Yes, the Book Nook is back!! Finally, after a long year, your Book Nook is coming back. We are starting off by offering the popular $5/bag Blow-OutSale beginning Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, September 4. The Blow-Out Sale will continue each Saturday during the month of September from 9am until noon. Remember, bring your bag, ANY SIZE,, and fill it with books for only $5. Th Book Nook is again accepting donations but ask that you don not just drop them off and leave them outside the church doors. Please drop them off during church office hours (9am-2pm) Monday through Thursday. Accepting all types of donations, provided the books are in good, clean condition. We are once again looking forward to offering the greatest little secret in our area. If you've never taken advantage of the Book Nook, come visit and see what you've been missing. Thank you again for your support and see you at the Book Nook!
We will be having a clean-up day on Saturday, August 7 at 9am at our Parish Fair Booth located on the Schagahticoke Fair Grounds next to the Grand Stand. Many hands make light work! Please consider offering your time to help get out booth ready.
Join us for an online event. For just $25 per ticket, you have a chance to win a total of 36 gifts with a minumum value of $25 each. Only 250 tickets will be sold!!! Every day in August a name will be drawn for a gift. Additionally, 1 drawing per week for a higher valued item will be conducted and then at the end of the month, a grand prize winner will be chosen. After each name is drawn, it's place immediately back into the basket, giving you 36 chances to win throughout the month! All proceeds benefit the Community Kitchen reno. Our Community Kitchen is so close to completion. We can't wait for it to be ready for the community to use in a variety of ways and to be able to serve complimentary meals to our neighbors as the Schaghticoke Food Pantry's continued mission! Interested in purchasing tickets, please go to https://givebutter.com/6vlcr3 or reach out to Liz at ebaker50@yahoo.com or 518-461-2155.
We are looking to bring Zumba back to Transfiguration! A free class will be offered on Tuesday 7/27 from 6:6:45 in the hall at the South Site. All are welcome. If enough people are interested, we would look to start the class in the fall on Tuesday evenings from 6-7. Cost would be $5 a class.
We will be having a welcome back picnic sponsored by the Parish in conjunction with our Super Raffle Drawing following the 4:00 Mass on Saturday August 14, 2021. It is time to celebrate a comeback following the COVID-19 Pandemic. We hope everyone can join us for this fun filled evening of food, games, basket raffles and of course the Super Raffle Drawing! We invite guests to bring their lawn chairs and seating will be available in the hall for the meal. We are looking for some volunteers to help with set-up, organizing the games and clean-up. Sign-up sheets are in the gathering area. Please RSVP by Thursday August 5th, 2021 by calling the Parish Office Monday through Thursday 9-2 at 518-235- 0337. We look forward to seeing you!
The Super Raffle is going great! We have sold 234 tickets so far. Members of our parish, as well as others outside the church, have been so generous and supportive. If you have not yet purchased a ticket, make sure to get one before they are gone! We have extra information letters and forms available in the gathering areas at both sites. Thank you again for all the help in making this fundraiser a success. We will have a Welcome Back Dinner Party following the $;00 Mass on August 14th in conjunction with the Super Raffle drawing. Parishioners will need to call the office to make a reservation by Thursday, August 5th. There is no cost, but if you would like to make a donation, a basket will be available. A big “Thank You” to Joe Carlo and his staff for making this event possible!
Never use window cleaner again! Streak-free, spot-free, lint-free cloths. Special! 2 microfiber cloths for $5. Yo many pick up after the Masses on the table in the gathering area. Payment is on the honor syste. Please put money in the container provided.
Albany NY Chapter of Magnificat (a Ministry to Catholic Women) is hosting a Women’s Visitation (a Virtual Event) on Saturday, June 5 from 10am - 11am on ZOOM. Join us in prayer, praise and worship, a meditation by Fr. Michael Flannery and a witness talk. Our Witness Speaker is Sally Gilpin. Sally is a cradle Catholic. God has been faithful throughout many life challenges and multiple losses. She became involved in the Charismatic Renewal in 1979 and began the journey of a deeper relationship with God and a lifetime of being healed and praying for others. She is currently on the advisory board for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Albany Diocese and provides training in healing prayer for the teams at healing Masses and in Schools of Healing Prayer. Sally worked as a psychiatric social work practitioner and was the administrator of a mental health clinic. Most recently, she was clinical supervisor for hospice social workers in Albany County. She now lives near her daughter and granddaughter and attends St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Clifton Park. This is a Free Event. Register online at: www.magnificat-ministry.org/ny-albany or www.facebook.com/albanymagnificat; or email us at albanymagnificat@gmail.com and you will be sent the Zoom link. Questions, call Diane Bigos at 9518)810-1310.
Transfiguration Parish is looking for a part-time Administrative Assistant to assist with the everyday operations at our Schaghticoke Site. The weekly hours will be 9:00am to 2:00pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The Administrative Assistant will often be the first person visitors will con in contact with, so excellent hospitality and communication skills are required. Duties will include receiving and placing phone calls, scheduling appointments, preparing and recording sacramental certificates and records, as well as maintaining records for the St. John's Cemetery. The Administrative Assistant will be the contact person for the cemetery, and will assist families and individuals with cemetery issues. The Administrative Assistant will coordinate the purchase of cemetery plots, and communications with Funeral Homes and Internment Specialists. The Administrative Assistant will be able to operate office equipment related to computer applications, including Microsoft Office and Excel, and Church Office. Employment is conditional on successful completion of a Diocesan Background Check, and CMG Connect Safe Environment Training through Catholic Mutual. Interested parties should email a resume to Deacon Chris Keough at: Deacon_Chris@transfigurationparish.net
We will be offering fresh carnations for $1 after all masses/services on May 8 and 9 in celebration of Mothers' Day. Proceeds from this sale will benefit women who need support through a crisis pregnancy. Your support on this fundraiser is truly appreciated.
Support Birthright while ordering homemade chocolate for Mother's Day or any other special occasion. The Saratoga Candy Company has generously agreed to partner with Birthright on a new fundraiser. 1) Call Rose Petrak at 518-309-3575 to order a 1 lb. box of assorted milk and dark chocolate for $20. 2) Pay by check written out to Birthright and mailed to P.O. Box 661, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 or dropped off at Birthright during office hours. 3) The chocolates will be picked up by Ginger Will on Saturday May 1 from Saratoga. She plans to bring them to each Mass that weekend so you do not need to travel. You can also call her to arrange pickup at a different time from her house (518) 753-7504. Thank you for your generosity and support of life with Birthright.
We will be having our Super Raffle primarily as a mail-in event. We will be asking participant to mail their raffle ticket(s) orders to the parish, along with check of payment. Once the order is received by the parish, we will mail the ticket(s) to the customer. We will try to accommodate specific numbers to the best of our ability and honor requested numbers if available. Should a number not be available, we will contact you to see if another number is acceptable. The winning prizes will be drawn after 4:00pm Mass on Saturday, August 14, 2021. Be on the lookout for a flyer in the mail! Thank you for your participation and support!
We now have the ability to livestream our 4:00pm Mass which allows those who cannot attend Mass in person to at least view the Mass from their home. We are looking for individuals who are willing to facilitate the live-streaming of the Mass from the Sacristy in Speigletown.We are trying to build up a list of operators so one or two individuals do bot have to volunteer every week. If you are interested in helping livestream our Masses on Saturday at 4:00pm, please contact Deacon Chris at 518-235-0337 or email deacon_chris@transfigurationparishnet
Treat your loved one, friend and yourself to homemade chocolate for Mother’s Day, a birthday, thank you, anniversary gift or any social occasion while supporting Birthright at the same time. The Saratoga Candy Company, in the heart of downtown Saratoga, has generously agreed to partner with Birthright on a new fundraiser. Please call Rose Petrak at 518-309-3575 to order a delicious 1 lb. box of assorted milk and dark chocolate for $20. Orders must be prepaid by check, which can be mailed or dropped off at the Birthright office in Ballston Spa or at a Birthright volunteer’s home in Albany, Clifton Park, Mechanicville, Northville, Saratoga Springs, Schaghticoke or Waterford. The volunteer will call you in advance to arrange pick-up during the week of May 2nd. Thank you for your ongoing generosity and for sharing your love of life with Birthright, It is through your kindness that we continue to help the young women who call onBirthright for support.
Join us for the next 3-part training session being offered this Spring. We will teach you what you need to know. Classes will be held on 3 consecutive Mondays, April 5, 12 and 19 from 9am to 11am. Masks and social distancing are in place during the training.. In addition, when the office is open, Birthright volunteers and clients wear masks and can easily maintain social distancing in our spacious office. Call Susan at 518-430-7922 for details.
We need: chocolate Easter bunnies, Individual packages of jelly beans, individual packages of crackers, chips, or cookies, small packages of Peeps, Easter candies, small toys, new small stuffed animals, basket wrapping bags. Items are needed by March 29, 2021.
With your help and the grants received, we were able to pro- vide for over 430 visits to the Pantry. Each visit provided enough food for at least 9 meals for every person in the house- hold. We also provided food for over 50 Thanksgiving & 50 Christmas dinners. We were also able to provide assistance so that HVC School District could add an additional 15 children to the Backpack program. None of this would have been possi- ble without the support we received from so many caring peo- ple. Thank you so much for all that you do for us, and have done, over so many years.
The "Souper" Bowl of Caring was a great success! Two car loads of nonperishable food were donated to the local food pantries. In addition, a total of #1.391.00 was donated to the Schaghticoke Food Pantry and the Pittstown Food Pantry. Thank you for caring for our neighbors in need.