First Sunday of Lent 22 feb 2015

Saint Mary of the Roman Church F R E D E R I C K S B U R G, V I R G I N I A what’s coming

february 22 SUNDAY, FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Lenten Small Groups “BETRANSFORMED” Preparation begins for Week 2. Coffee Shop after morning Masses, Life Center (Troop 1410). SCRIP Sales after all Masses except the 2pm . 10:30am, New Parishioner Welcome and Registration, Parish Life Center. Noon, ESL classes, Parish Life Center, 203. 3:30pm, Intentional Disciples Discussion Group with Fr. Rooney, Courtyard Room. Drop-ins welcome. 23 Monday, Lenten Weekday (Saint , Bishop, Martyr) MARY 7:30pm, RCIA/RICA program, Church. of the 24 Tuesday, Lenten Weekday IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 25 Wednesday, Lenten Weekday Roman Noon, Saint Mary hosts Lenten Prayer Service, Church, followed by lunch, Parish Life Center. 6pm, YOUCAT, John Paul II House. HOLY CROSS ACADEMY 7:15pm, Keeping in Balance Bible Study continues, Courtyard Meeting Room. 26 Thursday, Lenten Weekday 7pm, Manna Project Volunteer Meeting, Parish Life Center. 7pm, Spanish Prayer Group, John Paul II house. 7:15pm, Choosing the Better Part Bible Study, Parish Life Center, 204. 27 Friday, Lenten Weekday 9:30am, St. Anne’s Sisters in Faith (Moms’ Group), John Paul II house. 6pm, Lenten Soup Supper, Parish Life Center. 7:30pm, Stations of the Cross, Church. 8pm, Estaciones de la Cruz, Church. 28 Saturday, Lenten Weekday SCRIP Sales after 5pm Mass. march 1 SUNDAY, SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Lenten Small Groups “BETRANSFORMED” Preparation begins for Week 3. Coffee Shop after morning Masses, Parish Life Center (Girl Scout Troop). 1:30pm, Our Lady of Guadalupe visitation, Church until 5pm, in Courtyard Room following. 3:30pm, Intentional Disciples Discussion Group with Fr. Rooney, Courtyard Room. Drop-ins welcome. CYM Dinner and HS Youth Group following 5pm Mass, Parish Life Center. Opening of Forty Hours all-night adoration following Sunday evening 7pm Mass, Church. 2 Monday, Lenten Weekday 6:30am Mass; 8:15am Office of Readings and Morning Prayer; 9am Mass, Church. 5:45pm Evening Prayer; 6:30pm Mass, Church. 7:30pm Mission Talk, "The Kingdom of God is Within You," by Mark Cesnik, OP, Church. 10pm Night Prayer (Compline), Church. 3 Tuesday, Lenten Weekday (Saint , ) 6:30am Mass; 8:15am Office of Readings and Morning Prayer; 9am Mass, Church. 5:45pm Evening Prayer; 6:30pm Mass, Solemn Benediction and Close of 40 Hours, Church. 7:30pm Mission Talk by Deacon Mark Cesnik, OP, Church.

4 Wednesday, Lenten Weekday (Saint Casimir) Noon, Christ Lutheran Church hosts Micah Lenten Prayer Service followed by lunch. 4pm, Altar Server Training, Church. 6pm, YOUCAT, John Paul II House. 7:15pm, Keeping in Balance Bible Study continues, Courtyard Meeting Room. 5 Thursday, Lenten Weekday 4pm, Altar Server Training, Church. 6:30pm, Prayers and Squares, Parish Life Center, 100. 7:15pm, Choosing the Better Part Bible Study, Parish Life Center, 204. _____ W E W E L C O M E Y O U H O M E. 540-373-6491 2 express announcements contact us www.stmaryfred.org nota bene (note well, please): 1009 Stafford Ave., Fredericksburg, VA 22401 this week’s SUNDAY Saturday Vigil 5 & 7pm bulletin: MASS Sunday 7, 8:30, 10:30am, 12:30, c It wouldn't be Friday in Lent without 2pm (Spanish), 5pm, 7:01pm Stations of the Cross following Soup 10:30am at Holy Cross Academy 4 Supper. Please help your family DAILY Mon.-Fri.: 6:30 & 9am; Sat., 9am from our MASS First Friday 8pm pastor learn this beautiful and important Holy Days of Obligation, as announced tradition of our faith, preparing for DEVOTIONS Adoration & Benediction, Wed., 7-9pm Holy Week. Novena with Exposition, Mon., 7-7:30pm 5 All Night Adoration, First Friday holy cross Miraculous Medal Novena, Mon., after 9am Mass academy c The special collection this weekend Divine Mercy, Wed., 3pm is for the U.S. Black & Indian CONFESSION Wed., 7-9pm; Sat., 8am & 3:30pm, or by appt. 6 Missions. Your support provides the PARISH 540-373-6491, fax 371-0251 education presence of missionaries in African OFFICE [email protected] Mon.-Fri., 8:30am - 4:30pm; American, Native American, and students staff office weekdays until 9pm, Alaska Native missions, schools, Saturdays 9-5pm, Sundays 9:30-1:30pm 7 and religious education programs. Pastor, Fr. Don Rooney community Fr. Keith Cummings For more information, visit www. Fr. Stephen Holmes Fr. Lino Rico Rostro blackandindianmission.org/ Deacon Alberto Bernaola 11 nationalcollection. Thank you for Deacon Dick Delio liturgy

your generosity. Executive Assistant, Rick Caporali Business Manager, Elaine Stanislawski Director of Sacred Music, Mathers 12 c SCRIP is on sale this weekend. Secretary, Mary Fitch operations HOLY CROSS 540-286-1600 c The second collection next weekend, ACADEMY 250 Stafford Lakes Parkway Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406-7234 March 1 and 2, is for the Parish Principal, Sr. Susan Louise Eder, O.S.F.S. Building Fund. ST. MARY 373-7553 PRESCHOOL Director, Nanci Scharf RELIGIOUS 373-6491 EDUCATION Director, Aristides Lucas OFFICE Associate Director, Karen Sturtevant YOUTH 373-6491 MINISTRY Director, Leo Chavarria HEALTH 845-3031 MINISTRY Steven Haughton, RN, and Beth Palacios, RN Parish registration (90 days) and class required. Please contact the parish office to schedule the date at least four weeks in advance. MARRIAGE Parish registration required; contact parish six months in advance to begin preparation. JOIN US New Family Registration meetings held in the church on fourth Sundays, following the 10:30 Mass. Please notify us of any contact changes.

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Dear Good People of Saint Mary, Speaking of tears, we saw a lot of tears this past week with the visit of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I Welcome to Lent. hope you could come, I hope she filled our parish family with peace and joy. I have to admit, often Lent is a very difficult season for me if I am paying attention. There are Many were touched in ways they can't really a lot of obstacles and challenges that Lent seems describe. That is okay, because words are really to bring that call to question many things. But— limiting. Others spoke to me after and wondered SAINT you know—so often people come to confession to why they didn't feel her (or Jesus') heartbeat, the confess that they don't have a faith that is strong warmth of her hands, see any miracle. Were they MARY enough or they have times of doubt and difficulty not holy enough or was something wrong? I said of the with many aspects of faith. This is not a sin! It of course not, Mary connects with people in the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION is being human (which, last I checked, was noble way that they need it at the time, I think. They Roman Catholic Church and sacred). How easy it is to forget that faith said that they had such a desire to experience requires a certain level of not knowing certainty. a wonder, a closeness of God through Mary. I HOLY CROSS ACADEMY It is honest to have doubts. And it is, like any asked them what they did find. suffering, the path through them that causes us to grow. You never grow by walking around life's I sat back and watched you throughout the visits challenges and problems, by remaining indif- at different times. I will tell you the greatest ferent or intentionally ignorant. You have to go wonder of all: hundreds, hundreds of you came through them to grow. We must be confronted. with a fervent desire to feel her closeness, her heartbeat. What vivid faith filled the church. Just JOIN US for LENT in For this reason, the Stations of the Cross is so im- the desire that we all have that became visible: FREDERICKSBURG portant. Jesus is carrying our cross, after all, not our hopefulness of a sign of her love, a love we Ecumenical prayer his own. And we can see in his example the way obviously already believe in. It is as prevalent as at 12 noon, Lunch to carry our own. For a long time I thought that the glitter that suddenly is seen all over the floor. following: it was an unhealthy piety that always focused on (Might I add, not just around the image, but all 25 February how we "carry our cross" in the "vale of tears." Well, over the church from wall to wall...) Not a person Pastor Kent Rahm maybe it is unhealthy to always be living out of who was seeking came away without a feeling ( Episcopal) that perspective but at some point, if you are hon- of peace and joy, a calmness or a sense of being leads prayer at est, you realize that this is often the reality. If we loved. It is a testimony to Our Lady of Guadal- Saint Mary Church weren't supposed to carry it, why then does Jesus upe, who historically came not to give some kind pick it up for us? That cross—the one that brings of stern warning or vision of hell as she has done 4 March about the of the world that we could in other instances, but to simply remind us that Fr. Don Rooney never earn on our own—that cross isn't the ene- she is our mother, what more do we have need (Saint Mary) my. It is the effect of the enemy that we confront of? I have to tell you, it was the experience of leads prayer at Christ Lutheran Church daily: jealousy, hatred, persecution, discrimina- love that caused the people of central America to tion, violence, murder, pain and death. It does no be baptized at a rate of 3,000 per day in the days 11 March good to pretend that these things don't continue after the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Clergy from St. to crucify goodness, beauty and truth everyday. She has a lot to tell us about our modern day, George Episcopal It doesn't mean that we give in to all that robs us about respecting life, about caring for one anoth- leads prayer at of our beauty, our truthfulness, goodness so that er. As Patroness of all the Americas, she has a lot Fredericksburg we are no longer good or true. The cross is the of work still to do. United Methodist conflict that confronts us every day of our lives. The image will return again, one more time on 18 March Coming to the Stations of the Cross gives us per- next Sunday and I expect that there will be quite Rev. Richard Carbaugh (Christ spective. We see ourselves in the soldiers, in the a crowd. We do what we can, but let us all be Lutheran) leads women of Jerusalem, in Veronica and Simon the glad of the outpouring of love—both ours to her prayer at St. George Cyrene, in of Arimathea. Ultimately, we and hers to us—which makes us each day more Episcopal Church see ourselves in Jesus, and the realization brings of a family, brothers and sisters to each other at tears. Good tears, tears that we must cry in order Saint Mary. Now let's get busy with Lent. 25 March to appreciate what Jesus has done for me, and for Rev. Allen Fisher you, and for all his creation. God bless you. (Fredericksburg Presbyterian) leads prayer at _____ Fredericksburg W E W E L C O M E Y O U H O M E. 540-373-6491 Baptist Church 4 education holy cross academy

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Hypothesis, research, trials—and astronomy and others in chemistry. Computer science, earth science and environmental science sometimes a surprising conclusion interest many of our students. Some chose to Holy Cross Academy’s 7th and 8h graders explore mathematics, physics or engineering. started working on their Science Fair projects in Whatever their interest may be, there is a project October. Mrs. Eileen Lanzarone and Sr. Frances that is just right for them. Carol walked them through the process so that our students learn how to plan and implement a If you want to learn about our school and what long-term project. we can do for your child, make an appointment Students chose their topic which revolves to come see our school by calling us at 540-286- around a specific problem. After they formulate 1600. We are currently registering all grades for a hypothesis and conduct their research, they the 2015-2016 school year. You can also visit our carry out the trials which allow them to test website, www.holycrossweb.com. For St. Mary their hypothesis and form a conclusion. Like any Preschool, please call 540-373-7553. Our school scientist, sometimes the students find that their is a place where each child can flourish, grow hypothesis is correct and sometimes they are and learn. We would love to hear from you and surprised by their results. will gladly give you a tour of our National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and tell you all They might choose to study the breathing of fish about the wonderful opportunities we provide or the roll of the dice. Some students dabble in for our students.

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One way of helping your child develop a greater appreciation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation is to go to confession regularly as a family. CRS Rice Hungering for a better life Bowl Our journey with CRS Rice Bowl begins March 1-4, Forty Hours Every Religious in Tanzania, where a simple soybean is of Eucharistic Devotion & Education changing lives! What actions can you take 2015 Parish Mission family will get this Lent to change lives—at home and around the world? Download the CRS There will be no Religious at least one Rice Rice Bowl app or visit www.crsricebowl. Education classes during that Bowl this week. org for more information and lots of ideas week, March 2—5. Students for family activities. Remember, your are asked to spend time in Lenten sacrifices change lives. Be inspired Eucharistic Adoration or attend by Gertruda’s story, www.crsricebowl.org/ one of the Parish Missions with stories-of-hope/week-1/. Deacon Mark Cesnik, OP. His topic will be “The Kingdom of God is Among You.” youth ministry High School Yankee Candle Youth Group packets due There will be no All Yankee Candle packets CYM Dinner or are due. Please make sure that High School Youth you follow the instructions on Group on Sunday, your packet prior to return! February 22nd due Your orders will come in Middle School Youth Group to the high school about 4-6 weeks. The iPad retreat. We’ll see raffle will take place once we Middle School Youth Group meets Sunday, March 1 you next week! have all our orders processed. from 3:30pm to 4:40pm. Come over for a power hour of fun, friends and faith! _____ W E W E L C O M E Y O U H O M E. 540-373-6491 6 from our bishop the heart of lent

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_____ S A I N T M A R Y of the I M M A C U L A T E C O N C E P T I O N www.stmaryfred.org 7 community happening here Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross take place every Friday evening during Lent. On March 6, Stations of the Cross will be at 7:30pm in English followed by our First Friday Mass at 8pm, Stations of the Cross in Spanish at 8:30pm, and All Night Adoration. On all other Fridays in Lent, Stations will be at 7:30pm in English and at 8:00pm in Spanish. Lenten soup suppers Our Lenten Soup Suppers take place in the Parish Life Center on each Friday during Lent from 6 to 7:30pm. Share a Lenten penitential meal of soup and bread with your parish family, and share what you would have spent on dinner that night with those in need. All free-will offerings received are given to charity. Bring the whole family to enjoy good soup and good fellowship—and then spend time with Jesus in prayer.

Quilt raffle 10am, March 10 meeting at the soup, canned vegetables, instant John Paul II House. A showing potatoes, and rice. Personal The Prayers and Squares of God Is the Bigger Elvis, a 2012 items such as shampoo, soap, Ministry will be raffling off a Academy Award nominee for paper towels, etc. are welcome. beautiful quilt measuring 82”x Best Documentary Short which For each $10 donation, the Food 112” the weekend of February was based on Mother Dolores’ Bank is able to provide 30 meals 28-March 1 after all Masses. story, will follow the discussion. for hungry families! The Food Proceeds from the raffle will More information? Kathleen Bank feeds more than 20,000 provide funding for quilt Mahoney, 540-371-2073 or people in the Fredericksburg batting and other expenses. [email protected]. area each month, but they Please help us to continue can’t carry out this important to fill the many requests for Saint Mary Manna work without the help of our Prayer Quilts. Questions may Project food drive community. Please help us to be directed to Barbara Walor, help those in need on March 14 [email protected], 540-786- In March, Saint Mary and 15. 9324. parishioners will have the opportunity answer Christ’s March Book Club call to feed the hungry. On Catholic men: the weekend of March 14 and The Ear of the Heart: an Actress’ We need you! 15, the Manna Project will Journey from Hollywood to Holy Does a spirit inside you draw collect non-perishable food Vows tells the fascinating story you to investigate the charitable items and financial donations of movie starlet performance of a group of for the Fredericksburg Area and her stunning decision men dedicated to serving this Food Bank. Volunteers will be to give up fame and fortune parish, its family, and those available before and after all to follow God’s call to the agencies in concert with our Saturday and Sunday Masses as a member Catholic , Christian principles? in front of the church and at of the of Regina Laudis Do you think, in the course of Holy Cross Academy. Needed in Bethlehem, CT. The parish a year, you might find a total items include canned meat and book club will discuss this of 8 hours where you could fish, peanut butter, beans, pasta autobiographical work at its join this band of brothers? and sauce, mac and cheese, _____ W E W E L C O M E Y O U H O M E. 540-373-6491 8 community

Do you want to volunteer for email [email protected] here events that support our Church net.To register go to www. Family, its youth, and our loyolaonthepotomac.com Fredericksburg community? As members of this fraternal Cursillo Weekends order, we realize the personal Come and discover the Cursillo satisfaction of working together community! The Women’s as a team anchored in our faith Weekend is March 19-22, and as Catholic gentlemen. “Join Us the Men’s Weekend is April Now” to make a real difference. 16-19. The retreat is wonderful Contac Grand Knight Br. opportunity to deeply reflect on Fred Nunez, 540-220-8124, your relationship with Christ Registration Now [email protected]. and to grow as a member of Open! the Christian community. The The 3rd Biennial Annual yard sale retreats will be held at the Storck Charity Golf Start saving items—but no Missionhurst retreat center Tournament features a day shoes or clothing—for the in Arlington. To register or on the course, a silent auction, annual CCW Yard Sale which for more information, please and spa day event. will be held on April 11, 2015. contact Joyce Bodoh at 540-521- Details of when you can bring 0588 or [email protected]. The tournament directly the items to the Parish Life benefits the children of Center will be forthcoming. VIRTUS training Holy Cross Academy Attention all HCA and St. Mary and Saint Mary Parish by Saint Mary’s Loyola Volunteers: If it has been over a supporting the Health, Retreats for Lent year since you took the initial 4 Wellness and Recreation Initiative. Proceeds will be Loyola retreats are conducted hour class or the refresher class used to resurface the school in an atmosphere of prayerful for VIRTUS, then you need playground and continue silence and include generous to take one of these refresher improvements to the sports amounts of time for prayer, classes at HCA. You do not and recreation fields. personal reflection and have to pre-register, just come to one of the classes. If you the cultivation of a deep When: Friday, April 24, 2015. relationship with God. The receive the monthly online retreat is open to anyone who bulletins, you do not need to Where: At the Augustine Golf is seeking a deeper relationship take the class. This 30-minute Club in Stafford, VA. with God in prayer. The class is a requirement to retreats begin on Friday with keeping up your VIRTUS Register Online: check-in and Confessions from paperwork. www.Golfing4Jake.com 5-6:30p.m., an orientation at 6:45p.m., a dinner at 7p.m., and The dates for the refresher Can I Help? We are looking conclude with lunch on Sunday classes are: Tuesday, March 24 for businesses or individuals following Mass. The suggested at 6:30pm, Wednesday, March who would be interested offering for the Retreat is $235, 25 at 8:15am and Monday, in sponsorship or donating but only $185 for first time March 30 at 2:15pm. All the items or services for our retreatants. A payment plan is VIRTUS classes will take place silent auction. Tax deductible available. in the library. You need to monetary donations are also attend only one of these classes. welcome. Due to the content of the video, St. Mary’s retreat dates: For more information, visit no children will be permitted. Men’s Retreat—March 6-8, www.Golfing4Jake.com, If you have any questions, 2015 (during Lent). Women’s contact one of our committee please contact Mrs. Jeffers at Retreat—March 13-15, members at Golfing4Jake@ hcasecretary@holycrossweb. 2015 (during Lent). Contact comcast.net, or call 301-928- com. Len or Sylvia Fontenot for 5390. more info: 540-663-2261 or _____ S A I N T M A R Y of the I M M A C U L A T E C O N C E P T I O N www.stmaryfred.org 9 community

black historya Catholic month education. He excelled, be able to return to the United Father Augustus Tolton and helped with the religious States to serve as a priest given Father Augustus Tolton is the education of the town's African the climate of racism and anti- first identified priest of African American children. Catholicism at the time. But Car- descent in the , the The priests tried many times to dinal Prefect Giovanni Simeoni son of slaves. His was insisted that he return, saying, a controversial anomaly in the get Augustus into a seminary but that proved impossible; sem- "America has been called the 19th century, a source of pride and most enlightened nation; we will hope for many inaries didn't reply or politely declined. The Franciscan Fathers see if it deserves that honor. If and a focus of contempt in the American has never seen a black climate of racial separation priest, it has to see one now." of the time. He was known as an eloquent and religious He celebrated his first Mass at man, and innocent soul, given St. Boniface Church in Quincy admiration and respect. that year and was assigned the next day as pastor of St. Joseph After her husband, Peter Church, a small poor black par- Tolton, left her and her three ish in Quincy which grew out children in Brush Creek, Mis- of the catechism classes he had souri to fight with the Union taught earlier. forces for black freedom in the Civil War in 1861 and Controversy quickly arose died in a hospital in St. Louis, from fellow Catholic priests Martha Jane Tolton gathered and nearby Protestant ministers her family and crossed the who accused him of mingling Mississippi to Hannibal and the races as whites, too, came followed the Underground to Fr. Tolton for Mass and the Railroad to Quincy, Illinois. sacraments. The Toltons had been Fr. Tolton grew accustomed baptized by the Elliott family to living between the two who owned them back in worlds of the wider church , and began to attend "The Catholic Church deplores double and the poverty and neglect of churches in Quincy while —that of the mind and that of the separate world of the black Martha educated her children. the body. She endeavors to free us of both. American of the time. There Augustus was the object of I was a poor slave boy but the priests of were no laws which guaranteed racist threats from fellow their movement in society students and was expelled the Church did not disdain me. It was without harassment and civil or removed from several through the influence of one of them that rights were not yet a part of social schools, finally being taken in I became what I am tonight." consciousness. His letters to by Father Peter McGirr at St. Mother Katharine Drexel betray Peter parish, where Augustus Father Augustus Tolton, from a speech much of this pathos in a socially received holy Communion and given at the First Black Catholic Congress, intolerant era, as he called upon Confirmation. 1899 at Washington, DC the Church to provide the means His giftedness and innocence and resources to improve the lot was noted by several priests of his community and instill in and the Notre Dame Sisters, who finally were able to get Augustus them a sense of hope and belief in tutored him in catechism, classics accepted to a seminary for mis- themselves, and a practiced faith. and languages. The Franciscan sionaries operated by the Pro- At the invitation of Fathers helped him to attend paganda Fide in at age 26. Patrick Feehan of , he Quincy College. He remained Six years later, he was ordained a later went to start a new parish, the object of discrimination but priest at St. John Lateran Basilica St. Monica. He died of heatstroke the sisters and priests helped in Rome. at the age of 43, as thousands of him endure it without retaliating, Those who guided him to the people came to pay tribute to this maintaining the right of blacks to seminary doubted that he would reformer of our Church. _____ W E W E L C O M E Y O U H O M E. 540-373-6491 10 community coming up Early purchase special: Tables of 10 for the price of 9.

Saint Mary’s 7th Annual “PARISH NIGHT OUT” FORMAL DINING & DANCING Saturday, April 25, Jepson Alumni Center, University of Mary Washington.

Our annual Parish Night Out has become a favorite tradition for parishioners as we gather for a fun, formal evening together 2015 with great food and music and dancing. We welcome back the wonderful Andrew Thielen Big Band, with dance classics from many generations of popular music.

Cash bar opens at 6:30pm; Dinner begins at 7pm, followed by dancing.

Tickets at $75 each. For more information, speak with Marty Bridi, 540-373-0259.

Join us August 2—12 for Wherever we go we find the most interesting place our annual parish trip to: to celebrate Mass, and the most authentic pub for Irish entertainment. Our trip will include:

Dublin - Historic center, Grafton Street, Trinity College and the Book of Kells, Dublin Castle; Boyne Valley - Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth; St. Ciaran's monastery Clonmacnoise and Galway City; Shrine of Our Lady of Knock; Cliffs of Moher, Killarney and beautiful Dingle Peninsula; Blarney and Cork - Cobh Heritage Center, SAINT MARY Waterford, the Rock of Cashel and Carlow; St. Kevin's AUGUST 2015 monastery Glendalough, and back to Dublin.

If you are interested, we need people to make reservations quickly, we are currently holding 40 seats. Contact Margaret Ford at Fredericksburg Travel, 373- 6900 for arrangements or call Margaret or Fr. Rooney if you have any questions. Join us! _____ S A I N T M A R Y of the I M M A C U L A T E C O N C E P T I O N www.stmaryfred.org 11 operations given in love Weekly Offertory 15 February Offertory 32,472. 2015 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal Parish Building Fund 3,009. Petición Cuaresmal del Obispo de 2015 Feb. Faith Direct (Offertory) 30,355. Feb. Faith Direct (Building Fund) 2,651. Feb. Faith Direct (Catholic Herald) 1,147. St. Vincent dePaul Poor Box 139. Stewards of Christ Sharing Gospel Joy! With the blessings of a Con las bendiciones de una Thank you for your generosity! vibrant comes diócesis vibrante vienen mayores Please remember to use your increased spiritual and necesidades espirituales y Offertory Envelopes to ensure pastoral needs and an even pastorales y una obligación todavía the accuracy of your end-of- greater obligation to help mayor de ayudar a los que tienen year statement. The “Children’s the many in need. We ask necesidad. Pedimos a todas las Envelope” proceeds will not be all families to support the familias que apoyen la Petición recorded on family statements. Bishop’s Lenten Appeal to Cuaresmal del Obispo al máximo the fullest extent that they de sus posibilidades. ¡Gracias por Children’s Offertory are able. Thank you for ayudarnos a compartir la alegría helping us share the Joy of del Evangelio por medio de su Envelopes For February the Gospel through your apoyo a la Petición Cuaresmal del support of the BLA! The children’s charity that will Obispo! benefit from the offering in February is Hazelwild Farm’s Therapeutic Riding Program. The program First Friday, March 6 collections may have shown only a offers specialized horseback riding penny as your contribution? That’s lessons for all ages of riders with a All Night Adoration because when the envelope was wide range of physical, cognitive All Night Adoration will follow our received for posting in our database, and emotional disabilities. The 8pm First Friday Mass & Spanish no amount was written on the lessons increase stability, flexibility, Stations of the Cross on March 6. envelope, so a penny was entered to strength, motor skills, cognitive Please sign up today to adore Our show that an envelope was received ability and confidence for the riders, Lord in the most Blessed Sacrament. but the amount was unknown. along with providing many other “Love our Lord Jesus Christ in the Don’t forget to write the amount of physical and emotional benefits. Eucharist above all things in the your contribution on the outside of For more information, go to www. world.” (St. John of God, Founder your contribution envelope. hazelwildfarm.com. of the Brothers Hospitallers and Patron of those suffering from heart Diocesan Men’s Choose Life reflection disease, Feast Day March 8) conference, March 7 for February 22 All men are invited to the sixth “Our culture … has become hard- Helpful Hints and annual diocesan Men’s Conference ened to many who cry out. We Reminders on March 7, 2015. This year’s idolize the strong and beautiful Did you know that when you write conference will feature renowned and tend to disregard the weak and a check, you should use only black speaker Fr. Larry Richards and imperfect. In our own lives, have we or blue ink? All other colors may author Neal Lozano. Go to www. been programed not to call for help look very nice, but they don’t show arlingtondiocese.org/men for more ourselves or to look past those who up on bank scanners and bank details or to register. do?” (Learning to Cry, Life Issues employees have to manually enter Forum, December 19, 2014, Tom the amount at the bottom of the Diocesan Women’s Grenchik, USCCB Secretariat of Pro- check. So please use only black or conference, March 28 Life Activities) We pray for the courage blue ink when writing a check. and grace to love as Christ loves, and by All women are invited to the annual diocesan Women’s Conference bearing witness to the Truth, may others When you received your 2014 on March 28, 2015. This year’s may come to know and see Christ in our contribution statement, did you conference will feature speaker world. notice that one or more of the Kerri Caviezel and Kathleen Wilson. _____ W E W E L C O M E Y O U H O M E. 540-373-6491 12 operations

Go to www.arlingtondiocese. called in love Saint Mary prayer list org/women for more details or to Please pray for those who are sick or in need, especially: Daily Mass intentions register. Daniel Bustamonta, Joseph Rooney, MaryBeth Stephens, and readings the Clasen Family, Mary Jean and Don Williams, Mary Start using SCRIP today! Ullmer, Charlie Catalano, Billie Stewart, Lisa Storm, february Charles Lee, Irene Sweeney, Carlita Aberle, Daniel and A lot of times people tell us that 23 MONDAY Forrest Theiss, Ed Buzicky, Kati Johnston, Marianne 6:30 Fred Gasper they can’t use SCRIP because Ford, Richard Fadden, the Carlos Ortiz Family, Martha + they don’t know where they 9am + The Nguyen Family Ferrara, Harold Gardiner, Betty Ann & Bill Dateno, the Lv 19:1-2,11-18; Mt 25:31-46 will be shopping. You’re going Goldsmith Family, Shaun Williams, Lori Horner, Heidi to need groceries and gas, right? Wilbrandt, Josephine Kreider, Sr. Marie de Chantal, 24 TUESDAY Do you like to go to Starbucks Jo Ann James, Frances Scott, Dennis Hahn, Barbara 6:30 + Robert McIntyre for coffee? Do you ever grab Leone, Debbie Lloyd, Chris Balut, Linda Kaila, Rose 9am Teresa Eastman lunch at Subway or Panera? Sisco, Jeff Shinrock, Donald Estes, Johnny Wharton, Is 55:10-11; Mt 6:7-15 Phyllis Woolverton, Helen Kozyra, Glenn Nichols, Sr., Those are all great places to 25 WEDNESDAY start earning rebates for HCA! Thomas Schulsky, Julie Fabula, Amelia McDevitt, Gerald Gardiner, Prov Moeller, The Girth Family, Marie Rooney, 6:30 + Robert M. Davis SCRIP cards also help you Dylan and Brandon Meade, Lisa Storm, Barbara Stauble, 9am + Katherine Kandefer budget each month. By buying Michael Coughlin, Karen Danis, Marian Wilinski, Mary Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32 SCRIP cards you can budget for Ellen Normand, John Castagna, Kristy Fairbanks, Peggy 26 THURSDAY expenses like gas, grocery, and Silberman, Florence DesRoches, Keith Snellings, Sr., 6:30 + Ednor Marcelin eating out. The best way to start Debra Wood, Danny Terrant, Roberta Mullins-White, 8:15* The Vu Family is to start small. Try ordering Maureen Flanagan, Wilma Evans, Joseph Bozicevic, 9am Cathy & Eric Guacena a small portion of what you Meredith , Anne Shelton, Holly Smith, Lois Est C:12,14-16,23-25; Mt 7:7-12 spend on groceries or gas each Merrill, Janie Sherry, Martha Clemens, Teresa Hopkins, 27 FRIDAY pay period until you get the Art Gabler, Pat Arvai, Veronica Johnson, William Herr, 6:30 + Keziah Walker hang of the program. Bob Willis, Naomi Russo, Marie Savage, Deacon Richard Smith, Anna Castagna, John Paul Baksy, Eva 9am + Michael Coffey To set up an account at www. Scelzo, Joanne Sanford, Trevor Wood, Beth Malaby, Ez 18:21-28; Mt 5:20-26 shopwithscrip.com. Email Rhonda Seidlinger, Margaret McAleavey, David Arnold the SCRIP coordinator to 28 SATURDAY get our school code so Holy Please pray for all the men and women in our military 9am + Richard Salazar 5pm For the Parish Cross Academy gets credit for and civilian support services overseas, especially: Frank 7pm + Elfren M. Vibar your purchase. If you have Creamer, Sal Contreras, James Cook, Brad Cowan, Sam Del Grande, Glenn Dickinson, Aaron Doble, Anthony Dt 26:16-19; Mt 5:43-48 any questions about SCRIP Dowden, John Dussault, Sandy Dussault, Travis Eades, please email Torie Baldwin at Doug Ebenal, Christopher Eckert, Tim Evan, Christopher march scripcoordinator@holycrossweb. Ewers, Paul Fischer, Roberto Fuentes, Jason Geary, 1 SUNDAY com. Thanks for using SCRIP! Ramon Guerra, Jr., Andrew Hamilton, Harry Hamilton, 7am + Kay Balhoff Ronnie Hamilton, Maria Harbeson, Andy Haskell, 8:30 + Kevin & Lauren Sambat Unscheduled Masses in Raymund Haskell, Michael J. Herbek, James Helm, 10:30 Those who died in February James Hoffnagle, Jr., Robert Horner, Danny L. Howard, 10:30*+ Rev. Russell Raj, OCD January Jr., Anthony Howell, Matthew Kearney, Daniel Kramer, 12:30 + Roberto Vibar Masses were offered in January Julio Laffitte III, Chris Lammers, Stephen Lammers, 2pm + Edmundo Rodriguez for the following unscheduled Scott LaRousse, Ryan Larsen, Jeffrey Lawrence, Kenneth 5pm + Angelito Acle intention: +Vic, Bridi, Jane Linstrom, Ryan Lynch, Sean Malloy, Geoff Mann, Josh 7:01 + Bon Van Than Sherry, Grace Sherry, +William Martin, Samantha Martin, Justin McClelland, Patrick Gn 22:1-2,9-13,15-18; Rom 8:31-34; Novick, +James F. O’Neil, +Paul McGroarty, John Moring, Nathaniel McNamara, Roger Mk 9:2-10 Mitchell, Joseph Moore, Joseph Muldoon, Corey Nash, McAdams, Emily Mussey, Mindy Niemann, James Kevin O’Donnell, Bryce Parson, Please remember that Mass intentions may Charlie & Esther White, Joshua K. Pastell, Sean Penczak, Dominick Joseph be requested at the parish office for any +George & Maeve Finstrom, Petro, Nick Schulz, Duayne Scott, Tim Smetek, Andrew remaining Masses of the year. If dates are +Frank Clancy, Jr., +Eleanor Smith, Douglas Stransky, Shawn Tupta, Heidi Urben, no longer available for the date you desire, Mitchell, Douglas & Lee Christopher Williamson, Daniel Zeytoonian, Justin you are welcome to request an inten- Gardiner, Donna Burch, +Nancy Carter, Julianne Rogers, Jamal Williams, Stephen Wilson, tion that is “unscheduled,” and one of the Willett, +Jane Antonaccio, Emmanuel Morales, Colin Carpenter, Josh Marsillo, priests will gladly celebrate Mass for your Xavier Alas, Julio A. Alarcon intention at an extra Mass during the week +Gerald Doherty, and +Otilia or as a concelebrant. Evangelina Hoidal. Please pray also for those who have died, especially the * Indicates Mass at Holy Cross Academy benefactors of Saint Mary Church. _____ S A I N T M A R Y of the I M M A C U L A T E C O N C E P T I O N www.stmaryfred.org 13