St Mary's Church, Swormville

This is getting exciting! The picnic tents are up (there are a lot of them) and the empty chowder kettles await!

Day 2 of True North VBS got off to a splashing start! We wore bright colors to remind us that when we feel alone, we can trust Jesus! We had a water relay, learned about Saint Faustina, read about the shepherd who looked for his lost sheep, made sparkly stars in crafts and enjoyed some campfire s’mores!

Vacation Bible School 2025 is off to a great start. Thank you to all of our volunteers who make our annual VBS program so much fun for the children.

Welcome Back, Don! We are excited to let our St. Mary's Faith Community know that our beloved Don Andres has returned as St. Mary's Facility Manager.

St. Mary's Saturday, July 19, Vigil Mass will be an Outdoor Mass at 4:30 PM at the chowder tent. (There will not be a 4 PM Mass that day.) ​ All are welcome. This is a beautiful experience for our faith community. We will bless the vegetables that will be used for St. Mary's Famous Kettle-cooked Chowder and, immediately following Mass, we will join together to chop the vegetables for the delicious chowder that will be served on Picnic Day, Sunday, July 20, starting at 11 AM. If you can help cut veggie, please bring peeler, knife, cutting board, large bowl, hand towel, and a friend. Many hands make for quick light work.

Many more volunteers are needed for Picnic Sunday, July 20th. Please use this link to sign up for just a few hours to help. It is a lot of fun! https://www.stmaryswormville.org/o/smsp/page/parish-picnic-volunteer-opportunities
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Donations (new items only) for our Themed Basket Raffle at St. Mary's Parish Picnic must be dropped off at the parish office by July 7, 2025. Office hours are 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday.

Celebrating the 4th of July holiday with family/friends? Bring your Picnic Raffle Tickets along! Sales are currently behind last year. More tickets are available at the parish office.

Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is today, June 27... Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: O most holy heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore you, I love you, and with lively sorrow for my sins I offer you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to your will. Grant, Good Jesus, that I may live in you and for you. Protect me in the midst of danger. Comfort me in my afflictions. Give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, your blessing on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death. Amen. (photo is of the statue in St. Mary's chapel)

This Eucharistic altar of repose was created by St. Mary's parishioners. Check out more photos from our Together in Christ Corpus Christi Procession at Nativity. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=StMaryParishSwormville&set=a.1128592309297830 We hope you can join us next year!

What: Vacation Bible School Who: Children entering grades K - 5, non-parishioners and parishioners of our Together in Christ Family of parishes When: July 14-18 From: 9am-Noon Where: Our Lady of Peace Parish Center Pricing: $60 per child - Maximum $180 per family Online Registration is Open for Participants (Gr K-5) at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-56101870-vbs2025#/ At True North, kids discover how to trust Jesus in a world gone wild. Our hikers will embark on an ultimate Alaskan adventure including: one-of-a kind wild bible adventures, spectacular crafts under the Northern Lights, star gazing with the glowing saints, sing-a-longs with high soaring songs, tundra treats, and glacial games.

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A heartfelt THANK YOU goes out to the volunteers that helped out on St. Mary's Day of Service. Many assisted our facilities manager, Rob Cornell, by cleaning out our flower beds, mulching, and planting new flowers that will make our St. Mary's campus beautiful all summer long. We also had a team who gardened for our friends at Brothers of Mercy and several volunteers freshened up our chapel and cemetery. We hope to have even more help next year so we can do more.

When: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 @ 6:00 PM Where: St. Mary's Soccer Field Who: Boys and Girls, Ages 9 - 14 (kickers may only compete in one K of C council's soccer challenge) Contact: Greg Honsberger, (716) 713 - 2222 Sponsored by: St. Mary's Knights of Columbus Council #17530

We are in great need of more volunteer help for St. Mary's Service Day, THIS Saturday, June 7! Please look at this link to see how you can help; a few hours of your time will keep our properties beautiful all summer & fall. https://shorturl.at/CeIaM

We are in great need of more volunteer help for St. Mary's Service Day, next Saturday, June 7! Please look at this link to see how you can help; a few hours of your time will keep our properties beautiful all summer & fall. https://shorturl.at/CeIaM

We need more volunteers for St. Mary's Day of Service on Jun7, 2025!! Please consider helping us to beautify our properties and help Brothers of Mercy with theirs. Please sign up on our parish website, stmaryswormville.org, or use this link: https://www.stmaryswormville.org/o/smsp/page/st-marys-day-of-service

St. Mary's Knights of Columbus Council will host their annual Soccer Shoot Out Challenge at St. Mary's soccer field on June 10 at 6 PM. Boys and girls who are 9 - 14 years of age are invited to compete. Please note: kids can only compete in one Knights' council's soccer challenge.

🌸🌼🌺 Get your yard looking great with hanging baskets & flats from the HSA flower sale! Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to order vouchers from Weeks Nursery, click the link to support SMS & beautify your yard at the same time! stmaryschoolswormville.org/flowers

A meeting for students and parents) who are interested  in attending or have questions about the Steubenville Youth Conference in July will be held at St. Mary's Church on Tuesday, May 20, at 6 PM .