The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin

Outreach at Saint Mary’s

NEIGHBORS IN NEED and AIDS WALK

Our principal outreach ministries are the Neighbors in Need program, which provides clothing and other essential items to our neighbors in Times Square, and our AIDS Walk Team. Please visit their webpages to learn more (click here for Neighbors in Need and here for AIDS Walk). Additional outreach programs at St. Mary’s, or that the parish supports elsewhere, are listed below.

MAUNDY THURSDAY OFFERING

Money collected on Maundy Thursday is traditionally given directly to the poor and those in need. This year the offering supported AIDS Walk New York (AWNY) and Saint Mary's ministry to the homeless.   In 2015 the total of the Maundy Thursday collection was $2,302.00 and we were able to make two donations of $1,151.00 to AWNY and to Saint Mary's homeless ministry.  We are grateful to all of our members and friends who gave so generously during Holy Week this year. 

THE ORDER OF THE HOLY CROSS

The brothers of the Order of the Holy Cross, a Benedictine community in the Anglican Communion, have long been friends to the clergy, members, and friends of Saint Mary’s. Some members of the parish are associates of the Order, and many Saint Marians go on retreat at the brothers’ monastery in West Park, New York. If you would like to support the brothers, you may make a donation by clicking here.

VOTIVE CANDLE SHRINES

Donations at the shrines located throughout the church help us to keep our doors open every day of the year. On most days before the epidemic over 500 people came to Saint Mary’s to rest, worship, pray, and sometimes to light a candle and make an offering at a shrine. Since July 1, 2020, when we opened our doors again for public worship, the number of our visitors has increased bit by bit. Once again, our visitors have returned and have discovered that Saint Mary’s remains an oasis of quiet and beauty in a busy and noisy world. Many of our visitors pause to make a donation. Gifts of any size make an enormous difference to us. They help us to remain a place for worship, prayer, refreshment, contemplation, and service. We thank you for your encouragement and we are grateful to you for your continued support.

SMV Gallery Space

SMV Gallery Space is an art gallery at The Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Saint Joseph's Hall, dedicated to showing the works of new and emerging contemporary artists.  After each art opening, access to the gallery is provided by appointment.  For more information please contact curator Jose Vidal.

AA and Other Groups
at Saint Mary’s

“Amazing Grace” group meets Monday through Friday at 7:30 AM in the Mission House at 133 West 46th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues (on the north side of the street).  These are “closed” meetings, that is, the meetings are only open to those in A.A. or those with an alcohol problem who wish to stop drinking.  The last Thursday of the month is a Step Meeting. 

“New but West” meets Monday through Friday from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, and from 5:30 to 6:30 PM; on Saturdays at 10:00 AM; and on Sundays at 5:00 PM.  The meeting splits into several different groups on weekdays.

“Come Early, Come Often” meets on Thursdays, 6:00 to 7:00 AM.

For more information about Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, please contact:

Inter-Group Association of A.A. of New York

307 Seventh Avenue at West 28th Street, Room 201

New York, New York 10001-6007; Voice Telephones: 212.647.1680,

914.949.1200; Fax: 212.647.1648

Tele-communication Device for Deaf and Hard of Hearing only: 212.647.1649;

www.nyintergroup.org (includes Meeting List online)

email: generalinformation@nyintergroup.org

For information about Overeaters Anonymous meetings, please go to oabigbooknyc.org or contact:
Greater New York Metro Intergroup of
Overeaters Anonymous
P.O. Box 1235
New York, NY 10159-1235
(347) 433-5876
 

For information about Debtors Anonymous meetings, please go to debtorsanonymous.org or contact:
Debtors Anonymous
General Service Office
PO Box 920888
Needham, MA 02492-0009
800-421-2383 or 781-453-2743

Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen

The Soup Kitchen at Holy Apostles (Ninth Avenue and 28th Street)  serves 1,100 meals everyday to the homeless, elderly and the working poor.  To find out more or to volunteer, visit their website or  call the coordinator of volunteer programs, Clyde Kuemmerle, at 212- 924-0167 ext. 237.