Rev. Robert S. Hewes, Pastor

35 North Service Road
Dix Hills, NY 11746
(631) 499 – 8520


Parish Secretary
Roxanne LoGrande   x126

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SCAM ALERT – AGAIN!

Please do not respond to any emails or texts purporting to be from me requesting money or other aid. We’ve had this problem before. Anyone can register a phony email or phone number claiming to be from the parish or from me personally. None of the phony emails or texts to this point are from my personal or parish email account or phone number.

Thanks!
Father Hewes

HOLY WEEK & EASTER SCHEDULE

CONFESSIONS

All Saturdays of Lent: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Monday of Holy Week, April 3rd: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Good Friday, April 7th: 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM only
Holy Saturday, April 8th: 11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

LITURGIES OF HOLY WEEK

Palm Sunday, April 2nd Regular Sunday Schedule
Saturday ~ 4:00 PM
Sunday ~ 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM

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Holy Thursday, April 6th
9:00 AM ~ Morning prayer
7:00 PM ~ Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight

Good Friday, April 7th
9:00 AM ~ Morning prayer
3:00 PM ~ Solemn Liturgy
7:00 PM ~ Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday, April 8th
9:00 AM ~ Morning prayer
10:30 AM ~ Blessing of Easter Food
7:00 PM ~ Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday, April 9th
Masses at 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM

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Letter from Bishop Barres regarding the
US Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson

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The ‘Equality Act’ Discriminates

February 25, 2021 The ‘Equality Act’ discriminates against people of faith and threatens unborn life. Tell Congress you oppose it! Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. The so-called Equality Act, which is being voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives soon, in many ways does the opposite and needs to be

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The “Fifth Columnist”

Dear Friends, Eighty-five years ago a term entered the language that enjoyed a long vogue. In 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, a general laying siege to Madrid was asked how many columns (of troops) he had. He replied that he had four columns outside the city, but a “fifth column inside.” He meant a

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Religious Freedom’s Tenuous 21st Century Foothold

COMMENTARY: At no point in the recent history of the United States has our freedom of religious belief looked so fragile — and this despite the fact that the Trump administration has shown an unusually strong commitment to preserving that freedom.     https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/religious-freedoms-tenuous-21st-century-foothold Andrea Picciotti-Bayer  September 9, 2020

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Parish Office Hours

The receptionist desk will be “womanned” Monday through Thursday from 9 AM to 1 PM for routine Parish business and Mass Cards.  On Friday there will be more limited service. Please call ahead when in doubt.  631-499-8520. Important Telephone extensions for general non-emergency messages: Parish Secretary: 126 Parish Business Manager: 113 Religious Education (CCD): 128

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Important DRVC Information
Information regarding a new deadline to file proofs of claim for victims of sexual abuse who were over 18 or older when the alleged conduct occurred and the forms to use, can be found by clicking on the following link to the Diocese’s bankruptcy website and scrolling down the page:  https://dm.epiq11.com/drvc