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Catholic Charities express gratitude as Appeal achieves $9.3 million

Catholic Charities officials announced this week that the 2019 Appeal in support of Catholic Charities and the Fund for the Faith achieved a total of $9,308,843 in cash and pledges, representing 85% of its $11 million goal. Catholic Charities President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis C. Walczyk thanked donors for their support. “We are so grateful to the thousands of parishioners, corporations and members of the Western New York community who stepped up to give this year, even as the Appeal faced many challenges,” said Walczyk. “I also want to express my deep appreciation to ...

What We Believe: Honoring God’s name

Our “What We Believe” series continues with a much ignored Commandment of God: “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.” Years ago, while coaching youth football, the other coaches and I enforced a team rule: No swearing. Working with eight to ten year-olds, this was not an unrealistic expectation. Few parents would allow foul language from the mouths of babes. Yet occasionally, a child would express his frustration using the name “Jesus Christ.” While this expression was not part of the team prayer but rather a curse, the child was told by one coach, “Take ...

NCCS fourth-quarter honors

Northern Chautauqua Catholic School Honors for 4th quarter, 2018-2019 school year are the following: First Honors were received by: Julia Askar, Joe Askar, Thomas Askar, Myah Benjamin, Isabella Buckley, Sophia Burrows, Olivia Cole, Lila Drab, Natalia DiPalma, Andrew Ellman, Aria Green, Elijah Greenough, Luca Gullo, Kyler Huels, Nathan Keefe, Robert Hall, Robert Harrington V, Carilene Sliwa, Emersyn Strefeler, Rylee Strefeler, Maximus Sturniolo, Lailynne Tarnowski and Chelsey Tramuto Second Honors were received by: Noah Benjamin, Cassidy Cataldo, Julian DiPalma, Emma Dulak, Ezra ...

Religion briefs

Universal Unity of Spirit Universal Unity of Spirit’s Guest Speaker at the 11 a.m. June 30 service is Maxine Meilleur whose topic is “Gratitude.” Maxine received her Master’s degree in Religion from Harvard and a Certificate in Parapsychology from the JB Rhine Research Center at Duke. She has presented her academic findings at conferences of the prestigious Society for Psychical Research and the British Association for the Study of Religion. Her master’s thesis compared trance within Spiritualism and Tibetan Buddhism. She is a published author of several books on ...

Mayville food pantry provides assistance

MAYVILLE — The Mayville Food Pantry (St. Paul’s Episcopal Food Pantry), located at 99 S. Erie St. in Mayville has been assisting families to supplement their food needs since 1986. Located at the Cheryl Steinbach Outreach Center, the Mayville Food Pantry serves families in need residing within the Chautauqua Lake Central School District and is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The pantry is closed holidays and for inclement weather. Eligibility is based on residency and income and clients can “shop” the walk through pantry twice a month. The ...

St. Luke’s announces Summer Kayak Mass dates

St Luke’s Episcopal Church will be holding three more Kayak Mass/Canoeucharist outings this summer on Chautauqua and Cassadaga Lakes. The dates for the excursions are July 7th, August 18th, and September 8th, with launch sites to be determined near the day of each event to accommodate weather conditions. The events are open to anyone, regardless of religious affiliation. Paddlers are invited to join the launch at 4pm. The excursion will begin with a group paddle and will conclude with a communion service on the lake. The two-hour paddle outings are suitable for all levels of ...