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May 5, 2021   Dear School Families and Parishioners, With thanks to the parents, teachers, Board members, and administrators who collaborated with us to discern the appropriate path for leadership of Saint Mary School for the years ahead,  we are absolutely...

St. Mary’s began their search for Karen Smaczniak’s replacement upon the announcement of her retirement as our Director of Faith Formation and Children’s Catechumen. After interviewing many applicants, the perfect answer was our very own Youth Minister, Christina...

Bishop Michael Fisher, Chair Rick Cronin, and Deacon Steve Schumer  launched Appeal 2021 and announced the $10 million goal, as well as “HOPE for all Seasons” as the campaign theme. To date, St. Marys parishioners have exceeded our parish goal of 138,751 and many are...

  Karen Smaczniak announced her retirement in February of 2021 after thirty years with St. Mary’s as the Director of Family Faith. It was 1988 when she started working here at St. Mary’s while she was a mom at home with her two young children, a three year old...

The St. Mary's Chapel Bells rang again for the first time in many years on Easter Sunday after a special Restoration Project Fundraiser that collected over 30,000 from parishioners who donated towards this beautiful project. Thank you to all who donated! The Bell...

April, 9, 2021   Happy Spring to All!   The Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP Welcome 2.0) Continuation Committee would like you to know that we are actively preparing for the next Men’s and Women’s retreats.  The 2020 retreats were put on hold due to the COVID...

March 22, 2021 My Dear Brothers in the Presbyterate, Deacons, Parish and Education Leaders and Friends - Since the Road to Renewal initiative was launched last September, a great deal of work has been implemented and many valuable insights have been gathered in our...

Welcome to our faith community! In today's ever advancing digital media world, images and videos can touch the heart and support good communications. As you enter our beautiful church for Mass or join us for events on our campus, please understand that you may be...

Beginning in 2015, The Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., Inc. (“Foundation”) began soliciting donations to its “Upon this Rock” (“UTR”) capital and endowment campaign.  The UTR campaign raised funds for many purposes, including soliciting...

Opinion: Getting a stimulus check?Spend it on private school tuition.Opinion by Hugh HewittContributing columnistMarch 15, 2021 at 7:11 p.m. EDT   An unprecedented opportunity has arrived, and too many are focused on applauding or hating the $1.9 trillion...

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 We're creating a NEW TECHNOLOGY MINISTRY at St. Mary's for 2021! Have experience and love to work with cameras, video, and enjoy the technology of it all? Want to give back to your Church through your time and talents? St. Mary’s is forming a NEW PARISH TECHNOLOGY...

"It is with great joy that we receive the news of a new Bishop for the Diocese of Buffalo. As our shepherd, Bishop Michael William Fisher is charged with the task of leading our Diocese closer to Jesus. As we are aware, this is a challenging and difficult task now...

A Pastoral Letter to the Catholic Faithful of the Diocese of Buffalo Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger   Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger Pastoral Letter - Diocese of Buffalo

To All My Fellow Parishioners, I want to thank everyone for your support over the last six months. You helped make my short tenure as the Temporary Parish Administrator an easier one than I had anticipated because of your prayers and words of encouragement. But as St....