Guided by the Holy Spirit, we are a multi-cultural Catholic family who

live out the teachings of Jesus Christ by

 nurturing faith, building community and serving others with love and compassion.

Dear Parishioners,

God hears and sees us in our distress and reaches out to heal and save us. In the first reading from the book of Exodus this weekend we hear the famous story of God appearing to Moses in the burning bush. He tells Moses that he has heard the cry of his people in slavery in Egypt and he commissions Moses to go and free them. Moses does not know what to make of this incident. He is fearful that Pharaoh will even ask, by who’s authority he is making this request. God does not relent. He tells Moses his name, “I am who I am.” Then he sends Moses forth. He will free his people from slavery.

In the gospel reading today, Jesus speaks about the ills that have befallen the people in two places. He asks, do you think it is because of their sins that they suffered these tragedies? Of course, the answer is no. Yet He tells the people that, unless they repent and change, similar or worse things will happen to them! God gives us chances to change. He sees us not only in the slavery of Egypt, but in the slavery that we have to sin in our lives. He reaches out to heal us and save us, but we have to respond. On this Third Sunday of Lent, let us set our gaze once again on the cross of Christ that He may heal us and save us. There is still time.

Fr. Jerry Francik
Pastor

Please note that the start time of Saturday afternoon confessions now is at 2:00 PM in the Main Church.  We will also be having a Day of Reconciliation on Tuesday, April 15.

We will collect CANNED VEGGIES ONLY in the bins in the Narthex to benefit missions across South America. NO OTHER FOOD ITEMS ACCEPTED.

Take a tag off of the Giving Trees this weekend and return to the designated outreach bins before April 6 to support our parish outreach project.

Members are asked to attend the 9:00 AM Mass in the Little Church. Immediately following Mass, the ladies will gather in Room 105 to pray the rosary and hold the monthly meeting. All women of the parish are welcome to join us in prayer and fellowship on the fourth Friday of each month.

For information on how you can become a member of the Sodality, contact

Mary Lee Ports 410-833-7270.

Any baptized adult (18+) who has not received the Sacrament of Confirmation is encouraged to participate in our Adult Confirmation sessions starting Sunday, April 25. Those completing the four sessions will be Confirmed on Pentecost Sunday, June 8 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.

Please contact Paul Gallagher at pgallagher@shgparish.org for more information.

We will be collecting second hand and gently used religious items in the month of March for our December Christmas Fair. 

Please drop off at the Welcome Desk or Parish Center. 

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the 2025 Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries so far. Because of your generous support we have achieved 12% participation to date. We have raised 84% of our 2025 parish goal of $139,156. With your help we can reach 100% of our goal and even exceed it. No gift is too small.

It is important to note that 10% of what we collect up to our goal comes back to the parish in the form of a rebate. If we exceed our goal, 40% of what we collect above goal comes directly back to the parish. Please prayerfully consider making a gift to the 2025 Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries. If needed, Annual Appeal envelopes are available in the Narthex of the main church.

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