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Dan Hill, a longtime parishioner of St. George Church and the former Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, passed away on April 18, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am, Thursday, April 24th, at St. George

Bishop Michael Fisher issued a Decree of Merger today.

The Mass schedules of all parishes in our Family have changed, effective October 1, 2023. The full schedule can be downloaded for your reference. Click here to download the PDF file. The website calendar has been adjusted to reflect these changes for St. George Parish.

Town hall type meeting to allow you to hear from our Pillar People about what is happening in the Pillar meetings, 6:30pm Saturday September 30 in the Parish Hall.

The latest we know about our Road to Renewal progress.

Bishop Michael Fisher has issued this Letter to the Faithful in response to recent news articles in the Buffalo News regarding the Diocesan Bankruptcy proceedings and Child Victim Act claims.

Marilyn passed away on February 14, 2023. May she have eternal peace in the Kingdom of heaven. Kindly keep her loved ones in your prayers. More information at https://www.lombardofuneralhome.com/tributes/Marilyn-Saiia.

John passed away on Saturday, February 18. May he have eternal rest in God's loving care. Kindly keep his loved ones wrapped in prayer. A funeral service will be celebrated at St. George on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 11 am.

This week's session will focus on "I believe in the forgiveness of sins." Join us in the parish hall following the 10 am Mass.

Dolores passed away January 10, 2023. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. George on Saturday, January 14 at 11 am. Visitation Friday, January 13 from 4-7 pm at F.E. Brown Sons funeral home in Orchard Park. Kindly keep Dolores and her loved ones in your prayers. Online tributes may be made at https://febrownsons.com/tribute/details/1190/Dolores-Lewandowski/obituary.html#tribute-start.

Rosemarie, a longtime a parishioner of our parish, passed away peacefully. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated for Rosemarie Wagner at St. George Church on Saturday, January 7th at 12 noon. Visitation Friday January 6 from 3-7 pm at Wood Funeral Home. Please keep Rosemarie and her loved ones in your prayers.

The administration Pillar encompasses the practical challenges of functioning together as a Family. Jesus’ words above also prompts the question: “Do we just view administration as a spiritually-barren necessity for the Church, or, a never-ending series of opportunities to encounter God?”

The goal of the six month Activation Stage for each Family is to collaborate on the creation of a Family Action Plan, which will define goals, strategies, expected outcomes, and creative solutions for reaching a vibrant future characterized by spiritual vitality and fiscal responsibility to attract new members of the Family. This Family Action Plan will guide each Family over the course of the next 3-5 years.

Please kindly pray for Doris Ellis, 90, who passed away peacefully on Monday, October 3, 2022. Doris was a longtime member of the St. George faith community and worked as a secretary in the Parish Office. May her family and friends be comforted with prayers during their time of grief, and may Doris rest peacefully in the loving presence of our Lord’s eternal light. Online condolences may be left at comfortfuneralhome.com/obituaries/.

The purpose of the Activation Stage is to allow the parishes of the Family to work on the six Pillars that make up being Church. These Pillars are Liturgy, Spiritual Life, Forming Disciples, OutReach/InReach, Stewardship and Administration.

A summary of the upcoming steps in the Road to Renewal for our Family of Parishes by Sr. Lori

As we continue the Road to Renewal, the remaining Families of Parishes (FoPs) will be formed within two Phases.

The Memorare Chapel bell will toll 13 times today from 2:29 - 2:31 p.m., honoring the 10 deceased and 3 surviving victims. You are invited to join us for this important time of remembrance.

Let us pray for the family of Bill Frick, who passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at home. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. George on Saturday, March 19 at 10 am in the church. Kindly remember Bill’s wife Diane and his loved ones in your prayers. Online condolences may be left at https://www.howefuneralhome.com/obituary/william-frick.