Join us at Christmas Around the World!

St. Teresa’s RC Church Parish Center

33 Mineral Springs Road, South Buffalo, NY

No admission fee - “free will” donation appreciated

Month-long Basket Raffle - winners picked January 4th

Daily Coffee, Tea, and Hot Chocolate

Soup of the Day - Eat In or Take Out

November Schedule

Tuesday, 11/25 (5-9pm) Opening Night Tree Lighting

  • Meet community leaders, check out our 60 trees, and participate in the basket raffle

  • Soup of the Day: Cheesy potato soup

  • Food: Papa’s Pizza

Saturday, 11/29 (11-9pm) Opening Saturday

  • Pictures with Santa!

  • Music:

    • 1-4pm Brian Beaudry from Nerds Gone Wild

    • 6-9pm Kathy Carr piano/vocal (and mini accordion) Christmas music

  • Soup of the Day: Minestrone

  • Food:

Sunday, 11/30 (12-5pm) Asian Traditions

  • Soup, food, pop, water, hot chocolate is available

  • Performances:

    • 12:00: Kala Seva Arts & Cultural Society performance

    • 12:30 Asian Indian Community Foundation - classical Indian singing

    • 3:30: Buffalo Snowdrop, Enrica Liu Chinese Tibet song and dance

    • 4:30: Yi's Dance and Fine Arts

  • We welcome the Chinese Club of WNY, the WNY Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Kala Seva, and AICF. Thank you to the Asian American Cultural Alliance for decorating the Chinese Christmas tree! It looks fantastic!

December Schedule

Saturday, 12/6 (11-9pm) St. Nicholas Day

Sunday, 12/7 (12-5pm)

  • Pictures with St. Nicholas!

  • Classical piano and violin performances from 12-2 with young professional musicians Aria and Alisha

    • Mozart Sonata for Piano and Violin in G Major

    • Prokofiev Five Melodies for Violin and Piano

    • Mozart Sonata for Piano and Violin in E minor 

December Continued

Saturday, 12/13 (11-9pm) Polish Christmas

  • Pictures with Santa

  • Music:

  • 11-2pm: Meet Joyce Karaszewski (Burzynski), 1964 Pulaski Day Parade Princess

  • Food: pierogi, sausage flights, mini golabki, mini banana breads

  • Beer, Wine, and Liquor

Sunday, 12/14 (12-5pm) Italian Christmas

  • Blessing of the Bambinelli during St. Teresa’s Mass, 11-12 (bring baby Jesus from your Nativity Scene for a special blessing)

  • Featuring Italian food, soup, music … details to be announced

Saturday, 12/20 (11-9pm) Festivus! Christmas Caroling!

Buffalo’s Festivus Party!

Festivus for the Rest of Us. Bring out your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to tell them how they have disappointed you over the last year. Besides Airing of Grievances, get your picture with Buffalo's Festivus Pole, enjoy meatloaf, our full bar, and donate to the Human Fund. There will be an intermission to festivus with the St. Teresa's South Buffalo Christmas carolers at 6PM. Then after the carolers are done we will have a Feats of Strength competition (thumb wrestling). Participate in our huge basket raffle of approximately 140 baskets and our $50 a ticket 50/50. Tell everyone you know as we are expecting many Festivus Miracles to take place at Buffalo's Festivus Party! Admission is Free - suggested donations get a free gift (The Festivus Miracles keep coming

  • Pictures with Santa!

  • Music:

    • 1-4pm Meet the Bacons (acoustic duo) will provide your Festivus background and singalong music

    • 6-7:30pm Sing with the St. Teresa Carolers - Join us Saturday 6pm at St Teresa Parish Hall for our annual night of caroling, see the Christmas trees from around the world and enjoy some hot chocolate and cookies!

  • Food:

    • Meatloaf

    • Beer, Wine, and Liquor

    • Cookies and treats

Sunday, 12/21 (12-5pm)

  • Limited-edition Polish ornament with $20 donation

  • Meatloaf dine-in or take-out

    • $6 for meatloaf dinner with potatoes and peas

    • Take-out: $4 single serving, $15 family serving (4 portions)

  • Pictures with Santa

Saturday, 12/27 (11-9pm) Irish Christmas

Sunday, 12/28 (12-5pm)

  • Featuring pizza, NFL games on our 50” TV

  • Basket raffle

January Schedule

Basket Raffle and 50/50 drawing will occur at 2pm on Sunday, January 4th

Saturday, 1/3 (11-9pm)

  • Soup: Irish Potato and Creamy Chicken Rice

  • Basket raffle with free giveaways for $20 ticket purchase

  • Beer, Wine, and Liquor

  • NFL games on our 50” TV

Sunday, 1/4 (12-3pm) Ukrainian Violin Performance

  • Soup: Irish Potato and Creamy Chicken Rice

  • Basket raffle with free giveaways for $20 ticket purchase

  • NFL games on our 50” TV

  • Join us for a performance of Christmas carols by Ukrainian violinists on Sunday, January 4th, 12:30pm, at St. Teresa's Parish Center, 35 Mineral Springs Rd, South Buffalo.

    Christmas carols will be beautifully performed by young violinists Marguerite Hawrylczak and Daniel Hawrylczak, with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Christine Hawrylczak. The performance is prepared and led by Mrs. Alexandra Szeglowski-Savka, violin teacher from Ukraine, currently working at Global Charter School.

    Despite having just over a year of practice, the young musicians’ love for music, dedication to tradition, and natural talent shine through. Their performances bring together Ukrainian, Polish and American heritage, reflecting how music unites cultures and generations. During this blessed Christmas season, we joyfully share The Gift of Music — a universal language that inspires, brings peace to the heart, and unites us all in faith, joy, and hope.