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Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel

Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel

Blessing of the Animals

The Annual Blessing of your pets will be held on Sunday, October 17th, in honor of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of Animals. The blessing will be at 2:00 pm at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, outside at the St. Francis of Assisi Shrine in the Steven Eric Kowalski Memorial located in the lower parking level.
ST. PETER'S PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday-Friday: 9:00am-1:00pm
(845) 452-8580
171 Salt Point Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, NY
Parish Email: stpppoffice@gmail.com
Cemetery: stpppcemetery@gmail.com
ST. PETER'S PARISH MASS SCHEDULE

Vigil (School Gym)
Saturday: 4:00pm

Sunday Masses (Chapel)
9:00am, 10:30am, 12noon

Weekday Masses (Chapel)
Monday-Thursday: 12noon
First Friday (Chapel): 12noon
First Saturday(Cemetery): 12noon

Confessions (School Gym)
Saturday: 3:00pm-3:45pm
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ATTENTION!

Starting October 17, all
Sunday Holy Masses will
return to being celebrated at
Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel.

Starting Monday, October 18,
our Weekday Masses (Monday through Thursday, First Friday
and First Saturday) will be celebrated at 12:00 noon.
First Saturday Mass is celebrated
at the Mausoleum at St. Peter’s Cemetery and all other weekday Masses will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel.
Today's Readings
- Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading I Rom 4:13, 16-18
  Responsorial Psalm 105:6-7, 8-9, 42-43
  Gospel Lk 12:8-12
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Welcome to
St. Peter's Parish

Served by
Father Ajith Wellington
Administrator
Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel Repair Project

Repair Work of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary will be carried out by Billman & Ross Associates who work for the Archdiocese of New York and it will cost US $ 71,856. If you wish to contribute towards the Chapel repair work, you can contact me or the office from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm or you can hand your donations over to me or to Margaret Ferrara after Sunday Masses. Checks can be made payable to “St. Peter’s Parish”. May God bless you for your generosity!

Fr. Ajith Wellington, OMI
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