St. Patrick's Church Half Way to Lent Fish Fry!
Friday, October 17th from 3:30 to 7pm
1395 George Urban Blvd., Cheektowaga, NY 14225
Dine in or Take Out. Homemade salads and everything cooked to order. Order takeout or view our menu online at www.stpatricksfishfry.com or phone in our order by 1pm to 6:30pm at 716-684-4206
Saturday, October 18th at 5:30pm
"Hotel Transylvania"
Pizza, popcorn, candy and treats - - Costumes Encouraged!
Come and bring a friend! Please RSVP to bjfmorris@gmail.com
Pete's Pet Food Pantry at Good Shepard Church
A great big thank you for all your donations!! Our donations helped Good Shepard Church distribute over 7000 pounds of food this past year. You DO make a difference so please keep helping our furry friends.
They will take open bags of dry food. Must be in the original bag and show the expiration date.
They will accept toys and treats for Christmas giving. Must be in by November 1.
Any questions, please contact Linda Cook at 716-913-3057
Pie O Mine gift cards are available to purchase to benefit Advent: The restaurant offers personalized brick oven pizzas and custom blended salads, and gift cards can be sued at any of their 3 locations (Tonawanda, East Amherst, Orchard Park) $5 of each $25 gift card purchased will be donated to Advent! Please see Sara Stein to purchase gift cards.
Roast Pork Dinner and Basket Raffle at St. John's Grace
on Saturday, October 18, 2025
With a $20.00 donation, the menu includes bread and butter, garden salad, roast pork and gravy, red-skinned mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetable, punmpkin spice cake, and wine, fruit punch, coffee and tea.
Please watch the bulletin for more information!
Coffee Hour needs your support to continue.
Please consider signing up to be host. The Sign-up sheet is in the Parish Hall.
Hosting coffee is easy: Make coffee, put goodies on tray. Walla! Coffee hour set up is complete.
Is your secret desire to be a TY Producer? We won't promise fame and fortune, but we need you to help manage our audio and video equipment during the 9 o'clock service. Can you help? Please talk to Mother Bonnie or a vestry member if you are interested.
Do you love to sing? Come and join our impromptu choir at the 9 o'clock service to help support congregational singing. No rehearsal, no robes, just come and sit in the choir stalls a few minutes before the service starts.
TOPS GIFT CARD PROGRAM: Purchase gas, food and prescriptions as you normally would, and raise 5% profit for the church by just purchasing TOPS GIFT CARDS, without spending any extra money. Please consider purchasing TOPS GIFT CARD each week to help support the Church Maintenance Fund. Gift cards will be available each service on Sundays and can be purchased from Kathy Barton at the 9am service.
Deacon Penny will once again be collecting bottle receipts to use towards supplies for Sunday School. Please place your receipts in an envelope labled Sunday School and place in the brown collection box outside the office
The Women’s Guild will once again be collecting Dash’s
grocery receipts to use towards supplies to make
sandwiches for the St. Vincent De Paul food pantry. Please
place your receipts in an envelope labled Dash’s and place in
the brown collection box outside the office.
Rental Opportunity: If you know a baker looking to rent a commercial-grade kitchen, the Church of the Advent may be right for you. You will have private access to the building, free parking, two large gas ovens, and large refrigerator and freezer. Rental terms are reasonable and negotiable. Please call Larry Mazuchowski at 716-228-8960 for more information!