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HOLY COMFORTER -SAINT CYPRIAN ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH MAY 30, 2021 The Most Holy Trinity Spring is in full bloom – God’s glory is all around us! You can help Holy Readings This Weekend: Comforter-Saint Cyprian flourish by Dt 4:32-34 Romans 8:14-17 Matthew 28:16-20 making the switch to eGiving. It’s a great Readings Next Weekend: way to grow our ministries that share the Good News of Ex 24:3-8 Hebrews 9:11-15 Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 God’s love. You can sign up from your computer, smartphone, or tablet, and set up a recurring donation or make a one-time gift. Recurring gifts sustain our parish through the brightest days and the darkest storms. Consider supporting HCSC with electronic tithing When Saint Augustine was asked through FAITH DIRECT. It’s FREE and convenient! Your about the Trinity he responded: “If weekly tithes and other donations are deducted you ask me, I do not know. If you electronically using a credit card or checking account. Sign don’t ask me I know.” In other up at www.faithdirect.net using our church words, some things cannot be put code DC59, or pick up an enrollment form in the rear of the into words. An old desert father church or the parish office. Questions? Contact Kim Peaks put it this way: “Those who know at [email protected] or on 202-546-1885. do not say. Those who say do not know.” His students were puzzled and asked him to explain. He then asked them, “Do you Mass Attendance know the smell of a rose?” Everyone raised his hand. He May 23, 2021 then said, “Put it into words!” And they all remained silent. Again, some things cannot be reduced to words. The 4:30pm 28 mystery of the Trinity that we celebrate today is like that. 8:00am 55 9:30am 35 The less we say the better. And yet we must speak at least 11:00am 143 a little. God is one and yet God refers to himself in the 7:00pm 49 plural (e.g. “Let us make man in our image and after our Total: 310 own likeness.” Gen 1:26). When God appeared to Abraham, behold three men stood before him (Gen 18:1). Jesus speaks of his Father and Himself as being one and THIS WEEK AT THE PARISH promises that they would send their Holy Spirit. Monday (5/31) Friday (6/4) Mysteriously, God is Three and God is One. Careful, don’t Rectory Closed 6:00pm Confessions / Holy Hour say too much, just listen and reverence the mystery. 7:00pm YAM Bible Study 7:30pm Confirmation Wednesday (6/2) 7:15pm Bible Study MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday, May 30 The Most Holy Trinity 8:00am Juanita Better Bellfield † (birthday) Stay Connected 9:30am For the intentions of Doris Harris 11:00am Frances Donnelly † Visit our parish website (hcscchurch.org) for updates from 7:00pm DeLantia Hellams (birthday) the Pastor and events in the parish. Here are other ways to Monday, May 31 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary stay in touch: 7:00am For the intentions of Wanda H. Johnson Tuesday, June 1 Saint Justin, Martyr Subscribe to Flocknote by texting HCSC to 84576 or 7:00am For those suffering from COVID-19 visit https://hcscchurch.flocknote.com/ to receive emails Wednesday, June 2 Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs with updates from the parish such as bulletins, recorded 7:00am For the People mass links and homily notes. It’s FREE and easy! Thursday, June 3 St. Charles Lwanga & Companions, Martyrs 7:00am Vermelle H. Howard † (birthday) Download the MyParishApp onto your mobile device to Friday, June 4 stay in touch with what’s happening at our parish. To get 7:00am For the intentions of James Leathers the app: visit your app store (available for android & Apple Saturday, June 5 Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr phones). Turn on your notifications after you download so 8:00am DeMarcco Hellams (birthday) you can receive updates and information. 4:30pm Clyde Fairfax, Jr. † (birthday) And, follow us on social media (Facebook, Instagram, MASS INTENTIONS: It is a spiritual work of mercy to pray for Twitter and YouTube). Make sure you stay connected! others, both living and deceased. To offer a Mass in memory of a friend or family, call 202-546-1885. The customary stipend is $5 per intention. Our Mission Statement: Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church, DAILY BIBLE READINGS empowered by the Holy Spirit, exists to evangelize and to Monday: Romans 12:9-16 Luke 1:39-56 uphold Christian values by promoting the teachings of the Tuesday: Tobit 2:9-14 Mark 12:13-17 Church in Word, Sacrament and Witness. Wednesday: Tobit 3:1-11, 16-17 Mark 12:18-27 Thursday: Tobit 6:10-11; 7:1, 9-17; 8:4-9 Mark 12:28-34 Our Vision Statement: Friday: Tobit 11:5-17 Mark 12:35-37 A welcoming, embracing and joyful faith family richly Saturday: Tobit 12:1, 5-15,20 Mark 12:38-44 rooted in the community today, tomorrow and forever. View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com THE MOST HOLY TRINIT Y PARISH LIFE Youth Ministry News Nicki Gebrehiwot, Director of Youth Ministry MEMORIAL DAY CLOSURES 202-546-1885 ext. 29 (voicemail) [email protected] st RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED Monday, May 31 . th GRADUATE RECOGNITION June 27 : Monday Morning Mass in the sanctuary will be at 8AM. As we do every year, we would like to honor our HCSC students graduating from God of power and mercy, middle school, high school and college. You destroy war and put down earthly Complete a graduate registration form and pride. Banish violence from our midst and th return it into the rectory by June 13 . See flyer in rear of wipe away our tears, that we may all church and on our website (hcscchurch.org). deserve to be called your sons and daughters. Keep in your mercy those men SUNDAY SCHOOL YEAR-END and women who have died in the cause of IN-PERSON EVENT: Our Sunday freedom and bring them safely into your school year for 2020-21 is coming to a kingdom of justice and peace. We ask this close and we’d like to invite our families through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. to a year-end farewell event outside on the plaza of the church on Sunday, June CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION: th Join with us on June 6th following 6 at 10AM. This is also a great the 11:00AM Mass as we unite in a opportunity for new parents to meet our Eucharistic procession lead by catechists and families and learn about our Sunday School Msgr. Charles Pope through the program which begins in the fall. neighborhood. See flyer for details. NOTE: If you can help with the MEET OUR SUMMER SEMINARIAN: procession, contact the rectory office Hello HCSC community, I am Jessiah Rojas. nd at 202-546-1885 or email: I am going into 2 pre-theology at St. John [email protected]. Paul II Seminary. I grew up in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and converted to the CORPUS CHRISTI FOOD DRIVE: In conjunction with faith after attending high school at St. Mary’s the HCSC Social Concerns Ministry, we are Ryken in Leonardtown. Before entering asking you to bring non-perishable foods to restock our Seminary, I earned my degree in Theology community food pantry. We need: canned tuna; chicken; from Ave Maria University in Florida and salmon, sardines; veggies; potatoes; fruit, soups; spaghetti th coached college football there for 3 years. I am really & sauce; rice and cereal. All donations due by June 6 to excited to get to know and serve you all this summer. God the church or rectory office (when open). bless! CONFIRMATION: You are invited to join with OUNG DULT INISTRY us as five of our youth receive the Sacrament of HCSC Y A M th Confirmation on Friday, June 4 at 7:30pm in YOUNG ADULT BIBLE STUDY meets the church. Confirmation enables a baptized Mondays at 7PM via Zoom OR in-person person to confirm the promises made on their in the rectory. Join other young adults behalf at baptism. It is also a sign of full with Msgr. Pope in the discussion of membership to the Christian community. scripture. To receive the ZOOM link: subscribe to the YAM Bible Study on Flocknote at hcscchurch.flocknote.com. We ask you to RSVP if you are attending in-person. We are studying HEBREWS. Join Monsignor Pope for the Wednesday Evening Bible Study via Recently, the Archdiocese of Washington has provided Zoom at 7:15pm. To receive the link, updated health and safety guidelines regarding the subscribe to Wednesday Night Bible COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our website for details. Our Study on Flocknote at hcscchurch.flocknote.com. We parish has the following protocols in place in accordance are currently studying HEBREWS. with these and the local government guidelines: If you have been fully vaccinated, you DO NOT need to wear a Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church 1357 East Capitol Street, SE, WDC 20003 mask while in the church. If you are NOT fully vaccinated, we 202-546-1885 www.hcscchurch.org highly recommend you wear a mask or face covering. Rev. Msgr. Charles Pope, Pastor (www.msgrpope.com) To allow for some social distancing, every other pew will For information on membership, sacraments and funerals contact remain roped-off or closed until further notice.