Safe Environment All children, young people, and vulnerable adults have the right to be safe and protected from harm in all environments. St. Mary's Church follows all policies set forth by the Diocese of Syracuse that embraces this right and promotes that protection by taking steps to create safe environments to prevent the sexual abuse of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We will continue to take steps to create safe environments through continued education, building awareness, and maintaining a commitment to keeping all children, young people, and vulnerable adults safe. To learn more about the Diocese of Syracuse Safe Environment program, please visit their website. Safe Environment Training All diocesan, parish, and school employees and volunteers working with children, young people, or vulnerable adults must attend initial safe environment training, and subsequent re-certification every 5 years. On regular occasion, St. Mary's hosts sessions of each training for convenience of staff and parishioners. Check the registration schedule to find a time and location that is convenient for you. If you have any questions, contact Amy Casper , Safe Environment Coordinator for St. Mary's. Initial Training "Protecting God's Children (PGC)" Pre-registration is required. A schedule of classes may be found here. Who must train? All clergy All members of religious orders All parish and diocesan employees, including those who have no contact with children All volunteers whose ministry or role places them in regular contact with children, young people, or vulnerable adults Completion of a first-time Safe Environment PGC training session is required within 60 days of assumption of duties, employment, or volunteering per diocesan policy. To complete the screening, participants must pass a criminal background check. Re-certification Training "Entrusted to Protect, Dedicated to Restore" Pre-registration is required. A schedule of classes may be found here. The diocesan Child and Youth Protection Policy requires Safe Environment re-certification training (1.5 hour session) every five (5) years for: All clergy All members of religious orders All parish and diocesan employees, including those who have no contact with children All volunteers whose ministry or role places them in regular contact with children, young people, or vulnerable adults In addition to the re-certification session, all participants must pass a new criminal background check in order to complete their Safe Environment re-certification screening. Training for Children & Youth Circles of Care is a new educational program tailored to our parish catechetical programs. This curriculum originally developed by the Diocese of Manchester has been adapted by the Diocese of Syracuse to address age-appropriate personal safety issues for children and youth in the context of Catholic moral teaching. The training replaces the awareness training that the diocese had been using since 2004. Click here to review . See more information about the Circle of Care program from the Office of Faith Formation .

Grief & Loss Resources 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. No one can really feel or remove another's pain, but everyone can walk beside and support another who is sorrowful. Please find resources here that may aid in your grieving and the support of others who have experienced loss. Counseling & Education Hospice Grief Center 990 7th North St. Liverpool, NY 13088 (315) 634-1100 You do not have to be connected to Hospice in order to receive bereavement support. Virtual appointments can be made at this time. Hope for Bereaved 4500 Onondaga Blvd Syracuse, NY 13219 (315) 475-4673 In person appointments are offered on a limited basis at this time. See website for support group opportunities. Grief Support Group-6 weeks (beginning October 20, 2020) Cindi Besio, LMSW 15 East Genesee St. Suite 203 Baldwinsville NY 13027 Call Cindi to register at (315) 529-3937. (Limited space available) Sister Marcia’s Bereavement Group at St. Mary’s Church Baldwinsville, NY (315) 635- 5762 Websites Grief Loss Recovery recover-from-grief.com Hospice Foundation of America hospicefoundation.org Help Guide: helpguide.org Grief.com Books for Adults On Grief & Grieving: Finding Meaning of Grief through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kubler Ross & David Kessler Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler Books for Children When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief by Marge Eaton Heegaard, Marge Heegaard Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Pat Schwiebert, Chuck DeKlyen, Taylor Bills Where is Grandpa? by T.A. Barron I Know I Made It Happen: Children and Guilt by Lynn Blackburn Timothy Duck: The Story of the Death of a Friend by Lynn Blackburn What is Death? by Etan Boritzer Videos & Podcasts St. Mary's & St. Augustine's Public Service Announcement about Grief and Loss Unlocking Us with Brené Brown; David Kessler and Brené on Grief and Finding Meaning Downloads Grief & Loss Resources For Children: Books about Death and Dying, a List Compiled by Laura Harting, Clinical Specialist, The Center for Living with Loss, Hospice and Palliative Care Associates of CNY Kübler-Ross Grief Cycle , Original image with no changes made, licensed by US3173699, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. David Kessler Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief "Each person's grief is as unique as their fingerprint. But what everyone has in common is that no matter how they grieve, they share a need for their grief to be witnessed. That doesn't mean needing someone to try to lessen it or reframe it for them. The need is for someone to be fully present to the magnitude of their loss without trying to point out the silver lining."

Our Mission Our Team As the Roman Catholic Faith Community of Saint Mary's, led by the Holy Spirit, we dedicate ourselves to proclaiming the Word of God, providing meaningful liturgy, serving God's people, and fostering devotion to the Blessed Sacraments and to our Blessed Mother. We are committed to Catholic education and faith formation for all ages, while also calling all to live a full sacramental life following the teaching authority of the Church. Through team ministry we strive to be present to the call of the Holy Spirit and serve to be the presence of Jesus for the wider Baldwinsville community. We hope that what you find here will enrich your faith and strengthen you on your personal faith journey. If we can answer any questions, don't hesitate to reach out! Our Team Bishop Douglas J. Lucia Pastor Read More Dc. Joseph Casper Deacon Read More Ryan Schaffer Director of Music Read More Teresa Nipper Parish Office Coordinator Read More Rev. Benjamin Schrantz Parochial Vicar Read More Sr. Marcia Barry Parish Outreach Read More Kristin Jankowski Parish Communications Read More Todd Bryant Building & Grounds Supervisor Read More Our Governance St. Mary's has three consultative bodies that serve to advise the pastor about pastoral issues. Their main purposes are to investigate, reflect, and research conclusions about pastoral matters to recommend to the pastor as appropriate. Members of these committees/councils are appointed by the pastor. Learn more about our governance. Contact Us Form Contact Us Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Address: 47 Syracuse Street | Baldwinsville, NY 13027 Phone: 315-635-5762 Fax: 315-635-8137 Email: stmarysbville@syrdio.org Or Complete the Form Below Thank You for Contacting Us

Outreach Ministries Lenten Fish Fry Looking for some delicious fish fry during the Lenten season? Look no further than our Lenten Fish Fry! For over 35 years, the St. Mary's Fish Dinners have been a community-wide annual event! Our kitchen and dining room is staffed completely by volunteers, and we serve up some of the best fried fish and clam dinners around!! Delicious desserts baked by our wonderfully talented parishioners are available for sale with proceeds benefitting the youth ministry programs of St. Mary's, St. Augustine's, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. 2026 Fish Fry dates are February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, and 27. Please note there is no Fish Fry on Good Friday, April 3rd. Please click here to sign up to bake a dessert for the fish fry. Lenten Fish Fry Menu

"The Son of God became man for our salvation but only in Mary and through Mary." Saint Louis Marie de Montfort Welcome to Our Church We're so glad you're here! We hope you find everything you need. To join our parish family, please click here or call the parish office at 315-635-5762. Founded in 1852, St. Mary's Church is the oldest parish in Baldwinsville. Our first church was located on Tappan Street, opposite Riverview Cemetery. The Church relocated to its present building in August of 1940, and our campus remains one of the most beautiful on Syracuse Street. We hope you'll join us in person for our daily and weekend Masses, our Tuesday Adoration, and for our many parish and community events! Button Upcoming Events We hope you can join us for these upcoming events! Saturday Morning Dharma Talk I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It’s easy. Just click “Edit Text” or double click me to add your own content and make changes to the font. I’m a great place for you to tell a story and let your users know a little more about you. Button The Zen Way I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It’s easy. Just click “Edit Text” or double click me to add your own content and make changes to the font. I’m a great place for you to tell a story and let your users know a little more about you. Button Church & Parish Hours Adoration Tuesdays 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM 9:00 AM Silent Adoration Begins 3:00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:15 PM - 6:30 PM Silent Adoration Continues 6:30 PM Recitation of Rosary 7:00 PM Mass Church Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM for Private Prayer (Please enter through the North door across from the Rectory.) Mass Confession Monday: 10:00 AM Tuesday: 7:00 PM (Novena Mass) Saturday: 4:00 PM Sunday: 7:30 AM & 9:00 AM Wednesday, September 21 10:30 - 11:30 AM St. Augustine's Tuesday, September 27 5:30 - 6:30 PM St. Mary's (Click here to see full schedule.) Parish Office Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Parish Life

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Parish Support Ministries Altar Care Altar Care Our Altar Care ministry is responsible for keeping the church ready for Masses and parish functions through a weekly cleaning schedule. Teams of 2-3 people are scheduled on a rotating basis for the entire year (roughly 5-6 weeks each year). New schedules are sent out to team members in November of each year. Cleaning guidelines are posted in the work sacristy in the back hallway of the Church, and cleaning should take the team about 30 minutes. Altar Linens Altar Linens Our Altar Linen Ministry is responsible for keeping the altar linens that are used at weekend liturgies washed and pressed through a monthly schedule. Volunteers are scheduled 1-2 months out of the year to participate in this ministry, and training is provided on how to properly launder and press the linens. Finance Comittee Finance Committee Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (Eucharistic Ministers) serve our parish community by distributing Holy Communion at weekend and special liturgies. A training session is required for first-time ministers of the parish. Re-training sessions are also available for ministers who would like a refresher. Ministers are scheduled approximately once every four weeks (or more often if they choose) at the Mass of their choice. Eucharistic Ministers must be fully initiated (c onfirmed) in the Catholic faith. Eucharistic Ministers must also dress appropriately. (No flip flops, jeans, or shorts. Women may wear sandals, but they must be make sure they can go up and down the Sanctuary steps safely. Gentlemen should wear a dress shirt with dress pants or dress Dockers. Women should wear a blouse and skirt or slacks, or a dress. The length of the skirt or dress should be appropriate for church. Grounds Care Grounds Care Grounds Care is a ministry dedicated to maintaining and beautifying our church, rectory, school, and chapel house grounds. It requires one large spring clean up scheduled for one morning in May of each year. In addition, there are 10 garden spots within the grounds that volunteers may "adopt" and weed at least 4 times during the summer months (June, July, August, and September - one time per month). Notification of the annual spring clean up is communicated during the first week of May through parish communications. Money Counters Money Counters Money (collection) counters count and deposit the weekend collections. There are 6 teams of 3 people who meet on Sunday morning, immediately following the 9:00am Mass. Teams are scheduled monthly on a rotating basis, serving 2 times per year. Volunteers for this ministry should have basic math skills, the ability to use a calculator (adding machine), and money handling skills, while not required, would be a plus. All members of this ministry are required to maintain confidentiality. Photo Video Photographer / Videographer Are you an amateur photographer or videographer? Would you be willing to put your gifts and talents to use for the parish? St. Mary's is trying to develop a more visual presence in the bulletin as well as on our website and on social media. To do this we need people who would be willing to take photographs and video at our many events as the year unfolds. The frequency of the commitment would be based on availability. Ministry Requirements All photographers/videographers must be current with their Safe Environment training through the Diocese of Syracuse. If you would like to volunteer and have not been certified through Safe Environment, you must take the initial training course and complete the required background check before you will be allowed to volunteer in this capacity. All photos taken at parish events that include children must be turned over to the parish and removed from personal devices, per the Safe Environment policy.

Outreach Ministries Men's Shelter Sandwich-Making Team Each month on the Tuesday before the 4th Saturday, volunteers meet in our Academy Cafeteria at 1:00pm to make sandwiches, pack cookies, and prepare drink mixes for the Catholic Charities Men's Shelter. New volunteers are always welcome to join! Please park in the back parking lot and enter through the double doors of the Academy. The cafeteria is downstairs to the left.

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Resources Weekly Update Emails "Weekly Update" Emails The Latest Parish Updates Sent Right to Your Inbox There's no better way to keep your finger on the pulse of all the latest news and upcoming events within our thriving parish community than to subscribe to our weekly email update. Sent on Thursday afternoons, this update includes a link to a digital copy of the upcoming Sunday bulletin, as well as links to photos, videos, and more! Register to receive the weekly update here . Please note: Registering for the weekly update automatically registers you to receive A Spiritual Connection, detailed below. Bulletins Bulletins Our Printed Guide to Your Faith Community For those who prefer a printed bulletin for their latest parish news, we have them available at all Church entrances every Saturday and Sunday. Missed weekend Mass? No worries; we also have links to the current and archived bulletins below. To receive the bulletin right in your inbox each week, be sure to scroll up subscribe to our weekly update emails! View our bulletins here. Submit an article for an upcoming bulletin here . Spiritual Connection Anchor A Spiritual Connection Food for Your Soul If you're not already registered for A Spiritual Connection, be sure to register right away! You simply don't want to go another week without receiving this brief but inspirational highlight that is teeming with food for your soul. Written by our Adult Faith Formation & Adoration Coordinator, Renée Romance, this newsletter will make your Tuesday afternoon! Register to receive A Spiritual Connection here . Please note: Registering for A Spiritual Connection automatically registers you to receive the weekly update, detailed above. Prayers & Novenas Prayers & Novenas Words of Praise to the Lord Spending time with the Lord in prayer is a gift to the soul. Below are some prayers to share with your loved ones, as well as some tips on creating a family prayer space in your home. Act of Spiritual Communion Novena Prayer in Honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Divine Mercy Chaplet (video) Click here to learn how to create a family prayer space. Rosary Rosary Words of Praise to the Lord Spending time with the Lord in prayer is a gift to the soul. Below are some prayers to share with your loved ones, as well as some tips on creating a family prayer space in your home. Sorrowful Mysteries Joyful Mysteries Glorious Mysteries Musical Prayer Musical Prayer Songs of Worship Lift your heart and voice to the Lord with these beautiful songs: Be Not Afraid Bread of Life You Are Mine Hosea How Great Thou Art I Am He Now We Remain On Eagles Wings Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross The Way of the Cross This special devotion reflects on Jesus’ final days on Earth—from being condemned to death to dying on the cross and being placed in the tomb. You are welcome to join us in prayer and meditation at each one of the Stations of the Cross. We offer Stations of the Cross each Lent, or you can experience them year round by viewing our video, below. View our Stations of the Cross video. Formed Formed The Catholic Faith. On Demand. We are excited to announce an amazing resource available to our parish community! Formed is a digital library of programs, bible studies, movies, audio recordings, and books from trusted creators of Catholic media. It's like the Amazon Prime of Catholic content. And it's free for our parishioners. If you've ever wanted to learn more about a topic in the Church or help your family understand a teaching more clearly, this is the place for you. We love being able to use the Bible studies for small groups, listen to audio books on our commute to work, and watch award winning documentaries and movies that bring us a fuller and richer understand of the faith. Click here to register for Formed. The Bible in A Year The Bible in a Year 365 Days of the Bible in One Informative Podcast. If you’ve struggled to read the Bible, this podcast is for you. Ascension’s Bible in a Year Podcast, hosted by Fr. Mike Schmitz and featuring Jeff Cavins, guides Catholics through the Bible in 365 daily episodes starting January 1st. Couldn't begin on January 1st? No worries! It is designed to be started at any point in the year, You don't need to have started on January 1. Each 20-25 minute episode includes: Two to three scripture readings A reflection from Fr. Mike Schmitz A guided prayer to help you hear God’s voice in his Word Tune in here . USCCB United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Promoting the Greater Good that the Church Offers The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States. The purpose of the Conference is to promote the greater good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place. We find this to be an excellent place to listen to daily readings and get video reflection s on sacred scripture as well as read recent news pertaining to Catholicism, America, and the world. Click here to visit USCCB.org. Diocese of Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse An Abundance of Resources for Your Faith Life Our Diocese has an abundance of resources to help you in for faith life. From parish and school information to event calendars and video reflections from our Bishop. Our Diocese is made up of vibrant parishes and incredible communities. We encourage you to learn more about our Diocese and to get involved. Click here to visit syracusediocese.org . Holy See The Holy See The Universal Government of the Catholic Church Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs (from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis); the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law); the documents of Dicasteries, Bodies and Institutions of the Roman Curia. Click here to visit the Holy See website . CARE at Lemoyne Care at LeMoyne Center for Aging Resources and Enrichment We are champions for all people in their later chapters of life, regardless of socio-economic status, education-levels, religious affiliations, sexual orientation or race. We provide education for students looking to enter the booming industry of eldercare. We are committed to providing education and resources not only for senior citizens, but for any individual or organization who supports them. All that we do is built on a foundation of spiritual, mental, financial and physical health, and we work tirelessly to create the same strong foundation for all seniors. Click here to visit the CARE website.

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Christmas Week Mass Schedule 2023 Please scroll down to see the Mass schedule for December 23 - 29 & January 1. Saturday, December 30 and Sunday, December 31 Masses are according to the regular Mass schedule.