The archdiocese has now lifted the restrictions on how many services we can have each week; however, the Maryland guidelines still limit gatherings to ten or fewer. Fr. Nicholas will be in touch soon with our revised schedule and plan. We look forward to the day when we can all worship together again.
In this month, we will celebrate several important feast days. On May 3 we remember the Finding of the Holy Cross by St. Helena in Jerusalem in the 4th century; on May 24, we will observe the Sunday in the Octave of the Dedication of our church (the church was dedicated on May 21 in 2015 by Bishop John); and we will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord on the Eve, May 28.
The second phase of the remodeling of our building has begun. The parish hall is being made handicap accessible with an outside ramp, wider doors, and two ADA-compliant restrooms, and the kitchen area is being opened up for better traffic flow. This work will take several months to complete and, if we are allowed to return to church while it is still in progress, we can pray for good summer weather so that coffee hours can be held outside.
Read the full May newsletter here.