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
St. John's & St. Mary's updates:
Wreaths for Veterans
Help is needed to place wreaths for each veteran in St. Mary's cemetery
on Saturday Nov. 7
at 9 am.
No Snow this Year!!!
Soup Fest & Basket Raffle
Bring a pot of your favorite recipe or dessert or just come to eat.
No charge - just a time to socialize.
BASKET RAFFLE to benefit the Missions in Haiti.
Feel free to donate a completed basket that is approx. $25-30.
Altar & Rosary Society
Altar & Rosary Society
Last meeting of the year:
Sunday, November 15
Following the 9 am Mass
In St. John's Parish Center
in a classroom
All women of the parish are welcome!
Welcome to the Eternal Flame Family
Fr. Lukasz Kopala
has been assigned to serve our Family of Parishes
effective July 1, 2026
as Parochial Vicar
Fr. Lukasz's previous assignment was in the Alden and Lancaster areas.
Welcome to the Eternal Flame Family
Fr. Mario Racho
has been assigned to serve our Family of Parishes
effective July 1, 2026
as Parochial Vicar
Fr. Mario's previous assignment was in the Niagara Falls area.
Food Pantries
All churches in our Family of Parishes participate with a food pantry.
St. John's donates all non-perishable food items to Bread of Life Outreach in Colden and
St. Mary's donates to Eden / North Collins Food Pantry.
Please remember those in need.
Collection Envelopes
Envelopes for Collection
If you have not received envelopes in the mail from St. Peter & Paul's, and HAVE filled our a registration form, call St. Peter & Paul's for assistance.
Since we are now merged with St. Peter & Paul's, you are encouraged to register with them.
COFFEE HOUR
NO
Coffee Hour for the Summer.
See you in the Fall!
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**
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