Following up on a Mass hosted for eighth-graders at Catholic schools within the Diocese of Buffalo earlier this month, St. Joseph Cathedral played host to another special Mass for students Sept. 27, this time for area Catholic high school seniors. Hundreds from 10 high schools within the diocese were in attendance. “I think it’s really […]
Father Robert G. Beiter, a priest of the Diocese of Buffalo for over 58 years, died June 13, 2022. Father Beiter was born to Richard E. and Dolores (Edbauer) Beiter on Oct. 12, 1938, in Buffalo. As a child he attended St. Benedict and Fourteen Holy Helpers elementary schools. In 1956, he graduated from Canisius […]
Former religion teacher Sister Christine Winterhalter, OSF, died March 31, 2022. She was 79. Sister Christine was born Joanne Winterhalter in Wellsville, on March 7, 1943, to Frederick and Wilma (Meismer) Winterhalter. Throughout her early years, Joanne was a member of St. Mary Parish in Belmont. Following attendance at Belmont Central grade school and high […]
LANCASTER – In an ongoing effort to innovate and advance St. Mary’s High School’s college-preparatory curriculum, The Academies at St. Mary’s High School is a new program created by the school that will launch with the start of the 2022-23 school year. This pioneering initiative will allow students to participate in focused areas of study during their sophomore, junior and […]
The varsity and JV volleyball teams from St. Mary’s High School show off a check for the money they raised for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center through a Dig Pink Game. LANCASTER — St. Mary’s hosted its annual Dig Pink Game against Rochester Mercy on Tuesday, Oct. 12. Throughout the past couple of weeks, players […]
A group of St. Mary’s seniors pose outside a beautiful mural at the Mother Teresa Home after a hard day’s work of cleaning up the grounds as part of their annual Day of Caring. (Photo courtesy of St. Mary High School.) LANCASTER — St. Mary’s High School has introduced a senior portfolio as part of […]
Sister Dorothy M. Smith, a refugee coordinator and educator, died Sept. 7, 2020, in St. Mary of the Angels Regional House, Williamsville. She was 86. Born prematurely on Jan. 26, 1934, during a snowstorm, weighing only 3 pounds, Sister Dorothy remained small in stature, but never small in life and achievements. As a child, […]
St. Mary’s High School held its 2020 graduation in a big way. By big, we’re talking 60-foot-wide movie screens. The Lancaster high school was able to gather for graduation by prerecording the commencement speeches as well as tributes to the senior students, then playing the movie at the drive-in. The 112 graduates and their families […]
