July
26
Outdoor River Mass
9:00 AM
Buffalo RiverFest Park
Catholic Worship • Community • Service
On the Canisius University campus • Buffalo, New York
Current Status
Mass This Sunday
July
26
9:00 AM
Buffalo RiverFest Park
July
26
7:00 PM
Outdoors on Campus
August
2
9:00 AM
August
2
7:00 PM
Outdoors on Campus
August
9
9:00 AM
Buffalo RiverFest Park
August
9
7:00 PM
Outdoors on Campus
August
16
9:00 AM
Buffalo RiverFest Park
August
16
7:00 PM
Outdoors on Campus
August
23
9:00 AM
Buffalo RiverFest Park
August
23
7:00 PM
Outdoors on Campus
The summer River Mass season has concluded — check back in the spring for next year’s schedule.
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Pray with JesuitPrayer.org →The Outdoor River Mass is a Catholic Mass celebrated outdoors on the Buffalo River at Buffalo RiverFest Park, Sundays at 9:00 AM from late June through August (weather permitting). Everyone is welcome — families, children, and well-behaved dogs — and donuts follow Mass.
At Buffalo RiverFest Park, 249 Ohio Street, Buffalo, NY 14204 — at the Pavilion or the Pergola. This week’s exact spot is shown at the top of the page.
In summer, Sundays offer a 9:00 AM Outdoor River Mass at RiverFest Park and a 7:00 PM Outdoor Campus Mass on the Canisius University campus. Daily Mass is celebrated indoors in the chapel at 12:05 PM, Monday through Friday.
Yes. Everyone is welcome, students and non-students alike — families, children, neighbors, and well-behaved dogs at the River Mass.
On the Canisius University campus at 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14208.
The chapel is Catholic and Jesuit-run, serving Canisius University and the surrounding Buffalo community.