St. Mary

Catholic Church, Lanesville

The Stations of the Cross devotion, also known as the Way of the Cross, has been practiced by Roman Catholics for many centuries. The traditional Stations of the Cross follow fourteen events of Jesus' Passion and death and conclude with a reflection on His Resurrection. The Stations of the Cross provide the faithful with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of God's immense love and their faith in the Resurrection. Please make plans to join us in prayer every Friday during Lent at 7pm for this moving prayer service led by our pastor, Fr. Bob St. Martin. Little Black Books return for Lent 2019 Little Books are based on the writings of the late Bishop Ken Untener and have been crafted to help you explore your relationship with Christ this Lent. These pocket-sized booklets are available at the entrance to Church and Parish Life Center. Please feel free to take an additional copy for those who are homebound.

Catalyst Catholics is pleased to offer a retreat tailor made for high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors! This retreat will help you to understand the spiritual, psychological, emotional, even physical aspects of your faith journey. Join us on this 3-day retreat and discover your faith for the first time or grow deeper in it!  The retreat is March 29 – 31 at Mt. St. Francis Center for Spirituality..  Retreat brochures are available in the Parish Office, entrance to school or at www.catalystcatholic.org.   

St. Mary Catholic Book Reading Group began in 2003 and has read and discussed nearly 100 books! The group’s purpose is to promote reading books by  Catholic authors of theology, history, fiction, or containing subjects of particular interest to Catholics, such as the right to life or bioethics. This month’s selection is The Priest Barracks by Gauillaume Zeller. Zeller’s book chronicles the tragedies and the magnificent gestures of the Nazi concentration camp, Dachau, which housed 2,579 Catholic priests, monks, and seminarians from all over Europe. More than a third of the prisoners in the "priest block" died there. Besides recounting moving episodes, the book sheds new light on Hitler's system of concentration camps and the intrinsic anti-Christian animus of Nazism. The group will meet on Friday, March 9 to discuss the book at 11:30am in Room 102 of the Parish Life Center. Even if you have not completed this book, please consider joining! New members and title recommendations are always welcomed!