Inside This Issue • July 22/July 29, 2012 Mass Times
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Inside This Issue • July 22/July 29, 2012 Mass Times
Mass Times ~ Presider Schedule Saturday, July 21 5:30 p.m. ~ Father O Saturday, July 28 ~ Father Ron Sunday, July 22 7:30 a.m. ~ Father O 9 a.m.* ~ Father Ron 10:30 a.m. ~ Father Ron (Church)** 12:30 p.m. ~ Father D’Silva 5:30 p.m. ~ Father D’Silva Sunday, July 29 ~ Father Ron ~ Father D’Silva ~ Father D’Silva ~ Father O ~ Father O *American Sign Language interpreted Mass **The 10:30 a.m. Gym Mass is not scheduled during the summer months. Weekday & Saturday Masses Monday - Friday: 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m., 11 a.m. Filipino Mass in Tagalog every 4th Sunday at 4 p.m. Holy Day Masses Eve of the Feast: 5:30 p.m. Day of the Feast: 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament* Exposition: Monday - Friday, 3 - 5:15 p.m., in the church Thursday before first Friday of each month: 6 - 10 p.m., with Holy Hour 9 - 10 p.m. *No Adoration on federal holidays. 3630 Quesada Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20015 202.966.6575 • Phone 202.966.9255 • Fax www.blessedsacramentdc.org Inside This Issue • July 22/July 29, 2012 School Supply Collection For St. Thomas More School • 3 CYO Soccer Registration Now Open • 3 Save The Date For The CYO 5K Race • 3 ‘Surfing For God’ In The Parish Library • 4 Blessed Sacrament School 5841 Chevy Chase Parkway, NW Washington, D.C. 20015 202.966.6682 www.bsstoday.org WIN News • 4 Outreach: Remember Those In Need • 4 Pastor’s Column For July 29 • 5 Top Ten Reasons To Be A Catechist Or Teacher Aide • 6 SIxteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time/Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time Pastoral Staff Rev. Ronald A. Potts, Pastor rpotts@blessedsacramentdc.org Rev. Msgr. Maurice V. O’Connell, Retired Priest moconnell@blessedsacramentdc.org Rev. Percival L. D’Silva, Retired Priest pdsilva@blessedsacramentdc.org Deacon Daniel Thompson Assistants on Weekends Rev. Regis Armstrong, OFM Cap, Catholic University Rev. Michael Witczak, SLD, Catholic University Duffy Parish Center Main Office 202.966.6575 (Open Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) In an emergency, 202.966.6575, Ext. 3988, to page priest on duty Facilities 202.449.4610 Pius X Library 202.449.3974 Ray Manning Adult Center 202.363.4512 Mr. Chris Kelly, Principal of Blessed Sacrament School, 202.966.6682 Ms. Therese Recinella, Director of Religious Education, 202.449.3989 Mrs. Patricia Kavanaugh, Social Concerns Minister, 202.449.3987 (Office Open Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., and by appointment) Mr. Jay Rader, Director of Liturgy and Music, 202.449.3981 Ms. Kathy Gillespie, Director of Athletics, 202.449.3972 Mr. Mark McCaffrey, Coordinator of Youth Ministry, 202.449.3978 Ms. Emma Voelzke, Special Needs Coordinator, 202.449.3990 Sacraments Baptism — Baptismal preparation is required of all parents prior to the celebration of baptism. We recommend that this take place before the child is born. Contact the Religious Education Office at 202.449.3989 for more information. Matrimony — Please contact one of the parish priests six months in advance. All couples who are to be married at Blessed Sacrament must complete our parish marriage preparation program. Reconciliation — Friday and Saturday after the 11 a.m. Mass (if no funeral); Saturday 4 - 5 p.m. and after the 5:30 p.m. Mass, or anytime by appointment. Parish Services & Information Care Of The Sick & Homebound — If you or someone you know is hospitalized and would like a priest to visit, or if you know of anyone who is homebound who could benefit from a regular visit, please contact the parish office at 202.966.6575. New Parishioners — Welcome to Blessed Sacrament! Please register for parish membership by stopping in at the Duffy Parish Center and filling out a registration form. Forms also available in the pamphlet rack inside the Quesada Street entrance to the church and on the parish Web site. Bulletin Announcements — Please send all announcements to bulletin@blessedsacramentdc.org. Deadline: Mondays @ 10 a.m. Newsletter Content — Please send articles, photos and other content to newsletter@blessedsacramentdc.org. Web Site Postings — Please send requests for postings for the Blessed Sacrament Parish Web site to website@blessedsacramentdc. org. 2 Pastor’s Column • July 22 In today’s reading from the Prophet Jeremiah, the Lord declares, “Woe to shepherds who mislead and scatter the flock of my pasture.” The Lord had entrusted His people to the kings to guide and care for His flock. The kings were guilty of negligence for the “sheep” were starving and had been scattered. The Lord will take action against these shepherds, “I will take care to punish your evil deeds.” The Lord personally intercedes to rescue His sheep from the bad situation into which the bad shepherds have placed the flock, “I myself will gather the remnant of my flock.” The Lord will choose and send shepherds charged in His name with leading the sheep on the road to life where they have nothing to fear following the way marked out by the Lord, their only Master. The fulfillment of this promise is realized when the Father sends Jesus to be the Messiah. Jesus is the “righteous shoot” sprung from David—“the Lord our justice.” In St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, he expresses the division of those who believe in God through the Mosaic Law and all others—pagans who believed in many gods. From these two factions, Jesus, who “is our peace . . . made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his flesh, abolishing the law with its commandments and legal claims,” which in fact closed the access of salvation to the pagans. Jesus did not abolish the Law; on the contrary, He brought it to fulfillment. God, did not send His Son to promulgate new juridical prescriptions. But in Him, He created “one new person,” the firstborn of a new humanity. By His cross, Christ has reconciled human beings with God—He has personally become our reconciliation. In Him, all human beings form “one body” and “have access in one Spirit to the Father.” To build walls of division and hatred between human beings is to rise up against God, blaspheme Christ, and seek to oppose the Spirit. As Christians, we cannot in anyway cooperate in such undertakings. We have a strict duty to work at abolishing, in and around ourselves, everything conducive to divisions—our faith demands this of us. In today’s Gospel passage from Mark, the apostles have returned from their mission. They “reported all they had done and taught” by proclaiming repentance and expelling demons, and curing the sick. They have done all that Christ commanded them to do and must give an account of their service. Jesus invites them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” This thoughtfulness of Jesus toward the Twelve enables Jesus to teach them about balance in their lives between time generously given to others and solitude. As they arrive at their destination, the people are already waiting for them and the heart of Jesus is moved with pity. This pity is not condescension but a deep feeling of benevolence that impels one to do everything possible to relieve the sufferers by a total commitment of self. It is this “pity” that stirs within the heart of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, to “teach them many things.” www.blessedsacramentdc.org Shrine Of The Most Blessed Sacrament Bulletin Schedule Summer 2012 Youth Corner Deadline July 30 August 13 August 27 Publication Date August 5 August 19 September 2 July 22/July 29, 2012 Poor Box Donations in July will benefit the Father McKenna Center, which provides services for homeless men through a daytime drop-in center, a year-round transitional living program for five men, and a winter shelter and meal program for up to 25 men. The center also provides emergency food, rental, and utility assistance, and offers assistance and referral services for those struggling with HIV/AIDS. School Supply Collection For St. Thomas More School — The next time you see a sale ad for school supplies, please consider purchasing school items for a child in need at St. Thomas More, Blessed Sacrament’s “Sister School/ Parish” in Southeast DC. The school children need construction paper, scissors, glue sticks, binders, notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons, colored markers and highlighters. This annual school supply collection is scheduled for the weekend of September 8 - 9. Volunteers will be on hand outside of church entrances before and after the Masses to collect the school supply donations. If you are a student in need of service hours, contact Pat Kavanaugh in the Social Concerns Office (pkavanaugh@blessedsacramentdc.org or 202.449.3987) to volunteer to collect supplies at one or more of the Masses. Question For The Week — Jesus was moved with pity for the people who were gathered. Who are the people you are moved with pity for? What can you do to help them? (July 22) Generosity is key to today’s Gospel. What do you have that you should be sharing with others? Think of your possessions, your talents, and your time. How can you use these for the good of others? (July 29) (Source: www.osvcurriculum.com/lifelong_catechesis) CYO Soccer — Registration is now open for CYO soccer for the 2012 fall season. All boys and girls in the parish in the fourth through eighth grades are eligible to participate. Registration information may be found on the Blessed Sacrament Web site (www.blessedsacramentdc.org) under the “Youth” tab (click on “CYO Athletics”). Please follow the instructions on the registration link to complete registration for each child who wishes to play. Registration must be completed by August 10. Where necessary, tryouts will be held in late August and notification of the exact times and dates will be provided via email to all those who have registered. If you have any questions or if you would like to volunteer to coach or manage one of our teams, contact Kathy Gillespie at kgillespie@blessedsacramentdc.org. Newly Baptized John Augustine Brown Sophia Vanessa Clarke Joseph Berhane Ghirmai Katherine Barley Rushing Rest In Peace Salome W. Bayly Mary Elizabeth Blume Joan Guest Martha Kappel Catherine Viehmann Trossevin Please include our sick in your prayers that they may experience healing and comfort Sara Baron John Burgoyne Natalia Dombo Mary Dougherty Arthur Gowran George Fleming Find us on Facebook Blessed Sacrament DC Steven King Peter Kiss Peter Ross Margaret Winkle Jimi Yui Save The Date: Saturday, August 25, 2012 The archdiocesan Office of Youth Ministry/Catholic Youth Organization is excited to announce it’s inaugural 5K Race, 1K Walk, and 1K Youth Fun Run at Our Lady of Mattaponi Youth Retreat and Conference Center. It is the CYO 6K (5K Run, 1K Walk, 1K Youth Fun Run)....and on the 7thK He rested......Bring your family, friends, children, youth....Register a team or register as an individual. To register or for more information, contact the Office of Youth Ministry at 202.281.2462 or smithj@adw.org. 3 Sixteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time/Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time Visit Your Parish Library What are the magazines saying? ‘The Evolving American Experiment’ by Joseph A. Varacalli, Catalyst: Journal of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, June, 2012, 8-9. The author is State University of New York Distinguished Service Professor and has written a long review of ‘The Transformation of the American Democratic Republic,’ by Stephen M. Krason, who argues that American civilization has been radically altered from the outlines laid out by the Founding Fathers over two hundred years ago. Professor Krason traces this transformation through eight historical periods; at each stage he asks ‘to what degree are the principles of the Founding Fathers either maintained or changed?’ and ‘to what degree does the surrounding culture either support or oppose the original vision?’ The careful analysis has some unexpected twists and is of interest to all. ‘Surfing for God’ by Kathy M. Alford, St. Anthony Messenger, July, 2012, 28-33. Visitors to the beaches in New Smyrna, Florida, may see a twelve foot cross in the sand. It’s placed there by George Alford (husband of the author), who never dreamed his hobby, surfing, would turn into a Christian witness and ministry to surfers, especially to fallen-away Catholics. This wonderful article describes how George Alford encourages people he meets on the beach, who wonder why he displays the huge cross, to talk about their religious background. From this simple beginning he has founded a national organization, ‘Catholics Surfing for Jesus’ (surfingfortruth@yahoo.com). ‘Changing lives: that’s the power of the cross!’ he says. ‘Theology Behind Bars’ by Kerry Weber, America, July 2-9, 2012, 13-16. George Williams, S.J., the Catholic chaplain at San Quentin State Prison in California, decided to create college-level courses for San Quentin inmates after hearing that a Baptist seminary in the area had done this with success. It’s part of a rehabilitative program at the prison and includes topics such as ‘Introduction to Church Teaching,’ ‘Philosophy as an introduction to Theology’ and ‘Introduction to Jesuit Spirituality.’ ‘I think there is something about being in this environment that brings the Scriptures alive in a ways you don’t get in a parish’ Father Williams says. The article describes several of the men who are part of this program; many of them are serving long sentences for violent crime. This program encourages them to ‘realize their inherent selfworth.’ The journals cited are just some of many subscriptions found in the library. Call 202.449.3974 for more information. Learn, Live, Love Your Faith — Reminder: The religious CDs and pamphlets that have been offered at the front entrance to the church for the last few months will be taking a vacation over the summer but will return in September. 4 The Adult Center All parishioners, 39 and holding, are invited to gather in Apt. 1 in the Chevy Chase apartment building next to the church for fellowship after the 11 a.m. weekday Mass. Bring a sandwich (beverages and desserts provided) and join the activities. For more info or for transportation, call Rita Killian at 202.363.5069. Summer Schedule (Regular Schedule Resumes September 17) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Closed Renew and the Word Art Class with Dick Swartz Bridge for Bridge Lovers Closed Outreach Canned Food Donations — The Social Concerns Office is in need of canned food donations for the summer months. There are large wooden containers at the main and at the front Quesada Street entrances to the church where supplies may be donated. There are also baskets on the altar if you wish to donate the cans for the offertory. The most frequently requested items are: tuna fish, chicken soup, brown beans, cereal, Chef Boyardee beefaroni, and peanut butter and jelly. Donations may also be brought directly to the Social Concerns Office. Calling All Gardeners & Stewards Of The Earth — The Blessed Sacrament Community Garden, which purpose is to offer fresh produce to the less fortunate in our community, is underway for 2012. There are many ways in which to participate in this project: grow vegetables in your garden and donate them to the Social Concerns Office, or volunteer to help in the Community Garden located at the rectory. To volunteer to work in the Community Garden, contact Lisa Greenberg, eogreenberg@ gmail.com or 301.657.3457. On Sundays, there is a basket for produce donations at the main entrance to the church; all other times there is a container located outside of the Social Concerns Office. Questions? Contact Pat Kavanaugh: pkavanaugh@ blessedsacramentdc.org or 202.449.3987. WIN News: Our City/Our Responsibility — More than 90 leaders from 26 institutions gathered at Masjid Muhammad on July 12 for WIN’s first citywide action team meeting at a mosque. Those who lead the meeting spoke from Muslim, Jewish, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Catholic, Humanist, and non-religious perspectives and from all wards of the city. Together we agreed that in times of political instability we will not let ourselves to become discouraged or to withdraw from the civic and political life of the District. Leaders pledged instead to find hope in the residents of the District. We pledged to do our part to create a new political culture in DC, one that does not fall on the hubris or misdeeds of the few, but rises on the aspirations, hard work, and leadership of tens of thousands of DC residents. To rise to the occasion leaders agreed to sign up 6200 voters, and to embark upon 275 door-knocking voter walks, knocking on 5500 in the coming weeks. We will meet our neighbors and share WIN’s agenda of affordable housing, youth, and jobs, including the introduction to the new VOTEWINDC Website: http://votewindc. nationbuilder.com. Contact: Margaret Ahmann, mahmann@ mindspring.com. www.blessedsacramentdc.org Shrine Of The Most Blessed Sacrament Pastor’s Column • July 29 In our reading from the second Book of Kings, we find Elisha at the center of our passage. He played an important role in the northern kingdom and was known for many miraculous incidents. In today’s passage there is a great famine in the land. A man brings twenty barley loaves to Elisha. He instructs his servant to distribute the bread to all one hundred people. The small number of loaves is enough to feed everyone and there are leftovers. The Lord remains faithful to His people, “They shall eat and there shall be some left over.” Once again, we are reminded that in the Scriptures bread is God’s gift to strengthen His people. In St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, he exhorts them to “preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace.” Paul is stressing the unity of all members found in the Body of Christ. Christ has suffered, died, and risen to reconcile us to the Father and to each other. By our very baptism, “our call,” we are given the grace to overcome the selfish tendencies of the flesh. We grow in humility, gentleness, and patience through the Lord’s grace so that we are able to bear with “one another through love.” These gifts enable us to break down the walls of selfishness that are the result of the problems and difficulties we face in our lives. Finally, Paul reminds us that aggressive and selfish behavior is not acceptable in our lives because we are the children of the same Father. We find the miraculous multiplication of the loaves and fishes in the Gospel of John. The crowd has followed Jesus and His disciples because of the miracles they have witnessed. As they follow Him to the mountain, their messianic expectations are strong for the “mountain” has always been a symbol of an encounter with God. The crowd is so great and the people are hungry—it is an impossible situation. A boy with five barley loaves and two fish is the only food that is available. He commands the apostles to have the people be seated, “five thousand in number.” “Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted.” The people eat until they are filled. The apostles gather up twelve baskets of fragments reminding us of the abundance of the bread multiplied by Jesus. The abundance of this miracle points to the Eucharist that Jesus will give the Church the night before His death. The Eucharist is the Bread of Life that has and will sustain the Church until the Lord returns. Find us on Facebook Blessed Sacrament DC July 22/July 29, 2012 Chimes Chatter Who remembers the signature National Broadcasting Company’s (NBC) radio network chimes? And how are they associated with our bell tower chimes? If you sound out “G-E-C” (middle Century-old, former Deagan Factory as it stands today. C) in that succession, Photo by Joe Bozik you may easily recognize the NBC “chimes logo” from vintage radio days or from early television times as “outcues” for station breaks. First broadcast in the G-E-C sequence over NBC’s networks on November 29, 1929, stations were required by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to “sign-on” by identifying themselves by call-letters and by city name (also on an hourly basis). As the radio industry mushroomed nationally in the 1920’s, a method was needed over “air-waves” to gesture, in a synchronized fashion, affiliated radio stations to “pause for station identification” required by FCC. The G-E-C chimes sequence was hence devised to be struck manually by an announcer at a program’s conclusion, pleasing to the listening public, yet analogous to an “audio” traffic signal, cleverly letting the affiliated stations’ engineers and technicians to identify themselves. Yes, our own chimes’ manufacturer, John C. Deagan Company, fabricated the chimes manually struck by the NBC technicians. To be continued… Who Knew?: NBC applied in November 1947 to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office registering the G-E-C chimes as an identification “trademark” for broadcasting purposes. The filing was approved on April 4, 1950 becoming history’s first such “audible” trademark. Missed a previous Chimes Chatter column? Past articles are easily found by viewing Sunday bulletins online at www.BlessedSacramentDC. org. Questions about “your” chimes? Call 202.244.4833. Did You Know?? That the School of Religious Education at Blessed Sacrament welcomes children with special needs and offers a variety of accommodations for all students. For more information about how Blessed Sacrament is becoming a more inclusive community, contact Emma Voelzke at evoelzke@blessedsacramentdc.org or 202.449.3990. 5 Sixteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time/Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time Faith Formation RCIA — Are you interested in the Catholic Faith? Blessed Sacrament will soon begin a new journey of faith to share the richness of the Catholic Church and our parish family. We invite you to learn what the Church teaches, and be introduced to some of our parish members. These sessions are also opportunities for you, and others that you may wish to invite, to ask those perplexing and difficult questions you may have about the Church. These gatherings are for inquirers and are open to people who are unbaptized, as well as those who are baptized Christians from Protestant or Evangelical backgrounds. For more information, contact Therese at 202.449.3989. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd — Sundays, 8:45-10 a.m. Registration for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is now open. This Sunday morning, Montessori-style catechesis is available to children three to four years of age. Any child who participated last year and is less than six years old is also invited to return. Blessed Sacrament parishioners will have priority. Class size is limited so register early! To register, contact Rosalie Days: rdays@blessedsacramentdc.org. School of Religion — Early registration for 2012-13 is now open. Visit: www.blessedsacramentdc.org to register online. For more information or for questions about registration, contact Rosalie Days at rdays@blessedsacramentdc.org. Wanted: Catechists & Teacher Aides for Religious Education in 2012-13 — Share your belief in God and the joy of knowing Jesus by becoming a catechist or teacher aide! We teach in teams of two, and catechists and teacher aides can design their own teaching pattern. Some choose to teach every other week; others choose to divide each lesson into two parts. The choice is yours! A catechist is like the chef in a kitchen. S/ he is responsible for gathering the ingredients that go into the lesson plan and fostering a wholesome learning environment. Sometimes we have to try things a few times to get the right flavoring, but it’s all in a person’s commitment, confidence and, most important, their love for the faith. A teacher aide assists the catechist in creating these great “recipes”! Teacher aides support the effort of the catechists by their presence in the classroom and have flexibility as to what extent they will be involved in the weekly teaching, lesson planning, and classroom management. Contact Therese @ 202.449.3989 if interested. Sunday Session: 8:45 - 10 a.m. 1st Grade: 2 Aides 3rd Grade: 1 Aide 4th Grade: 1 Catechist; 1 Aide 5th Grade: 2 Aides 6th Grade: 1 Catechist; 2 Aides 7th Grade: 1 Catechist; 1 Aide 8th Grade: 2 Aides Tuesday Session: 4:10 - 5:25 p.m. Kindergarten: 1 Catechist; 1 Aide 5th Grade: 1 Catechist; 1 Aide 6th Grade: 1 Catechist; 1 Aide 7th Grade: 1 Aide Sacramental Preparation: 1 Catechist. This class meets five times in the fall and five times in the winter for First Reconciliation and First Communion preparation for older children. 6 Top Ten Reasons To Be A Catechist Or Teacher Aide 10. 9. Grow in your faith. When you teach, you will deepen your relationship with the Lord and better learn the teachings of the Church. If not you, then who? Our children need you! Were it not for the generosity of so many dedicated volunteers that come forward each year, our program would literally cease to exist. 8. Serve as a good role model. Our young people need good adult role models, in addition to their parents and family members. 7. You can make a difference. As a catechist, you have a unique opportunity to touch the lives of your students for all eternity. Even if you bring only one student to Christ, it will have all been worthwhile. 6. We’ll train you! All catechists and teacher aides participate in an orientation training session and will have opportunities for ongoing growth and support throughout the year. 5. Meet new people. As a catechist, you are part of a vibrant faith community here at Blessed Sacrament. You’ll meet people who are equally passionate about living their faith and passing it on to the next generation. 4. Improve your health. Studies have shown that volunteering can boost a sense of well-being, improve the body’s immune system, and act as an antidote to stress, chronic pain, and even insomnia. Giving to others contributes a healthier psychological and physical life. 3. You have gifts to share. Each catechist’s uniqueness is a special gift to the young people they serve. God has not short changed you! Realize that you have something unique and special to offer these young people. 2. Put your faith into action. Christianity is not a spectator sport. Our faith takes on new life and meaning when we share it with other people. 1. Because of the Great Commission. Jesus tell us: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you.” Matthew 28:19-20 Sponsor Of The Week We would like to thank Robert A. 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