703.525.1300 The Cathedral of June 30, 2019 3901 Cathedral Lane, Arlington, Virginia 22203-3600 Most Rev. F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington

Sunday Masses. Saturday Evening Vigil Mass 5:30 p.m. Sundays 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m., 12:45 p.m. (Spanish) and 5:00 p.m.

Weekday Masses Monday through Friday: 7:00, and 12:05 p.m. Saturday. 9:00 a.m.

The Rosary is recited Monday-Friday at 11:40am. The west windows are dedicated to St. Thomas More. The bronze statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooks the traffic on Route 50. Holy Day and Holiday Masses as announced.

THIS WEEK AT THE CATHEDRAL Sacrament of Penance. Sat.: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and by appointment; in Spanish: Sundays, Welcome Fr. Patrick L. Posey! 12:15 pm—12:45 pm.

Sacrament of Baptism. As an Arlington, Virginia nave, Father Patrick Posey aended St. Agnes and Bishop O’Connell before studying at St. Charles Borromeo in Philadelphia and Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg. Third Sat. of each month, 10:30 a.m. (Spanish) Aer his ordinaon in May 1991, he served at Sacred Heart Parish in Third Sun. of each month, 2:30 p.m. (English) Winchester. In 1995 he was sent to the diocesan mission in Banica, Dominican Republic, where he was not only the parish priest, but a Sacrament of Matrimony. Diocesan regulations require that social worker, farmer, builder, reluctant veterinary aide, and one-me you contact one of the Cathedral clergy at least six months before dental assistant. He returned to the area in 2003 where he was named the wedding to begin preparations. pastor of St. in Purcellville. Bishop Loverde assigned him to Saint James in Falls Church in 2006. He was appointed the Bulletin Deadline. For bulletin submissions, please email Diocesan Director of the Ponfical Mission Sociees. On May 29, 2019, [email protected] 14 days before publication. Bishop Burbidge appointed Fr. Posey as Rector of the Cathedral of St. Thomas More. The Parish and School Community is blessed to have him For the parish Secretaries, please call 703-525-1300 or send an as leader of our faith community and we look forward to his spiritual email to [email protected]. guidance to open our hearts and minds to grow together in our faith. The Parish Office: Mailing Address: 3901 Cathedral Lane Arlington, Virginia 22203 Office Hours: 9:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday Telephone: 703-525-1300 Fax: 703-528-5760

St. Thomas More Cathedral School: Mailing Address: 105 N. Thomas Street Arlington, Virginia 22203 Telephone: 703-528-6781 Please note: The Rectory office will be closed on Thursday, Fax: 703-528-5048 July 4, 2019 in Observance of Independence Day. Visit us Online July 6, 2019 First Saturday Devoons to the www.cathedralstm.org Immaculate Heart of Mary: 8:45 a.m. private www.stmschool.org Follow us on Twitter @CathedralSTMVA meditaon; 9 a.m. Mass followed by the Rosary.

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Clergy The Mass Schedule for the coming week is:

Most Rev. Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington Note: (D) deceased (A) anniversary of death.

Very Rev. Patrick L. Posey, V.F., Rector Sat., June 29, Peter and Paul, Apostles Rev. Christopher P. Christensen, Parochial Vicar 5:30 p.m. Dr. Dante N. Jocson (D) Rev. Michael C. Isenberg, In Residence Rev. Mr. Peter McShurley, Deacon Sun., June 30, Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Staff 8:00 a.m. Parishioners 9:30 a.m. Elenore Tiedemann (D) St. Thomas More Cathedral School 11:00 a.m. Germain Ramanivosoa Ms. Cathy Davis, Interim Principal 703.528.6781 12:45 p.m. Rev. Nicholas Blank 5:00 p.m. Celebrant’s Intenon Director of Chrisan Iniaon [email protected] Rev. Christopher P. Christensen 703.525.1300 Mon., July 1, Saint Junipero Serra 7:00 a.m. Richard Simpson Director of Religious Educaon [email protected] 12:05 p.m. Leila Pellerano (D) Mrs. Lynn Jones 703.525.1300 ext. 28 Tues., July 2 Coordinator of Youth Ministry: [email protected] 7:00 a.m. Pat Morrissey (D)(D) Maria Isabel Paniagua 703.525.1300 ext. 28 12:05 p.m. Robert C. Bermpohl (A)

Cathedral Music Ministry 703.524.2815 Wed., July 3, Saint Thomas, Apostle Dr. Richard P. Gibala, Director of Music 7:00 a.m. Major Thomas J. Wissler, USMC Mr. Sco D. Mahias, Associate Organist 12:05 p.m. Richard O’ Donnell (A) Ms. Andrea Scully, Director of Youth Choir Thurs., July 4 7:00 a.m. Rev. Mr. Peter M. McShurley Welcome to Cathedral of St. Thomas More! 12:05 p.m. V. Adm & Mrs. Lando Zech (D) Whether you are just passing through the area or looking for a spiritual home, we welcome you to the Cathedral of St. Thomas Fri., July 5, St. Anthony Zaccaria & St. Elizabeth of Portugal More. We hope you find our worship environment hospitable and 7:00 a.m. Michele Casey Bueno prayerful. Registraon here at St. Thomas More is an expression of 12:05 p.m. Lorea Fleming your commitment to being an acve member of our community. Parish registraon also simplifies the process with regard to religious Sat., July 6, Saint Maria Gore educaon; sponsoring a sacramental candidate; and for the planning 9:00 a.m. Rev. Mr. F. Moscheo and preparaon of bapsms, weddings and funerals. Registraon is easy to complete online on our website, or find forms at the Parish Office or at the entrances of the Cathedral. Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 30, 2019. Serve one another through love.” Does a life of prayer and service as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life aract you? 2019 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal.– Living in Faith; Giving in Gratitude. Call Fr. Michael Isenberg, (703) 841-2514, or Thank you to those who have supported the Bishop’s Lenten write: [email protected]. Appeal! The Cathedral is at 92% of its Goal—parishioners have pledged $ 231,449 of our $ 252,000 goal. There is still time to pledge; information is online. We are asking every household in our Join the STM Divine Mercy Group to pray the parish to support this appeal to the they extent that they are able. Chaplet on weekdays (Monday through Let us join together to do the Lord’s work—works that touch the Friday) immediately following the 12:05 lives and souls of thousands of people in our diocese. P.M. Mass.

Lord, hear the prayers for the sick in our parish family, especially: Lourdes Batol, Margaret Chrise, Bruna Crishock, Jim Fitzwater, John Ford, Joan Janaro, Karen Kelly, Lonnie King, Kimberly Meredith, Patricia O’Herlihy, Andrew Pinella, James Saunders. Please call the Rectory to submit prayer requests for the sick, and also to remove a name from the list. Names will be removed aer a month, unless you request otherwise.

Your prayers are also requested for our service personnel and those serving in the Diplomac Corps: Captain Timothy P. Blaine, USMC; Pvt.F.C. Dylan Cate, USA; 2Lt. Robert P. Coffin, USMC; Major Anthony Colella, ; Jusn M. Coons, ; Richard Creed, st Lt. James Law, USMC; Pvt. Killian Smet, ARNG; Major Thomas J. Wissler, C Evan J. Wright,

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PARISH CALENDAR Are embryos human beings? Philosophically, we can say that embryos are less developed than newborns Sunday, June 30 (or, for that maer, toddlers) but this difference is not Coffee & Doughnuts aer Morning Masses morally significant in the way aboron advocates need 2:00 p.m. Sp. Prayer Group it to be. Consider the claim that the immediate capacity for self-awareness bestows value on human beings. Noce that this is not an argument, Monday, July 1 but an arbitrary asseron. Why is some development needed? And 7:00 p.m. Eng. Legion of Mary RC why is this parcular degree of development (i.e., higher brain 7:00 p.m. Bible Study BSM funcon) decisive rather than another? We are human beings, not ‘human doings’. We are valuable because we are human not because Tuesday, July 2 we have a parcular capacity to achieve something for someone else’s approval. Thou shalt not kill. Wednesday, July 3

Thursday, July 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY YOUTH MINISTRY RECTORY OFFICE IS CLOSED 12:30—8:30 pm Eucharisc Adoraon Follow us on Instagram @stm.youth Friday, July 5

Saturday, July 6 9:00 a.m. Mass & Rosary Register now for Religious Educaon Classes! 10:00 a.m. Jr. Legion of Mary RC Registraons will be accepted unl July 31 no registraons will be accepted in August or September! STEWARDSHIP Tuion this year is $80 for one child, $150 for two children in the same family, $210 for three or Parish Support— May 2019 Collections more children in the same family. Tuion may be paid in installments; $20 down payment due at me of registraon. 2019 2018 Financial aid is available. Sunday collections: $ 72,307.40 $ 72,453.56 Classes will be Wednesday evenings from either 5-6:15pm (for kinder-sixth grade) or 6:45-8pm (for grade 1-high school) from mid-September through May. New this year: parents will have a Maintenance Collection $ 9,167.42 $ 8,658.90 faith formaon class once a month during their child's class me. All parish children not enrolled in Catholic school should be enrolled ( 4 Sundays) ( 4 Sundays) in Religious Educaon Classes every year. Children who need to be Thank you for your support. We appreciate your generosity bapzed, or need to prepare for First Communion or Confirmaon, are welcome! Call us with any quesons about our program: Today is the Peter’s Pence Collecon, a worldwide collecon that 703-525-1300, ext 28. supports the charitable works of Francis. Funds from this Online registraon is available at www.cathedralstm.org or in collecon help vicms of war, oppression, and natural disasters. person at the Religious Educaon Office in the Rectory during Take this opportunity to join with Pope Francis and be a witness of normal working hours, Monday through Friday, 9am-4pm. charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. Please be generous today. For more informaon, visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence. If you would like to make an altar flower donaon in memory of a loved one, or as a donaon to the church Eucharisc Holy Hour for a Sunday or holy day, please call Barbara Ilacqua, The Arlington Division of the World Apostolate of Fama (the 703-598-6210. Blue Army) will sponsor a diocesan-wide Eucharisc Holy Hour on Sun., June 30 from 3 - 4 pm in the Perpetual Adoraon Chapel at Our Lady of Angels Church, 13752 Mary's Way, Woodbridge. We hope you can join us to pray for world peace through the conversion of souls.

INVITE OUR LADY OF FATIMA FOR A VISIT . Any person or FORMED, an online plaorm, provides access to the best Catholic family that would like the “Pilgrim ” statue to visit in audio talks, movies, eBooks, and video-based studies. It’s EASY And their home for one or two weeks please contact the Legion FREE. To access this and other inspiring content, go to FORMED.org, of Mary thru the Rectory or by contacng Mr. and Mrs. Finney at and enter our parish code FWYK2Y to create your free account. 703-521-3567.

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The Credit Union is normally open each/every Sunday of the year Hope for Troubled Marriages. Are you looking for help and healing from 10:30AM - 12:30PM except for Easter and the Sundays closest in your marriage? Sign up for the Retrouvaille retreat weekend that to Christmas & New Year's. To contact the Credit Union, call has helped tens of thousands of couples at all stages of disillusion- 703-527-1828 or email [email protected] ment or misery find hope and renewal in their marriages. The re- treat will take place in Fairfax from July 19-21, 2019. To learn more call us at (703) 351-7211 or go to www.HelpOurMarriage.com. Bale of the Servers Tournament and Picnic. Bishop Burbidge in- vites the altar servers from all our parishes to come to the re- vamped Bale of the Servers Tournament and Picnic on Tuesday, Movie Showings of Our God's Brother July 30, at St. Leo the Great in Fairfax from 10 a.m.- Come see Our God's Brother: The Story of St. Albert Chmie- 2 p.m. Get your parish server team together to compete against lowski. Based on the play wrien by Karol Wojtyla, future St. Pope other parishes and win the prize. Games include Gaga Ball, an Altar John Paul II, this film tells the story of Chmielowski, a Server Relay, Knock-out, and more. Prizes will also be awarded for celebrated 19th Century Polish arst, who gave it all up when he the parish with the most points and the most spirit. There will be a encountered the homeless, became a monk taking the name Brother me of prayer with the Bishop, and a lunch of hot dogs and burgers Albert, and served the poor for the rest of his life. Upcoming will be provided by the Knights of Columbus. Servers should sign up showings: Saturday July 13 at NOON, Tuesday July 16 at 10:00 am with their parish, who then registers the parish group with the and Saturday August 3 at NOON at St. Ann Church, Room 105/106, Office of Vocaons. If your parish is unable to parcipate as a group, 5300 N. 10th St., Arlington. Running me: 120 min. Donaons will go servers can come with an adult chaperone(s), simply advise the to Covenant House. Suggested donaon: $5 per person/$10 per Office of Vocaons at (703.841.2514). There is no charge to aend. family. Sponsored by Catholic Daughters Court Queen of Peace, as Deadline to register: Monday July 22. part of Ignaus Night at the Movies. RSVP to [email protected] or Teresa at 703-573-1582.

Retreat for Adult Children of Divorce, August 30-September 1 Quo Vadis and FIAT Discernment Camps. Quo Vadis and FIAT days The Office for Marriage, Family and Respect Life will be hosng a are excellent opportunies for Catholic high school students (rising unique healing retreat, Recovering Origins for adult children of freshmen through rising seniors) to have fun while exploring their divorce. Retreatants will receive insight into dealing with the earthly vocaons and deepening their faith. Quo Vadis (for boys) is staffed realies of their parents’ divorce. The retreat will take place from by Arlington seminarians, priests and religious, and runs July 7-11. August 30-September 1, 2019 at San Damiano Spiritual Life Center in FIAT (for girls) is staffed by religious sisters runs July 14-18. Both White Post, VA. The retreat will include talks, adoraon, confession, are held at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. See the small group sharing, and daily Mass. Cost: $350. Late registraon videos and photos from last year and receive more informaon at (aer July 31): $400. Scholarships available. To learn more or to ArlingtonDiocese.org/QuoVadis or ArlingtonDiocese.org/FIAT. register visit at www.arlingtondiocese.org/recoveringorigins. Mornings of Mercy. Divorced Catholics invited to Mornings of Mer- Retreat for the Seriously Ill. cy (MOM) Join us at the next MOM on August 10, 2019, from 9 The Retreat for People Facing Serious Illness offers a unique a.m.- 12 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Alexandria. opportunity for men and women who face serious physical illness to Mass begins at 9 a.m. The reflecon will be led by Fr. Thomas Fer- come away for a weekend of refreshment and spiritual renewal in guson, Vicar General of the Diocese of Arlington. The morning will the love of the Lord Jesus. The retreat is offered at no cost to include Mass, Confession, reflecon, prayer and Benedicon. The parcipants. Held at the San Damiano Spiritual Life Center in White retreats are free, but please RSVP atwww.arlingtondiocese.org/ Post, VA, from July 12-14, the retreat is staffed by a team of health care professionals who ensure medical needs are met, as well as Volunteers Needed to Help Divine Mercy Care priests and volunteers. Email contact informaon to Please consider volunteering this summer for Divine Mercy Care [email protected] or call the main phone line at (703) 335-2779 and (age 18+). The ideal candidate would have an interest in furthering dial opon "9" for informaon on the retreat. pro-life healthcare and be available to come into the office one or To leave a message dial ext. 14. more days each week for a few hours at a me between the hours of 10am-6pm. DMC needs volunteers willing to make phone calls, Are you pregnant? Do you need help? do administra ve work, arrange upcoming events, plan the Gala, Project Pregnancy Assistance Ministry: 866-444-3553 / and become church captains. If interested please email 703-841-3810 / www.h4pw.org / [email protected] [email protected].

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Information Sheet

Church Name and Address 916900: Cathedral of St. Thomas More 3901 Cathedral Lane, Arlington, VA 22203

Phone 703.525.1300 (ext. 15) or 703.525.0450

Contact Person Maria T Stillone

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Sunday Date of Publication June 30, 2019

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