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Your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal impacts the lives of so many and supports such vital ministries as the formation of our seminarians and deacons, outreach to our youth and young adults, and programs to assist couples through marriage preparation. Our ongoing efforts in evangelization and catechesis, advocacy for human life and dignity, and effectively ministering to people of varied ethnicities and languages all depend on your generosity. Click the above link for more details.

A vocation to the priesthood is both challenging and rewarding. A priest is called to be a witness of Christ. He is a minister of the sacraments, proclaimer of the word, teacher of the faith, and steward of the Church. He accompanies the faithful through this world, leading the way to the eternal kingdom of heaven. Discernment of a vocation to the priesthood requires specialized guidance to navigate the spiritual formation and academic demands of the seminary. Click above link to find out more!

Please note that the Mass Book for 2022 will be opened on Wednesday, April 7th. Click link for details.

The Holy Land Collection– will be collected on Good Friday, April 2nd. Click above link for full details.

Bishop Checchio's Letter on the growing division, hate and racism, particularly against members of the Asian-American community. Click link to read the Bishop's Letter on the racism against Asian Americans.

This weekend concludes the Baby Bottle Boomerang campaign on behalf of the Center for Great Expectations conducted by the Knights of Columbus. Please return any bottle you hold. Thank you for your support.

Transformed by Christ’s Body and Blood Sent on Mission to Light a Fire in the Heart of the Church By now you have received a letter from Bishop Checchio inviting your participation in the 2021 Bishop’s Annual Appeal.

Our Appeal goal this year is the same as last year, $312,000. Thank you for your support! Click the above link to learn more.

Next weekend will be the annual collection for our retired Diocesan Priests. See the letter from Bishop Checchio about this collection.

Remember in Prayer We offer our sincere sympathy to the families of Margaret Kreckie and Carmen Antonelle, who were recently called home to the Father. May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in God’s peace.

Students from our current religious education program and some of our confirmed students from last year worked together to help bring some joy and kindness to residents and staff at McAuley Hall for St. Valentine’s Day. Click link to find out more!

Bishop Barren, Word on Fire: Engaged. Click on the link above to learn how to access the Word on Fire Digital Library.

On the weekend of January 16/17 2021 the annual Foundation For Catholic Education collection will be taken up at all Masses. Click the link for details.

We can help. Click here to find out more.

Contribution Statements will be available for all registered parishioners to access via Parish Soft: My Own Church by January 22, 2021. If you have any difficulty or if you are not registered with the parish but would like to receive a statement, please contact Pat Manfredonia. Click link for details.

Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12, 2020 Thank you to everyone who came out to our Family Advent Celebration! From visits with the live nativity animals — and Santa himself — we were so pleased that everyone remained masked and socially distanced. It was a wonderful day. Thank you for sharing it with us — and for your generous toy donations for the children at St. Anne’s Soup Kitchen! A special thank you to all the volunteers who made this possible. Many loving hands made the work a joy! Blessed are we!

Memorial Opportunities There are opportunities available for memorializing items in our church and cemetery mausoleums in honor of departed loved ones. If interested, please see Msgr. Benwell before or after Mass or email him at parish@ stmaryswatchung.org