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
Staff
- Msgr. Richard Siepka, Priest Moderator
- Fr. Bart Lipiec, Priest in Solidum
- Fr. Lukasz Kopala, Priest in Solidum
- Deacon Marc Leaderstorf, Permanent Deacon
- Zachary Yoder, St. John's School Principal
- Sue Drozdiel, Office Manager
- Patricia Bochicchio, Bookkeeper
- Angela Behrend, Faith Formation Leader
- Dan Stachelski, III, Director of Music & Liturgy
Daily Readings
Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
11/06/24 9:30 am
Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
11/05/24 9:30 am
Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop
11/04/24 9:30 am
"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
On Everlasting Life: 6 Bible Verses to Comfort the Grieving
11/06/24 12:02 am
My family had the difficult task of informing my grandmother that my grandfather, her husband, had passed away. Together with our close relatives, we gathered…
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Read MoreHow Prayer Cards Help Me Honor the Holy Souls That Have Gone Before Me
11/04/24 1:00 am
A few years ago, some bedroom repair work forced me to move piles of stuff around. As I was rearranging the room, I happened to…
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Read MoreHoly Friends: 4 Saints to Turn to This All Saints’ Day
11/01/24 1:00 am
As a convert to Catholicism, I’ve found that the veneration of the saints is a part of the faith that has taken me a little…
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Read MoreNYS Catholic Conference
Statement on Abortion Slush Fund in NYS Budget
04/26/24 11:32 am
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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Read MoreCatholic Schools Fare Well in State Budget
04/24/24 1:37 pm
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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Read MoreDignity for All Students Act
04/24/24 11:37 am
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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