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
Vacation Bible School
Roar! Life is Wild ...
... God is Good
July 21 - 25
Nativity of Our Lord
Orchard Park
visit website to register:
nativityofourlordop.com
ages 4 yrs - 5th grade
$75 / child
9 am - 12 pm
Settlement for the Diocese of Buffalo
Friday, June 13, there was a meeting for the Southern Erie Vicariate to give information on how much each parish is responsible for paying for the Chapter 11 / sex abuse, which started Feb. 2020.
These arbitrations between 160 parishes, the Diocese of Buffalo, the creditors (victims) and insurance companies (24) have been going on for 5 1/2 years.
St. John's and St. Mary's are ONE - they are not individual
Here is some information from my notes from the meeting:
- 25 other Diocese have settled
- 25 other Diocese are in the midst of their own
(so this is not just us - it is wide spread)
- there are 891 claims (victims) in the Diocese of Buffalo
- this includes not only priests, but lay people in our Diocese, and priests from other Religious Orders who where being used by the Diocese
- there are more in our Diocese, because they kept the reporting time open 1 year longer than in other Diocese - not our Diocese choice
- It is very important to all involved, that the "Catholic Church" remains viable - can continue on
- the settlement is for the Diocese to pay $150 million
- $125 million due by the 1st quarter of 2026
- 25 million due 1 year from the 1st date
- there are 8 Diocese in NY (6 are involved in Ch. 11 proceedings
- Sources of $150 Million
- Diocese of Buffalo - cash- 15 million
- Diocese of Buffalo - real estate 15 million
- Parishes - cash 80 million
- Parishes - real estate 30 million
- Affiliates 10 million
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$150 million
- there may be a window for new claims to be submitted from Aug 2022 and back
- this would not result in any new funds - any future claims would be paid from the $$ collected
- by paying this $$ we are protected from future claims against our Church
- 80 Million from Parishes from cash
- each parish was looked at individually
- the amount of money was based on the balance in their accounts on 8/31/24 (cash & investments)
-NOT Mass or cemetery funds or prepaid tuition for schools
These are the calculations:
- if your parish is closing or merging, ypu will take 80% of your balance on 8/31/24
- that's us - St. John's (which includes St. Mary's) will be paying - $128,763
- if you are NOT slated to close or merge:
- and you had $250,000 or less on 8/31/24, you will pay less than 10% of the total
- and you had $500,000 or less on 8/31/24, you will pay 25% of the total
- and you had $750,000 or less on 8/31/24, you will pay 45% of the total
- and you had less than 1,000,000 on 8/31/24, you will pay 55% of the total
- and you had more than 1,000,000 on 8/31/24, you will pay 65% of the total
- and you had 3,000,000 on 8/31/24, you will pay 75% of the total
- If your church is in the process of an appeal to the decision that was made about your Church, you will pay the amount before the appeal. If the appeal goes through, the money will be paid back to the Church.
- All $ from parishes is to be paid by July 15, 2025
- every parish's $$ will be put into a St. Joseph Investment Fund (SJIF) account, where it will gain interest until $125 million is paid for the settlement in the 1st Quarter of 2026
- the remaining $25 million will be due 1 year from the date of the initial payment of $125 million
- this amount will be from real estate transactions
NO CURRENT COLLECTIONS WILL BE USED FOR THE SETTLEMENT.
CHURCHES SHOULD ALREADY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO MAKE PAYMENT.
ALL CURRENT COLLECTIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO SUSTAIN OUR CHURCHES AND PAY ALL OF OUR BILLS.
WE CAN'T WAIT TIL THIS IS BEHIND US AND WE CAN GET ON WITH OUR FUTURE.....
If you have questions, please let us know and we will try to answer them.
In attendance at the meeting from our parish were Fr. Jim Ciupek, Harold & Lori Haier, Mike Downey, and me.
Dianne Franz
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Rosary in the Garden
Will take place outside, unless the weather is inclement.
Then we will move into the church.
Bring your lawn chair.
No experience necessary.
Monday at 7 pm
- at St. John the Baptist in Boston
Thursday at 7 pm
- at St. Mary's in East Eden
Fr. Paul's Going away Mass
Deacon Robb blesses Fr. Paul with the congregation
Capturing Our Faith: A Church Photo Gallery
First Holy Eucharist celebrated at St. John's by Fr. Paul Mukasa
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St. John's & St. Mary's updates:
Why Should I Register at St. Peter & Paul's???
Why Should I Register at St. Peter & Paul's???
Why Should I Register at St. Peter & Paul's???
If you decide to register at St. Peter & Paul's (which is totally your choice) this is how it will help St. John's and St. Mary's:
1. Your current envelope # will be used to designate your weekly contribution as St. Mary's or St. John's $$
2. This money will be used to pay the bills of St. John's
& St. Mary's
3. The number of registered people sitting in the pews will increase our "count" per Mass.
IF PEOPLE STOP COMING TO MASS AND STOP CONTRIBUTING EACH WEEK TO PAY OUR BILLS
**THEN WE WILL BE IN TROUBLE**
Last Coffee Hour May 25
Why Should I Register at St. Peter & Paul's???
Why Should I Register at St. Peter & Paul's???
We will be taking the summer off from Coffee Hour.
See you in the Fall!
You are welcome to bring a food or drink item to share.
road to renewal - rightsize & reshaping
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Please be informed of the following:
On 6 January 2025, Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher, Bishop of Buffalo,
signed the decree merging St. John the Baptist Parish, Boston into SS. Peter
and Paul Parish, effective 3 March 2025.
As stated in the decree, “Anyone who feels his or her rights have been
legitimately harmed by this decree, may present a challenge by requesting its revocation or emendation to its author [Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher] within ten (10) useful days from its legitimate notification.”
A copy of the decree is inserted in Jan. 12 bulletin.
This public notice is being put forth by Rev. James D. Ciupek,
the Pastor of both parishes
and the two parishes affected by this extinctive merger.
See Decree, Letter, and Agenda with notes from meeting on Tuesday Jan. 21 below.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Please be informed of the following:
On 6 January 2025, Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher, Bishop of Buffalo,
signed the decree merging St. John the Baptist Parish, Boston into SS. Peter
and Paul Parish, effective 3 March 2025.
As stated in the decree, “Anyone who feels his or her rights have been
legitimately harmed by this decree, may present a challenge by requesting its revocation or emendation to its author [Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher] within ten (10) useful days from its legitimate notification.”
A copy of the decree is inserted in Jan. 12 bulletin.
This public notice is being put forth by Rev. James D. Ciupek,
the Pastor of both parishes
and the two parishes affected by this extinctive merger.
See Decree, Letter, and Agenda with notes from meeting on Tuesday Jan. 21 below.
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 Wednesday July 9 at 9:30 am
St. Mary's Monday July 14 at 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