Diocese of Buffalo took a path to success Thanks to a story shared by the group, Buffalo Mass Mob, we found out about St. Luke's Mission of Mercy located on the East Side of Buffalo, NY. It seems the Diocese of Buffalo has embraced this once struggling parish and followed a path to success. There are similarities between St. Luke's and St. John Vianney. "When St. Luke’s, a proud and beautiful inner city parish closed in 1993, it was a sad day for its parishioners, both past and present. It was also yet another blow to a neighborhood which needed desperately the light of Christ to shine in it." Bishop Edward M. Grosz, and a dedicated group of volunteers journeyed together along a path to success to keep St. Luke's Church alive after it was closed. On August 1, 1994 St. Luke’s was resurrected to new life as St. Luke's Mission of Mercy. The fund raising group associated with St. Luke’s is called the FOSLs (Friends Of St. Luke’s). The group holds several fund raisers for the Mission throughout the year and they are tireless in their support of the mission. Their story illustrates what can happen when “thinking outside of the box” is used instead of the decades old process of closing churches. For more information: St. Luke's Mission of Mercy
www.stlukesmissionofmercy.org Buffalo Mass Mob
https://buffalomassmob.wordpress.com/ Catholic News Service article:
Pope Francis says: “God's MERCY frees people from despair.”
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