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St. Agnes Catholic Church
Registration / Change of Address
Registration forms are in the racks at main entrances of the church
or in the parish office. Return to an usher or the parish office.
Bulletin deadline: 12:00pm on the Friday eight days prior to the
Sunday the bulletin is distributed. Please email all submissions to
parishoffice@saintagnes.org.
Sunday Mass
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am and 12:00pm
Holy Days: as announced
Equipment for those who are hearing-impaired is available from an
usher upon request.
Weekday Mass
Monday – Friday: 6:30am and 9:00am (Rosary after 9am Mass)
Saturday: 7:30am and 9:00am (Rosary after 9am Mass)
Monday: 7:30pm (in Spanish)
Parish Clergy
Pastor
Parochial Vicar:
In residence:
Rev. Frederick H. Edlefsen
Rev. Jason C. Burchell
Rev. Cedric M. Wilson, O.S.A.
Sacrament of Penance
Saturday 8:00am—9:00am ; 3:00pm– 4:00pm or by appointment
School
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
2024 N. Randolph Street • Arlington, VA 22207-3031
phone: 703-527-5423 Fax 703-525-4689
Principal: Kristine Carr (kcarr@saintagnes.org)
Assistant Principal: Jennifer Kuzdzal (jkuzdzal@saintagnes.org)
Chapel in the Parish Center. Adorers are welcome to drop in. To
sign up for a time slot go to the link: http://stagnes-adoration.org or
contact Greg King at coordinator@stagnes-adoration.org
Parish Office
1910 N. Randolph Street • Arlington, VA 22207-3046
Office Hours: M-F 8:00am– 4:00pm
phone: 703-525-1166 • fax: 703-243-2840
Website: www.saintagnes.org
Business Manager: Meg McKnight (business@saintagnes.org)
Facilities Manager: Katie Howell (facilities@saintagnes.org)
Development Director: Marty Lerner (mlerner@saintagnes.org)
Program Coordinator, Protection of Children:
Joan Biehler (protect@saintagnes.org)
Liturgical Music
Director of Music: Call Parish Office
Director, Saint Agnes Ensemble: Richard Lolich
Religious Education Office
Director (DRE): Bernadette Michael (dre@saintagnes.org)
Religious Education Office (re@saintagnes.org)
phone: 703-527-1129
Sessions:
Sunday
Sunday
10:10am -11:25am
7:00pm-8:30pm
Sacramental Information
Infant Baptism: Parents, call the parish office to register for class,
usually held the 1st Monday of the month at 7:00pm. Please plan to
attend the preparation before the birth of your child. The Sacrament
of Baptism is celebrated twice a month, following the 12:00pm
Sunday Mass.
Marriage Preparation: Please contact parish office for Pre-Cana at
least 6 months prior to wedding.
Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office to request the
anointing of the sick and for home or hospital visitation. Anyone
with a serious illness is encouraged to request this sacrament prior to
being admitted to the hospital.
How to become Catholic: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA) meets from September to Easter. Please call the Religious
Education office or a priest for information.
Holy Orders/Consecrated Life: Is the Lord calling you? For
information about priesthood, the permanent diaconate, or the
consecrated life in a religious community, contact a priest, deacon, or
the Diocesan Vocations Office (703-841-2514).
Grades K-8
Grades 9-12
Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Coordinator: Gabriel Milano (gmilano@saintagnes.org)
Donate through United Way #9858 or CFC #85894
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Pope Francis’ Commentary on Love
In his letter on love and marriage (“Amoris Laetitia” – “On the Joy of Love”), Pope Francis makes a commentary
on St. Paul’s famous passage in chapter thirteen of the First Letter to the Corinthians. The Pope’s commentary is
filled with practical and spiritual counsel which touches on the struggles that we all feel when trying to practice
daily charity, especially in the home. His comments don’t ring with the direct earthiness of country music
(“Don’t come home a drinkin’ with lovin’ on your mind.”), but they provide good spiritual reading. His words
are not only a meditation, but a virtual examination of conscience. In one sense, he even touches on things that
we may overlook when we prepare ourselves for confession or try to overcome difficulties in life’s most
important relationships. From that perspective, I offer you a few sample passages from his commentary on 1
Corinthians 13 for your personal reflection. Otherwise, I recommend Mark Chesnutt: “It's too hot to fish, and too
hot for golf, and too cold at home.”
Fr. Edlefsen
Our Daily Love (“On the Joy of Love,” 90-96)
90. In a lyrical passage of Saint Paul, we see some of the features of true love:
“Love is patient, love is kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way, it is not irritable or
resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things” (1 Corinthians 13:4-7).
Love is experienced and nurtured in the daily life of couples and their children. It is helpful to think more deeply
about the meaning of this Pauline text and its relevance for the concrete situation of every family.
Love is patient
91. The first word used is makrothyméi. This does not simply have to do with “enduring all things”, because we
find that idea expressed at the end of the seventh verse. Its meaning is clarified by the Greek translation of the
Old Testament, where we read that God is “slow to anger” (Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18). It refers, then, to the
quality of one who does not act on impulse and avoids giving offense. We find this quality in the God of the
Covenant, who calls us to imitate him also within the life of the family. Saint Paul’s texts using this word need to
be read in the light of the Book of Wisdom (Wisdom 11:23; 12:2, 15-18), which extols God’s restraint, as leaving
open the possibility of repentance, yet insists on his power, as revealed in his acts of mercy. God’s “patience”,
shown in his mercy towards sinners, is a sign of his real power.
92. Being patient does not mean letting ourselves be constantly mistreated, tolerating physical aggression or
allowing other people to use us. We encounter problems whenever we think that relationships or people ought to
be perfect, or when we put ourselves at the center and expect things to turn out our way. Then everything makes
us impatient, everything makes us react aggressively. Unless we cultivate patience, we will always find excuses
for responding angrily. We will end up incapable of living together, antisocial, unable to control our impulses,
and our families will become battlegrounds. That is why the word of God tells us: “Let all bitterness and wrath
and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice” (Ephesians 4:31). Patience takes root
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when I recognize that other people also have a right to live in this world, just as they are. It does not matter if
they hold me back, if they unsettle my plans, or annoy me by the way they act or think, or if they are not
everything I want them to be. Love always has an aspect of deep compassion that leads to accepting the other person as part
of this world, even when he or she acts differently than I would like.
Love is at the service of others
93. The next word that Paul uses is chrestéuetai. The word is used only here in the entire Bible. It is derived from
“chestos”: a good person, one who shows his goodness by his deeds. Here, in strict parallelism with the
preceding verb, it serves as a complement. Paul wants to make it clear that “patience” is not a completely passive
attitude, but one accompanied by activity, by a dynamic and creative interaction with others. The word indicates
that love benefits and helps others. For this reason it is translated as “kind”; love is ever ready to be of assistance.
94. Throughout the text, it is clear that Paul wants to stress that love is more than a mere feeling. Rather, it should
be understood along the lines of the Hebrew verb “to love”; it is “to do good”. As Saint Ignatius of Loyola said,
“Love is shown more by deeds than by words.” It thus shows its fruitfulness and allows us to experience the
happiness of giving, the nobility and grandeur of spending ourselves unstintingly, without asking to be repaid,
purely for the pleasure of giving and serving.
Love is not jealous
95. Saint Paul goes on to reject as contrary to love an attitude expressed by the verb zelói – to be jealous or
envious. This means that love has no room for discomfiture at another person’s good fortune (cf. Acts 7:9; 17:5).
Envy is a form of sadness provoked by another’s prosperity; it shows that we are not concerned for the
happiness of others but only with our own wellbeing. Whereas love makes us rise above ourselves, envy closes
us in on ourselves. True love values the other person’s achievements. It does not see him or her as a threat. It
frees us from the sour taste of envy. It recognizes that everyone has different gifts and a unique path in life. So it
strives to discover its own road to happiness, while allowing others to find theirs.
96. In a word, love means fulfilling the last two commandments of God’s Law: “You shall not covet your
neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or
his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s” (Exodus 20:17). Love inspires a sincere esteem for every human
being and the recognition of his or her own right to happiness. I love this person, and I see him or her with the
eyes of God, who gives us everything “for our enjoyment” (1 Timothy 6:17). As a result, I feel a deep sense of
happiness and peace. This same deeply rooted love also leads me to reject the injustice whereby some possess
too much and others too little. It moves me to find ways of helping society’s outcasts to find a modicum of joy.
That is not envy, but the desire for equality.
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LITURGY
Readings:
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 • Ps 67•
Rev 21:10-14, 22-23
John 14:23-29
Mass Intentions
M
May
Sixth Week of Easter
2
6:30 am
St. Athanasius, Bishop, Doctor of the
Church
Rosa A. Montalvo  (Carmen Guardia)
9:00 am
T
3
6:30 am
9:00 am
W 4
6:30 am
9:00 am
Th 5
6:30 am
9:00 am
F
6
Sa
Helen Pechmann  (Marian Cooper)
John Copperthite  (Rev. Edlefsen)
Sixth Wednesday of Easter
Maiden Children (Maiden Family)
Andrew Kehoe  (Michael Family)
Sixth Thursday of Easter
Katie Sheehy  (Tom Corbley)
Thomas Jensen  (Tom Shean)
Sixth Friday of Easter
6:30 am
Ilse Pollard  (Sr. Mary Margaret Ann)
9:00 am
7
7:30 am
Doris Pace  (Pirozzoli Family)
Sixth Saturday of Easter
9:00 am
Su
Connor Irwin (Irwin Family)
Sts. Philip and James, Apostles, Martyrs
5:00 pm
8
7:30 am
9:00 am
10:30 am
Mark Slough  (Kathy Carter)
Joseph Rachy  (Sandra Utter)
Vigil, Ascension of the Lord
Doris Pace  (Lewicki Family)
Ascension of the Lord
Rev. Ron Gillis  (Tom Corbley)
Germain Druke  (Judi Teske)
Pastor’s intention: For all parishioners
12:00 pm Dave Baumbach  (Elizabeth Schaeffer)
indicates person is deceased
Baptisms
Last weekend, we welcomed
one new member into the
Catholic Church.
1. Emma Grace Graf, daughter
of Justin and Brittney Graf.
May 1, 2016
Date Set for First Holy Communion
The Sacrament of Holy Communion will
take place at the 9:00 a.m. Mass for CCD
students on Saturday, May 7, and for the
school on Saturday, May 14.
FAMILY LIFE
May those that have died enter into the mercy of God and the joy of
the Kingdom: David Tishman, husband of Nancy Tishman; Marie
Tomassoni, mother of Terri Eichner
Prayers for the sick and Infirmed
For Christ’s healing, we pray for: Bernardo Labrador, Doris Hurley,
Karen Akerson, Maryann Sweeny, Eileen Hayase, Rafael Romero,
Eva Hegerova, Dexter Hamasaki, Sam Jennings, Jackson Thomas
McGuire, Malinda Galvan, Michael Lane, Edmundo Fujita, Teresa
Esteves, Luke Kilver, Jason Liljenquist, Ercilia Zarceño, Denise
Ferguson , Kathy Cooper Miller , April Garcia, William Taylor and
Maria Martins
Mother’s Day Collection
St. Agnes Respect Life Committee
is hosting a Mother's Day
Collection, (May 1-8) of baby items
to benefit two local crisis
pregnancy centers: A Woman's
Choice and Hope of Northern
Virginia, Inc. A Woman's Choice
assists women in a crisis pregnancy
and their families with prenatal
and postnatal care and material support until the child is 4
years old. Hope of Northern Virginia assists women and
their families with pregnancy counseling and education,
and infant material support.
Here is a list of most needed items:
Diapers-newborn-size 4 and 5
Wipes
Pacifiers
Bottles
Baby toiletries-shampoo, bath wash, lotion, diaper rash
ointment etc.
Baby food and formula
Onesies
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Mother’s Day Collection cont...
Infant outfits
Baby towel and washcloth sets
Inexpensive umbrella strollers for public transportation
Lightweight infant carriers for public transportation
Gift cards-Walmart, Target
A baby shower table will be located in the church vestibule
with information on the charities. Please leave donations
there. Gift cards can be left in the parish office. Thank you
for your generosity. Questions email Karen Berkon at
jamesberkon@hotmail.com
May 1, 2016
Save the Date!
Let Your Light Shine: St. Agnes Time and
Talent Sunday, May 15
Find out how you can "let
your light shine" during this
Year of Mercy by putting
your time and talents to
work in service to our parish
community and beyond.
Visit the exhibit tables of St. Agnes ministries and
community service groups on the church plaza after
the 9:00 and 10:30 masses. Watch the Sunday bulletins for
more information.
¡Separa la Fecha!
Deja Que Tu Luz Brille: St. Agnes Tiempo y
Talento Domingo, 15 de mayo
Friday, May 6 @ 9:00p.m.—1:30a.m.
Starts and ends with Mass followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Like a mini-recollection, we pray together and have Mass,
confession, adoration, rosary, 9 offices of the Sacred Heart and
benediction.
Institute for Catholic Culture
Lift Up Your Eyes:
Understanding the Transcendentals
The presenter is Prof. David Clayton
The
presentation
takes
place
on
Saturday, May 7 @ 10:00 a.m. at St.
Agnes
Parish
Hall,
1910
North
Randolph Street, Arlington, VA 22207.
Ladies’ Night Out
Descubre como “dejar que tu luz brille” durante este Año
de Misericordia al ofrecer tu tiempo y talento al servicio de
nuestra comunidad parroquial. Visita las mesas de
exhibición de los diversos ministerios y grupos de servicio a
la comunidad de St. Agnes ubicadas en la plaza de la iglesia
después de las misas de las 9:00 y 10:30. Ver los boletines
del Domingo para mayor información.
Thinking through the question of Trangender
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. (Fr. Tad), will speak at St.
Agnes Parish Hall, Saturday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m.
Fr. Tad is the Director of Education for The National
Catholic
Bioethics
Center.
He
writes
a
nationally
syndicated column "Making Sense Out of Bioethics, and is
a regular columnist for "The Arlington Catholic Herald."
Topics include everything from gender identity, addictions,
beginning of life, and end life issues. Fr. Tad received his
Ph.D. In Neuroscience from Yale University and did post-
All women and friends of St. Agnes Catholic Church are
doctoral research at Massachusetts General Hospital/
invited to join us for a Ladies’ Night Out in the parish
Harvard Medical School. He then did advanced studies in
center on Thursday, May 12th from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. Wine
theology and bioethics in Rome.
and refreshments will be served, followed by a talk and
discussion with author Melanie Rigney. The topic of the talk
is “Women Saints and the Year of Mercy: What They Want
Us to Know.” Ms. Rigney speaks frequently on the topic of
how Catholic women saints can help us draw closer to the
Lord. In addition, she is the author of two books and a
regular contributor to Catholic publications. Please join us
for a fun and interesting evening!
Fr. Burchell Going-Away party
All parishioners are invited to a
going-away party for Fr. Burchell
on Sunday, June 26 after 12 noon
Mass. Please contact Marty Lerner
at mlerner@saintagnes.org, if you
can help plan the party or volunteer
at the event.
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Project Paw (Print)
The Student Council kicked off a "Project Paw" initiative in
preparation for the school's 70th anniversary this year.
With the support of students, teachers, and parents,
student council hopes to raise funds to install a Saint
Agnes Lions paw print in center court of the gym, at a cost
of $3,000.
On November 5, 2016 we will celebrate the 70th
anniversary of Saint Agnes School.
All proceeds from popcorn sales, dress out of uniform
days and raffles will be designated to "Project Paw". Dress
out of uniform days with a cost of $1.00 on May 24 and
June 15 have been added to the calendar.
Virtue of the Month (Hope)
Upcoming School Events
Save the Date
Congrats to our Students
Angela Lenzini and Olivia Lockland for receiving
Honorable Mentions at the Diocesan Science Fair.
Erich Laughlin, Alexander and Christopher Nassif who
participated in the 2016 Arlington Diocese Chess
Tournament and placed 2nd in ages 9-10.
May 2016
Tue
3
Pre-K to 3rd grade—Spring
Musical Program @ 7p.m.
Thu
5
Hot Dog Day
Fri
6
Mass & May Crowning @ 9a.m.
Grades 6th-9th grade Dance from
7p.m.-9p.m.
Summer Camp
Camp information has been posted to the school website for grades
pre-K to 8th. Visit http://www.saintagnes.org/school/school-life/
summer-programs/ for details
PARISH STEWARDSHIP
“…do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.”
John
14:27
The Gunch is Coming!
Our limited human understanding cannot begin to
The Spring Musical for grades 4-8, The Grunch, will be held
on Tuesday, May 10 at 7 PM in the gym!
understand the immense power of God. Instead of trusting
In Appreciation
want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans. The next
in God, we think we can control every outcome. Do you
time worry, anxiety or fear creeps in, thank God for all He
Kelly Murray for coordinating Tuesday evening's wellattended PTO evening featuring Fr. Scalia and her helpers
Katie Anderson, Monessa Chase, Tina Chiappetta and
Shannon Cypher
•Missoula cast of parent volunteers: Allison Bliley, Annette
Peterson, Meredith Oliver, Lindsey Ohle, Michele Egan
•Pre-K parents who accompanied the students to Huntley
Meadows
•Terra Nova proctors: Monessa Chase, Lori Hall, Anne
Jones, Gina Lockland and Pegeen Walsh
A Poem in the Pocket
5th graders celebrated National Poetry Month in April. 5th graders
were encouraged to keep a poem in their pockets. Throughout the
day, they were asked to recite a poem. It was a great way to
encourage their excitement about poetry. You too can go online at
www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem-day and find a poem you love, put
it in your pocket and read it to your child.
has given you and trust He has a better plan for you.
Weekend Offerings
Stewardship: Parish Support
Sunday collection (in pew & via mail)
Faith Direct (electronic collection)
Total Offertory for Week
$
$
$
20, 367
9, 746
30,113
Poor Box
$
204
Catholic Home Missions (in pew & via mail) $
Faith Direct (electronic collection)
$
Total
$
3,061
904
3,965
Offertory Budget (FY16-17)
Offertory Budget (through 4/24/16)
Offertory Actual (through 4/24/16)
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$ 1,590,000
$ 1,328, 491
$ 1,391, 014
Sixth Sunday of Easter
PARISH STEWARDSHIP Cont...
Brother Dennis & Associates (Parish Social Outreach)
Thank you
Brother Dennis and Associates are this week donating $1,800 to the
Peruvian missions of the Order of St. Augustine, to which our own
Fr. Wilson belongs. Augustinian priests and brothers first came to
this country in 1796 and are now organized into three provinces,
Western (San Diego), Midwestern (Chicago), and Eastern
(Villanova, Pa.). Augustinians of the Eastern Province are engaged
in several specialized ministries, including operating Villanova
University and expanding the missionary presence they established
in Peru in1963. Today, Augustinian friars from the United State and
Peruvian Augustinians work side by side serving the poor and
educating the young in two northern desert cities, an Andean
mountain town, and along Peru’s Pacific coastline. In time, they
will be joined by the fifty Peruvian men currently preparing for life
as an Augustinian priest or brother.
Thank you to the following people who played a
significant role in helping the parish achieve our BLA Goal:
Bishop's Lenten Appeal Chairs: Mr. Mike Griffen and Mr.
Sim Pace, Ms. Meg McKnight, Mrs. Lucy Estrada, Mrs. Joan
Biehler and Mrs. Ligia Santos.
Brother Dennis and Associates are pleased to support the efforts of
the Augustinian missionaries to continue the work of
evangelization in Peru. www.augustinian.org/japan-peru
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