See What's Happening

ST. JOHN'S BENEFITS FROM EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT

   Thank you to Liam Doyle for choosing a beautification project at St. John’s for his Eagle Scout project! Here is what Liam and his team accomplished on Saturday, August 30; power washed the siding for both garages behind the St. John Neumann chapel, painted the garage behind the chapel, weeded and trimmed bushes, and put fresh mulch by the St. John’s School Sign. In addition they painted a utility pipe, edged part of the driveway near playground, and trimmed bushes around the chapel.

  Liam is currently a life scout in troop 104, is 17 years old, and is a senior at Kenmore East High School. He has been scouting since the 1st grade. He is planning on going to college and studying History and may consider a career in teaching.

 
      

FROM POPE LEO XIV:

Canonization Mass for Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati

This is the text from Pope Leo XIV's homily for the canonization Mass for Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, given Sept. 7 in St. Peter's Square.

Dear brothers and sisters,

In the first reading, we heard a question: (Lord,) "who has learned your counsel, unless you have given wisdom and sent your holy spirit from on high?" This question comes after two young Blesseds, Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis, were proclaimed saints, and this is providential because in the Book of Wisdom, this question is attributed to a young man like them: King Solomon.

Upon the death of his father David, he realized that he had many things: power, wealth, health, youth, beauty, and the entire kingdom. It was precisely this great abundance of resources that raised a question in his heart: "What must I do so that nothing is lost?" Solomon understood that the only way to find an answer was to ask God for an even greater gift, that of his wisdom, so that he might know God's plans and follow them faithfully. He realized, in fact, that only in this way would everything find its place in the Lord's great plan. Yes, because the greatest risk in life is to waste it outside of God's plan.

Jesus, too, in the Gospel, speaks to us of a plan to which we must commit wholeheartedly. He says: "Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple"; and again: "none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions." He calls us to abandon ourselves without hesitation to the adventure that he offers us, with the intelligence and strength that comes from his Spirit, that we can receive to the extent that we empty ourselves of the things and ideas to which we are attached, in order to listen to his word.

Many young people, over the centuries, have had to face this crossroad in their lives. Think of St. Francis of Assisi, like Solomon, he too was young and rich, thirsty for glory and fame. That is why he went to war, hoping to be knighted and adorned with honors. But Jesus appeared to him along the way and asked him to reflect on what he was doing. Coming to his senses, he asked God a simple question: "Lord, what do you want me to do?" From there, he changed his life and began to write a different story: the wonderful story of holiness that we all know, stripping himself of everything to follow the Lord, living in poverty and preferring the love of his brothers and sisters, especially the weakest and smallest, to his father's gold, silver and precious fabrics.

How many similar saints we could recall! Sometimes we portray them as great figures, forgetting that for them it all began when, while still young, they said "yes" to God and gave themselves to him completely, keeping nothing for themselves. St. Augustine recounts that, in the "tortuous and tangled knot" of his life, a voice deep within him said: "I want you. God gave him a new direction, a new path, a new reason, in which nothing of his life was lost.

In this setting, today we look to St. Pier Giorgio Frassati and St. Carlo Acutis: a young man from the early 20th century and a teenager from our own day, both in love with Jesus and ready to give everything for him.

 
 

Welcome to St. John the Baptist Parish!

Our Mission

St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic parish founded by St. John Neumann where God is loved and present in the liturgy, the sacraments and the community, faith is enriched through our teaching and experiencing the gospel, all are welcome in the spirit openness, and generosity and charity is extended through our ministry to all.

Parish Bulletin


  • Sun, Sep 21st

  • Sun, Sep 14th

Make Your Donation to St. John's Online

You can manage your giving to St. John the Baptist Parish ONLINE using a credit/debit card. It is easy and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions. This will help your weekly offerings to continue on an uninterrupted basis when travel, illness, or other circumstances prevent you from attending Mass.

PLEASE NOTE: 

If you sign up for a recurring donation, your weekly envelope mailing will be canceled (saving us the cost of these mailings is one of the many benefits of joining this program.) However, this change process submitted to our Envelope Supplier may take up to two to four months to take place. Therefore, you may still receive envelopes sent to your home for several months until the mailing cancellation has been processed.

If you are planning to use this program periodically to select Non-Recurring, Special Collections, or Specific Donations, you will still receive parish envelope packets mailed to your home. If you no longer wish to receive the Envelope Packet Mailing to your home, please call the Rectory Office at 716-873-1122 to cancel your envelopes.

To get started, click here, then select Create Profile to the right.

Simply follow the on-screen instructions to create a profile and to schedule your contributions. Any questions, please contact the parish at stjohnsfinance2017@gmail.com

Thank you for your generous support!

St. John Neumann Museum

The St. John Neumann Shrine Museum is open to the public. Anyone wishing to see our recently renovated Chapel or the St. John Neumann Archives Room can call the Rectory at 716-873-1122 to schedule a tour.

 

Streamed Mass

Click HERE for St John the Baptist's YouTube Channel


Weekly Mass will "Go Live" Saturday at 4:00 p.m., on our YouTube Channel


Mass Times

Monday through Friday
12 Noon

Saturday Vigil:
4:00 p.m.

Sunday:
8:00 a.m., 11:00am

Confessions:
Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m.

Adoration in the Chapel:
Monday - Friday, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Sunday Holy Hour in the Chapel:
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Rectory Office Hours

Monday-Friday:
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(Rectory is closed for lunch between 12:00-12:30 p.m.)

Saturday:
Closed

Sunday:
Closed

Our Parish Staff

We Are Called to Share of Ourselves

If you're looking to get involved in the parish, there are plenty of opportunities to volunteer within our wonderful community. Perhaps you'd like to join one of our many ministries and parish organizations? Or would you prefer to participate in the Mass? Helping hands are always needed.

Please click here for information regarding altar serving, Eucharistic ministry, choir, and ushering.

You may also navigate the above tab labeled Ministries/Volunteer for Parish Ministry Information.

St. John's on Social Media

  

Contact Us

St. John the Baptist R.C. Church
1085 Englewood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14223

Phone:  716-873-1122
Fax:  716-873-3305

E-mail:  saintjohnsrec@gmail.com