Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

In order to accommodate everyone who wishes to attend Christmas Mass, St Mary will celebrate all our Christmas Masses at the Fredericksburg Expo Center.  In keeping with the governor’s orders for churches, there will be a maximum limit of 1000 people per Mass.  Social distancing will be maintained, and the Expo Center cleaned and aired out after every Mass, so it will be cold (bring a coat and gloves!).  Masks will be required to be worn inside the Expo center.  The Expo Center’s address is 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401.  The Mass schedule is as follows:

Christmas Eve:

2pm (We encourage at risk parishioners to attend this Mass)

4pm

6pm

8pm in Spanish

10pm (This will be our “midnight” Mass)

Christmas Day:

7am

9am

11am

1pm

 

As many of you know, every year at Christmas we take up a special collection for charity.  The collection this year will be taken up on December 5 and December 6 for the following special charities:

The Holy Land Christians Society for the benefit of the Creche Orphanage in Bethlehem in the Holy Land. The orphanage, managed by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, has a long history in Bethlehem and has welcomed orphans since its foundation in the late 19th century. The Crèche provides services of high quality for children and people of the Palestinian Authority Area and continues to function thanks to the support of its benefactors.

The continued completion of converting a conference room at Holy Cross Academy into a new Chapel for the students, faculty and staff.

Micah Ministries receives much parish support for all its good works for the poor and homeless in  the Fredericksburg area. Our parish is one of nine governing Churches which financially support Micah through annual dues, and financial and volunteer support for their many ministries, including the Community Dinners and cold night shelter. This collection will assist the parish in continuing to provide much needed financial support to Micah.

We know you will be generous, as you have always been, and we thank you for sharing the joy of this holy season with those who are less fortunate.

 

There is another scam email that looks like it was sent by Fr. Mosimann asking for a favor, and then asking for money or gift cards.  Once again, this is a scam and the parish will never send out vague emails asking for money or gift cards.