John Francis Regis Parish

MISSION STATEMENT

April 22, 2018 The mission of St. John Francis Regis Parish is to foster a family of faith built on yesterday's foundation, so that today’s spirituality, service, and education will continue to grow into tomorrow’s Catholic community.

4th Sunday of Easter “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow” Heb. 13:8

Weekend Masses: Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 7:00, 9:00, & 11:30am

Confessions: Saturday: 4-4:45pm & after the 5:00pm Mass

43927 St. Johns Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 Phone 301-373-2281—Fax: 301-373-8984 Website: stjohnsparishhollywood.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/sjchollywood/ Twitter: @sjchollywood

Our bulletin is also posted on our website: stjohnsparishhollywood.org ST. JOHN FRANCIS REGIS HOLLYWOOD, MD

CLERGY PARISH STAFF

PASTOR ADULT FAITH FORMATION COORDINATOR Rev. Raymond F. Schmidt—[email protected] Lacy Scheiber—[email protected]

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/YOUTH GROUP Deacon Ammon Ripple Rich Olon—[email protected]

IN-RESIDENCE (Retired) MUSIC MINISTRY Jonathan Hellerman—[email protected] Rev. Eamon Dignan

LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS PARISH FINANCE Nancy Bowling—[email protected]

WEEKEND LITURGIES PARISH SECRETARY Saturday: 5:00pm; Sunday: 7:00am, 9:00am & 11:30am Pat Hayden—[email protected]

WEEKDAY LITURGIES Monday—Thursday: 7:00am & 8:00am Friday: 7:00am & 8:15am OFFICE HOURS Saturday: 8:00am

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION TUESDAY—FRIDAY—8:00am to 4:00pm Vigil Mass 7:00pm Holy Day 7:00am, 9:00am & 7:00pm SCHOOL CONFESSIONS

PRINCIPAL Saturday 4-4:45pm & after the 5:00pm Mass Susan McDonough

PRAYER Parish School: Grades PK-8 - Before & After Care 43900 St. John’s Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 ADORATION Phone: 301-373-2142 • FAX: 301-373-4500 The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for Adoration Website: sjshollywood.org Monday-Friday from 6-7:00am, Friday 9:15-10:15am Email: [email protected] and Saturday from 6:30—7:30am

ROSARY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Monday- Friday 7:30am; before the 5:00pm Mass on Saturday, and Sunday classes, grades K-6 and 8-12, from 10:05am to before the 7:00am Mass on Sunday.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: 11:15am, Tuesday evening classes, grades 5-8 from Individual directed guidance is offered by our 7-8:15pm. The program starts in Priests and Deacon. September and ends in May.

SACRAMENTS

BAPTISMS—The Rite of Baptism is celebrated by appointment. Parents are required to meet with the pastor and attend an obligatory preparation session preferably before the birth of your child. Call the rectory to schedule your appointment.

MARRIAGES—Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance of the ceremony.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK—Please notify the rectory when a parishioner would like to receive the sacraments and is homebound, in a nursing home, or in the hospital.

R.C.I.A—(Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): Those who are interested in becoming Catholic or completing their sacraments are invited to contact the rectory at any time. PARISH WORSHIP

"I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and To everything there is a season and a time to every mine know me, just as the Father knows me purpose under heaven…“A time to be born…” and I know the Father; and I will lay down my “A time to die, a time to mourn…” life for the sheep." - Jn 10:14-15 David Alvin Schlosser, Robert Murphy, Regina McCall And Thomas Wayne “Joe” Hancock “and a time to embrace, a time to love…” Daily Readings Mass Intentions ”A time to heal…”

Denise Abell, John Abell, Belle Absher, Chuck Anderson, Acts 11/Ps 42/Jn 10 MONDAY, APRIL 23 Bob Andrews, Judy Faye Bakewell, Jackie Barnes, 7:00AM Nancy Miedzinski+ Chris Battle, Beverly Bowles, Claire Broadhead, 8:00AM Margaret Greenwell+ Margaret Bush, Frances Butler, Dr. Stephen Cafferty, Leroy Acts 11/Ps 87/Jn 10 TUESDAY, APRIL 24 Chapman, Diego Chesley, Betty Clark, 7:00AM Communion Service Linda Clarke, Linda Czarzasty, Mary Delozier, 8:00AM Theresa Wilkinson+ Eric Dexter, Shaffer Dorsey, Mark Duke, William Dunn, 1 Pt 5/Ps 89/Mk 16 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 Richard Edgington, George Fairfax, Cherri Fearns, Martha Fischer, Pauline Fitzgerald, Terry Fitzpatrick, 7:00AM Jack Gardiner+ Brian Galpin, Joseph Gardiner, Tyler Gardiner, Donna Gardner, 8:00AM John Mayor+ William R Gardner, Isaac Garity, Chris, Tammy & Gene Gatton, Acts 13/Ps 89/Jn 13 THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Jason Gatton, Judy Goddard, 7:00AM John Gorospe, Ben Gray, John B. Gray, Jack Greenwell, 8:00AM Floyd Abell+ Austin Greer, Fumiko N. Gregg, Acts 13/Ps 2/Jn 14 FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Patricia Guy and Logan Gwynn 7:00AM Jenks & Cathy Mattingly+ “…and a time of war, and a time of peace…”

8:15AM Charles Pappaconstantinou PFC Jason Adams, USA, SPC James M. Adkins USA, Acts 13/Ps 98/Jn 14 SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Ray Alvey, USMC; PVT Bradley Anderson, USA; 8:00AM Reggie Tarleton+ CPL Kyle Bennett, USA; 5:00PM Bobby Alvey+ LTJG David Berlin, USN; CPL. Matthew Burgan, USMC; Douglas Bowles+ PFC James Kelly Butler, USA; Acts 9/Ps 22/1 Jn 3 SUNDAY, APRIL 29 SrA Gregory M. Casanova, USAF; Jn 15 7:00AM St. John’s Church Christopher Scott Childers, USA, 9:00AM St. John’s Church SPC Michael J. Choffy, USA; 11:30AM Manning McKay+ ENS Ryan Dishman, USN; Clinton Cunningham+ CDR Michael David Emerson, USCG +deceased Ecclesiastes 3:11

Saints Alive! Fr. Ray’s favorite this week… Apr 23: St. George (303+) Even Islam considers this Christian to be a “prophet”. He suffered in Lydda – now Lod in Israel – as a ‘great martyr’ in Byzantine thought by the year 450 – but when he was ‘seen’ assisting the crusaders in the siege of Antioch in 1098 -- everything changed for the West. By 1350, “St. George for England!” has been our battle cry! Apr 24: St. Fidelis von Sigmaringen (1578-1622) His baptismal name was Mark Roy – much easier to swallow – but he is known to the world as the glorious Franciscan Counter- martyr of the Swiss Canton Grisons. Check this quote, “I have come to enlighten you, not to accept your errors.” That comment alone inspired 20 armed men to butcher him. Apr 25: St. Mark (first century) I’ve liked him since our family joined St. Mark parish in Vienna, Va in 1971. I’ve loved him reading his gospel in Greek and praying at his relics shrine in Venice. He expresses the raw humanity of Jesus – especially that frustration and anger – more than any other Evangelist. Did he write his gospel in Rome or Alexandria, Egypt? Apr 26: St Paschasius Radbert (790-865) He wrote more clearly about the Assumption of Mary and the True Presence of Christ in the Eucharist than all previous scholars. To this day – Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity! Apr 27: St Zita ((1218-1278) Do you lose your keys? Frequently? It’s her specialty to locate them and quickly – she’s better than St. Anthony of Padua (he helps with lost books instead) Visit her relic shrine in Lucca at San Frediano’s. Perhaps the most pious and industrious servant on record. Apr 28: St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort (1673-1716) is the fervent priest with the greatest love for our Lady -- as evidenced by his copious books, poems and hymns. I said Mass on top of his tomb in St. Laurent-sur-Sèvre and have his full works in French. And Bd. Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962) was the physician turned ‘mother of all Milan’ for her willingness to give up her life so that the child in her womb could live. Visit her grave in the cemetery right outside the airport in Western Milano. Numerous children around the world are now named ‘Gianna’ in her honor – including several from our parish. EDUCATION SERVICE

Registration is Open Fiat! Daughters of St. John Francis Regis St. John’s Summer Program’s 2018 online Women’s Ministry is up and running. registration has opened. Visit our website, We plan on meeting twice a month on 1st and www.StJohnsSummerProgram.com, for 3rd Thursdays. Women of all ages and stages of more information about the program, to view life are welcomed to join. We serve each other the schedule and to register. Nearly 80 camps will be offered this through prayer, reflection, sisterhood, and summer, with more than 20 of them new for 2018, including Air service. Please contact Mariam at 760-715-9902 or email us at & Space Camp, Ice Cream Shoppe, Emergency Med Training, [email protected] to receive email or text reminders. You Neon Glow Art, Pizza Shoppe and Safari Adventure. Please be may also visit our website at fiatdosjfr.weebly.com We look aware that many camps are already filled. forward to seeing you at our next meeting!

Help Us Feed Hungry Children Mulch Drive An enormous thank you to all who purchased mulch and everyone who volunteered their time and their vehicles to Grieving with Great HOPE is a five-week grief support deliver it! Because of you, we were able to workshop series that offers a prayerful, practical and personal raise enough money to feed 310 children for an entire year at approach for anyone who is mourning the loss of a loved one. The workshop will be offered beginning Wednesdays, April our sponsored school, Chaone Primary School, in th nd th 18th and continuing Wednesdays April 25 , May 2 , May 9 , Malawi. You can learn more about Mary’s Meals and the th and May 16 , 2018 in the Immaculate Conception Parish inspiring work they do by visiting our website: https:// Center. www.stjohnssummerprogram.com/marysmeals. Our SJSP Visit www.goodmourningministry.net for more information, and fundraising projects will continue until our youth raise for registration contact the rectory (301-884-3123), Deacon Bill enough money to feed all 1,088 children at Chaone. Up (240-230-3167) or Tina Slaughter (301-884-9545, th 301-342-6330, or 301-481-1961 or visit our website. next: A Drive-Thru Fried Chicken Dinner on May 20 will be our next fundraiser. Details coming soon!!! Seating is limited. Advanced registration is kindly requested.

All men are invited to join St. John's Men's Group on Saturday mornings at 7:00am to study and pray through Sunday’s Scripture readings. Light breakfast is served at 6:30am with optional morning Mass at 8:00am following the Scripture review. For more information, please contact Dan Seep at [email protected] or 757-291-0262.

April 28 (9 a.m.-6 p.m.) & April 29 (8 First Eucharist a.m.-3 p.m.)- Herb and Plant Sale Following the direction of the Archdiocese, Come to the popular Franciscan our second graders now receive the Sacrament Monastery Plant and Herb Sale, at the of Eucharist at Mass with the parish Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, community. As a result, some Masses will Washington, DC. Get organic herbs, annuals, perennials, fruit experience a heavier attendance than usual trees, vegetables, fresh honey and Monastery-grown plants, because of visiting family and friends. Listed while enjoying food and craft vendors in one of Washington’s below are the number of children receiving the most beautiful locations. Free garden tours on the hour, sacrament at each Mass. We would love for our St. John’s Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. parishioners to witness this beautiful sacrament being received May 5 -Garden Guild Open House, Saturday 10 a.m.-12 noon by our second graders for the first time, but understand if, due Beekeeping, garden tours – and a volunteer-run vegetable garden to a large first communion crowd, you would prefer to attend that produces local, fresh food for parish food pantries and food another Mass time than the one you usually attend. Please non-profits in our community. Learn more about what we do and keep our children in your prayers as they prepare to receive how you (or your parish group) can volunteer. (meet at the this Blessed Sacrament. greenhouse behind the gift shop). Everyone is welcome. April 28/29th May 5/6th Sponsored by the volunteer Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild 5:00pm – 10 5:00pm - 8 to support the preservation of the monastery’s historic gardens. 7:00am – 0 7:00am - 1 Information: www.FMGG.org, @gardenguild on Facebook and 9:00am – 12 9:00am - 7 [email protected] 11:30am – 7 11:30am - 5 COMMUNITY

St. Mary’s Queen of Peace Cemetery St. John’s Bingo All are welcome to attend the installation of a blessed Plaque Bingo starts at 6:00pm honoring the sacred memory of the Enslaved Men and Wom- (Doors will open at 5:00pm) en buried throughout the Archdiocese of Washington. Fr. Da- vid Beaubien will preside over the plaque installation ceremo- Numbers were not available at this moment. ny at St. Mary’s Queen of Peace Cemetery, 38888 Dr. John- We apologize for the inconvenience son Road, Mechanicsville, on Saturday, May 5th at 10:00AM.

Come, have fun, bring a friend and hopefully win!! Although there are no burials of enslaved persons at Queen of

Peace, the plaque invites cemetery visitors to remember and pray for those who await their resurrection in Christ in un- known graves anywhere within the boundaries of the Archdio- cese.

When he blessed the plaques at a special Mass in February, Cardinal Wuerl said, “our brothers and sisters in the faith who were enslaved, who lived in human bondage, were treat- “The best time you will spend on earth… ed with the same inequity at their burial. Many received no is the time you spend with your best friend, public marker… what we have come here to do today is to see Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament” Saint Theresa of Calcutta that here and now all are properly remembered….Grant that these stones, placed in memory of those who suffered in terri- “Could you not spend one hour with me?” ble bondage, may, by the power of your blessing, mark a Monday-Friday 6:00-7:00am & Saturday 6:30-7:30am place of rest and hope.” PARISH ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

6-7:00am 6-7:00am 6-7:00am 6-7:00am 6-7:00am 6:30-7:30am 6:30am Rosary Holy Hour Holy Hour Holy Hour Holy Hour Holy Hour Holy Hour 7:00am Mass 7:00am 7:00am Mass 7:00am Mass 7:00am Mass 7-8:00am 7:00am Mass Communion Men’s Group Service 7:30am Rosary 7:30am Rosary 7:30am Rosary 7:30am Rosary 7:30am Rosary 7:30am Rosary 9:00am Mass

8:00am Mass 8:00am Mass 8:00am Mass 8:00am Mass 8:15am Mass 8:00am Mass 10:10-11:20pm 9:15am Religious Adoration Education 11:30am Mass

4-4:45pm 2:00-4:00pm Confessions Heritage/Trail Ceremony 6:00-8:00pm 6:00-8:00pm 7:00pm 4:30pm Rosary Legacy Journey First Volleyball 6:00pm Communion 5:00pm Mass BINGO Rehearsal

7-8:15pm 7:00-8:30pm 6:00pm Religious Choir rehearsal School Auction Education

ADMINISTRATIVE/STEWARSHIP

Upcoming Second Collections

May 1 ...... Church Revitalization May 13 ...... Catholic Relief Services

Sacrificial Giving

Faith Direct Contributions: $4,715.00 In-Pew Contributions: $9,189.00 Third Sunday Contributions – 2018 $13,904.00

On occasion, especially holidays, the bulletin deadline is earlier than normal and needs to be submitted the week prior to that particular Sunday. When that happens, the Sacrificial Giving donations are not available to be placed in the bulletin.

What is the Easter Season? "The fifty days from the Sun- day of the Resurrection to Pentecost Sunday are celebrated in joy and exultation as one feast day, indeed as one 'great Sun- day.'" (St. Athanasius) Why so much attention for one holi- day? Because Easter is the time when we celebrate the central fact of Christianity: that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has saved us from sin and death through his own suffering, death, and Resurrection! You might be tempted to say: "Fifty days? That is a LONG time to celebrate in joy and exultation! I have work to do and a life to live, after all." But it's good to keep in mind that, in the Christian sense, feasts and holidays aren't so much about parties and hoopla as they are about mindfulness and prayer. The fifty days of Easter are the per- fect time for you to enter more deeply into the mystery of our

Catholic faith, to reflect with a renewed and joyful focus on God's presence and action in your life.

Cardinal Donald Wuerl will celebrate the annual Jubilarian Mass honoring couples married 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 51+ years on Sunday, June 17, April 28 School Auction 2018 at 2:00pm at the Basilica of the national Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Cardinal Donald Wuerl will preside at the Mass. Please call the parish office to register by April 16, 2018. April 28 & 29 First Communion 2nd Annual “Walk in the Park” - 5K Fun Run/Walk

th Join St. Church on Saturday, April 28 for April 29 American Heritage Girls this fun event to benefit the Newtowne Manor House Preservation/Restoration Fund which is open to all ages and abilities. Course starts at St. Francis Xavier Church and follows the road into picturesque Newtowne Neck May 6 - Community Breakfast State Park. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and run/walk starts at 9 a.m. The registration fee of $20 which includes a t shirt will help preserve this religious and historical May 5 & 6 First Communion landmark. Kids 12 and under are free. Information on registration is available in the vestibule and on our website: www.stfrancisxavierchurch.org. If you are interested in helping as a volunteer or sponsor, please May 10 - Confirmation contact Sarah Matisick at 301-247-7416.