We want to provide dinners for 25 people that moved from living on the streets to their own apartments.
A donation of $25 (cash or check) will go to purchase turkey, canned vegetables, bread, stuffing and a pie for each person.
If you are interested in donating items of food please contact Stacie Dinse: s_dinse@yahoo.com or Dawn Steffen: dawnsteffen@yahoo.com.

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

Those wishing to participate should contact Father Patrick by November 21st

If God has truly come in Jesus Christ, why do things remain as they are? Why do so many terrible things happen? Where is God? 

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 .

You can't buy them, but you can exchange them!
Here's how it works: Everybody bakes 6 dozen cookies, all the same kind.
Cookies are divided into portions depending on how many bakers we have.
Bring your bagged cookies to the Beyer Auditorium before the 10:00 service.
After church, return to the auditorium to take home an assortment of all the cookies!
Make beautiful homemade cookie trays for sharing or keep them all for yourself.

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)

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

WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 2, 2019
9am Morning Prayer in Chapel

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 December 3 we will be discussing  The Noticer,  by Andy Andrews, 167 pgs.-exploring the need for perspective in our lives. 

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

Please join Marco Panuccio and our own Sarah Sipll and Brian Locke for this wonderful holiday concert. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

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 Maurer family. 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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