Our Lady of Peace Church
10950 Main St., Clarence, NY 14031
716.759.8554 Rectory Office
Rectory Hours: 8:30AM-2:30 and Mon.-Thurs. and Fri. 12Noon
~Akron Clarence Roman Catholic Community~
Mass Times
Saturday Vigil: 5:15pm Sunday: 8:00 and 10:00am
Weekdays: Monday: 8:00am Tuesday-Thursday: 8:00am, Friday: 6:30am
Holy Day Vigil - Mass - 7PM and
Holy Day - 6:30AM, 8AM, and 12Noon
Confessions: weekly on Sat 3:45-4:45pm
Adoration each Wednesday 7AM-6PM
The Holy Name Society will be in the church saying
Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet from 5:30 to 6PM.
All are welcome to pray!
Fr. Walt's Weekly Message
Click on Fr. Walt photo for weekly message
A Message from Fr. Walter
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Today’s Gospel commands us to “love one another” and it demands a different kind of love than is projected by the media and society in general. Our love for one another is to emulate God’s love – a love that is total, demanding, self-emptying, self-giving. Jesus doesn’t ask us to do anything that he hasn’t done first.
Yes, the command is simple: “love one another.” The demand is imposing: lay down our lives. Keeping God’s commandments is laying down our lives – we surrender our will to doing God’s will and in this is the dying. Caring for and reaching out to others is laying down our lives – also a dying. Doing the little things every day, not because we have to but because we see the other as the beloved of God, is dying. We choose all these and other ways of dying because we know this is love and love is risen Life to offer us a share in divinity.
Fr. Walt
Eucharistic Adoration
Every Wednesday, from 7AM-6PM
O Come Let Us Adore Him!!
The Catechism quotes Pope John Paul II: "The Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our adoration never cease." (CCC, 1380)
Consider signing up for an hour to pray
before the Blessed Sacrament.
Adorers are always welcome to stop in and spend time with our Lord.
Formed
Formed is a Catholic online streaming service that provides movies, books, educational materials, documentaries, daily reflections, seasonal programs, lives of the saints, and so much more; all at no cost to our parishioners.
It is an amazing resource for our children, teens and adults that the Knights of Columbus and Holy Name members are proud to make available to everyone.
Many parishes throughout the country and in our own diocese, have made this program available to their communities and now we have it.
Use the links below to signup/view content.
Weekly Bulletin
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Parish Mobile App
The WeConnect Parish App is available on Google's Play Store and the Apple App Store.
You can easily receive messages; check the calendar, bulletins, daily readings; and make donations through the App. The App links to our Parish website.
Once you have downloaded the app, select Our Lady of Peace Parish. From the menu, go to Message Settings and toggle the switch to green to receive notifications from our Parish.
Weekly reading
Readings for the week of April 21, 2024
- Sunday: Acts 4:8-12 / Ps 118: 1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 (22) / Jn 3:1-2 / Jn 10:11-18
- Monday: Acts 11:1-18 / Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4 / Jn 10:1-10
- Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26 / Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 / Jn 10:22-30
- Wednesday: Acts 12:24—13:5a / Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6 and 8 / Jn 12:44-50
- Thursday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14 / Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17 / Mk 16:15-20
- Friday: Acts 13:26-33 / Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab / Jn 14:1-6
- Saturday: Acts 13:44-52 / Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 / Jn 14:7-14
- Next Sunday: Acts 9:26-31 / Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 (26a) / 1 Jn 3:18-24 / Jn 15:1-8
Sunday Obligation
The obligation to attend Holy Mass on the Lord’s Day is a sacred one. Anyone who is frail or at risk due to advanced age or medical conditions is always excused from this obligation.
However, those who are healthy and not at great risk, the presumption of the faithful should be that, unless they are at an enhanced risk, sick, or caring for others who are at risk or sick, are obligated to attend Sunday Mass.
Road to Renewal
The Diocese has embarked on a journey to optimize more fully parish and diocesan resources, and, importantly, increase the reach and impact of our varied ministries throughout Western New York. See the Road to Renewal website for more information.
Our Lady of Peace RC Church, 10950 Main St., Clarence NY 14031
- Rev. Thomas M. Mahoney, Pastor
- Rev. Walter J. Szczesny, Senior Parochial Vicar
- Rev. Arthur E. Mattulke, Senior Parochial Vicar
- Rev. Joseph N. Franz, Parochial Vicar
- Deacon Art Sullivan, Permanent Deacon
- Sister Barbara Bogden, Outreach
- Dan Pawlak, Director of Religious Education
- Karen Molitor, Administrative Assistant, Website and Social Media
- Sandy Coon, Bookkeeper
- Trudy Wargo, Traditional Choir & Music Director