Week of November 9, 2025 – Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

November 9 – 16, 2025

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News from our Parish

Happening this week at Blessed Trinity:

Sunday, 11/9 – CANCELED: Spaghetti Dinner – Fundraiser for St. Lawrence Food Pantry
Tuesday, 11/11 – Choir Rehearsal, 7 pm in church
Wednesday, 11/12 – Helping Hands Food Pantry, 9:30 am-1:30pm in St. Charles Hall – Use Dewey Ave entrance
Thursday, 11/13 – Bingo upstairs in St. Charles Hall. Doors open at 6:30 pm; games begin at 8:00 pm
Friday, 11/14 – Recitation of Rosary following 11am Communion Service in Daily Mass Chapel

Cocoa Challenge 2025 is in the home stretch. We are continuing Sr. Karen Klimczak’s Christmas Prison Project, bringing small gifts and a message of hope to the incarcerated. We are half way to our goal of 2,700 packets of instant hot chocolate, and with your help we can by finished by Thanksgiving. Your purchase of hot cocoa packets (no marshmallows, please) can be placed in the back pew by November 23. Cash donations are the most helpful for our shoppers, or you may write a check payable to “Peace Prints of WNY” and drop it in the collection basket in an envelope marked “Prisoner Gifts.” And now the push is on to find volunteers of all ages and artistic ability to color and illustrate the gift bags. You can find the requisite white paper bags in the rear pew.

Friday’s Wine Tasting was a great success, and you don’t have to take our word for it. Just ask anyone who attended. Parishioners Bill Warren and Don and Bonnie Williams shared their extensive knowledge of wines with approximately 100 tasters, and no one went home hungry. As they did in the past, our parishioners provided an expansive offering of hors d’oeuvres. Local businesses provided items for the basket raffle, as did parishioners and friends.  Thank you to the following businesses that supported our fundraising effort: Wegman’s on Amherst Street, Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue and Dash’s on Hertel Ave; Paula’s Donuts, Explore Buffalo, Adam’s Rib Restaurant, casemates.com, Salvatore’s Hospitality, Russells Steaks, Chops & More and Salvatore’s Grand Hotel; Family Tree Restaurant, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, Parkside Meadow Restaurant, Black Willow Winery, Hair Stylist Julie Casper, Share Kitchen & Bar Room, Winfield’s Pub, Elbers Landscape Service, Marble & Rye Restaurant, Raymondo’s Pizzeria, Dick & Jenny’s Restaurant, Iron Horse Vineyards, Darbie Peiffer, Hunt Real Estate; Scott Harvey Wines, and Winebow Distributors. Special thanks to Bud Dick for his herculean efforts in chairing the event and all the parishioners who assisted with cleaning, decorating, ticket sales, food prep and cleanup. Final figures are not yet available, but proceeds of the event will help to defray the cost of the new rectory boiler.

The Ladies Sodality thanks everyone who attended their November Service of Remembrance honoring members Janeva Tabb and Patricia Hartinger who died during the past year. The annual service combines prayer and shared recollections of the deceased. They are especially grateful to Palma Zanghi, Nancy Arnold and Pat Hartinger’s granddaughter for their heartfelt remembrances and humorous anecdotes of life with Janeva and Pat.

Members of a Religious Studies Class at Canisius University and their professor, Nazar Sloboda, toured our church on November 3. In additional to architectural information, Docent Mickey Dick provided them with parish history and pointed out statuary and artistic renderings pertaining to their course outline.

Mass is the highest and greatest form of prayer. Contact the office (716-833-0301) to request a Mass intention for yourself, your loved ones, a special need, or in thanksgiving for prayers answered. The Mass stipend or offering is $15. If a specific date is desired, please call as far in advance as possible. Our secretary, Barb Sercu, is in the office Monday – Wednesday from 10:30am to 2:30pm.

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.

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.