Our Daily Bread This week approximately 1930 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, 67 homemade face masks, 200 individually wrapped toothbrushes, and 200 Rosary packets were collected and delivered to ODB. 62 families participated. For next week, we're going to do the casseroles again. Here is the link to ODB's instructions and recipes: http://www.catholiccharities-md.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/casserolerecipes.pdf Just choose a recipe (or more), follow the recipe as it's written, bake in a 13x9 foil pan, let it cool, double wrap it with foil, label with type of casserole and date, and freeze it. We'll be collecting the frozen casseroles on next Tuesday morning (5/19) between 10:00-11:00am behind the Church. Please bring your frozen casserole(s) in plastic grocery bags. We'll also collect any homemade face masks that you'd like to donate. Thanks for helping the ODB workers and their clients. If you have any questions, contact Bob at crhoopert@zoominternet.net
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.
Plans for the re-opening of St. Mary's in Pylesville are underway but the church is closed to the public until further notice. The church is NOT OPEN for daily Adoration, private prayer, or Saturday Confessions, effective immediately. This is not an easy decision for the Archbishop or for Father Kunkel, but it is necessary to protect public health. Mass is available on-line and 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.
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.
VIRTUS TRAINING To get into the program type HTTPS://www.virtusonline.org. The location for the Archdiocese is under ―Baltimore‖ and the location for the parish is under ―Mary Pylesville‖. Just follow the instructions. If you have any problems please call the office or if you do not have a computer call the office to set up a time to come in and use our computers. Just a reminder: Anyone 18 and over volunteering to serve on a committee or volunteer in any way for the parish you must be Virtus Trained. Any one between the ages of 14 & 17 must complete Worthy of the Call. Please contact Ms. Rachel for instructions
Remember the Holy Fun of Vacation Bible School! Now is your chance to get involved as an Adult. We are in need of a director for Vacation Bible School this coming summer. If you are an organizer, work well with children and are free 1 week in the summer, this may be for you. Contact Janet in the Parish Office at janet_stmarys@yahoo.com God Bless, Janet Young Director of Faith Formation St. Mary, Pylesville
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.