Church of the Holy Family Pastoral Vision The Church of the Holy Family is dedicated to manifesting the joy of the Gospel and enriching every individual’s Spiritual relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. The Church of the Holy Family Ministries dedicate themselves in service to our Parish Community, building a just society, and outreach to those in need.

Weekend Masses Summer Masses Saturday 5:30 p.m. First weekend in July through Sunday 8:15 and 11:00 a.m. Labor Day Weekend Saturday 5:30 p.m. Morning Prayer & Daily Mass Sunday 8:15 & 10:30 a.m. Tuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m. Reconciliation Saturday Holy Family Day School A 4:00-5:00 p.m. 757-481-1180 The Room Inside the Chapel 1279 North Great Neck Road Beach, Virginia 23454 Parish Servant Leadership Team Fr. René R. Castillo – Pastor 757-481-5702 • Fax 757-481-3989 Rev. Mr. Bob May – Parish Deacon www.holyfamilyvb.org Sylvia Chapa – Director of Music Ministries Stella Havens – Bookkeeper Welcome – If you are new to our church or just visiting, we are Jeff Mingin – Youth Minister pleased to have you share in this celebration of the Eucharist. Laurie Powers – Admin. Assistant If you would like to join our parish, registration is held in the Carla Schneider – Parish Secretary Welcome Office after all Masses. Mark Stinard – Facilities Director Wedding Policy – Six months before the wedding, the couple Tiffany Watson – Director of Rel. Ed. should meet with the pastor, before the wedding dates are Cindy Girard – Day School Director selected. At least one member of the family should be a member of our parish.

Baptism Policy – Parents must be registered parishioners and attend a Baptism Class before their child may be baptized. Expectant mothers are encouraged to attend. The class is for parents only – baby-sitting is not provided.

Funeral Policy – Funerals are scheduled Tuesday-Saturday. We discourage funerals Sundays and Mondays. Participation by other priests and deacons must have prior approval of current pastor.

A Parish of The Catholic Diocese of Richmond Please remember in your prayers our sister parish, St. Jude in Baptiste, Haiti HOLY FAMILY CAN ONLY HAVE 3 BOARDS BULLETIN – 4-COLOR ANYTHING ELSE IN BLACK AND WHITE - PER CATHY

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January 18/19, 2020 CALENDAR Second Sunday in Ordinary Time SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 Breviary Week II – p. 111 Auction Ticket Sales Parish Family Breakfast (after the Masses) REMEMBER THE DEAD: Tina Hesser, Eileen Scheurich, (sponsored by Knights of Columbus) U. T. Brown RCIA 9:30 a.m. “The Mass” 9:30 a.m. PRAY FOR: Theresa Andrew, Michael Anthony, Susana Asercion, Eddie Bano, Lennie Bano, Kathie Bujan, Jennifer Wright MONDAY, JANUARY 20 Case, Joshua Chernigo, Mike and Michelle Chernigo, Tucker Office/Day School Closed – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Davis, JoAnn DeJaeger, John Dunn, Sister Suzanne Duzen, Michael Prayer for Christian Unity Ecumenical Prayer Service 1:00 p.m. Eaton, Brendan Feeley, Jackie Feeley, Dalton Fox and Family, Robert The Chosen Ministry Group 6:30 p.m. Garrison, The Ginley Family, Solange Graham, Kenneth and “The Mass” 7:00 p.m. Sonia Gregory, Roger Hall, George Heath, Kathleen Horey, Gary Jani, Susan Kayota, Margi Keating, Shannon LePage, Tony and TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 Tess Liene, Connie Loschi, Lou Lucente, Thomas Lyver, Cheryl Childbirth Lamaze Class 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. McLeskey, Doris Maviglia, Debbie Merritt, L. Patton Mickle, Cub Scout Pack Meeting 6:30 p.m. Maureen Morrissey, Pat Naughton, Sandy Nuzum, Maria Oakes, Prison Ministry Meeting 7:00 p.m. Sean Palmer, Carrie Pfeiffer, Ryan Piotti, Dan Ryan, Jr., Eugene Parish Fair Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. Schilling, Michael T. Smith, Patricia Spencer, Tonya Trimble, Milo WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 Verner, Ken Watson, Jim Welter, Paul Wesolowski, LaRue Wright J.O.Y. Club 11:00 a.m. Some of the names to “pray for” have been in the bulletin for Childbirth Lamaze Class 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. three months and are being removed this weekend. If you need Rosary 6:00 p.m. prayers for you or your family members, please contact the Parish Boy Scouts 7:00 p.m. Office at 481-5702. These names will be in the bulletin for three Parish Choir Vocal Workshop 7:00 p.m. months before being removed. Women’s Scripture Circle 7:00 p.m. “Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive it, and you will.” Mark 11: 24 THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 Grief 101 Pot Luck 6:30 p.m. PRAYERLINE REQUESTS: Cub Scouts: Please call the Parish Office at 481-5702. Tigers – 6:00 p.m. Bears – 6:30 p.m. DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS Men of Faith 7:00 p.m. Sunday, January 19: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is 49: 3,5-6; Ps 40: 2,4,7-10; 1 Cor 1: 1-3; Jn 1: 29-34 FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 Monday, January 20: Saint Fabian, pope, martyr; Saint Sebastian, Food Pantry Packing 9:30 a.m. martyr:1 Sm 15: 16-23; Ps 50: 8-9,16-17,21,23; Mk 2: 18-22 Patriotic Rosary 9:40 a.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, January 21: Saint Agnes, virgin, martyr: 1 Sm 16: 1-13; Ps 89: 20-22,27-28; Mk 2: 23-28 SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 1 Sm 17: 32-33,37,40-51; Ps 144: Wednesday, January 22: Catholic Schools Week Day School Art Show 1b-2,9-10; Mk 3: 1-6 (Through February 2) Thursday, January 23: Saint Vincent, deacon, martyr (USA); saint Food Pantry Distribution 7:00 a.m. Marianne Cope, virgin (USA): 1 Sm 18: 6-9; 19: 1-7; Ps 56: 2-3,9 Reconciliation 4:00 p.m. 13; Mk 3: 7-12 Auction Ticket Sales (after Mass) Friday, January 24: Saint Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor of the church: 1 Sm 24: 3-21; Ps 57: 2-4,6,11; Mk 3: 13-19 SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 Saturday, January 25: The Conversion of Saint Paul, the apostle: Catholic Schools Week Day School Art Show Acts 22: 3-16 or Acts 9: 1-22; Ps 117: 1-2; Mk 16: 15-18 (Through February 2) Sunday, January 26: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is 8: Auction Ticket Sales (after Mass) 23 – 9: 3; Ps 27: 1,4,13-14; 1 Cor 1: 10-13,17; Mt 4: 12-23 or 4: Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) 12-17 K-5 / Edge 9:30 a.m. Edge “Fuse Family Series” (Atrium) 9:30 a.m. DAILY MASS: Beginning Tuesday, January 14, there will be an RCIA 9:30 a.m. additional Mass on Tuesdays. It will be at 6:15 p.m. RCIC 9:30 a.m. “The Mass” 9:30 a.m. EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS: If you have an Liturgy Committee Meeting 12:30 p.m. emergency and call the Church Office (757-481-5702), please LifeTeen (Attending Parish Mission) follow the directions on the phone as to what number to call for 7:00 p.m. what emergency. Do not call the number listed for the Sacrament Parish Mission: 6:30 – Fellowship of Anointing of the Sick if you need Financial Assistance. There is 7:00 p.m. – Session separate number for Financial Assistance. THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD JANUARY 12, 2020

Mass Intentions For the Week WEEKLY OFFERTORY Budget 2019/2020 is $1,136,000.00. This includes Diocesan Schools Parish Sharing Assessment of $106,460.00. Monday, January 20: Morning Prayer Tuesday, January 21: 9:00 a.m.: Doris Egan January 11/12, 2020 14,964.28 by Cyndi O’Grady; 6:15 p.m.: Mass Wednesday, January 22: Sam Edles, Sr.by Novelita Rouillos Social Ministry: $945.00 Thuursday, January 23: No Mass Haiti Fund: $450.00 Friday, January 24: Nancy Kelly Capital Reserve $562.05 by Cyndi O’Grady and Maria Zammit Saturday, January 25: Barbara Brawley by The Brawley Family We need $21,840.00 each week Sunda, January 26: 8:15: Holy Family Parishioners; 11:00 for Church Operating costs. Joan and Richard Phelan by Laurie Powers and Family TEAM EMAILS: Make your stewardship easy with e-giving. Have your Fr. René R. Castillo, Pastor –[email protected] contribution taken from your bank account or charged to your Rev. Mr. Bob May, Deacon – [email protected] credit card. See “Online Donation” on the Parish website: Sylvia Chapa, Music Director – [email protected] htts://holyfamilyvb.org/. Contact Stella Havens in the Parish Stella Havens, Bookkeeper – [email protected] Office if you have questions. Jeff Mingin, Youth Minister –[email protected] Laurie Powers, Receptionist – [email protected] WINTER WEAR CLOTHING DRIVE: Mark Stinard, Facilities Director – The Winter Wear Clothing Drive is underway and will continue [email protected] through February. Please donate clothing for men, women, and Carla Schneider, Parish Secretary – [email protected] children (such as coats, hats, gloves, scarves, sweaters, shirts, shoes, Tiffany Watson, DRE – [email protected] boots, socks, blankets, towels, toiletries, etc.) to the Church of the Cindy Girard, Day School Director – Holy Family, and your Knights of Columbus will see to it that they [email protected] get distributed to those who need our help. There is a particular Rev. Mr. Bob Durel, Retired Deacon, Pastoral Care Coordinator – need for sweat shirts, hooded sweatshirts, men’s socks, [email protected] work boots, and handkerchiefs. PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: We need drivers on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Fr. René Castillo, Pastor; Joe Stefonowich, Chairperson; Kay mornings to help deliver clothing. If you can help, please contact Flohre, Vice-Chairperson; Audrey Douglas-Cooke, Secretary; Joe Murray at 757-412-0583. Linda Baker; Kim Howell; “Mike” Jakubec; Mike O’Brien; Leah Rowland; Tom Rumely; Amy Schleicher (Youth Representative). [email protected]. Weekly Wisdom FINANCE COUNCIL: Fr. René Castillo, Pastor; Paul Battaglia, Chairperson, pbattaglia1@ gmail.com; Jill Broome; Buzz Crown; Stella Havens; Olive Lincoln; Dan Ryan; Rick Paradiso. NEW EVANGELIZATION TEAM (NET): Tom Rumely, Chairperson; Mike DeJaeger, Shannan LePage, Elizabeth Panchik, Cate Sleigh, Todd Solomon, Steve Winter, Fr. René Castillo. NET email: [email protected] LEGACY GIVING PROGRAM: By making a Planned Gift to our Legacy Giving Endowment, you will be providing Church of the Holy Family perpetual financial support and pass on our Catholic Faith to future generations. For more information on the Church of the Holy Family Legacy Giving Program, contact Steven Winter (Legacy Giving Chairperson) at [email protected] or [email protected]. SAVE THE DATE – PARISH MISSION 2020 Childcare will be provided during Fellowship and Robert’s evening events. Robert will also be speaking “THE MASS:” Lesson 3 after the Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Mass. GOD SPEAKS OUR STORY CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA LOVE FOLLOWS KNOWLEDGE It is Not Too Late to Join Us! There are many reasons why people stop attending Mass. Many The Women’s Book Circle will not be meeting in December. Our young adult Catholics stay away from Mass because they don’t next gathering will be January 16, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. The book know why they should be there. Once confirmed, and thinking we will be discussing is Trust God by Perry J. Hohman. All are they’ve “graduated from religion” these folks think they have taken welcome! the measure of the Mass and found it boring, fussy, or pointless. They’ve been sacramentalized but never truly evangelized. Having The Women’s Scripture Circle meets the second and fourth never quite experienced that cognitive and spiritual moment of Wednesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. We have begun a new study encounter with Christ, they do not know what they do not know, from the “Walking With Purpose” Program called “Beholding His or why any of it matters. This has been the parish reality in the Glory” Synopsis: As we look at Old Testament people and events, United States at least for a couple of generations now. In any case, we’ll encounter problems that only Christ will solve, needs that only if people can be engaged and have their questions addressed in He will satisfy, and promises that only He can deliver. This nine- a friendly, respectful, enthusiastic manner through ongoing adult lesson study, “Beholding His Glory,” shows us how all Scripture formation, they might actually accept an invitation to come to points us to our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. We’ll learn to recognize Mass and experience it through the lens of their more thorough and appreciate God’s plan for our own lives. understanding. Respectful engagement with others is at the core of evangelization. For more information on the faith sharing circles, contact Marie Christ wants to encounter each of us. He gave us the Mass to Sexton at 718-4147. facilitate this encounter. “In the beginning was the Word,” writes John in his Gospel. We are attending to a God who actually speaks, Have a blessed week, Your AFF Team who actively communicates. Our deepest communication with God, one where he is truly, clearly, speaking to us, and we are truly, clearly, speaking back, is fully present in the Mass. The Divine Voice PARISH OFFICE HOURS speaks to us from ancient days until today, and brings forth the Monday-Thursday from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Word Made Flesh, who is Christ Jesus. Friday from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The FIRST READING at Mass (usually from the Old Testament) is the voice of I AM, of God, giving us our history, reassuring us that He has a plan and will be faithful as it unfolds. WHO ARE THE MEN OF FAITH? WHAT DO What we hear is the Word, still alive, still moving among us. The THEY DO? We are ordinary Catholic men who seek a closer speaker is still our Creator and Father. The Word spoken is the relationship with God. We meet twice each month to support and Redeemer, Christ the Son. Interpretation operates within us by encourage one another on our spiritual journey. We preview the the work of the Holy Spirit. We are right to be worried that this Mass readings for the following Sunday and discuss how to apply chronicle is not being heard if people are not coming to Mass to their lessons to our daily lives. We also read and discuss good hear it, and to understand that the story is theirs. spiritual books to help us in this. We join the universal Church in During the RESPONSORIAL PSALM we speak back to praying for our needs and the needs of our brothers and sisters in God in the form of the psalms, the ancient prayers used by Christ Christ. If this interests you, please contact Ron Batdorf at ronald. himself. We are signing with Christ, his song to the Father, further [email protected] or Bob Breault at [email protected] or pursuing our relationship to God. (610) 360-6070. The SECOND READING is always drawn from an apostolic letter because Christianity is an apostolic religion, born at Pentecost by those who personally saw, touched, traveled, and worked with Christ. 2020 BAPTISM CLASSES AND DATES The proclamation of the GOSPEL is proclaimed by the Baptism Class: Thursday, April 30, 6:30 p.m. priest or deacon, and instead of making the sign of the cross over Baptism Date: Saturday, May 9 at 5:30 p.m. Mass and our bodies in the usual way, we use our thumbs to trace little signs Sunday, May 10 at the 8:15 and 11:00 a.m. Mass of the cross three times, over our forehead, our lips, and our heart. This is a proclamation of its own: May Christ live forever in our Baptism Class: Thursday, August 27, 6:30 p.m. awareness, may his praise be always on our lips, and his words Baptism Date: Saturday, September 5 at 5:30 p.m. Mass forever in our hearts. We are about to listen to the King. and Sunday, September 6 at the 8:15 and 11:00 a.m. Mass Understanding why we do the things at Church helps to avoid the sort of dismissive, often ill-informed, labeling that feeds Baptism Class: Thursday, October 8, 6:30 p.m. misapprehensions and keeps people away from the Mass. As we Baptism Date: Saturday, October 17 at 5:30 p.m. Mass and grow in our knowledge of Christ and his Church, we begin to see Sunday, October 18 at the 8:15 and 11:00 a.m. Mass that Catholicism is purposeful, faithful, intellectually and spiritually reasoned-out, and endlessly inviting. If you are interested in attending a Baptism Class, “God has placed in the human heart a DESIRE TO KNOW please register with Tiffany [email protected] or THE TRUTH, so that knowing and loving God, men and women 757-937-8144. We ask that you include your selected may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.” St. John Mass time from the listed Baptism weekends with Paul ll your registration. [excerpts taken from Bishop Robert Barron’s “THE MASS”] THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD JANUARY 12, 2020

SAVE THE DATE – February 8, 2020

Come join us for the 5th Annual Holy Family Fun-Tastic Auction. Tickets are on sale after all weekend Masses. The presale price of a ticket is $20. The night of the auction the ticket price will be $25. Included in the price of a ticket is gourmet heavy hors d’oeuvres, sodas, and adult beverages. Again we ask for your help by attending this event.

Do you have a service that you can donate? Do you have a boat that you could take someone out fishing or sightseeing? Can you help us solicit a gift card from a restaurant, animal groomer, hair salon, gift shop, etc.? Do you have jewelry, a vacation home, or unneeded new items?

We have acquired the following items for the auction:

 Ashville, NC. Vacation, 4 nights, 3 bedrooms  Stihl BGA56 battery blower including AK20 and AL101  Mr. Comfort Heating and Air Conditioning $400 gift certificate.  One week beach house in Duck N.C. (0ff season) sleeps 14  Aldridge & Chamber tune up for a Stihl product  100 select oysters from Lynnhaven River Oyster Company  Johnston & Murphy Mans XL leather jacket

If you have a donation or questions, please call John or Pat Wiersch at (757)463-2263

Watch the bulletin for more details.

The Auction Committee CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD JANUARY 12, 2020 Holy Family Learning & Leisure

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS Tours / Lunch: Atlantic Shores Council 10804 Retirement Community: February 5 KNIGHT OF THE MONTH ~ Tony Agnelli Individual travel/car pool; FAMILY OF THE MONTH ~ Meet at Atlantic Shores at Shores 11:00 a.m. Steve and Lori McDonnell Facility Tour 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. HONORARY KNIGHT ~ Ken Hildebrand Lunch follows COUNCIL MEETING Knights of Columbus Council 10804 monthly business meeting is Coming General Meetings: held on the first Thursday of each month. The Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel and all parishioners are invited. The members only business meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Thursday, February 20 Alzheimer’s Family Room. Association – The 10 warning signs ~ Douglas Panto We invite all of the men in our Parish to join our Council and help us make a difference! L & L Hardboiled Egg Ministry • January 30 • February 13 Grand Knight ~ Herbert Hughes Please bring eggs by noon on Thursday Membership ~ Joe Stefonowich (for Brother Charles to pick up) Chaplain ~ Fr. René Castillo FUN-TASTIC AUCTION: It is time to plan our Auction and we are asking for your help again. On February Holy Family Day School 8, 2020, our Fifth Annual Auction is scheduled. Ticket Sales begin this weekend of January 11/12. Please mark your calendar and be looking for more information in the bulletin.

INURNMENT FOR BARBARA BRAWLEY will take place on Saturday, January 25, after the 5:30 p.m. Mass. Holy Family Day School will celebrate National Catholic Schools Week with our Annual Student Art Exhibit the PARISH FAIR 2020 UPDATE: Hi Folks! It’s that time to begin planning the 40th Church of the Holy Family Parish Fair. First weekend of January 25/26. We hope you enjoy all the meeting will be on January 21, at 7:00 p.m. at church. children’s beautiful art work. Our open enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year begins PILGRIMAGE TO SPAIN AND PORTUGAL: on February 3 for currently enrolled families. Registration will All are welcome to join Father René Castillo from the Church of open to the parish on the weekend of February 8/9 and opens the Holy Family, Virginia Beach, for a wonderful PILGRIMAGE to to the public on February 10. SPAIN and PORTUGAL. If you would like to schedule a tour in January, please call A thirteen day trip for $4,099. The itinerary includes the the office at 757-481-1180. The Day School offers class for Shrines and Cathedrals of Barcelona, Monserrat, Valencia, Granada, students agest 2 years old through 6 years old. We also have Cordoba, Seville, Fatima, Santiago de Compostela, and Madrid. after school programs for children up to 5th grade. The price includes roundtrip airfare from Washington Dulles, 4-star You can visit our website for further details at www. hotels, breakfast and dinner daily, land travel via a deluxe motor coach, holyfamilydaschool.org. We look forward to meeting you! comprehensive sightseeing with professional local guides, professional tour manager and tour coordinator, entrance fees as per itinerary, daily Mass and much more. PROGRESSIVE DINNER: Hooray for 2020 – we have an extra This trip is designed for one to experience the spirituality of Spain and Saturday to party! Holy Family parishioners/friends are invited Portugal, as well the culture and history of the Iberian Peninsula from to participate in the almost-annual Progressive Dinner after 5:30 the famous fair of Seville, the Alcazar, Alhambra Palace and Palacio de Mass on Saturday, February 29. It will be at off-parish-sites at Generalife, flamenco, and museums. the homes of our great hosts/hostesses/cooks who volunteer to Pilgrimage departs on April 24 and returns May 6. open their doors to more great cooks, and to friends current and Spaces are limited, please sign up as soon as possible. Ask Fr. Rene new. Would you consider hosting either heavy hors d’ oeuvres or for a pilgrimage flier. For further information on this pilgrimage desserts? You provide a main dish/beverages/utensils, and whoever please contact: comes to your house brings another dish. More info and sign-ups in Alba’s Tours the coming weeks. Contact Karen Dunn 460-3572/277-4747. The Phone: (804) 298-4035 Email: [email protected] team is ready! MUSIC NOTES: Please welcome Veronica Ortt as accompanist this weekend while our Director of Music Ministries, Sylvia Chapa, recovers from a minor medical procedure. CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA

DIOCESAN COMMEMORATIVE BOOK: The Diocese A foundational Catholic moral principle is that all human life is sacred of Richmond, in celebrating its Bicentennial Year, has created a beautiful from conception until natural death. However, our bodies are being used commemorative book, “Shine Like Stars,” which highlights our two-hundred- against our will in the case of the dangers of EMF. The reality is that we year history with text, pictures, and profiles of our nearly 150 parishes. You are being asked to wait 30 years to find out if our children, grandchildren, can purchase this commemorative book for $40, beginning next weekend. and great grandchildren were safe from the radiation we are allowing to rain down on them now. The church teaches that we have the moral During the 200 years of the Diocese of Richmond there have been thirteen obligation to protect our children from harm now. bishops who have served the Diocese. These bishops are: Rt. Rev. Patrick Kelly, D.D., First Bishop of Richmond, August 24, 1820 Just a few thoughts about safety for yourself and your family: - February 9, 1822. 1. There are known dangers to our DNA from the proximity of EMF Rt. Rev. Richard Vincent Whelan, D.D., Second Bishop of Richmond, to our bodies. Therefore, never carry your phone in your pants pocket March 21, 1841-June 10, 1850. (a major cause of male infertility). If you must have it available, put it Rt. Rev. John McGill, D.D., Third Bishop of Richmond, November 10, into Airplane mode, which switches off its network, WiFi, GPS, and 1850-January 14, 1872. Bluetooth. Turn it on when you really need to send or receive messages. Rt. Rev. , D.D., Fourth Bishop of Richmond, July 30, 1872 2. At home, put your cordless phones on speaker phone to avoid - May 20, 1877. prolonged physical contact (more than 5 minutes) with the phones and their transmitting bases. Rt. Rev. John Joseph Keane, D.D., Fifth Bishop of Richmond, August 25, 1878-August 14, 1888. 3. Protect your small children, such devices are not toys. Mothers, protect yourself, by keeping your electronic off of your chest and belly. Rt. Rev. , D.D., Sixth Bishop of Richmond, October 20, 1889-October 16, 1911. 4. The entire family needs to avoid close proximity to active Wi‑Fi routers. Move furniture away from interior walls if there is a “smart” utility meters Rt. Rev. Denis Joseph O’Connell, D.D., Seventh Bishop of Richmond, attached to the exterior of that wall. Family bedrooms should be a haven January 19, 1912-January 15, 1926. from EMF. Put all electrical devices in those rooms on a power strip. At Most Rev. Andrew James Brennan, D.D., Eighth Bishop of Richmond, bedtime flip the switch to off. May 28, 1926-April 14, 1945. Sources: Most Rev. , D.D., Ninth Bishop of Richmond, April 14, 1.www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer‑causes/radiation‑exposure/ 1945-May 21, 1956. cellular‑phone‑towers.html Most Rev. , D.D.,Tenth Bishop of Richmond, September 2. Dr. Devra Davis Ph.D., M.P.H. , YouTube 30, 1958-April 3, 1973. Arlene Stepnick – Holy Family Environmental Ministry Most Rev. , D.D., Eleventh Bishop of Richmond, June 4, 1974-September 16, 2003. HAITI UPDATE JANUARY Most Rev. Francis Xavier DiLorenzo, D.D., ST.D.,Twelfth Bishop of What’s new with our sister parish in Baptiste Haiti? Richmond, March 31, 2004-August 17, 2017. The United Nations Humanitarian Agency reports Most Rev. Barry Christopher Knestout, D.D., Thirteenth Bishop of 4.6 million Haitians (40% of population) will not have Richmond, December 5, 2017- present. enough food next year as food insecurity rises due to paralyzing protests. Haitians are protesting fuel shortages, high MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION: On February 22, after the inflation, low wages, and low growth rates. A quick internet search 5:30 p.m. Mass, the Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Mardi Gras will highlight the situation. Celebration. The menu will be: Mardi Gras salad (green leaf lettuce, Holy Family has responded to the very first request for food golden peppers and red cabbage); an appetizer of Shrimp, Sausage, and assistance from our twinning parish in Baptiste Haiti. Each of the Okra Gumbo; a main course of Bourbon Chicken Breasts and Creole 35 sponsored teaches have been given a $30 bonus to purchase food Jambalaya (with French Bread); and a New Orleans style dessert. We will from the local market. To meet the immediate food needs of over have games, prizes, and entertainment, along with a cash bar, Tickets are 100 families, $3,000 was given to Caritas (Haiti Catholic Charities) $15.00 (payable by cash, check, debit, or credit card) and are available after through Fr. Ronel for emergency distribution of food. Mass. Come out and celebrate with us! Below is an excerpt from an email sent from Fr. Ronel: is looking for new ALTAR GUILD MINISTRY GROUP “From the bottom of my heart, I extend members to help tidy up the Worship Space on Monday mornings at 8:00 a thousand thanks to you (Holy Family) a.m. for the tremendous gift you offered to the needy people in Baptiste. The “CREATION CARE CORNER:” distribution of food for more than 100 Advances in Wireless Technology (continued) families is something unforgettable. On December 29, This article is a continuation of one published December 1, 2019. 2019, each family will have the means to feed their kids The lack of proof that something is not dangerous, is not proof for the beginning of the New Year. Once again, Thank that it is safe. The consequence of uncertainty, maybe to say “better you for your help. Merry Christmas! May 2020 bring you safe than sorry” and act accordingly. It is important to realize that we health and longevity.” Fr. Ronel are living in a sea of radio frequency radiation that continues to grow. Understand that the microwave spectrum which the telecommunications 35 teachers receiving their bonus and sharing a meal. industry calls radio frequency energy isn’t energy at all, it’s radiation. Any The Church of Holy Family meets at 7:00 p.m. the second Tuesday negative health effects from it may not be immediately noticeable because of each month at the church. Make a New Year’s Resolution to damage happens at the cellular level and likely develops over time. Yet, attend a meeting. God Bless! science continues to expand without evidence of its safety. THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD JANUARY 12, 2020

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