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A Welcome Note from Our Pastor
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the Parish of St. Augustine in Ossining New York. Our lovely parish has served the Catholic community of Ossining and the surrounding area since 1853. We continue to be a vibrant parish, active in our prayer life, spiritual development, social ministries, and education. Please take a moment to peruse our website to see all that we are and all that we do! And please feel free to come and worship Almighty God with us!
With prayers and best wishes, I am,Faithfully yours in Christ,
Fr. McSweeney
Congratulations to all of our Graduates!
Especially the 8th grade graduates of our own
Saint Augustine School!
Know that our prayers and best wishes go with you!
Remember always that you are
the Salt of the Earth,
the Light of the World!
See ya in Church!!Fr. McSweeney and Fr. JP
Chapel
Food for thought...After much prayer and thought, I believe the Rectory needs to construct a small Chapel for our Priests. The ability to visit our Lord at any time, day or night, to pray with Him and just be with Him would be a great source of solace.
I will be seeking advice for the cost of a 10' X 12' (or thereabouts) Chapel, and will then need to seek some generous donors to make our dream a reality. Benefactors will be remembered in the prayers and Holy Masses offered in the Chapel.
Fr. McSweeney
PARISHIONERS TARGETEDBY TEXTING SCAM POSING
AS LOCAL PASTORSThere’s a new scam involving local churches and their parishioners in New York. According to the Brooklyn diocese, thieves are targeting churchgoers and getting away with thousands of dollars. The scammers have reportedly stolen about $3,000, and that’s just from the victims they know about. It started a couple of weeks ago. Church members were getting text messages from someone posing as their priest, asking for donations in the form of gift cards.
Some have tried to scam parishioners of Saint Augustine claiming to be the pastor. Please do not respond to such claims of emergency funds needed.
Thank you Fr. Novio
for your many months of service here
at St. Augustine Parish.
Congratulations on your new assignment.
We wish you much success there.
We will miss you!!
Sincerely,
The Priests, Deacons and
Parishioners of St. Augustine Parish
REGISTRATION for 2019-2020 Religious Education Classes
is underway for students entering 1st grade in September.
Classes are held on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in the School.
If you are a parishioner enrolling a child for the first time,
please call my office for a Registration Form.
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FATHER’S DAY IS SUNDAY, JUNE 16
Father’s Day envelopes are available in the vestibule.
Please fill in the names you wish
to honor all during the month of June
and
place the envelope in the receptacle in the vestibule.
Happy Father's Day to
Father Mc Sweeney
and
Father JP
Thank you for all you do for us!
The Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal serves our spiritual communities
across our 10 counties. If you have not yet made your pledge
to the Cardinal’s Appeal, please make your commitment today.
Remember, you can pledge your gift now and make payments in the coming months.
To date, $78,491 has been received from 179 donors.
Please join them in order for us to meet our goal of $179,500.
PLEASE JOIN OUR PARISH FOR
THE BLESSING AND DEDICATION
OF THE SHRINE OF
SAINT TERESA OF ALBANIA
By Archbishop Charles Brown,
Papal Nuncio to Albania
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019
5:30 PM
This year, we are again participating in
Expectant Mother Care’s annual Baby Bottle Drive.
EMC is a donor-funded Catholic network of
crisis pregnancy resource centers in the New York City area.
Please take the bottles home with you
after the Masses on Mothers’ Day
andbring them back on Fathers’ Day.
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Couples who will be celebrating their
50th and 25th anniversary
this year
will be honored in our Parish
on Sunday, October 6th,
during the 12:00 NOON Mass.
If this is your 25th or 50th Wedding Anniversary,
please notify Joan Pires
in the Parish Office (941-0067)
as soon as possible.
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The Holy Rosary
(click on title to go to Holy Rosary website)
Rosary Prayers
The Prayer,
We Fly to Thy PatronageWe fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God;
despise not our petitions in our necessities,
but deliver us always from all dangers,
O glorious and blessed Virgin.
Amen.
May the Divine assistance remain always with us!
Amen.
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
St. Michael the Archangel,
Defend us in battle,
Be our protection against the
malice and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we
humbly pray.
And do you, O Prince of the
heavenly host, by the divine
power, thrust into hell Satan
and all evil spirits who prowl
about the world, seeking the
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MinistriesAltar ServersMay/June Altar Servers Schedule
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion/Lector and EMHCMay/June Schedule for Lectors and EMHC
OrganizationsLectio Divina ~
in the Church and every other Wednesday.
Gather for Prayer and Meditation.
St. Genesius Cinema Circle ~
Help plan Movie Nights Monthly meetings and showings.St. Joseph's Men's Group ~
St. Joseph’s Men’s Group meets the 2nd and last Friday of each month.
Pray, Support, Organize and Play.
St. Monica Women's Adoration
and Divine Office Guild~
Thursdays 9 AM- 10:00 AM Recite Morning Prayer,
pray the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
St. Veronica Altar Linen Society ~
Assist in keeping the cloths used at Mass immaculate.
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Bring a friend to Church
Let us remember relatives and friends who may have strayed
from attending Mass and the Sacraments.
Consider asking someone you know to come with you to Mass.
Your encouragement may be all that they need.
Attend Daily Mass
Do you sometimes wonder what you are going to do during the day? Have you ended your day feeling that you really did not accomplish much? Perhaps you have time on your hands? Have you asked yourself: how can I make a difference in the lives of family, friends, strangers, even the world? Well, have you ever thought about attending Mass daily or a few times a week? If you think about it, there is no better way to spend part of your day; no better way to praise God; no better place to pray for yourself or anyone for whatever intentions, including your own! Join fellow parishioners, along with people who work in the area, in adoring, praising and petitioning God in his house and at the table of the Lord. Here at St. Augustine’s, we have two daily Masses at 6:30 and 8:30 AM. Give it some thought.
How (and Why) to Return to Sunday Mass
and on the bottom of the same Page is:
How (and Why) to Return to Confession
“To fall in love with God
is the greatest romance;
to seek him the greatest adventure;
to find him, the greatest human achievement.”
― Saint Augustine of Hippo
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Join Us On Our Official Facebook, Twitter, and Flocknote Pages.
The Saint Augustine Roman Catholic Church Facebook
page is not our parish's official Facebook page.This is our official Parish Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/augustine.saint.7The Facebook logo link at the top of this page will
connect you with our Official Facebook page.Our other official pages are:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/StAugustineNY
Flocknote:
https://archny.flocknote.com/
Website:
http://www.staugny.org
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Prv 8:22-31Responsorial Psalm Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9Reading 2 Rom 5:1-5Gospel Jn 16:12-15
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A WORD OF WELCOME
TO OUR NEW PARISHIONERS!Please introduce yourself to
Fr. McSweeney, Fr. J.P.,
and/or
Deacons Tim, Steven, Cliff or John
so that we may better serve you.
We hope that you
will become involved
with our parish
and we look forward
to your presence and
participation each week!!
St. Augustine is
wheelchair accessible.We have ten seats in the back
of the Church marked for handicapped parishioners. Others may use them if they are not needed for the elderly or the handicapped.
If you wish to bring up the gifts for a Mass being said for your loved one(s), please see the Usher before Mass.
CHILD-LEVEL
HOLY WATER FONT
We have a new addition to our Church atrium, a Holy Water Font at a small-child level. Our small children no longer need to try to reach up for the regular Holy Water Fonts, they have the Sacramental at their own level.
If you have Celiac Disease, please stop by the Sacristy prior to Mass to let the priest know that you would like to receive a gluten free host during Mass.
We pray to the Lord that God may hear the cry of the unborn threatened by abortion. Birthright’s hotline is
1-800-550-4900
or
(914) 737-0344.
PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPSHeavenly Father, we place our troops in Your loving hands. Guide and protect them always ~ especially during this time of the year when they are so far from their loved ones ~ keep their families in your loving care, bless them for their sacrifice in protecting us and our nation. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
PLEASE DO NOT PARK AROUND THE CIRCLE IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH.
Emergency vehicles need access to our property at all times. Parking around the circle not only ruins the grass, but might prevent emergency vehicles from getting through to an emergency. Please be considerate, lives might be at stake.
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THECANADIAN GEESE
THAT ARE ON OUR PROPERTY.
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Calendar
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Read MoreSunday, June 16, 8:00 AM
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Read MoreSunday, June 16, 10:00 AM
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Read MoreSunday, June 16, 12:00 PM
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Read MoreSunday, June 16, 6:00 PM
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Read MoreMonday, June 17, 6:30 AM
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Read MoreMonday, June 17, 8:30 AM
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Read MoreMonday, June 17, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Read MoreTuesday, June 18, 6:30 AM
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Read MoreTuesday, June 18, 8:30 AM
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Read MoreTuesday, June 18, 6:30 PM
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Parish E-Mail AND NOTICES
Parish E-Mail List
THE 2020 MASS &
SANCTUARY CANDLE BOOK IS OPEN.
Please SEND your requests with your offering of $15 per Mass Intention and/or Sanctuary Candle to Joan Pires in the Parish Office, along with a phone contact.
THE DATES FOR THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL ARE
TUESDAY, JULY 23,
through
SUNDAY, JULY 28.
The $100 Raffle Tickets are now available at the Parish Office – Monday through Friday,
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Someone will walk away with $10,000, $5,000 or three (3) $1,000 prizes. Maybe it will be you – but only if you take a chance!!
Only 350 tickets will be sold at $100 each so get together with family members or friends to share the cost of a ticket.
FESTIVAL WRISTBANDS
FOR THE RIDES ~
VALID TUESDAY,
THURSDAY
&
SUNDAY NIGHTS ONLY
ARE NOW ON SALE!!
Pre-purchase a wristband ticket for $20 (CASH ONLY)
in the Parish Office between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM NOW through July 22nd for
unlimited rides all night on Tuesday, July 23;
Thursday, July 25;
and
Sunday, July 28.
The price for a wristband on Friday and Saturday nights
will be $30
and
Wednesday night will be $25.
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Have you searched your attic, basement, and/or closets for items for the White Elephant Sale at the Festival?
Please drop off your donations of jewelry, household items, bric-a-brac, clean toys, small kitchen appliances in good working condition, sporting goods, baby items, etc. by the BOSS Storage Box in the lower parking lot between the hours of 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
– Monday through Friday
…no weekends.
We will NOT accept:
books, encyclopedias, magazines, computers;
exercise equipment;
furniture other than for a baby; clothing; broken items, bedding.
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FATHER JP'S PAGE
Westchester County Young Adult Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
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PARISH RESOURCE LISTThe Parish is interested in creating a Parish Resource List, as a reference for referrals, and parish needs. When the parish office is asked for local referrals, we sometimes scramble to come up with some. Our first source is those who advertise in the bulletin, but a secondary source would be a Parish Resource List. So drop your business card in the collection basket, or a note regarding your business or specialty, so that when we are looking for someone or someone asks,…we will have a list to give them.
♦♦♦Need of Assistance of A Personal Matter?
If you are or know a parishioner who is in need of assistance of a personal matter, please contact Deacon Steven DeMartino at (914) 330-3727. All calls will remain confidential.
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HELP WANTED
JOIN ST. AUGUSTINE'S
ADULT CHOIR!Music enhances a beauty of the Holy Mass and provides joy, comfort and inspiration and musical prayer for our liturgies.
If you can carry a tune and want to learn how to sing, come join us. Don't miss the opportunity to become a member of such a unique ministry.For more info, please contact our
Choir Director,
Bozena Romano,
at
(914) 739-3527.
You CAN Help!
The Ministry of the Usher needs volunteers like you. There will be an interest and planning conference call for the Christmas season soon, and regular weekly help is needed at several Masses. Interested? Join us! Many thanks to all current Ushers and helpers! Any members of the community that are able to step up and pitch in - simply contact us at usher@sterlingsolved.com and let us know.
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Our Lady of Fatima will visit YOU! Members of the Legion of Mary will bring a parish statue of Our Lady of Fatima to your home and they will pray the rosary with you. Our Lady will stay with you for one week. Spending time with our Lady in your home, praying the rosary is filled with many blessings for you and your family. To schedule a visit, please call Patty Barbera at (914) 310-0558.
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Catholic Link
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The Vatican recently published an educational guide, “Male and Female He Created Them” to address the current educational crisis around... The post 5 Tips On How To Talk To Your Friends About Gender...
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WeShare (formerly Parish Pay) is an alternative means of support for St. Augustine Parish instead of using envelopes. In lieu of weekly collections, the WeShare program will collect monthly contributions via your checking, saving, or credit card account. There is NO cost to you to participate in the program.
How do I enroll?
To safeguard your personal information, enrollment can be done directly at the WeShare website: https://staugny.churchgiving.com or
by calling
WeShare Customer Care at
1-800-950-9952.
The process takes less than 5 minutes.If you have already signed up for WeShare and you do not wish to receive the weekly donation envelopes, please notify the Parish Office.
For those parishioners who make their donations through WeShare, please know that the “donation slip” that can be put into the collection basket may be found on our website (www.StAugNY.org) under the Donate/WeShare tab on thIs page (Home Page), or on your donation page at the WeShare site.
If you have any questions regarding the WeShare program, please contact: mary.anne.dempsey@staugny.org
or
call her at
(914) 941-0067, Ext. 102.
PLEASE REMEMBER ST. AUGUSTINE’S ENDOWMENT
IN YOUR WILL.Suggested wording: “I give
St. Augustine Church,
381 N. Highland Avenue,
Ossining, New York 10562
the sum of $_________________
for general purposes”.
Thank you.