St Mary's Church, Swormville

This weekend we begin a new liturgical year, the Advent Season, and the beginning of a milestone celebration for St. Mary’s. Advent 2021 starts our three-year preparation for our...

Our church celebrates the conclusion of the Liturgical year with the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The Gospel takes us to the trial in John’s Gospel in which Je...

Consider this… The End As we quickly approach the end of the liturgical year, we hear about the end times. This week and next weekend focus our attention on being prepared f...

Reverend Eugene O’Reilly, C.Ss.R., will speak at all Masses December 4-5. Fr. O’Reilly will make two additional Parish Mission presentations each day on December 6, 7, and 8: ...

The Knights of Columbus annual Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest is now open to students in grades 8 – 12. This year’s essay topic is: “Describe everyday obstacles that you ma...

One of the basic ‘ground rules’ for any priest that is assigned as Pastor to a new assignment is; ‘Don’t change anything for a year.’ The idea behind this is the new priest needs ...

Ready or not, here comes November! As we wrap up October, of course, thoughts of children and adults are on Halloween. This holiday is second in the United States only to Christma...

November 1, 2021: All Saints’ Day All Saints’ Day is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year because it is on a Monday. Your presence and prayers are welcome and appreciated. ...

This is Red Ribbon Week at St. Mary School. The students kicked off the week by wearing red! Teachers and students at all levels will be discussing the importance of staying dru...

Did you know that we have a “salt barn” for rock salt? Recently, Mr. John Seifert (parishioner) and our facilities staff, Don Andres and John Turton, teamed up to repair the extr...

Reverend Ryan Keating, newly ordained and assigned to St. Mary Church in July, will be presented with an honorary chalice by The Fourth Degree Assembly of the Knights of Columbus ...

A major clean-up initiative has begun at our parish cemetery. Improvements to date include power washing and painting of our central monument, removing overgrown shrubs, trimming...

Time is moving so quickly! It is hard to believe that Halloween is next weekend. I’m sure the Christmas music will be heard on the radio soon, and we are hearing on the news that ...

Have you ever had a time in your life in which you became a little full of yourself? Some would call this ego, or self-absorption when it becomes extreme, but if we are honest wit...

Consider this… What’s holding you back? Have you ever had someone tell you that you’re not giving it your all? Or, have you ever worked on a project that you just weren’t int...

I like to think of myself as a semi-organized person, however if you were to walk into my office and look at my desk and shelves many would probably disagree. Yet amongst my organ...

One of the many challenges a Pastor faces in today’s day and age is tempering the radicalness of the Gospel with the desire for a ‘feel good’ message. The past several weeks our r...

St. Mary’s Catholic Education Office is please to introduce our new Youth Minister and Confirmation Coordinator, Michael Slish. Mike, as he likes to be called, is a lifelong paris...

Consider this… Catechetical Sunday This weekend we recognize all who teach the next generation. The vocation of teaching is one that is a true gift and needs to be recognized...

Information about the Father Beiting Appalachian Mission Center can be found by watching the video below and by going to their website: https://www.fbamc-ky.org/ Parishio...