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Buy a Burger, Help the HOPE Center

Cheeburger Cheeburger located at 1593 Niagara Falls Blvd (Target Lowes Plaza) will donate 15% of their sales on 06/12 from 4pm-9pm to the HOPE Center to assist in paying for short term shelter homeless individuals.

You need to present this flyer to ensure the HOPE Center gets credit for your purchase.  (click here to download – pdf)

This is an easy way to help out a great organization.

Corpus Christi Procession on 06/10/2012


Video from 2007 Corpus Christi Procession

On Sunday June 10, St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church will join with Corpus Christi Church to commemorate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Catholics from all around Buffalo and Western New York are invited to participate.

The observance will begin at 3:00p.m. at St. Stanislaus Church, located at 123 Townsend Street in Buffalo, for a traditional outdoor procession with the Most Blessed Sacrament. In keeping with tradition, the procession will pause for devotions at four outside altars created specifically for this feast. The procession will end at Corpus Christi Church, located at 199 Clark Street, followed immediately by Benediction and Holy Mass.

A reception with light refreshments and music by Al Kania will follow in the Sears St. Hall, to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Corpus Christi’s Social and Athletic Club. All are welcome to attend.

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Hope Center Looking to Move, Community Meeting on Topic

The Matt Urban Hope Center is hosting a community meeting on May 16th at 5pm at the Matt Urban Hope Center (385 Paderewski, Buffalo) to discuss relocating the Hope Center to the closed Public School 57 (on Sears St).

The move would allow the Hope Center to expand their services to the community to include a vocational training element, a shelter for women and children, the Urban Diner and a health clinic.

Para-Horror Convention at the Central Terminal on May 26th


Hollywood horror is coming to Buffalo in the biggest Convention of it’s kind to be held in Western New York, and at one of Buffalo’s most haunted landmarks! Join us on Saturday, May 26th from noon to 7pm for a Convention of all things horror, paranormal, and beyond!

Scheduled to appear at the Convention is Tyler Mane (Michael Myers from Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Sabretooth from the blockbuster movie X-Men), Leah Gibson (Nettie from Twilight: Eclipse, and The Watchmen), James Winburn (Michael Myers stuntman from the original Halloween, David Hasselhoff stunt double in Knight Rider), Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Films), Suzi Lorraine (Rated top 5 horror scream queen), Brian Cano (SyFy Channel’s Haunted Collector), Jane Riley (Ghost Hunters Academy), Rosalyn Bown (Ghost Hunters Academy), Karyn Reece (popular Psychic Medium), and many more. Over 20 guests in all will be appearing for a meet & greet!

Also making a special appearance is the cult icon Christine car from the movie Christine, and KITT from the popular TV series Knight Rider! This day long convention will also include a huge vendor floor on the main concourse that will have a wide variety of merchandise available from haunted artwork, to t-shirts, and more!

The vendor floor will also have some of the areas best paranormal groups sharing with you some of the best evidence captured in America’s most haunted locations! Continue reading

HopeFest 2012

The Matt Urban Hope Center is a great organization that provides a wide variety of services for the neighborhood.

Please join them on 06/30/2012 @ 8pm for HOPEfest!!!

Tickets are $5.00 and are available at the door, or pre-sale, by calling call 893-7222 ext. 302.

+ music + food + cash bar + basket and 50/50 raffles + door prize

Visit the center on Facebook—> http://www.facebook.com/pages/HOPE-Center/247572050724

Mass and Litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary each Wednesday during the month of May @ Saint Stan’s

All parishioners and friends of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr Parish are invited to Mass and Litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary each Wednesday during the month of May, starting May 9th at 7:00pm in the Church.

Let us take time to spend in prayer presenting to the Lord Jesus our specific needs and intentions.

http://ststansbuffalo.com/

(Picture courtesy of Polish Easter Buffalo)