St. Margaret Mary Church

🌸 Mary’s Mantle – Faith & Fellowship for Young Women 🌸
Calling all women in their 20s–40s from Lower Burrell & New Kensington!
Join us for faith-filled conversation, community, and coffee at Mary’s Mantle, a new young adult ministry for women seeking deeper connection and purpose.

🗓️ Winter Meetups:
📅 December 6th, January 10th, February 21st
🕙 10:00–11:30 AM
📍 Peter’s Table Room, Mount Saint Peter Church

🥐 Bring a friend and a small brunch item to share!
📲 Questions? Call or text Brianna Ruflin at 973-856-4472

Take some time to prepare yourself mentally and spiritually for the joy of Christmas day by celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

We have five upcoming Regional Advent Penance Services that you can take part in. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Tuesday December 9 • 6:30PM
St. James, Apollo

Thursday December 11 • 6:30PM
St. Gertrude, Vandergrift

Saturday, December 13 • 1:00PM - 2:30PM
St. Margaret Mary Church, Lower Burrell

Wednesday, December 17 • 6:30PM
St. Mary of Czestochowa, New Kensington

Saturday December 20 • 12:00NN - 1:30 PM
Mt. St. Peter, New Kensington

There will be NO Saturday confessions at Mt. St. Peter Church on Saturday, December 13 or at St. Margaret Mary Church on December 20.

✨ Theology on Tap – Lower Burrell/New Kensington! ✨
Join us Tuesday, Dec. 16th, 7:00–8:30 PM at Ash Taphouse (2150 Freeport Rd) for an evening of food, fellowship, and faith.

🎤 Speaker: Sr. Carrie Christine Zagurskie
🗣️ Topic: Why You Matter: The Incarnation & Human Worth

Appetizers provided • Cash bar available
Ages 20–40s welcome!

📩 For details, contact Heather Hensley at hhensley@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Monday December 8th is a Holy Day of Obligation.

Regional Mass times are as follows:

St. Margaret Mary 7:30 AM

Mt. St. Peter 8:30 AM

St Mary of Czestochowa 9:30 AM

St. Joseph 12:30 PM

St. Margaret Mary 6:30 PM

Mt. St. Peter 7:00 PM

Mass Intention Requests for 2026 are being accepted in writing only starting Monday, October 27, 2025. Mass Intentions will NOT be scheduled over the phone, via email, or in person.

Click here to download the Mass Intention Request Form.

Please read all of the guidelines on the form before filling it out. Return your intention form along with a $10 stipend per Mass via post to St. Margaret Mary Church, 3055 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell PA 15068. Please mark the envelope “Mass Intention Requests.”

Join us for an evening of family fun Saturday December 6th as we celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas!

There will be ornament decorating, light refreshments, and a visit from St. Nicholas!

Come and join us as we continue to ready our hearts for the coming of the Christ child.

To ensure adequate supplies, please sign up here.