For anyone looking to begin or grow their career in health care, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo is holding open interviews for nurses, nurse assistants, and immediate treatment assistants during an “On the Spot” hiring event at RiverWorks, 359 Ganson St., Buffalo, on Wednesday, June 29 from 4-7 p.m. A team of Catholic Health managers and […]
TONAWANDA — Students in the Good Samaritan Club at Cardinal O’Hara High School made fleece tie blankets for patients at Roswell Park Cancer Hospital. On June 7, some of the members, accompanied by their advisor, Renee Orr, delivered nearly 20 blankets to the hospital. This will be an ongoing cause for the club that focuses […]
To improve career pathways for students in the health sciences, Trocaire College and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have partnered to launch the Roswell Scholars program. Beginning Fall 2022, 10 Trocaire students will be accepted into the program annually to work onsite at the Buffalo-based cancer center with Roswell Park staff to learn about potential career paths with the […]
Appeal 2022 is less than half a million dollars away from reaching its $9.5 million goal by June 30. The annual appeal in support of Catholic Charities and the Fund for the Faith is currently at $9,080,972 or more than 95% raised. “With Appeal 2022 in its final couple of weeks, thank you to everyone […]
The Office of Social Justice and the African American Commission of the Diocese of Buffalo will present a virtual program to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, June 17 beginning at 8 p.m. Participants can join via Zoom through the following link: https://link.edgepilot.com/s/e1f10c19/vmU3bYcNGUmfAhpoXvwq7w?u=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7045696088?pwd=Qi9oNEtBVHBTVHhhVzZLRmpWMzFIQT09 Meeting ID: 704 569 6088 – Passcode Althea. By dial-in 1-929-205-6099 – Passcode 641667. Juneteenth […]
Father Robert G. Beiter, a priest of the Diocese of Buffalo for over 58 years, died June 13, 2022. Father Beiter was born to Richard E. and Dolores (Edbauer) Beiter on Oct. 12, 1938, in Buffalo. As a child he attended St. Benedict and Fourteen Holy Helpers elementary schools. In 1956, he graduated from Canisius […]
Often books inspire readers to go out into the world to explore and conquer. For an eighth-grader in Orchard Park, a book made her want to help others and invite them in. Inspired by Jasmine Warga’s “Other Words from Home,” Delaney Gradwell started a service club at Nativity of Our Lord School that raises money […]
Holy Cross Parish on Buffalo’s West Side hosted a Rosary for Peace the morning of June 11, followed by a March for Our Lives on Jefferson Avenue. SS. Columba-Brigid Parish and the Stella Niagara Franciscan Sisters were among the many co-sponsors of the march. “We had 10 parishioners attend,” said Father Jud Weiksnar, OFM, pastor […]
The Adult Faith Formation Committee of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Buffalo is pleased to announce that a Summer Solstice Taizé Prayer Service will be held on Tuesday, June 21 at 9 p.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church, 1029 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. During the service the 10 people who lost their lives at Tops Market and the […]
TONAWANDA — Madeline Cook, Jacob Kanowski and Rhys Mandaville, three students from Cardinal O’Hara High School were recognized for their excellence in scholarship, leadership and service at the Niagara PAL Students of Excellence Dinner on Sunday, June 5 at the Sheraton Hotel in Niagara Falls. Each of the students received a certificate in recognition of their selection […]
