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Organist Scholarship Winner to Play at Corpus Christi

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Buffalo, New York – Daniel Pisarcik, one of the 2008 winners of the Monsignor Kawalec Young Organist Scholarship offered by the Church Musicians Guild of Buffalo, will play the historic A. Radziewicz 3/32 pipe organ at Corpus Christi Church on Sunday January 4 at the 11:30 Mass. The landmark church is located at 199 Clark Street in Buffalo, just one block from the Broadway Market. All are welcome to attend.

Daniel Pisarcik, age 14, lives in the Town of North Tonawanda. He is one of two recipients of the Diocesan- wide competition. This is Daniel’s third time winning an award in the annual scholarship.

Contestants were expected to play four pieces written for organ comprised of three hymns of three or more verses and one selection of organ literature. A young musician who sits for this competition must exhibit skill in registration, pedal and manual use, and offer insight to their future in Pastoral Music Ministry.
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Were you married at Corpus Christi?

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Buffalo, New York – Corpus Christi Church, located at 199 Clark Street in Buffalo, invites the public to attend a Mass in celebration of the Feast of the Holy Family on December 28th, at 11:30a.m.

This Feast is meant to present the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph as a model for all Christian families and for day-to-day life in general.

Corpus Christi is commemorating this observance by extending a special invitation to all who were married at the church to attend the 11:30a.m. liturgy with their families, to renew their marriage vows and receive a special blessing.

Midnight Mass

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Buffalo, New York – Corpus Christi Church will celebrate a traditional Christmas Eve Midnight Mass (known in Polish as Pasterka or the Shepherd’s Mass) at midnight on December 24. The Mass will be celebrated in both Polish and English.

The service will be preceded by Polish Christmas Carols or Koledy (pronounced kol-end’-ee) beginning at 11:30p.m. and led by Fr. Anzelm Chalupka, Pastor. Poland has a rich Catholic tradition dating to the 11th Century. Over the years, Poles have developed many beautiful Koledy, which speak to their religious devotion and the significance of the Christmas holiday.

The church is located at 199 Clark Street, just one block from the Broadway Market. All are welcome to attend.

Throughout the world, Catholics have traditionally celebrated the birth of Christ with a Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. In more recent years, many churchs have moved away from this practice, choosing instead to schedule their “Midnight Mass” earlier in the evening. Locally, Corpus Christi is one of few remaining churches that continue the traditional Midnight Mass observance.