3350 Union St. North Chili, NY 14514 585.594.1400 
@stchristophernchili
Weekday Mass
Monday: 12:10PM
Tuesday & Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.
(No Services Thursday & Friday at this time.)
Weekend Mass
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m.
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Reconciliation
Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.
Adoration
Thursday: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
FAITH FORMATION 2025/26
We’re looking for business and individual sponsors for our November GALA fundraiser! The night will consist of a musical performance, gift baskets, gift cards, appetizers, and beverages! Business Sponsors can choose from four sponsorship tiers, each with unique benefits. Individual Sponsors are invited to make a free-will donation—your name or one-line message will be included in the video Playbill shown at the event! (Multiple donors may appear on the same slide.) With a $50 minimum donation, individual sponsors can also include a photo, and your message will appear on its own slide. Forms are available in the front of church and are due by this Monday, September 15. Let’s make this FUNdraiser a success—together! Questions? Reach out to Jamie LaVigueur at jamie.lavigueur@dor.org.
Ven. Nelson Baker |
Born February 16, 1842, in New York, his home community of Buffalo would eventually name Father Nelson Baker "Buffalo's most influential citizen of the 20th century." Before being ordained a priest, Baker served in the Civil War as a Union soldier in the 74th regiment of the New York State Militia. Following his time as a soldier, Baker started a successful feed and grain business with a veteran friend, joined the St. Vincent De Paul Society, and started taking Latin classes. He entered Our Lady of Angels Seminary — now Niagara University — on September 2, 1869, and was ordained on March 19, 1876, by Bishop Stephen Ryan at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Buffalo.
After donating his life savings to alleviate the debt accrued by the orphanages and other institutions Father Baker was entrusted with, his devotion to Our Lady of Victory inspired him to begin The Association of Our Lady of Victory. Via this charitable organization, Baker hand-wrote thousands of letters that went out to Catholics across America soliciting donations to support the facilities. Catholics everywhere joined the Association of Our Lady of Victory with their twenty-five cent annual membership dues.
Father Baker’s community of faithful financial supporters continued to help him build resources for those in need. He tripled the number of children in his orphanages, built a home for unwed mothers, began a maternity hospital that eventually became a full-service hospital, built a debt-free church for worship and gathering nearby and more! His vision became a safe location for destitute people to come and be cared for. Once the Great Depression hit, it is estimated that 500,000 people were fed at his church, Our Lady of Victory, during those years. In his 90’s, he shifted focus to the service and education of black Americans traveling north for work and opportunity.
Following his death on July 29, 1936, between 300,000 and 500,000 people visited to pay their respects before his funeral. The many Our Lady of Victory outreach institutions he championed can still be found operating today in Lackawanna, New York. Father Baker was declared Venerable in 2011 and is still awaiting sainthood.
