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Express Announcements ~ May 22, 2016

May 21, 2016 St Mary Fred

* 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

Express Announcements ~ May 15, 2016

May 14, 2016 St Mary Fred

* 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

Express Announcements ~ May 8, 2016

May 7, 2016 St Mary Fred

* 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.

* 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!

* 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

Express Announcements ~ May 1, 2016

April 30, 2016 St Mary Fred

* Second Collection this weekend is the Annual Special Parish Needs Collection. Last year this collection assisted the parish in building a beautiful new deck on the back entrance of the Parish Life Center, adjacent to the children’s playground. If you haven’t seen it, check it out! Last year’s collection raised the first half and this year’s collection will assist us in raising the balance for this beautiful deck.

* May 5, join us for an Interreligious Prayer Service where we hope to re-establish relationships in our community—7pm in the downtown Market Square, behind the museum. We will hear from Muslim, Jewish and Christian Leaders and will gather to pray in one another’s presence.

* Join us next week for the Taizé Prayer Service on Monday, March 9 at 8:15pm. Now in our 9th year, we have met each month to pray for Christian unity in our community and in the world. All Christians are warmly invited; invite your friends!

* Join us Saturday, May 14, from 12:30–3pm in the Parish Life Center and learn about building healthy self-esteem. The program is open to teenagers, parents, grandparents and all interested adults. We also invite ministry leaders, involved in leading our youth, to join us. To reserve your spot in this free seminar, call the church office at 540-373-6491 or email stmary@stmaryfred.org.

* The “Believe Group” is a new Health Ministry peer-to-peer discussion group for those facing a cancer diagnosis and the 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 15 for more details.

* Click here for Mass, Confession and Devotions Schedules