Instead of sharing a SUD article today, we'd like to thank everyone for all that you do to help our local folks who need help. Your work is important. Your time and efforts are appreciated.  

Thanks to everyone who took pans and returned the frozen casseroles for ODB. Our next delivery is scheduled for December 5. Several of the pans that we handed out recently have not come back yet. If you took a pan, please return the frozen casserole to the Parish freezer by November 27. If you have any questions, please contact Bob at crhoopert@zoominternet.net.

Food Pantry: Donations and Volunteers Needed. The pantry will re-open in January 2023. Please donate soup, canned veggies, and paper goods by January 15. 

Boxes of Narcan are available on top of our AED device in our Parish Hall.

One box is also available with the drug deactivation bags in the back of Church.

They are there in case of an emergency at St. Mary's.  And for anyone who needs them.

“The readings (this Sunday) indicate that the Lord’s coming will be unexpected (Gospel), that it will separate good from evil (Gospel), that it has the nature of an invitation (First reading), that it transforms society (First reading), and that because of all these things, we have to change our lives now in order to prepare for it (Second reading). In particular, his coming both demands and enables a change from a culture of death to a culture of life. ‘Raising the sword’ in the first reading does not only refer to war; it refers to any attack on human life and dignity. To ‘conduct ourselves properly as in the day’ (Second reading) and to ‘walk in the light of the Lord’ (First reading) mean that we treat every human life with the respect and protection that it deserves. The Lord’s coming transforms both individual conduct (emphasized in the second reading) and the conduct and policies of entire societies and nations (emphasized in the first reading). Building a culture of life therefore involves both as well. A rededication during Advent to efforts on behalf of the unborn is especially appropriate also because we are preparing to commemorate the birth of God as a baby, who was an unborn baby as well.” (priestsforlife.org)  

Spiritual Adoption Begins in November.   Pledge cards are available in the back of the church. Please take a pledge card home and place it on the refrigerator, at your bedside or another location where you will see it every day. Name your baby and pray for him or her.

November- 1st Month (size: about ¼ inch)
At fertilization a new human life begins, complete with his or her own unique
set of DNA, which is present from the first day of life. The new little person’s
sex is also determined from the beginning. During this first amazing month of life the baby grows to 10,000 times his size at conception. By the third week the baby’s heart begins to beat.

Heal the wounds of abortion. Contact Project Rachel Baltimore at 410-625-8491 or email at projectrachel@archbalt.org.

Join the Respect Life Ministry.  If you are interested in joining the St. Mary’s Respect Life ministry, please email Deborah Brocato at debbrocato@aol.com. 

St. Edwards Prayer Walk, Saturday, November 28, 5:30 PM - Most Rev. Bruce Lewandowski, invites all to join him for his next prayer walk at St. Edward Roman Catholic Church (901 Poplar Grove, Baltimore, MD 21216). The event begins with a light meal at 5:30 p.m. and ends by 7:30 p.m. Prayers will be offered at specific locations affected by violence, and for all those individuals who have been so terribly affected by violence. 

Knott Scholarships are four-year, full tuition for 4^th and 8^th grade Catholic students to attend Catholic schools in certain areas of the Archdiocese of Baltimore at the elementary or secondary level. If you have a high-achieving student, check out our website www.knottscholar.org for more information and to see if they qualify to apply.