UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Sodality
Family Rosary Main Church - 7pm |
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9am Mass in Main Church |
| 21 |
9am
Mass in Main Church |
| 28 |
9am
Mass in Main Church |
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Memorial
Day Holiday 9
am Mass in Our Lady’s
Chapel
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| June |
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9am
Mass in Main Church |
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8th
Grade Graduation (During 5pm Mass) |
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11
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Last
Day of Parish School
9
am Mass in Main Church
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| July |
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Independence
Day Observed
9
am Mass in Chapel
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Mass
Intentions
Sunday,
May 9
5:00 pm • Parishioners
7:30 am • Parishioners
9:00 am • Mary Joan Beck †
10:30 am • Philomena
Argentine †
12:30 pm • Thanksgiving
to Jesus,
Mary
and Joseph
Monday, May
10
7:00
am • In
Thanksgiving
9:00 am • Gerry Newman †
12:10
pm •
Virginia
Rigali †
Tuesday, May 11
7:00 am •Therese V. McPherson
9:00 am • Thanksgiving
to Our Lady
Of
Fatima
12:10 pm •
Personal
Intention
Wednesday, May 12
7:00 am • Terrance
Dorrington †
9:00 am •
Madelyn
A. Hasco †
12:10 pm •
Barbara
Proctor
Thursday, May 13
7:00 am • Virginia
Rigali †
9:00 am •
Marie
Jordan †
12:10 pm • Virginia
Rigali †
Friday, May 14
7:00 am •
Elizabeth
Ostrowski †
9:00 am • Helen
Dunn
†
12:10 pm •
William
Abert †
Saturday, May 15
9:00 am • Arhet
Howard †
Sunday, May 16
5:00 pm •
Donna
Doyle †
7:30 am • Florence
Kobel †
9:00 am • Parishioners
10:30 am •
Mary
Isabel Reiff †
12:30 pm •
Resurrection
of Jesus
We welcome the newest members of St. Mary’s Community. May the Lord continue
to shower them and their families with His blessings.
May 1, 2010
Jemimah Anne Manalansan
June
2009 - June 2010
The
Year for Priests
PARISH
ACTIVITIES / PROGRAMS
FORWARD
IN FAITH
Forward in Faith was implemented in 2004 to raise money to
support many of the ministries and programs that are provided by the
Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic Charities and other Catholic
agencies. As of March 31, 2010, Forward in Faith has raised more
than $109 million dollars in support of the six priorities that were
outlined for the campaign. The fundraising phase of Forward in Faith
will conclude in December 2010. Please visit the Forward in Faith
section of the Archdiocese of Washington Web site at www.adw.org to
learn more about the campaign’s educational, pastoral and
ministerial objectives.
This spring, Masses will be celebrated
throughout the Archdiocese of Washington to acknowledge the work of
Forward in Faith and to thank its supporters. Each Mass will be
followed by a reception.
Forward
in Faith Mass and Reception Schedule
May
11 7:00 pm
St. Joseph, Largo, MD - Bishop
Barry C. Knestout
May
12 7:00 pm
Sacred Heart, LaPlata, MD - Bishop
Martin D. Holley
May
19 8:00 am
St. Jane deChantal Bethesda, MD
- Bishop Francisco Gonzalez
For
additional information about the Forward in Faith Mass and Reception
schedule, please contact 301-853-5344.
Special
Collection for
Catholic
Relief Services (CRS)
Throughout
the archdiocese next weekend, there will be a special collection for Catholic
Relief Services. This important collection makes it possible for
several national Catholic organizations to make a real difference in
the lives of the poor here at home and around the world. Just in the
past few months, CRS was able to help victims of disasters such as
the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. Please help by giving generously
to this collection.
Gabriel
Project
Please
see today’s bulletin insert for information on the Gabriel Project
Baby Shower fund-raiser. Please
check the baskets and bassinets in the vestibules of the Church for
gift ideas to help women in crisis pregnancies
Auction
and Awards Gala
Follow-up
Parishioners
honored:
Helen and Carl Fahrner - Parishioners of the Year
Kathleen
and Jim Bula - School Award Recipients
Raffle
Winners:
1st Prize: $10,000 – Joan Myers
2nd Prize: $5,000 – Tricia Darah
3rd Prize: $2,000 – Stacey and Paul
Murray
Note from the event
organizers:
We would like to extend a
special thank you to all those who supported the Gala this year. It
was a fabulous evening. Our committee showed a true sense of
commitment and dedication. The vibrant spirit of the volunteers and
wonderful sense of community was felt throughout the year as we
prepared for the big night. If you donated any
item(s), sponsored the event, and/or attended the Gala, your
generosity is greatly appreciated. We look forward to seeing you
next year!
Thank you for your prayers
for the success of this important fundraising event.
Sincerely,
Sister Carol, and Sara
Antonucci
Annual Jubilarian
Celebration
On Sunday, June 6
at 2:30 pm, Archbishop Donald Wuerl will celebrate the annual Jubilarian Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception honoring couples married 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 50+ years in 2010. Personalized scrolls signed by Archbishop Wuerl will be distributed to the couples following the ceremony, or mailed should they be unable to attend. Please call the Rectory by April 29 to register.
School
Drama club Presents “Oklahoma”
The
5th-8th grade students of St. Mary’s School will present Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s first collaboration - OKLAHOMA! This landmark
musical is set in Western Indian Territory just after the turn of
the last century. The high-spirited rivalry between local farmers
and cowboys provides a colorful background against which Curly, the
handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their
courtship. Although the path to true love seldom runs smoothly, they
succeed in making a brand new life together in a brand new state.
Performances
are in the School
Auditorium at
7 pm on Friday, May
14, and
Saturday, May
15. Curtain
goes up on Sunday, May
16, at 2:30
pm. Tickets are $5 and children under 5 are free. Tickets can be
purchased on the day of the performance. For more information,
please call 301-762-4179.
Thank
you from Social Concerns
Many
thanks to all those who participated in the recent Spring Clothing
Drive for Interfaith Clothing Center. Because of your generosity, we
were able to nearly fill an 18-foot truck with clothing, toys, and
household items. These donations will be of great help to needy
families in the local Rockville area. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
KINDNESS!!
St.
Mary’s Corn Toss
The
1st Annual St. Mary's Corn Toss Tournament will be held on Friday, May
28, in the
School Gymnasium @ 7pm. Please visit the St. Mary's Web site or
contact Pat Gilroy at gilroy @ comcast . net or
301-424-3107 for more information. Space is limited so register
fast. You must be at least 21 years old to participate.
New
to the Area?
...then
pick up and complete a parish registration form. We'd like to
welcome you to the community
Sick
or Homebound?
...please call the rectory to let us know if you are not able to
come to mass because you are homebound.
St. Mark Society
A society for the increase of faith and morals for adults
Are you an adult who is looking for a community to share your thoughts with and grow in your faith together? The Society of St. Mark is a small group of adults meeting once a week to discuss Catholic doctrine, social issues, and anything else that comes up. Our goal is to grow in our faith through discussion and prayer, thus strengthening us to live authentic Catholic lives. We meet on Tuesdays, 7 – 8 pm in the School. Please contact Isaac Wesley for more information and to sign up at 301-379-7857 or
IWesley@met-tv.org.
More People Urgently Needed for Adoration
For the past several years we at St. Mary’s have been privileged to have
Eucharistic Adoration in Our Lady’s Chapel, Monday through Friday. In order to assure the continuation of this devotion, we need “adorers” or people who will faithfully commit to spending a specific block of time between 9 am and 5 pm visiting with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. We especially need people who can come for the 10:30 - 11:30 am and 2:00 - 4:00 pm time slots. PLEASE sign up for this ministry by calling Flo Slaviero at 301-762-7893. Remember that the Blessed Sacrament must NEVER be left unattended. An hour or two a week spent in quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament is a perfect way to keep proper focus in
our life. Why not give it a try?
Mass
Intentions
Anyone
of the regularly scheduled Masses may be offered for a specific
intention - in memory of a deceased person; for a sick persons
recovery; a special birthday; anniversary; or other occasion. You
may make arrangements in the rectory office for a specific date. The
customary offering for a Mass card is $15.00.
Grocery
Gift Cards
In
addition to Giant, Magruder’s and Shoppers Food Warehouse, we now
have Safeway gift cards too! When you purchase any of our grocery
gift cards, the grocery stores donate 4-5% of their value to our
school! You can buy them at the Parish Hall after the 9:00 and 10:30
am Masses. For more information, contact Annemarie
Rosewater,
301-762-1163.
St
Mary's Library
Please
don't forget to stop by the library, (located in the vestibule of
the Main Church) before or after Mass for reading materials, tapes
or videos spanning a wide range of Catholic subjects, Saints and
apologetics. Unless you purchase religious materials from Catholic
bookstores or online, your St. Mary's library may be the only place
you can read about your Catholic faith for "free." Please
drop in a discover all we have to offer.
Notice
for the Homebound
The
parish bulletin is one way you can keep up with events happening in
the parish and in the local are. If you are a homebound parishioner
(or know someone who is), you can arrange to have the weekly
bulletin sent to you by contacting Joan Maderas at the rectory at
301-424-5550.
 St. Mary’s
Preschool
St. Mary’s Preschool is
receiving applications for all of its classes. The class for 3-year olds meets Tuesday and Thursday, 8:45 - 11:15 am. The 4-year olds morning class meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:45 - 11:15 am. The Pre-K class meets Monday through Friday, 12:00- 3:00 pm. We provide a full curriculum in Religion and Reading Readiness. For more information, please contact Kelly Sweet at 301-762-4179, ext. 3028, or St. Mary's School for more information.
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Two Wonderful
Opportunities to
Support Catholic Education
THE EDUCATION FUND, collected monthly through the pink envelope in our parish envelope packet, helps defray the 2% assessment on our total parish offertory collections throughout the year to support Catholic education within the Archdiocese. This assessment will be
increased to 3% as of July 1, 2010. This money is sent directly to the Archdiocese and is used to provide financial assistance to needy schools. It also helps to fund scholarships for students in low-income families through the Private School
Assistance System (PSAS). This school year, $3,000 from the Archdiocese was awarded to families who attend Saint Mary’s School.
SAINT MARY’S SCHOOL TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND provides a great opportunity for parishioners and friends of Saint Mary’s School to support Catholic education specifically at Saint Mary’s School. Donations to this fund are distributed to those parish families who wish Catholic education for their children, but cannot afford the total cost of tuition. Demonstrated need is part of the screening process, and the final decision for awarding funds is reserved for the Pastor. Donations to this fund have provided significant support for several of our parish school families. During this school year, the Tuition Assistance Fund provided $92,000 in tuition assistance.
Donations to this fund may be made directly to “Saint Mary’s School Tuition Assistance Fund,” with checks sent to the school at 600 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20852.
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PARISH SCHOOL NEWS
St.
Mary’s School Community News
Our
Gala was a truly wonderful night enjoyed by all. We would like to thank St. Mary’s
Parishioners for your prayers, time and talent in making
this night a success! On May 1, St. Mary’s parish 2nd grade students made
their First Holy Communion! Please
keep them in your prayers! Our May Crowning in honor of our Blessed Mother took place
May 2 with an Ice Cream Social following the ceremony. St.
Mary’s school students are very busy rehearsing for our
school production of “Oklahoma.”
The play will be shown 5/13 at 9:30 am; 5/14 at 7:00
pm, and a final performance on 5/15 at 7 pm. The students have been rehearsing very hard and we wish
them the best of luck during their performance, which is
sure to be a crowd-pleaser! Our
8th
graders participated in a Vocations Mass at the Basilica of
the National Shrine on May 4. The 7th and 8th grade students will participate in a mini-retreat hosted
by Father Swink, from the Archdiocese of Washington, on
5/12.
The exciting, annual 8th
grade trip to Boston will begin the week of 5/24.
Our Chorus will spend a fun-filled day in Hershey Park on
5/21 to perform in the “Choral Festival of Music in the
Park.”
Montgomery County’s Division of Solid Waste
Services Recycling Awareness Week kicks off at St. Mary’s!
The school will host the “Magic of Recycling” show on
5/28. St.
Mary’s was chosen by the Division after a site visit to
the school earlier in the year. Field Trips
this month take our children to a tour of Annapolis, the
Imagination Stage, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore,
Cultural Collage, and the National Gallery.
As Always, thank you St.
Mary’s Parish for your continued support of St. Mary’s
School. God Bless You!
"Be it known to all who enter here that CHRIST is the reason for this school.
He is the unseen but ever-present teacher in its classes.
He is the model of its faculty and the inspiration of its students."
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Support For “BOAST”
Tax Credit Needed
The Maryland Catholic Conference is asking Catholics across the state and especially in Montgomery County to contact their legislators in the Maryland House of Delegates to express their support for BOAST (Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers in Maryland) Tax Credit. According to the Catholic Standard, this measure would give tax credits to businesses for charitable donations to a nonprofit organization that would provide scholarships to Catholic and other non-public schools for lower income families. It would also fund innovative enrichment programs for public school students and professional development opportunities for public school teachers. Visit www.mdcathcon.org or call 1-800-492-7122 to urge lawmakers to support BOAST.
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Funds For School
Please remember that you can help St. Mary’s School raise money just by searching the Internet using: www.goodsearch.com |
STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer Medical Director
Mercy Health Clinic is seeking a part-time volunteer Medical Director to replace our current director, Dr. James A. Ronan, who is retiring after 9 years of dedicated service. The Clinic and its volunteer medical staff offer free primary and secondary care to uninsured low-income adults. Located near the MVA in Gaithersburg, the Clinic provided over 6,000 doctor visits last year. Join us in experiencing the joy of helping the neediest in our community. For more information, please contact Alvina Long at 301-758-2635 or
alvina.long@verizon.net.
Meals
on Wheels
Meals
on Wheels of Central Maryland
is looking for people to deliver meals to homebound persons in the
Leisure World/Derwood area on weekdays between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.
A commitment of just once or twice per month is all it takes. Please
call the Montgomery County Office at 1-877-730-9476
for more information.
AREA
COMMUNITY NEWS
Weekend
Retreat for
Separated and Divorced Catholics (SDC)
Separated
and Divorced Catholics (SDC) of the Archdiocese of
Washington will hold its Memorial Day weekend retreat on May 28-30 at Loyola Retreat House
in Faulkner, MD. Our retreat master will be Father Joe Breighner.
Total cost for the retreat is $225. Meals only and Saturday only
rates are available. For information, call the Loyola Retreat House
at
301-392-0801.
The registration form is
available
at www . rc . net / washington / sdc / Retreat-2010 . pdfreat-
New
Online Community
Some
of us find God at church on Sundays, but finding God the other six
days of the week can be a puzzle. Other6.com
is a community of people answering two simple yet profound
questions: Where
have you found God today?
and Where do you need to find God today?
Other6.com brought to you by Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry, is
based on “examination of consciousness” – a prayerful review
of the day intended to help us recognize God in our daily routines.
Our prayer is that you will find other6 . com helpful in your desire for a closer
relationship with God.
Dominican
Retreat Programs
May
14 The Wisdom of
Jesus –
“Your
Father knows what you need
before
you ask him”.
9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Presented by Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI
May
14-16 Centering
Prayer Retreat for Women and Men
-
“Prayer in Secret”
Friday, 7:30 pm – Sunday, 3:00 pm
Directed by Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI
Advance reservations
are necessary for all programs.
For further information, call Dominican Retreat at 703-356-4243
or check our Web site at www . dominicanretreat . org
Montgomery
Hospice Support Groups
Jounaling
and Grief Workshop -
This offering is a 2 session workshop that will focus the use of
journaling techniques as a way of addressing grief issues. No
previous experience with journaling is necessary. Participants need
to plan on attending both sessions -
Tuesday,
May 18, and Tuesday, May 25,
6:30-8:00 pm. Pre-registration is required. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so call and register
early as this workshop is limited to 9 persons.
Both
groups will meet at
the Montgomery Hospice offices,
1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850. Pre-registration
is required.
To register, call Montgomery Hospice Bereavement Care
Team at 301-921-4400
for more
information. Participation in this support group is free
and open to any Montgomery County resident.
Men’s
Softball
Council
#2323 of the Knights of
Columbus is looking for a few softball players for our City of
Rockville Men's team on Tuesday nights. If you are interested,
please call Mike
Thomas at
301-330-5970.
Retrouvaille
Is
your marriage in trouble? If your relationship has grown cold and
distant, if you are separated or thinking about separation or
divorce, we believe that
Retrouvaille
(French for Rediscovery and pronounced Re-tro-vi) can
help.
Retrouvaille is a Catholic program designed to help hurting couples
mend and heal their brokenness. Our next
weekend is May 14-16. All
calls and inquiries are confidential. For more information, call 410-647-0350
or 301-468-6764
or visit our Web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com.
If you would like to receive information in the mail, e-mail
tomncarol @ comcast.net.
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Cell Phone Use
in Church
To show proper respect and reverence during Mass, kindly turn off all cell phones (and pagers) before entering the Church.
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In
Your Prayers…
Please pray for
the men and women of our parish who serve in the armed forces and their
families, especially……
Capt. Christopher Abbott, USAF; SPC. Bryan A. Belice, & Co. USA; Capt. Phillip Burns, USA; Lorina Cajayon, USA; Lt. John Chaffee, AFC; SFC Neil S. Craig, USA; SPC Chris DeBord, USA; Sgt. Robert DeGeorge, USMC; MAJ. Kevin L. Durbin, USA, E2; CDR Brian T. Fitzgerald, MC USN; PFC Matthew Shane Frazier, USA; Seaman Joseph L. Garrett; Cpl. Stephen Goenner, USMC; Sgt. Matthew Harrison, USA; STG2 Vincent Jiordano; Andrew Fahey Keslosky, USA T4; Steve Kowatch, USA; Philip Maciejewski, LCpl. Taylor Maldonado, USMC; Maj. Thomas D. Murphy, Jr. USA; SPC. US Army; Kevin Myers, USN; Tim O’Boyle, Spec, USA; Onil Ofiaza, USA; Sgt. Stella Okigbo, USA;
JAG; Robert Rapalus, USN CWO5; PFC Jesse Remely, PVT Franz Rueckner, USA; Capt. Matthew
Sheftic, USA; Lt. Michael Spagna; PFC Toochikwu Udeinya, USN; PFC Onyekachi Udeinya, USAF; USN, PV1 Roger Villarica, USMC; Capt. Robert M.
Vuolo; George Williams, USA. and Timothy Zetts, USA
Remember the sick, especially......
Emilio Abello, Jr., Urbana Aguila, Al Anders, Emma Anderson, Bardia Banisadr, Joe Batz, Chris Bean, Jacob Benish, Mary Bonano, Dr. Dave Burns, Dana Cochran,
Lorraine Colao, Sally Conlon, Jeanine Cooper, Judy Decan, Mary Jo Denhard, Ruth de Prenda,
Earl Dungan, Ron Dunn, Katherine Ebner, Ann & PJ
Emerick, Molly Farrell, Rafael Ferreros, Tayebeh Ghashghae, E. Palmer Golson,
Maria Gonzalez, John Haben, Angel Hall, Karen Hall, JoAnn Hamill, Tyabah Gasgha
Hez, Shonda Hightower, Eleanor Holzberger, Michael Jackson, Ann Johnson, Carolyn Kelly, Anna Kin, Jim Kolb,
Jim Lasko, Brimitivo Mallari, Jose Oliva, Isabelle Peel, Kathy Pirollo, Victoria Plotas,
Margaret 'Zlata' Rajnic, Pauline Randall, Kitty Roche, Peter Ross, Jim Routh, Re San, Elizabeth Santos, Micheline Spears, Bishop Walter Sullivan,
C. Patricia Tabares, Donald Theriault, Maria Tilves-Aguilera, Janet Leonard-Walker, Lauren
Weller, Kathryn Woolley, Estella Zabala and Erin Zusi
Names will remain on this list for
four (4) consecutive weeks, but can be repeated by calling the Rectory.
If you have recovered and want your name removed, please notify the Rectory.
Please notify the Parish
Office if you, or persons whose names you submitted, no longer need to be on the parish prayer
list. Thank you for your cooperation.
Remember the deceased, especially......
Leonard Wenzel
Our
deepest sympathies go out to their loved ones.
May God’s steadfast love and the support of family and friends
comfort them.
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