
St John the Baptist Catholic Church
1025 Kinderhook St.
Valatie , NY 12184
Celebrating 150 years
1869 - 2019
Mass Schedule
Saturday 4:00 PM
Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:30 AM
Weekday Mass
Mon & Wednesday 11:00 AM
(Barnwell - third Wednesday of the month at 10:30 AM)
Special Holiday Masses and Events
See our calendar for mass and event schedules
Office Hours
Monday 9 AM - 1 PM
Tuesday 9 AM - 1 PM
Wednesday 9 AM - 1 PM
Thursday 9 AM - 1 PM
Cluster Parishes
St John the Baptist shares a pastor with St. James Parish in Chatham and St. Joseph's Parish in Stuyvesant. Please see their websites for mass times.
Parish Staff
Rev. George P. Fleming - Pastor
Peggy Inglis- Parish Assistant
Debbie Halpin - Pastoral Associate for Administration and Business Manager
Ruth Ellen Berninger - Coordinator for Faith Formation and Youth Ministry
Justine Rodriguez - Music Director
Connie Smith- Trustee
Rachel Stead- Trustee
Contact Us
Parish Office 518-758-9401
stjohnthebaptistch@nycap.rr.com
Faith Formation Office 518-758-1828
faithformationatstjohns@yahoo.com
Music Director 518-986-9800
JustineJRodriquez@gmail.com
Our Mission
We, the Roman Catholic Parish of Saint John the Baptist, choose to respond to our baptismal call to live and share the message of the Gospel.
We strive to accomplish this through building community, discovering our unique gifts as we serve others, gathering for worship and being sent out to witness.
Subscribe for Updates
We invite you to join our mailing list and receive emails we send out with news, or special Mass schedules.
Calendar of Events
We have a Tri-Parish calendar available which lists all the events in our church cluster.
Mass Ministry Schedule Available
You can see the schedule online.
Pastoral Council
The Council is still looking for additional representatives. Please contact us if you are interested.
Everyone is welcome to attend our Council meetings:
4th Thursday of each month
7:30 PM in Parish Hall downstairs.

Pastor's Blog
Read Father George's weekly letter to the parishioners.