St. Eulalia - Winchester/Arlington

Welcome to St. Eulalia Parish

Catholics find meaning and hope in Jesus Christ, whom God the Father 
has sent into the world for the salvation of all peoples.

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Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Eulalia Parish,

For where two or three are gathered together to pray in my name, there am I in the midst of them (Mtt 18:20). These words which we have heard last Sunday are still resounding in our ears, I believe. Jesus wants us to pray constantly in His name, and pray together as a community.

The feast day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary provides us a great opportunity to reflect on the mystery of God’s salvation for us and the way our Christian life should be. Mary’s splendid life has illumined the Church.   It is certainly God’s Divine Providence that our Parish of St. Eulalia has opened the doors to our parishioners for daily Masses on this glorious day. Many of our beloved brothers and sisters in this community have longed to see this day for a some time.  It has been many months that our parish doors were closed to people due to the outbreak of the pandemic. Though our beloved Fr. John and Fr. Jim and our staff members made it available online for us to participate in the Eucharistic celebration almost daily, we still felt the importance and the need of being together at the Altar of God.

At the request of many of our parishioners, after consulting with Fr. Jim and staff members, our parish has opened the doors to have people come to participate in the Eucharistic celebration. It was great to see that 21 of our sisters and brothers came to church on that very first day. Without any doubt, the opening of the Masses does not mean it is the end of the pandemic. We continue to be cautious and follow all the rules and regulations that are required for coming into the church, to make sure that we are safe and to be at peace in mind and in heart.

“Do not be afraid, for I am with you always” says the Lord (Is 41:10). This requires a lively faith. Confident in God’s word and love, we are going to have our daily Masses open to the public from Monday through Friday. Keep in mind the Masses from Monday through Wednesday will continue to be livestreamed, and the Masses from Thursday and Friday will not be livestreamed because our crews need time off so they are ready for the weekends’ work.

Thank you all for your tireless work and great love for our parish community. Even though we now walk through the valley of the shadow of pandemic, we shall not be afraid. Stay Positive, Test Negative.
 

                                                                       God bless,           Fr. John Chen 
 

The office is open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.  .  
 
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Please tune into the 4:00 pm Mass this Saturday or 10:00 am Mass this Sunday and 9:00 am Mass daily.

Renewal Ministries:

.  Father John

The Faith and Life of the Catholic Christian.  A series of lectures by Father John on the basics of our Catholic Faith.  Click here.

Mass times at St. Mary Parish can be found on the St. Mary Parish website.