St. Mary's Parish Family

New Bedford, MA

Mission Statement

St. Mary’s Parish is a Roman Catholic faith-filled community composed of those who have accepted the invitation to follow our Lord, Jesus Christ.

The faithful members of this Eucharistic Community,
in union with the Universal Church,
admit to a genuine responsibility to
welcome, evangelize, witness
and serve others in Christ's name.

We place ourselves under the protection of
our Blessed Mother as we seek to imitate her son.
Vision Statement

Service is the Price We Pay for Bearing the Name Christian
Documents
Catholic News Service
- Update: Catholic bishops, groups oppose Trump's call for national emergency
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic bishops near the U.S.-Mexico border, joined by other U.S. prelates, voiced opposition immediately after...
- Welcome Christ present in migrants and refugees, pope urges
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Even if Christians struggle to recognize him with his "torn clothes (and) dirty feet," Jesus is present in the migrants...
- Texas locality orders popular Catholic center for migrants to vacate
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A group of city commissioners in the border city of McAllen, Texas, voted in mid-February to remove from a building a popular...