Please return your raffle tickets by Friday, July 30, 2021!
You can turn them in by mail or by placing them in the weekend collection.
If you would like more raffle tickets, please contact the office at 585-492-5330. The cost is $5.00 per ticket or five tickets for $20.00.
The drawing will be on Sunday, August 1, 2021 following 10:30 a.m. Mass at East Arcade.
Please note that there will be no lawn fete this summer (2021).
[This post updated June 5, 2021 to add extra information and a link to more details at WNY Catholic.]
From the bulletin:
A Statement on a Return to Sunday Mass by the Roman Catholic Bishops of the Upstate New York Diocese of Buffalo, Ogdensburg, Rochester and Syracuse:
Now is time to return to Sunday Mass.
For those who are healthy and not at great risk, the presumption of the faithful should be that, unless they are at an enhanced risk, sick, or caring for others who are at risk or sick, the obligation to attend Sunday Mass now resumes, effective the weekend of June 5-6, 2021, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ in our diocese.
Come home to Mass!
In another document, the bishops note,
The obligation to attend Holy Mass on the Lord’s Day is a sacred one. Anyone who is frail or at risk due to advanced age or medical conditions is always excused from this obligation, and we encouraged you to use your prudential judgement throughout this pandemic to determine if it was unsafe for you to attend Mass. This remains true.
You can read more at Western New York Catholic by clicking here.
12:00 pm (noon) — East Arcade:
Liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord, Communion and Veneration of the Cross
Both churches will be open for private prayer from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm on Good Friday.
All Easter baskets must be wrapped!
Blessing of Easter Baskets: 1:00 pm — Arcade
Blessing of Easter Baskets: 2:30 pm — East Arcade
Mass: 7:00 pm — Arcade
Mass: 8:30 am — Arcade
Mass: 10:30 am — East Arcade
Dear Parishioners,
Holy Week is here; please take some private time to walk with the Lord these special days.
On Palm Sunday the palms remind us quite vividly of Our Lord’s entrance into Jerusalem.
On Holy Thursday, we normally celebrate with gratitude the gift of the Eucharist. You are invited to spend some time in Adoration at both sites on Holy Thursday from 9:00 a.m. — 9:00 p.m.
On Good Friday, please take some quiet time and reflect on the suffering and death of Our Lord. Please spend some time in private prayer thanking Jesus for the great sacrifice He made on the cross dying for you and for me. Some people turn off the T.V., the radio, cell phones, computers from 12:00 until 3:00 p.m.; the hours Jesus suffered on the cross. Both Worship Sites will be opened for private prayer from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 p.m. Good Friday Services will be held at 12:00 noon at EAWS.
Easter Sunday, we celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord. Both Worship Sites will be opened for mass at 8:30 a.m. AWS and 10:30 a.m. EAWS.
May this Holy Week be a Blessing and Spiritual Renewal for us all.
May the Lord bless us during this time and give us His strength.
God’s Blessings Always,
Fr. Joe Gullo
Related: Bulletin | COVID info
A quick, COVID-related update. (Current as of December 11, 2020.)
See also: Latest COVID Information
Our Apostolic Administrator, Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger has issued a Pastoral Letter to the Clergy, Religious and Lay Faithful of our diocese. The letter is being mailed to registered Catholic households as well as being made available at all of our parishes and Catholic Institutions in time for the First Sunday of Advent, November 29, 2020. The purpose of the Pastoral Letter is to provide the spiritual foundation for our Diocesan Road to Renewal Initiative. Everyone in our diocese is encouraged to read the Pastoral Letter and to spend time reflecting and sharing with one another the significance of this call to renewal in the Diocese of Buffalo.
Read the Pastoral Letter online: View now (PDF)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Mary’s will not be holding a Bible Study in the Fall of 2020. Please stay tuned for updates on our next Bible Study series.
Information from Father Joe Gullo concerning re-opening of our parish:
We welcome everyone back to St. Mary’s on June 13th and 14th as we reopen our Worship Sites with the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday and the 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Masses on Sunday!
When both worship sites are filled to 25% capacity, we will open the front doors of the church and the overflow will stand outside, 6 feet apart, keeping with Social Distancing guidelines.
Just some reminders:
God’s Blessings Always,
Father Joe Gullo, Pastor
St. Mary’s two worship sites will reopen next weekend (June 13-14, 2020), the Feast of Corpus Christi, at 25% capacity per Bishop Scharfenberger.
Update: For more details, please see this message from Fr. Joe.
Calling all PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FAMILIES!
