Welcome
Are you looking for a dynamic community of disciples, a place to call your spiritual home? Here at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Gloucester City, we strive to answer Christ's call of loving self-sacrifice - through our participation in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, through our communal and individual prayer, through our study of Scripture, and through our service to the community around us. With God's grace, we aim to become "doers of the Word," so that all people may experience the Good News and the healing presence of Jesus Christ. We welcome you!
Mass Times
SUNDAY: 7:30 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 11:30 A.M.
WEEKDAYS: 8:00 A.M.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions)
SATURDAY: 9:30 A.M., 3:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. and by Appointment
Staff
- Carla Herbert, Bulletin & Website Administrator
- Daniel Spencer, Parish Secretary
- Deacon Dave Murnane, Baptism Instructor & Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
- Marge Saunders, Parish Bookkeeper
- Ronnie Gorman-Battersby, Financial Secretary
- Monsignor William Hodge, Pastor
Office Hours
8:30 AM-3:30 PM
Closed from 12 PM -1 PM for Lunch
Tuesday Evening
6-8 PM
Events
- Jul 27 2021 8:00 am - Mass
- Jul 28 2021 8:00 am - Mass
- Jul 28 2021 9:15 am - Legion of Mary
Candles
St Joseph Altar Candle is burning for Ott Pacifico (Birth Rem) R/b Family
Blessed Mother Altar Candle is burning for Marianne Eller (Birth Rem) R/b Family
Sanctuary Candle is burning for Deacon Frank Crosson (Healing Int) R/b Battersby Family
Parish Organization Meeting Schedule
Knights of Columbus: 2nd & 4th Monday at 8 PM
Catholic Daughters of America: 1st Tuesday at 6:30 PM
Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians: 2nd Thursday at 7 PM
Legion of Mary: Wednesdays at 9:15 AM at 420 Monmouth St
Adoration: Thursdays 12 PM
Religious Education: Wednesdays at 3:40 PM & Thursdays at 3:40 PM
RCIA: Tuesdays at 6:30 PM in the Rectory
Youth Ministry: Sundays at 12:30 PM
Saint of the Day
Sts. Joachim and Anne: Saint of the Day for Monday, July 26, 2021
07/26/21 6:00 am
Saints Joachim (sometimes spelled "Joaquin," pronounced "wal-keem") and Anne, are the parents of the Virgin Mary. There are no mentions of them in the Bible or Gospels, what we know comes from Catholic legend and the Gospel of James, which is an unsanctioned, apocryphal writing form the second century AD. We do know from scholarship that the Gospel of James was not written by James, the Brother of Jesus, despite its claim to be so authored.
Even the early Church fathers expressed skepticism ...
Read MoreSt. James the Greater: Saint of the Day for Sunday, July 25, 2021
07/25/21 6:00 am
Nothing is known of St. James the Greater's early life, though it has been established that he is the son of Zebedee and Salome and brother of John the disciple.
The title "the Greater" was added to St. James' name to help distinguish him from the Apostle James "the Less," who is believed to have been shorter than James "the Greater."
Read MoreSt. John Boste: Saint of the Day for Saturday, July 24, 2021
07/24/21 6:00 am
One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He was born at Dufton, at Westmoreland, England, and studied at Oxford. Becoming a Catholic in 1576, he went to Reims and received ordination in 1581. John went back to England where he worked in the northern parts of the kingdom and became the object of a massive manhunt. He was betrayed, arrested, and taken to London. There he was crippled on the rack and returned to Dryburn near Durham. On July 24, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered. John was ...
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