Regular Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil
4:00 PM – St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph
Sunday
8:00 AM & 10:30 AM – St. Mary at Clinton Heights
Holy Week 2025 Schedule
Palm Sunday, April 12–13
April 12, Vigil Mass: 4:00 PM – St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph
April 13, Mass: 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM – St. Mary at Clinton Heights
Holy Thursday, April 16
Morning Prayer: 9:00 AM – St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph
Mass, Benediction & Adoration: 6:30 PM (Adoration until 10:00 PM) – St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph
Good Friday, April 17
Morning Prayer: 9:00 AM – St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph
Stations of the Cross: 12:05 PM – St. Mary at Clinton Heights
Service: 6:30 PM – St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph
Holy Saturday, April 19
Morning Prayer: 9:00 AM – St. Mary at Clinton Heights
Easter Vigil Mass: 8:00 PM – St. Mary at Clinton Heights
Easter Sunday, April 20
Mass: 8:00 AM – St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph
Mass: 10:30 AM – St. Mary at Clinton Heights
Locations
- Church of St. Mary at Clinton Heights: 163 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer
- Parish of St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph: 54 Herrick Street, Rensselaer
Daily Mass Schedule:
- Monday, April 21, 2025 12:00pm at the Church of St. Mary
- Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:00pn at St. John the Evangelist & St. Joseph
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025 8:30am at the Church of St. Mary
- Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:00pn at St. John the Evangelist & St. Joseph
Other Sacramental Celebrations
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Baptism
Celebrated regularly throughout the year at Sunday Eucharist. 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 Joanne Cimma.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 Ben Patten.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.
