Event Start Date: January 22, 2022

Event End Date: January 22, 2022

Event Venue: St. Gregory the Great

 We are very excited to invite you and your parish community to attend the Youth Rally, March and Mass for Life on January 22, 2022 at St. Gregory the Great Parish with Bishop Michael Fisher. Our Respect Life rally will consist of dynamic pro-life speakers interspersed with contemporary Christian music to energize the youth for the march and public witness of the Rosary. Bishop Fisher will celebrate Mass, and the event will conclude with a reception. The schedule of events is as follows: 

Schedule of events:
3:30 pm -4:15 pm: Youth Rally in the Ministry Center
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm: March for Life & Rosary on Maple Ave.
5:30 pm: Mass in Church with Bishop Fisher Celebrating 

All are encouraged to attend, especially our youth! We ask for parental oversight to help with safety. Face coverings will be required. Please dress appropriately as we will be marching outside regardless of the weather. Groups are encouraged to make appropriate signs for the event. 

Want to get the word out? St. Gregory the Great has provided a Media Kit along with other resources: https://www.stgregs.org/youth-rally-march-mass-life/

Event Start Date: January 1, 2022

Event End Date: January 1, 2022

Event Venue: OLV Basilica

This Saturday at OLV Basilica starting at 2:00 pm, Joseph Franz will be ordained to the transitional diaconate. Please keep Joseph Franz and all our seminarians in formation in your prayers! You can watch the livestream at bit.ly/3pF3uv3

Event Start Date: January 16, 2022

Event End Date: January 16, 2022

Event Venue: 317 Leroy Avenue, Buffalo 14214

2021 Annual Diocesan Mass in Remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Sunday, January 16th at Blessed Trinity Church | 10:00 am
(317 LeRoy Ave., Buffalo 14214)

 DUE TO COVID REGULATIONS AN E-TICKET IS REQUIRED FOR ADMITTANCE AND E-TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED ON FIRST-COME, FIRST- SERVED BASIS. PLEASE CALL 716-847- 2212 FOR E-TICKET(S) BY JANUARY 12TH AND PROVIDE YOUR FULL NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS. THE MASS CAN BE VIEWED LIVE AT https://www.facebook.com/Blessed-Trinity-RC-Church-175671532473241/ OR PRE-RECORED AT YOUTUBE – https://www.youtube.com/user/BlessedTrinityChurch 

The Martin Luther King and Lenhard Scholarship recipients will be announced at the Mass. Scholarship applications are due January 3, 2022. A theme-basket raffle, to raise funds for MLK scholarships, will be held following the Mass. Theme basket donations will be accepted until, January 12, 2022. Details – contact 716-847-2212. Celebrant for the Mass will be Bishop Michael W. Fisher and Homilist, Fr. Fred Alexander, OCD of Milwaukee, MI.

Event Start Date: January 15, 2022

Event End Date: January 15, 2022

Event Venue: St. Joseph Cathedral

Roe v Wade/Pro-Vita Observance Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral. These awards are intended to recognize people who have labored tirelessly for the pro-life cause and to give them strength, encouragement, and support. Mass is at 4:30 pm.

Event Start Date: December 1, 2021

Event End Date: December 1, 2021

Event Venue: Catholic Center, 795 Main St., Buffalo, NY

Do you feel you are called to the Lay Ecclesial Ministry or the Permanent Diaconate? Do you want to know more about getting your degree or a certificate in ministry? If you are interested in the diaconate or continuing your education, please join us on December 1st at the Catholic Center for an evening of fellowship and learning about St. Bernard’s upcoming course offerings and programs!

December 1st, 2021 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Catholic Center in downtown Buffalo. 

Learn more about:

• Courses for the spring 2022 semester
• The cost of our Masters and Certificate programs
• The admissions process
• All financial aid and scholarship opportunities

Registration is required. We hope to see you there!

Event Start Date: May 2, 2024

Event End Date: May 2, 2024

Event Venue:

A shorter, sensory-friendly Mass with lower lighting, softer music, and no incense. Low-gluten hosts are available.

Saint Bernadette Church 
Monday, December 27, 2021 at 7:00 to 7:30 pm
5930 South Abbott Road, Orchard Park, NY 14127

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available at 6:00 pm. Father Bob Owczarczak will the celebrant. Featuring a special song composed by Brielle, a recently confirmed young adult with autism who serves on Saint Bernadette’s Family Team and Open Doors Ministry. 

Masks are required walking into and out of Church and while processing to receive Holy Communion. A reception will follow in the accessible Parish Ministry Center with social distancing according to current COVID-19 guidelines. If guidelines change, the reception may be canceled. The Mass will be available live on Saint Bernadette’s Facebook Page. 

Questions? Contact Sharon at 716-648-1720 ext. 3 or sharonu@saintbopny.org

Event Start Date: November 14, 2021

Event End Date: November 14, 2021

Event Venue: OLV Basilica

OLV’s Adoption Mass will take place Noon on November 14, 2021.  OLV invites all adoptees, birth parents, friends, relatives and adoptive families to attend this special Mass.

Event Start Date: November 3, 2021

Event End Date: November 3, 2021

Event Venue: Canisius College Science Hall Commons

The Permanent Chair of Polish Culture at Canisius College is hosting a lecture, Reflecting on Pope St. John Paul II’s impact on Catholic Bioethics, by Rev. Thaddeus Pacholczyk on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at the Canisius College Science Hall Commons, 2001 Main Street.  Fr. Pacholczyk currently serves as the Director of Education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia and directs the Center’s National Catholic Certification Program in Health Care Ethics.  A priest of the diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, Fr. Pacholczyk writes and speaks widely on bioethics and medical ethics.  He has participated in several hundred presentations, lectures, debates and roundtables on contemporary bioethics throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has taught bioethics classes at a number of Seminaries and at Catholic University of America.

Fr. Pacholczyk has degrees in philosophy, biochemistry, molecular cell biology and chemistry, as well as a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Yale University.  He worked for several years as a molecular biologist at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and studied at the Gregorian University and the Lateran University in Rome where he did advanced work in dogmatic theology and in bioethics, examining the question of delayed ensoulment of the human embryo.   He writes a widely distribued monthly newspaper column on bioethics and has done commentaries for numerous media outlets, including NBC Nightly News, CNN International, ABC World News Tonight, National Public Radio, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Morning News, and the New York Times.

The lecture is free and open to the public.  Science Hall is located on Main Street and Jefferson Avenue with both street parking and off-street parking available. 

Event Start Date: January 20, 2022

Event End Date: January 21, 2022

Event Venue: Washington D.C.

March for Life 2022

Together, we stand for the unborn | January 20-21, 2022

It is with regret that we are informing you that the Diocese of Buffalo has canceled the trip to the March for Life for the year 2022 in Washington, DC.

Local events:

 

Event Start Date: November 6, 2021

Event End Date: November 6, 2021

Event Venue: St. Stephens Parish

Saturday, November 6^th –End of Life Issues Seminar (9am – 10:30am)
St. Stephens Parish (2100 Baseline Road, Grand Island)

This seminar will be presented by Deacon Frank Kedzielawa who brings his unique knowledge and expertise both as deacon at St. Stephen’s and as a practicing attorney.
There is no charge for this seminar and refreshments will be served.  All are welcome!