Church of Saint Aidan

Join us in at our daily Mass here on staidanparish.org and on Facebook. 

PEOPLE ARE REQUESTING PALM
Blessed palms will not be distributed under any circumstances at this time. I know this is an extraordinary sacrifice for our faithful parishioners, but there will be a dawn after this darkness. 

Why not take a leaf or two from your garden into your home.  May this be your sign of 'Hosanna to the King' for this year.   

On Palm Sunday there is to be NO PUBLIC GATHERING (inside or outside church, in cars, etc.). Mass for Palm Sunday will be celebrated by the priests, without a congregation.  

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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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While the mission of St. Aidan parish and school continues, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on our normal routines, schedules and donations. But to quote Robert Frost, ‘In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: IT GOES ON.’ 

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.  A kindness is never forgotten. 
 
HOLY WEEK
All Holy Week liturgies from the Cathedral of St. Agnes will be broadcast on CFN. The times are listed in this week’s bulletin. You can find the bulletin by pressing the 'Bulletin' 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.
 
FIRST COMMUNION
All First Communion Masses scheduled for April and May are suspended. Future dates have not been decided. We keep all our young people who are preparing to receive the sacraments in our prayers.  A message for the children of St. Aidan Parish and School can be found under the 'Video' button
 
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.