Category: Pastor’s Note

    A special thank you to our Parish Trustees, Staff and numerous parishioners who attended the Listening Session with Msgr. James Kelly this past Tuesday, November 10th.  Your insights and suggestions will be taken into consideration by the Priest Personnel Board for the possibility of a new pastor to shepherd our parish community.  Let us… Continue reading A few thoughts from Sr. Lucette

I feel very blessed I was able to serve, pray with, and get to know many of the Blessed Sacrament parishioners over the past almost four years.  I was recently called to leadanother Catholic parish family with a few different challenges, mostly involving running a small K-8 school.  I answered that call recognizing in it… Continue reading Pastor’s Note 10/25/20

   We have entered into the parish pastoral leadership transition. As a result of reviewing quick surveys of parishioners and consulting with the Parish Council, starting on Sunday, October 24-25, there are only three Sunday Masses:  Saturday 4:00 pm  Vigil, in the chapel with an overflow in the church; recorded Mass. Sunday  9:00 am and  … Continue reading Pastor’s Note 10/18/20

After recently being approached and interviewed by the Priests Personnel Board, I was notified by our Diocesan Apostolic Administrator Bishop Scharfenberger that I am being reassigned to lead Saints Peter and Paul Parish on Main Street in Williamsville.  This is a much larger Catholic parish with a school and has been without a pastor for… Continue reading Pastor’s Note 10/11/20

With the changing weather this fall, we will go inside the church for the 11:00 am “Lawn Mass,” starting this Sunday, October 4th.  The Drive-in Mass will be celebrated outside at 9:00 am, weather permitting this Sunday, October 4th.Attendance at all Sunday Masses is still optional in our diocese. All people with compromised immune systems should take Covid-19… Continue reading Pastor’s Note 10/4/20

The Drive-in Mass is celebrated at 9:00 am, and the Lawn Mass at 11:00 am, both outside weather permitting, through the end of September.       Currently, we have Eucharistic Adoration at our parish on Wednesdays and Thursdays, with continuous hours from 9:00 am Wednesday to 11:00 pm on Thursday.  To sign up for daytime Tuesday or overnight between… Continue reading Pastor’s Note 9/27/20

As of last Sunday, September 13th, we switched thetimes of the Sunday outdoor Masses. The Drive-in Mass is celebrated at 9:00 am, and the Lawn Mass at 11:00 am, both outside, weather permitting, through the end of September.      Currently, we have continuous  Eucharistic Adoration at our parish from 9:00 am on Wednesdays to 11:00 pm on Thursdays,… Continue reading Pastor’s Note 9/20/20

The unofficial fall season with the cooler fall weather is upon us.  As of this Sunday, September 13th, we switch the times of the Sunday outdoor Masses.  The Drive-in Mass is celebrated at 9:00 am, and the Lawn Mass at 11:00 am.     Currently, we have Eucharistic Adoration at our parish on Wednesdays & Thursdays,… Continue reading Pastor’s Note 9/13/20

We resumed Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration at our parish, with expanded continuous hours from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.   To sign up for an overnight between Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12 am to 7 am, please call or send a note to me or the office.      Please join us for a faith-reviving 46-day-long mini-retreat of… Continue reading Pastor’s Note 9/6/20