This weekend we celebrate the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Feast of Corpus Christi. The heart and soul of our Catholic faith. Jesus knows we are waiting patiently to receive Him in the Eucharist. Let us continue to pray for each other and all those personally affected from the pandemic in body, mind and spirit.
You may have heard some Catholic parishes in Montgomery County are scheduling Masses this weekend for their parishioners. Why not St. Mary's you ask? Under the current restrictions and no matter what size of the facility, all Montgomery County Catholic parishes are limited to offer Mass to 9 people plus the celebrant. Under such limitations, St. Mary's is waiting for the moment when more faithful parishioners can participate in Mass together as a parish family. Please be assured that Msgr. Amey, Father Fields and Father Val most certainly would like to have public Masses again and offer you Holy Communion in a safe, orderly and non-discriminatory manner. When the current restriction is lifted, we will announce our new Mass schedule.
Live-Stream Adoration for the Ordinandi. Tonight, Friday, June 12 at 8 pm! Through a special live-stream on our parish's Facebook page, join Fr. Fields in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament at the “Holy Hour for the Intentions of the Ordinandi” and for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. Join in HERE.
Confessions- Come and be cleansed before we are able to receive the Eucharist again. Saturday, June 13, 4-5 pm, (two priests) and Wednesday, June 17, 5 pm (one priest).
INNER CITY PARISH FOOD COLLECTION -Bags will be distributed from the church parking lot on Sunday, June 14, 2020 between 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. for the Annual Inner City Parish Food Collection serving over 750 families in four Washington, D.C. parishes: St. Thomas More, Holy Name, St. Vincent de Paul, and St. Luke. The collection itself will take place in the church parking lot on Sunday, June 21 between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. Monetary donations can be made to: JSMFF.org/donate . In this difficult time, we ask that St. Mary’s parishioners be generous either by purchasing food for distribution or making a monetary donation for the Inner City poor.
Parish Rosary Zoom Call- Sunday, June 14, 11:30 am - Join fellow St. Mary's parishioners and our summer seminarian, Vincent, in a community Rosary prayer as we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi! The Zoom meeting can be joined at this link, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/538644264, with the password, 20852. We plan to lead this community Rosary every Sunday until public Masses resume at St. Mary's.
All are invited to our New Evangelization Small Group, meeting on June 17 at 7 pm and the next three Wednesday nights by Zoom call! The young adults are currently completing Bishop Barron's study on the New Evangelization, and generously wanted to share the group with all parishioners. To receive the small group online meeting link, please e-mail [email protected].
Next weekend, Saturday, June 20, 10 am, Deacons James Morrison and Nate Anderson, who have both served here at St. Mary's Church, are among the eight men to be ordained in the Archdiocese of Washington. Please tune in to Archdiocese of Washington website to participate via live-stream HERE.
CCD Volunteers Needed: St. Mary's Religious Education Program is searching for a few new CCD teachers and volunteers for the 2020-21 school year and could use the help of faithful Catholics like you! Teen and adult volunteers are needed for Sunday morning classes from Kindergarten to high school. Training will be provided and all that is necessary to volunteer is a strong Catholic faith, and a desire to share it with the children of our parish! Please contact Thomas Patchan to volunteer or ask any questions about this exciting opportunity at [email protected] or 301-762-8750.