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Mother Seton Parish
Parish Office
Phone:
301-924-3838 plus extension
Fax: 301-428-4951
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Office Hours:
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
E-mail:
[email protected]
Website:
www.mothersetonparish.org
In the case of a serious
emergency and you are in
immediate need of a priest,
please call 301-924-3838.
Masses
WEEKEND MASSES:
Saturday: 5:00 PM
(Contemporary Choir);
6:30 PM: (Misa En Español)
Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM
(Choir), 10:45 AM,
12:30 PM and 5:00 PM
WEEKDAY MASSES:
Monday through Friday:
6:30 AM
Monday through Saturday:
8:00 AM
Tuesday evening: 7:00 PM
First Fridays: 7:00 PM
HOLY DAYS:
7:30 PM (Vigil); 6:30 AM,
8:00 AM, 12:00 PM,
7:30 PM (Misa En Español)
PENANCE:
Saturday: 4:00 to 4:45 PM
Tuesday: 6:00 to 6:45 PM
19951 Father Hurley Boulevard • Germantown, Maryland 20874
Rev. Lee Fangmeyer (x208) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pastor
Rev. Louis Faust (x221) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Priest
Rev. Rommel Padilla (x203) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parochial Vicar
Deacon Francis Bendel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCIA (x211)
Deacon Stephen Maselko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Altar Servers (x211)
Deacon Fidencio Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . .Homebound Home Visits/Spanish Liturgy (x211)
Mrs. Dominique Seraphin . . . . .Director of Religious Education, School of Religion 301-444-3495
Mrs. Candida Silva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary, School of Religion 301-444-3496
Mrs. Jill Brodrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth Minister 240-780-7610
Mrs. Amy Massey (x215) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Music
Mrs. Toni Woods (x204) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Concerns Coordinator
Ms. Rhina Portillo (x202) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hispanic Ministry Coordinator
Mr. Carman L. Gannotti (x205) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business Manager
Ms. Ruth Chavez (x211) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parish Secretary
Mrs. Joyce McCarthy (x207). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulletin Editor
School of Religion
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (8:30 AM to 2:30 PM). Offices are located in the Parish
Center. Other days, please come to the Parish Office from 9 AM to 5 PM.
Adult Initiation Into
the Catholic Church
Communion Calls
Sacrament of Baptism
New Parishioners
We welcome anyone interested in becoming a
member of the Catholic Church. Please contact
Deacon Francis Bendel, (301) 924-3838, ext. 211.
2nd/4th Sundays of the month, 2:00 PM (English)
1st/3rd Saturdays of the month, 12:00 noon (Spanish)
Parents must complete the Baptism Preparation
Program prior to scheduling Baptism. Please call
the Parish Office for information, 301-924-3838,
or call Rhina Portillo (for Spanish) on Tuesdays,
301-924-3838, ext. 202.
Sacrament of Marriage
Parishioners planning marriage should contact one
of the parish priests 6 months before the wedding
date. Please call the Parish Office for information,
301-924-3838.
Parish School
Mary of Nazareth School
Grades K-8, shared with six other parishes in
upper Montgomery County
Mr. Michael Friel, Principal
www.maryofnazareth.org • 301-869-0940
Please call the Parish Office to request distribution of Holy Communion to the sick and
homebound.
Welcome! Please complete the registration form
found in the vestibule of the church.
Leaving the Parish
Please notify the Parish Office before your
departure. You will help us reduce mailings.
Pastoral Council
Fr. Lee Fangmeyer, Chair
Amy Tolan, President
Financial Council
Joe Gomez, Chairman
DEADLINE FOR BULLETIN
SUBMISSIONS:
Deadline is 5 days before publication.
Please email: [email protected]
Mass Intentions for the Week
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Oct. 12, 2014
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear Friends,
The other week as someone was coming out of Mass
they wanted to know why God lets abortion take
place…why he lets the women get pregnant. I was a
little stunned but could see and understand the
confusion and pain. Why are we able to choose evil?
Would it not be better if we just couldn’t do bad
things? That maybe we were locked up a bit? Maybe
clip the wings of the bird so it won’t fly away? The
problem is that we have freedom and we can use it
badly. So take away the freedom?
Freedom is the most esteemed gift from God to us. In
our freedom we are closest to what God is. God wants
us to become like Him through this gift of freedom.
Freedom means the ability to also say no. That is a
tragedy. That is why He sends His Son, so that we
would fall in love again and say yes. If He took away
our freedom and “made” us love Him, we would be
robots. It would not be love. We would not be human.
The world is full of evidence of us not choosing God,
or love. We have the terrifying ability to inflict all
kinds of evil on others. As the Church, we are called
to something else: “to live in such a way
that…through our lives, our action, our
companionship, our projects…that the glory of God
may thus appear ever more clearly, through our
adherence to Christ that changes our lives, and the life
of the world, by transfiguring them”(Guissani, A
Movement in the World, p.114). The use of our
freedom, to follow Christ and embrace the Cross, we
bring about a new reality.
This is Respect Life Month and it is also the month of
the Holy Rosary. Mary’s freedom reflects the freedom
of God and allows God to work in the world to save it.
It is her “yes” that changes everything. It is because
she has freedom. We too have freedom to say “yes”.
It is a power greater than all the “no’s” we see each
day. Christ’s “yes” has already conquered the world.
We join ours to His to see it manifested more each
day. We pray that through this “yes” all life is
cherished, accepted and loved.
Christ needs us to freely choose Him so that the glory
of God may be revealed. Mary used her freedom so
that God could redeem the world. In the Rosary, the
powerful tool of God’s grace, we ask Our Lady to help
us use our freedom to work for God’s plan of the
world. That His glory be revealed. This saves the
world.
God Bless, Fr. Lee
Saturday
Sunday
8:00 AM
Ilustre V. Etrella (d)
5:00 PM
Margaret Sartoris (d)
6:30 PM
Miguel Guerrero (d)
7:30 AM
People of the Parish
9:00 AM
1 0:45 AM
12:30 PM
5:00 PM
Monday
Tuesday
Sodality of Mary
Annie Darbeau
Miguel & Maria Alfaro (d)
Margaret Sartoris (d)
6:30 AM
NO 6:30 AM MASS
8:00 AM
Byron & Robertina Hosten (d)
6:30 AM
All Souls (d)
8:00 AM
Carman & Rose Gannotti (d)
7:00 PM Gamal Michael & Ebola Victims and Caregivers
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
6:30 AM
Maria Chiem Nguyen (d)
8:00 AM
Shirley & Ed Kingsland (d)
6:30 AM
Molly Bennett (d)
8:00 AM
Rev. Ronald Potts
6:30 AM
Jose Jacobo Guzman (d)
8:00 AM
Regina Jefferson (d)
8:00 AM
Nilsa Maldonado (d)
5:00 PM
Margaret & Raymond Shafer (d)
6:30 PM
Maria Otero Rosado (d)
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Pray for us
Mass & Confession schedules are listed on the bulletin cover.
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SPIRITUAL LIFE AND W ORSHIP
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Every Friday, Adoration is held all day in
the church from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m., followed by the Divine Mercy
Chaplet. On First Fridays, Adoration is from 8:30 a.m. until 6:45 p.m.,
followed by Benediction at 6:45 p.m., and Mass is at 7 p.m. in the
Church.
EUCHARISTIC HOME MINISTRY: Eucharistic Ministers take the Holy
Eucharist to the sick or homebound on Sundays. Please call Deacon
Fidencio Gonzalez, 301-924-3838, ext. 285.
PARENTS PRAYER GROUP: Meets Wed. at 10 a.m. Parents, infants
and preschoolers are welcome.
HAIL HOLY QUEEN CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP: Meets on the
first and third Sundays of the month from 6:45-8:00 p.m. Everyone is
welcome. Contact George Kelly, 301-972-0326; prayer requests are
welcome.
DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET: Recited Mon. and Fri. at 3 p.m. in the
church.
ONLINE PRAYER NETWORK: Confidential prayer petitions are sent to
members of the prayer chain and are prayed for by name for 2 weeks, or
longer if requested. Please email: [email protected]. Be sure to
write “MSP Prayer Network” in the subject line.
GABRIEL NETWORK: Practical advice for pregnant women and their
families: 800-264-3565. PROJECT RACHEL: Post abortion counseling
and pastoral assistance: 301-982-2008.
PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST PRAYER GROUP: Meets
every Thurs. night at 9 p.m. in the church. For more information, contact
Bridget: 240-552-0835.
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Please pray for: Fr. Jim Kosker, Fr. Leonard Hurley
and all those for whom we have been asked to
pray.* Remember all the dearly departed, family
members and parishioners.*
* Please N ote : N am e s of parish ion e rs an d fa m ily m e m be rs are ge n e rally
om itte d from the Pra ye r In te n tion s in the on lin e ve rsion s of the Pa rish
B u lletin o u t o f resp ect fo r o n lin e p riva cy. P lea se see th e p rin te d e dition for
listin gs of n am e s.
School of Religion
Dom inique Seraphin, DRE, redirectorm sp@gm ail.com
Candida Silva, Secretary, m spsor@gm ail.com
301-444-3496; 301-444-3495
On Sun, Oct. 26, all Confirmation candidates will be
enrolled at the 5 p.m. Mass followed by a social in the PC
with the MSP Youth Group. Please support MSP SOR and
Youth Ministry by ordering CHEESECAKES for Thanksgiving.
This fund raiser runs until Nov. 5. ALL ORDERS MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED WITH PAYMENT, and ready for pick up Sat.,
Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. [Flyer / Order Form]
We are on Facebook!! “Like” us so that you may have the most
up-to-date info on events, activities and announcements.
Please search for “Mother Seton School of Religion.”
NO SOR ON MON., OCT. 13. CLASSES ARE CANCELLED.
Youth Ministry, 240-780-7610
Jill Brodrick, Youth Minister, [email protected]
Sun., Oct. 12th: From 6 to 8 p.m. in the PC for dinner & our
guest speaker: Janique Stewart, who will be joining us to talk
about Chastity and Pro-Life. Overnight camping trip is Fri.,
Oct. 24, and our Fall Retreat is Nov. 14-16. Please contact Jill
Brodrick for more information. [Oct.-Nov 2014 Events Flyer]
PARISH CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014: Holiday Basket Sign Up after all Masses
9:00 AM: Children’s Liturgy (McCabe)
1:30 PM: St. Rita’s Society Mtg. (McCabe)
3:00 PM PC: Mid-Point Pro-Life Rally
3:30 PM PC: Young Adult Choir (Church)
4:30 PM: French Prayer Grp. (McCabe)
Monday, Oct. 13: HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!
PARISH OFFICES ARE CLOSED/ALL ACTIVITIES CANCELLED
Tuesday, Oct. 14:
6:00 PM: Youth Choir (McCabe)
6:00 PM: Young Adult Meeting (Church)
6:30 PM: ESOL (McCabe)
7:00 PM: SP Legion of Mary (McCabe)
7:30 PM: Liturgy Mtg. (McCabe)
7:30 PM: Word & Life Catechesis (McCabe)
8:00 PM: The Way (McCabe)
Wednesday, Oct. 15:
10:15 AM: Parents Prayer Group (McCabe)
4:30 PM: SOR (Church)
7:30 PM: Choir Rehearsal (Church)
8:00 PM: Spanish Heritage Cmte. Mtg. (McCabe)
Thursday, Oct. 16:
5:00 PM PC: Word & Life Music Practice
6:30 PM: ESOL (McCabe)
6:30 PM: Legion of Mary (McCabe)
6:30 PM: SP Youth Choir (McCabe)
7:00 PM: St. Vincent De Paul (McCabe)
7:15 PM PC: K of C
7:30 PM: Pastoral Familiar (McCabe)
Friday, Oct. 17:
10:00 AM: Spirit Club-UCR (McCabe)
10:00 AM: RCIA Adult Catechism (McCabe)
5:00 PM PC: Word & Life
6:00 PM: SP LOM Youth (McCabe)
7:00 PM: SP Eucharistic Ministers (McCabe)
Saturday, Oct. 18:
9:00 AM PC: Quilting Angels
3:30 PM: Contemporary Choir (Church)
4:30 PM: SP SOR (PC & McCabe)
7:00 PM PC: The Way Community
SPECIAL HEALING MASS: Please join us for a
special Healing Mass on Tues., Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. with Fr.
Martin Scott. Fr. Scott will celebrate Mass and pray over
those who wish. All are welcome. Fr. Scott is originally
from the Archdiocese of Washington, most recently St.
Martin’s Parish in Gaithersburg. In 2003, he moved to
Peru and became founder and superior of a missionary
community called Servants of Divine Mercy, whose
charism is based on the messages concerning Our Lord’s
Divine Mercy given to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. On
Tues., Oct. 14, at the 7 p.m. Mass, besides a regular
Mass intention, another will be for all Ebola victims, their
caregivers, and efforts to end the virus.
CONGRAT ULAT IONS! Chris and Dracie Knudsen
are the winners of the quilt raffle drawing held during our
Parish Picnic. The beautiful quilt called “A Simpler Life”
is a farm scene using a pattern called “Warm Wishes”.
Hidden in the stitching are several large roosters and other
smaller chickens stitched in the blocks. It took members of
Mother Seton Quilting Angels 2 weeks to make it.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Volunteers are needed
between 12 and 2 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday
afternoons to help set up tables and chairs in the McCabe
Center for religious education classes. This weekly
commitment begins in September and runs through April.
If you can help, please contact Candida Silva, SOR, 301444-3496, or email, [email protected].
PARISH SUPPORT
Oct. 5, 2014:
Offertory
$22,656.00
Why not make a change this Fall in the way you support Mother
Seton Parish? Sign up with eGiving through Faith Direct, which is the
most convenient and secure way for you to make your weekly
offering to MSP. Making either one-time or automatic contributions
through Faith Direct will also save valuable time for both you and our
parish staff. To enroll, please visit FaithDirect’s website:
www.faithdirect.net and use our parish code MD424. You can also fill
out and mail a FaithDirect enrollment form from the parish office.
Peace and Blessings to your family!
Fr. Lee
FIESTA LATINA!! Is Sat., Oct. 18, from 7:30 to 11
p.m. in the Parish Center. We’ll have food, refreshments,
music and dance. Tickets will be sold after the 5 and 6:30
p.m. Masses on Oct. 11, and at the 9 a.m. Mass on Oct. 12.
Tickets are also on sale in the Parish Office until Wed.,
Oct. 15 for $20 each/$10 for children 10 years and older.
ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED TO MSP!
PARISH OFFICES ARE CLOSED AND
ALL ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELLED
MON., OCT. 13, FOR COLUMBUS DAY.
A MEMORIAL MASS: A Memorial Mass for all of our
deceased parishioners and their family
members who have passed in the last year
will be held on Tues., Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. If
you would like a candle with their name on it
at the Mass, please contact Mary Beth
DeLuzio, 301-924-3838, ext 204, or
[email protected].
BEGINNING SAT., NOV. 1, we will be offering 33
Masses throughout November for our beloved deceased.
What better way to honor our loved ones than to have
their names on the altar during the whole month for all
the Masses? Please stop by the Parish Office with your
loved ones names and we’ll place it in the box. Donation
envelopes may be found in the basket in the narthex as
well as the Parish Office. They’re marked All Souls.
CALLING ALL COACHES! Basketball season is
around the corner and Mary of Nazareth School needs
coaches for grades K-8. Even if you don’t have a child
playing you are still eligible to coach or assistant coach
a team. There’s lots of openings. All coaches must be
cleared through the ADW Child Protection System,
VIRTUS. For questions, contact Robyn Rutland,
[email protected].
MASS AND FELLOWSHIP for MSP Young Adults:
Fr. Robert Barron’s Catholicism Film Series is being
held on Tuesdays evenings at 7 p.m. through Dec. 16
(except Veterans Day). The second episode will be
shown Oct. 14th at 7 p.m. in the Parish Center. Join
Mother Seton’s Young Adult Group and attend the
Sun., Nov. 2nd 10:45 a.m. Mass and lunch afterward at
Woodside Deli (13048 Middlebrook Rd.). Meet other
young adults ages 21-40. We meet monthly on the 1st
Sunday of each month at the 10:45 a.m. Mass. Contact
Marie Rossi, [email protected].
MOTHER SETON PARISH HOLIDAY
BAZAAR will be held the weekend of Nov.
1 & 2 in the Parish Center. Volunteers and
vendors wanted. For more information, contact Sharon
Brzostowski at [email protected].
3RD ANNUAL LORD OF MIRACLES bilingual
procession will be held Sun., Oct. 19 beginning at the
12:30 p.m. Mass. A procession after Mass in the parking
lot will be followed by a potluck reception in the Parish
Center. Please bring your favorite dish to share. The Lord
of Miracles is a Peruvian devotion which began in
the17th century, based on a miraculous painting of our
Blessed Trinity by a black Angolan slave, who received
his inspiration from Christ, and numerous miracles are
attributed to it.
Social Concerns Ministry, 301-924-3838, ext. 204
Toni Woods, Social Concerns Coordinator
m sptwoods@aim .com
 Join others on Monday mornings from 8 to 10 a.m.
for a peaceful prayer witness on the sidewalk in front of
the Executive Park offices on Wisteria Dr. Please visit:
www.PrayForGermantown.com.
 We are in need of fully licensed medically trained
individuals to take and record blood pressures. We will be
taking blood pressures after all Masses on the first
weekend of every month starting the first weekend in
November. If you are able to help, please contact Mary
Beth De Luzio at [email protected].
 Did you know that we’re two weeks into the 40 Days
for Life campaign and there have been 80 babies saved
from abortion nationwide! Recently, a young man rode up
on a bicycle and stopped to talk to a volunteer on Wisteria
Dr. He said that when he and his wife were expecting their
third child, they’d seriously discussed the idea of abortion
because of family finances. He said that they saw people
standing in prayer outside the abortion offices, and that
made them think about what they were about to do. Their
baby girls is now 1 month old. “You never know what
impact you will have. The simple act of standing on the
sidewalk and praying for an end to abortion can save a
life,” said Andrew Glenn, 40 Days for Life coordinator.
Around the Archdiocese
QUO VADIS “Come and See” Retreat for high schoolaged young men in grades 11 & 12 who are considering
options for college are invited to St. John Paul II Seminary
to experience seminary life first-hand. Friday through
Sunday, Nov. 7-9, visit www.dcpriest.org or call the
Office of Priest Vocations, 202-636-9020, or
[email protected].
ANNUAL YOUNG ADULT MASS with Cardinal
Wuerl will be held on Sun., Oct. 26, at 3 p.m. at St.
Matthew’s Cathedral . An after-party concert with Marie
Miller will be held at Buffalo Billiards, D.C. To register,
go to: DCCatholic.eventbrite.com.
ST. MARY’S IN BARNESVILLE 85th Annual Ham and
Turkey Dinner will be held Sat., Oct. 25 from 12 p.m. to
7 p.m. $15 for adults/free for children 10 and under. Craft
booth, cake wheel, hay rides, pumpkins and more.
SACRED HEART CHURCH IN BUSHWOOD, Md.,
is sponsoring its annual Fried Oyster, Stuffed Ham, and
Turkey dinner and much more on Sun., Oct. 26 from 12
p.m. to 4 p.m. $25 adults/children 12 and under $6.
Sunday, October 12th
Join us in the Parish Center from 6 to 8 pm for dinner & our guest speaker,
Janique Stewart, who will be joining us to talk about Chasity and Pro-Life.
Sunday, October 19th
Join us in the Parish Center from 6 to 8 pm for dinner & Loud & Clear. This Life Night
will provide the teens with a foundational understanding of the Gathering Rites of
Mass and the Liturgy of the Word.
Friday, October 24th
Contact me for a registration form & more information. We will leave for our overnight
camping trip at 5 pm from Mother Seton return by 12 Noon on Saturday. Cost is $30.
Sunday, October 26th
Join us in the Parish Center from 6 to 8 pm for dinner & a game Dodge Ball. This
evening the 8th students are invited to join us!
Sunday, November 2nd
Join us in the Parish Center from 6 to 8 pm for dinner & Cross & Altar. This Life Night
will provide the teens with an understanding of the Mass as the one Sacrifice of
Jesus Christ on the Cross.
Sunday, November 9th
Join us in the Parish Center from 6 to 8 pm for dinner & The Wedding Feast. This Life
Night will explain the Mass at the Wedding Feast of Church & Christ.
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Friday, November 14th-16th
Registration forms available mid-October. Our Fall Retreat will be at Camp Wabanna in
Edgewater, MD. We will leave Friday evening & return by 12 noon on Sunday.
Sunday, November 23rd
Join us in the Parish Center from 6 to 8 pm for dinner & evening activity & talk about
what it means to be homeless & how we can help.
Sunday, November 30th
No meeting-Happy Thanksgiving
For more information about the High School Youth Group and all of our activities
Contact Jill Brodrick, at 240-780-7610 or at [email protected] AND
Join our Group on Facebook, Mother Seton HS Youth Group
Mother Seton Parish
Social Concerns
2014 Holiday Basket Program
Help bring some holiday joy to a Germantown family in
need by providing a traditional holiday dinner!
dinner!
Sign up to help for Thanksgiving, or Christmas, or both:
• Purchase grocery items for a holiday meal from a suggested grocery list.
• Deliver the items to a family in need.
• You will be assigned a family within the Germantown community to contact and
arrange delivery.
• Suggested Thanksgiving delivery - weekend of Nov 22/23.
• Suggested Christmas delivery - weekend of Dec 20/21.
• For Christmas, come to the parish on Sun., Dec. 7, and choose gifts for the children to
include with the meal.
• Enlist your children to help as an example of giving back to the community.
• Hours spent shopping and delivering are approved for Confirmation service hours
AND SSL hours!
Please complete the form below and return by Nov. 2 using:
• Email to [email protected]
• Drop the form into the weekend Mass collection basket
• Deliver or mail the form to the parish office.
Thanks for helping to make the holidays brighter in our community.
Keep this portion for your reminder. You will be contacted with details by Social Concerns.
Return this portion or include in an email to [email protected].
Name:
Phone:
Email:
I will help for both Thanksgiving and Christmas (the same family will be assigned for
both holidays)
I will help for Thanksgiving only
I will help for Christmas only
I prefer to help:
A single adult
A family of 2-5
A family of 5+
Vigésimo octavo domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
12 octubre 2014
DE NUESTRO PARROCO
Queridos feligreses:
La semana anterior al salir de misa alguien se preguntaba
por qué Dios permite el aborto, porqué permite que las
mujeres queden embarazadas. Quedé sorprendido pero
entendí y comprendí la confusión y el dolor. Porqué
podemos escoger hacer el mal? No sería mejor que no
pudiéramos hacer cosas malas? Que talvez estuviéramos
un poco limitados? Recortar las plumas de las alas del
ave para que no pueda volar? El problema es que
tenemos libertad y que la podemos usar mal. Entonces,
quitemos la libertad?
Evangelio según San Mateo 21, 28 - 32
Comentario de San Agustín de Hipona
Revestir el traje de bodas
¿Cuál es el traje de bodas del cual habla el Evangelio?
Ciertamente que este traje es una cosa que sólo la poseen
los buenos, los que han de participar del festín... ¿Serán
los sacramentos? ¿el bautismo? Sin el bautismo nadie
llega a Dios, pero algunos reciben el bautismo y no
llegan a Dios... ¿Es el altar o lo que se recibe del altar?
Pero recibiendo el Cuerpo de Cristo algunos comen y
beben su propia condenación. ¿Qué es, pues?, ¿el ayuno?
Los malos ayunan también. ¿El frecuentar la Iglesia?
Los malos van a la Iglesia como los demás...
¿Qué es, pues, este traje de bodas? El apóstol Pablo nos
dice: «El fin de los mandamientos es la caridad que
procede de un corazón limpio, de una conciencia recta y
de una fe sincera». Éste es el traje de bodas. No se trata
de un amor cualquiera, porque a menudo se ven a
hombres deshonestos amar a otros..., pero no se ve en
ellos esta caridad «que nace de un corazón limpio, de
una conciencia recta y de una fe sincera»; pues esta
caridad es el traje de bodas.
«Ya podría yo hablar las lenguas de los hombres y de los
ángeles, dice el apóstol, si no tengo amor, no soy más
que un metal que resuena o unos platillos que
aturden...Ya podría tener el don de predicción y conocer
todos los secretos y todo el saber; podría tener fe como
para mover montañas; si no tengo amor no soy nada».
Ya podría yo tener todo esto, dice, sin Cristo «No soy
nada»... ¿Cuántos bienes son inútiles si un solo bien
falta! Si no tengo amor, aunque distribuyera todos mis
bienes, confesara a Cristo hasta derramar la sangre por
él, de nada me serviría todo ello, puesto que puedo
obrar así por amor a la gloria... «Si me falta el amor, no
sirve para nada». Éste es el traje de bodas. Examinaos: si
lo tenéis, acercaos confiadamente al banquete del Señor.
La libertad es el don más estimado que Dios nos da. En
nuestra libertad estamos en la condición más cercana a
Dios. Dios quiere que nos hagamos como El mediante
el don de la libertad. Libertad significa tener la
capacidad de decir NO. Eso es una tragedia. Por eso
nos envió a su Hijo, para que pudiéramos amarlo
nuevamente y podamos decir SI. Si Dios nos quitase
nuestra libertad y nos “hiciera” amarlo, seríamos robots.
No sería amor. No seríamos humanos.
El mundo está lleno de evidencias de que no escogemos
a Dios ni al amor. Tenemos esta capacidad horrible de
infligir toda clase de perversidades a otros. Como
iglesia, estamos llamados a otro objetivo: “vivir de
manera que nuestras vidas, nuestros actos, nuestras
compañías, nuestros proyectos muestren la gloria de
Dios cada vez más claramente, siguiendo al Cristo que
cambia nuestras vidas y la vida del mundo,
transfigurándolo todo” (Guissani, Movimiento en el
mundo, p. 114). El uso de nuestra libertad para seguir a
Cristo, para abrazar la cruz, nos presenta una nueva
realidad.
Este es el mes del Respeto a la Vida y también el mes
del santo Rosario. La libertad e María refleja la libertad
de Dios y permite que Dios obre en el mundo para
salvarlo. Fue el SI que ella dijo que lo cambia todo. Es
porque ella tuvo libertad. Nosotros también tenemos la
libertad de decir SI. Es un poder mayor que todos los
NO que vemos día a día. El SI de Cristo ya conquistó el
mundo. Unimos nuestros SI a el de El para para ver sus
manifestaciones cada día. Recemos para que mediante
este SI se aprecie, acepte y ame cada vida.
Cristo quiere que lo escojamos a Él con libertad para que
se pueda revelar la gloria de Dios. María usó su libertad
para que Dios pudiera redimir al mundo. En el rosario,
herramienta poderosa de la gracia de Dios, pedimos a
nuestra Señora que nos ayude a usar nuestra libertad para
trabajar por el plan de dios en el mundo. Que su gloria
se revele. Esto salva al mundo.
Que Dios los bendiga
Padre Lee
INFORMACION GENERAL
SANTO DE LA SEMANA
SANTA MISA EN ESPAÑOL: sábados a las 6:30 p.m.
ADORACION DEL SANTISIMO: Todos los viernes,
la Adoración se celebra todo el día en la iglesia desde las
8:30 am hasta las 3 pm, seguido de la Coronilla de la
Divina Misericordia. Los primeros viernes, la adoración
es de 8:30 am hasta las 6:45 de la tarde, luego la
bendición a las 6:45 pm, y la misa a las 7 pm en la
Iglesia.
VISITA A ENFERMOS: Por favor llame a la parroquia
y solicite la visita. Uno de los sacerdotes o un miembro
de la parroquia irá a visitarlo.
CONFESIONES: Todos los sábados desde 6:00pm
hasta la 6:20pm. Para confesarse en otro horario llame a
la parroquia y solicite una cita.
MATRIMONIOS: Para casarse deben contactar a uno
de los sacerdotes seis meses antes de la fecha prevista
para la boda. Por favor llame a la oficina parroquial para
recibir información detallada al 301-924-3838.
BAUTIZOS: Los bautizos se llevan a cabo los 1º y 3º
sábado de cada mes, a las 12:00. Los padres deben asistir
a un programa de preparación. Por favor llame a la
oficina parroquial para recibir información.
CATECISMO PARA NIÑOS: Nuestra parroquia
ofrece educación religiosa en español para niños, todos
los sábados desde 4:45 pm hasta la 6:15 pm durante la
época de clases. Cada año, las clases comienzan junto
con las clases de las escuelas.
MISAS PARA DIFUNTOS: Para pedir que se celebre
una misa por un familiar o ser querido, por favor llame a
Rhina Portillo al 301-924-3838. Hágalo con
anticipación.
LEGION DE MARIA: Tenemos dos presidios. Uno se
reúne los lunes a las 7 p.m., el otro los martes a la 7 p.m.
También hay la legión de niños que se reúne todos los
viernes de 6 a 7 p.m. Todas las reuniones se realizan en
el sótano de la Iglesia.
GRUPO DE ORACION CARISMATICO: Todos los
viernes desde la 7 p.m. en el Centro Parroquial. Desea
información? Desea participar? Por favor llame a Bethy
al 301-916-6351.
PASTORAL FAMILIAR: Conozca y refuerce su fe
católica y complemente la educación del catecismo de
sus hijos. Todos los adultos pueden asistir. El horario es
igual al catecismo para niños.
PREPARACIÓN PARA BAUTISMO.
Walter Montes, Sábado 25 de octubre de 2 a 4 pm.
Si necesita más información, llame a la oficina
parroquial.
Santa Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán
Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán no dejó nada escrito.
Siempre quiso permanecer oculta ante los ojos del
mundo. Dedicaba ocho horas diarias a la oración. La
acompañaban el silencio, la soledad, el trabajo y el
sacrificio.
El próximo 12 de octubre será canonizada esta laica
consagrada ecuatoriana. "No obstante la pobreza de las
informaciones que todo biógrafo lamenta, la riqueza
espiritual (...) es tan grande que resplandece a través de
lo poco que sabemos de ella", asegura Pagoli G
Papasgoli, en el libro "Riscatto di un popolo" (Rescate
de un pueblo).
Como laica hizo sus votos de virginidad perpetua,
pobreza y obediencia a la Iglesia. Se sentía llamada a
permanecer en el mundo para ser fermento de bien.
Dedicaba ocho horas diarias a la oración. También
practicaba actos de penitencia para unirse más a la cruz
del Señor.
Nació en un pueblo llamado Nobol de la diócesis de
Guayaquil, Ecuador. Sus padres eran agricultores y fue
la sexta de nueve hijos. Su madre murió cuando era
pequeña. Era de carácter dulce. Aficionada a la costura,
al servicio doméstico, también al canto y la guitarra. La
búsqueda de una dirección espiritual la llevó a
trasladarse a Guayaquil cuando tenía unos 20 años donde
llevaba una vida pobre y se alojaba en lugares sencillos.
Quiso seguir el ejemplo de la vida de la santa también
ecuatoriana Marianita de Jesús (1618 - 1645).
Sus biógrafos las consideran como almas gemelas. "El
punto de unión es la entrega total que ellas hacen a
Cristo y al prójimo. Narcisa igualmente sigue el estado
de vida laical como Mariana, además sigue la
espiritualidad de oblación y sacrificio tomando por
modelo a Mariana en reparación por los pecados de los
compatriotas".
En Guayaquil conoció al sacerdote
franciscano Fray Pedro Gual que residía en Lima.
Narcisa se encontraba sin director y él comenzó a
ayudarle espiritual y materialmente y por ello le pidió
que se trasladara a Lima donde se estableció en el
Beaterio del Patrocinio.
Hoy, en Nobol muchas personas se dedican a las labores
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todos lados la hacienda San José donde vivió y el
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Rev. Lee Fangmeyer (x208) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pastor
Rev. Louis Faust (x221). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Priest
Rev. Rommel Padilla (x203). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parochial Vicar
Deacon Francis Bendel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCIA (x211)
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Ms. Ruth Chavez (x211) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Secretary
Mrs. Joyce McCarthy (x207). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulletin Editor
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Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (8:30 AM to 2:30 PM). Offices are located in the Parish
Center. Other days, please come to the Parish Office from 9 AM to 5 PM.
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We welcome anyone interested in becoming a
member of the Catholic Church. Please contact
Deacon Francis Bendel, (301) 924-3838, ext. 211.
2nd/4th Sundays of the month, 2:00 PM (English)
1st/3rd Saturdays of the month, 12:00 noon (Spanish)
Parents must complete the Baptism Preparation
Program prior to scheduling Baptism. Please call
the Parish Office for information, 301-924-3838,
or call Rhina Portillo (for Spanish) on Tuesdays,
301-924-3838, ext. 202.
Sacrament of Marriage
Parishioners planning marriage should contact one
of the parish priests 6 months before the wedding
date. Please call the Parish Office for information,
301-924-3838.
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Please call the Parish Office to request distribution of Holy Communion to the sick and
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Welcome! Please complete the registration form
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