Advent Lessons & Carols: December 19^th – 6 PM. Never seen one before? Come check it out. Bring a friend.

St. Thomas the Apostle will be celebrated Thursday, December 23^rd at 12 Noon.

Christmas Services:

December 24^th: Family Service – 6 PM. Choral Service with Carols – 10:30 PM. Midnight Mass – 11 PM.

December 25^th: Morning Prayer and Mass – 10 AM. Evening Prayer – 5 PM.

Sunday, December 26^th: St. Stephen’s Day – 8 & 10 AM masses.

Monday, December 27^th: St. John the Evangelist – 7 PM Mass.

Tuesday, December 28^th: Holy Innocents – 12 Noon Mass.  

Please join us for one of our new worship times!

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrews 10:25

• 5 PM Saturday Evenings.
• 8 AM Sunday Mornings.

Rogation Services & Ascension Day

Rogation Sunday, 8 and 10 am. Rogation blessing of the Rectory garden and new Parish House kitchen following.

(No Sunday School as it is Mothers’ Day) Please sign up to have Father over to bless your garden or fields.

Rogation Monday, 7 pm Mass

Rogation Tuesday, 12 Noon Mass

Rogation Wednesday, 7 pm Mass

Ascension Day, 12 Noon Mass and 7 pm Mass

Pentecost Services

Whitsunday, 8 and 10 am.

Monday in Whitsun Week, 7 pm Mass

Tuesday in Whitsun Week, 12 Noon Mass

Thursday in Whitsun Week, 12 Noon Mass

Lenten Services

March 10^th, Evening Prayer w/ Second Office of Instruction & Stations of the Cross, Guest Preacher – 7 PM

March 17^th, Mass for St. Patrick’s Day – 7 PM

March 24^th, Family Evening Prayer, Stations of the Cross & Benediction, Guest Preacher – 7 PM

HOLY WEEK Services

March 28^th, Palm Sunday: 8 am Matins & Mass, 10 am Blessing of Palms, Procession, and Holy Eucharist

March 29^th, Monday before Easter: Mass at 7 PM

March 30^th, Tuesday before Easter: Noon Mass, Stations of the Cross at 7 PM

March 31^st, Wednesday before Easter: Noon Mass, Tenebrae at 7 PM

April 1^st, Maundy Thursday: Festive Holy Eucharist, 6 PM, NO SEDER, Watch Following

April 2^nd, Good Friday: Noon Pre-Sanctified Liturgy, etc. Confessions heard after 3 PM.

7 PM Evening Prayer and Stations of the Cross

April 3^rd, Holy Saturday: Noon Ante-Communion. Confessions heard after 1 PM. Vigil of Easter, 6 PM.

April 4^th, Easter: 8 AM Matins & Mass, 10 AM Festive Holy Eucharist

March 3^rd, Stations of the Cross, Benediction & Compline – 7 PM

March 10^th, Evening Prayer w/ Second Office of Instruction (Guest Preacher – Fr. Adam Trent) & Stations of the Cross – 7 PM

March 17^th, Mass for St. Patrick’s Day – 7 PM

March 24^th, Family Evening Prayer, Stations of the Cross & Benediction – 7 PM

Updates on Masses as we go forward in the Holy Day season are:

Monday, December 28th, Holy Innocents 7 pm

Thursday, December 31st, St. Sylvester 12 Noon

Friday, January 1st, Circumcision of Christ 12 Noon

Wednesday, January 6, The Epiphany 7 pm

Thursday, January 7th, Of the Octave of Epiphany 12 Noon

Christmas Eve
12 Noon ~ Litany for Advent & Pro-Anaphora (Ante-Communion) for the Vigil of the Nativity (No Communion)

1-3 PM ~ Confessions heard in church

6:30 PM ~ “Family Service” Mass (Lux Fulgebit, Titus iii. 4-7, Luke ii. 15-20) (NO SINGING)

10:30 PM ~ Carol Sing

11 PM ~ Midnight Mass: Traditional Proclamation of Christmas, Blessing of the Creche, Festive Holy Eucharist, Silent Night sung to Candlelight (Dominus dixit, Titus ii. 11-15, Luke ii. 1-14 “There was a decree from Caesar Augustus…”) 

Christmas Day
10 AM ~ Abbreviated Morning Prayer, Athanasian Creed, Litany for Christmas, Mass (Puer natus est, Hebrews i. 1-12, John i. 1-14) (NO SINGING)

St. Stephen’s Day, Saturday December 26
12 Noon ~ Mass

St. John the Evangelist, Sunday December 27
8 AM ~ Abbreviated Morning Prayer & Mass

10 AM ~ Mass with hymns

Holy Innocents’, Monday December 28
7 PM ~ Mass

Sunday School has begun. There is Adult Sunday School on The Book of Revelation and a young people’s Sunday school as well. Please invite some to join us.

Noonday Mass on Thursday will resume on October 8^th.

8 o’clock service, with Morning Prayer preceding Mass will begin on October 11^th.

Blessing of Animals. Traditionally around St. Francis Day (Oct. 4) there is a blessing of Animals. We did not do it this year, but Fr. Geromel will be happy to come ‘round your house and bless your pets. Just ask!  

Welcome, Fr Peter Geromel! Our new Vicar!

Mass time returns to Sunday at 10 am on August 30th.

Sunday School for all ages begins again Sunday, September 27, with a celebration of St. Michael and All Angels.

Email us to participate as we pray individually for towns around the New River Valley, that Jesus Christ may be known and adored, everywhere and by all.

Sunday, September 1–Trinity 11–Holy Eucharist–10:00 a.m.

 

Thursday, September 5–St. John Vianney (Transferred)–Holy Eucharist–Noon

 

Sunday, September 8–Trinity 12–Holy Eucharist–10:00 a.m.

Thursday, September 12–Holy Name of Mary–Holy Eucharist–Noon

Sunday, September 15–Trinity 13–Holy Eucharist–10:00 a.m.

Thursday, September 19–Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Transferred)–Holy Eucharist–Noon

Sunday, September 21–St. Matthew (Transferred)–Holy Eucharist–10:00 a.m.

Thursday, September 26–Lancelot Andrewes (Transferred)–Holy Eucharist–Noon

Sunday, September 29–St. Michael and All Angels–Holy Eucharist–Noon

Confessions heard upon appointment.