St Mary of the Presentation

St Mary of the Presentation We, the welcoming family of St. Mary of the Presentation, believe in Jesus Christ as our Risen Lord and Savior. History of St. In 1835 St. Paul’s served Suffolk.

Mary of the Presentation

According to records at St. Paul’s Church in Portsmouth, from 1804 the priests of Norfolk attended the entire surrounding territory, including Suffolk. Paul’s received its first resident pastor and for nearly 100 years a priest from St. While it is not recorded when the first Mass in Suffolk took place, the earliest on known was in 1873 and was celebrated By Father Thomas

J. Brady of St Paul's at the Suffolk home of Mrs. Elfrida Holland Lewis. By 1908 there were 10 Catholic families in Suffolk. The original St. Mary's Women's Club was founded in 1908 and members went door-to-door asking for contributions to build a new church. The lot chosen for the church was on the corner of Smith and Broad Streets, St. Mary's present location. The lot cost $500 and the church cost $1200 to build and seated about 100 people. With about 40 families now in the Parish, Bishop Van de Vyver, Bishop of Richmond, dedicated the new Church on November 12, 1909. It was not until 1927 that Father Joseph V. Brennan, the first resident pastor, was assigned to St. Mary's. In 1929 a mission of St. Mary's was established in Franklin and in 1948 was dedicated as St. Jude's Parish. In July of 1964, the Catholic Community of Smithfield was established as a mission of St. Mary's and in 1988 was named the Parish of the Good Shepherd. As the Parish grew so did the need for a larger church. In July 1953 the original wooden building was moved to the rear of the church site and turned to face Smith Street. The present church was built in 1953-54 and dedicated on September 12, 1954. The old church was torn down in 1975 and replaced with the present two-story parish hall and education building.

06/17/2026
*Schedule Changed to Friday, July 17th at 6:30pm
06/15/2026

*Schedule Changed to Friday, July 17th at 6:30pm

06/14/2026

Ordinary Time: June 14, 2026
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

06/11/2026

Today the U.S. bishops will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, joined by parishes and faithful across the country. The act of consecration takes place as part of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Join the livestream this afternoon at 4pm ET / 3pm CT / 2pm MT / 1pm PT. Watch along, pray with us, and entrust our nation to the love of Christ's Sacred Heart.

06/11/2026

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will gather for their annual Spring Plenary Assembly June 7-12. During the assembly on June 11, they will consecrate our country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in celebration of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.

Public sessions and the consecration will be livestreamed and available to the general public: https://bit.ly/USCCB-Assembly-June2026

06/09/2026

Bishop Knestout consecrated our diocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus just a few days ago and next Thursday the USCCB will consecrate our nation to the Sacred Heart in celebration of America’s 250th birthday.

The consecration will be livestreamed on Thursday, June 11, during the USCCB’s annual Spring Plenary Assembly. All are encouraged to watch as we entrust our nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

More info: https://bit.ly/USCCB-Assembly-Release26

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202 S Broad Street
Suffolk, VA
23434

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 12pm
12:30pm - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
12:30pm - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
12:30pm - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
12:30pm - 3pm
Friday 9am - 12pm
12:30pm - 3pm

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