Early registration has begun for the KofC Annual Car Show. The show will be June 3rd in the St Mary Church Parking lot. Cost is $15 per car.

Artwork raffle and Gala showing the work of Patrick Antonelle, Fr. John's brother, will take place in the Parish Hall, May 21st, 6pm - 8pm. Tickets are being sold for just the raffle or a limited number are sold to attend the art show opening Gala with wine and appetizers. This will be an elegant social event, a long awaited opportunity for some extravagance. Some of the artwork being raffled will be displayed before and after Masses. A wonderful event that you won't want to miss!! Get your tickets in the office or after Mass.

Saturday Vigil: 8 p.m. Easter Sunday: 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Congratulations to Jeremy and Michelle Bourret on the baptism of their daughter Aurora - as well as to Jasmine who is now a big sister.

Thank you to everyone who came to support the breakfast event at St. Mary’s for the music programs at Portland high and middle schools. The chefs in the kitchen did a great job preparing the food and the senior students were wonderful and courteous in serving the people. Fr. John and Patsy were happy to have this event back and look forward to hosting it again.

Now that we’ve changed the clocks forward indicating another sign that Spring is around the corner, let’s keep our spirits up and help others to do the same.

The ACA will take place the weekend of March 26-27. The monies raised int his appeal will help the needy in the Diocese of Norwich.

A container will be located in the Gathering Space March 19- March 27 to collect prescription, non-prescription, sunglasses, etc. to help the poor.

Masses and ashes distribution will be Wednesday, March 2nd, at 8:00am and 6:30 pm. Pope Francis has requested that Ash Wednesday fasting and prayers be for Ukraine.

Operation Rice Bowl will be returning this Lent. The money raised will help feed the hungry around the world. 25% of the proceeds will stay in the diocese to help feed our local people in need.

I’m very excited to report that our Youth Group is getting up and running again ! We moved our Mass and Activity nights to the first SATURDAY of the month at the regularly scheduled 5pm Mass and can't wait to have your Teen join us. Youth choir will provide the upbeat music and teens are encouraged to volunteer as Lectors, Altar Servers, Serve as Collectors, and greet Parishioners. Teens can then stay to enjoy dinner together and an activity!!! An amazing experience that you want you and your friends to be a part of

Mass for, January 30th, has been recorded for us to participate in from the safety of our homes. In-person Masses were canceled. Please stay safe and may God bless you! Weekly donations may be mailed to the church office or brought next week. - Click to be brought to the video on Youtube-

Parish offices will return to normal office hours on Tuesday, January 18th.

Due to the increase in COVID cases in our immediate area, it is important to wear a mask when in the church regardless of your vaccination status. We thank you for your co-operation with this.

The following Christmas Masses will be livestreamed: the 4:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass with the Pageant, and the 11:00 am Christmas Day. Tune in to watch them live or watch them after on our website or YouTube channel.

Join us for a celebration of Christ's birth and our salvation. Friday, Christmas Eve Masses: 4:00 pm (and pageant), 7:00 pm, and 10:00 pm (9:30pm Choir singing). Saturday, Christmas Day Masses: 9:00 am & 11:00 am

St Mary Church Bible study will resume this coming Monday the 13th @ 8:45 am. It will meet in the library next to the office. Coffee "and" will be available. Contact the office for more information. (Heads up, masks are required in the School Building.)

St. Thomas Aquinas on the University of Connecticut Campus invites young adults ages 18 – 40 to join them monthly for the Metanoia lecture series. Each month a speaker will share their faith journey and how it has opened them up to embracing their true, authentic self. Conversation will be geared to how we can share our gifts and live our God-given mission. The first talk will take place on September 23rd at 6:30pm with Gloria Purvis. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Liza Roach at lroach@norwichdiocese.net

Grow in your relationship with God through our weekly Hope and Faith Video Series which take place weekly throughout the year. The Office of Faith Events creates videos that are less 3 minutes long which delve into monthly topics like love, church knowledge, Saints, and spiritually. We encourage you to dedicate just a few minutes weekly to enliven your faith. To enroll; send a text – (Phone Number) TO: 81010 (Text) Message: @hopenfaith (one word) It will then ask you to reply with your name. Those who are not text savvy do not need to feel left out, you can receive them by email by contacting Marianne Nicolas at manicholas@norwichdiocese.net Already enrolled, you do not need to enroll again!

The Office of Faith Events invites people of all ages to participate in Virtual Bingo! Bingo will take place on Sunday, September 19th and June 13th from 3:30 – 5pm. You will receive your cards online, mark them and even remark them for the next game or you can print them and play. Through video conferencing, we will call the numbers and play different BINGO games from regular bingo, double bingo, picture frame, and finally black out! It will be great fun with lots of gift certificates for prizes! We are only selling 200 cards, so act fast! The cost is $6 per card for the whole Bingo event! To register for your Bingo card, go to: https://bit.ly/2Laol7Y or call Marianne at 860-848-2237 ex. 304.