A few summers ago, our parishioner Rory McElduff, installed beautiful Stations of the Cross behind St. John’s Church for his Eagle Scout project.  The quiet tree covered path provides a beautiful place for prayer and reflection throughout the year.  At the time Rory was raising money, we decided it would be fitting to install the Stations in memory of Fr. Donald  Licata, who was so well loved here in Beacon for many decades. Events of the past year and more made it impossible to bless the Stations until now.  We will bless the Stations NEXT SUNDAY JUNE 20th immediately after the 7:30am Mass. 

All are welcome!
 

Tuesday evenings, 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM, join Fr. Richard for live streaming of the Rosary. 

On Tuesday May 25, there will not be a Rosary. We will resume on June 1^st, at St. Joachim.  Just for that date, the time will change to 7:00 PM to accommodate the book club meeting at 7:30. 

Please feel free to join live at the appropriate site. All covid precautions must be observed.

• Please Click here for the Religious Ed Registration Form for 2021-2022
• Please Click here for the Religious Ed SUNDAY Class Schedule for 2021-2022
• Please Click here for the Religious Ed WENESDAY Class Schedule for 2021-2022

Effective Tuesday, 4/27/21, we will be locking the gate at 4pm every evening, regardless of the season, and opening at 8:00 am every morning.  The cemetery is still open for these same hours on the weekend.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO OF SUNDAY MASS ON FACEBOOK LIVE ON  SUNDAY,
JUNE 12, 2021 FROM
ST. JOACHIM-ST.JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH WITH CELEBRANT: PASTOR FR. RICHARD SMITH 

PLEASE JOIN US FOR SUNDAY MASS ON FACEBOOK LIVE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021
AT 10:30AM FROM ST. JOACHIM - ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH WITH CELEBRANT: PASTOR FR. RICHARD SMITH

Click Here for the link from the Archdiocese of NY about
Acts of Spiritual Communion along with the Spiritual Communion Prayer - 

As per Fr. Richard’s announcement at the 10:30 a.m.
Mass last Sunday, we are so happy to be welcoming
our parishioners back! We will be pausing the
Facebook Live broadcast. We are grateful that
technology has allowed us to stay connected to you,
and bring you Holy Mass during this unprecedented
time and we appreciate your patience and support of
our humble livestream.
We want to continue to stay connected with you, and
will work on bringing you Fr. Richard’s weekly homilies
to the Facebook page, so stay tuned!!
Our last livestream will be on Sunday, June 27th. As a
reminder for those deciding when to return, there is
plenty of room at our Masses; the 7:30AM, 9AM &
12PM Masses are lightly attended and provide plenty
of space to physically distance. We look forward to
welcoming you back. 
 

New Mass Schedule

Effective next Sunday, June 13, 2021, all masses will be in the church. For the time being we will continue to have one side for open seating for those fully vaccinated, and one side for social distancing for those who either are not vaccinated, or simply are still not comfortable sitting together. If you really do not want to sit together, attendance at the 9:00 am and the 12:00 pm Masses at St. Joachim is considerably less than at 10:30 am at St. John. In any case, welcome back! It is good to see familiar faces again. 

New Church Seating Guidelines

Effective Sunday, May 23, 2021, we will be following the new CDC guidelines.

Fully vaccinated persons are not REQUIRED to wear a mask or follow social distancing. In so keeping, we have established 2 seating sections:
- Social Distance Section is on your right
- Open Seating Section is on your left. 

HOW CAN I HELP MY PARISH AND PASTOR??
BY MY PRAYERS AND MY GIVING

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As you may have noticed, there are many masses that go by with no intention. If you wish to sponsor one for a relative or friend, living or deceased, please call the office at 845-838-0915, and we can get it in. It obviously won’t be in an already published bulletin, but it will be announced at Mass. You might consider an upcoming birthday or anniversary – celebrate with Jesus at a Mass just for you! Remember all the students facing mid-term exams. Say thank you because a loved one recovered from covid. Maybe just bring Jesus and the Eucharist to a more prominent place in your life.

Could you not watch an hour with Me?

Every First Friday we have the privilege of Eucharistic Adoration at St. John’s from after the 8am Mass until Benediction at 7pm.  The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for silent prayer and adoration during that time.  All are welcome to come for as long or as short a visit as you can – but we need at least two people to commit to each hour of Adoration.  Because of recent deaths and parishioners moving away, we’ve been having a difficult time filling all the hours.  Would you consider committing to an hour of Adoration each First Friday? In doing so, you are not only spending time with the Lord, you are also making it possible for other parishioners to come and go.  You are answering Jesus’ invitation to come to a quiet place with Him to pray and actively serving your brothers and sisters who cannot commit to an hour.  The sign up sheet is in the back of the church the week before First Friday, or you can call the parish office to sign up.  We especially need people for the afternoon hours.