On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter with a day of fasting and repentance. Marking our foreheads with dust, we acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the life-giving cross indelibly marked on our foreheads at baptism. Please join us as we embark on this journey together.

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Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17th) through Palm Sunday (March 28th).

We are seeking: non-perishable food, toiletries, personal care items, feminine hygiene products, cleaning products & paper goods

March 7th

We are seeking new: socks, underwear, bras, undershirts for all ages and in all sizes. Stay tuned for a drive-thru collection date and time as well!

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PLEASE NOTE: Typically, this outreach would also benefit our partner school, Bennet Academy, but since Manchester schools are still refraining from allowing visitors into the school building and are in a hybrid school model it is not possible to share these items. Those who would like to donate to Bennet can purchase $25 gift cards to either Stop & Shop or Walmart and drop them at the office by March 29th.

CLICK HERE for the February 14th bulletin

Our Zoom Coffee/Fellowship preceeds the 10AM service every week. Use the Sunday Service Link below to join anytime between 9:30 and 10:00am

Pastor Marschhausen from Concordia will host a Lenten Bible Study, via Zoom, twice each week and all from St. Mary's are invited to participate! The same topic will discussed on Sundays, immediately after morning Zoom worship and on Wednesdays, at Noon, via Zoom.

Please email Pastor Marschhausen at therevjm@me.com

February Happenings

CLICK HERE to view the Happenings.

We are asking that all members of the parish who were not at the annual meeting last week read the article on Page 6: Annual Meeting: Envisioning St. Mary’s Future in a Changing World.

This is a summary of the discussion that took place and lays out imporant information going forward.

CLICK HERE to read this powerful interview

For more details, please visit: ct.gov/covidvaccine

From February 8 – 20, you can drop off diapers, pull-ups and baby wipes at Monaco Ford’s showroom, 767 New London Turnpike Glastonbury, CT. CLICK HERE to listen to founder Kyle Zingler, a 17 year old junior at MHS speak about the non-profit

The Cathedral Band featuring Sylver Logan Sharp. Sunday, February 14 @ 6 pm EST CLICK HERE to register and get the link

CLICK HERE to read the article

CLICK HERE to view the slideshow that our Boy Scout troop presented during Zoom worship on Scout Sunday! It is a great testament to their ability to adapt and evolve during this past year. Way to go Troop 27 and thanks!

“For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.” – Mark 8:35

Jesus is pretty clear that we are not to spend our time on earth amassing stuff and seeking to extend our lives and capital but rather to give ourselves away in grateful response to the gospel. Saving one’s life is about loving and giving instead of fortifying one’s own status and economic condition.

This week we continue to hear from Chris Meizner from ATS. If you have not had a chance to read last week’s article, I encourage you to check it out. This week Meizner challenges us to consider how our churches respond to change. Do we make incremental adjustments, or innovative steps forward? While there may be a time for both approaches, the dual pandemic of racism and COVID-19 has forced a church often stuck in incrementalism to make bold, decisive innovative change in a short period of time.

To make a 2021 pledge to St. Mary's CLICK HERE for the form

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Please take a moment to lift these names up in your prayers. Contact Rev. Ann revalovejoy@gmail.com if you would like to add a loved one.