Mission:       
We, the Catholic community of Holy Name of Mary Parish in Valley Stream, created by God, baptized into Christ, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and bound by faith, hope and love, strive to learn, live and share Christ’s message as found in the Gospel.

History:           
The year was 1902 when the idea of a parish for Valley Stream first emerged. Valley Stream was a small village primarily noted for its farming. It was 59 years since the communities known as Near Rockaway, Foster's Meadow, Hungry Harbor and Rum Junction had been united under the name Valley Stream. At that time in 1843, Robert Pagan, who later changed his last name to Payan, the owner of the first store in the village, chose the name Valley Stream. The name Valley Stream, which is unique in the United States, was devised by combining the word Valley, from the valleys in the hilly sections in the north side of town with Stream, from the streams that flowed through the south. A Valley Stream Post Office was opened. Prior to its opening, village residents traveled to Hempstead for their mail.