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About Us
We believe that Jesus Christ came to reveal the fullness of God's love for us, and we continue to celebrate that love through praise, sacraments, service, and community. |
Ministries
Our parish offers a wide range of ministry opportunities. Whether you'd like to learn more, pray more, or serve more, we have a ministry for you. |
Support our Parish
Making an offering of our financial resources is an integral part of what it means to be a Christian. We have a variety ways to make it easy for you to support our church. |
Regular Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm
Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, & 11:00am
Every Weekday (Monday - Saturday): 9:00am
Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm
Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, & 11:00am
Every Weekday (Monday - Saturday): 9:00am
News & Events
Rosary Group: Thursday mornings at 10:00am
All are invited to join us in the Church to pray the Scriptural Rosary. The Rosary Group meets every Thursday morning following the 9:00am Mass (meet time is approximately 10:00am). This group is open to all. 
The Sacrament of Reconciliation
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is held in the Church every Saturday at 2:30-3:30pm. 
Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages!
Visit our Facebook page, and like and follow us to get notified of new posts. You can also visit us on Instagram at @sosmarblehead. We post the latest news & events, so check back often. 
Caring Meals Ministry
Many of you have cooked and delivered a meal to a friend who is ill, had a death in his/her family, a new mom and dad, or someone experiencing some type of crisis that calls for assistance. A parish “Caring Meals Ministry” works in a similar way. Volunteers sign up to cook and deliver a meal on an occasional basis to a parish member or family that needs assistance. Please consider volunteering in this ministry to lend a helping hand and show fellow parishioners that they are in our thoughts. To learn more or to sign up, please click here. |
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My Brother's Table Ministry
My Brother's Table is one of our oldest outreach ministries, and was co-founded by our very own parishioner, Nancy Ryan, over 40 years ago. My Brother's Table is a soup kitchen based in Lynn, Massachusetts that has provided cooked meals for the poor since 1982 and continues to operate 7-days a week. Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish helps to support this ministry by asking for volunteers to cook a batch of Beef Stew every other month and drop it off at the Parish Center on the second Tuesday every other month, and our parish would love your help to cook a batch of Beef Stew for My Brother's Table. If you would like to volunteer for this ministry, please reach out to Marjorie Shea at marjorie_shea@comcast.net, or click here to visit the My Brother's Table Ministry webpage.
My Brother's Table is one of our oldest outreach ministries, and was co-founded by our very own parishioner, Nancy Ryan, over 40 years ago. My Brother's Table is a soup kitchen based in Lynn, Massachusetts that has provided cooked meals for the poor since 1982 and continues to operate 7-days a week. Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish helps to support this ministry by asking for volunteers to cook a batch of Beef Stew every other month and drop it off at the Parish Center on the second Tuesday every other month, and our parish would love your help to cook a batch of Beef Stew for My Brother's Table. If you would like to volunteer for this ministry, please reach out to Marjorie Shea at marjorie_shea@comcast.net, or click here to visit the My Brother's Table Ministry webpage.
Catholic Appeal 2023
Last weekend, Our Lady Star of the Sea launched the 2023 Catholic Appeal. Thank you to those who have already responded to the Cardinal’s invitation! Because of your early support, we have reached 60% of our goal of $66,401. As Catholics, each of us shares the responsibility of the Church community — both directly within our parish and to the greater Church. Thank you for responding in faith, hope, and charity by making a gift to the Catholic Appeal. We are stronger together and your generosity is greatly appreciated! For more information, or to make a gift online, please visit www.bostoncatholicappeal.org/.
Last weekend, Our Lady Star of the Sea launched the 2023 Catholic Appeal. Thank you to those who have already responded to the Cardinal’s invitation! Because of your early support, we have reached 60% of our goal of $66,401. As Catholics, each of us shares the responsibility of the Church community — both directly within our parish and to the greater Church. Thank you for responding in faith, hope, and charity by making a gift to the Catholic Appeal. We are stronger together and your generosity is greatly appreciated! For more information, or to make a gift online, please visit www.bostoncatholicappeal.org/.
Centering Prayer: Monday mornings in the Parish Center
Our Centering Prayer group meets on Mondays after the 9:00AM Mass until 11AM. We meet in the Parish Center. Centering Prayer is a prayer of Silence and Quiet time. Sitting for a short time, while resting in God’s presence, helps to center us. We listen to God’s Word, called ‘Lectio Divina’, where we read the Gospel four times to hear God’s Word on a much deeper level. This group is open to all. For more information about this group, contact Gail Kanarski at 781-631-8296 or Grace Potier at 781-631-9151.
Our Centering Prayer group meets on Mondays after the 9:00AM Mass until 11AM. We meet in the Parish Center. Centering Prayer is a prayer of Silence and Quiet time. Sitting for a short time, while resting in God’s presence, helps to center us. We listen to God’s Word, called ‘Lectio Divina’, where we read the Gospel four times to hear God’s Word on a much deeper level. This group is open to all. For more information about this group, contact Gail Kanarski at 781-631-8296 or Grace Potier at 781-631-9151.
Easter Flower Memorial List
The Church is decorated with flowers funded by your donations in memory of your loved one(s). Please pick up a copy of the 2023 Easter Flower Memorial List, available at all Church entrances this weekend. For any names we receive after Easter weekend, we will publish an updated Memorial list next weekend. To download the 2023 Easter Flower Memorial List, please click here.
The Church is decorated with flowers funded by your donations in memory of your loved one(s). Please pick up a copy of the 2023 Easter Flower Memorial List, available at all Church entrances this weekend. For any names we receive after Easter weekend, we will publish an updated Memorial list next weekend. To download the 2023 Easter Flower Memorial List, please click here.
The Marblehead Food Pantry
The Marblehead Food Pantry hours: Tuesdays at 9 a.m. – 12 noon & Thursdays 5 p.m. – 7 p.m
The Marblehead Food Pantry is located in the Parish Center (80 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead, MA 01945) on the side OPPOSITE the car port, which is the door on the front LEFT side of the building (as you view the building from the front). The Marblehead Food Pantry operates with donations of food and cash by the town's churches, synagogues, schools, clubs, organizations, businesses, and individuals. The pantry provides food on a weekly basis to any resident of Marblehead who needs its services to make ends meet. Coronavirus restrictions have been lifted and participants may now enter the building to choose their own items. Donations of food are also accepted now, along with gift card and monetary donations (tax-deductible checks can be made out to the Marblehead Food Pantry, or to Star of the Sea with "Food Pantry" in Memo). For more information, please contact Janet Parker, Food Pantry Director, at jfitchparker@gmail.com.
The Marblehead Food Pantry hours: Tuesdays at 9 a.m. – 12 noon & Thursdays 5 p.m. – 7 p.m
The Marblehead Food Pantry is located in the Parish Center (80 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead, MA 01945) on the side OPPOSITE the car port, which is the door on the front LEFT side of the building (as you view the building from the front). The Marblehead Food Pantry operates with donations of food and cash by the town's churches, synagogues, schools, clubs, organizations, businesses, and individuals. The pantry provides food on a weekly basis to any resident of Marblehead who needs its services to make ends meet. Coronavirus restrictions have been lifted and participants may now enter the building to choose their own items. Donations of food are also accepted now, along with gift card and monetary donations (tax-deductible checks can be made out to the Marblehead Food Pantry, or to Star of the Sea with "Food Pantry" in Memo). For more information, please contact Janet Parker, Food Pantry Director, at jfitchparker@gmail.com.
Are You Gluten Free?
We have begun offering low-gluten hosts to our parishioners who may have Celiac Disease. If you require a low-gluten host, please call the Rectory at 781-631-0086 to let us know ahead of time so that the host can be consecrated separately. Please click on this link to find more information on the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who produce the low-gluten altar breads.
We have begun offering low-gluten hosts to our parishioners who may have Celiac Disease. If you require a low-gluten host, please call the Rectory at 781-631-0086 to let us know ahead of time so that the host can be consecrated separately. Please click on this link to find more information on the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who produce the low-gluten altar breads.
Social Distancing
Our Lady Star of the Sea provides Reserved Seating at the front left of the Church for those who wish to remain socially distant. Hand sanitizers are available at all church entrances and in Parish Center classrooms. Masks are available to anyone who requests one. All people, regardless of their choice to mask, should be treated with equality, dignity and respect.
Our Lady Star of the Sea provides Reserved Seating at the front left of the Church for those who wish to remain socially distant. Hand sanitizers are available at all church entrances and in Parish Center classrooms. Masks are available to anyone who requests one. All people, regardless of their choice to mask, should be treated with equality, dignity and respect.
Aerial-to-ground view of Our Lady, Star of the Sea Parish. Corey Stein Films, 2021.
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Our Lady Star of the Sea
85 Atlantic Avenue Marblehead, MA 01945 Phone: 781-631-0086 Fax: 781-631-5668 Email: sosrectory@verizon.net Regular Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil at 4:00pm Sunday at 7:30am, 9:00am, and 11:00am Every Weekday (Monday—Saturday) at 9:00am _______________ Our Lady Star of the Sea Church is open 7 days a week 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. for individual devotion (Prayer, Adoration, Stations of the Cross, and the Rosary). |
