St. John the Beloved in McLean, Virginia August 23, 2015

IN TESTIMONIUM… MASS INTENTIONS Monday, August 24 As our college students go back to school it is also the time of year the our seminarians resume their studies St. Bartholomew, Apostle along with all our women religious in formation. We keep 6:30 Justin E. O’Donnell † all of them in our prayers, especially those whose home is 9:00 Abraham Pishevar † St. John the Beloved:

7:30 Clare Rowan

Br. John Francis Tuesday, August 25 Congregation of St. John St. Joseph Calasanz, Priest 6:30 Dino D’Agata † Elder Maldonado 9:00 Abraham Pishevar † Diocese of Arlington

Wednesday, August 26 Abbé Benjamin Norman 6:30 William Roeder † Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest 9:00 Debbie Duffy †

Thursday, August 27 Charles Pavlick Diocese of Arlington St. Monica 6:30 Denise Pipkin Mauricio Portillo 9:00 Jesse Martin † Diocese of Arlington

Friday, August 28 It has been quite a few years since someone who grew up St. Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church in St. John parish decided to enter the seminary or the 6:30 Robert Best † convent like Sr. Kathryn James Hermes F.S.P. of 9:00 Alexandrina Bernalda † Daughters of St. Paul and Sr. Immaculata Francis O.P. of

Saturday, August 29 the Dominican Sisters of the St. Cecilia Congregation.

The Passion of St. John the Baptist Let’s work and pray and fast for a flourishing of vocations from 8:15 Ellen Connollen † our ranks! I see the faces of future vocations all the time. 5:00 Nolin Bilodeau †

Sunday, August 30 Promoting vocations means more than encouraging someone to fill out an application form. We need to live and promote Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time the virtues of faith, charity and chastity. Promoting virginity 7:30 Charles & Rose Digney † is especially important. Virginity is not simply the awkward 9:00 Albert Matthew Wigglesworth † beginning of each human life and the curse of those who are 10:30 People of the Parish not able to marry. A hallmark of the ancient Christian way of 12:00 Kozlowski Family † life is celibacy voluntarily chosen over the beautiful and sacramental good of marriage (Mt 19,11-12; 1Cor 7,7-9.25- 40) as well as the occasional celibacy of Christian married couples (1Cor 7,5). HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS St. John the Beloved, pray for us!

AUGUST 2015 God bless you.

Volunteers : That volunteers may give themselves Rev. Christopher J. Pollard generously to the service of the needy. p.s. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! To all the Knights of Outreach to the marginalized : That setting aside Columbus who did the cooking, all the good people who our very selves we may learn to be neighbors to brought a side or dessert and everyone else who made the those who find themselves on the margins of human Assumption BBQ a smashing success. The numbers were life and society. right. The weather was perfect. The Gift Basket Raffle raised enough money to pay for the event and then some! TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THE 2ND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK IS FOR A Spiritual Bouquet for ST. JOHN ACADEMY THE MOST REV. PAUL S. LOVERDE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED THIRD BISHOP OF ARLINGTON

FOR ST. JOHN’S ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL ON HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY! SEPTEMBER 18 & 19

The annual Parish Fall Festival, celebrating our 102nd On September 3, 2015 Bishop Loverde marks his 75th Anniversary, will kick off on Friday evening with an birthday. On that day the Holy Father will receive from authentic Louisiana Shrimp Boil with Jambalaya, a live him the obligatory letter submitted his resignation as Zydeco band, and a beer and wine garden. Saturday’s Bishop of this diocese. family activities include extraordinary kids’ games, crafts Before we learn the name of the Fourth Bishop of and rides, Fr. Pollard’s famous BBQ brisket, ribs and Arlington, which may take some months, we should honor pulled pork, hot dogs and hamburgers and excellent sides. Bishop Loverde and thank him for his years of service as All of this requires lots of help. To volunteer, please email our shepherd. [email protected] Please contribute to our spiritual bouquet, pledging 2016 PILGRIMAGE TO rosaries, Holy Hours, Masses, etc. You can send your pledge to [email protected] INFORMATIONAL MEETING: AUGUST 29 P We also can honor him with corporal works of mercy. The parishes of St. Agnes and St. John the Beloved are Please consider making a monetary contribution to either excited to introduce a wonderful opportunity to visit the the Office of Vocations or Catholic Charities of the Eternal City of Rome and Assisi from 29 February to 8 Diocese of Arlington. To facilitate your gifts we have March 2016 led by Fr. Jason Burchell, Parochial Vicar of printed envelopes in the pews. Please designate your St. Agnes Catholic Church, in cooperation with JMJ Tours! donation by writing “Bishop’s 75th/Vocations” or Space is limited. Highlights include St. Peter’s Basilica, “Bishop’s 75th/CCDA” in the memo line of your check. Seven Church Walk, Assisi, Orvieto, Bolsena, Ostia and Please drop completed envelopes in collection basket or Anzio. Interested parishioners are invited to come to an bring to Parish Office. informational meeting on Saturday evening August

29th at 7:00pm in the St. Agnes Parish Hall. RSVP online at bit.ly/2016RomanPilgrimRSVP If you would THE CONFRATERNITY OF THE HOLY ROSARY like more information about itinerary and prices, please MONTHLY GATHERING: SEPTEMBER 9 visit the trip website: bit.ly/2016RomanPilgrimage The Confraternity of the Holy Rosary will meet on Friday,

September 11 at 7:00 p.m. at Andrew's house in Fairfax to DIRECTOR OF SENIOR SERVICES FOR pray the rosary, watch a movie on St. Theresa of Avila and IS HERE ON THURSDAYS enjoy light refreshments and fellowship. Please RSVP to Gracie Ortiz, Director of Senior Services for Catholic Andrew at [email protected] by Wed., September Charities of the Diocese of Arlington will be available to 9 and let him know what you can bring. meet with parishioners all day on Thursdays following the 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Conference Room in Parish Office. If CELEBRATING A SILVER OR GOLDEN you would like to schedule an appointment you may reach WEDDING ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR? Gracie Ortiz at 571-970-8734 or at [email protected]. She The Office for Family Life will host the 2015 Marriage will be helping with Elder Care and Caregiver Support. Jubilee Mass at Saint Agnes in Arlington on Sunday, October 25th at 2:30 p.m. This event publicly THE CHOIR OF OUR LADY OF EPHESUS acknowledges and expresses gratitude for couples in the OPEN TO ALL 7-12TH GRADE GIRLS th th diocese of Arlington who are celebrating their 25 or 50 All 7-12th grade girls of the parish are cordially invited to wedding anniversary this 2015 calendar year. Bishop Paul audition for the Choir of Our Lady of Ephesus which S. Loverde will be the principal celebrant and homilist, and begins singing on Sunday, September 13. The Choir of Our will preside over the solemn renewal of marriage vows. Lady of Ephesus is a schola for 7th-12th grade girls that Please contact the parish office to register no later than rehearses every Sunday morning 9:15-10:20 a.m. and sings September 25. twice a month for the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Prior musical training is encouraged and an audition is required. For COFFEE AND DONUTS more information, please contact Miss Elizabeth Black at: No C&D today. The forecast for next Sunday is good. [email protected]. St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia August 23, 2015

ST. JOHN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY

KICK-OFF! REGISTER YOUR CHILDREN FOR FALL 2015 CCD Our Sunday Youth Night Kick-Off will be on Sunday, Planning for the 2015/2016 CCD school year is well September 13th from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Join us for an underway. St. John’s Religious Education Office is evening of fun, faith, and food and find out what will be considering how many teachers will be needed for our Pre happening over the course of the year! -K – 8th Grade programs. To insure accurate planning for this coming Fall, CCD Registration forms for the VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 2015/2016 School Year have been sent out to all returning families. Please fill out the form with all requested contact We are looking for additional volunteers for this year’s and registration information and return it with your check ministry. Help is needed on Sunday nights for our Bible to the CCD office at your earliest convenience. If you Study Small Groups and activities, on Wednesday nights have any questions, please call 703-356-5275 or email for a new prayer group, and every other week on Thursday [email protected]. night for Junior High Youth Ministry. Age is not a factor. If you would be interested, please contact Kevin Corcoran.

REGISTRATIONS

High School and Junior High registrations are currently being sent out. If you have a child in the High School or 7th and 8th grade age range who will be involved in youth ministry, please complete a registration and return it to the Parish Office by Sunday, September 27th. Forms may be found on the Parish website.

WEDNESDAY HOLY HOUR AND SOCIAL

Every Wednesday we will join the Parish for our Holy Hour from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. After, all rising Freshmen in High School to rising Freshmen in college are welcome to join us in the youth corner for an ice cream sandwich and hang out time until 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY NIGHT FUTSOL

All high school students are welcome to attend Monday Night Futsol in the gym from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Contact Information: Kevin Corcoran 703-356-7916/ [email protected]

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY August 23 August 24 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29

ADORATION

9:30am –7:30pm 8:45am Confessions

3:30pm Confessions

7:30pmLatin Mass 6:30pm Confessions 7:00pm Pilgrimage Meeting 7:30pm Legion 8:00 pm Hoops 7:30pm Holy Hour 8:30pm Futsol TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia August 23, 2015

DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON THE STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH

During the month of September the pilgrim statue

of Our Lady of Fatima will make its way to Damascus, PEACE AND JUSTICE CONFERENCE , at the request of His Beatitude Gregory III Laham, Save the date for the annual diocesan Peace and Justice and All the East, and Alexandria and Conference on Saturday, September 5 at Marymount . The rector of the Shrine of Fatima, Father Car- University. The conference will begin with Mass 9:00 los Cabecinhas, made the announcement and also called a.m. with Bishop Loverde. on the faithful to accompany the pilgrimage with their prayers "so that the Lord may grant peace to Syria and ONE DAY ABORTION RECOVERY RETREAT strengthen the Christians who live there." FOR WOMEN– SPETEMBER 26

This retreat is a safe place to renew and rebuild hearts broken from abortion. It offers a confidential environment REMEMBER IN PRAYER where you can begin the process of healing. For more info or to register contact: [email protected]. For more information on post-abortive healing visit Lindsey Bordelon Lars Jorgensen www.helpafterabortion.org or call 888-456-HOPE (4673). Pierre Bretault Andrew Katson Carmel Broadfoot Paul Kemp MEMORIAL MASS FOR Salvatore Calabro Sharon LeMaster John Paul Charles Carver Jennifer Lyons FR. VINCENT R. CAPODANNO Virginia Connelly Pat Malloy THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Sheila Corallo Sue Malone The Memorial Mass for Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno, M.M., Antonio Castro Carmella Manetti will take place at 6:30 p.m. on September 3 at the Crypt Lastenia Cortavarria Marilyn McNemar Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Edward Cotter Diana Meisel Immaculate Conception at 400 Michigan Avenue, Richard DeCorps Bonnie Moran Northeast, Washington, DC. The Most Rev. Timothy P. William Dunne Veronica Nowakowski Broglio, Archbishop for the United States Military Joe Elias Mary O’Bryan Services, will be the main celebrant. This annual Mass is Sandra Elias Anita Oliveira celebrated in memory of Fr. Capodanno, killed in Vietnam Marie Gillespie Briner Orillo on September 4, 1967, as he aided embattled Marines. Francesca Greco Maureen O’Toole Fr. Capodanno posthumously received the Medal of Fran Green Mary Pistorino Honor, and in May 2006 the Catholic Church officially Paul Griffith Don Reilly proclaimed him a Servant of God, formally initiating his Gayle Grinstead Patricia Richer cause for beatification. The Fr. Vincent Capodanno Guild Matthew Grinstead Shelby Rogers is the only official organization set up to promote the Edward M. Hallinan III Kathleen Scully cause for canonization of Fr. Capodanno. For more Helen Hargenrader Merle Shannon information, visit www.CapodannoGuild.org. Military Emily Hazlett Carolyn Steinhoff members are encouraged to wear uniform of the day and Agnes Henley Bill Sullivan civilians, business attire. David Johnson Mary Warchot Mark Johnson

INSTITUTE OF God bless and protect all our family members and parishioners who are serving CATHOLIC CULTURE in the military and civil service for our defense, especially... Men Have Forgotten God: Cause of the Collapse of Modern Civilization Michael Black Kimberley Templer Harry Griffith Michael Templer Robert Reilly Bill Jones Jesus Toledanes Sunday, August 30 @ 7:00 p.m. Richard Kazunas Justin White St. Agnes Church Hall Brendan Murphy Donald Yamamoto 1910 North Randolph Street, Arlington, VA 22207 Lynn Partik Nicholas Galvan Michael Shipley