If you would like more information on the Sacraments at American Martyrs, you may call the rectory at (718) 464-4582 or submit an email inquiry, and you will be contacted by a member of the parish staff. Thank you for your interest.
The last Sunday of the month at 2:00 p.m., except during Lent and Christmas Seasons. Parents must speak to the deacon and are required to attend an instruction class on the second to last Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in Murray Center.
Saturday: 4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Please call the Office of Faith Formation.
Please call the Office of Faith Formation.
Call the Parish Office for information and appointment with a priest at least six months prior to the date you wish.
Vocational guidance and information are available for men who are discerning a call to the Diaconate or Priesthood. Please speak to a priest about this. The Diocese also has a Director of Vocations and an Office to assist in this, as well as help with vocations to the consecrated life of sister or brother. Cathedral Preparatory Seminary is a High School in Elmhurst that assists young men in discerning a vocation while offering a standard high school curriculum. Cathedral Residence in Douglaston and the John Paul II Residence in Brooklyn assist college-age and older men in preparing for the major seminary. Visit Brooklyn Priests for more information regarding Vocations in Brooklyn.
This sacrament is available for any baptized Catholic who is seriously ill or suffering the effects of advanced age. Please call the rectory to make an appointment for a priest to come to the home, or call anytime for a sudden illness. If serious surgery is scheduled, call to arrange for the anointing before you enter the hospital. A communal celebration of this sacrament is celebrated annually.
We are concerned about parishioners who are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, or the Anointing of the Sick. If you are homebound, or if you know someone who is unable to come to Mass, please do not hesitate to contact the parish office at (718) 464-4582. Visits will be happily arranged for you.
If you know of any Catholic who is not attending Church or receiving the Sacraments and desires help in returning, please call and refer them to the priests at (718) 464-4582. All information is confidential.