Health Care and the Belles of St. Mary's will partiicpate in Liturgy of the Hours on Friday, Septmber 29, about 9:30 a.m. following morning Mass or Communion Service.  (Prayers will be cancelled if a funeral is scheduled that day).   The Rosary scheduled for Friday, Septemer 22, has been cancelled.

MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY –   OCTOBER 2ND AT 7:30PM in the Parish Center.   Please join us this year as we learn about the Acts of the Apostles using the study “Evangelization and the Acts of the Apostles” from the Augustine Institute.  This study will encourage us to find help and inspiration from the men and women who transformed the world. There is no better place to look for guidance in the New Evangelization than the Acts of the Apostles. This chronicle of the Church in action gives us the blueprint for the life and mission of the Church today. This study is also available on the FORMED website (www.formed.org), which all St. Mary’s parishioners can access for free.  Study guides can be purchased through Lighthouse Catholic Media (https://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/lectio-evangelization-study-guide) or by calling 866-767-3155.  All study materials are available on the FORMED site as well, in downloadable PDF format, for no cost. Please contact Joy Fender if you need help accessing the FORMED site or with obtaining the study materials.  410 688 5571 or jcfender@zoominternet.net.

Our dear friend and former parishioner, Ronald G. Manns passed away on September 16, 2017. Friends can honor her life and visit the family at Schimunek Funeral Home, on Thursday, September 21st from 3-5 p.m. & 7 - 9 p.m. The Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary, Pylesville on Friday, September 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. and interment will also take place at St. Mary’s. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to St. Mary’s Church, 1021 St. Mary’s Rd, Pylesville, MD 21132. There will be no 9:00 am Mass On .

September 6, 2017 Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, issued the following statement in response to the Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after six months. “I join with my fellow bishops from throughout the United States, including the President and Vice President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in denouncing the Administration’s decision to end DACA, which provided protection to over 780,000 young people since its inception in 2012.  The young people served by DACA arrived here in the United States as minors and many consider this country their home.  Ending this program is a cause for unnecessary fear for these brave young people who now face deportation.  As Americans and people of good will, this response by our government is unjust and unacceptable. “Sacred Scripture says, ‘Whoever welcomes one of these children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me’ (Mark 9:37).  This Gospel mandate has guided the Church’s teaching on immigration and is the spiritual foundation of our American tradition of welcoming the stranger among us.

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The adult education classes with Fr. Paul Henry will resume on Wednesday, September 27. The topic for this term will be 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. We will also discuss The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages by Scott Hahn. Classes will meet Wednesdays at 7 PM in the youth room.

Helping TMIY Men in Houston Who Were Devastated by Hurricane Harvey By now everyone has seen footage of the devastating flooding in Houston. I’ve lived in Houston for over 30 consecutive years and lived through hurricanes, tropical storms, floods and tornados. Nothing compares to the magnitude of devastation from this storm I know TMIY men: * who have had their families water evacuated by boat. * whose houses are totally under water. * who have faced mandatory evacuation leaving behind everything. * who have lost everything. Yesterday, a TMIY man contacted me and suggested an initiative where TMIY men from around the country stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the TMIY men in Houston to help them rebuild their homes and their lives. He said he wanted to start it off by donating the first $1000. Thanks be to God. To help the TMIY men from Houston who have been devastated by Hurricane Harvey, click on the link below. All donations will go to help TMIY men in Houston who have suffered the most. DONATE NOW (http://paradisusdei.org/tmiy-shoulder-to-shoulder/) Thank you for your generosity and please keep us in your prayers. It will take a very long time for Houston to recover. If you would like to speak with someone about your donation, please contact Chris Scroggin, Vice President, Development via email (chris.scroggin@paradisusdei.org) or by calling 303-378-7900. Thank you for your generosity and please keep us in your prayers. It will take a very long time for Houston to recover.

The Car show has been rescheduled to September 23, 2017 due to the impending weather expected this weekend.  We hope to see you in September. New Fliers will be made and distributed.

John Scarlett Jr.,passed away on July 16, 2017. Friends can honor his life and visit the family at Kurtx Funeral Home, 1114 Baldwin Mill Rd., Jarrettsville, on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. a service will be held at 6:00 p.m. The Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary, Pylesville on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to the Harford County Humane Society.