St. Mary of the Falls

Normal Office Hours

Directions
25615 Bagley Road
Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
(440) 235-2222

http://stmaryofthefalls.com/parish-calendar

SAVE THESE DATES!

October 15
Spaghetti Dinner

October 29 - Annointing Masses
at 8AM and 10AM

November 6
Virtus Training

November 11
SMOF Night at the Races
Reserve your spot!

November 26
Advent Tea

December 3
Journey to Bethlehem and
Breakfast with Santa

December 10
New Parishioner Welcome Lunch

Oremus is the invitation to pray. 
To join the Oremus prayer team or to submit prayer requests, contact Gretchen Ratcliff at 440.655.2385 or gratcliff35@gmail.com, or drop your intention in the box on the table in the parking lot vestibule! 

No intention is too small or great for our God!

We, St. Mary of the Falls, are a spirit-led people who pledge themselves to continued growth as a Eucharistic community centered in Word and Worship.  

We dedicate ourselves to witness and openness to the unknown of God's will, to molding ourselves into a family of God - a parish all can truly call home.  
 

One more day, God's way!

Fr. Wally

World Mission Sunday will take place the weekend of October  21/22.  This collection is a global effort for the entire Church to build up over one thousand local churches in Asia and Africa, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America and Europe.  Through the work of these churches, and their witness to Christ, the poor receive practical help and experience God’s love and mercy, His hope and peace. 

Please use the envelope provided in your monthly packet or place your donation in an envelope marked “World Mission Sunday.”  God bless you! Checks may be made payable to St. Mary of the Falls Church with "World Mission Sunday" in the memo field.  
 

For more information on World Mission Sunday, visit http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/missionoffice/

As you may know, we have been using a program for the last few years for electronic offertory donations called Faith Direct.  This program has already had a very positive impact on our Sunday collection.  I am hopeful that you will join other parishioners and sign up for this service.  The program is a cost effective way for the parish to receive donations.  For every family that has signed up with Faith Direct, we have been able to eliminate the cost of purchasing and mailing envelopes.  This method has also reduced the handling of cash and checks in the rectory and has proven to be a safe and secure method of making a church offering. 

I share with you our concern about the economic situation in which we now find ourselves.  We very much feel the impact of the present economy.  I am tremendously grateful that parishioners have remained consistent in their financial generosity to the parish.  The increased enrollment of our parishioners with Faith Direct will continue to stabilize our parish finances. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Deacon Rich, or contact Faith Direct at 866.507.8757 (toll-free). 

When you enroll, be sure to use our parish code: OH445. 
Thank you for your prayerful consideration!