Sunday Masses 

 

Saturdays: 4:00 PM Vigil Mass Sundays: 8:00, 10:00, 11:30 AM

Monday through Thursday: 8:00 AM

 

“A Welcoming Catholic Community promoting our faith, sharing our gifts, and serving all, in the name of Jesus Christ.”

WELCOME

Welcome to Saint Mary Parish! As the pastor, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our parish website. The parish of Saint Mary’s is a vibrant community of faith that seeks to know Jesus by bearing witness to his presence in the world and participating in the Mission to spread the Gospel, the Good News. That is our baptismal call and sharing it should bring us immense hope and joy.

There are many “ministries” and ways that our parishioners can give and receive. It is my sincere hope that as you get to know the community, you will be moved by the Spirit to find a way to “fit in” and make yourself at home. If you are new to Saint Mary’s and would like to register as a new parishioner, please click “registration” to fill out the form or to print a registration form that you can mail in, we will respond in writing. You can also pick up a registration form at the main entrance of the church should you wish to register in that fashion.

If there is any way that I might assist you or if you have any questions or concerns, I would encourage you to seek me out or any member of the parish staff. I am only a phone call or an “email” away and serving the needs of this portion of God’s Vineyard brings me great joy.

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We Remember….

An American flag stands with the last remaining girders of the World Trade Center towers that form a cross at a memorial inside ground zero in early September in New York. The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks claimed the lives of 2,749 people in New York. (CNS photo/Chris Sheridan) (Sept. 15, 2006)

Prayer of Pope Benedict XVI when he visited Ground Zero in New York in 2008: O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather today at this site, the scene of incredible violence and pain…. God of understanding, overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy, we seek your light and guidance as we confront such terrible events. Grant that those whose lives were spared may live so that the lives lost here may not have been lost in vain. Comfort and console us, strengthen us in hope, and give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly for a world where true peace and love reign among nations and in the hearts of all.

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2016 Personal Care Product Drive

Thanks you, the St. Mary’s Parish community, for your outstanding support of our Personal Care Products Drive to help the homeless and needy people in our area. With your very generous and thoughtful donations throughout the month of July, five very grateful New Bedford agencies each received large baskets and boxes filled to overflowing with muchneeded items that will fill their cupboards and be given out directly to their clients. Because of you overwhelming generosity, we were able to increase the number of agencies that received your donations and put smiles on so many faces. Thank you for taking time this summer to think about those people
less fortunate than ourselves.

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2016 Catechetical Sunday – September 18th

This series focuses on the theme “Prayer: The Faith Prayed” Those whom the community has designated to serve as catechists will be called forth to be commissioned for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith.

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2016 Vacation Bible Camp

Check out Photos and Videos from this year’s Vacation Bible Camp by clicking here!

 

 

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NEED PRAYER? Our prayer team is committed to pray for you.   If you would like to have someone prayed for submit your prayer request by clicking here and your intentions will be added to our Prayer Line.

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Have ideas or suggestions on how we can grow and strengthen our parish community?  We want to hear them!  Click here to submit your thoughts!

 

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Welcome Home Catholic
Pastor Rev. Rodney Thibault, St. Mary’s Dartmouth
Want more information about our Faith or our Welcome Home Weekend? Click here to view our Welcome Home Page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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Vatican News Following Pope Francis	Encyclical Letter: Lumen Fidei June 29, 2013    Encyclical Letter: Laudato Si’ May 24, 2015	What is an encyclical? “14 Things you need to know about Pope Francis’ new Encyclical.” “Pope Francis’ new document, Evangelii Gaudium: 9 things to know and share.”

 

 

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UPCOMING EVENTS                                                                      August & September 2016 Month of August Backpack and School Supplies Drive Donations may be left in the designated baskets at the church entry throughout the month Mondays in August & September Adult Faith Formation ~ 10:00am Weekend of August 27 & 28 Blessing of the Backpacks at every Mass  Bring your backpacks to Mass this weekend to be blessed for the new School Year Tuesday, September 13th Ladies Guild Meeting at 6:00PM Saturday, September 17th Luau at the Parish Center – 5:30pm – 7:00pm $20 per person Contact Gail Costa for tickets at 508-993-5716 Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Parish Pastoral Council Meeting ~ Parish Center at 6:30pm St. Vincent de Paul  Society Meet ~ Parish Center at 6:30pm Wednesdays beginning September 21, 2016 New Bedford Area Bereavement Group at Parish Center 6:30pm Group meets every Wednesday for 7 Weeks  Contact Beni at 508-992-7505 for more information Thursday, September 22, 2016 Social Concerns Meeting ~ Parish Center at 2:00pm

 

 

JOIN OUR TRADITION The Bells  of St. Mary’s The Bells of St. Mary’s will ring the daily Angelus, the Call to Mass and on Holy Days. Those wishing to contribute to the Carillon of Bells please pick up a special envelope at the entrances of the church and contribution of $100 in Memory of Deceased loved ones will be acknowledged on a plaque Envelopes may be found at any of the entrances to the church and returned in the collection basket at any of the masses.