Social Concerns Collection This Month
The social concerns collection for this month is for the Local Needy in our area. Historically, the August Social Concerns Collection has always been for the Local Needy, which is critical now as the poor are the most greatly impacted by the increasing cost of energy, affecting food prices, transportation prices and every aspect of their lives.
St. Elizabeth's Outreach to SOME on Saturday, August 13
Since September 1978, St. Elizabeth has provided meals to So Others Might Eat in Washington, D.C. on the second Saturday of every month. We can always use donors -- this can be done on an occasional or regular basis -- to support this longstanding parish service. (So far this year new donors have helped us to deliver a very generous amount of food.) Our next parish outreach to "SOME" will be on Saturday, August 13.
- St. Elizabeth will only drop off its food donations at SOME, i.e., we will not remain at SOME (as we did prior to COVID) to help prepare the food for serving the clients.
- Chicken is still the primary food donation provided in the form of "boxed chicken" (e.g., Banquet brand boxes) and rotisserie chicken.
- Oranges and bananas are also needed.
Food donations for SOME will be collected in St. Elizabeth's parking lot in front of the school between 8:30 and 9:30 AM next Saturday morning, August 13. SOME management and staff continue to remind us of how much they appreciate St. Elizabeth's generous and very reliable monthly support. Please contact Brian Crowe (brian.crowe1@verizon.net) if you have any questions on this important parish activity.
Thank you, Inna Halay!
08/10/2022
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Inna Halay will be leaving St. E’s on Friday, August 12, to pursue a new opportunity. We will miss Inna in the Parish Office. At the same time, we look forward to seeing Inna at Mass as a St. E’s parishioner.
On behalf of Msgr. Parent and our entire parish family, I wish to thank Inna for her service to St. E’s as Administrative Assistant. We wish her all the best for her future endeavors.
With kind personal regard, I am
Sincerely in Christ,
Fr. Kevin Fields
Parochial Vicar
If you know anyone who may be interested in the Administrative Assistant position, please contact Grace Konieczny at gkonieczny@stelizabethchurchmd.org or 301-881-1380 x306.
Parish Office Updated Hours
Starting August 15, 2022, the Parish office hours will change to 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Upcoming Confession Schedule
Wed., August 10th at 7:00 pm Fr. Fields
Sat., August 13th at 5:00 pm Fr. O’Brien
Wed., August 17th at 7:00 pm Msgr. Parent
Sat., August 20th @4:00 pm Fr. Fields
Wed., August 24th @7:00 p.m. Fr. Fields
Sat., August 27th @4:00 p.m. Fr. Fields
St. E's Christian Formation News
Children's Liturgy of the Word
"Jesus said, 'Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these,'" - Matthew 19:14.
After over 2.5 years of not having Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW), we are preparing to once again offer this ministry to our St. E's family, at the 9am Sunday Masses, starting this fall! But, in order for this to happen, we need Virtus-trained young adults and adults to volunteer to serve as CLOW ministers. If you might be interested in serving as a CLOW minister to share the love of Jesus and scripture with our young ones, one Sunday a month, please contact Stephanie Moss (smoss@stelizabethchurchmd.org) to learn more!
Confirmation
For any students entering 8th grade or currently in high school, if you are interesting in finding out more about celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation, please contact Stephanie Moss or Mary Theresa Heneghan in the parish office (301-881-1380).
"Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. …the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For 'by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.'" -CC1285.
Christian Formation Registration is OPEN!
It's that time of year... We are registering students for Christian Formation now - so contact Stephanie Moss (smoss@stelizabethchurchmd.org) to learn more about the program and how you can register you child(ren), entering Pre-K through 8th grace, today! Registration closes on Monday, September 5th.
Parish Pastoral Council Addresses the Future Use of Commons
At its May 23rd meeting, our Parish Pastoral Council discussed the future use of our Commons gathering space on Sundays. For the past two years, it has served primarily as extra seating to enhance social distancing at our Sunday Masses.
The consensus of the Council was that we should move towards resuming our Sunday socials and children’s liturgy of the word this fall… To this end, the Council recommended slowly removing Mass seating from our Commons over the course of the summer to allow people time to transition back to sitting in our main church during Mass. We will monitor the response to this transition and continue to evaluate our options.
Please pray for patience and understanding as we try to resume our pre-pandemic social life.
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15
This year, the solemnity is not a holy day of obligation in the U.S. since it falls on a Monday. We invite you to celebrate this special day with Mass at our regular daily times, 7 am and 11:30 am.
Walking with Purpose, St. Elizabeth’s Women's Bible Study