St. Mary's Catholic Church

Saints Video Series

Fr. Michael Renninger and St. Mary's Church present a new video series about the lives of the Saints. For more information and to watch the videos, visit our Saints Page.

This week's saint is:
Saint Titus Brandsma (Feast Day: July 27)

Violins of Hope

CLICK HERE for information and tickets.

Mass Times

Saturdays: 5:30 pm
Sundays: 9:00 am and 11:00 am

Tuesdays - Fridays: 9:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturdays, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Parish Office Hours

Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Our church is open for personal prayer:
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

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Movie Night

Unfortunately, we have to cancel our upcoming movie night. Watch for details of another movie coming in the Fall.

Women's Book Club

The Women’s Book Club will resume in August with the New York Times bestseller “This Tender Land” by William Kent Krueger.

Click here for more information.

Youth Ministry Summer Events

Click here to see events, dates, and registration links!

Parish News and Events

Read about our Knight of the Year as well as this month's Knights of Columbus Family of the Month and Knight of the Month here.

The HealthNotes page of our website has been updated with information from our Parish Nurse Ministry. It includes their latest note: "When Two Illnesses Collide: The Approaching Twindemic."

Healing From COVID ...

Click here for more information and to register for this program.

Food-To-Go Fundraiser

Knights of Columbus Food-To-Go Fundraiser featuring a BBQ dinner available for pick up on August 21, 2021. CLICK HERE for all the details and to order. Fundraising will support the Knights' Food for Families program.

Young Adult Retreat

CLICK HERE for more information (link takes you to the Diocesan Office of Evangelization website.)

School News

Learn more about our school at www.saintmary.org.

Diocesan VIRTUS Training

FOR ALL ADULTS WHO VOLUNTEER WITH CHILDREN & YOUTH

Are you planning to volunteer in programs with children and youth?!

Work Camp? Vacation Bible School? Youth Ministry and Formation Programs? Elementary Faith Formation? Children's Liturgy of the Word? Nursery? etc.

All adults working/volunteering with children and youth must complete the required Diocesan Safe Environment training program (VIRTUS) and submit to a background screening.

You may register for any session diocesan-wide.

To register for this program, click here.
(Select "Richmond, VA (Diocese)")

For more information about the
Diocesan Safe Environment Office and programs, visit
https://richmonddiocese.org/protecting-gods-children/

Financial Stewardship

We know that during this difficult time many parishioners may have to change their giving habits or giving levels. However, in order to keep our parish and its ministries running in these difficult times we need to have regular income. If you can give during this time, please consider using one of the following methods:

Register for E-Giving here or click the icon.
Text “Donate” to 18042590555 on your smartphone
Mail your regular giving envelope to the parish via the US Postal Service
Drop your giving to the parish office during office hours
Use your bank’s BillPay option if possible, to send a check to St. Mary’s

We thank you for your generosity to St. Mary’s Catholic Church!

Stay Connected!

Please read our Daily Emails to get the latest information from St. Mary's.

The latest PARISH-WIDE EMAIL (7/2/2021) can be read online HERE

Do you want to receive our emails? Sign up HERE.

See all past videos and reflections on our Daily Reflections page.

Let Us Pray ...

Fr. Renninger and the Parish Staff would like to pray for your intentions during their personal daily prayer time. Please complete the form below to send us your intention and know that it will be included in our prayer. We would ask that you remember the intentions of our Parish Family in your prayers as well.

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Understanding the Bishops' Vote to Write a Document

"Did the bishops recently vote to excommunicate certain politicians?"

Since the conclusion of the Spring Plenary Assembly of the U.S. bishops in June, there has been much attention on the vote taken to draft a document on the Eucharist. The question of whether or not to deny any individual or groups Holy Communion was not on the ballot. The vote by the bishops last week tasked the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine to begin the drafting of a teaching document on the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life. The importance of nurturing an ever deeper understanding of the beauty and mystery of the Eucharist in our lives is not a new topic for the bishops. The document being drafted is not meant to be disciplinary in nature, nor is it targeted at any one individual or class of persons. It will include a section on the Church’s teaching on the responsibility of every Catholic, including bishops, to live in accordance with the truth, goodness and beauty of the Eucharist we celebrate.

For more information about this important topic, CLICK HERE to read the statement by Archbishop Jose Gomez, the chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

You may also want to read a helpful FAQ document provided by the bishops - CLICK HERE.

COVID Updates for St. Mary's Parish

Click here to see all the latest updates.

Diocese of Ricmond

Bishop Knestout encourages anyone aware of sexual abuse of minors on the part of clergy or staff of our diocese to notify civil authorities, call the Attorney General’s Clergy Abuse Hotline at 1-833-454-9064, and reach out to the Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator, Jennifer Sloan at 1-877-887-9603.

Celebrate the Eucharist With Us

Livestream will begin at 9:00 AM, Sunday, August 1, 2021

Watch Livestream on St. Mary's YouTube Channel

This Mass video will be available for viewing later.
(Note: when viewing later, the Mass will begin at approximately the 10:00 mark of the video.)

Click here for today's Scripture readings.

Need help with the people's responses? Click here to download the Catholic Mass responses.

St. Mary's Sunday Bulletin is available online here.

Children's Liturgy of the Word - Video | Children's Readings | Activity Sheet