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Editor’s note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the OBSERVER is not running its weekly church listing. Churches may send announcements about their services or events to editorial@observertoday.com. Holy Trinity Church radio Mass this weekend The Reverend Dan Walsh, pastor of Holy Trinity ...

Chautauqua Adult Day Services: gift that keeps giving

JAMESTOWN — In October 1998, the First Baptist Church of Jamestown opened its doors to house the Present Center, the first day program for older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Loss. This was the first program of its kind in Chautauqua County and the commitment by the First ...

WNY Episcopal churches not holding Sunday services

The Episcopal Dioceses of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania, which includes Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, announced on their website Friday that Sunday services are being halted for the rest of the month. Bishop Sean Rowe posted the following announcement: “Today, I ...

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Diocese temporarily eases obligation for Mass With concerns about the coronavirus and state restrictions on attendance being 250, the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo “temporarily dispenses the Catholic faithful from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days during the coronavirus ...

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to host a women’s Lenten retreat

Ladies, mark your calendars. This morning of Lenten reflection and prayer will take place in the Northern Chautauqua Catholic School. Carol Mullins of Quiet Whispers Ministry will present “The Path to the Cross: from Passover to the Eucharist.” “How both the Old Testament and the New ...

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Church of the Living Spirit This week’s Speaker is Kimberly Ferris. Church services are held every Sunday in the Assembly Hall on Cleveland Avenue in Lily Dale. Service time is 10:30 a.m. to noon and consists of a spiritual talk, a hands-on healing, a message demonstration, music, ...