Announcing the First Chowder Chase
5K Run
Sunday, July 22
11:15 a.m. race start

This event will kick off the annual parish picnic
Start your picnic experience with a run around our beautiful neighborhoods!

1st place trophies for overall finishers and 1st place age group finishers
Race packets quaranteed for pre-registered participants

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Click Here for race application

Chowder Chase Race App
Playground Cam
View the results of Saturday's breakdown of our old playground and check back to watch the build live on Saturday, May 19.  To view using Internet Explorer (all other browsers will not work), first read this instruction.

Internet Explorer setting installation

And then, go to this site to view our playground camera.

username: guest
password: guest

Click here to launch playground camera
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Thank you to volunteers who removed the old playground on Saturday, May 12 and prepared the site for Build Day on Saturday, May 19. 
Young Adult Ministry
Are you 18-35 years old and looking for a Catholic community? A place to pray? Or some fun? Yes? Then [RE] Young Adult Ministries wants to see you on May 31 at 7:30pm in church! Join us for a night of praise and worship, adoration and fellowship! Deacon Paul will be talking about [Re]prioritizing our lives.  Please, join us! Contact Ryan Verity in the Youth Ministry office for more information. 639-8891.

Family Faith Formation Registration Open
Click here to register your child for religious education.
 Family Faith registration
Confirmation and Rehearsal Information
Confirmation is Sunday, June 3 at 3:00 pm in church.  Confirmation candidates and sponsors should arrive no later than 2:30 pm.  In addition to the sponsor, each candidate may bring 5 guests.  There is reserved seating only for the candidate and their sponsor.
 
Dress Code should be modest and church appropriate.  Young Men-dress shirt, dress slacks (no jeans), tie, jacket or sweater are optional, no sneakers.  Young women - no jeans, short skirts/dresses, no low cut shirts or dresses, no bare shoulders, no sneakers.  If you plan to wear a strap of any kind (or strapless) a sweater, wrap or shrug must be worn as you will be presenting yourselves to Bishop Grosz.
 
Confirmation Rehearsal is May 20 at 6:30 pm in church (LIFETEEN Mass). All candidates and their sponsors are expected to attend LifeTeen Mass.  After Mass ONLY candidates and sponsors will remain in the new church where rehearsal will continue from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.  It is required that both the candidate and their sponsor attend this rehearsal.  If the sponsor is unable to attend, a parent may fill in.  However it is up to the candidate to notify their sponsor of all information shared at rehearsal.
 
 
New Online Giving
Go Green and Save -- Parishioners are invited to set up an online giving account.  It takes less than 5 minutes!  Click on the "NEW online giving" tab on the right column of the website.  This allows you to easily set up a payment from a credit card or your bank account directly to St. Mary's in the periodic terms you prefer.  This commitment method of support assists the parish in the planning and budgeting process. 
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