Sep 27, 2023 | Upcoming Events
Let the Music Begin!
The Camerata di Sant’ Antonio Chamber Orchestra
Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 3 p.m.
Admission: $20.00; free for ages 17 and under
On Sunday, October 8, at 3 p.m., the Camerata di Sant’ Antonio brings the beautiful music of their chamber orchestra to our beautiful space. In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, they will perform Manuel Ponce’s Concierto del Sur for Guitar and Orchestra with soloist Ricardo Saeb. The program also includes Symphony #1 in G by Joseph Bologne Chevalier de St. Georg, known as “the Black Mozart,” and Douglas Oven’s Largo for Violin & Strings. Founded in 2002, the Camerata—which includes members of the BPO— seeks to present concerts that preserve and celebrate the cultural heritage of our community, featuring premier works in every performance. Concert goers are also invited to a post-concert reception in St. Charles Hall, behind the church.
Our Landmark Church, located at 317 Leroy Avenue, Buffalo, NY, is wheelchair accessible with ample off-street parking.
Sep 27, 2023 | Upcoming Events
“Spilling the Tea on Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention”
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Noon -2 p.m. in St. Charles Hall
Join with women from our family of parishes for a luncheon and presentation on breast cancer awareness and prevention, sponsored by the St. Martin de Porres Women’s Guild. Our guest speaker will be Nikia Robinson, Roswell Park’s Community Outreach and Engagement Director. Dress the part with a fancy hat and something pink! Reservations are due October 1 at humancapital1st [at] yahoo [dot] com or text 716-308-1613.
Jul 23, 2023 | Architecture, News & Photos, Upcoming Events
Church cornerstone dedicated by Bishop Turner on August 7, 1923.
Blessed Trinity R. C. Church, a Buffalo Landmark since 1977, is observing the centennial of the laying of its cornerstone on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Rev. Robert L. Gebhard, Jr., Senior Parochial Vicar, will conclude the 10:00 AM Mass with an outdoor rededication ceremony commemorating the original dedication by Bishop William Turner on August 7, 1923. It marks the beginning of a five-year centennial observance of the building’s construction from 1923-1928.
The anniversary event will begin with the Sunday worship service including hymns accompanied by Music Director Elizabeth Bailey-Sands Clay on the church’s original 1927 Tellers-Kent organ. It concludes with a reception in the parish hall at which members of the church’s docent team will be recognized.
Long considered one of the finest examples of Lombard-Romanesque architecture in the United States, the building’s distinctive features include handmade Harvard bricks laid in a medieval fashion; extensive use of terra cotta, both structural and decorative; and more than 2000 Christian symbols displayed in its art and architecture. In addition to being the first landmark named by the City of Buffalo’s Landmark and Preservation Board in 1977, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and is recognized as a New York State Historic Site.
Jul 15, 2023 | News & Photos, Upcoming Events
Blessed Trinity’s multiple flower beds provide a “garden walk” all their own, but we are just one of many stops on Buffalo’s East Side Garden Walk taking place on Saturday, July 22 and Sunday, July 23 from 10am – 3pm, rain or shine. Take a self-guided tour of our multiple floral gardens which extend along the east and west sides of our Landmark Church and surround the parish rectory. Then circle round to the back side of the rectory to visit Father Bob’s vegetable and herb garden! We are located at 317 Leroy Avenue (between Fillmore and Grider) with off-street parking for all our visitors.
Jun 30, 2023 | Alumni News & Photos, Upcoming Events
Annual Alumni Memorial Mass
Sept 24, 2023 at 10AM
CALLING ALL SCHOOL ALUMNI ~ Sunday, September 24, is the date of the 2023 Alumni Memorial Mass and all-class reception. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for 10 AM Mass at Blessed Trinity Church. During the Mass, all recently deceased school graduates will be remembered by name. Members of those classes celebrating significant anniversaries (1973, 1963 and 1953) are invited to make arrangements to participate in a special way. A hard copy newsletter containing details will be mailed to everyone in the alumni committee’s database. If you have moved since August 2022 or are not sure if they have your current contact information, please use the “Contact Us” template below to submit your information and mention “alumni” as part of your message. If you are aware of any graduate who has passed since September 2022 but is not included in our In Memoriam posts for 2022 and 2023, please use this same form to advise the committee. Approximate year of graduation and/or maiden name of married woman is especially helpful.
Jan 2, 2023 | News & Photos, Upcoming Events
Choir members among those
to sing on Little Christmas.
Never mind “rain, shine, sleet or snow,” even the Christmas Blizzard of 2022 can’t deter this group! If they couldn’t “do” Christmas, they’ll be there for Little Christmas, and you’re invited to join them. The Christmas Caroling that was to have preceded our Christmas Eve service will now take place before Sunday Mass on January 8, the Feast of the Epiphany or “Little Christmas,” beginning at 9:30 AM. Please come early and Praise the Lord with them in song.
