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Feast of Divine Mercy 2020
14 Apr 2020

Feast of Divine Mercy 2020

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Thank you to those who helped with Easter Triduum this year.  Whether with decorations, music serving Mass and liturgies, thank you.  Particularly, thank you to our dedicated persons who took care of the live streaming. Today we celebrate t ...

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5th Sunday of Lent 2020 – Coronavirus
26 Mar 2020

5th Sunday of Lent 2020 – Coronavirus

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
How has the last week been for everyone?  It is a week that will be remembered for many years I would think.  A microscopic germ has turned the world upside down.  A world far advanced to any one before it.  Yet, how quickly can the ...

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3rd Sunday of Lent 2020
21 Mar 2020

3rd Sunday of Lent 2020

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Today, we begin our parish mission as Monsignor Charles Mangan preaches all of our Masses.  Monsignor Mangan has written and spoken much on Jesus, Our Lady and St. Joseph.  It is fitting that he will preach the mission to culminate with the So ...

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2nd Sunday of Lent 2020
21 Mar 2020

2nd Sunday of Lent 2020

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Thank you to everyone who took time last Sunday to thank Deacon Scott Ross for his many hours of humble service to Our Lord and His people at Holy Trinity! Please keep him and his family in your prayers as they relocate to South Carolina. Recently, I wa ...

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1st Sunday of Lent
01 Mar 2020

1st Sunday of Lent

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
We hope everyone’s Lent has begun very prayerfully, penitently and charitably! Lent is an awesome season to pull back from the world, its pleasures, its technology and its myriad of activities.  In so doing, we are able to focus the true meani ...

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7th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Deacon Scott
01 Mar 2020

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Deacon Scott

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
You may have noticed large plastic sheets on the walls of the northern transept last week.  Simply put: there has been water damage; the caulking used with the precast concrete has disintegrated.  The caulking has been repaired which means we ...

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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
01 Mar 2020

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual celebration of Marriage Mass last Saturday.  A special thank you goes to our Marriage Ministry couples.  It is always good to celebrate this tremendous sacrament. The same Saturday, Febru ...

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Dedications of the Church
04 Feb 2020

Dedications of the Church

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
February 2nd was our twelfth anniversary of our church.  It is good to recall a few reasons we have churches and the parallels from the Old Testament. OT: God’s guidance in building Temple – Solomon: precious metals, carvings, etc.Holy o ...

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Legislative Activities in Virginia
04 Feb 2020

Legislative Activities in Virginia

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the March for Life!  In addition to the five buses of people, we also had many people drive themselves to the March.  Thank you to those who coordinated the buses and the food for the day.  Again, ...

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March for Life 2020 & Women’s March
04 Feb 2020

March for Life 2020 & Women’s March

Posted by Reverend Thomas Vander Woude,
This past week we saw two very different marches in DC – there was also an important demonstration in Richmond vs. the liberal state elected officials who would like to limit one’s ability to defend oneself and one’s family. The two marches in ...

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