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Welcome to Stella Maris Family of Parishes
St. Mary – St. Peter – St. Thomas More – St. Bernadette Catholic Churches

A united region of Catholic believers who seek to carry Christ’s light into our southern Clermont community, our homes, and our hearts.

South Clermont Catholic Region is warm, welcoming, active, and involved. We provide a wide variety of ministries for you to explore. Be a vibrant member of the South Clermont Catholic Region!

South Clermont Catholic Region, the pastoral region of St. Mary, St. Peter, St. Thomas More and St. Bernadette welcomes you whether you are a visitor or a parishioner!  We invite you to join our parish family as we sing God’s praises, listen to His Word, and go out into our neighborhoods to share His joy. 

As a Catholic parish community of faith, the Mass is central to our lives.

Come early to Mass and/or remain after Mass to spend more time with our Lord. 

Join Us for Mass at Christmas

4th Sunday of Advent
Sunday December 24

8:30am St. Peter
10:30am St. Mary

Christmas Eve
Sunday December 24

4pm St. Peter
4pm St. Mary

Midnight Mass
Sunday December 24

St. Bernadette

Christmas Day
Nativity of the Lord
Monday, December 25

8:30am St. Peter
10am St. Thomas More
10:00am St. Mary

Reverend John Langlois, O.P., is the Prior of the Dominican community at St. Gertrude in Cincinnati, OH.  Born in Berlin, NH, he entered the Dominican Order in 1985 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1991. 

He holds a doctorate in Church History, with a special concentration in the Reformation period, and has spent most of his priestly life teaching, both at Providence College in Providence, RI and at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. Fr. Langlois also served as President of the Pontifical Faculty at the Dominican House of Studies for seven years. 


Surrender Initiative

The Surrender Initiative is a call to prayer, particularly for loved ones who have drifted away from the Church.

Many of us have experienced the heartache of watching someone we deeply care about drift away from the Church. The Surrender Initiative presents an opportunity to come together as the Body of Christ—to gather in the sacredness of the Holy Mass, praying intentionally and dedicating our Mass prayers and sacrifices for those we love who are no longer practicing their faith. Come pray with us.

The next Surrender Initiative will be February 2nd, 2024 at St. Thomas More Church. (Incense is used at this Mass)

Parishes in the archdiocese will be grouped into new Families of Parishes.

St. Mary and St. Peter are scheduled to merge with St. Bernadette (Amelia) and St. Thomas More (Withamsville) on July 1st.
Our new Family of Parishes will share four Priests – one Pastor, two Parochial Vicars and one Weekend Associate.

PRIEST SERVING OUR FAMILY OF PARISHES

Father
Timothy W. Ralston

Pastor

Father
Thomas E. Dorn

Parochial Vicar

Father
William C. Wagner

Parochial Vicar

Father
David J. Endres

Weekend Associate


Book Reflections

Upcoming Events

December 2023

Saturday December 9

7:30 am – 9:00 am
Men's Bible Study @ St. Peter
At St. Peter Undercroft
Recurs weekly
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm
SMC Confessions
St. Mary Church
Recurs monthly
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
SPC Mass
St. Peter Church
Recurs weekly

Sunday December 10

All Day
Retirement Fund for Religious
8:30 am – 9:30 am
SPC Mass
St. Peter Church
Recurs weekly
9:30 am – 11:00 am
SP PREP
Recurs weekly
10:30 am – 11:30 am
SMC Mass
St. Mary Church
Recurs weekly

Monday December 11

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
SPC Adoration / Confession
St. Peter Church
Recurs weekly

Tuesday December 12

8:30 am – 9:00 am
SMC Mass
St. Mary Church
Recurs weekly
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
SMC Food Pantry
St. Mary Church
Recurs weekly

Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

O Lord Jesus Christ,

Who, before ascending into heaven, did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and Disciples,
deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Your grace and Your love.

Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal,
the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth,
the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven,
the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with You and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation,
the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints,
the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable,
and the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.

Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in all things with Your Spirit.

Amen.

Our Father…. 

Hail Mary…. 

Glory Be ….. 

St. Mary

Mass Schedule
Sunday 10:30 am
Tuesday 8:30 am
Thursday 8:30 am

Holy Day Masses:  Please call the office or see the inside of the bulletin.

Confession Schedule
Weekly on Thursday from 6-7 pm with Eucharistic Adoration
Otherwise by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration
Weekly on Thursday 6-7 pm

Group Rosary
After Weekday 8:30 am Masses and at 10:00 am on Sunday.

St. Peter

Mass Schedule
Saturday 5 pm
Sunday 8:30 am
Friday 8:30 am

Please call the office or see the inside of the bulletin.

Eucharistic Adoration
Weekly on Monday 6-7 pm
Otherwise by appointment.

St. Bernadette

Mass Schedule
Saturday 8:15 am
Sunday 9 am and 11 am
Monday 8:15 am
Tuesday 8:15 am
Wednesday 8:15 am
Thursday 7 pm
Friday 8:15 am

Confession Schedule
Thursday 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 – 10 am
Otherwise by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration
First Friday of the month 7 pm

St. Thomas More

Mass Schedule
Saturday 4 pm
Sunday 8 am and 10 am
Tuesday 8:30 am
Wednesday 8:30 am
Thursday 8:30 am
Friday 8:30 am

Confession Schedule
Saturday 3 – 3:40 pm
Otherwise by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration
Weekly on Friday 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
During Lent until 7:30 pm

Group Rosary
After Weekday 8:30 am Masses and Monthly on Third Wednesday 6:30 pm

No one denies what everyone knows, for nature herself teaches it: that God is the Creator of the universe, and that it is good, and that it belongs to humanity by the free gift of its Creator. But there is a vast difference between the corrupted state and the state of primal purity, just as there is a vast difference between Creator and the corruptor. … We ourselves, though we’re guilty of every sin, are not just a work of God: we’re image. Yet we have cut ourselves off from our Creator in both soul and body. Did we get eyes to serve lust, the tongue to speak evil, ears to hear evil, a throat for gluttony, a stomach to be gluttony’s ally, hands to do violence, genitals for unchaste excesses, feet for an erring life? Was the soul put in the body to think up traps, fraud, and injustice? I don’t think so.

Tertulian
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