Our mission
as the parish community of
Our Lady of Hope
is to give witness to the love of Jesus in our families, our parish community and the world.

Our parish has a wonderful spirit and all of us together make that possible. Many people, who were here before us, believed that God is bringing us together and guiding our steps. They often asked, "What if …?" or "Why not …?" They gave thanks for what is and they hoped for what could be. We ask the same questions and share the same hope. Those who come after us will continue the same tradition that has been fashioned by the people of Our Lady of Hope, St. Bridget, St. John Vianney, Sacred Heart and Holy Cross.

Offertory

- Admin

Thank you for your generous financial support of our parish!

There is a way to financially support our parish beside using envelopes at Mass.
Automatic payments via your bank:
Many people find that arranging for automatic payments is not only convenient, it also ensures that your support for the parish continues if you should be sick or away. Each bank has different services that can be used to arrange this, and there are usually no fees to you or the parish.
Simply follow these steps:

1. Ask your bank to set up an automatic weekly or monthly payment to the parish account. It is at:
   Key Bank:   Parish of Our Lady of Hope
                        8074 State Route 22, Copake Falls, NY 12517
   Your bank will then contact Key Bank to complete the arrangement.
                        Key Bank (518) 212-4005
                        1674 County Route 7a, Copake, NY 12516

2. If you bank with Key Bank yourself and wish to use Bill Pay to donate to Our Lady of Hope, you can easily set up a monthly donation to Our Lady of Hope by using your Keybank online banking. Or, call the parish office 518-329-4711 for the parish routing & bank account number.

DIOCESAN APPEAL

One great opportunity -- and challenge -- we have each year is our Diocesan Appeal campaign (formerly the “Bishop’s Appeal”).

The appeal runs from the beginning of July to the end of June, so we are a little over halfway to the campaign deadline, but unfortunately, with all the struggles we have all had to face since July, only about one-third of the way to meeting the $30,000 the diocese needs and expects from us. (And as we know, whatever we cannot raise through donations will have to come from our parish savings.)

With all this is mind, we will be putting out a second-collection basket each Saturday and Sunday. We will then mail all the checks we receive to the diocese. (Checks should be payable to “Diocesan Appeal.” NO CASH, PLEASE.)

Thank you!