Your St. Mary of the Knobs Catholic Church

03/09/2026

03/08/2026

~ March 8 International Women's Day ~
Today we honor women around the world—their faith, resilience and God‑given dignity. May we continue to stand for justice, equality and opportunity, so every woman can live the life God intends.
Happy International Women’s Day!

Today we honor women around the world—their faith, resilience and God‑given dignity. May we continue to stand for justice, equality and opportunity, so every woman can live the life God intends.

Happy International Women’s Day!

03/08/2026

~ New Papal Nuncio for the United States ~
Pope Leo has appointed Archbishop Gabriele Caccia as the Vatican's Papal Nuncio to the United States. Cardinal Christopher Pierre has reached the age of retirement at 80 years old.
◾A nuncio is a Vatican diplomatic representative with the rank of ambassador. He acts as both the Holy See’s ambassador to the government and its representative to the Catholic Church in the host country, maintaining ties between local bishops and Rome.
- Archbishop Caccia, a native of Milan, already has significant experience in the United States, having served as the permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York since 2020.
- As papal nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Caccia will play a key role in the selection process for U.S. bishop appointments and will serve as a point of contact between the bishops and clergy in the United States and the pope, in addition to carrying out the diplomatic tasks of a foreign ambassador serving in the United States.
🫶 Please pray for Archbishop Caccia as he begins this new role for the whole church and the Church in the United States. 🫶

03/08/2026

✝️Stations of the Cross each Tuesday during Lent following the 5:30 pm Daily Mass ✝️

03/08/2026

~ March 8 - St. John of God ~

03/08/2026

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030826.cfm

03/07/2026

🩸 Please Donate!🩸
🔸 BLOOD DRIVE at SMK MONDAY MARCH 16 -Assumption Hall - Noon to 5 pm
🩸Use the link below to register or the QR Code in the 3rd Picture: Enter SMK Zip code: 47119 and scroll through events & open SMK on 3/16.
https://arcpublicity.bottomlineink.net/Common/SocialClick?oid=1922228&sk=StMaryK***s&src=QRCode
🩸 2 Added incentives are a $15 Amazon Gift Card and Free A1C
testing (commonly used to screen for prediabetes and diabetes) on your first successful platelet donation in March.

03/07/2026

🚴As the Weather is Getting Warmer - make plans to ride in the 3 Steeples Bike Ride - Saturday, May 16 through the scenic hills of Floyd County! 🚴‍♀️
🔹 3 Routes to choose including a 5.5 miles Family Ride!
🔸 Click Here to register:
https://www.active.com/orgs/st-mary-of-the-knobs-catholic-church
🚴email 3steeples .com for more information.

03/07/2026

~ March 7 - Ss Perpetua & Felicity ~
Sts Perpetua & Felicity were famous martyrs from the early Church (203) and they are included in the Litany of Saints. Perpetua, 22 mother of a newborn son and her pregnant slave, Felicity were arrested and murdered for violating a prohibition against conversion to Christianity.

03/07/2026