St. Mary’s Catholic Church

08/26/2026

🙏 A Helpful Resource from Father James

Father James shared a helpful resource in his homily this past Sunday: Five Wishes, an advance directive that helps you thoughtfully express your wishes for future medical care while also considering your faith, values, and the people you love. ❤️

We invite you to take a look at this resource and prayerfully consider completing an advance directive for yourself and discussing your wishes with your loved ones. 🕊️

👉 Learn more:

Your Wishes, Their Peace of Mind | 33 Languages | Legal in 50 States | No Attorney's Fees | Always Affordable| Always Person-Centered | From Aging with Dignity

08/25/2026

What a beautiful way to begin the new school year! 🙏 Yesterday, our parish and school staff had the opportunity to step away from our usual routines and spend a wonderful day together at St. Anthony Shrine for faith, fellowship, reflection, and renewal.

It was such a blessing to share this time together and to strengthen the sense of unity between our parish and school. We are grateful for the opportunity to begin the year refreshed, connected, and ready to serve our parish and school families.

Please keep our faculty and staff in your prayers as we begin another year of growing together in faith! ❤️🙏✨

08/18/2026

🤝 Looking to support our neighbors experiencing homelessness in a tangible way? ❤️

🏠 REACH of Washington County provides shelter and support to people in our community who are experiencing homelessness.

St. Mary’s would like to help collect the items that REACH is most in need of. 🙏

🚨 CURRENTLY NEEDED: 🚨
🩷 Tampons
🧴 Travel-size lotion
🍬 Sugar
🩴 Shower shoes

If you would like to donate any of these specific items, please bring them to the Parish Center during our normal business hours:
📅 Monday–Friday
🕗 8 AM–4 PM

📦 We will collect the donations and deliver them directly to REACH.

🙏 Please be mindful to only bring the items listed as needed. This helps ensure that our donations are useful and meet their actual needs. We will regularly update the needs list.

💙 Thank you for helping St. Mary’s care for our neighbors in need!

08/17/2026

What if we could learn to silence the lies, recognize God’s voice, and confidently stand in the truth of Christ?

That’s what Fearless and Free is all about—and St. Mary’s is offering this Walking With Purpose, women's Bible study this year! 🙏

Come grow in faith, freedom, and friendship with us as we learn to keep our minds focused on the truth of who God says we are.

His truth will set you free.

Register now! https://saintmarysonline.org/event-details/?id=177440

08/17/2026

Help Bring the Music to Life 🎶

Take a look at the console and pipes of the new pipe organ we’re working to bring to our church. This will be more than an instrument—it will be a new voice for worship, music, and generations to come.

We’re raising the funds needed to make this vision a reality, and every gift brings us one step closer.

❤️ Would you consider being part of this exciting project?

Donate here: https://saintmarysonline.org/a-new-organ-for-st-marys/

Please consider sharing this post with others who might want to help us bring this beautiful instrument to life!

08/16/2026

08/15/2026

08/14/2026

Join us this evening at 6:30pm for Mass for the Assumption, and/or Saturday at 10AM! ⛪

There will be no confessions this evening or at 11:30 Saturday.

There WILL be 4pm confessions Saturday before the 5:15pm Mass.

🎉Celebration with ice-cream truck Saturday after the 10 o'clock Mass!

08/13/2026

Word of Life is the curriculum used in our Sunday Faith Formation program! It is a faithful, comprehensive program that helps build strong Catholics!

🔗Registration is open for Family Faith Formation: https://saintmarysonline.org/event-details/?id=174214

08/12/2026

🎼Breton Abbondanzio, Director of Sacred Music, playing the Austin pipe organ at St. Pius X in Baltimore before it was acquired for St. Mary's.

To learn more about this project, and to donate, click here: https://saintmarysonline.org/a-new-organ-for-st-marys/