Pastoral Care for our Brothers and Sisters

BASILICA OF SAINT MARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Mass Intentions
March 9 through March 15, 2015
Monday
12:10 p.m.
12:10 p.m.
Mass
Special intentions for the Basilica’s Parish Family
Wednesday
12:10 p.m.
Mass
Special intentions for the Basilica’s Parish Family
Thursday
12:10 p.m.
Mass
Special intentions for the Basilica’s Parish Family
Friday
12:10 p.m.
Saturday
5:00 p.m.
Mass
Special intentions for the Basilica’s Parish Family
Mass
Special intentions for the Basilica’s Parish Family
Sunday
9:00 a.m.
Mass
12: 00 p.m.
Intentions for the soul of Mary Francis Day,
requested by Fr. Jim Curran & the Basilica’s
Parishioners
Mass
Intentions for the soul of Richard Reid,
requested by Fr. Jim Curran & the Basilica’s
Parishioners
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY
St. Frances of Rome, Religious
2Kgs 5:1-5b Pss 42:2-3; 43:3-4
Lk 4:;24-30
Vi
TUESDAY
Dn 3:25, 34-43 Ps 25:4-5b, 6, 7bc, 8-9
Mt 18:21-35
Vi
WEDNESDAY
Vi
Dt 4:1, 5-9 Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20
Mt 5:17-19
THURSDAY
Vi
Jer 7:23-28 Ps 95:1-2, 6-9 Lk 11:14-23
FRIDAY
Vi
SUNDAY
Rose
HOSPITALIZED:
Carmelita Allen, Chesapeake General, Walter
Green, Bon Secour St. Vincent DePaul
SICK/HOMEBOUND: PARISHIONERS: Marie Adams, Margaret
Anthony, Clarence Banks, Jr., Mary Barnwell, Marion Bullock,
Winslow Bullock, Charles T. Cabarras, III, Clarence Calhoun,
Vernice Case, Earl Cheek, Alma Jones Davis Thado Greene,
Sharon Haynes, Victor Haynes, Jerome Holloway, Diana
Johnson, Margaret Jones, Martha Jones, Helen Kidwell, Edna
Lacey, Paul Lacey, Regina Morgan, Barbara Moses, Wendell
Paige, Johnnie Parker, Helen Rainey, Denise Reeves, Blanche
Rhodes, Roland Ridley, Jr., Roland Ridley, Sr., Dorothy Sharp,
Faye Shaw, Karen Smith, Inez Spruill, Annie Stoney, Verita
Thompson, Hattie Washington, Leander Weston, Jimmie
Whitley, Ms. Gary Williams, Rosie Woodis
Friends of the Basilica:
Lois Ambush, Frank Bailey, Horace Balmer, Nicole
Brickhouse, Milton Michael Brown, Jean-Claude Condemine,
Clarence Cuffee, Jr., Malcolm Everett, Daretta Giles, Berlyn
Howard, Lucille Lattimore, Kinesha Lawrence, Patricia
Nordstrom, Ernest Eugene Ponton, Ervin Powell, Fannie
Powell, Clara Stanley, Verntinio Swinson, Annie Thorogood,
Arthur Turner, Jeanette Ward, Theresa Ward, Jacqueline Word
NURSING HOME/REHAB:
Clarence Calhoun
Doris Cooper
Connie Fenner
Neil Pretlow
Kema Rodgers
Sheppard Village, #103
Chesapeake Rehab, #13B
Sentara Assist. Living #407
Chesapeake Place
Sentara Rehab Newtown
Remember our Military Members
Lord, your Word says that whoever goes to
you for safety, whoever remains under the
protection of the Almighty can say to you,
“You are my defender and protector, you are
my God; in you I trust.”
May our sons, daughters, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters
and friends in the military, and all our troops turn to you and
find rest in the shadow of your wings.
Prayers, cards & letters to:
MC3 Ivana Campbell
USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) X Division
FPO AP 96628-3300
SSgt. Warren Sampson
(Back in the U.S.)
Hos 14:2-10 Ps 81:6c-11b, 14, 17
Mt 12:28-34
SATURDAY
Vi
Pastoral Care
for our Brothers and Sisters
Send a card, make a call, visit and always pray for our suffering
brothers and sisters in the faith. If you know of someone who
should be added or removed from our Pastoral Care list,
please call the office or email us at the Church.
Communion Service
Tuesday
NORFOLK, VA
Hos 6:1-6 Ps 51:3-4, 18-21b Lk 18:9-14
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23
Ps 137:1-6
Sgt. Natalie Speller
(Back in the U.S.)
South Carolina
Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Whittaker
CMR 467
Box 3693
APO AE 09096
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
March 8, 2015
THIS WEEK AT ST. MARY
Monday,
12:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
March 9TH
Communion Serv.
Z umba
Tuesday,
10:00 a.m.
12:10 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
March 10th
Staff Mtg.
Mass
Prayer Group
Wednesday,
10-11:30am
12:10 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7-8:30 pm
March 11th
Walk thru Mass
Mass
Pastoral Care
Y/A Bible Study
Walk thru Mass
Thursday,
12:10 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
March 12th
Mass
Adult Confirmation
Friday,
12:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
March 13th
Funeral Mass
Station of the Cross
Soup & Salad Dinner
Saturday,
March 14th
11:30-5pm
1:00 p.m.
1-3 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Confirmation Retreat
KPC 4 Mtg.
L of C
Mass
Sunday,
9:00 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
March 15th
Mass
Rel.Ed,/RCIA
Mass
Jr. KPC
Leadership Awards
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR
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Parish Pastoral
Council
For 2015
March 14th— Confirmation
Retreat at the
Basilica
March 30th— Chrism Mass
at the Cathedral
May 2nd — Health Fair
May 17th — Mommy and
Me Tea
Interested in Volunteering in:
FOOD PANTRY
Monday, Wednesday, and
Thursday
HOURS: 10:00 AM TO
12:00 PM
Or
SOUP KITCHEN
Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday & Friday
HOURS: 12:15 p.m.—1:30
p.m.
CALL: Ms. Ercelle Drayton
757-622-4487
God is Compassion.
" I have heard the cry of my people,"
Yahweh says in exodus,
" and I mean to deliver them."
The basic spiritual question of life
may be "Whose cries do we hear and
what have we done to deliver them?"
The Second Collection, taken on the
first Sunday of each month, will be
designated for EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE
to help our sisters and brothers in
Christ.
Please give generously
Chairman: Contact info:
Dr. Alveta Green Mitchell
alvgmitchell@cox.net
757-817-4733
PPC email address:
saintmary1@cox.net
Meets the 4th Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
Next meeting date:
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Parishioners are always
welcome to attend the PPC
meetings; however, if there is a
particular subject you would
like to bring up please, let the
PPC know by using any of the
above contacts no later than one
week before the meeting date.
World Marriage Day
which honors husband and wife as
the foundation of the family.
Commit to making your marriage a
priority in your lives and let your
marriage relationship give glory to
God. Strengthen, renew, and
rekindle your marriage
sacrament by attending a
Worldwide Marriage
Encounter .
The upcoming weekends are:
April 17-19, 2015 in
Fredericksburg or
June 26-28, 2015
in Richmond.
For more information or to apply,
visit our website at
www.renewmarriage-vasouth.org
or contact us at applications
@renewmarriage-vasouth.org
or 757-483-3209.
Fasting is to be observed by all 18 years of age and older,
who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day
one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to
maintain strength, may be taken according to each one's
needs, but together they should not equal another full meal.
Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids,
including milk and juices, are allowed.
Abstinence is observed by all 14 years of age and older. On
days of abstinence no meat is allowed. Note that when health
or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does
not oblige.
Diabetics, hypoglycemia and numerous other physical
conditions do not allow for the altering of food intake.
Persons with special dietary needs or the need for
physical stamina to work can be excused. When in doubt
concerning fast and abstinence, the parish priest should
be consulted.
The rules for fasting before Communion have changed
over the centuries. A Catholic who wished to receive Holy
Communion used to have to fast from midnight on. The
elderly, the infirm, and those who care for them can receive
the Most Holy Eucharist even if they have eaten something
within the preceding hour.
ATTENTION!
There will be an important
USHERS’ MEETING
On Sunday, March 15, 2015
After the 9:00 a.m. Mass
In the Saint Joseph’s Chapel
All ushers please plan to attend
PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF
Mrs. Lillian Nicholas
Parishioner
Rev. Msgr. William L. Pitt
Mr. Bob Kelly
Father of Patrick Kelly
May they rest in Christ’s peace.
NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH
Parishioner who lives in Portsmouth
needs at ride to Mass.
Phone: (757) 673-6379 or (816) 541-0215
If someone could provide this service for
him, he would be very grateful.
Flexible for any Mass.
HAPPY

1st Quarterly Birthday Celebration - March 29, 2015

Youth Ministry Regional Event Virginia Beach, VA April 2015. Speaker Paul J. Kim

Kujenga Retreat - April 24 thru 27, 2015 Roslyn Retreat Center Richmond, VA.

Youth Ministry Host Mini Retreat for Middle and High
School Students - TBA
BIRTHDAY
to
Mrs. Dorothy Wattley
Celebrating
87 years young
March 8th
Introductory Centering Prayer Workshop
Sat March 14, 2015 in Virginia Beach at Church of the
Holy Spirit 1396 Lynnhaven Pkwy from 9:30 am to
3:00 pm. A great way to prepare for Lent. Come and
learn this ancient prayer form of the desert Fathers &
Mothers, the contemplative tradition of our Catholic
heritage. Participants will learn the essential
conceptual framework to begin Centering Prayer as an
individual practice. The workshop includes four
presentations, experiential practice, a delicious lunch
and ample time for questions. Six 1 ½ hour follow up
sessions will start the following week, these are not
required but highly recommended. The cost is $30.00
and includes lunch. Tuition assistance is available.
Contact Nancy Hess at 757-468-9256 or
nancyahess@gmail.com for registration form.
The Tidewater Catholic Alumni Club
will attend AcquaFire! at the Norfolk Botanical
Gardens on Friday, March 13, 2015 We will meet at
the entrance to the visitor’s center at 5:30 p.m. The
event will last from 6 to 9 p.m. Cost is $12. The
Tidewater Catholic Alumni Club is an organization of
single
Catholic professional men and women. The
club is a member of the national organization Catholic
Alumni Club International. For more information
e-mail tcac1@hotmail.com or go to the club website
www.freewebs.com/tidewatercatholicalumniclub/.
Upcoming Events
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Attention Saint Mary’s Youth
The Cherone Gunn Youth Usher Ministry
is seeking new members.
If you are a responsible, dependable young person who
wants to serve his or her Church by ushering, please
contact: Mr. Mark Lawson or Ms. Yvonne Johnson
after the 9am Mass any Sunday. The youth generally
usher on the third Sunday each month and fifth
Sundays when they occur or as needed.