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In celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we invite you to join us at 12 noon on Saturday, October 3 for the Blessing of the Animals in the St. Augustine small parking lot. We encourage you to bring your pets to be blessed

Monday evening, November 2nd at 7:30 PM, we will celebrate the Feast of All Souls’. This is a special Mass for all those who have died this past year from St. Augustine’s Parish. We invite all family and friends of the deceased to join us. During the Mass, we will announce the names of those who have passed and invite you to light a candle in front of the altar as a memorial to them. Please bring a picture of your loved one to the Mass with you.

the Mass book for January thru June 2021 will be open for your intentions. The office is open, Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am until 4:00 pm. Lunch is usually 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, give or take 15 minutes. You can send in your request(s) or you can drop them off at the church office, or put them in the box in the church vestibule. Please make sure your envelope is marked “Mass intentions” in the left-hand corner of your envelope. Masses will be on a first come first serve basis. Mass times are the same as always. Saturday, 5:00pm, & Sunday, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM and 12:00 PM. The 10:30 AM is our parish Mass, therefore, no intentions are taken for that Mass. We will send you a receipt, and or a Mass card if you need one. Please give us 3 dates and times for each intention as they go fast. Limit 3 Masses per family. If you choose to mail in your requests please only use checks for payment. In-person, you may use cash or a check. The Bread & Wine & Tabernacle Candle will also be available. Masses, candles & bread & wine are all $20 each. Wednesday 9:00am & Saturday 5:00pm are shared Masses & are $10 each. Any questions, please call Regina at the office at 845-634-3641 or email [email protected]. Mass intentions will not be taken over the phone. If you are aware of someone who does not use a computer or receive flock notes, please let them know this information. We appreciate your help. Masks must be worn and social distancing practiced.

We are modifying the time for Eucharistic Adoration on First Friday for the next few months. Starting with First Friday, Oct. 2, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed on the Main Altar at 7 PM. A prayer service follows with Benediction at approximately 7:45. As is the case every day private adoration and prayers can be said in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Please make sure you wear a mask and maintain social distance requirements

165 bags of food were collected in September for Rockland Catholic Charities. Thank you for your generosity. Our next collection will be the second Sunday in October.

Thanks very much to those parishioners who donated backpacks and school supplies last month. We collected 104 backpacks that were distributed to the children of Rockland County who were in need. Because of you, over 100 children were able to start their school year with the supplies they need to succeed!

COVID-19 has contributed to the permanent closure of 130 Catholic schools across 23 states. Additionally, internal surveys show ten percent of Catholic schools are now uncertain if they can open their doors this fall. That means as many as 500 or more Catholic schools could be in jeopardy. Please join the USCCB in asking Congress to include additional relief for Catholic schools in the next emergency relief package. [CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE & SIGN]

The parish collected 72 bags of food for Rockland's Catholic Charity Food Bank. Thank you to the generosity of all who donated. The food collection occurs on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Please bring non-perishable food to the Gathering Space for the next food collection.

Sunday Mass has resumed at 33% of the capacity of the church with our normal schedule. Mass seating is first-come, first-serve, there are NO tickets being given out... [CLICK TO READ MORE]

We're happy to announce that we have met our goal for the 2020 Cardinal's Annual Stewardship Appeal... [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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Click to read Fr. Bill's June message about the office opening and more!

Click to read Fr. Bill's June message about the office opening and more!

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Read about Mass intentions for the rest of 2020, and adding people to be prayed for to the sick list. Click title to continue reading...

We wish to express our deepest gratitude to all of our parishioners who gave so generously to the Catholic Charities Food Pantry for the month of May. We received 180 bags of food. We also want to express our thanks to all the children and their families who brought diapers during the season of Lent. These too were donated to needy families that come to the food pantry and still have young children in diapers. Thank you for your generosity. -Fr. Bill

Where does one begin?  So many thoughts, so many emotions—all at once, in me and you, all Americans and peoples of all nations around the world. [CLICK TO READ MORE]