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Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Francis February 24, 2019 Mass Schedule

of Saturday 5:00 p.m. Cantor Sunday 8:00 a.m. Cantor 9:30 a.m. Cantor/Choir Assisi Church 11:15 a.m. Contemporary Choir 5:00 p.m. Youth Community 6701 Muncaster Mill Road Daily 9:00 a.m. Monday - Saturday 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed Derwood, MD 20855 by Novena Phone : 301-840-1407 Fax: 301-258-5080 First Friday Mass - 7:30 p.m.

http://www.sfadw.org Penance: Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment Monday-Saturday 8:30-8:55 a.m.

CHAIRPERSON FINANCE COUNCIL: PASTOR: Reverend John J. Dillon George Beall ...... 301-253-8740

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL CONTACT: PAROCHIAL VICAR: Reverend Jack Berard

Alicia Church 301-520-6683 PERMANENT DEACONS: Questions for Council e-mail Deacon James Datovech [email protected] Deacon Daniel Finn COORDINATOR OF LITURGY: Deacon James McCann Joan Treacy ...... 301-774-1132

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: ...... 301-258-9193 Susan Anderson, Director Marie Yeast & Melisa Biedron, Admin. Assistants

SOCIAL CONCERNS/ADULT FAITH FORMATION Anthony Bosnick, Director 301-840-1407

MUSIC MINISTRY: Janet Pate, Director...... ……. . 301-840-1407

COMMUNICATIONS : Melissa Egan, Coordinator………………….301-840-1407

PARISH OFFICE: ...... 301-840-1407 Donna Zezzo, Parish Secretary

BAPTISMS: Sunday at 1:00 p.m. No Baptisms are held the 1st Sunday of the month. Call Parish Office to set up an appointment with our Pastor.

MARRIAGE/PRE-CANA: Call Parish Office. At least 6 months advance notice with our Pastor..

SICK CALLS: Please notify us concerning any parishioners who are sick or homebound, in hospitals or nursing homes. In case of serious illness or sudden death, notify the parish office immediately.

FUNERALS: Please call the parish office to make arrangements.

RCIA: (Becoming a Catholic) Parish Office - 301-840-1407 ST , DERWOOD THE MUSINGS OF THE PASTOR

During this Black History Month, I want to present three more

leaders of African descent who are on their way to sainthood. February 25 - March 3 My source for this material can be located on the website for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( ww.usccb.org ). Monday , 2/25 900 a.m. Bishop Robert Morlino Tuesday, 2/26 9:00 a.m. Pari Ronda Davila Venerable (1776-1853) . Venerable Pierre Wednesday, 2/27 9:00 a.m. Deacon Wil Pinder Toussaint was born a slave in . He became in time a philan- 7:30 p.m. Deacon Richard Schopfer thropist and the founder of many Catholic charities. As a slave, Thursday , 2/28 9:00 a.m. Guy Beaven Pierre Toussaint was brought from Haiti to New York and ap- Friday , 3/ 1 9:00 a.m. Barbara Lynn Beall prenticed under a popular hairstylist in the city. He eventually 7:30 p.m. Guy Beaven became the most sought after hairdresser of high society women. Saturday, 3/2 9:00 a.m. Andrew Hruszkewycz Upon the death of his master, he gained his freedom and was very 5:00 p.m. Pat Bussard successful as one of the country’s first black entrepreneurs. He Sunday , 3/3 8:00 a.m. Laurin Balkam became quite wealthy, but instead of spending lavishly on him- 9:30 a.m. Patrick Lee self, he supported the Church and the poor. He and his wife shel- 11:15 a.m. Pro populo tered orphans, refugees, and other street people in their home. He 5:00 p.m. Bobbi Sullivan (L) founded one of New York’s first orphanages and raised money for the city’s first cathedral. Even during yellow fever epidemics, Toussaint would risk his life to help others by nursing the sick and praying for the dying. Here is one of his sayings: “I have + In Memoriam Aeternam + never felt I am a slave to any man or woman but I am a servant of In your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Gerri Almighty God who made us all. When one of his children is in Trickettt. need, I am glad to be His slave.”

Mother (1784-1882). Mother Mary Please pray for the sick …Joe Sindoni, Tom Krafchik, Teresa Lange was the foundress and first General of the Oblate Maguire, Eddie Lutheran, Rick Kreter, Jeff Smith, Jean Lea, Sisters of Providence (1829-1832), the first congregation of Afri- Mary Lott, JoAnne Kirby, Dennis Parnell, Ed Dudenhoeffer, can American women religious in the history of the Catholic Jackie Roebuck King, Jeni Stepanek. (Names will remain on this Church. On July 2, 1829, Elizabeth and three other women pro- list for four consecutive weeks, but can be repeated by calling the fessed their vows and became Oblate Sisters of Providence. This Office.) congregation would educate and evangelize . They educated youth and provided a home for orphans. Slaves Readings for the Week of February 24, 2019 who had been freed were educated and at times admitted into the congregation. They nursed the terminally ill, sheltered the eld- Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, erly, and even served as domestics at St. Mary’s Seminary. She 8 , 10, 12 -1 3 [8a]/1 Cor 15:45 -4 9/Lk 6:27 -3 8 was born Elizabeth Lange, a native of the Caribbean, believed to Monday: Sir 1:1-10/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Mk 9:14-29 be Cuban born of Haitian descent. By 1813 Providence directed Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11/Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40 her to , where a large community of French [cf. 5]/Mk 9:30-37 speaking Catholics was established. Mother Mary Lange prac- Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19/Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174, ticed faith to an extraordinary degree. In fact, it was her deep 175 [165a]/Mk 9:38-40 faith which enabled her to persevere against all odds. In close Thursday: Sir 5:1-8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/ union with Jesus, she lived through disappointment and opposi- Mk 9:41-50 tion until God called her home in 1882 at the Frances con- Friday: Sir 6:5-17/Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35 [35a]/ vent in Baltimore, MD. Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15/Ps 103:13-14, 15-16, 17-18 Venerable Henriette Delille (1813-1862). Venerable Henriette [cf. 17]/Mk 10:13-16 Delille was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she lived all Next Sunday: Sir 27:4 -7 /Ps 92:2 -3 , 13 -1 4, 15 -1 6 [cf. 2a]/1 of her life. She was determined to help those in need for the love Cor 15:54-58/Lk 6:39-45 of Jesus and for the sake of the Gospel. Henriette was also a per- son who suffered as she made her way through life, bearing crosses. She taught us that sanctity can be attained in following the path of Jesus. It was in this manner that she dealt with her STEWARDSHIP REPORT troubles and major obstacles to achieve her goals. Figures were not available at the time of publication. Continued in the column to the right…... Thank you for your continued support!

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time QUESTION OF THE WEEK ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT How am I showing my mercy, my humanity toward All are welcome! Join the Ministry of Eucharistic Adoration and assist with adoration in the following manner: others? Am I witnessing to the God-given Spirit within me? • Become a regular attendee at adoration in the Parish. • Pray that Eucharistic Adoration will increase. • Foster Eucharistic Adoration in our parish by OLD PALMS – We will be collecting old evangelizing His Eucharistic Presence. palms through Sunday, March 3. Please place • Deepen your personal relationship with Jesus in the your palms in the Palm Collection Box in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Gathering Space. PLEASE NOTE SCHEDULE CHANGE !"#$&'(&"'!$ First Friday Adoration (March 1) will begin at 3:00 p.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. First Friday Adoration is held in the :H.VR%CVT:`H.  St. Clare Chapel in the Rectory. 7$:8I8$$$$$7$*QQJ$$$$$ 7$]8I8$$$$ 7$]8I8$ ! HOOPS FOR HAITI NEEDS YOUR HELP !"#$"#%&'(")!"% ON MARCH 23 For the price of a couple tickets to a basketball game, you can Daily Mass: Mon thru Sat 9:00 a.m. help build a church! The Hoops for Haiti basketball tournament is Wed 7:30 p.m. just around the corner on March 23, 2019, and our rallying theme Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena follows is “Many Hands to Build One Church.” Proceeds from this annual Wednesday Evening Mass fundraiser will help finish work on the church building at our sis- Lenten Evening Prayer Friday Evenings 6:40 p.m. ter parish, St. Paul’s of the Conversion Parish, which was badly Stations of the Cross Friday Evenings 7:00 p.m. damaged when Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti in 2016. Some of the reconstruction and renovation work will include a new roof Confession: In addition to Saturday afternoon, Confessions and enhancement of the sanctuary. The Hoops for Haiti fund- will be heard each Wednesday evening during Lent before Mass raiser offers St. Francis parishioners a fun, full day of fellowship, 5:45 –7:15 p.m. (The Light is ON for you.) including a 3-on-3 basketball tournament that will kick off the main game between the Ol’ (adult team) and the Swole Confession is also heard 30 minutes before Daily Mass and Sun- Saints (young adult and youth team). So, how can you help sup- day Masses during Lent. ! port this basketball fundraiser at Our Lady of Good Counsel !"#$"#%&"'!)$*+#, % High School in Olney? • Have members of your St. Francis ministry form a three- Fasting: Ages 18 -5 9 fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, member team to compete in the 3-on-3 Basketball Tour- limiting themselves to one full meal. nament preceding the main game. In 2018, parish minis-

Abstinence : Catholics age 14 and older abstain from meat on Ash tries, such as the Health Ministry, Contemporary Choir Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent and others joined in the fun. To register a 3 -o n-3 team in the mini-tournament, contact Haiti Ministry Coordinator Dan Cardile at [email protected] . • THE MUSINGS OF THE PASTOR (continued) Come to the main game! Families, couples, individuals and their friends, neighbors and relatives are invited to Some of the troubles Henriette met were the resistance of the enjoy family-friendly entertainment, test their hand at ruling population to the idea of a black ; Bible trivia, indulge in some good concession food and the lack of finances to do the work; the taunts and disbelief of relish the fellowship of our church. people in her mission; the lack of support from Church and civil For more information about Hoops for Haiti, please contact Fr. authority; and poor health. However, Henriette practiced heroic Jack Berard at [email protected] or Youth Ministry CORE virtue. She had faith, lived in hope and love. She was compas- member Wendel Hall at [email protected] . sionate, forgiving, and merciful. She believed in justice and was not afraid to do what was right in the eyes of God. God blessed her efforts. And in 1842, she founded the Congregation of the Altar Servers Schedule Sisters of the Holy Family. Henriette died on November 17, Please check the online Ministry Scheduler for March 2 & 3. 1862. Her obituary states, “…Miss Henriette Delille had for long years consecrated herself totally to God without reservation to the It is the responsibility of the Altar Server to get a replacement instruction of the ignorant and principally to the slave.” if you cannot serve at your scheduled time

Until next week, Fr. John Dillon February 24, 2019 LAMB OF GOD PRAYER MEETING Join the Lamb of God LAST WEEKEND TO SIGN UP FOR LENTEN Prayer Group for worship and the study of Scripture on Tuesday, SMALL GROUPS! February 26, 7:30 p.m., St. Clare’s Chapel in the Rectory. For This weekend, February 23/24, marks the last weekend to sign up details, please call Louise, (301) 977-5217. for Lenten Small Groups! Come join your fellow St. Francis pa- rishioners in studying the book, Why I Am Catholic (And You POOR BOX DONATION – The donations for next week- Should Be Too) , by best-selling Millennial author Brandon Vogt. end will go Gaithersburg Help. Thank you for your generosity . In his new book, the content director for Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Catholic Ministries offers a needed dose of confidence to practicing Catholics and gives a passionate argu- ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PRAYER CHAIN If you ment for the truth and beauty of Catholicism as the one, true faith. have a prayer request, please contact Marianne Bullen, (301) 963- You can sign up for a Lenten Small Group in the Gathering Space 3420 or [email protected] with your requests. or by using the SignUp Genius links that were sent out through Flocknote. The small groups will be offered every day of the FOR PRIESTS week at times that accommodate students, young adults, working Every Wednesday evening at 6:45 p.m. we pray the rosary for our and stay-at-home parents and retirees, with groups slated to begin priests before the 7:30 p.m. Mass. meeting the first week of March. Please consider this six-week- long opportunity to meet Jesus through a Small Group of St. HOLY HOUR FOR THE DYING Francis parishioners, and make friends in the process. For On Thursday evenings in the St. Clare’s Chapel in the Rectory, a more information about Lenten Small Groups, please contact Di- prayer group meets at 7:00 p.m. to pray for the dying. This is a rector of Social Concerns and Adult Faith Formation Tony Bos- Holy Hour Devotion for the Dying. As a central work of our nick at [email protected] . Catholic faith, we are called to pray for the dying, especially for those who may die suddenly, unprepared to face God. For addi- FAMILY LENTEN EVENTS FOCUS ON PRAYER, tional information, please call the Parish Office, (301) 840-1407. PENANCE, ALMSGIVING & FELLOWSHIP Families, if you are beginning to think about Lent, the please add ROSARY CENACLE OF OUR LADY, QUEEN OF PEACE these Lenten events specifically targeted to families to your cal- Cenacle of Our Lady, Queen of Peace to pray for priests and vo- endar: cations, 2:00 p.m. in the St. Clare’s Chapel (Rectory) every Sun- • Weekend of March 2/3: Catholic Relief Services Rice day. Please join us. Bowl in the Gathering Space -- Pick up a Rice Bowl in the Gathering Space and collect Lenten alms that will KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - COUNCIL 2323 benefit this relief agency’s work in developing countries The Knights of Columbus are looking for new, transferring or around the globe. The CRS Rice Bowl also offers meat- readmitted members to share in their Charity, Fraternity, Unity less recipes that families are encouraged to make on and Patriotism activities. Council 2323 supports many St. Francis Fridays during Lent. activities and has many social events. The KofC offers life and • Tuesday, March 5: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner at 5 long term care insurance opportunities as well as annuities. A pm in the Parish Center -- Come enjoy pancakes, sau- new opportunity: join as an Online Member for $30 per year; go sage, and all the fixings the day before Ash Wednesday. to www.kofc.org and click on “Join Us”. If you wish you can • Wednesday, March 6: Ash Wednesday Mass in the join the Council later. If interested in learning more, contact Gary church -- Mass will be celebrated at 9 am, 12 Noon, 6 Palmer (301-948-6494 or email [email protected] ). pm and 7:30 pm LENTEN DAY OF REFLECTION ON APRIL 13 • Weekend of March 30/31: Catholic Charities Lenten WILL HELP PARISHIONERS FOCUS Food Drive -- Pick up a grocery bag in the Gathering ON THE BEATITUDES Space to help collect food for the St. Martin Food Pantry this Lent. Mark your calendar for the Lenten Day of Reflection to be held at • Friday, April 19: Family Stations of the Cross at 1 pm in 1 pm Saturday, April 13, in the church. The second annual Lenten the church – Join our parish youth in retracing the steps Day of Reflection will focus on the Beatitudes, with a theme of of Jesus as he prepared to be crucified at Golgotha. “Rejoice and Be Glad: Our Call to Holiness and Happiness.” Join attendees for Praise and Worship, singing, Eucharistic Adoration, Learn about other parish events for young families by signing up learning from short talks, listening to personal witness and indi- for the Families of School-Aged Children Flocknote Group. Reg- vidual reflection time. Fr. John Dillon and Fr. Jack Berard will ister for Flocknote by going to the homepage of www.sfadw.org both speak, and young adults from Singles for Christ and the par- and following the directions for selecting Flocknote Groups. ish community will witness their faith. The day’s two-and-a-half hour program will be followed by Confession from 3:30-4:30 pm and the Saturday Vigil Mass at 5 pm. For more information, please contact Adult Faith Formation Team Member Medy DeAusen at [email protected] . RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS/EVENTS YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS/EVENTS

ST. FRANCIS YOUTH MINISTRY

UPCOMING EVENTS

MARCH

2 ADW High School Youth Rally @ CUA

3 Youth Group SAVE THE DATE FOR VACATION BIBLE CAMP! 6 Ash Wednesday St. Francis of Assisi Church invites children from age 4 to those 10 Youth Group th who will complete the 5 Grade in June 2019 to join us at Vaca- 17 Youth Group - St. Patrick’s Day Party 23 Hoops for Haiti tion Bible Camp, June 24-28 from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm. Look for 24 Youth Group camper registration information, as well as information about 29-31 Youth Retreat at SkyCroft Retreat Center volunteer opportunities for adults and teens, in the Spring! - See Fr. Jack to register!

31 NO YOUTH GROUP CATECHESIS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS GET SOCIAL Our parish offers monthly catechetical sessions specifically de- Follow us on Instagram & Twitter @ SFADWYOUTH. signed for children and youth with special needs and their fami- lies. Our next session will be today, Sunday, February 24 from 3:30-4:30 pm in the St. Clare Room. If you would like to learn Spotlight on St. Jude Regional Catholic School more about these sessions, or if you are interested in serving as a We are…St. Jude www.StJudeRockville.org catechist or aide for children with special needs, please call Susan Anderson, Director of Religious Education, at 301-258-9193. REGISTRATION FOR 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR

Please complete your registration for next fall! We have waiting CONFIRMATION RETREAT: SATURDAY, MARCH 2 lists in every grade from first through sixth and only 6 spaces Confirmation Candidates are reminded that our Confirmation remaining in Kindergarten. If you have any questions, contact Retreat will be on Saturday, March 2, beginning in the Parish Mrs. Donnelly, 301 -9 46 -7 888 or visit Center at 10:00 a.m. and concluding with 5:00 p.m. Mass. Par- [email protected] ents are asked to attend the 5:00 p.m. Mass with the Confirmation DINO-MITE BOOK FAIR & FAMILY READING NIGHT Candidates. ARE COMING TO SJRCS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION The Scholastic Book Fair will bring to St. Jude’s the books kids SNOW CANCELLATION POLICY want to read! We will have a great selection of engaging and af- If Montgomery County Public Schools are closed, and if schools fordable books for every reading level. Please join us! All pro- are dismissed early, Religious Education classes, including Youth ceeds go to purchase books for our school library. Group are also cancelled. This applies to Sunday classes as well Book Fair dates: March 19-21 Shopping hours: 8:am to 4 pm if Montgomery County Public Schools announces cancellation of Family Reading Night – March 19 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm weekend school activities. Cancellation announcements will be Visit our Book Fair homepage at http://www.scholastic.com/bf/ recorded on the Religious Education Office phone (301-258- stjuderockville

9193) and posted on the St. Francis Parish website and Facebook GIRLS ON THE RUN AND HEART & SOLE ARE BACK page (“St. Francis of Assisi ”). Whenever in FOR THE SPRING SESSION! doubt, please use your own judgment about local weather and These programs inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident driving conditions, and err on the side of safety when making using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively inte- decisions about bringing your child to class. grates running. Join the Fun! Girls in 3rd through 5th grade are invited for GOTR and girls in 6th through 8th grade for Heart & SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE Sole. You don’t even have to love running. Learn about yourself! INVITED TO BEGIN HEALING Explore who you are and build your confidence. Hang out with AT ARCHDIOCESAN RETREATS friends! Dance! WHEN: Practices will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 As the Catholic Church continues to minister to all survivors of th abuse, the Archdiocese of Washington is sponsoring retreats for pm to 4:45 pm from March 12 until May 23rd. COST: survivors. The Archdiocese will offer a men’s retreat on April 5- The regular fee for the program is $175, but financial scholarships are granted based on financial need. 7, 2019, and a women’s retreat on April 12-14, 2019 for survi- HOW: Please visit https://www.girlsontherunofmoco.org/ vors. These retreats are an occasion for survivors to reflect on Register-Now to register. God’s plan for their lives and for healing through prayer and the sacraments. For more information and to register, please go to UPCOMING EVENT: March 7 - Faculty & Parent/ Student https://adw.org/the-way-retreat/ or call Deborah McDonald at Basketball Game (301) 853 -4 466. To protect the privacy of survivors, the locations of the retreats will not be publicized. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO SERVE AS ESOL AMAZONSMILE ENABLES ST. FRANCIS TEACHERS FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO INCREASE FUNDRAISING Are you interested in helping teach English as a Second Language THROUGH ONLINE SHOPPING to people who need help? Catholic Charities needs volunteers to St. Francis parishioners can support our church whenever they’re teach English as a Second Language one morning each week at shopping online at Amazon.com. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic the Catholic Charities Family Center in Silver Spring. Volunteers Church recently became a recipient of AmazonSmile, which en- will work in pairs using the Cambridge Press Ventures curriculum ables the church to receive 0.5 percent of the price of eligible and teachers’ guidebooks. College graduates are preferred, and AmazonSmile purchases you make. Go to https:// teaching experience is appreciated, but not necessary. Catholic smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7174107 and start shopping! For more Charities will provide three teacher training sessions on the fol- information, please contact Fr. Jack Berard, [email protected]. lowing dates: MONTGOMERY COLLEGE STUDENTS INVITED • 10 am to 1 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 26. TO JOIN A CATHOLIC CLUB • 10 am to 1 pm on Thursday, March 7. Are you a student at Montgomery College’s Rockville or Ger- • 9:30 am to 12 Noon on Saturday, March 16. mantown Campus and interested in helping to start a club for Volunteers are expected to attend all three training days at Catho- Catholic students? If so, or if you know of someone who is, con- lic Charities, 12247 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD. The Eng- tact Robert Stamper at [email protected] . Being lish classes will be held at the Catholic Charities Silver Spring Catholic is a part of our identity, on campus and off. This is an office from 10 am to 12 Noon on Tuesdays and Thursday morn- opportunity to merge your college experience with your faith, and ings. Classes begin in mid-March through May. To apply to serve to help others do the same! as an English teacher, call Laura Yeomans at (202) 315-9440 or e-mail her at [email protected] . DONATE YOUR USED CLOTHING If you are sorting through gently used clothing to give away, remember that there is THE SUNDAY TV MASS - Do you know someone who a St. Vincent de Paul clothing collection bin in the lower parking can't get to Mass? Since 1952, the Archdiocese of Washington lot. Donations of clean clothing in good repair is greatly appreci- has produced a weekly televised Mass for those who are home- ated. Please put clothing in a plastic bag and deposit in the slot at bound, broadcast from the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the the top of the bin. Collections are made weekly and will be a National of the . It is a wonderful great blessing to those in need in the region. ministry for those members of our Catholic family who are un- able to be physically present with a local worshiping community A REMINDER FROM FR. JOHN … If anyone is living in a for the Sunday Eucharistic Liturgy. marriage that has not been recognized by the Catholic Church, it

The Mass airs every Sunday at 10:30am on WDCW-50: would be wise to consult with a priest to see whether that situa- • No cable; Dish or DIRECTV subscribers: Ch. 50 tion might be rectified. It could be as simple as repeating your • Comcast: Ch. 23 in Washington, DC and Montgomery County; marriage vows quietly in front of a priest and receiving the Ch. 3 in Church’s blessing. In that way, one would become eligible to Prince George's County and Southern Maryland receive the Sacraments of the Church, especially the Eucharist • RCN: Ch 15 YOU DON’T DESERVE TO BE ABUSED • Verizon: Ch. 3 Domestic violence refers to a pattern of violent and coercive be- havior by one adult over another in an intimate relationship. It can TELEPHONE ROSARY FOR HEALING consist of repeated severe beatings or subtle forms of abuse, in- The Washington Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women cluding threats and control. If you experience any form of abuse, (WACCW) is hosting a telephone Rosary call from now until please know that there is help. Call the National Domestic Vio- September 4, with the special intention of healing for all hurt by lence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. To learn more about domestic individuals within the Church. All are welcome to join the call at violence, please visit www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/familypeace 8pm EST, Mondays-Saturdays, at 605-468-8016, code 357090#. For more information, contact Sharon O'Brien, WACCW Presi- PREKINDERGARTEN/HEAD START PROGRAMS FOR dent, at [email protected] , and follow on Facebook LOW-INCOME MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESIDENTS at Facebook.com/WashACCW . Registration for the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) BEHOLD! ADORATION & CONFESSION Prekindergarten/Head Start Programs for low-income Montgom- ery County residents with children who will be four years old by Behold the face of God every Thursday evening from 7-8 pm at September 1, 2019 is opening March 1 for the school year 2019- the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, DC (3900 2020. Registration for a limited number of openings for the Head Harewood Rd., NE). During this time, there is Adoration with Behold! Start eligible children, residing in certain areas of Germantown, prayerful music, silence, and Confession. is hosted in Rockville and Takoma Park, who will be 3 by September 1, 2019 collaboration with parishes in the Archdiocese of Washington. is also open. For more information regarding required documents For more information, visit jp2shrine.org or email pas- and registration locations and times, please contact Prekindergar- [email protected] . ten/Head Start at 240-740-4530 or check the MCPS website and search prekindergarten (www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org). Dr. Theodore M. Guerrant Family Dentistry De Vol Pianist ◆ Organist With Care Funeral Home Harpsichordist ◆ Accompanist & Concern FAMILY O WNED AND O PERATED Vocal Coach 10 East Deer Park Dr. 708 Montgomery St., Laurel, MD Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (301) 774-2474 Call: 240-568-0452 (301) 948-6800 17721 GEORGIA AVENUE, OLNEY, MARYLAND 20832 www.DeVolFuneralHome.com [email protected] Check us out at: www.Henryleeddspa.com

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