St. Mary's

Catholic Church in Arcade, NY

News & Events

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

Catholic Education & Superintendent Search (2024-2025)

Catholic Education… It’s everything you value!

We are excited to share a message of hope and renewal for Western New York’s Catholic Elementary Schools. Like other Dioceses across the country, we have faced challenges; yet, through the collaboration of hundreds of people who are passionate about Catholic education, we are launching a strategy to ensure a brighter and stronger future for our schools.

Our Catholic schools will remain rich in tradition and academic excellence, wrapped in a Christ-centered, safe, and welcoming community. Throughout 2025, we’ll share more exciting news.

We are currently searching for a Diocesan Superintendent to lead our future strategy. Please spread the word.

Interested in being part of this exciting movement? Enroll your students or apply to join our highly qualified and dedicated team of educators at:

https://www.wnycatholicschools.org

Based on the bulletin of December 22, 2024.

Christmas Greetings 2024

As we prepare to celebrate the annual solemnity of Christmas, the Birth of Jesus Christ, we remember the event that changed everything for us. The arrival of ‘Emmanuel,’ the God made human, we rejoice that salvation has come and brought us peace, hope, and joy. This year, as we continue to adapt to the changes in our community parishes through the Road to Renewal, and come together as the Cattaraugus Creek Catholic Community, let us embrace the changes to our routines and familiar ways of operating, guided by the Holy Spirit, in anticipation of a larger family that more effectively uses our gifts and talents to fulfill the mission to bring the Gospel message of God’s love, mercy and care to the people throughout our area. We all know of the difficulties that accompany change, but Christmas reminds us of the great benefits that change can offer as well.

One thing that has not changed is the generous spirit and work of the many people in our parishes who help to create the beautiful environment of our worship spaces at this time of year, the liturgical ministers and musicians who help us offer praise to God, the people who organize our efforts to reach out to those in need, and those who work with our youth and children to help them grow in faith in the Christ child, Jesus. Of course, there are many others who work behind the scenes to keep our buildings in shape and dedicate themselves to keeping our parishes running smoothly. To all the generous volunteers and staff members, thank you!

On behalf of all of us throughout the Cattaraugus Creek Catholic Community, especially Father Al Osiander, Deacon Jeff Forster, Deacon Rick Mackiewicz and myself, we offer our prayers and wishes for you and your families to experience a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed and Happy New Year!

Father Dan Fawls

From the bulletin of December 22, 2024.

Christmas Concert at St. Mary’s AWS (2024)

On Saturday, December 14, 2024 the Southern Tier Saxophone Quartet will present a free Christmas concert at 7:00 pm at St. Mary’s in Arcade. (417 West Main Street, Arcade)

This concert has become a yearly tradition for the quartet and has gained quite a following.

Music will include both Classical Christmas standards, Christmas Carols and traditional Christmas songs.

All are invited to attend!

Based on the bulletin of December 8, 2024.

Advent Penance Services – St. Mary’s (December 2024)

The season of Advent is a time to repent of our sinfulness and return to the Lord.

To assist our parishioners to do so through the Sacrament of Penance, in addition to our regular schedule of confessions on Saturdays at 3:00 PM at St. Aloysius (Springville) and 4:30 PM at St. Mary’s (Arcade), we will also have…

Advent Penance Services: Thursday, December 19, 2024 at St. Mary’s, Arcade Worship Site.

When: First service at 3:00 PM, second service at 6:00 PM.

We encourage everyone to take advantage of these opportunities to prepare to celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ by being reconciled through the reception of the Sacrament of Penance.

Based on the bulletin of December 15, 2024.

? Christmas Mass Schedule (2024)

? Our Masses for Christmas of 2024 will be as follows:

Christmas Eve: Tuesday, December 24, 2024

  • 4:00 PM at St. Aloysius, Springville
  • 5:00 PM at St. Jude, Sardinia
  • 7:00 PM at St. John the Baptist, West Valley
  • 7:30 PM at St. Mary’s in East Arcade
  • 9:00 PM at St. Aloysius, Springville

Christmas Day: Wednesday, December 25, 2024

  • 12:00 Midnight at St. Mary’s in Arcade
  • 9:00 AM at St. Aloysius, Springville
  • 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s in Arcade

Based on the bulletin of December 1, 2024.

How Do I Pray? A Retreat on Prayer (January 2025)

Father Jim Bastian and Dustin Bliss will present information and guidance on how to grow you faith through a deeper prayer life.

Topics discussed will include: praying for ourselves, praying for others, ritualistic prayer, contemplative prayer, praying over others, and intercessory prayer.

This retreat will be held Saturday, January 18, 2025 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at St. Joseph’s Church 46 N Main Street, Holland NY.

Lunch and snacks will be provided.

RSVP is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome.

There is no cost to attend, but donations are welcome

Please contact Dustin Bliss, or St. Joseph’s in Holland. For specific contact info, please see the bulletin of December 15, 2024.

Based on the bulletin of December 15, 2024.

TRIP CANCELED: March for Life – Washington D.C. (January 23-24, 2025)

News: It is with regret that we are informing you that due to unforeseen circumstances, the Diocese of Buffalo will not be traveling to the March for Life 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Please join us for a Vigil for Life Mass on Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 at 6:00 pm at St. Christopher Church 2660 Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda, NY 14150.

More details coming soon! May we stand together in peaceful and prayerful support for LIFE!

Based on the bulletin of January 5, 2025.

 

Join the Buffalo Diocese and hundreds of thousands of Catholics and others in solidarity for a pilgrimage of public witness, penance and prayer in Washington, DC.

Bus departs OLV Charities, Lackawanna on January 23 (2025) at 5:30 am.

Deadline for bus registration and payment: December 20, 2024.

For hotel reservations, call Washington Plaza Hotel at 202-842-1300 or 800-424-1140 or book online at https://www.washingtonplazahotel.com

For pamphlet and online registration, visit https://www.buffalodiocese.org/pro-life-services/

Limited space; register today.

Based on the bulletin of December 15, 2024.

Immaculate Conception Holy Day (Monday, December 9, 2024)

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated each year on December 8th, however, because that date falls on Sunday this year, the Solemnity is celebrated on Monday, December 9, 2024.

Following new instructions from the Vatican, it remains a holyday of obligation to attend Mass on Monday, December 9, 2024.

Therefore, we will be celebrating Masses on Monday, December 9, 2024 at:

  • 7:30 am at St. Aloysius, Springville
  • 12:00 Noon at St. Mary, Arcade
  • 6:30 pm at St. John the Baptist, West Valley

We encourage you to celebrate the holyday of obligation honoring the Patronal Feast of the United States of America.

Based on the bulletin of December 1, 2024.

Meetings: Future of St. Mary in East Arcade (2024)

“Road to Renewal Rightsizing and Reshaping Update”

Last month, the Cattaraugus Creek Catholic Community Transition Team met to propose a transition date for the rightsizing and reshaping of our family of parishes according to the final decision of Bishop Michael Fisher to present to the Renewal Team of the Diocese.

At that meeting, it was decided that we would close St. John the Baptist, West Valley and St. Mary’s, East Arcade Worship Site and merge St. Aloysius, Springville and St. Joseph, Holland into St. Mary’s Parish, Arcade on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

That date has been accepted by the Renewal Team. Therefore, on that date, we will celebrate the closing Masses at St. John the Baptist and St. Mary’s, East Arcade Worship Site and St. Aloysius and St. Joseph will become secondary worship sites of St. Mary’s Parish, Arcade. The transition team will be working to co-ordinate the necessary steps of this transition and we will keep everyone updated on the progress over the next several months.

As part of the final decision from Bishop Fisher, in response to our counter-proposal to keep Bingham Hall in West Valley for the Clothes Closet Ministry and some property at the East Arcade Worship Site for the use of fundraisers for our Family of Parishes, we were tasked with deciding by January 1, 2025 whether it is financially sustainable and beneficial to our Family of Parishes to do so.

As part of that decision, the transition team recommended meeting with the parishioners of St. John the Baptist and St. Mary’s East Arcade to get their input.

Therefore, we will have a meeting following the Sunday Masses on:

  • Sunday, December 8  (2024)  at St. John the Baptist
  • Sunday, December 15  (2024)  at St. Mary’s, East Arcade

Based on the bulletin of December 1, 2024.

St. Mary’s Christmas Sponsorship Project (2024)

The Pioneer Giving Tree Program which supports the Pioneer School District is asking for donations and sponsorships to provide and meet the increased needs of the community it serves.

Any donations are welcome, and sponsorship costs are:

  • Elementary Student: $65
  • Middle School: $75
  • High School: $90

(per student)

If you are able to help, please mail a check made out to “Pioneer Giving Tree” to the following address:

Pioneer Giving Tree Program
c/o Pioneer Central School District
County Line Road, PO Box 639
Yorkshire, NY 14173

We are grateful for any support you can share.

Based on the bulletin of December 1, 2024.