About St. Mary · Rockville, Maryland
St. Mary's Catholic Church is a historic parish in Rockville, Maryland, within the Archdiocese of Washington. Established in 1813, it served generations of Catholic faithful across Montgomery County, with a notable chapel dating to 1817. Today it is a large, active parish offering daily and Sunday Masses in English (with a monthly Tagalog Mass), Eucharistic Adoration, and a wide range of ministries on Veirs Mill Road.
- Established
- 1813
- Patron
- The Blessed Virgin Mary (parish named "St. Mary's")
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Washington
Why belong here
St. Mary's welcomes new parishioners with multiple Sunday Mass times in English and a monthly Tagalog Mass, along with daily Mass in the Chapel of Our Lady and Eucharistic Adoration three days a week. With more than two centuries of history and an active parish life along Veirs Mill Road, it offers a stable spiritual home for families and individuals in Rockville.
Mass times at St. Mary
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- Wednesday 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- By appointment (call 301-424-5550)
Adoration times
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM in the Chapel (Our Lady's Chapel, the small white church next to the main church), except Federal holidays and Easter Monday
Parish History
Founded in 1813 and served by its original brick chapel from 1817 until the 1960s, St. Mary's is one of the oldest parishes in Montgomery County. The Gothic Revival chapel was saved from demolition in the 1960s, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, rededicated as the Chapel of Our Lady, and remains in active liturgical use. The parish celebrated its bicentennial in 2013.
- Established 1813
- First Mass December 14, 1817
- Chapel rededicated as 'Chapel of Our Lady'
- Bicentennial celebrated 2013
Historic Chapel of Our Lady
The 1817 Federal-style brick chapel, later remodeled in the 1870s into Gothic Revival style with stained glass, battlements, and a vestibule, sits next to the modern main church and is used for daily Mass, weddings, funerals, and other special occasions. (The chapel is described on-site as 'the small white church next to the main church.')
- Federal-style brick (1817)
- Gothic Revival remodel (1870s)
- Used for daily Mass, weddings, funerals
- National Register of Historic Places (1979)
Notable Parishioners and Visitors
St. Mary's has deep roots in early American Catholic history. Enslaved teenager Ann Maria Weems was baptized at the chapel and escaped on the Underground Railroad in 1855. The Delihant, Robertson, Scott, and Fitzgerald families were active members; F. Scott Fitzgerald traveled from Paris for his father's funeral at the chapel in 1931.
- Ann Maria Weems (baptized here, 1855)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald family
- 1931 funeral of Edward Fitzgerald
Contact & Location
St. Mary's Catholic Church is located on Veirs Mill Road in Rockville, Maryland, in the Archdiocese of Washington.
- 520 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20852
- Phone: 301-424-5550
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: stmarysrockville.org