Because the parish property is located on the site of a former Indian village, the parish was dedicated to the eight North American Martyrs, missionaries of the Society of Jesus who came from France to preach the Gospel to Native Americans in Canada and the Upstate New York region. The address number 8 commemorates the eight martyrs and the date of the Immaculate Conception feast day. Wyoma, the name of the street, was the word for the outstanding girl in each tribe, was later reserved among Christian Native Americans for the outstanding girl of all tribes — Mary, the Mother of God.
About 800 families make up the people of God in our parish.
