We love St. Benedict's! There is a large age range and many families with little ones, a beautiful liturgy (with a worship aid in case you're not familiar with the prayers.. some are in Latin but most in English, and this is the "new Mass" not the pre-Vatican 2 Latin Mass), a wonderful priest and deacon, active parishioners, study groups, Eucharistic Adoraration, pro-life and food pantry outreach, etc. The school is excellent and they now have a monthly homeschool group at the parish, too. All are welcome at this sincere Catholic parish! Also, the Oktoberfest is...
Read moreSaint Benedict is a Roman Catholic Church in the Museum Fan District of Richmond, located right across from the VMFA. They have confession times that allow all who feel burdened to come unload their heavy heart. You may stay after Thursday evening mass for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. You can also spend quality time in the garden with the Blessed Mother, and then cross the street to VMFA for a marvelous solo dinner or with friends on the grass, while a fresh breeze from the water cascades and surrounding trees beckon peace and...
Read moreThe St. Benedict Octoberfest is outstanding. They have many vendors, a good food selection and more than 50 beers to choose from including real octoberfest beer from Germany. Musicians play authentic sounding songs for a German octoberfest and there was even a stein holding contest. Really large crowd so I recommend getting their early. The beer lines get long for a full glass but they also offer a small taster size so you can sample a wide variety of beers and cider with a separate line. We try to...
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