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The Catholic Community of Saint Mary Parish in Milford, Connecticut is a parish of permanent residents, 12,000 members, and summer visitors. We are a parish of young families, many of whose children attend Saint Mary School. We are a parish of retirees who grace our community. We are a parish fifty five years young that includes many of the founding families. Ultimately, we are a parish of individuals, who pray together and work together to positively impact our community through various ministries, all of which have as their purpose to further the preaching of the Gospel as Jesus has instructed us to do. This website has been designed to give you some insight into our parish, and to invite you to join us in prayer and to participate in the four pillars of Catholic life -- advocacy, direct service, education and empowerment. Collection Report, Year To Date Please click more to see the results of our offertory collections to date. [ more ] From our Pastor, Rev. Aidan N. Donahue Dear Friends: The last week of January is traditionally marked as Catholic Schools Week. Here at St. Mary’s, this past week featured a number of special events to mark the importance and the value of our parish school. [ more ] Save the Dates! We will be having 2 concerts this spring at St. Mary Church. Both are Sunday afternoons at 2:30 PM, and as always, they are FREE. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us. April 15 - Jeffrey Wood, Harpsichord May 20 - Spring Choir Concert featuring Marylyn Mulvey Goodwill Career Center Calendar Interested in job hunting guidance and employment resources? Free workshops are offered at the Career Center of the Goodwill in Milford. To see the February schedule of workshops, click here. For more information about career workshops at Goodwill, click here. Haiti Update: Education On behalf of Father Cronin and the "Twinning Committee" a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made a Haiti Education donation to the 2011 Giving Tree. [ more ] Ladies' Guild Newsletter The Fall newsletter for the Ladies' Guild is now available. Click here for the Ladies' Guild page. St. Mary Parish School Board The Parish School Board made its annual "State of School" Report in November. For a summary of this report, please click here. Holiday Rectory Closing February 20th is Presidents’ Day. All rectory offices will be closed. Bulletin notices for the weekend of February 25-26 must be submitted by noon Friday, February 17th. Clean Water for St. Therese Last October you were asked to consider making a donation to help provide clean drinking water to our sister parish in Haiti. Your Twinning Committee would like to take this opportunity to update you on that effort. [ more ] Catholics Come Home Website Are you Catholic but not sure why? Do you struggle to understand your faith? Are you a "passive" Catholic, or do not attend Mass regularly? Here is a user-friendly source of information and inspiration: Catholics Come Home.org. The St. Mary community hopes that you will return to your faith, understand your religion and be an active Catholic. If you would like more assistance in understanding your role in the church, please do not hesitate to contact our priests or deacons. Annual Fund Drive and Financial Health of our Parish All registered parishioners should have received a letter with information on our parish’s Second Annual Fund Drive. This drive began in May and will remain open in subsequent months with the expectation that $65,000 in donations will be received. The first annual fund drive introduced in 2010, had a goal of $60,000. The final amount received was $48,920 from 518 families. With over 3,400 registered families, we would like to see an improvement in number of donors. Our goal is a target of 680 or 20% of the families registered. Here you will find more information on the drive, a budget overview from the church and from the cemetery. You will also find a letter outlining financial stewardship. [ more ] Religious Education Staffing And Information If you are interested in teaching or learning more about participating in this program, please contact the Director, Sue Marra 203-877-5874. For up-to-date class information, see Religious Education. Fourth Anniversary of Haiti Twinning Ministry March 2011 marked the fourth anniversary of the "TWINNING" of St. Mary Parish with Ste. Therese Parish, located in Marbial, Haiti. From the very beginning, one of our primary goals has been to provide our sister parish with financial assistance to help educate the nearly four hundred K thru 8 and high school students at Ste. Therese. [ more ] Stewardship at St. Mary's Offertory (Weekly, Monthly, Holy Days and Annual Fund) Results for 2010 and the Budget for 2011 In the Church Bulletin on January 31, 2010, we addressed Stewardship reporting and noted that offertory contributions for the weekly ($583,000), monthly ($54,000) and holy days ($56,000) for an aggregate total of $693,000. See full report. Annual Budget Report For the profit & loss report for 2009, 2010, and 2011, click here. For the budget commentary, click here. Parish School Announcement Ever wonder what the Convent is being used for? Did you know that our school is growing? See this letter to learn more. Our School Our parish is fortunate to have an excellent school, educating more than 300 students in our preschool, kindergarten and grades 1-8. Parents of current and prospective students are always welcome to tour the school and see for yourself how blending academics and faith prepares our children for high school and beyond; contact the school at 203-878-6539 or info@smsmilford.com for more information and applications for September. Additionally, proof of our school's excellent standards and results include: [ more ] |
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