MASS TIMES
Saturday Vigil - 4:00 PM
Sunday - 8:00AM | 10:00AM
Daily Mass: Tuesday - Friday - 8:30 AM
Adoration on First Friday of the month after the 8:30 mass (9:00 am - 11:00 am)
If Averill Park Schools are closed or delayed due to inclement weather daily Mass will be cancelled
Sacrament of Reconciliation by appointment
BULLETIN
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OUR MISSION
St. Henry's is a welcoming community fed by Christ's compassion and called to bring God's word to life in loving service to all..
ST. HENRY'S PARISH PICNIC - 2025
WHEN: July 20th 11:30 am - 5:00 pm
The picnic tables under a hugh covered pavillion so the picnic is held rain or shine!
WHERE: North Greenbush Town Park - Dedrick Park
5 Camp Scully Way
Wynantskill, NY 12198
BRING: A dish to share
Drinks
Swim Suit/Towel
Lawn Chair
THINGS TO DO: Life Guard on Duty
50/50 Raffle
Sand Art
Kids Games
Bingo
Toys for Kids
Face Painting
COST: $5/Per Person, $20/Per Family
Hot dogs and hamburgers and all the fixins will be provided.
Tickets on Sale now after each Mass
Questions: Call the Parish Office at 518-674-3818
Bishop's Letter
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ALBANY SHARES DETAILS OF THE “REMADE FOR MISSION” PROCESS
June 9, 2025
In a letter to parishioners, dated April 7, 2025 linked here, Bishop Edward Scharfenberger announced he was launching a process to implement a newly envisioned future for long term growth and the formation of mission-focused disciples.
As promised in that letter, he shared details of the process this past weekend, Pentecost Sunday. It’s a time when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles, marking the beginning of the Catholic Church. This “Remade for Mission” process is a call to action to turn our hearts, resources, and efforts beyond our church walls, truly serving the Gospel.
In a letter to parishioners this past weekend, Bishop Scharfenberger announced that beginning in the Fall 2025, each parish network, or neighboring parishes, will enter a journey of discernment asking: What do we have? What do we need? What must we let go of? What are we being called to become?
This process will stir emotions, challenge attachments, but more importantly inspire new dreams. It’s not about forgetting our past. It’s about honoring it by shaping a sustainable, faithful future. Jesus reminds us: “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21). Our treasure must be Christ’s mission - to make disciples, transform lives, and serve the world.
His full message to the people of the Diocese is linked here along with an outline of the Remade for Mission process.
Habemus Papam! We have a Pope!
Pope Leo XIV has also chosen a motto that reflects this Augustinian tradition: In Illo uno unum, which means “In the One, we are one.” The phrase is taken from Saint Augustine’s Exposition on Psalm 127, where he explains that “although we Christians are many, in the one Christ we are one.”
To learn more about our new Pope, click here:
Did you know that a person who is Catholic and practicing can get a papal blessing parchment for different occasions including: Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Marriage, Anniversary of Marriage and Birthday among others?
Click here for details in applying for Papal Blessing Parchments online.
Jubilee 2025
Pope Francis has declared a Jubilee Year of Hope in 2025
EXCERPT FROM THE LETTER OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE NEW EVANGELIZATION, FOR THE JUBILEE 2025
"We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us, and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision. The forthcoming Jubilee can contribute greatly to restoring a climate of hope and trust as a prelude to the renewal and rebirth that we so urgently desire; that is why I have chosen as the motto of the Jubilee, Pilgrims of Hope. This will indeed be the case if we are capable of recovering a sense of universal fraternity and refuse to turn a blind eye to the tragedy of rampant poverty that prevents millions of men, women, young people and children from living in a manner worthy of our human dignity. Here I think in particular of the many refugees forced to abandon their native lands. May the voices of the poor be heard throughout this time of preparation for the Jubilee, which is meant to restore access to the fruits of the earth to everyone. As the Bible teaches, “The sabbath of the land shall provide food for you, for yourself and for your male and female slaves and for your hired servant and the sojourner who lives with you; for your cattle also, and for the beasts that are in your land, all its yield shall be for food” (Lev 25:6-7).".
“The Power of One Hour” is a five-part video series, produced by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and Sheehan Productions.
It’s aimed at enriching the understanding of the Celebration of the Eucharist and was created as a teaching tool for all who share the faith or who want to learn more about the Catholic Mass.
It was made possible by a grant from the USCCB Catholic Communication Campaign.
The Ministries of St. Henry's Church
With You the World Can Be Different
God expects something from you.
Have you understood that?
God expects something from you.
God wants something from you.
God hopes in you.
God comes to break down all our fences.
God comes to open the doors of our lives, our dreams, our ways of seeing things.
God comes to break open everything that keeps you closed in.
God is encouraging you to dream.
God wants to make you see that, with you, the world can be different.
For the fact is, unless you offer the best of yourselves, the world will never be different.
This is the challenge.
(Pope Francis, World Youth Day, Poland, 30th July 2016)
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