THE HILLBILLY THOMISTS
CONCERT - JULY 26 AT 6:30 PM | ST. MARY'S SOCIAL HALL
The Hillbilly Thomists are a band of friars of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). After playing music together for several years, they released their debut album (The Hillbilly Thomists) in 2017, which reached #3 on the Billboard bluegrass chart and mostly consisted in bluegrass standards and Americana favorites. Since then, the friars in the band have been doing what Dominican friars do: contemplating, studying, and preaching. They’ve also been writing songs. In 2021, they released their second studio album, Living for the Other Side, released on the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. A year later, the friars published a third record, Holy Ghost Power (released July 7, 2022), which peaked at #5 on the Billboard bluegrass chart. Touring again in the summer of 2024, the Marigold Tour takes the Hillbilly Thomists through over a dozen cities, from Park City to St. Augustine to Asheville to Savannah, to name a few. ADMISSION IS FREE. NO TICKETS REQUIRED.
IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY WORKSHOP
AUGUST 10 FROM 8:45 AM - 4 PM | PARISH CENTER
Please consider signing up for an Ignatian Spirituality retreat hosted by St. Mary’s Park City on August 10. Learn about who St. Ignatius is and how he developed a method to ponder and discern God’s will. The retreat will be lead by Catherine Morgan, Ph.D., certified Ignatian Spiritual Director, Ralph Morgan, M.A., Ignatian Spiritual Companion, and Oblates to the Order of St. Benedict. The retreat will be held in the St. Mary’s Parish Center from 8:45 AM - 4:00 PM. Come for talks, lunch, Lectio Divina, & other prayer experiences. For more information or to sign up for the retreat, please contact Anthony Jewett by August 5 at ajewett@stmarysparkcity.com.
ASSUMPTION PARTY
143rd ANNIVERSARY - AUGUST 18
Join us for the annual St. Mary’s 4-mile procession on our 143rd Anniversary to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption! From our Old Town Chapel (Utah’s Oldest Catholic Church) down the streets of Old Town Park City, to the trails along SR 224, and finally finishing at St. Mary’s Church! Complete with praying of the Rosary, horns, drums, and bagpipes! Note: Thursday, August 15, is a Holyday of Obligation. See more details and how to volunteer HERE.
