ABOUT US
Our parish name "Mater Christi" is a Latin phrase which means "Mother of Christ". With Mary as our spiritual mother, we strive to follow in her footsteps by cultivating that same faith and love for Jesus that she modeled for us in the Gospels.
St. Teresa of Avila
St. Catherine of Siena
Mary, Mother of Christ
The Parish of Mater Christi was formed by the 2009 merger of St. Teresa of Avila and St. Catherine of Siena parishes. St. Teresa's, founded in 1920, and St. Catherine's, founded in 1953, were the two Roman Catholic parishes serving the New Scotland Avenue area of Albany, NY.
The name Mater Christi (Mother of Christ) was chosen with parishioner input to identify a unique new parish under the unifying patronage of the Blessed Mother. The name was also historically significant; Mater Christi Seminary, the Albany diocese's former seminary for priestly formation, was located just up New Scotland Avenue from the new parish. The seminary's beautiful tabernacle now graces the sanctuary of the Parish of Mater Christi church.
PARISH STAFF
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Parish Office staff:
Dcn. Bernard McConaghy - Parish Deacon
Irina Clark - Office Manager
Edith Sleasman - Administrative Assistant
Wendi Matusic - Bookkeeper
Anthony Leva - Music Director
Anne Conklin - Faith Formation, Sacraments
Anthony Leo - Faith Formation, Family Formation
Dick Hedderman - Facilities Supervisor
France Coons - Head of Campus Maintenance
Jason Rogers - Food Pantry Director