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March 19, 2012
Spirit guides farming family to create shrine
Spirit guides farming family to create shrine

Courier photo by Mike Crupi

PERRY -- Those famous, cryptic words "If you build it, he will come" aren't all fiction to Sharyon Dueppengiesser.

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By Mike Latona/Catholic Courier
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December 27, 2011
Project addresses holiday needs of prisoners

Among the many freedoms that imprisonment takes away, one is sharing in holiday cheer despite a strong desire to do so.

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By Mike Latona/Catholic Courier
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August 2, 2011
Hornell man enters abbey
Hornell man enters abbey

PIFFARD -- A metal railing cuts through the center of the Abbey of the Genesee chapel. Monks congregate several times per day on one side; the public joins them in prayer on the other. Signs on the end aisles proclaiming "Cloister -- No Entry" reinforce the sense of separation.

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March 3, 2011
Camp band cuts second album
Camp band cuts second album

LIVONIA -- In a makeshift recording studio at a house at Camp Stella Maris in December, a sign on the wall stated "God bless pop culture" and the camp jokes flowed as fast as the rhymes.

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By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier
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October 8, 2010
Avon students celebrate God's creatures
Avon students celebrate God's creatures

AVON -- At 120 pounds and covered in a carpet of long, thick blond fur, Temba the 18-month-old Tibetan mastiff towered over most of the other animals at St. Agnes School’s pet blessing Oct. 4.

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By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier
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March 25, 2010
Parents learn safe technology ground rules

AVON -- Lisa and Bill Dean, parishioners of St. Agnes Church, are on the brink of giving their son his first cell phone for his 13th birthday. But first, they took time to learn about ground rules they can set to help their son stay safe.

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By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier
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March 25, 2010
What parents can do to keep kids safe online

According to Pam Weaver, coordinator of community education for the New York branch of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, parents should begin a dialogue about the rewards and pitfalls of technology;...

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By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier
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February 26, 2010
The Handiwork Ministry's meeting locations

The Handiwork Ministry meets at the following locations:

Avon: 7 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at St. Agnes Church office, 108 Prospect St.

Cohocton: Being developed; call for details.

Dansville: 7 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month at Holy Family Faith Community’s St. Mary Church Annex, 41 Elizabeth St.

Henrietta: 10 a.m. to noon on the third Thursday of the month at Episcopal SeniorLife Communities at Brentland Woods, 3831 E. Henrietta Road.

Rochester: 6 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at Monroe Community Hospital, 435 E. Henrietta Road (see Web site for directions to the meeting room or call in advance).

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February 26, 2010
Ministry is a handmade success
Ministry is a handmade success

A mention in a newsletter from Lion Brand Yarn Co. has helped a local craft ministry attract an international following.

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By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier
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September 21, 2009
Principal at St. Agnes, Avon, celebrates 50 years in education
Principal at St. Agnes, Avon, celebrates 50 years in education

It took one conversation with the principal of St. Agnes School in Avon for Kristen Stevens to decide to enroll her son in the prekindergarten program

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By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier
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