St. Mary's Washingtonville

A friendly reminder to our homestudy families... First of all, thank you for being so amazing about getting the kids’ work handed in! You rock! Secondly, their work has been graded and is ready to be picked up in the parish office, Monday through Thursday from 9 to 4, and Friday from 9 to 12. Thanks all!

In honor of Pope Francis’ declaring December 8, 2020 - December 8, 2021 the Year of Saint Joseph we have moved St. Joseph back into the church! Saint Joseph, pray for us.

Good Morning. Here is the schedule for masses this weekend for the Feast of the Epiphany: Saturday: 4:00PM Mass live-streamed: Fr. Bonnici 4:45PM-5:30PM Confessions: Fr. MacDonald... 5:30PM Mass: Fr. MacDonald 9:00PM Nocturnal Adoration Society Sunday: 7:30AM Mass: Fr. Paul 9:00AM Mass: Fr. MacDonald 10:30AM Mass Live-streamed: Fr. MacDonald 12:00PM Mass: Fr. Paul Enjoy your weekend!

Schedule of Christmas Masses Christmas Eve: 2:00PM 4:00PM... 6:00PM Midnight Christmas Day: 7:30AM 10:30AM 12:00PM Tetreau Hall will be open for each mass. Every mass shall be broadcasted in the parking lot on radio on 88.1FM. All masses except the 7:30AM Mass will be live-streamed via Facebook and YouTube. Wearing of masks, social distancing, and occupancy regulations, like at our regular Sunday masses, will be in effect at all masses on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. A Request: In light of this reality, we ask that if you can’t get a seat inside the Church or Tetreau Hall for Christmas mass, that you please stay in your cars outside in the parking lot and watch the mass on live- stream online via Facebook or YouTube or that you listen to the mass via radio on 88.1 FM. Holy Communion will be distributed outside in the parking lot at communion time during each mass. Thank you for your cooperation, patience, and understanding. God bless.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception 12/08/2020 Here is the link to the 8:30AM Mass today https://youtu.be/sUEYeYrBetY

To All Eucharistic Ministers: This past year has been a crazy year with COVID-19 and all of its disruptions. There have been a lot of questions over standard procedures of what to do at mass while serving as a Eucharistic Minister. A brief refresher course will be offered on the following evenings:... Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - 7:30-8:00PM Tuesday, January 25, 2021 - 7:30-8:00PM If you cannot attend the course in person, please contact the parish office and we will email you a link to view the short video so you can complete the course at a time that is convenient for you. Please check your email for more information or contact [email protected] Thank you for your service to Our Lord and our parish. God bless and have a Happy New Year.

Hello everyone! Here is an update on some of the procedures that we will be implementing as we move masses back inside the church this weekend: Crowd Counting and Space Utilization: Ushers will count how many people enter into the Church. Only the front and the handicap entrances will be open. Once the church reaches the 90 people maximum capacity, then Tetreau Hall will be utilized for the Saturday 4:00PM Mass, as well as the 10:30AM and 12:00PM Sunday Masses. Tetreau Hall... will not be used until the Church reaches capacity for these masses. Wearing Masks: Ushers will make sure those entering the Church are wearing masks and if they are not they will kindly distribute masks to those without masks or will remind them to place them on while inside the Church. Live Streaming and FM Radio Broadcasting: Each mass will be broadcasted via radio on 88.1FM to any car in the parking lot to people who wish to come to mass but are not able to come inside due to health concerns. Mass will be livestreamed at 4:00PM Saturday and 10:30AM Sunday on both on YouTube and the Parish Facebook page. Those who are in their cars and cannot go inside are asked to go to the steps of the front of the church outside and line up if they wish to receive communion. Holy Communion Distribution: Communion will still be distributed in the following manner those who wish to receive on the hand will be asked to go to the front of the line and those who wish to receive on the tongue will be asked to go to the back of the line. One usher for each mass will pay attention to how many people are lined up by the front outside steps to receive communion. This usher is then to receive communion last from either Fr. Bonnici, Fr. MacDonald, or one of the deacons and then let them know that there are folks outside at the steps who wish to receive communion. Mass attendance for Religious Education Students: if you are uncomfortable with going to mass on Sunday due to health and social distancing concerns, we ask that you watch mass via livestream. For attendance to be counted, we ask that at the end of mass that is live-streamed on Saturday or Sunday, that you make a comment on Facebook or on YouTube on behalf of your child with your Mass card number, and a brief two sentence summary of the homily at the mass. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and support. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us or contact Fr. MacDonald at the parish office. Be assured of our continued prayers for you all as we begin this new transition to masses back indoors. God bless.

A bunch of questions have been popping up on the parish Facebook page. Given the nature of Facebook threads they can get lost in the shuffle. Do us a favor? If you have questions, drop us an email or give us a call at 496-3730. We’ll get back to you ASAP! Check out the parish website for info tooFYI the bulletin is posted each week on there.

We all know COVID stinks, and it has made everything more difficult in every area of life. But a huge thank you to all of our parishioners and Religious Ed families for your patience and cooperation with yet another adjustment to mass and Sunday class drop off/pick up. A shout out to the Knights of Columbus and Tom for their ongoing assistance. You all are amazing!

Masses today: 830am, 1215, & 730pm. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us!

Pope Francis declares Dec 8, 2020- December 8, 2021 a Year to St. Joseph for the entire Church.

Live Stream Mass at St.Mary's Washingtonville Donations: https://saintmaryswashingtonville.churchgiving.com Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #400873-M. All rights reserved.

Here is more information on Bl. Carlo Acutis, who I preached on this weekend. https://www.ncregister.com//17-inspiring-quotes-from-carlo

Congratulations to Our Brother Knights of Columbus whose founder, Fr. Michael McGivney, was beatified yesterday! Thank you also for all your hard work and volunteering you do for our parish, especially for serving as mass ushers as we move masses back inside the church. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com//fr-michael-mcgivney-ho

We are having a special mass this Wednesday, November 4th at 7:30PM in the Church for all the souls of the faithful departed, especially for those who recently died this past year and for their families. Also we will be having Ash Amnesty this Saturday, November 7th at 10:00AM. St. Mary's Church will serve as a drop off point for people who, for one reason or another, never buried their loved ones. You may simply leave them on a table in the Parish Office where we will ensure... a respectful place for them. Please affix an index card indicating the name and dates of the deceased person onto the urn. (So we’ll know who we are burying!) We’ll open up a single deep plot in the cemetery THIS SATURDAY, and bury them with prayers. Families are most welcome to join at the cemetery. There is no charge for this. Please contact the parish office for more details. Thank you. See more

Congratulations to all the Couples who were recently married at St. Mary’s over the past few months! Please keep them in your prayers: Gunner Johnson & Kristie Vega Julian Zambrano & Samantha Zayas Michael Bianchi & Arianna Barbetto... Patrick James Maybury & Katherine Mary Quinn Michael Anthony Lynch Jr. & Meghan Marie Aussenheimer Richard Anthony DeRosso & Kristen Anne Ruggiero Michael Scott Hall Jr. & Bernarda Michel Gutierrez Leo Earl West III & Lauren Marie Albano Also Congratulations to our 16 baptisms from September to October! We are praying for all those who were welcomed into the family of Christ through the Sacrament of Baptism. If you would like to schedule your child’s baptism or book a wedding date, give us a call at the office (845) 496-3730.

The real task for each of us is to simply and humbly follow Christ...in and out of the grit of daily life, doing our duty, loving and respecting our spouses, our children, our families, and holding fast to truth no matter how difficult it may be. So, on this All Saints Day maybe we can renew our commitment to getting down to the business of centering our lives on our Savior. The rest will follow.

Friends this is beautiful...may we become chalices. During the 70s, some priests were becoming rather casual with the liturgy. One afternoon, a priest came into the soup kitchen that Dorothy Day was working at. He wanted to offer a liturgy for the homeless. He went into the kitchen and grabbed a mug to use for the chalice. Dorothy, although frustrated at the irreverent use of houseware for the liturgy, prayed throughout the mass with the priest. After the liturgy ended, she... quietly got up and started to cleanse the vessels. Then, she walked outside with the mug and a shovel. A man followed her and asked her what she was doing. It is said she kissed the mug and then buried it. She told him that it was no longer a mug, but a chalice. It was no longer suited for coffee- it had held the Blood of Christ. She didn’t want anyone to mistake it for a mug again. Once something holds the Body of Christ, it is no longer what it was. When the mug held the Blood of Christ, it changed its vocation forever. It could no longer hold anything less than Christ again. We were common mugs. Simple, functional, practical, and good people. We had a capacity to hold good things. But when Christ entered our lives, we became more. We became Chalices. We started to hold divinity Himself within our hearts. Now that we have held the Body of Christ within our bodies, we are no longer common, but rather extraordinary. May you know the transformation God has placed in your heart. May you trust that you are truly made new and be extraordinary today. Pictured: Dorothy Day holding a different mug.

Happy Halloween and Feast of All Saints! Here is the mass schedule for the weekend. Saturday: 4:00PM Mass: Fr MacDonald - Livestreamed on YouTube & Facebook 5:30PM Mass: Fr. Paul... Sunday: 7:30AM Mass: Fr. Bonnici 9:00AM Mass: Fr. Paul 10:30AM Mass: Fr. MacDonald 12:00PM Mass: Fr. MacDonald Just a reminder that all masses will be indoors so please wear a mask to mass. If you enter the building without a mask, you will be given one to wear by one of our K of C ushers. Please be patient and follow the instructions of the ushers at each mass. Thank you for your understanding. We will be giving out special St. Mary's Parish Masks to all who come to mass this weekend (one mass will be given per person, if you want an extra one please call the parish office during the week. Enjoy your weekend and see you at mass!

Attention all: This is a remainder that all masses are inside this weekend and going forward. We are going to be livestreaming both the 4pm mass on Saturday and 10:30am Sunday, and will be available to view about 10 minutes before mass. You will be able to access the livestream in either Facebook or YouTube. If you plan on using Facebook, the livestream will appear right on the St.Mary’s page. To view on the YouTube, click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYr_Fdu6b6p4DNLVUVjsVfQ. Thank you all once again for your cooperation as we transition to inside/online mass.