Parishes

Fr. Barkett named pastor of Holy Trinity, Gainesville

Father James S. Barkett will be the new pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville effective June 27. He has been pastor of St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax since 2005. Father Barkett was born Nov. 28, 1963, to John and Bernadette Barkett in Phoenixville, Pa. One of five children, his sister, Sister Elizabeth …

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5/15/24

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Fr. Nassetta named pastor of St. Mark Church, Vienna

Youth Apostle Father Peter W. Nassetta was born June 28, 1959, in Alexandria to Francis and Laurette Nassetta. He grew up in Annandale and graduated from Falls Church High School in 1977. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from George Mason University in Fairfax in 1982. After graduation, he worked for the National …

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5/15/24

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Fr. Vander Woude named pastor of St. Mary of Sorrows Church, Fairfax

Father Thomas P. Vander Woude has been named pastor of St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax, effective June 27. He has been pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville since 2011. Father Vander Woude was born March 26, 1966, in Meridian, Miss., but he has deep roots in the Arlington diocese. The oldest of …

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5/15/24

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Hundreds celebrate a school anniversary and groundbreaking

By Ashleigh Kassock

Doing what others say is impossible is pretty special but beating the odds while wearing orange is even better. Such was the case for Father John P. Mosimann, pastor of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Fredericksburg, April 20. He donned a bright orange construction hat and made his gold-plated shovel eat dirt …

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5/2/24

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