20408 Point Lookout Rd. • Great Mills, MD 20634 Parish Office Hours:Tuesday -Friday 8:00am to 3:00pm • Appointments can be made by calling the rectory. 301-994-0525 • FAX: 301-994-1547 • www.holyfacechurch.org PARISH STAFF THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - JULY 19, 2020 Pastor, Rev. Jerry Gamrot Deacon, Mr. Paul Bielewicz Parish Bookkeeper, Mrs. Anya Naegele Faith Formation, Mrs. Laura Lang Youth Ministry, Mr. Chris Harris [email protected] R.C.I.A., Mrs. Ashley Davis An Act of Spiritual Communion Chairperson, Parish Council, Mrs. Laura Schuyler by St. Alphonsus Liguori Little Flower School, Grades Pre-K-8 Principal, Mrs. Barbara Stirling [email protected] My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the 301-994-0404, Most Holy Sacrament. CONFESSIONS: I love You above all things, and I Desire to receive Saturday: 4:15pm or by appointment You into my soul. ROSARY: Monday: 6:00pm Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacra- EUCHARIST: Saturday: Vigil 5:00pm mentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. Sunday: 7:00am, 9:00am, 11:30am Daily: 8:00am Tuesday through Friday I embrace You as if You were already there and Tuesday: 10:00am during school year Holy Days: As Announced unite myself wholly to You. ADORATION WITH BENEDICTION Never permit me to be separated from You. First Thursday of the Month 6:00pm Amen. Bulletin Deadline: in Writing by Monday 3:00 pm THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - JULY 19, 2020 Welcome to the Holy Face Catholic Church family. On behalf of our parishioners, I invite you to tour our website and get acquainted with our growing and vibrant faith community. Better yet, please come visit us in person, worship with us, and make this your spiritual home. If you need more information about our parish, please do not hesitate to call me. May the peace of Christ be with you. Your brother in Christ, Rev. Jerry Gamrot New Parishioners: The parish family of Holy Face welcomes all new parishioners! Please fill out a registration form available on our webpage or in the back of the church and drop it in the collection basket at Sunday Mass. If you have any questions, please call the Parish Office at 301-994-0525. You may also reach our Welcoming Committee at [email protected] ! Sacrament of Baptism: Expectant parents must attend our Baptism Preparation Program which is offered monthly. Baptism is the first and most important Sacrament as it introduces us to the Faith. Baptisms are offered on theFirst Sunday of the month at the 11:30am Mass and immediately following. Call the Parish Office to schedule a baptism and to make arrangements to attend our Baptism Program. Sacrament of Marriage: Arrangements should be made well in advance of an intended marriage, at least six months and even up to a year prior. Please call the Parish Office to arrange an appointment with the Pastor. Attendance at the Marriage Preparation Program is required. Sick and Hospital Visits: Please let the Parish Office know if you have a family member who is ill at home or in the hospital so we may add them to our prayer list and arrange, if appropriate, for visits from our Homebound Ministry and the Pastor. R.C.I.A.: If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about the Catholic faith or in becoming Catholic, please contact the Parish Office for details about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or contact the Parish Office at (301)994-0525. Choir: Practice is held on Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Church choir loft. New members are always welcome. Parish and School Websites and email: Visit our Holy Face website at www.holyfacechurch.org for up-to-date information regarding our parish. Questions or concerns may be emailed to: [email protected]. You can also visit the Little Flower School website at www.littleflowercatholic.orgfor additional information regarding our school. Parish Cemetery Information: Contact Catholic Cemeteries at 301-475-5005 or 301-932-1766. THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - JULY 19, 2020 Praying Hard There are many ways to pray. When alone, we might pray in silence, or meditate on verses from the Bible, or say the rosary, or read from a prayer book. When with others, we may pray before a meal, bow our heads during an invocation, or join in the Mass. On some days prayer seems less satisfying. It is hard to concentrate. We are distracted by our surroundings or by the affairs of the day. The words do not make much sense. Or we are just too tired. Those troublesome days come, but there are other days when prayer works. We feel drawn into the presence of God. The songs truly give praise. Our needs prompt us to call upon God more directly. The faith of others inspires us. We may feel discouraged by a lesser prayer once we have experienced all that prayer could be. Even when we cannot pray the way we wish, our prayer still pleases God. When you do something for someone you love, you may not always have the right words, and you may not always select the perfect gift, but the beloved knows what is in your heart. St. Paul tells the Romans, “The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought.” The Spirit intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings. If we do not feel like prayer, all we have to do is try. The Spirit will take it from there. Mass Intentions for the Week In Our Prayers July 20, 2020 - July 26, 2020 PRAY FOR OUR SICK Please include the following people, as well as all of our family and friends Monday NO MASS who are ill in your prayers, especially: Tuesday 8:00am - Theresa Huong Maria Huang Jan Barnes, Beaner Barnett, Ester Mae Battle, Lilly Mae Battle, Wednesday 8:00am - NO MASS Shirley Mae Battle, Robert Baumgarten, Nancy Brown, Judy Broyles, Thursday 8:00am - NO MASS John Cardinal, Francis Countiss, Cindy Davis, Rose Daye, Michael Dement, Friday 8:00am - NO MASS Roger Detrick, Francis Dominique, Kathy Dominique, Joe Eversole, Saturday 5:00pm - Holy Face Parishioners Marjorie Fechtig, Dillon Fiske, Don Geary, Gail Gennaro, Bruce Genovese, Sunday 9:00am - Dominic Tiep Nguyen+ Caleb Getscher, Elizabeth Gray, Tiffany Grey, Annie Hills, Jennifer Hills, Maria Vinh Tran Thi+ Pam Howard, Carole Humphrey, Janice Ivancik, George Izon, Barbara Lamb, Matt Lamb, June Lang, Bie Le, Taylor Love, Janice Lynch, Patricia Madrigal, Teresa Mayor, Joanne McGilloway, Virginia McKeen, Barbara McNary, Bulletin Board Norma Miller, Dolores Norris, Linda Palchinsky, Gertrude Pirko, Dickie Russell, Robert Russell, Duncan Scott, Margaret Sison, Bea Slaske, Norma Szewczyk, Rosary, Bible Study and all other meetings Steve Taylor, Lois Testerman, Anthony Thomas, Cathy Thomas, Mary Thomas, and events will resume at the direction of the Mark Thomason, Robert Wheeler, John Williams, Charlie Wise, Jr., Archdiocese of Washington. Kathy Wood, Elizabeth Young. Weekly Readings Call the Parish Office to have names added to or removed from our list. (Mon) Saint Apollinaris SERVICE PRAYER LIST Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Mt 12:38-42 Please remember in your prayers all of our troops and their civilian (Tues) Saint Lawrence of Brindisi counterparts serving in war zones as well as all those in service around the Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Mt 12:46-50 world: (Wed) Saint Mary Magdalene LCDR Randy Dodds, US Navy PFC Jacob A. Gilbert, USMC Sg 3:1-4b/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 LCDR Richard C. Moebius, Jr., US Navy Lt.Col. Brett A. Shilling, USAF (Thurs) Saint Bridget Airman Steven M. Lamb, USAF 2Lt. Danielle Wilkin, USAF Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Mt 13:10-17 LT Jacob Schmidt, US Navy GSgt Patrick J. Pullman, USMC (Fri) Saint Sharbel Makhluf SSgt Andrew Unkle, US Army LT Michael Woehrer, US Navy Jer 3:14-17/Mt 13:18-23 SPC Alexander D. Unkle, US Army LT Mark D. Sweet, Jr., US Navy (Sat) Saint James LT Kevin Peters, USCG Pvt Gavin Podlaski, US Army 2 Cor 4:7-15/Mt 20:20-28 Capt. Clayton Scott, USMC Capt. Matt Barchick, USMC (Sun) 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12 Lt Adam Patterson, US Navy Capt. Steven Beck, USMC Rom 8:28-30 Mt 13:44-52 If you would like to add a loved one to our armed forces prayer list, please contact the Parish Office during normal business hours—301-994-0525 (T-F 8am-3pm). THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - JULY 19, 2020 Like Mary and Joseph, families have a mission to welcome Jesus into their Are You Thirsting For God? homes and lives, to “listen to him, speak Are you someone who would like to learn more about your with him, take care of him, protect him Catholic Faith? Do you know someone not baptized or and grow with him, and in this way baptized in a non-Catholic Christian tradition, who is thirsting for what it means to become Catholic? improve the world.” -Pope Francis Do you know someone already Catholic but has not yet re- Sunday Faith Formation serves all parish children. ceived Confirmation & Communion? Weekly sessions for Pre-K through 8th Grade meet Others may be thirsting too… on Sundays from 10:15am to 11:20am. Two years of faith formation are usually required prior to For each of us faith is a journey marked with moments of reception of the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, conversion along the way…we move from unbelief to initial faith, from sin to repentance, from painful isolation to the Eucharist and Confirmation.