Are you a volunteer at St. Elizabeth’s? Would you be willing to become Virtus certified? We need VIRTUS-trained volunteers. And now is the best time to become one, because the ADW training sessions are totally online and St. Elizabeth’s will pay for it! If you are interested and willing to serve, please call the parish office and speak with Colleen or email her at csteele@stelizabethchurchmd.org.

Our parish has supported our local shelters once a month for a meal for close to 30 years! St. E’s has four teams that cook dinner and drop it off at our Rockville shelter once every quarter on Wednesday by 5:30 pm. We work with Dorothy Day Shelter located, at Marinelli and Nebel Street in Rockville. We are in need of additional members to supplement our teams and replace members who have left or plan to leave. Generally each team cooks dinner three times a year. Everyone splits up the meal – two make the casserole, two bring salad/bread, two bring dessert/fruit. We rotate each quarter on who does what. If you’re interested in volunteering, contact Colleen at csteele@stelizabethchurchmd.org.

If you'd like to include a loved one who has passed away within the past year (after November 2, 2020), please submit their name by going to this link  https://stelizabethchurchmd.org/allsoulsday or by emailing Colleen at csteele@stelizabethchurchmd.org All of those who had their funerals celebrated at St. Elizabeth or who were listed in the bulletin over the year are included in the worship aid, these people will be prayed for especially during the month of November when we dedicate one Mass per day for Departed Loved Ones. If you cannot attend Mass but would like to pray for All Souls, here is a novena that can be said in preparation for All Souls Day.  https://www.praymorenovenas.com/souls-day-novena

St. Elizabeth Council will be having an important meeting on Tuesday, November 9 at 8 pm In the Commons to discuss our leadership so that we can continue our council's tradition of providing help to those in need of spiritual and charitable assistance. We strongly encourage you to attend this important meeting to ensure that we select leaders who can inspire and conduct the affairs of our council. We have a tradition of strong leaders who have served as council officers as well officers at the District, Chapter, and state levels. For those who cannot physically attend a virtual link with be provided. More information will be provided prior in upcoming bulletins

As we prepare to enter the month of November, we begin the annual tradition throughout the Catholic Church of praying during the entire month for our beloved dead. You will find on the table in the Commons, the envelopes for the daily novena mass – please complete one so your deceased loved one will be honored. Every day in the month of November, a novena of masses is said for our beloved dead, those enrolled in the Novena. You can enter your loved one's name and make a donation in their honor by going to this link https://stelizabethchurchmd.org/allsoulsnovena

O Jesus, eternal Priest, keep your priests within the shelter of Your Sacred Heart, where none may touch them. Keep unstained their anointed hands,
which daily touch Your Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips, daily purpled with your Precious Blood. Keep pure and unearthly their hearts, sealed with the sublime mark of the priesthood. Let Your holy love surround them and shield them from the world's contagion. Bless their labors with abundant fruit and may the souls to whom they minister be their joy and consolation here and in heaven their beautiful and everlasting crown. 

Amen.