Our dear friend and parishioner, Steven Ukura, passed away on Sept. 26, 2018 . Friends can honor his life and visit the family at Evans Funeral Chapel in Bel Air, 3 Newport Dr. forest Hill, on Thursday, October 4, 2018 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. & 7:00 -9:00 p.m. The Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary, Pylesville on Friday, October 5th at 10:00 a.m. and interment will take place following Mass in St. Mary’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to American Foundation for suicide Prevention.

FALL HARVEST SWING DANCE NOV. 10TH FROM 7-10 P.M. $5.00 pp at the door plus a canned food donation for Thanksgiving Food Drive. Food/Fun/Door Prizes. To benefit the teens Catholic Heart Work Camp Summer 2019 Trip!! All are welcome!!!

Do you like coffee? Do you enjoy discussing your Catholic faith? Well then Common Grounds is for you! This is a discussion group in a relaxed setting for learning and discussing our faith. The group will meet once a month on the second Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the youth room. We will have a general topic to start the conversation but will go where the Holy Spirit takes us. Bring your favorite coffee cup and enjoy a different coffee each month. The first meeting will be on October 11th and our starting topic will be the abuse allegations effecting the church currently. This is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Mason Dixon and is open to everyone. Hope to see you there!! Any questions contact Grand Knight John McCarty at 443-928-2107 or e-mail 1096cop1@comcast.net.

FR. PAUL HENRY’S ADULT ED PROGRAM The Adult Education Classes with Fr. Paul Henry will resume on Wednesday, October 3rd. We will be continuing our study of the development of the Nicene Creed as a response to heresies. The Primary text will be Dissent from the Creed; Heresies Past and Present by Richard M. Hogan. Classes will meet on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Youth Room.

Saturday OCT. 6, 2018 10:00 AM Please join us for the Blessing of the Animals. All animals great and small are welcome. Please arrive at 9:45AM to prepare for the blessing. The Blessing of the Animals begins at 10:00AM on the parish grounds, behind the parish center outside the youth room. Please have animals on leashes. Refreshments will be available.

St Mary's Care Ministry Afternoon Tea for the ladies of the parish. Sunday September 30 from 3 - 5pm in the parish hall. If you would like more details and to reserve a seat please call -- Pauline Wolf at 410-692-5102 or email peane13@verizon.net

If you are interested in Signing up for WWP, Click the button on top of the webpage with the logo or click on this title and you will be taken to the online registration. If you wish to print out your registration there is a paper copy available under forms on the left side of the page.

The Mason-Dixon Council #10100 Knights of Columbus is sponsoring a parish-wide Catholic citizenship Essay contest. All Catholic students enrolled in grades 8-12th and must attend St. Mary’s Church are eligible. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes in each grade level. Complete information involving rules, regulations, and entry forms will be available in mid-September. Watch for more details in the bulletin, and on the boards in the vestibule and Parish Hall.

BANNER OF THE BLESSED MOTHER: St. Mary’s has a new parish project on the horizon. We are creating a banner version of the image of the Blessed Mother on the stained glass window next to the altar. Everyone is invited to participate in the banner project either by donating fabric or helping in the construction. We need material plus volunteers who are experienced with sewing, appliqué, embroidery, or quilting. We can use solids or simple prints in different values of colors, especially in blue, rose, pink, cream, green, yellow, and gold. Sizes may be small scraps or up to one yard maximum per fabric. Please drop your donations in the container next to the Library in the box marked: FABRIC FOR ST. MARY’S BANNER. If you would like to help with constructing the banner please come to our meeting on Aug. 23rd at 10 a.m. in the Parish Hall.