The Renewal in the Church has been happening since the time of Jesus Christ. Father Bryan Zielenieski, diocesan vicar for Renewal and Development, reminded guests of that fact during the March 22 Renewal Conference, titled Jesus Christ’s Mission is the Same. Our Reality is Different. “We are not in the Renewal simply as a program, […]
The Beloved Disciples of Christ the Lord family saw something shocking when they united its Faith Formation programs. Attendance increased 25 percent across the board. Five of the six parishes in the family, also known as Family #9, offer faith formation programs. As the family formed, they streamlined their registration process. Interested families can access […]
Jesus said, “Go and make disciples of all nations.” Holy Family Parish in Albion is doing just that. A member of the ONE Catholic Family, located in Orleans and Niagara counties, the parish is meeting its evangelization goals by reaching out to the Hispanic community and now offers a Spanish Mass to accommodate the growing […]
The referral calls that come in to St. Bernadette’s Parish Neighbors are difficult to listen to: three families had lost everything in a house fire; a family needed a mattress for their niece who came to live with them after suffering abuse at home; and a steady stream of families need food to satisfy their […]
The diocesan Renewal Team will host Renewal Conference 2024 on Friday, March 22. The all-day conference, held at Hilbert College from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., is open to all people. Susan Windley-Daust, Ph.D., director of missionary discipleship for the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota, will deliver a keynote address on “The Four Ways Forward.” The […]
St. Andrew Parish and its grammar school, St. Andrew Country Day School, in the Town of Tonawanda, will close on or before June 30, the Diocese of Buffalo has announced. The parish and the school have been plagued by financial challenges over the last few years, and in recent months, the financial crisis reached an […]
Family #21 representing St. Martin de Porres, St. Lawrence, Blessed Trinity as well as host church SS. Columba-Brigid showed in force and lent their talents, their voices and their energy to honor our country’s greatest civil right leader during the annual diocesan Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Mass held Sunday, Jan. 21 at […]
The Adult Faith Formation Committee of Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo is pleased to announce that a new Bible Study Class, Psalms: The School of Prayer, will be offered. This four-week course will be held on Wednesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. and will run from Feb. 28-March 20. The Psalms are read or sung at every […]
OLV National Shrine & Basilica welcomed more than 350 families and kids from across the Western New York community for the first ever Kids Night Under the Dome on Jan. 6. Parents and grandparents brought their kids to experience the basilica’s majestic dome. Families also brought blankets and sleeping bags and wore comfy clothes as […]
The Family Faith Formation Teams of the Downtown Catholic Family of Parishes/Family #22 announce a Winter Warm-Up and Chili Cook-Off Competition that will occur on Saturday, Jan. 27. This free event will take place in the St. Louis Church Social Hall located on the lower level of the church at 35 Edward St. in downtown […]
