As a parish we have advocated and prayed for three simple things for a holier Church: truth, accountability, and transparency. Our Three Simple Things Novena of Sundays ended February 24 on the last of the four-day Vatican summit to address the protection of minors in the Catholic Church. Where do we stand today? Have our prayers been answered? The short answer is “not yet.” But there are hopeful signs.

St. E’s priests will never, under any circumstances, ask you via email to purchase gift cards or wire money. Any such request is fraudulent and should be deleted immediately. Phishing scams targeting churches in this way have become increasingly common in recent months. Most of these emails will say something like "I have a favor to ask" and proceed to ask you to purchase gift cards or wire money. We recommend you report such emails as phishing scams to your email provider. Please feel free to call the parish office to validate the authenticity of any suspicious email claiming to be from our priests or staff.

An announcement of the successor to Mary Linehan, who retired at the end of January. Welcome, Sharon Carbonell, our new parish business manager!

Dear St. E’s parish family, Last Sunday at our 5:00 and 9:00 Masses I pointed out some similarities between the situation in ancient Corinth and the recent uproar over a few students from Covington Catholic High School. Quite a few of you asked me to make my text available, so I have provided it below. Please continue to pray for our country. Sincerely in Christ, Msgr. Bill Parent

Dear friends in Christ, This Wednesday, January 30, will be Mary Linehan’s last day as our Director of Finance. She is retiring after serving St. E’s for over 12 years in this capacity. Mary had actually planned to retire last June, but in light of all the other staff changes last summer, I asked her to stay on. I will be forever grateful for her willingness to do so. Mary has a well-deserved reputation as one of the best parish finance directors in the Archdiocese of Washington. Her financial expertise, wisdom, dependability, and deep personal faith have been tremendous blessings to us all. I cannot overstate her importance behind the scenes in keeping our parish operating smoothly. On behalf of our entire St. Elizabeth’s parish family, I wish to thank Mary for her generous service to us. We’ll certainly miss her, and we wish her all the best in this new stage of her life. With kind personal regards, I am Sincerely in Christ, Msgr. Bill Parent

Due to inclement weather, on Sunday, January 13th, Christian Formation Classes will be canceled and the 5th Grade will NOT be assisting the 9:00 am Mass.

Three Simple Things Novena Prayer Card

Christmas Message from the Pastor.

Please note: There will be no 7 am Mass on Monday, December 24th or Wednesday, December 26th. The parish office will be closed on Wednesday, December 26th and there will be no evening confessions.

Our annual fundraiser of selling Christmas Trees is back again! Nursery Hours: Monday-Friday 12 pm - 9 pm, Saturday - Sunday 9 am - 9 pm. Sales end December 23rd.

Information about the protection of Children in the Catholic Church.

Message from the Pastor regarding the Tree of Life synagogue shootings.

If you want to take action to reform the Church, then consider joining our Three Simple Things campaign.

Our annual All Souls Mass will be held on Friday, November 2nd at 7:30 pm. Traditionally, we list in our worship aid all of those who have died in the past year-both those who had funerals celebrated here and your family members and friends whose names you have provided to us. The only names that will be read during the tolling of the bells will be those with someone present. To RSVP and/or submit the names of loved ones you can: 1. Submit the name and RSVP online by clicking on the All Souls Day slideshow picture. 2. Call the parish office at 301-881-1380

Message from the Pastor and homily from Sunday, September 16th, 2018.

Message from the Pastor and homily from Sunday, August 19th 2018.

Message from the Pastor regarding clergy sexual abuse.