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ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH
BETHESDA, MD
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF December 21,
2015
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
8.00 a.m.(E)
8.00 a.m.(TD)
8.00 a.m.(E)
8.00 a.m.(E)
Maria Szaszkiewicz +
Barb Hendrickson (L)
Mariana Musalem (L)
5.00 p.m.(TD)
Deceased Members of
the Draize/Colvin Family
Fr. Vincent Rigdon,
Msgr. K.B. Smith, Fr. George Frydrych,
Fr. Paul Czarnota, Fr. Shawn Tunink, &
Fr. Aidan Logan, O.C.S.O. (L)
7.30 p.m.(BD)
10.30 p.m.(K)
8.30 a.m.(TD)
10.00 a.m.(K)
12 Noon (E)
8.00 a.m.(TD)
Patty Costello +
Dominik Pettey +
Bro. Larouere, SJ +
Pauline McCarthy +
Janet Mary Wack
Schmidt +
Joesphine Klaypac (L)
Mass for the People
5.00 p.m.(K)
7.00 a.m.(TD)
8.30 a.m.(K)
10.00 a.m.(E)
12 Noon (K)
Ronald Repka (L)
6.00 p.m.(D)
Living & Deceased
Members of the Orozco/Sinisterra Family
8.00 p.m.(E)
+ deceased
(L) living
Scripture Readings for Week Of December 20, 2015
Sunday
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Mi 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19;
Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45
Monday
Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and
Doctor of the Church
Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12,
20-21; Lk 1:39-45
Tuesday
1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd;
Lk 1:46-56
Wednesday Saint John of Kanty, Priest
Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10, and 14;
Lk 1:57-66
Thursday 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27,
and 29; Lk 1:67-79
Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29;
Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25
Friday
The Nativity of the Lord
Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13;
Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14
Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12;
Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6;
Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14
Saturday Saint Stephen, The First Martyr
Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab,
16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22
Sunday
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5;
Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17;Lk 2:41-52
DECEMBER 20, 2015
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE AND
UPCOMING EVENTS
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Christmas Eve - Thursday, December 24
5.00 p.m. Children’s Liturgy
7.30 p.m. Spanish
10.30 p.m. Mass at Night
(Christmas Carols begin at 10.10 p.m.)
Christmas Day – Friday, December 25
8.30 a.m., 10.00 a.m., and 12 Noon
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1, 2016
Holy Day of Obligation
5.00 p.m. Vigil , Thursday, December 31, 2015
10.00 a.m. and 12 Noon, Friday, January 1, 2016
ST. BART’S THANK-YOU DINNER
for all volunteers, Saturday, January 9, 6.15 p.m.
SOCIAL CONCERNS
The Poor Box for the month of December is for Cup of
Joe.
Through
a
partnership
with
the
DC
city
government, Catholic Charities provides protection from the
weather and the streets, a bed, a shower, and a hot supper at
five shelters. Breakfast is not provided, and clients leave the
shelter by 7 a.m. Launched by Father John Enzler, Cup of
Joe is a healthy breakfast program for Catholic Charities' five
low-barrier emergency shelters, which host more than 1,000
men and women each night.
Catholic Relief Services: Providing Aid to Refugees - Ashaa
fled with her husband and five children from Syria to Jordan
where 600,000 other refugees are also trying to live away
from war in their homeland. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and
Caritas Jordan are working with the families like Ashaa’s to
provide educational support to children who have had their
lives turned upside-down. CRS gives these children the chance
to take their minds off the stress of daily life and give them
support and hope. To learn more, please visit www.crs.org.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Listening,
Comforting, Caring
Under direct supervision
of Fr. Mark Knestout, this is an ongoing pastoral
care ministry. St. Stephen Ministers are members of
the parish, intensely trained to care for people who are
experiencing a loss, or going through difficult times or
life transitions. Please contact: Deacon Julio BlancoEccleston for assistance as a care receiver or to get
involved
in
the
ministry.
Tel:
703-821-1654;
[email protected].
The Parish Office will be closed Thursday,
and Friday, December 24th and 25th.
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
Christmas Remembrances 2015
We remember our beloved family and
friends, living and deceased, through our prayers
and Christmas altar flower offerings:
The Colvin and Draize Families (Susan Draize); the
Smith and Wink Families (Roy and Betty Smith); John P.
O’Brien (O’Brien children); the Class and Laudolff Families
(John and Margie Class); Michael James Segreti (Anthony and
Joan Segreti); Melvin Catlett and Katherine and George Seidl
(Catherine Seidl Catlett); the Joyce Family (Kathleen Joyce);
Betty Longo (Barbara Mannix); Mary B. Cross (Julie Bowen);
Joseph Consilvio, Grace Bruns, and Helen and Sigmund
Polaczynski (B. Consilvio); Raymond S. Betz, Jr. (Barbara
Mannix); William Byrne (Matt and Donna Byrne); Ed
Tamulevich, June Tamulevich, and Frank and Lee Sullivan (Ed
and Maribeth Tamulevich); Maureen Francescani (Matt and
Donna Byrne); Louis and Florence Gicale (Louis and Sarah
Gicale); John Dyer, David Dyer, and JoAnn Dyer Wood (Maura
Dyer); Curtis Reiber and John and Barbara Loughran (the
Loughran Family); Lt. Col. and Mrs. William G. Watts, Jr.,
RADM and Mrs. Leland G. Shaffer, Rev. John J. Ruef, C.Ss.R.,
Giancarlo Prete, Donald Mathews, Ph.D., and Grant Stivers
(Sylvia W. Shaffer); Nino Veronese (Fulvia Veronese); Robert
Jones (Joy Jones); William Maresca (Joy Jones); John P.
O’Brien (Margaret Lauer); Marie Maresca (Joy Jones); Adele
Reeth (Nicole DelToro); Thomas and Agnes Burke and Charles
and Gertrude Perkins (Charles and Bonnie Perkins); Ignacio
Carlos Tandeciarz (Viviana Tandeciarz); Jose Luis Argumedo
and Fouad and Adele El-Khouri (Samir and Maria El-Khouri);
Neil and Dorothy O’Brien (Chris O’Brien); James and Linda
O’Brien (Chris O’Brien); the McCullough and Kelly Families (Mr.
and Mrs. Michael McCullough); the Deceased Members of the
Kennedy and Verfuerth Families (Ann Kennedy); Joseph F. King
(Joann R. King); the Living and Deceased Members of the
Brady, Rupert, MacIntosh and Page Families (Mr. and Mrs.
Rupert V. Brady); Mr. and Mrs. Donatus E. Wik, Mrs. Mary
Cannova, Mr. Edward A. Wilmarth, and Mrs. Vivian Gannon
(Barbara and Bruce Wilmarth and Family); Mr. and Mrs. John
Donohue, Mr, and Mrs. Peter Enz, and Mrs. and Mrs. Charles
Moore (Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Donohue); Maria Reilly, Coletta
Reilly, Alicia Sanchez-Vargas, Anita Fortunat and Miguel
Fortunat (the Reilly Family); Gustavo and Rosana Gatti (Livia
Gatti); Tim Coleman and Claire Calis (Vivian Calis); the
Deceased Members of the Fay, McEnroe and Evans Families
(Colleen McEnroe); Josephine and Charles Navarro and Anna
Gnazzo (Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Navarro); Derek and Eileen
Green, Patrick and Mary O’Sullivan, and Patty Costello (the
O’Sullivan Family); Mary Truitt (Donna Truitt); and John
O’Brien (Betty O’Brien).
St. Bartholomew School's students and families
experienced the joy of giving this Christmas
season by participating in three service projects
during the month of December. Each grade
adopted a family and provided them with clothing and other
items they need, including money for groceries, as well as gifts
from their wish lists. The school also collected clothing items
for the infants and toddlers served by Mary's House as well as
toiletries for their mothers. They also had a Christmas
themed out of uniform day, the proceeds of which benefited
the Children of Bethlehem.
Please support St. Bartholomew School while doing your
Christmas shopping at Amazon.com. If you go to
smile.amazon.com, log into your Amazon account and search for
St. Bartholomew School a portion of your purchases is donated
back to the school. The link is: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/
charity/refer/l/A172PADB7SPX. Thank you and Merry
Christmas!
36th ANNUAL ST. BARTHOLOMEW STEPHANIE GANNON
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Five scholarships for $500 each are available to
eligible St. Bartholomew parishioners, depending on funds
available and number of qualified applicants. To be eligible,
applicants must be in or about to commence an educational or
training program beyond the high school level. The Gannon
Program is targeted to help an active member of the St. Bart’s
parish community.
Criteria for selections are based on need, a
reasonable indication of capability for study success, and
participation in community and/or parish activities. Preference
is given to undergraduate students, although graduate
students are eligible to apply. Application forms are available
at the parish office and must be submitted no later than July
1, 2016, for the 2016-2017 academic year.
This announcement also requests donations to our
scholarship fund in memory of Stephanie Gannon. To
contribute, please drop your contribution (make check payable
to St. Bartholomew Church, memo “For Deposit to the Gannon
Scholarship Fund”) in the Sunday collection basket. Thank you.
FEATURED CD OF THE WEEK: God Made Man (Fr.
Shannon Collins). ONLY $3. Please see the rack in the
vestibule. Lighthouse books and CD’s make great gifts and at
$4 for books and $3 for CD’s, they are very affordable.
As we replace older computers at the end of the year, please
think about Sr. Betsy Hartson RSCJ at Living Wages in SE
Washington, DC. Sr. Betsy needs gently used laptop computers
with all attachments and power cords for her older
students who are working for their high school diplomas. If
you have one that you can donate, please leave it at the Parish
Office.
St. Bart's High School Youth Group meets weekly to play
sports, watch movies, and learn more about the Faith. All high
school
students
welcome!
E-mail
Fr.
Tim
at
[email protected] to join the listserv.
St. Bart's Middle School Youth Group: we are 6th, 7th and
8th graders interested in serving our neighbor, playing
together and getting to know Our Lord Jesus Christ! All are
welcome! If you would like to learn more please email: John
& Maria Archer, [email protected].
Thought of the week: By immersing our lives in the rhythm of
the season, charity can flood our souls and fill us with the
happiness for which we were created. We awake Christmas
morning prepared to celebrate the birth of our Savior not as a
memory but as a profound experience of God’s redemptive
love. -from The Little Way of Advent
Looking ahead...December 12/20- 1/3: Christmas break! (No
Youth Group)
Stayed tuned for winter & spring 2016 events!! January 1/10:
Event TBA!
HELPING HANDS are needed to decorate the Church
for Christmas. Please mark your calendars for this
Tuesday, December 22 at 9.00 a.m. The more hands, the
merrier!
ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH
BETHESDA, MD
DECEMBER 20, 2015
FELIZ NAVIDAD
“Hoy nos ha nacido un Salvador: el Mesías, el Señor”.
Les deseamos, que el verdadero significado de la
Navidad, paz, amor y buena voluntad entre los hombres,
reine en
sus hogares ahora y siempre.
NATIVIDAD DEL SEÑOR
25 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2015
Cristo ha nacido en Belén. Vayamos al Portal para
adorarlo, para darle gracias, para decirle que lo
amamos, para entregarnos a Él. San José y la Virgen
María suben de Nazaret a Belén, ciudad de David para
inscribirse en el censo según el decreto del emperador
Augusto. En Belén se realiza el prodigio. La Virgen da
a luz a su hijo, lo envuelve en pañales y lo acostó en un
pobre pesebre “porque no tenían sitio en la posada”.
Caemos de rodillas para adorar el misterio. El Niño tan
chiquito es el Hijo de Dios que se ha hecho hombre por
nosotros, es Dios como el Padre, es “Dios con
nosotros”. Adoremos a Dios, a nuestro Redentor, a
nuestro Salvador. Unos pastores velaban sus rebaños
en el campo. Un ángel les anuncia “la Buena Noticia, la
gran alegría”: “os ha nacido un Salvador: el Mesías, el
Señor”. Las
señales para encontrarlo son: amor,
pobreza, sencillez... “encontraréis un niño envuelto en
pañales y acostado en un pesebre”. Nada de poderío
humano. El cielo viene en ayuda de nuestra fe y se
abre como desbordando alegría: “Una legión del
ejército celestial, que alababa a Dios, diciendo:
“Gloria Dios en el cielo y en la tierra paz a los hombres
que ama el Señor”.
PAGINA WEB DE SAN BARTOLOME
http://www.stbartholomew.org – Ver Comunidad Hispana
MISA DIARIA Y EXPOSICIÓN DEL SANTISIMO
Lunes-sábado
Exposición del Santísimo a las 7:30 y Misa 8:00 a.m.
La adoración es entrar con la profundidad de nuestro
corazón en comunión con el Señor que se hace presente
corporalmente en la Eucaristía. Vengamos a adorarle.
CONFESIONES
Domingos: 5:15 - 5:45 p.m. en español
El Señor los espera siempre, en especial todos los
domingos.
REZO DEL SANTO ROSARIO
Domingos a las 5:30PM, antes de la Misa de las 6:00PM.
HORARIO DE MISAS
Nochebuena, Jueves 24 diciembre
5:00 pm Misa para niños (en ingles)
7:30 pm Misa en español.
10:30 pm Misa (en ingles)
Navidad, Viernes 25 diciembre
8:30, 10:00am, 12:00 noon
Santa Maria Madre de Dios, Viernes 1 de enero
(Dia de obligación)
5:00 pm Vigilia, Jueves 31 de diciembre
10:00 am and 12:00 noon Viernes 1 de enero
CORO PARA LA MISA DOMINICAL
Cada año, jóvenes que eran parte del coro se van por
estudios o de regreso a sus países. Por esta razón el Coro
de la Juventud necesita talentos nuevos. Para inscribirte
en el coro, por favor comunícate con Carola Sarmiento,
301-560-4757 o habla con ella después de la Misa.
MINISTERIO DE SAN ESTEBAN
Bajo supervisión directa de Padre Mark Knestout, éste
es un ministerio de cuidado pastoral de carácter
continuo: Los ministros de San Esteban son miembros de
la parroquia, intensamente entrenados para el cuidado de
personas que están pasando por el proceso de una
pérdida, viviendo momentos difíciles o experimentando
asuntos del pasado sin resolver… Contamos con siete
ministros que hablan español. Para información, llamen al
Diácono Julio Blanco-Eccleston, tanto para recibir apoyo
como para involucrarse en el ministerio. Tel: 703-8211654; [email protected].
VOLUNTARIOS
Los programas y ministerios de la comunidad hispana de
San Bartolomé son realizados por voluntarios que
comparten su talento, tiempo y energía a servir a la
comunidad. Si usted está interesado en servir en algún
ministerio, por favor hablar con Hernán Oyarzabal:
[email protected]
A LOS VIAJEROS DE NUESTRA COMUNIDAD
Cada año, un gran número de los miembros de nuestra
comunidad viaja a sus países a pasar la Navidad con sus
familias. A todos, les deseamos que el Señor los proteja
en su viaje y que el Niño Dios los colme de bendiciones.
EL SACRAMENTO DEL BAUTISMO
Para mayor información, favor llamar al Diácono Julio al
teléfono 703-821-1654. [email protected]
CD’s LITURGICOS
En el hall de la Iglesia se encuentran una nueva edición
de CD’s con diversos temas de interés, algunos de ellos en
español. Colabore en la adquisición de estos interesantes
testimonios audiovisuales, son una buena alternativa para
ser obsequiados en estas Navidades.
PREPARACION PARA EL MATRIMONIO
El programa de preparación para este Sacramento
comienza con seis meses de anticipación a la fecha de la
boda. El Diácono Julio ofrece preparación matrimonial en
español y en inglés.
Información: [email protected] Tel: 703-821-1654
ARBOLES DE NAVIDAD
Recuerden que entrando a la pista de la Iglesia viniendo
de River Road, frente a la casa de retiro, se están
vendiendo árboles vivos de Navidad, colabore con la
adquisición de estos arbolitos ya que parte del pago por
ellos es donado a nuestra Iglesia de San Bartolomé.
INFORMACION PARA EL BOLETIN
La fecha límite es el día domingo anterior a la publicación
del mismo.
Contactar a
Rafael Espinosa.
[email protected]
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
St. Bartholomew Parish Office
6902 River Road, Bethesda, Md. 20817
Tel: 301-229-7933 ♦ Fax: 301-229-7998
♦ www.stbartholomew.org ♦
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m.
[email protected]
Baptisms—3rd Sunday of the month, appointment only. Parents are obliged to take a
brief class related to the Sacrament prior to the Baptism. Class is held 1st Wednesday
of the month. Registration is required. Call the Parish Office for more information.
Weddings—Please contact one of the priests at least 6 months prior to anticipated
wedding date. Pre-Cana and instruction are required.
Sacrament of Reconciliation—Saturday, following 8.00 a.m. Mass, and 3:30-4:30
p.m.; Sunday, 5:15-5:45 p.m. (Español), or by appointment.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) - The process of becoming a Catholic
Christian. Call the Parish Office for information.
Adult Choir—Weekly rehearsals on Wednesday, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Choir sings every
Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Mass.
Pastoral Care of the Sick and Homebound—Please notify the Rectory Office if you
know of any parishioner who is sick or homebound and who would like to receive
Holy Eucharist or the Sacrament of the Sick so that we can arrange to take him/her the
Eucharist or the Sacrament of the Sick.
Note to New Parishioners—We extend to you a warm welcome from our Parish
Community and encourage you to become active, involved members of the parish.
Please obtain a registration form from the parish office, or from the Church vestibule.
Please Note: Bulletin notices must be received no later than 12 Noon on the
Monday prior to the desired weekend of publishing.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW ORGANIZATIONS/MINISTRIES
Pastoral Council
Finance Committee
Altar Servers
Monaguillos/Hisp. Coord.
Bartholomew House
Busy Men at Work Group
CYO
Children’s Liturgy
Choir
Church Guild
Eucharistic Ministers
Ministros Eucarísticos
Gabriel Network
Home and School Assn.
Hospitality & New In the Pew
Ignatian Volunteer Corps
Knights of Columbus
Lectors/Liturgy Committee
Lectores
Hispanic Liturgy
Prayer Chain
Respect for Life
Sick and Homebound
Social Concerns
Sodality
Stephen Ministry
Ushers
Ujieres
Wedding Coordinator
Youth Minister
Judy Arcidiacono (Chair) ................... 301-461-1893
Hernan Oyarzabal (Hisp. Rep.) .......... 202-714-7622
Valeria Conde (Hisp. Rep.) ................ 301-340-8227
Paul Johnson (Chair) .......................... 301-320-4632
Roberto Garcia-Lopez (Hisp. Rep.).... 301-469-8482
Richard Elliott .................................... 202-686-0263
Jesus Manuel Berard, Ph.D. ............... 631-793-2005
Joe Hanle, Dir .................................... 301-320-6151
Jesus Manuel Berard, Ph.D. ............... 631-793-2005
Tom Serena ........................................ 301-320-0578
Diana Carter ....................................... 301-229-5117
Valeria Conde (Hisp.Coord.) ............. 301-340-8227
Carole Wysocki (Director) ................. 301-717-8850
Maria El-Khouri ................................. 301-897-9005
Ann Kennedy ..................................... 301-367-5988
Selma deLeon .................................... 301-229-6591
Jennifer Bautista ................................ 301-793-1899
Bonnie Perkins ................................... 301-299-8091
Nancy Brouillard McKenzie .............. 301-229-1071
John Vivian ........................................ 301-461-3597
AnneMarie Economopoulos............... 301-365-1233
Hernan Oyarzabal .............................. 202-714-7622
Susan Schill ....................................... 301-469-4973
Contact Rectory ................................. 301-229-7933
Tom Carty .......................................... 301-587-8860
Sally Aitken ....................................... 301-365-4719
Deacon Julio Blanco-Eccleston .......... 703-821-1654
Theresa Kowal ................................... 301-320-8876
Mary Ann Chalfant ............................ 301-299-3739
Maria Kaufmann ................................ 240-468-9896