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Welcome! St. John the Baptist family of parishioners is a faith-filled Catholic Christian community which believes in the Lord Jesus Christ, in His Church and its teachings, under the direction of our spiritual leaders. We watch and pray as we follow His call to love, life, fellowship and holiness.

Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) Online Giving

Your continued generosity is important to help our parish maintain financial stability and services. Please consider signing up for online donations at https://www.osvhub.com/stjohnalden/giving/funds/sunday-collections.  If you are having difficulty with this link, or you would prefer to set up your donation directly, please email Patty Bocchichio, Fields of Grace Bookkeeper, at bookkeeper@stjohnsalden.org or call 716-937-6959 ext. 112.

Donations may also be mailed or dropped off to the Parish Office at: 2021 Sandridge Rd, Alden, NY 14004. 

Thank you - we appreciate your support!

Parish & School Calendar

Office Hours

Tues, Wed, Thurs 8:30am - 1:30pm

Staff

Daily Readings

Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Hebrews 10:19-25

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Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time

Reading I Hebrews 10:11-18

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Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Reading 1 Hebrews 10:1-10

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Publications


  • Sun, Feb 2nd

  • Sun, Jan 26th

 "Let us ask God to help us set out on a path of true conversion. Let us leave behind our selfishness and self-absorption, and turn to Jesus’ Pasch. Let us stand beside our brothers and sisters in need, sharing our spiritual and material goods with them. In this way, by concretely welcoming Christ’s victory over sin and death into our lives, we will also radiate its transforming power to all of creation."                                                                 Pope Francis, October 4, 2018

Busted Halo

3 Bible Verses to Help Deal With Stress at Work

After answering the same math question for the sixth time in five minutes, asking John twice to sit down, Kimmy to put her phone away,…

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Living in Deep Prayer: Meeting the Real St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) is one of the most well-known saints, but also one of the most misunderstood. In my experience teaching high school theology, students…

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Why Is St. Paul Called an Apostle?

Question: Why is St. Paul called an Apostle? He wasn’t one of the 12 Apostles that Jesus picked. The word apostle comes from the Greek apostolein, meaning sent…

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NYS Catholic Conference

Statement on Abortion Slush Fund in NYS Budget

Following is a statement by Kristen Curran, director of government relations for the New York State Catholic Conference on the inclusion of a $25 million so-called “Reproductive Freedom & Equity” grant program for abortion providers in the enacted 2024-25 New York State Budget: “In a difficult budget year amid continued economic uncertainty, New York lawmakers […]

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Catholic Schools Fare Well in State Budget

New York State’s Catholic schools will benefit from increased support under the recently enacted state budget. Governor Hochul and legislative leaders provided significant increases in several programs that serve religious and independent schools. The most notable funding increases include: $25 million increase for Health, Safety, & Security initiatives (totaling $70 million); $45 million increase in […]

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Dignity for All Students Act

Memorandum of Opposition Re: S3180 Hoylman-Sigal / A1829 Jean-Pierre  Includes private, independent and religious schools under the provisions of the “Dignity for All Students Act” The above referenced legislation would force the state’s religious and independent schools to comply with the provisions of Chapter 482 of the Laws of 2009, despite the clear and explicit […]

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