It's the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. Bring your pets for a blessing!

Join us to create a rosary of luminary lights in the Parish Hall as we pray for the needs of our parish and our world.

This year's Holiday Bazaar will be held on Friday, November 8 (5-8pm) and Saturday, November 9 (8am-2pm) in the Parish Hall. Click the link above for all the details!

This year's diocesan Marian Pilgrimage honors the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title "Mother and Teacher in the Spirit". Join fellow pilgrims from parishes throughout our diocese for Mass, prayer, and tours of the Shrine and its many beautiful chapels. The pilgrimage will take place on Saturday, October 5 from 10am-4pm and we still have a few seats left on our parish bus which will depart Ridgely at 8:15a.m.

Parishioners Brett Carmean and Peter Schirmer departed this summer for their respective seminaries to begin studies and the process of discernment for the priesthood. Please keep both of them in your prayers and consider keeping in touch with them via e-mail or by writing letters. Click their picture at the left for a link with their contact information.

Our parish booth at Summerfest was a great success! We met many new people and had some great conversations, sharing information about our parish and the Good News of God's Love! And, our St. Benedict and St. Elizabeth icons were a huge hit. As Fr. Lewis often reminds us, we are all "saints in the making". Check out some photos from the event on our Photo Album page!

As Fr. Lewis noted in his July 14th bulletin reflection, "a large number of our youth and youth from other parishes joined us for Vacation Bible School. Our children learned through games and crafts, puppet shows, singing and faith lessons to discover, respect, protect, serve and celebrate life: their own and that of all others. To see and participate in their joy was most certainly “Spirit and Life.” Heartfelt appreciation and thanks to all the volunteers from the parish and beyond who, under the direction of Pam & Jill King, provided an unforgettable encounter with Christ for our children." Visit our Photo Albums page for pictures from VBS.

This weekend, June 29 & 30, we welcome our new Parish Administrator, Fr. Brian Lewis, at all Masses.

Our current pastor, Fr. Gabage, has been re-assigned as the new pastor at St. Christopher Parish in Chester, MD effective June 26, 2019. Join us on June 21st for a Farewell Dinner in his honor.

All parish volunteers are invited to attend a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Wednesday, June 12th at 6:30p.m. in the Parish Hall. If you have volunteered your time in any way during the past year in service to the parish, then you and the members of your family are invited to join us!

Our parish Youth Ministry will present Shadow Stations of the Cross this Friday, April 12th at 7pm at St. Benedict Church. Each station will be depicted in the form of a shadowed silhouette. Please come out to experience this powerful Lenten observance and to support the efforts of our youth.

Two opportunities to grow in your faith during Lent - check them out and make plans to attend!

May 2019 be a year of new beginnings… the date and location of this year’s 5K Run & Walk for the “Well” of It may be all new, but our mission remains the same – to raise funds in support of Lifetime Wells International, parishioner Ken Wood’s well drilling mission in Africa.

Bring your family and friends to the Parish Hall to watch the Notre Dame vs. Syracuse College Football Game and join our Chili Cook-Off Contest!

This week, we celebrate the feasts of All Saints and All Souls.

Last weekend was our first Super Sunday of the program year.  Parish Pastoral Assistant, Lori Parks, gave a presentation based on this year's Catechetical Sunday theme, "Enlisting Witnesses for Christ".  Among other things, the presentation highlighted the alarming trend of the "Nones", a growing section of the population comprised mostly of young people who no longer identify as Catholic or even as Christian.  Follow the link above to read more...

The St. Joan of Arc Council Knights of Columbus would like to thank everyone who donated a Teddy Bear Package to benefit young patients at the University of Maryland Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore.

Tim Daly's progress on his Eagle Scout Project at Holy Cross Cemetery continues.

These beautiful commemorative rosaries include images of the Our Lady of Queen of Peace Statue at the Shrine in New Castle, DE, our diocesan patron saint, Francis de Sales, a crucifix in the model of the one in our diocesan Cathedral of St. Peter and the diocesan crest and counties of our diocese. And, the rosaries have been blessed by Pope Francis at the Vatican. Get yours today - just $3.00 each plus shipping.

There are many types of bibles in circulation by various Catholic publishers. They make great gifts. Here are a few great choices...