I hope your week has been a good one.  Here’s a bit of news from the parish of St Bede.

First of all, I offer this reminder: The KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS will be hosting a food drive for the Williamsburg House of Mercy at all the masses this weekend (Sat. 5:30 pm, Sunday 8:30am, 11:00 am and 2:30pm). Look for the WHOM vehicle at the side entrance.  

Over the next few weeks, we will be opening up a couple more of our Masses to be in person.

·        This week, we’ll open up the Friday daily mass (September 11) will join the in person and livestreamed Masses on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

·        Later in the month we plan to open up the Sunday evening at 5:00 pm Mass. This Mass will be in person only.  

Our Event coordinator, Jen Murtha asked that I tell you that something new will be coming soon from Kaplan Parish Hall 

Save the date and mark your calendars: on September 24, we celebrate the feast of our Lady of Walsingham. The schedule for the day will be finalized soon. We plan to include an open house of the newly renovated shrine, a virtual presentation by our own Michelle Spike (author of The Holy House, and sometime during the day the recitation the Our Lady of Walsingham. 

Lastly and personally, thank you for honoring and celebrating my 40^th anniversary in just the way you did. It was perfect. Thank you for the Papal Blessing, the signed posters, the cards, emails, phone calls and I was and am particularly humbled by your great, great generosity on this occasion to the House of Mercy.

Enjoy the Labor Day weekend.  Thank you to all whose labor builds up the human family, “sustains our life on earth” britband “trustingly builds up [God’s] kingdom”.  (from the Roman Missal). And let us pray for those who are looking for work or who are underemployed.  See you Tuesday night, Godwilling!

To register for this weekend's Mass, click here.