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Going on at St. V: Lenten Retreat – Saturday, March 18  – Our theme for the half-day retreat, “Called to be Light in the Darkness,” ties in with both our banner outside the church and with our theme for Lent  more…

Fr. George Witt, SJ, presided at St. Vincent on Epiphany Sunday. His homily spoke of these words of John in the light of the political situation 2,000 years ago and then challenged us to apply them to our lives. “The  more…

On the first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27, we will have an Advent wreath-making session between the 9:30 and 11:45 Masses. St. V provides the supplies and some guidance. You bring your own creativity. Go home with a handmade wreath.  more…

Every year the Apostleship of the Sea collects shoe boxes with items seafarers need. St. V parishioners have participated by donating wrapped shoe boxes full of things like toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, combs, nail clippers, shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, shaving  more…

The Archdiocese has released its pastoral plan in which parishes are grouped together into a new structure called a “pastorate.” Here you will find the compete Be Missionary Disciples Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan. The Archdiocese asked all parishes to produce a  more…

As we mark our 175th anniversary this fall, we chose “Find Your Inner St. Vincent” as the theme of our feast day celebration. Inspired by the life of St. Vincent, we strive to find ways to step outside our comfort  more…

Dear St. V Community, Here you will find a new letter from Archbishop Lori about the parish planning process. Please read it carefully, and begin to think about it and pray over it. Archbishop Lori wants all planning to reflect  more…

  The teachers at our school Sts. James and John need school supplies for the kids.  They especially need 2-pocket folders, composition books, pencils, glue sticks, liquid glue, and spiral notebooks. Other things like children’s scissors, rulers, crayons, etc. will also  more…

Now is the time to sign up for FFF, St. V’s formation classes for pre-K to 12th grade. Classes meet on the 2nd and 4th Sundays (with a few exceptions) after 9:30 Mass from September until May. This program is  more…

Say goodbye to this old, worn look. Starting Monday (June 20)  our exterior restoration continues. We have been so pleased with the renewal of the west and south sides of the church, and now work will begin on the front  more…

In his pastoral letter, A Light Brightly Visible, Archbishop Lori invites us to “be missionary disciples” and to consider what being a “missionary disciple” calls you to do personally and what it calls our parish to do. Last fall each  more…

Workshop – April 30 –  Parishioner Sylvia Eastman will conduct a workshop designed to empower us around the issues raised by Pope Francis in Laudato Si. We will explore our emotional and intellectual reactions to the encyclical and consider ways  more…

Lecture – May 9 Parishioner and Loyola faculty member Dan Castillo presents The Gardener and the City-Builder: Exploring Pope Francis’ Vision of the Human Person. Dr. Castillo teaches courses in liberation theology and environmental ethics at Loyola University Maryland, where  more…

Why is it so hard to forgive and show mercy (even though we want both for ourselves)? Date: Friday May 20, 8 PM-Sunday, May 22, 1 PM Retreat Director: Pat Fosarelli M.D., D.Min. Cost: Suggested donation is $100 per adult  more…