St Mary's Church, Swormville

Congratulations to the young men who graduated from St. Mary School Swormville for achieving 4th Quarter Honor Roll at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute: Tyler Butch, Graham Tayl...

St. Mary's Church Swormville will host the 12th Annual Chowder Chase 5k Race/3k Walk on Saturday, July 22, at 7 PM. The Chowder Chase is a Certified USATF course, NY22007J ....

Dear Parish Family, This weekend I begin my ministry as Pastor of our family. While I wish I could be at all four parishes this weekend, that is not a miracle I capable of...

We are pleased to announce that the following students from Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, who are members of St. Mary's Parish, have been named to the 4 th quarter 2022-23...

“Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Words from our Gospel today from the 10 th chapter of the Gospel a...

Consider This… I’ve been thinking about this last Pastor’s column for some time and I’ve been trying to figure out what words to leave you with. And try as I might, everything...

Start up meetings have begun for St. Mary's Family Faith Formation Program for the 2023-2024 year. We invite families who are not enrolled in a Catholic school to register as so...

On this Juneteenth, we reflect on that pivotal moment in our nation’s history when people of African descent were proclaimed free in the land that had long enslaved them, denying ...

At this time of the year, many of us are celebrating (or we have celebrated at some point in our lives in our various social circles) a lot of graduations: Kindergarten, 8 th gra...

Thank you to all of our disciples who helped in any way for Saturday’s Day of Service. This year we gardened on our St. Mary's campus and at Brothers of Mercy and made Blessing B...

Friday, June 16, is the Solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Bishops of the United States (USCCB) are urging all faithful to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Je...

St. Mary School (SMS) has a long tradition of pairing the seventh and eighth graders with the Kindergarten and first graders for school Mass. They are each other's "church buddy"....

I know we’ve all had a lot to process over the last couple of weeks, and I’ve gotten behind on a few things amidst attending to the happenings of the transition both here at St. M...

An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on June 19 th from 2- 7 PM in the school cafeteria. Appointments are preferred. Appointment and contact information can be found ...

“The LORD, the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.” Words from our 1 st reading today from the 34 th chapter of the book of Ex...

Disciples can make an impact in many ways. Please join us in service to others. St. Mary's Day of Service Saturday, June 10, 2023 Volunteers are invited to attend 9:00 am M...

Congratulations to Stanislav (Stas) Ryskin, SMS Class of 2023, for being awarded the annual St. Thomas More Scholarship based on his essay identifying someone that he considers to...

Dear St. Mary’s Families, We appreciate the outreach and feedback so many of you have provided since this weekend's announcement about Fr. Luke’s departure and the appointment...

My homilies all get posted on our parish website, but some had asked that this be made more widely available, and it is a good summary of all I’d like to share with you regarding ...

So today I begin with the news that a pastor has been named for our family of parishes, and that will be Fr. Tom Mahoney who is most recently serving at Infant of Prague parish in...