There will be 2 auctions - online and in-person. The online auction will run October 13 thru the 17. The live auction will be available via Facebook, and there will be a limited number of "in person" attendees. More details to come!! Donations of gift cards valued at $25 or more are needed as well as creative baskets filled with your favorite items. Cash donations are accepted too. These can be delivered to the parish office.

St. Mary's is having Mass in the church on Saturdays at 5:00pm and Sundays at 9:00 and 11:00am. Daily Mass is in the parish hall at this time. Mass is at 8:00am Tuesday thru Friday. St. Mary's will livestream daily Mass and Sunday Mass at 9:00am to our Facebook page, Facebook - St. Mary of Nazareth - DSM).

The main article on page one explains: Do we trust God with everything in our lives or only some things? Do we give him our problems but take them back when He doesn't do what we want? It is when we have complete trust in God that our lives work well. The main article on page two gives ideas for turning distractions during prayer into blessings: The best way to build a relationship with Jesus is through prayer. His strength during difficult times is how we get through them. Yet we become distracted during prayer, we can become discouraged and give up. The Q&A feature helps readers figure out on whose judgement should we really be relying.