RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN AMERICA
MON, SEPTEMBER 16, AT 6:30 PM | SOCIAL HALL
Join St. Mary’s for a special screening of the film Free Exercise: America’s Story of Religious Liberty with the Sutherland Institute. The film tells the up and down, always fascinating and ever-evolving tale of the greatest experiment in religious freedom that the world has ever seen. Told in fast-moving chapters that highlight the stories and struggles of six American faith communities – Quakers, Baptists, Black churches, Catholics, Mormons and Jews – this documentary then widens its focus to examine recent challenges to Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Native Americans and the Supreme Court decisions that continue to make headlines today. This film is an honest look at how this uniquely and most cherished concept of religious liberty has developed over the centuries, how it’s under threat today and why it remains necessary to stand up for this right today. Fr. Gray will host a Q&A with the producers of the film immediately after the screening. Please RSVP HERE.
AUTUMN HARVEST BENEFIT
THU, SEPTEMBER 19, FROM 6:30 - 9:30 PM
For the first time ever, St. Mary's will be hosting Holy Cross Ministries' Autumn Harvest Benefit! St. Mary's donates its classrooms and facilities for HCM's School Readiness Program, so it is an honor we can help out even more with supporting HCM's work. This year’s fundraiser will feature Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ – whose Humanitarian Respite Center in Texas has cared for half a million immigrants over the last decade. Come for a fun night, including live auctions, wine toss, food from the Dunn Sisters, and more! Register and learn more by visiting: AUTUMNHARVEST.PARTY
HIKE WITH FR. GRAY
FRI, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 9 AM
Join us for a casual hike with Fr. Gray, followed by lunch! We will meet at the church parking lot at 9 AM and carpool from there. The route will be Armstrong Trail to Dawns Trail Loop.
