St. Mary Catholic Faith Community - Hales Corners, WI

09/14/2026

We invite you to join us at St. Mary Parish, this weekend, September 19-20, 2026.

09/14/2026

Happy Birthday to Pope Leo XIV!

Happy Birthday to Pope Leo XIV!

As Pope Leo celebrates his 71st birthday, let us pray for him and give thanks for his life and ministry. Together we can offer him a powerful gift: our prayers!

09/11/2026

A Prayer on this 9/11 Anniversary

God of Peace and Mercy, on this anniversary for September 11, we lift up the souls who perished on that day. Welcome them with loving arms into Your kingdom. Comfort their families and friends. Help us to mourn alongside them with a constant compassion that can only be rooted in You. May we look to the first responders that day to inspire us to live bravely and courageously, and to selflessly protect others in need. May we look to those who opened up their homes to the stranded and displaced that day to stir us to be more hospitable. Having seen the face of evil and darkness, may we be steadfast and faithful in pursuing You, our perpetual Light. In Jesus’s name we pray. Amen.

Credit: https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-september-11-patriot-day/

09/10/2026

We are so happy for St. Mary Parish member René Howard-Páez as he is honored with the Vatican II Award for Leadership in Education! What a wonderful recognition of his dedication to Catholic education and service to our community. 💙

Blessings to our 2026 Vatican II Award recipients! For Leadership in Education, congratulations to:
Judy Kysely, St. Jerome Parish & School, Oconomowoc, WI
René Howard-Paez, St. Mary Catholic Faith Community - Hales Corners, WI

Join us in celebrating 26 outstanding individuals from within the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for their contributions to the Catholic Church and society. Join us for the Vatican II Awards prayer service, ceremony and reception on Tuesday, September 22, at 6 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N. Jackson St., Milwaukee. All are welcome to attend! Learn more here https://intranet.archmil.org/Vatican2Awards.htm

The ceremony will also be livestreamed from the Cathedral’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/

09/04/2026

Women of St. Mary Parish, you are invited to join women from across the Archdiocese for the Women of Christ Conference on Saturday, November 21. Whether you’ve attended before or are considering it for the first time, we hope you’ll join us!

Here is our 2026 Women of Christ Conference poster. Tickets go on sale mid-August.

Stay up to date with the latest news by going to womenofchrist.net and signing up for our newsletter.

09/02/2026

Are you a young adult in your 20s or 30s? Consider joining us to grow in your faith, build community, and encounter Jesus together. Our Young Adult Fall Small Group will be starting on September 15.

There is no deadline to rsvp, but please let Julianne at the Parish Office know if you plan to attend.

Believe: Meeting Jesus in the Scriptures book is available on Amazon.

09/01/2026

Faith formation is for the whole family,and registration for 2026–2027 is open! 💙

There’s a place for children and teens at every stage:
✝️ Family Faith Formation - children and their families in K3–5th Grade
✝️ Edge Middle School Ministry - teens in 6th–8th Grades
✝️ Life Teen High School Ministry - teens in 9th–12th Grades

Formation begins the second Sunday of October. Please register early so we can prepare materials for everyone!

Register and find complete information:
stmarycatholicfaithcommunity.regfox.com/registration-2026-2027

09/01/2026

For 26 years, St. Mary Parish and Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Latibolière, Haiti, have walked together in mutuality as brothers and sisters in Christ. You are invited to join us for a special gathering to celebrate our sister parish relationship, where it began, what it means today, and how our family in Latibolière continues to deepen the faith of our St. Mary Parish family here in Hales Corners.

A morning of gratitude, faith, and friendship | Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 9-11am in the St. Mary Parish Gathering Space.

08/28/2026

Our parish is once again publishing a new Guide Book & Directory for 2026, a biennial resource for parishioners.

In the weeks ahead we will update our parish database with any changes to your household record. Is your membership information up-to-date in the Parish Office? In the last two years, have you changed your phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Here is your chance to update your record for the new directory.

Please inform the Parish Office so that the listings in the new directory will be correct. If you wish to exclude any of your information from the directory, complete and sign the opt-out form enclosed in your monthly statement that will be mailed out in late August, and return it to the Parish Office. A form can also be found in the August 9 and 23 bulletins.

The deadline to reply to the Parish Office is Friday, September 18, 2026.