Please take a baby bottle after this weekend's Masses and prayerfully and generously fill it.
St. Mary's annual MAY CROWNING will be this Sunday, May 11, before the 9:00 AM Mass
We will begin at 8:45 AM, around the statue of Mary in the back lot of the church. All are invited to meet outside and participate in the crowning. All First Communicants are invited to wear their First Communion outfits and bring a flower for Mary.
Mark your calendar for our Zoom meeting with Karlo Broussard! Karlo was St. Mary's parish mission speaker last year. After his May 19 talk about the Saints as our Intercessors, you can ask him a question about anything Catholic!
Karlo Broussard, a native of Southern Louisiana, left a promising musical career to devote himself full-time to the work of Catholic apologetics. As a staff apologist and speaker for Catholic Answers, and a member of the chancery evangelization team at the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, he travels the country and the diocese giving talks on apologetics, biblical studies, theology, and philosophy. Karlo has published articles on a variety of subjects in Catholic Answers Magazine, is a regular guest on Catholic Answers Live, and is an active writer for Catholic Answers Magazine Online at catholic.com.
Karlo holds a doctorate in philosophy with St. Patrick’s Pontifical University in Maynooth, Ireland, along with undergraduate and graduate degrees in theology from Catholic Distance University and the Augustine Institute, as well as a masters in philosophy with Holy Apostles College and Seminary.
Registration for Vacation Bible School (July 11 - 14) is now open!
Sign Up for Gr. K - 5 Participants: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-56101870-vbs2025#/
Sign Up for High School Volunteers (Grade 9-12):
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-56328180-vbs2025#/
Sign Up for Middle School Volunteers (Grade 6-8):
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-56324591-vbs2025#/
At True North, kids will discover how to trust Jesus in a world gone wild. Our hikers will embark on an ultimate Alaskan adventure including one-of-a kind wild Bible adventures, sing along with high soaring songs, create spectacular crafts under the Northern Lights, kick off their hiking boots and feast on tundra treats, star gaze with the glowing saints and stretch their legs at glacial games.
Online Registration Opens for Participants (Gr K-5) AND Volunteers on May 5, 2025:
https://www.stmaryswormville.org/o/smsp/page/vacation-bible-school-2024
Cost: $60 per child, $180 for three or more children.
Registration closes on June 30, 2025.
***Please Note: We will fill Volunteer Spots with High Schoolers needing service hours first, followed by Middle Schoolers. All Volunteers are required to attend the Volunteer Meeting on June 30th at 7 PM in the Our Lady of Peace Parish Center! If all spaces are filled please contact the Catholic Education Office to be put on the wait list.
Contact: Heidi Sutt or Margaret Terrill at (716) 688-0599 or email VBS@stmaryswormville.org with any questions.
Play ball! Softball!
Join us for the next five Wednesday for Life in the Eucharist (LITE), starting this evening at 7 PM. We will explore the Eucharistic Mystery in five different ways as we learn to truly engage with the Body of Christ. We will meet at Our Lady of Peace.
🌸🌼🌺 Warmer weather is here, & so is the St. Mary School HSA's Annual Flower Sale in conjunction with Weeks Nursery! Support St. Mary School & beautify your home & garden at the same time - floral vouchers also make great Mother's Day Gifts! Click the link below to purchase: stmaryschoolswormville.org/flowers
Reminder to Golfers & Wine/Bourbon Aficionados: Registration is still open for the Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament on May 19! Don't golf? Just come for wine/bourbon tasting and dinner for $75. For registration and sponsorship information: https://www.kofc17530.org/category/charity-gifts
The Easter Vigil for our Together in Christ Catholic Family will be celebrated at St. Mary's on Saturday, April 19 at 7:00 PM, in our main church.
What Happens at the Easter Vigil?
The Easter Vigil is not the same as Saturday evening Mass. The Vigil is the longest liturgy of the year, lasting around 2.5 hours. It consists of four main parts:
The Service of Light - we welcome the light of Christ as the fire is blessed and the lighted Easter Candle is carried through the church.
The Liturgy of the Word - we listen to Scripture readings as if sitting around a campfire delighting in some of our family’s favorite stories.
The Liturgy of Baptism - we recall our own baptism as the new members are welcomed into the Church and receive the Sacraments of Initiation.
The Liturgy of the Eucharist - we offer ourselves with Christ who gave himself up to death but was raised to life.
Bells, Bells, Bells - When the Gloria is sung at the Easter Vigil it is tradition to ring bells. All who are attending the Vigil are invited to bring a bell from home and join in the ringing.
All are invited to join us for Easter Sunday Mass at St. Mary's, located at 6919 Transit Rd, Swormville (East Amherst):
7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 AM - Church
9:00 AM - Chapel
At ST. MARY'S on Good Friday:
9 AM - Morning Prayer-chapel
Noon - Stations of the Cross - church
7 PM - Seven Last Words of Christ - church
At NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Harris Hill) on Good Friday:
3 PM - Celebration of the Lord's Passion
Holy Saturday at St. Mary's Chapel, Swormville:
Morning Prayer at 9 AM
Blessing of Baskets at Noon
At ST. MARY'S on Good Friday:
9 AM - Morning Prayer-chapel
Noon - Stations of the Cross - church
7 PM - Seven Last Words of Christ - church
At NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Harris Hill) on Good Friday:
3 PM - Celebration of the Lord's Passion
Reminders: Tonight's Mass of the Lord's Supper takes place at Our Lady of Peace at 7 PM. St. Mary's chapel will be open from 8:30 PM - 11 PM tonight (Thursday) for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Repose. Friday's 3 PM Celebration of the Lord's Passion is at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Harris Hill).
John 13:12
So when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you?"
Our Family of Parishes will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at Our Lady of Peace Church at 7 PM tonight.
Deacon Tom Friedman assisted Fr. Peter in blessing of our palms at Palm Sunday Mass.
Have you made your reservation for the Friendship Supper yet? What will you bring to share? You can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-55768391-2025#/ Reservations due by Monday, April 14.
Have you or someone you know longed for an outdoor wedding but want to be sure that it is a sacramental wedding blessed by the Church? Sacred Heart of Jesus Shrine in Bowmansville has a consecrated altar in its grotto at which Holy Mass may be celebrated. Call Sacred Heart of Jesus' parish office, M-W-F, 9 AM-12 PM/1 PM - 3 PM, for details: (716) 683-2375.
