Church of Our Lady  

of Mt. Carmel

MASSES CANCELED IN ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK

In light of the continued concern surrounding the coronavirus, and the advice of medical experts, all Masses in the Archdiocese of New York will be canceled beginning this weekend, March 14-15, 2020.

This development follows upon today’s decision of Dutchess County to prohibit gatherings of more than 20 people. It is also intended to provide clarity and consistency throughout the ten counties that comprise the Archdiocese of New York (Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Dutchess).  

Churches will, however, remain open for private prayer.

Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, urged the faithful to remember in their prayers all those whose lives have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. “Let us pray for all who are sick, as well as doctors, nurses, caregivers, and all those working hard to combat the disease. We should also remember those whose lives have been otherwise disrupted, especially anyone who has lost income from a loss of work during this difficult time.”

A private Mass will be celebrated in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, and will be available on many cable systems via the Catholic Faith Network and its website here, livestreamed on the Saint Patrick’s Cathedral website here, and broadcast on radio on The Catholic Channel of Sirius XM (Channel 129).

I have further clarification that this includes all weekday Masses, Sacramental celebrations, public gatherings for Rosary, the Stations, religious education RCIA classes.  Remember this is for the common good so that we can get ahead of the virus and have adequate health safeguards.   Fr. Bob

Each day at 10;00 AM before  the Blessed Sacrament is reposed a blessing is imparted to the entire village and parish. 

Saturday of the 6th Week of Easter: Jesus invites the disciples, “Whatever you a in my name the Father wllgive you.” It is not a question of asking for oneself, but on behalf of others.   Fr. Bob

Seventh Sunday of Easter: It would be wrong to suppose that we need to fully open our churches to give glory to God.  God does not need our churches open.  God needs  open our hands, make generous our hearts,  endow us with creative minds.  Fr Bob 
Monday of the 7^th Week of Easter:  (Memorial Day)  The mass that we cebrate is a memorial, we celebrate the presence of Jesus and his passion, death and resurrection. Fr. Bob


 

LECTIO DIVINA

LECTIO DIVINA
During this time of Social Distancing, leave your number at the rectory office and we will try to work out some conference call at the scheduled time.  
May 26th at 7:00 join us for Lectio Divina for the Gospel of John 17: 1-11.   Fr.l Bob is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Lectio Divina
Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/74778632839

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:
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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
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6. Check the “I Agree” box and click Create
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For a one-time donation:
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proceed through Steps 4 and 5
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Check the “I Agree” box and click
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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.