fulfills the Sunday obligation… MORE

Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/ordinariate-community-has-a-spiritual-home-in-washington-d.c/#ixzz3DDBru2tH

Our own Roman Catholic Ordinariate Community here in Rochester (Henrietta) is the Fellowship of Saint Alban which offers the Anglican Use Mass every Sunday at 12:30 P.M. in the Church of the Good Shepherd, 3318 E Henrietta Rd, Henrietta. The Ordinariate Roman Catholic Mass fulfills your Sunday obligation.

The website for St. Alban is http://www.stalbanfellowship.org/

The Mass at Saint Alban is celebrated “ad orientum”. The website for St. Alban is http://www.stalbanfellowship.org/

This Week Only: Different Mass time at St. Alban

May 22nd, 2014, Promulgated by Ludwig

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Due to a scheduling conflict, The Fellowship of St. Alban will be celebrating mass at 3:30pm this Sunday, rather than their usual 12:30pm. The location remains unchanged: the old church at Good Shepherd in Henrietta.

Following mass, they will be doing some grilling rather than their usual coffee-hour.

By way of reminder: the Fellowship of St. Alban is the local group of Catholics belonging to the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, and is in full communion with Rome.

All Catholics are always able to attend an Ordinariate mass. It does satisfy a Catholic’s Sunday obligation.

Beautiful and Intimate Mass

February 6th, 2014, Promulgated by Bernie

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William Byrd’s “Mass for Three Voices”, I have read, was probably composed for the environment of a small Catholic church or perhaps even for a chapel in a large household. Such an intimate feeling came to mind January 19 when the Fellowship of Saint Alban celebrated Sunday Mass with Byrd’s music.

See video clip of the Mass here.

The congregation of the Fellowship is small and the church they worship in –the original Church of the Good Shepherd in Henrietta– is also fairly small.  As the church is only on loan to the Fellowship each week, these former Episcopalians and Anglicans who are now Roman Catholics, have to set-up the chancel each Sunday according to the Anglican tradition, most especially putting together the riddle curtain that surrounds the altar on three sides. I am always reminded when I participate at Mass there of an an old and intimate English country church. It’s a bit of a stretch as the interior of the church is, otherwise, extremely plain. The Mass in the Anglican tradition is very similar to the traditional Latin Mass (the Extraordinary Form) except it is celebrated in English. Latin, however, often makes an appearance as you will hear if you watch the video clip. The vestments are also in the traditional older Roman vestments (think “fiddle back” that most folks over 60 will recall. “Thee” and “thou” all around, too, when it comes to language).

Anyway, the setting was perfect for “three voices”.  Sarah McConnell, David Klosterman, Aaron James (director, and organist) were the voices for the January Ordinariate Mass and they sang beautifully.

William Byrd, was an English Catholic at the time of the Reformation  and wrote both Catholic and Anglican church music.  The “Mass for Three Voices” was composed by him in 1593 with a second edition in 1598.

The Fellowship of Saint Alban is a Roman Catholic community. Attending Mass with the Fellowship fulfills your Sunday obligation. Mass is each Sunday at 3 p.m. at Good Shepherd Church in the old, original church building that fronts on East Henrietta Road (3302 E Henrietta Rd). Coffee and pastries always follow Mass.

Website for The Fellowship of Saint Alban here.

There are links to the entire Mass of the Fellowship’s website.

Our Lady of Walsingham

April 15th, 2013, Promulgated by Bernie

With the spread of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter1 in North America it is no surprise that “Latin” Roman Catholics are becoming more exposed to the title of Mary as Our Lady of Walsingham.  The title comes from the appearance of the Holy Mother to an English noblewoman in 1061 in the village of Walsingham in Norfolk, England. Walsingham became a popular pilgrimage destination for both Catholics and Anglicans in England.  The affection for Our Lady of Walsingham is naturally strong among the Anglicans who have entered into full communion with the Catholic Church through the Ordinariate. That is true in the case of the Fellowship of Saint Alban2 which is the presence of the Ordinariate right here in the Rochester Diocese.

Anyway, I thought folks not too familiar with Our Lady of Walsingham might appreciate a post on the topic.

Thomas, is the official bearer of Our Lady of Walsingham's banner at the Fellowship of Saint Alban.

Thomas, is the official bearer of Our Lady of Walsingham’s banner at the Fellowship of Saint Alban.

The Fellowship of Saint Alban has a nice summary on its website’s homepage.

The appearance of Our Lady of Walsingham is one of the earliest Marian apparitions in history. Richeldis de Faverches, a noble widow living in Norfolk during the reign of Edward the Confessor, petitioned the Blessed Virgin to inspire her to a notable work of charity. In answer, Our Lady gave her a vision, taking Richeldis to the house in Nazareth where the Annunciation occurred. She instructed her to build a replica in Walsingham to commemorate Mary’s joy at the Angelic Salutation of Gabriel, the heralding of the Incarnation.

The Holy House became a shrine, a place of pilgrimage and miracles. Ballads were penned in praise of Our Lady of Walsingham, and many kings made pilgrimage there. This included…   (Read more here – scroll down when you get there)

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1         Catholics of Anglican heritage. The Ordinariate was established following the publishing of Anglicanorum Coetibus an Apostolic Constitution that allowed for Anglicans to enter the Catholic Church with their Anglican liturgical tradition. The Ordinariate is under the protection of Our Lady of Walsingham

2         The Fellowship of Saint Alban is devoted to the liturgical practice of the Anglican Use Liturgy in the Catholic Church.  Mass is at 3pm on Sundays at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Henrietta.  Directions can be found here.

Father John D. Cornelius

January 27th, 2013, Promulgated by Bernie

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Deacon John Cornelius is now Father John Cornelius, ordained yesterday by Buffalo’s Bishop Richard Malone in beautiful Immaculate Conception Church in Wellsville, New York.

HERE is a brief (2 minutes) clip of scenes from the ordination.

Father’s first Mass will be celebrated to at 3 P.M. at the (old) Church of the Good Shepherd in Henrietta. SEE DETAILS HERE.

No Ordinary Year for the U.S. Anglican Ordinariate

January 10th, 2013, Promulgated by Bernie
Good Shepherd church, Henrietta

Local Ordinariate’s Fellowship of Saint Alban worships in the old Church of the Good Shepherd in Henrietta.

The local church of the Ordinariate in Rochester is the Fellowship of Saint Alban located at the Church of the Good Shepherd (Saint Marianne Cope Parish) in Henrietta. (Map)

WASHINGTON — When Father Scott Hurd, vicar general of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter — a home in the Catholic Church for former Episcopalians and Traditional Anglicans — reflects back on 2012, he points to a period of rapid and exciting growth marking its first year of existence.

On New Year’s Day 2012, Pope Benedict XVI erected the Ordinariate, which allows former Anglicans to retain certain treasured traditions within the Catholic Church. It was created in accord with Anglicanorum Coetibus, the Pope’s apostolic constitution permitting former Anglicans to come into the Church corporately instead of as individuals…

…Newspapers have since featured stories of former Episcopal churches being received into the Catholic Church as groups in beautiful Masses that included Vatican-approved prayers that they had long cherished from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, a landmark of the English language…

…As of late December, the Ordinariate included 1,600 laypeople, 28 priests and 36 communities. There are 69 additional applications from men who hope to become Catholic priests of the Ordinariate…

Read the whole article HERE.