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We hope you are having a blessed and prayerful Holy Week. Today at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, we will enter into the Paschal Triduum—the holiest days of our liturgical calendar—culminating with the Easter Vigil Mass. Lent officially ends and the Triduum begins at dusk on Holy Thursday and continues through dusk on Easter Sunday.
We hope you will join us for our special Triduum liturgies! Our liturgy schedule is as follows:
Holy Thursday - 7 pm
Good Friday - 7 pm
Easter Vigil - 8:15 pm
Easter Sunday - 8 am & 10:30 am
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Resurrecting IHM Stained Glass
We are thrilled to announce that we have been able to restore and repurpose the stained glass window that hung over the baptismal font at the entrance to the former Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) sanctuary. The STM Sacred Arts Committee has installed the glass in the east bay of windows in our Gathering Space. You may find out more on our website!
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Triduum & Easter Environment Volunteers
We still need volunteers to help with liturgical environment over the Holy Triduum as well as care for the Easter plants during the Easter season. Sign up here if you're able. Please consider volunteering for this important ministry!
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Return Your Rice Bowl Today!
We invite you to bring your CRS rice bowls to Mass today. We will have a bin in the church for you to drop them in. Thank you for contributing to fight hunger and poverty in our world! You may also donate online via OSV.
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Good Friday Reconciliation & Stations
Join us for Stations of the Cross at noon on Good Friday. A priest will be available for confessions before Stations from 11:30 am to noon.
Thank you to everyone who spent time at adoration, compline, and stations this Lent. Let us continue nurturing our faith this Easter Season!
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Good Friday Collection
At Mass on Good Friday, we will be taking up a second collection for the Pontifical Good Friday Collection which helps Christians living in the Holy Land. Your donation will support parishes, schools, seminarians, housing, senior care facilities, and creates jobs for those in the Holy Land. You may also donate online via OSV.
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A Light That Guides Us: Master Plan 2024
We are ecstatic to announce that this spring, we are embarking on a comprehensive facilities assessment and master planning process that will guide our parish—church and school—over the next decade. We encourage you to watch our launch video and visit our website for more information!
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Now Hiring at STM!
We are now seeking applicants for several positions at both the parish and school:
Help us find the right candidates by SHARING these opportunities with any qualified professionals you know who may be interested.
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Pledge to Conserve our Stations of the Cross
As we near the end of our pledge period to raise funds for the conservation of our stations of the cross, we encourage you to prayerfully consider what you might be able to contribute to this most exciting project. Learn more about the conservation and how you can help support the process. We ask that you submit your pledge by Easter. Thank you for supporting this project!
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Gospel of Mark Scripture Study with Fr. RJ
WEDNESDAYS, APRIL 10 - MAY 1, 7 PM, ST. IGNATIUS HALL
Rich in Scripture, theological in purpose, and exciting to read, the Gospel of Mark invites us to become followers of Jesus' wisdom and enlightenment. Join us for this engaging and insightful scripture study led by Fr. RJ! The study begins Wednesday, April 10, and continues on Wednesday evenings until May 1. You are welcome to arrive at 6:30 PM for pizza and social time. Please register in advance.
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Day of Reflection: Praying with Modern Day Mystics
APRIL 13, 8:30 AM - 3 PM, ST. IGNATIUS HALL
This day of retreat and reflection led by Susan Stabile will invite us to pray with the writings of some of the modern day men and women to deserve the label of mystic. Some of them will be familiar names, such as Thomas Merton, while others, like Thea Bowman, are perhaps less well known. The day will include presentations, time for individual prayer and reflection, and the opportunity to share the fruits of our reflections in small groups. Please register in advance.
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Walking Together Toward Racial Truth & Healing
APRIL 13, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM, SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY
This event will be centered in prayer, and include music from the choirs at St. Peter Claver Church, stories of harm and healing shared by members of the local Black Catholic community and small sharing groups led by trained facilitators with an address by Dr. Cynthia Bailey Manns, voting delegate to the Vatican Synod on Synodality, and Director of Adult Faith Formation at St. Joan of Arc parish. Register here.
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Night Prayer–Compline
APRIL 17 & 24, MAY 1, 8, & 15, 8:40 PM, MARY CHAPEL
The Parish Choir will sing continue offering Compline in the Mary Chapel this Easter Season. All are welcome to join this beautiful tradition of night prayer.
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STM Auction 2024
APRIL 26, 7 - 10 PM, COMO PARK ZOO & CONSERVATORY
The Auction Committee is busy planning a fun event for our community. We need your donations of gift cards, cash, themed baskets, bottles of wine, etc. in order for this event to be successful! The Auction is our school’s largest fundraiser of the year and we rely on your donations to make it a success. Thank you for supporting the Auction! Please contact Elizabeth Thimmesh, our Admissions and Advancement Director.
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April 2, 7:15 am - ♰Harold Alton
April 3, 7:15 am - ♰Steve Hughes
April 4, 7:15 am - ♰Frank Mach
April 5, 7:15 am - ♰Geraldine Teefy
April 6, 4:30 pm - STM Community
April 7, 8:00 am - ♰Mark Godlewski
April 7, 10:30 am - ♰Tina Hahn Azanza
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