WE WANT YOU! FOR OUR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM!

 

Instead of doing a pageant this year, we are asking parishioners to submit short videos.  You can play, sing, read or just tell a story.  You can record a Christmas "Shout Out" and send your love and best wishes to our community.

Just email Liz at lizw.rva@gmailcom to request the upload link.

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Social Justice Committee Meeting - TOMORROW EVENING, November 17.2020 at 7 p.m.

 

SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Social Justice Committee November 2020 Meeting will be held Tuesday, November 17th at 7 p.m.  Agenda will be forthcoming...

Adult Faith Formation - TONIGHT! Monday, 11.16.2020 at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom!

 

Due to technical difficulties, our November 9th session will be held TONIGHT, Monday, November 16th at 7:30 p.m.  You do not need to register to attend.

Click the link below to join the next adult formation session.  The password is: church.

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89653235590

Meeting ID: 896 5323 5590

Passcode:  church

Fr. Jim's Jots - Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, 11.15.2020

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Fr. Jim's Jots

The month of November is flying by as we continue to remember Black Catholic History Month.  A special thanks to Tinika and Igor who spoke the first week and Adrien, last week.  This Sunday Larry Williford and next week, Mary Walker.  Thanks for sharing your stories.  We are blessed to have such a rich history of our Black Parishioners.  Thank you, Sister Cora Marie, for helping with the questions.

Advent begin November 29th.  We have four families who are inviting us to their homes to light the Advent Wreath each Sunday during Lent.  Thanks to all for helping prepare for the coming of Christ and the Christmas season.

On November 21st, you are invited to stop by the parish parking lot to pick up your copy of Reading God's Word for 2021, a calendar for 2021 and an updated directory of parishioners and your parish envelopes.  We will be giving details in the near future.

During the time of the Corona Virus, please be safe and wear a mask, practice social/physical distancing and wash your hands.  I am doing yet another funeral this Monday, November 16th of a long time friend who was the owner of an Italian restaurant in West Point, who died of the virus.  Please be safe.

Blessings,

Fr. Jim

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RISC Call To Action For November ~ Information provided by Cecilia Hull

 

RISC NOVEMBER CALL TO ACTION

RISC is starting a new season of action.  This link is a summary of what is happening with RISC in November.

https://stelizcc.org/risc-call-to-action-november-2020/

Cecilia will update it throughout the month, so people can keep checking the post for the latest information on meetings and calls to action.

~ Cecilia's Contact Information:

Cecilia Costanzo Hull

804.840.8999 

cecilia.costanzo.hull@gmail.com

Adult Faith Formation ~ Monday, November 9, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. on ZOOM!

 

You won't want to miss our next Adult Faith Formation Session on Monday, November 9th!

Click on the link below to join the next adult formation session.  The password is: church

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89653235590

Meeting ID: 896 5323 5590

Passcode: church

Mondays at 7:30 p.m.

November 9: Freedom to Choose the Good

Fr. Jim's Jots - Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 8, 2020

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

CELEBRATING BLACK CATHOLIC HISTORY MONTH

Fr. Jim's Jots

Thanks to Tinika and Igor, for their reflection last Sunday.  Thanks to Adrien for his reflection this Sunday.  We are truly blessed to have such a wealth of experiences and knowledge to help all our parish households learn about our different journeys of faith.  Thanks to all.

We, also, are blessed to acknowledge the historic appointment of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who will become the first United States African-American Cardinal-designate.  Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory is the Archbishop of Washington, D.C. Cardinal-designate Gregory is a native of Chicago and is 72 years old.  Wilton Gregory went to Catholic schools and wanted to be a priest.  He studied in Rome and was ordained a priest in Chicago in 1973

Archbishop Gregory has praised peaceful protest for racial justice, saying that the young people helping lead those marches offer hope for building a more just nation, where all lives are respected.

St. Elizabeth in Richmond, Virginia congratulates and prays for Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory and wishes him all the best.

Blessings,

Fr. Jim

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November is Black Catholic History Month!

 NATIONAL BLACK CATHOLIC HISTORY MONTH

SAINT ELIZABETH'S EVENTS

Throughout the month of November. we continue to celebrate and remember "BLACK CATHOLIC HISTORY MONTH."  At Saint Elizabeth, we are going to have a brief homily after the Gospel and a reflection from some of our parish members.  The schedule continues as follows:

November 8th - Adrien DeLoach

November 15th - Larry Williford

November 22nd - Mary Walker

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