Mass Times Sunday 7am, 9am, 11:30am

Saturday 8am, 5pm Vigil St.

Monday-Friday 7am, 9am OCT 18TH,2020 29TH SUNDAY OF ORDIN A R Y T I M E

Holy Days of Obligation 7am, 9am, 7pm

Confessions Saturday 4:00-4:45pm, and after the 5pm Mass *Also by appointment Rosary Monday-Friday 7:30am

Saturday 4:30pm

Sunday 6:30am *Please be courteous, maintain social distancing, and wear a mask, as mandated by the state. Clergy School Religious Education Pastor Principal Director of Religious Rev. Raymond F. Schmidt Susan McDonough Education [email protected] PARISH Grades PK-8 – Before & After Care Rich Olon 43900 St John’s Road, Hollywood, MD [email protected] STAFF Pastoral Associate 20636 Deacon Ammon Ripple Sunday Classes

Phone: 301-373-2142 Grades K-6 and 8-12 Music Ministry In-Residence (retired) Fax: 301-373-4500 10:15am-11:15am Jonathan Hellerman Rev. Eamon Dignan Website: sjshollywood.org Tuesday Classes [email protected] Email: [email protected] Grades 5-8 Admin. Assistant Seminarians 7pm-8:15pm

Diana Huber Kyle Vance The program usually starts in [email protected] John Winslow September and ends in May. Finance Manager Jessiah Rojas Physical Address: 43972 St John’s Road, Hollywood, MD Dawn Papp Mailing Address: 43950 St John’s Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 [email protected] Secretary Phone: 301-373-2281 Fax: 301-373-8984

Mary Pat Kirk Website: saintjohnsparishhollywood.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/sjchollywood/ Twitter: @sjchollywood [email protected] MISSION STATEMENT Office Hours The mission of St. John Francis Regis Parish is to foster a family of faith, built on yesterday’s Tuesday-Friday: 9:30am-4:30pm foundation,

so that today’s spirituality, service, and education

will continue to grow into tomorrow’s Catholic community.

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.” P A G E 2 Saints Alive! October 19: St. Jean de in the Church starts with this tine at San Pietro. Always Brébeuf, , champion of the Passionist pray for our seminarian Kyle , and Order. Vance on this day; he is de- companions (1646+). These voted to this saint. Oct 22: St. John Paul II French (1920-2005) is celebrated on Blessed Luigi Guanella take on a new meaning in the anniversary of his papal my life after having prayed (1842-1915) leaves his native inauguration: However, May Como and heads to Turin to before the skull of Jean de 13, 1981 is the day the world meet St. John Bosco. He Brébeuf in Québec City this remembers when Ali Agca past New Year’s Eve. The shot the four times; Ag- founded a religious order minor martyrdom of living ca was later forgiven while in himself with the twin role of in Algonquin cabins is al- prison, and later converted to healing and lifting up the sick most as painful as the final Catholicism. and the poor. He was all coup de grâce. St. Severinus Boethius (480- about Catholic Social Justice October 20: St Paul of the 524). Brilliant married Chris- and was nick named the Cross (1694-1775) is the tian philosopher who was “Garibaldi of Charity” by first saint whose biography arrested, tortured and mar- Pope Pius XI. St. John Paul II captured my imagination tyred in Pavia where his while still in High School. bones can be seen, directly My desire to see mysticism under the relics of St. Augus- “To everything there is a season…” and a time to every purpose under heaven…”

“A time to be born…” “A time to die, a time to mourn…”

Patricia Ann Lorence,

James Russell,

“A time to embrace, a time to love…” Alexander Tasciotti & Kasey Gatton

”A time to heal…” “A time of peace, and a time of war…”

Jordyn Rose O’Connor, Jalen Penaflor, CPT Timothy E. Sartori, USA; Lt Evan A. Barbara Pilkerton, John & Ethel Pilkerton, Robin Scott, USN; Poe,Frances Powers, Hannah Rainer, Sgt Sean B. Scott, USA; Maria Robey, Hal Richards, LCDR Christopher S. Servello, USN; Suzanne Saurel, Shirley Johnson Sellner, Char- LT Jeffery T. Servello, USN; lotte Silva, Rosemary Smith, Patricia Somerville, 2ndLT Matthew Francis Smith, USA; Samaya Stone, Danny Sweeney, Nancy Szewczyk, AEC Stephen Sterns, USN; Gwennette Thomas, CDR Christopher Stearns, USN; William J. Trainor Sr, Alice Viverette, James Wal- LT John Taylor, USN; Cpl lace, Ronnie Ward, Johnny Wathen, Kenny Taylor Theriot, USMC; Watts, Laura Wible, Eleanor Wood, Jill Wood, SSgt JanCarlo Torres, USAF; Damian Worrell and Staff Sgt Jason W. Walker, USA; Luzina Yorkshire A1C Jack Whinnery, USAF; PVT Bradley William, USA.

ST. JOHN FRANCIS RE GIS OCT 18TH,2020 P A G E 3

Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25

6:00 Exposition 6:00 Exposition 6:00 Exposition 6:00 Exposition 6:00 Exposition 6:30 Exposition 6:30 Rosary 7:00 Mass 7:00 Mass 7:00 Mass 7:00 Mass 7:00 Mass 7:00 Mass Sonja E. Haynes + Debbie Dugan + Donald Rocheleau + Sr. Mary Walsh + John Nelson + Catholic Families

7:30 Rosary 7:30 Rosary 7:30 Rosary 7:30 Rosary 7:30 Rosary 7:30 Rosary 8:00 Mass End of Abortion

9:00 9:00 Mass 9:00 Mass 9:00 Mass 9:00 Mass 9:00 Mass Seminarians of Debbie Dugan + The Holy Souls in Mary & Lewis Parish Priests St. John’s Parish ADW Purgatory Mileto +

11:30 Mass John MacMillan + 4:00 Confession 4:30 Rosary

5:00 Vigil Mass Frank & Agnes Lang ++ + Deceased *Please contact the parish office with mass intentions. $10 donation per intention

MASS READINGS Monday: EPH 2:1-10 , LK 12:13-21 Tuesday: EPH 2:12-22 , LK 12:35-38 Wednesday: EPH 3:2-12 , LK 12:39-48 Thursday: EPH 3:14-21 , LK 12:49-53 Friday: EPH 4:1-6, LK 12:54-59 Saturday: EPH 4:7-16 , LK 13:1-9 Sunday: EX 22:20-26 , 1 THES 1:5C-10 , MT 22:34-40 Sacraments

BAPTISMS MARRIAGES SACRAMENT OF THE R.C.I.A The Rite of Baptism is Arrangements must be made SICK (Rite of Christian Initiation celebrated by appointment. at least 6 months in advance Please notify the rectory of Adults): Those who are Parents are required to meet of the ceremony. when a parishioner would interested in becoming with the pastor and attend an like to receive the sacraments Catholic or completing obligatory preparation their sacraments are and is homebound, in a session preferably before the nursing home, or in the invited to contact the birth of your child. Call the hospital. rectory at any time. rectory to schedule your appointment.

*Individual spiritual guidance is offered by our Priests and Deacon. Please contact the parish office for more information. P A G E 4

Interested in the Traditional Latin Mass? Join the Saint John’s Traditional Latin Mass Society. This newly formed group of parishioners seeks to enrich our Saint John’s family by establishing and supporting a recurring Traditional Latin Mass within our parish. Our first meeting will be held on Tuesday, 20 October from 6:30-7:30PM in the Monsignor Harris Center St. Jude room and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 810 1738 5224/ Passcode: V7jhEs). Seating will be limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Please RSVP to Dan Papp at [email protected] or (240)434-8768. We hope to see you there!

St. John's School in Hollywood, MD, is seeking to hire an individual to teach 4th grade for the 2020-2021 school year. Those interested should have a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, as well as be Virtus trained. This position would require lesson planning for all content areas to in- clude: Religion, Math, Reading, English, Social Studies, and Science, as well as being technologically prepared to live stream to students who are attending school "virtually." Additional duties would be: proper supervision of students, grading and record- ing classwork and assessments, communicating with families as needed, and other duties as assigned. Please contact Susan McDonough at 301-373-2142 or [email protected]

Calling all young men and women joining the Military! SOUTHERN MARYLAND CATHOLIC MEN Attention Men - Struggling with St. John’s Men’s Group would like to Saturday Mornings from 6:30-8:00AM pornography? present you with a Combat Rosary to protect ST. JOHN FRANCIS REGIS PARISH HOLLYWOOD, MD you during your time in the military. 43950 St. Johns Rd Your local Catholic brothers are

Hollywood, MD 20636 here to help with a weekly Men’s Please provide your Recovery Group. This no-cost, name, email, Want to strengthen your faith in Christ? phone number, service laymen led group offers discrete (Army, Navy, Marine, Do you desire to be the man God intended? support and accountability. Your Air Force or Coast If so, then we have something in common. name is not required for inquiry. Guard) you plan to Please call our automated phone enter and the I hope to see you Saturday morn- line at 240-309- 2556 or email approximate date you ing, plan to enter [email protected] Active Duty to in the Saint Jude Room. for more information. Dan Seep Daniel Seep (757) 291-0262 at 757-291-0262 or email [email protected].

Women, please contact Mariam at 760-715-9902 or We are praying for our military email [email protected] to families at home, and abroad. receive a blessed rosary from FIAT! That’s it, we will set up everything else.

ST. JOHN FRANCIS OCT 18TH,2020 P A G E 5 Get plugged in and read scriptures with the whole church! Here are some useful apps

Vatican Youth The Pope Laudate News DoCat App

Apologetics with Ken Scheiber

2020-21 Class meeting on Monday evenings 7-8:30pm In person come to St John’s St Jude Room St. John's School, Pumpkin Dash! (just show up!)

or Zoom into the class from home. St. John's School is hosting the “Pumpkin Dash,” a virtual 5K run/walk and 10K bike ride (1-mile Contact : Ken at [email protected] run/walk and 3-mile bike ride for children), to be on the email list of topics, reminders and on Sat., Oct. 24. Run, walk, or ride anywhere informational links! you'd like! Registration includes t-shirt, race bib, finisher medal, results posted online, a mini Apologetics Topics coming up: pumpkin, plus a costume contest and raffle priz- 10/19 Islam: Religion of War or Religion of Peace? es. Proceeds benefit St. John’s School and Med- 10/26 What does Separation of Church Star St. Mary’s Hospital Cancer Care and Infusion and State Mean? Services. Sign up at www.sjshollywood.org. 11/9 Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity: The Real Presence of the Eucharist. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Saint John’s Charitable Society To learn more about SJCS, contact us at 240-298-7645 [email protected].

You can help build hope in your local community!

THANKSGIVING DAY COLLECTION SJS Drive-Thru Pull Tab Fundraiser: FOR ST. JOHN’S CHARITABLE SOCIETY The Thanksgiving Day Collection, on November 26th, We miss our bingo patrons and while we sadly can't conduct bingo is a special collection for the benefit of the works of in-person right now, we'd love to see you for our drive-thru pull tab the St. John’s Charitable Society (SJCS). It affords a fundraiser. Come join us every Sunday from 2-5pm for our unique opportunity for parishioners to share their CASH ONLY pull tab fundraiser conducted in the material blessings with those in need. St. John's parking lot. As the pandemic continues and winter approaches,

your gift can provide hope to people in need in your We will be selling a 100-winner cashboard from now until all 100 boxes local St. Mary’s community. are sold. Weekly cash prizes range from $100 to $500 and one lucky Your donation helps to: winner will get a $5,000 cash prize once all 100 pull tab boxes are Keep electricity and water on, sold. We will then sell a variety of other pull tabs every Sunday. Provide heating oil/gas, and Players will be required to stay in their vehicles and practice social dis- Prevent eviction. tancing when interacting with our workers. Adjustments may be made SJCS callers are often elderly, disabled, and single dependent of weather and COVID-19 so like our St. John's School mothers with children. Last year, SJCS provided Sunday Bingo Facebook page to get the latest news. assistance to 191 families or individuals facing diffi- cult times due to unemployment, sickness, disability, Rules will be provided during the event. Please con- or unexpected set-backs. tact [email protected] if you have any questions. This Season Give Thanks by Giving the Gift of Hope! BULLETIN INSERTS Please contact Mary Pat at the parish office with any bulletin inserts or announcements. Please include any images to add in your email. *Please note, we have a limited amount of space. Email announcements and inserts to: [email protected] P A G E 6 HEALING PRAYER SERVICE at St. Mary's Bryantown Sat. Oct. 24th 7-8:30PM with Dr. Mary Healy

This healing prayer service is open to all, Catholics and non-Catholics. Bring your relatives friends and neighbors who would like prayers for healing. Because our maxi- mum seating in the church right now is approximately 100, you need to register for the healing prayer service. Those who have registered for the healing prayer conference during the day will automatically be registered for the healing service. You can register by contacting Fr. Conley at [email protected] or 301-870-2220 ext 13

Young Adult Pumpkin Carving Party 40 Hours October 18, 1PM | Our Lady Star of the Sea Join us for a festive afternoon of fellowship, snacks, scary movies, and pumpkin carving! Join us for 40 Hours of Adoration, This event is BYOP (bring your own PUMPKIN). Sunday Nov. 1st –Tuesday Nov. 3rd as we pray for We will have all the needed decorating supplies. We the upcoming election. Visit our website for details will meet in the Providence House (former Convent) and a link to sign up for an hour slot of Adoration. following the noon Mass. We hope you can join us! Invite a friend! Please know that we take your safety very seriously and will follow the social distancing guidelines. Masks are required. Please email [email protected] or call 410.326.3535 with questions.

RIDE FOR VOCATIONS

Kyle Dewar will be participating in the Ride for Vocations 100-mile bike ride on Saturday, 17 October 2020. The donations raised during the Ride for Vocations have enabled the Archdiocese to fund many vocation events that have been incredibly fruitful. Please consider sponsoring Kyle or anyone else from St. John’s participating in the ride. Please go to the bottom of https://dcpriest.org/ride-for-vocations or email at [email protected]. Thank you!

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