The storm of COVID-19 has tossed a small Bowmansville, leaving its administrator stranded in Poland after a three-week tour. Father Dominik Jezierski, administrator of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and Shrine in Bowmansville, visited his homeland in March for what was supposed to be a short stay. A week into the visit, President Trump issued […]
Sister Christine McManus died peacefully at Roswell Hospital July 4, 2020. Sister taught art at St. Paul’s School in Kenmore and Annunciation Grade School in Buffalo. After retiring from teaching she was very active with People’s Inc., and Senior Home Care. She became an active member of SHH, Laughter group, drumming and TOPS. Sister’s creativity, […]
KENMORE — Mount St. Mary Academy is ready to hold some fun and safe summer activities for middle school-aged girls this August. Students are invited to Summer Sessions for some socially-distant fun the week of Aug. 3-7. Each day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. we will enjoy a more individualized and personalized camp experience. […]
In collaboration with United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, Tech Buffalo, and Workforce Development Consortium, 10-week course designed for displaced workers who are in a career transition to help displaced workers transition to new careers in information technology, Trocaire College announced the launch of a 10-week IT support course in partnership with the United […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University has turned two graduate programs into one, greatly enhancing the marketability of students who can now earn a master’s degree in B-12 literacy. The university’s School of Education has off ered graduate programs in childhood (Birth-6) literacy and adolescent (5-12) literacy for years. New York’s State Education Department approved […]
KENMORE — St. John the Baptist School’s faculty and staff are hosting a Chiavetta’s Chicken Drive-Thru Dinner. Join them on Friday, July 31 from 4-7 p.m. on the campus grounds (Englewood & Belmont). In addition to inviting St. John’s families and friends, neighbors and community are welcome to this public event. “Chiavetta’s is a great […]
With churches opening up for Mass, many parishes are assigning crews to wipe down pews and door handles between Masses to fight the coronavirus. St. Bernadette Parish in Orchard Park has taken an alternate approach. Along with chemical cleansers, the parish is using special hospital-grade UVC lights that kill 99.99 percent of germs. Father Robert […]
If you follow my thoughts regularly, you will have noticed that I rarely mention the names of partisan political figures. I do not and will not tell anyone for whom to vote. What makes me an expert? I have enough of a job to decide my own vote. I believe that people are smart enough […]
St. Mark Church is proud to welcome a new addition to its parish grounds; a bronze statue of the apostle St. Mark. The 6-foot-tall, 600-pound statue, located on the north lawn in front of the rectory between the church and the school, was created by sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz of Kitchener, Ontario, and depicts the […]
When Bishop Edward U. Kmiec was introduced as the 13th bishop of Buffalo in August 2004, he said he came to Buffalo “to serve God, this local Church and especially to serve all of you, in the very spirit of our Lord who said, ‘I have come not to be served, but to serve. Do […]
