Dear Parishioners,Be on the lookout for a letter to all registered parishioners from Msgr. Amey which includes St. Mary's Annual Financial Report. Parishioners should be receiving the letter in the mail shortly.
St. Mary's Main Church restrooms have reopened this weekend. We are following Montgomery County re-opening procedures using CDC and EPA approved disinfectants to clean the restrooms between each religious service. We will recommend parishioners to follow public health recommendations of using the bathrooms in your home before coming to Mass and to only use public bathrooms in case of emergency.
The month of October is filled with a number of significant and perhaps more well known saints. St. Mary's Church subscribes to Formed.org for the benefit of its parishioners. Take a look at the vast number of offerings in movies, online books, audios and prayer devotionals which include some of these October saints. (St. Therese of the Child Jesus, The Holy Guardian Angels, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. John Paul II, Sts. Simon and Jude). St. Mary's Parish code is ed01c4. Check it out!
Confessionswill be offered Saturday, October 17, 1 pm (2 priests) and Wednesday, October 21, 5 pm (1 priest) in the Main Church.
As you ready your closets for the Fall and Winter, please consider donating items you no longer need. The St. Mary’s Scouts will collect gently used clothing and home goods for the Interfaith Clothing Center
this weekend. The Scouts will be in parking lot during the Saturday, October 17, 5 PM Mass and the three morning Masses on Sunday, October 18. Please look for the Scouts and their U-Haul in the church parking lot next weekend.
Confirmation Candidate Fall Retreat, Sunday, October 18th:All teen candidates to receive Confirmation this upcoming Spring will be attending a mini-retreat to pray and reflect as they prepare for Confirmation! Students will have options to attend either outside of St. Mary's Chapel from 1-2:15, 2:30-3:45, or 4-5:15, or online from 6-7:15. Please sign up your teen Confirmation candidate at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a45a5ab23a1fe3-fall and e-mail
smrockville@gmail.com with any questions.
Pre-recorded Sunday Massis available on Saturdays at 5:00 pm on our parish's Facebook page, (@stmarysrockville), Twitter feed, (@stmaryrockville) and YouTube channel. When participating in the Mass, remember to fast as you would do when attending church in person and pray a spiritual communion prayer as Father Fields is receiving Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in the liturgy.
Support St. Mary’s 472 Cubs, Boys and Girls Scout Troops!-Due to COVID-19, the scouts were unable to do their yearly church sale but you can still support 472 Scouts by ordering Popcorn, Candy, Coffee and more and having it all delivered directly to your door! You can also make an American Heroes donation online! Click here https://www.trails-end.com/store/scout/UWIFPEX5?share=0DRLCQXO to place an order with FREE SHIPPING. If you have any questions, please contact Trisha at tcamobreco@msn.com. Sales will close November 1. Thank you for supporting St. Mary’s Scouts!
It is not too late to join our CCD Classes!Religious education classes are now meeting by Zoom video calls for children from 1st grade - High School, including for our 2 year Sacrament preparation programs. All students in 1st grade and older are invited to our First Communion preparation classes, and all students from 7th grade through high school are invited to our Confirmation preparation classes. First Reconcilation will be in December , so all students receiving First Reconcilation should join classes promptly to be well prepared. Students must be registered to receive their class's meeting link by e-mail. To register, pick up textbooks, or ask any questions, please email smrockville@gmail.com or call 301-762-8750.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE: Join our local 40 Days For Life campaign as we pray and witness for an end to abortion outside LeRoy Carhart's late-term abortion clinic at the Wildwood Medical Center on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda. The campaign has begun and will run through November 1, 2020. Join groups from other Montgomery County parishes any day, but especially on Saturday or Sunday. All are welcome to join! Details at: 40daysforlife.com/Bethesda, or e-mail jill.gadwood@gmail.com more information.