đź”” No Daily Mass in Arcade: May 4 – 8, 2026.
All Saints Day will be celebrated as a normal Holy Day of Obligation this year (2022). St. Mary’s will offer two Masses:
East Arcade: Monday, October 31, 2022 @ 5:00 P.M. (Vigil Mass)
or
Arcade: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 @ 12:00 noon.
This information based on the bulletin of October 23, 2022.
The second collection at our Masses the weekend of October 15-16 (2022) will be for the hurricane victims in Florida and Puerto Rico.
God’s Blessings Always!
This information based on Fr. Joe’s letter from the bulletin of October 16, 2022.
As we continue the Road to Renewal, the remaining Families will be designated to be formed within two Phases. Each Phase will consist of the following stages:
Parishes begin developing a Family Council and Family Action Plan. This phase lasts six months.
The date on which a Family of Parishes begins functioning as a Family.
Activation Stage: The purpose of the Activation Stage is to allow the parishes of the Family to work on the six Pillars that make up being Church. These Pillars are:
Pillar Groups are formed to identify how the Family will organize and perform the work within these Pillars. Your thoughts and skills are important to the successful launch of our Family — please consider joining one of these Pillar Groups.
Family Action Plan: The goal of the six month Activation Stage for each Family is to collaborate on the creation of a FAMILY ACTION PLAN, which will define goals, strategies, expected outcomes, and creative solutions for reaching a vibrant future characterized by spiritual vitality and fiscal responsibility to attract new members of the Family. This Family Action Plan will guide each Family over the course of the next 3-5 years.
Administration Pillar: The Administration Pillar encompasses the practical challenges of functioning together as a Family. Jesus’ words above also prompt the question: “Do we just view administration as a spiritually barren necessity for the Church, or, a never-ending series of opportunities to encounter God?” Here are some of the functions that the Administration Pillar entails:
Your thoughts and skills are important to the successful launch of our Family — if your background or expertise lends to any of these areas, please consider joining one of the Pillar Groups by contacting the parish office.
Note: St. Mary’s is part of the “Phase 1” Family of Parishes referenced above.
As we continue down the Road to Renewal, please don’t forget to visit our website at RoadToRenewal.org and pray the Prayer for Renewal regularly.
This information based on the bulletins of October 2, 9 and 16 (2022).
All are invited to join us for WACY and Father Jim Fugle’s Memorial Mass and Potluck on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at St. Joachim and Anne Church, 50 East Ave, Attica NY.
This information based on the bulletin of October 9, 2022.
Special Request: If you have urns, statues, planters, etc., in our Arcade or East Arcade Cemeteries, we ask that you remove them by the end of October, 2022. Thank you very much!
This information based on the bulletin of October 9, 2022.
The Catholic Church gained two new saints on Sunday, October 9, 2022, as Pope Francis canonized St. Artemide Zatti and St. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini.
The two saints were both born in Italy in the 19th century and ministered to others amid the massive emigration of hundreds of thousands of Italians each year at the turn of the 20th century.
Scalabrini is known for founding a missionary order that ministered to immigrants, while Zatti was himself an immigrant, leaving Italy for Argentina with his family in 1897 at the age of 16.
The Pope said that the canonization made him think of the many suffering migrants today, mentioning refugees from Ukraine and immigrants who attempt to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
This content is from the bulletin of October 16, 2022.
Thank you for your continuing support of the PAC Food Pantry. Items we can use now are:
Thank you so very much!!!
This information based on the bulletin of October 2, 2022.
All youth grades 7-12 are welcome to join WACY for our monthly gathering on Sunday, October 2, 2022 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at St. John Neumann Parish Weber Hall, 991 Centerline Road, Sheldon. Come check us out!
This information based on the bulletin of October 2, 2022.
Our Vicariate will be celebrating the 175th Anniversary of the Diocese of Buffalo with a Mass to be held at St. Aloysius Church in Springville on Sunday, October 16th, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Bishop Mike will be celebrating this Mass and there will be a light reception afterwards.
All are invited to attend and represent our parish at this event.
Date & Time:
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
3:00 p.m.
Location:
St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church
190 Franklin St.
Springville, NY 14141
This post based on a note in the bulletin of August 21, 2022.
The Diocese of Buffalo and the Office of Pastoral Ministries wishes to honor couples who will observe their 25th, 50th, 60th and 70th wedding anniversaries and recognize the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice, challenges & comforts in daily married life.
Couples are invited to celebrate these anniversaries at a special Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. (St. Joseph’s Cathedral is located at 50 Franklin St., Buffalo, NY.)
On this day, the entire Diocese of Buffalo will join those celebrating these anniversaries!
A brunch will take place after this Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Church center at 160 Court Street in Buffalo behind City Hall.
Any couples interested in participating in this special celebration, please contact Father Joe by Sunday, September 25th, 2022.
Information about the Wedding Anniversary Mass based on the bulletin of August 14, 2022.
