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Beginning in April, we will be implementing new software called Ministry Scheduler Pro or MSP for short. This is a great new tool for volunteers to schedule themselves. MSP is similar to Sign-Up Genius that you have used for special Mass sign ups (Holy Days and Holidays) and we also used this for the March sign-ups. You will be able to schedule yourself to volunteer for Masses in April and May. This will include the Triduum and Easter Sunday. We will be rolling this out soon! If you see an email from us that looks different, please open it. If you get stuck, please call us. You will be able to sign up for Masses in April and May based on your schedule. Several parishes in the Des Moines are use this tool and love it. Stayed tuned!!

Sunday April 12 is known as Mercy Sunday. Sister Maria Faustina was of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. Sister Faustina was Canonized by Pope St. John Paul on April 30, 2000. Our Lord Jesus Christ taught St. Faustina throughout her life in the cause of His Universal and Unlimited Mercy. He instructed St. Faustina to teach the Chaplet of Divine Mercy to the world and that the first Sunday after Easter was to be Divine Mercy Sunday. The weekend of April 11-12 at each Mass the Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed. Pamphlets will be made available to assist in this most blessed prayer from our Lord Jesus.

St. Mary’s will be collecting donations for Agape Pregnancy Resource Center and Mary’s Helping Hands from May 9th to May 9th to May 17th. Suggested donation items include NEW or GENTLY USED baby clothes – newborn to 4T, onesies newborn to 18 months, baby wipes, hooded towels, washcloths, pacifiers, and diapers. Reusable shopping bags are need as well. Monetary donations are also welcome. You can make checks payable to St. Mary of Nazareth and write “Cradle for Life” on the memo line.

InnerVisions, a local unplanned pregnancy and STD medical clinic, empowers women to choose parenting or adoption. During the weekend of May 9/10 you’ll find baby bottles in the gathering area. Please take a bottle, fill it with change, cash, or checks, and return it May 16/17. Many thanks to Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home for underwriting the baby bottle campaign this year! Thank you for your donation.

The driveways and parking lot here at STM are cleared and ready for visitors!!

Why come to Adoration? This isn’t a devotion for the pious to revere a sacred thing, but this is an invitation for all who hunger to be in the presence of the living presence of Jesus Christ! We can encounter him spiritually anywhere, but there are only two places right now where we can encounter Jesus in his risen & glorified humanity – at the right hand of the Father in Heaven, and in His real presence hidden in the Eucharist. Come spend time heart to heart with Him! Prayer materials are available, but you can simply sit and talk to him from your heart or listen in silence. "This is the wonderful truth, my dear friends: the Word, which became flesh two thousand years ago, is present today in the Eucharist." - St. Pope John Paul II

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Thank You, NCYC Supporters! Last year, several of our high school youth had the opportunity to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), a powerful pilgrimage of faith, worship, and community. We are deeply grateful to our parish family and all who generously supported them through prayers, donations, and encouragement. To say thank you, the NCYC youth invite the parish to a light luncheon following the 11:00 AM Mass on Sunday, January 18. Please join us as we celebrate the impact of this pilgrimage and the generosity that made it possible!

"Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver us from every disease of the throat and from all other harm besides. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen."

2026 St. Mary's Mobile Hunger Fight will happen on Sunday, March 8 from 12:30pm to 4:30pm. Our goal this year is to raise $12,500 and pack 62,688 meals. We need LOTS of volunteers to get the job done. Get your group together! Family groups, scouts, show choir, band, church friends and sign up using this link: bit.ly/2026mobile

Join us in praying for our nation. We will be reciting the Glorious Mysteries of the Patriotic Rosary, as well as singing patriotic Hymns. Sunday, November 9th 8:20 AM St. Mary of Nazareth.

You need to try ALPHA! ALPHA is a short 2 hour evening held every Tuesday for 10 weeks in our parish hall. We meet in an open non-classroom setting where we share a meal (which we provide), watch a short video and then have an open friendly discussion about that video. There is no take home reading, preparation, or classroom lecture. We meet, make new friends, and talk about Christianity. This ALPHA conversation has been held in over 5000 parishes with more than 200,000 participants. I invite you to try it out. Registration forms are on tables on your way out or you can register online. We start October 7th. Please come!

Mass times: Thursday, August 14 @ 6pm and Friday August 15th @ 8am

We will meet in the Fireplace Room. We'll enjoy some tasty snacks and pray the day's Evening Prayer together. There will be wine to enjoy, but you are free to bring your own wine or beverage. After prayer, we will share some reflection and fellowship. It's a wonderful way to end the day and meet new people, too! Contact Deacon Greg if you have any questions: 515.650-2738.

Volunteer opportunities for the Catholic Circle Of Faith house build are now available. There will be volunteer opportunities available for July 12, September 12, 13 and 27. The address for the house build is 2348 Dean Ave. in Des Moines. Once you register online, you will be given information regarding the protocol to follow at the build site. You can donate to the Catholic Circle of Faith house build through St. Mary's Online Giving which can be found on the Website homepage. We hope that you will be able to help St. Mary’s to achieve their volunteer and fundraising goals. If you have any questions, please contact Glen Oglia at 515-326-1528 or [email protected]

Help fill the SVdP Donation Truck on Saturday, June 21st from 9am to 2pm in the church parking lot. See list below.

Celebrate Our New Parish Members With Us! Join us after the 5 PM Mass on August 23rd at the Church. We'll have some wine & cheese and other refreshments and snacks to enjoy as we take a few minutes to get acquainted with each other. See you there!