Week of December 8, 2024 – Second Sunday of Advent

December 8 – 15, 2024

Live-streaming of 10AM Sunday Mass. Click HERE.

This website also includes a “Bulletins”page where visitors may view an exact copy of the weekly bulletin and inserts in PDF format, as well as a calendar for our Family of Parishes.

News from our Parish

Parish Family Update ~ Please see Father Bob’s latest update in this week’s bulletin.

Happening this week at Blessed Trinity:
Sunday,12/8 following 10am Mass – Gift distribution for homebound in Church
Monday, 12/9 at 6pm – Advent Penance Service Church
Monday, 12/9 at 7:15pm – Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Tuesday, 12/10 at 7pm – Choir Rehearsal in Church
Wednesday, 12/11 Food Pantry from 9:30am-1:30pm in St. Charles Hall
Thursday,12/12 – Bingo in St. Charles Hall. Doors open at 6:30pm; games begin at 8pm
Friday, 12/13 at 11:30am in Daily Mass Chapel – Recitation of the Rosary (follows 11am Mass)
Saturday, 12/14 at 9:30am – Cleaning the Church in preparation for Christmas followed by lunch in St. Charles Hall
Sunday, 12/15 at 2pm – Advent Lessons and Carols in Church
Monday, 12/16 at 6:30pm – Decorating the Church for Christmas

Family 21 Advent Penance Service is Monday, December 9, at Blessed Trinity. This is also a Holy Day of Obligation, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The Penance Service, including bilingual priests for private confession, begins at 6pm. It will be followed by a bilingual Mass for the Holy Day at 7:15pm.

We’re cleaning the church for Christmas this coming Saturday, December 14. As we all know, “many hands make light work,” so please plan to be part of the team beginning at 9:30am. At the conclusion, volunteers will be treated to lunch in St. Charles Hall. Church decorating will take place the following Monday, December 16, starting at 6:30pm.  Please use the ramp side entrance on both occasions.

On Friday, December 6, dozens of community volunteers gathered in Blessed Trinity Church for the fifteenth year to continue Sister Karen Klimczak’s legacy Christmas Prison Package Project. Originally created by the late Sr. Karen as a way to assure incarcerated men that they were not forgotten, the effort has since expanded to include women inmates. Working in two shifts, volunteers added pre-packaged food items and puzzle books collected from area congregations, community members and businesses into 2,000+ hand-decorated bags and readied them for delivery to correctional facilities in Albion, Alden and Buffalo. Paperback books were also provided. The project is sponsored by Peaceprints of WNY.

Food Pantry in Need of Volunteers ~ The Catholic Central Helping Hands Food Pantry operates EVERY Wednesday from 9:30am – 1:30pm from our St. Charles Hall at 350 Dewey Avenue. Following the “Shopper’s Choice” model, residents of zip codes 14214 & 14215 are welcome to help themselves, according to household size, to portions of carbohydrates, grains, proteins and canned vegetables. Bread and sweets are generally available. The pantry also stocks infant care items. More volunteers are needed. To learn how you might be able to help, call (716) 800-1075 or email ccfp14215 [at] gmail [dot] com for information.

We play Bingo every Thursday in St. Charles Hall, 350 Dewey Ave. Doors open at 6:30pm, concessions open at 7:30, and games begin at 8:00pm. Please plan to join us. You can check the latest carryover figures on our Facebook page.

FAMILY PROMISE OF WNY: Feed the Hungry, Shelter the Homeless. Family Promise offers us the opportunity to perform these acts of charity in a very direct and personal manner. As a support congregation, Blessed Trinity parishioners purchase and deliver groceries to the Family Promise shelter at Ss. Columba-Brigid Parish. With a few more volunteers we could continue this corporal work of mercy at least one day a month. Working in pairs, you could anticipate your turn to occur every third month. We hope you will join us. If you want more background information go to the web site, www.fpwny.org, or contact Amy Johnson (716-836-4694).

• Family Promise is certified by NYS and can house up to six families.
• It is one of only two emergency shelters in Erie County that allow fathers and teenage sons to stay with their family.
• Families are referred by the Dept. of Social Services and receive case management in finding employment and permanent housing, security deposit assistance, day care, school transport, and follow up support upon leaving the shelter.
• In 2020, the Homeless Alliance of WNY rated Family Promise with the best success rate for moving families into permanent homes.

Pastor Emeritus, Rev. George L. Reger ~ The Mass of Christian Burial for Father Reger was celebrated at Blessed Trinity on Friday, May 26, 2023. Click HERE to view a recorded version of the Mass.

Is it time to update your contact information? During the pandemic when COVID-19 Protocols prevented many from attending church services, the ability to keep in touch by telephone, mail or email took on increased importance. Because not everyone has computer access, really important information is sent in a letter. Even though you are now able to attend Mass in person, this may be a good time to ask yourself: Does the church office have my correct mailing address and phone number? Have I shared my email address? Make sure that we have been notified of any changes in your contact information by completing this form. This is also a chance to let us know if you: wish to receive the bulletin electronically via email, register as a parishioner, or request envelopes. You can also submit the requested information by phoning our secretary at 716-833-0301 any Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday between 10:30am and 2:30pm; sending an email to blessedtrinitychurch [at] gmail [dot] com; or using the contact feature below to submit the information. If you choose either of the last two, please use “Contact Update” as the subject of the email or message.

Enjoy a virtual tour of our Landmark house of worship, courtesy of Buffalo Rising and Explore Buffalo. By Clicking HERE, you will be treated to both exterior and interior photos and more than a little history.