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.

Dispensation from Mass Has Been Extended to indefinitely. 

Please Click Here to Read the Bishop's Statement: https://www.dol-in.org/covid-19-updates

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity:  Tomorrow, January 18 marks Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day but also the beginning of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. We will join with other Christians this week to celebrate this year’s theme, “Abide in my love… you shall bear much fruit.” (John 15:1-17) The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will conclude on Monday, January 25.
 
Gracious Lord, we pray for all the members of your holy Church, that all may abide in you and you in them, that they may be one in your love and bear much fruit. We also pray for the world, that all may come to believe in your love for them by the fruit of our witness. We know that our divisions are a source of scandal to your world, and we know that in love we are called to unite as one in the vine and the branches. Help us we pray, to love, to forgive, to seek justice and to be your prophetic voice in the world. May your grace effect growth of good fruit among us, that our world may realize peace. We ask all this in the name of Jesus, your Son, and in the power of the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen
 
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children:  January 22nd has been designated by the Church as a special day of prayer.  Prayer for the dignity of the human person is essential in our world today, especially for the most vulnerable (the unborn).  A society that will not respect even the most precious and fragile, cannot respect the dignity of others.
 
The over 56 million abortions since the 1973 decisions of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton reflect with heartbreaking magnitude what Pope Francis means by a “throwaway culture.” However, we have great trust in God’s providence. We are reminded time and again in Scripture to seek the Lord’s help, and as people of faith, we believe that our prayers are heard.
 
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), no. 373, designates January 22 as a particular day of prayer and penance, called the "Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children”: “In all the Dioceses of the United States of America, January 22 (or January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday) shall be observed as a particular day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life and of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion.”
 
As individuals, we are called to observe this day through the penitential practices of prayer, fasting and/or giving alms.  I encourage you to observe this day in prayer and participate in Mass that day if you are able.  Together, let us pray for the sanctity of human life.
 
Fr. Eric Underwood

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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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Victim Assistance Ministry
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Be part of the Hospitality Crew and 
welcome our parish
family back home!   
If you are feeling led to be part of the
 hospitality crew please contact:
Contact the Parish Office at 765-288-5308 or use the Contact Us link
 

 NEW Bible Reading Ministry to those Homebound

In November, 2020, a new Ministry was approved by all three priests, The Ministry was created by St. Mary parishioner, Richard Morris II. The intention for this blessed Ministry is to share the good word of the Bible, from beginning to end, with people who are homebound for whatever reason, via phone.

Those who are homebound and would like to have the Bible read to them via phone or anyone interested in becoming a reader, should contact the parish office.

A certain “commitment” by both the reader and the person being read to, is agreed upon in the beginning. Reading the Bible in its entirety, can take 2 years plus, depending on the number of chapters read at each reading, along with the number of reading sessions per week. Hopefully, a special blessed bond will be developed between the two persons involved. Please prayerfully consider joining this new ministry!

A Prayer for the New Year Almighty Father,
thank you for your presence in my life every day in 2020.
Thank you in advance because I know your Holy Spirit will continually dwell with me in this new year 2021.
Let my heart receive courage to face every situation that I may encounter this New Year in the name of
Jesus Christ Our newborn savior. Amen