Our Inclusivity Statement
Our Mission Statement
Join Us
"With you as my faith community,
I commit myself to struggle
to better understand and experience
what it means to respond
to Jesus Christ's call upon my life."
Sundays at 10 a.m.
5025 Cedar Avenue
Halethorpe, Maryland
21227
"We, the members of the Catholic Community at Relay, affirm that we are a loving, inclusive community, celebrating the diversity that God has created. With the wisdom granted by the Holy Spirit, we hope to show the depth and breadth of Christ’s love through our words and actions. Our commitment as a community of faith and social justice guides us in our spirit of inclusion and action."
Our
Story
The Catholic Community at Relay began its evolution into an Intentional Eucharistic Community (IEC) in 1970. We are a warm, welcoming family of faith with a strong focus on spiritual growth and social justice. Being a lay-led community, we rely on our members (the laity) to shape and guide us. We are grateful to celebrate liturgy with many priests including Jesuit, Sulpician, Trinitarian, Missionary Oblates, and retired Diocesan. Since its inception, our faith community has been recognized as a mission church by the Archdiocese of Baltimore. This standing gives us the ability to offer sacraments which are recognized by the greater Catholic church.
What does it mean to be an
Intentional Eucharistic Community?
Intentional Eucharistic Communities (IECs) are small faith communities, rooted in the Catholic tradition, which gather to celebrate Eucharist on a regular basis. Born in the enthusiasm flowing from Vatican II for a church of the people, some IECs were instituted in parishes, some were created as alternatives to the parish, some retain close ties with the institutional church, and some function independently. All are characterized by shared responsibility for the governance and life of the community. Through sharing liturgical life and mutual support for one another, members are strengthened to live Gospel-centered lives dedicated to spiritual growth and social justice.