IT'S WEDNESDAY--TIME FOR THE REGULAR FEATURE--SOME QUICK NEWS BITES FROM YOUR LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND MORE...

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

The weekly Wednesday feature----and now some QUICK news bites from your local houses of worship and more--BUT FIRST---SOME ITEMS OF INPORTANCE:

THIS APPEARED ON MSN ABOUT RISING NYC ANTISEMTISM:  An anti-Jewish hate crime every 25 hours: Mamdani’s New York is a warning to America

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VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY--Pope Leo emotional singing “Hail Queen of Heaven” in Latin – Tom Faranda's Folly

AND FROM CATHOLIC VOTE--THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA PLATFORM; GO TO Democratic Socialists of America Platform – here it is. – Tom Faranda's Folly

AND ALSO FROM THE FOLLY: The one minute Jesuit – great quote! – Tom Faranda's Folly

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FROM BROTHER JACKS' (HOLY NAME) PREACHING MINISTRY BLOG; GO TO Br Jack's Preaching Ministry: Facing our Resistances

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HOLY NAME OF MARY:

FEAST DAY MASS PLANS MADE--9/12--SEE THE BULLETIN AT August 23, 2026 -Final

REGARDING THE CAPUCHIN YOUTH MISSION; SOME NEWS--GO HERE

SUNRISE AT HOLY NAME; PHOTO HERE

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY RESUMES; GO HERE

THANK YOU HOLY NAME OF MARY: Representatives from the Corona Self Help Center visited our parish this past weekend. A letter of gratitude was received by Fr. Tony expressing the group’s appreciation of HNM faithful parishioners’ “remarkable kindness, generosity, and Christian hospitality.” Approximately $2,200 was donated and will be used to sustain Corona Self Help Center’s recovery ministry by providing housing, meals, clothing, transportation assistance, educational opportunities, and recovery support services free of charge to the men entrusted to their care. 

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TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

TEMPLE ISRAEL CHOIR IN THE NEWS! 

EverythingCroton: CHOIR OF TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER TO PERFORM AT NATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL

9/5 S'lichot service TBD - Event - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

HIGH HOLY DAYS ON THE HORIZON AND A BLAST FROM ROSH HASHANAH PAST 1972 AT EverythingCroton: TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER REMINDS US THAT THE HIGH HOLY DAYS WILL SOON BE HERE

9/13 REVERSE TASLICH; GO HERE

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OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN

THEIR FALL NEWSLETTER IS AT EverythingCroton: OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH FALL 2026 NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE

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ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH AND SCHOOL

ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL CALENDAR; GO TO Saint Augustine School Calendar  - St. Augustine School - Ossining, NY

SILVER AND GOLD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS UPCOMING; GO HERE

THANK YOU PLATINUM PROPANE AND CAPRICCIO'S; EverythingCroton: ST. AUGUSTINE FESTIVAL THANK YOU'S! CAPRICCIO PIZZERIA & PLATINUM PROPANE

FOR DEVOTEES OF HIGH LATIN MASS: EverythingCroton: ST. AUGUSTINE SOLEMN HIGH LATIN MASS 8/28 FOR ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

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ASBURY METHODIST

ASBURY HAS A NEW PASTOR EverythingCroton: INTRODUCING ASBURY METHODIST'S NEW PASTOR

JULY/AUGUST CIRCUIT RIDER IS NOW ONLINE; GO HERE

HISTORIC SUNDAY NEWS; GO TO EverythingCroton: HISTORIC SUNDAY 2026 AT ASBURY METHODIST

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ST. AUGUSTINE EPISCOPAL

RECENT SUNDAY SERVICE STREAM; GO TO St. Augustine's Worship

AND SEE THEIR FULL WORSHIP SCHEDULE HERE

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MOVING ALONG:

*RIP PATRICK YEUNG; GO HERE

*VIDEO, CATHOLIC WIVES 9 Hollywood Stars You Had No Idea Married Devout Catholic Wives

*PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR DJ DANIEL; GO TO Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel's cancer is currently stabilized, and doctors have confirmed that all metastatic lesions in his brain are inactive. Despite a round of online death rumors that circulated in early 2026, his father, Theodis Daniel, and local media confirmed that the 14-year-old Texas teen is alive and continues to actively fight his condition. [1, 2]

*GREAT SITE; ISRAEL REALTIME; GO TO EverythingCroton: ISRAEL REALTIME

*FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IDF; We also have residents with family serving in the IDF; for those who would like to donate there: EverythingCroton: FRIENDS OF THE IDF

*THE UNTOLD STORY: EverythingCroton: VIDEO--THE UNTOLD STORY OF MILITARY PRIESTS ON THE FRONT LINE

*THE MASS GRAVE HOAX, CANADA; GO TO EverythingCroton: O CANADA....THE "MASS GRAVE HOAX IS FALLING APART...WHO WILL ANSWER FOR THE BURNT CHURCHES? THE GLOBE AND MAIL ISSUES A DEFICIENT APOLOGY

AND QUIETLY DROPPED: P.E.I. Councillor Inquiry Dropped: In July 2026, the Prince Edward Island government quietly suspended an official inquiry into Murray Harbour Councillor John Robertson. Robertson had sparked severe backlash three years prior for publicly posting a sign in his yard calling the situation a "mass grave hoax". The province decided not to pursue the matter further, leaving local Indigenous leaders and the mayor disappointed. [1]

*UPCOMING EVENTS AT FAITH LUTHERAN; GO TO Events

*WEBSITE FOR THE REFORMED CHURCH OF CORTLANDTOWN; CLICK HERE

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*EverythingCroton: A RATHER INTERESTING LOCAL CATHOLIC INSTAGRAM PAGE

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*PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY; GO TO EverythingCroton: PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY...

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ST. THERESA OF THE INFANT JESUS, BRIARCLIFF IS CELEBRATING ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY; Parish of St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus - Briarcliff Manor, NY