Upcoming Events - 12/27/2020

Dear Parishioners,

Tomorrow, Thursday, December 24th: Christmas Vigil starts at 7PM. Malayalam Mass in church and English Mass in social hall. Christmas Caroling starts at 6:30PM by our Choir in Malayalam (church) and English (social hall).

We have Latin Rite Mass at 4PM on the 24th. You are welcome to attend this mass if you would like. 

Friday, December 25th:  We have Malayalam Mass at 9AM

Sunday, December 27th: Feast of the Holy Family. We have the regular Sunday Mass schedule (10:30AM Malayalam and 12:00 Noon English)

Monday, December 28th: Holy Innocents Day. Please bring your children for blessing to 6PM Mass

Thursday, December 31st: Year End service at 7PM

Friday, January 1st: First Friday, Holy Mass and Adoration at 6PM.

Please use the stamped envelope for your Christmas Donation. 

If you have not contributed your annual church dues yet, please try to do it by December 31st.

Please follow all the Covid 19 Protocols.  

Stay Safe and Healthy!

Wish you all a Merry Christmas!!!

Achan and Trustees.

Upcoming Events - 12/20/2020

Dear Parishioners,

Thursday, December 24th:

We will have Christmas Caroling starts at 6:30PM by our Choir  in Malayalam (in church) and English (in social hall) followed by Christmas Vigil at 7PM.

We have Latin rite Mass at 4PM on the 24th. You are welcome to attend this mass if you would like. 

Friday, December 25th we have Malayalam Mass at 9AM.

There are no restrictions of the number of people to attend the Mass. Please follow all the Covid 19 Protocols.

Please use the stamped envelope for your Christmas Donation to church if you are not attending the Mass at church.

If you have not contributed your annual church dues yet, please try to do it by December 31st.

Stay Safe and Healthy!

Wish you all a Merry Christmas!!!

Achan and Trustees.

Upcoming Events - 12/06/2020

Dear Parishioners,

Every Friday in December, we have Holy Hour right after the Mass in preparation for Christmas.

Stay Safe and Healthy.

Thank you

Achan and Trustees

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Upcoming Events - 11/08/2020

Dear Parishioners,

Please see the Christmas Caroling dates:

Venue: Church Hall

1. St. Joseph Ward        December 12, 2020

2. St. George Ward        December 13, 2020

3. St. Alphonsa Ward     December 18, 2020

4. St. Sebastian Ward    December 19, 2020

5. St. Mary's Ward         December 20, 2020

   

Please pray for the deceased in this month of November.

Stay Safe and Healthy.

Thank You,

Achan and Trustee

Upcoming Events 11/01/2020

Dear Parishioners,

Please see the following upcoming Events:

Parish Council Meeting on Saturday, October 31st  at 8:00 PM

Sunday, November 1st: Season of Dedication of the Church (Pallikkoodashakkalam)

Sunday, November 1st: All Saints Day

Monday, November 2nd: All Souls' Day.  We commemorate All Souls' Day with a requiem mass and valiya oppees for our deceased family members and friends. You are encouraged to bring a photo of the deceased to place at the altar. Please bring the pictures 30 minutes before the Mass. 

Friday, November 6th: First Friday

Mary Matha Malayalam School online classes will begin Friday, November 6th - 7:30PM to 8:30PM. We encourage you to register the students using the following link by October 31st.  https://forms.gle/qPZu192ZVfiheucb7   

Marriage Preparation Course: November 20 - 22 (Friday - Sunday) 2020

Our Diocesan level Next Marriage Preparation Course is scheduled for Friday, November 20 - Sunday, November 22, 2020.

Participants can register their names by sending an email to familyapostolate.chicago@gmail.com

Program will be online. This course license is valid for five years. 

Daylight Saving Time Ends On Sunday, November 1st. Turn The Clock BACK One Hour.

Stay Safe and Healthy. 

Thank you,

Achan and Trustees

Upcoming Events - 10/18/2020

Dear Parishioners,

We will continue our regular Mass schedules (Saturday 6PM and Sunday 10:30 AM and 12:00 Noon) from tomorrow, Saturday, 17th. We have contacted the Wesley Hills Town Mayor's office and they have  confirmed the 50% capacity of the building occupancy. For further information please check the below link.  Please comply with all the COVID protocols. 

https://www.wesleyhills.org/home/news/clarification-governor-cuomos-covid-cluster-action-initiative  

Mary Matha Malayalam School Classes will begin Friday, November 6th - 7:30PM to 8:30PM. We will begin with online classes for now. Anyone who is interested in joining the Malayalam School, please complete the attached registration form by October 31st. 

https://forms.gle/qPZu192ZVfiheucb7  

Stay Safe and Healthy

Thank you,

Achan and Trustees

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New Town Instructions Due to COVID

Dear Parishioners

We have received a notice from the Wesley Hills town informing that our church belongs to COVID-19 yellow zone. Therefore, we are forced to follow the town instructions for COVID protocols. Accordingly we can allow only 25 persons inside the church for the mass. It is going to be effective from this coming Friday. Therefore please note the following arrangements from Friday on. 

1. This Friday and Saturday we will have two masses since it is rosary week. One mass at 6:00PM with rosary and benediction. The second mass is at 7:30PM with rosary and benediction. 

2. For Sunday we are going to increase the number of masses so that more people can attend in person. I will let you know the arrangements on Friday. 

Thank you,

Achan

Holy Family Mission Becomes Full-Fledged Parish

  Dear Parishioners,

By the grace of God, today the Holy Family Syro-Malabar Catholic Church has become a Parish.

Please see the attached decree and letters from the Bishop and Chancellor which  announces the good news, "I hereby erect the St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission, Rockland, NY to a full-fledged parish of the St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago, with the name Holy Family Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Rockland, NY, with effect from September 8, 2020."

Let us thank God for this wonderful blessing!

Thanks and congratulations to All!

Achan and Trustees.

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Church Buying Ceremony

Dear Parishioners, 

By the grace of God, we are getting closer to a milestone in our church history!

The long awaited purchasing of our church, the official closing, will be this Tuesday, August 25th (one day earlier than previously announced). The closing ceremony will take place at 5:30 PM at our church in compliance with COVID protocols. 

We welcome those of you who are able to come to church this day to join and be a part of this memorable moment. We will have our regular Holy Mass and St. Anthony's Novena at 6:00 PM after the closing ceremony.

Please make sure to follow all the COVID protocols.

May God Bless You and Your Family!

Thank you,

Achan and Trustees

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Mathew Varkey Chengamthadathil - Visitation and Funeral Mass Information

Dear Parishioners,

Please see below information for the viewing and funeral service for Mathew Varkey Chengamthadathil.

The wake service and funeral Mass will be livestreamed.

Visitation: 

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Holy Family Syro Malabar Church

5 Willow Tree Rd, Wesley Hills, NY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nvo-SqFD8g&feature=youtu.be  

Funeral Mass:

10:00am - 12:30 pm, Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Holy Family Syro Malabar Church

5 Willow Tree Rd, Wesley Hills, NY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RWn6oMx77U&feature=youtu.be   

Burial:

1:00 pm, Wednesday, August 19, 2020

St. Anthony's Cemetery

36 West Nyack Rd,

Nanuet, New York

Please follow all the COVID protocols.

Thank you

  

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Death of Mathew Varkey Chengamthadathil

Dear Parishioners,

With deep sadness we are informing you of the death of Mathew Varkey Chengamthadathil. Mathew is the brother of Lucy Devasia and Tom Chengamthadam, and the brother-in-law of our former trustee John Devasia. Mathew was sick and hospitalized for the past ten months (death is not due to COVID). 

Our Parish expresses our condolences to the bereaved family members and pray for the repose of the departed soul of Mathew Varkey.

Visitation: 

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Holy Family Syro Malabar Church

5 Willow Tree Rd, Wesley Hills, NY

Funeral Mass:

10:00am - 12:30 pm, Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Holy Family Syro Malabar Church

5 Willow Tree Rd, Wesley Hills, NY

Burial:

1:00 pm, Wednesday, August 19, 2020

St. Anthony's Cemetery

36 West Nyack Rd,

Nanuet, New York

Please follow all the Covid protocols.

Thank you

Achan and Trustees

  

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Upcoming Events - 08/16/2020

Dear Parishioners,

 

1. Tomorrow, August 15^th, Saturday is the Feast of the Assumption (6pm Mass) - Day of Obligation. Also please keep our Motherland, India, in your prayers on this day of Indian independence.

 

2. The long awaited buying of our church will be on Wednesday, August 26^th, 2020.  Please continue your prayers for the smooth and successful process of this event.    

 

3. August 16th, Sunday: Those who would like to participate in the Karshakasree award 2020, please register by Sunday, August 16th

 

4. August 29^th, Saturday: First Holy Communion

 

5.  September 13^th, Sunday: We are celebrating our parish Feast of St. Mary on Sunday, September 13th. Kodiyettam will be on Friday, September 11th. We will start St. Mary's Novena on September 1st.  Those who would like to sponsor the Feast, please start to sign up. Due to the COVID circumstances, this year the sponsorship amount is $100. 

 

6. Our church property surveying is completed. However, the stakes are not placed yet. Once it is done, we will have the opportunity to have a tour of the church property.

 

7. Due to COVID social distancing, we are offering three Sunday Masses (one mass on Saturday evening and two masses on Sunday) every weekend.

 

From now onwards Sunday Malayalam Holy Mass will be at 10:30 AM (NOT 11 AM) and there will be an English Mass at 12 Noon.

 

Saturday 9:00 AM Malayalam Mass and Novena will be moved to 6:00 PM. Those who would like to attend this Mass to fulfill the Sunday obligation are most welcome. This is only a temporary arrangement until we get back to the normal church activities. You are also welcome to attend this as a regular Saturday Mass with Novena.

 

Please see the following Mass schedule:

Monday – Saturday:  6:00 PM

Sunday: 10:30 AM Malayalam Mass and 12 Noon English Mass

  

Please comply with the following guidelines to ensure everyone's safety:

 

1.   You must wear a mask (bring your own mask) all the time while you are in the church including while going to receive the Holy Communion

 

2.   Sanitize your hands before you enter the church. Church will provide the hand sanitizer

 

3.   Keep six-foot social distancing at the church and we must stay within the limit of 110 people for the Mass.

 

4.   After each Mass, the pews will be disinfected.

 

5.   There won't be any social gathering, food, or coffee at the social hall.

 

If you have any health concerns, we encourage you to refrain from coming to the church.

 

All the Masses will be live-streamed at the same time when the Mass is celebrated. 

 

Please keep our healthcare and frontline workers in your prayers. 

 

Stay Safe and Healthy.

 

 

Thank you,

Achan and Trustees

Upcoming Events - 08/09/2020

Dear Parishioners,

1. August 15th Saturday: Feast of the Assumption, day of Obligation. Please keep our Motherland, India, in your prayers on this day of Indian independence.

2. August 29th Saturday: First Holy Communion.

3. August 16th, Sunday: Those who would like to participate in the Karshakasree award 2020, please register by August 16th, Sunday.

4.  September 13th Sunday: We are celebrating our parish Feast of St. Mary on Sunday, September 13th. Kodiyettam will be on Friday, September 11th. We will start St.Mary's Novena on September 1st.  Those who would like to sponsor the feast, please start to sign up. Due to the COVID circumstances, this year the sponsorship amount is $100. 

5. Our church property is being surveyed. Hopefully, it will be done by next week. Once it is done, we will have the opportunity to have a tour of the property.

6.  Last week, we had our monthly PC meeting. The meeting decided to form different committees for the maintenance and functioning of the church. The following are the committees and the lead members.

Inventory:  Santhosh Manalil

Utility: Joseph Kadamthottu

Maintenance: Jijo Antony

Documents: Aney Chacko and Nirmala Joseph

Wallcovering at the Altar: Jacob Roy

Due to the COVID social distancing situation, we are offering three Sunday Masses ( one mass on Saturday evening and two masses on Sunday) every weekend which started on Sunday, August 2nd.

From now onwards Malayalam Holy Mass will be at 10:30 AM (NOT 11 AM) and there will be an English Mass at 12 Noon.

From Saturday, August 8th, the regular 9:00 AM Malayalam Mass and Novena will be moved to 6:00 PM. Those who would like to attend this Mass to fulfill the Sunday obligation are most welcome. This is only a temporary arrangement until we get back to the normal church activities. You are also welcome to attend this as a regular Saturday Mass with Novena.

 

Please see the following Mass schedule:

Monday – Friday: 6:00 PM

Saturday: 6 PM (From August 8th)

Sunday: 10:30 AM Malayalam Mass and 12 Noon English Mass

  

Please comply with the following guidelines to ensure everyone's safety:

1.   You must wear a mask (bring your own mask) all the time while you are in the church including while going to receive the Holy Communion

 

2.   Sanitize your hands before you enter the church. Church will provide the hand sanitizer

 

3.   Keep six-foot social distancing at the church and we must stay within the limit of 110 people for the Mass.

 

4.   After each Mass, the pews will be disinfected.

 

5.   There won't be any social gathering, food, or coffee at the social hall.

 

If you have any health concerns, we encourage you to refrain from coming to the church.

All the Masses will be live-streamed at the same time when the Mass is celebrated. 

 

Please keep our healthcare and frontline workers in your prayers. 

 

Stay Safe and Healthy.

 

Thank you,

Achan and Trustees

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Upcoming Events 8/2/2020

Dear Parishioners,

 

Friday, August 7th: First Friday, Holy Mass with Adoration

First Holy Communion: Saturday, August 29th

The long awaited First Holy Communion of our kids will be on Saturday, August, 29^th, at 10:30 AM  (English Mass).

Due to the Covid social distancing situation, we are offering three Sunday Masses ( one mass on Saturday evening and two masses on Sunday) every weekend starting on Sunday, August 2nd.

From Sunday, August 2nd onwards Malayalam Holy Mass will be at 10:30 AM (NOT 11AM) and there will be an English Mass at 12 Noon.

From Saturday, August 8th, the regular 9:00AM Malayalam Mass and Novena will be moved to 6:00PM. Those who would like to attend this Mass to fulfill the Sunday obligation are most welcome. This is only a temporary arrangement until we get back to the normal church activities. You are also welcome to attend this as a regular Saturday Mass with Novena.

 

Please see the following Mass schedule:

Monday – Friday:  6:00PM

Saturday:  6PM (From August 8th)

Sunday:  10:30AM Malayalam Mass and 12 Noon English Mass

  

Please comply with the following guidelines to ensure everyone's safety:

1.   You must wear a mask (bring your own mask) all the time while you are in the church including while going to receive the Holy Communion

 

2.   Sanitize your hands before you enter the church. Church will provide the hand sanitizer

 

3.   Keep six-foot social distancing at the church and we must stay within the limit of 110 people for the Mass.

 

4.   After each Mass the pews will be disinfected.

 

5.   There won't be any social gathering, food or coffee at the social hall.

 

If you have any health concerns, we encourage you to refrain from coming to the church.

All the Masses will be live-streamed at the same time when the Mass is celebrated. 

 

Please keep our nation and our healthcare and frontline workers in your prayers. 

 

Stay Safe and Healthy.

 

Thank you,

Achan and Trustees

 

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Upcoming Events - 07/19/2020

Dear Parishioners,

 

Sunday, July 26^th:  St. Alphonsa Feast

As part of the Feast we will have nine days of novena of St. Alphonsa starting from Friday, July 17^th (6:00PM) through Saturday, July 25^th (9:00AM). Feast Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, the 26^th, at 11:00 AM. Sponsors are invited for the Feast ($50). Please contact Achan, trustees or ward leaders.  If you would like to sponsor a specific day within the nine days of novena, please notify Achan.

You can use the following link to make the payments for feast sponsorship.

square payments-> https://checkout.square.site/pay/555e0cdd-bbf8-49a7-a075-13e320dd9793

 

Fr. Jose Kandathikudy will be the main celebrant for the Feast of St. Alphonsa. Jose Achan is retiring from active service from the diocese/ St. Thomas Church, Bronx. Achan will be moving to Virginia. We are blessed and happy to have Jose Achan celebrate this Holy Mass with us.

According to the protocol we are allowed to have only 25% of our occupancy (110 people) in the church. In order to make the seating arrangements we would like to get a headcount of the members attending the Feast. Please let us know whether you will be attending the Feast of St. Alphonsa through your ward leaders. Further details will be given through ward group messages. Please respond to the messages.

Since we are not allowed to have social gatherings, nercha ( pothi choru)  will be distributed to take home on the day of  Feast.

 

We will continue our daily Mass schedule as usual.  

Please see the following Mass schedule:

Monday – Friday:  6:00PM

Saturday:  9:00AM

Sunday: 11:00 AM (NOT at 10:30AM)

  

Please comply with the following guidelines to ensure everyone's safety:

1.   You must wear a mask (bring your own mask) all the time while you are in the church including while going to receive the Holy Communion

 

2.   Sanitize your hands before you enter the church. Church will provide the hand sanitizer

 

3.   Keep six-foot social distancing at the church and we must stay within the limit of 100 people for the Mass.

 

4.   After each Mass the pews will be disinfected.

 

5.   There won't be any social gathering, food or coffee at the social hall.

 

If you have any health concerns, we encourage you to refrain from coming to the church.

All the Masses will be live-streamed at the same time when the Mass is celebrated. (Monday-Friday at 6PM, Saturday at 9AM and Sunday at 11AM)

 

Please keep our nation and our healthcare and frontline workers in your prayers. 

 

Stay Safe and Healthy.

Thank you,

Achan and Trustees

 

Joseph Kadamthottu:        845-598-6290

Aney Chacko:                   845-709-9349

Nirmala Joseph:                845-634-1801

Jijo K. Antony:                 845-263-7165    

 

St. Alphonsa Ward Leaders:    

 

Liju Joseph:                      845-893-6097

Elizabeth Panthapatt:       845-300-5881

 

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Upcoming Events - 07/12/2020

Dear Parishioners,

 

Sunday, July 12^th:  Youth virtual open forum about Racism (2:00PM)

Sunday, July 26^th:  St. Alphonsa Feast

As part of the Feast we will have nine days of novena of St. Alphonsa starting from Friday, July 17^th (6:00PM) through Saturday, July 25^th (9:00AM). Feast Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, 26^th at 11:00 AM.  Sponsors are invited for the Feast ($50). Please contact Achan, trustees or ward leaders.  If you would like to sponsor a specific day within the nine days of novena, please notify Achan.

 

We will continue our daily Mass schedule as usual.  

Please see the following Mass schedule:

Monday – Friday:  6:00PM

Saturday:  9:00AM

Sunday: 11:00 AM (NOT at 10:30AM)

  

Please comply with the following guidelines to ensure everyone's safety:

1.   You must wear a mask (bring your own mask) all the time while you are in the church including while going to receive the Holy Communion

 

2.   Sanitize your hands before you enter the church. Church will provide the hand sanitizer

 

3.   Keep six-foot social distancing at the church and we must stay within the limit of 100 people for the Mass.

 

4.   After each Mass the pews will be disinfected.

 

5.   There won't be any social gathering, food or coffee at the social hall.

 

If you have any health concerns, we encourage you to refrain from coming to the church.

All the Masses will be live-streamed at the same time when the Mass is celebrated. (Monday-Friday at 6PM, Saturday at 9AM and Sunday at 11AM)

 

Please keep our nation and our healthcare and frontline workers in your prayers. Please pray for our parish community to resume its normalcy.

 

Stay Safe and Healthy.

 

 

Thank you,

 

Achan and Trustees

 

Joseph Kadamthottu:        845-598-6290

Aney Chacko:                   845-709-9349

Nirmala Joseph:                845-634-1801

Jijo K. Antony:                 845-263-7165    

St. Alphonsa Ward Leaders:    

Liju Joseph:                      845-893-6097

Elizabeth Panthapatt:       845-300-5881