The Chaffee Food Pantry is in need of pasta, grape & strawberry jelly, applesauce and canned fruit.
Please place offerings in the boxes in the vestibule at St. Jude’s.
Thank you!
Based on the bulletin of March 17, 2024.
News & Events
Easter & Holy Week Schedule – Updated (2024)
Holy Thursday (March 28, 2024)
- No morning Mass
- 6:30 pm — St. John The Baptist (West Valley)
- 7:00 pm — St. Mary (Arcade)
Good Friday (March 29, 2024)
- No morning Mass; Business Office closed.
- 12:00 noon — St. Aloysius (Springville)
- 3:00 pm — St. Mary (East Arcade) ?
- 7:00 pm — Stations of the Cross @ St. John The Baptist (West Valley)
- 7:00 pm — Stations of the Cross @ St. Mary (Arcade)
Holy Saturday (March 30, 2024)
- 1:00 pm – Easter Basket Blessing @ St. Aloysius Parish Hall (Springville)
- 1:00 pm — Easter Basket Blessing @ St. Mary (Arcade)
- 7:30 pm — Easter Vigil @ St. Aloysius (Springville)
- 8:00 pm — Easter Vigil @ St. Jude (Sardinia)
Easter Sunday (March 31, 2024)
- Normal Sunday Mass schedule!
- 8:00 am — St. John the Baptist (West Valley)
- 9:00 am — St. Mary (Arcade)
- 10:30 am – St. Aloysius (Springville)
- 11:00 am — St. Mary (East Arcade)
Welcome to any family and friends that are celebrating this Holy Week with us! We are glad you are here with us as a part of our Parish Family. Whether you are here just for a short time, or have plans to become a permanent part of our Catholic Community, please let us know if there is anything we can do to help you while you are here.
? = This post has been updated to reflect the bulletin of March 10, 2024, which means Good Friday’s 3:00 pm service is now listed correctly to be @ St. Mary East Arcade Worship Site. Original post based on the bulletin of March 3, 2024 which had a different location.
Lenten Penance Services (2024)
St. Mary’s — Arcade Worship Site:
- Thursday, March 14, 2024: 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm
St. Aloysius — Springville:
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024: 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm
Based on the bulletin of March 3, 2024.
Coming Soon: 2024’s Horse Pull & Chicken BBQ
Save the date!
There will be a Horse Pull & Chicken BBQ at St. Mary’s East Arcade Worship Site on Sunday May 19, 2024.
Mark your calendars now and look for more details in the bulletin closer to May.
Based on the bulletin of March 10, 2024.
Spring Basket Raffle at St. Jude (2024)
St. Jude’s Parish will hold a Spring Basket Raffle with drawings at a potluck supper on April 6th (2024) following the 5 pm Mass.
Everyone is invited to the potluck supper, but ticket holders need not be present to win.
Tickets will be available for purchase after Mass on Saturday, March 23rd (2024), and Saturday, April 6th (2024).
If you wish to donate a basket or other item for the raffle, please leave it in the church basement by March 16th (2024).
Please consider participating in this event to welcome spring.
Based on the bulletin of March 10, 2024.
St. Jude: Fundraising & Parish Council Meeting (2024)
There will be a fundraising committee meeting at St. Jude on Tuesday, March 19 (2024) at 6:00 pm.
All new ideas and support are welcome to keep our church running until it is sold. We are hopeful that won’t be anytime soon.
Following the fundraising meeting will be our Parish Council Meeting starting at 7:00 pm.
This is the best way to get information about what is currently going on in our parish as well as future events.
If you have any questions about the fundraising meeting please contact P. Feraldi and if you have an questions about the Parish Council meeting contact J. Sixt.
Based on the bulletin of March 10, 2024.
Lenten Activities (2024)
St. Mary (East Arcade)
- Life in the Eucharist series: God’s Love as Abiding Presence on Saturday, March 9, 2024. 10:00 am — 11:30 am.
St. John the Baptist (West Valley)
- Stations of the Cross on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm (2024)
- Praying the Sorrowful Mysteries on Sundays at 7:35 am (right before Mass)
St. Jude (Sardinia)
- Life in the Eucharist series: God’s Love as Transformation on Saturday, March 2, 2024. 10:00 am — 11:30 am.
- Stations of the Cross on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm (2024)
St. Aloysius (Springville)
- Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 12:00 noon (2024)
- Life in the Eucharist series: God’s Love as Mission on Saturday, March 16, 2024. 10:00 am — 11:30 am.
Based on the bulletin of March 3, 2024.
Shroud of Turin Presentation! (2024)
Event: Shroud of Turin Scholar Presentation
Time: 6:30 PM
Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Location: St. Mary’s — Arcade (417 West Main St, Arcade, NY)
The Shroud of Turin is like the ‘Rosetta Stone of Life.’ Understanding the anomalous scientific data from this mysterious cloth is revealing some extraordinary clues. This evidence could even rival Darwin’s theory of evolution! Come explore with us, Jeffrey Skurka and Catherine C. Osborn, this Lenten Season the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus using the Shroud of Turin as a guide. Discover how the foolishness of God, which is wiser beyond any human comprehension, is silencing the scientific wisdom of even the staunchest critics. Bring your curiosity and questions, and prepare to be amazed because you have never seen the Shroud of Turin explained like this before!
All are invited and there is no admission fee.
Lenten Project: St. Aloysius Altar Society (2024)
The St. Aloysius Altar Society’s Lenten Project is a “Supply Drive” for the Springville Food Pantry.
They are in need of canned goods such as peas/carrots, potatoes, tomato/pasta sauces and Spaghetti-O’s.
Also oyster crackers, oatmeal and all condiments.
And always laundry detergent, paper towels, toilet paper and Kleenex.
Collection bins will be behind the pews at St. Aloysius (Springville) from February 17 to March 17, 2024.
We thank you for your generosity.
Based on the bulletin of February 25, 2024.
Donations: St. John’s Clothes Closet (Late Winter, 2024)
St. John’s Clothes Closet is accepting new or slightly used, clean, warm, winter clothing and blankets for adults and children. Housewares, new or slightly used are also appreciated.
Based on the bulletin of February 25, 2024.
