Church of Our Lady  

of Mt. Carmel

UPDATE ON REOPENING
It is with much joy that Cardinal Dolan has  announced parishes in the Mid-Hudson region will be permitted to resume weekday Mass, baptisms, weddings and funerals at 25% of the capacity of the church with all the proper safeguards.  
In order for Our Parish  to complete the preparation of the space and the planned re-opening of weekday Mass, we will begin weekday Mass on Monday June 15^th.
Here is how the reopening will be handled at OLMC:  ●Places where people may sit will be clearly identified.  ●At any services, masks must be worn at all times in the church.  ●Hand sanitizer will be available.  ●Six feet of social distancing must be maintained (does not apply to family members).  ●Total number of people cannot exceed 55 people.  ●All worshippers will enter through the front door of the church.  ●When approaching for Communion, social distancing will be maintained.  The Communicant is asked to sanitize your hands, then lower the mask, Communion will be received in the hand, communicant will receive Communion and immediately put the mask back in place before returning to the seat.  At the conclusion of the Mass you will be asked to maintain social distancing when leaving the church and avoid congregating at the entrance.
Weekday Mass
There will be one Mass Monday through Friday at 7:00am.  The Church will open at 6:45am.  After Mass, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed until 10:00am.
There will be one Mass on Saturday at 9:00am.  The Church will open at 8:45am.  After Mass, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed until 10:00am.
Permission for Sunday Mass will be granted at a later date.  On Sundays the Church continues to be open from 7:00am to 2:00pm with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
 
Funeral and Memorial Masses
These Masses can be scheduled by contacting the Parish House.  All conditions mentioned above apply.
 
Baptisms and Weddings
These sacraments can be scheduled by contacting the Parish House.  All conditions mentioned above apply.
 
Finally
Please be aware that the obligation to attend Sunday Mass continues to be suspended.   For our older parishioners and those with health problems, please be very cautious.  As much as we all would love for everyone  to be together, your health and the health of your loved ones is paramount.  Mass will continued to be live streams on Saturdays at 5:00 PM in English and 6:15 PM in Spanish.  They are available by using a computer, smart phone or viewing device and going to YouTube or Facebook and search for OLMC Church Elmsford
The parish continues to pray for all our families and neighbors during this critical time.  May Our Lady of Mount Carmel intercede for all our brothers and sisters. Thank you for your generous support of OLMC at this time through your giving through envelopes or through We-Share on-line.


ACTUALIZACIÓN SOBRE LA REAPERTURA
Con mucha alegría, el cardenal Dolan ha anunciado que las parroquias de la región de Mid-Hudson podrán reanudar misas, bautizos, bodas y funerales entre semana al 25% de la capacidad de la iglesia con todas las garantías adecuadas.
 
Para que Nuestra Parroquia complete la preparación del espacio y la reapertura se ha planificado empezar con la misa semanal diaria, a partir  del lunes 15 de junio.
 
Así es como se manejará la reapertura en OLMC:

• Los lugares donde las personas pueden sentarse se identificarán claramente
• En cualquier servicio, se deben usar máscaras en todo momento en la iglesia
• Desinfectante de manos estará disponible
• Se deben mantener seis pies de distancia social (no se aplica a los miembros de la familia)
• El número total de personas no puede superar las 55 personas.
• Todos los fieles entrarán por la puerta principal de la iglesia.
• Al acercarse a la comunión, se mantendrá el distanciamiento social.

Se le pide al comunicante que desinfecte sus manos, luego baje la máscara, se recibirá la comunión en la mano, el comulgante recibirá la comunión e inmediatamente colocará la máscara en su lugar antes de regresar al asiento. Al final de la misa, se le pedirá que mantenga un distanciamiento social cuando salga de la iglesia y evite congregarse en la entrada.
 
Misa de lunes a viernes
Habrá una misa de lunes a viernes a las 7:00 am. La iglesia abrirá a las 6:45 am. Después de la misa, el Santísimo Sacramento estará expuesto hasta las 10:00 a.m. Habrá una misa bilingüe el sábado a las 9:00 am. La Iglesia abrirá a las 8:45 a.m. Después de la misa, el Santísimo Sacramento estará expuesto hasta las 10:00 a.m.
El permiso para la misa dominical se otorgará en una fecha posterior. Los domingos, la Iglesia continúa abierta de 7:00 a.m. a 2:00 p.m., con exposición del Santísimo Sacramento.
 
Misas funerarias y conmemorativas
Estas misas se pueden programar contactando a la Casa Parroquial. Se aplican todas las condiciones mencionadas anteriormente.
 
Bautizos y Bodas
Estos sacramentos se pueden programar contactando a la Casa Parroquial. Se aplican todas las condiciones mencionadas anteriormente.
 
Tenga en cuenta que la obligación de asistir a la misa dominical sigue suspendida, mientras que los mayores con problemas de salud deben ser muy cautelosos. Por mucho que a todos nos gustaría estar juntos, recuerde que su salud y la de sus seres queridos son primordial. La misa continuará en vivo los sábados a las 5:00 pm en inglés y a las 6:15 pm en español. Están disponibles mediante el uso de una computadora, teléfono inteligente o dispositivo de visualización y yendo a YouTube o Facebook y buscando OLMC Church Elmsford.
La parroquia continúa orando por todas nuestras familias y vecinos durante este momento crítico. Que Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo interceda por todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas.
 

We now have daily Mass at 7:00 AM Monday to Friday adn a bilinguual MAss on Saturday at 9:00 am.  Each day at 10;00 AM before  the Blessed Sacrament is reposed a blessing is imparted to the entire village and parish. 
 

Sunday of the 23^rd week of the Year A: Jesus foresaw the storms that can occur in community and even within the church, he address just such elemental storms in his advice to the church.  To be church is not an institution, to be church is to enter into a binding and mutual relationship with God and with our sisters and brothers.  What Jesus proscribes  is not just the process but the statement of purpose: We want to be who we say we are, the people called by God in Christ .

Monday of the 23^rd week of the year II: The heart of the gospel is that we must be true to our calling to do good for others.  Jesus himself asks: “I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?”  Fr. Bob

Tuesday of the 23rd Week of Year II, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: It is unlikely that the Christians of the First century knew when Mary was born, but they did celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh ha shanah. To celebrate Mary's birth amid this festive Holy day is to be reminded of Mary's role in welcoming a new age. She is not Immanuel, "God with Us." Yet she participated in the plan of God who is ever among us. Fr. Bob

Wednesday of the 23rd week of the year II: Like St. Peter Claver SJ who we remember today, we must work to be a blessing for those in need and be a source of hope to the oppressed. Fr. Bob
Thursday of the 23rd week of the year II: May we measure up to what God expects of us and may we not be found wanting. Fr. Bob
Friday of the 23rd week of the year II, September 11, 2020: On this 19th anniversary of that modern day of infamy," we can feel like the blind leading the blind. Take hope for although blinded to the errors of this world , the Lord see enough for all of us, if we but take his arm. Fr. Bob


Sunday of the 24th week of the year A: Yet the good news, the remarkable fact is that God has chosen you and I to be united to Jesus in an inseparable bond of friendship.  What is more, Jesus continually encourages us to be a resource of God’s forgiveness to others.  It is not simply that I forgive someone for their transgression against me but that God grants me the grace necessary to be a inexhaustible fountain of mercy and forgiveness in the world.   Fr. Bob
Monday of the 24^th Week of the Year, September 14^th, Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross:   “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that they might have eternal life. “
These words from the Gospel according to John points out that the exaltation is not for Jesus but rather Jesus is exalted for his own sake but for salvation of the world.  Fr. Bob
 

LECTIO DIVINA

LECTIO DIVINA - Zoom Session
COME TO ME AL WHO LABOR AND ARE WEARY:      During this time of Social Distancing,   we still get together electronically on August 25th  read and meditate on Matthew 16:21-33.  Connect to Zoom to or type the web address in your browser and then use the meeting ID on your computer or smart phone.
Meeting ID: 747-7863-2839
 

HOW CAN I HELP MY PARISH AND PASTOR

By Your Prayers adn Your Support
You can DONATE electronically using WeShare (Formerly ParishPay) - this is an easy and safe way of
supporting your parish and your pastor

1. Visit our Parish Website & Select the (ParishPay) WeShare/Electronic Giving Option.
2. Select  the option "recurrent Donation
3.  Select the payment type for your donation
and enter the payment information
For recurring donations:
Create a Recurring Donation”
3. Select the amount, frequency and day you wish
for the donation to be made
4. Fill in your basic contact information
5. Select the time period to start and end your recurring
donation
6. Check the “I Agree” box and click Create
Your Recurring Transaction button to
authorize the donation

For a one-time donation:
1. Select “One Time Donation”
2. Select or Enter the amount and
proceed through Steps 4 and 5
outlined above

Check the “I Agree” box and click
Create Your One Time Donation
button to authorize the donation.

For assistance contact customer support at (800) 950 9952 or at weshare@4lpi.com
You can continue to support your parish and your pastor by dropping your contribution at

                                 the Parish Office or in the basket at the entrance or in front of the Altar. 

Monday through Thursday, we gather for Morning Prayer during Mass and on Fridays after the Mass.  There are a limited number of prayer book so we invite parishioners, who have smart phones to download the app ibreviary.  It is a free site that offers daily prayers including Morning Prayer. For those who do not have a smart phone there will still be books available.  Even for those who don’t come to daily Mass it is a wonderful tool to prayer the psalms and canticles on a regular basis.  It would be a great Lenten practice to try for the next 40 days.

http://www.formed.org is an exciting web site that is offered to parishes throughout the Archdiocese and it has made it available to all our parishsioners.  Just click  attachment and you will see how useful it is to you and your family, a great resource for all ages. Enter your email and the parish code 8X386F  The resources are available in English and Spanish.