The Diocese of Buffalo is cruising down the Road to Renewal and picking up speed. During the second annual diocesan Renewal Mass, held Aug. 28 at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in Olean, Father Bryan Zielenieski, vicar for renewal, gave an update on the progress. Several families of parishes have begun working […]
For the second year in a row, Catholic Charities is hosting a socks and undergarment drive to benefit school-age kids and teenagers in pre-K through 12th grade throughout Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. Donations of new, unopened packages of socks and underwear are being collected now through Aug. 12. All colors and sizes from children to adult are needed. […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Members of St. Bonaventure University’s education honor society are teaming up with the Olean City School District to help provide much needed classroom supplies for the remaining months of the school year. The university’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi has organized a Fill the Pack supply drive that will run until March […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University is offering a corporate partnerships program, including a 15 percent tuition discount for seven online master’s degree programs. An organization’s participating employees will receive academic and professional development support as they pursue their graduate degree. “We want to play a more active role in supporting the education and retention of […]
OLEAN — The Olean Catholic community is celebrating the 145th anniversary of the appointment of its first resident pastor, Father John J. Hamel, and the establishment of Olean’s first Roman Catholic parish, St. Mary of the Angels. These historic events occurred on Nov. 24, 1876. To mark the occasion the Basilica of St. Mary of […]
St. Bonaventure students get an education in health care at the new Francis Hall on campus. Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University was closed to visitors for more than a year during the pandemic, but a lot has happened on campus during the last 18 months. Extensive renovations have […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — As part of its Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony Tuesday, May 18, St. Bonaventure University recognized 54 employees who marked employment anniversaries or are retiring. Employees who were honored are: Retirees: Dr. Lisa Buenaventura (School of Education), Cheryl DeBoy (Athletics), Robert Donius (Theology & Franciscan Studies), Jean Ehman (The Learning Center), Connie Ford […]
Thomas Manko, STCS/Walsh President (from left); Lester Simonds, grand prize winner; Nate Farnum, STCS/Walsh school counselor OLEAN — The biggest winner in the Archbishop Walsh Academy and Southern Tier Catholic School St. Pat’s Money Madness are the students who attend the school. The school wishes to thank the community for its incredible support for the schools […]