Welcome to St Isidore the Farmer Catholic Church

Church News and Notes

Bethlehem Carving Group
Bethlehem Carving Group
February 22nd & 23rd - Olive wood carvings from Bethlehem, the Holy Land, Christian Gifts for all occasions.  Available before & after mass.
Bethlehem Carving Group
Bishop’s Lenten Appeal
Bishop's Lenten Appeal
The 2025 BLA Commitment Sunday is next weekend! Once a year we are asked to make a pledge to sustain the good works funded by the BLA which offer vital services and assistance to those in need across our communities. We are asking ever family to participate to help our parish make our goal.
Bishop’s Lenten Appeal
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday March 5th Masses  and distribution of ashes are at 12:15pm and 7:00pm.
Ash Wednesday
Lenten Soup Supper
Lenten Soup Supper
The first sign-up sheet for our first Lenten Soup Suppers is for Friday March 7th. Stations of the Cross will be starting at 5:30pm with the soup supper following.
Lenten Soup Supper
Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday
There are sign-ups sheets in our gathering area for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on March 4th. The burning of the palms will begin at 5:30 pm March 4, 2025, with the pancake supper following. 
Shrove Tuesday
New Confessional
New Confessional
Our new confessional is now open.
New Confessional
Family Faith Formation
Family Faith Formation
Our next Sunday gathering is March 16th at 9:45am in the Social Hall.
Family Faith Formation
Formed
Formed
Our parish provides free access to the FORMED Catholic Family Website.  Pick up directions near the bulletins as you leave the gathering area.
Formed
2025 Jubilee
2025 Jubilee
The Jubilee has always been an event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church. Ever since 1300, when Boniface VIII instituted the first Holy Year – initially celebrated every hundred years, then, following its biblical precedent, every fifty years, and finally every twenty-five years – God’s holy and faithful [...]
2025 Jubilee
Mass Intentions
Mass Intentions
There is no greater gift than a Mass.
Mass Intentions
Adoration
Adoration
Adoration is Friday from 1pm - 9pm. Look upon the hour of adoration assigned to you as an hour in paradise. Tell yourself, in one hour: “The Lord will give me an audience of grace & love. He has invited me, He is waiting for me, He is longing for me. Come as your are. [...]
Adoration
Love Outreach Food Pantry
Love Outreach Food Pantry
The pantry is need of Vegetables (Mix Veg, Carrots, Potatoes, Okra, Corn, Peas, Beets, Tomatoes, All Types of Beans), Household Items (Laundry & Dish Soap, Dryer Sheets, Floor Cleaner), Hygiene (Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Bathroom Tissue, Shampoo), & Other Needs (Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo, Pancake Mix, Syrup, Rice, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Salt/Pepper, Soup).
Love Outreach Food Pantry
Bulletin for the weekend of February 23rd, 2025

A Message From Our Pastor

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Dear Parishioners and Visitors,

Greetings from Orange, Virginia, home of our lovely Catholic Church, St. Isidore the Farmer. Here, we live as a community of faith inspiring and helping each other to draw ever closer to our Lord and Savior. As disciples of our Lord Jesus, we are united as brothers and sisters in the family of God and we joyfully embrace all that our Lord Jesus mercifully revealed to the world through His Apostles and through the Holy Catholic Church which He founded to be our mother and our infallible teacher in matters of faith and morals (cf. Mt 16:13-20, 18:15-18; 28:16-20; Lk 10:16, 22:31-32; Jn 20:21-23; 1 Tim 3:15; Eph 4:1-16).

Here, we faithfully and prayerfully celebrate the Sacraments and especially the Liturgy of the Eucharist with all due reverence and care. If you are ever in Orange, you are most welcome to join us for Mass, or Confession. If you need assistance, or if you would just like to talk to someone about matters of faith or about your life struggles, I would be happy to assist you. I do not pretend to have all the answers, but I do know the One who does!

Your servant in Christ,

Fr. Terry Staples
Pastor

Mass, Adoration, and The Sacraments

Mass Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 12:15 PM
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM
Holy Day Vigil: 7:00 PM
Holy Day: 12:15 PM and 7:00 PM
First Saturdays: 9:00 AM

Adoration and Benediction
Most Fridays: 1:00-9:00pm

Confession
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday:11:45 to Noon
Saturday: 4:00 – 4:45 pm
Sunday: 7:15-7:45 am and 10:15 – 10:45 am
Holy Day Vigil: 6:30 – 6:45 pm
Holy Day: 12:00 pm – 12:10 pm and 6:30 – 6:45 pm

Baptism
Contact Fr. Staples or the Parish Office

Penance, Holy Communion & Confirmation
Contact Fr. Staples or the Parish Office

Matrimony & Holy Orders
Contact Fr. Staples or the Parish Office

Anointing of the Sick
Contact Fr. Staples or the Parish Office (No matter what time)

2025 Bishop's Lenten Appeal

Church Information

Stewardship Reflections

Weekly Bible Reflections to Grow in Stewardship

From the Desk of Father Terry

Father’s Weekly Message

Church Calendar

Latest Events & Happenings

Ministers & Servers

Weekly Lectors, Ushers, and Altar Servers