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Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel

Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel

ST. PETER'S CEMETERY OFFICE AND PARISH OFFICE HOURS

CEMETERY OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Parish Secretary
Monday-Friday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

(845) 452-8580
171 Salt Point Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, NY
Parish Email: [email protected]
Cemetery: [email protected]
Cemetery Visiting Hours

Saint Peter's Cemetery main gate
is open daily from 7:00am - 4:30pm.
ST. PETER'S PARISH REGULAR SCHEDULE OF MASSES AND CONFESSIONS

Sunday Vigil
(St. Peter's School Gym)
Saturday: 4:00pm

Sunday Masses
(Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel)
9:00am, 10:30am, 12noon

Weekday Masses
(Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel)
Tuesday: 8:30am
Wednesday: 8:30am
Thursday: 8:30am
*non-First Friday: 8:30am
*First Friday: 12 pm
First Saturday: 12noon

Confessions
(St. Peter's School Chapel)
Saturday: 3:00pm-3:45pm
or by appointment

Cemetery Daily Visiting Hours
Gate Opens: 7:00am
Gate Closes: 4:30pm
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HYDE PARK FOOD PANTRY

Many thanks for all that you donate to the Hyde Park Food Pantry. Our number of clients is growing and we are trying to get a jump on our holiday baskets. Turkey stuffing mix, boxed mashed potatoes, canned cranberry sauce, canned sweet potatoes, yams, corn, carrots, beets, beans, soup, corn muffin mix, jars/cans of turkey gravy, jars or containers of nuts, and bottles of cranberry juice blends will help us. Whatever you can do is much appreciated.

A full list of additional items needed is found on the donation bins at the school and chapel. Thank You!
Today's Readings
- Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading 1 Wisdom 6:12-16
  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
  Reading 2 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
  or 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
  Gospel Matthew 25:1-13
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Daily Reflections
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CARDINAL'S APPEAL - 2026

THANK YOU FOR WHATEVER YOU CAN GIVE!

Saint Peter's Parish (as of 10/06/2026)
Goal: $56,600.00
Pledged: $47,542.67
Paid: $46,407.67
Percentage of Goal: 84%
Number of Gifts: 126 Average Gift: $379.54

Overall Archdiocese (as of 8/11/2026)
Goal: $21,000,000
Pledged: $18,379,431.34
Paid: $16,812,163.39
Number of Gifts: 38,405 Percentage of Goal: 87.52%
Average Gift: $478.57
Number of Parishes Achieving Goal: 92

Thank you for your gift!
If you have not yet made a gift yet, there is still time to join your fellow parishioners in a generous act of supporting the many charitable works of the Archdiocese of New York.

The Cardinal's Appeal gives each parish of the Archdiocese an opportunity to pool our financial resources to contribute to the common good of the New York Archdiocese in its many activities and efforts to help those in need.

Last Year 2025 - Saint Peter's Completed
Goal: $56,600.00
Pledged: $52,175.00
Paid: $51,960.00
Percentage of Goal: 91.8%
Number of Gifts: 132

Thank you for your generous gift
on behalf of Saint Peter's Parish!
To make a pledge or one-time gift.
Visit cardinalsappeal.org,
or
Take a pledge envelope from the chapel, auditorium, or office.
To make sure your donation is applied to St. Peter's Parish in Poughkeepsie, make sure to indicate our parish ID which is D527.

Thank you to all who gave $51,960.00
to the 2025 Appeal on behalf
of Saint Peter's Parish!
HYDE PARK FOOD PANTRY

There are two boxes for food pantry donations located at both St. Peter’s School Gym and Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel.

The Hyde Park Food Pantry is very grateful for all the donations of St. Peter's parishioners. At present the following items are especially needed: canned soups, stews, oatmeal, applesauce, canned fruit, pasta, rice, and shelf stable milk along with the regular items: flour, sugar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, onion powder, garlic powder, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, band aids, toothpaste.

Please donate NON-PERISHABLE and NOT EXPIRED items. Thank you!

Thank you, from the Hyde Park Food Pantry!
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