saint elizabeth catholic church

SAINT ELIZABETH CATHOLIC CHURCH
2712 2nd Avenue
Richmond, VA 23222
Office Address
1301 Victor Street
Richmond, VA 23222
Office: 804-329-4599
Fax; 804-321-0741
Office Hours
Wednesday and Friday
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Eucharist
Sunday at 9:00 AM
Wednesday at 6:30 PM
Rev. James Arsenault – Parish Priest
Email: [email protected] Phone: 804-221-1508
March 13, 2016
Fifth Sunday of Lent
“Help us, Lord, seek you with our hearts!”
Ethel Cooley
Annie McEntee
Ronald Timmons Jr
Cheryl Rosser
Roger Pryor
Parish Staff
Office Assistant
Director Religious Ed
Youth Minister
Parish Accountant
Maintenance
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Parish Leadership
Shelton Jones
Parish Council, Chair
Barbara Vaughan
Finance Council, Chair
Frances Pope
Minister of Liturgy
Diane Neylan
Choir, President
Vivian Sullivan
Women’s Group
Cathy Woodson
Haiti
Vivian Sullivan/Rosemary Overton
Health Care, HIV/AIDS
Mary Walker
Social Ministry
Lucy Thompson
Community Life Ministry
James Strother/Clifton Wright
Buildings & Grounds
Phillip & Amy Brew
Christian Education
Rita Hatchett/Marie Masse
Evangelization
Mission Statement
We, the members of St Elizabeth Catholic Church in Highland Park in
the City of Richmond, embrace our ethnic and cultural diversity and
are called to grow in our relationship with God and one another
through formation at all levels. With our Christian goal of social
justice, we will continue to work towards unity and diversity in
support of all our ministries, to evangelize and to be good stewards of
our resources.
The Church of the Redeemer, is offering the 9 day Novena of Divine
Mercy beginning Good Friday, March 25, 2016 at 3 PM. Jesus said,
“On each day of the novena you will bring to My heart a different
group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy…”
Jesus desires to give each one of us Extraordinary Graces. He desires
for you to participate by drawing need to him. The Celebration
concludes on April 3, 2016, Divine Mercy Sunday, from 2 to 4 PM.
Please invite your friends and family to join us for the Movie Divine
Mercy – No Escape, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament,
prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction. The Church of
The Redeemer is located at 8275 Meadowbridge Rd., Mechanicsville
VA 23116. All are welcome.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE FOR ST. ELIZABETH
MARCH 20, 2016-PALM SUNDAY, MASS 9:00AM
ST ELIZABETH CHILDREN' RECITAL 2:00PM
MARCH 23, 2015-NO Wednesday MASS
MARCH 24, 2016-HOLY THURSDAY SERVICE 7:00PM
MARCH 25, 2016-GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE 7:00PM
MARCH 26, 2016-HOLY SATURDAY SERVICE STARTS OUTSIDE 8:00PM
MARCH 27, 2016- EASTER SUNDAY MASS 9:00AM
From February 10 through March 20, you’re invited to join other
Christians in 273 cities in 23 countries for 40 Days for Life – 40 days of
prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You’re also invited to stand
and to pray peacefully during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way
outside the Richmond Medical Center for Women abortion clinic at 118
N. Boulevard next to the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, for one or more
hours during the 40-day prayer vigil, and also to help spread the word
about this life-saving ministry. If you’d like more information – and
especially if you’d like to volunteer to help, please contact: Ann
Niermeyer, 804-714-5170, [email protected]. All are welcome! To
learn more visit www.40daysforlife.com/Richmond
Parish Links:
All Saints Catholic School visit us at our – www.allsaintsric.com
3418 Noble Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222. Ph.: (804) 329-7524
(This school is part of us, as we contribute every year for children to
pursue their education)
Please submit announcements no later than Tuesday to
[email protected] or Lula Lamb work 496-4171, cell 477-4822, email
[email protected]. Announcements received after the deadline will be
included in the next week’s bulletin, if applicable.
Thank you and God bless us, from
the Parishioners and Father Jim
N.B.: This News Letter is printed for our Parish Private Circulation only
Readings Sunday Mar 13, 2016
First Reading: Isaiah 43:16-21
Responsorial Psalm: 126:1-6
Second Reading: Philippians 3:8-14
Gospel: John 8:1-11
Readings Sunday Mar 20, 2016
First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7
Responsorial Psalm 22:8-9,17-20,23-24
Second Reading: Philippians 2:6-11
Gospel: Luke 22:14--23:56 or 23:1-49
Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are the three traditional disciplines of
Lent. The faithful and catechumens should undertake these practices
seriously in a spirit of penance and of preparation for baptism or of
renewal of baptism at Easter.
Reminder: We are still working with our "Pennies from Heaven" project
Prayer Requests - Sick & Shut-Ins:
NORMA ANTOMATTEI, PATRICA ARSENAULT, CAROLYN BAPTISTE, ETHEL
JOHNSON, LINDA KEYS-ALDRIDGE, GLADYS & WILLIAM LEE, STEPHONIA
OWOLABI, STELLA PANCHAM, JEAN STROTHER, FRED TAYLOR, PETRA
THOMPSON, SAM WALKER, BARBARA & STAN WHITE, GWENDOLYN
WOODRUFF, MARY DAVIS, RICKY ALLEN, JAMES COOLEY, JR, MARTIN
ESPOSITO, RENEE JETER, ANTOINETTE JOHNSTON, PATTY O’REILLY
(please notify the church once you are well so your name can be removed)
Interested in joining the Saint Elizabeth Church family? Pick up a Parish
Registration Information form, from a Hospitality Minister/Usher &
return the form to EJCooley, St E’s Office Assistant!
Ministers for March 20, 2016
Parents/Parents/Parents – As a reminder you are required
to escort any child 12 and under downstairs to the
restrooms and remain with them until their return
CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK. Address below:
www.facebook.com/stelizabethcatholicchurch
Please join us for RCIA on Wednesdays in the Parish House at 6:30PM
if you have never been confirmed or would like to know more about
becoming Catholic. For more information, please contact Annie
McEntee at [email protected].
Word – M. Barrow & R. Hatchett
Eucharistic Ministers – T. Jones, F. Pope & L. Williford
Hospitality – T. Neal, S. hones, S. Morton, T. Jones & K. Carter
“Like “us on
Parish Website: http://www.stelizcc.org/
Parish Blog: http://stelizabethcc.blogspot.com/
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The rosary will be said at 8:15 AM every Sunday; we will have a different
person leading the rosary each Sunday.
Please join us for Mass each Wednesday Night at 6:30 pm in the Rectory.
Collection March 6, 2016 $3,420.00; thank you for contributing to the
well-being of the church.
FYI –MONDAYS, are FR. JIM’S “DAY OFF”!
First Eucharist- The next Children's First Eucharist session will be
held after Mass in the Parish House Sunday March 20
Youth and Young Adults - Are you interested in being part of a youth
or young adult ministry at St Elizabeth’s? If so, please contact Ronald
Timmons Jr Youth Minister, [email protected] or 804-329-4599
Saint Elizabeth will host CARITAS, March 30 & 31, 2016, in the church
parish hall. Volunteers are needed! See Lucy Thompson, if you can lend
a hand!
Please consider resuming our “cleaning teams” for the Rectory. We need
help to clean up the offices, restrooms, kitchen and classrooms in the
Rectory. If you can help out once a month please call the office/804-3294599 or email- [email protected].