300 N. Sheppard St. Richmond, VA 23221
Main Office: (804) 254-8810
Emergency Number Outside of Regular Office Hours: (804) 254-0887
Week of December 15, 2025
Monday, December 15
10:30am Bible Study (St. Gregory)
6:00pm Bible Study (St. Gregory)
Tuesday, December 16
12:00pm Confession
5:30pm Mass
6:30pm Middle School Youth Group (SAH) 6:30pm OCIA (St. Gregory)
6:30pm Works of Mercy Meeting (Library) 7:00pm Confirmation Prep (Rel. Ed. Room)
Wednesday, December 17
4:00pm Confession
5:30pm Mass
6:30pm Choir Rehearsal
6:30pm High School Youth Group (SAH)
Thursday, December 18
5:30pm Mass
6:00pm Confession / Adoration
6:00pm St. Monica Prayer Group Holy Hour 7:30pm KofC Meeting (St. Gregory)
Friday, December 19
8:30am Mass
11:30am Lessons and Carols
Saturday, December 20
7:30am That Man is You (SAH)
3:30pm Confession
5:30pm Mass
Sunday, December 21
8:30am Mass
11:00am Mass
Christmas Second Collection - Commonwealth Catholic Charities
Each Christmas Season, parishes across the Diocese of Richmond host a 2nd collection for the benefit of Catholic Charities. Despite the ongoing challenges and growing community need resulting from the pandemic, CCC has never wavered from serving our most vulnerable neighbors. Whether that is responding to the Afghan refugee crisis, providing groceries to families without food, ensuring mothers and their babies have a safe place to live, and beyond – CCC is there to help. CCC now needs your help in supporting these critical ministries through the Christmas Second Collection. If you are paying with a check, please make the check out to Saint Benedict Catholic Church and in the memo section write "CCC 2025 Collection".
Saint Benedict is partnering again this year with Commonwealth Catholic Charities to assist with their Angel Tree program, providing the children under their care a memorable Christmas experience. The foster care program of CCC provides care to children who are victims of human trafficking and refugee children, who remain in the custody of the CCC until the age of 21. We will also provide gift cards for mothers at Mary's Choice RVA. Mary’s Choice provides a Christ-centered program of guidance and support for women facing a crisis during pregnancy.
Please return the gifts under the tree no later than the weekend of December 6-7. Please DO NOT wrap the presents, but bring them in a gift bag with the angel attached to the outside of the bag. For the gift cards, please place these in the marked box. Anything given is greatly appreciated.
WEEKLY MASS TIMES
Saturday: 5:30pm Vigil
Sunday: 8:30am, 11:00am
Tuesday: 5:30pm
Wednesday: 5:30pm
Thursday: 5:30pm
Friday: 8:30am
First Friday of the Month: 5:30pm
CONFESSION TIMES
Saturday: 3:30 - 5pm
Tuesday: 12 - 1pm
Wednesday: 4 - 5pm
Thursday: 6 - 7:30pm
ADORATION
Thursdays: 6-7:30 pm
First Fridays: 6 pm Friday - 8 am Saturday (with Benediction)
PRIVATE PRAYER
The church is open for private prayer Tuesday through Thursday from 10am - 5pm; Monday and Friday from 10am-4pm
St. Benedict now has a subscription to FORMED, a Catholic streaming platform that provides access to media such as Bible studies, children's faith programs and family-friendly movies.
To access FORMED content:
-Go to https://signup.formed.org/ or click the graphic above
- Enter the Parish Zip Code (23221)
- Enter Your Name and Email to create a free account