Father Richard Poblocki, who had served the Cheektowaga area as associate pastor, pastor and school administrator, died June 29, 2025. He was 67. Born Sept. 29, 1957, in Buffalo to Richard I. and Helen (Boczar) Poblocki, Father Poblocki attended St. John the Baptist School in Alden for four years before entering Millgrove Elementary. He went […]
On Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m., St. Philip’s God’s Family Program invites you to an Inclusive Thanksgiving Mass for people of all ages with disabilities, families, friends and those who minister to adults and children with different abilities. Father Ryan Keating will be the celebrant and Father Gerard Skrzynski will interpret the Mass in […]
The National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children began in 2013 with more than 100 memorial services held across the United States to humanize aborted children. On Sept. 14, St. Philip the Apostle Parish in Cheektowaga, commemorated the observance with a talk and a rededication of its Monument to the Unborn. “Many of us have […]
Jesus Christ reveals himself in Revelation to be “the Alpha and the Omega.” They are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, respectively, and Alpha in the context of Christ and God signifies the beginning. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · August 5, 2024 – Diocese seeks people to lead Alpha program […]
The pro-life effort in the Diocese of Buffalo gained strength with the commissioning of 10 new Respect Life coordinators. Their role is to uphold the dignity of all life. They serve the diocese by coordinating efforts in their parish to align with large-scale efforts such as the March for Life, 40 Days for Life, and […]
Many parishes celebrated Holy Week for the first time as a family this year, and found the blessings to be bountiful. The Beloved Disciples of Christ the Lord, which has parishes in Lancaster, Depew, Cheektowaga and Bowmansville knew some adjustments would have to be made as they had three priests serving six parishes. “There was […]
Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish in Cheektowaga began in humble settings, in a room above a grocery store. One hundred years later, it remains a place of worship that has overcome many obstacles in its century of existence. A special anniversary Mass was held Oct. 8 at the church, which was officially established on Dec. […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has given Father Josef Dudzik, administrator of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Cheektowaga, additional responsibility as the parish administrator of St. Josaphat and Resurrection parishes, also in Cheektowaga. This became effective Dec. 6, 2021. Father Thomas Mahoney, pastor of Infant of Prague Parish, was given the additional responsibility as […]
ADRIAN, Mich. — Sister Winifred C.M. Lynch, formerly known as Sister Simon Peter Lynch, died Oct. 18, 2020, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Mich. She was 97 years old and in the 73rd year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sister Winifred was born in Morristown, N.J., to Patrick and […]
