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
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
St. Francis de Sales: Saint of the Day for Sunday, January 24, 2021
01/24/21 7:00 am
St. Francis de Sales was born to a noble family at Chateau de Sales in the Kingdom of Savoy near Geneva, Switzerland on August 21, 1567. He was a Bishop and Doctor of the Church.
Francis was both intelligent and gentle. From a very early age, he desired to serve God. He knew for years he had a vocation to the priesthood, but kept it from his family. His father wanted him to enter a career in law and politics.
Read MoreSt. Ildephonsus: Saint of the Day for Saturday, January 23, 2021
01/23/21 7:00 am
St. Ildephonsus is highly regarded in Spain and closely associated with devotion to the Blessed Virgin which he fostered by his famous work concerning her perpetual virginity. Born around 607, Ildephonsus came from a noble family and was probably a pupil of St. Isidore of Seville. While still quite young, he entered the Benedictine monastery of Agalia near Toledo and went on to become its Abbot. In that capacity he attended the Councils of Toledo in 653 and 655. In 657 the clergy and people ...
Read MoreSt. Vincent Pallotti: Saint of the Day for Friday, January 22, 2021
01/22/21 7:00 am
St. Vincent Pallotti, Priest (Feast - January 22) Born in Rome in 1795, St. Vincent became a priest and dedicated himself completely to God and cared for souls. He dreamed of gaining for Christ all non-Catholics, especially the Mohammedans. To this end he inaugurated a revolutionary program which envisaged the collaboration of the laity in the apostolate of the clergy. But St. Vincent was also well aware of the many deprivations in the natural sphere that hindered the spread of the Faith. He ...
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