The Church of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Brockport will celebrate their 175th Anniversary at events this coming Thanksgiving weekend.
The festivities will begin Saturday, November 25, at 4 p.m. in front of the church with a walking procession around the “street block” of Nativity’s history and ending entering the present Church of Nativity at 152 Main Street. The route includes a walk down Main Street going north to Erie Street, down Erie to Utica, Utica up Monroe Avenue back onto Main Street.
Most Rev. Salvatore R. Matano, Bishop of Rochester, will lead the procession and then celebrate the Eucharist at the 5 p.m. Mass with former pastors, assistants, deacons and administrators as honored guests.
Mass-goers will then head into the Parish Center Main Hall for a buffet supper and program.
A new permanent display of parish history and memorabilia will also be exhibited in the Parish Center.
On Sunday, November 26, the festivities will begin with Rev. Joseph Marcoux, the current Nativity pastor, celebrating the Eucharist at the 11 a.m. Mass with former principals, teachers and religious educators that staffed the parish school once located on Utica and Erie Street. The school, now the Cornerstone Christian Academy, was in existence for 137 years of the 175 the parish celebrates.
From noon to 3 p.m. former administration, teachers and students of Nativity school are invited to tour the old school on 60 Holley Street.
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, administered by the Church of Nativity and located at 68812 E. Canal Road, Brockport, will be open for visitation from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A tour will be given at 3 p.m. by Brockport native and Cemetery Advisory Committee member, John Toal. The tour will begin at the altar where the Priests Circle is located.
All who were or are associated with this parish, are welcome to attend the festivities.
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