Saint Mary

Sunday
         8:00 AM, 9:45 AM, 11:15 AM
                       and 12:45 PM

Weekday 
   Monday - Friday: 7 AM and 9 AM

The Parish Office is open
Monday-Friday -  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(845-896-6400)

    With life returning to somewhat   
    “normal”, we hope everyone who is       attending mass here at St. Mary’s
     is registered with us. Registration         is easy – online at St. Mary, 
     Mother of the Church (Fishkill)             or by stopping in/calling the 
     office (845-896-6400).

    For any of our currently registered 
    members, please update the
    office with any new/changed 
    information (i.e., new phone
    numbers, land-line disconnections, 
    address changes, etc.).

    Note:  Any person who has        
    recently moved into Adulthood  
    (age18 and over and no longer      
     a student and/or now living on        
     their own) should fill out a  
     registration form for themselves -   
     separate from their parents
     (even if living at home)

  Thanks!

Each Thursday at St. Mary's the Blessed Sacrament remains exposed on the Altar for Adoration from 7:30am until 7:15pm. The Lord asked His Apostles to spend an hour with Him in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. Would you consider spending an hour (or a half hour) with Him on Thursdays? Stop in at any point on Thursday to spend a few minutes with the Lord. We are also looking for people to commit to an hour or half hour of prayer throughout the day so that there will be at least one or two people present while the Blessed Sacrament is exposed for Adoration. You can sign up for a time slot in the back of the church.

Parishioners have been inquiring about sending their weekly donations to us.

We are encouraging the use of our On-Line Parish Giving Program:   
Electronic Funds Transfer enables    you to have your Sunday offering   automatically debited from your checking account or credit card.  
 
You choose how much to give, how often to give, and what method of payment is to be used. You can     also make contributions to the     second collections and special events.  

Please click the Parish Giving logo above to enroll online
or you can call: 1-866-307-7140

OR

You may leave your donation envelope in the Poor Box in the church or
mail any contribution to us at the Parish Office, P.O. Box 780, Fishkill, NY 12524

Any questions, please call us (845-896-6400).  Leave a message  and we will get back to you at our first opportunity.
                                     
Your generous support, as always, is greatly appreciated.

God bless us all during these trying times and days ahead.

                

ST. MARY FACEBOOK PAGE

https://www.facebook.com/stmarysfishkill/

As the Church resumes in-person mass attendance, St. Mary's
will no longer be streamlining
one of the weekend masses.  However, we will be posting
both audio and video from
some Masses, Rosaries, 
Stations of the Cross, etc.
 on our Facebook Page.

The Facebook Page continues
to be one of our central means
of communication, so we would encourage you to sign up.
Creating an account is easy to do. Please follow these steps: 
1. Go to Facebook.com
2. Enter name, e-mail address, birthday, and gender.
3. Create a password.
4. Click "Sign Up"
5. Check your e-mail for the security code sent by Facebook. 
6. Go back to the Facebook tab and insert the security code. 
7. Once registered, type in "St. Mary Mother of the Church" in the search bar on Facebook and begin following St. Mary's page. 
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The Fishkill Food Pantry re-opened Monday May 4, 2020 for those in need ...
You must call to schedule an appointment to visit them -
845-896-4546
 (Hours - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 
Wednesday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
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Hi SMS Followers!
This year, we will be making a move to have the Script Program fully online. If you would like to support us, please sign up at https://shop.shopwithscrip.com/Login/Enroll - you simply need to enter our Enrollment Code: FAF974L124985 to do so.
This is our easiest fundraiser. Many people buy cards for places that they shop every day like ShopRite, and with the holidays coming up, there are even more opportunities to shop. We appreciate your support very much. Feel free to share this link with others. God Bless you! 

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In this time of need, I invite all the faithful to seek together the maternal intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and I share this prayer with you:

Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas.
We fly to you today as your beloved children.
We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana.

Pray for us, loving Mother,
and gain for our nation and world,
and for all our families and loved ones,
the protection of your holy angels,
that we may be spared the worst of this illness.

For those already afflicted,
we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance.
Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful,
wipe away their tears and help them to trust.

In this time of trial and testing,
teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind.
Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts.

We come to you with confidence,
knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother,
health of the sick and cause of our joy.

Shelter us under the mantle of your protection,
keep us in the embrace of your arms,
help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen.

Words cannot share the magnificence of the recent Pilgrimage Fr. Joe led/particiated in ...
to Germany and Austria ... For stories from each of the group's day's activities and pictures,
please visit our Parish Info Tab (above) and "Pilgrimage" page under the Parish
Information Sub-Tab. 

SEPTEMBER 2022 Updates ... Many of the Programs' Information is now being updated
to reflect current schedules/start dates and their availability both in person or on zoom.  

Please visit our sites below for more information on the current schedules, etc.

CLICK HERE FOR PARENTING MINISTRIES
CLICK HERE FOR BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY AND GRIEF COUNSELING SUPPORT GROUP
CLICK HERE FOR DIVORCE CARE

May 18, 2022 Update: 

In addition to our previous entry shown below providing information on this year's Cardinal Appeal,
we'd like to share an amazing video detailing expanded information on the 2022 Cardinal's Annual Stewardship
Appeal Areas of Support

(provided via vimeo which is free to join)
at the links below:

OR you can place this link in your browser
to open and view:  https://vimeo.com/686868931
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The Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal plays a significant
role in helping minister to the faithful and their neighbors.
The Appeal ensures that our faith communities have
the necessary support to offer pastoral and charitable
outreach to families and individuals in need.

To learn more about the Appeal and
see Cardinal Dolan’s personal message,
please visit https://www.cardinalsappeal.org/

If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Thank you for your generosity!

The Gift of a Catholic Education

This year, consider giving the gift of a Catholic education!  Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York are Christ-centered, academically excellent, and welcoming communities that teach students to be life- long learners and leaders energized by fidelity to Christ, the Church, and one another. To learn more about our faith-based Pre-K through Grade 8 program at St Mary School, please visit their website at  https://stmaryfishkill.org/.  You can also call the school at 845-896-9561 for more information or to schedule a tour.

Did You Know?

Your individual retirement account (IRA) is an excellent tool for saving for your retirement years.  Even better, it is an extremely easy way to support the causes that matter most to you, like your parish, St. Mary's.

If you are 70-1/2 or older, you can use the IRA charitable rollover (sometimes referred to as a qualified charitable distribution) to make a tax-free gift to our parish. You can transfer any amount up to $100,000  per year. Beginning the year you turn 72, you can use your gift to satisfy all or  part of your required minimum distribution.

When you use your IRA to make a gift to our parish:
          *Your gift will be put to use today, allowing you to see the difference you are making.
          *You pay no income taxes on the gift.  The transfer does not generate taxable income                      or a tax deduction, so you benefit even if you do not itemize your tax deductions.

Not 70 1/2 Yet?  Once you hit 59 1/2, you may begin taking money out of your IRA without penalty.  You will pay income tax on the amount you withdraw, but if you itemize your tax deductions, you are eligible to take an income tax charitable deduction for the full value                of the gift.

Tip:  You can name your parish as a beneficiary of your IRA account.  This costs you nothing today and you retain complete control over your account during your lifetime.  As a nonprofit organization, we do not have to pay any taxes on the gift and can put 100% of your gift toward living and proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.