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End of Life Planning Seminars

Holy Spirit/St. Stephen Pastorate; Sponsoring seminars on planning final arrangements. There will be an Attorney, a Financial Planner, a Funeral Director, a Priest and member of the Bereavement Ministry, who will each give a short presentation and take questions. First Session is April 15 1-3 p.m. or 6:30-8:30 p.m. Second session is April 22 1-3 […]

End of Life Planning Seminars

Holy Spirit/St. Stephen Pastorate; Sponsoring seminars on planning final arrangements. There will be an Attorney, a Financial Planner, a Funeral Director, a Priest and member of the Bereavement Ministry, who will each give a short presentation and take questions. First Session is April 15 1-3 p.m. or 6:30-8:30 p.m. Second session is April 22 1-3 […]

The Peace Prayer explained

The Peace Prayer, Explained

Join Friar Douglas McMillan, OFM Conv., for a morning session on the Peace Prayer, often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi. The morning will unpack the prayer and explore how we all ​can become instruments of peace today. This session will be held April 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 ​a.m. ​and is part of […]

World Youth Day Sneak Peek flyer

World Youth Day Sneak Peek

World Youth Day Sneak Peek You are invited to join us for a sneak peek at what World Youth Day 2027, in Seoul, Korea is going to be all about! The Sneak Peek is being held on April 13 at 7:00 p.m. and is only open to young adults, ages 18-24 from the Archdiocese of […]

Easter Egg Hunt flyer

Easter Egg Hunt

Join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4 at 10:30 a.m. You’re welcome to bring a picnic lunch (pizza will also be available for purchase) and stay and enjoy the grounds after the festivities. This year’s Easter Egg Hunt will also feature a petting zoo. The Shrine Gift Shop will be […]

stations of the cross & soup supper

Stations of the Cross & Soup Supper

Stations of the Cross & Soup Supper Fridays Throughout Lent, 6 p.m. April 3 What you’ll experience as we gather: The Stations of the Cross (also known as the Way of the Cross or Via Dolorosa) serves as a “spiritual pilgrimage,” where participants move from station to station to meditate on specific events of the […]

lenten fridays

Lenten Fridays

Lenten Fridays – A Time of Prayer, Reflection & Fellowship Every Friday During Lent Adoration & Confessions: 6-7 p.m. Stations of the Cross: 7 p.m. NO Soup & Salad Dinner for Good Friday

Triduum Retreat

Triduum Retreat

Were You There: Following Jesus from the Upper Room to the Empty Tomb During the three days of the Triduum retreat, we will follow Jesus’ journey of crucified love through imaginative, prayerful reflections and liturgical celebrations. In the Upper Room, he teaches us how to be a servant leader. In the Gethsemane Garden, he guides […]

Tenebrae: A service of solemn reflection of Holy Week

With a dimly lit church, a rarely seen candle holder and somber tones, Tenebrae (Latin for “darkness” or “shadows”) is a unique and special service, adapted from ninth century medieval Roman Catholic practices, marking the days of Holy Week with readings, music and candles extinguished one by one. On April 1, 7:30 p.m., in St. […]

Chrism Mass 2026

Dear brothers, we too have been anointed by the Spirit and sent to continue the healing and liberating mission of Jesus. The headwinds can be strong and the obstacles many but when we allow the Lord to liberate us
from sin, from fear, from egotism, from attachments – then we are credible witnesses, for we have internalized the Gospel of freedom we preach.

Chrism Mass 2026

Chrism Mass 2026 Monday, March 30, 7 p.m. Cathedral of Mary Our Queen 5200 N. Charles, Baltimore Chrism Mass 2026 is open to anyone who desires to attend. While those coming into the Church at the Easter Vigil are invited, seats will not be reserved online as they were in the past. We encourage all […]

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