Save the Dates

Save the Dates for the upcoming Lenten Events below.  More information is included on the parish website along Lenten Resources and Reflections.

Lenten Fish Fry

We will host the 9th Annual Lenten Fish Fry. on Friday, March 8th! This St. Mary tradition was started by parishioners Bob & Judi Terry.  They lived in Pittsburgh, PA for many years and attended the Lenten fish dinners hosted by various churches in the area.  When they moved to Shrewsbury, they noticed that the Friday Fish Dinners were not as common and have worked with a team of volunteers to bring the tradition to St Mary’s.  

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Soup Suppers & Stations of the Cross

As a parish community, we gather to share a simple meal of soup and bread on the Fridays of Lent beginning on Friday, March 15th, at 6:00 pm in the Parish Hall. This is an opportunity to remember those who go without on a regular basis, as well as to unite us as one group with a common purpose. Free will donations will go to Parish Lenten Service Project. Parishioners are invited to come with family and friends to share this simple meal.  Each week, a different ministry prepares the soups.  Everyone is invited!  

Stations of the Cross are offered immediately after the Soup Suppers. They begin at 7:00 pm in the Church. Praying the Stations of the Cross brings us closer to Christ as we meditate on the great love He showed for us in His most sorrowful Passion.  Like the Simple Soup Suppers, the Stations of the Cross will be led by a different group each week. You are invited to attend the Soup Supper, Stations of the Cross or both.

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Fishing for Souls - Lenten Cluster Mission 

with Fr. Vincent Fortunato, O.F.M. Cap.

Please join us on March 24 - 26 for three evenings of an uplifting and inspirational Mission experience with Fr. Fortunato

• St. Mary of the Hills - March 24, 7:00 PM
• St. Anne - March 25, 7:00 PM
• St. Mary - March 26, 7:00 PM

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Light of the World Retreat

Our Lenten Light of the World Retreat will be March 28 - April 1.  No overnights, just renew, refresh, encounter.  This life-changing retreat experience will bring great blessings in your life. If you are looking to go deeper in your relationship God, take a fresh look at your life, or have a more life-giving experience of community, the Light of the World Retreat will be for you. You will experience spiritual renewal through relevant talks, discussions, sacramental celebrations, quiet time and some nice meals provided for you, all in a casual, friendly environment here at the parish. Please prayerfully consider participating; the retreat will bring great blessings in your life!  

Before each Mass this weekend parishioners who have participated in a Light of the World retreat will share their experience and will also be available following Mass to answer any questions you have.  

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Parish Lenten Service Project

Join us on Saturday, April 6th for the Rise Against Hunger’s meal packaging project.   Our assembly process will combine rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix including 23 essential vitamins and minerals into small meal packages. These meal packages are shipped around the world to support school feeding programs and crisis relief.

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What’s your hope for this season?  How will you observe this time?  May this Lent be a time of grace-filled metanoia for each of us.