St. Luke's Mission of Mercy

Stations of the Cross - A Musical Journey Returns

The Voices of Mercy will be ministering at The Stations of the Cross - A Musical Journey. This event is about an hour long and includes a musical reflection on each of the 14 Stations of the Cross. All music and lyrics were written by the Voices of Mercy's own Drew Bernstein.
Here are the dates:
Date                                Time          Location                                  
Wednesday   March 18    6:30 pm     St. Luke's Mission of Mercy
Friday            March 27    6:30 pm     St. Luke's Mission of Mercy
Missionary Charlene Mallory to speak at March Magnificat

​Click HERE for Details
Check out our updated Need of the Month 
​For January / February

It's Almost Easter Basket Time!


We are collecting candy to help us fill Easter Baskets this season. You can help us by collecting and dropping off individually wrapped candy such as:
  • Bags of individually wrapped pieces of chocolate candy
  • Individual, wrapped solid or hollow chocolate bunnies / figures
  • Small pre-packaged bags of jellybeans or other non-chocolate candy
You can drop the candy off at our Church Office located at 325 Walden Avenue, Buffalo NY 14211 Monday - Thursday from 11:00 am = 3:00 pm and Friday, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. It would be helpful to have the candy dropped off by Friday, March 20 at the latest. This will give us time to assemble the baskets.
Thank you so much and God bless you for helping to make this Easter even more special for God's children.

Latest happenings in and around St. Luke's!
​

UPS selected 5 cities in the US to receive donations for local charities. Buffalo was one of the cities chosen and local UPS selected St Luke’s Mission of Mercy to receive food bags! They donated over 240 Bags of non-perishable food items that were collected and packed by UPS. The bags were distributed the next day as part of our weekly food give away. What an incredible blessing! Special thanks to Carl our local UPS friend! God is so good!!

​Fr. Bryan Zielenieski presided this past Sunday (February 22) at Mass which included the Rite of Election for our two candidates. We then took them to the Cathedral to celebrate with Bishop Michael Fisher and other candidates and catechumens from around the Diocese of Buffalo. Please pray for all those receiving Sacraments at the upcoming Easter Vigil!
We were blessed to have Matthew, a Jesuit Novice, assigned to a week of service at St. Luke's Mission of Mercy. He spent 2 days in our kitchen / dining room, 1 day up in Our Lady of Hope Home School and 2 days working in our Mission Mall, including working our weekly Food Give Away. He was such a gift to us and everyone who worked with him commented on what a kind and holy young man he is. We are grateful to Matthew for all he did for us and to the Jesuit Community for sharing him with us!




​
​Fr. Paul Seil distributed ashes to the Students and Teachers of Our Lady of Hope Home School on Ash Wednesday morning.

In the Interim

February 23, 2026  

Blessed Lent!
I want to take this opportunity, as we start this holy season of Lent to thank you all again for your incredible generosity toward and support of St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy. We are so grateful to all of you.

Lent is such a special season. It gives us the opportunity to step back and truly reflect on how well we are progressing on our journey toward God. To help focus our attention on Jesus during this season, the Church offers three pillars to practice: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.

So during this Lent, let us pray for each other. Please be assured that the Missionaries of St. Luke’s will be praying for you all every day. Please keep us in prayer as well. It is so important.

May God bless our fasting, and as we are able, whatever sacrifice we make this Lent, may God honor it, bless it and fill us with His graces and mercies. May our fasting draw us closer to Jesus.

And as God moves your heart to acts of charity, please prayerfully consider contributing to St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy. It is by God’s grace through your generosity that we are able to continue carrying out Amy and Norm’s vision by performing the Works of Mercy for all who come to our doors.

We are so very grateful for all of your continued prayers and support. The more we continue to forge ahead, the more we realize just how​ important all of you are. May you have a Blessed and Holy Lent and may God bless each and every one of you and your families.

Jesus I Trust In You!

If you would like to help us now, please click the button below...
​Get Involved!
​Volunteers are a critical partner in ministering to the homeless and hurting in our community! If you are interested in volunteering, please check out the opportunities listed on this website. We hope you will find a great sense of satisfaction in partnering with St. Luke’s. 
Your gift also makes a difference! Consider donating to St. Luke's Mission of Mercy today.

 How can you help? 
1. Donate today to feed those in most need. Click the donate button below.
2. Volunteer. Consider volunteering in the Kitchen or Mission Mall during the week from 10am-2pm. Saturdays are currently popular and there's a need at other times. Volunteers, please call Karen Garigen at 716-625-6174.
God bless!



​Thank you from the bottom
of our hearts.
May God bless you always!

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook!

THANK YOU
for your support. Your gift helps us continue serving others.

WHAT WE DO (The Works of Mercy) 
​Feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, bury the dead.

 We need you, today! 

Rising prices hurt everyone, but the poor suffer the most. The number of people coming for food and meals each day has increased. We now serve an average of 400 meals per day (Mon-Sat). As costs for food, kitchen supplies, utilities and fuel rise, it directly impacts our expenses at St. Luke's.
Community volunteers groups make a big difference! Employee work days from places like M&T bank, Lawley Insurance, National Grid and others come to lend a hand in feeding the hungry!
​We are so thankful to corporations who run drives. They give  their employees and customers a chance to donate. Donations of diapers and baby formula to our baby room, food for the pantry, school supplies, and so much more! We appreciate your kindness and generosity. ♥️
Here's an idea! Buffalo Black Nurses Association picked a theme and collected hygiene items for women.   
​What can you do?
​
Our Mission
Together let us work toward a fullness of life for all people, of all ages, of all cultures, of all social status and of all faiths. Let our tools be unconditional acceptance, peaceful understanding and loving forgiveness.

Join our eMail list

    Subscribe Today!  ​(please consider using a personal email address as the email security for some companies does not allow our emails to be delivered)
    If you signed up & have not received a confirmation that you have been added within 2 weeks, we may not have received the email address correctly or it may be in you spam folder. Please try again & add us as a trusted site. 
    We use GMass to send out emails to our very large email list - unfortunately, many servers block bulk mailing services.
    ​  Thank you
St. Luke's Mission of Mercy is an independent organization in the Roman Catholic tradition. We are not affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York.
Madonna of the Streets, Inc., Doing Business As St. Luke's Mission of Mercy is a 501c3 charity.
© 2025 by St. Luke's Mission of Mercy.