St. Catherine of Siena 1020 Springvale Road ~ Great Falls, Virginia 22066

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 16, 2021 Pastor: Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky Direct line to Pastor (703-759-3520) No text messages please

PHONE NUMBERS Parish Office: 703-759-4350, FAX 703-759-3753 Pastor: Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky Direct line to Pastor 703-759-3520 No text messages please 24 HOUR EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Religious Education: 703-759-3530 Every Wednesday and First Friday beginning at 9:00 Siena Academy: 703-759-4129 AM and ending before Mass the following morning. Office Hours: Monday - Friday - 9:30 am to 1:30 pm For questions please contact Diane Cieslak at Closed on Federal Holidays 703-678-3919 or [email protected] PARISH WEB SITE: www.saintcatherineschurch.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION - required for all children first grade through high school attending non- MASS SCHEDULE Catholic school. Please contact the Religious Education Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 Noon* office for information at *Novus Ordo Latin Mass [email protected] or 703-759-3530. Saturday: 8:30 am & Vigil Mass 5:30 pm Weekdays and Federal Holidays: 8:30 am CATHOLIC INQUIRY: If you or someone you (except Wednesdays 12:15 pm) know would like to inquire about becoming Catholic, Holy Days: See “Mass Intentions” and please call the Parish Office 703-759-4350. website for Holy Day Mass schedule. PARISH REGISTRATION - Please call the Par- SACRAMENT OF PENANCE ish Office to register; if you are moving out of the Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:45 am - 8:15 am parish; or if you have a change of address and/or (except holy days and holidays) phone number. Saturdays: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm SICK CALLS - Contact Parish Office for visits and/ SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM - Baptismal Catechesis or Communion calls to shut-ins, sick and hospitalized, also is required for parents one month (30 days) before the bap- in cases of serious illness or death. 703-759-4350. tism; Godparents are encouraged to attend. To make Baptis- mal arrangements for both class and ceremony, call the Parish PRAYER FOR SICK OR DECEASED - Office. Contact Parish Office for mention in the bulletin. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY - In accord with the regulations of the Bishop of Arlington, couples must con- tact a priest and begin preparation at least six months prior to BULLETIN DEADLINE: the wedding. Parish registration is required. Living together The bulletin deadline is 11:00 am two before marriage is sinful and harmful to future marriage. Fridays preceding the weekend of Couples who are living together will be asked to live sepa- distribution. Please contact Parish Office rately during the preparation time. for earlier deadlines during holidays. THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD MAY 16, 2021 So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God. But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs. (Mark 16: 19-20) MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, May 15 8:30 am Baby Cordesman 5:30 pm Stephanie SUNDAY, May 16 8 am Pro Populo 10 am Stephanie 12 pm Special Intentions** MONDAY, May 17 8:30 am Stephanie TUESDAY, May 18 8:30 am Stephanie WEDNESDAY, May 19 The Parish Website is the preferred method of 12:15 pm Barbara Marie Gorlinsky+ communicating late-breaking news including THURSDAY, May 20 weather related adjustments. http://saintcatherineschurch.org 8:30 am John Ortiz+ FRIDAY, May 21 **The following Applications are now available 8:30 am Barbara Gallen on the Parish Web Site**:

SATURDAY, May 22 Parish Registration Application - 8:30 am Thompson Family+ https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/de 5:30 pm Doris Froehlich (Gram) + tails/5112 SUNDAY, May 23 Application to Schedule a Baptism - on Web 8 am Pro Populo Site, click Sacraments, then Baptism Guidelines 10 am Mark Gorlinsky and follow the link. 12 pm Special Intentions** Wedding Registration Application - on Web PLEASE PRAY FOR Jim Hanlon, Jr.+ (son of James & Site, click Sacraments, then Wedding Guidelines Lynn Hanlon), Gerard LeJeune+, Columba Bridget Brumby+, Mark David Statz+ (son of Bob & Serene and follow the instructions.

Statz), Adam Joshua Statz+ (son of Bob & Serene Statz),

Maria Gyselda McCarthy+, Grace Marie Mella+, Ezio QUICK CONTACT REFERENCE

DeFilippis+, Father Bill Erbacher+, Nancy B. Givans+, Adoration – Diane Cieslak – 703-678-3919

Joyce W. Libert+, Marjorie Anne Dolak+, , Daniel KOC – Ernie Piro – 703-395-3723 Santorum (in Air Force), Patrick J. Crone (Overseas). – Daryl Glick – 703-689-3433 x201 Call rectory for additions. Pro-Life – Mark Poirier – [email protected]

SCYA – Laura Burke – [email protected]

Third Order Dominicans – Patrick Smith – 703-444-4571

*Email Phishing Scam – We have received several notices of email hijacking/phishing where scam emails are being sent out to parishioners purporting to be from Father Pokorsky, when they are not from him. Please be aware.

**************************************** AROUND THE PARISH

**************************************** The Saint Catherine Youth Apostolate (SCYA) EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Contact information: Email: WEDNESDAYS: and FIRST FRIDAYS [email protected] 24 hour Eucharistic Adoration begins, on Our coordinator: Laura Burke Wednesdays, after the 12:15pm Mass and [email protected] ends at 8:25 am the following morning. On Pastor’s phone: 703.759.4350 #4 First Fridays, exposition begins after the 8:30 am Mass. To volunteer, contact Opus Dei – Evening of Recollection: A priest of Diane Cieslak: 703-678-3919 or the Opus Dei prelature presents an “Evening of [email protected] . Recollection” for women on the 3rd Monday of each month from 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm in the Knights Of Columbus – If you are interested in Church. Confessions: A priest of the Opus Dei learning more about the Padre Pio Knights of Prelature offers Confessions on Monday Columbus or joining the Knights, please morning after the 8:30 am Mass until 11 am. contact Grand Knight Ernie Piro, For more information, contact Daryl Glick at [email protected], 703.689.3433 x201.

703.395.3723. Please also see the Parish Web *Eucharistic Adoration – We are in need of an Site under the ”Organizations and adorer from 1:00 am - 2:00 am (Thursday time Apostolates” tab. slot). If you can help, please contact Diane

Cieslak: 703-678-3919 or Dominicans – All Parishioners are [email protected]. Please be attentive to invited to share in the apostolic mission of the Dominican Order of Preachers by study, weather conditions and check our web site for updates. prayer and preaching. Meetings are usually held every 1st Saturday at 9:30 am in Bishop *First Holy Communion – This Sunday, May Justs Hall until further notice, following Mass 16th, First Holy Communion will be celebrated at and rosary. Contact Patrick Smith at the Noon Mass which will be in English. 703-444-4571. **Knights of Columbus - Padre Pio Council Pro Life – For Information, please contact 10754 is one of approximately 16,000 local Mark Poirier at [email protected] . councils of the Knights of Columbus around the world. Our Council, chartered in November FORMED.ORG 1991, serves the Roman Catholic parish of St. Formed is an on-line web-based digital platform Catherine of Siena, which is located at 1020 from the Augustine Institute available 24/7. Springvale Road in Great Falls, Virginia. We This series is designed to help you grow in your typically meet at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third faith at all levels – how you think, pray and live. Tuesdays of each month at either Padre Pio Hall Better yet, access is FREE to all Saint Catherine or Bishop Justs Hall, although during the of Siena parishioners and families anywhere, pandemic we are meeting virtually via Zoom. To anytime, on computers, tablets or phones. So learn more about the Knights please reach out even though you have a busy schedule, you can to our Grand Knight (Ernie Piro at still learn and grow in your faith. Go to 703.395.3723, https://formed.org and set up your username [email protected], or via and password, then enter our parish code – Facebook at @KoC10754PadrePio). (See church F6KWXM. Each registered family has access. Web Site under the Organizations & Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about our faith from the best Catholic Apostolates tab). [Exp. Date: None] authors and presenters.

**The Padre Pio Knights of Columbus recognizes children and grandchildren of Council** is recruiting Catholic gentlemen (18 Knights in good standing and honors the or older) to join our Council. To meet the memory of Father Bader. Congratulations to all challenges of COVID-19, becoming a Knight has three. [Exp. 05.17.21] become very easy through a simple 30 minute +Knights of Columbus Padre Pio Council 10754 Virtual online ceremony (available ON is also proud to learn that Brother Knight DEMAND) in the comfort of your home that is William White is the recipient of the Lt. Colonel open to Catholic gentlemen to attend and their Thomas “Bull” Budrejko military family families to witness. On occasion, our Council scholarship award for 2021. Thomas Budrejko offers 30 minute in-person ceremonials as well. was killed while serving his country and was the For more information, contact Grand Knight son of fellow parishioners SK Donald and Mary Ernie Piro at 703-395-3723 or Budrejko. Since the formation of this [email protected] scholarship program shortly after his tragic alternatively; go to the Knights' bulletin board in death, college bound students have benefitted the Narthex to grab a flyer, the Knight's from grants that reduce the tuition burdens Facebook page (@KoC10754PadrePio), or the imposed upon them and their military families. Knights' webpage on the church website. [Exp. Congratulations once again to Brother Knight Date: None] William. [Exp. 05.17.21] **Knights of Columbus - NEED LIFE *Make a Gift of Stock to Saint Catherine of ? Consider purchasing through the Siena Church** - If you would like to make a gift Knights of Columbus. Contact Max Abbate, FIC of stock to Saint Catherine of Siena Church you (#17967), and his team (Jacqui and Shawn) at can download the stock donation form from the 757-495-1492 or via email at Arlington Diocese, by going to the following [email protected]. [Exp. Date: None] link: https://tinyurl.com/y282avsn. Please +Knights of Columbus - On Tuesday, May 18, contact your broker in writing in order to 2021, the Knight of Columbus will be hosting a provide proper documentation for a gift of virtual Zoom presentation by Dr. Ron Uscinski stock and follow the instructions on the stock on his personal experiences as a clinical donation form. For additional information or neurosurgeon with the so-called "Shaken Baby assistance please contact Christine Farmer by Syndrome," and its evolution as a medical, phone at 703-841-3896 in the Office of legal, and social phenomenon stemming from Development or by email which can also be the consequences of misunderstood or found on the form. misapplied science. On a deeper level, he will *Saint Paul VI Catholic High School - also discuss his own personal odyssey Congratulations once again to Dylan Zywan, a determining how the principle injury ascribed to parishioner of Saint Catherine of Siena Church shaking may actually occur, and its unexpected for his achievement of Honor Roll status for the yet profound implications. For more third quarter at Saint Paul VI Catholic High information see the Knight's webpage on our School. He has successfully met their church website or contact Grand Knight Ernie challenging curriculum achieving an average Piro at [email protected].[Exp. 05.17.21] between 3.5 and 3.9. [Exp. date: 5.17.21] +Knights of Columbus Padre Pio Council 10754 *Divine Nutrition Retreat*- June 05, 2021 is proud to announce that three of the nine (Saturday), 8:30 AM. - 1 PM - Join us on a Half statewide recipients of Father Michael J. Bader Day Retreat and be Spiritually Nourished as we scholarships for 2021, as awarded by the reflect on the amazing gift of The Holy Eucharist Virginia State Council of the Knights of and HIS Real Presence. Led by Retreat Master Columbus, are parishioners at St. Catherine of Fr. Basil Cole, OP, STD. Co-sponsored by the Lay Siena Church. They are Brother Knight William of Saint Dominic, Region 5, #506 and White, Elizabeth Sypal, and Kateri Castillo. This Knights of Columbus, Padre Pio Council 10754. state scholarship program supports and Join us in Bishop Justs Hall, St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. Suggested donation *Middle School Youth Ministry Night - May 21 - adults over 16, $20; parents of young children Welcome to current 5th graders. - All current $1 per couple; pay at the door (cash and cc), or 5th graders (in 6th grade next school year) are pre-register and pay through Faith Direct at invited to join us for the first time at our May http://www.stcatherineschurch.org. Middle School Youth Ministry Night on Friday, [Exp. Date: 6.07.21] May 21. We meet at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in Sterling in Atonement Hall *A Woman’s Choice - On behalf of the mothers from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Please note: 8th graders and families that visit “A Woman’s Choice,” we will be invited to join the high school group would like to thank everyone that has soon but are still part of the middle school participated in our diaper drive. Your generosity group for now. Please watch for details on that. and support has been overwhelming, and all For more information on the middle school donations are very much appreciated. We and/or high school youth ministry programs received 10 cases of diapers, 20 individual that are run jointly for St. Catherine of Siena packages, wipes and monetary donations. Our and Christ the Redeemer, please contact next collection for A Woman’s Choice will be [email protected] . [Exp. Date: 5.17.21] the Father’s Day Diaper Drive in June. This will be our last collection until fall. May God Bless **The IPS Center for Psychological Services is you for your generosity. [Exp. Date: 5.17.21] Divine Mercy University’s (DMU’s) onsite

training clinic for doctoral students, committed ***************************************** to providing the community with high quality, AROUND THE DIOCESE affordable mental health services that take into For more details see our website account all aspects of a person: emotional, http://saintcatherineschurch.org biological, social, cultural, spiritual, and ***************************************** psychological. (See Web Site for details and +Ascension of the Lord -“And they went out contact information.) and proclaimed the good news everywhere, *Three to Get Married Marriage Prep - Apr while the Lord worked with them.” If you 22-25 (In-Person Only), May 6-9 (In-Person are discerning a vocation to proclaim the Only), Jun 10-13 (In-Person Only), and Jun 24-27 Gospel as a priest or consecrated religious, (Virtual Only) - The Three to Get Married contact Fr. Michael Isenberg, Marriage Preparation Program is a Catholic Pre- [email protected] Cana program. This marriage preparation or (703) 841-2514. [Exp. Date: 05.17.21] course is an intensive preparation experience true to the teachings of the Catholic Church. *Bishop Burbidge has called the following men [Our Lady of Bethesda Retreat Center, to the Priesthood - Please continue to pray for Bethesda, MD.] (See Web Site for details.) them as they approach Priesthood Ordination **Health Connect America** - There is a great on June 5, 2021: Rev. Mr. Jonathan Fioramonti, demand for foster families in the local area. We Rev. Mr. John Paul Heisler, Rev. Mr. Jonathan at Health Connect America (HCA) are currently Smith and Rev. Mr. Joseph Townsend. [Exp. searching for loving, caring, and stable families Date: 6.06.21] who are willing to open their homes to children *The Associates of St. John Bosco offers in need of a loving and stable environment. Our scholarships to undergraduate students who program is a licensed child placing agency demonstrate an intense desire to serve the through the Virginia Department of Social Church in some capacity after graduation. They Services (See Web Site) are pleased to offer three scholarships. The application is due May 18th. (See Web Site for details/contact information.) [Exp. Date: 5.18.21]

+Siena Academy

Dear Parishioners,

Happy Ascension Thursday on a Sunday. I hope

you enjoy the day.

Saint Rita of Cascia

The Elementary students presented a child's

Feast day – 5/22/21 version of Shakespeare's play "Twelve Night" It

was fun to see their talent shine forth. One of

“With God all things are

the most gratifying components of the

possible.”

Elementary age child is their desire to share

their talents with others. Although Sister Mary Kolbe helped direct the play, two students, Gemma and Peter, were the main directors and organizers. Because of COVID and the

restrictions still in place, we had to limit the

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION audience but hopefully we can plan to invite

you for the next ones. [email protected]

God bless you and your loved ones. 703.759.353

DRE – Father Jerry Pokorsky

Sister Janet Siepker, FSE

Head of School

Confirmation Detailed Timeline

Confirmation registration and paperwork deadlines (all this information is on the Parish website, CCD tabs). The use of "courtesy" refers to your attitude in assisting CCD office personnel in processing the necessary paperwork. The absolute deadlines are important -- on Father Pokorsky's part -- to express his courtesy to the administrative staff. If you have NOT already registered in the CCD program (perhaps because you are homeschooling or going to Catholic school), please register now using this link: https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/details/5141#divTicketSelection

√March 1: Courtesy registration deadline Confirmation in the fall on Monday, September 27, 2021: Fill out the Confirmation data form: https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/details/5296 Begin to process Sponsor data form: https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/details/5297

√March through April, individual dates TBD. Administration of Confirmation test (see study guide): http://saintcatherineschurch.org/images/Religious_Ed/ConfQuestions.1.31.19.pdf and interviews with Father Pokorsky.

√March 31: Patron Saint Report due in CCD office (by email or by hard-copy)

May 17: Absolute registration deadline Confirmation in the fall on Monday, September 27, 2021: Fill out the Confirmation data form: https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/details/5296 Begin to process Sponsor data form: https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/details/5297

September 13: Absolute deadline (two weeks before Confirmation and very tight for administrative purposes) for Sponsor data form. (Miss this date and your son or daughter will be Confirmed next year.) https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/details/5297

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