Please pray for Father Bill and his ministry at St. Mary - St. Peter in Kingston, NY: saintmaryskingston.com
St. Mary in Newburgh is now home to Father Giuseppe Siniscalchi, CFR and members of the St. Mary of the Assumption Friary. You may read more about them, and their mission, at NewburghFriary.org.
Parish Closure
After 140 years of continuous faith practice and service to our community, the Church of St. Mary has been closed.
Father William Scafidi presided over an emotional final Mass on Friday July 31, 2015 at 6 p.m. Concelebrants included more than a dozen priests and deacons from our area. Hundreds of St. Mary parishioners, family, and friends attended the Mass, which filled the church to capacity. Afterward, Father Bill stood in the center aisle of the church and greeted everyone who wished to speak with him, one last time as Pastor of the Church of St. Mary.
Father Bill oversaw a transformative rebirth of this parish. Even though the church is now closed, and Father Bill reassigned, his spirit will live in each of us, as we were all directly affected by his presence. We extend to Father Bill our love, and every good wish in his tenure as Pastor of the Church of St. Peter in Liberty, NY.
The Church of St. Mary has become part of a new merged parish, with the Church of St. Patrick in Newburgh. Regular Masses and sacraments will no longer be available at the Church of St. Mary. The Archdiocese has stated that our church will be available for special occasions, but this has not yet been defined.
The merged St. Patrick - St. Mary parish began operation Saturday August 1, 2015. Please contact the St. Patrick Rectory for more information about regular services, and what special occasions may be held at the former Church of St. Mary. Note that sacramental records are now stored at the St. Patrick Rectory, 55 Grand Street. Click here to access the Church of St. Patrick - St. Mary web site, which provides Mass times, announcements and contact info.
This web site will continue for now in its current form. It may, in the future, host an historical perspective of parish history.
Thank you for your many years of support. May God bless each of you, and may God always protect and bless the Church of St. Mary.