Cluster Parishes of Portsmouth and Chesapeake

We will be celebrating and saying goodbye to Lourdes Gonzalez, our Children's Faith Formation Coordinataor this Friday, the 10th of February.   The party is Pot Luck. bring something to share.   Let's have a good send of for our dear, Lourdes.  

The Cluster Parish Offices will be closed Friday the 10th.

Religious Education Coordiator for Children

The Cluster Parishes of Portsmouth and Chesapeake are seeking an engaging enthusiastic and disciplined person for the job of Relious Eduction Coordinator for Children.  This person would work with children PreK through fifth grade.  The candidate for this job would be resonsilbe for sacramental preparations for first Sacraments (first reconiliation and first communion) and the RCIA for Children as well as Vaction Bible School.   Organization, time management and multi-tasking with cluster of four parishes are a must.  This person would also be responsible for the VIRTUS and Pathways programs for the cluster.  Should be well versed in Microsoft programs, experience with Parish Soft is a plus, if not, must be willing learn new programs.  Please summit resumes to Father Tony Morris at [email protected]

Great News!!  We are now using Flock Notes to better communicate with our parishioners.   If you haven't received a flock note it's because we don't have a good email for you.  Please send an email to [email protected] with the email you read most often.  If you are a new parishioner, please register with a good email and phone number.    

Bishop Knestout announces the implementation of a hotline to report suspected financial, administrative or human resource misconduct within the Diocese of Richmond.

The hotline is handled through EthicsPoint, an independent, third-party reporting system, to ensure accountability and transparency. This helps to safeguard the resources entrusted to us by the people of our diocese. Reports can be made online or by phone. Employees, volunteers, clergy, parishioners and any other individual wishing to make a report can do so anonymously.

The toll-free number is 844-739-3210 and is offered in multiple languages. To submit a report online, visit the diocesan website, www.richmonddiocese.org, and select “EthicsPoint.”

The hotline number is not a 911 or emergency service number. Individuals should not use this number to report information that is of an immediate threat to life or property.

Additionally, EthicsPoint is NOT intended to receive information about sexual abuse allegations. Abuse allegations should be reported immediately to local law enforcement and the Attorney General’s Clergy Abuse Hotline at 1-833-454-9064.

Additional information including a video message and letter from Bishop Knestout, a list of frequently asked questions and other resources regarding EthicsPoint can be found by visiting the diocesan website.

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.  

Click here for additional information on how to report abuse and harassment.

Bishop Knestout has released the names of clergy in the Diocese of Richmond that have a credible and substantiated allegation of sexual abuse of a minor. The list also includes clergy from other dioceses and religious communities who served in the Diocese. Click here to view the list.

For more information on our Diocese's responses to the clergy sex abuse scandal, click here.

A smart device application for the Cluster Parishes is available for Apple and Android devices. Search for “Parish App” from WeConnect by Liturgical Publications, Inc.

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