This 132-year-old church was the first all-brick parish building in the U.S. when it held its first mass in 1912. It is a majestic presence located across from the high school athletic fields on North Carll Avenue and the parish complex includes St. Joseph's Nursery School, which first opened as an elementary school in 1927 to educate students in grades first through fifth. A thrift shop and food pantry are also part of the complex. The pantry is open Monday and Friday from 9:30am to noon, and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30am to 1:30pm.
St. Thomas the Apostle Church is a Roman Catholic church that was founded in 1931. The first services were held in a storefront located on what is now Hempstead Gardens Drive until the church building was constructed in 1934. The first mass was held on Christmas Eve of 1934 and the building was officially dedicated during the following year. In addition to regular prayer services, the church also has an adult and children's choir, weekly Bible study groups, a book club, a knitting club and various classes and workshops throughout the year. There is also a youth program for middle school and high school students that holds social events, coordinates volunteer projects in the community and stages a musical each year open to all local teens. The church welcomes a mission preacher, holds adult courses every year during Lent and Advent and runs a bereavement program in the fall and spring. The human services department responds to requests for assistance from those in the community who have material needs. The parish also has a school, a chapel and CYO sports program.
The People of St. Edward the Confessor Parish live and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ:
By praying and celebrating the sacraments;
By fostering a community of love among all people;
By serving all, especially the poor, the vulnerable, and the alienated;
By teaching from generation to generation.
Built in 1969, Corpus Christi R.C. Church seems to dominate the skyline around it with its incredibly tall bell tower. The Nave is done in a classical style with blue cushioned pews and old-style chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.
A free parking lot exists at the Western end of the property as well as a larger lot across Willis Ave.
Although most passersby will only see the church from Willis Ave., the main entrance is located on Garfield Ave., with the entrance to the sacristy office around the corner.
Weekend mass: Sat, 5pm, 8pm (Spanish); Sun, 7am, 8:30am (Portuguese), 10am, 11:30am, 7pm.
Daily mass: Mon - Sat, 7am - 8am, 9am.
Confessions: Sat, 4pm - 4:45pm and by appointment.
Founded in 1929, Saint Christopher's is a parish of the Archdiocese of New York, NY and located on Albany Post Road in Buchanan next to Hendrick Hudson High School. The Reverend Andrew Kurzyna is the admistrative pastor of the parish. Parishoners are multi-cultural so certain services are bilingual and others are entirely in spanish.
The Seminary of the Immaculate Conception is part of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. In accordance with the Catholic Church, the Seminary offers a comprehensive program preparing individuals for priesthood into the Church in Rockville Centre. The Program for Priestly Formation is a five-year program encompassing human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral formation with evaluations conducted regularly.