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Enrollment for our 2024/2025 Religious Education programs has begun.

There are 4 new VIRTUS training dates coming up in June: Sunday 6/23 at 9am Sunday 6/23 at 2pm Tuesday 6/25 at 2pm Sunday 6/30 at 3pm All trainings are held at St. Mary's in the Fr. Dorgan Hall. How To Register for Protecting God's Children online with Virtus: Go to VIRTUS® Online (virtusonline.org) Click on "First Time Registrant." Click on "Begin Registration Process." From the pull-down menu, choose " Boston, Ma (Archdiocese" Only When asked, "Have you previously registered with Virtus Online?" Click "NO" Create a username and password then click "Continue." (Each person needs to use a different email) Fill in the required fields for contact information on the next screen and click " Continue." From the pull-down menu for "Location" choose the name of your Church (St. Mary of the Annunciation - Danvers.) When the roles appear, choose a primary role and an additional role. Add a title (what you do for the parish) in the box at the bottom and click "Continue." On the next page, you may choose Yes or No depending on whether you want to associate your name with an additional parish. Answer the 4 Yes/No questions on the next page and click "Continue." When asked, "Have you already attended a Virtus Protecting God's Children Session?" Answer NO. On the next page, choose a session entitled "Protecting God's Children for Adults" (Only) Confirm and you are done!

Concerned over too much screen time for you kids? Please join us!

We welcome single, widowed, divorced, and separated people to join us at the House of Prayer at 7pm on Friday, July 12th, for games, food, and conversation. Please rsvp to [email protected] to join us!

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is sponsoring a concert featuring the contemporary music group of St. Mary of the Annunciation, Enkindle, and Rise. The Concert will be held on Friday, June 7th, at 7pm at St. Mary of the Annunciation church in Danvers. Ticket donations are $10/person or $25/families. There will be door prize drawings and refreshments to follow. Proceeds will benefit the Danvers St. Vincent de Paul Society. Please join us for a fun evening!

Please be aware that due to the weather, the Wednesday evening presentation on Human trafficking has been postponed. Stay tuned for a rescheduled date.

Letters from Cardinal Sean have gone out requesting your support of the 2024 Catholic Appeal. This appeal provides nearly half of the funding for life-changing programs and ministries offered within the Archdiocese of Boston. We hope that you will respond generously. To make a donation click here: https://bostoncatholicappeal.org/donate1/

Applications for the Fr. Gerard L. Dorgan Scholarship for St. Mary's parishioners are being accepted from now and until April 30, 2024. Click here for an application or request one by email at [email protected]

The 2023 Tax Statements for the parishioners of St Mary and St Richard are now available. If you wish to receive a statement with your 2023 donations please contact the office at 978-774-7575 or email Norma Haddad at [email protected] to request one. Thank you for your support to our parishes. We wish you a blessed & peaceful New Year.

Our House of Prayer is here to help restore peace to your soul when life can feel overwhelming. If you are a caregiver or are serving a family, the parish, or the larger community we offer support and encouragement through 'One on One' listening/Guidance, retreats, Bible Study and Spirituality Courses. These programs are facilitated by spiritual director and Bible teacher, Nina Pension, MA Biblical Studies. Click read more to hear about our current offerings...

The Annual report for both St. Mary and St. Richard Parishes are now available. You can view them online by clicking 'read more'.

We are excited to offer the ‘FORMED’ app to all parishioners. The “FORMED” app has been called the “Netflix for Catholics”. It has an amazing amount of Catholic content available in movies, documentaries, books, audio books and more. To create your free account and get started click here!

We invite you to spend some quiet time of reflection with the Lord. Join us for Eucharist Adoration at St. Mary this month on Sunday, 03/24 starting at 1pm and ending with Benediction at 3pm. Starting April 14th 2024, there will be Adoration at St. Richard's on the second Sunday of each month from 12:30-2:30pm.

Letters from Cardinal Sean have gone out requesting your support of the 2023 Catholic Appeal. This appeal provides nearly half of the funding for life-changing programs and ministries offered within the Archdiocese of Boston. We hope that you will respond generously.