St. Joachim -  St. John the Evangelist

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Religious Formation classes will begin on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 10 am ONLY.

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

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

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 27, 2021 FROM
ST. JOACHIM-ST.JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH WITH CELEBRANT: PASTOR FR. RICHARD SMITH

FINAL BROADCAST

Parish Office
2 Oak Street
Beacon, NY 12508 - 1805

Phone: 845-838-0915 Fax: 845-838-0919 

Parish Office Hours:
Our regular Parish office hours are Mon. –
Fri., 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. We are closed for
lunch from 12 – 1 PM. Changes for Holy
Days and holidays will be announced.
 

Dutchess County Interfaith Council CROP Walk
 We Walk Because They Walk!

In developing countries, a person will typically walk about 3.7 miles a day for food or water – while our food is delivered to a store and driven home in our cars.  The yearly CROP Walk is a way of showing our solidarity with those who walk for food, for water, for life.

For forty-five years Dutchess County Interfaith Council (DCIC) has joined with Church World Service in raising funds to fight hunger here and around the world. 25% of funds raised comes back to Dutchess County! Last year, St. Joachim – St. John the Evangelist church participated in this fund raiser – raising $2500 through online donations and a virtual walk.

This year, our team would like to add an actual in-person walk through Beacon to our online virtual walk.
YOU can walk on Sunday, Oct. 17^th. You can start at St. Joachim or St. John. Starting time will be between 2:00 – 4:00 PM.

YOU can ask your friends and family to support your walk by donating to CROP.

It’s easy, just go to: https://events.crophungerwalk.org/2021/team/st-joachim-st-john-the-evangelist-beacon.
OR, make a check out to DCIC CROP Walk and drop off at Parish Office.
Can’t walk on Sunday, Oct. 17 – NO PROBLEM!

You can walk anywhere, any time. You can walk in your backyard, in Beacon with friends,
on the Rail Trail. Let folks know what you are doing and encourage them to support CROP.

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

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO MAKE A DONATION TO OUR CHURCH USING WESHARE.

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As you may have noticed, there have been quite a few unsponsored Masses of late. Remember, you do not have to be dead to have a Mass said for you. Having trouble deciding on a gift for the person who has everything? Special events, like Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations, Sacrament receptions can all be remembered with a Mass for the intentions of the special person.  Have you had a prayer answered? Say thanks with a Mass. Do you need a special prayer answered? What better way to ask for a miracle than with a Mass!  Just some food for thought.

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.