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Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church “But pray my children. God will hear you in a little while. My son allows Himself to be moved with compassion.”
The message of our Blessed Mother to the children of Pontmain, France January 17, 1871
Parish Staff The Rev. William P. Saunders, Pastor The Rev. Joseph W. Farrell, Parochial Vicar Cathy Barshop, Director of Religious Education Jackie Regan, Religious Education Assistant
Michael Schierer, Youth Ministry Assistant
Pat Sabas, Business Manager
Alfonso Pena, Facilities Supervisor
Suzanne Yerks, Director of Music
Kristin Grasson, Parish Secretary The Church & Parish Office Address: 46639 Algonkian Parkway Potomac Falls, Virginia 20165 Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday Telephone: 703-433-6770 Website: www.ourladyofhope.net Parish Registration We invite you to register and become part of our parish community. Forms are available at the parish office or on the table in the narthex.
Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday Evening Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. Daily Masses Monday - Friday at 6:45 & 8:30 a.m. Saturday: 8:30 a.m. On Federal Holidays Mass is at 8:30 a.m. only.
Sacrament of Penance Confessions are heard on Saturdays after the 8:30 a.m. Mass, during the Thursday evening Holy Hour, and by appointment. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. Holy Hour Thursday evening from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Our Lady of Hope Catholic School A National Blue Ribbon School Mary Beth Pittman, School Principal Angela Matzke, Administrative Assistant Address: 46633 Algonkian Parkway Potomac Falls, Virginia 20165 Telephone: 703-433-6760 Website: www.ourladyofhopeschool.net
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OUR LADY OF HOPE CATHOLIC CHURCH POTOMAC FALLS, VIRGINIA
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament All through Lent, we will offer Adoration from after the Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mass throughout the day until 8:30 p.m. A Holy Hour will be offered and Confessions will be heard from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday evening. Adorers are needed. Please sign up in the Narthex.
2016 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal The Bishop’s Lenten Appeal is in full swing, and we are asking every household in our parish to support this appeal to the extent that they are able. During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, let’s join together to do the Lord’s work – works that touch the lives and souls of thousands of people in our diocese. Thank you!
Are You in Need of Catholic News? Included in your set of February envelopes is one for The Arlington Catholic HERALD, our diocesan newspaper. All parishioners may make a contribution using their envelope to receive (or renew) the HERALD. This collection also helps defray the assessment to the parish by the Diocese for the HERALD. Please make checks payable to “OUR LADY OF HOPE” and the subscriptions will be forwarded to the Diocese. 2016 Diocesan Men’s Conference: March 5 Join us for the Diocesan Men’s & Women’s Conferences! All men of the parish are invited to the Diocese’s annual Men’s Conference on March 5 at All Saints in Manassas. This year’s conference will feature Damon Owens, Executive Director of the Theology of the Body Institute; Fr. David Pignato, Theology Professor at St. John Seminary in Boston; and Dr. Michael Horne, Director of Clinical Services for Catholic Charities. For more details see the parish bulletin or go to www.arlingtondiocese.org/men. 2016 Diocesan Women’s Conference: March 12 All women are encouraged to attend the annual Women’s Conference on March 12 with Kathleen Beckman, author of “God’s Healing Mercy,” and Sr. Clare Hunter, Respect Life Director for the Diocese of Arlington. Please check the bulletin or visit the Diocese of Arlington’s Office for Family Life’s webpage www.arlingtondiocese.org/women for more details.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 703-433-6564
The Religious Education Office is closed on Fridays.
Vacation Bible School We are considering offering a VBS Summer 2016 option but we need volunteers (adults and teens) to
help with all aspects of VBS. If you are interested, please contact the RE Office.
YOUTH MINISTRY 703-433-6770
Upcoming Youth Group Events Each Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., the youth group meets in the school gym for a half-hour of fun and fellowship followed by a topical presentation and discussion. Then, from 9-10 p.m., open gym is available for anyone wishing to stay. Upcoming Meetings: February 23: Monthly Adoration, Vespers and Confession March 1: Great Adventure Bible Study
Mother Teresa Mondays (meet at the school at 5:45 p.m. – 8th Graders are welcome to join the High School Youth Group for these events) February 15 – School Gym March 7- Falcon’s Landing
Junior High Youth
7th & 8th Graders February 28: 6:15-8:00 p.m. in the Gym.
For more information: http://ourladyofhope.net/junior-youth-ministry
Car Raffle The PTO is sponsoring a car raffle for a 2016 VW Jetta Sport. The winner will get to pick the color! Proceeds will support the school and this summer's work camp. Tickets may be purchased in the narthex after all Masses for $20 each. The winner will be announced at the school auction on April 9th. If the winner is present at the auction they will also win a $1,000.00 gift card for gas.
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT FEBRUARY 21, 2016
This Week at a Glance
Sunday, February 21: Second Sunday of Lent 8:30 a.m. Knight’s Blood Drive – St. Thomas More Room 11:30 a.m. SPOC –St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 4:00 p.m. Girl Scout Toop 917 – St. Thomas More Room 6:00 p.m. Jr. High Youth Group – School Gym
Monday, February 22: 8:00 a.m Parish Audit – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 3:45 p.m. American Heritage Girls – Parish Hall &
St. Thomas More Room 5:00 p.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 7:00 p.m. Legion of Mary – RE Room 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts – Parish Hall 7:30 p.m. Young Adults – St. Thomas More Room
Tuesday, February 23: 6:45/8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 8:00 a.m. Parish Audit – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 3:00 p.m. Children’s Choir - Choir Loft 3:00 p.m. Odyssey of the Mind – Parish Hall 3:15 p.m. Jr. Legion of Mary – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 4:15/6:00 p.m. Religious Education – School Classrooms 5:00 p.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (9am Choir) – Music Office 7:00 p.m. Book Club – St. Thomas More Room 7:30 p.m. Endow – Parish Hall 7:30 p.m. High School Youth Ministry – School Gym
Wednesday, February 24:
6:45/8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 8:00 a.m. Parish Audit – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 9:00 a.m. Endow – Parish Hall & St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 4:15 p.m. Religious Education – School Classrooms 5:00 p.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 6:30 p.m. Confessions - Church 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (10:30am Choir) –St. Thomas More Room 7:30 p.m. Bible Study – Parish Hall
Thursday, February 25: 6:45/8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 8:00 a.m. Parish Audit – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 9:00 a.m. Adoration 5:00 p.m. Middle School Science Fair –School Gym 7:30 p.m. Holy Hour, Confessions, Benediction 7:30 p.m. Inquiry Class – St. Thomas More Room
Friday, February 26: 6:45/8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 8:00 a.m. Parish Audit – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 2:15/7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross – Church 5:00 p.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 5:30 p.m. Parish Fish Fry – Parish Hall
Saturday, February 27th: 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass/Confessions 9:00 a.m. YM Raffle Ticket Mailout – Parish Hall 10:00 a.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 4:00 p.m. Boy Scout Court of Honor
Next Week at a Glance
Sunday, February 28: First Sunday of Lent 2:00 p.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 4:00 p.m. Eagle Scout Court of Honor – Parish Hall
Monday, February 29: 6:45/8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 5:00 p.m. CYO Basketball –School Gym 7:00 p.m. Legion of Mary – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts – Parish Hall 7:30 p.m. Young Adults – St. Thomas More Room
Tuesday, March 1: 6:45/8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 3:00 p.m. Children’s Choir - St. Thomas More Room 3:00 p.m. Odyssey of the Mind – Parish Hall 3:15 p.m. Jr. Legion of Mary – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 4:15/6:00 p.m. Religious Education – School Classrooms 5:00 p.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (9:00 a.m. Choir) – Music Room 7:00 p.m. K of C Monthly Meeting –Hall & St. Thomas More Room 7:30 p.m. Endow – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 7:30 p.m. High School Youth Ministry – School Gym
Wednesday, March 2:
6:45/8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 9:00 a.m. Endow – Parish Hall & St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room 4:15 p.m. Religious Education – School Classrooms 5:00 p.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 6:30 p.m. Confessions 7:30 p.m. 40 Hours Devotion Concludes- Church 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (10:30 a.m. Choir) – St. Thomas More Room 7:30 p.m. Bible Study – Parish Hall
Thursday, March 3: 6:45/8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 9:00 a.m. Adoration 5:00 p.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 7:30 p.m. Holy Hour, Confessions, Benediction 7:30 p.m. Inquiry Class – St. Thomas More Room
Friday, March 4: 6:45/8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 2:15/7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross – Church 5:00 p.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 5:00-9:00 p.m. St. Patricks Day Party Setup
Saturday, March 5: 7:00 a.m. Monthly Men’s Conference- St. Thomas More Room 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass/Confessions 10:00 a.m. CYO Basketball – School Gym 6:00 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Party – Parish Hall
OUR LADY OF HOPE CATHOLIC CHURCH POTOMAC FALLS, VIRGINIA
Please Pray For… The list of the sick and homebound of our parish can be found at www.ourladyofhope.net, our parish website. Please use the “Parish Life” link to get to the list. To add a name, please use the online form or call the parish office.
Please pray for Doug Widmar, Synclaire Shoemaker and Debbie Antonello
Call to Vocations “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” If in your listening to the Lord you are sensing the invitation to follow Christ as a priest, deacon, sister or brother, call Father J.D. Jaffe (703) 841-2514, or write: [email protected]. If you sense that Christ may be calling you to the priesthood, diaconate, or consecrated life, contact Father J.D. Jaffe at [email protected] at 703-841-2514 or, or call Father Saunders or Father Farrell.
Inclement Weather: Our Lady Of Hope Church follows the Loudoun County Public Schools closing schedule for all Church and School activities, (i.e., School, C.C.D. classes, Scouting events, K of C etc). When Loudoun County cancels school, there are no RE classes and activities in the School, Parish hall, meeting room, and gym activities are cancelled. When Loudoun County cancels school events (or extra - curricular activities) on the weekend due to bad weather, there will be No RE activities, Youth group, Scouting events, CYO basketball, etc. During inclement weather, all efforts will be made to open and celebrate weekday and weekend Masses at the regularly scheduled time. We encourage all, especially our elderly parishioners, to use wise discretion to ensure their safety during inlclement weather. Senior Trips April 13th – Live Casino in Baltimore with $20 Bonus The cost is $56.00 (includes motor coach & half price buffet). April 24th-25th – Atlantic City (overnight) staying at the Tropicana with Buffet dinner & breakfast, 2nd day resorts with bonus. The cost is $155 for double or $195 for single (motor coach included). May 11th – “Samson” at Sight & Sound Millennium theatre in Lancaster, Smorgasbord at Millers (wait-list).
Diocese of Arlington Teacher Job Fair -March 12 The Fair will be held at Paul VI High School from 9:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. New teachers and those returning to teaching are welcome. Free tax filing help available to eligible families, seniors The volunteer Tax-Aide program, sponsored by the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the Loudoun County government, is providing free tax assistance to low- to moderate-income families and seniors. The program provides one-on-one assistance to customers. There’s no fee and no sales pitch for other services, and AARP membership is not required. Returns are filed electronically. Both spouses must be present if a couple is married and filing a joint return. Call 703-829-0394 for a listing of documentation needed. We are fortunate in having two community locations: First, Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Pl., Sterling. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Mondays and Wednesdays, 5 to 8 p.m., through April 18. No appointments are needed, second, Falcons Landing, at Algonkian Parkway and Potomac View Road, Sterling. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m., through April 18. Appointments required. Call 703-404-5216. Weekly Calix Society Meetings in the Diocese of Arlington The Calix Society is an association of Catholic alcoholics and their family and friends, Catholic or non-Catholic, affected by alcoholism. Our first concern is to interest Catholics with an alcoholic problem in the VIRTUE of total abstinence through participation in the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. Family and friends participating in Calix are also encouraged to participate in Al-Anon. Our second stated purpose is to promote the Spiritual Development of our members through practice of our Catholic Faith. For more information about any of the meetings, or for help organizing your own group, please contact [email protected]. There are currently three active Calix units meeting in the Diocese of Arlington: All For One: Tuesdays, 8:30 pm at the Unity Club, 116 W Broad St., Falls Church; Our Journey: Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1133 Reston Ave., Herndon; Mercy Abounds!: Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. at Loudoun Club 12, 58 Sycolin Rd SE, Leesburg.
