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CCA welcomes new principal

The Central Christian Academy School Committee is pleased to announce they have a new school principal, Cynthia “Cindi” Massaro. Massaro has a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics with a minor in Education from Rutgers University. Her educational experience includes public school, home ...

Holy Trinity Catholic Church announces scholarship award winners

Zoe and Gabi Loeb, daughters of Lisa Parla Loeb and Allen Loeb, are the recipients of the 2019 Holy Trinity Parish Scholarship Award. They graduated in June from Dunkirk High School. They will each receive a $500 check from Holy Trinity. Both young women are active parishioners of Holy ...

Prayer Service at the Shrine for the Unborn

The 21st. Annual Prayer Service at the Shrine for the Unborn will be held Thursday, July 25 at 7 p.m. The Shrine, located in St. Mary’s Cemetery Route 60, Dunkirk, was created and erected by members of the community, local churches, Knights of Columbus and various organizations for the purpose of commemorating all unborn babies lost to abortion. It is a place of comfort and peace for all who care to sit for a moment in its quiet surroundings. Fr. Romero Hontiveros of St. Dominic’s Parish in Brocton and Westfield will be the guest presider at the prayer service. All are welcome ...

Blessed Mary Angela R.C. Parish announces Polka Fest

All are invited to Blessed Mary Angela’s Polka Fest 2019 on Sunday, Aug. 11. Festivities begin with a polka mass outside under the Big Top at noon with music by Special Delivery. Music will continue outside after mass until 3 p.m. Enjoy a fun-filled day as Lenny Gomulka and the Chicago Push return to entertain from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. This year features an outdoor menu consisting of hot dogs, hamburgers, Polish sausage with sauerkraut and pizza by the slice. New this year from the Broadway Market, Babcia’s Pierogies will be served at 2 p.m. There will be a beer and wine truck, as ...

Religion briefs

Pre-sale tickets available Wednesday for St. Paul Lutheran Church barbecue Presale Tickets for St. Paul Lutheran Church’s annual chicken barbecue will be available Wednesday, July 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 334 Temple St., Fredonia. Tickets are $10. The barbecue will be held Friday, Aug. 9 from 4 to 7 p.m. or until sold out (presales guaranteed until 6). The location is 334 Temple St., Fredonia. Tickets are $10. Eat in or take out dining options are available.. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Trinkets to Treasures sale St. Peter’s Episcopal Church ...

Lily Dale to host Spiritualist History & Symposium

LILY DALE — Thursday and Friday, July 25 and 26 at the Assembly Hall in Lily Dale, The Science of Things Spiritual will present special lectures by Paul Gaunt and presentations by noted spiritual scholars. On Thursday, July 25 at 10 a.m., Paul Gaunt, Curator of Britten Museum and Library, Arthur Findlay College, and Editor of Pioneer will present historical information about the fateful night the Fox Sisters heard the rapping that started Modern Spiritualism. At 2:00 he will describe the unbelievable story of Helen Duncan, a full-blown materialization medium who was imprisoned under ...