Pilate: “Are you the King of the Jews?” John 18:33
Our First Station of the Cross, “Jesus is Condemned to Death,” painted on copper by Vincent Mundo of New Haven, CT.
Photo credit: Margaret Dick
November 24 – December 1, 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
Some of the more than 2,500 cocoa packets collected for the 2024 Christmas Prison Package Project.
Parish Family News ~ Please see Father Bob’s latest update in this week’s bulletin.
Happening this week at Blessed Trinity:
Tuesday, 11/26 at 7pm in Church – Choir Rehearsal
Wednesday, 11/27 from 9:30am-1:30pm in St. Charles Hall – Food Pantry
Thursday,11/28 – Happy Thanksgiving. NO BINGO.
Friday, 11/29 at 11:30am in Daily Mass Chapel – Recitation of the Rosary (follows 11am Mass)
Thanksgiving Service ~ There will be one Thanksgiving service for our family of parishes at 7pm on Wednesday, November 27, at Ss. Columba-Brigid.
Prison Project Deadline Approaches. This is the last week to put your artistic talents–great or small–to work decorating white paper bags which will become gift bags for men and women incarcerated at Albion, Alden, and Erie County facilities in Buffalo. Project coordinators asked that all bags be returned to church by Sunday, December 1. Then plan to join the volunteer team on Friday, December 6, to assist in filling more than 2,000 decorated bags with thousands of food items for delivery the following week. There will be two shifts on that Friday: 10am – 1pm and 6 – 9pm. This is the fifteenth year that Blessed Trinity has hosted this charitable work of mercy.
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.
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.
No Bingo on Thanksgiving Day. 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.
St. Andrew, Apostle
November 30
St. Andrew was crucified on an “X” cross, which came to be known as St. Andrew’s Cross. It appears on a church corbel on the exterior wall of the Ambulatory.
Photo Credit: Gary Kelley