Announcements

Notices

Lenten Activities:
-Lenten Soup Suppers will be on Wednesdays beginning March 20 in Seelos Hall at St. John Neumann from 4:45 p.m. until 6:45 p.m. Come join other members of your church family for supper.
 -The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered Wednesday nights during Lent from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Saint John Neumann – “The Light is on for you.”
  -Stations of the Cross will take place on Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s.
 -Fasting is observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all who are 18 years of age through 59. 
 -Abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday, all the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday by all who are 14 years of age and older. 
**Due to shortage of priests, we will be unable to offer the 12:10 Mass on Tuesdays and Thursdays during Lent. 

Creation of the New Archdiocesan Pastoral Council
In order to strengthen the role of lay leaders in the Church and communication between the laity and Archbishop Lori, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is creating a new Archdiocesan Lay Pastoral Council. The Council will be comprised of 13 members representing the geographical, racial and ethnic diversity of the Archdiocese. Members should be regular participants in the sacramental and community life of their parish, accepting of the teachings of the Church, and possess experience in prayerful discernment and excellent interpersonal skills. For more information and an online application go to www.archbalt.org/the-archbishop/archdiocesan-lay-pastoral-council-application-process/. Application deadline is Monday, April 1, 2019. 

Inclement Weather Policy:
On days when St. Mary's Elementary and High School is closed due to inclement weather, Masses will be moved from St. John Neumann Church to St. Mary's Church.  If there is a delayed opening at the school, Masses will remain at St. John Neumann Church.

Parking Permits:
Parishioner parking passes are available for REGISTERED PARISHIONERS ONLY.
Currently, we are limiting the pass to two (2) per registered household. Parishioners who attend St. John Neumann will not require a parking pass.  Please do not abuse the use of the pass, keeping in mind the reason we need to issue permits. If you have any questions regarding your parking pass, please contact Maggie Cowdrey at (410) 990-4129.
 
Anne Arundel Medical Center Policy Change:
If you are at Anne Arundel Medical Center, there is a change in hospital policy requiring patients to proactively ask for a priest or Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist. St. Mary's has people there every day to bring Communion and a priest is available for anointing or confession, but you must now state, “I would like to be on a list to be visited by someone of my religious preference.” If you are not asked, please ask your nurse to put you on the Catholic visitation list. The hospital visitation team is happy to bring Communion every day.

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Stand with us AGAINST physician-assisted suicide!

  • PLEASE JOIN US IN MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD - PREVENT PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE: ACT NOW
    Dear Friends in Christ,

    Our Christian and Catholic faith compels us to speak out on matters that stand in violation of the dignity of the human person. Here in the State of Maryland, members of the General Assembly are considering legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide. This, of course, would violate God’s most sacred gift and enable individuals to arbitrarily decide when life is no longer worthwhile - no longer worth living.

    Just days after the Maryland House of Delegates narrowly voted 74 to 66 to advance legislation legalizing physician-assisted suicide, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee is expected to meet as early as this Thursday, March 14, to consider advancing its version of the bill, SB 311, to the Senate floor for a vote.

    If passed, the bill would allow terminally ill patients to be prescribed a lethal dose of a controlled dangerous substance, which they would then pick-up at their local pharmacy and ingest without medical supervision to end their life. This bill, in addition to having no regard for the worth and dignity of every human life, establishes suicide as a societal norm, places large quantities of Schedule II prescription drugs into our communities with no measures in place for take-back or disposal, and leaves those suffering from mental illness, persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and our elderly at risk of coercion and undue influence by family members or caregivers.

    Both chambers must agree on and pass the same version of the bill in order for it to be sent the Governor for a signature or veto, so there is still time to stop this dangerous bill from passing in Maryland!

    I invite all Catholics across the Archdiocese of Baltimore to voice their opposition and to take action to oppose the so-called “End of Life Option Act.” We have made it easy to do so - and ask you to go to this specially-designated website that will register your opposition to State lawmakers. It only takes a moment.

    Thank you for witnessing to our common faith and standing with us against this legislation that would allow the casual disregard for God’s greatest gift - human life. 


    Faithfully in Christ,


    Most Reverend William E. Lori
    Archbishop of Baltimore

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St. Mary’s Parish, a Catholic congregation served by the Redemptorist Order, includes St. Mary’s Church and St. John Neumann Mission Church. St. Mary's Elementary and High School located in downtown Annapolis, Maryland, serve students in grades Kindergarten through 12. Anchored in faith, rooted in tradition, and committed to excellence, our programs build lifelong learners who are servant leaders.