Stella Maris Parish

 

Blessings to You

Welcome to the Stella Maris Parish website serving the Catholic community of Northern Door County!  We are so happy that you have decided to check out our parish this way.  

I hope you are able to find everything that you need here.  If you can not find something that you want, please reach out to me or anyone else on the staff for further assistance.  We are here for you to offer worship opportunities, faith formation, pastoral care, spiritual development and a caring community in Northern Door County within the Catholic tradition. Let us help you to deepen your experience of life and add more meaning and purpose as you search for what makes your life all that it can be with God.

In Christ’s love,
Fr. Thomas Farrell, Pastor


 

UPCOMING EVENTS!

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WINTER/SPRING DAILY MASS SCHEDULE BEGINS THIS WEEK - Our Winter/Spring Daily Mass schedule begins on Monday December 9th and runs through Friday April 18th.  Liturgy of The Word with Communion is celebrated in Fish Creek on Monday. Holy Mass is celebrated in Jacksonport on Tuesday, Egg Harbor on Wednesday followed by a Holy Hour, Sister Bay on Thursday and Baileys Harbor on Friday. All begin at 8:00 am.  Daily Mass is also celebrated each month on the 1st Saturday in Baileys Harbor at 8:00am preceded by the Rosary at 7:30am and on the 3rd Thursday in Sister Bay at 6:00pm preceded by a Holy Hour at 5:00pm.  Please join us!
 
WINTER/SPRING WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE - Our Winter/Spring Weekend Mass schedule begins on Saturday December 14th and runs through Sunday April 20th, 2025. Saturday Masses will be celebrated at 10:30am on Washington Island, at 4:00pm in Fish Creek and 6:00pm in Egg Harbor.  Sunday Masses will be celebrated at 8:00am in Baileys Harbor and 10:00am in Sister Bay.  Please join us!
 
WINTER/SPRING WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE FOR WASHINGTON ISLAND - Our Winter/Spring Weekend Mass schedule for Washington Island begins on Saturday December 14th and runs through Sunday April 20th, 2025. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 10:30am on Saturdays at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at 1763 Townline Road on Washington Island.  Please contact Larry or Diane Kahlscheuer at (920)847-2289 or 920-535-0551 with questions or for more information. All are welcome!
 
RETIREMENT COLLECTION - Today, through the Retirement Collection, we are able to Share in the Care of our retired sisters, brothers and religious order priests through the National Retirement Fund for Religious, as well as of the senior priests of our own Diocese. Women and men religious have dedicated their lives to service praying, teaching and caring for those in need-usually for little to no pay. Today, their religious communities do not have enough retirement savings. Your donation provides for the essential care, medicine and daily needs of thousands of senior women and men religious and our senior diocesan priests. Your gift helps us Share
in the Care and thank them for their service. Envelopes are available to make your contribution in the pews. Please be generous in helping those who have given so much over the years.
 
CELEBRATE THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD WITH US - Christmas Eve Masses will be celebrated at 10:30am on Washington Island, 4:00pm in Egg Harbor, 4:00pm in Sister Bay, 6:00pm in Fish Creek and at 10:00pm in Baileys Harbor.  Christmas Day Masses will be celebrated at 8:00am in Baileys Harbor and 10:00am in Jacksonport. Please join us with your families!
 
PARISH CHRISTMAS GIVING TREES/WREATHS - Our open sites have Giving Trees/Wreath again this year. This years donations are for the Christ Child Society of Door County (an organization that helps needy new mothers and children in Door County), the parish 24/7 Food Pantry at our Fish Creek site and the Lunch Angels at Gibraltar and Sevastopol Schools. Envelopes for contributions are on the trees and can be deposited in the collection or mailed to the parish office. Checks should be made out to Stella Maris Parish. Baskets for donations of infant necessities or nonperishable foods will be available at each site. Donations will be accepted throughout the Christmas season. Thank you and Blessings to all. Sponsored by St. Mary of the Lake Altar and Rosary Sodality.
 
RED CROSS BLOOD DONATIONS - Please show reverence for life by saving one. Please consider a blood donation at First Baptist Church, 2622 S. Bayshore Dr in Sister Bay on Tuesday, December 17 from noon to 4:30 pm. Click Here to register early at the Red Cross website. A little self-sacrifice goes a long way! Thanks!
 
ADVENT SMALL GROUPS - Are now underway but it's not too late to join. This is a great opportunity to take time out and renew the reason for the season. Heather Anderson will lead a group in Baileys Harbor. Click Here to reach Heather. Tony Gischia will lead a zoom meeting on Monday mornings at 9:30. Click Here to contact Tony and Sharon Brabson is forming a zoom group on Wednesday mornings at 10:30. Click Here to contact Sharon. All are welcome.
 
SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS OF THE HOLY CROSS - There is a great hunger for God. Join the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross for "Prepare & Rejoice," an hour of Advent readings and prayer on Dec. 4th, 11th and 18th. Each event, presented by Sister Elise Cholewinski, will be at 10am at St. Francis Convent located at 3110 Nicolet Drive in Green Bay. Attend 1, 2 or all 3. Each event is free but registration is required. For more information Click Here.
 
OFFERTORY COMMITMENT 2025 - Our 2025 Offertory Commitment appeal is underway. To read Father Tom's Commitment invitation Click Here. For a printable copy of the form that can be returned to the office or dropped in the collection basket Click Here. Or, if you'd prefer to complete and submit the form electronically right now from the website, then Click Here.
 
PARISH ANNUAL REPORT - A full copy of the 2024 Parish Annual Report can be viewed by clicking Here.

UNABLE TO ATTEND MASS? - All who are hospitalized or in an assisted living facilty, incarcerated, or otherwise physcially unable to attend Mass in person can still participate in celebration of the Holy Mass.  Please pray with us from wherever you are!
  • Mass is live streamed on the Stella Maris Facebook page from Stella Maris Parish beginning on the first Sunday of Advent at 8:00 am. 
  • Several options are offered by the Diocese of Green Bay. Click Here to review.

 

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The following options are available to make financial giving easier on you, the parish, and the environment, by going green through electronic means.

The first option is electronic giving through the WeShare online giving platform.  The process is simple and safe.  For a printable WeShare giver's guide click here to learn how to use the online giving tool.

Once you understand how the process works, simply click on the "Donate Online" icon below to get started. 

 

The second option is authorize an automatic monthly withdrawal from your checking account.  If this is your preference, please click here, complete the form and return to the parish office.

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OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Thursday
8:00am - 12:00pm
12:30pm - 4:30pm

Friday
8:00am - 12:00pm


Egg Harbor Office
920-868-3241