Mass Schedule
Weekday 8:30 am + Rosary at St. John's
Saturday
4:00 pm, St. John's
6:00 pm, St. Mary's
Sunday:
9:00 am, St. John
CONFESSION EACH Sat
3:15 - 3:45
at St. John's
Welcome to St. John the Baptist Parish and St. Mary's Oratory Church
Coffee Hour is Back!
October - the Month of Mary
October - the Month of Mary
The Altar & Rosary Society will be hosting Coffee Hour the last Sunday of each month following the 9 am Mass. Please stay and get to know your neighbors in the pews!
You are welcome to bring a food or drink item to share.
October - the Month of Mary
October - the Month of Mary
October - the Month of Mary
October is the month of Mary - the Altar & Rosary Society would like us to pray the Rosary starting 20 min before Mass each weekend in October. Please come early and pray with us or join in when you get there.
All Saints Day is Friday Nov. 1
All Saints Day is Friday Nov. 1
All Saints Day is Friday Nov. 1
Holy Day of Obligation
Masses
St. John's
on Friday Nov. 1
8:30 am
6 pm
All Souls Day Nov. 2
All Saints Day is Friday Nov. 1
All Saints Day is Friday Nov. 1
We will remember All Souls at our Saturday Masses
4 pm at St. John's & 6 pm at St. Mary's
Our parishioners who passed away in the last year will be remembered with a candle with their name on for a family member to take home.
Welcome to St. John the Baptist Parish and St. Mary's Oratory Church
We welcome Fr. Paul Mukasa to our Family of Parishes
From the Pastor’s Desk…
I am very pleased to announce that Rev. Paul Mukasa has been assigned as a Parochial Vicar
to our Family of Parishes (St. John the Baptist, Boston; St. Bernadette and Nativity of Our
Lord, Orchard Park; SS. Peter & Paul, Hamburg), effective July 19, 2024. He will be with
us until May 24, 2025, and reside at SS. Peter & Paul in Hamburg.
In his letter to Fr. Mukasa making this assignment, Bishop Michael Fisher wrote:
As you prepare to assume this responsibility, I invite you to reflect again upon the
passages from Scripture in which Our Lord offers an example to all those who minister in
the Church. Christ’s compassion for sinners, His eagerness to bring the healing presence
of the Father to all, and His desire to bring the gifts of the Holy Spirit serve as guideposts
for us in our ministry. In a special way, your ministry continues the priestly ministry of
Jesus as you proclaim the Gospel and celebrate the sacraments. I ask that in a special
way you pray for and work to encourage vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
As the Diocese of Buffalo proceeds with the Road to Renewal process, your
priestly ministry as Parochial Vicar is vital. Under the guidance of Rev. James Ciupek,
Pastor of Family #28, exercise pastoral care and foster collaboration, as requested, with
other parishes to facilitate the Family of Parishes model.
After a short visit to Uganda, his home country, Fr. Paul will be involved in various ministries in
our parishes, and scheduled to celebrate weekend Masses. Given the shortage of Priests, we are very blessed to have Fr. Mukasa assigned to us. Please join me in giving a very warm welcome to him whenever you might meet him! I think you will find him to be a very pleasant and engaging Priest.
May God bless and guide us all during these very challenging times in our local Church!
Fr. Jim
road to renewal - rightsize & reshaping - meeting June 13
Recommendations for Family #28
1. Projected number of active priests for the family by 2030 = 2
2. Based upon scoring and metrics, it is recommended that the family rightsize and reshape this family evaluating the following recommendations:
a. St. John the Baptist will merge with SS. Peter and Paul in Hamburg.
b. Utilization of St. John's sites as secondary worship sites.
c. St. Bernadette in Orchard Park is recommended to merge with SS. Peter
and Paul in Hamburg.
d. Sale of entire property of St. Bernadette is recommended.
Justification
1. St. John the Baptist in Boston is a needed location for the surrounding area, especially with recommended merger and closure of the St. George, West Falls parish. The practicality of utilizing the East Eden site on a weekly basis for mass will have to be determined by the family going forward, but sale of this site is not possible with the cemetery.
2. St. Bernadette is located in an area of the Diocese that needs to be rightsized and is the only parish in that family that does not have a cemetery.
3. St. Bernadette is only 5 min. away from SS. Peter and Paul in Hamburg and 9 min. from Nativity of Our Lord in Orchard Park.
4. This is a strategic move to address number of priests to minister to this family.
Welcome to St. John the Baptist and St. Mary's Oratory
Cleaning Our Parishes - Monthly
At St. John the Baptist Parish and St. Mary's Oratory, we depend on volunteers to help us keep our churches beautiful and clean. When a group gets together, it is much easier, quicker and enjoyable. Please consider helping out when you are available.
St. John's - Wed. Sept. 18 at 9:30 am
St. Mary's - Wed. Sept. 4 @ 9 am
Road to Renewal
The Catholic Faithful, priests, deacons, religious, parish administrators and school leaders of the Diocese of Buffalo have embarked on a journey to reinvigorate Catholic faith, more fully optimize parish and diocesan resources, and increase the impact of our varied ministries throughout WNY.
In order to address a projected, serious shortage of priests in 2030 (99 priests to staff 160 parishes), parishes are being grouped into families that will share resources and priests.
Our parish was originally scheduled to implement the change beginning in October, 2024. The timeline has been updated and we are now scheduled to begin the process on the first of next month: October, 2022. Please select the image to the right for more information.
Family 28
St. John the Baptist & St. Mary Oratory
Sts Peter and Paul
St. Bernadette
Nativity of Our Lord