Church of Saint Aidan

THE RECTORY OFFICE IS CLOSED

TO TALK TO A PRIEST CALL OUR PARISH CELL
516-404-2746

TO LEAVE A PHONE MESSAGE CALL
516-746-6585
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 HOLY WEEK
“In these holy days, in our homes, let us stand before the Crucified One - look, look at the crucifix, the fullest measure of God’s love for us, and before the God who serves us to the point of giving his life, and let us ask for the grace to live in order to serve.”  Pope Francis

All Holy Week liturgies at the Church of St. Aidan are taking place without the presence of the public this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.  There is to be NO PUBLIC GATHERING (inside or outside church, in cars, etc.). 

The Holy Week liturgies from the Cathedral of St. Agnes will be broadcast on CFN. 

HOLY THURSDAY 8:00 PM
The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be broadcast live at 8:00 PM from the Cathedral on CFN

GOOD FRIDAY 3:00 PM
The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord will be broadcast live from the Cathedral at 3:00 pm on CFN

HOLY SATURDAY 8:00 PM
The Easter Vigil Mass will be broadcast live from the Cathedral at 8:00 pm on CFN on Holy Saturday.

CHURCH OF ST. AIDAN
EASTER LOCKDOWN EGG HUNT
For Christians, the Easter egg is symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Will you take part in the Church of St. Aidan Easter Lockdown Egg Hunt? All you need do is click on the 'EGG HUNT' button.  Download and color the Easter Egg, or design your own, and put it in a window that faces the street, so that everyone can have the chance to see that WE ARE AN EASTER PEOPLE AND ALLELUIA IS OUR SONG. 

A message for the children of St. Aidan Parish and School can be found under the 'Video' button.

CHURCH
The church of St. Aidan remains open from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, for those who want to make a short visit. You may enter by the door at the St. Francis garden and the door for the disabled but we DO NOT ENCOURAGE you to enter the building.  You may encounter people who are infected, or you may pick up infection by touching pews, doors etc. We close the church at 1:00 PM for security reasons. Thank you for your understanding.
 
RECONCILIATION
We are not proposing to hear confessions via the telephone, the internet or via “drive-thru”. If you need to contact a priest at any time, please call our cell 516-404-2746.
 
THANK YOU
While the mission of St. Aidan parish and school continues, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on our normal routines, schedules and donations.  We sincerely thank all of you who continue to support the parish and school - 117 parishioners now donate online, and many others have mailed their donation to the rectory. You can donate online by pressing the 'Donate' button on this page. 
 
EMAIL
To be added to email distributions of the Parish Bulletin and other messages, please email Bonnie Parente at bparente@verizon.net. She will manually add you to receive emails from our Parish through our email server Constant Contact.
 
PRAYERS NEEDED
Fathers Adrian, Ed, Solomon and Ken are remembering all our parishioners at daily Mass.  Fr. Ken is assisting Msgr. Tom Costa at the St. Pius X Residence for retired priests.  
 
We pray for all our parishioners who are front line responders and health care workers, and all those who, following the example of the Good Samaritan, are exposing themselves to the risk of contagion. 
 
We pray for all who are sick, lonely or discouraged. May the Good Shepherd lead us to the still waters of comfort. May he make us aware of His healing presence and give us that conviction of faith which will enable us to trust in God. With God all things are possible.
 
Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us

St. Aidan, pray for us 

May God keep us all safe.