It is with sadness that we announce that our beloved former pastor Rev. Edward Sheedy entered eternal life on March 7, 2025. After a priesthood that spanned over fifty years, Fr. Ed came here to Olean as pastor of St. John Parish in Olean in 2009, a position he held until his 2016 retirement. A Memorial Mass in honor of Rev. Edward Sheedy will be celebrated by the Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 11 am at St. Philip the Apostle, 950 Losson Road, Cheektowaga.

Be prepared for a new Mass Schedule change effective April 26/27 (Divine Mercy Sunday): We will be canceling the 7 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass and adding an 8 a.m. Sunday Mass at the Basilica. Also, St. John’s Saturday Vigil Mass time will change from 5:30 to 5:15 p.m.

Guard what you have received. God the Father has marked you with his sign; Christ the Lord has confirmed you and placed his pledge, the Spirit, in your hearts. (St. Ambrose)

Psalm 27: “The Lord is my light and my salvation.”