FATHER JIM'S JOTS - St. Elizabeth Catholic Church - Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 3, 2025

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

August 3, 2025

FATHER JIM'S JOTS

Greetings,

I would like to thank everyone who has participated in the raffle so far!  We have handed out almost 2000 tickets and so far, have received $2,380.  Thank you for your generosity.  To learn about how you can get more raffle tickets, please see this bulletin.

 I encourage all of us to reflect on how we can continue to embrace the teachings of Christ and His Church.  Our Parish holds Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on the First Friday of every month.  We pray the rosary as a group every night on Zoom at 7 p.m. (visit the E-Bulletin to get the link to join).  In September, we will be taking a Pilgrimage to the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception to learn more about the oldest parish community in the Catholic Diocese of Richmond and enrich our faith as Pilgrims of Hope. To join us, click the link in this bulletin or call the Parish Office.

Consider joining one of our many ministries that work to support our community during our Sunday Liturgies and in our neighborhood every day.

St. Elizabeth has the following Ministries:

Altar Linen Cleaning, Altar Servers, Art & Environment, Bereavement Support, Building and Grounds, Gospel Choir & Cantor, Community Life, Education Ministry, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Food Pantry, Faith Formation, Haiti Outreach, Homebound & Sick, Hospitality, Human/Social Concerns, Justice Committee, Lectors, Media (Zoom), Family Ministry.

Want to learn about the work that each ministry does?

Visit our website at www.stelizcc.org/ministry/ to find all the details and contact information.  On Sunday, September 7th, we will have our annual Ministry Sign-Up Fair where you will be able to speak with our Ministry Leaders to learn more and find the right ministry for you!

Blessings,

Fr. Jim, Pastor 

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FATHER JIM'S JOTS - St. Elizabeth Catholic Church - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 27, 2025

 St. Elizabeth Catholic Church

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 27, 2025

FATHER JIM'S JOTS 

Greetings,

Special thanks to Liz Wiznerowicz and her team of volunteers who have helped for the past two weeks at Tusome Summer School, hosted at All Saints Catholic School.  The first week there were 27 students; the second week there were 31 students and a total of 51 volunteers over the two weeks.  The students were tutored in reading, English and Math.

A few weeks ago, the American Red Cross did a training in CPR and how to use our new AED Defibrillator.  We purchased the Defibrillator and had the Red Cross training with a Grant from the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.  The following individuals (Sr. Mary Mwangi, Domonique Edwards, Yao Thompson, Denise Letendre, Rosemary Overton, Beverley Bryant, Miranda Wiznerowicz, Katrinia Murray Bledsoe, Rita Hatchett and Aimerance Fariala) from our parish took the training in CPR and how to use the Defibrillator which is now mounted on the wall in a special AED Cabinet near the rear of the church by the statue of St. Joseph.

The Parish Raffle is off to a great start.  Thanks for your help.  We are asking each household to purchase 3 books of tickets, a total of $60.  You can get your raffle tickets at church or in the parish office.  The drawing will be on Homecoming Sunday in November.  For more information, please see this bulletin.

Thank you to everyone for your generosity in our Haiti collections last week.  The collection total was $669.00.

Blessings,

Fr. Jim, Pastor 

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