Join us at The Park Ridge Community Center Centennial Pavilion
For our 6th Annual Parish Picnic Potluck
Food, Fellowship, Games, Memories

Families with last names beginning with:
A-H Bring Dessert
I-O Bring Appetizers/Snacks
P-Z Bring Side Dishes

Please sign up ahead of time so we can plan
Questions or to Volunteer Contact Laura Cella lmcella@sbcglobal.net or 773-416-8251

Dear St. Mary’s Friends,
A group of approximately 60 displaced migrant youth between the ages of 11 and 17 are being cared for by Catholic Charities at Maryville in Des Plaines. The average stay at Maryville is about a month and there is a frequent turnover, as new kids arrive and others leave. The staff at Maryville would appreciate donations for these youth since they arrive with only a few items of clothing in a plastic bag.

• All formation begins Sunday, September 9th at 9:30AM
• Nursery will return to the down stairs location
•  Atrium will be available for children 3-6 years old
•  Second Graders to fifth graders will be in Classroom One
• Our Youth Group will be having a party on Sunday, September 16th. Detail coming soon.

Come, help us feed those in need!

Please join us to make lunches for hungry people! We are in need of supplies!!! We are seeking donations of Bread, Meat, Eggs, Chips and Juice Boxes, if you are able to donate, we would truly appreciate it!   Thank you for your generous and enthusiastic support of this ministry! If you are able to donate, please email dawnsteffen@yahoo.com

The St. Mary's Book Discussion Group meets the 1st Monday of  the month, except in September when we meet on the second Monday, from  7:00-8:30 PM in the Grauer Lounge. 

The book for September 10 is  My Beloved World, by Sonia Sotomayor,
                   -a memoir from the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court

The reading list of books to be discussed is listed below.

Children 6-10 years old are invitied to participate in our Summer Chapel. This will take place in Classroom 1 from 10am-10:30am throughout the summer.

The Nursery will be open at 9:30am for ages 5 and younger in Classroom 2.

As part of No Strangers at Home, we have installed a SPOTLIGHT board on the wall between the bell tower doors and the Grauer Lounge. We will be spotlighting different parishioners every few weeks so that we can all put names with faces. There will also be a little bio of each - the facts of which may or may not be the subject of a trivia game in the future! Be sure to stop and see our current SPOTLIGHT honorees: The 8 O'clock Congregation. And get ready for your time in the SPOTLIGHT !

Information regarding governance and various leadership reports can be found here. 

St. Mary's Core Values:
Seek God.  Love one another.  Serve others.

St. Mary’s Provides:
Worship, Outreach, Pastoral Care, Formation, and Fellowship

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