LANCASTER — Kaitlin Scirri of Depew has been named Communications and Faith Formation coordinator at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, effective Dec. 1. Scirri has been working as an administrative assistant in the parish’s Faith Formation office since fall 2020. In this role, she works behind the scenes to keep multiple faith formation and […]
The pace on the Road to Renewal within the Diocese of Buffalo accelerates following the review of draft parish families by the Diocesan Pastoral Council on Oct. 30. Of the 36 parish families that were originally drafted, 12 families submitted proposed changes to their families. On Nov. 5, Father Bryan Zielenieski sent communication to those […]
St. Mary of the Lake Church in Hamburg will host a movie night on Saturday, Nov. 20. “Paul, Apostle of Christ” (PG-13) will be shown in the parish center gym beginning at 7 p.m. Starring actor Jim Caviezel, known for “Passion of the Christ,” this 2018 film looks at the last days of St. […]
The Road to Renewal effort is an opportunity for the Diocese of Buffalo to reinvigorate the Catholic faith, fully optimize parish and diocesan resources and more importantly increase the reach and impact of ministries throughout Western New York. In 2020, then Buffalo Apostolic Administrator Bishop Edward Scharfenberger commissioned the Parish Model Task Force and later […]
Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo will present a free interactive workshop open to all. “Healing Oils of the Bible,” presented by Michael Pitek, will be held Thursday, Nov. 11 from 6:30-9 p.m. at St. Joseph Hall, 1029 Delaware Ave. Participants will learn about 12 of the Healing Oils found in the Bible: aloes (sacred sandalwood), […]
The Road to Renewal effort is one of the largest projects within the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo ever, and, obviously, the amount of effort to heal, enhance and renew every aspect of our Catholic experience is significant undertaking. To help bolster the effort are several recent hires that are in large part, or solely, assigned […]
One of the keys to success of the Road to Renewal’s effort to transform how the diocese is structured is the input of laity during the consultative phase of the Road effort. The following are reports from representatives from two parishes that highlight what has transpired within the parish conversations during Family of Parish meetings. […]
LANCASTER — Our Lady of Pompeii Parish in Lancaster and Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Depew will begin alternating their morning and evening Mass worship services starting Nov. 29. The new schedule will give people of both parishes the ability to celebrate the Eucharist Monday through Friday. Weekend Masses will continue to be […]
Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo is pleased to announce that a special interactive workshop, Healing Oils of The Bible, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 17. Michael Pitek will lead this experiential learning session from 1-3 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Hall at Blessed Sacrament Church, 1029 Delaware Ave. Parishioners, friends and neighbors are invited to […]
Blessed Sacrament Parish in Buffalo is pleased to announce that a special Blessing of the Animals will take place on Saturday, Oct. 2, at 3 p.m., outside at the church located at 1029 Delaware Ave. This special service is being done in commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi’s feast day that occurs on Oct. 4. […]
