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Welcome to our ParishSt. Mary's welcomes you!
If you are new to the area or just passing through, we would love for you to worship with us! We welcome your talents, ideas and your presence. If you are interested in joining our parish family, there are registration forms in the back of church that may be given to Fr. John
or left in the parish office.
The peace of Christ be with you always !
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welcome back!!!
We received an announcement this week from the Communications Office of the Diocese of Buffalo:
“This week, I along with my brother bishops of Rochester, Ogdensburg, and Syracuse, shared a communication regarding plans to end the dispensation of the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and other Holy Days of Obligation, given that an increasing number of our population are being vaccinated…
…In light of the updated Covid guidelines, I have decided to officially end the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass as of the weekend of June 5 and 6, 2021.”
- The Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher Bishop of Buffalo, May 25,2021
https://buffalodiocese.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05-17-2021-COVID-19-Update.pdfWELCOME BACK! We can worship together again!
GOD BE PRAISED !
We have resumed the regular Mass schedule, along with Adoration on Thursdays from 10-7pm and confessions from 6-7pm on Thursdays and anytime by appointment. -
covid -19 vaccine
U.S. Bishop Chairmen for Doctrine and for Pro-Life Address the Use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 VaccineWASHINGTON– On March 2, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued a statement on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine recently approved for use in the United States.
“The approval of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in the United States again raises questions about the moral permissibility of using vaccines developed, tested, and/or produced with the help of abortion-derived cell lines.
“Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines raised concerns because an abortion-derived cell line was used for testing them, but not in their production. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, however, was developed, tested and is produced with abortion-derived cell lines raising additional moral concerns. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has judged that ‘when ethically irreproachable Covid-19 vaccines are not available … it is morally acceptable to receive Covid-19 vaccines that have used cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process.’[1] However, if one can choose among equally safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, the vaccine with the least connection to abortion-derived cell lines should be chosen. Therefore, if one has the ability to choose a vaccine, Pfizer or Moderna’s vaccines should be chosen over Johnson & Johnson’s.
“While we should continue to insist that pharmaceutical companies stop using abortion-derived cell lines, given the world-wide suffering that this pandemic is causing, we affirm again that being vaccinated can be an act of charity that serves the common good.”
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Mass Times
- Sunday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 11:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Monday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Wednesday: 6:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Thursday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Friday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Saturday: 4:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
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Weekly donations
We realize that times are challenging financially right now for many people. We would ask you to consider making your weekly donation, if possible, to the Church via the mail. St. Mary's still has bills that need to be paid during this time also. St. Mary's Church, PO Box 189, Canaseraga, NY 14822