Dear Parishioners,
On Wednesday May 28th I was celebrating the 10 AM Funeral Mass for our deceased parishioner, Theresa Virga. In the middle of the Mass one of the organ pipes suddenly became detached from its frame and fell forward over the balustrade and landed on one of the pews in the back of the church. Thank God, no one was seriously injured. Two people attending the funeral were struck by the falling pipe, but not seriously injured. I checked on them immediately and they said they were all right. They remained in church for the rest of the Funeral Mass.
As Divine Providence would have it, our organ repairman was already scheduled to be here to do some repairs that morning. We decided to remove all the pipes for later reinstallation in a more secure fashion. He and his crew removed as many of the remaining pipes as they could. They decided to secure the largest pipes on either side of the frame with ropes, as they were not able to remove them on May 28th. They will return on another day with a larger crew to remove them. The smaller pipes located directly above the organ console were checked for safety, but not removed. They are securely in place and not in danger of falling. A scaffold will be put in place soon so that they can be removed and re-secured.
I thank the Good Lord that no one was seriously injured by the falling organ pipe. The organ repairman will now come up with a proposal to safely secure all the organ pipes to the frame. He will also suggest other repairs that are needed. We will let you know how much these repairs will cost.
The Fathers’ Prayer group will meet in the church on Friday June 6th at 8:10 AM for the monthly 15-minute prayer service. This will be the last meeting until September. All fathers are invited.
God bless you!
Fr. Gerald E. Murray, Pastor
The regular schedule of Masses is as follows:
Monday to Friday – 7:00 am and 12:15 pm
Saturday – 8:00 am, 12:15 pm and 4:00 pm (Sunday Vigil)
Sunday – 8:00 am, 10:00 am (German on the 1st Sunday of the month), 12:00 noon, 2:00 pm (Hungarian) and 6:00 pm
Confessions are heard on Saturdays from 3:15 to 3:45 pm
The church is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm,
Saturday from 7:30 am to 5pm, and Sunday from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
The parish office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm.
The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for veneration on Sunday afternoons.
St Joseph Church
404 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128
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