St Mary's Church, Swormville

Second Sunday is a young adult group for 18- 25 year olds at St. Mary Church Swormville. They got their name because they meet on the second Sunday of each monthe at 10:45 AM. ...

Merry Christmas and Happy Feast of the Holy Family! Last year in my column for Christmas and the Feast of the Holy Family, I spoke about a different Christmas. In it I mentioned h...

Over 80 children have just made their First Reconciliation at St. Mary Church Swormville. They were accompanied by Mom, Dad, brothers, sisters, and even grandparents! All family...

On this last Sunday of Advent we hear the final half of the Annunciation story, where Mary goes to her cousin Elizabeth and John the Baptist leaps in Elizabeth’s womb at the sound...

It’s Gaudete Sunday!! I hope you are rejoicing a little more this week than usual, especially after our Parish Mission and Day of Mercy. The question everyone in the Gospel was as...

St. Mary Church already required masks to be worn by all participating in the Liturgy, per the previous Erie County mandate. This letter from the Diocese of Buffalo, confirms t...

This weekend we welcome Fr. Eugene O’Reilly to St. Mary’s to lead us in our parish mission. As we begin our three-year celebration leading up to our 175th anniversary, there is no...

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Buffalo Diocese Confirms Mask Mandate at Mass

Our Day of Mercy will begin after the Parish Mission presentation, around 8:00 pm., on December 7th and conclude with the 7:00 PM Mass on December 8th in the church. Reconci...

St. Mary’s 22nd Annual Giving Tree brings Christmas Joy to over 800 of God’s people in need! FOURTEEN different organizations and local families will not be forgotten this...

Our church celebrates the conclusion of the Liturgical year with the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The Gospel takes us to the trial in John’s Gospel in which Je...

This weekend we begin a new liturgical year, the Advent Season, and the beginning of a milestone celebration for St. Mary’s. Advent 2021 starts our three-year preparation for our...

Consider this… The End As we quickly approach the end of the liturgical year, we hear about the end times. This week and next weekend focus our attention on being prepared f...

Reverend Eugene O’Reilly, C.Ss.R., will speak at all Masses December 4-5. Fr. O’Reilly will make two additional Parish Mission presentations each day on December 6, 7, and 8: ...

The Knights of Columbus annual Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest is now open to students in grades 8 – 12. This year’s essay topic is: “Describe everyday obstacles that you ma...

One of the basic ‘ground rules’ for any priest that is assigned as Pastor to a new assignment is; ‘Don’t change anything for a year.’ The idea behind this is the new priest needs ...