Convenient, inexpensive, astounding Christmas Merchandise. Located in the classroom next to the Treasure Chest.
Open this Sunday after the 10am service. Normal hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday: 10 am to 1:30 pm. For information, contact Barbara Bowers at 312-806-5511. Volunteers Needed.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 | The First Sunday of Advent
Worship at 8 and 10am

Sunday, December 9 | Second Sunday of Advent
Worship at 8 and 10 am

Sunday, December 16 | Third Sunday of Advent
Worship at 8 and 10am

SUNDAY, December 23 | Fourth Sunday of Advent
Worship at 10am

MONDAY, December 24 | Christmas Eve

5:00pm Christmas Eve Service with the Gospel Choir
*Nursery Available (for Newborns to 5 years of age)
Nursery Available: 4:45pm to 6:00 pm

9:30pm Congregational Christmas Caroling and Prelude Music
10:00pm Christmas Eve Service with the Parish Choir

TUESDAY, December 25 | Christmas Day
10am Christmas Day Eucharist with Carols and Organ Music

WEDNESDAY, December 26 
9am Chapel Service Will Not be held

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2018  The First Sunday after Christmas Day
Worship at 8 and 10am

We enter December and await the coming of the Christ Child. The only decoration in the church is the Advent Wreath with its purple and pink candles for the four Sundays of Advent. Then, we celebrate Jesus’ birth with a beautiful array of poinsettias and wreaths. Those blooms represent memorials and thank offerings from our parishioners. If you had a memorial or thank offering last year, you should have received a letter about participating again this year. Please return your request in the envelope provided. There are also forms and envelopes in the narthex and a form is attached below. All memorials and thank offerings must be returned to the church office by SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 in order to guarantee publication in the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day bulletins. If you have any questions, please contact Trish Morris at (847) 698-1014.

COOKIES AND CAROLING! Join St. Mary's for Cookies and Caroling on Sunday, December 16th at 3PM. This is for kids of all ages. We will be baking special cookies, decorating the church's Christmas tree, and going out caroling with the choir. It should be a spectacular party. Come gather in Grauer Lounge and join in the fun. For questions, email Zach at zachdyrda@stmaryspr.org

The men of St. Mary's meet for breakfast in The Marshall Dining Room on the first Saturday of each month from September thru May. 
Please plan to join your fellow St Mary's brothers for food, fellowship, and to discuss future activities. Please RSVP to Bill Olbrisch at wcolbrisch@gmail.com or Rob Bowe at rbowe@mac.com .

The St. Mary's Book Discussion Group meets the 1st Monday of  the month from  7:00-8:30 PM in the Grauer Lounge. 

On January 7 we will be discussing  The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros,
110pgs - the story of a young girl growing up in Chicago 

You do not need to have read the book to attend.  Participants are invited to bring a snack or beverage to share.  Contact Jeanie Forrest at forrest.jean@gmail.com with any questions.

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

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 and outreach partners 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: Exodus World Service. 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

Anchors For Decision Making:

St. Mary's Care Corp brings dinners made by members of the church to people who are overwhelmed or stressed by any form of crisis. Families and individuals in distress are comforted when their basics needs are attended.
If you know of any one in need please feel free to reach out to St. Mary's clergy or Sandra Kreger (Care Corps coordinator).
Sandra can be reached at kregerfam@hotmail.com or 847-698-7677.