St. Mary School Swormville -

Enjoying the White House Tour.

The 8th grade visited the US Marine Corp War Memorial this morning. You may be wondering why they are in their uniforms...they will be participating in a special tour of the White House and capital and want to represent SMS well.

Mrs. Bishop & Mrs. Wojtaszek finished up 6 weeks of "Healthy Steps" with grades 1 & 2 yesterday! The students had fun making healthy snacks & walking outside each Mon. afternoon. They learned about making healthy snack choices & that movement is important to keep our bodies & minds healthy & strong! #healthysnacks #walking #strongbodies #strongminds

Comment if you know where this Mary is! #wheresMary #Marysmonth Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, & blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now & at the hour of our death, Amen.

Reminder - 2024 yearbook orders are due tomorrow! Order online at the link below, or send payment & a note into school with your student by 5/22. Don't miss out on your chance to commemorate a great year! #SMStheplacetoBEE 💙🐝🤍 https://stmaryswormville.ejoinme.org/yearbooks

St. Mary School students on WGRZ's "Most Buffalo": https://www.wgrz.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/most-buffalo/students-release-trout-in-ellicott-creek/71-f0766d98-0381-4872-bc27-7340e403833b

Keep our Class of 2024 in your prayers this week as they journey to Washington DC for their class trip! Prayer for a Safe Journey: O Lord, we humbly ask you to give Your Almighty protection to all travelers. Accept our fervent and sincere prayers that through Your great power and unfaltering spirit, those who travel may reach their destination safe and sound. We thank you, Oh Lord, for Your great mercy and unending love to all mankind and for extending Your arm of protection to all travelers. Amen.

We appreciate Fr. Mike for starting day 2 of our Parish Mission out with a powerful prayer. Karlo gave a wonderful talk this morning that increased our understanding of Peter as the first Pope, the succession of popes, and the role of the Pope as the leader of the universal Catholic Church. Karlo answered several good questions and stayed to answer others afterward. We look forward to more talks that will help us all to be better disciples of Christ: Tonight, May 20: 6:30 PM ~ Religion: Why Should I Care It’s often said that what folks need (especially teenagers and young adults) a reason to care about religion in the first place. Inasmuch as happiness is linked to religion, it becomes clear why religion matters.  7:50 PM ~ Cajun Accordionist to Cajun Apologist: The Life Testimony of a Cradle Catholic Karlo will share his story of how he left a promising musical career in Southern Louisiana to become a Catholic apologist. Tuesday, May 21: 10:00 AM ~ Bible Blueprint for Marian Dogmas Karlo gives biblical evidence for the four major Catholic Marian dogmas—namely, her title as Mother of God, her perpetual virginity, her freedom from sin, and her bodily assumption. 6:30 PM ~ Apologetics for an Age of Unbelief A how-to approach for dispelling the major cultural myths that serve as obstacles to faith. 7:50 PM ~ Meeting the Protestant Challenge Karlo gives five bible passages that Protestants commonly use to challenge Catholic beliefs and explain how to respond.  Wednesday, May 22: 10:00 AM ~ Miracles: God’s Light in the Darkness of Unbelief Karlo responds to objections that skeptics give to the possibility of miracles and offer credible historical evidence that miracles have occurred, as in the case of the resurrection of Jesus, and the miracles documented throughout Catholic history. 6:30 PM & 7:50 PM ~ Today's Relativistic Culture through a Catholic Lens Karlo will help us to understand the Catholic teaching on various relativistic ideologies present in today's society and how to charitably respond to them. St. Mary’s Church, 6919 Transit Road, East Amherst, NY 14051

Watch for our wonderful 3rd grade students & chaperones, Mrs. Witkowski, Mr. Reeds & Mrs. Lougen on TV sometime today! We took a field trip to Glen Park in Williamsville to release the trout from our #TroutInTheClassroom program and #WGRZ Channel 2 News came to cover it!

#MondayMotivation #virtueofthemonth #May #kindness #CharacterEd

Comment if you know where this Mary is! #wheresMary #Marysmonth Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, & blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now & at the hour of our death, Amen.

Comment if you know where this Mary is! #wheresMary #Marysmonth Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, & blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now & at the hour of our death, Amen.

Grade 4 led us in the liturgy at school Mass on Friday am. Fr. Joe presided, and impressed upon the students that our lives are full of relationships of love and sacrifice, and we need to get to know one another to determine what kind of love and sacrifice each person needs.

St. Mary's Parish Mission is for anyone - bring a friend! https://www.stmaryswormville.org/page/st-marys-parish-mission

Comment if you know where this Mary is! #wheresMary #Marysmonth Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, & blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now & at the hour of our death, Amen.

Comment if you know where this Mary is! #wheresMary #Marysmonth Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, & blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now & at the hour of our death, Amen.

Montessori students learned about #Baptism this week! Mrs. Bishop re-enacted Baptisms for the class using their hands. The students were all very excited to have a turn & learn about the different symbols including chrism, the shell, a candle, the white garment, & holy water.

Who remembers Bingo in the Basement? #throwbackthursday #stmarys175 Alumni, remember to join our alumni community and stay up to date on all things SMS by completing the form here: stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/page/sms-alumni

Comment if you know where this Mary is! #wheresMary #Marysmonth Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, & blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now & at the hour of our death, Amen.

Grade 7 has been studying types of energy sources & created these dodecahedrons or 3-D "balls of energy" to show what they learned. Students researched renewable & nonrenewable energy sources, as well as ways to conserve energy. #scienceisfun #ballofenergy #energyconservation