St. Elizabeth Church

Due to Governor Hogan's Stay at Home Order, confessions have been suspended until further notice. Can. 960 Individual and integral confession and absolution constitute the only ordinary means by which a member of the faithful conscious of grave sin is reconciled with God and the Church. Only physical or moral impossibility excuses from confession of this type; in such a case reconciliation can be obtained by other means.

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Coronavirus Exposure at St. Elizabeth School! Dear St. E’s parish family, I was notified late today that a member of our St. Elizabeth School community has tested positive for coronavirus. As a result, Fr. Stefan, myself, and our entire parish staff have been potentially exposed and are under instructions to self-isolate until this Friday, March 27. At that time two weeks will have passed since our last potential exposure. Happily, none of us has developed any symptoms yet. This potential exposure to staff means that our church has also been potentially contaminated by the virus, and I regret to inform you that we are closing our church to public access until further notice. Please find below the communication that went out to our school community. And please pray for us and an end to this pandemic. With kind personal regards and assurance of my continued prayers for you, I am Sincerely in Christ, Msgr. Bill Parent