Welcome Back Home

Whether you have been a part of our parish family for a few months or many years, your presence has left a unique mark on the life of our church. During this past year, we've missed seeing you and we're excited to welcome you back and build an even stronger parish community! We're in a transition phase while we work toward getting back to full activities as a parish, but you can always find the latest updates about Mass HERE and parish activities below.

As we begin to return to normal, we cherish all the opportunities for community and fellowship that we are blessed to share with one another. We're planing some events in the upcoming months that we'd love to participate in with you. See below for dates and details.

Thank you for everyone who responded to our Return to Mass survey. Click this link Return to Mass Survey to see a PDF of the  summary of responses along with prayer requests submitted through the survey. Hopefully, this can help us understand where we stand as a parish family at this time regarding where we have been and where we are going as we move forward from this unique period of history in our lives. Thank you!

Please take a moment to read a letter HERE from Fr. Nick about our return home to the Mass and our parish family

Saturday & Sunday, August 28 & 29
 
Food, Fun, Worship and Community. Come gather in thanksgiving and embrace the Faith and Friendship of our St. Mary Parish Family Fun for All Ages. See below and list of events for details...

Saturday, 8/28 Schedule of Events:

 10:00am-6:00pm Time Capsule content suggestions collected (See Below)
  5:00pm—Closing Celebration Memorial Display in the Hallway by the Parish Center (See Below)
  5:00pm—Closing Family Candles on display in the Sanctuary (See Below)
  5:00pm Holy Vigil Mass
  7:00pm Gather for Outdoor Movie Night (See Below)

Sunday, 8/29 Schedule of Events:
  7:30am- Holy Mass
  9:00am Holy Mass
  11:00am Welcome Back Celebration Holy Mass
  12:00-2:00pm Family Picnic Lunch at the conclusion of 11:00am Mass; pre-ordered box lunches (ordering closed);
                         Or you may bring your own lunch.
                         Sweet Wise Ice Cream Truck will be available
  12:00-6:00pm Bouncy House & Inflatable Challenge Course plus small games & activities.
  2:00pm Sacred Music Concert in the Church
  3:00pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy
  3:30pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Reconciliation avaialble) 
  4:30pm Benediction

  Relics of Saints will be on display for veneration in the conference room all afternoon as well:

• Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
• Saint Patrick
• Saint Ignatius of Loyola
• Saint Pius X
• Saint Augustine
• Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

The Celebration Tree is a way for our parish to celebrate the faith and perseverance of our families during the pandemic. Although the pandemic has brought difficulty for many of us, including the loss of loved ones, our parish has created a celebration tree to express thanksgiving for the countless ways God has brought meaning to suffering in order to bring about a stronger sense of faith and community. Each family is invited to pick up a paper leaf on which they can express the ways in which living through the pandemic has strengthened (Red) their faith and relationship with family/friends. Alternatively, you may choose to write the names of the family members who were lost to the pandemic (blue) and thanksgiving for those who survived (yellow).

All are welcome to pick up a leaf for the commemorative tree on the w/e of 8/7 & 8/8 and brought back by the w/e of 8/21 & 8/22, if possible. We celebrate the lives they led, and promise to always remember them lovingly in our hearts.

Each family is invited to pick up a Church Candle in advance of this weekend. They will be available for p/u the w/e of 8/7 & 8/8.Your candle may be decorated in whatever way you wish. (Please do not cover the top for safety reasons.) On Saturday or Sunday, please bring your family candle into the church and place it on the floor before the Altar. The candles will be lit and remained lit during the weekend in honor of all the families in the Parish.
 
 

7:00 pm Bring your own chairs, blankets, pillows, refreshments.
Come join us under the stars as we watch the beloved family Movie titled “The Sound of Music”. Plan to croon along with the Von Trapp family as they sing the joy-filled songs we all love and remember so well. We will provide the popcorn.
 
 

Sat., 8/28 (10am-6:00pm) & Sun 8/29, (all day) we will be collecting items and ideas that you would like to add to a time capsule representing what we have achieved and overcome, remembered and mourned, during the Pandemic Year. Drawings, letters, any document that articulates how living through the pandemic strengthened your faith, family and/or friendships. The capsule will be buried later this year and a date will be set in the future to open it again. More information to come.