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The annual communal reconciliation service during Advent will take place on Tuesday, December 5, at 7:00 pm in Church. After a brief Liturgy of the Word, priests will be available to hear individual confessions.

Be Still and Know that I am God. Join us for a Hour of Adoration on Tuesday, December 12, at 7pm in Church. Brother Luke Neitzke, O.P. will begin the hour with a talk, followed by adoration and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction. Come and spend one hour, once a month with Jesus Christ! Check out the bulletin's weekly schedule of activities (page 10), for future adoration schedules each month.

Hunger continues to be a daily burden for children and families in our community. For this holiday, we will be hosting our Advent Parish Food Drive on Saturday, December 16, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, at the front door entrance of the church facing Old Georgetown Rd. The food will benefit Bethesda Help; Catholic Charities of Montgomery County; and the Fr. McKenna Center. Click for more information.

This year’s #iGiveCatholic that will take place on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 will benefit the School Excellence Fund. Advanced Giving is from Nov. 13 - 27. Each year St. Jane de Chantal School provides children with an exceptional education. When calculating the tuition rate we purposefully keep the tuition level moderate in an effort to make Catholic education affordable for families from all income levels. As a result, there is a gap between the actual cost to educate and the tuition paid. With a gift to the De Chantal School Excellence Fund you can help narrow this gap and insure all children at St. Jane de Chantal School continue to get a high quality education. Click to learn more!

Giving Tuesday is on November 28. Advanced giving opens November 13. This year's #iGiveCatholic will benefit the St. Jane de Chantal School "Excellence" Fund. Click to learn more!

The only Mass at St. Jane will be celebrated at 11:00 am. The Poor Box on Thanksgiving will benefit St. Martin’s Cloak. The Parish office will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24.

Father Giese will be hosting a training session for both new and currently serving ushers on Wednesday, October 11 at 7pm in church. Click for more details.

Adult parishioners and parish friends are cordially invited to this year's Sodality Communion Breakfast on Sunday, November 5, 2023 after the 10:00 am Mass down in Caulfield Hall. RSVP by October 30. Click to learn more!

The Gabriel Project crib will be in the Church narthex this October during Respect-Life Month. Throughout the month of October, please support the unborn babies, their toddler siblings and their mothers and fathers in need by filling the crib generously with essential items. Click to learn more!

Join the Evangelization Committee for the first installment of this year's Evangelization Lecture Series. Saturday, September 30th from 12pm-1:30pm in Caulfield Hall. Attendance is FREE and a light lunch will be served. Fr. Morgan will analyze some of the key points and concepts from Pope Francis' June 2022 Apostolic Letter, Desiderio Desideravi. It will seek to help us all have a more profound encounter with Christ in the Liturgy and give us ways to live Liturgy outside of the doors of the Church. Click to learn more!

Does your child attend a Catholic School other than St. Jane de Chantal and needs to receive their sacraments at our parish? The Sacrament Only Formation Registration is Now Open! Click here to view our Religious Education page and see the various program options open for registration.

In celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Jane de Chantal Church is holding a blessing of trees and animals on October 1st. The blessing of the memorial trees (those dedicated from the Memorial Tree Project of the parish Environmental Committee) will be at 11am in the school grounds, and the blessing of animals and pets will be between 2-3pm at the Mary Garden. Click here to learn more!

Father Morgan will hold two more altar server training sessions in Church, on Sunday, September 24 at 4:00, and again on Tuesday, October 17 at 5:00 pm Click for full details!

Back by popular demand. This year the scripture groups will take a "Great Adventure" :through the Bible, from the creation of the world in Genesis to the creation of the Church in Acts. Starting the week of October 1 study groups will meet weekly to learn more about how God reveals his plan through the Bible. Each meeting includes group discussions and a video featuring noted biblical educator, Jeff Cavins.  Click to learn more!

St. Jane de Chantal parish is in need of volunteers to assist as Ushers during weekend Masses. If you are interested to serve in this role or have already served in the past, please prayerfully consider offering your ministry once again. Click to learn more!

Do you enjoy praising God in song? Our St Jane de Chantal Parish Choir is seeking for new members this year. Click to learn more!

Our beloved tradition of The Children’s Liturgy is back starting this October. Click to learn more!

On Saturday, July 1st, the Evangelization Committee hosted a lecture talk presented by Fr. Andrew Clyne who spoke on “How to Evangelize by Doing Nothing: On Cultivating the Stillness Necessary for Communion”. The talk briefly treated the topic of “doing nothing” as the ground for evangelization, with a discussion of the challenges we face to the stillness we must cultivate, especially in the form of distractions and rivals for our attention. Fr. Clyne’s lecture was inspiring. It was a lively and sincere group discussion. We are grateful for the amazing response of our parishioners with about 40-50 people in attendance and donations amounting to $220 which will support the works and mission of our St. Jane de Chantal Evangelization Committee. Father Clyne prepared a copy of his remarks from the lecture. For those who were unable to attend and are interested in reading them, click HERE!

Please be advised that the Parish office will close at 2:00 pm today- Monday, June 26th due to potential severe weather taking place this afternoon. For up to date information, visit https://weather.com/weather/today. Please be safe, and God bless.

Join us in Caulfield Hall next Saturday, July 1st from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm as Fr. Clyne talks on “How to Evangelize by Doing Nothing: On Cultivating the Stillness Necessary for Communion”. This talk will briefly treat the topic of “doing nothing” as the ground for evangelization, with a discussion of the challenges we face to the stillness we must cultivate, especially in the form of distractions and rivals for our attention. Attendance is FREE but registration is encouraged, and a light lunch will be served. Click for more details.