SUPPORT YOUR DIOCESAN SHRINE & APOSTOLATES!

Friends of the Shrine
St. Mary's of the Assumption parish was named a Shrine on August 15, 2021, the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  We are a Diocesan Shrine, established for all parishioners of the Syracuse Diocese and beyond.   This is the first of its kind here in our Diocese!  It is to a place of grace, conversion, peace and solace.  We hope many souls experience the peace of this shrine.

St. Mary’s Shrine of the Assumption is known for its beauty; 13^th century English Gothic Architecture, accompanying Grasaille stained glass windows which are arguably the pinnacle feature, the Cologne, Germany wooden sculptures and woodwork, the polychrome ceiling, the field stone outer walls, gargoyles  and much more.  So it is beautiful and special.  It is also a shrine where as canon law says ‘an abundance of graces are given’.

 We have three major apostolates here at our shrine:

1. Scapular Apostolate (Is there a more important Work Right now?)

2. Purgatorian Society 

3. Praying for a Miracle (Help people find a holy one for Intercession for a miracle & at the same time, Help a Holy one become a saint)

We hope in the next year to identify 'Friends of St. Mary's' who would like to financially support our important mission here! There really isn't a better use of your money in the Church right now - scapular apostolate!  This truly saves souls!  We are looking for 10 Friends of St. Mary's. Would you consider?
 

  
 Annual - St. Mary’s Friends of the Shrine - 5 to 10k annually.
1K Annual - St. Mary’s St Threresa of Little Flower 

The benefits of being Friends of the Shrine:
Annual Mass, reception and dinner with Bishop Lucia at Shrine.
Know that your investment and generosity to the Lord works to: 
Promote shrine to our parishes and schools.
Provide a retreat house where priests can stay and find rest and spiritual restoration for free!
Promotes the devotion to the Brown Scapular.  We have the first fully automated Scapular Making Machine in the world here at Our Shrine.  It makes 1 scapular per second!!!
We are working to send scapulars to the world and we might be known as the Scapular Shrine.  In this work, remember you are helping put this scapular around souls for a very affordable price (We charge 50 cents and we pay for postage).  This allows schools and others to buy in bulk.  Most scapulars online are very expensive five to ten dollars each!!!
The promises of the Scapular make this investment very good before the Lord and Our Lady we humbly believe!!

or submit payment online. https://www.stmarysoswego.com/online-giving

For the Scapular Apostolate ONLY please make Checks payable to The Scapular Apostolate, Inc, Care of St. Mary's Parish and Shrine, 103 West 7th St, Oswego NY 13126



If you have any questions feel free to call us at the office or call Tim at 423-991-8402.

• Scapular Apostolate - Our great hope to help souls - rediscover the brown scapular that used to be given to EVERY first communion boy and girl.  Help us on this great mission to make millions of scapulars and get them to people!  The promise is: whosoever dies wearing the brown scapular shall not suffer the eternal fire.  And also Our Lady of Mt Carmel promised that those who wear the scapular will receive protection and grace!
• Purgatorian Society - Help poor souls in purgatory! Rediscovering this!
• Praying for a miracle?- Contact us here at the shrine and we will help you find a venerable, servant of God or blessed person that needs a miracle to become a saint of the Catholic Church.  We can help you in this process.  
• Support beautiful art and craftmanship that St. Mary's Church is! - The beauty inspires Catholics and draws souls to God.
• Support your Diocesan Shrine!