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Dear Parish Family, Everyone in Glens Falls knows that I am in love with SMSA. I adore that school and feel so grateful to be in a place...
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St. Mary's Church
Apr 112 min read
Helping our Mother Church
Dear Parish Family, I got a call recently from Fr. Don Rutherford, the Vicar for Clergy for our Diocese. He told me that our mother...
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St. Mary's Church
Apr 113 min read
Easter Butterflies
Dear Parish Family, The process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly is fascinating. The first step is when the caterpillar spins a...
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St. Mary's Church
Apr 112 min read
Experience Holy Week at St. Mary's
Dear Parish Family, This week is the holiest week of the Church year. Christmas is important, of course, but it truly takes a distant...
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St. Mary's Church
Apr 113 min read
Meet our RCIA Candidates (Part 2)
Dear Parish Family, Last week, I introduced you to Joe and Thomas, two of the new Catholics we’ll welcome into our faith family at the...
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St. Mary's Church
Apr 112 min read
Meet our RCIA Candidates (Part 1)
At the Easter Vigil on March 30, we will welcome a number of new Catholics into our faith. You may have seen them at Mass and not known...
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St. Mary's Church
Feb 282 min read
The Great Debate
Dear Parish Family, The time has come for us to discuss the controversy that is rocking the church to its core and drawing Catholics into...
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Feb 213 min read
Revisioning our Pastoral Council
Dear Parish Family, For more than 40 years, our parish (like most all other parishes) has had a Pastoral Council made up of parishioners...
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Feb 213 min read
Honoring our Loved Ones
One of the great spiritual practices we Catholics have is the ability to request a Mass Intention, which is a spiritual gift we give to...
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Feb 213 min read
Nothing Worthwhile is Easy
One of the most important shifts we can make in life is the awareness that life is hard. Even on a good day, life is challenging. Take...
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St. Mary's Church
Jul 11, 20222 min read
And the numbers are in....
Dear Parish Family, Every year our parish rallies to raise funds for our annual Diocesan Appeal. St. Mary’s parishioners never fail to...
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St. Mary's Church
Jul 5, 20224 min read
"Love one another"
Dear Parish Family, A couple came out of Mass last weekend with tears in their eyes. They said, “We need your help.” I assumed they were...
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St. Mary's Church
Jun 12, 20223 min read
SYNOD - part 2
Dear Parish Family, About a month ago, Bishop Ed summoned all the priests and deacons of our Diocese for a two-day conference on...
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St. Mary's Church
May 31, 20222 min read
Synod Sharing...
Dear Parish Family, The worldwide Synod is coming to our neck of woods later this month. And it’s an experience not to miss. Some have...
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St. Mary's Church
May 29, 20222 min read
Spring Cleaning
Dear Parish Family, St. Mary’s is blessed with an iconic campus of buildings. Our gothic church, built more than 150 years ago, looks...
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St. Mary's Church
May 22, 20221 min read
Focused On Prayer
Dear Parish Family, Many people comment about how hard it can be to focus when they pray. A lot of us are embarrassed that their mind...
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St. Mary's Church
May 15, 20223 min read
Thanks, Jo!
Dear Parish Family, St. Mary’s has had the distinction for the past several years of having the most senior employee in the whole Diocese....
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St. Mary's Church
May 8, 20222 min read
The Rosary for Mother's Day
Dear Parish Family, One of our parishioners recently found out that her father-in-law was terminally ill. It caused her to dig deeply...
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St. Mary's Church
May 2, 20222 min read
Thoughts by Fr. Austin Fleming...
Dear Parish Family, I recently came across a prayer by Fr. Austin Fleming that strikes me as a good one for all of us who need help...
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St. Mary's Church
Apr 24, 20222 min read
Welcome to Staff, Gary Patton!
Dear Parish Family, After much praying and a thorough search for candidates, it’s a joy to report that through the movement and working...
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