Category: Pastor’s Note

Our parish Faith Formation Youth Ministry will be cooking and eating together a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings in the Parish Center this Sunday.  We are especially grateful to Paul and Maria Gust for  being the main chefs at this teaching moment.  We are also very grateful to our Coordinator Youth Minister  Carolyn Prefontaine… Continue reading Pastor’s Note November 18, 2018

We invite entire families and especially any teenagers, in addition to regular worshippers, to participate in the Family Mass this Sunday, Nov. 11th, at 10:00 am.   Also, as a new spiritual offering, a priest will be hearing Sacramental Confessions a half hour before each  Sunday Family Mass, at 9:30-9:50 am, in addition to the regularly… Continue reading Pastor’s Note November 11, 2018

One of our teen parishioners, Anna Puchalski, was selected to receive the Discipleship Award from the Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Diocese of Buffalo.  Anna has been a faithful long-time altar server and recently a very involved Youth Ministry volunteer teen assistant.  The award will be presented at the Youth Ministry… Continue reading Pastor’s Note November 4, 2018

Last week marked the 40th anniversary of the pontificate of Pope Saint John Paul II.  Those who missed seeing an hour-long documentary "John Paul II - A Pope Who Made History" last Monday night at Father Cotter Hall can view it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t2nAJ1BNe4      Sr. Lucette celebrated a major milestone of her life this past… Continue reading Pastor’s Note October 28, 2018

I invite everyone and especially all parish families with children to join us in prayer of the Family Mass this Sunday, Oct. 21st at 10:00 a.m.  Youth of our parish will be actively participating in  various liturgical ministries at that Mass and the Pastor will be preaching to both children and the adults. Last Sunday,… Continue reading Pastor’s Note October 21, 2018

All diocesan priests are encouraged by the Bishop to  attend a spiritual priests retreat each year.  I will be going to one early this week.  I promise to pray for you and ask for your prayers for all clergy. Our parish is very blessed and very grateful to all the wonderful volunteers who so generously… Continue reading Pastor’s Note October 7, 2018

Our Faith Formation in a format of Youth Ministry program continues to grow in      numbers of students, slowly but surely.  High School, grades 9-11, meets weekly on Sunday evenings, 6-8 pm.  The middle school, grades 5-8, meets weekly on Tuesday evenings, 6-8 pm.  Grades K-4 meet bi-weekly in a format of Vacation Bible School.  We… Continue reading Pastor’s Note September 30, 2018

Some great news this week. Our parish St. Faustina's Gate Food Pantry has been recognized as the top food pantry in Erie County for 2018. Only one food pantry from each WNY county was recognized by the Food Bank of WNY. The copy of the letter is on page 4. The certificate is on display… Continue reading Pastor’s Note September 23, 2018

     This Sunday, the 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM Masses are being merged into ONE 10:00 AM MASS.    Following this new Mass, all are invited to the Father Cotter Hall for a social.  UB Nursing students will be holding a Health Clinic in Room 16, where we can confidentially check our blood pressure,… Continue reading Pastor’s Note September 10, 2018

As announced and explained in the previous weeks, the 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM Masses will be merged into ONE 10:00 AM MASS next Sunday, September 9, 2018.  The Saturday 4:00 PM and the Sunday 7:30 AM Masses remain unchanged. Our new Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE), Carolyn Prefontaine, is very excited to welcome all… Continue reading Pastor’s Note September 2, 2018