Good Friday Schedule –
9:00 am: Morning Prayer (chapel)
Noon: Stations of the Cross (church)
3:00 pm: Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion (church)
7:00 pm: Seven Last Words of Christ (church)
Holy Thursday of the Triduum:
7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper in church
Procession to the chapel for the Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament
8pm – 11pm Adoration (chapel)
Mrs. B-Lake had fun with our 3rd graders and a little "March Madness". They read 20 Dr. Seuss books this month and voted on the brackets to decide the #1 book. This year's winner is Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose...a classic from 1948!
All are invited to join us for a fun night of fellowship, wonderful food, bidding, and dancing. We have an early deadline due to the Easter holiday so please order your tickets by Monday! Price is $125 per person. All proceeds benefit our St. Mary's Swormville Faith Community. Click on this link to order today! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddyg2OfkaxKeu20NaDx5whR3o6gu1R0aFU7XIvRR4Xtn9EdQ/viewform
Last night St. Mary's and Nativity Swim Team celebrated their season with an evening of awards and recognitions. Mr. Papke celebrated the efforts and successes of all swimmers, and our 8th graders were recognized with their parents and given a rose. Thanks to all our coaches and parents for making this a great season!
Fr. Luke and Mr. Reeds decided they would sacrifice themselves and let Mrs. D'Angelo fill the plates with whipped cream. Students returned time after time to throw more plates! They are covered in 15 cans of whipped topping! It's all for a great cause. A fun evening and all to benefit Catholic Charities.
Our St. Mary's students experience their faith through celebrating Mass together weekly.
Mrs. Whipple's 7th Grade homeroom students led the school and parishioners at Mass on Friday morning and then led the Stations of the Cross after Mass. Our SMS students are excellent public speakers and reverent in their readings/prayers.
Our advanced ELA students went on a field trip with Miss Sanderson and Mr. Polen to see the play "Not Another Butterfly" at Starry Night Theatre. Students learned about real children and teachers who did their best to find hope while living in Terezin during the Holocaust. Students talked about theme, the art of drama, and discussed the importance of sharing their love and light with the world.
St. Mary's is blessed with active parents at all grade levels who chaperone great field trips. Here are a few pictures from today's 3rd Grade field trip to the beautiful Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Everyone really enjoyed it!
PRAY 'N PLAY is this Friday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the gym! It has been FOUR YEARS since we have been able to both pray and play together! Pray 'n Play has been a tradition at St. Mary's for decades and we are so pleased to have it back. We will PRAY as Grade 5 presents a reverent Living Stations of the Cross and then the gym will be transformed for PLAY. Bring a few dollars for games, goodies, and a chance to throw a pie, or win a cake. All proceeds benefit Catholic Charities.
Fossils are brewing in middle school science! Recently, Miss Reeves' science classes studied different types of fossils. When their studies completed, they created their own fossils out of coffee and salt dough!
Have you downloaded our new St. Mary Swormville app yet?
Today's Mass was led by our 1st grade class. This was their first time ever leading Mass and they did a beautiful job reading and presenting the gifts. We are so proud of them!
St. Mary School and Church now have a mobile app! Download it today! You can set the default to the school, enable notifications ands toggle easily between the church and school sites to stay up-to-date! https://youtu.be/cV0rGFDSXIU
Turn your dinner into dollars for St. Mary’s by ordering from Pesci’s ONLINE at https://www.toasttab.com/pescis-pizza-8065-main-st/v3/ for pick-up or delivery through March 18, 2023.
Pesci’s will donate 20% of your online order total (including eGift Cards!) back to St. Mary School HSA. This promotion is not valid for in-store or orders by phone. Send eGift cards to family and friends too! Put St. Mary’s in the message. Order as many times as you like during the promotion!!! Please share with family, friends, and neighbors. AT CHECKOUT ENTER PROMO CODE: SMSHSA
Check out all the fun photos from the Father Daughter Dance on our school Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StMarySchoolSwormville
TUITION ASSISTANCE for Private Grammar Schools Now Available. The BISON Children Scholarship Fund provides tuition assistance to economically eligible children in grades K-8. New families can now apply for scholarships for the 2023-24 school year. To start the process, families can complete a pre-application form online at http://bisonfund.com/our-scholarships. If selected in our lottery drawing, the scholarships can be used at any private grammar school in WNY. The deadline to apply is March 15. The average scholarship is $1,560 and the maximum award is $2,500. For more information, contact Cindy at 716-854-0869, ext. 1 or cmcdonald@bisonfund.com.
Mrs. K joined our SMS 6th graders in leading the Stations of the Cross after 9 AM Mass this morning. It is now a tradition during Lent for a different middle school class to lead the assembly in praying the devotion of the Stations of the Cross after the Friday school Mass. #catholicschoolproud #smstheplacetobee #dedicatedtothewholechild #daretobedisciples
St. Mary School presents Virtue Awards each month to students who exemplify the Virtue of the Month. Today, we recognized SMS students who demonstrate the virtue of Understanding when they are at school. One little girl received her award from last month for Perseverance. We continue to dare to be disciples at St. Mary School! #daretobeadisciple #smstheplacetobee #catholicschoolproud #dedicatedtothewholechild
