St Mary's Church, Swormville

This week we celebrate our Catholic School and the work of Catholic Education! I was recently reading an excellent article published by Fordham entitled, “Why Catholic schools ha...

Your St. Mary’s Family looks forward to celebrating your First Holy Eucharist with you and your family. May the Lord bless you as you prepare to receive Jesus, body, blood, soul...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lords will be the grand reopening of our newly restored chapel.

This past week, Fr. Bryan, Fr. Ryan, and I went on a mini-retreat for a couple of days together. All three of us love to ski, and although the weather has not been particularly g...

So, although we are keeping the spirit of Christmas alive and the hope and joy that brings us, we are now back officially in Ordinary Time… Some fun trivia for us here: the origin...

I am a disciple! As we approach the 175th anniversary of St. Mary’s parish, we continue to celebrate many years of discipleship here! As our preparation unfolds, we have a...

Take Thirty Minutes to Tour. Feel the Difference. At St. Mary School Swormville, we are Dedicated to the whole child… serving the entire family.

Mr. Sendlak’s ticket will go back into the drum for the major Snow Me the Money prizes being drawn after the 4:00 PM Mass on February 12, 2022. Contact any St. Mary parishioner...

St. Mary Swormville’s Chapel restoration work is now concentrated in the Sanctuary. Look closely at the detail that is being added to the arches. The deeper wall color makes the...

Consider this… ‘I am a Disciple’, by Baptism. Before I jump into the topic of Baptism, I want to take a moment to thank so many people who have made our Christmas celebration...

Happy New Year to all of you. As we begin the New Year with the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God, we recognize her role in bringing Jesus into the world to save us. She gave us...

Second Sunday is a young adult group for 18- 25 year olds at St. Mary Church Swormville. They got their name because they meet on the second Sunday of each monthe at 10:45 AM. ...

Merry Christmas and Happy Feast of the Holy Family! Last year in my column for Christmas and the Feast of the Holy Family, I spoke about a different Christmas. In it I mentioned h...

Over 80 children have just made their First Reconciliation at St. Mary Church Swormville. They were accompanied by Mom, Dad, brothers, sisters, and even grandparents! All family...

On this last Sunday of Advent we hear the final half of the Annunciation story, where Mary goes to her cousin Elizabeth and John the Baptist leaps in Elizabeth’s womb at the sound...

It’s Gaudete Sunday!! I hope you are rejoicing a little more this week than usual, especially after our Parish Mission and Day of Mercy. The question everyone in the Gospel was as...

St. Mary Church already required masks to be worn by all participating in the Liturgy, per the previous Erie County mandate. This letter from the Diocese of Buffalo, confirms t...

This weekend we welcome Fr. Eugene O’Reilly to St. Mary’s to lead us in our parish mission. As we begin our three-year celebration leading up to our 175th anniversary, there is no...