About St. Isaac Jogues - Christ Our Hope Parish · Sherman, New York
St. Isaac Jogues — Christ Our Hope Parish is a Roman Catholic worship site in Sherman, New York, serving the rural Chautauqua County community as part of the Diocese of Buffalo. Named for the French Jesuit missionary and North American martyr St. Isaac Jogues, the church has anchored local Catholic life since 1941 and today operates within Christ Our Hope Parish alongside the St. Matthias worship site in French Creek/Clymer. Parishioners gather for Sunday and weekday Mass, sacraments, and seasonal liturgies under the pastoral care of Fr. David Tourville. The community is affiliated with the Chautauqua Family of Catholic Churches, sharing resources, faith formation, and outreach across the region.
- Established
- 1941
- Patron
- St. Isaac Jogues
- Rector
- Fr. David Tourville
- Diocese
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo
Why belong here
St. Isaac Jogues offers a small-town Catholic community rooted in the witness of a North American martyr, with accessible Sunday and weekday Masses and connection to the broader Chautauqua Family of Catholic Churches for sacraments, faith formation, and regional ministry.
Mass times at St. Isaac Jogues - Christ Our Hope Parish
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- After daily Mass on Monday at the French Creek Worship Site
Our Patron Saint
St. Isaac Jogues (1607–1646) was a French Jesuit priest and missionary to the indigenous peoples of North America. Captured and tortured by the Mohawk, he escaped to France before returning as an ambassador to negotiate peace. He was killed near present-day Auriesville, New York, and is venerated as one of the North American Martyrs. His feast day is October 19.
Parish History
The Catholic community in Sherman was organized as St. Isaac Jogues Church in 1941. In 2008 it merged with St. Matthias Parish in French Creek to create Christ Our Hope Parish, with both churches continuing as worship sites. The parish now functions within the Chautauqua Family of Catholic Churches, a family-of-parishes collaboration in the Diocese of Buffalo.