Saint Mary of the Assumption – Lancaster, Ohio
One Faith. One Hope. One Family. The Tradition Continues.
Participation Weekend is Sunday, 16 December. All parish families who have not yet made their best sacrifice commitment, are invited to do so, and bring their completed pledge card to Mass or complete one from those extras available in the pews. Your support is critical to our parish, so please help us make sure “The Tradition Continues” for another 200 years!
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THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
Christmas Eve: 4.00 pm, 6.30 pm, and 9.00 pm
Christmas Day: 9.00 am
Welcome
We welcome to Saint Mary of the Assumption those who are new to the Lancaster area and would like to join our parish church; those who are looking to return to an active practice of the Catholic faith and participation in the sacramental life; or those adults or families interested in becoming Catholic through our parish RCIA process.
Holy Mass and Sacraments
Join us in the celebration of the sacred liturgy at Mass or in the Sacraments, through which we worship God and are touched by the Lord in His Paschal Mystery to grow fully alive in our human nature, to be nourished and built up together as the Body of Christ, and to be sent out into the world to continue that worship in our lives to His glory.
Our Parish and History
Catholicity in Lancaster goes back to the early settlers in 1800. The people of our parish are grateful for the gift of the catholic faith given us by the Apostles and our local ancestors, we continue to live so that our actions may inspire to holiness of life the generations to follow, and continue our progress onward and upward through the years to come.
Special Information and Parish Calendar
Sacred Architecture Series
Our parish is happy to host William Heyer, the architect who has designed our historic church’s beautification plan, to present a series on sacred architecture on three Thursday evenings in January of 2019.
Parish Youth Ministry
High School Youth
*Upper Room with Damascus Missionaries
7 – 9 pm in the Spirit Center
Oct 14*; Nov 4 and 18* at St. Mark; Dec 2 and 9*; Jan 6; Feb 2 and 24*; Mar 3 and 24*; Apr 4 and14*; May 5
Middle School Youth
6 – 8 pm in the Spirit Center
Oct 28; Nov 25; Jan 27; Feb 17; Mar 31; Apr 28
Mr. John Albert, Youth Coordinator
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Parish News Posts
On Abuse in the Church
Statement by His Holiness Pope Francis ( Click Here )
Statement by The Most Reverend Frederick F. Campbell ( Click Here )
Recommended Resource Links on the Abuse Crisis ( Click Here )
Our Parish (and school) Safe Environment Policies ( Click Here )
Pray for our Parish Pastor and Bishop of Columbus
O God, who have willed that Father Eilerman and Bishop Campbell preside over your family not by any merit of theirs but out of the abundance of your untold grace alone, grant that they may carry out worthily the ministry of the priestly office and, under your governance in all things, may direct the people entrusted to their care. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
New to Catholicism?
At our parish, we’re eager to meet you and your family and welcome you into a process called the R.C.I.A. to introduce you to the Catholic faith, full of rich history and tradition, through which we continue to encounter Jesus Christ and follow Him in the Church.
Our Parish Bulletin
