ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA
CATHOLIC CHURCH
22800 Washington Street, P.O. Box 310, Leonardtown, MD 20650
www.saintaloysiuschurch.org
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 15, 2015
Rectory (301) 475-8064 • Fax (301) 475-8762
FATHER ANDREW WHITE SCHOOL
Tel: (301) 475-9795 • Fax: (301) 475-3537
SACRAMENTAL LIFE
NEW PARISHIONERS…St. Aloysius extends a warm welcome
to all who are joining us for prayer, worship, or instruction. If you
are new to the area or returning home to the Church, we invite
you to register and make St. Aloysius your parish. Registration
forms can be obtained at the church or by calling the rectory.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)...
The RCIA is the process of welcoming new members to the
Catholic Church. It is intended for adults who have never been
baptized, or for adults who have been baptized Christian and now
wish to practice the faith in the Catholic tradition. It is an ongoing
process of formation, catechesis and liturgical rites. Anyone interested is asked to call the rectory for an appointment to discuss the
process.
STAFF
Pastor ............................................... Rev. David W. Beaubien, ext. 14
Deacon ................................................................. Deacon Andy Geisz
Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper ............................. Denise Becher, ext.10
Receptionist/Bulletin Editor .............................. Betty Williams, ext.11
Religious Education/Youth Minister............... Leonard Wathen, ext.16
Director, Music Ministry ............................................. Georgia Harvey
Coordinator, Natural Family Planning .......Jane Burke, 301-866-2056
Principal, Father Andrew White School....................... Linda Maloney
Secretary, FAW School .................................................. Helen Bowles
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday:
5:00 pm
Sunday:
8:00 am and 11:00 am
Daily:
12:15 pm Tuesday & Thursday
8:30 am Wednesday & Friday
7:30 am Saturday
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM…Parents are asked to call the
parish office to register for the Baptismal Preparation Meeting
and for the baptism of their child.
HOLY DAY MASSES:
As Announced inside the Bulletin.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION…
Any youth or their parent seeking the Sacrament of Confirmation
and not registered in the school is asked to contact the Director of
Religious Education.
FIRST FRIDAYS: Masses at 9:00 am (September through June) and
7:00 pm. Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from
10:30 am till 6:45 pm followed by Benediction.
Confessions from 6:00 - 6:30 pm.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE…In order to facilitate marriage preparation, couples seeking to be married in the Church are
to make arrangements with the pastor six months to one year in
advance of their intended wedding date. At least one of the engaged must be a registered and practicing member of the parish.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Thursday:
11:30-12 Noon
Saturday:
3:30-4:30 pm
ANOINTING OF THE SICK…The Sacrament of the Sick is for
the spiritual comfort, strength and healing of the ill. If there is a
need for the sacrament in your family or household, please contact the rectory as soon as possible.
We, the faithful of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Aloysius, in
communion with the Holy Father, commit ourselves to know, love and
serve God and worship Him together.
Parish Mission Statement
FATHER ANDREW WHITE SCHOOL…
Pre-K-8th Grade. If interested, please contact Mrs. Helen Bowles
in the school office Monday through Friday 8:00am - 3:00pm 301
-475-9795 for space availability.
This challenges us to know God through sacred Scripture and personal
prayer; to love God in His Eucharistic Presence and to love one
another; to serve Him by educating our children, by ministering to the
sick, the elderly and the poor by proclaiming the Good News of Jesus
Christ and by hospitably reaching out to others.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION…Pre-K-8th Grade,
Sunday 9:15am - 10:30am. For registration please contact Leonard Wathen at the Rectory.
We commit to this with the grace of God and through the intercession
of Mary, the Mother of God and patroness of St. Mary's County.
ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA CATHOLIC CHURCH, LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND
PRAYER & WORSHIP
Scripture Corner
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MASS INTENTIONS this WEEK
GOD’S AMAZING LOVE
Tuesday, Mar. 17: St. Patrick, Bishop
8:30 am:
Roberta A. Dooley
Wednesday, Mar. 18: St. Cyrus of Jerusalem, Bishop
8:30 am
Elbert Hayden
Thursday, Mar. 19: St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
12:15 pm
Mary Agnes Buckler
Friday, Mar. 20:
8:30 am
Msgr. John J. Madigan
7:00 pm
Stations of the Cross
Saturday, Mar. 21:
7:30 am
Sara Ruth Hammett
5:00 pm
Pro populo
Sunday, March 22:
5th Sunday of Lent
8:00 am
Frank & Theresa Abell
11:00 am
Deceased Members of the BarryUtzig Family
The readings today highlight the amazing love of
God for all persons. The Gospel of John tells the reader,
“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that
everyone who believes in him might not perish but might
have eternal life.” (John 3: 16) The word “gave” in that
verse could also be translated “sacrificed.” He gave his Son
to death for all. The “world” in this verse refers to every
human being!
John’s Gospel here and often develops the theme of
“realized eschatology.” Our relationship with God is already realized by the choices we make. If we respond to
Christ with faith and good works, we already have eternal
life: “Whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his
works may be clearly seen as done in God.” (vs. 21) However, God always respects free will. Persons who turn away
from Christ condemn themselves. But God always wants
the conversion of sinners: “Do I find pleasure in the death
of the wicked? …Do I not rejoice when they turn from their
evil way and live?” (Ezekiel 18: 23)
The love of God for all is also seen in the first and
second readings today: “Early and often did the Lord, the
God of their fathers, send his messengers to them, for he
had compassion on his people and his dwelling place.” (2
Chronicles 36: 15) The Letter to the Ephesians, the second
reading, also gives witness to God’s great love in bringing
us to life with Christ, our Savior.
Today’s Gospel also tells us that the Son of Man
MUST be lifted up. (John 3: 14) The necessity comes from
the will of the Father. But the concept of “being lifted up”
has a twofold meaning in John. This is a frequent practice
in the Fourth Gospel. Being “lifted up” refers to the crucifixion, of course. But for John it also means “being exalted.” This helps John develop the theme of the kingship of
Christ. For John the cross is the first step in Christ’s glorious return to the Father. Later in the Gospel our Lord says,
“When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone
to myself.” (John 12:32) Here there is that twofold meaning, namely, when I am crucified and when I am exalted, I
will draw all to myself.
~ Msgr. Ralph J. Kuehner, Archdiocese of Washington
PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER the Sick and
Homebound in our Community: Ethel Anderson, Joan
Bolden, Mary Jeanette Brown, Bob Combs, Susan Colon,
Teresa Cusic, Charles Davis, Sr., Elizabeth Ann Davis,
Debra Dean, Irene Dixon, John Dougherty, Frances Duke,
Jan Esler, Ken Esler, Howard Hensley, St. Clair Hill, Kelly
Karwacski, Palmer Lacey, Edward Mayor, Jim McDonald,
Ben Moore, Frank Percell, Mary and Ernest Pfeiff, Mary
Pfeiff, Agnes Plater, Charlie Ridgell, Mary Saunders,
Debbie Schoenbauer, Rita Solimani, C.W. Thompson,
Ronnie Thompson, and Judith Welch, Carolyn Young.
EVANGELIZATION & PARISH LIFE
MONDAY NIGHT APOLOGETICS: Our series on
defending Catholic faith and morals continues in the FAW
School Music Room at 7 PM each Monday led by Ken
Scheiber. Enter from the rear parking lot. Ken is a faculty
member in the Dept. of Theology at St. Mary’s Ryken HS. !
!
FASTING & ABSTINENCE FOR LENT: Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting and
abstinence from meat for those age 18—59. Seafood is
permitted. In addition, Fridays during Lent are days of
abstinence for those age 14 and up. When fasting, a person
is permitted to eat one full meal. (If possible, the fast on
Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil as the
"paschal fast" to honor the suffering and death of the Lord
Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to
celebrate more readily his Resurrection.)
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
VOCATIONS CROSS Sign-up
The Vocations Cross is presented to a family at one of the
three weekend Masses after Communion and it is asked
that it be returned to the rectory by the following Saturday
morning. Jim Hoffman, the parish’s Vocations Liaison, is
in the process of calling all homes that signed up to have
the Vocations Cross in their home to schedule your week.
Please pray for Vocations this week with
Joe & Deb Vavrus & Family
DID YOU ENJOY THE PARISH MISSION A FEW
WEEKS AGO? That event was the work of the St. Aloysius Evangelization Team! Come join us as we plan future
events in the parish and county as we bring people to
Christ.
The next Evangelization Team Meeting will
be Thursday, March 19th at 7:00 pm in the parish rectory. All are welcome.
WORD OF LIFE- “Lord, you are good and forgiving, most
merciful to all who call on you. LORD, hear my prayer; listen
to my cry for help. On the day of my distress I call to you, for
you will answer me.” Psalm 86: 5-7
OUR BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
FATHER ANDREW WHITE S.J. SCHOOL Is now enrolling students for the 2015-2016 school year. Families
that are interested may call the school (301-475-9795) to
get information or to set up an appointment to visit and
meet with Mrs. Maloney for information. Applications are
available in the school office or you may visit TADS.com
to complete an application online. Openings are available
in most classes.
ADOPT-A-STUDENT at FATHER ANDREW WHITE
SCHOOL: Each year there are families who want their
children to have a Catholic education, but need financial
assistance in order to do so. our parishes like St. Aloysius,
but each year the need grows. In the past many parishioners
have participated in the Adopt a-Student Program and our
families have been very grateful. Please contact the school
office at 301-475-9795 for more information.
RELIGIOUS ED & YOUTH MINISTRY
CEMETERY CLEAN-UP March 24, 2015: The parish
cemeteries on Fenwick Street and Cemetery Road are being
cleaned up from winter debris at this time. All Christmas
decorations not on headstones and dead flowers are being removed as well as dead plants and bushes. Please remember:
no glass containers allowed at any time, and no containers on
the ground around the tombstones, it is too difficult to mow
around them.
STEWARDSHIP
SHARING OUR TREASURE
Weekly Offertory Contributions
March 8, 2015
1st Collection:
2nd Collection: Bldg. Fund
Offertory Basket: $7,379.00 Offertory Basket: $1,689.00
Direct Debit:
$1,076.00 Direct Debit:
$ 440.00
Total:
$8,455.00 Total:
$2,129.00
2nd COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND will be for
Easter Flowers. Thank you for your generosity!
PATRON OF THE WEEK: Red Roof Inn.
Please remember to patronize our bulletin sponsors.!
Rethinking Catholicism—So - you were raised Catholic,
but aren’t quite sure if you really believe what you were
taught as a child? Interested in rethinking the basics of Catholicism once again now that you’re adult? Join us for a
Rethinking Catholicism: A Five Week Series for Young
Adults. Each evening will include light refreshments, a
short presentation, and honest discussion. Wednesdays, 7 to
8:30 PM, College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown
Campus, C216
March 25: Rethinking Church
April 1: Rethinking Morality
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC or learning about becoming Catholic? RCIA (Rite of
Christian Initiation for Adults) is offered on Monday nights
in FAW School. Contact Andy Geisz
[email protected] for more information.
MARCH 15, 2015
DO YOU BELIEVE? MOVIE– On Saturday, March 21,
high school and middle school students are invited to see
“Do you Believe?” at XScape theater in Brandywine. See
the trailer at doyoubelieve.com. Details will be available in
the near future. Contact Leonard Wathen to sign up.
FIRST COMMUNUION AND CONFIRMATION
PARENTS are reminded that there is an important parent
meeting scheduled for Sunday, March 29, from 9:15 to
10:30 AM in the Gym
SAVE THE DATE – SonSpark Labs Vacation Bible
School is scheduled for July 13 to 17 at Father Andrew
White School from 9 AM to 12 PM each day.
COMMUNITY
2015 ANNUAL JUBILARIAN MASS: The annual Jubilarian Celebration of marriage honoring couples 25, 30, 35,
40, 50, and 51+ years will be held Sunday, June 21, at 2:00
pm at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception. Cardinal Wuerl will preside at the Mass.
Please call the parish office or use the sign-up forms in the
back of the Church to register. Names of Jubilarians need
to be turned in to the parish office by Monday, April, 13.
ST. JOHN ‘S PARISH MISSION in Hollywood. You are
invited to take part in our upcoming “Surge of the Heart”
Mission featuring international Catholic speaker and author
Jon Leonetti. Topics are “Chosen”, Sunday, March 15,
“Redeemed,” Monday, March 16th, “Delivered” Tuesday,
March 17. Each evening from 7-8 pm.
ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON WOMEN’S
CONFERENCE Saturday, March 21st at the Church of
the Resurrection, 3315 Greencastle Road, Burtonsville,
MD, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Cost $25 per person. Women
gather to enjoy fellowship, timely presentations and a midday retreat including Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions. Also included: continental breakfast, lunch and
numerous faith-filled vendors and exhibits. Register at:
http://adw2015womensconference.evenbrite.com
SAVE THE DATE – TUES., MARCH 24th at 7:00 pm at
St. Mary’s Ryken H.S. - IMMACULEE ILIBAGIZA:
We are looking forward to our 7th Annual Knights to
Knights Catholic Speaker Series! This year, we are blessed
to have Immaculee Ilibagiza speak. Immaculee will share
her inspiring story of faith, hope, and forgiveness. Her remarkable journey through the darkness of the Rwandan
genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched
by fear, suffering, and loss. Many may know her story
which was captured in her powerfully written book “Left to
Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust”.
The talk will begin at 7:00 pm on Tuesday March 24th at
Romuald Hall, St. Mary’s Ryken High School. This
event is sponsored by Knights of Columbus - St. Mary's
Council 1470, SMRHS and J.F. Taylor, Inc. For additional
info, contact us at [email protected] or 301
904-0210. The event is free to all.
Physician-Assisted Suicide: KNOW THE FACTS
Maryland Catholic Conference
Legislation has been introduced in the Maryland General
Assembly (HB 1021/SB 676) that would allow doctors to
legally prescribe a lethal dose of medicine at the request of
a patient who has been deemed mentally competent and
who has received a terminal diagnosis. The legislation, referred to by its proponents as “death with dignity” is unnecessary, flawed, and lacks safeguards:
•
It’s impossible to accurately predict a terminal diagnosis.
•
The inability to accurately predict life expectancy is
among the most compelling reasons to oppose physician-assisted suicide.
•
Medical prognoses are based on statistical averages,
which are often incorrect in determining what will happen to an individual patient.
•
The bill does not require doctors to screen patients for
depression before providing lethal medication.
•
The legislation opens the door for those who are suffering from depression – or even those who are overwhelmed for a short period of time – to choose a lethal
course of action.
•
Mental health professionals argue strongly that the
overwhelming number of suicides could have been
avoided with the right therapeutic intervention.
The Maryland Catholic Conference is a member of a broadBased coalition, Maryland Against Physician Assisted Suicide. Also, see: www.StopAssisred SuicideMD.org
www.MdCathCon.org/JoinCAN
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