2020 – Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, RCIC, and Matrimony

Peace and good! As we find ourselves in phase two here in Northern Virginia, we continue to address how we as a faith community will celebrate the Sacraments for our parishioners who were to celebrate them during the past three months. We share the following:
 
Baptism: The Sacrament of Baptism has continued to be celebrated during these months in respect of the guidelines provided to us by the Governor, CDC, and Diocese. For the time being, baptisms will be celebrated on Saturday mornings at 11:00 am.
 
First Communion: After studying and discussing how to celebrate First Holy Communion our youth, it has been decided to celebrate the sacrament as a whole group. We realize that there will be changes in how we may need to celebrate this sacrament, for example: limited number of guests, no processions due to social distancing; wearing of a face mask; etc...

The following dates have been scheduled for the celebration of First Holy Communion.

First Holy Communion Mass in English was celebrated Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

Confirmation: Bishop Burbidge has granted permission to the pastors to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with the youth of their parish during this time of the pandemic. It is our plan to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with the youth of our parish in early fall.

RCIC: The celebration will be scheduled for the fall. We look forward to welcoming the youth of the parish into the faith community.
 
Matrimony: We have continued to celebrate weddings during this time in respect of the guidelines provided to us by the Governor, CDC, and Diocese.
 
We ask for your patience and understanding as we continue to study the celebration of the sacraments for our faith community.