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A good shepherd’s greatest fear is finding himself unable to care for his flock. Forced onto the floor of a fleeing car, Fr. Antony Jean Baptiste faced this trembling fear, not knowing if he would survive the night. With his life in the hands of Divine Providence, he escaped the hands of vengeful bandits.

I am Father Sam Futral, recently appointed as Senior Parochial Vicar for St Elizabeth Ann Seton parish. I look forward to serving you as priest when I arrive at the end of June. Some of you may remember that I previously served at Seton as Parochial Vicar from 2012-2014.

St. Elizabeth Seton is thankful to have the opportunity to host Carmel Summer Meals again this summer. Along with the Merciful H.E.L.P Center, Orchard Park Presbyterian, St. Christopher Episcopal, and Carmel Rotary, we serve children in our community in need of food assistance.

In the upcoming May 14 edition of The Catholic Moment, adjustments to the Uniting in Heart plan will be presented. While our pastorate is not experiencing significant change, it is important to familiarize yourself with the modifications being made throughout our diocese.

Concrete work at Entrance One began Monday morning in front of the parish's main entrance to replace temporary concrete with a permanent pour in hopes that it will more closely match the rest of the plaza. This construction takes up much of the parish's main entrance. We encourage parishioners and guests to use other entrances to access the Church at this time.

On this segment of Faith in Action, Brigid Ayer travels on location to St. Elizabeth Seton in Carmel to talk with her guest, Greg Fleckenstein, Director of Evangelization and Faith Formation, about the Eucharistic Revival and events happening in the local church to foster love of the Eucharistic Lord.

On March 29, 2023, the Legion of Mary welcomed two new active members: Linda Scruggs and Nancy Johnson, into Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces Praesidium. Fr. Johnson, the Praesidium’s Spiritual Director, announced their pending enrollment at Mass earlier that day.

God is so good! Just as our Triduum and Easter celebrations arrive, our amazing contractors were able to complete the construction of our new sanctuary platform in the parish's beloved St. Joseph Chapel.

Contractors completed construction on a new sanctuary platform in our parish's beloved St. Joseph Chapel just in time for Triduum and Easter celebrations.

I wasn’t sure there was anything spectacular about the story that brought me to the Catholic Church, but any time God is involved the story takes on a new dimension.  In my life, I noticed that God has led me gently along from the time I was a child, even when I didn’t realize this is what was happening.