St Mary's Church, Swormville

We have recently learned that, effective July 1st, the new Pastor of our Family of Parishes will be Rev. Thomas M. Mahoney. Fr. Tom was born and raised in Depew where he attended Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. He went on to receive an Accounting degree from Niagara University after which he worked in Public Accounting for nine years and as a Chief Financial Officer for ten years. He was ordained on June 6, 2015, served at St. Gregory the Great Church for four years, was the administrator at St. Peter's in Lewiston for several months, and has been the Pastor at Infant of Prague Parish for the last 3 years. Fr. Tom is looking forward to getting to know our St. Mary's family and his new Family of Parishes.

​Rev. Luke Uebler, III announced during Masses this weekend that beginning July 1, 2023, Fr. Thomas Mahoney will be the new pastor of our Family of Parishes which includes St. Mary's Church (Swormville), St. Teresa of Avila (Akron), Our Lady of Peace (Clarence), and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Harris Hill). Fr. Tom will be coming to our Family from Infant of Prague in Cheektowaga. Ministering together with him will be parochial vicars Fr. Art Mattulke, Fr. Walter Szczesny, and Fr. Joe Franz. Fr. Luke Uebler has been named the pastor of St. Raphael (Niagara Falls), St. Peter (Lewiston), and St. Bernards (Youngstown), also effective July 1st. ​As we go through this time of transition, we keep our Prayer for Renewal in our minds and hearts. St. Mary's Faith Community is truly grateful for the faith-filled leadership and friendship that Fr. Luke has shared with us. We will miss his smile, enthusiasm, humility, and love of the Lord. At the same time, we welcome Fr. Tom and his team of parochial vicars to St. Mary's and look forward to continuing our spiritual journey with them in service to God and others.

Ascension Thursday's 9 AM and 7 PM Masses will be live streamed for those that are homebound.

The St. Mary’s Forever Young Group meets this Wednesday, May 17 at 7 pm in the parish center. Our guest speaker will be Ava Thomas from the Family Justice Center. The topics are domestic violence and elder abuse. All parishioners over 55 are invited to join us. Refreshments will be served. Any paper or soap donations to the parish food pantry are appreciated. Questions? Call Pat at 335-8475.

Where at SMS is Holly? Today she is our newest BEE! Thanks to Cecilia Trigilio and Holly for boosting our school spirit! Thursday is 'Be a Bee for Day" when SMS will welcome prospective students to shadow and parents can take a tour. Details are on the school website.

BE A BEE FOR A DAY OR TOUR ST. MARY SCHOOL THURSDAY, MAY 18, 9 AM - 1 PM Prospective 2023-2024 students are invited to spend the day (shadow) with their potential classmates and parents are invited to take an on-school-time tour to see our bees in action! Registration is required for this event. Please submit the "Be a Bee"/Take a Tour Registration Form to participate: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxyfSDoJRYtL6XSIQ1w26HOvg_PQdT-rbrh9kWX8bNQh4j0Q/viewform

Wednesday Evening Rosary tomorrow, May 10, 7 PM, in the chapel

First Communicants at 9:30 Mass today were on hand for the May Crowning.

Mrs. Egleston, Director of Catholic Education for St. Mary's Faith Community, visited our SMS Kindergarten classroom this morning and taught a beautiful lesson on our Blessed Mother, Mary. The children had so much fun listening to a story, making flowers for Mary, coloring a Mary “statue” and crowning Mary in our classroom!

Congratulations to our Spring for Success First Chance Raffle Winner, Kathy Clark! She choose to win $1, 500.00!!

We are looking for a few more golfers for St. Mary's Annual Scramble Golf Tournament. Register your foursome this week! Details and Golf Registration Form: https://www.stmaryswormville.org/page/st-marys-annual-scramble-golf-tournament

A note of thanks from the Spring for Success auction gala committee: 🌼🥂🌸 Thank you and congratulations to all of our bidders and winners from last night! As many of you already know there was an issue processing payments last night after the auction closed, tech-support is still looking into it, some people have been able to submit their payment through the text2bid system using AmEx cards, but others have not. More information will be sent out to all of last night’s winners very soon regarding how they can cash out for their winning items. Items may be picked up at the parish office Tuesday, May 2 - Friday, May 5 from 9 AM to 4 PM. Thank you so much for all of your support and patience, your contributions are greatly appreciated! Thank you for helping us “Spring for Success”!

TWO HOURS LEFT TO BID! You can still get in it to win it!! Text "SUCCESS" to 71760 and look for last minute deals!

The Spring for Success Online Auction closes tonight at 7:30! Text to bid now to check for deals and steals! Text SUCCESS to 71760 to take a look; you might find something that catches your eye!

St. Mary's Spring for Success Online Auction will close at 7:30 pm this Saturday, April 29! Get those bids in! Text SUCCESS to 71760 to see all that is available. We got some great deals!

Just over 8 hours left to purchase an online FIRST CHANCE RAFFLE ticket for $50 or 3 tickets/$125! You can choose to win a luxury vacation, a getaway to a beautiful Ellicottville home (sleeps 10) with Villagio gift card, or $1,500. Get details and order tickets here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezncPTfSXTjc9Y26tP_Y81HSqFS8lrS_uCs2hN6ZY0rZS7-A/viewform

Silent Auction bidding closes in three (3) days; at 7:30 PM on Saturday, April 29, 2023. All adults are welcome to bid, including friends and family. Text SUCCESS to 71760 and start bidding today!

Work began today to install an additional security wall in the parish center foyer.

The privacy fence at the back of the playground was completed yesterday. "Thank you, Mr. Don, for coordinating this important safety feature for our playground."

Online sales of First Chance Raffle Tickets close this Thursday, April 27th at midnight. If paying by check, all checks all must be received by Noon on Friday, April 28th, to be entered in the drawing. Reminder: you do not need to be present to win.