St. Mary's

Catholic Church in Arcade, NY

News & Events

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

Thanksgiving Services (2023)

As our nation celebrates Thanksgiving Day this Thursday, we join with our fellow Christians to give thanks to God for the blessings he has bestowed upon us, our families, our communities, and our nation.

Ecumenical Services

The Springville Ministerium is holding an Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 19th, 2023 at 7:00 PM at the Springville Assembly of God Church (57 Transit Line Rd, Springville, NY 14141), and the Sardinia/Chaffee community is holding an Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 at 6:30 PM at the Chaffee Baptist Church (13510 Grove St, Chaffee, NY 14030).

Masses

On Thanksgiving Day (2023), we invite our parishioners to offer our gratitude to God at the celebration of Mass at St. Jude’s Church in Sardinia at 8:00 AM, or St. Aloysius Church in Springville at 9:00 AM. We encourage everyone to join us as you are able as we give thanks to God.

Based on the bulletin of November 19, 2023.

St. Jude’s Basket Raffle (Fall 2023)

St. Jude’s Parish will host a Basket Raffle and Potluck Dinner on Saturday, December 2, 2023 after the 5 pm Mass.

Tickets for the raffle will be sold before and after the 5 pm Mass on November 25, 2023 and December 2, 2023.

All are invited to purchase tickets for the raffle and/or bring a dish to pass for the potluck dinner.

Basket donations needed! If anyone would be interested in donating a basket for the basket raffle, please place the basket in the church hall by November 17, 2023.

Thank you!

Based on the bulletins of November 5 and October 29, 2023.

St. Jude’s Ministry Fair (2023)

On November 18th, 2023 after Mass (at St. Jude), we will have our ministry leaders available to answer any questions if you are interested in assisting at Mass. We welcome all members of our parish family to help serve our Holy Mass; and can train you if this will be your first time. Even if we have different homes, we’re all one family.

Based on the bulletin of November 12, 2023.

CCCC Office News (2023)

As our Family of Parishes continues to develop, we are pleased to announce another step forward as we begin our Pastoral Office to serve the parishioners of the Cattaraugus Creek Catholic Community. The office will be at the St. Mary’s Parish Rectory in Arcade. The secretary/receptionist is Barb Parish, and she will be available during office hours in Arcade on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm. For the benefit of parishioners in Springville and West Valley, she will also be available on Tuesdays from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at St. Aloysius Parish Rectory in Springville. We hope that these hours will accommodate the needs of all parishioners who wish to visit the office, and of course, Barb can be reached by phone or e-mail as well.

We would like to take this opportunity not only to welcome Barb, but also to express our gratitude to Patti Dashnaw of St. John the Baptist, Debbie Sisson of St. Mary’s, and Tricia Bofinger of St. Aloysius for the many years of dedicated service to our parish communities as secretary/receptionists and bookkeepers who often went above and beyond to support our parishioners and, in many ways, keep our parishes running so well! Thank you!

Based on the bulletin of November 12, 2023.

Ladies Christmas Party (2023)

All the ladies of the CCCC Parish Family are invited to a Christmas Dinner Party held at St. Aloysius Church Hall.

This is on Monday, December 4, 2023 starting at 4:00 pm with dinner at 5:00 pm.

Please join us for an evening of food, fellowship and fun.

A free will offering for the event will be accepted.

Please make your reservations by calling the names listed below from your church by November 20, 2023.

  • St. Aloysius Church — Liz Cappola
  • St. John the Baptist — Ann Ploetz
  • St. Jude – Tracey Harger
  • St. Mary — Ceil LaScala

Based on the bulletin of November 5, 2023 — please see the bulletin for phone info.

St. John’s Nativity Drive-Thru (2023)

Calling all youth sixth grade and up from our family of parishes!

Saint John the Baptist in West Valley will be hosting its third Drive-Thru Nativity (either the third or fourth Friday or Saturday of December, 2023).

We are looking for youth as we have several “scenes” depicting the story leading up to and including Jesus’ birth. There will be live animals and a donkey!

There will be an informative meeting with sign‐up roles at Saint John’s Bingham Parish Hall on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 7:00 pm.

If you can’t make it but have youth interested in participating, please call/text Tracy Ploetz or Shannon Niesyty.

Thank you in advance.

It’s always a great and beautiful evening to share the real story of Christmas.

1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are partners working together for God…

Based on the bulletin of October 29, 2023. (Phone info available in the bulletin version of this story.)

St. John’s Coffee Hour / Raffle (November, 2023)

ST. JOHN’S COFFEE HOUR and OCTOBER’S 50/50 RAFFLE will be held Sunday, November 5, 2023 immediately after Mass in St. John’s Parish Hall.

All are welcome to join us for pastries and refreshments!

Based on the bulletin of October 29, 2023.

Men of the Challenge

Join the MEN OF THE CHALLENGE …

We are a group of regular guys, of all ages, who know we’re not yet the husbands, fathers, boyfriends, or men that we want to be and that God calls us to be.

We gather on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 8:00 am – 9:15 am to EAT, LEARN, & be CHALLENGED to live the adventurous & rewarding life God offers us as men.

Call/text Deacon Jeff Forster for info.

Based on the bulletin of October 29, 2023. (Phone info available in the bulletin version of this story.)

Parish Family T-Shirts & Sweatshirts (2023)

To promote the unity of our parish family, it’s now possible to purchase t-shirts and sweatshirts with our parish family logo surrounded by our parish family name!

Please see the bulletin of November 5, 2023 for an order form…

…Or, you could try printing this unofficial PDF version of the order form, which replicates the form from the bulletin: View PDF

Based on the bulletin of November 5, 2023.