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Parishioners, guests, and friends of St. Mary will be coming together on September 8 for our 2018 Parish Block Party. The second and final early bird raffle drawing is going to take place this coming Friday. Don't miss out on your chance to win. Raffle tickets are to be returned to the Parish Office. Block Party tickets are available online as well as at the Parish Office. On behalf of the planning committee we hope that you are able to come and share in the community, fun, and fellowship at the Parish Block Party.
 Do you know of someone, work with someone, or live with someone who is not Catholic? You are once again encouraged to pass on an invitation to neighbors, family, and friends who have expressed an interest in becoming a member of the Roman Catholic Church through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) here at St. Mary's. To learn more about the RCIA you can contact either Fr. Mark or myself. May our parish be a living witness of faith to one another, neighbor and guest sparking and creating a deeper desire to join the Catholic Church.
In many ways are lives are enhanced by the internet and all that it offers. Some individuals choose to use the internet for less than noble purposes. Have you experienced or heard of phishing? It is a term used to describe a malicious individual or group of individuals who try to scam users. They do so by sending emails or creating web pages that are designed to collect an individual's online bank, credit card, or other login information. Another definition of phishing is a scam by which an Internet user is duped (as by a deceptive email message) into revealing personal or confidential information which the scammer can use illicitly. Lastly, phishing is a form of fraud in which an attacker masquerades as a reputable entity or person in email or other communication channels.
 Like you, I regularly use email. I use it to share information with Parish Staff, faculty, and parishioners. The one and only email address that I use for parish business and ministry is mnacius@churchofstmary.org.
Because of phishing, over the last five months I have been busy reaching out to staff, faculty, and parishioners sharing with them time and time again that attempts and scams made with fraudulent email accounts have not and do not come from me. These attacks and misrepresentations are becoming a nuisance as well as a distraction to many at the Church and School of St. Mary. I am sorry if you or someone in the parish has received a fictitious email from someone claiming to be your pastor, using an email that at quick glance may seem to come from me but does not. I have been told by technology experts that there is no solution or anything that can be done to prevent this form of fraud. Thank you for your understanding if you receive such an email.
As mentioned above, the one email I use at the Church of St. Mary is: mnacius@churchofstmary.org.
 You are welcome to come and worship with our school children when they gather for Mass. Our first school Masses of the year will be this coming week, August 28 and August 29. Also, please note with the start of the school year we will be modifying the daily Mass schedule. The main change is that on Tuesdays, Mass will be offered at St. Mary's at 6:30am and 9:00am. (There will be no 8:00am Mass on Tuesdays during the school year.) Students, faculty and staff from the Upper Grade Center will attend the 9:00am Tuesday Mass. Wednesday Mass will be offered at 8:00am at St. Mary's and at 9:00am at St. Patrick's. (There will be no 6:30am Mass on Wednesdays during the school year.) The students, faculty, and staff from the Primary Grade Center will attend the 9:00am Mass at St. Patrick's on Wednesdays. We will announce any changes in the Mass schedule as well as the time of all School Masses throughout the school year.
God bless you with an Alleluia heart this day.
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