St. Mary's

Catholic Church in Arcade, NY

News & Events

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

Renewal Conference 2025: Renewing in a Time of Challenge

“Renewing in a Time of Challenge” Conference

When: Friday, May 16, 2025 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at St. Stanislaus Church (Adamski Center) in Buffalo.

Registration is $35 per person and includes a light breakfast and lunch.

An optional dinner for $50 includes an opportunity to talk with some of the guest speakers.

The keynote speaker is Joshua Danis, the Head of Parish and Diocesan Partnerships for the Hallow app.

We also will have national speakers from the Archdiocese of Chicago and different dioceses throughout the country, in addition to local speakers.

General presentations will cover topics including life after bankruptcy, outreach/social justice, forming disciples, and more!

Registration deadline: Friday, May 2, 2025

Register online: View registration form

Based on the bulletin of April 27, 2025.

Divine Mercy Sunday Devotions (2025)

As we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday on the Second Sunday of Easter, April 27th, 2025, we invite all members of our Cattaraugus Creek Catholic Community to join us at St. Aloysius Church in Springville to participate.

We will begin with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following the 10:30 AM Mass and Adoration until 3:00 PM.

There will be an opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Penance at 2:00 PM and readings about Divine Mercy at 2:30 PM followed by recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and ending with Benediction at 3:00 PM.

We hope you will join us as you are able.

Based on the bulletin of April 20, 2025.

Contribution Envelopes (Spring 2025)

As we continue to prepare to merge all parishes into St. Mary, the next envelope set you receive will have St. Mary Parish/Cattaraugus Creek Catholic Community as the header.

Until May 19, 2025 when all churches will be merged into one, your donation will be applied to the parish you are currently registered at.

After May 19, 2025, all income and expenses will be received into and paid out of the St. Mary bank account.

Please make your checks to St. Mary parish after May 19. If you do not receive your envelopes by May 18, please call the business office (716-592-2701) and let us know.

Based on the bulletin of April 20, 2025.

Easter Greetings! (2025)

As we begin our annual Easter celebration today, we hope that you are renewed in the faith, hope and joy that the victory of Jesus Christ over sin and death and the promise of resurrection helps to dispel the fear and darkness of loneliness and despair that may be surrounding you at this time. Easter celebrates the central mystery of our faith – not only the promise of life eternal with Christ in the Kingdom of Heaven — but also the promise that in the midst of the suffering we endure under the crosses we bear in this life; we can rely on His power to be able to carry them and overcome them. Each year, on this day, as I hear the gospel account of the disciples at the empty tomb, I think of the remarkable faith they possessed to look into the darkness and see hope and joy. May we all have the faith to see the light and hope of the risen Jesus in the midst of the dark times of our life.

I would like to thank all of the people who helped to make our celebrations of the Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter) such a beautiful expression of our faith – those who decorated the worship sites, those who ministered as ushers, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, altar servers and music ministers. So many people play a role in our worship and liturgies throughout the year, but especially during the seasons of Advent and Christmas and Lent and Easter. Thank you for all you do for our Cattaraugus Creek Catholic Community! On behalf of all of us, may the blessing of the Risen Christ be with you today, throughout the Easter Season and forever!

Happy Easter!

Based on the bulletin of April 20, 2025.

Teens: Theology of the Body Retreat (2025)

WACY is sponsoring a Theology of the Body Retreat for children in grades 7-12 at Camp Turner in Allegany State Park.

It will be held from May 2nd – 4th (2025).

The cost is $25 and includes all meals, retreat, and lodging. Carpooling available.

Please sign-up by: April 16, 2025 by contacting Theresa Zielinski. (Please see the bulletin of April 13, 2025 for specific contact info.)

Based on the bulletin of April 13, 2025.

Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb (2025)

Bishop Michael Fisher and The Respect Life Office cordially invites you to join us for the Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb.

We will celebrate and pray for mothers, fathers, families and for children in the womb.

This will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 10:30 am at St. Joseph Cathedral, 50 Franklin St. in Buffalo.

The Mass will include a special blessing for unborn children and their parents. Families will have the opportunity to choose a blessed baby blanket to help welcome their baby and wrap them in love from their diocesan family.

For more information, contact The Respect Life Office at (716) 847-2205.

Based on the bulletin of April 13, 2025.

Special Needs Mass – St. Bernadette (After Easter, 2025)

On Saturday, April 26 (2025), St. Bernadette Parish welcomes families with special needs to a sensory-friendly Inclusive Easter Mass at 2 pm. (One week after Holy Saturday.)

Fr. Joe Wolf will be the celebrant; Fr. Gerard Skrzynski will interpret the Mass through American Sign Language.

The Mass offers a shorter, less crowded worship setting allowing people to move freely as needed.

The lighting will be dimmer, the music soothing.

Refreshments will be served after Mass in the accessible Parish Ministry Center.

St. Bernadette is located at 5930 South Abbott Rd., Orchard Park.

(Please note this Mass is April 26, 2025, one week after Holy Saturday.)

Based on the bulletin of April 6, 2025.

Pontifical Good Friday Collection (2025)

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land, where they are now less than 2% of the population.

Your support is essential to help the Church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools, and offer religious education.

The Pontifical Good Friday Collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines of Christianity, including Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem.

The pandemic had hit the Christians in the Holy Land particularly hard. Most of them depend on pilgrimages for work. The war made their situation even more dire. In these times of crisis, the Pontifical Good Friday Collection is necessary to meet the basic needs of the People of God still living in this Land and to maintain a Christian presence where the Church was born.

When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you join with Catholics around the world in solidarity with the Church of the Holy Land.

Based on the bulletin of April 6, 2025.

Parish Offices Closed for Easter (2025)

Just a quick note: The parish offices will be closed on Good Friday (4-18-2025) and Easter Monday (4-21-2025). May God’s blessings bring you a holy and happy Easter.

Based on the bulletin of April 6, 2025.