St. William of York Catholic Church 3130 Jefferson Davis Highway, Stafford, VA 22554 Parish Clergy Mass Schedule Fr. Robert J. DeMartino, Pastor Sunday Mass 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM Fr. Lino Rico Rostro, Parochial Vicar & 12:15 PM (Spanish) Mr. James J. Benisek, Deacon Monday 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM Tuesday 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM Parish Acolyte Wednesday 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM Mr. Daniel A. D’Agostino, KHS Thursday 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM Friday 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM Parish Office Saturday 9:00 AM (540) 659-1102 Saturday Vigil Masses 4:00 PM & 5:30 PM Fax (540) 659-5637 Holy Days of Obligation as announced www.swoycc.org [email protected] Penance (Confession) Schedule Monday – Friday 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Wednesday & Friday 9:30 AM Saturday 9:30 AM & 6:30 PM Parish School Pre-K – 8th Eucharistic Adoration (540) 659-5207 Between morning daily Masses, (Mon., Tue., & Thur.) www.stwillschool.org, fax (540) 659-9863 and First Friday from 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM. David A. Lima, Principal Baptism Religious Education Office Baptism classes are required. Please contact the parish (540) 659-5705 office as soon as possible. Parents are encouraged to [email protected] attend before the birth of their child. Deacon James J. Benisek, DRE Marriage Preparation Monday - Friday 9 AM - 3 PM Couples are required to make arrangements at least six months in advance of the desired wedding date. Catholic Youth Organization [email protected] Sponsor Letters Erica Abagnale, CYO Coordinator To qualify, one must be registered for at least 3 months, have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and St. William of York Outreach, Thrift Shop Confirmation, be at least 16 years of age and attend (540) 720-6652 weekly Sunday Mass. Married sponsors must be in a Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM valid Catholic marriage. And first Saturday’s 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Bulletin Deadline Parish Membership Friday, in writing, a full week prior. New parishioners are asked to register in the parish office. Welcome to St. William of York Catholic Church: “Come As You Are… But Change When You Get Here!” Pentecost Sunday—May 23, 2021 Confession Schedule th th May 24 –May 29 th th Wednesday: 9:30 AM–10:00AM May 24 – May 30 Friday: 9:30 AM–10:00AM Monday 7:30 AM Ursula Kujan+ Saturday: 9:30 AM-10:00 AM 9:00 AM Martin Ezekiel Monge+ Saturday: 6:30 PM-7:00 PM Tuesday 7:30 AM Leonisa Charfauros+ 9:00 AM Maximino Camaya+ Wednesday 9:00 AM Josephine Brennan+ 6:30 PM Samundri Bangaree Modified Mass Schedules Thursday 7:30 AM Robert Mobley+ Memorial Day is Monday, May 31st. Therefore, 9:00 AM Alice R. Clark+ there will be no 7:30 AM Mass. Friday 9:00 AM Mike Kwiatkowski+ 6:30 PM Jose Angel Martinez+ Tuesday, June 1st, Wednesday, June 2nd, and Saturday 9:00 AM Domingo Demellites+ Thursday, June 3rd, we will be on a modified Mass 4:00 PM Special Intention schedule while one of our priests is away. Daily 5:30 PM Joanne Weigert+ Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 AM only. Sunday 7:30 AM Walter H. Cunningham+ The school graduation is on Friday, June 4th. 9:00 AM Sue Thompson+ Therefore, we will not have a 6:30 PM Mass. We 10:30 AM The Sanders Family will celebrate the graduation Mass at 7:00 PM. 12:15 PM People of St. William of York Adoration will end at 6 PM to prepare for the Mass. Schedule Changes due to Mandates being Lifted This past weekend the governor lifted the Parish Office Holiday Hours Mask Mandate for those who are fully The parish office will be closed on Friday, May th st vaccinated. So you may now attend Mass 28 and Monday, May 31 in observance of the without a mask if you are fully vaccinat- Memorial Day Holiday. ed. However, if you are visiting or volun- teering in the school, you will have to wear your mask even if you are fully vaccinated. The mandate for the use of face cov- Sunday Collection for erings for faulty, staff, and students in K-12 schools are still in force. 5/16/2021 Offertory: $ 8,522.00 In addition, starting May 28th, all social distancing require- ments, and capacity limitations will end. Therefore, this week- Narthex: $ 2,364.00 end May 23rd and 24th will be the last weekend of Mass sign- Other Donations: $ 2,513.00 ups. Starting the weekend of Saturday, May 29th, and Sun- Total: $13,399.00 day, May 30th, you will no longer need to sign up for Mass. th Other Collections: Beginning June 5 our Mass schedule will return to our previ- Communications Campaign: $81.00 ous Saturday evening Mass schedule with just one Saturday vigil Mass at 5:00 PM, followed by confessions at 6:00 PM to Faith Direct: 6:30 PM. Offertory: $20,394.00 Narthex: $ 3,707.00 Other Donations: $ 1,125.00 Sunday Donuts Total: $25,226.00 rd Come join us today, May 23 to enjoy some fresh Thank you and may God bless you for your donuts and coffee, and to meet other parishioners in the parish center after all morning Masses. continued support and generosity. St. William of York Youth St. William of York Catholic School Over 25 Years of Authentic Catholic Education School News Nothing proves our love for Jesus Christ better than the zeal we have to pray for our brethren.- Saint John Chrysostom What a beautiful day for May Crowning! All of our students gathered to present flowers to Mary. Sadie and Myles from second grade crowned Mary. After being crowned, our stu- dents prayed the Litany of Mary. Such a beautiful occasion! RE Program 2020-2021: The 2020-2021 Religious Educaon program is complete. Our sincerest thanks go out to all of our families both online and in-person for their patience and understanding during our transition from online to in-person instruction. Enjoy your summer vacation, and we hope to see you all back in the fall. Thank you, most of all, to our Catechists who worked with the office to get the program up and running during very unusual times. All were very cooperative and helped out where they could. You are everything to this program, and we can not thank you enough for all that you do for our students and families. May God Bless you all. Enjoy a well- deserved summer vacation. We are currently working toward a full reopening of our religious education program to in-person classes for the 2021- 2022 school year, which will commence September 2021. Registration will open on June 1, 2021. Recruitment for the 2021-2022 school year: The Religious Education office is looking for Catechists and assistant Cat- echists, especially bi-lingual teachers. Please prayerfully consider joining the RE program and help us spread our won- derful faith to the young people of our parish. We will continue to post information to the parish website @ SWOYCC.ORG about the program along with emails and other forms of communications to keep you up to date on all requirements and meetings. God Bless each of you and your loved ones, especially during these trying times. We ask for your continued prayers. In Our Parish Holy Land Olivewood Carvings This weekend, May 22nd/ 23rd, 2021, Sunday, May 23 there will be a display of beautiful 8:00 AM: K of C Donuts (Center) olivewood handmade carvings from the 8:00 AM: Holy Land Carvings Holy Land at our church. These Carv- No RE Classes ings are made by the Christians of Beth- 2:30 PM: CYO - Triple D (Gym) lehem. During this difficult time of Covid-19, Bethle- Monday, May 24 hem is Shut Down, No Tourism, No income. Carving 8:00 AM: School Flag Retirement Collection olivewood Now is the only source of income for the Tuesday, May 25 Catholic families who are still living in the Holy Land. 8:00 AM: School Flag Retirement Collection Christians in the Holy Land used to be more than 37% 10:45 AM: Strings Performance (Gym) of the population. There is less than 1% now because of 5:30 PM: Deanery 7 Workcamp Meeting (Center) the situation. As Christians of faith, we must support our 6:30 PM: Strings Concert (Gym) brothers and sisters in Bethlehem. YOU can support Wednesday, May 26 them by purchasing some of these beautiful carvings 8:00 AM: School Flag Retirement Collection after Mass. For more information, please contact us at 9:30 AM: Confessions (Church) 202-302-5889 or visit www.BethlehemCarvings.org. 7:30 PM: English Baptism Class (Brent Room) Thursday, May 27 8:00 AM: School Flag Retirement Collection 8:00 AM: School Birthday Dress Day Baptism Classes 10:40 AM: Strings Performance (Gym) The next Baptism Preparation Class in English will be held on Wednes- 11:00 AM: Flower Ladies (Kitchen) th 3:30 PM: Middle School Running Club day, May 26 at 7:30 PM in the Friday, May 28 Brent Room. The next Baptismal Preparation Class in Spanish will be held on Saturday, Parish Office Closed th ½ Day of School June 12 at 8:30 AM in the Brent Room. It is 8:00 AM: School Flag Retirement Collection mandatory that all parents register with the 8:15 AM: School Field Day parish office (540) 659-1102 before the class.