SWORMVILLE — The St. Thomas More Guild of Western New York, an association of Catholic lawyers, sponsored a luncheon on May 14, to announce this year’s essay contest winners. Gianna Charland from St. Mary School in Swormville received the grade school honor. The seventh grader is an altar server, Girl Scout, and prolific volunteer, who […]
SWORMVILLE — St. Mary School Swormville students are wrapping those in need in warmth and prayer this Lenten season. As part of their Ash Wednesday Retreat, the entire school came together to make fleece prayer blankets that are being distributed to victims of the recent California wildfires. Many families lost everything during the January 2025 […]
SWORMVILLE — The halls of St. Mary School were filled with parents, students, wonderful smells, delicious foods, as well as art and music from around the world on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The school’s first ever “Flavors of Fellowship” International Night was a scrumptious success. Teachers and students from all grade levels, Montessori pre-K through grade […]
SWORMVILLE — If you were to ask St. Mary School Swormville students what their favorite day of the school year is , one of their most likely answers would be “Marathon Day”! Organized by the school’s Home School Association and completely run by parent volunteers, the Sister Sheila Memorial Marathon is a fun fitness activity […]
St. Francis of Assisi said, “In giving, we receive.” St. Mary’s School in Swormville saw that out into action as Catholic Charities thanked the students by giving them an ice cream party. St. Mary’s raised $2,886, the most of any school, for Catholic Charities 100th annual appeal. Perry’s provided the ice cream. Catholic Charities staff […]
Although born just an hour away, Mary Jo Aiken took a long and winding road to come to Buffalo. The new principal coach for Catholic Schools has earned three master’s degrees, attended rocket launches, and even started her own school in Michigan. In this newly created role, Aiken will work primarily with the 10 new […]
SWORMVILLE — All are invited to attend a four day Rosary Revival at St. Mary’s Swormville, Aug. 11-14. Father George Knab, OMI, will lead a journey through the decades of the Holy Rosary in preparation of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Aug. 15 and their Mass of Thanksgiving commemorating […]
SWORMVILLE — What do Elon Musk, Frida Kahlo, George Washington, Taylor Swift, FDR & Jane Goodall have in common? They were all at St. Mary School recently! Students in grades four and five in Miss Chelsea Kerwin and Mrs. Brenda Gengo’s classes have been diligently working over the past few months on researching a historic/famous […]
SWORMVILLE — Third graders at St. Mary School Swormville are “o-fish-ially” ready to release the brown trout they’ve been raising in their classroom into a local stream. A field trip on Monday, May 20 took them to Ellicott Creek in Williamsville for the release. Brown trout are considered an indicator species for the overall health […]
St. Mary's Church in East Amherst will welcome Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers apologist and national speaker, to present 12 unique talks over 4 days for their 175th Anniversary Parish Mission May 19 - 22, 2024.
