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Food Pantry Ministry Volunteers Needed

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St. Katharine Drexel Mission collects non-perishable food items for the Haymarket Food Pantry each Sunday during Mass. Please find the baskets in the hallway near Battlefield High School Entrance #4.

Anyone who wishes to join this ministry and deliver food donations from Mass to the Haymarket Food Regional Pantry in Gainesville, please contact Laura Smith at lauracordaro@comcast.net. The Food Pantry drop-off address is: 7669 Limestone Drive, #105 Gainesville, VA 20155

We hope to set up a rotating schedule with a once-a-month time commitment of about an hour.

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!

Prayer Quilts

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With the help of the SKD Ladies, the Knights of Columbus are providing “Prayer Quilts” for parish members to support those in need for prayers that will come wrapped in a quilt, blessed by Father Murphy, to show the love and blessings of our faith community.

Requests for Prayer Quilts can be presented to the Knights by contacting Ellen Sivick at the SKD Office esivick@saint-stephen.org. If you would like to be a part of this project in any way, please send an email to SKDLadies@gmail.com or Bob Guiney at gk16793@vakofc.org.

Father Jon O’Brien KofC Scholarship

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The Father Jon O’Brien Knights of Columbus are pleased to announce our Scholarship Program. The program will award $1,000 to support any higher education endeavor by graduating seniors from our parishes. Open to individuals in the two parishes we serve, SKD and SSM.

We intend to award our Scholarship Grant in July. Applications can be downloaded at: https://fjobkofc.org. The criteria for award is contained in the application.

Due date is June 30, 2022. Late inputs will not be considered

St. Katharine Drexel Celebrates Groundbreaking

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The Ceremonial Groundbreaking with Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Diocese of Arlington, took place on the feast day of St. Katharine Drexel, Thursday, March 3, 2022.  A video recording of the event appears below.

We look forward to sharing further developments as we begin the process of building our new church home on the corner of Waterfall Road and Route 15 in Haymarket, VA.

Get Your Tickets for Car/Cash Raffle

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The All Saints 2022 Car Raffle will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2022. St. Katharine Drexel parishioners can participate by purchasing tickets coordinated through the Knights of Columbus.  One $5.00 ticket gives you a chance to win all 25 prizes, including:

Vehicle Drawings
2022 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN
2022 GMC CANYON TRUCK
2022 BUICK ENCORE
2022 HONDA CIVIC

CASH Drawings

Walking with Purpose Bible Study

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Touching the Divine

A study that focuses on the many qualities of Jesus as revealed through the Gospel of John.

TWO SESSIONS AVAILABLE
October 2021 – April 2022

Wednesdays: 6:15 – 7:45 p.m.
Thursdays: 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

SKD Mission Office
4100 Mill Creek Drive
Haymarket, VA 20169

If you are interested in joining us, please contact Mary Banwarth for more information.
(mary@banwarth.com or 703-675-3665).

Learn more about the Walking With Purpose at: walkingwithpurpose.com

SKD to Celebrate Groundbreaking on March 3

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Specific details will be forthcoming, but mark your calendar for an exciting day in our Mission history. On Thursday, March 3rd, the feast day of our patroness Saint Katharine Drexel, Bishop Burbidge will be celebrating a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of our new church building (corner of 234 and Waterfall Road).

Stay tuned for more information in the new year!

Saint Katharine Drexel, Pray for Us.

Church Building Update

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Our thanks to everyone who has completed and returned a Cornerstone Campaign Pledge Form. With groundbreaking scheduled for March 3rd, the feast day of St. Katharine Drexel, we will be including space in the bulletin in the coming months to provide information about the Cornerstone Campaign and church building project.

Donate Your Angel Tree Gift Cards by December 5

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We are excited to again be Celebrating the Birth of our Lord through our Annual Christmas Angel Tree Program. This year’s plan is to collect gift cards from local stores Walmart, Target, Kohls, Giant as well as Amazon card to present to the school counselors who will pass them along to selected families in their school.

It is preparation time for our annual Christmas Angel Tree Gift Giving Program! Our Angel Tree volunteers work directly with the schools in our church boundaries to identify families in need and provide them with a little Joy at Christmastime.

This is a beautiful way to spread Love and Joy as we celebrate the birth of our Lord!

If you are interested in becoming an Angel Tree volunteer,please contact the SKD office at 703-754-8444.