Marist Mothers Prayer Group

Marist Mothers Prayer Group Annual Retreat

Please join us for our Annual Retreat!

Theme: "Learning to Rest in God: An Invitation to Find Calm in the Chaos"

When: Friday, January 31, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Where: Saint Jude the Apostle Catholic Church Ministry Hall

Featured Speaker: Maria Cressler, Executive Director of Ignatius House

Featured Musician: Kate Curran

Click here to register today!

Our Mission

MMPG is an interdenominational prayer faith group, comprised of Marist mothers who gather once a month to pray together for our children, families, and the entire Marist community. Our goal is to provide a welcoming environment for moms to get together, learn from one another, and be spiritually enriched.

Get Involved

Marist Mothers Prayer Group (MMPG) offers monthly meetings with faith-related speakers, community prayer requests, meditation emails, weekly Rosary, small faith-sharing groups, service opportunities, and an annual retreat.

Become a Member of MMPG
Sign up to receive MMPG information about future meeting themes, speakers and locations, service opportunities, and general information about everything that is happening within our group. To subscribe to MMPG's general email distribution list, click here.

Receive Prayer Requests
Sign up to receive prayer requests sent out to the Marist community. Click here to subscribe to the MMPG prayer request email distribution list.

Receive Meditation Emails

Sign up to receive our MMPG meditation. To subscribe to the MMPG Meditation email distribution list, click here.

Request a Prayer for a Loved One
The purpose of MMPG is to pray for the needs of the Marist students, faculty and staff, and their direct families, so please keep that in mind when making a prayer request. Extended family prayers are done under extreme circumstances. A prayer request may not be sent without the family's permission either verbally or through email. A prayer request can also be made anonymously on one's behalf. Please send your prayer requests to maristmothersprayer@gmail.com.

Weekly Rosary
MMPG holds weekly Rosary every Friday from 8:15 - 9 a.m. in Esmond Brady Memorial Chapel. All are welcome. For more information, contact Cindy Kim.

Praying for the Next Generation

Praying for the Next Generation is an interdenominational group of Marist moms who gather in a casual setting to pray for the next generation, our school, and our administrators. Join us for an hour to pray intentions or to just listen to the needs of our Marist community. We meet on the second Tuesday of the month from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the McDaniel-Sachs Conference Room. Click here for our meeting schedule. Please contact Angie Rosales.

MMPG Annual Retreat

Our annual retreat will be held this year on Friday, January 31 at Saint Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Sandy Springs.

Support Marist Mothers Prayer Group
If you would like to help cover the cost of MMPG's activites, click here.

Our History

Marist moms have been a vital part of the Marist community since the school was established more than a century ago, working behind the scenes to support not only their children, but also the mission and daily activities of Marist School. In 1979, a group of these moms got together to form the Marist Mothers Prayer Group (MMPG), a multidenominational group whose participants believe that one of the best things we can do for our teenage children is PRAY!

Over the last 40 years, the faces have changed, but the concept remains the same—prayer is a source of strength and a tremendous way to connect to the Marist community and especially to Marist mothers of all grades. On the first Friday morning every month of the school year, the MMPG gathers to pray for the needs of the Marist students, faculty, staff, and families. MMPG is open to anyone who would like to attend—there are no dues and no requirements. The monthly meetings consist of coffee/fellowship at 8:30 a.m. Moms are welcome to drop by anytime; come as you are, casual clothes are welcome!

MMPG holds an annual day retreat for past and present Marist moms. Engaging guest speakers are featured each year, and a lovely luncheon is included. Other MMPG activities include a faculty brunch each term, writing Emmaus Retreat letters for all attendees, and supporting various charitable causes under the umbrella of Marist School's Campus Ministry.

MMPG Calendar 2019-2020

Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the holy ones, exercise hospitality. Romans 12:12-13

Friday, October 4
Monthly meeting
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Crest Lobby, Marist School

Thursday, November 7
Evening meeting
7-9 p.m.

Home of Kathy Gillett

5458 Bunky Way

Dunwoody, GA 30338

Friday, December 6
Christmas meeting
8:30-10:30 a.m.

Home of Jean Ann McCarthy

410 Cherry Hill Drive, SE

Marietta, GA 30067

Friday, January 10
Monthly meeting
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Crest Lobby, Marist School

Friday, January 31
Annual Retreat
9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saint Jude the Apostle Catholic Church

Friday, February 21
Monthly meeting
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Crest Lobby, Marist School

Friday, April 3
Monthly meeting
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Crest Lobby, Marist School

Friday, May 1
Monthly meeting
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Off Campus

Marist Mothers Prayer Group