Saint Mary's Catholic Church

Dear Friends,

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Mass on the Immaculate Conception and the Second Sunday of Advent! A special thanks to those who were able to make it to the 5:15 pm Mass on Saturday with Bishop Parker - the Mass was beautiful and the meal was delicious! We hope to have some pictures available soon.

Thanks to a generous donation by the Pangborn Council of the Knights of Columbus, every member of our community now has access to a great online resource called FORMED.org. FORMED provides an impressive number of video, audio, and e-book resources directly to your phone or computer that cover just about any topic you can imagine on the Catholic Faith. They are high quality and very engaging from some of the most prominent names in solid catechesis today (and from the past too!) such as Edward Sri, Fr. Mike Schmitz, and Bishop Fulton Sheen. It’s often described as “Catholic Netflix”! I’ll be highlighting specific series or individual programs that are especially worth checking out. To get started, I suggest you check out the daily Advent reflections – we’re a week in, but there’s still time to catch up! See below for how to create your own personal accoun, you can click on the flyer to take you to the set up page.

We will offer confessions every night of the week from December 17-21. There will be at least one priest available on Tuesday, December 18 to Friday December 21 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, while on Monday there will be the regional penance service, starting at 7:00 pm, at St. Ann’s (1525 Oak Hill Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21742). Please call or email our office with any questions. This is one of the most important preparations we can make for Christmas!

You are in my daily prayers.

Sincerley yours in Christ,
Father Cibelli
Pastor