301-994-9000 - Immaculate Heart of Mary

Immaculate Heart of Mary
Roman Catholic Church
Our mission is to proclaim joyfully the Good News of Jesus Christ
and to welcome all adults, youth and children,
inviting them to deepen their relationship with Christ
through the sacraments, prayer and discipleship.
New Parishioners: Welcome! Please use the Parish Census forms available
near the main exits or contact the Parish Office to register. This helps us
minister to you more effectively.
Parish Council: Advises the pastor on parish life and concerns. Usually
meets the first Tuesday of every month (except January and July) at 7 pm in
one of the classrooms. Open to all parishioners.
Baptisms: Parents must speak in person with a parish priest or deacon
before making any other arrangements. Call the parish office or e-mail the
priest or deacon for an appointment. Baptisms in are usually on the second
Saturday of the month at 10 am. Parents and godparents must attend a
required baptismal preparation class at least one month before the baptism.
Marriages: Engaged couples wishing to be
married must contact a parish priest at
least six months before their
proposed wedding date. Pre-Cana
course required, contact Ed and
Anne Steiner at 301-994-1323.
Natural Family Planning course
also required, see below.
Natural Family Planning: For
NFP training, contact K.C.
Schnitker
at
240-256-0118,
www.FamilyNFP.com.
Ministry to the Sick: Contact the
parish office for visits to the
homebound and hospitalized.
Children’s Faith Formation
Website: ihmcff.weebly.com
Levels K–5: Sunday from 9:30 to 11 am in English,
Levels K–5: Sunday from 11:30 am to 1 pm in Spanish (Nivel 1–4)
Levels 5–8 (Confirmation): Monday from 6:30 to 8 pm.
Youth Group
Middle School: Tuesdays, 5:30 to 7 pm (at IHM).
High School: Alternate Saturdays, 7 to 9 pm (at St. Cecilia).
Mass Schedule
Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: 9 am
Tuesday & Thursday: 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 4 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am & 11:15 am, 1 pm (Spanish)
Devotions
Mass/Exposition/Confessions:
First Friday: 9 am & 5:30 pm
First Saturday: 9 am
Mass with Healing Service:
Once a month at 7 pm,
call office or check website for date
Rosary: M, W, F & Sat 9:30 am; T & Th 5 pm
Litany for Priests: Tue & Thu after 5:30 pm Mass
Other days, 10 minutes before Mass
Confessions
Thursday after 5:30 pm Mass
Saturday 2:30 pm– 3:45 pm
Sunday after 1 pm Mass
First Friday after 9 am and 5:30 pm Mass
First Saturday after 9 am Mass
Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Staff
Pastor:
Parochial
Vicar
Deacon
Director of
Religious
Education
Secretary/
Bookkeeper
Music Director
Fr. Marco Schad, ext. 12
schad@ihmrcc.org
Fr. Michal Sajnog, ext. 13
sajnog@ihmrcc.org
Dcn. Michael Crowe
deacon@ihmrcc.org
Janet Harmon, ext. 15
301-863-8793
janet@ihmrcc.org
Cindy Thompson, ext. 14
cindy@ihmrcc.org
Mary Stevens, 240-434-8876
mary@ihmrcc.org
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): Formation to enter the Catholic
Church or to receive First Communion and Confirmation for adults baptized
as Catholics. Contact Tess Crowe at rcia@ihmrcc.org or call the parish office.
Youth Minister
Food Pantry and Financial Assistance: Handled by St. Vincent de Paul of
IHM. For assistance, call 301-863-8193 from 8:30 to 11:30 am on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, except holidays.
Little Flower School
Principal
Caitlin Keeton
301-994-0404
Website
www.littleflowercatholic.org
Parish Cemetery: For information, call 301-475-5005 or 301-932-1766.
22375 Three Notch Rd.
Lexington Park, MD 20653
Tel: 301-863-8144
Fax: 301-863-8180
Gregory DeStefano
301-542-2467
youth@ihmrcc.org
www.ihmrcc.org
Dear Friends in Christ,
Events nationally this past week
have been disturbing, in particular the
shootings by police and of police. Without
getting into a discussion of who might be to
blame for what, I would like to make an
observation. We seem to have entered into
a cycle where violence leads to more
violence. A shooting by law enforcement (rightly or wrongly)
seen as unjustified angers large segments of the population.
Among that population (as in every large group) are
individuals who, for whatever reason, are psychological,
emotionally or ideologically unbalanced. Some of those then
commit violent acts no less heinous than those they are
supposedly protesting. Enraged, over-the-top rhetoric by
politicians, first responders, ministers, community activists,
celebrities, or just people on social media, rarely (if ever)
helps the situation. The violence against law enforcement
officers then makes police wary and jittery, and more likely to
interpret or misinterpret movements as potentially
dangerous, and the cycle starts all over again.
I’m not claiming to have a solution, but it strikes me
that many of us see a similar cycle in our own lives, in a much
more toned down version and without politicians chiming in
(I hope). How often we go into a family or work situation, or
begin a discussion, expecting the worst: the worst we can
imagine about the other person(s) and the worst outcome
possible. Our brains are then predisposed and on the lookout
for every negative cue. We think it will turn out badly, and so
our brains take a shortcut and filter out most or all
information that says otherwise. Say you just hate meetings.
They drag on and on, people just blather about their project
or concern, and nothing is ever accomplished. If that’s your
expectation, that’s what your brain will look for and that’s
what you will experience, even if was actually fast-moving,
informative and resulted in important consensus about a key
step that needs to be taken. Someone else might some away
from the same interaction thinking it resulted in a very
different outcome, but because we expect the worst, we will
experience the worst outcome.
How do we then avoid this confirmation bias? It
takes effort but it can be done. First, we need to check our
assumptions, that is, consciously think about what past
experience, prejudices, conflicts, etc. might be coloring our
expectations. Make a conscious decision about what you will
do if you encounter the issues you assume will be present. In
the boring meeting example, one decision might be “if people
are rambling on, I will try to summarize what they have said
and that should give a nudge to move on”. During the
encounter, it helps to consciously choose to notice what is
going well. Before the event, though, it helps to envision the
entire interaction in its best possible outcome. I don’t mean
just hope for the best, but go through every step and think
about how you would like each of them to occur, as well as
set goals for what you would like the result to be. Try this at
work and at home. I think you will start experiencing things
very differently.
I can’t do these ideas justice in a bulletin letter,
but this is one of the issues addressed by Caroline Webb,
in her book, How to Have a Good Day: Harnessing the
Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Our Working
Lives (a 50 minute video of the author discussing her book
is
available
at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=FSgBHGnSeR8). I’m only halfway through the book, but
so far I recommend it. Although it is geared towards the
work world (the author is a management consultant),
much of it is easily applied to our personal lives and even
our prayer. I’m happy to see that much of the advice I give
about dealing with distraction in prayer and setting goals
for our spiritual growth is supported by behavioral science
(neuroscience, positive psychology and behavioral
economics). You will probably read about that in future
bulletins.
Yours in Christ Jesus,
Fr. Marco
CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION Summer review catechism
classes will begin meeting every Tuesday evening in July
from 5pm to 6:30pm. There is no fee for these meetings,
but some special supplies may be required. For more
information on all our activities during the year, please
contanct Mrs. Janet Harmon at (301) 863-8793,
janet@ihmrcc.org or visit us at ihmcff.weebly.com.
RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)
team is now taking registrations for the classes that will
start ups again in September. For more info email us at
rcia@ihmrcc.org or call 301-863-8144.
LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL Little Flower School is looking for
substitute teachers for the 2016-2017 school year. If you
are interested in subbing, please stop by the office Tuesday
-Friday between 8am and 1pm. Interested in learning more
about Little Flower School? Call (301)994-0404 or email
(LFSoffice@littleflowercatholic.org) the office today to
schedule a tour! We’d love to talk more with you about
how to make a Catholic education a possibility for your
child!
ALMOST IMMACULATE IHM THRIFT STORE Located in the
Kerr House (white building at the street entrance). The
thrift store is open Fridays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, and
Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Donations (no
clothing) accepted during those hours.
THEOLOGY ON TAP Theology on Tap summer series. Join
PAXCatholic, a regional Catholic young adult ministry, on
second Wednesdays at 6:30pm at Cheeseburger in
Paradise for a fun and relaxing time with other Catholic
young adults. Dates will be July 13, and August 10. Don't
forget to like us on Facebook and join our email list by
emailing paxcatholic@gmail.com!
TREASURE STEWARDSHIP
Monday
9:00 am
Tuesday
5:30 pm
Is 1:10-17/Ps 50:8-9,16bc-17,21&23/
Mt 10:34-11:1
The Hedspeth Family
Is 7:1-9/Ps 48:2-3a,3b-4,5-6,7-8/Mt 11:20-24
Wayne Reynolds †
Wednesday Is 10:5-7,13b-16/Ps 94:5-6,7-8,9-10,14-15/
Mt 11:25-27
9:00 am
Elmer & Marie Duff †
Thursday
5:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am
Saturday
9:00 am
4:00 pm
Sunday
8:30 am
11:15 am
1:00 pm
Is 26:7-9,12,16-19/Ps 102:13-14ab&15,1618,19-21/Mt 11:28-30
George Walter Thompson
Is 38:1-6,21-22,7-8/Is 38:10,11,12abcd,16/
Mt 12:1-8
Margaret Lee †
Mic 2:1-5/Ps 10:1-2,3-4,7-8,14/Mt 12:14-21
For the sick of our parish
Gn 18:1-10a/Ps 15:2-3,3-4,5/Col 1:24-28/
Lk 10:38-42
IHM Parishioners
Gn 18:1-10a/Ps 15:2-3,3-4,5/Col 1:24-28/
Lk 10:38-42
Michael Schachterle
Rose Adams
IHM Parishioners
BULLETIN GUIDELINES Please email your submission to
bulletin@ihmrcc.org by Wednesday at 10:00 am prior to the
Sunday of publication. All entries are subject to editing.
ALTAR FLOWERS If you would like to donate the Altar
Flowers or Sanctuary Candles in memory or for special
intentions of a loved one, please call the Parish Office or
email at cindy@ihmrcc.org.
MASS WITH ASL INTERPRETATION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD
OF HEARING Masses are at 5:00 pm at St. Aloysius Church in
Leonardtown on the fourth Saturday of every month.
LAST CHANCE MASS The last-chance 7:30 pm Mass at St.
Mary's College is no longer available. It moves to IHM for the
summer beginning June 5.
SPECIAL CONCELEBRATED MASS AND HEALING SERVICE The
monthly Mass with Eucharistic adoration and healing
prayers will resume in September. For more info, please contact Catherine Schwartz at Cathrich7@md.metrocast.net.
COULD YOU NOT KEEP WATCH FOR ONE HOUR? (Mk 14:37)
“In the spiritual life we come upon certain artificial roads and
crossroads which we are free to follow for some time and
abandon later on. But our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament is
the unchanging way to holiness.” - St. Peter Julian Eymard.
Contact the Parish Office to commit to your hour of
Eucharistic Adoration.
FY July 2015June 2016
Offertory
July 3
Building
Fund
Envelopes
On-line Giving
$9,306.76
$3,368.00
$2,320.00
$50.00
Weekly Budget
$12,442.31
$903.45
Collected YTD
$12,674.76
$2,370.00
Budget YTD
$12,442.31
$903.45
Thank you for faithfully sharing a portion of
the gifts God has given to you!
GOOD NEWS
Happy Birthday to Eileen Waters & Ida Delmoro on July 9th!
PLEASE PRAY FOR
THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND
THAT THEY MAY BE RESTORED TO FULL HEALTH
Ron Sableski, Lucy Taylor, Beverline Mason, Phillis Mason,
Mary Leigh Raley, Chris Wilson, Kerry Staats, Emily
Triszczuk, Armond Proctor, Gary Davenport, Eileen Waters,
Alice Pollock, Jerry Humphrey, Jim Trent, Estelle Thompson,
Jeannie Judge, Peter Strang
OUR MILITARY DEPLOYED OVERSEAS
Air Force Major Edward J. Stapanon, III
Sean Daigneau, USMC.
Please note: names will remain on these lists for two months, unless
otherwise notified. To keep a name on the list, please resubmit by
contacting bulletin@ihmrcc.org, or call the Parish Office.
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PAPAL AND PARISH INTENTIONS FOR JULY
That indigenous peoples, whose identity and very
existence are threatened, will be shown due respect.
That the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean, by
means of her mission to the continent, may announce
the Gospel with renewed vigor and enthusiasm.
That our parish may experience a renewed desire for
unity and mission to evangelize.
That our families and friends, remaining always in the
presence of God, may be rejuvenated in this time of
vacation.
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