Category: Pastor’s Note

This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.  It marks the end of the liturgical Christmas Season. St. John the Baptist baptized Jesus with a non-sacramental baptism, recognizing and introducing him to the world as the promised Messiah.  That event calls us to daily renewal of our own baptismal promises to live a… Continue reading Pastor’s Note

This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.       This new year a few area parishes will start  celebrating new special monthly regional Masses for youth on the last Sunday of the month,           alternating hosting sites.  Our parish will be hosting one on February 24th at 5:00 pm.      Thanks very… Continue reading Pastor’s Note January 7, 2019

These twelve days we celebrate the second most important and the shortest liturgical season - Christmas. The Emmanuel "God is with us" has come to make His dwelling with us in our hearts, homes, and daily lives, to transform the darkness and suffering of our human experience into the splendor of His glorious light, love,… Continue reading Pastor’s Note December 30, 2018

Our Christmas Mass schedule has changed slightly from prior years. There will be three    Christmas Masses: on Christmas Eve, a 4 pm Vigil Mass with the choir and a homily for children, 10 pm Vigil Mass, and on Christmas Day, Mass at 10 am with the choir. I am sincerely grateful to everyone who will… Continue reading Pastor’s Note December 23, 2018

The Advent Penance Service will be celebrated this  Monday, Dec. 17th at 7:00 pm, with four confessors (priests). Additional Confessions will also be heard this Wednesday, Dec. 19, from 5:30-6:00 pm in the church's  crying room   (face-to-face). At the same time, Eucharistic Adoration will continue in the Divine Mercy Chapel. All are welcome to stay… Continue reading Pastor’s Note December 16, 2018

     Next Sunday, Dec. 2, we will enter into the liturgical   Season of Advent.  Please mark your calendar for the parish Advent Penance Service scheduled for Monday, Dec. 17th at 7:00 pm.  Additional seasonal Confessions will also be heard on all Wednesdays of Advent, Dec. 5, 12, 19, from 5:30-6:00 pm. in the church… Continue reading Pastor’s Note November 25, 2018

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