Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church is a welcoming Roman Catholic Parish Community.  Our mission is to bring people closer to God through meaningful worship, through grace-filled community activities and through service to His children through the Corporal and Spiritual Works of mercy.  We endeavor to build upon the God-given talents and abilities of each of us to serve all of us.  
We celebrate the welcoming hospitality of this parish; its inclusiveness and respect for the cultural, thnic, racial, political and economic diversity of its members.  There are 37 different nationalities composing the magnificent mosaic of the church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

Devotions to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary are central to our sharing of grace with one another.

At the present time, the pastoral care of the parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is entrusted to the priests of the New York Congregation Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. The spirit of “joyful discipleship”, which distinguished the first disciples of Jesus and St Philip Neri himself, inspires our community.

Mass:

Join us every Sunday at 10:30 AM, M-F at 8:00 AM, Sat. at 9 AM   for the streaming Mass from our beloved OLSH Church.    The scripture readings can be found at the link on the right below.
Daily Mass is also streamed from St. John's Church in Piermont at 10:30 am. Go to their website and click on the streaming Mass.  Both links are below

Click on the link from your phone, iPad or computer and you will be joined in to the Mass.  It can also be linked from your phone to the TV if you have that type of connection.

8:00 Daily Mass and 10:30 Sunday Mass from OLSH click here

10:30 Daily Mass from St. John the Baptist Piermont, click here

Lead Kindly Light: A meditation St. John Henry Newman on YouTube: Click here
 
Stations of the Cross:  

STATIONS OF THE CROSS WITH THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF THE ETERNAL WORD. 
Click here

Pray the Rosary: 

Catholic TV
provides daily Mass in English an Spanish and also features The Daily Mass offered by the Pope.  Click here

BOOK OF MASS INTENTIONS OPENING FOR
JULY, AUGUST SEPTEMBER

                  The book of Mass Intentions for July, August and September 2020 will open on Tuesday June 3, at 9 AM.  Due to the current coronavirus situation our procedures  for reserving a Mass have changed.  We have developed what we hope will be a simple process designed to keep everyone safe while at the same time providing the opportunity to remember your loved ones on the dates that are meaningful for you.  Please follow the instructions below to reserve your Masses.

NOTE:  THERE WILL BE NO IN-PERSON MASS RESERVATIONS   THE PARISH OFFICE REMAINS CLOSED.

* Beginning at 9 AM on Tuesday, June 3, you may either call (359-1230) or e-mail (secretary@olshtappan.com) the Parish Office with your request.  Callers will leave messages on the answering machine. 
* Please provide your name, phone number if you are calling, the names of those to be remembered, and the date(s) requested.
* Calls and email requests  will be taken care of in the order they are received.  Both messages left on the  answering machine and emails have a time stamp. 
* You will receive a call back or return email within 48 hours acknowledging your request and providing information regarding how to submit your offering. 
*
 CALLS OR E-MAILS RECEIVED BEFORE 9AM WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED A MASS.

We sincerely appreciate your cooperation and understanding  in these challenging days.
 
 

All Parishes are  now in Phase I  of the 5 Phases of the Cardinal’s plan to return to public worship.  They  are:

Phase I – Churches Open for Private Prayer and Confessions

Phase II - Celebration of Baptisms and Marriages (limited to 10 attendees)

Phase III - Celebration of the Rite of Distributing Holy Communion Outside of Mass

Phase IV – Celebration of Daily and Funeral Masses with Limited Attendance

Phase V – Celebration of Sunday Mass with Supervised Attendance

We will move from phase to phase at the direction of the Archdiocese taking every precaution to secure the health and safety of each of us.

The Chapel  is open for prayer as follows:  
Daily  7AM-8PM; Saturday: 7AM - 3 PM; Sunday 7 AM - 8 PM

 Please remember that a mask IS REQUIRED and that you must maintain a 6 ft. distance from any other person. Please sit only in the designated areas.

Confessions will be heard on Sat. 4:30-5 PM in the Chapel. Only ONE person will be admitted at a time. If the Chapel door is open you may enter. If it is closed it means that someone is already inside.  Please wait for them to exit. 
You may also call the parish office to make an appointment for confession. 845-359-1230
We will keep you updated on any changes as they take place.
 

Dear Family of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart:
 
            As we continue to travel on this new and uncertain journey together I would like to update you on several things.
 
1.   The Parish Office is closed  until further notice.  However, the staff will be working remotely.  The best way to reach the office staff is via e-mail using secretary@olshtappan.com.  Someone will respond as soon as possible.    Priests will, of course, continue to be on call for sacramental emergencies.

2.  .As a symbol of our unity and community we are asking each of you to light a candle in your home at 7:30 PM each evening gathering together to pray one  Our Father and three Hail Mary – or if you can, the Rosary. Even one decade of this beautiful prayer is a gift.
Our common  prayer  intention will be the health and safety of each of us and especially for those who are in the front lines: doctors, nurses, all healthcare practitioners and all who are caring for those who have contracted the virus .  We will pray also that those who are ill will recover quickly.

3.  Finanaces
Thank you  to those who have signed up for on-line giving!   Thank you to those who have mailed or dropped off their envelopes when coming to the church to pray! 

Collections for Easter and the following weeks continue to be less than last year. PLease see the bulletin for current figures.

This income is critical to enable us to pay our bills and be prepared for emergency situations. 
If you have not made your Easter offering and can do so— or if you have not dropped off or mailed your weekly envelope—please do so this week.  We are MOST GRATEFUL

          We continue to urge all who can to please consider joining our DIRECT DEPOSIT giving program by going to our website:  olshtappan.com and clicking on the large “On-Line Giving” Button, (top right) to set up automatic giving to keep our staff, clergy, and buildings ready for us when this crisis ends, as it will. You may donate directly through your checking account or using a credit card ( VISA, MASTER CARD or DISCOVER).  If you need assistance, please email our parish office (secretary@olshtappan.com) with your name and number and they will happily respond to help you.     
You may also continue to mail your weekly envelopes to the parish.  For as long as we are able,  we will keep our church and chapel open for private prayer .  Again, if you stop by to pray, your collection envelopes or any contribution you wish to make to help support our parish, staff and our utility expenses may be dropped in the mail slot on the Parish Office door.

God bless you for your continuing sacrifices.

                     

     Since so many people pay bills and take care of other financial responsibilities on-line, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish has launched an on-line giving avenue for our parish family.  No more remembering envelopes - no  more writing checks!  Weather and vacations don't interrupt your giving!  You will be able to make your safe and secure donation either by an automatic deduction from your checking or savings account, or by credit or debit card ( MC, Visa or Discover). There are more details in the Bulletin.  Just click on the "On-line Giving Button above on the right  to get started!

www.flocknote.com/olsh 

If you need assistance, please email the Parish Office  secretary@olshtappan.com

The Mass Book for July, August and September is open. During this corona virus  crisis email: secretary @olshtappan.com to request a Mass. 
 

This link will take you to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website which includes a full calendar of daily scripture readings current and future.