We welcome six new Altar Servers who were commissioned last week: Nicholas Delfico, Matteo DiLaura, Jason Dillon, Vincent Karaqi, Jack Marinelli, Liam Muller.

We are pleased to announce the ordination of Seton's own Bro. James Ritch to the Sacred Order of Deacon on March 20th.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging federal lawmakers to oppose legislation known as the "Equality Act" because it discriminates against people of faith and threatens unborn human life. Please take action by urging your representatives in Washington to oppose this bill when it comes before them for a vote. Click for the link.

We invite families with small children to use the chapel during Sunday Masses. The Mass is projected into the chapel and Holy Communion is distributed there.

The Community Food Pantry at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Mohegan Lake, is asking for donations of gender neutral, already prepared baskets, or the fixings: baskets, cello bags, grass, wrapped candy, simple toys (e.g., balls, jacks, bunnies, coloring books, crayons, books, jump ropes, chalk). Baskets are given to dependent children 12 and under. Please bring the donations directly to St. Mary’s.

Cremation is permitted by the Catholic Church, and Catholics are reminded that the cremains (ashes) are to be treated with respect and dignity. Cremains should be buried or interred as soon as possible after a Funeral Mass.

A special note of thanks to our Boy Scouts and their Scout Masters and leaders who assisted in the burning of the old palm. The ash was used on Ash Wednesday.

One can of food a day can make a difference! During Lent, the Fr. John LaFarge Yorktown Council 4012 of the Knights of Columbus is inviting all parishioners to participate in a "40 Cans for 40 Days of Lent" program as part of their Lenten Journey.

Please be aware that neither the pastor, any of the priests, deacon, lay staff of the parish, school and/or religious education program will ever contact you by cell phone, text or email asking for you to help and to return calls or emails or visit websites.

Congratulations to our Cub Scouts boys who “Crossed Over” last Sunday (Scout Sunday) to the Boy Scouts: Christopher J. Alexander III, Nicholas G. Badini, Shane Degl, Gabriel J. Gentilucci, Marco A. Radeljic, Gianni M. Vanacore

This year Father Quarato will be completing his first six year term as Pastor of Seton. In keeping with Archdiocesan policy, an evaluation of the parish has begun. Those who wish to do so are invited to write letters with their own comments about our parish and pastoral leadership to The Office of Priest Personnel. Letters should be received no later than February 28, 2021

We will begin training sessions for new altar servers in the next few weeks. All students 5th Grade and up who would like to be trained as new altar servers should contact Fr. John Figueroa at the rectory, 914-528-3547 or by email: frfigueroa@bestweb.net.

In connection with the Family Life Office’s search for the longest married couple in the Archdiocese, we learned that Helen & William Robertson of our parish have been married 70 years!

As has been our custom, there is an additional Mass celebrated during the Lenten season on FRIDAYS at 7:00 PM, followed by the Stations of the Cross. Both Mass & Stations of the Cross will be Livestreamed.

Please deposit unwanted old blessed palm branches in the container in the main lobby of the church. The palm will be burned on Monday, February 15th and the resulting ash used on Ash Wednesday, February 17th.

All men and women of the parish are invited to join a guided self-study 33 Day Consecration to St. Joseph Retreat starting Monday, February 15th and ending with the Consecration on the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19th.

FEBRUARY 17th – ASH WEDNESDAY DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES DAY OF FAST AND ABSTINENCE Masses with the distribution of Ashes: 7:00am, 9:00am, 12:00noon and 7:30pm. A priest will be available in front of the church at 3:00pm for Drive-Thru Ashes. Ashes Only & Confessions: 8:00-9:00pm. The 9:00am Mass will be Livestreamed.

In honor of Saint Blaise, we will bless the throat of anyone who desires it at the daily Masses (7:00am, 9:00am) and from 8:00-9:00pm in the church. A priest will be available in front of the church at 3:00pm for Drive-Thru Blessings.

Father Thomas Burg of St. Joseph’s Seminary, is a moral theologian and specialist in bioethical issues.  He offers counsel on the ethical issues involved in taking the Coronavirus vaccine. 

Seton Cub Scouts will be collecting gifts for the parish Giving Tree during all the Masses Dec. 12th/13th. The scouts will be departing with the gifts after 12:30 Mass.