Nov 24, 2024 | News & Photos, Upcoming Events
Pews fill with boxes as volunteers pack Christmas gift bags for delivery to to correctional facilities in Albion, Alden and Buffalo.
On Friday, December 6, community volunteers will gather in Blessed Trinity Church for the fifteenth year to continue Sister Karen Klimczak’s legacy 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. Thousands of pre-packaged food items as well as paperback books collected from area congregations, community members and businesses, will be packed into 2,000+ hand-decorated bags and readied for delivery to correctional facilities in Albion, Alden and Buffalo.The sponsoring organization, Peaceprints of WNY, welcomes volunteers to the church on December 6, 2024, for either of two shifts: 10:00AM—1:00PM or 6:00—9:00PM. Located at 317 Leroy Avenue in Buffalo, the Landmark church is wheelchair accessible with ample off-street parking.
Sep 26, 2024 | News & Photos, Upcoming Events
Photo credit: Steve Mangione
Explore Buffalo Visits Blessed Trinity
Sunday, October 27, 2024
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Skulls— devils— monsters— graveyards: Just symbols we associate with Halloween?
You’ll find them all in the medieval iconography displayed on the facade of Blessed Trinity Church when you take the October 27 tour of this Buffalo Landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Step inside and follow an All-Saints Day procession of more than 100 angels and saints from the Hebrew Bible and New Testament making their way to heaven in the church’s great dome. Docents will highlight the spectacular interior details of the church and its extensive display of Christian symbolism. Enjoy All-Hallows’ Eve selections on the church’s 1927 Tellers-Kent pipe organ and vocalizations by the Angel of Music.
Completed in 1928 at a cost of over a half million dollars, the church is considered one of the purest examples of 12th Century Lombard-Romanesque architecture in the United States. The exceptional level of artisanship involved in its creation marks Blessed Trinity as a work of art that can never be replicated.
Reservations required. Make yours at Explore Buffalo.
Meet at Blessed Trinity Church, 317 Leroy Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14214.
Check-in at 1:15 p.m. Tour begins at 1:30 p.m.
Ample parking is available behind the church and adjacent to the wheelchair ramp on its east side.
Aug 17, 2024 | Upcoming Events
Alumni Memorial Mass
October 6, 2024 at 10AM
The 2024 Annual Alumni Memorial Mass is Sunday, October 6. Graduates of Blessed Trinity School, which operated from 1908 through 1975, will join our congregation at the 10 a.m. Mass. During the Prayer of the Faithful, all recently deceased school graduates and faculty will be remembered by name. Parish docents who are also school alumni will provide interior and exterior mini-tours beginning at 9:30. The Alumni Mass, followed by an all-class reception, has been an annual event since the fall of 2007.
Jul 19, 2024 | News & Photos, Upcoming Events
Buffalo’s 2024 East Side Garden Walk
sponsored by Gardens Buffalo Niagara
10 AM – 4 PM
Saturday, July 20
Sunday, July 21
For the second straight year, Blessed Trinity is participating in the East Side Garden Walk. Do stop by anytime after 10 AM on Saturday or Sunday. Take a leisurely stroll all around the church and rectory and enjoy our floral display, Even if there is no volunteer gardener on hand, our signage will help you understand our choice of annuals and perennials. In addition to flower beds on both sides of the church and surrounding the rectory, there are pots and planters galore. And don’t miss the garden behind the rectory featuring herbs and vegetables.
We also invite you to end or begin your garden tour by joining us for worship. Our Saturday service begins at 4:30 PM and Sunday’s Mass is at 10 AM.
Jul 13, 2024 | News & Photos, Upcoming Events
Meet the Neighbors returns August 3 from 5:30-8:00 PM at Blessed Trinity. This free event includes grilled hot dogs, popcorn, ice cream, and activities like face painting, a live DJ, and a salsa instructor! Fun activities include an art project for kids of all ages and a chance to explore a fire truck and police car. Docents are available for church tours.
