NO 4 p.m. MASS ON HOLY SATURDAY; SUNDAY 11:30 a.m. (note CHANGE IN SUNDAY MASS TIME)
EFFECTIVE APRIL 18: CHANGES TO WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE AS FOLLOWS (St John Kanty = SJK; St Katharine Drexel = SKD):
8:30 a.m.: Monday SJK/SKD, Tuesday SJK, Wednesday SKD, Thursday SJK and Friday SKD
The Rosary is recited after daily Mass; First Friday: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Divine Mercy Chaplet
Holy Days and Holidays: as announced
Click on this link: Bulletin-4-17-22
BE SURE TO READ FR JIM’S MESSAGE TO PARISHIONERS IN THE BULLETIN!
There are openings for Masses for 2022.
Remember your loved ones who have passed away, for special occasions (birthdays/anniversaries), and for those who are ill. The Mass stipend is $15 per Mass.
Please contact the rectory during morning office hours to schedule your intentions…or go to this link: www.saintjohnkanty.com/mass-intentions/
The Road to Renewal: Real Presence, Real Hope, Real Mission!
As many of you may, know the Road to Renewal is a journey of faith underway in our Diocese. The Catholic Faithful along with their priests, deacons, religious, parish administrators and school leaders are embarking 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. You can read much more about the Road to Renewal at this link: https://roadtorenewal.org/
Saint John Kanty/Saint Adalbert Parish Community and the Parish Community of Saint Katharine Drexel, along with Corpus Christi, Saint Stanislaus and Saint John Gaulbert, have been designated a parish family that is planned to come together in October.
As an opportunity in starting our new family Fr Jim Monaco has agreed to step in and in addition to his responsibilities as pastor of St Katharine Drexel, become our new parish administrator. It is Fr. Jim’s hope that before becoming a part of the larger Family of Parishes, and collaborating with four other parishes, that we take the short time we have and come together to reinvigorate our own St John Kanty/St Adalbert faith community and strengthen our own identity and friendships as a parish family.
Very often people have been consistent in their Mass attendance, so much so that sometimes the people at one mass very seldom ever see or even know the parishioners at another mass. In the future our goal will be to have one weekend mass to hopefully pull us all together, enliven our passion for the gospel, strengthen our parish identity and the love we have for our church, to then invite others to walk with us as Jesus’ disciples.
Fr Bob Stolinski will continue as the ‘morning man’ on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 a.m. as Fr. Jim can work out his schedule in how to best serve at two parishes. NOTE: Beginning Easter Monday, Morning Masses at St. John Kanty will be on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 at St Katharine Drexel.
Please follow our weekly bulletin and website: www.saintjohnkanty.com, for updated information on our Road to Renewal family, as well as other news.
Other important electronic sites that you may wish to follow are the Diocese of Buffalo (www.buffalodiocese.org) and the Western New York Catholic (https://wnycatholic.org), which is no longer offered in print format.
With many thanks to Fr Jim and Fr Bob for their leadership during these Forty Days of Lent and also to our volunteers who decorated our beautiful church and served as greeters on Holy Thursday following Mass.
