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Love of God...Love of Neighbor, Friend, and Stranger Alike
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A COMMITMENT OF FAITH
St Mary’s is a unique place where, through our common faith with our fellow parishioners, we manifest our love for another as Christ has taught us. We are committed to each other in our faith, and we commit our time, talent, and treasure to ourselves in many forms, including our annual pledge. Through our commitment of time and talent, we share the bounty of the many resources that God has given us that we use to grow our parish and share Christ’s message to our community and


SPIRIT OF THE ROMANTIC
MASTERPIECES OF 19TH CENTURY CHORAL MUSIC SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST At 4:00PM On Sunday, November 1st, at 4 pm, St Mary’s Choir will present a concert featuring music of Mendelssohn, Brahms, Saint-Saëns, and Schubert. This is an especially rich era for choral and vocal music, and this concert will showcase some of the best of that era. Our choir and professional soloists will be featured in a way that is far more dramatic and ‘concert-like’ than our normal Sunday liturgical setti


Help fight hunger in our Area with the Little Free Pantry
Share what you can, take what you need! St. Mary’s Little Free Pantry is dedicated to combating hunger and nurturing our community. Anyone can support this effort by donating nonperishable items like oatmeal, cereal, cake mix, pancake mix, fruit bars, granola bars, canned fruit, and peanut butter. You can place donations directly into the pantry (on the corner of Lancaster Ave. and Louella Ave.) or place them in the basket in the Narthex on the way into church. Please also v


Fall Food Festival
COME JOIN US! THIS SATURDAY! FALL FOOD FESTIVAL LUCKY DUCKY 50/50 RAFFLE Beth Tyson will have a booth in the Fr. Greene Room throughout the festival. Every ducky has a number on the bottom, you pick your Duck(s) then Beth will take your name, 5$ for each ducky or 20$ for 5 duckies, and a phone number - so you do not need to be present at the drawing! On the day of the Festival, the Rector will blindly select a single Lucky Ducky at 1:30pm, and the adoptive parent of this Luc


Around St. Mary's
Volunteers prepping for our Fall Food Festival


Around St. Mary's
A few pictures from Oktoberfest. Thank you to Jean Wetzel and her team for making this a memorable event!


Outreach Update!
This past Saturday, we were honored to help support St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Chester as they prepared for a 2026 family and “back to school” fellowship event. Along with the amazing work of their Food Cupboard ministry, the Chester parish collected school supplies for local children in need. Through our own recent backpack donations, we were able to contribute additional school backpacks, along with a collection of early White Gifts for children’s birthdays and other sp


Noah's Ark Needs Your Help!
Our Thrift Shop, Noah's Ark, is a very substantial contributor to the mission of St. Mary's. Every year the Thrift Shop enables St. Mary's to contribute to various other charities that St. Mary's feels align with its mission. The Thrift Shop opens for the Fall season on September 9th. Over the past month volunteers have been selecting their check out desk schedules for the new season. We need additional volunteers, men and women of all ages, to fill out the remaining open slo


Support Our Little Free Pantry
As we begin the new school year, St. Mary’s is celebrating National Breakfast Month in September by helping to stock our Little Free Pantry with breakfast favorites! A nutritious breakfast can be an important start to the school day, and throughout September, we invite donations of shelf-stable breakfast items, including cereal, oatmeal, breakfast bars, fruit cups, and more. Donations may be dropped off at the church, or you can support the pantry by visiting our Little Free


ALTAR FLOWER AND SANCTUARY CANDLE MEMORIALS
Every Sunday our vases on both the High Altar and the Lady Chapel Altar are filled with lovely flowers in memory of, or in thanksgiving for, loved ones. We also have a sanctuary candle that burns by the Ambry to remind us of our Lord’s presence in the Blessed Sacrament, and this may also be given in memory of or in thanksgiving for loved ones. The memorial is listed in the Sunday bulletin, and loved ones are remembered during Eucharist services for the week. Several weeks a


UNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY
School Backpack Drive Saturday, August 22, 2026 Join St. Mary’s as we once again participate in Radnor Township’s 8th Annual Unity In Our Community - Block Party on Saturday, August 22, 2026. To help local students prepare for the upcoming school year, we are collecting new backpacks for children in our community. There are two easy ways to help: •Purchase backpacks through the Bags in Bulk order page at www.bagsinbulk.com. •Make a financial donation, and St. Mary’s will p


Sunday July 5th
We welcome our Guest Priest The Rev. Paul DeWitt Reid The Rev. Paul DeWitt Reid is recently retired as Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Elkins Park. He was educated at Penn State and at University of Edinburgh in Scotland and received his Master of Divinity degree with honors from Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He was ordained a Priest at St. Peter’s Church in the Great Valley in 2009. Prior to that he had a twenty-year career in Information Technology


Pledge Reminder
As we head into summer, we ask that you keep your 2026 pledge current. St. Mary's is blessed to have your help with the church's expenses throughout the year. If you have questions about where you stand with your pledge, contact our Parish Administrator, Nicole Marie. Non pledge gifts are also always welcome! Thank you!
WOMEN OF ST. MARY'S
SO MANY APPETIZERS... SO LITTLE TIME! Are you coming to the WOSM appetizer party on Thursday, June 25, following the noon Healing Service??? Men are welcome too. Linda Noll is hosting (390 General Washington Road, Wayne); she will provide the drinks and dessert. Bring a favorite appetizer to share. There's a sign up sheet on the bulletin board outside of the Father Greene Room or call or email Linda at 610-331-7935 or lindanoll390@gmail.com KEEP YOUR CALENDAR OUT!! On Thursd


SUNDAY JUNE 14 we welcomeThe Rev. Allen M.Wakabayashi
THIS SUNDAY we welcome our Guest Priest The Rev. Allen M.Wakabayashi Father Allen is the Episcopal Chaplain at Princeton University. He has served in this role for 8 years. He also serves as Province Representative for Young Adult Campus Ministries in Province 2 (mostly NY and NJ). Father Allen was born and raised in Chicago. He and his wife Diane share their home with two Welsh Corgis, Auggie and Rhema. In his free time, Father Allen loves to go bass fishing in his kayak in
Refugee Update
June 7th during coffee hour You are invited to a special coffee hour on June 7th to hear about our refugees and learn how you can help. St. Mary’s has historically supported refugees, most recently several from Afghanistan. Thirteen of which are now self-sufficient, and two more are still working towards that goal. Please join us on June 7th after Church when Rena Counsellor will give us an update and ask for some continued support.


Worship For EASTER DAY
April 5 - The Sunday of the Resurrection EASTER DAY 7:45 am Holy Eucharist Rite I 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II with Healing Ministers available during Communion in the Lady Chapel
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