Noon Mass on Monday March 20 will be a funeral
The Mass normally celebrated at noon on Monday, March 20, will be a funeral Mass. You are still welcome to attend, but it will be longer than a usual weekday Mass.
From Our Pastor March 19, 2017
Dear Folks,
So what is going on at St. Mary this week? Many of our young men and women are being more deeply rooted in the gift of being Sons and Daughters of the Father! Huh?? Confirmation is Saturday, with two Masses at 10:30am and 2:00pm. Please pray for them, and recall the graces of your own confirmation with these words from the Catechism: 1316 Confirmation perfects Baptismal grace; it is the sacrament which gives the Holy Spirit in order to root us more deeply in the divine filiation, incorporate us more firmly into Christ, strengthen our bond with the Church, associate us more closely with her mission, and help us bear witness to the Christian faith in words accompanied by deeds.
Adoration expansion: beginning Wednesday at noon, we will have our expanded hours of adoration which will run straight through until Friday morning, ending with Benediction before the Friday 9:00am Mass. All of this will be in the church, with the only interruptions being for the scheduled Masses! That is 45 hours of non-stop ability for you to visit and sit with Jesus. Consider these words from St. Peter Julian Eymard:
“Eucharistic adoration is the greatest of actions. To adore is to share the life of Mary on earth when she adored the Word Incarnate in her virginal womb, when she adored Him in the Crib, on Calvary, in the divine Eucharist”
That is a lot of grace that will be flowing here this week!
Pax et bonum (peace and all goodness),
Fr. Mosimann
Express Announcements March 19, 2017
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Save the date for our 9th Annual Parish Night Out on May 5th!EnjoyagreatnightoffunwithparishfamilyandfriendsattheJepsonAlumniCenter,withdinneranddancingtothemusicoftheAndrewThielenBigBand.Call Marty at 540-373-0259ortheparishofficeandreserveyourtable!Take advantage of our “early bird” special: buy a table of 10 tickets for the price of 9.c
TheSt. Mary Manna Project Food DrivewillbeheldtheweekendofMarch 11th/12thinfrontofthechurchbeforeandafterallMasses.c
CompletesomeofyourshoppingbypurchasingSCRIP gift cards!SetupanaccounttodayandearnrebatesforHCA.EmailTorie Baldwin at scripcoordinator@holycrossweb.comfortheschoolenrollmentcode.c Subscribe to the Saint Mary website, stmaryfred.organdreceiveimportantupdatesviaemail.Thesubscriptionboxisonthehomepage.Enteryouremailaddress,click“subscribe.”c
For Lent and the Season of Easter,wewillbeaddingadditional weekday MassesonTuesdays and Thursdays at Noon, as well as a 7pm Mass on Monday Evenings.Wewillalsobeaddingadditional Confessions from 6:30pm-7pm on Monday Nights.ThischangeisforLent and the Season of Easter only,andwillendwithPentecost(June4).
Additionally,Confessions on Wednesday will start at 6:30pm and end at 8:30pminordertoalignwiththeDiocesan‘TheLightisonforYou’initiative,whereeveryparishintheDiocesewillhaveConfessionsat6:30pmonWednesdaysinLent.This change will be permanent and extend after Lent and Easter.
Religious Ed at Holy Cross Canceled for March 14
Religious Education Classes at Holy Cross Academy at 6pm tonight are canceled. All other RE classes (4:45 and 6:30 at St Mary) will be held as scheduled. If you feel unsafe driving in these conditions, then please stay at home. Be careful!