Events

Do you have Buffalo’s best pierogi?

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Corpus Christi Church in Buffalo is on the hunt for the best pierogi in town. They’re hosting the 13th Buffalo’s Best Pierogi contest on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 2:30 pm. It’s open to all you amateur cooks and local businesses.

This contest is just one part of the church’s 44th Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival happening on October 7 and 8, 2023.

The event organizer, Christopher Byrd, says it’s all about celebrating Buffalo’s love for food and our city’s diverse cultural heritage. They’ve got some seriously passionate folks competing with their homemade pierogi recipes, and it’s gonna be a great event.

Since this is the first contest since the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s even more exciting. If you want to enter, head over to the church’s website or call at (716) 218-0232. And mark your calendars because the deadline for entries is September 30, 2023.

A panel of judges will determine who takes home the coveted title of Buffalo’s Best Pierogi Maker and the golden rolling pin. There are also prizes for second and third place, so you better bring your A-game!

Corpus Christi Church was established in 1898 and is a key part of Buffalo’s Historic Polonia neighborhood at 199 Clark Street. It’s on the state and national lists of historic sites.

If you want to learn more about the festival and sign up for the contest, check out https://corpuschristibuffalo.org/dozynki. Don’t miss out on this delicious event!

Images from previous contests:

Reminder: Corpus Christi Procession is this coming Sunday!

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Here are the details:

This year’s multi-parish Corpus Christi procession between two historic Polonia churches is on Sunday, June 11, 2023.

There will be Mass at St. Stanislaus Church at Noon. Then the half-mile procession will begin at 1:00 p.m. from in front of St. Stanislaus Church, proceeds to outdoor altars, and conclude at Corpus Christi Church with benediction inside of the church.

All of Western New York’s faithful are welcomed to join in the procession and Mass. The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ is a feast established in the church in the 13th century. Polish Roman Catholics carried the tradition with them to America, where it continues to this day as a unique religious public display.

There will be a light reception afterward in our Sears Street Hall.

Here is a video from 2013 of the procession:

Websites: https://corpuschristibuffalo.org/site/ & http://ststansbuffalo.com/

CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH TO DEDICATE A NEW PLAQUE TO HONOR SAINT-MAXIMILLIAN KOLBE

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JOIN US ON SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2023 FOR 9:30 AM MASS AND RECEPTION IN THE KOLBE CENTER

Did you ever take a moment in our beautiful church to gaze at the statues and pictures in and around our church and buildings? Have you wondered who the serious looking religious man with a black robe with small round wire rimmed glasses is? His name is Maximillian Kolbe! His statue is on the left side altar of the church.

Did you know one of our buildings across the street from Corpus Christi Church on the East Side of Buffalo, NY is named after this humble servant of Christ? Although we have a picture of this Polish Martyr in our Kolbe Center, it is important to acknowledge this man with a description of what he did as a Franciscan Priest, as a captured religious during World War II in and martyred at the German concentration camp in Auschwitz. He was a humble servant for Christ who gave his life another.

Due to money granted by the Polish Chair of Permanent Culture at Canisius College, and the efforts of a small committee, a Memorial Plaque with his likeness is being installed to honor the Saint. It will also honor the thousands of Catholic Poles who died in the concentration camps established by the Germans during WWII.

We invite the Western New York community and parishioners to attend the Mass, Ceremony, and Reception!

Come and learn more about your faith and heritage!