50th Anniversary Preparation Update
As we continue preparations for Prince of Peace 50th Anniversary celebration on Sunday, June 1, 2025 our worship space will be painted starting Wednesday, November 6th and last approximately 3-4 weeks.
As a result the following adaptions will take place:
~ Weekday and Weekend Masses will take place in our parish hall.
~ Live stream is not available for either weekday nor weekend Masses.
~ Confessions will take place in the front parish office. Someone will be available to assist with the process.
~ Access to the parish hall from the education wing will not be available during Mass.
~ Children’s Liturgy of the Word will not take place during November. It will begin again
on Sunday, December 1st.
~ Hospitality will not be offered after the Sunday Masses.
~ A special section will be reserved for handicapped and those needing assistance.
~ Should the uneven floor pose a problem ushers will be available to assist.
~ Families experiencing the loss of a loved one will be offered to have the funeral take place in the Parish Hall or we will ask for hospitality at a local parish.
~ We will not be able to offer funeral receptions.
~ Pastoral Care Ministers will come to the front office and ask either Father John Bosco or Sister Dolores to give them Eucharist to take to the sick.
~ While this is an exciting time for our parish-Due to safety concerns- parishioners are asked to refrain from entering the worship space to check on the progress of the painting.
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Daily Mass: Tuesday – Friday 9:00am, followed by the Holy Rosary at 9:45am. (Tuesday & Friday livestreamed)
Weekend Masses: Saturday: 5:00pm (Reconciliation from 3:30-4:45pm), Sunday: 9:00am, Sunday: 11:00am (livestream)
Notice: The Sunday 11:00 am Mass is live-streamed for use on various Diocesan digital media accounts of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, including, but not limited to, the websites of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond and The Catholic Virginian, and social media platforms of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. Photography and/or screenshot images from the live-stream may be used for The Catholic Virginian print edition. If you do not wish to be captured by live-streaming, please refrain from attending those Masses.
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Gospel Reflection: Mark 12:28b-34, Sunday, November 3, 2024
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus is questioned by a scribe about the greatest commandment. Discuss with your family: Today we are going to learn about Jesus’ commandment to love. What are some of the loving things we do that shows we love someone? What are some unloving actions? (Have children explain their choices.) In this week’s Gospel, Which commandment did Jesus say was the greatest? (You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.) What other commandment did Jesus give? (You shall love your neighbor as yourself.) This is Jesus’ Great Commandment, his teaching that we are to both love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. Our neighbors aren’t just the people who live close to us. Everyone is our neighbor. When we do loving things for others, we aren’t just showing love for our neighbors. We are also showing our love for God and shining the light of God’s love on others.
Pope Francis:
The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is a pontifical work with the mission of mobilizing Catholics through prayer and action, in the face of the challenges confronting humanity and the mission of the Church. The prayer intention for November is: For those who have lost a child. In his prayer intention, Pope Francis says, “To offer comfort to these parents who have lost a child, we need to listen to them, to be close to them with love, to care responsibly for the pain they feel, imitating how Jesus Christ consoled those who were afflicted.” (Pope Francis). The full article with Vatican News and the New “Pope Video“.
