11.10.2013 Bulletin - Annunciation Catholic Church

Church of the
Annunciation
NOVEMBER 10, 2013
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
MASSES
Saturday: 9:00 a.m., Vigil: 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday: 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
- Miraculous Medal Novena before 9:00 a.m. Mass on Saturday
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RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
And by appointment
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SACRAMENTAL APPOINTMENTS
Baptism: Baptism preparation is required and family
must be registered in the parish. Please contact parish
office for more information.
Confirmation: Confirmation preparation is coordinated
within our Religious Education program for those in
grades 7-8 and through our RCIA program for adults.
Please contact parish office for more information.
Weddings: Arrangements should be made through the
Mission Statement
Through the power of the Holy Spirit
Annunciation parish exists to further God’s reign
in all its members.
Through worship, education and prayer,
we come together to minister to all God’s people in
healing and reconciling love.
parish office at least six months in advance of the
desired wedding date.
Rite of Christian Initiation: For those who are interested
in finding out more about the Catholic Faith and/or
interested in becoming Catholic. Please call the parish
office.
Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office if you
would like to receive this sacrament.
3125 39th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-362-3323 Fax: 202-237-0652 Website: www.annunciationdc.org
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Parish Office
3125 39 Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-362-3323 / Fax: 202-237-0652
Email: parish@annunciationdc.org
Web: www.annunciationdc.org
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Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Pastoral Staff
Pastor: Rev. Msgr. V. James Lockman x19
lockman@annunciationdc.org
Deacon William Maksymiec
In Residence: Most Rev. Barry Knestout
Rev. Antony Raj
Weekend Associates: Rev. John Crossin, O.S.F.S.
Rev. Wayne Paysse
Rev. David Fitz-Patrick
Rev. Msgr. Gregory Gordon
Pastoral Associate: Sr. Kathleen Griffin, S.N.J.M. x22
kgriffin3@verizon.net
Director of Religious Formation: Ms. Patrice Morace x13
morace@annunciationdc.org
School Principal: Mrs. Jodi Reagan (202) 362-1408
principal@annunciationschool.net
Music Minister: Mr. Frank Conlon (202) 332-3133
frankconlon@comcast.net
Young Adult Minister: Mrs. Lisa Directo Davis x15
yamannunciationcrosswalks@gmail.com
Administrative Assistant: Ms. Dorian Belmonte x10
parish@annunciationdc.org
Thirty-Second Sunday
in Ordinary Time
First Reading: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14
A king tortured a Jewish family, and tried to make
them violate the laws. They all refused to give in
and violate the laws. All of the family members told
the king they would rather die at his hands than
surrender their hope of being resurrected by God.
Second Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:16—3:5
Paul prays that the Thessalonians will be
strengthened by God. He also asks them to pray
that God's word will continue to spread, despite the
persecution of Christians that was occurring at that
time.
Gospel: Luke 20:27-38
Jesus encountered some Sadducees who did not
believe in resurrection. Jesus refuted them by
quoting Moses, who called the Lord the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Jesus then said. "God
is not the God of the dead but of the living. All are
alive for him."
Business Manager: Ms. Lillian Lleras x14
lleras@annunciationdc.org
Facilities Manager: Mr. David Slusarczyk
Pray with Scripture…
Data Processor: Mrs. Tina Lindberg x12
lindberg@annunciationdc.org
Pastoral Council Chair – Dr. Hugh Dempsey
Finance Committee Chair – Mr. David Brown
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Parish Registration: is encouraged. Form is available in
the pamphlets racks and on our website. If you are
moving, please call or send a note to the Parish Office.
Bulletin: Information must be in the Parish Office no
later than noon on Monday for the following weekend’s
bulletin. No notices may be placed on the Bulletin
Board without prior approval from the Parish Office.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Wis 1:1-7; Lk 17:1-6
Wis 2:23―3:9; Lk 17:7-10
Wis 6:1-11; Lk 17:11-19
Wis 7:22b―8:1; Lk 17:20-25
Wis 13:1-9; Lk 17:26-37
Wis 18:14-16, 19:6-9; Lk 18:1-8
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ANNUNCIATION
CATHOLIC CHURCH
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
Friday, November 15, 6-8:30
Preview Night
$15 till 11/10, $20 at the door, Adults only
Price includes first dibs on all the incredible deals,
2 glasses of wine and appetizers.
Saturday, November 16, 9-4
Free and open for all ages.
Lunch, 11-2: Rocklands & Surfside Food Trucks
Sunday, November 17, 10-12:30
Everything half price!
BAZAAR HAPPENINGS:
WALL OF WINE: TRY TO PULL A GOOD ONE!
SILENT AUCTION
PRIZE DRAWING
RARE FINDS
ANTIQUES
JEWELRY
CHRISTMAS DECORATION
GIFT BASKETS
PURSES
SCARVES
HOME DÉCOR
CERAMIC DICKENS VILLAGE
KIDS’ TOYS
KITCHEN ITEMS
LINEN
ART WORK
FOOD TRUCKS
WAYS TO BUY YOUR $15
PREVIEW NIGHT TICKETS:
TICKETS SOLD NOV. 10, 8:30-12:30,
NEAR DONUTS & COFFEE, & DURING
11/13 RELIGIOUS ED. (SEE SUE
LOHSEN) CHECKS, CASH, OR CREDIT
CARDS ACCEPTED.
MAIL OR DROP OFF YOUR CHECK AT
CHURCH. ATTN: DORI BELOMNTE.
ADD “PREVIEW NIGHT” IN YOUR
MEMO LINE.
DROP CHECK INTO COLLECTION
WITH THIS FORM:
NAME: ______________________
# TICKETS: __________________
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Little Sisters of the Poor
MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, November 11
Veteran’s Day
9:00 a.m.
All Souls
In Memory
Tuesday, November 12
6:30 a.m.
All Souls
8:00 a.m.
All Souls
11:00 a.m.
All Souls
In Memory
In Memory
In Memory
Wednesday, November 13
6:30 a.m.
All Souls
8:00 a.m.
All Souls
11:00 a.m.
All Souls
In Memory
In Memory
In Memory
Thursday, November 14
6:30 a.m.
All Souls
8:00 a.m.
All Souls
11:00 a.m.
All Souls
In Memory
In Memory
In Memory
Friday, November 15
6:30 a.m.
All Souls
8:00 a.m.
All Souls
11:00 a.m.
All Souls
In Memory
In Memory
In Memory
Saturday, November 16
9:00 a.m.
William Panke
5:30 p.m.
Parishioners
In Memory
Intentions
Sunday, November 17
7:30
a.m.
Caroline Brown
9:00 a.m.
Maryann Lloyd
10:30 a.m.
George Albert
Gomez Duran
12:30 p.m. Ledia D’Ocop
In Memory
In Memory
In Memory
Intentions
Monday, November 11th is Veterans Day.
There will be one daily Mass at 9:00am
and Parish Offices will be OPEN.
November 16-17
The Little Sisters of the Poor will be
coming to our parish next weekend to
request our assistance with their mission
in caring for the Elderly Poor.
The Sisters will be at the doors of the
Church after each Mass to accept
voluntary gifts of support. Thank you for
your kindness to them.
Poor Box Donations: During the month of
November, donations will benefit The
Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions. Thank
you for your generosity.
Join as we pray for members of our parish
who are sick:
Rosa Acosta
Leo Baucher
Alexander Beale
John Campbell
Marie Cavallo
Maureen Decherd
Cindy Maria de Jesus
Pat Frohman
Suzie Gaston
Alessandra Gelmi
Dolores Harrison
Carol Kitsa
Keith Kramer
Lolita Lopez-Ceide
Robert MacCarthy
John O’Neill
Kevin Reilly
Patricia Schumann
Dr. Henry Ulrich
June Villarreal
Suzanne Warshaw
Lourdes Webb
Kathleen Young
Eleanor Ahern
Maria L. Bratran
Wayne Beard
Lucy Cavallo
Rosina Cervini
Eleanor Depenbrock
Mary De Paul
Eleanor Gant
Robert Gelb
Mercedes Gonzales
Eunice Hawley
Bettina Kramer
Mary Kay LeMense
Helen Lynn
Cornelia Meder
Louise Parker
Anita Schelp
Jean Sirabella
Rebecca Urmeneta
June Walsh
Lily Weaver
Bernard Wise, Jr.
Mario Yuri
(Please use prudence if contacting those above.)
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Plan Ahead for That Special Time of the Year
When We Remember Others!!
CLOTHING DRIVE (November 9-10): Annual Clothing Drive Will Be Held In the School Gymnasium from
9am-5pm on Saturday and 9am-1pm on Sunday. All gently used clothing is welcome for donation.
FOOD DRIVE (November 23-28): Thanksgiving Food Drive Collecting
Of Canned and Dry Goods for Local Food Pantries
CHRISTMAS PROJECT (November 30-December 1): Launching Of Our Parish Christmas “Family To
Family” Christmas Project 2013
See upcoming bulletins and our webpage for further details on all the above.
Dear Parishioners,
Our Co-Chairs: Bethany Jones, Sue Lohsen and Becky Gardiner as well as many volunteers
have been hard at work preparing for the Christmas Bazaar. I promise you that it will be
an event you will not want to miss.
See you on November 15 & 16. Remember all profits benefit our Seniors & Youth
Ministries.
Every good wish,
Msgr. V. James Lockman
Pastor
Cardinal’s Appeal 2013
As of October 7 Annunciation Parishioners contributed $169,426.18 from 310 donors. Our
goal is $180,000 which we have met every year. There are only a few weeks to go before
the end of the year. Please consider giving to the Appeal now. I’m most grateful to the 310
donors and welcome many more so that we can reach our goal.
Blessings,
Msgr. V. James Lockman, Pastor
ANNUAL KRISTALLNACHT OBSERVANCE
TO BE HELD AT WASHINGTON HEBREW CONGREGATION
On Wednesday, November 13th beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Washington Hebrew Congregation will welcome congregants from Annunciation Church
and St. Alban’s Episcopal Church for a Remembrance of “Kristallnacht,” the Night of the
Broken Glass. Kristallnacht is the event which traditionally marks the beginning of the
persecution of the Jews in Europe leading to the Holocaust. The evening features musical
selections from all three choirs and a brief presentation. This year’s presenter is Eva Kor, a
survivor and forgiveness advocate. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
SOCIAL CONCERNS COLUMN:
Annunciation Parish and Holy Redeemer Parish
We have been working with Holy Redeemer Parish at Christmas time for the last five years. Following
is a short history of the church and parish. In 1917 some two plus hundred families who were residing
in Northwest Washington attending St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Church on North Capitol Street
petitioned James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore to establish their own Catholic Church for
“people of color”. The petition was granted and the founding of a new parish was established in 1919.
Cardinal Gibbons asked the provincial of the Josephite Fathers to assign a pastor for the parish. The
property for the new church was to be located at 210 New York Avenue, NW. The church would be
called: Church of the Holy Redeemer and was dedicated in October of 1922.
The church was founded and paid for by African American Catholics for the evangelization and Catholic
education of other African American families in NW and NE regions of the city of Washington. Until
1955 the children went to St. Cyprian Catholic School. From 1955 to 1981 the Sisters of the Blessed
Sacrament staffed the Catholic Elementary School at Holy Redeemer which was built and completed in
1954-1955. This religious community of women was founded by Mother Katherine Drexel (now Saint
Katherine Drexel). Their mission was to evangelize, catechize and instruct Indian and African American
children and youth. A relationship between Holy Redeemer Church and the Sisters of the Blessed
Sacrament has existed from the founding years of the parish. In a written agreement between the
Blessed Sacrament Sisters and the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Mother Katherine gifted $8,000 to aid in
the erection of the parish church to be used perpetually for the education in religion and secular
knowledge for “people of color”.
On July 2012 began a new relationship between Holy Redeemer Parish and the neighboring St.
Aloysius Catholic parish. The Maryland province of the Society of Jesus could no longer staff St.
Aloysius parish with Jesuit priests. The Provincial Council recommended to the Archdiocese of
Washington that members of the parish of St. Aloysius merge into the neighboring Holy Redeemer
parish. This process has been guided by the pastoral oversight of Father David Bava, the pastor at
Holy Redeemer, since September 2012. Holy Redeemer Parish has increased with new members,
many of whom are seniors on fixed income and families in need.
Upcoming Young Adult Ministry Crosswalks November Events:
(for those in your 20's-30's-40's)
November 17 -Annunciation Sunday Young Adult Mass at 12:30pm
Save the Date and Time!
All Young Adults are invited to come to worship together and participate as Lectors,
Eucharistic Ministers, Acolytes (altar servers) Greeters, Singers/Musicians. Meet & Greet Lunch
afterwards at Cactus Cantina (RSVP Required for Reservation)
To be involved, contact Lisa at YamAnnunciationCrosswalks@gmail.com
November 15 & 16 - Friday & Saturday - Annunciation Christmas Bazaar
Shoppers Welcome & Shift Volunteers Needed (Clean Up Crew)! - Sign ups after Sunday Mass Today,
Nov. 10th. Young Adult Shift Volunteers email Sue Lohsen: sue@lohsen.com
FYI - November Theology On Tap Series - Tuesday Nights at 6pm Buffalo Billiards DC in
Dupont Circle
Real Struggles. Real Stories. - Stories of Faith in Young Adult Life November 12: Drifting to Belonging –
Fr. Michael Paris. For more info: ADW.org/TOT or Facebook.com/DCCatholic
To Be Added to the Young Adult Ministry Mailing List or For more Details and All Replies –
email Lisa Directo Davis at YamAnnunciationCrosswalks@gmail.com
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Contact: Patrice Morace 202-362-3323 x13 morace@annunciationdc.org
Children's Religious Ed Program
On Friday, November 1, over 40 Confirmation students gathered to cut and sew Christmas Stockings for
the DC kids, Inner City Project. Next month at our Community Service gathering we will be stuffing the
hand-sewn stockings with toys and baking Christmas cookies for our troops. We were treated to some
help from Father Baker, a young seminarian from Mt. St. Mary's. A fun time for all of us!
Teachers are needed for our Sunday Kindergarten Program (9:30 am to 10:00am).
Contact Patrice for details.
November Calendar
Grade 7 & 8 (CP1 & CP2 Community Service)
Saturday, 16th - Parish Bazaar - Parish Center 9am to 5pm
Reflection Paper Due 12/04
ANNUNCIATION SCHOOL
3825 Klingle Place, NW, Washington, DC 20016 / 202-362-1408 / info@annunciationschool.net
Marketing Volunteers for Annunciation School
Annunciation Catholic School needs volunteers (5-7) who are willing to work as a team to craft and
implement a marketing plan for the school. The ambitious goal is to recruit 43 new students for the 20142015 academic year. The ideal team member will hold to the Catholic values of the school, have expertise
in marketing, communication, or related skills, and work well with others. This high impact team is being
formed by the Annunciation School Advisory Board at the request of Mrs. Jodi Reagan, the Principal, and
Monsignor Lockman, the Pastor. If you are interested, or know someone within the school or parish who
would be good on this team, please send an email to Don McCrabb (donald.mccrabb@gmail.com). Don is
the Chair of the advisory board. The board would like to hear from you by November 18, 2013.
Parent/Teacher Conferences are November 11th.
November 20th is our next scheduled Open House from 9am-11am.
Grandparents Brunch is November 26th. Senior parishioners are welcome to sign up. Please
contact the school office to register, 202-362-1408.
Mommy and me classes have begun Fridays at 9am in the school 10/25/13 – 12/20/13.
Please sign up on our website, www.annunciationschool.net
The YOUNG AT HEART LUNCHEON
was a great success!! Mark Russell
entertained us royally. Thanks to all who
made the event so grand… especially Pat
Draddy and Ann Marie McGovern who
patiently registered all of our R.S.V.P.'s!
Support our parish offertory and second collections
by signing up with FAITH DIRECT; direct debit
deductions. Enroll at www.faithdirect.net; parish
code is DC43 or call (866) 507-8757 for a
registration form.
Second Collection Schedule:
November 17 – Building Maintenance
This week’s Bulletin is made possible by our sponsor
W. L. Gary Co., Inc.
Plumbing – Heating – Air Conditioning