ANGOLA — 2021 is the Sesquicentennial Year for Most Precious Blood Church. The anniversary celebration will begin with Mass at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 21. The first Catholic settlers came to Angola about the year 1850. In those early days, Mass was said occasionally in the home of one of the Catholic families of […]
Sister Martina Keitz, OSF, a teacher for over 50 years, died March 17, 2021, at Stella Niagara Health Center, Stella Niagara. She was 91. Born March 20, 1929, the daughter of Peter Keitz and Anna (Follett) Keitz attended South Park High School in Buffalo and Rosary Hill College in Amherst where she earned a bachelor’s […]
Sister Edward Marie Abar, who led a food service ministry, died March 16, 2021. Jacqueline Ann Abar was born Sept. 4, 1942, in Johnson City, New York, to Edward and Matilda (O’Mahen) Abar. She and her sister, Gloria, were raised in Niagara Falls and attended St. Mary Elementary School, then continued on to Madonna High School. The […]
Dr. Rolanda L. Ward NIAGARA UNIVERSITY– Dr. Rolanda L. Ward, director of Niagara University’s Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Race, Equity & Mission, and associate professor of social work, will be honored as a community hero by the National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York at its 2021 NFJC Re-Envisioned Community Heroes […]
LACKAWANNA — OLV Charities appoints James Walleshauser, Nicholas Fiume and Marcia C. Brogan to its board of directors. OLV Charities is the fundraising and support services mission partner of OLV Organizations, also known as “Father Baker’s.” James Walleshauser serves as president of Nova Healthcare Administrators Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Independent Health. With more than […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Alumni and friends of St. Bonaventure University and Siena College share a passion for their schools – and also for supporting student achievement. On March 17, they will go head-to-head in the Franciscan Faceoff, a friendly fundraising challenge that combines with each school’s Giving Day and is designed to help ensure a robust […]
Msgr. Michael E. Del Vecchio, the longtime pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Lovejoy, died March 14, 2021. He was 92. Born Oct. 15, 1928, in Lackawanna, Msgr. Del Vecchio attended Our Lady of Victory Parish and School. He even received his first Communion from the now Venerable Nelson H. Baker. He went […]
The St. Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Center is celebrating 10 years of providing emotional, material and spiritual support to mothers, fathers and young families in need through the first years of life. To mark the occasion, a virtual benefit will take place Sunday, March 21 with the premiere of the documentary “Roe v. Wade: A […]
ATHOL SPRINGS — Father Michael Sajda, president of St. Francis High School announced that Brother Michael Duffy, OFM, Conv., DNP, will be the next principal of St. Francis High School. Brother Michael will begin his position at St. Francis on July 1. The appointment was approved by the board of trustees, which constitutes the Corporate […]
Canisius College’s Physician Assistant Studies program received a $767,500 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. The grant will support the program’s development and provide scholarships for underserved minority groups. Canisius welcomed its first cohort of 30 students to the PA program for the spring 2021 semester this January. A new cohort of 30 students […]
