FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 8:30 Mass: Anna and children Lucas and Harper 10:00 Mass: Luisa and Chris with children CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE Christmas Eve (December 24th, 2023) Sunday Mass at 9:00am Christmas Eve Mass at 6:00pm Christmas Day (December 25th, 2023) Christmas Day Mass at 9:00am New Years Eve (December 31st,
St. Elizabeth was honored to have His Eminence, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, celebrate the closing Mass of our 100th Jubilee celebration. Cardinal Gregory is the United States first African American cardinal. The Mass closed a year of monthly centennial activities. Bishop Knestout opened the parish centennial celebration last year. In his homily, Cardinal Gregory
PHOTOS FROM CENTENNIAL MASS You can see photos on our website: https://stelizcc.org/centennial-mass-with-cardinal-wilton-gregory/ Thank you to Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Fr. Charles Cortinovis, and Msgr. Walter Barrett for celebrating our final Mass for our Centennial Year. Over the past year, we have celebrated this momentous occasion with monthly events and programs. Thank you to everyone who made
ST. ELIZABETH CHOIR CELEBRATION - Sunday September 24 Still Praising, 45 Years of Lifting our Voices Through Song is a celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the St. Elizabeth Gospel Choir. It is Sunday, September 24th at 4pm in the church. Former choir members will return to the church for a spectacular performance. This event
We dedicated a portrait of Sister Thea Bowman. It was painted by our own parishioner Margaret Rittenhouse. Sister Thea is now “Servant of God” and her cause to Sainthood is official. Sister Thea Bowman’s life was always one of Gospel joy, enduring faith, and persevering prayer even in the midst of racial prejudice, cultural insensitivity,
My dear Parishioners, I am so grateful for our Saint Elizabeth family. Together we are creating a caring parish community that shares its resources with those in need of God’s love. You have helped our parish to continue moving forward and for that, I truly thank you. With this communication, I want to focus on
BLACK HISTORY MONTH Wednesday, Feb 8, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Deacon Charles Williams (1951–2022) Speaker Series: The speaker for Black History Month is Sister Cora Marie Billings. Her presentation is “May I Present Some Black Women Religious.” The evening will begin with Mass at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner in the parish hall. The presentation
Wednesday, Feb 8, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Deacon Charles Williams (1951–2022) Speaker Series: The speaker for Black History Month is Sister Cora Marie Billings. Her presentation is “May I Present Some Black Women Religious.” The evening will begin with Mass at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner in the parish hall. The presentation will begin at
BOOK CLUB STARTING SOON You are invited to join a group study of the newly published "Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle" by Shannen Dee Williams (Duke University Press). To get the reading schedule and the link for our Zoom sessions for our study of "Subversive Habits" by Shannen
FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP Faithful Citizenship encourages people of faith to exercise their rights and duties as participants in our democracy. November 8 is a Virginia General Election. Early voting began on September 23. Other key deadlines are coming up fast. Did you know that Virginia now offers Same Day Voter Registration? The General Assembly approved letting
