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St. Joseph University Parish’s Angel Tree 2025
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St. Joseph University Parish’s Angel Tree 2025

Bringing Christmas joy to local children—one tag at a time. As we enter the season of hope, St. Joseph University Parish is once again sponsoring our Angel Tree to bless children in our community with Christmas gifts. This year’s Angel…
🌍 Make a Difference: Sponsor a Student in Africa
🌍 Make a Difference: Sponsor a Student in Africa

🌍 Make a Difference: Sponsor a Student in Africa

Are you ready to make a life-changing difference for a promising student in Africa? Future in Our Hands USA (FIOH USA) is a small, grassroots organization founded over 20 years ago by St. Joseph University Parish parishioner, Sr. Linda Glaeser,…
St. Joe’s Stands for Justice at the “No Kings” Rally
St. Joe’s Stands for Justice at the “No Kings” Rally

St. Joe’s Stands for Justice at the “No Kings” Rally

Once again, St. Joseph University Parish was proudly represented at the Buffalo United “No Kings” Rally, held on Saturday, October 18 in Niagara Square. Our parish community continues to live out our call to faith in action—standing together for justice,…
A note from our Social Justice Committee…….
A note from our Social Justice Committee…….

A note from our Social Justice Committee…….

On October 12th, we had our first session of "Reflection and Action for Catholic Social Justice." During it, we heard a brief history of Catholic Social Teaching, including the role of Vatican II and papal encyclicals (long letters written by…
🚌 Get on the Bus — Let’s End Torture Now!
🚌 Get on the Bus — Let’s End Torture Now!

🚌 Get on the Bus — Let’s End Torture Now!

Join St. Joseph University Parish and community partners for Journey to Justice, a powerful statewide campaign to end solitary confinement in New York. The “Transformation Bus” will be in Buffalo on October 20, 2025, hosted at Elim Christian Fellowship Church…
A Conversation with author T.R. Sherlock – A Song for Kalen: Lessons Learned From the Life and Death of My Son
A Conversation with author T.R. Sherlock – A Song for Kalen: Lessons Learned From the Life and Death of My Son

A Conversation with author T.R. Sherlock – A Song for Kalen: Lessons Learned From the Life and Death of My Son

Scenes from “A Conversation with author T.R. Sherlock - A Song for Kalen: Lessons Learned From the Life and Death of My Son” presented by our Gun Violence Awareness Committee, October 9th, in the Ledwon Community Room. A very powerful…
Reflection and Action for Catholic Social Justice
Reflection and Action for Catholic Social Justice

Reflection and Action for Catholic Social Justice

Join the St. Joe’s Social Justice Committee for “Reflection and Action for Catholic Social Justice” on October 12, 2025, 12:45p-1:45p, in the St. Joe’s Community Room. Snacks provided. We are living in troubling and despairing times. Do you wonder what…
Witness to InJustice Blanket Exercise
Witness to InJustice Blanket Exercise

Witness to InJustice Blanket Exercise

The Racial Justice and Solidarity Committee would like to thank Pete Hill and his team at Native American Community Services for the Witness to InJustice Blanket Exercise they led on September 15 at St. Joe’s Ledwon Community Room. We had 65 people…
✊ No Kings: A Call for Justice and Unity
✊ No Kings: A Call for Justice and Unity

✊ No Kings: A Call for Justice and Unity

✊ No Kings: A Call for Justice and Unity Join the St. Joe’s Care for Creation and Social Justice Committees as we stand in solidarity for peace, justice, and the dignity of all people. 📍 Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY🗓️ Saturday,…
Our responsibility to care for ALL of creation
Our responsibility to care for ALL of creation

Our responsibility to care for ALL of creation

DO YOU REMEMBER?  In 2015, Pope Francis wrote his landmark encyclical, LAUDATO SI’, On Care for Our Common Home.   The Pope, remembering the Canticle of the Creatures by St. Francis of Assisi,  wrote:  …. “Our common home is like a…
🙏✨ Gratitude for Our Women Religious ✨🙏
🙏✨ Gratitude for Our Women Religious ✨🙏

🙏✨ Gratitude for Our Women Religious ✨🙏

🙏✨ Gratitude for Our Women Religious ✨🙏 We give thanks for the incredible witness of our Women Religious—guiding lights, servant leaders, and true inspirations in our Church and community. 🌟 Their faith, dedication, and unwavering service continue to shape us all. 📰…
Buffalo City Housing Court’s
Buffalo City Housing Court’s

Buffalo City Housing Court’s