The air conditioning in the church is now functional!
Upcoming News and Announcements
International Week of Prayer and Fasting begins with Mass at St. Mary of Sorrows with Mass at 9:15am on Saturday, October 12th celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Robert J. Baker, STD with talks in the afternoon in St. Joseph’s Hall.
Marian Homes is sponsoring a shredding event on Saturday, October 12th in the Parish Center parking lot from 10:00am to 12:00pm.
The second collection this weekend will benefit the relief effort for Hurricane Helene and next weekend the second collection will be for World Mission Sunday. We will have our monthly debt reduction second collection the weekend of October 27th.
The office will be closed on Monday in observance of Columbus Day. There will be a 6:30am and 9:15am Mass offered on Monday, with Confession after the 9:15am Mass and Adoration throughout the day until 7:00pm.
Spaghetti dinner will be offered this Saturday after the 5:00pm Mass in Farrell Hall. 
Join the Knights for a Pancake Breakfast after the 7:30am and 9:30am Masses in Farrell Hall on Sunday.
This weekend you can drop off your Food Pantry donations in the foyer of the Parish Center until 1:00pm on Sunday.
Family Adoration will be offered Saturday, October 19th from 10:00am to 11:00am in the church. Family Adoration invites children to experience our Eucharistic Lord in a family-friendly environment.
Last call for the children’s choir which meets on Wednesday from 5:00pm to 6:00pm in St. Joseph’s Hall. The choir is open to children in grades 1 through 8. For more information, or to register your child, contact Jacob Temple, the Director of Sacred Music at jacobt@stmaryofsorrows.org.
We want to pray for our active military and if you know of a service person who would like to be on our list, please email their name and branch of the military to Irenea@stmaryofsorrows.org or complete the online form at the top of the page. We will publish the list in November so that we may pray for them.SAVE THE DATE: The following events are coming up. Please make note on your calendar and watch for further information in our bulletin, on our website or in future Flocknotes!!
- “Taste of the World” St. Mary’s International Night will be held on October 19th. More information to come.
- Mass for Jubilarians will be held on October 20, 2024. To register, contact Irene Alexander at 703-978-4141, ext. 101.
- The Chosen, Episode 7, Season 4 will be shown on October 26th after the 5:00pm Mass.
- Diaper, Wipes and Formula will be collected on the fourth Sunday of every month. Newborn and 1’s are especially needed.
- Anointing of the sick will be offered on the last Sunday of the month after the 11:30am Mass.
- All Saints’ Day, November 1st is a Holy Day of Obligation and the Vigil Mass (Oct. 31st) will be celebrated at 4:00pm, with Masses on the feast day at 6:30am, 9:15am and 7:00pm.
- All Souls’ Day is November 2nd and the Mass schedule will include Masses at the Historic Church at 8:30am and 10:30am honoring those that have passed in the last year. Please continue your prayers into the cemetery to pray for all the souls in purgatory through the plenary indulgence you can gain November 1st through November 8th.
- AOH Ladies Tea will be on Friday, November 8th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm in St. Joseph’s Hall.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK ON A TOPIC BELOW:
- Current Bulletin
- Link to Request Prayers for Active Military
- Deceased Parishioner/Funeral Arrangement Announcements
- Featured Parish Outreach Group – FACETS
- Cemetery Cleanup – See the notice at the top of the Cemetery Page
- Publications
- Our Bishops statement as chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee
- Annual Bike Collection – Saturday, April 13th, 2024 from 9AM until Noon. See the flyer HERE.
Moving Foward
From the Catholic Culture website…
November 1st is the Solemnity of All Saints. “The Church celebrates all the saints: canonized or beatified, and the multitude of those who are in heaven enjoying the beatific vision that are only known to God. During the early centuries the Saints venerated by the Church were all martyrs. Later the pope set November 1 as the day for commemorating all the Saints. We all have this “universal call to holiness.” What must we to do in order to join the company of the saints in heaven? We “must follow in His footsteps and conform [our]selves to His image seeking the will of the Father in all things. [We] must devote [our]selves with all [our] being to the glory of God and the service of [our] neighbor. In this way, the holiness of the People of God will grow into an abundant harvest of good, as is admirably shown by the life of so many saints in Church history” (Lumen Gentium, 40).
“This perfect life with the Most Holy Trinity—this communion of life and love with the Trinity, with the Virgin Mary, the angels and all the blessed—is called “heaven.” Heaven is the ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest human longings, the state of supreme, definitive happiness” (CCC 1024).
Remember to pray for the Faithful Departed from November 1st to the 8th.”
We will have several Masses offered on Saturday, November 2nd to offer prayers for our dearly departed and for the poor souls in purgatory. Masses will be offered at 8:30am and 10:30am at the Historic Church and 9:15am in the new church.
Welcome from our Pastor
On behalf of our parish family, welcome to St. Mary of Sorrows parish website! We would love for you to join us on Sunday, and every day! Please look over our website and if we can be of help to you, please do not hesitate to contact me or a staff member. Our mission/vision statement is listed below to provide you with a deeper sense of our commitment to our Lord Jesus.
In Christ Through Mary,
Rev. Thomas P. Vander Woude, Pastor
10/11/24
