St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Pastor: Fr. Michael J. Anaya

General location: western Washington
757 138th Street South
Tacoma, WA 98444
Phone: (253) 535-9477 or (509) 868-5894
Fax: (253) 535-3637
Web site: www.stmarys-parish.org

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Sunday Mass: 8:00 and 10:30 a.m.
* The 8:00 a.m. Mass on the first Sunday of the month is a Parochial High Mass (i.e., a "Sung Mass" with the use of incense)
* The 8:00 a.m. Mass on the third Sunday of the month is a “Missa Cantata” (i.e., a “Sung Mass” without the use of incense)

Holy Days of Obligation: Masses as scheduled in bulletin.

Weekday Masses:
   Monday - Friday: Varies (call or refer to web site)
   Saturday: 9:00 a.m.

Confessions:
Saturday: 30 minutes before Mass
Sunday: 30 minutes before Mass
By appointment

Sick Calls:
Please call if anyone is seriously ill or in danger of death.

Other Sacraments:
Baptism: contact pastor for Baptism within 2 weeks after birth. Must be parishioner or referred.
First Holy Communion: first Sunday of May
Matrimony: For registered parish members only: please contact the pastor at least 6
   months before the wedding date.
Confirmation: when Bishop Pivarunas visits in the spring

Regularly-scheduled devotions:
Public Rosary:
Sundays at 7:30 a.m.
Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., along with devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. in reparation for abortion and for the conversion of those who
   participate in this heinous sin

Blessing of Religious Articles:
After Mass on first Sunday of the month or by appointment

Dress Code:
See Dress Code for CMRI Churches (* Link will open in a new window.)

Parish School:
St. Mary’s Academy (K-8) taught by Marian Sisters

Parish Choir: yes
Practice at 7:30 a.m. on Sundays; special practices as needed

Parish Library: yes, open on Sundays between Mass

Activities for youth:
Sodality (for young women)
Knights of the Altar

Parish Organizations:
Altar and Rosary Society: meets on First Saturdays after 9:00 a.m. Mass
Confraternity of Mary Immaculate Queen: meets after Mass on the second Saturday of
   the month
Confraternity of Christian Mothers (for Catholic women): meets after Mass on the
   3rd Saturday of the month
Knights of the Altar and Sodality meet at 9:30 a.m. on the 4th Sunday of the month

Parish Social Activities:
Coffee and rolls after Sunday Masses
Mardi Gras: Saturday before Ash Wednesday
Parish picnic in August
Parish bazaar in November