About St. Mary · Brushton, New York
St. Mary's Church in Brushton, New York is a Roman Catholic parish of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, clustered with three neighboring mission churches — St. Augustine's in North Bangor, St. Ann's in St. Regis Falls, and Holy Cross in Hopkinton — under one pastoral team. The parish is served by Fr. Kris C. Lauzon (Pastor), Fr. Alan Lamica (Priest in Residence), and Deacon Lee M. Trudeau, with Ms. Patricia White serving as parish secretary. St. Mary's serves the small village of Brushton (originally known as Brush's Mills) in Franklin County, with weekly Saturday Vigil Mass and other Sunday and weekday liturgies celebrated across the four linked churches.
- Established
- 1870
- Patron
- The Blessed Virgin Mary
- Rector
- Fr. Kris C. Lauzon
- Diocese
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg
Why belong here
St. Mary's is a welcoming North Country Catholic parish where the small Brushton community gathers regularly for the Saturday Vigil Mass and shares pastoral life with three sister churches (St. Augustine, St. Ann, and Holy Cross) under one clergy team. The parish walks with families through every sacramental moment — infant baptism, RCIA for older children and adults, marriage preparation (with six months of notice), and the Anointing of the Sick when serious illness or surgery strikes. With a priest in residence, a deacon, and a parish secretary who knows the families, St. Mary's offers the kind of personal, rural Catholic community where visitors quickly become neighbors.
Mass times at St. Mary
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 3:15–3:45 PM at St. Mary's Church, Brushton
- Before Masses by request
About St. Mary's Parish
St. Mary's is a Catholic parish in the small village of Brushton, Franklin County, New York, in the heart of the Diocese of Ogdensburg's North Country. It is part of a four-church cluster sharing one pastor, one priest in residence, and one deacon: St. Mary's (Brushton), St. Augustine's (North Bangor), St. Ann's (St. Regis Falls), and Holy Cross (Hopkinton). The parish website, staugustinesandstmarys.org, serves as the common hub for all four churches, listing each location's address, Mass times, and sacramental information.
History of St. Mary's, Brushton
The Catholic community at Brushton dates to the 1870s, when the village was still commonly called Brush's Mills. The earliest legal entity on record is 'Saint Marys Church of Brush's Mills,' filed November 8, 1875. Business and diocesan records place the parish's effective founding around 1870. The parish was later reincorporated under its present name, 'St. Mary's Church, Brushton, N.Y.,' on April 30, 1959. Today St. Mary's continues to serve the rural Catholic families of northern Franklin County as part of a four-church pastoral grouping.
- Founded circa 1870
- Original name: Saint Marys Church of Brush's Mills (filed Nov. 8, 1875)
- Reincorporated as St. Mary's Church, Brushton, N.Y. (April 30, 1959)
Parish Cluster & Mission Churches
St. Mary's shares pastoral ministry with three other small Catholic mission churches across northern Franklin County. The website lists all four under one heading, with each church's address, phone number, and weekly Mass schedule.
- St. Augustine's Church — 2472 State Route 11, North Bangor, NY (518-483-6674)
- St. Mary's Church — 1347 Washington Street, Brushton, NY (518-483-6674)
- St. Ann's Church — 77 N. Main Street, St. Regis Falls, NY
- Holy Cross Church — 2807 State Highway 11B, Hopkinton, NY
Clergy & Staff
The pastoral team for St. Mary's and the broader cluster is listed on the parish website. The pastor leads all four churches, supported by a priest in residence, a deacon, a parish secretary, and a volunteer webmaster. Contact information for each staff member is provided on the website's Staff page.
- Fr. Kris C. Lauzon — Pastor
- Fr. Alan Lamica — Priest in Residence
- Deacon Lee M. Trudeau
- Ms. Patricia White — Secretary, St. Augustine's Parish
- Ms. Darcy Fargo — Volunteer Webmaster
Sacramental Preparation & Arrangements
The parish website provides clear instructions for arranging each sacrament. Families with newborns are urged to contact the parish office before or shortly after birth; older children and unbaptized adults are directed to inquire about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). Couples planning a wedding are asked to give the parish office at least six months' notice. Families facing surgery or serious illness are encouraged to call for the Anointing of the Sick. The website also notes that the 2011 start of Advent brought a new English translation of the Mass into regular use in the parish, restoring language closer to the spirit and tradition of the Latin original.
- Baptism of infants — contact parish office before or soon after birth
- Baptism of older children / adults — inquire about RCIA
- Marriage — at least six months' notice required
- Anointing of the Sick — call 518-483-6674 in advance of surgery or upon serious illness
- Parish currently prays the new (2011) English translation of the Mass
Diocese & Governance
St. Mary's is one of the parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg, which covers the North Country of New York State. The diocesan website lists the parish under its Brushton designation, identifying Fr. Kris C. Lauzon as pastor and Deacon Lee M. Trudeau, and confirming staugustinesandstmarys.org as the official parish website. The parish mailing address (2472 State Route 11, North Bangor, NY 12966) is shared with the cluster's central parish office.
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg (rcdony.org)
- Pastor: Rev. Kris C. Lauzon
- Deacon: Lee M. Trudeau
- Parish office address: 2472 State Route 11, North Bangor, NY 12966
Contact & Visit
Parishioners and visitors can reach the parish office by phone at 518-483-6674 (the same line serves all four cluster churches) or by email at [email protected]. The parish's official website is staugustinesandstmarys.org, and St. Mary's is also catalogued on GCatholic (Church ID 18246) under the Diocese of Ogdensburg. Because St. Mary's is part of a four-church cluster, the most reliable way to find current Mass and confession times — especially around holidays — is the parish website or the parish office.
- Phone: 518-483-6674
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://staugustinesandstmarys.org/
- GCatholic entry: gcatholic.org/churches/usa-02/18246