Advent by Candlelight is a time for remembering how the world waited in anticipation for the coming of God’s promised Messiah. Paish women are invited to gather together for prayer, dinner, and fellowship, allowing us to pause from the bustle of holiday activity and spend some time focused on Jesus and the real meaning of the Advent Season. 

St. Maria's Meals Program 

 Join us in serving a hot meal to those in need. St. Andrew's has 5 slots reserved to volunteer on Tuesday March 7th from 4:15 to 6:15.  Volunteers serve meals and assist in the set up and breakdown of the program.

The Saint Maria’s Meals Program provides warm and nutritious meals to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in Washington D.C., Montgomery, and Prince George Counties. The program feeds and promotes the dignity of each person. Saint Maria’s volunteers can be found not only serving meals to those in need, but sharing stories, smiles and words of encouragement.Volunteers are needed to feed those in need.

 Sign up here

This was an opportunity for women to gather together and spend some time focused on Jesus and the real meaning of the Advent Season.

Guest Speaker: Monsignor Robert Panke

The Light Shines in the Darkness

Information is <HERE>.

Our Printable Flyer is <HERE>.

All women were invited to prayerfully consider joining others in the parish to prepare for an Act of Consecration to Jesus through Mary on the Feast of the Holy Rosary on Friday, October 7. The 33-day period of preparation began on Sunday, September 4. Consider this special devotion for another Marian Feast Day. Information is <HERE>.

EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR
for the Fallen Away

Saturday, August 27, 2022
9:30am – 10:30am

Feast of Saint Monica

Patron Saint of Wives, Mothers, and Conversions

All were invited to pray, through the intercession of Saint Monica on her Feast Day, for all loved ones who have fallen away from the Church. A Eucharistic Holy Hour was offered immediately following the 9 AM Mass on Saturday, August 27.

This Holy Hour was sponsored by the Saint Andrew Apostle Women’s Ministry and open to all.

Our printable flyer is <HERE>.

Our printable program booklet is <HERE>.

We gathered for local summer excursions in June, July, and August and the opportunity for prayer and fellowship with other parish women.

Saturday, June 18, 2022

We united in prayer for the newly ordained priests in the Archdiocese of Washington with the solemn liturgy of Ordination at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Information on the full day at the Basilica and Registration is <HERE>.

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Our second excursion of the summer was to the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family. The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the worldwide Catholic Church. Information and registration is <HERE>.

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Our third and final excursion of the summer was to Saint Clement Island and Southern Maryland historic Catholic churches, celebrating the important role these places played in ensuring religious freedom in America. Information and registration is <HERE>.

Carpools depart from and return to Saint Andrew’s.

<HERE> is the link to video of the Ordination Mass.

54 DAY ROSARY NOVENA

For our Bishops, Priests, and Seminarians

and an Increase in Holy Vocations in our Archdiocese

Begin: Sunday, June 12

End: Thursday, August 4

Feast of Saint John Vianney, Patron Saint of Parish Priests

(artwork by Fr. Anthony Ferguson)

How to Pray the 54 Day Rosary Novena

CLEAN UP OF ARCOLA AVENUE

As one fruit of our recent meeting with Father Jack, Saint Andrew Apostle Women’s Ministry joined the Knights of Columbus on Saturday morning, June 25 to clean up Arcola Avenue. The Knights participate in the Montgomery County’s Adopt A Road program that encourages organizations to help keep roadsides litter free. The program’s goal is to have unsightly litter removed from roadsides before it reaches local streams or clogs storm drains that feed into local streams, and potentially into the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers and our water supply.

We are grateful for the dedicated and generous long-term effort of our Knights to preserve the gift of God’s creation, and the opportunity to join them on this day.

We honored Mary in her month of May with Mass followed by breakfast, fellowship, and a talk by Father Canice Enyiaka from the Global Peace Foundation. Father spoke of Our Blessed Mother as a peace builder and reflected on the particular role of women in this, inspiring us to build peace in our homes, families, and communities.

Information <HERE>

Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us!
 

In this guided time of prayer and meditation we focused on the traditional Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to enter into Lent with Christ. Rose Folsom provided education and inspiration for reflection together in small groups followed by time in personal prayer during Eucharistic Adoration. Information <HERE>.

Novena in Honor of Saint John Marie Vianney

To be prayed from January 10th to January 18th

Father Jack Kennealy will begin as our new pastor on January 19. In preparation for the start of his assignment at Saint Andrew’s, we invite you to pray a novena over the nine days leading up to his arrival through the intercession of Saint John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests. The daily prayers for this novena and suggested intention are provided using the button below.

Sunday, November 28, 2021

6:00-8:00pm

This is an opportunity for women to gather together and spend some time focused on Jesus and the real meaning of the Advent Season.

Information/Registration is <HERE>.

Join us for local summer excursions and the opportunity for fellowship with other parish women.

Saturday, June 19, 1:00pm-6:00pm: National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg (Flyer with detailed information is <HERE>)

Saturday, July 17, 9:00am-1:00pm: Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Washington, DC (Information/registration is <HERE>)

Saturday, August 28, 11:00am-4:00pm: Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, DC. (Information/registration is <HERE>)

Carpools depart from and return to St. Andrew’s