August 2019
Good Shepherd Food Pantry, August 17
ST. MARY’S NEWPORT GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD PANTRY is open the 3rd Saturday of each month from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. For more information, you may contact Evelyn Lawrence at 301-643-6597, or call the rectory at 301-934-8825. Want to help? Download a list of needs HERE.
Read all about us in this article in the Maryland Independent HERE.
Texas Roadhouse, 3rd Sundays Every Month!
Would you like a break from cooking and cleaning dishes and enjoy a fabulous dinner out with your spouse, family or friends? Then head on over to Texas Roadhouse in LaPlata the 3rd Sunday of each month for lunch, dinner, or appetizers. When you dine at Texas Roadhouse in La Plata, 10% of your food sales will be donated back to our parish. Remember to mention to your server that you are a parishioner of our parish and take along with you a copy of our Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser Flyer or one of our church bulletins. Thank you for supporting St. Mary Church, Newport.
New Archdiocesan Volunteer Policies
The Archdiocese has recently updated their Child Protection policies and has re-instituted fingerprinting for all volunteers, meaning that all current and future volunteers (even if currently cleared under the old non-fingerprinting policy) must be fingerprinted. St. Mary Church, Newport is offering FREE on-site fingerprinting for all those who serve in the following ministries: Members of the Social Concerns Committee, CCD Staff/Volunteers, Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Server Trainers, and Volunteers of the Good Shepherd Food Pantry.
The on-site fingerprinting will take place Saturday, August 24, upstairs in the St. Francis Hall, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. For anyone not able to attend on August 24, there will be one make-up session on Saturday, September 21, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. For additional information, please call the parish office at 301-934-8825.
Fellowship Community Sunday, August 25
All are welcome to gather together Sunday, August 25th, following the 10:30 a.m. Mass at the St. Francis Hall for light refreshments and fellowship. For more details, download the flier HERE.
Prayer for Priests
Dear God,
“…we lift up all priests:
May they, through the modesty
and humility of their lives,
commit themselves actively to
a solidarity with those who are
the most poor.
Pope Francis
June 2019
September 2019
CCD Registration 2019-20
CCD Registration, grades 1-8, at St. Mary, Newport begins Saturday, August 3rd and ends Saturday, September 14th. CCD Classes begin Sunday, September 15th. CCD Registration forms may be downloaded HERE. There are also printed copies available in the vestibule area of the Church. Completed CCD Registration forms along with registration fee may be returned no later than September 14 to the Parish office by mail, or drop in the collection basket in a sealed envelope during any Mass. For additional information or any questions, please contact Mary Ellen Heinze at 301-752-4886, or George Heinze at 301-481-2086, or the Parish office at 301-934-8825.
