Holy Family Catholic Church in Davidsonville, MD
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  • About
    • I'm New!
    • Mass Times
    • Watch Mass Online
    • Become a Member
    • Bulletins
    • Flocknotes
    • Our Church and Facilities >
      • Unity Hall Rentals
      • History
      • Church Accessibility
    • Church Leadership >
      • Strategic Plan Development
      • Parish Council
      • Finance Council
      • Corporators
    • Contact Us >
      • Staff Directory
      • Fr. Mike Article
      • Inclement Weather Policy
    • Directions
    • Resources >
      • Formed.org
      • Catholic Teachings
      • Obituaries
      • SYNOD 2021 TO 2023 >
        • Synod Survey
        • synod county report
        • Ten Themes of the SYNOD
        • synod survey results
      • Other Resources
  • Calendar
    • Event Finder
    • News
  • Giving
    • OLPH Food Pantry
    • Celebratory Bricks
  • Connect & Serve
    • Opportunities to Serve
    • Children's Ministries >
      • Vacation Bible Camp 2025
      • Children's Faith Formation
      • CHILDREN'S LIBARY
      • Children's Liturgy of the Word: CLOW
      • MAKING MUISC, PRAYING TWICE
      • NURSERY
    • Youth Ministry >
      • YOUTH SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
      • YOUTH STATIONS OF THE CROSS
    • Adult Ministries >
      • Adult Faith Studies
      • GRACE WITHIN
      • Adoration Thursdays
      • Bereavement Program
      • Book Club
      • Men's Ministry
      • Men's Program: That Man Is You!
      • Separated, Widowed or Divorced
      • Single Adult Ministry
      • Spiritual Direction
      • Stained Glass Windows Pilgrimage
      • St. Dymphna Prayer Group
      • Women's Ministry
      • YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
    • FAMILY AND FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES >
      • BLESSED ARE THEY
      • CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP
      • CHAPEL ANGELS
      • CREATING A HEALTHY FAMILY
      • DIVORCECARE
      • FAMILY ADORATION HOUR
      • FAMILY MASS GREETERS
      • FRIDAY FELLOWSHIP
      • GRADUATION SUNDAY
      • NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
      • PARISH PICNIC
      • PRAYING COLLEGE PARENTS
      • SACRAMENTAL GREETERS
      • SENIOR ADULT PATHWAYS LECTURES
      • SENIOR LUNCHEON MINISTRY
      • WELCOME MINISTRY
    • Community Outreach and Service >
      • Caring for Creation - Environmental Ministry
      • FLOWER MINISTRY
      • Knights of Columbus
      • LAZARUS MINISTRY
      • NORA'S KNAPSACKS
      • Our Daily Bread Casserole Program
      • PRAYING THROUGH CANCER
      • Respect Life
      • Secular Franciscans
      • Sew Time
      • St. Vincent de Paul Society
      • Winter Relief
    • Liturgy and Worship >
      • ALTAR SERVERS
      • SACRISTANS
      • Music Ministry
      • Perpetual Adoration
      • First Saturdays Devotion to Mary
    • Safe Environment >
      • Virtus: Adult Volunteering
      • Worthy of the Call
  • Sacraments
    • Baptism
    • Reconciliation
    • First Reconciliation & First Eucharist
    • Eucharist
    • Confirmation
    • Matrimony >
      • Premarital Program
    • Holy Orders
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • OCIA: Becoming Catholic
  • Hall Rentals
    • Photo Gallery
    • Preferred Vendors
    • One-Day Liquor License Application

Eucharist or Holy Communion

A child’s first communion or reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist normally takes place in the second grade - the year in which the child reaches the age of 8 - or later. 

​The child will be expected to take part in a program of preparation, and there will also be preparation sessions for parents.
The preparation for Eucharist is required in addition to the regularly scheduled religion sessions.  The Archdiocese requires a young person’s weekly participation in a Religious Education Program the year prior to and the year of preparation. That is, in order to receive a sacrament this year, a young person would need to have been enrolled in a catholic school or attended religious education sessions both last year and this year as well.

A mandatory meeting for parents of First Communicants is held in September.  Parents need to attend only one of these meetings.  This meeting will include information for Reconciliation and Holy Communion.  Please watch for future dates.

Older Children, Youth & Adults
For older children contact Beth Supple at [email protected] to learn more about the Order of Christian Initiation of Children & Youth (OCIA for Children & Youth). For adults who are interested in becoming Catholic, contact Charles Burke [email protected] to learn about the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA).

Communion at Home 
If you are sick or housebound, you may feel cut off from the spiritual life of the Church, especially from the Mass. Receiving Holy Communion keeps you ‘in communion’ with Christ and the Church at these times. Holy Communion can be brought to you at home by the parish priest or by a lay minister of Holy Communion.

All of the sick or housebound are an important part of the parish, so please inform the parish office if you are unable to be at Mass even for a short time, so that you may be brought Holy Communion at home.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
The Parish Priest will invite suitable parishioners to undertake this important ministry. After preparation and training in the parish, the new minister will be commissioned by the Bishop for one year. The commission is renewed annually in the parish, normally on the feast of Corpus Christi. As well as assisting with the distribution of Communion at Mass, ministers may be asked to take Communion to sick and housebound members of the parish.
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Holy Family Catholic Church
826 W Central Ave
Davidsonville, MD 21035

​Contact Us
Phone: 410-269-0586
Email: [email protected]

Parish Office Hours
Monday–Thursday: 8:30am–4:30pm
Fridays: 8:30am–Noon

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Mass Times
Weekend Masses:
Saturday: 5:00 pm
Sundays:  8:30 am & 10:30 am


Weekday Masses in the Main Church
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 9:00am

Reconciliation/Confession 
Wednesdays, 5pm-6pm & Saturday 3:30pm-4:45pm and by appointment. 


Photo credits for church photography: Megan Kelsey Photography