St Mary's Church, Swormville

One of the great struggles of our western culture is that we are always moving onto the next thing. We rarely appreciate the moment we are in, but are always concerned about ‘what...

It’s the time of year in which we make our lists and we check them twice. Personally, I live off of To-Do Lists and Post-It Notes. If it doesn’t make it onto my electronic calen...

November 27th – First Sunday of Advent Blue Books available Giving Tree ornaments available online and in church Adventure to Christmas 10:30am – Noon in the gym What is ...

As you can clearly see on the cover of the bulletin, there is a lot going on at St. Mary’s that can make this season of Advent the season of preparation it is meant to be. It can ...

It is good that Thanksgiving is upon us. We are given the opportunity in this holiday to be intentional about our appreciating so that we can respond accordingly to what is indee...

Two years ago, Fr. Luke and I arrived at St. Mary’s to a parish that was struggling in many ways. Deacon Rick had been doing an outstanding job as administrator of St. Mary’s, but...

As the liturgical year in the Church draws to a close with the feast of Christ the King coming up on November 20th, our attention as a Church is drawn to the last things. Last we...

St. Mary’s spirit of giving and helping those in need are intricate parts of our faith community. This is our 25th year of offering the Giving Tree for the many men, women and...

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...