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Social Concerns Collection This Week

The social concerns collection this week is for Community Reach for Montgomery County

Social Concerns Collection Next Week

The social concerns collection for next week is St. Joseph's/World Missions

Remember Those Who Have Died

Please remember in your prayers, those who have died. Their families have our parish community’s deepest sympathies.

Remember Those Who Are Sick

Please remember in your prayers, those who are sick. Their families have our parish community’s deepest sympathies.

Flower Memorials to Honor or Remember a Loved One

Want to honor a special person in your life living or deceased? Want to beautify our altar? We are accepting Flower requests and donations on our website at https://stelizabethchurchmd.org/flowers

Picnic 2023 Planning Committee Meeting

Are you interested in a Parish Picnic in 2023? We would like to form a 2023? We would like to forma 2023 Picnic Committee to plan and execute a Parish Picnic next year, if there is interest in a picnic. All interested volunteers please sigh up below. A meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. in the Commons, we hope to see you there. https://stelizabethmd.flocknote.com/signup/100089

Boxes of Joy: Service Project Opportunity

For several years, our Christian Formation Family has participated in Boxes of Joy, a project sponsored by Cross Catholic Outreach to benefit children in developing countries. Box of Joy is a Christmas shoe box, donated and packed with small toys, clothing, school supplies, and hygiene items. Each box may be the only Christmas gift the recipient will receive. Our goal is to assemble 125 boxes by November 5th. If you can help with this enjoyable and worthwhile effort, please contact Mary Theresa Heneghan, Our Director of Christian Formation: mtheneghan@stelizabethchurchmd.org

Parish Office Hours

The Parish office hours are Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Bloomin’ For Good—October 2022

St. Elizabeth’s Social Concerns ministries has been selected to receive $1 from the purchase of every Bloomin’ for Good Bouquet ($12.99 and up) sold during the Month of October at the Giant at 12051 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD.

RCIA Sessions Have Begun

RCIA sessions have begun. If you know someone interested in becoming a Catholic, please invite him or her to contact us about Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.

Lector Training

St Elizabeth’s will offer the Fall 2022 Lector training on two dates: Saturday,

October 29, 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 19, 10:00 a.m. IF you are

interested in becoming a Lector, please sign up for one of the two sessions noted:

https://stelizabethmd.flocknote.com/signup/101404

A Look at What’s Happening in Christian Formation

It’s been an exciting and good start to the Christian Formation year! Families just completed their first at-home lesson of the year, which focused on “Truth, Goodness and Beauty” and looked at how our Catholic heritage highlights each of those. Students and families had the chance to learn about various Catholic artists, scientists, teachers, inventors and humanitarians, as well as explore some of those fields. Check out photos of some of the activities our families took part in on the Christian Formation page of the website (https://stelizabethchurchmd.org/cf-athome)!
“God created the world to show forth and communicate his glory. That his creatures should share in his truth, goodness and beauty – this is the glory for which God created them.” –CCC 319

Anointing Service, Saturday, November 5, 2022

at 11:00 a.m.

St. Elizabeth’s will host our Fall Anointing Service on Saturday,

November 5, 2022 at 11:00 am in the Church. The Sacrament of the Sick is a sacrament of healing for spiritual, mental or physical needs and is available for all who have a life-threatening or life-changing illness, prior to having a surgery, or if you are frail due to age. For further information, please contact Colleen Steele at csteele@stelizabethchurchmd.org.

Honoring Your Loved One during Our All Souls Novena Daily In November

As we 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 for those enrolled in the Novena. You use the envelopes provided or you can enter your loved ones name and make a donation in their honor by going to this link

https://stelizabethchurchmd.org/allsouls

All Souls Mass - Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 7:30 pm

If you'd like to include a loved one who has passed away within the past year (after November 2, 2021) to be honored at our Parish All Souls Mass on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., please submit their name by going to this link

https://stelizabethmd.flocknote.com/signup/101691. Please note: all of those who had their funerals celebrated at St. Elizabeth or who were listed in the bulletin over the year or were included in the worship aid will automatically be included in the mass.

Upcoming Confession Schedule

Wed., Oct. 19th @7:00 p.m. Msgr. Parent

Sat., Oct. 22nd @4:00 p.m. Msgr. Parent

Wed., Oct. 26th @7:00 p.m. Msgr. Parent

Sat., Oct. 29th @ 4:00 p.m. Fr. O. Brien

Wed., Nov. 2nd @7:00 p.m. Fr. Fields

Sat., Nov. 5th @4:00 p.m. Fr. Seamus

Walking with Purpose, St. Elizabeth’s Women's Bible Study

We would like to welcome women of the parish to join us this Fall for our next Walking with Purpose Bible Study beginning Monday, October 17, 2022, Touching the Divine. This study focuses on the many qualities of Jesus revealed through the Gospel of John, and draws us into a deeper, loving relationship with Jesus as we reflect on His life and personality. Learn from John’s experience in Touching the Divine, a revised 22-lesson Bible study. St. John referred to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” and as we study, John will teach us how much Jesus loves us, and how His love is the true satisfaction of our souls. Knowing Christ more intimately, as John did, will touch your heart and fill you with hope!

Learn about Christ’s divine qualities:

·Our source of fulfillment for all that we need

·The ultimate gift giver

·Our model of fidelity

·Our redeemer and restorer

When/How will we be studying? We will have two options available this year. You are welcome to change among them at any time based on your comfort level. We will have classes on Tuesdays beginning the week of October 17th, from 12:00 p.m -1:30 p.m. which will be in person. The evening class will be on Monday evenings from 7:00-8:18 p.m. in person. You can switch between afternoon and evening based on your schedule. If you’d like more information please contact Colleen at csteele@stelizabethchurchmd.org or sign up at: https://www.stelizabethchurchmd.org/biblestudy.

Seven Sisters Prayer for St. E’s Priests for October

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 un sullied 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

Many the souls to whom they minister be their joy and consolation here and in heaven their beautiful and everlasting crown. Amen.

40 Days for Life

The Fall 40 Days for Life Campaign kicks off on Wednesday, September 28. The team gathers to pray peacefully on the public sidewalk outside LeRoy Carhart's abortion facility located at 10401 Old Georgetown Rd Bethesda, MD 20814. Please visit www.40DaysforLife.com/BETHESDA to sign-up for prayer hours or contact the local Campaign leader, Jill Gadwood 40DaysBethesda@gmail.com.

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.

Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW), will be offered 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!

New Separated and Divorced SSG Meeting at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm on October 19th

To accommodate parishioners who are unable to attend at 7:30 pm, St. Elizabeth's Separated and Divorced Spiritual Support Group will now meet via Zoom at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Our next meetings will be on October 19th. We offer a safe, Catholic community in which members can discuss the challenges of separation and divorce and the steps to rebuilding their lives. Some of our members are newly separated or divorced, while others have completed the divorce recovery process. Members share only what they are comfortable sharing and all discussions are treated as confidential. We welcome members of all ages.For more information, please contact facilitator Linda Luisi (lcluisi@verizon..net

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