St Mary's Church, Swormville

Karen Smaczniak announced her retirement in February of 2021 after thirty years with St. Mary’s as the Director of Family Faith. It was 1988 when she started working here at St...

The St. Mary’s Chapel Bells rang again for the first time in many years on Easter Sunday after a special Restoration Project Fundraiser that collected over 30,000 from parishioner...

Consider this… Are you invested? Christ is Risen! Last weekend was a glorious weekend as we began our First Eucharist celebrations in the parish. Throughout the Easter Seaso...

April, 9, 2021 Happy Spring to All! The Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP Welcome 2.0) Continuation Committee would like you to know that we are actively preparing for the next...

Consider this… Jesus I Trust in You! Today concludes the octave of Easter, the eight great days in which we fully celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. At the conclusion of ...

March 22, 2021 My Dear Brothers in the Presbyterate, Deacons, Parish and Education Leaders and Friends – Since the Road to Renewal initiative was launched last September, a ...

Consider this… Better than alive and well! Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! You will hear me say this for the duration of the Easter Season, and I hope you participate i...

Consider this… Why is this week different? Today we begin Holy Week. The question that should immediately come to our mind is what makes this week Holy and different from every...

Consider this… Disciples Focus! The Fifth Sunday of Lent is already upon us and this week you will notice something different in our worship spaces. Traditionally in the church...

Consider this… Hope! It is already the Fourth Sunday of Lent, and today is also known as Laetare Sunday. This Sunday gets that special distinction because of the entrance intro...

Consider this… The Laws that guide us. This weekend we hear from the Book of Exodus, how God bestows the Ten Commandments on the chosen people. The Ten Commandments are given...

Consider this… Listening and Mercy. It is already the Second Sunday of Lent! This weekend’s Gospel is of the Transfiguration, and the voice from the cloud concludes with ‘Liste...

Welcome to our faith community! In today’s ever advancing digital media world, images and videos can touch the heart and support good communications. As you enter our beautiful...

Beginning in 2015, The Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., Inc. (“Foundation”) began soliciting donations to its “Upon this Rock” (“UTR”) capital and endowm...

Consider this… who’s driving? You or the Spirit? When looking at life, what forces influence the decisions and actions that we make? Family? Friends? Obligations? Children? Fin...

How can Lent be upon us already? Time certainly has a way of sneaking up on us. This final weekend before our sacred journey in Lent is a time for us to prepare to enter this holy...

Consider this… State of the Parish This weekend’s bulletin contains our financial and spiritual report for the 2019 – 2020 fiscal year. Please take time to look over the infor...

Opinion: Getting a stimulus check? Spend it on private school tuition. Opinion by Hugh Hewitt Contributing columnist March 15, 2021 at 7:11 p.m. EDT An unprecedente...

Consider this… Brilliant Light! This weekend we focus on Christ our light. We begin all masses by blessing candles and in a special way celebrate our First Eucharist children a...

Consider this… Repent and Follow This past Monday, we remembered Dr. Martin Luther King, an advocate for social justice. Dr. Martin Luther King in a speech in 1963 said “Darkness...