From Father Michael's Desk

Father Michael Announces new Family of Parishes Mass Schedule

The Road to Renewal is our journey to reinvigorate the Catholic faith, more fully optimize our parish and our resources, and increase the impact of our ministries. We are moving forward. Following extended collaboration and discernment, we have developed a new Sunday and Daily Mass Schedule for our Family of Parishes #17 that will be implemented the weekend of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Dec. 23-24. With three priests assigned to celebrate Mass for more than 10,000 families across six parishes in three communities, we believe this is the best way to accommodate everyone’s spiritual needs.

A good deal of work went into this process, and I want to thank the Renewal Team for guiding us and for the many volunteers who worked on the development and implementation of the Mass schedule. I know this is difficult for many of you. I pray for your understanding and acceptance as we continue our important work of building up the Kingdom of God on Grand Island, and in Kenmore and Tonawanda.

Please know you and your family are welcome at any of our Family of Parishes churches. I encourage you to attend weekend and daily Masses, take part in reconciliation and other sacraments, and attend social events to help us build a stronger faith community. I pray that together the Road to Renewal can bring us all closer to God while serving others with charity and justice.

Family of Parishes Christmas Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve
Sunday, Dec. 24

4 00 p.m.
Blessed Sacrament
St. Andrew
St. John the Baptist
St. Stephen
St. Timothy

5:00 p.m.
St. Paul

7:00 p.m.
St. John the Baptist

10:00 p.m.
St. Andrew

Midnight
St. Stephen

Christmas Day
Monday, Dec. 25

7:30 a.m.
St. Timothy

8:00 a.m.
St. Andrew
St. Stephen

8:30 a.m.
St. John the Baptist

9:30 a.m.
Blessed Sacrament

10:00 a.m.
St. Paul

10:30
St. Andrew
St. Timothy

11:00 a.m.
St. John the Baptist
St. Stephen

Welcome to St. John the Baptist Parish!

Our Mission

St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic parish founded by St. John Neumann where God is loved and present in the liturgy, the sacraments and the community, faith is enriched through our teaching and experiencing the gospel, all are welcome in the spirit openness, and generosity and charity is extended through our ministry to all.

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St. John Neumann Museum

The St. John Neumann Shrine Museum is open to the public. Anyone wishing to see our recently renovated Chapel or the St. John Neumann Archives Room can call the Rectory at 716-873-1122 to schedule a tour.

Our Parish Staff

Rev. Michael Parker, Pastor
Rev. Martin Gallagher, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Peter Ekanem, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Andrew Mical, Permanent Deacon
Sr. Jolene Ellis, OSF, Pastoral Associate
Cheryl Brinker, Director of Religious Education
Luis Clay, Financial Administrator
Anita Stockton, Parish Administrator
Cheryl Brinker, Director of Music
Jenny Bainbridge, School Principal
Bryan Mertz, Maintenance Manager

Contact Us

St. John the Baptist R.C. Church
1085 Englewood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14223

Phone: 716-873-1122
Fax: 716-873-3305

E-mail: [email protected]

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You can manage your giving to St. John the Baptist Parish ONLINE using a credit/debit card. It is easy and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions. This will help your weekly offerings to continue on an uninterrupted basis when travel, illness, or other circumstances prevent you from attending Mass.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you sign up for a recurring donation, your weekly envelope mailing will be canceled (saving us the cost of these mailings is one of the many benefits of joining this program.) However, this change process submitted to our Envelope Supplier may take up to two to four months to take place. Therefore, you may still receive envelopes sent to your home for several months until the mailing cancellation has been processed.

If you are planning to use this program periodically to select Non-Recurring, Special Collections, or Specific Donations, you will still receive parish envelope packets mailed to your home. If you no longer wish to receive the Envelope Packet Mailing to your home, please call the Rectory Office at 716-873-1122 to cancel your envelopes.

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Simply follow the on-screen instructions to create a profile and to schedule your contributions. Any questions, please contact Luis Clay at [email protected]

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Mass of Christian Burial for Reverend Msgr. Dino Lorenzetti

Mass Times

Monday-Friday:
8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

Saturday:
8:30 a.m.

Saturday Vigil:
4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Sunday:
8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 12:00 p.m.

Confessions:
Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m.

Adoration in the Chapel:
Monday - Friday, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Sunday Holy Hour in the Chapel:
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Rectory Office Hours

Monday-Friday:
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(Rectory is closed for lunch between 12:00-1:00 p.m.)

Saturday:
Closed

Sunday:
Closed

We Are Called to Share of Ourselves

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Please click here for information regarding altar serving, Eucharistic ministry, choir, and ushering.

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