Our Daily Bread - Update It's time for casseroles again! As we used to do for Beans and Bread, casserole pans will be made available for pickup after each Mass on the weekend of May 8th and 9th. Since we need to limit our number of casseroles, please only use these pans. We will be depending on everyone who takes a pan to return the frozen casseroles to the Parish freezer by Sunday, May 16th. Here is the link to ODB's instructions and their 13 recipes: http://www.catholiccharities-md.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/casserolerecipes040220.pdf Just choose a recipe, follow the recipe as it is written, bake it in the 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 frozen casseroles must be placed in the Parish freezer by May 16th. We'll also collect any homemade face masks that you'd like to donate. If you have any questions, please contact Bob at crhoopert@zoominternet.net.
Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries 2021 Next weekend, parishioners at St. Mary and other parishes across the Archdiocese will be asked to pledge support to the 2021 Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries, Joyful in Hope. In advance of next weekend, please prayerfully consider how you will support the 2021 Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries. Making a pledge, which can be paid in monthly installments through December 31, 2021 is a powerful way to maximize your contribution. For more information on the 2021 Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries, and to make a gift or pledge online, please visit www.archbalt.org/appeal/. Thank you for your prayers and support.
The Masses for the weekends are as schedule: Saturday & Sunday 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Masses will be held in the Parish Hall. The 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday will be held in the Church and will be live streamed. Hall with a limited capacity of 70. Church with a limited capacity of 40, depending upon household sizes.
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.
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.