St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Catherine of Alexandria Established 1859 Established 1911 Hilltop, Maryland Port Tobacco, Maryland

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July 5, 2020 ~ 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

During COVID-19, the Mass schedule is as follows:

SUNDAY MASS DAILY MASS St. Catherine Sat 5:00pm Field St. Catherine Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri 6:30pm St. Ignatius Sun 8:30am

CONFESSIONS ADORATION St. Catherine Sat 4:00-4:45pm Field St. Catherine Mon-Fri 5:30-6:30pm St. Ignatius Sun 7:45-8:15am St. Catherine Thu 5:30-6:15pm

OFFICE & STAFF

Mail: P.O. Box 278 Port Tobacco, MD 20677 Leon Higgs Robert Ansell Hailey Sellers www.stcsti.org Bill Higgs Robin Proctor Linda D. Welch Lionel Gray Sarah Smith Vincent Jamieson Street Address: (no mail) Mike Hancock Daniel Jameson Clarke Hettel 7640 Port Tobacco Rd. Joe Cooper Sissy Cooper Jean Ambrose Port Tobacco, MD 20677 Marie Boteler Craig Doshen DeAngelo Ball

Marcella Palmer Irene Proctor Carina Gibbs Phone: 301-934-9630 Hank Galotta Aubrey Proctor Kayla Kiley Flocknote: Text “ROUTE6” to 84576 Ramona Dobry Jennifer Hancock Xenia Hernandez Pastor Ignatius Cooper Jean Carter Steve Pavlot Rev. Aaron Qureshi Kelly Welch Michael DeLane Joe Raub [email protected] John Shifflett Dawn Walters Logan Willey Avery Sandiford Brenda Greer Robert Cecil Administrative Assistant Bobby Vermillion Raymond Lisa Tuono Linda Harrigan Marcus Elam DiGiovanni [email protected] Please keep in your prayers those with long term illnesses Bookkeeper and their caregivers. To have names added to or removed Theresa Wegand from the prayer list or if you need a priest at the hospital, accounting.stcatherine- nursing home or assisted living facility, call (301) 934-9630. [email protected] Please leave your name, phone number, person's name, facility and room number. St. John Paul II Faith Formation Program Sacrificial Giving Director, Bill Wannall 301-934-2261 ext. 107 Weekend of June 28, 2020 [email protected] St. Catherine St. Ignatius

Offertory: $1,556 Offertory $415 Youth Ministry

Anna Albrittain 301-934-2261 ext. 105 Thank you for you generous support of our church & [email protected] ministries.

Archbishop Neale School Principal, Linda Bourne 301-934-9595 Split the Stimulus! www.archbishopnealeschool.org Uncle Sam is putting cash in our

hands to stimulate the economy. Catholic Counselor Will you consider joining Fr. Q in Rebecca Mullan splitting your incoming stimulus 301-927-6684 x13 check with your parish? [email protected] Thank you for your generosity! Mass Intentions and Readings Southern Maryland Pilgrimage

July 18, 2020 Sunday July 5 – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reservations are now being taken for our Southern Maryland Pilgrimage on Saturday, 8:30am Francis B. Barbour July 18. The stops include Chapel Point, Col- Zec 9:9-10 Rom 8:9, 11-13 Mt 11:25-30 ton Point Museum, St. Francis Xavier Church, and St. Mary’s City. The fee is $50 which in- Monday July 6– Weekday cludes snacks and water on the bus, all tours 6:30pm Evelyn Jamieson and a boxed lunch. The bus is equipped with a Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22 Mt 9:18-26 bathroom. Rain or Shine! Call the Rectory or stop by to sign up. Space is Tuesday July 7 - Weekday limited to 28 people. 6:30pm Luke Morrisroe Call now to reserve your spot! Hos 8:4-7, 11-13 Mt 9:32-38

Wednesday July 8— Weekday

No Mass at St. Catherine’s Hos10:1-3, 7-8, 12 Mt 10:1-7

Thursday July 9 – Weekday Brick Chapel—St. Mary’s City 6:30pm Henry Jamieson Sr. Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9 Mt 10:7-15 Mass In Time of Pandemic

Reminders for St. Catherine 5pm Vigil Mass Friday July 10 – Weekday • Bring your Missalette 6:30pm Betty Stephans • Bring your chair and sit with your household Hos 14:2-10 Mt 10:16-23 • Remain in place for communion

Reminders for St. Ignatius 8:30am Mass • Bring your Missalette and mask • Sit with your household in designated pews • Remain in place for communion

Food Pantry St. Catherine’s Hall 2nd and 4th Saturdays 9:30am-11:00am • One bag per family • Remain in your car to receive your bag • Donations accepted at these times Many thanks for your dedication and patience. From Fr. Q’s Desk

Happy 4th of July! We’ve been busy this summer (as always) working on some improvements to our churches and rectory. Here are some before-and-after pics! We have refurbished Before After this beautiful tabernac- le for use at St. Cathe- rine’s. (Don’t worry, St. Ignatius—we will be working on one for you as well!) Thank you to:

• The Fialkowski family for their dedicat- ed polishing

• Carol Hancock for help sewing linens

• Bobby Mattingly for work on the lock

• Freddie Clements for installation

We were delighted this Before After week to welcome new flooring to our office, replacing the old flooring that was scratched and stained. We look forward to welcoming you to our refurbished office! Our sincere thanks to John and Christine Seng of Rockville whose extraordinary generosity made this renovation possible. Thank you from us all! ALPs provide services that include: Supervision Supportive services Personal assistance

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Catechism of the Catholic Church EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP Recognize God in your Everyday Moments MARY - MOTHER OF CHRIST, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH Faith Like a Child 966 "Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved If you Google Search recommendations on how free from all stain of original sin, when the to raise generous children, almost every list of course of her earthly life was finished, was taken ideas begins with — or at least contains — the up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalt- directive for adults to be good models of ed by the Lord as Queen over all things, so that generosity themselves. Our children learn from she might be the more fully conformed to her our actions much more than from our words. Of Son, the Lord of lords and conqueror of sin and course, when I think back over the years while death." The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is my children were growing up, I think I may a singular participation in her Son's Resurrection have learned as much from them as they learned and an anticipation of the resurrection of other from me. There is a time between early Christians: childhood and middle school where a child seems to be freer to give and share than at any In giving birth you kept your virginity; in your other time in life. It is around the age of First Dormition you did not leave the world, O Communion when the cries of “mine” turn to Mother of God, but were joined to the source of laughter and smiles, and the urge to be a part of Life. You conceived the living God and, by your something bigger than oneself leads to sharing. prayers, will deliver our souls from death. Before you know it, the child hits the pre-teen years, and once again, he or she becomes the . . . she is our Mother in the order of grace center of the universe.

967 By her complete adherence to the Father's will, to his Son's redemptive work, and to every I believe that the previous paragraph is all true, prompting of the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary is however, the stages described seem to repeat the Church's model of faith and charity. Thus themselves throughout adulthood. Don’t you she is a "preeminent and . . . wholly unique agree? Sometimes we fall into seeing ourselves member of the Church"; indeed, she is the as the center of the universe, or we become "exemplary realization" of the Church. consumed by our state in life or with what we have acquired. Also, we at times are generous 968 Her role in relation to the Church and to all and loving people. It is sin that draws us back humanity goes still further. "In a wholly singular into ourselves and away from any meaningful way she cooperated by her obedience, faith, life of stewardship and generosity. In order to hope, and burning charity in the Savior's work of be freed for love, we need role models to help us restoring supernatural life to souls. For this rea- see what really matters. We need to reflect on son she is a mother to us in the order of grace." the example of many of our brothers and sisters in Christ. And, yes, we need to look to children 969 "This motherhood of Mary in the order of who may be at the point in their lives where grace continues uninterruptedly from the con- sharing is fun, and love is something in sent which she loyally gave at the Annunciation abundance. and which she sustained without wavering be- neath the cross, until the eternal fulfilment of all the elect..... Therefore the Blessed Virgin is in- voked in the Church under the titles of Advo- — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS cate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix." 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 5, 2020 Visit FORMED.org with a web browser • Click on Register (lower right of page) • Enter Parish Access Code: 84PVM3 • Enter your email and create a password

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