Church of St. Colman, East Kingston NY

2020 Mariapolis Luminosa Virtual Nativity Display This year the Focolare Movement at Mariapolis Luminosa will be presenting their 2020 International Nativity Display virtually. Each week during Advent a different episode will be presented. Please visit our Virtual Nativity Display (link below) and share this gift with your family and friends. https://youtu.be/hD27EcYrzdE We wish you and your families a wonderful Advent and Christmas season. ... For more information, visit https://www.focolare.org/mariapolisluminosa/ See more

LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE SEARCH World Marriage Day, February 14, 2021 The search begins for the Longest Married Couple in the Archdiocese of New York! To enter: C...ouples must be sacramentally married for a minimum of 65 years and reside in the Archdiocese of New York. The longest married couples will receive commemorative certificates signed by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The winning couple will be interviewed and featured in an article in Catholic New York. Winners are determined by how long the couple has been married as of World Marriage Day, February 14th, 2021. For further information, or to submit an entry, contact Kathleen Crayne at the Family Life Office at [email protected] (preferred method) or 646-794-3182. The deadline for entries is Sunday, January 17, 2021. See more

TO MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF SAINT COLMAN PARISH COMMUNITY The health and safety of the parish staff and community at the Church of Saint Colman is our top priority. I am writing to inform you that a member of the parish community self-reported a positive test result for COVID-19 on Monday, November 9, 2020. The last day of exposures at the parish was Saturday, November 7, 2020. CDC advises that any symptoms of Coronavirus appear between 2 and 14 days from the date of exposur...e. We are handling this situation with the utmost seriousness. It is important to listen to facts and not respond to fear or rumor. We would encourage you to visit the CDC website www.CDC.Gov for additional factual information. The NYS Department of Health has advised that those individuals who were in close contact with the infected person are required to quarantine. Individuals who were in close contact are persons who were within 6 feet of the infected individual for ten minutes or more, or those individuals who were in an enclosed room with the infected individual for one hour or more. The parish will be contacting those individuals who have been identified as potentially being in close contact with the infected individual to alert them to the situation. The Ulster County Health Department will then contact these individuals to initiate contact tracing, if necessary. The parish is following protocols from the CDC and NYS DOH and will clean and sanitize the church following CDC Guidelines using approved disinfectants. Because we have followed all guidelines on social distancing and wearing personal protective items, the likelihood of anyone becoming infected from this positive case is low. However, if you develop or have developed COVID-19 symptoms, you should call your medical professional or you can call the ArchCare COVID-19 Hotline at 1-877-239-1998. Archcare has allocated staff to handle inquiries and provide guidance to members of the Archdiocesan community, including clergy, religious, volunteers, lay personnel, students, and their families. The Archcare Intake Specialists will answer all questions or route you to someone who can address your concerns. Archcare can also provide you with information about obtaining a COVID-19 test to determine if you have been infected by the virus. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) New York State Hotline The New York State Department of Health has set up a hotline at (888) 364-3065 where Department of Health experts will be available to answer questions regarding COVID-19. In addition, you can obtain additional information by visiting New York State Department of Health website at Ulster County Department of Public Health website at https://covid19.ulstercountyny.gov/. During times like this, the safety and well-being of our Catholic parish families, staff, and those in our care, as well as those in the broader community around us, are our primary concern. November 12, 2020