Parish News

Holy Family Parish, the Lawn Sale “Chair Ladies”, Bonnie & Marie and all the workers who assisted at the Annual Lawn Sale would like to “Thank” all those who contributed items for this years’ sale. We are delighted to report that this years’ sale netted $2,440.98. We are so blessed to have so many helping hands that made this year’s Sale a huge success.

Bishop Malone to host 2019 Listening Sessions

Bishop Richard J. Malone, in conjunction with the Presbyteral Council, Vicars Forane, and the Movement to Restore Trust, will host a series of Listening Sessions across the Diocese during the next few months. The 2019 Listening Sessions are designed for the Bishop to hear concerns of the engaged parishioners and for them to offer recommendations for future initiatives regarding pastoral care, spiritual care and ministry.

There is a Session scheduled in our area on Saturday, August 3,
9:30-11:30am at Ascension Parish, Batavia. Other sessions include:
Sat. Aug. 10, 9:30-11:30am - Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Orchard Park
Sat. Aug. 17, 9:30-11:30am - Holy Trinity Parish, Dunkirk

REMINDERS: The deadline for submission of the bulletin is Tuesday at Noon for the upcoming Weekend (except for Holidays when the schedule is adjusted). Please notify the Office of your upcoming meetings and events, or if you have any announcements you would like placed in the bulletin, in a timely manner. Also, don’t forget to complete a Room Reservation in advance for your upcoming events/activities. Thank You.

HOLY LAND GIFTS

There will be a display of handmade carved items for sale such as nativity scenes, crucifixes, rosaries, the last super and many other beautiful religious articles. Because of the conflict in the region, many Christian families in Bethlehem are struggling to make ends meet. Holy Land Gifts represents over 100 Christian families who make a living selling traditional olive wood handcrafts and religious articles. When you purchase one of the beautiful gifts, you are helping artisans in the Holy Land provide for their families and live and work with dignity in a region fraught with tension and oppression. Thank you for supporting this project. May God Bless You.

CPR & AED TRAINING /RE-CERTIFICATION Our last training was held November 19, 2016. Our certification has run out. If you are interested in attending a class to update your certification or to be certified, please sign up at the Parish Office July 26th. We will need a head count to schedule a training class.

Seeking a Church Annulment? An annulment writing workshop is scheduled for Monday, July 22 from 7-9pm at UB North Newman Center, 495 Skinnersville Rd., Amherst. The session will include all the information you need on annulments, information of recent changes, and how to start writing your history. Registration will take place at 6:45pm. There is a nominal fee to cover the cost of materials. Please pre-register by calling 716-633-7786 or email
bjwtr@aol.com. Walk-ins welcome.

Liturgical Publications Inc (LPi), the company which prints and services our weekly bulletin, will have Steve Malara, our advertising representative, visiting our office in the next few weeks to service our bulletin. For those interested in placing a new ad, this is your opportunity to promote your business while supporting our parish.

A WIN-WIN SITUATION!
We would like to thank our present advertisers for renewing their ad and thereby continuing their support - THANK YOU!!! To obtain information about advertising for the new publication year, please contact our Parish office, or Steve Malara directly at: 1-800-477-4574 x 6363 or email him at smalara@4lpi.com.