Around the Parish
Contribution Statement 2020: You must request contribution statements for 2020, they are not mailed automatically. If you would like a contribution statement (recorded contributors only: Church Envelopes or EFT) for calendar year 2020, please call Barbara, Ext. 22, email – Barbara_stmarys@yahoo.com or submit a request to the office with the following information. Statements will be mailed at the end of January.
Name: __________________________________
Address: ________________________________
City, St., Zip Code:________________________
Phone #: ________________________________
(If you contributed to the Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries, your statement will be mailed from the Archdiocese of Baltimore).
Man Hour, hosted by St. Mary's Men's Ministry All men of St Mary’s are invited. Man Hour is dedicated to equipping men to fulfill God’s call on their lives. Held each Saturday morning from 7- 8am. (currently by zoom video chat.), the meeting is run by an assigned facilitator who introduces a topic, short video, or an issue(s) important to men about Family, Faith, and what it means to be a Man of God. The topic is then discussed for the rest of the hour in an open forum. The information for joining the Zoom meeting for this spiritually-uplifting hour is below. Take the plunge and join the Man Hour. All are welcome!
Zoom Meeting # 82959737435
Passcode: 132268
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another
This weekend, as we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord and the official conclusion of the Christmas season, we turn our attention to the new year that God has been gracious enough to give us. The verse below reminds us that our work as followers of Christ keeps going on, even as we take time to celebrate his sharing our world and humanity with us.
The Work of Christmas Begins
When the carols have been stilled,
When the star-topped tree is taken down,
When family and friends are gone home,
When we are back to our schedules
The work of Christmas begins:
To welcome the refugee,
To heal a broken planet,
To feed the hungry,
To build bridges of trust, not walls of fear,
To share our gifts, To unify a divided nation,
To seek justice and peace for all people,
To bring Christ’s light to the world.
- a variation on Howard Thurman’s ‘When the Song of the Angels is Stilled’
Since many of us are limited in the places we can go and the people we would ordinarily spend time with, prayer is an action the whole parish can participate in.
We’re therefore beginning a series of novenas, an approach to prayer spread out over nine days, that we will offer as a parish together.
We’re therefore beginning a series of novenas, an approach to prayer spread out over nine days, that we will offer as a parish together.
We will begin the month of January offering a novena for the intercession of St. Joseph, since 2021 has been declared the Year of St. Joseph, followed by February under the protection of St. Peregrine, patron of cancer victims, with March being offered through St. Jude, patron of all difficult causes. We are open to your suggestions for patron saints or causes for the remainder of the year.
If you would like to participate in the novenas, please sign up by clicking the link below, and you will be sent a prayer each day for nine days for the novena offered that month. Remember, you can ask each of these powerful saints for healing in whatever area or cause you choose!
Community Outreach and Respect Life
Our Daily Bread. We'll be collecting the frozen casseroles on Tuesday morning (1/12/2021) between 10:00-11:00am behind the Church. We'll also collect any homemade face masks that you'd like to donate.
Just choose a recipe (or more), follow the recipe as it is written, bake it in a 13x9 foil pan, let it cool, double wrap it with foil, label it with type of casserole and date, and freeze it. If you choose to do a mac + cheese casserole, please be sure to follow ODB's mac + cheese recipe. Please do not include ham or any meat.
The food pantry will be open on Saturday, January 16, from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. There is a snow date of Saturday, January 23. Thanks to the generosity of the parish, we were able to be open in November & December. The food pantry served 14 families in December, 40 people.
Thanks for contributing to St. Mary’s Outreach efforts and for helping the ODB workers and their clients. If you have any questions, contact Bob at crhoopert@zoominternet.net
Virtual March for Life
January 24-29, 2021
For more information click the link below.
9 Days for Life: Thursday, January 21 – Friday, January 29
Each day's intention of the 9 Days for Life novena is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions.
Participants can sign up to receive the novena by text message or email in either English or Spanish at
9daysforlife.com and bit.ly/9-dias-por-la-vida-2021, respectively.
Each day's intention of the 9 Days for Life novena is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions.
Participants can sign up to receive the novena by text message or email in either English or Spanish at
9daysforlife.com and bit.ly/9-dias-por-la-vida-2021, respectively.
News from the Archdiocese
Knott Scholarship Applications Due March 26, 2021
Deaconate Information Sessions:
How is God calling you to follow?
To ensure an understanding of the commitment of formation, applications are only available to those who attend an information session, or after special consideration with a member of the formation team:
- Fr. Mike Triplett (mtriplett@archbalt.org),
- Deacon Larry Matheny (lmatheny@e-stignatius.org),
- Deacon Scott Lancaster (slancaster1@stlouisparish.org).
Information Sessions
- Sunday, January 10 at 3 p.m. at St. Ignatius, Ijamsville
- Wednesday, January 27 at 6p.m. at St. Bernadine, Baltimore
- Wednesday, February 10 at 7p.m. on Zoom
Please assist the formation team by registering with Kristine Arata, Kristine.Arata@archbalt.org. Registering allows us to contact you if adjustments must be made to the schedule.
Weddings and Funerals
Masses for weddings and funerals are permitted outside, or inside with limited attendance. Please check with the parish office for further guidance.
Canceled Events and Activities
The parish buildings are still closed to the public except for religious services and education. All public events and most parish activities are canceled or postponed.
Sacraments
- Contact the Parish Office to arrange for Baptisms and the Sacrament of the Sick (Anointing).
- The Sacrament of the Sick for in-patients is available through the hospital chaplains.
Volunteering for the Parish
Volunteers are the backbone of the parish and we welcome new volunteers with open arms. However, in the world today we must do everything we can to protect all people of all ages, the church and also yourself.
If you are ready and willing to give of your time and talent, to be a part of one or more of our many ministries, please contact Barbara Sadler, Extension 22 or Barbara_stmarys@yahoo.com for the information and guidance of the required Virtus training. The training will provide insight for the protection of all age groups and the responsibilities. DON’T WORRY!! It is an easy procedure.
Contact Information
Parish Office: 410 879-4015
410 838-7471
410 452-5166
www.stmaryspylesville.org
1021 St. Mary's Road
Pylesville, MD 21132
Deadline for Submissions:
Thursday 12 Noon
Send to Newsletter Editor:
Jackie Seneschal
jackieseneschal@gmail.com
The 2021 Our Prayer Book, usually displayed near the altar, is not readily accessible for many parishioners to enter their own prayer intentions. St. Mary's Care Ministry is adding names and dates as you would like them to appear. Please send names and dates to peane13@verizon.net.