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Vision…from the vantage point of Tradition /SERVICE SCHEDULE Fr. Roger F. DiBuo, S.T.L. x 112 MASS SCHEDULE: Deacons William P. Kibler x 119 Beginning June 1, 2020 our new schedule will be: Cruz Rodriguez x 104 Sat: 4:00pm; Jose Sanchez x 105 Sun: 8:00am (LIVE) and 10:30am Religious Education DRE Olga Matias x 102 Mon Wed & Thu: 8:30am RE Admin. Asst. Cathy DeCrescenzo x 101 Tue: 6:30pm Parish Secretary & Reconciliation: Sat, 3:15pm Scheduling Coord. Lucy Lopez x 100 Novena: Tuesdays, 7:00pm Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesdays, 9-10am; & Seminarians James, John, Brennan & Dennis Last Friday of the Month, 7-8pm Liturgy Comm. Ex. Officer Marie McFarlin x 106 Dir. of Music Ministries Pat Maley x 120 BAPTISM, MARRIAGE & ANNOINTING: (Call Parish Secretary for class registration/schedule appointment) Parish Council Ex. Officer Ellen Ross Finance Council EX Officer Jun Rana BAPTISM CLASSES FOR PARENTS Business Manager Melissa Morri x 108 CLASES DE BAUTISMO PARA PADRES Dir. of Development Tom Cupples Godparents are welcome to attend classes. Technology Ellen Ross & Al Padeletti Los padrinos son bienvenidos a asistir a las clases. IN ENGLISH 1st Monday (July-May) RCIA Carol Wetty EN ESPAÑOL 1er jueves de cada mes Deaf Ministry Theresa Muschiatti Hispanic Ministry Deacon Cruz Rodriguez x104 MARRIAGE PRECANA SESSION:

Deacon Jose Sanchez x105 SESIONES DE MATRIMONIO PRECANA IN ENGLISH Call Parish Office Stephen Ministry Joanne Kaminski, x 118 EN ESPAÑOL 2do viernes de cada mes Youth Ministry Tom Vadden St. Vincent de Paul Soc. X 117 REGISTRATION FORMS Outreach Ministry Mary Anne Schexnayder Parish and Religious Education Registration Forms are available in the Gathering Space. Native American Ministry Sharon Ward Knights of Columbus Cliff Colatriano PRAYER COMMUNITY A.O. Hibernians Brian Phelan [email protected] Let us pray for our brothers and sisters along the journey. Catholic Women Assoc. Mercy Ngenevu Preschool Director Janet Gargani x 215 MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC REGISTRATION FORMS AT Christ the Teacher School 302-838-8850 https://forms.parishgiving.org/form-3375426/

Principal Sr. LaVerne King, RSM VISIT OUR YOUTH MINISTRY PAGE PG 1-314 www.setonyouthministry.com

We, the Roman Catholic Parish of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, are an all-embracing, diverse Christian community who warmly welcomes everyone to join us. We draw closer to God and one another through worship, which nourishes us for service to our brothers and sisters. We choose to combine our many gifts to teach, celebrate, evangelize help those in need and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus in word and deed. Amen.

ELECTRONIC DONATIONS … TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION VISIT: 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal WWW.SetonParish.net Seeing Christ in the Faces of Others June 14, 2020

Offertory $6,034.00 In the Bible, Jesus says to His disciples, “If you love me, Electronic Donations $6,000.00 you will keep my commandments”. Due to the pandemic regulations that have been put in place to keep everyone safe from the effects of COVID 19, we at Seton Scripture teaches us that serving Christ is a fundamental understand the financial strain that many of our parishioners are part of our Catholic faith and that serving the Lord now, or may soon be, experiencing. We do ask that those who are means serving others. When we give of ourselves on able, to please continue to support our parish through your behalf of others, the Holy Spirit works through us and weekly donations by either: Signing up for Parish Giving through the link found on the “Setonparish.net” homepage, or by mailing Jesus is served. in your weekly envelopes. Thank you for your generous and

prayerful support of our parish and its ministries. In these continuing difficult times, it becomes clearer that our role as Church is more critical than ever in MASS INTENTIONS Sat, June 13 helping those in need. Bearing witness to poverty, 4:00pm Duane Bush illness and injustice and responding in the spirit of Christ Sat, June 20 are the hallmarks of the many ministries supported by 4:00pm Jim & Ann Mackay the Annual Catholic Appeal. Sun, June 21

For those of you who have given to this year’s Appeal, LIVE 8:00am Joe Szczecinski 10:30am Allan Elazegni thank you for your generosity. For those who have not, Mon, June 22 please prayerfully consider supporting this important 8:30am Helen Powlowski effort. Tues, June 23

To learn more about the Annual Catholic Appeal, visit 6:30pm John & Cecelia Drupieski & www.cdow.org/annualcatholicappeal. Be sure to view Cordel Ambrose Wed, June 24 the brief video offering moving testimony from 8:30am Salibu “Sa,” Masso recipients of featured Appeal supported ministries. A Thurs, June 25 direct link to video can be found at 8:30am Duane Bush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80gz5V5VaH8&t= Sat, June 27 2s. 4:00pm Don Franklin, Jr.

Sun, June 28 LIVE 8:00am Catherine Calio 10:30am Major Victor Gronenthal

FOOD PANTRY IS IN NEED: Food Pantry is well HELP US STAY CONNECTED WITH YOU! Please help stocked, but a little low on Oatmeal, dry milk, can us update our parishioner contact information by mixed veggies, spinach. Please let people know visiting www.Setonparish.net and selecting the link that Outreach is open M - F for phone calls for Food Pantry titled “INFO “REQUEST AND SIGN UP” on the left hand side of assistance. Calls are answered from 9am - noon and food can the home page, and completing the information requested. be picked up from the gathering space at the main entrance of Thank you! rd the church from 8am - 6pm M - Su. BINGO! Our July 3 Bingo has been cancelled. Hope to see you in August! PG 2-314 ALL MEETINGS AND EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED IN SETON PRAYS-You may email your prayer ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIOCESAN REGULATIONS. request directly to [email protected].

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM UPDATES Names will appear in the Bulletin for Please be advised of the following information approximately six weeks. If you would like a as pertains to all of us as we continue to name listed for an additional six weeks, navigate these difficult and challenging times. please email again. Please provide the category in which 1) Our First Communions and Confirmation are CANCELLED until the Bishop says it is ok to you would like the prayer request to be placed. schedule them. LET US PRAY 2) It is Bishop Malooly’s decision not to celebrate For the repose of the soul of: Jeanette Rononis; Rose Confirmations for the foreseeable future. Smythe. 3) These restrictions will also affect our scheduled First F Shirley Franklin; Beverly Communions, too. First Communion Masses will be or those in need of healing: determined as we receive information from the Bishop’s Handler; Olga Matias; Marianna & Vincenzo Agresta; office. Currently no decision has been made regarding the Mark Hollinger; Chuck Thomas, Sr.; Sr. Redempta new dates. We suggest to parents that this time away from Sweeney. public celebration of Mass is an opportunity for them to For the special intentions of: Joseph Messina; Davis teach their children what a gift the Eucharist is and what it means to miss it, so that when we return, they will be all Jaison; The Seton Family. better prepared to receive the true gift of Jesus in the For the special intentions of: Joseph Messina; Davis Eucharist. Jaison; The Seton Family. 4) Please don’t forget to register for next year’s Religious Education Program 2020 - 2021. At this time you can return completed forms by mail. Per the Governor’s Mandate our offices are closed, at this time. We continue to be available via email and by voicemail. If you need additional forms you can pick them up in the Gathering * * * Please Note * * * Space. New Mass & Service Schedule The need to pray is so important to us every day, but even more during this time of uncertainty. Please visit our Parish website so that you and your family can join us for Sunday Mass and the Stations of Sacrament of Reconciliation the Cross, etc. The link is: www.setonparish.net and our Facebook Saturday Afternoon ~ 3:15pm page at: facebook.com/setonparishDE Also visit our Diocesan website for Bishop Malooly’s news releases and updates regarding the Coronavirus. The link: Masses www.cdow.org/coronavirus Saturday Evening ~ 4:00pm Until more information becomes available, please know you and your Sunday Morning ~ 8:00am LIVE family are in our prayers. Thank you for your support and understanding. Please be safe. 10:30am Peace be with you, Tuesday Evening ~ 6:30pm Olga E. Matias, DRE Fr. Roger DiBuo, Pastor Seton Novena

NEXT WEEK’S READINGS Tuesday Evening ~ 7:00pm 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42

STEPHEN MINISTRY ~ During this time of high stress and isolation, I wanted to remind you about MARRIAGE MOMENTS a ministry we have at Seton. Stephen Ministry is The possibility of sickness or death can a ministry of trained lay people who work with sober us up. Say or write something you people undergoing difficulties. I wanted to let you appreciate about your spouse today. know that this is available to you. There are trained ministers out there who would like to help you during these stressful times. Trust me it will help them too. Everything will be done PARENTING POINTERS over the telephone. We are here to listen to you. Everything Surprise someone with a compliment is confidential. If you are feeling very stressed or just need to today. It can be someone in the family, a talk to someone call the parish number 302-322-6430 ext. neighbor, or a stranger. Even if just one 118. Leave a message and Joanne will get back to you. If she person in the family does it, maybe it’ll doesn’t in a timely manner call her at 302-368-3150. She isn’t catch on. It’s the effort and thought that count. going anywhere for a while. Thank you so much and keep safe and remember God is with PG 3-314 us. PG4-314

ARCHDIOCESE OF ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON OF WILMINGTON ✝ ✝ Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For centuries, our country and our State have been plagued with problems of racial inequality and injustice. Although many people have acted in good faith in service and prayer to bring about just change, to acknowledge the dignity of each life, and to love one another, our current crisis causes us to reflect on how much we still must do together to make impactful progress. We vividly recall our own Church’s past sins and failings and admit to them freely. With regret and humility, we must recognize that as Catholic leaders and as an institution we have, at times, not followed the Gospel to which we profess and have been too slow in correcting our shortcomings. For this reason, it is incumbent upon us to place ourselves at the forefront of efforts to remove the inequalities and discrimination that are still present in and our nation today. Despite our painful history, the Church in Maryland has been deeply enriched by the gifts of Black Catholics. We think of Mother Mary Lange, who founded the first Catholic school for Black children in the , in Baltimore in 1828. One year later, she founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first religious order for women of African descent. Today, she is a Servant of God, in the process to be canonized a Catholic saint, a cause for which all Catholics should pray. Maryland is also home to the National Black Catholic Congress, which acts as a witness and guide to the realities of the Black Catholic experience across the United States. It is also home to the Josephite priests and brothers, whose mission is to serve the African American community. At a time when school segregation, sadly, was the norm in Maryland, two of our predecessors – Cardinal Patrick O’Boyle and Cardinal Lawrence Shehan – began the process of desegregating Catholic schools and parishes. On March 12, 1950, in a homily on race relations, then-Archbishop O’Boyle said, "Unless the full resources of the Church are placed at the disposal of every single member of the church and made available to every man, there is no Catholicism worthy of the name. Our Sacraments, and our societies, our Mass and mysteries of the Faith are a common possession. Just as God is Our Father – What is Catholic is ours; it is all of us united as one."

This history provides the context for us today and should act to animate our prayers, thoughts and actions for an end, finally, to the sin of racism that remains with us and in us. The unjust killing of George Floyd and other Black Americans, and the subsequent protests, rallies and vigils that continue to take place make it clear that the conscience of our nation is on trial as questions of race and equality confront each and every one of us. We must recognize that all of us share the same human nature and dignity because we are all created in the image and likeness of God; this is why human life is sacred. We call all people of good will to prayer, to root out any hatred and animosity that has taken hold in one’s own heart. Inspired by Jesus’ command to “love one another as I love you” (John 15:12), we must seek to know and understand one another and to work to break down barriers through listening, prayer and a commitment to change hearts and minds. However, prayer and dialogue, alone, are not enough. We must act to bring about true change. United, we seek healing, harmony and solutions that recognize that every person has been created in the image of God and that every person possesses human dignity. Over the years, the Catholic Bishops of Maryland have stood firmly in our support of laws that sought to bring about justice and an end to unequal treatment based on race. This includes access to health and maternal care, meaningful educational opportunities, prison reforms, restorative justice initiatives, housing anti-discrimination efforts, juvenile justice reforms, and ending the grossly disparate practice of capital punishment. We commend the efforts of our state lawmakers to convene working groups to discuss legislative initiatives that are needed for reform, transparency, and racial equality. We look forward to playing an active part in these conversations on both a state and national level, and to lending our voices to those whose own have been stifled or altogether silenced by those who seek to quiet them. We continue to pray that the Holy Spirit will enlighten the minds and hearts of our elected representatives so that truth and justice will prevail over the falsehoods of discrimination and injustice. We pray that God will guide us during these difficult times and give us the courage to act with conviction in our duty to seek racial equality, heal divisions, and build bridges of understanding and hope. In Christ, Most Reverend William E. Lori Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory Most Reverend W. Francis Malooly Archbishop of Baltimore Archbishop of Washington Bishop of Wilmington PG 5-314