UPDATED 5/15/2021 NOTE: Please see this May 14 announcement from the Diocese of Charlotte regarding the relaxing of mask and social distancing mandates and the reinstatement of the Sunday obligation beginning on Pentecost Sunday (May 21). The below information reflects practices in place prior to May 14 and will be updated in the coming days …
Category: Liturgy
Christmas Vigil Office of Readings
Starting at 11:00pm on Christmas Eve, St. Mary’s will celebrate a public Vigil of the Office of Readings (Matins) before the beginning of Midnight Mass. Please plan to come to Midnight Mass a little early this year to join with us in this special liturgy. What is the Office of Readings? The Office of Readings …
From the Pastor’s Desk | Dec. 20
Dear Parish Family, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (Eph 1:2). I hope you are having a blessed Advent season as we prepare our hearts to welcome the Lord in the celebration of His Nativity this Christmas. Christmas is a time when we normally anticipate the church …
Christmas Mass Schedule
Space will be limited this year due to Covid-19 social distancing requirements, so plan now for your Christmas Mass observance. Please sign up in advance for the Mass you wish to attend. Out of town visitors, please review our Covid-19 guidelines before your visit. Christmas (the Nativity of Christ) Dec 24 – 4:00 pm Vigil …
From the Pastor’s Desk | Nov. 22
Dear Parish Family, The feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925, not long after the end of the First World War. The pope established the feast as a statement of faith against the prevailing ideologies of communism and secularism at that time. The two …