St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Catherine of Alexandria Established 1859 Established 1911 Hilltop, Maryland Mcconchie, Maryland

St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Catherine of Alexandria Established 1859 Established 1911 Hilltop, Maryland McConchie, Maryland

July 4, 2021 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

SUNDAY MASS DAILY MASS St. Catherine Sat 4:00pm St. Catherine Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri 6:30pm St. Ignatius Sun 8:30am St. Catherine Sun 10:30am

CONFESSIONS ADORATION St. Catherine Sat 3:00-3:45pm St. Catherine Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri 5:30-6:30pm St. Ignatius Sun 7:45-8:15am St. Catherine Thu 5:30-6:15pm OFFICE & STAFF

St. Catherine / St. Ignatius 7640 Port Tobacco Rd. Port Tobacco, MD 20677 Lionel Gray Marcella Palmer Irene Proctor

Frank Hopson Hank Galotta Aubrey Proctor Website: www.stcsti.org Peyton Greer Ramona Dobry Jean Carter Phone: 301-934-9630 Ritchie Joes Ignatius Cooper Michael DeLane Flocknote: Text “ROUTE6” to 84576 Ann Moreland Kelly Welch Dawn Walters

Pastor David Price John Shifflett Brenda Greer Rev. Aaron Qureshi Mary Ann Skinger Avery Sandiford Hailey Sellers [email protected] Polly Butler Bobby Vermillion Linda D. Welch Delores Jamieson Marcus Elam Clarke Hettel Administrative Assistant Alicia Brady Robert Ansell Jean Ambrose Linda Harrigan Sam Gray Robin Proctor DeAngelo Ball [email protected] Leon Higgs Sarah Smith Carina Gibbs Mike Hancock Daniel Jameson Kayla Kiley Bookkeeper Joe Cooper Sissy Cooper Xenia Hernandez Theresa Wegand Marie Boteler Craig Doshen Logan Willey accounting.stcatherine- [email protected] Please keep in your prayers those with long term illnesses and their caregivers. To have names added to or removed St. John Paul II from the prayer list or if you need a priest at the hospital, Faith Formation Program nursing home or assisted living facility, call (301) 934-9630. Director, Bill Wannall Please leave your name, phone number, person's name, 301-934-2261 ext. 107 facility and room number. [email protected] St. Catherine Parish Council St. Ignatius Parish Council

Youth Ministry Dottie Clements Susan Collins Anna Albrittain Scott Farren Mary Minichino 301-934-2261 ext. 105 [email protected] Tracy Mattingly Keith Smoot Gloria Riley Archbishop Neale School Austin Doherty Principal, Linda Bourne John Coleman

301-934-9595 Ed Landicho www.archbishopnealeschool.org

St. Ignatius Finance Council Catholic Counselor St. Catherine Finance Council Caitlin Langreich Kellie Burch Marshall Garino 301-541-3740 Julie Smoot [email protected] Bobby Mattingly Gabrielle Campbell Kenny Fish Shannon Gilbert

Mass Intentions and Readings Movies on the

Saturday – July 3—The Vigil of the Fourteenth Lawn Sunday in Ordinary Time Save the Date! Ez 2:2-5 1 Cor 12:7-190 Mk 6:1-6a St. Catherine’s will be host- 4:00pm People of the Community ing “Movies on the Lawn”

this summer. Our dates are: Sunday July 4—The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ● July 3 Risen (8:30pm) Ez 2:2-5 1 Cor 12:7-190 Mk 6:1-6a Please let your friends and neighbors know they 8:30am Repose of the soul of Gordon Beesley are welcome to join us. A fun time for all! 10:30am Repose of the soul of Luke Morrisoe

Monday July 5 – Saint Anthony Zaccaria, Saint Elizabeth of Portugal Gn 28:10-22a Mt 9:18-26 6:30pm Repose of the Soul of Louise Lievers

Tuesday July 6—Weekday Gn 32:23-33 Mt 9:32-38 6:30pm Evelyn Jamieson

Wednesday July 7— Weekday Gn 41:55-57, 42:5-7a, 17-24a Mt 10:1-7 The Rectory Office will be closed Monday, July 5 No Mass at St. Catherine’s in observance of the July 4th Holiday

Thursday July 8—Weekday Encounter Grace Catholic Women's Re- Gn 44:81-21, 23b-29, 45:1-5 Mt 10:7-15 treat 6:30pm Henry Jamieson But Then Jesus is a day and a half retreat at St. Aloysius Parish Hall, Leonardtown MD, Friday,

Friday July 9— Saint Augustine Zhao Rong July 23 (630-9 pm) and Saturday, July 24 (8 am - 3 Gn 46:1-7, 28-30 Mt 10:16-23 pm). Featuring 4 talks, praise and worship ses- sions as well as opportunities to attend Mass, 6:30pm Repose of the soul of Francis Xavier Adoration and confession, this retreat is de- Weiss signed to encourage women to rediscover where Sacrificial Giving Jesus is working in their lives today and how to continue to grow deeper in relationship with Weekend of June 27 Him. Tickets on sale now: www.encountergrace.co St. Catherine St. Ignatius Offertory: $1,580 Offertory: $1,125

From Fr. Q’s Desk It’s important for Catholics to note these days

in their calendars, just as they would for na- This Sunday we celebrate the independence of tional holiday. Just like our country, the our country and the freedoms and liberties we Church wants to observe the event that the enjoy as Americans. Happy Fourth of July! holiday commemorates. (Your electronic calen-

dar may have a button to turn on “Christian/ Like every business, our office is closed on Catholic Holidays”.) Monday, July 5 to mark the holiday. Have you ever thought about that word “holiday”? It ob- I’ve noticed our parish Mass attendance on viously derives from a sacred context: “holy Holy Days of Obligation—which should be day”, days that are set aside for religious ob- more or less the same as every Sunday—tends servance. The original “holy-days” were in to be distinctly lower. But these days mark fact religious observances. It was only with the some of the most important events of our en- rise of the modern nation-states that the word tire Church year. Take note of the dates and came also to apply to national festivals as well. remember them—just as you would any of the

national holidays! (Aside: And how about that word “festival”? It is God promises his blessings related to a Catholic term: to us as we faithfully remem- “feast day”, the liturgical ber the great events of our celebration of an event in salvation. Blessings to you Jesus’ life, or of a saint.) on this national holiday!

So as American Catholics, we have two calendars of holidays. One calendar Trivia Question: There are consists of the American two national holidays which national holidays (July 4, always coincide with a Memorial Day, etc—and Church holiday. Can you fig- now Juneteenth!). Work- ure out what they are? ing people are always ex- cited for those since we usually get the day off! In fact, many places (rightfully) won’t even let Theological Thoughts you work those days; they want you to observe the event the holiday commemorates. On the Feast of the Epiphany (Pope St. Leo the Great, 5th c. ) As Catholics, we have a second calendar: our Church holidays. Here in the United States, we Although I know, dearly-beloved, that you are have five such “holy days” - we usually call fully aware of the purpose of today's festival, them Holy Days of Obligation, since every Cath- and that the words of the Gospel have unfold- olic is obligated to attend Mass that day (even ed it to you, yet that nothing may be omitted though it may not be a Sunday). The five days : on our part, I shall venture to say on the sub- • Mary, Mother of God (January 1) ject what the Lord has put in my mouth: so • Assumption of Mary (August 15) that in our common joy the devotion of our • All Saints (November 1) hearts may be so much the more sincere as the • Immaculate Conception of Mary (Dec. 8) reason of our keeping the feast is better under- • Christmas (December 25) stood. Prayers and Communion for the Sick If you have been sick or have not yet returned to church, or if you know of a parishioner who is on the Prayer List, we are available to bring Communion to them or pray with them. Call the Office at 301/934-9630 to schedule a visit.

Chesterton Academy of St. Mary's to Open in Charlotte Hall

The Chesterton Academy of St. Mary’s will open this Fall at 29530 Charlotte Hall Road. The Academy will be located in a building owned by St. Anne’s Anglican Catholic Church with classrooms and Assembly areas well-suited for education.

“This is a wonderful place to start our school,” said Andrew Pudysz, Headmaster of Chesterton Academy of St Mary's. “We are especially grateful for the warm and enthusiastic reception shown us by the clergy and parishioners of St. Anne’s Anglican Catholic Church. Because of them, we have an ideal location to serve students from St. Mary’s County as well as from Charles and CalvertCounties.”

Chesterton Academy of St. Mary’s is a classical high school in the Catholic tradition. Founded by parents, it will open its doors in late August for students in grades nine and ten with grades eleven and twelve to be added next year.

Peter LaPorte, President of the school's Board of Directors, commented, "It's taken a while to secure a location that met our purposes and conformed to State and County regulations. We are very grateful for the patience shown by the parents and the students who put their trust in us all these months. We now have a great location and an amazing faculty." The school, which will oper- ate under the auspices of the Chesterton Schools Network, joins twenty-seven Chesterton Acade- mies already operating across the US and Canada and is one of fourteen scheduled to open in 2021.

You are invited to join the parishioners of St. Anne’s for an information session and to meet the Headmaster and faculty on Sunday, July 11th at 11:30 am at the school at 29530 Charlotte Hall Road - just across from the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home and the Dent Memorial Chapel. Catechism of the Catholic Church EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP

Article 1 Recognize God in your Everyday Moments

CELEBRATING THE CHURCH'S LITURGY The Prophecy of You and Me III. When is the Liturgy Celebrated?

Liturgical seasons Prophet. There’s a heaviness to this word. It’s weighted down with meaning. We think of proph- 1188 In a liturgical celebration, the whole as- ets and we think of Charlton Heston with wild sembly is leitourgos, each member according to hair and a booming voice, reaching out his hand to his own function. the baptismal priesthood is work wonders of nature by the grace of God. We that of the whole Body of Christ. But some of think of prophets and we think of ancient Biblical the faithful are ordained through the sacrament history — someone far away, someone so removed of Holy Orders to represent Christ as head of from our everyday life. A prophet is someone who the Body. knows something we don’t.

1189 The liturgical celebration involves signs When I let you in on this secret, it might scare you and symbols relating to creation (candles, wa- at first: in a way, God is calling you to be a proph- ter, fire), human life (washing, anointing, et. He is calling me. He is calling anyone who breaking bread) and the history of salvation hears the truth of the Gospel. However, there is no (the rites of the Passover). Integrated into the need for the megaphone and the wild locusts. This world of faith and taken up by the power of the prophet gig might not be what you’re thinking. Holy Spirit, these cosmic elements, human ritu- als, and gestures of remembrance of God be- come bearers of the saving and sanctifying ac- What does a prophet do? He hears and testifies to tion of Christ. the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable, even when it’s unpopular, even when it results in, as 1190 The Liturgy of the Word is an integral part Paul says, “weaknesses, insults, hardships, perse- of the celebration. the meaning of the celebra- cutions and constraints.” A prophet doesn’t have tion is expressed by the Word of God which is to be smart or rich or ordained; heck, he doesn’t proclaimed and by the response of faith to it. even have to be particularly willing. 1191 Song and music are closely connected with the liturgical action. the criteria for their proper All a prophet has to do is listen to the truth. The use are the beauty expressive of prayer, the truth we receive from Christ, through the Gospel unanimous participation of the assembly, and and the sacraments, is a mighty gift. But it is a gift the sacred character of the celebration. that we are not meant to simply keep for our- selves. In possessing it, we are compelled to also 1192 Sacred images in our churches and homes pass it on, to share it, to let the Spirit set us on our are intended to awaken and nourish our faith in feet. the mystery of Christ. Through the icon of Christ and his works of salvation, it is he whom we adore. Through sacred images of the holy — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Mother of God, of the angels and of the saints, we venerate the persons represented.

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LISTEN: Put Not Your Trust in Princes by Chris- SAINTS THIS WEEK topher Check SAINT ANTHONY ZACCARIA Speaking from his perspective as a historian, Christopher Check reminds us that the crisis of Anthony Maria Zaccaria also our age is cultural and, in the end, spiritual. He known as Saint Anthony Zac- explains that a flourishing society is not achieved caria, was an early leader of through legislation or at the ballot box, but in- the Counter Reformation, the stead radiates from the family out. Using exam- founder of religious orders ples from the ages, he connects us with our rich (Barnabites) and a promoter of patrimony as Catholics and provides practical the devotion to the Passion of advice on what we must do to transform our cul- Christ, the Eucharist and the ture for Christ. renewal of the religious life among the lay people. His feast day is celebrated on 5 July. While WATCH: Lost Gospels or False Gospels? The Truth in Milan, he laid the foundations of three reli- about the Other Gospels & Early Christianity gious orders: one for men (the Clerics Regular of St Paul, commonly known as the Barnabites); a Christians and many non-Christians have long female branch of uncloistered nuns, the Angelic accepted Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—the Sisters of St. Paul; and a lay congregation for four Gospels of the New Testament—as the only married people, the Laity of St. Paul, originally reliable accounts of the life and teaching of Jesus called the Married of St. Paul, and sometimes re- of Nazareth. The alternative writings about Jesus ferred to in North America as the Oblates of St. bear the names of such prominent early Chris- Paul. The three foundations met regularly and tians as Peter, Thomas, Mary Magdalene, Judas, engaged together in various forms of apostolic James, and Andrew. Some of these writings pur- action. Their aim was the reform of the decadent port to contain "secret" teachings of Jesus, to re- society of their day, beginning with the clergy count his childhood, or to fill in other gaps in this and religious. story. Some contradict the New Testament. What should informed believers and nonbelievers SAINT ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL make of them? Were they written by disciples of Jesus as they claim? How do they compare with Elizabeth of Aragon, more com- the New Testament Gospels? Are these works monly known as Saint Elizabeth "lost gospels" or "false gospels"? In this thought- of Portugal, was queen consort of provoking DVD, top scholars of early Christian Portugal, a tertiary of the Fran- writings answer these and other crucial ques- ciscan Order and is venerated as tions. a saint of the Catholic Church. Elizabeth quietly pursued the regular religious practices of her youth and was devoted to the poor and sick. Kid’s Page