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.
Diocesan Mass and Holy Hour for Life with Bishop Scharfenbeger at the Cathedral and Virtual/live-streamed. Join Bishop Scharfenberger for a daily Mass and Holy Hour for Life virtually on Wednesday, January 27th, starting at 12:15pm.
Each year on "Souper" Bowl Sunday, February 7, the day when more food is consumed than any other day of the year, our youth collect non-perishable items and cash to assist our local food pantries. The youth will be at each Mass to collect your donations. Thank you in advance for your support.
Transfiguration Parish will be offering TAKE OUT FISH FRY DINNERS from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on the 6 Fridays of Lent beginning February 19, 2021. Customers should PREORDER, and select their pick-up time, and can place their orders each week from Sunday to Friday at noon beginning with the first week on Sunday February 14, 2021. Customers will pay with cash when they pick-up their order on Friday. All customers will need to wear masks, and practice social distancing during pick-up. Orders can be placed on-line by accessing this website: https://forms.gle/pwm1jb3oM6YddJ4JA Individuals who do not have computer access can phone in their orders on Fridays only to the Speigletown office at 518-235-0337 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
The Book Nook will be closed until further notice in precautionary measures due to the rise of coronavirus. We thank you for your continued support! Stay well and we hope to see you soon at the Book Nook!
Churches around the world are asking their congregation members to step outside their homes on Christmas Eve at 6:00 and ring a bell for 2 minutes. Let the air be filled with the joyful announcement that the Christ Child has been born. Bells are available at the entrance of the church.
Come do some Christmas shopping at the Book Nook. We are open Saturday, December 12th, 9am-noon. Masks are required and contact tracing is requested. Children's books are 6/$1 and author specials are: David Balducci and Fern Michaels. Stop in and see what we have. We are still not accepting donations of books. Thank you for your continued support. See you at the Book Nook!