I welcome you to our parish family and I hope that you will see the advantage of getting involved with the many ministries and activities that your parish has to offer.
We have lively and enriching liturgies and offer a variety of social, educational and spiritual events for you to attend or get involved in.
The parish has been here since October 23, 1959 when Archbishop Hurley established it. We had masses in the Holiday Inn until the new church was built; now known as Fr. Flynn Hall. The present church was dedicated in 1984 and has been in constant
April 2012
Dear OLQM Families,
Are you looking for a safe, friendly, fun, and FREE environment for your kids this summer? Come fly a kite (and lots of other neat stuff) at Sky Totally Catholic VBS here at OLQM! This awesome summer program is for everyone pre-k (4 years old) to fifth grade. Older students are encouraged to volunteer as helpers or leaders for school service hours or just to have some fun.
We’ll be soaring high in God’s love June 25-29, 9 a.m. to noon each day. Beginning this year, we are pleased to announce that our VBS program is FREE for
THE MOST CHERISHED OF AMERICAN FREEDOMS
Past and Present
In 1634, a mix of Catholic and Protestant settlers arrived in Southern Maryland from England aboard the Ark and the Dove.
They had come at the invitation of the Catholic Lord Baltimore, who had been granted the land by the Protestant King Charles I of England. While Catholics and Protestants were killing each other in Europe, Lord Baltimore imagined Maryland as a society where people of different faiths could live together peacefully. This vision was soon codified in Maryland’s 1649 Act Concerning Religion (also called the "Toleration Act"), which was the first law
ATTENTION WOMEN OF THE PARISH
Topaz Design Group will be having a shopping Warehouse Sale extravaganza for the Women of Queen of Martyrs on Saturday, May 5th from 1 pm to 3 pm. This is a private shopping event just for you. Topaz Design is known for very unique and unusual women's clothing and fashion accessories at wholesale and below wholesale pricing. This day promises to be a lot of fun and a chance to win some wonderful fashion accessories such as a trendy purse, beautiful shawls from Italy, hand painted jewelry, etc. Don't miss this incredible shopping event!
Topaz Design
CCW is sponsoring a baby shower for Manasota Solve, Monday April 16th at 7PM, along with our regular membership meeting. If you can not attend, items can be left in the gathering area of the church marked for Solve or left at the Parish office. Of course monetary donations are always welcome. May God bless you for your generosity.
MINUTES OF OLQM REGULAR MEETING - 2/13/2012
Meeting called to order 7:00 PM by President Julia Marsh
Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel and pledge of allegiance - quorum present (16 members and 9 guests).
Our guest speaker Gino D'Allessandro was introduced by 2nd Vice President Marilyn Sugalski Gino led us in the rosary and followed with a very interesting and informative talk about St. Padre Pio. We all enjoyed this very much, and he also answered many questions .
Refreshments were served, and we continued with our meeting. Treasurer's Report filed for audit.
Hugs for the Homeless on Feb. 4-5 weekend was successful.
