Welcome to the Family

On Saturday, April 20th at the Easter Vigil Sandra Modersohn will be received into the church with her and her husband Sam’s children, Kathleen, Josephine, Sarah, Anna and James. What a joyful and blessed day for them and for Our Lady of the Valley parish family

On April 28th at 11:00 a.m. at Saint
Peter Catholic Church in Washington, VA our parishioners, Darren Vaughn and Monica Vaughn will receive the sacrament of Confirmation. Darren is the son of Joseph and Hoa Lwu Vaughn. Monica is the daughter of Mary Vaughn. We pray that the Holy Spirit will guide them and direct them always.

Our Lady of the Valley Ladies Council will host the following events in the church annex:

Saturday, April 20
A reception for the Modersohn families entrance into the church will be held after the 8 p.m. Easter Vigil liturgy.

Sunday, May 12
After the 11:15 Mass there will be a reception with cupcakes, cookies, and punch in honor of our first communicants and their families.

Sunday, May 19
After the 11:15 Mass a luncheon will be held for Religious Educationstudents, parents, , catechist and First Holy Communicants.

Follow in Christ’s Footsteps

Join us in Church throughout Lent every Friday at 7:30 p.m. for the Stations of the Cross

Confessions
In addition to regular times on Wednesday and Saturday, confessions will be heard on Good Friday, April 19, 8:30 until 10:00 AM and 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Good Friday Schedule
April 19, Liturgy at 3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross at 7:30 p.m.

Easter Schedule Vigil Mass
April 20, 8:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday – April 21, 9:00 & 11:15 a.m.

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Father Horkan is holding a series of talks on American Church History. The start date for the talks will be on February 23 from 1 to 2 in the afternoon in the church annex. These talks will last for nine weeks.

A Marian devotional group will be starting at this parish in February. The group will meet at 9:30 in the morning on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month.

PAGE ONE FOOD DRIVE:  On the second weekend of every month  OLV collects packaged, canned goods and non-perishable items for the needy of our community. Please leave donations in the church vestibule. We thank you for your generosity.

FOLLOW BISHOP BURBIDGE ON TWITTER:  Bishop Burbidge has over 12,000 followers on Twitter! His daily reflections and posts are popular and insightful. Follow him @BishopBurbidge.

All weekly reflections from the Bulletin can be found here.

SUNDAY TV MASS FOR THE HOMEBOUND:  The Diocese of Arlington, in partnership with the Archdiocese of Washington, produces a weekly Sunday TV Mass filmed in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Viewers can watch the TV Mass every Sunday from 10:30–11 a.m. on the DCW50 network. It is a wonderful ministry for those members of our Catholic family who are unable to be physically present with a local worshiping community for the Sunday Eucharistic Liturgy. For more information, visit: www.arlingtondiocese.org/tv-mass.

Catholic Content – All in One Place

We are excited to announce that our parish has subscribed to a dynamic new online platform called FORMED.
Every parishioner will have 24/7 access to the best Catholic content on any device, including your computer, smartphone and tablet with internet access. With FORMED you’ll find video programs that explain the Catholic faith, explore the deepest meaning of marriage, receive Bible studies on a variety of topics and includes inspiring audio talks. And you’ll find presenters like Dr. Tim Gray, Dr. Edward Sri, Dr. Mary Healey, Chris Stefanick, Dr. Scott Hahn, Bishop Robert Barron and a lot more. They’re all part of our parish subscription. It truly is the Catholic faith – on demand.

Here’s how easy it is to get FORMED:

• Go to www.FORMED.org.
• You should see the registration box for parishioners.
• Type in the parish code: KYD2T6
• Next you will  set up a username and a password.
• Now you are all set to use all the great programs on FORMED.org anytime by simply logging in.
• If you have any questions please contact the parish office.

If you or your group have information or photos you would like posted on the website, please send to Fr. Horkan @ ourladyofthevalley@comcast.net