To secure the new edition we will be following the same re-order procedure as last year: Parishioners will be able to participate in a bulk order for their own individual copy, and we ask that you keep your copy at home between Masses. Please let us know by August 6th if you would like a missal. They will be offered at a discounted rate of $5 which we ask be paid when we receive our order, expected sometime in November. Sign up to receive a missal at https://hnmcroton.flocknote.com/signup/61149 or contact the Parish Office

Fr. Nelson’s new monthly bible class will meet for the first time on this Thursday evening, July 29, in Room 316A at 7pm in the Parish Building. How did the idea of God evolve in human minds so that it could be entered into the Old Testament? Using this perspective, we then step into the stories of Creation, Adam and Eve, the Flood, and maybe touch the story of Abraham. Past participation in Fr. Nelson’s Spirituality Class is not required.

The Sunday, 9:15 Mass at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd will return beginning July 25th. Sunday Mass at the church will remain at 8:30 am and 10:45 am.

Please join us on Friday October 1st, 2021 at Mohansic Golf Course. This event is open to everyone regardless of skill level. We can pair individuals or incomplete foursomes. The cost is $160.00 per golfer. Please register at www.crotongolf.com or submit payment to the Parish Office and include your Name, Email & Phone number. This tournament is our biggest fundraiser and has enabled us to provide significant support to the Holy Name of Mary Parish community as well as other worthy causes at the local and national levels.

Planning has begun for classes that begin in September. You should have received an email reminder if you have not registered. Please return the form with tuition this week. We must have our classes and catechists in place early in the summer to be ready for September. If you are new to the parish and have a child/children to register, please contact our office 271-4254 or email hnmreleduc@aol.com.

Monthly Classes beginning Saturday September 11, 2021- to Saturday June 4, 2022 from 8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M at Holy Name of Mary. (Level One, Part Two, begins September 2022) Tuition: $350 for one catechist, $250 each for additional catechists from the same parish. This is an Archdiocesan Program. Registration is available ONLY through the Catechetical Office. For more information, contact: Stephanie Gonzalez Stephanie.gonzalez@archny.org (646) 794-2822

Join us for this week of ecumenical faith, friendship, fun and festivities. Click for more info and registration form.

Any interested convert, someone needing to complete their sacramental formation, or simply a person searching for the truth should contact the Parish Center for more information. 914-271-4797 X10

Our Community Cookbooks are available for purchase. Stop by the Parish Office any time Monday thru Friday between 9am and 4pm to pick yours up. $15 per book unless pre-ordered.

The Breaking Bread Missals have arrived. They can be picked up at the parish office during normal office hours. As a reminder we are asking for $3 per missal.

Every Friday forward we will hold an Adoration service from 7 pm until 7:30 pm in the Church to pray for parishioners who are sick or have a relative or friend who is sick. Please let us know if you would like to include someone.

New due date for recipes is September 15. Submit by email or in person/ mail. Instructions on form. Our church is publishing a cookbook featuring the best recipes from our parish and our Croton neighbors. Get more info, share your recipes and pre-order with the link here.

Click here to find out all our Loaves and Fish Ministry is doing to help feed those struggling in our community. Please donate if you can.

Prior to the pandemic we had reluctantly decided to make changes to our permanent Mass schedule, recognizing the need to offer a reasonable number of well-attended Masses, in what will now be a parish with only one dedicated, full-time priest. When we do return to a normal Mass schedule if after Monday April 13th, the daily 8:00 AM Mass will be dropped from the schedule, and the Sunday, 11 AM Spanish Mass will also be eliminated. Individual intentions already booked will be combined with the nearest possible continuing Masses.

Walking With Purpose is creating a FREE brief weekly study for all Catholics (that's men AND women) that coincides with Sunday Mass. It's called Defining Moments and it's meant to help prepare and be "present" for Sunday Mass during this time when we cannot be at Church and are connecting to watch Mass online. Each lesson is divided up into 5 days giving just enough material per day to hit reset and to focus on God. Click for more info and pdf of first study

We are postponing the "Brian Bag" assembly event that was scheduled for this Sunday, March 15th. Luckily, all of the items in the bags have a long shelf life, so we will be able to wait a few months until the COVID-19 pandemic dies down. We will announce the new date as soon as we have one. We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to the many, many parishioners and ministries who have donated to this project. We have acquired enough goods and gift cards to create 300 bags!!! This truly has been a parish-wide effort and it has been a beautiful thing to witness. I can't wait until we can come together and assemble the bags as a healthy community!!

The ACTS Retreats have been postponed. We will keep you posted on future updates.

Playgroup will have a new day this year! We will now meet on Thursdays starting October 17th from

The Health, Safety and Security Committee of the HNM Pastoral Council is updating policies and procedures for emergencies in the church, gymnasium, chapel, parish center building and parish house (rectory). If you have special skills, training and experience in coping with medical emergencies (doctors, nurses, medical technicians), fire emergencies (firemen and women), or security breaches (police officers, military personnel), we invite you to join the HNM Immediate Responders. If you are willing to use your skills during emergencies at HNM, and could attend occasional training or refresher sessions, please call or text Tom Faranda (914) 924-2061, or email Maureen Poh Fitzpatrick (mbp9@columbia.edu), and tell us that you would step up and serve the HNM community in those potentially life-saving minutes before Croton Police, Fire or Emergency Medical Services can arrive and take over. Training sessions are anticipated later this year.

Our Prayer Shawl Ministry is looking for dontations! This ministry crochets blankets and shawls for distribution to the sick and homebound, as well as to the Montrose Veterans. The ministry would be very grateful for dontations of yarn or money. Please drop off at the Parish Office. Thanks!