A parish picnic has been planned for Sunday, October 23, in lieu of coffee hour. Everyone is invited to stay after church for food, fellowship, and games. A deanery gathering is planned for Saturday, 10/22, at Ss. Peter & Paul in Potomac, to bring together parish leaders  for parish councils, Christian Education, Music, Young Adult […]

Mass for special feast days this month will be held on Wednesday, September 7, the Eve of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, and on Tuesday, September 13, the Eve of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, and on Wednesday, September 28, the Eve of the Feast of Dedication of St. Michael […]

There will be two extra feast-day services in the month of August: the Transfiguration of Our Lord is on Saturday, August 6 and Mass will be celebrated at 10AM with Matins at 9:30 and pot-luck brunch following. On Monday, August 15, we will celebrate the Dormition (Assumption) of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Vespers at […]

What a wonderful celebration we had on May 22 with the observance of our Feast of Dedication, the 26th anniversary of our parish, and the visitation of our father in God, Bishop JOHN. Thank you to all who helped to make the celebration so memorable. We begin the month of June with Vespers at 6:30PM […]

Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen! Thanks to all who contributed to making our Holy Week and Paschal celebrations among the most beautiful we’ve had. God even provided some of the most beautiful weather we’ve ever had, especially for those ceremonies which required outside processions. We will continue our celebration of the Resurrection of […]

Our Lenten offerings of Mass at 7:30AM on Wednesdays and Stations of the Cross and Litany of the Cross at 6:30PM on Fridays continue until Holy Week. The schedule for that most holy time of the liturgical year is as follows: Palm Sunday (April 17) – Matins at 9AM; the blessing and distribution of Palms […]

The season of Lent and our more intentional preparations for the Paschal celebration begin on Ash Wednesday, March 9. That evening, Vespers will be sung at 6:30 and Mass, with the blessing and imposition of ashes (made from the palms of last year’s Holy Week observances), will be at 7pm. On Saturday, March 12, we […]

On Tuesday, February 1, we will celebrate the Eve of the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple, also called the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Candlemas. Mass will be at 7PM, preceded by Vespers at 6:30 and followed by a potluck supper. At the beginning of this Liturgy, prayers […]

Thank you to all who helped with preparations for our Christmas celebrations: to all who decorated the church and the parish hall, to those who served at the altar, to those who sang, to those who cooked and shared a bountiful feast, to those who prayed. We have been truly blessed to be together in […]

On Christmas Eve, confessions will be heard by Fr. Nicholas and Fr. Raphael beginning at 7:30PM. We will have a brief period of carol-singing around 8:45, and the first Mass of Christmas will begin at 9PM. We will end our Advent fast with a pot-luck supper following the Liturgy. On Christmas Day, Mass will be […]