St. Mary Catholic Church

Masks will be required at ALL Masses and events where social distancing is not available at St. Mary in all parish buildings. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

• Our Hospitality Ministers will be here to greet you before weekend Masses, help find seating and to sanitize after each Mass.
• In order to provide social distancing, seating is available every other pew. When seating yourself, leave at least 6 feet between you and a non-related Mass attendee in the pew.
• Please enter through the west main doors and the north side/ramp door.
• These doors will remain unlocked throughout Mass.
• Saturday Confessions--are in the Church, in the back in the Cry Room, 3:30-4:30 pm

When you are in the Church (outside of Mass times) for prayer or Confession, please use the wipes provided to disinfect the space you occupied.

 
Each year on this day, we rejoice in the great mercy that Jesus shows us by his loving passion, death, and resurrection.  Jesus gave his life freely so that he could conquer death and offer us life.  It is so far beyond what we deserve.  So…  What is Divine Mercy? (the following excerpt is from thedivinemercy.org)
 
“The message of The Divine Mercy is simple.  It is that God loves us – all of us.  And, he wants us to recognize that his mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others.  Thus, all will come to share his joy.”
 
The Divine Mercy message is one we can call to mind simply by remembering ABC:
 
A – Ask for His Mercy.  God wants us to approach Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and upon the whole world.
 
B – Be merciful.  God wants us to receive His mercy and let it flow through us to others.  He wants us to extend love and forgiveness to others just as He does to us.
 
C – Completely trust in Jesus.  God wants us to know that the graces of His mercy are dependent upon our trust.  The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive.
 
This message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of Saint Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God’s mercy.  Even before her death in 1938, the devotion to The Divine Mercy had begun to spread.
 
The message and devotional practices proposed in the Diary of Saint Faustina and set forth in this web site and other publications of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception are completely in accordance with the teachings of the Church and are firmly rooted in the Gospel message of our Merciful Savior.  Properly understood and implemented, they will help us grow as genuine followers of Christ.”
 
During this Year of St. Joseph, spend time to learn more about the mercy of God - learn trust in Jesus, and live your life mercifully, just as Christ is merciful to you. 
 
God bless,
Fr. Eric Underwood

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Please join us in welcoming Mr. Rob Frey.
 
Rob has been selected as the principal of our Unified Catholic School in Muncie.  He is excited about this new adventure and is looking forward to furthering the plans for our school unification. 
 
Rob Frey was raised in Versailles, Ohio.  He was born into the Catholic faith and received a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne.  He later earned a Master’s degree in Education and a School Administrators license from Indiana Wesleyan University.  Rob has 15 years of classroom teaching experience, teaching Art at Logansport High School from 2000 - 2006, then Art and AP Art History at Avon High School from 2006 - 2015.  Rob has served as principal of St. Lawrence Catholic School in Muncie since 2016. 
 
Rob is looking forward to working with everyone; priest, school staff, our School Unification Task Force, and especially our students and parents to see our educational ministry thrive.
 
Rob and his wife, Meghan (married 2009) have two children, Winona (4) and Walter (3).  They are parishioners at St. Lawrence. 
 
Rob serves as a Mass Lector and Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion,
 
Rob is a Fourth-Degree member of the Muncie Knights of Columbus.
 
 

RCIA is now being offered at two weekly sessions in the Muncie
Pastorate:
 
First, please sign up and watch the video for Symbolon at www.formed.org

Then, please join our Zoom meeting and bring each Session’s resources for Participants. ZOOM meetings are the same time as the regularly scheduled meeting times:

Mondays, 10:00 am meeting hosted by St. Francis

Wednesday, 6:30 pm meeting hosted by St. Mary

Any questions please contact the parish office (288-5308)
 
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is offered for all adults who are exploring the Catholic faith and for those already Catholic who want to learn more about their faith.

 There is no cost or obligation to attend.
 
All are welcome!
 
 

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School Registration is now Open!!!
Registration for the 2021 – 2022 school year is now open.

You can register at munciecatholic.com/school or call the school 765-288-5878 for an appointment.   Registration packets are also available At St. Mary, St. Lawrence and St. Francis Parish offices.

THE ST. MARY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION   will be awarding a $1,000.00 Scholarship again this year.   You must be a 2021 graduating senior and a member of St. Mary Church.   The application form, which must be signed by the school guidance counselor, may be picked up at the parish office.     The deadline this year is APRIL 19, 2021 (noon)    If you have any questions you may call Ann Wiley at 747-4047.

Applications are now available for the Knights of Columbus Council 560 Scholarship.
Two $1000 scholarships will be awarded to current high school seniors or undergraduate college students.
The applications are available on the Knights of Columbus website, https://kofmuncieindiana.com.
An eligible candidate must be a member of a Catholic church and a resident of Delaware County.

Registration dol-in.org/campcrux