St. Mary's

Catholic Church in Arcade, NY

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🔔 No Daily Mass in Arcade: May 4 – 8, 2026.

Prayer For First Communion

Lord Jesus Christ, bless the children coming forward to receive Holy Communion for the first time.

May this day be the step toward a lifelong love of the Eucharist.

Give them a hunger for this sacred food so that they turn to you for comfort, guidance, and wisdom as they grow into full discipleship.

Thank you for their innocence and goodness.

May their hands, extended in anticipation of your body and blood, inspire all of us to cherish this sacred Sacrament.

Amen.

Please remember our young parishioners in your prayers!

May Crowning (2022)

May is a beautiful month dedicated to the Blessed Mother and patroness of our parish. We will have May Crowning after the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Masses on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

God’s Blessings Always!

The above is excerpted from Fr. Joe’s letter in the bulletin of May 1, 2022.

Cemetery Offering Envelopes (2022)

Now that Spring is here, we will begin to maintain our parish’s cemeteries in Arcade and East Arcade.

A Cemetery Upkeep envelope is included in your boxed envelopes. Your donation helps us continue to maintain the resting place of your loved ones and friends.

Your donation may be mailed to the parish office throughout the spring or summer or dropped in the collection basket. Thank you for your generosity.

The above information is based on the bulletin of May 1, 2022.

Divine Mercy Sunday (2022)

April 24, 2022 is Divine Mercy Sunday.

In addition to regularly scheduled Masses, we will have Adoration and a Divine Mercy Chaplet later in the day. Please see below for more information.

Join us for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Date: April 24, 2022
Time: 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Arcade

Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3:00 p.m.

Please plan to attend.

The above information is based on the bulletin of April 17, 2022.

Holy Week Schedule (2022)

Confessions:

  • One-half hour before every Mass at both worship sites.

Holy Thursday — April 14, 2022:

  • 5:30 p.m. — East Arcade.
  • Private prayer at both worship sites, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Good Friday — April 15, 2022:

  • 12:00 noon — Arcade.
  • Both worship sites open for private prayer, 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m.

Holy Saturday — April 16, 2022:

  • Blessing of Easter Baskets, 1:00 p.m. — Arcade.
    (Note: All Easter baskets must be wrapped!)
  • Easter Vigil Mass, 7:00 p.m. — Arcade.

Easter Sunday of The Resurrection of the Lord — April 17, 2022:

  • Mass, 8:30 a.m. — Arcade.
  • Mass, 10:30 a.m. — East Arcade.

The above information is based on the bulletin of April 10, 2022.

Lenten Penance Services (April 4, 2022)

As we look forward to beginning the process of becoming a Family of Parishes in October of this year, the parishes of

  • St. Aloysius, Springville
  • St. John the Baptist, West Valley
  • St. Jude, Sardinia
  • St. Mary, Arcade/East Arcade

…would like to invite all of our parishioners to join us for a Lenten Penance Service on Monday, April 4th (2022).

Fr. Al Osiander, Fr. Joe Gullo and Fr. Dan Fawls will be present for a brief Penance Service followed by individual confessions.

We will have two penance services on Monday, April 4th (2022):

  • 3:00 p.m. – St. Aloysius Church, Springville.
  • 7:00 p.m. – St. Mary’s Church, Arcade.

We invite all parishioners from our Family of Parishes to join us, if you are able, as we prepare to become one family.

God’s Blessings Always!

The post above is based on information found in the bulletin of March 20, 2022.

Palm Sunday Cantata (2022)

Latest Update (4-24-2022): The Palm Sunday Cantata has been rescheduled and will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2022. It will be held at 3:00 PM at Hope Lutheran Church, 2 East Main St., Arcade NY.

Please note that our Arcade Worship Site will also be holding Adoration and a Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sunday, April 24, 2022 — for more information click here.

The cantata information above is based on an announcement by Fr. Joe, and the Arcade United Church of Christ‘s website.

Important Update: The Palm Sunday Cantata has been canceled for Sunday, April 10, 2022. It is unclear why the cancellation occurred, and it is also unclear if it may be rescheduled. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

On Sunday, April 10 (2022), the Palm Sunday Cantata will be held at Hope Lutheran Church on Main Street in Arcade, at [time canceled].All are invited to attend.

Event: Palm Sunday Cantata.
Date: April 10, 2022.
Time: CANCELED
Location: Hope Lutheran Church, Main Street, Arcade NY.

God’s Blessings Always!

This post was assembled from the bulletin of March 20, 2022.

How to Make a Good Confession

Confessions will be heard one-half hour before every Mass during Lent 2022!

How to Make a Good Confession

1. Examination of Conscience
Use the 10 Commandments as your guide for Examination of Conscience:

  1. I am the Lord your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me.
  2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
  3. Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day.
  4. Honor your father and your mother.
  5. You shall not kill.
  6. You shall not commit adultery.
  7. You shall not steal.
  8. You shall not bear false witness against you neighbor.
  9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.
  10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.

2. After Examination of Conscience, go in to see the priest, either face to face or behind the screen, and proceed as follows:

“Bless me Father for I have sinned. This is my 1st Confession (or my last Confession was……). These are my sins.”

3. Proceed to tell the priest the sins you are sorry for and would like Jesus to forgive.

4. The priest will give you spiritual advice and penance which may be a prayer (such as a Hail Mary or Our Father) or possibly something to do.

5. The priest will ask you to pray the Act of Contrition aloud at this time.

Act of Contrition

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you.
I detest all my sins because of your just punishment, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin.

Amen

6. The priest will give you absolution and God’s blessing.

For even more information about Lent 2022 at St. Mary’s, please see the following link:
Lent (2022)

The above is an edited and expanded version of copy found in the bulletin of March 6, 2022.

Second Collection for Ukraine

This weekend, March 12 and 13 (2022), we will have a second collection for Ukraine.

God’s Blessings Always!

The above is an edited and expanded version of copy found in the bulletin of March 13, 2022.

Catholic Charities Appeal (2022)

In addition to supporting Catholic Charities, Appeal 2022 also benefits the Fund for the Faith. Established in 1937 by Bishop John Duffy out of concern for those in need of spiritual comfort due to hardships of the Great Depression, the Fund for the Faith continues to provide spiritual nourishment throughout our diocese today. Proceeds provide ministry support services that are instrumental to the vitality of our faith experience and enable us to spread the Gospel message of Christ’s love. If you have already given this year, thank you! Give the gift of HOPE for all seasons.

“Whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me,”

Jesus calls us to help and love our neighbors, especially those who are most vulnerable and struggling.

Catholic Charities of Buffalo offers several basic and emergency services, such as food, rehousing, medications and clothing.

Your donation to the Appeal 2022 today can help ensure that the hungry have food, the naked have clothing, and those facing eviction have shelter.

If you have already given this year, thank you!

Give the gift of HOPE for all seasons.

Visit ccwny.org/donations/ or text GIVEHOPE22 to 44321 today!

The above is edited from copy found in the bulletin of March 13, 2022 and March 20, 2022.