Christopher Mueller, Coordinator
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Directions to locations

Here are the directions to the locations of Marriage Preparation and NFP programs, arranged by county.

 

 

Bronx

Cardinal Spellman H.S., 1 Cardinal Spellman Place, at the corner of Baychester and Needham Ave/Spellman Place.

Take New England Thruway (Rt. I-95) to Baychester Ave. Exit. Cross Boston Post Rd., one block to H.S. on left. Subway: Use No. 5 to Baychester Ave., walk two blocks up the hill to H.S.. Use entrance to H.S. on Baychester Ave. furthest away from Needham Ave/Spellman Place. Please do not ring the main doorbell at the Spellman Place entrance.
 

Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, 600 East 233rd Street

Use: #2 train to 233rd St. and White Plains Rd. Walk one block west on 233rd St.

Or Metro North Harlem Line to Woodlawn Station. Walk one block west on 233rd St.

Bus #41, #31.

Directions link: http://www.olmhs.org/site/pp.asp?c=fwKTJdN0JwF&b=202367

 

Our Lady of the Assumption Church Hall, Mahan and Roberts Avenue.

From the North, take 1-95 to the Westchester Avenue Exit (8A). At the light, proceed along service road, and make a right onto Middletown Road. Proceed to Mahan Ave, turn right. Proceed to Roberts Ave., and turn right. The entrance to the church parking lot is on the right side. From the South, take 1-95 to the Pelham Bay Park/Country Club Road” Exit (7C). At the light, turn left and proceed on Jarvis Ave. At Middletown Road, turn right, then turn left onto Mahan Ave. Proceed to Roberts Ave., and turn right. The entrance to the church parking lot is on the right side. Subway: Take the #6 Train to Buhre Ave. Station. Walk along Crosby Ave., turn left onto Roberts Ave. to the Church.

 

St. Barnabas High School, East 241st Street and McLean Avenue, on the Bronx/Yonkers border

From the south: Take the Bronx River Parkway North, to the East 233rd Street Exit.  At the end of the exit, turn left onto Bronx Boulevard.  Proceed to the first traffic light and turn left onto Nereid Ave.  Proceed to the second traffic light, and you will see St. Barnabas High School on the left.  Park on the street or in the parking lot at the end of the High School on East 241st Street.
 
From the north: Take the Bronx River Parkway South, to the East 233rd Street Exit.  At the end of the exit, turn right onto Webster Avenue.  Proceed to the first traffic light and turn left.  Proceed to the first traffic light, and you will see St. Barnabas High School on the left.  Park on the street or in the parking lot at the end of the High School on East 241st Street. 
 
By public transportation: Take the #2 subway train to the Nereid Avenue/East 238th Street Station.  Take the #25 Bee Line Bus (the Westchester County bus line -- free transfer from the subway) across the 238th Street Bridge into Yonkers, and you will soon see St. Barnabas High School on the left.  Get off at the next bus stop, and walk across the small park to the High School.  Or, take MetroNorth to the Woodlawn station, walk up Webster Avenue, turn left at McLean Avenue/Nereid Avenue, and walk up McLean Avenue to the High School.

 

St. Frances of Rome School, 4321 Barnes Ave.

From the North, take the Bronx River Parkway to the East 233rd Street Exit. At the end of the ramp, turn left and proceed to the first traffic light. Turn left onto East 233rd Street and proceed to the first traffic light. Turn left onto Bronx Boulevard, and make the first available right, onto East 236th Street. Follow East 236th Street and turn left onto Barnes Ave. The school is at the next corner. Enter through the main doors on Barnes Ave. From the South, take the Bronx River Parkway to the East 233rd Street Exit. At the end of the ramp, go straight onto East 236th Street. Follow East 236th Street to Barnes Avenue, and turn left. The school is at the next corner. Enter through the main doors on Barnes Ave. By subway, take the Number 2 train to East 233rd Street. Walk up White Plains Road and turn right onto East 236th Street. Follow East 236th Street and turn left onto Barnes Ave. The school is at the next corner. Enter through the main doors on Barnes Ave.
 

St. Raymond's elementary school auditorium, 2380 E. Tremont Ave. (at the corner of E. Tremont Ave. & Purdy St.)

Via public transportation, take the 6 train to Castle Hill Ave.  Exit the train and head to the corner w/ a restaurant and barbershop.  Keep walking that way, up to Castle Hill Rd.  The church campus is right there, on the corner of Castle Hill and E. Tremont Ave.  Walk one block on E. Tremont to Purdy St., and you're at the elementary school. 

 

St. Theresa’s School, 2855 Saint Theresa Ave. (At the corner of Mayflower Ave., two blocks from Weschester Ave.)

From the North, take the Hutchinson River Pkwy. south to the Pelham Parkway East exit; stay in the exit lane and follow it to the right; bear left (to avoid getting back on the highway) onto Pelham Parkway South; turn right at St. Paul Ave.; proceed to 196th St., turn right; proceed to Mayflower Ave., turn left; proceed to the corner of Mayflower Ave. and St. Theresa Ave. From the South, take the Hutchinson River Pkwy. north to the Pelham Parkway East exit; make the first right turn onto Mayflower Ave.; proceed to the corner of Mayflower Ave. and St. Theresa Ave. By Subway, take the Number 6 to Buhre Ave.; walk back two blocks to St. Theresa Ave., turn right and walk two blocks to the corner of Mayflower Ave. and St. Theresa Ave.
 

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Dutchess

Mt. Alvernia Retreat House, Delavergne Ave., Wappinger Falls.

Take I-84 from the East or West to Rt. 9 and turn left onto East Main Street. Follow Main Street through the town of Wappinger Falls, turn left onto Delavergne Avenue and follow the signs to the retreat house.

 

St. Denis, Beekman Rd., Hopewell Junction.

Directions link: http://stdenischurch.org/driving.html

 

St. Stanislaus Church, 1598 Main Street, Pleasant Valley.

St. Stanislaus Church, 1598 Main Street, Pleasant Valley. From the North or South, Take the Taconic State Parkway to the Rt. 44 exit. At the end of the ramp, turn west toward Poughkeepsie/Pleasant Valley. The church and the center of town is approximately 3 miles west on Rt. 44. The Class will be held in the Church hall.

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Manhattan

Blessed Sacrament, 152 West 71st Street (East of Broadway).

Use #1, 2, or 3 train to 72nd St. Bus M5, M7, M11, M57, or M72.

 

Epiphany Church, 373 2nd Ave. (Enter between East 21st & 22nd St.)

Immaculate Conception Church, 414 East 14th Street (East of 1st Avenue)

 

Our Lady of Good Counsel, 230 East 90th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Aves.)

Our Saviour, 59 Park Avenue (38th Street)

Walking distance from Grand Central Station.

St. Charles Borromeo Church, 211 West 141st Street (West of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.)

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, 502 West 41st Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues. The class will be held in the Church Basement.

St. Jean Baptiste School Hall, 167 East 75th Street (East of Lexington Avenue).

St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Avenue (65th and 66th Streets)

Use #6 train to 68th St or N, R, W to 59th St. Bus M66.

 

St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center (Coleman Building),

170 West 12 Street (6th and 7th Streets)

Use #1, 2, 3 train to 14th St or A, C, E, or L to 14th St. Bus M14.

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Putnam

 

Our Lady of Loretto, 24 Fair Street, Cold Spring.

    Directions via Metro-North train (another site will open): click here.

Directions via car (a PDF file will open): click here.

 

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Orange

 

Sacred Heart, 301 Ann St., Newburgh.

Directions link (a PDF file will open): Sacred Heart (Newburgh)

 

St. Francis of Assisi Church, 145 Benkard Ave., Newburgh.

From 1-84, take 9W South for 1 1/2 (+), turn left, on South William St. one block turn right on Mill St. one block turn left on Benkard Ave. Church is uphill on right. From the South, at junction of Rt. 94 & 9W, take Rt. 9W for 5/8 mile (+) turn right on South William St., and follow directions from William St. above.
 

St. John the Evangelist, 71 Murray Ave., Goshen.

From the South: New York State Thruway to Exit 16. Take Route 6-17 West to Exit 125, South Street. At the end of the exit turn right and proceed to the first traffic light. Turn right onto South Street. At the first stop sign, turn left on to South Church Street. Go through traffic light and make third right onto Murray Ave. The Church is on the left. From the North: Take Route 17 East to Exit 125. At the end of the exit, turn right and follow the directions above.
 

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Rockland

Don Bosco Retreat Center (Marian Shrine), West Haverstraw.

Take the Palisades Parkway to Exit 14. At the exit, from the North, turn left, and from the South, turn right. Follow signs to the Shrine. Once on the grounds, follow signs for the cafeteria.
 

St. Augustine, 140 Maple Ave., New City.

Directions link (a PDF file will open): St. Augustine (New City)

 

 

St. Gregory Barbarigo, 21 Cinder Road, Garnerville.

Directions link: http://www.stgregorybarbarigo.org/Directions.html

 

St. Margaret of Antioch, 115 West Central Ave., Pearl River.

Take the Palisades Parkway to Exit 8W.  Proceed to the traffic light (Rt. 59), turn right at light, go to ramp, turn right on Rt. 304, to third traffic light (one is blinking) turn right on Central Ave., go uphill to Church. Parking lot is on Magnolia Street one block past the Church.

 

St. Paul Parish Hall, 82 Lake Road West, Congers.

Directions link (a PDF file will open): St. Paul Parish

 

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Staten Island

Holy Child Church, 4747 Amboy Road.

From the Verrazano Bridge, take the Staten Island Expressway (I-278) to Exit 5, Rt. 440 South/”Outerbridge Cr” (the West Shore Expressway). Take the West Shore Expressway to Exit 5, Muldoon Avenue/Arden Avenue. Follow the service road to the first traffic light and make a left onto Arden Avenue. Follow Arden Avenue through nine traffic lights, and just before the tenth traffic light (Amboy Road) there will be an entrance to the Church parking lot, on the right.  By public transportation:  Take the x1 express bus to Eltingville Blvd./S.I.R. Eltingville Station stop.  Walk two blocks in the opposite direction that the bus was traveling, and turn right (SW) onto Amboy Rd.  Walk about seven blocks on Amboy, and you'll come to the church on your right.

 

Directions link (a PDF file will open): Directions to Holy Child (S.I.)

 

Mount Manresa Retreat House, 239 Fingerboard Road.

By car from the Verrazano Bridge: after the tollbooth, take the Hylan Blvd. Exit; turn right at the first light (Fingerboard Rd.); enter the second driveway to Mt. Manresa. By car from the Goethals Bridge: take the Staten Island Expwy. to the Clove Rd./Richmond Rd./Hylan Blvd. Exit; follow the access road for six lights to Fingerboard Rd. and turn left; Mt. Manresa is down the hill on the left. Public Transportation: From Manhattan, take the Express Bus #X1, get off the first stop after the Varrazano Bridge toll, walk one block away from the Expressway to the entrance to Mt. Manresa. For the Four-Session Pre-Cana, go to Manresa Lounge; for the Two-Day Part 1 Pre-Cana Program, go to Moore Lounge.
 

St. Clare, 110 Nelson Avenue, Great Kills.

Directions link: http://www.stclaresi.com/directions.htm

 

Saint Francis Friary, 500 Todt Hill Road.

From East and West, take the Staten Island Expressway to the Slossen Avenue/Todt Hill Road Exit. Turn South onto Todt Hill Rd. Proceed up Todt Hill Rd. past Ocean Terrace. The entrance to the Friary will be on the right. There is no convenient public transportation to the Friary.
 

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Sullivan

St. Peter’s Church, 10 Liberty Street, Monticello.

Take Route 17 to Exit 105A-B, Route 42/Monticello. Take 42 South towards Monticello. Turn right onto Broadway, and continue to Liberty Street. The Church is at the intersection of Liberty Street and Broadway.

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Ulster

Mount St. Alphonsus Retreat Center, Route 9W, Esopus.

Take the New York State Thruway to Exit 18. After the toll, turn right onto Rt 299. Proceed on Rt 299 to Rt. 9W. Turn left onto 9W North. Continue on Rt. 9W for approximately 15 minutes. The entrance to Mt. St. Alphonsus will be on the right.

 

St. Joseph's School, 235 Wall St., Kingston.

Directions link (a PDF file will open): Directions to St. Joseph School (Kingston)

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Westchester

Archbishop Stepinac H.S., 950 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains.

The School is located two miles north of Hutchinson Pkwy., on the west side of Mamaroneck Ave.  Parking is in rear of the school. Use entrance in the rear of building, and proceed downstairs to the lounge behind the cafeteria.

 

St. Barnabas High School, East 241st Street and McLean Avenue, on the Bronx/Yonkers border

From the south: Take the Bronx River Parkway North, to the East 233rd Street Exit.  At the end of the exit, turn left onto Bronx Boulevard.  Proceed to the first traffic light and turn left onto Nereid Ave.  Proceed to the second traffic light, and you will see St. Barnabas High School on the left.  Park on the street or in the parking lot at the end of the High School on East 241st Street.
 
From the north: Take the Bronx River Parkway South, to the East 233rd Street Exit.  At the end of the exit, turn right onto Webster Avenue.  Proceed to the first traffic light and turn left.  Proceed to the first traffic light, and you will see St. Barnabas High School on the left.  Park on the street or in the parking lot at the end of the High School on East 241st Street. 
 
By public transportation: Take the #2 subway train to the Nereid Avenue/East 238th Street Station.  Take the #25 Bee Line Bus (the Westchester County bus line -- free transfer from the subway) across the 238th Street Bridge into Yonkers, and you will soon see St. Barnabas High School on the left.  Get off at the next bus stop, and walk across the small park to the High School.  Or, take MetroNorth to the Woodlawn station, walk up Webster Avenue, turn left at McLean Avenue/Nereid Avenue, and walk up McLean Avenue to the High School.

 

St. John the Baptist, 670 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers.

Directions link (a PDF file will open): St. John the Baptist

 

St. Joseph’s Seminary, 201 Seminary Avenue, Yonkers.

Take I-87 (the Major Deegan Expressway/N.Y. Thruway). From the south, Exit 3, turn left, or from the north, Exit 4, turn right onto Mile Square Road, to Seminary Ave. Turn left on Seminary Ave., to the Seminary entrance.  Park in the visitor's parking lot to the left, and enter through the main Seminary door.


St. Paul the Apostle School Hall, 622 McLean Ave.

The Church is located two blocks west off I-87 (the Major Deegan Expressway/New York State Thruway), McLean Ave. exit.  The session is held in the Church hall, under the main church.


Thornwood Conference Center (Legionaries of Christ), Columbus Ave., Thornwood.

Take Route 287 (Cross-Westchester Expressway) to Exit 6. From the East, turn left at the end of the exit, proceed to the traffic light and turn right onto route 22 North. From the West, turn left at the traffic light at the end of the exit onto Route 22 North. Follow Route 22 North for several miles, and then turn left onto West Lake Drive. Follow West Lake Drive over the Kensico Dam to Columbus Avenue. Turn right onto Columbus Avenue, and proceed approximately 1.5 miles. The entrance to the Legionaries of Christ will be on your right. From the North or South, take the Saw Mill Parkway. Look for Exit 27 (Thornwood, Marble Ave.) Marble Ave. turns into Columbus Ave. 100 yards after the Rose Hill Shopping Center turn left onto Thornwood Conference Center driveway. The center is at the top of the hill.


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