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Express Announcements ~ May 29, 2016

Express Announcements ~ May 29, 2016

* By previous generations, Memorial Day was known also as “Decoration Day, the day we would always go to the cemetery, place flowers and pray for family and friends who have gone before us. Remember our beloved dead this weekend, especially those who gave their lives for our freedom. Parish offices are closed for the holiday, and there will be no 6:30am Mass, nor Novena at 7pm.

* Marriage Renewal Mass and Reception: A Mass of thanksgiving for the gift of Marriage and the renewal of vows will be held on Friday, June 10 at 7pm. Please RSVP to the parish office by Wednesday, June 1.

* Mark your calendars: Our PARISH PICNIC at Holy Cross Academy is Sunday, June 12 in the afternoon.

* Save the date. Our next annual Called  and Gifted Workshop will be held on August 26–27, 2016. Mark your calendars and invite your friends! Registration opens June 1.

* Please be sure to notify us if you have moved recently or are planning to move so that we can keep your contact information current in the parish! Thank you!

* Click here for Mass, Confession and Devotions Schedules

Express Announcements ~ May 22, 2016

Express Announcements ~ May 22, 2016

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* Don’t forget – come join us! Our second annual Parish Mulch Night with Pizza and Beer and other beverages has been rescheduled for this Tuesday night, May 24. Please come with your rakes, shovels, gloves and wheelbarrow and let’s get the parish campus mulched! We will begin at 5:30pm.

* The Second Collection this weekend is for our Parish Building Fund.

* This year’s Corpus Christi procession will follow the 7pm Mass on Saturday, May 28. Such processions throughout Christian history have been practiced as public witnesses of faith and blessing. We will set up an altar outside for prayers along the way, and return to the church for solemn benediction. Please join us.

* Marriage Renewal Mass and Reception: A Mass of thanksgiving for the gift of Marriage and the renewal of vows will be held on Friday, June 10. Please RSVP to the parish office by Wednesday, June 1.

* Mark your calendars: Our PARISH PICNIC at Holy Cross Academy is Sunday, June 12 in the afternoon.

* Please be sure to notify us if you have moved recently or are planning to move so that we can keep your contact information current in the parish! Thank you!

* Click here for Mass, Confession and Devotions Schedules

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Express Announcements ~ May 15, 2016

Express Announcements ~ May 15, 2016

* The second collection this weekend is the Diocesan Retired Priests’ Collection. This collection aids in caring for our retired priests who have served our diocese so faithfully over the years. Thank you for your continued support and generosity.

* A special Evening Prayer (Vespers) for Pentecost will be celebrated tonight, May 15, following the 7:01pm Sunday Mass. Join us for a beautiful solemn Vespers led by our youth choir as we close the Easter Season and return to Ordinary Time.

* Fredericksburg’s annual observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is hosted this year by Christ Lutheran Church, Monday, May 16 at 7pm (two blocks from Saint Mary on Augustine Street). Please join our city’s prayer.

* We will have so mulch fun on Tuesday, May 17, starting at 5:30pm behind the Parish Life Center as we have our spring mulch event, followed by pizza and age-appropriate beverages! Looking for a family service night? This is perfect. Bring your tools (wheelbarrows, especially). Thanks so mulch!

* Join us as we celebrate the arts at Saint Mary with our next free Organ Concert Friday, May 20 at 8pm in the Church, with master organist Benjamin LaPrairie from the Basilica in Washington DC. Reception follows.

* Mark your calendars: Our PARISH PICNIC at Holy Cross Academy is Sunday, June 12 in the afternoon.

* Click here for Mass, Confession and Devotions Schedules

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Express Announcements ~ May 8, 2016

Express Announcements ~ May 8, 2016

* A special Evening Prayer (Vespers) for Pentecost will be celebrated next weekend following the 7:01pm Sunday Mass, May 15. Join us for a beautiful solemn Vespers led by our youth choir as we close the Easter Season and return to Ordinary Time.

* Fredericksburg’s annual observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is hosted this year by Christ Lutheran Church, Monday, May 16 at 7pm (two blocks from Saint Mary on Augustine Street). Please join our city’s prayer.

* Join us next week for the Taizé Prayer Service on Monday, May 9 at 8:15pm. For over nine years we have met each month to pray for Christian unity in our community and the world. All Christians are invited!

* We will have so mulch fun on Tuesday, May 17, starting at 5:30pm behind the Parish Life Center as we have our spring mulch event, followed by pizza and age-appropriate beverages! Looking for a family service night? This is perfect. Bring your tools (wheelbarrows, especially). Thanks so mulch!

* Join us Saturday, May 14, from 12:30–3pm and learn about building healthy self-esteem. Open to teenagers and all interested adults, ministry leaders, all involved in leading our youth. RSVP needed, please see p. 8.

* The “Believe Group” is a new Health Ministry discussion group for those facing a cancer diagnosis and for those sharing this experience with a loved one. Our first meeting will be Sunday, May 15 from 9:30-11:30am in the Courtyard Meeting Room, see page 8 for details.

* Mark your calendars: Our PARISH PICNIC at Holy Cross Academy is Sunday, June 12 in the afternoon.

* Click here for Mass, Confession and Devotions Schedules