St. Mary's

Catholic Church in Arcade, NY

News

2024 Mass Schedule Updates

Since we can no longer use St. Jude Church in Sardinia for the celebration of Mass, we are making the following changes to our Family of Parishes Mass Schedule, beginning Sunday, October 20, 2024:

Saturday 5:00 pm Mass will be celebrated at: St. Mary, Arcade (AWS). Confessions will be heard at 4:30 pm.
Intentions for the 5:00 PM Saturday evening Mass will be celebrated at the same time at St. Mary’s Church.

Daily Masses at St. Aloysius, Springville:
7:30 am — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

Daily Masses at St. Mary, Arcade (AWS):
8:00 am — Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

(Please remember to check the latest bulletin, as our schedules may occasionally vary.)

As always, thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue the Road to Renewal.

Based on the bulletin of October 20, 2024

Hurricane — Special Collection (October 2024)

Special Collection: We will have a special collection for victims of the hurricanes on the weekend of October 26-27 (2024) at all Masses. There will be “Disaster Relief Fund” envelopes at the end of the pews that you can use for this collection.

Here is a reproduction of a letter from Bishop Fisher:

As our nation has seen the wide-spread destruction caused by Hurricane Helene across the southeast and Florida now braces for more devastation from Hurricane Milton, I am requesting parishes to take up a special emergency collection for Catholic Charities USA to assist in their response efforts. Many lives have already been lost and properties, including Church properties, homes and businesses have been severely damaged or destroyed. I ask that this collection take place as soon as possible to support the humanitarian, long-term recovery, and significant Church needs arising from these calamities.

Funds collected in this special appeal will be used to support the efforts of Catholic Charities USA as the local agencies respond to the immediate emergency needs for necessities as water, food, shelter, and medical care and aid in long-term rebuilding needs and recovery efforts. Funds will be used in response to the hurricanes, subsequent flooding, and will be distributed where they are most needed.

I know the generosity of our people and their deep care for those in need. I ask you to join me in continuing to offer prayers for families who have lost loved ones, are among those injured, and those who have lost their homes and livelihood. Please ask your community members to be as generous as possible.

With assurance of my grateful and prayerful best wishes, I am

Most Rev. Michael W. Fisher
Bishop of Buffalo

Based on the bulletin of October 20, 2024.

Interested in Becoming Catholic? (2024-2025)

Eucharistic adoration.

Are you, or anyone you know, interested in exploring the Catholic Church as your church home?

Have you been sitting next to your Catholic spouse for years, wondering what you have to do to become Catholic?

This is your personal invitation and welcome, and a challenge to reach out to someone who fits the categories above and invite that person to reach out to us.

Please contact Fr. Dan, or Diane & Eric Perry, to learn more. For specific contact information, please see this page in the bulletin of October 13, 2024.

Based on the bulletin of October 13, 2024.

St. Jude Merger: Decree & Letter (2024)

Dear fellow parishioners, here is a PDF document of the decree to merge St. Jude Parish (in Sardinia) into St. Mary Parish (in Arcade).

The document contains a lot of detail and is worth looking at. The document also contains brief instructions for challenging the decree within ten days from its legitimate notification.

You can view/download the file here:

For the decree and letter regarding the sale of St. Jude property in Sardinia, please see the following: St. Jude Sale Decree & Letter

‘Final Decisions’ from Diocese of Buffalo — September 2024

This just in — here are the “final decisions” on mergers, closings etc. according to the Diocese of Buffalo.

There are two ways to view: (1) as a downloadable PDF, (2) an image file viewable right on this page.

Based on a document scan received from clergy via parish family volunteer.

Thank You – Family Picnic (2024)

St. Mary’s parish would like to thank everyone for coming to our family picnic and for the wonderful food, fellowship, fun and music! Thank you to all who worked to make this event happen.

Based on the bulletin of August 11, 2024.

Josh Allen Jersey — St. Jude Raffle (2024)

A framed Josh Allen jersey will be raffled at St. Jude Church on September 7th (2024) after the 5 p.m. Mass.

Tickets are available now and will be available until the drawing for $10 for one and $25 for three chances.

Tickets will be sold after Masses during July and August (2024) or email Kathy Kreis.

Thank you for your continued support of St. Jude’s parish.

For specific contact info, please see the bulletin of August 4, 2024. Based on the bulletin of August 4, 2024.