News - October 2022

Do you need help with gifts for your children and teens this Christmas? We can help! Catholic Charities is once again a participating nonprofit with the WNY Holiday Partnership, which provides Christmas gifts for families in need. Catholic Charities, in collaboration with the Ladies of Charity, is able to provide toys, books, games or puzzles, and a new pair of gloves and winter hat. The program will begin after Thanksgiving. If you or someone you know could benefit from this program, or if you would like more information, call 716-218-1450, ext. 2003.

Synod Voices continue to be heard. Earlier this year our diocese participated in the worldwide Synod called for by Pope Francis. Now the results from ALL of the dioceses in the US have been consolidated and are available at the USCCB website: usccb.org/resources/us-national-synthesis-2021-2023-synod We encourage you to read this extraordinary document and notice how so many of the same comments throughout the country match the results of our own Diocesan Listening Session.

An old Irish proverb says "It is in the shelter of each other that the people live." Indeed, we are created to depend upon one another and walk together in suffering. But when family members or friends approach life's end, we may not know how best to "shelter" them. For some concrete ways we can compassionately care for them, please visit usccb.org/end-of-life-care