Faith Formation (Religious Education)
St. Peter RC Parish
On Tuesday, May 28, we celebrated Confirmation at St. Peter’s Church and 54 candidates from St. Peter & St. Bernard, Niagara University, and St. Vincent de Paul were confirmed. We would like to extend a special thank you to those who shared their gift of time and talent to help make the celebration a very blessed experience for all, especially Bishop Malone, Msgr. David LiPuma, Msgr. J. Thomas Moran, Fr. James Bastian, Fr. Ryszard Biernat, Fr. Peter Calabrese, Fr. Robert Hughson, Fr. Paul Miceli, all the parents and sponsors who helped support the candidates on their faith journey, our catechists, Mr. Rodney Alaimo, Mrs. Rae LaNasa, and Mrs. Bernadette Franjoine, who helped prepare our candidates, as well as our parish altar servers and ushers, our director of music and organist, Mr. Peter Smith, and our cantor and musicians. We also thank from Niagara University, Mrs. Christine Schwartz (Confirmation catechist), Mary Beth Smith (DRE), and Dana Wieczorek (Sacramental Coordinator) and from St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Sr. Joanne Suranni, CSSF (DRE).
Newly Confirmed Members of our Catholic Faith
St. Peter Parish
Isabella “Rita” Aquino
Graciana “Elizabeth” Auer
Daniel “Joseph” Bax
Allison “Elizabeth” Beresheski
Adelaide “Christina” Buth
Eloise “Margaret” Buth
Luc “Sebastian” Buth
Isabella “Theresa” Caccamise
Nicholas “Apollo” DiCarlo
Charles “Charles” Dieteman
Jayden “Jory” DiLorenzo
Sarah “Joan” Falsetti
Jeremy “Moses” Ferguson
Bailey “Katharine” Giannini
Isabella “Catherine” Hall
Luke “Richard” Kellick
Izabella “Catherine” Krecisz
Virginia “Cecilia” Kumi
Sara “Clare” Mang
Allison “Cecilia” Mariglia
Erin “Christopher” McNamara
Jacob “Edward” Niccola
Everitt “Maximilian” Owen
Justin “Luke” Pavan
Anna “Mary” Pizzi
Emma “Melaina” Pozak
Celestina “Pudentiana” Preston
James “Zygmunt” Presutti
Cole “Raphael” Quarantillo
Alessia “Maria” Randazzo
Sean “Patrick” Reilly
Dixon “Patrick” Reynolds
Joseph “Peregrine” Riddle
Matthew “Philip” Riddle
Lydia “Joanna” Schultz
Madelyn “Brigid” Seeley
Brennaugh “Gobnait” Stack
Bridget “Rita” Stack
Brianna “Joan” Stefik
Christian “Isaac” Streb
Isabella “Valentina” Toliano
Sam “Ezekial” Torrie
Sophia “Anne” Violante
Victoria “Teresa” Winger
Nevaeh “Sebastian” Winston
Niagara University
Leah “Lucy” Dobrasz
Ciaran “Sebastian” Edwards
Leah “Elizabeth” Galie
Isabella “Elizabeth Ann” Guerrucci
Salvatore “Sebastian” Manente
Michael “Giovanni” Trapasso
Nicholas “James” Trapasso
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
Kayla “Faustina” Menshon
Kelsey “Maria” Menshon
The 2018/2019 St. Peter & St. Bernard Faith Formation Classes for this year have concluded. We would like to say thank you to all our volunteers who helped out with our program this year. We are very blessed to have their continued commitment and dedication to this important Church ministry.
Our Volunteer Catechists & Class Aides
Kindergarten - Mrs. Aliscia Krecisz & Mrs. Michele Hausauer
Grade 1 - Mrs. Anna Marie Irish & Ms. Bridget Stack
Grade 2 - (First Penance) Mr. Kevin Bovanizer & Mrs. Angela Lopez
Grade 3 - (First Holy Communion) Mrs. Mary Ruth Baumler & Mrs. Connie Locey
Grade 4 - Mr. Juan Lopez
Grade 5 - Mrs. Suzanne Trendell
Grade 6 - Mrs. Michelle Deutschman & Mr. James Ieraci
Grade 7 - Mrs. Alison Lilly
Grade 8 - Mrs. Paolo Giaquinto
Grade 9 - Mrs. Mary DeGiulio and Mrs. Debra Loverde
Grade 10 - Confirmation Catechists: Mr. Rodney Alaimo & Mrs. Bernadette Franjoine Theology of the Body Catechist: Mrs. Raphaelle LaNasa
**A goal for the Faith Formation program is to be able to offer a Pre-K Faith Formation Class. At this time, we are looking for a few volunteers that would like to help with the planning and teaching of this class. If you are interested in volunteering to help with this project, please contact Dianne Wysocki in the Faith Formation Office at 754-2812 or email [email protected] **
For questions, please contact Dianne Wysocki at 754-2812 or email [email protected]
The Sacraments are for every child, even those with special needs. The Diocese of Buffalo’s Department of Lifelong Faith Formation has a resource person with experience available to assist our parish in developing a plan to meet the individual needs of a child with disabilities. If someone in your family is in need of these services, please contact Dianne Wysocki in the Religious Education Office.