Confessions are held on Saturday afternoons from 4-5 pm in the confessional. Please use good social distancing and hygiene practices.

Our parish will continue to live-stream one Mass each day. The 7 am Mass will be live-streamed on Monday - Thursday and the 9 am Mass will be live-streamed on Friday. The daily Mass stream is recorded and can be watched anytime via our parish website or YouTube channel.

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
All Souls' Mass - Monday, 2 November at 7 pm

As we more intently remember and intercede for our loved ones and all who have died this month of November, Mass will be offered for All Souls on Monday, 2 November at 7 pm, especially for those in our parish who have died over the past year. 
 

Almighty God and Father, 
by the mystery of the cross, 
you have made us strong; 
by the sacrament of the resurrection 
you have sealed us as your own. 
Look kindly upon your servants, 
now freed from the bonds of mortality, 
and count them among your saints in heaven.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Church encourages faithful to vote with well-formed consciences

Please read the letter from Bishop Robert J. Brennan

Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship

A call to political responsibility
from the Catholic Bishop's of the United States and Ohio

Last Wednesday Evening Rosary this Week

Deacon Frank Sullivan will be leading the praying of the Rosary this Wednesday evening from 7:00 to 7:30 PM. We encourage you to pray along with him in the community for the needs of all and especially for the dignity of all life. Be sure to go on to the St. Mary Website, Youtube Channel, or Facebook Page Wednesday evening at 7 pm to pray the Rosary.

Pray for the Seminarians for the Church of Columbus

Teachers Association Cheese Sale to Benefit Tuition Assistance

The St. Mary School Teachers Association is doing a Pearl Valley Cheese Sale to benefit tuition assistance. Interested persons may submit their order one of two ways: via Google Form or a Printable Form that can be returned to the School Office. Payment is due at pickup -- they are accepting cash, check, or Venmo.

The Melchizedek Project is a fraternal spiritual discernment group that helps high school and college-aged men consider a vocation to the Priesthood. We meet the first Thursday of the month following the 6:00 PM Mass at St. Bernadette, for supper and time for discussion until 8:00 PM. The next meeting will be this Thursday, November 5. Come to the church for Mass, then to the Mary Good Center office building behind the church at St. Bernadette, 1343 Wheeling Road, Lancaster. Please call (740) 654-1893 or email father tomson@me.com to RSVP. The Melchizedek Project is offered in coordination with the Office of Vocations for the Diocese of Columbus and the Fairfield-Hocking Deanery.

Diocese of Columbus seeks input from inactive Catholics

The Diocese of Columbus is exploring new ways of evangelization. As part of this effort, information is being sought from those who have moved away from the faith -- why they no longer participate actively in the Church or why they may no longer consider themselves Catholic. 

Many people may think they know or can assume the reasons for this, but there is great value in hearing estranged brothers and sisters’ concerns firsthand. To assist in this task, active Catholics are encouraged to reach out to inactive Church members and ask them to participate in a brief survey.

Participants may be a loved one, a child who no longer attends, a sibling who moved away, a friend, an acquaintance – anyone not currently active in the Church.

9th Annual Sacred Heart Congress

Join us on November 14th, 2020 from 9:30-12:00 at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Westerville, OH for a day to join the faithful in celebrating the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Mommies Matter - Fall Fundraiser Livestream Event

Header Image
The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs
Probably painted by Fra Angelico, OP