St. Mary School Swormville -

St. Mary's 174th Picnic is less than a week away! We need your help! Invite friends and family to attend and please volunteer for a shift or two here: https://www.stmaryswormville.org/o/smsp/page/parish-picnic-volunteer-opportunities

All are invited! The fun begins next Saturday, July 22nd, with an outdoor Mass at 5:30pm and community vegetable cutting for our famous chowder afterwards. Our local restaurant neighbors will provide the food at the Wine & Beer social (6:30 - 11 pm). We will have ice cream from Uncle G's, Campobello's pizza, and clams from Stockman’s Tavern. Live music will be provided by Urban Renewal. The 5K Chowder Chase is for runner/walkers of all ages! It starts at 7 pm. Run the 5K, walk the 3K or just come to enjoy the party. Chowder Chase Registration: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/EastAmherst/StMary Picnic Day is Sunday, July 23rd, 11:30 am - 5 pm. Picnic Day includes St. Mary’s Famous Homemade Kettle Chowder, food court, BW's Chicken BBQ, a Wine and Beer Garden, Kids' Zone games and activities, live entertainment all day including music by Gimme Buffet, basket raffles, games of chance and our annual picnic raffle with a $10,000 Grand Prize and total cash prizes of $20,000.Ticket cost remains at $20! Picnic details: https://www.stmaryswormville.org/o/smsp/page/st-marys-annual-picnic-weekend

Volunteers Needed for Next Weekend's Picnic! Many slots open! Please help! Something for everyone: https://www.stmaryswormville.org/o/smsp/page/parish-picnic-volunteer-opportunities

Register for St. Mary's Chowder Chase today! https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/EastAmherst/StMary Volunteer to help during Parish Picnic weekend: https://www.stmaryswormville.org/o/smsp/page/parish-picnic-volunteer-opportunities

Thanks to the adult and youth volunteers VBS is fun for all and we are developing disciples for Christ!

We are so grateful to our VBS coordinators, Heidi Sutt and Margaret Terrill, and all of our volunteers who are making VBS 2023 truly STELLAR!!

BREAKthrough Youth Night TONIGHT, Friday, July 7th! 6:30 - 8:00 PM, parish center Theme-- Epic Loot Battle Forgot to sign up? Don't worry. Come on over! All young people entering grades 6 - 12 are welcome to join us!

Commander Mike is ready for VBS Stellar to launch on Monday, July 10!!!

BREAKTHROUGH Youth Group this Friday night, July 7! 6:30 - 8:00 PM, parish center Grades 6 - 12, this is for YOU! Theme: Epic Loot Battle! Bring a friend with you - they do not need to belong to St. Mary's or be Catholic. Games, activities, prayer, food and conversation. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054caba72fa7fd0-breakthrough1#/

Campers closed out session 1 of camp today with some water games and rocket launches! Every camper also went home with a surprise bag of space themed goodies! We want to thank the families who sent their students in this week for some fun and learning! Stay tuned for session 2!

Father Luke Uebler celebrated his last daily Mass at St. Mary's Church Swormville at 9 AM today. He was assisted by altar servers from St. Mary School. Parishioners were able to say goodbye and good luck after Mass.

Today our campers made moon dough, wrote a letter home about their trip to space, and practiced their measuring skills. We even had some water balloon fun! We're so sad tomorrow is our last day of camp! If you like what you see and haven't done so already, we have 2 more awesome camps lined up this summer! July 24-28: The Great Outdoors August 7-11: Animal Kingdom

Today's camp agenda included budgeting money for a trip to outer space, talking about the moon, and "Fizzy Moon" chemical reactions!

Picnic Raffle Tickets due by NOON TODAY to be eligible for the EARLY BIRD DRAWING! (Two winners of $250 each!)

Our 3-5th grade campers had another fun day today! They made space stations to explore Jupiter's moon, played "Asteroid Bowling" and worked on budgeting time for their own trip to space.

EARLY BIRD PICNIC RAFFLE DRAWING JUNE 29th! Two $250 winners! Cost remains at $20! Tickets must be received in the parish office BY NOON ON JUNE 28th to be eligible for the Early Bird. Additional tickets are available in the parish office.

Our SMS Summer Camp for students in grades 3, 4, and 5 started today. This week's theme is outer space!

Our Montessori friends were so excited to get their yearbooks on the last day of class! At St. Mary School, Montessori Children's House is part of our school family!

The Early Bird Drawing for St. Mary's Picnic Raffle will be held on June 29th. Tickets must be received in the parish office by noon on Wednesday, June 28 to be eligible for two $250 cash prizes. Winners' tickets are returned to the drum for the Picnic Sunday drawings on July 23.

“With all the strength of my soul I urge you young people to approach the Communion table as often as you can. Feed on this bread of angels whence you will draw all the energy you need to fight inner battles. Because true happiness, dear friends, does not consist in the pleasures of the world or in earthly things, but in peace of conscience, which you have only if you are pure in heart and mind.” —Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati