Becoming Catholic
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St. Mary's School: Pre-K through 8th
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 joyful disciples of Christ and successful students ready for the challenges of high school and beyond.
Financial Aid Available.
Call our school at 301-762-4179 for information.
Faith Formation Registration Open
Parish classes are offered for students in kindergarden through 8th grade and their families and for high schoolers preparing for sacraments.
Register online HERE
Advent Retreat Saturday December 9th from 9 am to 2:15 pm
Led by Fr. James Glasgow. Lunch will be provided.
PLEASE RSVP FOR LUNCH. Click below for details.
In preparation of our hearts for Christmas, all are invited to attend an Advent Retreat on Saturday, December 9th, led by Fr. Glasgow, beginning with 9:00 am Mass and ending at 2:15 pm. Lunch will be provided. Invite a friend and bring your journal and a pen. Please RSVP by emailing or calling the rectory.
For Details, Click HERE.
St. Mary's School invites parish families to the St. Nicholas Festival, Saturday, December 2nd, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Please join us for crafts, games food and fun! The students will be running a Secret Santa Shop for children to purchase gifts for their loved ones. St. Nicholas plans to drop by for a visit. For details or to see how you can help, click HERE!
In Our Lady's Chapel, we will spend the evening before Our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration, during which there will be beautiful religious music, a meditation given by Fr. James, and the opportunity for confessions. You are welcome to attend the whole event or to drop in and out as time allows. Details HERE
All adult parishioners are invited to participate on Mondays at 5:00 pm in online meetings to dive deeper into the readings from the previous Sunday Mass and engage in meaningful conversations. Contact the rectory for information on how to join. All adults are welcome!
St. Mary’s provides one dinner a month to the New Leaf Shelter on the first Monday of each month. Several volunteers are needed to provide food or deliver the meals.
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.
Your donations are vital. If you have additional baby items to donate, please place them in the baby crib located near the bathrooms in the main church.
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.
Thank-you to our wonderful parishioners for their generous donations of canned goods and nonperishable items for distribution to those most in need this Thanksgiving. Your donated items resulted in enough food to assist well over 50 local families this holiday season. Special thanks to St. Mary's Scouts Troop 472 for sorting and packing the donated items after the 11:30 am Mass on Sunday, and to the St. Mary's School Junior Honor Society students for being on standby to help load the truck on Monday, and to Manna Food Center!
Donations filled two of those large bins to overflowing!
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 happening at St. Mary's, and we hope to continue to be part of your life, too.
Learn more about the National Eucharistic Revival HERE. Attend our next Eucharistic Encounter on December 15th.
St. Mary's offers Eucharistic Adoration on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the chapel. Click HERE to see Photos of our Corpus Christi Procession in June. Visit our site HERE to find videos, frequently asked questions, and learning resources about the Eucharist.