Beginning November 22nd, all in person religious education classes are suspended. Parents, please check your e-mail for information on at-home instruction.

If you haven't picked up your books, call the Rectory Office, Mondays and Fridays, between the hours of 9:00am and 12:00noon.

If the good Lord's willing and the creek don't rise...we will see you all back in the classroom on January 10th, 2021!!!

Saturday Vigil
4:30 pm

Sunday
8:00 am
10:00 am

Weekdays
Monday 8:00 am
Tuesday-Thursday 6:30 & 8:00 am
Friday 6:30 am

Confessions 

On request

The Church is open for:

   Private Prayer: Mon, Tue, and  Thur until 3 pm

   Eucharistic Adoration: Wed 8:30 am-6 pm

Until further notice, Catholics in the Diocese of Buffalo continue to be dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass on Sunday. If you feel ill, have been in contact with someone who is ill, or are unsure about attending Mass, please remain home.

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Our Youth Ministry is holding this year's wreath sale, with help from the Holy Name Society.  

Click on the link below to download the order form. Thanks for your support of our Youth!!

Youth Ministry Wreath Sale

Adopting a Family for Christmas will be a little different this year.

Our Giving Tree is up in the narthex, with paper angel ornaments containing gift requests.

Due to COVID-19, the requests have changed:

Sister Ann Helene, from St Katherine Drexel in Buffalo, is asking for gift cards that will be given to inner-city families to do their own Christmas shopping.

Sister Johnice, from the Response to Love Center, is requesting zippered or snapped hoodies, and size FULL blankets.

Gifts should be dropped off under the Giving Tree (UNWRAPPED), by December 13th

Your generous contributions are appreciated to help maintain the financial stability of our parish during this most difficult time. Please consider mailing your contributions to the rectory office, or enrolling in  online giving through

https://membership.faithdire260ct.net/enroll/NY

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE

Some breeds of goats and sheep are nearly indistinguishable from each other – goats look like sheep, and sheep look like goats. And Jesus is indistinguishable from those among us in need – Jesus looks like the “least,” and the “least” look like Jesus. On the day of final judgment Jesus will distinguish between those faithful ones who have cared for him and those unfaithful ones who have not.

No one knows when the day of final judgment, the day when Christ the King returns in all his glory, will occur. Yet we do know a day of judgment: every day. Judgment is according to what we do or do not do  - right now, here today – for the persons in our midst. Today, every day, Jesus is present in the human beings among us in need. Yes, judgment occurs right now, here, today.

How critical our choices and actions are today! At the same time, how comforting it is to know that the judgment upon our choices and actions today is not a final one! We must reflect on our daily living and judge for ourselves whether we are being faithful or unfaithful. If found unfaithful, we must choose to change. When we judge ourselves rightly, then we need not fear Jesus’ final judgment. He will count us among his faithful ones and invite us to share his eternal glory.

We now have a Mobile App!!  You can easily receive messages; check the calendar, bulletins, daily readings; and make donations through the App. The App links to our Parish website.

Find it in the App Store/Google Play by searching “Weconnect Parish App”, or download by texting:

ParishApp1 to 555888 for iPhone/iPad      ParishApp2 to 555888 for Android 

Apple App Store direct link

Google Play Store direct link

Once you have downloaded the app, select Our Lady of Peace Parish. From the menu, go to Message Settings and toggle the switch to green to receive notifications from our Parish.

In order to accommodate all who would like to join us in celebrating Christmas Mass at Our Lady of Peace this year, we are adding a Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve. The Mass schedule is:

Christmas Eve Vigil:

2:00pm

4:30pm

9:00pm

Christmas Day:

8:00am 

10:00am

  I send warm greetings to you. I am Father Walter Szczesny, the Pastor of Our Lady of Peace Parish. I invite you to discover and explore our Parish website. I hope you will find it informative and interesting. 

Trunk or Treat

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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 Western New York.

Parishioners are encouraged to complete the survey below.

Road to Renewal Survey 2020  

Please visit the Diocese Road to Renewal Webpage for further information.

Bishop Scharfenberger's Letter to the Catholic Faithful

Sunday Reflection for November 22nd

The Good News of the Reign of Christ