June 26, 2016 - Our Lady Queen of Peace

Welcome to OLQP Catholic Church!
Contact Information:
Address: 2700 19th Street South
Arlington VA 22204
Phone: 703-979-5580
Email: office@olqpva.org
Website: www.olqpva.org
Pastor:
Fr. Tim Hickey, C.S.Sp., thickey@olqpva.org
Associate Pastor:
Fr. Brandon Nguyen, C.S.Sp., bnguyen@olqpva.org
Retired and In Residence:
Fr. Tom Tunney C.S.Sp., ttunney@olqpva.org
Ministerio Latino:
Fr. Joseph Nangle, O.F.M., j.nangleofm@yahoo.com
Deacon:
Rev. Mr. Tony Remedios, tremedios@olqpva.org
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz
June 26, 2016
thirteenth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Daily Mass Schedule:
Monday-Friday — 12 Noon
Weekend Mass Schedule:
Saturdays — 5:30 pm Vigil
Sundays — 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:15 am,
1:00 pm (Spanish), and 6:00 pm (Young Adult Mass)
Baptism:
Please call or email the office to make arrangements.
Marriage Preparation:
Please contact Fr. Tim, Fr. Brandon, or Deacon Tony at least
six months before wedding date to complete requirements.
Reconciliation:
Saturdays — 4:45-5:15 pm and by appointment
Religious Education Director:
Katie Remedios, kremedios@olqpva.org
Social Justice and Outreach Minister:
Michelle Knight, mknight@olqpva.org
Youth Minister:
Mike Mothes, mmothes@olqpva.org
Office Receptionist / Hispanic Liaison:
Thelma Molina, tmolina@olqpva.org
Office Administrative Assistants:
Jeannette Gantz Daly, jgantzdaly@olqpva.org
Michele Chang, mchang@olqpva.org
Office Business Manager:
Christina Kozyn, ckozyn@olqpva.org
Maintenance Supervisor:
Michael Hill, mgdvet53155@yahoo.com
Evening Custodian:
Joe Martocci, jmartocci@olqpva.org
No one who sets a hand
to the plow and looks back
is fit for the Reign of God.
Lk 9:62
BULLETIN DEADLINE
Wednesday—9 AM, office@olqpva.org
OLQP MISSION STATEMENT
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church is dedicated to witnessing the teachings of Jesus Christ, especially the Gospel of
Saint Matthew, Chapter 25:31-46. Our mission is to nurture
the spirit and to encourage the potential of those we serve
through liturgical celebration, educational endeavors and social ministries. The parish will continue to identify with its
origin as a Black parish. As a multi-ethnic congregation we will
seek to promote racial harmony and social justice. While our
primary focus is within the immediate community, we will also
work to provide for the well-being of the downtrodden everywhere. In this we strive for our parish community to be a caring, sharing, and loving family.
THIS WEEKEND’S SECOND COLLECTION
PETER’S PENCE
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
1 Kgs 19:16B, 19-21; Gal 5:1, 13-18; Lk 9:51-62
Next Sunday’s Readings: (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Is 66:10-14C; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-9
OUR SICK AND HOMEBOUND STRENGTHEN US
Please pray for: Elizabeth Ball, Suri Barahona, Ronald Bashian,
Gene Betit, Francis Bilgera, Precious Bowens, April Brassard,
Joan Brown, Lynne Burgh, Kathy Burns, Brody Carroll, Louise
Chambers, Carmen Rosa Claure, Mary DaLuca, Cheryl Darby,
Adrienne DiCerbo, Ernest Donatto, Mike Dorsey, Marye Embrey,
Irene Fitzpatrick, Yevette Francois, Allison Fratus, Karen Gammache, Trishann Ganley, Carmen Gonzalez, the Harris Family,
Linda Hawkins, Clare Hayden, Ida Hernandez, Dee Hickey, Margaret Hodges, Beatriz Uribe Jaramillo, Raymond Jay, Pat Johnson, Carmen Andrea Lara, Patrick Lawrey, Maria Linares, Lidia
Montero Lopez, Mary Helen Madden, Wil McBride, Stefan
McGuigan, Olga McKenzie, Martha Gladys Medina, Bette Mehalko, Roberto Méndez, Evelyn Mercantini, Mary Miller, Yvonne
Mockler, Carmen Montijo, Dorothy Moran, Bob Morsches, Chelsea Murray, Nicholas, Patrick Ogden, Delfima Pacheco-Choque,
Catherine Parr, Mary Pasquarella, Patrick, Catherine Peake, Paul
Ramirez, Kate Ring, Maritza Roldan, Carolyn Santos, Susan Savage, Jane Shepard, Mary Shookhoff, Jeffrey Smith, Mary E.
Smith, Eva Souza, Paul Steinmetz, Phillip Stewart, Michael Arthur
Sweat, Fred Thompson, Rose Trujillo, Stephen Utley, Claudia
Waller, Dottie Williams, Mary Woods, Claudia Zapata.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR JUNE 25 - JULY 1
5:30 pm - for David Tishman (D) by Evelyn Hoff
8:00 am - for Virginia Clifford (D) by John & Nikki Clifford
9:30 am - for Geraldine Bosco (D) by Pamela Gresty
11:15 am - for Thomas P. Leckey (D) by Dolores Leckey
1:00 pm - for Mauricio Antonio Rivas (D) by Teresa & Rafael Rivas
6:00 pm - for Fr. Leonard J. Tuozzolo (D) by Kristine Gregos
Mon. 12 noon - for Col. Patrick Barnette (D) by the Rinehart Family
Tue. 12 noon - In Thanksgiving for Zana Manuel (L) by Juderica Dias
Wed. 12 noon - for Martha del Alamo (L) by Emma Grayeb
Thu. 12 noon - for Vacation Bible School Volunteers (L)
by Bonnie Czekanski
Fri. 12 noon - for Mary Rose Czekanski (D) by Bonnie Czekanski
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
Sunday Collection: $11,336
Faith Direct June weekly average: $8,159.87
SACRAMENTAL LIFE OF THE PARISH
This week we welcome 5new Christians:
Delilah Alicia Yusuf
Maximilian Williams Trevino
Baptized 10 am Saturday.
Eleanora Marie Drewniak
Baptized 9:30 am Sunday.
Michael Curtis Lamont Clark
Veronica Martina Zambrano
Charlotte Amelie Vinas
Ethan Alexander Mendez
Baptized 1 pm Sunday.
PEACE ASPIRATIONS… “I n the face of unjust and
pai nful si tuations, fai th br i ngs us the li ght whi c h
scatt er s the dar kness. ” – P ope Fr anci s
PLEASE REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2016-2017
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SCHOOL YEAR
Registration forms are located in the back of the church, and on
the Parish web site. Please complete both sides and place in the
designated box or email them to Kremedios@OLQPVA.org. All
Students, grades PK-12 are encouraged to register.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE - We will continue collecting school
supplies through July. Please donate backpacks, notebooks, pencils, pens, glue sticks, paper, crayons, etc. etc. and place them in
the blue Matt 25 bins in the parking lot. Our need is primarily for
elementary school children, but we will be providing backpacks
for some middle and high school students, as well. More information: contact Pat Vinkenes, PatVinkenes@yahoo.com
NEWS ON HOWARD STUDENTS’ PROJECT IN MEDOR
When in Medor, the members of Howard University’s College of
Engineering and Architecture Service Corps had meetings with
the community. At the meetings, they introduced themselves,
listened to concerns and took note of community needs. During
the school year, they will plan an engineering project which they
hope to implement next spring. There is a lot of interest in improving the kitchens at the primary & secondary schools. Water
flows from the nearby hill to flood the kitchen, soccer field, and
classrooms. Currently the cooks need to bring cooking water
from Gran Fon. Having a suitable water source closer to the
kitchen would be a big help. Check out Dr. Sue's blog on Medor
at marysusancarlson.tumblr.com
Please continue to pray for our sisters and brothers in Haiti!
WWW.FATHERHEALY.COM – Subscribe to this website and
receive a weekly email of a homily matching the current liturgical Sunday. Years ago, some parishioners had the foresight to
record Fr. Healy’s homilies in the 80s and 90s, and they are now
digitized and made available online through the
www.fatherhealy.com website. Fr. Healy was pastor of OLQP
from 1983 to 1995, and very well-known and loved throughout
the metropolitan DC area for his challenging and insightful homilies, especially regarding Haiti and social justices issues.
INTERFAITH MEDITATION JUNE 27 - Join Fr. Tim and Ani
Rinchen Khandro (a Tibetan Buddhist nun) for meditations from
the Christian & Buddhist traditions on Monday evening, June 27
from 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm in the Founders Room. By donation:
$10 suggested. A program of the Interfaith Meditation Initiative. www.InterfaithMeditationInitiative.org
JUST$- As summer vacations begin, low-income children lack
access to regular, nutritious meals because they are out of
school and lunch programs are not available. Half the proceeds
from the Just$ program helps support the OLQP Food Pantry, so
your use of the Just$ Giant, Safeway and Shoppers cards helps
children in need in our community.
June 25-26, 2016 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
JUST A THOUGHT OR TWO… We hear seemingly hard words
NO VACATION FOR HUNGER - Please continue to bring food
from Jesus in today’s Gospel. Jesus, like Elijah before him asked
his followers to leave behind everything and follow him. No
words of compassion for the one whose father had just
died! No time to say goodbye to friends and family…not even
time to bury the dead! What is going on with Jesus?…earlier in
the Gospel of Luke Jesus’ compassion is readily visible, curing
the sick and lame, raising a little girl from the dead, curing the
lepers…what has happened? Surely the people following Jesus
were surprised by these hard-hitting words but they would also
have been used to hyperbole as it was quite commonly used by
storytellers and speech-makers. But still Jesus is making a point
about the urgency and the demands of discipleship….it cannot
be left until tomorrow, and it will not be easy! Jesus knows that
he is heading to certain death in Jerusalem and his followers will
need to be “all in” in order to survive the ordeal of that “awful”
first Good Friday. Jesus wants to be sure that those who seek to
be his disciples understand that the road ahead will be difficult
and the cost of discipleship is great. It almost seems too great of
a demand…but we do not travel the road of discipleship alone,
Jesus is at our side…and that makes all the difference. What am
I willing to give up to be a disciple of Jesus? What does my discipleship call me to do this week? What choices am I being called
to make as a disciple of Jesus?
Blessings,
Fr Tim
donations for the pantry throughout the summer. If you miss the
collection week due to vacation, you can always bring food the
following week. The demand for food actually often increases in
the summer, as children do not have access to school lunch and
breakfast.
ONLINE PARISH REGISTRATION… If you are new to Our Lady
Queen of Peace and want to register as a member of our parish,
or if you need to update your registration (change of address or
phone number, marital status, a new member in your household, etc...), you can do so online. Visit www.olqpva.org and click
on parish registration at the bottom of the page. If you are going to be moving away, please contact the parish office at 703979-5580 or jgantzdaly@olqpva.org
JOURNEY OF HOPE: FROM VIOLENCE TO HEALING
Please join us for this special presentation on Tuesday, June 28
from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the Founders Room. The presentation is
geared to youth and young adults, but open to all. It will be an
evening of storytelling centered on the healing power of forgiveness. We will hear from Bill Pelke, whose grandmother was
brutally murdered, and Shujaa Graham, who spent three years
on California's death row for a crime he did not commit. In the
face of evil and hatred, Bill and Shujaa embody Christ's overflowing love and compassion in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. More information: Michelle Knight, mknight@olqpva.org
STOP GUN VIOLENCE LICENSE PLATE - The Coalition to Stop
Gun Violence is seeking to have a special license plate issued in
Virginia that will simply say, “stop gun violence” with an image
of a broken heart over an open hand. In order to get approval
from the legislature, they must first have 450 prepaid license
applications. Please see the flier at the back of the church and
take an envelope with more information and an application.
More information: Michelle Knight, mknight@olqpva.org
I HAVE CALLED YOU BY NAME, YOU ARE MINE
(Isaiah 43:1) What is God calling you to? Consider seeking your
life’s purpose through JustFaith, a rich spiritual journey focused
on connecting compassion with the needs of the world. Program
begins in September. For more information: Michelle Knight,
mknight@olqpva.org
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUP - Come, listen, and find God
WELCOME TO MY HOME - Looking for things to do this sum-
in the silence. Groups meet on Friday mornings from 10:3011:45 am, contact Janet O'Neil at jm7coneil@aol.com and Monday evenings from 7:30-8:30 pm, contact Susan Thompson at
susanstarrsthompson@juno.com. Beginners and those who
would simply like to visit a group are welcome.
mer? June 30th-July 18th and July 16th-July 31st exchange students from all over the world are coming to DC with Youth for
Understanding, an organization that advances intercultural understanding, mutual respect and social responsibility through
educational exchanges for youth, families and communities.
Students are looking for host families in the Metro DC area to
invite them into their home and simply be included in everyday
life. The students will be busy with classes and activities during
the day and with the host family on the evenings and weekends.
Take a challenge, welcome a student, and learn about another
culture! Contact Jenny Beth Aloys jbdyess03@gmail.com for
more information.
QUEEN OF PEACE ARLINGTON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Phone (703) 521-8615; FAX (703) 521-1960
email: qpafcu@qpafcu.com web site: www.qpafcu.com
Serving the Queen of Peace Community 1964-2015
Office Hours: Sunday, 10:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Saturday 4:30 p.m. –
5:25 p.m. (before the 5:30 p.m. Mass), the first Thursday of the
month, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m., and by appointment. The office is located
in the Ministry Center, first floor, main entrance to building.
Payroll Deduction, Automatic Transfers, Direct Deposit: Credit Union members can send payroll deductions to their credit union
account and/or have the credit union (at no charge) pull funds
from a checking account at another credit union or bank. You may
also direct federal and state income tax refunds to your account at
the credit union. See the credit union for details.
Savings Federally Insured to at least $250,000 by NCUA, a US
Government Agency, and backed by the full faith and credit of
the US Government.
ROOM FOR RENT - A parishioner is looking for a single room to
rent with access to the kitchen and washer and dryer. Would
prefer the Arlington area, close distance to Our Lady Queen of
Peace. If you have space available to rent please call Maria at
571-830-5895.
ECO-TIPS: Collect rainwater and use to water houseplants and
your garden. Use promptly to avoid providing breeding sites or
mosquitoes.
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Bennhold-Samaan
HB Woodlawn
Macy Blakeley
George Marshall HS
Magaly Lucero
Cabrera-Ortiz
Woodson HS
Anthony Felipe
Wakefield HS
Annie Ferguson
George Mason HS
Philomena Fitzgerald
T.C. Williams HS
Caroline Frias
Wakefield HS
Shanna Gerlach
TC Williams HS
Sean William Haselby
Washington-Lee HS
Kyle Jackson
Wakefield HS
Jaelyn Jenkins
Robert Frost MS
Cecilia Kane
Georgetown
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Roberto Carlos
Mendez
Glen Forest
Indira Murillo
National Autonomous
U., Honduras
Jhonatan Steve
Oyola Pastrana
Wakefield HS
Edith Partida
Bridgewater
Virginia College
Lily Eileen Ramey
Virginia Tech U.
David Stuart Smith
George
Washington U.
Corina Solorzano
George Mason U.
Aiden Arigoni
Travers
H-B Woodlawn
Zoe Arigoni Travers
H-B Woodlawn
Izzy Vierkandt
Gunston MS
Chabeli Wells
Washington-Lee HS
George Whichard
Gunston MS
Samantha Whichard
Gunston MS
Jack Williams
St. Olaf College
Sophia Radday
H-B Woodlawn
Amy Vanden Boogart
George Washington
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