St Mary's Church, Swormville

I hope that we are continuing to invite and encourage others to join us at St. Mary’s. We need to actively reach out to those who are missing and let them know they are missed and...

Last year during Lent, you may remember that our parish filled out “Disciple Maker Index Surveys” from the Catholic Leadership Institute and those surveys indicated that at St. ...

“Knowing members gives parishioners a sense of belonging to and support from a community.” (quote on discipleship from a Forever Young Group member) Sharing the G...

‘When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’ (Lk. 18:8) This line from our Gospel this weekend asks a pointed question to all of us. Will Jesus find faith? How is our...

Why is October the month of the Rosary you ask? In the year 1571AD, Europe was under the threat of invasion from the Ottoman Empire. More than a stately affair, in those days Eu...

Diocesan Day of Service October 22, 2022 As we continue to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the Diocese of Buffalo, we are all called to put our faith into action a...

Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend an evangelization conference in Chicago. The conference focused on a program called Alpha. As I learned more about this evangelizati...

When it was time to go to Church, as kids we were told, “we are going into God’s house.” It meant that we were about to enter into a sacred time and a sacred place to encounter G...

Work continues on St. Mary’s soccer field. After the filling and grading, we should be able to hydroseed by the end of the month! We will finally have a well-drained safe field fo...

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...