Upcoming Events
International Pilgrim Statue Visits St.Marys
International Pilgrim Fatima Statue
Friday, May 3, 2024
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Custodian Talk: 12:00 pm
This world-famous statue was blessed by Bishop of Leiria-Fatima on October 13, 1947. The bishop prayed that Our Lady’s presence would travel with it wherever she went. It was blessed again in 1952 by Pope Pius XII who had crowned the original statue in Fatima as Queen of the World just a few years earlier. The statue has visited more than 100 countries.
May Crowning
May Crowning
Sunday, May 5, 2024
8:30 am Mass
Children can bring a bouquet from home and flowers will be provided at Mass.
In 1987, in its “Order of Crowning an Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary,” the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, the precursor to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said, “The month of May is dedicated to the Queen of Heaven, as are all flowers. Early this month, a statue of the Virgin at church is crowned with a wreath of flowers, and flowers are laid at her feet.”
Pentecost Sunday Extended Vigil
Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
Pentecost Sunday Extended Vigil
Saturday, May 18, 2024
8:00 pm
First Reconciliation
Sacrament of First Reconciliation
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Pancake Breakfast
Join us in the Parish Center after the Sunday Masses at 8:30 am and 10:30 am for the Pancake Breakfast hosted by our Knights of Columbus.
Saint John Society Celebration
Thursday, April 11, 2024
5:00 p.m. – Registration and Social Hour
6:00 p.m. – Dinner and Evening Program
OSU Alumni Center
725 SW 26th St,
Corvallis, OR 97331
The Catholic Faith and Evolution
NEWMAN LECTURE - THE CATHOLIC FAITH & EVOLUTION (IN PERSON)
Speaker: Dr. Dan Kuebler, Professor of Biology at Franciscan University in Steubenville, OH
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
6:30 PM 8:00 PM
Milam Auditorium (west doors)
2520 Southwest Campus Way
Feast of the Divine Mercy
Join us in celebrating the Feast of Divine Mercy by praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Sick and Dying during Eucharistic Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and in celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday.
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Novena to the Divine Mercy
Jesus asked St Faustina that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday.
He gave St. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena, saving the most difficult intention for the last day, to pray for the 'lukewarm and indifferent', of whom He said: "These souls cause Me more suffering than any others; it was from such souls that My soul felt the most revulsion in the Garden of Olives. It was on their account that I said: 'My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass Me by.' The last hope of salvation for them is to flee to My Mercy."
In her diary, St. Faustina wrote that Jesus told her: "On each day of the novena you will bring to My heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy ... On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls."
Easter Sunday
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.
Easter Sunday Masses
8:30 am
10:30 am
12:30 pm
7:00 pm
Easter Vigil
Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
Easter Vigil
8:30 pm
Celebration of the Lord's Passion
Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.
Celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday
5:30 pm
Mass of the Lord's Supper
I give you a new commandment, says the Lord:
love one another as I have loved you. Jn 13:34
Mass (bilingual)
7:00 pm
Pancake Breakfast
Join us in the Parish Center after the Sunday Masses at 8:30 am and 10:30 am for the Pancake Breakfast hosted by our Knights of Columbus.
Faith over 50
Faith Over Fifty, 2024
In the Company of Women: Aging and the Call to Holiness for women and men
March 8-10
Retreat leaders: Deacon Chris Anderson and Barb Anderson
Come and explore the wisdom of four Catholic women writers about the struggles and the graces of growing older: Dorothy Day, St. Teresa of Calcutta, Ruth Burrows, and St. Teresa of Avila. This isn’t a silent retreat—and it’s for men, too. There will be discussion, faith-sharing, informal writing, and much time for prayer. Come and reflect on how growing old can be seen as a call to deeper joy and deeper faith.
Pancake Breakfast
Join us in the Parish Center after the Sunday Masses at 8:30 am and 10:30 am for the Pancake Breakfast hosted by our Knights of Columbus
The funds raised from this will be donated to Special Olympics of Oregon
Stations of the Cross and Simple Supper
Join us for Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent starting at 5:30 pm and then followed by a simple supper in the Upper Social Hall
Souper Bowl of Caring
Souper Bowl of Caring 2024
The Super Bowl approaches and thus so does our annual Souper Bowl of Caring Food Drive to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry!! Please consider bringing non-perishable food donations to the back of church at Masses on February 10th and 11th. For more information about the food drive, please click on the link below. Donations are much needed and appreciated!
Our St. Vincent de Paul food pantry provides food and other grocery items to people in need within the parish community and beyond. Over 2000 households are served annually with food box donations, and the need for assistance continues to grow.
The St Mary’s middle school youth group will be helping to collect non-perishable food items at the back of church after Masses on Super Bowl weekend (Feb. 10th and 11th). St. Mary’s high school youth group will be accepting donations at Fred Meyer (Saturday 1 pm to 3 pm, Sunday 11 am to 1 pm) and Market of Choice (Sunday 11 am-1 pm). Also, monetary donations can be made by check and mailed to SDVP, 501 NW 25th St, Corvallis, OR 97330.
Currently the pantry needs canned fruit, canned meals (e.g. ravioli, beef stew, chili), dried black beans, dried pinto beans, dishwashing liquid, and laundry detergent, but all non-perishable food items are gladly accepted!
Many thanks for your donations!
Complementary: Man and Woman in God’s Design
Complementary: Man and Woman in God’s Design
With Sr. Teresa Harrell
TUESDAYS, February 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: We will meet via Zoom
Cost: $15
We live in a time and culture when men are told their masculinity is toxic and women are told their femininity needs to be chemically controlled. Perhaps at no time since the Fall, when humans first lost sight of the true nature of our complementarity, have people been so confused about who we are created to be, as men and women. As Christians, we can recover God’s design and show to the world the power and beauty of living as masculine men and feminine women. Drawing on the history of philosophy, the writings of saints, and especially the magisterial teaching and subsequent theological reflection of the past century, this course will show God’s design for men and women in a complementarity relationship, how that was distorted by the Fall, how we as Christians can recover our true identity as men and women, male and female, and then propose ways forward, especially for leadership in the Church.
Taught by Sister Teresa Harrell, this course will be on Tuesdays during February, at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom.
Week 1 The Concept of Man and Woman in Western Thought
Week 2 Complementarity in Creation, Polarity after the Fall
Week 3 Redemption: Restoring God’s Design
Week 4 Men’s and Women’s Leadership in the Church
Little Flowers Valentine’s Day Rose Bouquet Sale
It’s time again for the Little Flowers’ most treasured act of service
the Valentine’s Day Rose Bouquet Sale and Give-away
that spreads God’s love on the Day of Love.
Last year, the Little Flowers gave out 121 rose bouquets and 300 carnations and hope to do just as many again this year!
On the weekend of February 3-4 after all Masses, parishioners are invited to buy a rose bouquet to gift to another in need of a little love and cheer (such as the elderly, homebound, residents in assisted living facilities and hospice, or anyone else who could use a reminder that they are loved and thought of).
The following weekend, the Little Flowers will gather to make up the bouquets and decorate valentine cards which little flowers families will then deliver around the local area right before Valentine’s Day. The girls will also hand out carnations to all residents they meet at the assisted living facilities that are visited.
It is a special event for everyone involved!
SCIENCE, FAITH, & HAPPINESS
Newman Lecture Series
Science, Faith, & Happiness
Dr. Christopher Kaczor is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University and the Honorary Professor for the Renewal of Catholic Intellectual Life at Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire Institute. He is the author of sixteen books, including Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life. His research on issues of ethics, philosophy, and religion has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, National Review, NPR, BBC, EWTN, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, MSNBC, and the Today Show. He can be found on Twitter at @Prof_Kaczor.
The lecture will be in the MU Lounge Wednesday, January 31, at 5 pm.
No registration is required.
Post Alpha
Completed Alpha?
Missing Alpha?
Want to Continue your Christian Education?
Please join us on Tuesday evenings for a presentation and small group discussion.
January 23 - March 19, 2024
Bishop Barron's CATHOLICISM Series: Journey around the world and deep into the Faith will be shown on 10 consecutive Tuesday evenings in the Upper Social Hall (USH) at St Mary's.
Each presentation is unique - come for one or all.
Tuesday evenings
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Faith In Person
Faith in Person Series
Jesus and the Eucharist
Mondays, 1/22, 29 and 2/5
After noon mass to 2:15 pm.
We will meet in the Upper Social Hall to share a light soup lunch followed by watching and discussing in small groups the Formed Series on "Jesus and the Eucharist".
Pancake Breakfast
Join us in the Parish Center after the Sunday Masses at 8:30 am and 10:30 am for the Pancake Breakfast hosted by our Knights of Columbus
The funds raised from this will be donated to Special Olympics of Oregon
Chesterton of St. Andrew Informational Weekend
There will be an information weekend for prospective students, families, volunteers, teachers, and Headmaster of the Chesterton Academy of St. Andrew starting this fall of 2024 in Corvallis.
6:15 pm Saturday
January 20th
St Mary’s Parish Center, Corvallis
10:15 am Sunday
January 21
St. Mary’s Aquinas Room
For inquiries :
info@chestertonstandrew.org
2024 Winter Alpha
POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER
If you have not registered, please do so for up-to-date information
Alpha is designed for anyone who wants to explore the Christian responses to the big questions in life.
Alpha is a 10-week introduction to the Catholic faith and includes the option of a weekend retreat.
Fr. Maximo's Farewell
Join us in prayer and thanksgiving for the ministry Fr. Maximo has given to St. Mary’s during the past seven years. Before he heads to his next mission, he will be saying his final Masses here on December 31. There will be a reception in the Parish Center after the 8:30 am Mass.
Nativity Pageant
Students, families, and parishioners are hard at work preparing a beautiful performance for St. Mary’s Nativity Pageant this year. Please join us in celebrating this season with songs and goodies.
Carols
Angels We Have Heard On High
O Come Emmanuel
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Away in the Manger
We Three Kings
Joy to the World