St Mary's Church, Swormville

We often call the Gospel reading from this weekend the Parable of the Prodigal Son, and this is indeed a representative journey of homecoming, offering great hope for us even when...

We continue on our journey in Lent, and in the Gospel today, we hear about the importance of repentance and producing good fruit in our lives. I think we produce good fruit when w...

I remember in Canon Law Class in the seminary reading an excellent article entitled, “Shared Responsibility in Ecclesial Decision-Making” by Robert Kennedy. Summarily put, the pr...

Today we welcome Deacon Steve Schumer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Charities of Buffalo to speak to us on behalf of the Catholic Charities appeal. This year...

Can you believe we are about to start the season of Lent?!?! It always sneaks up on us so fast as these winter months go by in a blur. I’ve always found that many people find th...

Dr. Sri will present at St. Martha’s Church, Depew, on Tuesday, March 15, at 7 PM; St. Mary’s Church Swormville on Wednesday morning, March 16, at 10 AM and 11 AM; and return to S...

You can view Father Bryan Zielenieski’s State of the Parish presentation through the Youtube link below. We have also provided you with the actual slides from the presentation sh...

February 23, 2022, Rev. Richard DiGiulio , Charismatic Renewal Director in the Diocese of Buffalo, will hold a healing Mass at 7:00 PM in St. Mary’s Chapel. All in need of hea...

When I was in high school one of my friends gave me a desk sign with Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Mark of a Man” quote— “The mark of the man of the world is absence of pretension. H...

Congratulations to the Winners of the February 12, 2022 Snow Me the Money Drawing! $ 50.00: Kelly Polashenski, Andrea Whipple, Jenny Collins, Michael Mastandrea $100...

This weekend (not coincidentally I think, the weekend closest to Valentine’s Day), we celebrate World Marriage Sunday. Lived out, Marriage mirrors the self-giving love of Jesus C...

I recently met a religious sister who was visiting St. Mary’s with her aunt. She was from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.), and is currently ministerin...

This week we celebrate our Catholic School and the work of Catholic Education! I was recently reading an excellent article published by Fordham entitled, “Why Catholic schools ha...

Your St. Mary’s Family looks forward to celebrating your First Holy Eucharist with you and your family. May the Lord bless you as you prepare to receive Jesus, body, blood, soul...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lords will be the grand reopening of our newly restored chapel.

This past week, Fr. Bryan, Fr. Ryan, and I went on a mini-retreat for a couple of days together. All three of us love to ski, and although the weather has not been particularly g...

So, although we are keeping the spirit of Christmas alive and the hope and joy that brings us, we are now back officially in Ordinary Time… Some fun trivia for us here: the origin...

I am a disciple! As we approach the 175th anniversary of St. Mary’s parish, we continue to celebrate many years of discipleship here! As our preparation unfolds, we have a...

Take Thirty Minutes to Tour. Feel the Difference. At St. Mary School Swormville, we are Dedicated to the whole child… serving the entire family.

Mr. Sendlak’s ticket will go back into the drum for the major Snow Me the Money prizes being drawn after the 4:00 PM Mass on February 12, 2022. Contact any St. Mary parishioner...