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Register for Religious Education Classes

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Registration is open June 5 – August 17, 2023. St. Katharine Drexel Mission offers faith formation classes for children in grades 1-Confirmation through our Religious Education Program.

Religious Education Class Information
Our classes for the 2023-2024 school year will run from September 10, 2023 through May 19, 2024 and are held at Battlefield High School on Sunday mornings from 9:10 – 10:15 AM. Through the program, children will learn what it means to be a faith-filled Catholic and how they can apply these values to their everyday lives.

New Mass Schedule Starts August 15th

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Father Murphy is pleased to announce new Mass times for St. Katharine Drexel Mission beginning Saturday, August 16, 2025. The new Mass schedule includes a Vigil Mass on Saturday evenings at 5:00 PM.

Deacon Ricky Malebranche Ordination on June 7

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Please join parishioners across the Diocese of Arlington in praying for the following men who are being ordained to the priesthood this Saturday, June 7.

We are so pleased to celebrate with St. Katharine Drexel’s own Deacon Ricky Malebranche upon his ordination, as he offers his First Mass on Sunday, June 8 at St. Katharine Drexel Mission at 12:30 PM. This will be followed by a reception at the Evergreen Firehouse.

Sacrament of Confession

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The Sacrament of Confession is offered on Thursday evening in the Confessionals near the front entrance of our new church from 7:00-8:00 PM. Cards to assist you in preparing for Confession are on the hall tables. The Sacrament of Confession provides the opportunity for you to receive forgiveness and be reconciled to a state of grace with God after committing sin.

Haymarket Food Pantry – Donations Needed

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We are looking for volunteers to pick up donations after Mass at Battlefield High School and deliver them to the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry drop boxes in Gainesville.SKD is collecting non-perishable food items for the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry. Please leave your donations in the SKD narthex, in the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry basket.

Visit haymarketfoodpantry.org/needs for more information

Religious Education Volunteers Needed

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We are looking for volunteers to help teach and guide the youth of our parish. Classes begin after Labor Day.

The following volunteer positions are needed:

Catechists
Adult Classroom Aides
Teen Aides (must be Confirmed)
Youth Ministry
Hallway Volunteers
Substitute Catechists
Special Events Assistance
Bilingual Translation

FORMED On-Demand

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Have you seen The Chosen yet? As a parishioner of St. Katharine Drexel Mission, you have an easy and deliberate way to watch it at your command. Our parish has paid for all of us to plug into FORMED. It’s a subscription-based online platform filled with over 4,000 Catholic studies, movies, audio dramas, talks, e-books, and even children’s cartoons!

Volunteer as a Lector

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Love to Read and want a way to
help the SKD Community??
Why not volunteer as a lector??
With the addition of the 8:00 AM Mass, our community is in need of additional lectors to read at both the 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM Masses.

Lector books will be provided, and the commitment is no more than once every 4-6 weeks, with enough volunteers!

Send your questions or interest inquiries to Melanie Shipley – mshipley@sms.com

Love to Sing? Join the Choir

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St. Katharine Drexel Mission is seeking volunteer teenage through adult cantors (8:00 and 10:30 AM Masses) and choir members (10:30 AM). We are also seeking substitute pianists, for both Mass times, who will be paid a stipend. For more information, please see choir member Kathy Cumber after Mass or email kathy.cumber@gmail.com.

Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) for Adults

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For all non-baptized adults who are interested in the Catholic faith as well as adult Catholics who are looking to be confirmed and complete their Christian Initiation, classes will start on October 4 at 7:00 PM in the SKD Mission Office (4100 Mill Creek Rd, Haymarket) until Easter. The classes are designed to prepare the uninitiated to be initiated and for the initiated to be edified.

If you know of somebody interested in Catholicism, of a Catholic missing a sacrament, or an adult Catholic interested in
learning more about the basics of our faith, please, join us.

Email kyung@saint-stephen.org or call 540-687-6433 or just come!