About St. Theresa of the Child Jesus (Parish of St. Theresa, Sacred Heart and Immaculate Conception) · Windham, New York
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic parish in Windham, New York, located in the northern Catskill Mountains at 5188 State Route 23. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and serves as one of three worship sites in the Hudson Valley Vicariate West Network (HHV West Network), grouped with Sacred Heart in Palenville and Immaculate Conception in Haines Falls. The parish offers a Saturday Vigil Mass at 5:00 PM and is pastored by Rev. Patrick Rice, who also shepherds the sister parishes of Sacred Heart and Immaculate Conception. Together the network links ten churches across Greene County, providing shared sacramental preparation, faith formation, and administrative support from a network office in nearby Catskill.
- Established
- 1965
- Patron
- St. Theresa of the Child Jesus (Thérèse of Lisieux)
- Rector
- Rev. Patrick Rice
- Diocese
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
Why belong here
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus offers a small, welcoming Catholic community in the heart of the northern Catskills, with a Saturday Vigil Mass and the warm availability of confessions right after Mass by simply asking the priest to stay. As part of the Hudson Valley Vicariate West Network, parishioners at Windham benefit from shared faith formation programs, sacramental preparation, and ministry resources coordinated from the network office in Catskill, while still gathering as one local parish. It is an ideal parish for year-round residents, weekenders, and visitors to the Windham/High Peaks area looking for an active, accessible Catholic worship site in Greene County.
Mass times at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus (Parish of St. Theresa, Sacred Heart and Immaculate Conception)
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday after the 5:00 PM Vigil Mass (ask the priest to stay)
About the Parish
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic parish in Windham, New York, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. According to GCatholic, the parish was established in 1965 and serves the Windham community and visitors to the northern Catskill Mountains. The parish is grouped with Sacred Heart in Palenville and Immaculate Conception in Haines Falls under a single pastor and shared network administration, while still maintaining its own church building and parish identity at 5188 State Route 23.
- Patron: St. Theresa of the Child Jesus (Thérèse of Lisieux)
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
- Founded: 1965
- Pastor: Rev. Patrick Rice
- Worship site: 5188 State Route 23, Windham, NY 12496
Parish Staff and Leadership
The About page of the parish website lists a small but committed team serving St. Theresa's alongside the sister parishes of Sacred Heart and Immaculate Conception. The pastor, Rev. Patrick Rice, oversees all three churches. Day-to-day operations and sacramental paperwork are coordinated through the Network Office in Catskill.
- Pastor: Rev. Patrick Rice (Sacred Heart-Immaculate Conception and St. Theresa of the Child Jesus)
- Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Siobhain Lavery
- Bookkeeper: Mrs. Janine O'Leary
- Music Director: Mr. Joe Eigo
- Cantor (St. Theresa's): Joan Oldknow
- Cantor (Sacred Heart-Immaculate Conception): Ewa Kalinski
- Trustees, Windham: Claudia Desgache and Mary Ann Ledda
- Trustees, Sacred Heart-Immaculate Conception: Marc Czermerys and Dave Armstrong
Sacraments
The parish website provides clear instructions for receiving the sacraments at St. Theresa's and within the HHV West Network. Baptisms and weddings are coordinated through the Network Office in Catskill rather than the Windham phone line.
- Baptism: Call the Network Office at 518-943-3150 to request a Baptism.
- Weddings: Contact the Network Office a minimum of 8 months prior at 518-943-3351. Wedding Guidelines and Policies are posted on the parish website.
- Confession: Saturday after the 5:00 PM Vigil Mass — simply let the priest know.
- Other sacraments: see the Religious Education page on the parish website for contact information.
Religious Education and Faith Formation
Faith formation for the parish is delivered through the network's shared Faith Formation site, linked from the parish's Religious Education page. Families are directed to that site to sign up and access program information. The parish also promotes Circle of Grace, a child-safety curriculum, and the FORMED.org digital Catholic content platform — when registering for a free FORMED.org account, parishioners should enter St. Patrick's Athens-Catskill to be linked to the network.
- Network Faith Formation sign-up (linked from the parish website)
- Circle of Grace child-safety program
- FORMED.org digital content (register under St. Patrick's Athens-Catskill)
- Liturgy and Assembly ministry roles (USCCB reference linked from the site)
Music and Liturgy
Music ministry at St. Theresa's is led by Music Director Mr. Joe Eigo, with Joan Oldknow serving as Cantor for the parish. The sister churches of Sacred Heart-Immaculate Conception are served by Cantor Ewa Kalinski. The parish website also points to the USCCB's reference on the ministries and roles within the liturgical assembly at Mass for those wishing to learn more about liturgical ministry.
- Music Director: Mr. Joe Eigo
- Cantor (St. Theresa's): Joan Oldknow
- Cantor (Sacred Heart-Immaculate Conception): Ewa Kalinski
Contact and Locations
Parishioners should contact the Network Office in Catskill for most administrative and sacramental needs; the Windham phone line is reserved for Mass-time inquiries. The parish website also lists the physical addresses of all three sister churches in the network.
- St. Theresa of the Child Jesus: 5188 State Route 23, Windham, NY 12496
- Sacred Heart: 710 Route 32A, Palenville, NY 12463
- Immaculate Conception: 55 N. Lake Rd, Haines Falls, NY 12436
- Network Office (mailing): St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, 66 William St., Catskill, NY 12414
- Network Office phone: 518-943-3150 (and 518-943-3351 for weddings)
- Windham church phone (Mass times only): 518-734-3352
- Email: [email protected] OR [email protected]
Visiting Windham and the Northern Catskills
The parish serves both year-round residents and the large seasonal/weekend population that visits the Windham area for skiing, hiking, and Catskills tourism. The Saturday 5:00 PM Vigil Mass is timed to accommodate weekend visitors, and the after-Mass confession availability makes it easy for traveling Catholics to receive the sacrament while in the area. The Network Office in Catskill can also help visitors register as parishioners using zip code 12496.
- Parish registration: use zip code 12496 with the network
- Convenient Saturday Vigil Mass for weekend visitors
- Confessions available after Saturday Mass by request
- Network of ten Greene County Catholic worship sites within easy driving distance