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IMPORTANT PARISH MEETING!

We are having a Parish Planning Session on Sunday April 21 at 2pm followed by a special Mass at 4pm and dinner at 5pm.  All Parishioners are invited.  Please do everything you can to be with us for this very important day.

The general list of topics the Pastoral Council has developed are these:

Liturgy-music, homilies, times of Masses and types of Liturgy

Youth-Spiritual (Faith Formation), service, social

Parish Life/Community-Parish ministries, outreach and social aspects of parish community and increasing membership

School/Parish-The relationship between the two, how to improve interaction, communication, involvement and support

Finance-Financial health of Parish, capital projects, increased offertory

Everyone is welcome to attend this, but we will need a count for the dinner, which will be Chicken Parmesan. Please call the Rectory during regular business hours (9am-4pm), or send us an email at rectory@saintbenedicts.com to let us know you will be attending with the number joining us for dinner.

For families who want to attend, but whose children may be too young to participate in the discussions, we will have a few of our high school students available for child care from about 1:45 pm to 3:45 pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend Mass and share in the dinner. I sincerely hope you will be able to join us for this day. If you are unable, you may email the parish at rectory@saintbenedicts.com with your comments or concerns.

Drummer Boy Mass 2012

Saint Benedict School invites you to

The Drummer Boy Mass

Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 10 a.m.

Reception immediately following in church vestibule

If you are new to our Saint Benedict family, this is an event you won’t want to miss! The whole student body and faculty process into the church bringing wrapped Christmas gifts to be given to Gateway-Longview – a local foster care program that takes care of children who have been removed from their homes due to neglect or abuse.

The music from The Drummer Boy is played and a special second grader is chosen as the Drummer Boy to lead the procession. This beautiful annual tradition at Saint Benedict School will surely grip your heart and will remind you of the true meaning of Christmas.

All are invited to please come and join us to celebrate this wonderful event!

Cookbook - Primary Grades

ST. BENEDICT’S SCHOOL COOKBOOK

ORDER FORM

St. Benedict’s School Primary Grades have designed a cookbook with delicious recipes from members of our community that have been published in a beautiful spiral bound cookbook.

Make sure you order additional copies of the cookbook as it is a great gift for friends and family. It will be a treasured keep sake for years to come.  Just $5 each.

Order a cookbook by calling the school office at 835-2518; please have the following information handy:  Name, Address, Phone #

(Please make checks payable to: St. Benedict School)

You will be notified when the cookbooks will be available for pick-up

THANK YOU !

St. Benedict Annual Golf Outing

St. Benedict Annual Golf Outing

The annual Parish Golf Outing is scheduled for Friday August 3rd 2012 at Grover Cleveland Golf Course. The event will again be a shot gun start at 1:00 pm with registration and lunch beginning at 11:30am. Get your registration forms in on time.

As is the past, our tournament is open to men, women and mixed foursomes. We have been able to hold our price at $75 per person, $300 per foursome and $350 for a foursome with a hole sponsorship.

Individual hole sponsorships are $75 and entitle the sponsor to a tee sign and program listing. Dinner only is $25.

The tournament features lunch, golf with cart, complimentary beverage, and dinner by Charlie the Butcher back at the school. We have a Split Club, Auction, contests on the course, and awards.

All proceeds from the golf outing are used for the Athletics Program at the school. Last year’s event raised over $4000 and the last six years over $20,000. From this event we have been able to purchase new uniforms, new gym floor, new backboards, team / gym equipment and fund additional team tournaments.

We thank you and look forward to your support and participation in making this year’s tournament the best one yet. Mark your calendar for a fun day of golf or join us for dinner. Golf registration and sponsorship forms are attached. Please call us with any questions or for more information.

THANKS
Mike Florczak (716) 833-6502 or (716) 698-8310
mflorczak@roadrunner.com

SBS alumna, Dr. Horvath, named SUNY Fredonia President!

SAINT BENEDICT SCHOOL WELCOMES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA

     Thursday, May 17, 2012
     Following 8:15am Ascension Thursday Mass
     St. Benedict Church 
     1317 Eggert Road (corner of Eggert Rd. and Main St., Amherst, NY)

St. Benedict School will welcome Dr. Virginia Schaefer Horvath, incoming President of SUNY Fredonia, as a distinguished alumna speaker in celebration of the school’s 90^th anniversary.  From Buffalo to Ohio to Japan and to Fredonia, Dr. Horvath will share the highlights of the journey her life has taken since her 8^th grade graduation from St. Benedict School in 1971.  Topics will include the career path that has led her to her prestigious appointment as President, her experiences as a student at St. Benedict School, the difference Catholic education made in her life, and the importance of education in general. 

Dr. Horvath will become SUNY Fredonia’s 13^th President as of July 1, 2012.  A native of Western New York and a SUNY alumna, she has been Vice President for Academic Affairs at SUNY Fredonia since 2005 and holds faculty rank as a Professor of English.  As Vice President, she oversees a $26.9 million annual budget that includes all academic programs, Rockefeller Arts Center, Reed Library, information technology, graduate studies and research, Lifelong Learning, and a range of academic support services at SUNY Fredonia. She is also co-chair of the strategic planning committee that has developed the Power of Fredonia plan. Accomplishments in Academic Affairs under her leadership include the addition of numerous academic programs, the development of an annual electronic University Catalog, successful accreditation initiatives, significant growth in the international student population, more than 100 successful tenure-track faculty hires, updates to technology and classrooms, and the establishment of the Professional Development Center, the Fredonia Academic Community Engagement (FACE) Center, and the Office of Student Creative Activity and Research (OSCAR).  She has collaborated on various initiatives with the Student Affairs and Advancement divisions.  She has been a member of Fredonia’s Student Association Board of Directors since 2005. 

Dr. Horvath is the daughter of Paul Schaefer, who remains an active and well-respected member of St. Benedict Parish and Holy Name Society.  Dr. Horvath is one of seven Schaefer children who have all gone on to outstanding careers, and who are all St. Benedict School graduates.  We hope you will join us for the 8:15AM Mass on May 17 and help us welcome Dr. Horvath home!

Family friendly Lenten activities!

Please Come Join the students of St. Benedict School for our Lenten Activities

CHILDREN’S STATIONS OF THE CROSS in the Church
March 2 @ 1:45 March 16 @1:45 March 23 @1:45

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
in the Gym
The DreamWorks animated movie: The Prince of Egypt March 23 @ 6:30 RSVP by 3/14 Free! Snack bar will be open!

This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them at odds, as one becomes the ruler of the most powerful empire on earth, and the other the chosen leader of his people! Their final confrontation will forever change their lives and the world.

 
SCHOOL AND PARISH COMMUNITY SEDER MEAL
AND STATIONS OF THE CROSS
April 5 @ 12:45 in the Gym and Church RSVP by 3/23
Come join us as we come together as a school and parish community to celebrate the Passover Meal followed directly by the Stations of the Cross.

Sports Breakfast 2011

Parish Drive 2011

Happy Anniversary Fr. Joe!