Mary Martha Guild

Upcoming Meetings

February 19, 2011
March 19, 2011
April 16, 2011
May 21, 2011
June 18, 2011
July - August -- No scheduled meetings unless required
September 17, 2011
October 15, 2011
November 19, 2011
December 17, 2011

General Information
Mary A.D. Petrino, ASID

Calendar and Event Coordination
Julie Ann Stella

Wedding Coordination
Julee A. Gately

Couples must make contact to coordinate church floral requirements at least two months before the wedding date.

Funeral Coordination
Mary A.D. Petrino, ASID

Meetings

The Mary Martha Guild meets the third Saturday of every month at 8:40 a.m., in the Sam Adams House (the "white house" on the west side of the Rectory), located at 314 Duke Street.

By devoting one hour or more per week, Guild members design and maintain our church in harmony with the liturgical calendar. Guild membership is ideal for mothers and daughters who wish to serve the church in a special way. All parishioners are welcome to become members.

The Mary Martha Guild is a new service society open to those who wish to honor Our Lord in His Real Presence and to grow closer to Him through prayer and special service to our historic church.

Guild members may donate as little as one hour of service per week, either in church centered or home-based activities that support Guild projects.

Artistic and craft skills are most welcome, but devotion to Our Lord and Holy Mother Church is the most essential attribute for Guild membership.

Responsibilities include the planning of church decorations and the daily care of flowers and plants that adorn the sanctuary and other church areas during the liturgical year, for the following times and events:

Advent Season [Four Weeks]
Forty Hours Devotion
Christmas Season [Three Weeks]
Lenten Season [Six Weeks]
Confirmation Mass
Holy Thursday Mass and Reposition Altar
Easter Season [Eight Weeks]
Divine Mercy Sunday
First Holy Communion Masses
St. Mary’s School Graduation
Solemnity of the Ascension
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Feast of the Assumption
Feast of the Queenship of Mary
Solemnity of Christ the King
Wedding and Funeral Masses

Guild activities are ideal for mothers and daughters who wish to team with others in seasonal or in ongoing service projects for the church.

The goal of the Guild is to become a center of excellence for all types of Catholic arts and crafts – including the making of Rosaries, processional banners and canopies; greeting cards and writing papers; prayer cards and worship aids for the use of the church and the community.

Reverend Father Michael J. R. Kelly serves as the Spiritual Director of the Guild.