St. mary's, fairfax -
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Published on: 10/3/2002
Last Visited: 10/3/2002
Father Donald C. Greenhalgh, pastor, was assigned to the parish in 1995.He is originally from a town outside Philadelphia.He was ordained in 1984.He describes his parish as an "extremely active place."With over 98 different organizations, Father Greenhalgh says, "If you can't find it at St. Mary's, it probably doesn't exist."
The parish focuses a lot of its efforts on social action ministry.There are numerous groups that not only raise funds to help those in need, but also volunteer their time and their skills to help others.
At Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter there are numerous drives for food and gifts to benefit not only local shelters and programs in Fairfax County, but also several missions and sister parishes across the country, and the world.
From young to old, St. Mary of Sorrows has programs for everyone.
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Father Greenhalgh sees the preschool not only as a way to teach the children and make them more aware of God's presence in their lives, but also to teach the parents through their children.
The senior group at St. Mary of Sorrows is involved with several other churches.The group is not exclusively Catholic.The members participate in social events and in social outreach.
The Knights of Columbus Council No. 8600 provides many services to the community.It delivers food to families in need twice a week and sponsors blood drives, spaghetti dinners and pancake breakfasts.The Knights pay the mortgage, insurance and maintenance costs for the Marian House for developmentally disabled adults.
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Pastor: Fr. Donald C. Greenhalgh