St. Augustine at 381 North Highland Ave, Ossining, NY 10562 US - Home
Blessing and Welcome
from Our Pastor
Monsignor Hilary Franco
Here's a wonderful idea. Why not come and visit us? Many make a special trip to see and pray at our magnificent outdoor Stations of the Cross. We'll make you feel welcome. Come
to Eagle Park and let us share Christ's love with you.
Monsignor
We have been given permission from the Vatican
to insert the Vatican Widget on our website.
Pray the Rosary
for Peace, Vocations, Right to Life and Religious Freedom
During the month of May,
the Legion of Mary will lead the recitation
of the Scriptural Rosary at 8:05 AM each weekday.
St. Augustine Parish will have a
Meditation Quotes
Religious Freedom Resources
PRAYER FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
for ourselves and for all those who live in this blessed land.
"Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have
removed the conviction that these liberties are a gift from God?"
-- Thomas Jefferson
"Not to oppose error is to approve it;
and not to defend truth is to suppress it;
and indeed to neglect to confound evil men,
when we can do it, is no less a sin than to encourage them."
-- Pope St. Felix III
"America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships. It has aggravated the derogation of the father's role in an increasingly fatherless society. It has portrayed the greatest of gifts -- a child -- as a competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience. It has nominally accorded mothers unfettered dominion over the independent lives of their physically dependent sons and daughters.
And, in granting this unconscionable power, it has exposed many women to unjust and selfish demands from their husbands or other sexual partners. Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or a sovereign.
-- Mother Theresa -- "Notable and Quotable, "
Wall Street Journal, 2/25/94, p., A14
A Statement on Religious Liberty
ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER?
From time to time people come in or call the Parish Office asking
for a Sponsor Certificate, which states that they are members in
good standing of this parish, who worship here on a regular basis.
The only way we can comply with this request is if the individual
is, indeed, a registered member of the parish. The registration
process takes only a few minutes. Just call the Parish Office at
941-0067 during office hours or stop by in person.
Archdiocese of New York
St. Augustine Parish is
in the final stages of
the 2012 Stewardship Appeal.
The Appeal effort at St. Augustine
still needs your Support!
Our results as of Friday, May 11, are:
| OUR PARISH GOAL | $130,000 |
| OUR PARISH NUMBER | 496 |
| TOTAL RAISED | $ 62,714 |
| # OF DONORS | 175 |
To all the families who have been so generous
to this important effort, thank you!
Your sacrifice helps to support our
many important ministries and programs.
Each year, the Appeal:
countless people through Catholic Charities and
in our parish based charitable initiatives.
needy parishes and schools that
continue to preach the Gospel.
the future member of the clergy.
STRENGTHENS
our Catholic schools that
continue to teach and guide our youth.
PROVIDES
for retired members of the clergy
and our men and women religious.
100% OF ALL THE MONEY
PAID OVER OUR APPEAL GOAL
SO FULFILLING YOUR PLEDGE
WILL BENEFIT US AS WELL.
if every member our parish family contributed this year,
even more can be done in support of
our important ministries and programs.
Please fill out a pledge envelope and
drop it in the collection basket at Mass.
You can also make your gift online at
www.stewardshipappeal.org.
for knitting/crocheting project
for Midnight Run
If you have yarn that you can donate to them
or
donations for the purchase of yarn for this project,
please drop it off at the Parish Office.
If you would like to join them on Friday mornings,
please call Marty Vadala at (914) 712-5127.
If you don't know how to knit and/or crochet,
come and learn a new skill.
Thank you for your participation in this project.
CREMATION
SENIOR CENTER
Please feel free to call the Senior Center
Hot line for information or to leave a message for the
Coordinator at 914 923 2268 press 1.
Wed. May 23rd -- no meeting
The Golden Eagles are going to lunch
at Carmine's and to see Sister Act.
The bus leaves the Parish Office parking lot at
10:00 AM.
The Ossining Food Pantry
will be held on Wednesday, May 30th
9:30 AM in the Parish Hall
Cost: $15.00
All proceeds will go to
The Ossining Food Pantry
You can get a flyer at the Senior Bulletin Board
in the Church Vestible
or
the Parish Office.
Seating is Limited.
Please mail your reservations ASAP by May 23, 2012
The 2012 Event Calendar
is posted on the
Senior Center Bulletin Board
in the Church Vestibule
with extra flyers to take.
Thank you also St. Augustine's Parish
for your continued prayers and support!
We shall always be grateful.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
REGISTRATION for 2012-2013 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. Registration forms were sent out
for students that attended Religious Education classes this year.
If you are a registered parishioner enrolling a child for the first time,
please call my office for a Registration Form.
If you have any questions, please call Christine DiChiara at 941-6663
SUNDAY MAY 20TH
7:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Valet parking will be available from the Church
to the lower parking lot.
Cost is $6 per car and $8 per SUV/Van
MIDNIGHT RUN
FRIDAY, JUNE 8th – 6:00 PM
St. Augustine’s Parish Social Ministry Team will be once again going on a “Midnight Run” on Friday, June 8th. Won’t you join us in this important outreach to our homeless sisters and brothers living on the streets in New York City? We are in need of volunteers to help us sort and pack clothing, prepare the food, and then help distribute food and clothing during the late night of June 8th. We are also in need of toiletries. Please consider meeting us in the St. Augustine’s Parish Hall at 6 PM on the 8th, where we will prepare for our trip into the City. If you have any questions about the Midnight Run, please contact the Parish Coordinator of Social Ministries, Deacon Steven DeMartino at 941-7636 x 2449 or sdemartino@maryknoll.org. If you can’t be with us, then please pray for Christ’s sisters and brothers who are living on the streets.
2012 25TH & 50TH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Sunday, October 7th
10:00 AM Mass
50th and 25th anniversary this year
will be honored in our Parish on
Sunday, October 7th during the 10:00 AM Mass.
If this is your 25th or 50th Wedding Anniversary,
please notify Joan Pires in the
Parish Office (941-0067) as soon as possible.
The School has ideal facilities and equipment for a day camp. There are beautiful grounds, playground facilities, an airconditioned gym, and art facilities. Weekly, we provide an outside show, watermelon, ice cream treat, etc. All of the above allow for creative fun and a wonderful time.
The day camp will run from 9:00 AM to 2:45 PM Monday – Friday. The cost is $185 for each week. There is a $25 nonrefundable registration fee. You are asked to enroll your child for a minimum of one week. Upon registration, at least one week’s payment must be made. No money will be refunded should your child fail to attend. We will be accepting 50 children in the program, 3 ½ to 9 years of age.
From Our Pastor Msgr. Franco
Dear Friends:
Once again the weather was simply perfect for our First Communion Day on May 12th! This year for the first time we had to divide the great number of our children receiving Jesus for the first time in three groups in three different Masses.
It was inspiring to see the flowing perfection of the celebration and the concomitant joy expressed on the excited countenance of the children as well as on the faces of their family members coming from near and far to witness the event.
