Transfiguration Parish

Tarrytown, NY

As the U.S. moves toward our primary elections, we Catholics face the challenge of how to vote in a way that is faithful to our relationship with Jesus Christ.  In order to help us, both the Vatican and the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops have published some guidelines for us which are presented below.  We pray this helps you in your discernment.

Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding Catholics and the Political Life

Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship



The US Bishops, in particular, give the following counsel:

34. Catholics often face difficult choices about how to vote. This is why it is so important to vote according to a well-formed conscience that perceives the proper relationship among moral goods. A Catholic cannot vote for a candidate who favors a policy promoting an intrinsically evil act, such as abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, deliberately subjecting workers or the poor to subhuman living conditions, redefining marriage in ways that violate its essential meaning, or racist behavior, if the voter's intent is to support that position. In such cases, a Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in grave evil. At the same time, a voter should not use a candidate's opposition to an intrinsic evil to justify indifference or inattentiveness to other important moral issues involving human life and dignity.
35. There may be times when a Catholic who rejects a candidate's unacceptable position even on policies promoting an intrinsically evil act may reasonably decide to vote for that candidate for other morally grave reasons. Voting in this way would be permissible only for truly grave moral reasons, not to advance narrow interests or partisan preferences or to ignore a fundamental moral evil.
36. When all candidates hold a position that promotes an intrinsically evil act, the conscientious voter faces a dilemma. The voter may decide to take the extraordinary step of not voting for any candidate or, after careful deliberation, may decide to vote for the candidate deemed less likely to advance such a morally flawed position and more likely to pursue other authentic human goods.
37. In making these decisions, it is essential for Catholics to be guided by a well-formed conscience that recognizes that all issues do not carry the same moral weight and that the moral obligation to oppose policies promoting intrinsically evil acts has a special claim on our consciences and our actions. These decisions should take into account a candidate's commitments, character, integrity, and ability to influence a given issue. In the end, this is a decision to be made by each Catholic guided by a conscience formed by Catholic moral teaching.

VOTING INFORMATION:
Below is some information regarding the November elections.  For more information, please go to the Westchester County Government website. 


ELECTION DAY:
For those in voting District 5: Because of limited capacity due to corona virus restrictions, voting for this year on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, will be transferred from Temple Beth Abraham to:

RIVERSIDE HOSE COMPANY
Apparatus Room
120 Franklin Street

Other district polling places in town have changed as well:

                       OLD POLLING                          NEW POLLING
DISTRICT:           PLACE:                                      PLACE:

         2             Phoenix Hose Co.                    Tarrytown Village Hall
      7             Consolidated Fire Co.               Irvington High School
      55           Washington Engine Fire Co.     Main St. Fire House
      76           Consolidated Fire Co.               Irvington High School



EARLY VOTING:
Early voting in Westchester County begins on Saturday, October 24 and runs through Sunday, November 1. 

Times:

• Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 from noon until 5 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct.. 25, 2020 from noon until 5 p.m.
• Monday, Oct.. 26, 2020 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct.. 27, 2020 from noon until 8p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct.. 28, 2020 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct.. 29, 2020 from noon until 8 p.m.
• Friday, Oct.. 30, 2020 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct.. 31, 2020 from noon until 5 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 from noon until 5 p.m.

Westchester County Early Voting Centers

• Eastchester Public Library, 11 Oakridge Place, Eastchester, NY 10709
• Dobbs Ferry Village Hall, 112 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
• Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Avenue, White Plains, NY 10607
• Veterans Memorial Building, 210 Halstead Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528
• Pound Ridge Town House, 179 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
• Mamaroneck Town Center, 740 W. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
• Mt. Kisco Memorial Complex at Leonard Park, 1 Wallace Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
• Mt. Pleasant Community Center, 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595
• Mt. Vernon City Hall, 1 Roosevelt Square, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
• New Rochelle City Hall Annex – 90 Beaufort Place, 90 Beaufort Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801
• Joseph G. Caputo Community Center, 95 Broadway, Ossining, NY 10562
• Peekskill Nutrition Center – Neighborhood Center, 4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, NY 10566
• Somers Town House, 335 Route 202, Somers, NY 10589
• Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601
• Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710
• Riverfront Library, One Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701
• Yorktown Cultural Center, 1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

If you would like to receive a little note of cheer from the parish, or if you know someone who could use a kind message right now, regardless of religion, please e-mail us the following information:

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In addition to those who are already homebound, the pandemic has also made a new group of homebound: the elderly, those with health issues, and young families. 
Because they are only able to go out for food or medical reasons, they are also unable to make it to church, and can feel disconnected from the community.
We would like them to know that they are not forgotten. 
So please let us know if you would like us to connect with you by sending your information to us, and we will be in touch.  God bless.

You can participate in the online Mass in real time, or with the recorded version, by going to our Facebook page.  Just click on the icon below or in the top right corner of this homepage to go to our Facebook page.  There, you will find the appropriate post to the video to the Mass in which you wish to participate. 
All of the Masses, as well the Divine Mercy chaplet and any special parish events, will be posted there as well.

You do not need a Facebook account to view the video.

The Masses will no longer be posted to this homepage, as you will be able to access the Masses in a more timely manner via Facebook.

So please join us in prayer.  God bless.

Our military:
Anthony Correia, Nick O'Kelly

Our essential workers

For families dealing with miscarriages

Our recently wedded couples:
Kevin and Lauren Plunkett, Charles and Melodie Green

Our sick:
Justin Baker, Anne Duggan Baker, Vincent Bonsignore, Gary Cherico, Gerry Credendino, Evan Dalsass, David Disney, Maribeth Groth,
Eileen Kennedy, Michael Mahoney, Viktor and Valentina Podoprigorov, Claudia Paiz Posadas, Joan Rand, Frances Rea, Najole Ryka, Anna Zambeletti, and all those who are suffering from cancer, all those who are suffering with the corona virus

Our twinned parish:
all the members of our twinned parish in Soyapango, especially for Sr. Gema Belloso and all those who are sick

Our deceased:
Mark Czewinski, Nicholas Hanson, Gonzalo Reimundez, 

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SATURDAY: 3:30pm - 4:00pm  or by appt.

Closed on all holidays

Priory Office:
268 South Broadway
Tarrytown NY 10591
 (914) 631-1672

Fr. Emiel, Pastor:
pastortransfig10591@gmail.com

Fr. Stephan Huy Tran, Parrochial Vicar:
transfigurationpriory@gmail.com

Mrs.Elizabeth Rooney, Secretary:
transfigurationsec@gmail.com


Religious Education Office:
Mrs. Mariana Dalsass
(914) 631-2380
transfigurationprep@gmail.com


Transfiguration School:
40 Prospect Avenue
Tarrytown NY 10591
 (914) 631-3737
transfigurationschool.org


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