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Super Flea Market

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Corpus Christi parish is pleased to announce its Super Flea Market, to be held on Saturday July 16 and Sunday July 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This event will be held in the Sears Street Hall, located at 165 Sears St. across from the church parking lot (just one block from the Broadway Market).

This sale will have something for everyone, with a large selection of used “treasures” – all marked at LOW prices. The Super Flea Market will also feature an assortment of homemade baked goods for sale. All proceeds support church maintenance.

Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

For additional information, please call (716)896-1050 or visit the website at www.corpuschristibuffalo.org.

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi will be celebrated on Sunday June 26 – Spaghetti dinner to follow

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Buffalo, New York – The Solemnity of Corpus Christi will be celebrated on Sunday June 26, with a Holy Mass in Polish and English at 11:30a.m. at Corpus Christi Church, located at 199 Clark St. in Buffalo. A traditional outdoor Procession with the Blessed Sacrament to four altars will follow immediately afterward.

A spaghetti dinner will also be held that day from 12:30p.m. – 4:30p.m. in the Sears St. Hall, located across from the church parking lot. Tickets are available after all Masses and at the rectory during normal business hours. Presale prices are $8 for adults and $6 for children under 12. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $8 for children. There will be raffles and 50/50 split drawings.

The Feast of Corpus Christi, which dates to the 13th Century, celebrates the institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion at the Last Supper.

Leading up to the Solemnity of Corpus Christi is Forty Hours of Adoration of the Holy Eucharist, which will be held between 7:00p.m. Friday June 24 and 11:00a.m. on Sunday June 26 in the main church. All are invited to sign up for an hour of adoration and to join in the Corpus Christi devotions.

For additional information, please call (716) 896-1050 or visit the website at www.CorpusChristiBuffalo.org.

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Corpus Christi Selected to Particpate in Sacred Sites Open House

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On May 21-22, Corpus Christi R.C. Catholic will participate in The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites Open House Weekend. The church joins dozens of religious institutions throughout New York State, and especially Blessed Trinity R.C. Church, the Buffalo Religious Arts Center and the Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Buffalo, in welcoming the public to this special event.

Corpus Christi will host tours from noon – 2:00p.m. on Saturday May 21 and from 1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. on Sunday, May 22 as a way to share this historic treasure with the entire Western New York community. The tours are free and all are cordially invited. This event is part of a year-long celebration of the 25th anniversary of the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites program.

Corpus Christi Church, designed by noted Buffalo architects Schmill and Gould, was dedicated on June 13, 1909. The magnificent interior features some of the finest ecclesiastical art in Buffalo, including exquisite stained glass windows by Franz Mayer Works of Munich, Germany and the iconic Disputa mural above the altar, which is a rendering of a Vatican masterpiece by celebrated, Renaissance painter Raphael Santi. The church complex is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The Disputa is currently undergoing a high profile restoration by acclaimed art conservator Roman Kujawa to return the painting to its original beauty.

Since 1986 The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites program has supported more than 660 religious institutions throughout the state which have received over $6.7 million in matching grants. Sacred Sites is the country’s oldest and largest statewide grant program to help landmark religious properties. Corpus Christi received a matching grant from the Sacred Sites program in 2007, and again this year for restoration of the church’s north tower.

Approximately five years ago, water infiltration and freeze/thaw effects caused a portion of the sandstone cornice of the north tower to fracture and collapse. A wind storm in December of 2008 further damaged sections of the cupola. While intermediate steps have been taken to stabilize the tower for the short term, a more comprehensive restoration is required to reverse significant deterioration and potentially more costly remediation to the exterior envelope of the church.

The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s grant for the north tower work makes it possible to continue the momentum of the church’s restoration at a time when many of Western New York’s historic buildings are undergoing major improvements in anticipation of the National Trust Conference to be held in Buffalo this October.

For additional information on the Sacred Sites Open House Weekend, contact Colleen Heemeyer, Manager of Grants and Technical Services at the New York Landmarks Conservancy at 212-995-5260 or visit http://www.nylandmarks.org/programs_services/grants/sacred_sites_program.