EMERGENCY REQUIRING A PRIEST:  
Call the rectory, day or night, 301-934-8825

ANOINTING OF THE SICK AND HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND:
Please contact the office to arrange a time for Fr. Matt to come to your home or to a facility or hospital and celebrate the Anointing of the Sick and bring Holy Communion. Our Extraordinary Ministers regularly bring Communion to the homebound. Contact the office to be put on the schedule.

FUNERALS:
Funerals can be celebrated on any weekday. The Parish Hall is also available for repasts. Ordinarily, Fr. Matt will meet with the bereaved to go over the guidelines and plan out the funeral celebration. Please review our funeral policies here.

BECOMING CATHOLIC:
Adults and older children who want to become Catholic can contact the office to schedule a meeting with Fr. Matt. Ordinarily, the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation for adults and older children are celebrated at the Easter Vigil.   

BAPTISM OF INFANTS AND YOUNGER CHILDREN:
Please contact the office to schedule a time. If this is your first baptism at St. Mary's, we will schedule a time for you to meet with Fr. Matt. At least one of the sponsors/godparents must be a practicing Catholic. Baptisms are generally held on Sunday, following the 10:30 a.m. Mass.

MATRIMONY:
Contact the office at least six months before the anticipated day. Engaged couples will meet with Fr. Matt several times for instruction before their wedding. Attending a weekend retreat before the wedding, through the Archdiocese of Washington or the Diocese of Arlington, is required.