Palm Sunday- April 5th- Live Streamed Mass at 10AM Holy Monday- April 6th- Live Streamed Mass at 9AM Holy Tuesday-April 7th- Live Streamed Mass at 9AM Holy Wednesday-April 8th- Live Streamed Mass at 9AM (Spy Wednesday) **Anytime during Live Streaming, the church will be closed and then will be re-opened when finished The Triduum Holy Thursday- April 9th- Tenebrae 9AM Clergy will be praying the Daily Office in church for the intentions of healing of the world during this time Live Streamed - Mass of the Lord’s Supper- 5:30PM ***Church will be open for private prayer after Mass ‘til Midnight Good Friday- April 10th- Tenebrae 9AM Day of Fasting and Abstinence Clergy will be praying the Daily Office in church for the intentions of healing of the world during this time Live Streamed - The Passion of the Lord- 3PM ***Church will be open after the Service and remain open until 8PM Holy Saturday- April 11th- Tenebrae 9AM Clergy will be praying the Daily Office at 9AM in church for the intentions of healing of the world during this time Live Streamed -Easter Vigil- 8PM Easter Sunday-April 12- Live Streamed- Mass of the Resurrection- 10AM ***Church will be open after mass and remain open until 2PM

As per the directives of the Archdiocese, we are remaining mindful of the health risks, therefore, Palms will NOT be distributed to the faithful at this time. Palms will be blessed at mass and stored. We will announce the date of distribution of palms when we know. As this is difficult for all, thank you for your patience and understanding. Mass will be concelebrated and Live Streamed at 10AM.

Good Afternoon to you. As you are aware of the health concerns and decisions made by the Archdiocese because of those health risks, we need to make sure that all are kept safe, many directives have been given to us including those surrounding confessions, Holy Communion, Reconciliation Monday, Holy Week and more. I have said that your priests are here for you. As per those directives, Reconciliation Monday IS CANCELLED. Anyone that is in need of confession, please call the rectory to make an appointment. We need to protect the "seal of confession" while maintaining "social distancing" as well as keeping with the directives given to the public. All of us have a duty, a moral obligation to protect each other even when it seems to be questionable. For those that are sick, Please stay home and make a perfect Act of Contrition, as per the guidelines given to us by his Holiness, Pope Francis. You may use whatever form of the Act of Contrition, but, you must have that " sorrow, contrition and purpose of amendment" in accord with teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Also, Holy Communion may ONLY be given as Viaticum- food for the journey during Last Rites (for the dying) contained within the Rite of Anointing of the Sick. As I prayed for all during last Sunday's Mass, "Spiritual Communion" is for you to make- My Jesus, I believe that you are truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. I adore you! I love you! Please Come into my hart, I pray! Amen. There are other types of these prayers that you may use. All these types of prayer will fulfill that "Spiritual Communion." As I said yesterday, we will get through this together. Let's follow those directives, laws that have been set forth. Only united in pray, whether it be in person or in solidarity with each other from home, we will persevere in faith and hope to our God and Christ Jesus through Mary. Make our intentions for those who are ill and suffering and for those who have died due to this pandemic. Please be assured of my prayers for all of you! God bless, Fr. Miz

Hoping this finds you well considering all things. I write to you with an update regarding Palm Sunday. As per last night's March 31, 2020 memorandum from the Vicar General's office of the Archdiocese, because of "health risks" there will be NO PALM DISTRIBUTION. Again- NO DISTRIBUTION OF PALMS- Health Risk! on Palm Sunday. Mass on Palm Sunday will be Live Streamed at 10AM and may be viewed via the parish's website www.holytrinitypoughkeepsie.com or on our FACEBOOK page. ***Important Note- The Church will be closed until after Mass is Live Streamed. Thank you to those who commented regarding the sound from last Sunday's Lived Streamed Mass. We are working on trying to make it clearer and waiting for equipment to arrive to enhance the sound. For all of us, these times are daunting because of the uncertainty the world finds itself. As for us priests, not to have public mass and especially not being able to have public mass in Holy Week is most unprecedented in our history. We are all in this together and we are connected together in prayer. Let's continue to persevere together and, together we will get through these times. Remember, we your priests are here for you. Just give a call to the rectory and we will help you the best that we can. Keep yourselves safe and protected. I will send more information regarding a little later. So stay tuned! God Bless, Fr. Miz

Greetings to you all. As we continue to hunker down, I write to all requesting your assistance. First, let me thank those of you who have been generous and concerned regarding the weekly church envelope. Your thoughtfulness and generosity is greatly appreciated. Secondly, In this time of crisis, at the direction of Cardinal Dolan our Archbishop, the church building remains open for private prayer. That being said, I ask for your assistance as we further sacrifice, to help us in maintaining the resources of the parish. You may choose to mail in or drop off your weekly church contribution to the rectory, or join in the electronic online giving known as WESHARE. This will aid the parish in maintaining its resources. Please frequent the parish website at holytrinitypoughkeepsie.com. Also, many people still have not signed-up for FLOCKNOTE. Please spread the word to the parishioners sign-up and or for those who do not know about the website, please tell them to go on and keep up with parish news. The weekly bulletin is available on the website too. Sign ups for FLOCKNOTE and WESHARE are on the website. Thank you for continued generosity and support in these difficult times. We are together when we pray even in our private prayers. My blessings and thanks go out to you all, Fr. Mizzi-Gili