25th Anniversary of the Shrine to the Unborn

Event Start Date:
July 17, 2023		Event End Date:
July 17, 2023		Event Venue:
St. Mary's RC Cemetery

Outdoor Mass with Bishop Michael W. Fisher

Monday, July 17, 2023, 6 PM at the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery Route # 60, (Bennett Rd) Dunkirk, NY 14048

Please Bring a Chair!

In case of RAIN, Mass & Celebration will be held at St. Anthony’s Parish, 42 Orchard St. Fredonia, NY

A reception will follow at the St. Gianna Pregnancy Center, located in the St. Anthony’s School, 32 Moore Ave, Fredonia NY (Just around the corner from the church)

A different address but the same campus of St. Anthony of Padua church For additional information please feel free to call Pat Morelle 716-207-6509

Summer Convocation 2023

Event Start Date:
July 26, 2023		Event End Date:
July 26, 2023		Event Venue:
Canisius High School

Diocese of Buffalo Summer Convocation:  July 26. 2023 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Theme: Empowering Family with Truth

Canisius High School, Kennedy Field House, 1180 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209

Doors open at 7:45 AM with Continental Breakfast at 8:00 am. Keynote Speaker will be Fr. Joe Mallia, Moderator from the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Additional speakers:

  • Dr. Kathie Amidei~ Pastoral Associate, St. Anthony on the Lake, Nashotah, Wisconsin
  • Mrs. Theresa Farnan
  • Brady Webb, Catechetical Leader, St. John Vianney, Orchard Park, NY
  • Tara Potzler,Renewal Learning and Development Coordinator
  • Tracy Tremblay, Catechetical Leader, Epiphany Parish, Langford
  • Melissa Weisenburg, DRE, Annunciation / St John Newman
  • Michael Ruszala, DRE, St. Greg’s, Williamsville
  • Christina Egleston, DRE, St. Mary, Swormville 

Our Lady of Fatima Procession

Event Start Date:
June 13, 2023		Event End Date:
June 13, 2023		Event Venue:
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish & Diocesan Shrine

On the 13th of each month, from May through October, join us in a very special Holy Mass and procession in honor of the apparitions of Our Blessed Mother to three Shepard Children in 1917 in Fatima, Portugal at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish & Diocesan Shrine. Each Holy Mass concludes with a procession and the statue of Our Lady of Fatima from the Church to the outdoor Grotto, chanting Marian Hymns and praying the Holy Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima. Please join us on these very special days to honor our Blessed Mother!

Schedule:

  1. May 13th at 4:00pm | Rev. Bryan Zielenieski, celebrant
  2. June 13th at 6:30 pm
  3. July 13th at 6:30 pm
  4. August 13th at 11:00 am
  5. September 13th at 6:30 pm
  6. October 13th at 6:30 pm

Priesthood Ordination 2023

Event Start Date:
June 3, 2023		Event End Date:
June 3, 2023		Event Venue:
St. Joseph Cathedral

With Gratitude to Almighty God, the Diocese of Buffalo joyfully announces the Ordination of Jeffrey Joseph Donovan to the Sacred Order of Presbyter to be conferred through the Invocation of the Holy Spirit and the imposition of hands by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Michael William Fisher Fifteenth Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 10 a.m. Saint Joseph Cathedral 50 Franklin Street Buffalo, New York 14202

Priests are invited to concelebrate; deacons are invited to vest. (Please bring an alb and diocesan vestments.) Family, friends, religious, and all the faithful are welcome! The Ordination will be live-streamed via www.youtube.com/SaintJosephCathedral

Permanent Diaconate Ordination 2023

Event Start Date:
May 20, 2023		Event End Date:
May 20, 2023		Event Venue:
St. Joseph Cathedral

With Gratitude to Almighty God, the Diocese of Buffalo joyfully announces the Ordination of:

  • Kevin Daniel Barron
  • Todd Berton Bowman
  • James Vincent Cantella
  • Martin Eugene Hackford
  • Thomas Dominic Labelle
  • John Emory Phillips
  • John Francis Rhein

to the Sacred Order of Deacon to be conferred through the Invocation of the Holy Spirit and the imposition of hands by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Michael William Fisher Fifteenth Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 10 a.m. Saint Joseph Cathedral.

Priests are invited to concelebrate; deacons are invited to vest. (Please bring an alb and diocesan vestments.) Family, friends, religious, and all the faithful are welcome! The Ordination will be live-streamed via www.youtube.com/SaintJosephCathedral

Transitional Diaconate Ordination 2023

Event Start Date:
May 13, 2023		Event End Date:
May 13, 2023		Event Venue:
St. Mark's Church

With Gratitude to Almighty God, the Diocese of Buffalo joyfully announces the Ordination of Sebastian Aristizabal to the Sacred Order of Deacon to be conferred through the Invocation of the Holy Spirit and the imposition of hands by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Michael William Fisher Fifteenth Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Catholic Community of Buffalo, North Saint Mark Roman Catholic Church 401 Woodward Ave. Buffalo, New York 14214 Priests are invited to concelebrate; deacons are invited to vest. (Please bring an alb and diocesan vestments.) Family, friends, religious, and all the faithful are welcome! The Ordination will be live-streamed via https://www.facebook.com/saintmarkchurch

Our Lady of Fatima Mass & Rosary Procession

Event Start Date:
May 13, 2023		Event End Date:
May 13, 2023		Event Venue:
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish & Diocesan Shrine

On the 13th of each month, from May through October, join us in a very special Holy Mass and procession in honor of the apparitions of Our Blessed Mother to three Shepard Children in 1917 in Fatima, Portugal. Each Holy Mass concludes with a procession and the statue of Our Lady of Fatima from the Church to the outdoor Grotto, chanting Marian Hymns and praying the Holy Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima. Please join us on these very special days to honor our Blessed Mother!

The first Mass will be on May 13th starting at 4:00 pm at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish & Diocesan Shrine in Bowmansville. Rev. Bryan Zielenieski, Episcopal Vicar for Renewal & Development from the Diocese of Buffalo will the be the celebrant for the May 13th Holy Mass, Rosary and procession.

Schedule:

  1. May 13th at 4:00pm | Rev. Bryan Zielenieski, celebrant
  2. June 13th at 6:30 pm
  3. July 13th at 6:30 pm
  4. August 13th at 11:00 am
  5. September 13th at 6:30 pm
  6. October 13th at 6:30 pm

 

Pre-Cana Marriage Prep

Event Start Date:
May 6, 2023		Event End Date:
May 6, 2023		Event Venue:
SS. Peter & Paul School

SS. Peter & Paul School (68 E. Main St., Hamburg) is holding an in-person Pre-Cana Marriage Prep program on Saturday, May 6th from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. Lunch, snacks and beverages will be provided. If interested, contact David and Leslie Jones, Program Administrators, at 716-400-3514 or 716-799-2668.

Catholic Women’s Conference 2023

Event Start Date:
April 29, 2023		Event End Date:
April 29, 2023		Event Venue:
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute

Catholic Women’s Conference 2023

“For Such a Time as This”

Saturday, April 29th from 7:45am-4pm at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute

7:45am – Registration; Mass at 9am

Speakers: Christina King, Stacey Trasancos, Paula Umaña | Continental Breakfast and Lunch; Tickets $35.00 presale|$40 at the door

Catholic Women of Buffalo are excited to bring back the annual Women’s Conference themed  “For Such a Time as This”. All women are invited to join us for a full day event (7:45am-4pm) on Saturday, April 29th at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute.  Tickets are $35 presale or $40 at the door.  The day includes a continental breakfast, Mass with Bishop Mike Fisher, 3 national speakers, lunch, confession, adoration, and vendors. Please visit or google www.CatholicWomenofBuffalo.org for all other info and ticket ordering.

175th Concert with the BPO

Event Start Date:
April 23, 2023		Event End Date:
April 23, 2023		Event Venue:
St. Joseph Cathedral

BPO Concert at the Cathedral

The 175th Anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Buffalo concludes on April 23, 2023 with a concert by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at St. Joseph’s Cathedral at 7:30 pm. Tickets are free of charge, please fill out the form for tickets or call 716-847-5559