The following feasts which fall on week-days this month will be celebrated at St. Gregory’s: the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8) on the Eve, September 7; the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14) on the Eve, Wednesday, September 13; and the feast of St. Michael and All Angels […]

We will celebrate several feast days in July and August. July 2 is the feast of the Visitation of Our Lady to St. Elizabeth soon after the Annunciation. Since this feast falls on a Sunday this year, we will all be privileged to hear the beautiful story and liturgical texts for the occasion. The Transfiguration […]

What a wonderful celebration we had when his grace, Bishop JOHN, visited our parish for the dedication of our new building! This property, which we purchased so many months ago, has now been thoroughly “baptized” for our use as a place to worship, partake of the Sacraments, and share the faith. We give thanks to […]

As the exterior work required by the County is being finished on our parish property, the Council has called for a parish work weekend on May 13-14. If you can come for some time on Saturday or stay after church on Sunday to offer your help, there are numerous tasks to be accomplished, both inside […]

As we begin to settle into our new church home, we continue to beautify both the chapel, the exterior of the building, and the grounds. The Stations of the Cross, which were hung for the Lenten Friday services, will remain in place throughout the year and all are invited to walk these Stations as a […]

Finally, after eighteen months of endeavoring to fulfill the requirements of Montgomery County on work inside and outside at our new property, were were issued a “Use and Occupancy” permit on February 22, the Feast of the Chair (or Throne) of St. Peter at Antioch, an appropriate feast day for a Western Rite parish of […]

We begin this month with the celebration of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple on the Eve, Wednesday, February 1. Also called the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Candlemas, and the Meeting of the Lord, this feast day includes the blessing of the candles which will be used during this year […]

We begin the new year with the observance of Our Lord’s Circumcision on Sunday, January 1. The celebration of the Epiphany of Our Lord will be on the Eve, Thursday, January 5, with the Blessing of Water at 7PM, Liturgy at 7:30 and a pot-luck supper following. Our Annual Parish Meeting will be held after […]

Work on our property on Roxbury Road in Silver Spring is underway and the contractor is striving to have it completed in time for Christmas (and possibly the weekend before). We have now, finally, secured all the County permits for work to be done and, if all the pieces fall into place (i.e., ordered materials […]

We will celebrate All Saints Day, which is November 1, on the Sunday within the Octave, November 6. As has been our custom, at Coffee Hour that day, instead of “Ask Abouna”, we will have a time of sharing the stories of the saints. Please come prepared to tell about your patron or a favorite […]