This 18,500 square-foot facility is a Roman Catholic church that belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Arlington and is a parish of Aquinas Catholic School. Several ministries are available to join, including Mom's Group, Arbor Committee and Silver Foxes (a group for those 55 and older).
Holy Family Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Arlington. Services include a Spanish language Mass, a children's Mass and a folk choir. The parish organizes various charitable outreach programs, including a food pantry and a shelter, in addition to running the Holy Family Catholic School and Preschool. For more information about the church, visit the Holy Family website.
Holy Transfiguration Church is McLean's only Greek Catholic Church. The church's simple exterior gives way to an interior sanctuary filled with stunning art --- icon paintings of saints whose heads are illuminated with gold leaf. The church was founded 35 years ago by Middle Eastern immigrants. The Greek Catholic Church is in union with the Roman Catholic Church in Rome. Byzantine crosses -- a cross with three cross bars --- symbolizes the church. Among the church's most prized possessions: the largest relic in North America from the true cross in Rome and a rock from Mount Tabor, the site of the Transfiguration.
Currently celebrating its sesquicentennial, St. Mary of Sorrows is a Catholic community of 3,000 families "dedicated to living the Gospel of Jesus Christ." Under the leadership of pastor Reverend James Barkett, parish programs include extensive spiritual, social and educational ministries, including a preschool program. Many outreach programs here strive to serve the needy, both locally and internationally. The parish center, Farrell Hall, is adjacent to the Worship Center.
Daily Mass is held Monday through Saturday at 9:15 am. Weekend Mass is held on Saturday at 5:00 pm and on Sundays at 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11 am and 12:30 pm. Youth Mass is held at 5:00 pm on Sunday, September through May. A Healing Mass is held at 7 pm on the second Saturday of each month. Confessions are heard at the Worship Center on Saturday from 3:30-4:30 pm Monday at 10 am and Wednesday from 6:30-7 pm. A schedule for historic church masses and other sacramental administration can be found at www.stmaryofsorrows.org.