Saint Mary

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

Weekday 
   Monday - Friday: 7 AM and 9 AM

Parish Office Hours -                        Monday through Friday 9 to 5     through May 16, 2025

New Hours - Starting May 19, 2025 -             Monday through Friday              8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 (845-896-6400)

We would like to welcome any and all families to the Parish Community here at St. Mary's!

    For any of our currently
 registered members, please update the office with any new/changed information (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.

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/

St. Mary's 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
is open for those in need ...
You must call to schedule an appointment to visit them -
845-896-4546

 (Hours - Monday: 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
                           and 2:30 to 6:00 p.m.,                       Tuesday, Thursday and                                      Friday: 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
                                 and 
                Wednesday: 2:30 to 6: 00 p.m.) 

Sign Up

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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.

As we begin our 2025 Cardinal's Appeal Campaign 

we will provide updated information.

If you would like information or have questions,

please contact the office!

Thank you!

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More information to follow.  If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office (845-896-6400).

To get information about this year's Cardinal Appeal, please click on the link below and see what a wonderful program this is and how much our caring and generosity makes a difference!  You can also view this short video from Cardinal Dolan ... https://vimeo.com/904588922

If you are interested in (or in need) of assistance with grief,              please call the office and speak with Catherine Cwiakala

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.

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 qualify to take the required minimum distribution, 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 in lieu of taking the standard deduction, you may be eligible to
take a 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 the gift and can put 100% of your gift toward   living and proclaiming 
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
   (Of course, we recommend you reach out to your tax professional first.)