Happy Thanksgiving to All!

Kindergarten invited the parish office to join them for a Thanksgiving Feast. Fun and tastiness ensued.

Rite of Acceptance is this weekend

The Rite of Acceptance will take place on November 22nd at the 10:30 Mass.

This signifies the end of the period of inquiry, also known as the precatechumenate. For the first time, those in the RCIA will gather as a group and celebrate the Liturgy of the Word with the parish community. They and their sponsors will answer questions concerning their readiness to continue moving forward with their studies, all with the hope that they will be one with us at the Easter Vigil.

We ask your prayers for them in the days and weeks ahead.

*I (Ashley!) went through the Rite of Christian Adult Initiation last year, and I cannot tell you what it meant to me to know that the whole church was praying for us. I was overwhelmed by the time and effort the Church put into my journey- it was a huge commitment for my sponsor, but she made it seem like nothing but joy to her. It was a wonderful path to walk.

Ways to help others in the holiday season

Fellow St. Mary Parishioners! Here are some great opportunities to help others in this holiday season. Your generosity and enthusiam rocks!

Christmas Gift Giving
Help someone in need have a Merry Christmas!
Wrapped gifts by Dec. 13th.

Christmas Luncheon for the Homeless
Please sign up to prepare a dessert!
Bring them to Parish Annex by Dec. 9th.

Christmas Caroling / Socks & Blankets Needed!
Help bring cheer to the Green Country Care Center. December 13th.


ROCKsolid Youth Poinsettia Sale
Purchase your large red poinsettia plants for $15.00 (2 for $25!) after all Masses during the December 5th and 6th. Proceeds are used by the youth to shop for Christmas gifts for families in need.

2009 Stewardship Renewal

2009 Stewardship Renewal Materials
If you haven't had a chance to skim over these materials, please do! We are so excited to have all our ministries catalogued so beautifully, and we are even more excited to have you tell us how you want to be involved in the parish community this year. Looking forward to hearing from you!

• Renewal Brochure
  What is this year's renewal all about?
• Ministry Catalogue
  An overview of all the ways you can be involved in our parish community.
• Commitment Card
  Let us know how you want to invest yourself by printing and mailing this card to us or bringing it back to church with you.

Miss Oklahoma Visits the Students

Miss Oklahoma, Taylor Treat, spoke to students last week. She focused on the importance of service learning and setting goals and working hard to obtain them. From our time with her, it is clear we have a woman to be proud of representing our state.

Parish Office Volunteers

Sneak Preview...

In our January St. Mary's Newsletter, there will be an article about our Parish office volunteers. Here are all but two of these wonderful women who help make our day to day work possible. Look forward to that article!

Do you want a way to help out in the holiday season? Make a dessert for our Christmas Luncheon for the Homeless Dec. 10th- sign up to make desserts- call Hillary in the Annex at 749-2561.

Halloween Slideshow 2009

The blog has been slow, as I have been out of town on my honeymoon (I'll post a photo later). I got married last Saturday to an awesome redheaded man named Ryan Daly. I'm back in full force though.

Above are the belated Halloween photos! Growing up, my parents always made a big party out of Halloween. It's nice that Saint Mary's does that too. We had a lot of festivities around the parish-- Trunk or Treat--Great work Candice and all those trunkers!--We also had classroom parties! A big thanks to parents and teachers!