WELCOME: Jardim Baby
On Sunday, October 23, 2022, we celebrated the baptism of its newest member of the parish and the Jardim family. If you have a child you would like baptised into the Catholic Church, St. Elizabeth is happy to walk you through the process. Contact the parish office to start: Phone (804) 329-4599 or Email [email protected]
SCREENING OF DOCUMENTARY: November 6
A Place at the Table: African-Americans on the Path to Sainthood is a documentary sharing the stories of holy men and women of color who are in the process of elevation to sainthood. St. Elizabeth will screen the two-hour documentary after 10:00 am Mass on Sunday, November 6. The parish will serve refreshments and discuss the movie. The documentary screening is in honor of November’s Black Catholic History Month. There are six incredible black men and women on the path to Canonization are: Venerable Pierre Toussaint • Servant of God Mother Mary Lange • Venerable Henriette Delille • Venerable Fr. Augustus Tolton • Servant of God Julia Greeley • Servant of God Sr. Thea Bowman
ANNUAL BLACK CATHOLIC RETREAT: November 11-12
The Office for Black Catholics of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond is offering its annual spiritual retreat from Friday, Nov. 11, 5 p.m., through Saturday, Nov. 12, 4 p.m., at the Roslyn Retreat Center, 8727 River Road. Single Overnight fee is $55, Double overnight is $100, Commuters $20. To register, contact Araceli Perez at 804-622-5244 or go to the website: https://richmonddiocese.org/office/office_for_black_catholics
FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP: November 8
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 eligible voters to register at any time, up to and including Election Day. You show up at your polling location, register to vote in-person and cast a provisional ballot. You can read more information about Same Day Voter Registration online: www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/same-day-voter-registration/November 5 – Last day for early voting
November 8 – General Election.
There are several ways you can get information about voting this November:
☎️ Telephone: (804) 864-8901 or Toll Free: (800) 552-9745 or TTY: 711
📧 Email: [email protected]
💻 Website: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/
SPEAKER SERIES: Nov 9
The Deacon Charles Williams Speaker Series on Racial Healing will host Msgr. Walter Barrett, Interim Director of the Office for Black Catholics. His topic is “Praise Be Jesus Christ: My testimony as an African-American priest in the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. The program is 6:30 pm Mass, 7:00 Dinner in Parish Hall, 7:30 pm Presentation, 8:00 pm Q&R. There is no charge. RSVP by November 6 on Eventbrite.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Church Clean Up on Saturday, November 12 in preparation for Mass with the Bishop to kickoff our Centennial year.
Justice Meeting on Wednesday, November 17, 2022 7pm – 8pm (EDT) on Zoom. Click here to join the meeting. Meeting ID: 506 956 9927 & Passcode: 022313. We will plan events for November Black Catholic History Month. November also kicks off the parish’s Centennial Celebrations with Mass with the Bishop on Sunday, November 20.
BOOK CLUB WITH SACRED HEART
St. Elizabeth, with our friends at Sacred Heart South of the James, will study the book “Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle” by Shannen Dee Williams for January & February of 2023 (exact dates TBA for our sessions on Zoom). Beginning on Wed., Oct. 12, and for the following two weeks, you can get a 50% discount by using the discount code FA22. Here’s the link to purchase the book with the discount: www.dukeupress.edu/subversive-habits
VOLUNTEER FOR PARISH MINISTRY
Thank you for signing up to volunteer with a parish ministry. By now, our Ministry Leaders may have contacted you about volunteering. If you haven’t signed up for a ministry, you are still welcome. We made it easy for you! Each Ministry Leader recorded a short video. In the video, they explain what you would do as a volunteer and how easy it is to help. The webpage https://stelizcc.org/parish-ministries-2022/ is a collection of videos of parishioners explaining their ministry and how you can help. Take a moment to watch each video.
COMMEMORATIVE ORNAMENT & NOTE CARDS ON SALE
Centennial Ornaments & Notecards for sale after 10 AM Mass! The wooden ornament and note cards feature the Centennial logo designed by parishioner Larry Williford. Both will make a great gift for your family and a souvenir of your baptism, marriage or other special event celebrated at St. Elizabeth. Proceeds from your purchase will benefit St. Elizabeth parish. Purchase your commemorative wooden ornament and note cards after 10:00 am Masses and during parish office hours.
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