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The Tepeyac OB/GYN center in Fairfax is on the cusp of acquiring a new, 4D ultrasound machine, as a result of the fundraising efforts of the St. John Bosco Knights of Columbus Council 12846 in Springfield and a matching grant from the national Knights. The funds were presented to Tepeyac last month. In January, Knights […]
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Christendom College began the academic year Aug. 18-20, welcoming 172 new students to campus. In his opening address to begin the academic year, College President Timothy O’Donnell encouraged the student body to deepen and grow in the Catholic faith over the course of the coming year, as together they seek to “restore all things in […]
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Some parents around the diocese shared excited but emotional farewells as they dropped their kids off at diocesan elementary schools Aug. 23. At Our Lady of Hope School in Potomac Falls, elementary and middle school students decked out in the uniforms of the OLOH “Crusaders” hugged their parents goodbye during the morning dropoff. Diocesan high […]
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Father Jim Scullion, OFM became pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Triangle July 23 after serving as parochial vicar for three years. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass for the pastor’s installation Aug. 13. In a letter to parishioners, Father Scullion wrote, “I am excited to have this opportunity to serve you. Our […]
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By Anna Harvey
Less than a month before students came back to school, St. Leo the Great School in Fairfax had a unique problem: too many books. The school held a “Run 4 Education” fundraiser this spring and spent the proceeds on a much-needed new reading curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade. Then the school needed to find […]
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By Anna Harvey
Back to school means getting all the necessary supplies. Thirty kids picked up fully loaded backpacks at Catholic Charities Christ House shelter in Alexandria last week. Families who received emergency assistance this month were notified of the “Backpack Back to School” event Aug. 18. The back-to-school event is Christ House’s first backpack giveaway since the […]
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More than 70 diocesan youth ministry leaders gathered at St. John Neumann Church in Reston Aug. 17 for the annual Director of Youth Ministry Summit to pray, be encouraged in their ministry and build a community. In his homily at Mass, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge looked at this year’s theme of “Renew” and encouraged those […]
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By Anna Harvey
With standing room only, more than 1,400 teachers and administrative staff from Catholic schools across the Arlington diocese attended the Opening Mass for Catholic Educators at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas Aug. 22. The annual celebration was organized by the diocesan Office of Catholic Schools to honor dedication to Catholic education. The event kicked […]
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By Kimberley Heatherington
Catholic schools in the Arlington diocese start their third consecutive year of rising enrollment this month — a trend initially sparked by the extended lockdown of Northern Virginia public schools due to the pandemic. Students with intellectual disabilities are part of the student body thanks to the tireless efforts of parents, teachers, aides and administrators […]
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By Kimberley Heatherington
Accompanied by the soaring strains of “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty,” five diocesan seminarians — Andrew Joseph D’Andrea, Frederick Gabriel Gaudet, John Luke Helbling, Paul Hou Rhee and Teko Galey Teko-Agbo — processed into St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lake Ridge Aug. 12, for the Mass for Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders. […]
