Mass Times Sunday 7am, 9am, 11:30am Saturday St. John Francis Regis 8am, 5pm Vigil Feb 21st, 2021 1st Sunday of Lent Monday-Friday 7am, 9am FEB 21ST,2021 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT Wednesday 6:30pm Holy Days of Obligation 7am, 9am, 7pm Confessions Saturday 4:00-4:45pm, and after the 5pm Mass *Also by appointment Rosary Monday-Friday 7:30am Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 6:30am Clergy School Religious Education *Please be courteous, maintain social distancing, and wear a mask, Pastor Principal Director of Religious as mandated by the state. Rev. Raymond F. Schmidt Susan McDonough Education [email protected] Grades PK-8 – Before & After Care Rich Olon 43900 St John’s Road, Hollywood, MD Pastoral Associate [email protected] 20636 Deacon Ammon Ripple Sunday Classes PARISH In-Residence (retired) Phone: 301-373-2142 Grades K-6 and 8-12 STAFF Fax: 301-373-4500 10:15am-11:15am Rev. Eamon Dignan Website: sjshollywood.org Tuesday Classes Music Ministry Seminarians Email: [email protected] Grades 5-8 Jonathan Hellerman Brother Thomas Mary Wagaman O.P. 7pm-8:15pm [email protected] Kyle Vance Admin. Assistant John Winslow The program usually starts in Jessiah Rojas September and ends in May. Diana Huber [email protected] Mailing Address: 43950 St John’s Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 Finance Manager Physical Address: 43927 St John’s Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 Dawn Papp Phone: 301-373-2281 Fax: 301-373-8984 [email protected] Website: saintjohnsparishhollywood.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/sjchollywood/ Twitter: @sjchollywood Secretary Mary Pat Kirk MISSION STATEMENT [email protected] The mission of St. John Francis Regis Parish is to foster a family of faith, built on yesterday’s foundation, Office Hours so that today’s spirituality, service, and education Tuesday-Friday: 9:30am-4:30pm will continue to grow into tomorrow’s Catholic community. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.” P A G E 2 Saints Alive! price, more splendid than gold, Feb 21: St. Peter Damian St. Margaret of Cortona and laid them where it seemed (1007-1072) This cardinal of (1247-1297) lived openly as a right….we assemble there to the Church who was born in mistress for a wealthy noble- celebrate, with joy, each year, beautiful Ravenna, offered man for 9 years and at the ripe his birthday into heaven.” stinging rebukes to the pope: old age of 21, she has a massive Feb 26: St Porphyry of Gaza his major work, the Book of conversion and becomes a peni- Sodom, is a book that could (353-421) was a zealous bishop tential third order Franciscan. in Gaza City who destroyed pa- have been written in the Do the math! She is beloved by 1980’s instead of the 1050’s. ganism and brought the whole- all who seek freedom from the sale conversion of the region to He is now a doctor of the sins of the flesh. Christianity. Church. Feb 23: St. Polycarp (69-155) Feb 27: St Anne Line (1565- Feb 22: St. Maximian of St. Irenaeus of Lyons knew St. 1601) was raised as a fervent Ravenna (498-556) Back to Polycarp as a child growing up Calvinist. Anne converts to Ca- Ravenna, this archbishop has in Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) the tholicism at the age of 20. For a great mosaic that shows his acts of his martyrdom are an the crime of hiding priests, she visage – grim and severe eyewitness account written by a is hanged at Tyburn. standing next to the empress scribe with a stylus on wax Theodora at St. Vitalis’ tablet. It is beautiful to watch St. Gabriel Possenti (1838- Basilica. He presided over the the sunset in Izmir and imagine 1862) was “a lady’s man” who golden age of Ravenna for 10 the faith of this 86 year old becomes a Passionist and dies at St. Peter Damian years. His tomb is now in the martyr burned at the stake for the age of 24. He is the patron Cathedral in Ravenna. the sake of Christ. “…And so saint of the NRA – because of we took up his bones, more his marksmanship in defending precious than stones of great women from ruffians with his trusty pistol. “To everything there is a season…” “A time to be born…” “A time to die, a time to mourn…” Joseph Kovalcik Edward Flynn “A time to embrace, a time to love…” ”A time to heal…” “A time of peace, and a time of war…” Shawn Campbell, Jordyn Rose O’Connor, CPT Timothy E. Sartori, USA; Jalen Penaflor, Barbara Pilkerton, Lt Evan A. Scott, USN; John & Ethel Pilkerton, Robin Poe, Sgt Sean B. Scott, USA; Frances Powers, Hannah Rainer, LCDR Christopher S. Servello, USN; Maria Robey, Hal Richards, LT Jeffery T. Servello, USN; Suzanne Saurel, Shirley Johnson Sellner, 2ndLT Matthew Francis Smith, USA; Charlotte Silva, Rosemary Smith, Patricia AEC Stephen Sterns, USN; Somerville, Samaya Stone, Danny Sweeney, CDR Christopher Stearns, USN; Nancy Szewczyk, Gwennette Thomas, LT John Taylor, USN; Cpl William J. Trainor Sr, Alice Viverette, Taylor Theriot, USMC; James Wallace, Ronnie Ward, SSgt JanCarlo Tor res, USAF; Johnny Wathen, Kenny Watts, Laura Wible, Staff Sgt Jason W. Walker, USA; Eleanor Wood, Jill Wood, Damian Worrell A1C Jack Whinnery, USAF; and Luzina Yorkshire PVT Bradley William, USA. ST. JOHN FRANCIS RE GIS FEB 21ST,2021 P A G E 3 Daily Readings Mass Intentions MONDAY, Feb. 22 1 Peter 5:1-4, 7:00am Thomas Gray + Matthew 16:13-19 Apologetics with Ken Scheiber 9:00am Victor Salinas –Linares + TUESDAY, Feb. 23 2020-21 Class meeting on Isaiah 55:10-11, 7:00am The End of Abortion Monday evenings 7-8:30pm Matthew 6:7-15 9:00am Thomas Gray + In person come to St John’s St Jude Room (just show up!) WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 or Zoom into the class from home. Jonah 3:1-10, 7:00am Thomas Gray + Luke 11:29-32 9:00am The Homebound of our Parish Contact : Ken at [email protected] 6:30pm Clare Glasgow (L) to be on the email list of topics, reminders and informational links! Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25, THURSDAY, Feb. 25 7:00am St. John’s Parishioners Matthew 7:7-12 Apologetics Topics coming up: 9:00am Thomas Gray + 2/22 Do you have a soul? Ezekiel 18:21-28, FRIDAY, Feb. 26 Matthew 5:20-26 7:00am Thomas Gray + 3/1 Martin Luther from the 9:00am The End of Abortion Catholic Perspective Deuteronomy 26:16-19, SATURDAY, Feb. 27 3/8 How Dark were the “Dark Ages”? Matthew 5:43-48 8:00am Catholic Families 5:00pm Thomas Gray + Genesis 22:1-2, 10-13, 15-18, SUNDAY, Feb 28 Romans 8:31b-34, 7:00am St. John’s Parish Mark 9:2-10 9:00am The Conversion of Souls 11:30am Bernice Adelaide Cooper + +deceased, (L) Living Stations of the Cross *Please contact the parish office with mass intentions. $10 donation per intention Every Friday at 7:00pm “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:15 Sacraments BAPTISMS MARRIAGES SACRAMENT OF THE R.C.I.A The Rite of Baptism is Arrangements must be made SICK (Rite of Christian Initiation celebrated by appointment. at least 6 months in advance Please notify the rectory of Adults): Those who are Parents are required to meet of the ceremony. when a parishioner would interested in becoming with the pastor and attend an like to receive the sacraments Catholic or completing obligatory preparation and is homebound, in a their sacraments are session preferably before the nursing home, or in the invited to contact the birth of your child. Call the hospital. rectory at any time. rectory to schedule your appointment. *Individual spiritual guidance is offered by our Priests and Deacon. Please contact the parish office for more information. P A G E 4 Bag & Basket Raffle St. John's School is hosting a weekly bag and basket raffle through March 17. Each week, new designer bags and fun gift baskets are available. View the weekly options and purchase tickets at https://www.auctria.com/auction/SJSBagFundraiser. Raffle winners are announced every Friday at https://www.facebook.com/sjsbagbingo. Calling all young men and SOUTHERN MARYLAND Attention Men - women joining the Military! CATHOLIC MEN Struggling with Saturday Mornings from 6:30-8:00AM pornography? St. John’s Men’s Group would like to present you with a Combat Rosary to protect ST. JOHN FRANCIS REGIS PARISH HOLLYWOOD, you during your time in the military. MD Your local Catholic brothers are 43950 St. Johns Rd here to help with a weekly Men’s Please provide your Hollywood, MD 20636 Recovery Group. This no-cost, name, email, Want to strengthen your faith in Christ? laymen led group offers discrete phone number, service Do you desire to be the man God intended? support and accountability. (Army, Navy, Marine, Your name is not Air Force or Coast If so, then we have something in common. required for inquiry. Please call Guard) you plan to I hope to see you Saturday morning, our automated phone line at enter and the approximate date you in the Saint Jude Room. 240-309- 2556 or email plan to enter Daniel Seep (757) 291-0262 [email protected] Active Duty to [email protected] for more information. Dan Seep at 757-291-0262 or email [email protected]. Women, please contact Mariam at 760-715-9902 or email [email protected] to receive a blessed rosary from FIAT! That’s it, we will set up everything else.