Gabriel Project Donations
Bring baby supplies to the crib inside the church. This runs all year long! Other opportunities include mentoring parents, organizing events, and prayer. Please see the bulletin for details. Also, see the Project Gabriel of Montgomery County website.
SOME (So Others Might Eat)
St. Mary’s has groups that provide food monthly. Please contact St. Mary’s to start a new group!
Catholic Charities
Many of our parishioners volunteer for projects across the DC area with Catholic Charities. Learn more about volunteer oportunities HERE.
Thanksgiving Day Baskets
Collection of food and monetary donations to go to the City of Rockville programs
Collection boxes will be in church several weeks before Thanksgiving.
Greg Gannon Food Drive
Collected roughly 10,000 canned items for each of the last 3 years going to local food organizations: Manna, Rockville Help/FISH, Germantown Help, Interfaith Works, Nourish Now, National Center for Children and Families, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, Shepard’s Table, Dorothy Day, Rainbow Place and St. Martin’s Pantry.
St. Mary’s Boy Scouts
Monthly pickup of food that goes to Rockville FISH
Clothing Drives.
Advent Giving Tree
Each year, we coodinate parishioners' contributions and help several organizations provide Christmas gifts for those in need.
Past Projects
If you are looking for more opportunities, consider some of our past projects that you could help start again. We have had parisioners collect food for Bethesda Nourish Now, cook and deliver meals to the local Dorthy Day House for the homeless and to other shelters, and provide blood pressure screenings for parishioners after Sunday masses as part of a coordinated health ministry.
Some ways you can serve St. Mary's parish include volunteering for a liturgical ministry, in our faith formation programs, or as a short-term volunteer.
If you would like to begin and lead a service initiative, please contact our Social Concerns representative, Joe Quark, through the rectory at 301-424-5550. Thank you!