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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION In Our Lady’s Chapel, Monday - Friday • 9:30 am to 6:00 pm Benediction every First Friday at 5:45 pm CONFESSIONS Wednesday 5:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm 520 VEIRS MILL ROAD • ROCKVILLE, MD 20852 www.stmarysrockville.org Phone: 301.424.5550 • Fax: 301.424.5579 • Email : [email protected] November 18, 2018 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time SAINT MARY’S CHURCH REV. MSGR. ROBERT G. AMEY, V.F. PASTOR REV. KEVIN A. FIELDS, PAROCHIAL VICAR REV. M. VALENTINE KEVENY, IN RESIDENCE DEACON LOUIS J. BRUNE, III DEACON DANIEL F. KOSTKA, SR. DEACON MICHAEL A. RUSSO SCHEDULE OF MASSES SUNDAY…………………7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm and 5:00 pm SATURDAY VIGIL……..5:00 pm ASL, American Sign Language Mass, Sunday, 12:30 pm DAILY………….………...7:00 am, 9:00 am and 12:10 pm (in chapel) Saturday 9:00 am only HOLY DAY…………..….7:00, 9:00 am, 12:10 pm and 7:00 pm EVERY 4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH…….6:00 pm Filipino (Tagalog) Mass Please consult the special schedule for Holy Week, Easter, Christmas and New Year’s Masses, Confessions and Services. Historic St. Mary’s Church est. 1813 Over 200 Years of Catholic Faith in Rockville November 18, 2018 marks the second annual World Day of the Poor. Last year, Pope Francis suggested the Catholic Church set aside one day each year when communities can “reflect on how poverty is at the very heart of the Gospel.”…Psalm 34:7, “This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him.” He challenges us to use the World Day of the Poor as an opportunity to make an examination of conscience and consider whether we truly do hear the cry of the poor.

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION In Our Lady’s Chapel, Monday - Friday • 9:30 am to 6:00 pm Benediction every First Friday at 5:45 pm

CONFESSIONS Wednesday 5:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm

520 VEIRS MILL ROAD • ROCKVILLE, MD 20852 www.stmarysrockville.org Phone: 301.424.5550 • Fax: 301.424.5579 • Email: [email protected]

N o v e m b e r 1 8 , 2 0 1 8

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

SAINT MARY’S CHURCH

R E V . M S G R . ROBERT G. AME Y, V.F. PASTOR

REV. KEVIN A. FIELDS, PAROCHIAL VICAR

REV. M. VALENTINE KEVENY, IN RESIDENCE

DEACON LOUIS J. BRUNE, III

DEACON DANIEL F. KOSTKA, SR.

DEACON MICHAEL A. RUSSO

SCHEDULE OF MASSES

SUNDAY…………………7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm and 5:00 pm SATURDAY VIGIL……..5:00 pm

ASL, American Sign Language Mass, Sunday, 12:30 pm

DAILY………….………...7:00 am, 9:00 am and 12:10 pm (in chapel) Saturday 9:00 am only HOLY DAY…………..….7:00, 9:00 am, 12:10 pm and 7:00 pm

EVERY 4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH…….6:00 pm Filipino (Tagalog) Mass

Please consult the special schedule for Holy Week, Easter, Christmas and New Year’s Masses, Confessions and Services.

Historic St. Mary’s Church est. 1813

Over 200 Years of Catholic Faith in Rockville

November 18, 2018 marks the second annual World Day of the Poor. Last year, Pope Francis suggested the Catholic Church set aside one day each year when communities can “reflect on how poverty is at the very heart of the Gospel.”…Psalm 34:7, “This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him.” He challenges us to use the World Day of the Poor as an opportunity to make an examination of conscience and consider whether we truly do hear the cry of the poor.

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UPCOMING EVENTS November Nov 17-18 Little Sisters of the Poor after all Masses this weekend CCD 10:15 –11:45 am CCD Parent Class 10:15-11:45 am Nov 19 CCD 8th Grade Class 6:45-8 pm College Funding Meeting, Gym, 7pm Nov 20 Bible Study, Library, 7-9 pm Nov 21 Confession, 5 pm Nov 22 Thanksgiving, Day, 10 am Mass only Donuts and Coffee Parish Hall following Mass Nov 23 Rectory closed; No School Nov 24 Greg Gannon Food Drive Parish Collection Advent Wreath Sales after Masses

Next Weekend Mass Celebrants

Nov 24 5:00 pm Msgr. Amey Nov 25 7:30 am Msgr. Amey 9:00 am Msgr. Amey 10:30 am Fr. Kevin 12:30 pm Fr. Val 5:00 pm Fr. Kevin

There will not be Adoration offered on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, November 18

Sat Vigil, 5:00 pm • Bernard Barrerre † 7:30 am • George Longshore †

9:00 am • Parishioners 10:30 am • William Fontana † 12:30 pm • Alfred Tighe, Jr. † 5:00 pm • Elias N. Bedewi †

Monday, November 19

7:00 am • Matthew Jaumann

9:00 am • All Souls in Purgatory † 12:10 pm • Anneliese Jaumann †

Tuesday, November 20

7:00 am • Alma Funk †

9:00 am • All Souls in Purgatory † 12:10 pm • Henry R. Quintero †

Wednesday, November 21

7:00 am • James Fahey

9:00 am • All Souls in Purgatory † 12:10 pm • Augustin P. Salgado, Jr. †

PARISH OFFICE

520 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20852

Office Hours 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Phone 301.424.5550 ✦Fax 301.424.5579

Email [email protected]

Website www.stmarysrockville.org

PARISH STAFF

Rev. Msgr. Robert G. Amey

Pastor

Rev. Kevin A. Fields

Parochial Vicar

Kathy Yates

Pastoral Assistant

Cecile Galczynski

Director of Liturgy and Music

Kevin Daly

Operations Manager

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL (Pre-K - 8) 600 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20852

Phone 301.762.4179 ✦Fax 301.762.9550

Email [email protected]

(new email address!)

Website stmaryschoolrockville.org

Debra Eisel, Principal

Ellen Finnell, Exec. Asst.

Brenda Hoffmaster, Exec. Asst

PRESCHOOL Phone 301.762.4179 extension: 3111

Email [email protected]

Caroline Conway, Preschool Administrator

OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS

EDUCATION/YOUTH MINISTRY Phone 301.762.8750

Rel. Ed. Email [email protected]

Youth Min. Email [email protected]

Website www.stmarysrockville.org

Thomas Patchan - Minister of Religious Education

Matthew Curley - Youth Minister

Ellen Finnell - Executive Secretary

RCIT (Teen) RCIC (Children)

Thomas Patchan 301.762.8750

[email protected]

RCIA (Adults)

Olivia Crosby 301.806.1292

[email protected]

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Registration forms are available in the

vestibules of the church. Please notify the

Rectory if you change your address or move

from the parish. You must be a registered

parishioner for at least 6 months before we

can issue a certificate of eligibility to be a

sponsor or godparent. Please make an

appointment with Monsignor Amey if you

need a Pastoral Recommendation.

BAPTISMS Baptisms are held two Saturdays per month

at 10:00 am and two Sundays per month at

11:30 am, subject to scheduling. Pre-baptism

classes for all new parents will be held

monthly in the Rectory Meeting Room. To

enroll, call the Rectory 4-6 weeks prior to

class. Six months prior parish registration is

required.

MARRIAGES Couples must make arrangements with one

of the parish priests at least six months prior

to the tentative wedding date. At. least one

party must be a member of St. Mary’s Parish.

BULLETIN DEADLINE Items may be emailed, faxed, mailed or

brought to the Rectory office 10 days

prior to the bulletin’s publication date.

MASS INTENTIONS

Thursday, November 22

10:00 am • In Thanksgiving for God’s graces

Friday, November 23

7:00 am • Gay de Guzman

9:00 am • All Souls in Purgatory † 12:10 pm • Jerrold Van Winter †

Saturday, November 24

9:00 am • All Souls in Purgatory †

5:00 pm • Maria H. Gonzalez

Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Sunday, November 25

7:30 am • The Tchakoua Family † 9:00 am • Martin Cummings †

10:30 am • Parishioners 12:30 pm • Devanadera Family

5:00 pm • The Souza Family

BAPTISMS

The Most Holy Trinity gives the baptized sanctifying grace, the grace of justification: giving them the power to live and act under the prompting of the Holy Spirit through the gifts of the Holy Spirit. CCC 266

November 10-11, 2018 Michael Joel Hiatt

William Louis Read

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Announcements... P A R I S H A C T I V I T I E S /

P R O G R A M S

Thank you for being a part of the

St. Mary’s Catholic Church family.

Please consider enrolling in eGiving

through Faith Direct to make sure your

gifts reach St. Mary’s Catholic Church

when you cannot so our ministries can

continue uninterrupted. Consider

enrolling today by visiting

www.faithdirect.net. Our church code

is MD601.

Thank you for your continued support

of our parish family with your time and

talents as well as your financial

contributions!

God bless you,

Msgr. Amey

Are you interested in furthering your

faith journey by joining the Catholic

community? The RCIA team is

preparing for the 2018-2019 year. Call

Olivia Crosby 301-806-1292 or email

[email protected] to begin

the process.

F R O M T H E

P A S T O R ’ S D E S K

Season of Healing-To heal

our community, St. Mary’s Church will

offer prayer services for all victims of

abuse as well as abuse of power and

position as follows:

1.Each Tuesday through

November 27, 2018 at 5:30 pm in Our

Lady’s Chapel for recitation of the

Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction.

2. Each Saturday through

November 24, 2018 at 3:30 pm for Ex-

position of the Blessed Sacrament in

the Main Church, Confessions begin at

4 pm, and Benediction followed by 5 pm

Mass.

Signup for Adoration on Saturdays is

requested. Please call or email Kathy

Yates, [email protected] or

301-424-5550.

Bible Study-Bible Study has

moved to Tuesday evenings in the

school library. We are continuing the

study of the Gospel of Matthew. Our

teaching video is from Jeff Cavins of

Ascension Press. All parishioners are

welcome to attend.

Retreat for Survivors-As

we move to the next stage of the Season

of Healing, we recognize that healing

continues for all forms of abuse. The

Archdiocese of Washington (ADW) is

offering a One Day Retreat for Survivors

on Saturday, December 1, 2018 from

8:30 am to 5:30 pm. at a local retreat

center. To protect privacy of those

attending, the location will not be

publicized. There is a brief registration

questionnaire. Once you complete the

questionnaire, ADW staff will

personally contact you to discuss further

details of the day. Visit

https://adw.org/outreach-to-survivors/.

The Little Sisters of the

Poor-will be at St. Mary’s after all

Masses this weekend, November 17-18,

in support of their mission in serving the

elderly poor. Please be generous.

St Mark’s Society-The

St. Mark’s Society is a prayer and faith

discussion group who meet regularly in

St. Mary’s school room 44. We invite

anyone who wants to discuss Catholic

doctrine, social events and media issues

to attend. The next Sunday meeting is

today, November 18 at 9 am. For those

who cannot attend on Sunday, we also

meet on Tuesdays from 7-8 pm. For

more information contact Isaac Welsey

at 301-379-7857 or Mary-Anne Fombu

at 240-477-2722. Everyone is welcome!

Know the Faith – Share the Faith!

Mass of Thanksgiving-All

are welcome and invited to attend Mass

on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday,

November 22, 2018 at 10 am in the

Main Church. Come and give thanks to

God for the blessings we receive every

single day before we have our meal with

family and friends.

Thanksgiving Coffee &

Donuts Social-Sponsored by

the St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus,

come and enjoy coffee and donuts in

the Parish Hall following Mass on

Thanksgiving Day. All are welcome to

attend.

New Minister of

Religious Education-

Msgr. Amey is delighted to announce

officially Mr. Thomas Patchan as the

new Minister of Religious Education

for St. Mary’s! Thomas is a Virginia

Tech Hokie graduate currently living

in Northern Virginia. Thomas has

become passionate about sharing his

Catholic faith by volunteering with a

high school youth group, middle

school CCD classes and through

coordinating the young adult ministry

at his prior parish. His faith and trust in

God and our Church led him to join

St. Mary’s. Thomas is thankful for the

opportunity to share our faith with

St. Mary’s Parish children and all of

you. Please do not hesitate to reach out

and introduce yourself. Thomas is

looking forward to meeting you and

getting to know St. Mary’s!

Brother Stephen Talks-

Brother Stephen Ruhl brings St. Mary’s

a new series of talks on Wednesday

nights. In the beginning, God created the

world. He created us. And in the end,

He desires to bring us back to himself.

For this to happen, we have to

understand who we are, where we’ve

come from and our role in God’s plan.

So please join us in this series of talks as

we discuss God and his creation, the

human person and the life of prayer

which brings us back to God.

Wed. Nov 28, 7 pm – God and His

creation- Rectory Meeting Room

Wed. Dec 5, 7 pm-The Human Person –

Parish Hall

Wed. Dec 12, 7 pm-The Life of Prayer-

Rectory Meeting Room

Advent Wreath &

Candles-will be sold for a

reasonable price after Masses on

November 24-25 and December 1-2

weekends in the outer sacristy of the

Main Church.

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Young Adult Group with Brother Stephen-God calls us to

holiness and He has a plan for each of us to attain it. Following direction in the midst

of our busy lives can be difficult. Please join in a discussion of how we can best

respond to the unique plan God has for each of us. Today, Sunday, November 18,

1:45– 3:15 pm. in the school library.

St. Mary’s Small Group– Meets Sundays after the 12:30 pm Mass,

1:45-3:15 pm in the Parish Hall. Join our small group as we study the Sunday

liturgy and for fellowship. Light snacks are provided. Please contact Deanna Cho

with questions: [email protected].

270Catholic

270Catholic is a lively young adult ministry (20's and 30’s, single and married)

seeking to grow closer to Christ in the I-270, Montgomery County region. Visit

their Web site, 270Catholic.org, and sign up for the newsletter at the bottom of

their homepage.

For more details about any 270Catholic events, please visit

https://facebook.com/270Catholic/events or send an email to [email protected].

Activities for Young Adults

from our School Principal,

Mrs. Debra Eisel

P o p e F r a n c i s ’

P r a y e r I n t e n t i o n

f o r N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8

In the Service of Peace That the language of love and

dialogue may always prevail

over the language of conflict.

Looking for Young Adult Lectors and

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy

Communion– Interested in serving at Mass as a young

adult lector or Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion?

We’d love to have you. Please email your interest or

questions to Matt Curley at [email protected].

At FORMED.org this

Month!

We pray these recommendations are

both catechetical and entertaining.

In this month of all Saints dive deeper

into these saints’ lives;

The Saints, Our Heavenly Friends

(for children)

Saint John Paul the Great.

John XXIII, The Pope of Peace

Type in the St. Mary’s Parish code

ed01c4 and your email address.

Saints who are honored

this week:

Wednesday, November 21-

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin

Mary

Thursday, November 22-

St. Cecilia, Martyr

Friday, November 23-

St. Clement I

St. Columban

Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, Martyr

Saturday, November 24-

St. Andrew Dung-Lac & Companions,

Martyrs

17th Annual

Thanksgiving Day Trot

for Hunger-SOME (So Others

Might Eat ) invites you to join them on

Thursday, November 22, 2018 for the

Trot for Hunger.at Freedom Plaza

(corner of 13th St. & Pennsylvania Ave.

NW). Please visit www.some.org to

register and for more information. All

proceeds benefit thousands of homeless

families and single adults in the

Washington, D.C. area.

The Festival of

St. Nicholas –is Saturday,

December 1, 2018, 6- 9 pm, after the

5 pm Mass in the school auditorium.

Dinner provided by Fontina Grille is

$5.00 per person or $25.00 per family of

5 or more. Children’s activities include

DJ, dancing, crafts, games, cookie

decorating, face painting, letters to

Santa, letters to the Military, a Cake

Walk and a Secret Santa Shop, AND

A special appearance by Santa Claus

himself!

St. Mary’s Annual

Holiday Toy Drive- You are

invited to help support The City of

Rockville 2018 Holiday Toy Drive

sponsored by The St. Mary’s School

National Junior Honor Society. Please

donate a NEW unwrapped toy for a

boy or girl aged from an infant to a

teenager, Please NO food, movies, or

I-Tunes gift cards.

Collection boxes will be in the school,

the Church, and at the St. Nick Festival

until December 1. This is an amazing

opportunity for our school and parish to

come together to help make this holiday

season special for many local children

and families. If you wish to make a

monetary donation please place it in an

envelope labeled Toy Drive, Mrs. Eisel

and drop off at the school or the rectory.

For a complete list of suggested toy

donations call or email the rectory,

301-424-5550 or

[email protected].

Rosary Tour-Thanksgiving Day,

Thursday, November 22, 2018 at the

local abortion facilities. Contact

Bill Luksic, [email protected] or

301-461-9282.

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Thanksgiving Food Collection– Social Concerns would like to say THANK YOU!!

to St. Mary’s parishioners for donating over 50 boxes of canned goods and other

non-perishable foods to the City of Rockville’s Thanksgiving Food Drive last

weekend! Your donated goods will go directly to help over 500 needy families in our

community have a Happy Thanksgiving. Special thanks to St. Mary’s Boy Scouts,

Troop 472 and their families for collecting, sorting and packing the donated items,

and to Msgr. Amey for donating grocery store gift cards on behalf of the parish.

Everyone’s generosity is greatly appreciated! Happy Thanksgiving!

Advent Giving Tree is Coming Soon!!- On the weekend of December 1-2, 2018,

envelopes with gift card requests for 10 local charities will be available. More

information will be provided next week.

ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Monthly Food Collection– 2nd Sunday of every month benefiting

Rockville Help to assist families in our local community.

Monthly Blood Pressure Screenings– 2nd Sunday of every month after the

9:00 and 10:30 am Masses provided by the Social Concerns Health Ministry.

Contact Sue at [email protected].

Food Recovery – Volunteers are needed to pick up perishable food that would

otherwise be thrown away from restaurants/stores and deliver to Nourish Now in

Rockville for distribution to shelters and individuals. Please contact Kathleen at

[email protected] for more information.

Chase Partnership (Catholic Charities) – Prepare a meal once a month.

Contact Mary at [email protected].

Rainbow Place– Volunteers are needed to serve dinner to women at the

homeless shelter located in downtown Rockville. Please contact Casey at

[email protected].

Volunteer Opportunities-Catholic Charities DC provides a variety of

volunteer opportunities in Maryland and Washington, D.C. For more information

or to register, visit CatholicCharitiesdc.org/volunteer.

Social Concerns Corner

Walk with Mary-Save the

Date-The Archdiocese of

Washington annual Walk with Mary

procession and Mass to honor Our Lady

of Guadalupe Patroness of the

Americas, will take place on Saturday,

December 1 with the theme, Under Her

Mantle. Mass at the National Shrine of

the Immaculate Conception will begin

at 2:30 pm. Visit adw.org/wwm for the

full schedule including procession start

location, and rosary time.

ST. MARY'S PARTNER-

SHIP WITH THE GREG

GANNON CANNED FOOD

DRIVE - DEC 1, 2018

St. Mary's Parish continues its

partnership with the Greg Gannon

Canned Food Drive for the Annual

Holiday Food Drive -- Saturday,

December 1, 2018.

Put your Faith into Action by:

1- Donating your non-perishable food

items at St Mary's Church weekend of

Nov. 24-25th

2-Volunteer to collect food in your local

community or assist at the church with

the food collection/distribution.

Last year St. Mary's Parish collected

more than 14,000 cans for over eight

non-profits in the Rockville area.

Volunteers are needed to assist with

various aspects of the canned food drive,

please contact Maggie Harwell at:

[email protected]. To learn

more about the community outreach

check out the website,

www.greggannoncfd.org

Advent Day Retreat-

St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, Saturday,

December 1, 9 am to 4 pm at the

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine,

Emmitsburg, MD. This day of

recollection and prayer will be led by

Father Ted Trinko, IVE. Beginning with

Mass at 9 am, the day will include two

conferences, Exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament, pray the rosary and Divine

Mercy Chaplet. The cost is $5.00.

Bring your own lunch. For more

information, contact Ken Vaughan

[email protected] or 301-473-5112.

Best Advent Ever is

coming!- This year, prepare for

Christmas in a different way. Join

St. Mary’s for BEST ADVENT EVER,

a free email program from Dynamic

Catholic that will help you slow down

and focus on what matters most during

the holiday season. Each day of Advent

you’ll receive an inspirational email.

Signup at BestAdventEver.com/

Monthly Nursing Home

Mass– Join St. Mary’s parishioners

and Catholic residents for their monthly

Mass. Rockville Nursing Home

303 Adclare Rd. Rockville, MD 20850.

Tuesday, November 20 at 2:45 pm

and Potomac Valley Nursing Home

1235 Potomac Valley Rd., Rockville,

MD 20850. Wednesday, November 28

at 3:00 pm.

Advent Vespers is coming on

the Sundays in Advent beginning,

Sunday, December 2 at 4:35 pm, just

prior to the Sunday, 5 pm Mass. All are

invited to attend. We will gather in the

sanctuary before the Tabernacle.

To all of our Visitors:

Welcome to St. Mary’s - We are happy you are here! To become

registered parishioners please obtain a

registration form online at

www.stmaryrockville.org, email the

rectory at [email protected],

or stop by the rectory during business

hours.

Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament Jesus

invites all to an intimate, heart to heart

chat with Him in Eucharistic Adoration.

Adoration is available every day

Monday thru Friday directly following

the 9:00 AM Mass until 6:00 PM in

Our Lady’s Chapel.

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WORSHIP Council Liaison Paul Barrett, Jr. 301-603-9270

LITURGY Cele Galczynski 301-424-5550 x 30

Altar Guild Rose Dunn 301-460-5913

Altar Servers Fr. Kevin Fields 301-424-5550

Arimatheans 301-424-5550

Bell Ringers John Bean 301-424-0110

Choirs/Cantors Cele Galczynski 301-424-5550 x 30

Eucharistic Adoration Joe Murphy 301-762-2418

Extraordinary Ministers Dana Baker 301-949-6614

of Holy Communion e-mail: [email protected]

Lectors George Griffin 301-309-0095

Ministry to the Sick Rectory Office 301-424-5550

and Homebound

Offertory Families Cecile Galczynski 301-424-5550 x 30

Ushers John Durbin 301-762-4448

EDUCATION Council Liaison Carole Day 301-762-7715 SCHOOL Debra Eisel 301-762-4179

Website: stmaryschoolrockville.org

Alumni Dinis Camara 301-251-1610

Email: [email protected]

Baptismal Preparation Kathy Yates 301-424-5550 x 12

Bible Study Carole Day 301-762-7715

CCD Thomas Patchan 301-762-8750

Youth Ministry Matthew Curley 301-906-4869

Home & School Assoc. Kelly Day Terry 240-793-8474

Email: [email protected]

Pre-Cana Ardath and Bill Camara 301-762-7107

Preschool Caroline Conway 301-762-4179 x 3014

RCIA Olivia Crosby 301-806-1292

[email protected]

School Advisory Board Dinis Camara 301-251-1610

Email: [email protected]

STEWARDSHIP/ADMINISTRATION Council Liaison Kammie Bell [email protected] Bulletin Kathy Yates 301-4 2 4 - 5 5 5 0

Email: [email protected]

Building Committee John duFief 301-424-8224

Cardinal's Appeal Bill Gessner 301-963-4305

Finance Committee

Grounds/Maintenance Kevin Daly 301-424-5550

Money Counters Dyanne & John Ryan 301-260-2950

Parish Council Gary Funkhouser 301-762-7223

Website Kathy Yates 301-424-5550

Email: [email protected]

SERVICE Council Liaison Matt McCormick 301-529-6005

Email: [email protected] Social Concerns Joe Quirk 301-424-7751

Email: [email protected] Gabriel Project Diane Reinke 301-946-4815

COMMUNITY Council Liaison Karen Gilroy 301-424-3107

Email: [email protected]

CYO Claire Hannan 301-279-7706

Gerry Blackwell 301-871-8401

Knights of Columbus Ed Day 240-672-3235

Council #2323 Email: [email protected]

Filipino Catholic Community, President

Rhoe Gueverra 301-275-7661

Our Parish Times Debra Eisel 301-762-4179

Retrouvaille Carol & Tom Moran 240-428-1206

Scouts Vince Camobreco 301-330-6632

Sodality Barbara Williams 301-424-1429

Email: [email protected]

Our Lady of China Fr. John Ming 301-738-2459

Mission

The Church serves its people.

It takes the people to serve the Church.

“As generous distributors of God’s manifold grace,

put your gifts at the service of one another,

each in the measure he has received.” (1 Peter 4)

In Your Prayers…

Please pray for the men and women of our parish who serve in the armed forces and their families, especially…

Airman Christopher Ball, USAF, Lt. Col Bruce A. Carper, USAF, Capt. Norm Charboneau, USN, HMC Jonothan Tarkowski, USN, Lt. Justin A. T. Watkis, USN, Lt. Michael K. C. Watkis, USN, Chief Master Sgt Daniel Wells, USAF, Ryan Wells, USA.

Remember the sick, especially…… Guillermo Arietia, Vincent Basciano, Jodi Batz, Georgette Bedewi, Debby Berry, Sally Bruno, Wayne Campbell, Dave Castro, Joseph Chelberg, Janee Clark, Mary Colletti, James Conor III, Irene Coan, Mary Corley, Barbara Cox, Victoria Dare, John Dillard, Cheryl Diuduid, John Durbin, Anne Emerick, Pat Fancher, Leonardo Fausta, Larry Gaddis, Adriana Gonzalez, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Gerardo Gonzalez, Maria Gonzalez, David Gouker, Douglas Gray, Mary Gregg, Donna Grimmer, Opal Hall, Scarlet Hagen, Leroy Hagens, Elizabeth Haley, Michelle Harrington, Lillian Huff, P. Jamison, Tian Zi Ke, Sam Keating, Richard Lidberg, Eric Luther, Carol Mannix, Jose Martins, Marie McIntyre, Pam Missimer, Sandy Mitchell, Samuel Moore, Carol Moran, Kevin Neary, Gail Oakes, Anne O’Brien, Aleyda Ochoa, Priscilla O’Donnell, Barbara O’Neil, Bill Owens, Andrea Pascual, Ron Pendleton, Julia Plantanias, Thomas Proctor, Peggy Puglisi, Peggy Randall, Don Reid, Mary Reinard, Carl Ressa, Carolyn Reynolds, Kitty Roche, Harold Ross, Nancy Roth, John Salerno, Re San, Kathy Sheehan, George Sierra, Jo Sine, Georgia Sowards, Betty Spano, Derwood Spencer, Sue Spurlock, Toby Swartz, Mary Sweeney, G. Patricia Tabares, Martha Tabares, Kenny Tarp, Chelsea Taylor, Vicki Tomastik, Frank Tramontao, Chloe Tucci, Sandra Valencia-Gonzalez, Maria Ines Vargas, Vincent Vargas, Joseph and Mary Vu, William Wainscott, Charles Wesley, William Wilcox, Mary Wilson, Bernadette Yates, Jasper Zabala, Andreas Zapata, Paul Zusi.

Remember the deceased, especially……...Rev. Joseph Kleinstuber, Jean Catherine Raver, Maureen King, Donald Keeler.

Our deepest sympathies go out to their loved ones. May God’s steadfast love and the support of family and friends comfort them. Names remembering the sick, will remain on this list for 4 consecutive weeks, but can be repeated by calling the Rectory. If you have recovered and want your name removed, please notify the Rectory.

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