We are grateful that the restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic are being eased somewhat. More of us are now able to worship in church together (still wearing masks and keeping families at a distance from others as much as is possible in our small chapel). We will hope to have outdoor coffee hours whenever the […]

The beginning of the holy season of Lent for the Western Rite is on Wednesday, March 17. In the Ash Wednesday liturgy, we are marked with ashes (made from the palms of the previous Palm Sunday) to remind us that we are sinful and repentance is required of us. For the next forty days – […]

One of the most beautiful feast days in our liturgical calendar is that of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple, or the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Candlemas, which occurs on February 2. All three of these titles indicate an aspect of the celebration: the 40-day-old baby Jesus is taken to […]

The feast day services which we will celebrate this month are the Circumcision of Our Lord on January 1, with Matins at 9:30AM and Mass at 10AM, and the Feast of the Epiphany on the Eve, January 5, with the Blessing of Water at 6:30PM and Mass at 7:00. Additional week-night services will be announced […]

As we continue to experience restrictions due to the Covid virus, it is important that we keep connected to each other and to our parish preparations for the celebration of the Nativity. During Advent, Fr. Nicholas will offer Vespers many evenings at 6PM; the readings and antiphons are helpful for preparing our hearts. Saturday Vespers […]

We begin the month of November with the celebration of All Saints on Sunday, November 1. On Monday, November 2, a Requiem Mass for all our loved ones who have passed away will be offered (Vespers of the Departed at 6:45 and Mass at 7PM). Other extra services this month will be on Wednesday, November […]

This month, we will celebrate the feast day of St. Luke the Evangelist on October 18 and the feast of Christ the King on October 25. Additional masses this month will be offered on Thursday evenings, October 8, 15 (celebrating Our Lady of Walsingham on that day), 22 and 29. We held our first outdoor […]

As the directives from the Metropolitan and Montgomery County regarding the number of people who can gather in church have not changed, we will continue to offer a week-night Mass, in addition to the Sunday Mass and Communion from the Reserved Sacrament by appointment. We hope that, when the disarray outside caused by the ongoing […]

Our services will remain the same until we receive further directions from the Archdiocese and the county: we are allowed up to 12 people in church for each Mass (including altar servers and chanters). We will continue to offer an additional Mass on Wednesdays evenings at 7PM and Vespers on Saturdays at 6PM. Confessions may […]

The most recent directives from Metropolitan JOSEPH regarding how we have services during this continuing pandemic now give us permission to have two servers at the altar in addition to the priest, but we are still limited to two chanters and, following local directives for Montgomery County, the number of people who can gather remains […]