The parish pastoral council of Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo is pleased to announce that the second lecture in the Catherine M. and Paul W. Beltz lecture series of the Church on Fire: Stay With Us! Program will be held on Thursday, Jan. 20. Father Ross Chamberland, OFM, Ed.D. will deliver the lecture, “St. Francis […]
The Parish Pastoral Council of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Buffalo is pleased to announce that the first program of the Deborah A. and Louis J. Cercone Concert Series of the Church on Fire: Stay With Us! program will be given on Sunday, Dec. 12. Frank Scinta & Friends will present an Advent Candlelight Recital at […]
Sister Mary Ann Mundy, educator, minister and environmentalist, died on Dec. 1, 2021. She was the daughter of Francis Mundy from Oswego, and Anne Gaffney from Lackawanna, born July 21, 1941. A graduate of Mount St. Mary Academy, Sister Mary Ann entered the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur in 1960, making her perpetual vows […]
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), […]
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. […]
A sea of red and blue fill the seats behind Blessed Sacrament School to watch the Bills play the Dolphins. The Buffalo parish invited parishioners to watch the game together to reunite the community. “Any Bills fans out here today?” Father Joseph Porpiglia asked while looking at a sea of football jerseys and T-shirts bearing […]
Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo will revive the Church on Fire: Stay With Us! program that had been cancelled last March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The series was initially launched as a program of learning, reflection and inspiration as expressed through word, music and song: all in response to the clergy abuse scandal that […]
Father Martin Gallagher, along with family members and Council Member Christopher P. Scanlon hold proclamation from the Buffalo Common Council as a tribute to Trooper Joseph Gallagher, who died from injuries sustained while helping a disabled motorist in 2017. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi Family and friends gathered at Notre Dame Academy in South Buffalo […]
On Sunday, Dec. 6, the family of Michael Mombrea gathered for their patriarch’s 100th birthday. The Buffalo resident can best be described as a man of faith, whose only goal is to make people happy. He credits a very spiritual experience he had in 1973 for making him that way. It’s a long story, so […]
