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Regular Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday ~ 5:00 p.m.,
Sunday ~ 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m.
(Mass is never cancelled because of weather.)
Summer Sunday Mass Schedule
(June through Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 5, 2010)
Saturday ~ 5:00 p.m.,
Sunday ~ 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday ~ 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Main Church, before/after Mass
or by appointment.
Sunday TV Mass
WDCW-50 at 10:30 a.m.
Going out of town/Need to find a Church?
Click on Mass Times
See the Calendar for Holy Day Mass Times
How to Register at St. Mary`s,
Change Your Current Information,
or Send in a Request to be deleted from the Parish Data Base
To register, please click on Registration form below, print the form and fill out the information (if you have an e-mail address, please include it).
Changes in information can be made directly on the Registration form. Please circle Update/Correction on the top of the form!
If you wish to be deleted from the parish data base simply fill out your name, address and mark on the form, please delete from data base.
Forms may be returned in the collection basket, by mail or by dropping the form off at the parish office.
http://ParishBulletin.com/Organizations/8190/Documents/RegistrationFormforParish.doc
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Parish Registration. If you attend St. Mary’s regularly, we ask that you formally register with us—as is customary in Catholic parishes in the U.S. By registering, you help the pastor and staff to better communicate with you and to better plan to serve your spiritual needs. You need to be registered in order to obtain a certificate of sponsorship if you are asked to be a child’s godparent or confirmation sponsor. You also need to be registered in order to obtain reduced parishioner rates for weddings in our church, tuition in our school, and sites in our cemetery. Registration forms are available in the gathering area of the Church, at our online site and at the parish office. (If you move away to another parish, please notify us of this as well.) We also would appreciate a digital photograph of your family for our database. You can either come by the parish office during office hours or e-mail a picture to us. Thank you!
Vacation Bible School
St. Mary`s will not be having a Vacation Bible School this summer. If you are interested we recommend you contact:
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in LaPlata, MD
July 26-30, 2010 (Monday to Friday)
To register for this excellent VBS program,
please contact: Shannon Kelley at 301-934-2923
or Laura Shreyer at 301-609-7526
Becky Yoder has a FREE Concert
Becky is an talented young musician and a parishioner at St. Mary`s. She has a concert on Saturday, August 7th at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Church. All are invited to attend.
Papal Honorees Establish New Association
Archbishop Donald Wuerl has approved the creation of an association of Papal Honorees in the Archdiocese of Washington. The association will include men and women who have received the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Pius IX, the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Gregory the Great, the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Pope Saint Sylvester, the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice and the Cross Benemerenti.
The initial goal of the association is to ensure that we connect with all Papal Honorees in a confraternal fashion and celebrate the Eucharist together. Our sincere hope is that Papal Honorees might find encouragement and support from one another as we seek to continue to support the people of our Archdiocese. If you are a recipient of a Papal Honor and did not receive a letter about the new association, please contact Mr. Jeffrey Ludwig at (301) 918-2923 or via e-mail at jludwig@naimichael.com.
Pilgrimage to France and Italy
Rev. Gary T. Villanueva will be leading a pilgrimage to France and Italy (Lourdes, Avignon, Nice, Florence, Assisi and Rome) on November 8-18, 2010 for 11 days. The cost is $2,995 from Washington, DC (international departure taxes, fuel surcharge and tips not included.) For information and reservations, please contact Virginia Ricablanca (848) 466-0234 vricablanca@gmail.com.
Father Gary is also still collecting candy for the children of the Philippines...please bring all candy donations to the parish office.
Health Care Reform: Please click here for further information.
Help for Haiti, Chile, China
Donations for Haiti can be made to Catholic Relief Services (click to link to site) designated for Haiti. The phone number for CRS is 1-888-277-7575.
Donations for Chile can also be made to Catholic Relief Services (please click above) . CRS will assist Caritas Internationalis with relief efforts following the massive earthquake that struck the country.
Donations for China can be made to Catholic Relieft Services (click here to link to the donation page). Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has committed $100,000 to Caritas Hong Kong`s relief efforts in the wake of the powerful May 12 earthquake in China that has claimed more than 68,000 lives.
Click here to read the article in the Catholic Standard about how our area churches have been generous in helping the poor.
UPDATED Adoration Request
Adorers are Needed for Tuesday, and Wednesday from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in Our Lady`s Chapel for one year. "Can you not watch for just one hour?" Contact Joan Yates (301) 283-2206. Adoration follows the PG County schools lead on winter weather. If school is closed, adoration is also closed.
It isn`t too late to join PSR (Starting up again in September)
St. Mary`s Parish School of Religion (PSR) meets most Sundays from 10:45 to 11:50 p.m. in the parish hall. Children can join at anytime; please fill out the registration form below and return it via the parish offertory plate, by mail or you can drop it off at the parish office during regular business hours. *Note the fees may change for the 2010-2011 school year. Please click on the link below to download the registration form.
http://ParishBulletin.com/Organizations/8190/Documents/PSRSide1.doc
http://ParishBulletin.com/Organizations/8190/Documents/PSRSide2.doc
Mass Intentions for 2010...We are taking Mass intentions for mid-October 2010. If you would like particular dates, please call us ASAP as these are first-come, first-serve. The customary donation for Mass Intentions is $10 per Mass. This is a great way to remember someone that you love. Thanks, Susan
Adopt a Flower Bed: All of our flower beds have been adopted! The following parishioners have adopted a flower bed(s) for the spring-summer: the Holy Name Society, the Sodality (Kay Whittington/Constance Juliius), the Knights of Columbus (Chuck Johnson), the Yoder Family, the Carts Family, Gunther/Juliette Finkenauer, Kathy Giannetti, the Whelan Family, the Miller Family, the Vicente Family, Don Benedict, Russell Vollmers, Harry/Vicki Burton, the Salvagnini Family, Leighton Dassau, Clink Family, Santiago Family, the Franklin Family, Jennifer Pohren, Lionel Walton, Joan Yates, Maria Miller, and Jim/Susan Ritchie. Thank you to all of our many volunteers!
HELP KEEP ST. MARY`S BEAUTIFUL!
Click here to view St. Mary`s Gardens/Gardeners
See School News for upcoming events and fundraisers at St. Mary`s School....Our School is currently registering students for the 2010-2011 school year, please call (301) 292-2522 if you are interested in a private school tour or in registering. Financial assistance is available.
Photography Guidelines for Churches
Periodically, the Office of Communications receives inquiries from parishes about photography in church, particularly during Mass or weddings. Below are simple guidelines used by the archdiocese for photographers at major events. These are being provided to assist parishes in developing their own guidelines as they balance the desire for documentation of liturgies with reverence for the liturgy.
- Overall rule of thumb: photographers should be respectful of the parishioners and not block their views nor interfere with the liturgy.
- Photographer do’s: shoot from the side or rear of the church. If a particular moment calls for a photo from the front, stay low (e.g., kneel) and out of the center aisle to avoid blocking the view of parishioners and becoming the center of attention.
- Photographer don’ts: walk across the front of the church; stand in the front blocking pews (especially with a tripod); shoot from the center aisle (except from the back of the church) or from within the sanctuary; or set up a tripod in the center aisle, in pews, in front of pews where they will block the view of parishioners or in side aisles during the distribution of the Eucharist, processional or recessional.
- The low lighting in many of our churches means flash often is necessary, but it should be used judiciously.
New Catholic Radio Station
With great thanks and praise to almighty God as we want to announce that the nation`s capitol will soon be the home of another Guadalupe Radio Network station. This spring WMET 1160 AM begun broadcasting Catholic Radio 24 hours a day. And what an amazing impact this station will have in bringing souls closer to our Lord and the holy Saints, an impact that has the potential to reach far beyond the immediate listening area.
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"Endowed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the members of St. Mary`s dedicate ourselves in a spirit of mutual respect to live and proclaim the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. We are called to do this by reaching into our parish family, and reaching out to the universal Church, by our constant ministering to their spiritual, educational, social, and material needs. Our parish endeavors to use all that God has given us for His glory - be that our time, talent, or treasure - in an environment of collaborative ministry, in full harmony with the teachings and traditions of our Catholic faith. The members of our community act as faithful followers of Jesus and recognize from Whom the gifts come and will joyfully give back to God what He has asked of us, under the constant care and protection of Mary, our Blessed Mother."
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