Mass Locations

• St. Mary’s Church at Clinton Heights
  • 163 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer, NY 12144
• St. John the Evangelist & St. Joseph (SJESJ)
  • 54 Herrick St, Rensselaer, NY 12144

Weekend Masses

• Saturday Vigil
  • 4:00 PM at SJESJ
• Sunday
  • 8:00 AM at St. Mary’s
  • 10:30 AM at St. Mary’s

Daily Masses

• Monday
  • 8:30 AM at St. Mary’s
• Tuesday
  • 12:00 PM at SJESJ
• Wednesday
  • 8:30 AM at St. Mary’s
• Thursday
  • 12:00 PM at SJESJ

Holy Days of Obligation

• 12:00 PM at SJESJ
• 6:30 PM at St. Mary’s

Other Sacramental Celebrations

• Baptism

  Celebrated regularly throughout the year on the first and third Sunday of each month. Interested parishioners are invited to contact the Parish Office to begin a program of pre-baptismal preparation. For more information, contact the Parish Office.

  Confirmation

  Usually takes place at the annual fall celebration with the Bishop. Also celebrated in particular circumstances within the ordinary life of our parish. Interested persons are invited to contact the Office of Evangelization & Catechesis. For more information, contact Maureen Billa.

  Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA)

  Rites take place at the annual celebration of the Easter Vigil. Interested persons are invited to contact the Parish Office to enroll in this initiation process. For more information, contact Maureen Billa..

  Reconciliation

  Celebrated on non-holiday Thursdays beginning at 5:00 PM, or at any other time and place of convenience. The Reconciliation Room is located just inside the main entrance of the church (use the wooden door with stained glass; choose face-to-face or behind a curtain). To schedule, contact Trevor Lanier.

  Anointing of the Sick

  Call the Parish Office if expecting surgery or seriously ill for a gentle, prayerful celebration of this Sacrament. Seasonal communal celebrations are also available. For more information, contact the Parish Office.

  Marriage

  Registered parishioners should call the Parish Office at least nine months prior to arrangements for initial interviews and sacramental preparations. For more information, contact the Parish Office. For those already married, consider Marriage Encounter at www.albanyme.org.

  Holy Orders & Consecrated Life

  To discern a priestly or religious vocation, call the Parish Office to begin the process with Father Sam. Visit the Diocese’s vocation website at www.AlbanyVocations.org.