We invite you to consider becoming involved in the life and mission of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church. The prayer for all who visit us here is that God will continue to bless and strengthen you with His abiding love and peace. Journeying as a Catholic community, we embrace the mission of Jesus Christ, striving to live and spread Jesus' message of love, sharing our gifts through discipleship, liturgical celebration, spiritual formation and outreach.
Please be aware of a scam that is hitting dioceses nationwide.
If you receive an email or voice message from the parish’s pastor or a parish requesting you to purchase a gift card, etc., rest assured it is a scam.
For more information see the announcement below.
The St. Edward Community is invited to join with our SEES students for our
SEES/Community Mass on most Tuesdays at 9am.
Access My Own Church Now
Christian Men are called to battle and to enter into the breach. Please join us "Into the Breach" on select Sunday mornings at 10:00am in room 118 in the school building. To register for any of the eight sessions This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or text Deacon Kevin Hogan at (804) 564-3204. The scheduled dates are: Jan. 6,13; Feb. 3,10,24; Mar. 3,17,24. See our bulletin for more information.
Inclement Weather Policy
We follow SEES school for delays and closings. Please see the school website or NBC12 for updates. If SEES cancels classes, the Parish Office is closed and all Church activities including 9:00 am daily Mass are cancelled. If SEES is on a delayed opening, 9:00 am daily Mass is cancelled.
Weekend Liturgies are not cancelled.
St. Edward’s partners with Westover Hills Elementary (WHES) to provide classroom helpers, lunch buddies, readers, library helpers, and birthday celebrations. To find out more about WHES, check out the Communities in Schools Quarterly Newsletter. If you are interesting in knowing how St. Edward’s joins with WHES through volunteering, go to the “Important Forms” section of the parish website and look for “WHES volunteer info.” We would love to have you join us. These scammers are not only using email, but are now calling parishioners - Please be aware of this fraudulent activity. “Cybercrime is hitting dioceses nationwide. If/when you receive an email that shows the parish’s pastor or a parish priest as the sender requesting you to purchase a gift card, rest assured it is a scam. Parishioners can and should contact the parish to verify the legitimacy of any suspicious request received through email. All cybercrime should be reported to the FBI at https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx. It is up to the victim of cyber-crimes to file complaints.” Please click HERE to follow the link to the Richmond Diocese website for up to date information on the crisis in our Church. Bishop Knestout encourages anyone aware of sexual abuse of minors on the part of clergy or staff of our diocese to notify civil authorities, call the Attorney General’s Clergy Abuse Hotline at 1-833-454-9064, and reach out to the Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator, Jennifer Sloan at 1-877-887-9603.Announcements
Partner with Westover Hills Elementary (WHES)
Cybercrime
Keeping up to date with the Diocese
