St. Mary School

08/23/2026

As a new school year begins, we’re holding our students, families, teachers, and staff in prayer.

May God bless our entire school community in the year ahead. 💛🙏

08/19/2026

08/08/2026

Will your student ride the bus during the 2026-27 school year? Please complete bus registration as soon as possible so routes can be planned! 🚌

All students who plan to ride must register, including returning riders. The same form is now used for both rural and in-town bus registration.

Please allow three working days for registrations and phone requests to be processed. Questions may be directed to Renee Tibbott at 563-927-3515, ext. 413.

Register today: https://bit.ly/4uUCtSS

08/07/2026

08/03/2026

TUESDAY SCHOOL SCRIP SALE INFO:

Due to concrete construction at our front entrance, please plan to park on the west side of the building and call 563-927-3689 to be let into the building.

Scrip is also sold on Wednesdays in the back of St. Mary’s Church from about 12-1:30

07/21/2026

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝑩𝑳𝑬𝑺𝑺𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑰𝑻𝒀 𝑪𝑳𝑼𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲!

We're glad you're here!

This page was previously the 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 page and is now the official page for the 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲.

As we journey in faith together, we'll be sharing parish news, Mass schedules, upcoming events, and opportunities to grow in our Catholic faith.

Whether you've been following us for years or are joining us for the first time, thank you for being part of our 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. Be sure to like and share our posts so you can stay connected with everything happening throughout the Manchester Area Pastorate.

𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲. 🙏

07/16/2026

✝ 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺

Join us for the next 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟬, 𝗮𝘁 𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺.

Together we'll explore "𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀" from 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒—the bedside book of Pope St. Pius X—through a casual and respectful discussion led by 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻.

𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 is a Catholic theology teacher at 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, author, and speaker. He has spent many years helping people grow in their Catholic faith through teaching, writing, retreats, and parish presentations.

📍 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘆/𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 – 𝗗𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲

Whether you're looking to deepen your faith or simply enjoy meaningful conversation with others, everyone is welcome.

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝟭𝟵-𝟰𝟵𝟭-𝟲𝟳𝟳𝟵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Come share, listen, and grow in faith together.
We hope you'll join us!

07/15/2026

A New Chapter Begins Wednesday! ✝️

Wednesday morning we celebrate the first official Manchester Area Pastorate Mass at 7:30AM at St. Joseph in Earlville. All four of our priests will be there as we begin this new chapter.

We also have 12:30PM Mass at St. Mary in Manchester celebrated by Fr. Sellam. We'd love to see a great crowd at both liturgies as we gather to celebrate the Eucharist and welcome our new priests and neighbors!

We hope to see you there!

07/04/2026

We invite all parishioners throughout the Manchester Pastorate to join us in welcoming our new priests.

A Welcome Reception will be held at St. Mary Church in Manchester on Saturday, July 18th, immediately following the 4:00 p.m. Mass in the Parish Center. Parishioners attending the 4:30 p.m. Mass at St. Francis Xavier are invited to attend the welcome reception following Mass at St. Francis Xavier.

We look forward to welcoming the priests serving our pastorate and sharing a time of fellowship together.

Everyone is welcome, and we hope to see you there!

07/01/2026

Tuesday Evening Reminder: Walk in the Light! 🌟

We love when Kindergarteners break out in song!