St. Mary St. Peter

In our 180th Anniversary year, we have been greatly
blessed. For an entire month, the Pilgrim images of Our Lady of
Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego will be with us at St. Mary/St.
Peter Parish for private veneration and prayer. The visitation of
the images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego continue
to be a source of healing and hope to the faithful. The visit-
ation of the images provides a great opportunity to all the faith-
ful to come together and express their faith and to ask the in-
tercession of Our Blessed Mother for their needs. La Peregrina,
a pilgrim image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, is an exact digital
reproduction of the original image in Mexico City’s Basilica,
which has been blessed and touched to the original image. The
image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and one of St. Juan Diego are a
symbol of unity, peace, compassion, and hope for people
around the world. Please schedule some time to pray before
the images of the Blessed Mother and St. Juan Diego.  The images
will be with us until October 12th. 

Spanish/Latin Festival

Our thanks to all those who made the Hispanic/Latin Festival a great success.  We had a few brief moments of rain, but they were short and they did not stop the celebration from continuing on!  Thank you to all who prepared the delicious foods from so many different Nations as well as the costumes and dancing.  It was truly beautiful.  

Please take a look at some of the pictures that were taken during the festivities on the Ministerio Espanol page/tab.

Thanks be to God!

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The parishioners of St. Mary/St. Peter, in their loving generosity, recently sent a donation to a parish in Eastern Kentucky, an area severely affected by flood waters.  We present to you a letter from the pastor of St. George Catholic Church in Pikeville, Kentucky:

St. George Catholic Church
137 Bryan Street
Pikeville, KY 41501

Dear St. Mary/St. Peter Parish,

Thank you for your generous donation to St. George to help with flood relief.  We are a very small parish in Eastern Kentucky with 15 families, almost all of whom are over 65 years old and suffered damage themselves.  We are still trying to figure out how we can make a difference in our community!  Currently, the plan is to use donations to help purchase Visa gift cards for families that need financial assistance.  We are also looking to help get a camper for a local gentleman and his wife after they lost their home.

Thank you again for your generosity, and please remember the words of the Lord in Matthew 25,  because they certainly apply to you now: "Whatever you did to one of these little ones, you did it for Me."

God Bless You. 

We continue to pray for the people of Kentucky who have been adversely affected by flooding.  May Almighty God give them strength and courage to rebuild and may our prayers and assistance help them in their time of need.

We continue to pray for the people and government of the Ukraine.  We pray for an end to this unjust war.

Congratulations, Fr. Nelson, on your upcoming incardination into the Archdiocese of New York on September 28th at St. Patrick's Cathedral!

Thank you, Fr. Nelson for all that you do and may God continue to bless you in your priestly ministry. 

Please fill out the form HERE to sign up with FlockNote and begin receiving communication from St. Mary's ~ St. Peter's.

With or without a Facebook account, you can watch live-streams and recordings of St. Mary's ~ St. Peter's Masses. Click here to view our parishioner-maintained Facebook page.

Here you will find the latest news and information about the church. Please take a moment to visit the online Calendar for upcoming events, our News section for featured articles, and if you didn't pick up a paper version, the bulletin is also downloadable. We encourage you to check back often!

St Mary's Church & Rectory: (845) 331-0301
Cemetery: (845) 338-2360
Kingston Catholic School: Jill Albert, Principal

Reservations are now being taken for our 180th Anniversary Gala on Sunday, November 20th from 2pm until 6pm at Diamond Mills in Saugherties, NY.  Please let the parish know if you will be attending. We hope to see you there!
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We are now taking ads for our 180th Anniversary Journal. Please fill out the form to specify the size and content of what you would like in the journal and bring it to the parish with payment. 

If you did not receive an envelope in the mail, there will be extras in the back of the church in the vestibule that you can take home.

Thank you.
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This coming Sunday, October 2nd, after the 11am Mass, Fr. Bill will be blessing the animals for the Memorial of St. Francis.  Bring your pets and have them blessed!

God Bless You and your beloved pets!
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If you're interested in being a part of our life chain on October 2nd, please contact Dcn. Jack.

God Bless You!

Confessions are being heard after the 4:00pm Mass every Saturday.  Please knock on the rectory door after the 4pm mass on Saturday to let the priests know you would like to receive the sacrament .