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October 21, 2010
Genevan attends papal audience
Genevan attends papal audience

Photo courtesy of Lynn Anania

Pope Benedict XVI read greetings in many languages during an audience for about 7,000 people in Pope Paul VI Hall in Vatican City Sept. 8. Lynn Anania of Geneva was in attendance and took this photo.

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Contributed by Lynn Anania
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October 8, 2010
Pets blessed in Canandaigua
Pets blessed in Canandaigua

Students from St. Mary School in Canandaigua had their pets blessed by Father Thomas Mull on Friday, Oct. 1, following first Friday Mass.

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May 13, 2010
Students take part in Colonial Day
Students take part in Colonial Day

The fourth-grade class at St. Mary School in Canandaigua held Colonial Day on April 9. Students dressed in colonial garb, dipped candles, punched tin, and made sausage, applesauce and homemade butter.

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May 12, 2010
Children prepare for Living Stations in Phelps
Children prepare for Living Stations in Phelps

Children prepare flowers and a tomb for a Living Stations of the Cross performance that was held March 26 at St. Francis Church in Phelps.

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Contributed by Patti Webb
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March 25, 2010
Canandaigua kindergartners conduct their own census
Canandaigua kindergartners conduct their own census

To highlight the fact that the 2010 U.S. Census is being conducted this month, kindergartners at St. Mary School in Canandaigua conducted a census of their own on March 10.

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March 17, 2010
Philip Joseph Teeple baptized at St. Michael, Lyons
Philip Joseph Teeple baptized at St. Michael, Lyons

Philip Joseph Teeple, son of Danielle Teeple of Wolcott, was baptized on Feb. 13, 2010, at St. Michael Church in Lyons. He was baptized by Father Joseph Marcoux, the parish's sacramental minister.

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March 17, 2010
Isaac Swartzman wins National Geographic Bee at St. Mary School, Canandaigua
Isaac Swartzman wins National Geographic Bee at St. Mary School, Canandaigua

Isaac Swartzman, a seventh-grader at St. Mary School in Canandaigua, was the winner of the National Geographic Bee held at the school on Jan. 8.

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December 11, 2009
Teen from St. Patrick, Victor, attends NCYC
Teen from St. Patrick, Victor, attends NCYC

Erica Randall from St. Patrick Parish in Victor attended the National Catholic Youth Conference in Kansas City, Mo., in November.

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Contributed by Joan Randall
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