St. Mary's

Catholic Church in Arcade, NY

News & Events

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

Drive-Through Living Nativity (2021)

Greetings from Saints Joachim and Anne Parish. We cordially invite you and your parish families to experience our Drive Through Living Nativity on Saturday, December 18th, 2021 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Step back into time and immerse yourself into a place from many years ago and witness the true meaning of Christmas, “The Birth of Our Savior Jesus Christ.”

Pop cans or monetary donations gratefully accepted for All Babies Cherished. This organization is a woman and children’s mission in Batavia that provides assistance to local woman during their pregnancy and child rearing.

All are welcome!

St. Joachim and Anne Parish
50 East Avenue
Attica, NY 14011

Decorating Church for Christmas (2021)

We’ll be decorating for Christmas on Sunday, December 19th, 2021 after the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. masses.

Many hands make for an easy job!

Advent Penance Service (2021)

Epiphany of Our Lord Parish will be having its Advent Penance Service on Wednesday, December 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.

They are in Erie County, so masks are required.

Epiphany of Our Lord Parish
10893 Sisson Highway
North Collins, NY 14111

Christmas Wafers (2021)

Christmas Wafers will be available in the back of church at both Worship Sites the weekend of December 11-12 (2021) and the following weekend, December 18-19 (2021). Donation of $3.00 per envelope.

Special Collection: Retired Religious

The collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be next weekend, December 11-12, 2021. Please place your envelope in the regular collection.

CANCELED: Thanksgiving Mass (2021)

Due to a recent turn of events, Thanksgiving Mass (2021) has been canceled this year.

Still, wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and blessed beginning of Advent.

God’s Blessings Always.

Thanksgiving Mass (2021)

UPDATE: Thanksgiving Mass (2021) has been canceled this year. Still, wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and blessed beginning of Advent.

Dear Parishioners,

This week we celebrate the beautiful feast of Thanksgiving.

[A guest priest] will be celebrating Mass on Thanksgiving morning (2021) at 9:00 a.m. at our Arcade Worship Site. (Mass has been canceled.)

The weekend after Thanksgiving, we will begin the Holy Season of Advent. (How fast the time is going.)

Have a most blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving.

God’s Blessings Always,
Fr. Joe Gullo

The above is an edited excerpt from the bulletin of Nov 21, 2021.

St. Nick Tree, 2021

Coming Soon! St. Nick Tree

Each year we have helped families in the Arcade area who are in need at Christmas time.

If you would like to help a family in need, tags will be handed out after Masses on November 20th and 21st.

Gifts should be returned no later than December 11th and 12th.

This year, due to the pandemic, a representative will be in the vestibule and hand you a tag which will include the child’s name, age and size.

(For more information, please see the bulletin of November 14, 2021.)

The above is reprinted with slight modification from the bulletin of November 14, 2021.

National Vocation Awareness Week

U.S. Catholic Church to Observe National Vocation Awareness Week November 7th through the 13th

This week (November 7-13, 2021) is National Vocation Awareness Week. It is an annual celebration of the U.S. Catholic Church dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education, and calling the faithful to pray for and support those who are considering such a vocation.

The above is reprinted as select excerpts from the bulletin of November 7, 2021.

All Saints’ Day (2021): No Holy Day of Obligation

From the bulletin,

November 1st [2021] is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year.

In other news,

November 2nd is the Feast of All Souls as we remember our beloved deceased that have gone before us.

This year, as we remember all of our beloved deceased, we will use our envelope for All Souls. There is a place on the back to write the name of your departed loved ones. These envelopes will be placed on the altar at both worship sites as we remember them at masses.