There will be special Mass times for Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving. There will be NO Adoration, Confessions, or 7 PM Mass at St. Mary Anderson on Thanksgiving Day. Click here for more details!
This Christmas season let’s spread joy and love to children in need! The Knights of Columbus are collecting new, unwrapped gift items to benefit the Children of Gibault who might not otherwise receive gifts this Christmas. Click here for more details on how you can help!
Looking for a new way to let your spouse know you love them in the midst of your jobs, car-pooling the kids, and trying to keep up with your house, pool, and yard?
Tell him or her they’re still Number 1 in your life . . . share a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend with each other. Click here for more details!
As of the end of October, this year we have served 4,443 people from the pantry, and 5,385 people from our twice-a-month drive-through! Click here for more details on this month's food pantry news!
One of our soup kitchen teams will be serving chili soup, cheese and crackers, and fruit at the Christian Center on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, from 4:15 PM - -6:00 PM
In order for us to make the soup, we invite anyone who wishes to help to bring any of the items we need to church and place it in the soup kitchen collection baskets during the weekend Masses on November 16 and 17. Click here for details!
We had a great response to Recycle Weekend, which took place on October 26-27 in all three of the parishes in our Anderson-Alexandria Pastorate. In all, we collected over 1,000 pounds of aluminum and other metal cans, and received almost $450 for the cans. Click here for more details!
During Red Ribbon Week, Holy Cross School invited Detective Brian Gehrke from the Anderson Police Department to speak with our G2-G8 students about the dangers of vaping, drugs, pills, and other addictive substances.
For our August Day of Service, Holy Cross School collected 214 boxes of macaroni and cheese for the St. Mary Food Pantry. Great job, students, families, and staff!
On September 18, the students, staff, and families of Holy Cross School donated 520 bars of bath soap to the Anderson St. Vincent de Paul Society
St. Mary School’s 6th, 7th, and 8th graders experienced their annual Jr. High Faith and Leadership Retreat from Oct. 30th to Nov. 1st at Camp Rancho Framasa in southern Indiana.
Parents and guardians of second-grade students interested in the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion for their children are invited to the first meeting of a three-part series of sessions on First Reconciliation. Click here for more details!
Next weekend, November 9 and 10, the Anderson St. Vincent de Paul Society will be selling raffle tickets after the Masses in lieu of their usual monthly Mass collection. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20.
Celebrated November 3-9, 2024, this is an annual weeklong celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life through prayer and education and renewing our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations.
The Daughters of Mary wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped with the Saturday Supper on Oct. 5 after the 4:30 Mass—and for the generous assistance given with all of their projects!
Please keep our 6th-8th grade St. Mary School students in your prayers as they experience their annual Jr. High Faith and Leadership Retreat at Camp Rancho Framasa in southern Indiana from October 30 to November 1.
After the All Souls Day Mass at St. Ambrose on November 2, there will be a brunch in the church basement. Volunteers are needed to donate food and assist with set-up, serving, and clean-up. Click here for more details!