St. Vincent de Paul Church

Dear community of Baltimore and beyond,
St. V Church continues in active worship and service.
Our community prays in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Christ whose parish churches were recently merged. We strive to be a welcoming Catholic parish. Suggestions or questions? Call us at 410-962-5078 or email parishoffice@stvchurch.org

We enjoyed a lovely noon Mass on New Year’s Day with many visitors and friends.
Join us on January 11 for the final caroling opportunity of the season! Stop in starting at 5 PM for your last Christmas cookie and some apple cider! Parking available in the church parking lot.

Your hosts for this service of prayer, songs, and readings will be the prophets Anna and Simeon, who awaited the birth of Jesus. We’ll also hear from Mary, Zechariah & Elizabeth. And of course Gabriel!

There will be traditional carols for all to sing. And St. V’s Choir will sing the joyous canticles found only in Luke’s Gospel.  Luke’s Christmas Canticles are the songs of Mary, Zechariah, the angels, and Simeon. They’re named by their opening words (from the early Church): The Magnificat, The Benedictus, Gloria in excelsis deo, and Nunc Dimittis.

Bring a friend!

Our Regular Liturgies
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Saturdays at 6 PM for a quieter, more contemplative Mass.
Sundays at 10 AM for a larger contemporary gathering with full choir.
…This liturgy is also live-streamed.
…The Mass is sign-language interpreted.
Monday -Thursday at 12 PM for a lunch-break liturgy.

LIVE-STREAM LITURGY
St. Vincent’s Sunday 10 AM Mass is live-streamed. Click below on the red church icon to join us from your home-churches:

Accessibility and Accommodations: Please note that every part of St. V Church, rectory, undercroft, and meeting rooms are accessible to those in wheelchairs. The Sunday 10 AM Mass is sign-language interpreted. Gluten-free hosts are available: please speak to the Pastor on your way into the church if you need a gluten-free host.

Click to download and read the Synthesis Report (Oct. 2023) from the first session of the Synod on Synodality

Read and share the USCCB National Synthesis of the People of God

Click on the image below to read St. V’s 2022 Parish synodal report:

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Click to read our parish Mission and Vision Statements.

This beautiful votive candle-holder was made by young artisans at the South Baltimore Community Land Trust, which organization works for development without displacement. In our prayer alcove, the parish keeps this perpetual light beside the names of those who have been murdered in Baltimore City. St. Vincent’s, through the efforts of our Racial Equity Group, provides support for the SBCLT.

Click above to make a donation to St. Vincent’s Parish (#1406 – use the drop-down menu) through GiveCentral. Please use the “notes” field to indicate whether your gift is for regular Offertory, for Donations General (to support the missional life and work of the parish), or restricted to our charitable work for people in need, including those experiencing homelessness.

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The parishioners of St. Vincent’s share a deep concern over the crises of abuse and lack of accountability in the Church, and the culture that contributed to this terrible situation. Committed to healing, justice, and peace, we call for, and work towards, the ecclesial and social change we so greatly need. The parish Committee for Church Reform works to help to create and sustain meaningful change in the power dynamics and the structure of the Church and the restoration and healing necessary due to the sexual abuse of children by priests and its cover-up.

Child Protection Protocols Followed at St. Vincent’s
St. Vincent’s parish follows all protocols as set forth by the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Office of Child and Youth Protection for the protection of children. Click above to read more.

Source Documents compiled by St. Vincent’s CCR in 2018 and 2019 on the topics of Church reform and the abuse of children and vulnerable people within the Church.