St. Mary's Church, Norton MA

04/06/2026

Welcome to the St. Mary’s Family! Anthony, Kim, Adozinda, Ailton, Thalia, and Lucas made their sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil!!!!

03/23/2026

Once again, Saint Mary’s would like to have a team help at the Town Clean Up Day, continuing our participation last year as part of our 100th Anniversary.

We would LOVE to continue to participate in town events. Please use this link https://forms.gle/N9wEk28hBzd8n2LK7 to sign up for our team. Once our team is formed we will be in touch about when and where to meet.

There is no need to sign up with the town, we will sign up our team.

This is a fun way to support the town as parishioners of Saint Mary’s.

03/14/2026

This Sunday in the Catholic Church carries a quiet but beautiful surprise. During Mass, priests will wear rose-colored vestments, the rarest liturgical color used in the entire Church year. Rose appears only twice—on Gaudete Sunday in Advent and Laetare Sunday in Lent—and it signals a moment of joy in the middle of seasons that are normally marked by preparation and penance. The color is a gentle reminder that even while we wait, repent, and reflect, the light of Christ’s coming and the hope of Easter are already breaking through. It is the Church’s way of saying: pause, rejoice, and remember that God’s promise of salvation is drawing near.

02/27/2026

This weekend is your last chance to sign up for the Century Club Early Bird Drawing for a chance to win $125.00!

To be entered into the Early Bird drawing, you must:
• Pay the full $100.00 for the year
• Submit your registration form this weekend

We will continue to accept registrations after this weekend if you prefer to pay monthly, but only full-year paid members who sign up now will be eligible for the $125.00 drawing.

The Century Club is a fun way to support our parish, build community, and even have a chance to win some money yourself.

Come join the fun while helping raise funds for our parish!

02/19/2026

Exciting News from The Anchor

The Anchor, the long-standing newspaper of Diocese of Fall River, is transitioning in February from a paid monthly print edition to a free weekly electronic newsletter. Signing up is simple. Visit https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/wffx0yf or the diocesan website, https://fallriverdiocese.org, and provide your name and e-mail address.

Landing page for people to send their email addresses for weekly newsletter

02/17/2026

Dear Families in Christ,

The season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday is almost upon us.

“Lent” is derived from the Old English word “lencten” meaning “spring” or “rebirth”. As the earth undergoes a renewal after the toll of winter, we undergo spiritual renewal through prayer, penance, almsgiving, and self denial as a means of preparing to celebrate Easter.

Lent is a time to refocus on God’s unconditional love and mercy, revealed to us through the Paschal Mystery, the death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. It is time for us to clean up our lives, instill better habits, and recognize that not everyone in our world is as fortunate as we are.

Our lives are filled with so much noise. Lent is a chance to silence some of that noise, at least momentarily, to focus on the most important things in our lives. Just as Jesus found a way to escape regularly into the desert from the crush of people crowding around him, we are invited to change our routine.

How can you create a little space for yourself to refocus your spiritual life this Lent?

Please find the schedule for this most Holy season in this post. All services will also be live streamed on our web site.

02/15/2026

As announced this weekend, we're getting started a little later in the year than usual but our "Century Club" is back for 2026!

The Century Club is a fun and meaningful way to support our parish while having a chance to win amazing prizes. Members contribute $10 per month for 10 months and are eligible for monthly prizes along with a complimentary dinner and grand prizes this fall. Forms and full details are available at the entrance to the church.

Members who sign-up and pay in full by March 2nd will be entered into an additional early bird drawing.

Come join us!!

12/23/2025

May the joy and peace that Christ has brought into the world be yours at Christmas and throughout the coming year. You and your family will be remembered at our Christmas Masses.

Please join us. Our Christmas Mass Schedule this year will include three Masses on Christmas Eve at 4:00pm, 6:00pm, and 10:00pm and one Mass on Christmas Day at 10:00am. All Christmas Eve masses will also include Christmas Carols 20 minutes prior to Mass.

12/19/2025

As we prepare for Christmas, this Sunday, December 21st we have our Christmas Nativity Play at 1:00 pm and our Annual Lessons & Carols Service at 4:00 pm.

The Annual Lessons and Carols Service is brought to us by the Saint Mary’s Choir, along with the Boston Black Catholic Choir, Vibrant Voices and Saint Mary’s Lectors. Please join us for this very moving and beautiful tradition. It is a beautiful way to celebrate and prepare for the Coming of the Lord.

12/16/2025

Please join us here at St. Mary's Church for an Advent Evening of Prayer & Mercy this Thursday, December 18th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

Welcome, Quiet Prayer & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be from 6:00-6:15pm, followed by Readings, Reflection & Communal Penance Service from 6:15-7:15pm, concluding with a time for Individual Confession from 7:15-8:00 pm.

12/14/2025

Please join us here at St. Mary's Church for an Advent Evening of Prayer & Mercy this Thursday, December 18th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

Our Christmas Mass Schedule this year will include three Masses on Christmas Eve at 4:00pm, 6:00pm, and 10:00pm and one Mass on Christmas Day at 10:00am. All Christmas Eve masses will also include Christmas Carols 20 minutes prior to Mass.

12/11/2025

Santa is coming Sunday, December 14th, from 9-12.

The Knights of Columbus will be hosting Santa and cooking up a wonderful breakfast for all to enjoy.

Come before or after Masses and Classes to enjoy a hearty breakfast.

The breakfast is free, but donations for the Norton Energy Fund are humbly accepted.