St. James the Apostle & 

Our Lady of the Lake Mount Carmel

• The Church will be open for general seating but we ask that  you use Common Sense in seating. 
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• Please keep a distance of three feet between you and the    next person. 
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• Families may continue to sit as they have in the past.
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• Please continue to wear masks when attending Mass. 
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• If you have forgotten a mask, please ask an usher to assist you or come to the office window.
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• Holy Water fonts will continue to remain empty.
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• Missalettes will be placed in the pews within a week or two. 
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• If you have not brought your own Missal with you, please return the Missalettes to the pew when mass is concluded.
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• We will begin to use the Offertory Procession again.
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• We will continue to urge individuals to receive communion in the hand as opposed to on the tongue.
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• We will continue to engage in enhanced cleaning of the church and all gathering places.

OUR Lady of the Lake/Mt. Carmel Church

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM

Sunday Masses  
9:00AM and 11:00AM

Only 25% seating capacity due to required
seating limitations in both churches.


THE CHAPEL OF LIFE
O​​​​nly 25 people allowed in at one time. 

Monday thru Friday
Weekday Masses:  7:30AM and 9:00AM
(Rosary at 8:30 AM)

Saturday: 8:00AM


ALL ADULTS and CHILDREN OVER 2 Yea rs Old 
MUST Wear Masks in Church


Please Note :
We have NOT resumed the 5PM Mass on Sunday,
the Monday Evening Novena Mass  
or First Friday Adoration.
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PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday thru Friday: 8AM until 5PM
Saturday: 9AM to 6PM
Sunday:  8AM to 3PM 

(CLOSED for LUNCH from 12:30 to 1:30pm)

All Business Transactions must take place at the
Parish Office Service Window.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED!

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For true Emergencies, please ​​​​do NOT leave a message

on the Parish Office answering machine. 

PLEASE CALL our emergency number 
845-494-6313.

Confession is available on Saturday in 
St. James Church from 4PM to 5PM.  
For private confession, please call one
of our priests to schedule an appointment.

Parish Office 845-225-2079

Fr. Jon Tveit, ext. 111
Msgr. Joseph Martin, ext. 114
Fr. Szymon Kurpios, ext. 115
Msgr. Anthony Marchitelli, ext. 116  

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Please read these Rules and Regulations for 
St. James and OLL/Mt.Carmel Church

1. Masks are to be worn into church by all adults and children over 2 years old, during mass, except when receiving Holy Communion. Please sanitize your hands before entering church.

2. We have NOW designated that you can ONLY enter the church from the back doors in the parking lot area (by the 9/11 Memorial). There will be no other entrances available. This change was made because most of the congregation parks behind the church and it is more conducive for the elderly and handicap to enter. This also helps with seating as you enter the church.

3. Pews are assigned either for FAMILY or SINGLES which you will see indicated on the pews. You are considered a family when 2 or more family members will sit together.  There will be ushers helping to seat people so we can maximize our 25% capacity.  Please cooperate and allow the ushers to do their job. This will ensure a smooth transition as we are dealing with this pandemic.

4. During Communion, ushers will go pew to pew and only allow that pew to get up and receive until there is a 6ft clearance for the next pew to receive. It is strongly suggested during this transition period that you only receive by the hand.   

          Please open your hands as wide as possible with one hand over the other so the priest or                      minister can properly place the Eucharist in your palm with the least contact as possible.  Do not            grab the Eucharist from the priest or minister.
 

5. At the end of mass, all three doors will be opened for easy exiting. Please leave the church immediately after mass and please greet friends outside and not in the church.

 
Thank you for your cooperation in reopening of our masses.
 
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