Please Note: There are no daily Masses Holy Thursday, Good Friday, or Holy Saturday. See the above schedule for the Triduum and Easter Mass schedule.
Social Concerns Collection This Week
The social concerns collection this week is for Loose Change for Haiti.
Social Concerns Collection Next Week
The social concerns collection for next week is for St. Vincent de Paul.
Good Friday Collection
The Good Friday collection will be for the Holy Land.
Holy Hour
The next Holy Hour, including Eucharistic Adoration, will take place 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Wednesday, April 24 as part of our Lent Christ Life program. All are welcome to join.
Remember Those Who Have Died
Please remember in your prayers, those who have died - including Martin Marchello.
Remember Those Who Are Sick
Please remember in your prayers, those who are sick.
Marriage Preparation
Are you engaged to be married? If so, participation in a marriage preparation program is expected. You can register for these classes at: adw.org/living-the-faith/marriage-family/ marriage-preparation/ Sessions at St. Elizabeth’s are held in January and July.
Children’s Liturgy Of The Word
Children's Liturgy of the Word is offered during the 9:00 am and 10:30am Masses.
All children ages 5-10 are welcome to join. During these Masses, there will be no sound in the Commons. Worshippers are asked to move into the church.
Parish Office Hours
The Parish Office hours are Monday-Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
The parish office will be closed on Friday, March 29th, and Monday April 1st, and will re-open on April 2nd at 9:00am
Upcoming Confession Schedule
Wed. Apr. 3 at 7:00pm Fr. Brendan
Sat. Apr. 6 at 4:00pm Fr. Vitturino
Wed. Apr. 10 at 7:00pm Fr. Brendan
Sat. Apr. 13 at 4:00pm Fr. Brendan
Wed. Apr. 17 at 7:00pm Msgr. Parent
Sat. Apr. 20 at 4:00pm Fr. O’Brien
Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land
On Good Friday, March 29th, we will take up the annual Pontifical Collection for the Holy Land. The challenges for Christians living in the Holy Land are great. Many have chosen to leave, and others continue to do so, depleting the Christian faith communities there and making the need of families that remain all the more urgent. The Good Friday Collection aids the ministry of the Holy Land Franciscans, who for 800 years have nourished Christians in the Holy Land with presence, care, and service. Your support helps the Church to minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools, and offer religious education. It also helps to preserve the sacred shrines in the land where our faith was born.
Bring the Eucharist To Those Who Can’t Attend Mass
Homebound Ministers offer special care by bringing Communion to parishioners who are sick, infirm, homebound, or elderly. We visit parishioners in their homes and visit Catholic residents of the Hebrew Home (Wasserman and Smith Kogod) for which our parish is sacramentally responsible. A flexible schedule and training is provided. For more information, contact Claudia McAuliffe at icmm247@aol.com.
Bereavement Support Group
St. Elizabeth Bereavement Ministry will offer an eight-week bereavement support group series for adults who have experienced the death of a parent, spouse or significant other. The sessions will be held virtually using the Zoom format. The spring series will meet on Wednesday evenings at 7 – 8:30 PM, from April 10 to May 29. There is no fee but participants must register in advance. Space is strictly limited so call early. To register call Kevin Byrne (301-325-1796) or Claudia McAuliffe (301-881-1457).
St. Vincent de Paul Society St. Elizabeth Conference
Today on Easter, know that you are a sign of God’s love to our neighbors in need and you give them Easter hope and joy. For information on SVDP, contact Secy_SVDP@stelizabethchurchmd.org.
High School Students Who Have Not Been Confirmed or Missing Sacraments
If you are currently a high school student (9th-12th grade) who has not yet been confirmed or are missing other Sacraments and you are interested in preparing for and receiving any missing Sacrament(s), contact Stephanie Dorsey (sdorsey@stelizabethchurchmd.org) to find out about our summer Sacrament boot camp! Please include in your email: your name, your parents’ names (and contact information), your current grade, and Sacrament(s) you are looking to receive.
Young Adults and Adults Who Have Not Been Confirmed!
If you are currently a young adult (high school graduate) or adult who has not been confirmed and you are interested in preparing for and receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation, contact Stephanie Dorsey (sdorsey@stelizabethchurchmd.org) to find out about our summer Confirmation preparation course! Please include in your email: your name and the best method of contacting you.
Vacation Bible School is Coming to St. E's this summer!
Join us this summer, June 24th-28th, as we dive into a Scuba adventure…Open to ages 4 and up… Spots are limited, so plan to register early. Information and registration forms are now available in the Commons or on the St. E’s website (https://stelizabethchurchmd.org/vbs) Contact Breckin Walsh if you’re interested in helping out or if you have any questions.
Centering Prayer Meetings
Please join us every Sunday at 6:30 pm via Zoom to pray and meditate. All are welcome. If you are interested, please email Maria marbotel3@aol.com.
Meet our new members of our St. Elizabeth Parish Family.
Diana Aleman moved to Rockville with her fiancé Chris almost two years ago but, spent her entire childhood in Northern Virginia. Diana pursued a career in publishing after graduating from the University of Virginia and joined Sage Publishing. There she rediscovered her love for libraries and enrolled in the Master's program in Library Information Science at Catholic University of America in D.C. She graduates in May and looks forward to giving back to the community through a library career. Once she is fully communicated and confirmed, Diana will also be gifted with the opportunity to serve as the godmother for her cousin’s child!
Allison Curry is from Kent Island, Maryland and she graduated from Hamilton College last year. Her favorite activities to do outside of work and church are playing ice hockey and babysitting. Allison is ready to fully receive Christ in the Eucharist and be confirmed at the Easter Vigil and we pray that her appreciation of the faith will continue to grow!
Braum Katz lives in the Pike & Rose neighborhood with his wife Michelle and his cat Cookie. Braum has studied the Catholic faith since his college days. His studies, as well as visits to Rome, brought him closer to the Church, which culminated with his decision to enter the Church. Throughout his OCIA journey, Braum has found the experience of being in community with his fellow catechumen to be particularly beautiful and meaningful. Braum looks forward to growing in his faith, staying close to the Sacraments, and finding ways to live out his beliefs through service to others. time, Braum enjoys visiting museums and exploring nature, and has a particular love of insects.
ways to live out his beliefs through service to others.
Cassidy Tkac was born and raised in Rockville, MD, and is happy to still calls this wonderful community her home. Having eagerly journeyed through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) program, in preparation to receive all three sacraments of initiation, Cassie is ready to enter the Church and continue her journey of faith. She is grateful for the warm welcome into the parish family and eager to deepen her faith alongside this supportive community. Excitedly, she is also engaged and looking forward to marrying her fiancé, Ryan, in September.
Liam Vaughan is a 6th Grader at Julius West Middle School. He has actively been preparing and studying the faith over the past two years and is looking forward to being baptized and fully initiated into the Church. Liam enjoys playing basketball and soccer. He also loves chorus and riding his bike with his younger brother, Mason.
Ludovica Farina Reiter is a Player Development Coordinator at Bethesda Country Club. She is originally from Italy and spent most of her life there until she moved to the US to attend college and play golf. Her love of the faith is strongly tied to her Italian heritage. Ludovica attended the University of Maryland where she competed for the Maryland Women's Golf Team from 2015 to 2019 and graduated in 2020. While a student, Ludovica met her husband, Cole, who shared the same passion for golf and the same beliefs. After moving into the Rockville area they were thrilled to have joined the Saint Elizabeth community.
Emely Gomez is a passionate event planner at a PR agency in DC. She is returning to St. Elizabeth Church to reconnect with her faith and community and is excited to be confirmed in the community where she once went to school. Emely loves traveling, animals, fashion and indulging in sweet treats!
Tobi Oniwinde is a 10th grader at Walter Johnson High School. Tobi moved to the area and joined the Saint Elizabeth parish community with his family in 2022. Tobi is active in youth ministry and recently attended Mount 2000 with the youth group. He is an avid soccer player and a diehard Liverpool Football (soccer) Club fan!
Layi Oniwinde is a Senior at Walter Johnson High School where he is an avid sportsman, on both the school’s football and track & field teams. Layi and his brother Tobi moved to the area with his family in 2022 after having lived abroad in The Netherlands, Nigeria, and the UK all his life. He has been active in his faith journey from childhood including going on pilgrimage to Fatima in Portugal and visiting the Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey in Barcelona, Spain and plans to stay involved in the faith after he leaves for college this summer.
