Saint Mary Grand

October 18, 2020 Noon Mass new music by Doug Balliett at St. Mary includes a work by Justin Bieber, a violin piece that will continue over successive Sundays. Violin strings are crossed twice! 18th C. JB. Much renovation. New bronze doors manufactured in London arrive at the end of the month.

A new song, The Bees of St. Mary's" was written about St. Mary by The Chivalrous Crickets, artists who perform here at the parish. They use period instruments. Fiona Gillespie is the singer and Paul Holmes plays the theorobow, a 15 string instrument from the renaissance. Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOhdduuzkqU Text: Oh we run 'round about our fevered fall days... through the surf of the avenue's foot-spray in a neon night-maze wrapped 'round in the sea till the bees of st. Mary's invite us for tea. Great fun to dance reels through the bedlam we immortals transpiring headstrong down untold subterranean paths to the bells of the st. Mary's that call us to Mass. And we haul our assembly up towers to spin merry into wee hours bright notes as surrogate stars to ring so the wine of st. Mary's will call us to sing Though we often mistaken life's essence for the ceaseless amusement of sonance we're given a sip from the chalice of balance when the priest of St. Mary's, he offers us silence under canopy guarding four corners a peaceable kingdom for locals and foreigners entreated to sit the round table of plenty while the prince of st. Mary's crows out to the many it's here you'll find welcome four hours and twenty.

"Jesus wept." He wept over the death of his friend Lazrus. Love alone is the origin of these tears. Maria Rivas called yesterday. Maria has been sewing albs, baptismal gowns, funeral palls, the veils for Mary and the coat of Joseph for the parish. She comes down from Harlem once a week. Her sister died, who lives here in the parish on South Street, died on Friday. She had been ill and it is not related to the corona virus, still not to be beside her. I offered a mass for her sister today. Other such calls come in. "Jesus wept" means also let us know how such tears reveal His love. "Roll back the stone.."

"The royal official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies." Jesus said to him, 'You may go; your son will live ." The man believed what Jesus said to him and left. While the man was still on his way back, his slaves met him and told him that his boy would live." John 4: 50-52 From the gospel for today, March 23rd, 2020 Monday. I am trying to start up this Facebook page to reach out to you and to let you know that the mass is being continuously celebrated for you here at St. Mary. Yours in Christ, Fr. Andrew O'Connor Pastor

Gawain the Opera: Get tickets https://www.universe.com//gawain-and-the-green-knight-tick

Msgr. Mark Huber and his niece Catherine who helps Goods of Conscience at St. Mary's and Clare O'Connor, Fr. Andrew's niece who performed at St. Mary's in October.

Thanks to all the volunteers from the Youth Ministry of St Mary Grand Street to set up the fundraising St Valentine's Party. The party is still going on! Come and join us!

We put up this crêche today from old wood we found and some l.e.d. Bulbs. It has a bit of mystery to it and solemnity.

Hand made great doors almost ready. Peter, our Maltese carpenter, is completing the fitting of the doors for the "Grand Hall" to be the preparation for the main doors for the church.

Saying the rosary on Grand Street is like Grand CENTRAL TERMINAL. Except you know most of the people on the street. Very friendly part of New York City.

Collecting the Fall honey. Teach the students in the confirmation program how there are bronze honey bees all over the baldacchino at St. Peter's, what a symbol of the church it is.

New chick born yesterday. Dropped out of the basket. Curious. Put is back. Dropped out again. Drop out from birth.

Roof nearly finished