LANGLEY PARK SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE:
Back to school already?! It’s the 15th year for this wonderful opportunity to help kids get a boost in starting their school year. OLOM partners with St. Elizabeth’s and St. Camillus to provide uniforms and priority school supplies for the elementary School students in the Catholic Community of Langley Park so that each child feels prepared for the new school year. Collections at Mercy will be on the weekends of July 22-23, July 29-30 and August 5-6. Collection boxes will be in the main church entrance area before and after Masses. Volunteers will be needed August 8 and August 15 at 2:30 PM. To sign up use this link or call Jay George in the parish office (301) 364-1415 ext. 150.

LINK HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080e4eafa928a3f94-langley#/

Clothing Donations: White Polo shirts; navy slacks, skirts, shorts, sizes 5-14; white socks

School Supplies:

4 GB memory sticks

marble composition books

pocket folders

black or blue pens

#2 pencils

1” wide 3-ring binders

lined loose leaf paper

jumbo crayons

colored pencils

24-pack crayons

glue sticks

4 oz bottles Elmer’s glue

safety scissors

erasers

12” rulers

small post-it notes

highlighters

small pencil sharpeners

protractors

graph paper



In August 2008 OLOM joined the parishes of St. Elizabeth, St. Camillus, and the mission church of the Spanish Catholic Community of Langley Park in a parish partnership. This partnership is committed to developing a relationship among our parishes based on sharing our Catholic traditions and spirituality, the special and varied talents of our respective communities, and the blessings we can offer each other.

2019 Bi-lingual Stations

The people of Langley Park joined Our Lady of Mercy to pray the Stations of the Cross on Friday, April 11 in Church. Fr. Bill and Fr. Eric led the stations in English and Spanish. A reception followed in the Kennedy Room,  which featured homemade papusas, ttamales, and empenadas cooked by the women of Langley Park, as well as pizza, salad, and desserts. The time was made even more festive by music provided by a Langley Park DJ! A special thanks to Paola Luther, the coordinator of the reception, Anne Walker who coordinated the Confirmation students who served as greeters, and Anne Blum, who guided the LP altar servers!
 

Ways you can become active in the partnership:

• Consider serving as  a coordinator for the school/uniform supplies drive in August and/or the coat drive in November! We need your help!
• Contribute coats and winter hats, scarves, and gloves to the November coat drive
• Contribute school uniforms and supplies to the August school supplies drive
• Participate in the  Stations of the Cross and reception here at Mercy on the fifth Friday of Lent
• Teach ESL classes
• Provide professional aid in the medical, legal, or counseling fields.

Fluency in Spanish is appreciated but not necessary!