Christmas Food Project 2020 We will be collecting groceries for Christmas before each Mass on the weekend of December 12th and 13th. We’ll deliver the groceries to MDCS on December 14th. MDCS will store our groceries separately in their Delta office and will distribute them to our assigned families. Since we can’t hand out grocery bags with the colorful lists of items that we need, we’re going to follow our successful Thanksgiving process. Please purchase the grocery items that are listed based on the 1st initial of your last name: Initials A through F –CANNED FRUIT / PEANUT BUTTER / FRUIT JUICE / HOT CEREAL / LAUNDRY DETERGENT / PAPER TOWELS Initials G through L - DISH SOAP / JELLY / CANNED TUNA / FRUIT JUICE / TOILET PAPER / TOOTHPASTE Initials M through S – COLD CEREAL / CANNED FRUIT / CANNED TUNA / SHAMPOO / TOILET PAPER / LAUNDRY DETERGENT Initials T through Z - JELLY / PEANUT BUTTER / COLD CEREAL / CANNED VEGETABLES / DISH SOAP / TOOTHPASTE Since MDCS will only be expecting the items listed above, please do not donate anything else. We hope to see you before each of the Masses on the 12th and 13th. And we will need volunteers to help move the groceries to MDCS. Please contact Bob at crhoopert@zoominternet.net if you can help on the 14th. Thank you so much for helping to feed some of our local families who are in need.
Thanksgiving Food Project 2020 Thanks for everyone who made donations to our Thanksgiving Food project. And a special thanks to all of the volunteers who helped move the groceries over to the Mason-Dixon Community Services office in Delta on November 16th. The MDCS staff was thrilled with the generosity of our Parish. Christmas Food Project 2020 We will be collecting groceries for Christmas before each Mass on the weekend of December 12th and 13th. We’ll deliver the groceries to MDCS on December 14th. MDCS will store our groceries separately in their Delta office and will distribute them to our assigned families. Since we can’t hand out grocery bags with the colorful lists of items that we need, we’re going to follow our successful Thanksgiving process. Please purchase the grocery items that are listed based on the 1st initial of your last name: Initials A through F –CANNED FRUIT / PEANUT BUTTER / FRUIT JUICE / HOT CEREAL / LAUNDRY DETERGENT / PAPER TOWELS Initials G through L - DISH SOAP / JELLY / CANNED TUNA / FRUIT JUICE / TOILET PAPER / TOOTHPASTE Initials M through S – COLD CEREAL / CANNED FRUIT / CANNED TUNA / SHAMPOO / TOILET PAPER / LAUNDRY DETERGENT Initials T through Z - JELLY / PEANUT BUTTER / COLD CEREAL / CANNED VEGETABLES / DISH SOAP / TOOTHPASTE Since MDCS will only be expecting the items listed above, please do not donate anything else. We hope to see you before each of the Masses on the 12th and 13th. Thank you so much for helping to feed some of our local families who are in need.
Food Projects Thanks for everyone who made donations to our Thanksgiving Food project. And a special thanks to the volunteers who helped move the groceries over to the Mason-Dixon Community Services office in Delta on Monday morning. The MDCS staff was thrilled with the generosity of our Parish. Please watch for upcoming announcements about our Christmas Food project. We will be collecting groceries before each Mass on the weekend of 12/12-12/13. Volunteers will be needed again to help deliver the groceries to MDCS on 12/14.
On Tuesday, we delivered 41 casseroles, 30 homemade face masks, 1 jar of peanut butter, 27 single serve cereal boxes, 9 applesauce cups, 15 granola bars, 17 peanut butter cups, and 2 financial donations to ODB. 23 families participated. Our next collection of casseroles will be on December 8th. Thanks for helping the ODB workers and their clients. If you have any questions, contact Bob at crhoopert@zoominternet.net
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.
Holiday Food Projects 2020 Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, our Christian Outreach Ministry has had to make several changes to how we provide groceries for the families that will be assigned to us by Mason-Dixon Community Services (MDCS). St. Mary’s will continue to provide vouchers to each of our assigned families. The vouchers are funded by the special collections that St. Mary’s takes up for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. The vouchers will redeemable at the local Saubel’s store in Whiteford. We will not be able to distribute grocery bags with the colorful tags with the needed grocery items. And we will not be able to sort and distribute the groceries out of our Parish Hall. The good news is that we will still be able to collect groceries. MDCS has agreed to accept any groceries that we are able to collect. They will store our groceries separately in their Delta office and will distribute them to our assigned families. So, we will be collecting groceries before each Mass on the weekend of November 14th and 15th. And we’ll deliver the groceries to MDCS on November 16th. Please watch for information next week about the grocery items that we’d like you to purchase for Thanksgiving.
CFF classes begin on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 10:00 AM. Please check your email, or the CFF page for information regarding COVID protocol. There is a health assessment form that can be printed or completed electronically. It must be submitted before EVERY class, and will be stored for 30 days. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Due to the ongoing pandemic and the health concerns it poses, St. Mary, Pylesville has decided to cancel the Fall Chicken Dinner. Please contact the Parish Office with any questions or concerns.
While we've been focused on the corona virus and the recent social unrest, our Prevention & Recovery Ministry would like to encourage everyone to remember that many Americans are still suffering and dying from addictions. This includes many local folks and their families and loved ones. Select columns from our brochure have been posted on St. Mary's webpage and FaceBook page. Help is available for you, your family members, and your friends Click on title for list of helpful contacts.
Click the title above. You will see a section, "All Videos." The first video on your left will have a red "LIVE" sign. Click the video to watch and worship. You do not need a Facebook account to watch. Cell phone: You will see a pop-up at the bottom. Click the "x" at the right-hand corner to remove it. The live video will be the first video on the left with a red "LIVE" sign. Click the video to watch and worship. Computer: There will be a pop-up at the bottom, but you can still see the video. There may be another pop-up across the screen. You will see an option at the bottom of the pop-up which says, "Not Now." Click that. Then click the live video to watch and worship.
On June 6, St. Mary's in Pylesville begins to celebrate Outdoor Mass Saturdays at 4 PM. Confessions are heard on Saturdays beginning at 3 PM. The church building remains closed to the public until further notice. The church is NOT OPEN for daily Adoration, or private prayer. Mass is offered on-line Sunday at 10 AM. Father offers Masses privately for special intentions during the week. Parishioners are urged to continue to pray at home for the success of public health efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The parish newsletter is published weekly on Friday. Receive it by signing up for Flocknotes.
In keeping with the direction from Archbishop Lori, all public Masses are canceled until further notice. St. Mary's is open for Eucharistic Adoration at the following times during this period: Sunday 8:00 AM to 12 Noon Monday - Saturday 8:00 AM to 10 AM Parishioners are urged to join in praying a novena — nine days of prayer — to the Blessed Virgin Mary . The novena, inspired by a prayer by Pope Francis, asks Mary for her intercession and protection from the coronavirus.
CEMETERY GUIDELINES: DURING MOWING SEASON In the next week or so we will be removing all flowers from the Christmas Season. There cannot be any planting of flowers or shrubs in the cemetery. Also, no glass containers or ornaments on the ground; only on the head stone and attached securely. During mowing season flowers can only be in vases on the side next to the stone; on the head stone or over the head stone. We will have no choice but to remove the above items if the guidelines are not followed. Thank you.
Our dear friend and parishioner, Anne Poole, passed away on January 18, 2020 The Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s, Pylesville on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to St. Mary’s Maintenance Fund or St. Jude Foundation for children.
Our beloved parishioner, Joan Kusik went home to meet the Lord on January 5, 2020. There will be a viewing on Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 3-5 and 7-9 at Evans Funeral Chapel, 3 Newport Dr, Forest Hill, MD, 21050. The Mass will be held at St. Mary's Pylesville, 1021 St. Mary's Rd, Pylesville MD. 21132 on Friday, January 10, 2020 at 10:00 am and the burial will follow the mass. The family invites all to attend a reception to be held in the parish center.
Our dear friend and parishioner, Joan Oktavec, passed away on December 16, 2019 The Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary, Pylesville on Friday, December 20th at 10:00 a.m.. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to St. Jude Foundation for children or Susan G. Coleman Breast Cancer Foundation.
After many years of service Jim Janiski (Fry Room) and Julie Nelis (Children’s Games) have decided to step down as chairperson. Thank you both so much for your many years serving and giving of your time and talent. These positions require you to be here to set up, be present the day of the dinner, to take down and to attend the meetings, four times a year, planning and evaluation. You must also be Virtus Trained. Jim and Julie will be here to help in any way they can, answer your questions and guide you. We are also hoping to get a co-chair for these positions. Just a reminder: Last dinner we had to cancel the White Elephant because no one came forward. So, if you were unhappy because it was canceled, please consider this position also. Of course we cannot cancel the fry room so we really need someone to step up to the plate for all of these positions, especially the fry room. We are looking for a chair and co-chair for the fry room, children’s games and white elephant. If anyone is interested or would like more information, please contact Barbara, Ext. 22.