Saint Maria's Messenger

A Catholic magazine for girls ten through teen

What's New

The email forms are now working! Thank you for your patience!

3/9: Contest Closed: Enter our Crossword Contest and win a $25 gift certificate to AdoremusBooks.com

Visit our Contest Page to view complete rules and instructions for our Crossword Contest. (Deadline is 2-28-09).

11/08 New Look for the Magazine

In November of 2008, we started a new layout for the magazine because we switched publishers. See here for more details.

11/08 Contest Closed: Christmas Photo Contest

See the winning photo!

Urgent Petition for Modesty in Dress:

Colleen Hammond of Valora Media has established an on-going petition drive for feminine and modest clothing. These petitions have been presented to retail clothing stores and more petitions will be presented as more people get to know about this and act upon it. About 250,00 petitions are needed so that Valora can present them to a major clothing manufacturer.

Please inform as many people as you can about this important petition drive. Mention it in your publication, on your website and other media avenues.

Visit Colleen's website: www.colleenhammond.com

You can find the Petition form here: http://www.colleenhammond.com/petition.php

Attention all Pro-Life devotees!

Two contests, brought to you by Our Pregnancy Care Center, are offering you a chance to spread the pro-life message. Please visit their website to learn more. The deadline is May 1 so you must hurry! Essay Contest Art Contest.

2/08 -- I Spy Puzzle Answers

Find the answers to our I Spy Puzzle that is featured on the back cover of the February 2008 issue by visiting Your Pages.

1/08 -- Guess what? St. Maria's Messenger has extended their photo contest!

Send us your best Christmas photo and the winner(s) will receive a very special St. Maria Goretti item. Find details and entry instructions on Your Pages.

Attention! Ending the magazine!

We began this magazine in 2002, which was seven years ago. We began very small and grew very slowly as the years went by. Our main goal has been to reach girls, to help them live lives of modesty and chastity and to learn about the Truths of the Faith. We hope we have done that. In the future we still hope to reach girls and help them grow in holiness, but we have made a decision that will directly alter the way we do this. We are ending Saint Maria's Messenger magazine. We will finish Volume 7, but will not continue into Volume 8.

We tried to postpone the magazine several years ago due to few subscribers and the high costs of producing the magazine, however, this time it is different. We are ending the magazine so that we are not committed to just one way of helping others.

We will have back issues available to anyone who is interested and we will continue to keep Saint Maria's Messenger website going where we will update it with new and fun features and writings as often as we can. Once we are officially done with the magazine we will get right to work on renovating this site. Check back often for updates or if you have any ideas on what we can do to improve this website.

As a side note, please do not think that we are ending the magazine because we think our efforts have been fruitless. On the contrary, we believe the magazine has helped both our readers and us grow in ways we cannot even count. It is just time for us to move on, and follow where God leads us next. Please pray for us and pray for all our readers!

For all our subscribers whose subscriptions will end with the November 09 issue we offer you . . . a.) The chance to choose one or more of our back issues
b.) To have us refund your money
c.) To donate the remainder of your subscription money for the future of our website.

If you have questions, comments, or want to figure out what to do about the remainder of your subscription please contact us:
Bernadette and Rebekah Fox
5426 S. Gordon Ave.
Newaygo, MI 49337
sain...@yahoo.com

Saint Maria's Messenger Readers' Survey

We are always looking for ways to improve our magazine and to know how our readers feel about the content. This survey is an opportunity to voice any of your thoughts, advice, and concerns. Click here to go to the survey page!

Link exchange

Here're a couple of interesting websites that are part of our link exchange. For more great websites to browse through, go to our Great links / Link exchange page.

Catholic Media: A Catholic site dedicated to helping people come closer to God through radio, tv, internet, and the written word.
Catholic Internet Mission: Writing Catholic Articles & Blogs: A Catholic network of learning and spirituality. Interdisciplinary in approach to Catholicism, internet, business and leadership. Free search and web site services. Books and religious items for sale through affiliate programs.
Holy Vocations Blog: A group of Catholics dedicated to finding their vocation while serving Christ and His Church.
Pray the Rosary: Pray the Rosary has a wonderful assortment of all things Catholic. They have information and various Catholic things and they even sell rosaries! Pray the Rosary even gives out web awards in several categories. We have been awarded in two categories (see below)!!