In March of this year, the Very Reverend Joseph M. O’Keefe, SJ, provincial superior of the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus, and Bishop Michael W. Fisher spoke together to consider the plans for the Jesuit Community in Buffalo in light of the current restructuring of the diocese and the Jesuits’ continued desire […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following announcements and appointments: Father Richard W. Blazejewski, pastor of St. Isidore Parish in Perry and Silver Springs, will retire effective Oct. 29. He will continue to reside at his private residence in Perry. Father Michael P. LaMarca will succeed Father Blazejewski as parish administrator of St. Isidore […]
Bishop Michael Fisher pours holy oil on the new altar of St. Michael Parish in Warsaw. Blessing a new altar is a rare event. This is only the third time Bishop Fisher has conducted such a rite. There was joy in Warsaw this weekend as Bishop Michael Fisher blessed the new altar at St. Michael […]
The locks are off, the doors are open, and people are once again welcome to enjoy a full Mass inside their church. In a quick turnaround, houses of worship were allowed to open during phase 2 of the post COVID reopenings, instead of phase 4 as originally planned. On June 6, houses of worship were […]
The coronavirus has created a new normal for people all over the globe. The term social distancing has entered our vocabulary as people everywhere are advised to stay six feet apart from each other. Even traffic signs are saying “Save a Life – Stay at Home.” Matthew 18:20 says, “For where two or three are […]
