St Mary's Church, Swormville

Remember that earlier this year our Diocese participated in the worldwide Synod called for by Pope Francis. Well, now the results from ALL of the Dioceses in the US have been cons...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with great joy that we celebrate, as Church, this important occasion of Catechetical Sunday, this Sunday, September 18, 2022. The Chu...

As I return to St. Mary’s, I thought it would be important to share with you the work that has been taking place with the Renewal. As you are aware, our Diocese is in the midst...

It has been 21 years to the day in which occurred the tragic events of 9/11. Imprinted upon many of our minds is where we were and what we were doing when everything happened on ...

St. Mary’s Church has a vibrant liturgical music ministry which assists us in prayer and worship at our Masses and services. Some of St. Mary’s music ministries are recruiting ...

It’s Labor Day weekend! Where has the time gone? As I write this column teachers are on campus for start of the year training, faith formation workshops are going strong, organiza...

Only those who are humble can receive the gifts of God. This is because either we are too proud to accept them or we do not know how to receive them without having to feel like i...

Fall Test SEPT. 24, 2022 6-9 PM ST. MARY'S SCHOOL GYM $5 ADMISSION at the door, one Halloween candy door prize chance given with every paid admission! Music by The Fra...

All are invited to join St. Mary's Church, Swormville and St. Peter R. C. Parish, Lewiston for a pilgrimage on Monday, October 3, 2022 National Shrine of the North American...

Only those who are humble can receive the gifts of God. This is because either we are too proud to accept them or we do not know how to receive them without having to feel like i...

Disciples are Different For these past few months in our homilies, organizations, outreach and more, we have been focusing on the fact that we are disciples of Jesus Christ...

New Youth Ministry Assistants Join St. Mary’s Catholic Ed Team St. Mary Parish is excited to welcome Mrs. Heidi Sutt and Luke Gozelski as our new Youth Ministry ...

According to The Roman Pontifical’s “Dedication of a Church and An Altar” (1989), “Every church to be dedicated must have a titular” and “This may be: The Blessed Trinity; our Lor...

After a couple of years because of Covid, it is good that Fr. Sleeva is back staying with us for the summer. We were talking of when he was first invited here by the-then-pastor ...

Please join us in welcoming Keith Call to St. Mary’s Faith Community as our Business Manager. Since his arrival on July 11th, Keith has been working closely with our bookkeeper, ...

Resumes may be submitted to St. Mary’s Business Manager, Keith Call, at kcall@stmaryswormville.org

On a weekend in which Jesus enjoins us to be on guard against all greed, it is perhaps surprising that I begin this column by examining the 1987 movie Wall Street , in which Mich...

Welcome to St. Mary’s 173rd Annual Parish Picnic and 11th Annual Chowder Chase Photo Album This year’s Picnic Weekend was held on July 23-24, 2022. We were blessed with good wea...

At 5 PM Sunday, July 24, 2022, from the main stage, Fr. Luke drew fourteen tickets for cash prizes in the Parish Picnic 2022 Raffle Drawing and Fr. Bryan announced the winners. ...

Diocese of Buffalo 175th Anniversary Mass Bishop Michael C. Fisher Invites vou to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for our Northern Erie Vicariate Thursday, July...