Welcome to St. Mary's-on-the-Highlands
The congregation of St. Mary's invites you to participate in the life and activities of our faith community. Explore our programs and service offerings by clicking the appropriate link at the side of this page...or visit us and experience, first hand, one of our worship services this coming Sunday. Click here for our Parish Calendar of events. Click on the map at the top of the page to get directions for your visit. Thank you for your interest!
St. Mary's is a proud parter with explorefaith.org, a web site that provides spiritual guidance
for anyone seeking a path to God. Please visit this wonderful web site see all that they offer: everything from daily devotionals and book recommendations to a quiz designed to determine how you experience "The Holy". Click here to check it out!
Click here for the current St. Mary's newsletter.
What's Happening at St. Mary's
We now have sermons available on-line! Click here!
St. Mary's Response to Haiti Earthquake Vicitms- Click here.
Lenten Food Drive
Our Lenten food drive is underway and will extend through Easter Sunday. The recipient of the non-perishable food items you bring during this season will be the Food Pantry at Grace Woodlawn. Please consider bringing non-perishable food items each week for the Food Pantry at Grace Woodlawn part of your Lenten discipline. Thanks!
Palm Cross Workshop: Friday, March 26
Beginning at 9:00 am in Randolph Memorial Hall
Our annual Palm Cross workshop is coming up!
We will begin at 9:00 am, but you may drop by any time between then and noon to help.
Following the workshop, we will have a luncheon.
If you plan to attend the lunch, please RSVP to Pam Stone by Monday, March 22.
Thank you!
Christian Education Opportunities Abound at St. Mary's!
Sunday Morning Christian Education for all ages, 10:10 am to 10:50 am.
For adults:
Lenten Series Five Sunday Mornings with Dr. Mark Gignilliant (pictured right)
February 21, 28, and March 7, 14, 21, 2010
“The Psalms are the manna of the Church” John Donne (January 29, 1625)*
The Psalms form the heart of the Christian community’s life lived in the presence of God. In the Psalter we are taught to worship, learn, sing, complain, and praise all in the context of the complexities that real life brings our way. Though the Psalms do encourage, they are not for the faint of heart. In fact, the Psalter addresses one of the most complex questions of our faith, namely, when our experiences and our beliefs collide. In this course we will listen to the Psalter as Christian Scripture in the hopes of knowing (light) and experiencing (heat) more fully our Triune God.
* Quoted in Ellen F. Davis, Wondrous Depth: Preaching the Old Testament ( Louisville: WJK, 2005), p. 33.
Location: Randolph Memorial Hall
The annual Lenten Lecture Series is possible through gifts to The Foundation which support Christian Education.
For Children:
· Little Lambs: Age 2 by September 1, 2009 (Room 204)
· Godly Play: Age 3 by September 1, 2009 (Room 210)
· Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - Level I: 4K and K (Rooms 208 and 209)
· Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - Level II: Grades 1 and 2 (Room 205)
· Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - Level II/III: Grades 3 and 4 (Atrium of the Mountaintop)
For Youth:
· Langley /CIA (5th/6th grades): Facilitators: Jodi and Laurence McDuff, John Pelham, Cissy and Steve Jackson
· Funville /Confirmation Class (7th grade): Facilitators: Donne and Patrick Toomey, Brooks Boylan.
· Lair of Awesome /Junior High (8th-9th grades): Facilitators: Miles and Christy Parsons, Bonner Scott
· Fortress of Solitude /Senior High (10th -12th grades): Facilitators: Kim and Ron Williamson, Betsy and Arthur Henley
Other Christian Ed Opportunities:
Early Morning Men’s Bible Study
Tuesday Mornings from 7:10 am to 7:50 am
Location: Room 108
Women’s Bible Study
Wednesday Mornings from 10:10 am to 11:00 am
Location: Randolph Memorial Hall
Book and Bible Study
Thursday Mornings from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Facilitator: Deb Braden
Location: Room 106
Fisher and Loaves Small Group with St. Mary's Resident Scholar, Dr. Fisher Humphreys
Second Wednesday or each month
Noon in the Conference Room (Advanced sign-up required.)
All the details can be found on the Christian Education page.
Wednesday Nights @ St. Mary's!
Click here to go to the Parish Life page for FULL details on this weekly event for all ages!!
Always Building God's Kingdom By Serving Others
There are MANY ways you can get involved in the building of God's Kingdom by serving others in our parish and in our community Please click here to view the "Ways To Serve" booklet for all the details!!
Attention Lay Readers and Chalice Bearers:
Click here for February-May 2010 Worship Schedule.
Attention Acolytes:
Click here for your February -May 2010 schedule.