We celebrate on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Most of us will gather with family and/or friends and share a meal and company. In the midst of all our celebrations, we need to aware of the blessings we have all received this past year. I cannot help but think about the farmers who worked hard in the fields so I could have something to eat. We cannot forget the migrant workers who worked in the hot sun for little pay so we could eat apples, strawberries, and many other seasonal foods. Another group we cannot forget all those who work in the service jobs….those who work in fast foods, waiters and waitresses, people who work in the supermarkets, the people who run the gas stations, the nurses and aids in the hospitals and nursing homes, among many. We all need to be thankful for our police, firefighters and emergency personnel who everyday keep us safe or get us to the hospital when we are sick. The Thanksgiving theme this year is not about thankfulness for the material things or the food on the table. Our thanksgiving needs to be about the people we interact with everyday who we may not see or just assume will be there. May God bless them all with peace and joy.
at Clinton Heights
Welcome!
A Message from the Pastor: Greetings friends! On behalf of the one thousand parishioners who call the Church of St. Mary their home, welcome! St. Mary's is located in the town of East Greenbush and was founded in 1927 as a mission church of St. John's Church in the city of Rensselaer. In 1961, the small mission church burned while the building of the new parish school was underway. As a result, the gymnasium of the school became the new temporary worship space. We are still in this same space but it has truly become a wonderfully prayerful environment for our worship. St. Mary's is a … read more
Project H2O
Imagine what your life would be like if you awoke tomorrow morning and found that there was no water … help the thirsty
