Epiphany of Our Lord Parish will be having its Advent Penance Service on Wednesday, December 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
They are in Erie County, so masks are required.
Epiphany of Our Lord Parish
10893 Sisson Highway
North Collins, NY 14111
The collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be next weekend, December 11-12, 2021. Please place your envelope in the regular collection.
Due to a recent turn of events, Thanksgiving Mass (2021) has been canceled this year.
Still, wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and blessed beginning of Advent.
God’s Blessings Always.
Dear Parishioners,
This week we celebrate the beautiful feast of Thanksgiving.
[A guest priest] will be celebrating Mass on Thanksgiving morning (2021) at 9:00 a.m. at our Arcade Worship Site. (Mass has been canceled.)
The weekend after Thanksgiving, we will begin the Holy Season of Advent. (How fast the time is going.)
Have a most blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving.
God’s Blessings Always,
Fr. Joe Gullo
The above is an edited excerpt from the bulletin of Nov 21, 2021.
JOIN US ON RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY
Sunday, October 3, 2021
St. Mary’s R.C. Church
417 West Main Street, Arcade
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Come join us for a peaceful hour of prayer as we stand on Route 39
(Main Street) in Arcade and remember that all life is precious,
from conception to natural death.
Signs will be available and may be picked up at St. Mary’s Church prior to 1:00 p.m.
NOTE: if you wish to sit, please bring a chair.
The following is an edited version of an announcement from the bulletin of August 22, 2021.
Help For Your Marriage: Retrouvaille can help.
Call (716) 474-9371 or visit https://www.helpourmarriage.org/
The next Retrouvaille weekend is September 17 — 19, 2021.
The following is taken from an announcement which originally appeared in the bulletin for August 15, 2021.
It is my privilege to invite couples who celebrate their 50th, 60th, and 70th wedding anniversaries and other significant anniversaries within their own parish families. In this way we will be joined in prayer asking God to keep married couples faithful in their love for each other, so that they may be more and more of one mind and heart.
We will celebrate their Golden, Diamond and Platinum Anniversaries of Marriage in 2021 at a special Mass at St. Joseph ‘s Cathedral on Sunday, October 24th, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. On this day the entire Diocese of Buffalo will join those celebrating their 50th, 60th, and 70th anniversaries in their joy and gratitude to God who has set them among us as a sign of His constant and faithful love.
Please contact Father Joe at (585) 492-5330 if interested in attending.
Update: The following is an excerpted and edited selection of text which appeared in the bulletin of August 29, 2021.
With Praise and Thanksgiving to Almighty God
Rev. Joseph A. Gullo
Pastor of St. Mary’s Parish
Arcade and East Arcade, New York
Cordially invites you
To our 175th Anniversary Celebration of
St. Mary’s Worship Site, East Arcade, NY
On Sunday, September 26, 2021
Mass of Thanksgiving at 10:30 a.m.
with the Most Reverend Bishop Michael Fisher,
15th Bishop of Buffalo, Presiding
Reception immediately following Mass
God’s Blessings Always
Please RSVP by Sunday, September 5, 2021 with:
If you did not receive your official RSVP form by mail, you can find one in the bulletin for Sunday, August 29, 2021.
Returns may be mailed to the parish office or dropped in the weekend collection. IMPORTANT NOTE: Reservations are now closed. Thank you for your understanding, and God’s blessings always.
The following is older information, excerpted and edited from text which appeared in the bulletin of August 1, 2021.
Great News! Bishop Fisher will be joining us on Sunday, September 26, 2021 as we celebrate our East Arcade Worship Site’s 175th Anniversary! Bishop Fisher will be the main celebrant at the 10:30 am morning Mass. We are looking forward to the Bishop’s presence and to give thanks to Almighty God. You will be receiving more information concerning the anniversary celebration in the next couple of weeks.
God’s Blessings Always,
Fr. Joe Gullo
Unfortunately, there will be no summer lawn fete held in 2021.
Hopefully, the summer of 2022 will bring better news.
Please stay tuned.
Please return your raffle tickets by Friday, July 30, 2021!
You can turn them in by mail or by placing them in the weekend collection.
If you would like more raffle tickets, please contact the office at 585-492-5330. The cost is $5.00 per ticket or five tickets for $20.00.
The drawing will be on Sunday, August 1, 2021 following 10:30 a.m. Mass at East Arcade.
Please note that there will be no lawn fete this summer (2021).
