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!
Youth Summer O'Fun has begun! Click here to head to the Youth page.
Special Worship Events Coming This Summer!
This summer we continue our tradition of offering special types of worship at certain services. The newsletter will also include articles about the different styles giving the history, customs, and music related to each.
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July 12 at 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II featuring music from the Alleluia III songbook
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July 26 at 5:00 pm Taizé service
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August 9 The Feast of St. Mary
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Aug. 16 at 10:00 am Eucharist service following the third century “Liturgy of Hippolytus”
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Aug. 30 at 5:00 pm Taizé service
Summer Potluck Suppers:
Next: Wendesday, July 8 at 6:00 pm
Hosted by Dean and Lee Nix
All adults of the parish are invited. Please bring a dish to serve 8-10 people, plus your beverage of choice.
Visit our Parish Life page for the entire summer schedule!
Vacation Bible School 2009
"Recycle, Rethink, Rejoice!"
Monday, July 27—Friday, July 31
9:00 am to Noon (Lunch will be provided.)
Registration is now open for: 
Vacation Bible School (4K—4th Grade)
Nursery (Infant—3K) Available ONLY to children of adult VBS volunteers
5th and 6th Grade (Special program for kids this age!)
$25 per child ($35 per child after July 1)
Volunteer Information:
(Volunteers must be rising 7th graders or older.)
Vacation Bible School cannot succeed without your help. There are several areas in which you can volunteer! Please see the registration from for more details.
This year, we will offer both a special group for 5th and 6th graders and a nursery for childcare ages birth-3K. price of VBS will be reduced to $15 per child for children of adult volunteers who serve for the entire week!
Return completed forms with payment to Beverley Hoyt at St. Mary’s.
CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOADABLE REGISTRATION FORM!
Special Parish Meeting
Sunday, August 30
Immediately following the 10:00 am service
The Vestry has called a special meeting of the congregation for Sunday, August 30 after the 10:00 service to give final approval to the organization of the St. Mary's Foundation. This is a follow-up to the action taken by the congregation at the regular annual meeting of the Parish last November 23 which approved the formation of a charitable foundation to hold the assets of the Endowment Trust and to succeed to its purposes, functions and operations. We hope you will be present to participate in this important conversation. Thank you,The Vestry
The 20-30 Somethings Activities: Social Hour, Outreach, and more! Click here for details!
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 the February-June 2009 Worship Schedule. Click here for July-October 2009 schedule.
Attention Acolytes:
Click here for your July -October schedule.
Attention Children's Chapel Volunteers:
Click here for the summer Combined Children's Chapel schedule.