Our History
St. Colman's Church is located in the Town of Ulster in the hamlet of East Kingston. It was the first church built in 1874 by Rev. M.C. O'Farrell of Rondout. The church is constructed of stone and brick and in the Gothic style which seats about 250 parishioners. In 1892, an annex was added by Dr. Burtsell of Rondout. In 1904 when the mission became a parish of the Archdiocese of New York and was debt free, Rev. Robert A. Weir was appointed the first resident pastor. In the fall of the same year, Rev. Weir obtained a mortgage and added a brick rectory to the parish building.
Currently Fr. Slawomir (Slawek) Ciszkowski is our Pastor and Fr. James Borstelmann is our Parochial Vicar
Prayer to St. Colman Mac Duagh
O Most Mortified St. Colman, the mere mentioning of thy
holy name brings blessings a Hundredfold.
We humbly ask thy Powerful intercession for the restoration
and multiplication of holy Monasteries and Convents
and a return to Traditional Catholicism throughout all
of Ireland and Christendom. Amen.
Then say: 1 Pater (Our Father),
1 Ave (Hail Mary), 1 Gloria (Glory Be)