Parish events for Lent include Stations of the Cross every Friday at 11:30 am and 7 pm. Supper and talk after 7 pm stations.
Please pray for people in final preparation to enter the Church this Easter and for all those inquiring into the Catholic Faith.
Click HERE for our Holy Week Schedule Click HERE for Lent Activities
If you are an adult who has not yet been confirmed, consider making this the year! Contact the rectory at 301-424-5550 or fill out the form HERE to sign up for preparation meetings.
Meetings will be about once a week and will begin shortly before Easter. We will do our best to find meeting times that work for you. Confirmations will be conferred by Cardinal Gregory on Pentecost Sunday.
The Sacrament of Confirmation gives an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to strengthen us for the Christian mission and increase the gifts of wisdom and courage in us. The sacrament unites us more firmly to Christ and helps us live out our vocations with more joy and fruitfulness.
Sign up for information HERE or by calling the rectory.
Please support St. Mary's Scout Troops' Annual Spring Fundraiser.
Our girl scout and boy scout troops are offering Master Gardener Premium Hardwood Mulch for $6 for 3 cubit foot bag.
Free delivery on orders of 20 bags or more. $5 delivery on smaller orders. Or pick up from St. Mary's Parking Lot on April 1st.
For more details and to order online, click HERE. Or see flyer HERE to order by mail or by QR code.
We invite you to try FORMED.ORG, a Catholic site offering Bible study programs, expert talks, full-length movies, and children's cartoons. St. Mary's has purchased a subscription. To create your FREE account, go to the sign-up page and find our parish name "St Mary" (no s). Searching for Rockville is easiest.
Please visit the alumni page of St. Mary's School and consider giving us your contact information. We'd love to share the great things that are happening at St. Mary's, and we hope to continue to be part of your life, too.
Parishioners are being asked prayerfully to consider making a gift to the 2023 Annual Appeal. Visit appeal.adw.org to learn more about how the Annual Appeal benefits our parish and serves people in need throughout the archdiocese.
Thank you for your generosity!
St. Mary's is holding a ministry fair in the Parish hall after all Masses on the weekend of March 25th and 26th. Come learn about the activities and volunteer opportunities at St. Mary's.
Your gifts and talents are needed! Please consider getting involved with parish ministries and activities.
Come also for coffee and doughnuts after the 7:30 am and 9:30 am Sunday Masses.
Lenten Inner City Parish Food Drive Results: A resounding Thank you! for our Parish’s response to the vital needs of four Inner City Catholic Parish food pantries this past weekend. Thanks also who served in distributing grocery bags and loading hundreds of bags into the van. The effort produced an estimated 4100 cans and boxes as well as $1,127.00 from the poor box donations, which will supplement purchase of additional fresh groceries.
The Rescue Project, developed by nationally known Fr. John Riccardo, seeks to proclaim the Gospel in compelling presentations over nine weeks in a small group format. Hear the Gospel in a new way. Meetings will be Wednesdays, January 25 through April 5, from 7:15 pm – 9:15 pm. (No meeting March 29th.) Free. No RSVP needed. Event Link.
St. Mary’s provides one dinner a month to the New Leaf Shelter (formerly named the Dorothy Day Shelter) on the first Monday of each month. Several volunteers are needed to provide the main protein (chicken, beef, or vegetarian), rice or potatoes, salad, or a dessert.
Some volunteers are also needed to deliver the meals by 5 pm on Mondays.
New Leaf is a low-barrier, 30 bed emergency shelter serving homeless adults in the Rockville area. Please contact Mary McCormick through the rectory if you are interested in helping to serve this ministry.
If you have a child in preschool through 8th grade, consider our parish school. At St. Mary's school, faith, knowledge, and service come together to form young men and women who are disciples of Christ and successful students ready for the challenges of high school and beyond.
Contact the Faith Formation office, 301-762-8750.