Saint Mary

9 AM and 5:30 PM (Sunday Vigil)

Sunday

Weekday

Holy Days

Vigil Mass 5:30 PM

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/

We are currently posting both audio and video from St. Mary's (Mass, Rosaries, Stations of the Cross, etc.) on our Facebook Page. The Facebook Page is going 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.)
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 St. Mary School PPA is again selling the popular Discount Cards for $15 each, all proceeds benefit the students of St. Mary School. The card offers discounts to 26 area businesses including: Adams Fairacre Farms, the Red Line Diner, restaurants, pizza, ice cream, haircuts, etc. The cards are wallet-sized and can be used an unlimited number of times until 6/15/21. Please call the rectory at 896-6400 if you would like to purchase one. Many thanks for your support!

For Children in grades K-5! 
Our VBS is June 29- July 3rd
** Once you have registered you can Access it anytime between
June 29- August 28th!
Check out our Slide Show and see what fun we are having!  HERE
Click on the Marvelous Mystery to register for the digital VBS so we can have FUN while we are apart!

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.

Over the past few weeks we have shared so many thank-you's and hope everyone here at
St. Mary's knows how much we treasure all of you and treasure being able to keep us all close and there for you!

During these challenging weeks we were blessed by those making them and the receipt of telephone call check-ins to make sure all knew they were being thought of, prayed for and more.  Unfortunately though we couldn't reach many phone numbers that have either been changed or disconnected with their owners changing to a cell phone only home since first registering with
the Parish.  So ... on our website here and our Facebook Page too ... we are sharing this message -

      "We are updating our parish registry at St. Mary's. If any of your contact information has     
       changed since you registered at St. Mary's (phone number, address, e-mail, etc) or if you
       would like to add contact information (such as an e-mail address), please let us know by      
       sending us an e-mail at contactstmarys@gmail.com

       Also, if you are new to St. Mary's or if you never officially registered at St. Mary's,
       please fill out our online registration form. It's easy and takes just a   
       minute: https://saintmaryschurch-fishkill.org/parish-registration-form "

We look forward to hearing from you!  Call the office if you have any questions ... Thank you for helping us to keep our records up to date!  

ST. MARY'S IS OPEN!
WEEKDAY & WEEKEND MASSES
AND CONFESSIONS 
ARE ALL BACK TO OUR NORMAL SCHEDULE!

Please watch the video above and see poster below to learn about everything
St. Mary's is doing to keep everyone
safe when coming to Mass!

UPDATES WILL BE POSTED AS AVAILABLE

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Thursday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 

TO SEE ALL UPDATES,
CONTINUE TO SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE
 

Rectory Office Hours 
MONDAY – FRIDAY  -  9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Masks are required for entry. 
As we can only assist one person at a time, you may need to
wait on the porch or in your auto until the person in the office exits.
It is suggested you call the office if possible when you arrive
and we will provide entry directions.
 
Remember – we are available by phone 845-896-6400
You can also e-mail us at contactstmarys@gmail.com
IF SOMEONE IS IN DANGER OF DEATH,
PLEASE CALL AND SAY THAT IN YOUR MESSAGE!
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Since we resumed our weekday Mass (7am & 9am Monday through Friday
and 9am on Saturday) at a capacity that more than supports our normal
daily Mass attendance, Mass will not be live-streamed Monday-Saturday.
We will continue to live-stream a Sunday Mass until the regular resumption on
Sunday Masses with normal capacity.

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If you are unable to attend daily Mass and would benefit from watching at home,
there are many possible options: 

You can tune into EWTN https://www.ewtn.com/tv/schedule,
The Catholic Faith Network, or St. Patrick's Cathedral Live online
https://saintpatrickscathedral.org/masses#:~:text=
MON%20%2D%20FRI%3A,PM%20to%205%3A30%20PM.
God bless!
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Archdiocesan Faith Forward

Dear Parishioners,

Cardinal Dolan held a press conference today (5/21/20) at 11:00 AM to speak about our gradual return to the full sacramental life of the Church. Reopening parishes in the Archdiocese of New York will be a GRADUAL PROCESS. (As of today, St. Mary’s church building is open for private prayer and we will have scheduled and announced confessions as we have been doing. We have not been given the green-light for public celebration of the Mass or other sacraments yet. When that happens we will notify you).

The Archdiocese has outlined levels for a gradual reopening. Dates and descriptions of each of these phases will be forthcoming. Different regions (and therefore different parishes) will begin the process of reopening at different times. Given that parishes vary in size and resources, each individual parish will develop plans that are suitable for the particular parish situation.

It will take lots of time, effort, and patience for us return to the full sacramental life of the Church. Thank you for your continued understanding and cooperation as we move forward. Thank you especially for your prayers and know of our daily prayers for you, the wonderful people of the Parish of St. Mary, Mother of the Church.

Please know that we will communicate all official news to you ONLY via Facebook and the parish website.

Level 1: Churches open for private prayer and confession.
Level 2: Celebration of Baptisms and Marriages, Daily and Funeral Masses with attendance limited to 25% of the building's capacity. (Begins Tuesday, July 9, 2020)
Level 3: Celebration of Sunday Mass with limits on attendance (25% of church) (Begins Weekend of June 13/14).
Level 4: Resume full Sacramental life.

Some other notes from the Archdiocese:
+ The obligation to attend Sunday Mass is suspended until further notice.
+ Those who are at a higher risk for COVID-19 (i.e., those who are older than 65 or who have underlying health conditions) are urged not to come to church for Mass. Those who cannot attend Mass may be encouraged to spend time daily reading the Scriptures, praying with their families, watching a broadcast or livestreamed Mass, and making an act of spiritual communion.
+Those who feel in any way sick or who are worried about attendance should not enter the church.
+ In accord with current state policy, the faithful (over 2 years old) must wear cloth face coverings when in public, including when they come to church.
+Attendees should sanitize their hands at the entrance of the church via sanitizer stations.
+All present at Mass should sit 6 feet or more away from others. Families may sit together.

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Full Archdiocesan Guidelines for Faith Forward HERE
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Message from Fr. Joe – Memorial Day Message - CLICK Here
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Message from Fr. Joe – Feast of Ascension Thursday (May 21, 2020) CLICK Here
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Message from Fr. Joe (March 2020):  Click Here

We wish all of our Graduates Gods many blessings on their future plans -

Click here to see our beautiful parish graduates

Loving God, we thank you for all who graduate
from grade school, high school and college this time of the year.
You have blessed them during their years in school with wisdom, friendships,
and skills.
You continue to challenge them to make this world a better place because
of their education.
Amen

Registration for the  school year 2020-21 has begun! 

We invite you to experience St Mary School in action by
visiting us any time of the year.
See our high quality Pre-K through Grade 8 classes  for yourself.
 St. Mary School offers a full-day Pre-Kindergarten for 3 year-old and 4 year-old children.  Our Pre-K is a Kindergarten preparatory instructional program taught   
by a NYS certified teacher. We also have a before-school program which begins
at 6:30 AM and our after-school program extends until 6:00 PM.  
  
To book a visit please call the  school at 845-896-9561 or go to www.ApplyCatholicSchoolsNY.org  to apply online.

For all updates regarding St. Mary's Parents and Children's Ministry Programs in the time of the Coronavirus pandemic when we cannot gather together in person, including:

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

Thank You Brother William for sharing this beautiful reminder that God is always with us ... shining over the church, priests and parishioners with the blessings that make St. Mary's
a special place to be!