Saint Mary

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

We are continuing to update our parishioner information!
If you have had a change in
address, phone number and/or
would like to add your e-mail
to our records, please call the office
or e-mail us at contactstmarys@gmail.com

     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. 
----------------------------------------------
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.)
--------------------------------------------------
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! 

Sign Up

View Larger Map / Get Directions

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.

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.

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

TO SEE ALL UPDATES,
CONTINUE TO SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE

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!
******************************************************************
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.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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!
************************************************

 

Thanksgiving 2020 Message ... from Fr. Joe
 

Dear Parishioners,

This year we are celebrating Thanksgiving Mass on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at
7:30 p.m. and on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. I have been asked what is
my favorite Mass to celebrate? For me my favorite Mass is Thanksgiving. Why? It is not a
Holy Day of obligation and yet so many people come to church then to thank the Lord for the blessings in our lives. The Gospel story is always about Jesus healing the ten people afflicted
with leprosy and how one, a Samaritan, came back to thank him.

Our Lord has been so good to me and so I always like to take time out of my day and just
thank Him. On Thanksgiving Day, I like to start it with Mass or the Eucharist which is Greek
for "thanksgiving", in prayer and then celebrating with people I love, my family.  

Thursday of this week will mark the celebration of Thanksgiving. I think sometimes it is easy
to take our blessings for granted. This year more than ever I need to stop, pause, and reflect
upon what I have to be grateful for. I know I need to thank the Lord for my blessings.

I think about where I was last year on Thanksgiving and where I am today. Last year I celebrated
Thanksgiving in Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco. My father died on October 9th; about 
a month later, my mom had developed a blockage which would need to be corrected by surgery. She would spend six weeks in the hospital. 

Thanksgiving Day was going to be the first one  without my dad. I did not want my mom to be   
all alone in the hospital on that day. I have to say, the hospital was very gracious. The Mt. Kisco Chamber of Commerce had donated a complete Thanksgiving dinner for all the doctors, nurses, staff, patients and their visitors and the meal was delicious. What would have been a very
difficult day was simply beautiful. My mom has come very far since last year on Thanksgiving
and she and my entire family still miss my dad, but I thank God for the blessing he was in my
life and I know I will see him again one day in heaven.

This year there are so many people who are grieving the loss of someone they loved. There
are too many people who will have one less person at their Thanksgiving table than last year.
The Coronavirus has taken the lives of so many good people. Today people are experiencing great anxiety, worry and fear over the virus that we are afraid to talk about it or even venture
out.

The one thing I learned to appreciate the most since the pandemic is the gift of Faith.
During the months we were shut down, I spent many hours alone with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. I grew to appreciate Holy Communion all the more and longed to celebrate Mass
with the community that I have grown to love. I truly missed not seeing our children in our
School and Religious Education Program and above all the sound of laughter.

What I am most grateful for this Thanksgiving is my family, Faith and all of you. May you and
your loved ones be truly blessed this Thanksgiving and let us continue to pray for each other.

Happy Thanksgiving,
Fr. Joe

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full Archdiocesan Guidelines for Faith Forward HERE