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Forming a Family of Disciples United in Jesus Christ

WEEKEND MASS

SATURDAY
4:30 PM

SUNDAY
7:30 AM Mass
10:00 AM Mass

5:00 PM Latin Novus Ordo Mass

DAILY MASS

MONDAY - SATURDAY

8:00 AM

CONFESSION

WEDNESDAY
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Office Chapel)

SATURDAY
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM (Church)

SUNDAY
7:00 AM - 7:20 AM (Church)

ADORATION

every WEDNESDAY following 8:00 AM Mass

No Adoration on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve.

Holy Hour for Life - 1st Wednesdays at 4:45 PM

Saturday Adoration with Morning Prayer is also available each week, from 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM.

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JOIN OUR PARISH FAMILY!

We are eager to walk with you on you journey of faith and community.

Christmas Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve

4:00pm - Piano, Guitar and Vocals

7:00pm - Traditional Choir

10:00pm - Contemporary Choir

Christmas Day

7:30am - Silent

10:00am - Cantor and Organ

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

December 31st Vigil Mass

5:00pm

January 1st Masses

7:30am

10:00am

Fourth Week of Advent

Monday - Saturday

This Advent, our 7:30am Morning Prayer prior to 8:00am Daily Masses will be preceded by special Advent Devotions.

National March for Life – Bus Opportunity

This year, our parish is invited to join Resurrection - St. Paul on their bus to the January 23rd National March for Life, departing from the Church of the Resurrection at 10:15am. $15 is requested at time of registration. Check in is at 9:15am. Seats will go fast, so as soon as you can, please visit www.resurrectionmd.org/respectlife and click the bus bubble, to reserve your spot. INFO: reslifebus@gmail.com or 410-750-6927.

Please mark your calendars for the Maryland March for Life on Monday, March 16th, at 4:00pm, in Annapolis. For more information on our parish's Respect Life Ministry, please email Paula Noeller at pnoeller@comcast.net.

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Wednesdays with our St. Agnes Church Faith Community is a mid-week full day opportunity to relax in prayer and spiritual enrichment. Please join us for all or part of these Wednesday events.

Day of Encounter & Glory Schedule

7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am Daily Mass followed by Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena Prayers
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for Weekly Adoration
Sacrament of Reconciliation, 1-2:00pm in Office Chapel
1st Wednesdays 4:45pm Holy Hour for LIFE
5:30pm Evening Prayer, 5:45pm Benediction & Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
Hour of Private Prayer in church
3rd Wednesday's 6-6:34pm Encounter & Glory Parish Family Dinner
- There will be no Encounter & Glory Parish Family Dinner in December
Faith Formation or Sacramental Prep
- 1st Wed: 6:30pm Faith Formation
- 2nd and 4th Wed: Sacramental Prep
  - 4th Wednesdays begin on January 29th
- 3rd Wed: 6:00pm Encounter & Glory in the Lord Parish Family Dinner
- 3rd Wed: 6:45pm Faith Formation
7-8:00pm “Hour of Glory,” Adoration & Praise

Monthly Encounter & Glory Dinners: Throughout the school year, on every 3rd Wednesday, we gather in the Activity Center, at 6:00pm for a Parish Family Dinner. Side dishes are potluck style. The main course is provided by the parish with the help of donations by parishioners. Donations are accepted in the parish office or at the event. You can also make a donation online by choosing "Encounter and Glory Dinner" from the drop-down list of funds, using our online giving platform. Click Here for more information.

Note that there will be no dinner in December.

St. Agnes of Rome

Feast Day - January 21st

Saint Agnes of Rome lived in the 3rd century. Becoming a Christian when Christians were often persecuted, making a promise to dedicate her life to Jesus, and refusing to marry because she wanted to stay pure for Christ, resulted in her arrest when a powerful Roman wanted to marry her. She was told to worship false gods or face death, so at only around 12-13 years old, she was martyred by the sword. Her courage as virgin martyr has greatly inspiration the Universal Church. St. Agnes is our parish patron. She is also the patron saint of young girls, gardeners, engaged couples and all those seeking purity. She is often depicted with a lamb to represent her innocence and purity, which is also reflected in her name. The Latin word for lamb is "agnus."

This year, since the Feast Day of St. Agnes falls on a Wednesday. We plan to celebrate as a parish family with an Italian themed Encounter & Glory Dinner, in the Activity Center, at 6:00pm, on January 21, 2026. Bring dessert (Italian desserts encouraged) or salad to share. We are also hoping to have a special speaker, along with praise and worship music, after dinner. Come celebrate the gift of our Saintly Patroness, and the gift of our Parish Family, during this special event. If you are available to help, in any way, please contact our Pastoral Associate for Evangelization & Faith Formation, Meghan Fleming, at Meghan.Fleming@archbalt.org.

St. Agnes Church follows the Baltimore County School Closings and Delays.

During the school week, if Baltimore County Schools are delayed: Mass will be celebrated according to schedule, and all parish activities will be held.
If Baltimore County Schools are closed: Mass is canceled, all parish activities are canceled, including Wednesday Adoration. The Office will be closed.
If Baltimore County Schools close early: all parish activities are canceled, including Wednesday Adoration. The Office will be closed.
On Saturdays: if we are in the midst of a winter weather event, Saturday morning Holy Hour, Mass and Parish activities will be canceled.
Determinations about Saturday evening and Sunday Masses are made by the Archbishop of Baltimore. While the obligation to attend Mass on Sunday is serious, the obligation is lifted because of dangerous weather conditions. One should not put oneself in harm's way to attend Mass.

CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU?

Know that we are here for you! If you or a family member is sick and in need of prayers, please call the parish office. Let us know if we can also add their name to the bulletin prayer list so your whole parish family can hold them in prayer.

Prayer for Pope Leo XIV

O God, who in Your providential design willed that Your Church be built upon blessed Peter, whom You set over the other Apostles, look with favor, we pray, on our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV and grant that he, whom You have made Peter’s successor, may be for Your people a visible source and foundation of unity in faith and of communion.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Pope Leo XIV's Monthly Intention
December 2025 - Prayer for Christians in Areas of Conflict

Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.

The Pope Video - Monthly Intentions