St. Katharine Drexel Mission - Haymarket, VA

New Mass Schedule Starts August 15th

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Father Murphy is pleased to announce new Sunday Mass times for St. Katharine Drexel Mission and the addition of Saturday evening Mass and daily Masses.

Starting the Weekend of August 16, 2025:

To alleviate parking issues and accommodate attendance at Religious Education classes during the school year, the following new Sunday Mass schedule will start on the weekend of August 16.

  • Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM
  • NEW Sunday Mass Times: 7:30, 9:15, 11:00 AM
  • Daily Mass: Monday, Wednesday, and First Saturday at 8:30 AM, Friday at 12:15 PM, and Thursday at 6:30 PM
Ordination to the Priesthood

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.

The ordination will be livestreamed at bit.ly/CDA-Priesthood-Ordination-2025.

Twelve Men to be Ordained – Arlington Catholic Herald

Sacrament of Confession

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Thursday Mass & Holy Hour
Thursday Mass: 6:30 PM
Adoration & Penance: 7:00 – 8:00 PM

The Sacrament of Confession is offered Thursday 7:00-8:00 PM, Saturday 3:45-4:45 PM and First Saturdays 9:00-9:30 AM. 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 Regional Food Pantry - SKD Ministry

Haymarket Food Pantry – Donations Needed

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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

Please take a moment to complete the interest form through the link below to find out more about assisting with RE classes for the 2025-2026 school year.

SKD Religious Education Interest Form

Contact Shareen Klos, director of religious education, for more information at sklos@saint-stephen.org.

FORMED On-Demand

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 is a subscription-based online platform filled with over 4,000 Catholic studies, movies, audio dramas, talks, e-books, and even childrens’ cartoons.

FORMED has content from over 60 apostolates, including Augustine Institute, Ignatius Press, and the Knights of Columbus, with material that is professionally produced, engaging, and solid in its catechism. Much of FORMED’s content is available in both English and Spanish. And you can enjoy FORMED on your computer or on your television with a Roku device or Apple TV. You can even listen on your phone as you commute to work or do chores.

To gain access to all of FORMED’s content, follow these simple steps:

  1. Visit www.formed.org.
  2. Click “Sign Up.”
  3. Choose “Sign Up as a Parishioner.”
  4. Enter “20117” and scroll to St Stephen the Martyr & Saint Katharine Drexel Mission then click “Next.”
  5. Create a new account by entering your full name and email.

Now you can get the free FORMED app for your phone by searching FORMED Catholic in your app store.

Cross at the SKD Construction Site

All Souls Novena

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You will find blank envelopes for our All Souls Novena (November 2-10) in the narthex at St. Katharine Drexel Mission church. Please fill out your intentions and enclose your offering in the envelopes and drop them in the collection baskets no later than Sunday October 26, 2025.

If you receive monthly envelopes by mail, your Novena envelope should be in your bundle. Thank you.

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!