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Reconciliation

Fr Matt Duclos answers questions about the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). Click the links to the left of this page for his answers to other Reconciliation questions.

Reconciliation Services Around the Diocese

November 30 (Saturday)

  • 2:30pm-3:45pm: Parish of St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph, 53 Herrick St., Rensselaer

December 3 (Tuesday)

  • 11:30am-12:15pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 12:10pm: St. Mary's, 39 Walnut St., Oneonta

  • 1pm-7pm: St. Mary's, 62 Warren St., Glens Falls

  • 6:30pm: St. Mary's, 39 Walnut St., Oneonta

December 5 (Thursday)

  • 4:30pm-6:30pm: Church of St. Mary at Clinton Heights, 163 Columbia Trpk. Rensselaer

December 6 (Friday)

  • 9:30am: St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 2216 Rosa Rd. Schenectady

  • After 9:30am Mass until 11am: St. James Church, 117 Hudson Ave., Chatham

  • 1pm-2pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 6pm: Sacred Heart Church, 310 Spring Ave., Troy

December 7 (Saturday)

  • 2:30pm-3:45pm: Parish of St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph, 53 Herrick St., Rensselaer

  • 3pm-3:45pm: Sacred Heart Church, 310 Spring Ave., Troy

  • 3pm-3:45pm: St. Joseph Church, 416 Third Street, Troy

  • 3pm-3:45pm: St. Michael the Archangel, 80 Saratoga Ave. South Glens Falls

  • 4pm-4:50pm: Chapel, St. Pius X, 23 Crumitie Rd., Loudonville

  • 4pm-4:45pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 4pm: St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 1803 Union St., Schenectady

December 8 (Sunday)

  • 11:15am: St. Joseph Church, 416 Third Street, Troy

December 10 (Tuesday)

  • 11:30am-12:15pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 1pm: Reconciliation Service: St. Michael the Archangel, 80 Saratoga Ave. South Glens Falls

  • 6:30pm: Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, 391 Delaware Ave. Albany

  • 7pm: St. Pius X, 23 Crumitie Rd., Loudonville

December 11 (Wednesday)

  • After 9:30am Mass until 11am: Church of St. Joseph, 1820 US Rte. 9, Stuyvesant Falls

  • 11am: St. Michael the Archangel, 175 Williams Rd., Troy

  • 3pm-4pm: Our Lady of Knock, 2052 Route 145, East Durham

  • 6:30pm: Penance Service, St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

December 12 (Thursday)

  • After 9:30am Mass until 11am: St. John the Baptist Church, 1025 Kinderhook St., Valatie

  • 4:30pm-6:30pm: Church of St. Mary at Clinton Heights, 163 Columbia Trpk. Rensselaer

  • 6pm: Penance Service: St. Luke's, 1235 State St., Schenectady

  • 7pm: Penance Service at St. Joseph Church, 416 Third Street
    Troy

December 13 (Friday)

  • 9am-12pm: St. Matthew's, 25 Mountainview St., Voorheesville

  • 9:30am: St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 2216 Rosa Rd. Schenectady

  • 1pm-2pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 4pm-6pm: St. Matthew's, 25 Mountainview St., Voorheesville

December 14 (Saturday) 

  • 2pm-3:30pm: St. James Church, 117 Hudson Ave., Chatham

  • 2:30pm-3:45pm: Parish of St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph, 53 Herrick St., Rensselaer

  • 3pm-3:45pm: Sacred Heart Church, 310 Spring Ave., Troy

  • 3pm-3:45pm: St. Joseph Church, 416 Third Street, Troy

  • 3pm-3:45pm: St. Michael the Archangel, 80 Saratoga Ave. South Glens Falls

  • 3:45pm: St. Mary's Church, Crescent, 86 Church Hill Rd. Waterford

  • 4pm-4:50pm: Chapel, St. Pius X, 23 Crumitie Rd., Loudonville

  • 4pm-4:45pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 4pm: St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 1803 Union St., Schenectady

December 15 (Sunday)

  • 11:15am: St. Joseph Church, 416 Third Street, Troy

  • 4pm: Communal Penance Service: Sacred Heart, 15 Liberty St. Sidney 

December 16 (Monday)

  • 8am-7pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 11:30am: Reconciliation Service: Sacred Heart, 50 Mohican St. Lake George - followed by soup & bread lunch

  • 6pm: Penance Service, St. Edward the Confessor, 569 Clifton Park Center Rd. Clifton Park

  • 7pm: Sacred Heart, 310 Spring Ave., Troy

December 17 (Tuesday)

  • 11:30am-12:15pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 6pm: Our Lady of Grace, 73 Midline Rd., Ballston Lake

December 18 (Wednesday)

  • 8am-7pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 2pm-7pm: Holy Trinity, E. Clinton St. at Glebe St. Johnstown

  • 5:30pm-6:30pm: St. Patrick's, 21 Main St., Ravena

  • 6pm: Transfiguration Parish, 50 Hillview Drive, Troy

December 19 (Thursday)

  • 4:30pm-6:30pm: Church of St. Mary at Clinton Heights, 163 Columbia Trpk. Rensselaer

  • 6pm-7:30pm: Holy Family Parish, 763 E. Main St. Little Falls

  • 7pm: Communal Penance Service: Our Lady of Victory, 55 N. Lake Ave., Troy

December 20 (Friday)

  • 9:30am: St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 2216 Rosa Rd. Schenectady

  • 1pm-2pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 6pm: St. Joseph's Church, 201 Main St. Worcester

December 21 (Saturday)

  • 2pm-3:30pm: St. John the Baptist Church, 1025 Kinderhook St., Valatie

  • 2:30pm-3:45pm: Parish of St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph, 53 Herrick St., Rensselaer

  • 3pm-3:45pm: Sacred Heart Church, 310 Spring Ave., Troy

  • 3pm-3:45pm: St. Joseph Church, 416 Third Street, Troy

  • 3pm-3:45pm: St. Michael the Archangel, 80 Saratoga Ave. South Glens Falls

  • 4pm-4:50pm: Chapel, St. Pius X, 23 Crumitie Rd., Loudonville

  • 4pm-4:45pm: St. Thomas the Apostle, 35 Adams Pl., Delmar

  • 4pm: St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 1803 Union St., Schenectady

December 22 (Sunday)

  • 11:15am: St. Joseph Church, 416 Third Street, Troy