BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
263 Claremont Ave., Tn. Tonawanda, NY 14223
"Serving the Lord since 1929"
PARISH THE THOUGHT
Our parish website is a work in progress. But then again, so are we all! I keep trying to think of ways to keep it current. And I wonder what we can do to make this different from other web pages. Certainly, we have to make it obvious that the Catholic Church is our identity, where we gather and how we relate to one another as the Body of Christ.
It's such a privilege to be part of a parish named BLESSED SACRAMENT. When I first arrived, I was in the habit of saying I was assigned to " St. _______" parish. For a few awkward fumbles of the tongue, I probably said in response to the question "Where ARE YOU now, Father?" "Saint....Blessed Sacrament! Uh... Blessed Sacrament in Tonawanda!!"
Historically, the area where this Town of Tonawanda neighborhood sits was once a race track. If the track had remained, there's a chance I would have gotten here with my Mom and Aunt Edna in my twenties. They likes horses...but were especially fond of the racing ones! Another old nick-name for the area that I love is "Duck-Town." I happen to know that the genesis of that name was NOT from tall people like myself walking through Lincoln Park... "Duck!" It was the quacking kind of creature. They're cute....unless you like in Duck Town and are trying to sleep!
If you're ever visiting our town, be sure to stop in our church. Duck in for a prayer. But please don't race your horses around the building. People will be praying.... I bet !!!!!
Our parish website is a work in progress. But then again, so are we all! I keep trying to think of ways to keep it current. And I wonder what we can do to make this different from other web pages. Certainly, we have to make it obvious that the Catholic Church is our identity, where we gather and how we relate to one another as the Body of Christ.
It's such a privilege to be part of a parish named BLESSED SACRAMENT. When I first arrived, I was in the habit of saying I was assigned to " St. _______" parish. For a few awkward fumbles of the tongue, I probably said in response to the question "Where ARE YOU now, Father?" "Saint....Blessed Sacrament! Uh... Blessed Sacrament in Tonawanda!!"
Historically, the area where this Town of Tonawanda neighborhood sits was once a race track. If the track had remained, there's a chance I would have gotten here with my Mom and Aunt Edna in my twenties. They likes horses...but were especially fond of the racing ones! Another old nick-name for the area that I love is "Duck-Town." I happen to know that the genesis of that name was NOT from tall people like myself walking through Lincoln Park... "Duck!" It was the quacking kind of creature. They're cute....unless you like in Duck Town and are trying to sleep!
If you're ever visiting our town, be sure to stop in our church. Duck in for a prayer. But please don't race your horses around the building. People will be praying.... I bet !!!!!
