👛 Women of our Together in Christ family of parishes, please join Daughters of Mary for a gathering on Friday, November 13, 10:00 – 11:30 AM in Room 110/111 at St. Mary's. We will welcome Susan Riley, founder of the Small Blessings Purse Project, which provides local disadvantaged women, through reputable organizations and local shelters, with new or gently used purses filled with care products and costume jewelry. A small act to help restore dignity in difficult times. Susan will share her story of founding this ministry in her retirement.
We will collect new or gently used purses, costume jewelry, personal care products, & Dollar Tree gift cards to help fill purses. Contact Elizabeth Forman with questions at daughtersofmary815@gmail.com .
#daughtersofmary #smallblessingspurseproject
#veteransday #prayforveterans #GodblesstheUSA
DID YOU KNOW... you can recite the Rosary along with us anytime? Click the link below to access videos of the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, & Luminous Mysteries, filmed in the Marian Chapel at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish.
💙 https://www.nativityharrishill.org/rosary
Wednesday, November 11th.
🔥 Is the Holy Spirit calling you to make a difference in your grandchildren's lives? Join our Catholic Grand-parenting Group!
The Catholic Grand-parenting Initiative invites all grandparents, grandparents-to-be, aunts, uncles, and Godparents to our first Northtowns Chapter meeting:
Saturday, November 7, 2026
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Msgr. Paa Center (enter through back door of the church)
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish
4375 Harris Hill Road, Williamsville, NY 14221
Come explore and share practical ways to pass the spiritual torch to those whom we love. All are welcome! For more information: mclark@togetherinchristfamily.org
#catholicparentinginitiative #grandparents #passthetorch
Are you in for our November Breakthrough Youth Group Events?
Open to youth in Grade 6 - Confirmation Prep.
TIME WITH JESUS:
Friday, November 6 | 6:30 - 8:00 PM | St. Mary's Cafeteria
COUNT THE BLESSINGS:
Monday, November 16 | 6:30 - 8:00 PM | St. Mary's Cafeteria
Sign-up here: https://tinyurl.com/ahhdj7e8
#youthgroup #breakthrough #togetherinchristfamily
Come & sit with Jesus THIS FRIDAY! Families from Sacred Heart, Nativity, St. Mary's, & anywhere in our Diocese are invited to a dedicated Children's & Family Holy Hour. Even young children are welcome!
Friday, November 6th | 4 to 5 PM
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish & Diocesan Shrine
5337 Genesee Street, Bowmansville, New York 14026
This is more than just a "noise & wiggle-friendly" time for Adoration - it is an invitation for children (of all ages) & families to be in the real presence of Jesus. It is a time to grow comfortable in Adoration, to grow spiritually, & to grow in relationship with our Lord & each other. Sacred Heart volunteers are present, not just to welcome your family, but also to provide music, activities, & support. They will help your family feel at ease & learn about Jesus' Sacred Heart & His love for you. Bring the whole family!
Children's & Family Holy Hour is held every First Friday of the month from 4-5 pm. If you can't make it this week, please join us in December.
Family-Friendly Guide to Adoration: https://tinyurl.com/94pseftk
#firstfriday #letthechildrencometome #familyholyhour
Sacred Heart of Jesus Diocesan Shrine
5337 Genesee Street Bowmansville, New York 14026
All are invited to gather as we pray for our faithfully departed.
St. Mary's Church, Swormville
6919 Transit Road
Swormville, NY 14051
#allsaintsday #november1 #allyouholymenandwomen #prayforus #whenthesaintsgomarchingin #togetherinchristfamily
Here are a few simple ways to pray for the faithful departed as a family:
• Make a list of names. Write down grandparents, friends and anyone your family has lost. Keep the list by the dinner table and pray for them before meals all month. (November is the month of the Holy Souls.)
• Learn the Eternal Rest prayer. "Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen."
• Visit a cemetery. Through November 8th, the Church grants a plenary indulgence for the souls in purgatory when you visit a cemetery and pray for the dead (under the usual conditions). Bring the kids and let them pray at a family grave.
• Offer a Mass or a Rosary. Ask your parish to offer a Mass for someone you love, or pray a decade of the Rosary together for them tonight.
Learn more: https://ewtnmission.com/seasonsandfeastdays/allsouls/
#allsoulsday #faithfuldeparted #prayer
"Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 5:3
TODAY'S READINGS:
FIRST READING: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 24:1 bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
SECOND READING: 1 John 3:1-3
GOSPEL: Matthew 5:1-12a
#togetherinchristfamily
All Saints' Day Mass: Sunday, November 1
St. Mary's Church, Swormville, 9:00 AM
Our celebration will include a Parade of Saints by the Faith Formation children of our Family of Parishes!
St. Mary's Swormville | Nativity BVM | Sacred Heart of Jesus
#allsaintsday #togetherinchristfamily #allyouholymenandwomenprayforus
OCTOBER 25, 2026: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." - Mt 22:37
TODAY'S READINGS:
First Reading: Exodus 22:20-26
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51, I love you, Lord, my strength.
Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10
Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40
#togetherinchristfamily
St. Mary's Swormville and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary parishes are recognizing October as Respect Life Month with visual memorials symbolizing the precious lives lost to abortion.
There is one cross on the lawn of our parishes for every one million babies aborted since 1973. Sixty three white crosses, for 63 million babies.
The life of the Blessed Mother teaches us to respect each human life in every stage and circumstance. We ask her intercession in helping us to recognize the gift of human life, even when that gift is unexpected or calls us to make sacrifices.
O Mary, Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause of life.
Learn more: https://www.respectlife.org/mary-mother-of-life
#october #respectlifemonth #togetherinchristfamily
Join us Monday, October 26th, at 6:30 PM
St. Mary's Parish Center, 6919 Transit Rd., Room 106/107
• Learn about consecrations, novenas, and other ways to grow closer to Christ & His Church.
• Explore the history, meaning, and biblical foundation of Catholic devotions.
• Discuss how and why to do and defend consecrations.
• Discuss why we honor the Blessed Mother and the saints.
• Learn about relics and veneration and their importance in our spiritual lives.
Our speaker will be Barb Mogle of the Revive Ministry and caretaker of the 100 relics at Sacred Heart of Jesus Shrine!
There's a hunger in the Church to understand our faith deeply, to own it, and to defend it -- not from fear but from love. Let us journey together in Jesus to bring His love to others!
#stmarys #togetherinchristfamily #catholicapologetics
Saturday, October 24 , 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
5337 Genesee St, Bowmansville
Dozens of vendors! Come look through all of the amazing items available and discover some real treasures.
Take the Safe Driver Academy Defensive Driving Class, NYS DMV's only approved humor-based course, and save 10% on your auto insurance for 3 years. Plus, reduce up to 4 points from your DMV Record.
9 am - 3 pm | SAT, NOV 14TH
ST. MARY'S CHURCH
Presented by Knight of Columbus and Ray Geska. To enroll, call or text RAY at (716) 541-8345 or email him at: raygeska@yahoo.com
OCTOBER 18, 2026
29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
TODAY'S READINGS:
FIRST READING
Isaiah 45:1, 4-6
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10
Give the Lord glory and honor.
SECOND READING
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b
GOSPEL
Matthew 22:15-21
View the complete Together in Christ Family bulletin here: https://container.parishesonline.com/bulletins/14/0434/20261018B.pdf
As Bishop Rev. Michael W. Fisher writes: "We are all called to be a part of this mission work. In his last words before ascending to heaven, Jesus told us 'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations' (Mt 28:19), and for 2,000 years the Church has been at work in this task. And we are far from finished.
The second collection we take up on World Mission Sunday helps extend the Church's missionary work to places where the Church barely exists, where the Gospel has never been heard before, and where the Church is too young, too persecuted, or too poor to sustain herself in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania, and the Middle East."
Please keep all missionaries in your daily prayers, and give generously to our second collection for the World Mission Sunday!
Learn more & donate online: https://pontificalmissions.org/wms-2026