Can you use extra cash? Couldn’t we all! It’s time again for our eight annual parish fundraiser that can be a “win-win” situation ~ a win for you and a win for the parish. It’s the 300 Club. Only 300 tickets will be sold at $100 per ticket with the chance to win the Grand Prize of $5,000 and four other cash prizes. You can either buy one ticket yourself for $100 or get a few family/friends to go in with you for the cost of the ticket and share your winnings when your number is drawn. Tickets will be sold after all Sunday masses (Cash, Check or credit card may be used) Nov. 10th through Dec. 8th. Tickets will also be available in the Parish Office during the week. Drawing is December 8th after 12 noon Mass
The Social Action Committee will be conducting the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Drive on Sunday, November 24th from 8:30 am to 12:15 pm in the Church parking lot abutting the school. As in the past, we will gratefully accept complete dinners, or just turkeys or just the fixings (gravy, potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, dessert, etc.). The donations you give are distributed to a number of local charities, as well as to our own parishioners.
All families are invited to St. Augustine's annual Breakfast with Santa on December 8 after the 9 AM Mass. The price is $50 per family (parents & kids) and additional family members (grandparents) are $5 each. A delicious breakfast will be served and children will visit with Santa and hear a special Christmas story! Click to register...
The Parish Office, Office of Religious Education, and Office of Youth Ministry will be closed on October 14th in observance of Columbus Day. The office will re-open on Tuesday, October 15.
We welcome the following families that have joined our parish during the last few weeks: Anthony, Brett, Siena & Beckham Lando; Scott, Tasha, Jackson, Madison & Sienna Maione; William, Sabrina & Tyler Trautlein; Robert, Stephanie, Connor & Brody White; and Richard, Liza, Brody, Sienna & Gia Vergara.
October 27 from 3-5 PM. Trunk-or-Treat is a spin on traditional trick-or-treating. Rather than going house to house, families decorate their cars and children trick-or-treat at decorated cars in the Church Parking lot. Our trunk or treat will include decorated cars, fall fest activities and treats, and music! We are looking for parishioners to volunteer to be a part of this event by offering to decorate their car. Click to see examples of decorated cars and to sign up...
All are invited to the Blessing of the Rectory on October 20th. The 12 PM Mass will be celebrated by Bishop John O'Hara who will then bless the new rectory. There will be an Open House between 1-3 PM.
The Mass book for January through June will open on Friday, October 11th at 8:30am - 3:00pm Limit 3 Masses per family - no Masses will be taken over the phone! Mass intentions are $20 per mass. There are double Mass intentions on Wednesday at 9:00 AM and Saturday at 5:00 PM. Double mass intentions are $10 per mass. Forms may be picked up at the parish office.
We welcome the following families to our parish: The Alookaran, Pilco, Romano, Kostro, Raffa, Martin-Depelteau, Job, Fabrizi, Bongiorno, Rooney, Cajayon, Yannuzzi, Maione, White, and Finucane families. Please remember them in your prayers.
The Social Action Committee will be holding its 2019 backpack drive for Rockland County's children in need at all Masses on Saturday, August 24th and Sunday, August 25th. Please consider donating a backpack with school supplies, individual backpacks or school supplies. Your donation will make a big difference by helping children start their school year with the supplies they need to succeed. Thanks very much!
We welcome the following families to our parish family: Willy, Berky, Emilie, Christian & Willy Jr. Salcedo-Lugo and Peter, Kaitlyn & Dawson Saladino. We pray you will experience the love of Christ and Christian fellowship in our parish!
We welcome Amelia Boyer and James Botta, into our faith and we pray that they will continue to grow in wisdom and grace with the assistance of their godparents and our prayers.
Thanks to the support of our parish community the Youth Ministry raised $938 for our summer Car Wash. Thank you to all who have supported our effort to attend the Steubenville NYC Youth Conference. Please pray that our teens are led closer to Christ during the conference and that their hearts be open to new experiences. Please pray for the following: Leonel, Toni, Ryan, Isabella, Will, Hope, Shannon, Omari, Nasiah, Elijah, Shon, Justin, Frank, Cassidy, Ashly, Nicholas, Carlos, Miguel, Andrei, Brendon, Stefania & Jessica
Birthright wishes to thank everyone who contributed to their baby bottle drive. They received $3,671.14 from St. Augustine Parish. Together we are supporting women who choose life.
St. Augustine Parish welcomes Jose, Raquel, Rachelle Ramirez, Jorel & Kal-el Abreu and Joanne Cardone as part of our parish family. Please keep them in your prayers.
The New York Catholic Bible School of the Archdiocese of New York offers the Scriptural foundations of faith and provides ongoing formation for adults. The Bible School helps to deepen knowledge of and appreciation for Sacred Scripture, enabling Catholics to share the Word of God with those served through various parish ministries. The following parishioners of St. Augustine were awarded a Certificate in Basic Scripture Study: Frances Procino, Ellen Rice and Virginia Urzi.
The Office of Religious Education will be closed on July 4th and 5th and from Jully 22nd to August 16th. The Office will reopen on August 19th. During the summer months when the office is open, the hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 AM to 3 PM.
On June 15th Joseph Crothers, a parishioner of St. Augustine’s since 1975, was ordained to the Diaconate at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Deacon Joe has been preparing for this day since 2014 when he entered St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, as an inquirer into the Diaconate Formation Program. Deacon Joe also received his Master's Degree in Theology. Click to read more...
