St. Mary's

Catholic Church in Arcade, NY

News & Events

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

Marriage Help: Retrouvaille Weekends (April 4-6, 2025 and more)

Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage and don’t know how to change the situation or even communicate with their spouse about it.

The next weekend is April 4-6 (2025).

For more information, visit helpourmarriage.org or call 716-474-9371. All calls are confidential.

Preregistration is required.

Special note: There will be another opportunity for Retrouvaille in May (2025), in Rochester. Please see the website linked above for info.

Based on the bulletin of April 6, 2025.

Holy Week & Easter Schedule — 2025

Holy Thursday: April 17, 2025

  • 6:30 pm – St. Aloysius (Springville)
  • 7:00 pm – St. Mary (East Arcade)

Good Friday: April 18, 2025

  • 12:00 Noon – St. John (West Valley)
  • 3:00 pm – St. Mary (Arcade)

Holy Saturday: April 19, 2025

  • Basket Blessing: 1:00 pm – St. Aloysius (Springville)
  • Basket Blessing: 1:00 pm – St. Mary (Arcade)
  • 7:00 pm – St. Aloysius (Springville)
  • 8:00 pm – St. Mary (Arcade)

Easter Sunday: April 20, 2025

  • 8:00 am – St. John (West Valley)
  • 9:00 am – St Mary (Arcade)
  • 10:30 am – St. Aloysius (Springville)
  • 11:00 am – St. Mary (East Arcade)

Based on the bulletin of March 30, 2025.

Holy Year 2025 Pilgrimage: Poland and Austria

Our new Priest Fr Jozef Dudzik invites you on a pilgrimage to Poland and Austria from June 25 – July 5, 2025:

  • 2 Nights Warsaw
  • 4 Nights Krakow
  • 1 Night Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains
  • 2 Nights Vienna

Pilgrimage Highlights include:

  • Capital of Poland old town, Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine and Divine Mercy Shrine
  • Tour Krakow’s medieval main square with Wawel Castle & St. Mary Church
  • Visit Wadowice, the hometown of Pope St. John Paul II, and tour his childhood home & parish church
  • Visit Fr. Jozef’s hometown of Wilczyce for Mass and an included lunch
  • Take a cable ride up to Gubalowka Mountain in Zakopane
  • Celebrate Independence Day (& Fr. Jozef’s birthday!) at a festive restaurant in Vienna
  • …and so much more!

For additional information including a detailed itinerary, please contact Sandra Smith. (For specific contact information, please see the bulletin of March 16, 2025.)

Deadline to register is April 1, 2025.

Everyone is welcome.

Based on the bulletin of March 16, 2025.

Fugle Scholarships: 2025-2026

The Annual Reverend James Leo Fugle Scholarships for 2025-2026

Scholarship applications are now open for three $1,000 scholarships for those who apply and meet the eligibility requirements listed below:

Eligibility:

  • High School Senior entering higher education OR Young adult in an Associate and/or Bachelor Program OR Pre-Seminarian entering a Seminarian Program
  • Practicing Catholic from the Diocese of Buffalo
  • Active in the Catholic faith and youth ministry/formation
  • GPA 2.5 or above

Request the application questionnaire by email at frjimfuglescholarship@gmail.com or contact your parish office.

The deadline to apply is May 20, 2025.

Based on the bulletin of March 16, 2025.

Martha Committee Needs Volunteers (2025)

The Martha Committee is looking to grow their team of volunteers that provide meals after funerals at St. Aloysius church. The support provides a chance for family and friends to gather after the funeral and share a meal, stories that honors the loved one that has gone to be with the Lord.

Corporal works of mercy calls us to minster to our church family with support in burying their loved ones.

Please call Judy Pinelli with any questions or to sign up to help. (Please see the bulletin of March 16, 2025 for specific contact information.)

Based on the bulletin of March 16, 2025.