NEW PARISHIONERS.St. Aloysius Extends a Warm Welcome to All Who
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22800 Washington Street PO Box 310 Leonardtown, MD 20650 Rectory (301) 475V8064 Fax (301) 475V8762 NEW PARISHIONERS…St. Aloysius extends a warm welcome to March 14, 2021 all who are joining us for prayer, worship, or instruction. If you are new to the area or returning home to the Church, we invite you to Fourth Sunday of Lent register and make St. Aloysius your parish. Registration forms can be obtained at the church, on our website, or by calling the rectory. SCHEDULE OF SERVICES MASS SCHEDULE: FIND A SMALL GROUP… Find Small Group Faith Formation opportunities in our area for both adults and high school teens by Saturday: 5:00 pm visiting www.ConnectStMarys.com. Sunday: 8:00 am and 11:00 am Daily: 12:15 pm Tuesday & Thursday RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)...RCIA is the process of welcoming new members to the 8:30 am Wednesday & Friday Catholic Church. It is intended for adults who have never been 7:30 am Saturday baptized or for adults who have been baptized Christian and now wish to practice the faith in the Catholic tradition. It is an ongoing HOLY DAY MASSES: process of formation, catechesis and liturgical rites. Anyone As Announced inside the Bullen. interested is asked to call the rectory to discuss the process. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: 7 days a week: 6:30R7:30 AM and PM SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM…Parents are asked to call the parish office to register for the Baptismal Preparation Meeting and for the FIRST FRIDAYS: Mass at 8:30 am baptism of their child. Parents are expected to be participating members of the parish. FIRST SATURDAYS: Mass at 7:30 am, Holy Hour ll 9:00am SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE…Couples seeking to be married SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: in the Church are to make arrangements with the pastor six months to Thursday: 11:30R12 Noon one year in advance of their intended wedding date, in order to allow Saturday: 3:30R4:30 pm time for marriage preparation. At least one of the engaged should be a registered and practicing member of the parish. STAFF ANOINTING OF THE SICK…The Sacrament of the Sick is for the Pastor……………………………….…………..Rev. David W. Beaubien, ext. 14 spiritual comfort, strength and healing of the ill. If there is a need for Deacon………………………………………………………...Deacon Joseph Vavrus the sacrament in your family or household, please contact the rectory Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper……………….….......Denise Becher, ext.10 as soon as possible. Receponist/Bullen Editor………………………Jennifer Bicknell, ext.11 FATHER ANDREW WHITE SCHOOL… PreK8th Grade. If Religious Educaon/Youth Ministry…….... Leonard Wathen, ext.16 interested, please contact Mrs. Helen Bowles in the school office Coordinator of Music…………………………..………….……...Beth Domingue Monday through Friday 8:00am 3:00pm, 3014759795 for space availability. Custodian…………………………………………………………………..Robert Barger Principal, Father Andrew White School ……..……...Heather Francisco RELIGIOUS EDUCATION…PreK8th Grade, 1st and 3rd Sunday Secretary, FAW School……………………………………….……...Helen Bowles of the month, 9:15 AM to 10:30 AM, during the school year. To register please contact Leonard Wathen at the Rectory or visit the parish website. RECTORY HOURS: MondayRThursday 8 amR4 pm Friday 9 amR3 pm www.SaintAloysiusChurch.org www.facebook.com/staloysius20650 www.twier.com/staloysius20650 ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA CATHOLIC CHURCH, LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND PASTOR’S CORNER PRAYER & WORSHIP MASS INTENTIONS this WEEK “Have you been Saved?” Tuesday, Mar. 16: John 3:1421 12:15 pm Rev. Paul R. Holden, former Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? He Pastor, Anniversary of Death, gives the answer: “God so loved the world that he gave 2003 his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him… Wednesday, Mar. 17: might have eternal life.” (3:16) 8:30 am Ernest D. Pfeiff The explanation is a little different from the Thursday, Mar. 18: 12:15pm James Wilt, Sr. reason given in the lines of the wellknown song: W hat Friday, Mar. 19: SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF Wondrous Love is this, O my soul…that caused the THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul… I 8:30 am Elizabeth “Beth” Tandy like the tune and the words are evocative, but they Wilkerson suggest a God who is a stern disciplinarian, who needs Saturday, Mar. 20: to be placated, someone who punishes Jesus in place 7:30 am Margaret Tippett of us. 5:00 pm Pro populo The disciplinarian God has gotten a lot of mileage Sunday, Mar. 21: FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT over the centuries, because it’s easier to understand, 8:00 am Peggy Miles but lacks the subtleties of who God is. God is a loving 11:00 am John W. & Imogene (Jeanne) Garner Father, who loves even sinners and unbelievers with tender compassion and wants to draw them to himself. St. Aloysius Sunday Mass will also be online God’s love is infinite, who so loved the world that at 11:00 AM at www.facebook.com/staloysius20650. he immersed himself into every nook and cranny of PLEASE IN human nature and experience except for sin. He did REMEMBER PRAYER that not to see what it’s like to be human, but to the Sick and Homebound in our Community: Jeanne Bean, redeem every aspect of us and bring us to himself. In Wally Bowles, Brandon Bowman, Timothy Butler, Teresa Jesus, God identified himself with suffering humanity Cusic, Charles Davis Sr., George Guy, Sarah Lacey, Jay and underwent death, the most daunting part of human McCleaf, Jake Meerman, Cynthia Murray, George Nelson, experience. In the resurrection, he raised up every Mary Agnes Stewart and Rebecca Swales. aspect of humanity into intimate communion with himself. The cross then is the outward expression of God’s infinite love for us. Those who display banners saying “John 3:16” as BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE: The community of a summary of the gospelN“For God so loved the St. Aloysius extends our condolences to the family of world…”Nmight be the first ones to ask, “Have you John Barnett, brotherinlaw of Jerry Nueslein, who been saved?” In response, one should keep in mind passed away recently. May the angels lead him into the distinction between redemption and salvation. paradise; may the martyrs come and welcome him to the Redemption is what Jesus did. Salvation involves our holy city, the new and eternal Jerusalem; and may the peace response, primarily through the sacraments of the of Christ which is beyond all understanding give his family Church, as they dispense God’s loving mercy, comfort and peace. forgiveness, healing, and sanctifying grace, our participation in his very life. So, you should answer: “I JOIN US FOR A HOLY HOUR in have been redeemed by the Cross of XC. I have been honor of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, saved; I am in the process of being saved; and I firmly Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, hope that I will be saved if I stay faithful.” on Friday, March 19, from 6:006:45 PM. ~Fr. David The hour of Eucharistic Adoration will conclude with a prayer of consecration to St. Joseph to commemorate the Year of St. Joseph that Pope Francis has declared. Regularly scheduled Lenten Stations of the Cross will follow at 7 PM. FȿɅɂɄȸ SɅȾȴȱɉ ȿȶ LȵȾɄ EVANGELIZATION & PARISH LIFE PATRIOTIC ROSARY Come join us as we pray, sing and Join us for DAILY AM and PM Holy Hours lift our country up to God. Our for adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament prayers are vital for positive outcomes in and silent prayer in the Sacred Heart Chapel. our country. We pray following the 7 days a week: 6:307:30 AM and PM Wednesday, 8:30am Mass. Come for all or a portion of the hour as your time allows. BRICK FUNDRAISER Honor a loved one MORNING PRAYER on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Need about 15 more for the next order Thursdays at 7:30 AM in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Details: $250 per brick, 3 lines of personalization, up to 15 letters/space per line. Order forms can be found in the When attending Sunday or daily Masses in person, we vestibule or at our website www.saintaloysiuschurch.org. urge all to follow the safety guidelines. Face masks are For questions, call the rectory at 3014758064. required. Be sure it covers both nose and mouth. Sanitize your hands at the door, and maintain 6foot RELIGIOUS ED & YOUTH MINISTRY distancing within seating areas and before and after Mass. Guidelines are posted on the Archdiocesan FAMILY OF FAITH CHILDREN’S website www.adw.org. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM For updates, visit: LOCAL NETWORKS FOR SUNDAY MASS https://www.saintaloysiuschurch.org/familyoffaith Although many lay faithful cannot attend Mass at this time, we can and should continue to keep the Lord's Day holy, STEWARDSHIP as the third commandment requires. The Mass airs every Sunday at 10:30 AM on SHARING OUR TREASURE WDCW50: Dish Network or Weekly Offertory Contributions Direct TV subscribers: Ch. 50 March 6/7, 2021 Comcast: Ch. 3 in Southern Maryland EWTN broadcasts the Mass each day at 8:00 AM and 1st Collection 2nd Collection: School Support 12 PM. ArchivedMass recordingscan be viewed on their Offertory Basket: $ 4,427 .00 Offertory Basket: $ 993.00 YouTube channel. Direct Debit: $ 1,261.00 Direct Debit: $ 530.00 Total $ 5,688.00 Total $ 1,523.00 MONDAY NIGHT APOLOGETICS Mondays from 7:008:30pm. We will meet at Online Giving for February: $ 5,185.00 St. John’s in Hollywood, in the St. Jude Room, of Monthly Direct Debit: $ 2,880.00 the MSGR Harris Center. The Topic will be: “Why Evangelize?” 2ND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK will be for Easter Zoom Meeting Information: Topic: Apologetics 202021 Flowers https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88964893464? PATRON OF THE WEEK: Martin’s Auto Tech If in Meeting ID: 889 6489 3464 Passcode: 2C81iF need, please remember to patronize our bulletin sponsors.