NEW TIMES FOR SUNDAY MASS Sundays 9:00 am (in person and on Zoom) and 11:15 am in the church at 2712 2nd Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222 Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/331794018? and password 946232 You can read the guidelines for attending Mass in person on the diocese website: https://richmonddiocese.org/ • • • • • • • • • YOUTH
PRAYER SERVICE FOR HAITI On Wednesday, August 18 at 1 pm, join the prayer service in person at St. Elizabeth Church or via a livestream. • • • • • • • • • AUGUST SOCIAL JUSTICE MEETING Deacon Chris and Cathy Woodson will facilitate the Social Justice Committee meeting on Wednesday, August 25 at 7 pm.
OUR FIRST UMOJA FAMILY Mary Allen posted on the St. Elizabeth blog this article from the Catholic Virginian in March 1981: stelizabethcc.blogspot.com/2021/07/catholic-virginian-article-about-first. The article is about the first Umoja family who St. Elizabeth sponsored. A ministry that continues to this day! USHER FOR SUNDAY MASS When you are an usher, you welcome everyone
WELCOME TO THE PARISH Baby girl Bahati was born on May 15, 2021. Her family came to the US in 2018 from a Tanzania refugee camp. Her family are members of St. Elizabeth. Pierre and his family arrived in Richmond on June 29, 2021. They are from Bujumbura, Burundi. ST. ELIZABETH SCRIPTURE CLASS
INTRODUCING SAINT ELIZABETH'S EDUCATIONAL MINISTRY Tusome Pamoja is a special program spearheaded by Liz Wiznerowicz and Kenya Gray to serve our students in the Umoja community. Students who had long interruptions in their formal education can receive a personalized ESL curriculum from our Private Satellite School Program. Classes and activities start Tuesday July 13. We
At the June Social Justice Committee meeting, a parishioner talked with the group about the discovery of mass graves at former residential schools for indigenous children in Canada. With the 160 more graves discovered on Penelakut Island, the total number of graves identified in Canada since early June has risen to at least 1300. Indigenous
Congratulations to the graduates of the 2021 Scripture Study Class lead by our very own, Rita! 2021 Class members: Buzzy and Caroline Lawler, Walker and Cassandra Bland, Mike and Shelly Anderson, Sue Holt, Beverly Bryant, Phyllis Booth, Francis Pope, Connie Hom, Janet Stern, Debbie Boisseau, Kathleen Sullivan, Rose Costanzo, Katherine Crowl, Rosemary Overton, Karen
It is time for a new parish directory with YOUR photo. You can schedule your photo session on Tuesday, June 22 or Wednesday, June 23. To schedule your appointment: 1) Visit www.ucdir.com 2) Click on the box on the right side of the homepage entitled “photography appointment scheduling login” 3) Enter your church code: va116
O God, since you have given us Mary, the Mother of your Son, to be our mother and our queen, grant that we, who crown her image, may attain the glory of your children in the kingdom of heaven. We ask this through Christ our Lord. R: Amen For May Day, we were blessed
St. Elizabeth celebrated a beautiful Easter service. What made it special was we welcomed into the Catholic faith (and our parish) Helena and Rod. Helena and Rod diligently attended Mass at the church when we opened with limited capacity. Chris and Beng conducted their important RCIA studies on Zoom. Mark and Connie proudly sponsored them.
