September 2016 Birthdays at St. E's ~ Information by EJCooley

09.01.2016 ~ Karin Timmons

09.02.2016 ~ Gloria Johnson

09.04.2016 ~ Harper Cave and Thelma Neal

09.06.2016 ~ Anna Cave and George Strother, Jr.

09.08.2016 ~ Shelton Jones

09.09.2016 ~ Terrence Holland Smith

09.10.2016 ~ Erica Miller

09.16.2016 ~ Riccard Gavilan and Suzanne Rackley

09.17.2016 ~ Evern Stephens-Horton

09.18.2016 ~ Veronica Archer and Isaiah Goodwyn

09.20.2016 ~ Aaron Schooler and Roberta Zelenko

09.21.2016 ~ Duane Brannon

09.23.2016 ~ Maria Barrow and Mike Krenik

09.24.2016 ~ Maria Strother

09.25.2016 ~ Charles Geissler

09.30.2016 ~ Christopher Metzger and Valerie Smith

St. Elizabeth Gospel Choir, 8.28.2016 ~ Photo by Lula Lamb

St. Elizabeth Gospel Choir

~ Photo by Lula Lamb

St. Elizabeth's Children and Young People ~ Photo by Lula Lamb

The Children and Young People of St. Elizabeth's Church!

~ Photo by Lula Lamb

A Baby Blessing at St. E's, 8.21.2016 ~ Photos by Lula Lamb

~ Photos by Lula Lamb

Celebrating Daphne's 85th Birthday at St. E's, 8.14.2016 ~ Photos by EJCooley

Gathering Daphne's Family for a Blessing

Greeting Tim after Mass 

~ Photos by EJCooley

Daphne's 85th Birthday Blessing at St. E's ~ Photos by Amy Williford-Brew

Daphne Sylvester and Family

Photos by Amy Williford-Brew

Gospel Music Workshop - Honey from the Rock, August 12-13, 2016 ~ Article by Sr. Tiberh Zerezghi, Camboni Missionary Sisters

Roger Holland teaching "Honey from the Rock"

On August 12 and 13, M. Roger Holland, enthusiastic, passionate and well-known musician and composer, gave a workshop at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Richmond, VA. and shared the role of African American Music in Black Catholic Worship and its importance in the liturgy,

Roger Holland has taken antiphons from the Roman Missal and paired them with psalm verses, creating compositions that have wide use in the liturgy.  The participants practiced various processional and communion songs.  While practicing, we were all "set on fire and moved" by the alive, colorful, harmonious and Black spiritual nature of the songs.

There were a good number of participants and Roger encouraged everyone to be authentically Black and truly catholic because Black Catholics have to share their gifts with the entire church.



~ Article by St. Elizabeth parishioner, Sr. Tiberh Zerezghi


~ Photo by M. A. Allen

Thank you, Brian, Roberta, Sarah and Patty ~ Photos by EJCooley

Beautifying the Church!

~ Photos by EJCooley

More St. E's Jazz and Food Festival Pics by EJCooley, August 6, 2016

~ Photos by EJCooley

More Jazz and Food Festival Pics, August 6, 2016 ~ Pics by EJCooley

~ Photos by EJCooley

8th Annual Jazz and Food Fest, August 6, 2016 ~ Photos by Amy Williford Brew

~ Photos by Amy Williford Brew