Third Sundayin Ordinary Time

26 Jan 2014

Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic ChurchF R E D E R I C K S B U R G, V I R G I N I A

january26 Sunday, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Welcome Back Sunday Catholic Schools Week Begins 11:30am, New Parishioner Welcome Meeting, church and then Parish Life Center. CoffeeShopaftermorningMasses.(St.AnneSistersinFaith) SCRIP Sales after Masses. 12noon-2pm,EnglishasaSecondLanguageClasses,2ndFloor,ParishLifeCenter. 6pm,CatholicYouthMinistryDinner,ParishLifeCenter. 7-8:30pm,CYMYouthGroup,ParishLifeCenter.

27 Monday, Weekday (St. Angela Merici, virgin and religious founder) 10am,LegionofMary,Room100,ParishLifeCenter. 7:30pm,RiteofChristianInitiationforAdults,Church.Topic:BaptismandConfirmation. AllParishadultswelcome.8:15pm,smallgroupdiscussioncontinuesforRCIAcandidates in the Parish Life Center. 8pm,YoungAdultMinistrymeeting,JohnPaulIIHouse. 28 Tuesday, St. Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the church 8pm,AdultConfirmationClass(4of6),ParishLifeCenter203. 8pm,LifeintheSpiritPrayerRenewalGroup,CourtyardMeetingRoom.

29 Wednesday,Weekday 6pm,YOUCAT-YouthMinistryProgram,JohnPaulIIHouse. 7pm,LegionofMary,ParishLifeCenter100. 7:30pm,Women’sBibleStudy,WalkingwithPurpose,CourtyardMeetingRoom.Signupnow. 30 Thursday, Weekday Catholic Advocacy Day, Richmond 9:30am,AdultBibleStudy,CourtyardMeeting.Class is full, keep on eye on bulletin for future classes. 6pm,AcademicFairFamilyDinner,HolyCrossAcademy. 7pm,SpanishPrayerGroup,JohnPaulIIHouse.

31 Friday, St. John Bosco, priest 9:30am,Moms’Group“St.Anne’sSistersinFaith,”JohnPaulIIHouse.1 Saturday, Weekday 9:30am,SpanishSeriesonCatholicism,CourtyardMeetingRoom. 10am,Baptisms,Church. 2:30pm,BaptismClass,ParishLifeCenter204. SCRIPSalesafter5pmMass. 6:30pm,Catechist/TeacherAppreciationReception.

2 Sunday, The Presentation of the Lord St. Mary Preschool Open House, 9:30-Noon, Parish Life Center. Holy Cross Academy Open House,1-3pm,HolyCrossAcademy. CoffeeandDonutsaftermorningMasses.(St.MaryPreschool) SCRIP Sales after Masses. English as a Second Language Classes, Noon, Parish Life Center 203. MiddleSchoolLOCK-INSunday,3:30-4:30pm,ParishLifeCenterMainHall.

3 Monday, Weekday (St. Blaise, bishop and martyr) 10am,LegionofMary,Room100,ParishLifeCenter. 7:30pm,RiteofChristianInitiationforAdults,church.Topic:Eucharist. AllParishadultswelcome.8:15pm,smallgroupdiscussioncontinuesforRCIAcandidates in the Parish Life Center. 8pm,YoungAdultsMinistrymeeting,JohnPaulIIHouse.

4 Tuesday, Weekday 8pm,AdultConfirmationClass(5of6),Room203,ParishLifeCenter. 8pm,LifeintheSpiritPrayerRenewalGroup,CourtyardMeetingRoom.

SAINT MARY

of theI M M A C U L AT EC O N C E P T I O NRoman Catholic Church

what’s coming

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express announcements

this week’sbulletin:

5holy crossacademy

6education

8youth

8parish life

10outreach

12operations

13liturgy

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notabene(note well, please):

cWelcomeBacktoanyonewhomaybereturningtoourparishfamilythisweekend.Ifyouhaveanyques-tionsorwouldliketotalkaboutit,pleasecontactus.

cNewFamilyWelcomeMeeting is TODAY, Sunday,January26at11:30aminchurch.Pleaseattendand

meetparishleadersandmembersofourWelcomeCommittee.

cRegisternowandjoinBishopLoverdeandBishopDiLorenzoin Richmond for CatholicAdvocacyDay Thursday, January30, from8amto1:30pm.Moredetailsareonpage10.Pleaseplantojoinus!

cThisweekwecelebrateCatholicSchoolsWeek and we thankGodforthegiftofourNationalBlueRibbonSchool–HolyCrossAcademy,ourSistersandFacultyandthegiftofall our Religious Education Catechists who dedicate so much to the formation of our children.

•CatechistsandTeachersjoinusforaspecialCatechist/TeacherAppreciationReception Saturday,February1stat6:30pm.

•Ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutourschool,orjustwanttovisit,pleasecometotheOpenHousenextSunday, February2–9:30amto12:00NoonintheParishLifeCenterforPreschool,and1–3pmatHolyCrossAcademy.!!Allarewelcome!

cOurnextConcertSeriesEvent eventfeaturesEphrem Brass Quintet performingafreeconcertwithorganist

DavidMathers.Friday,February21at8pm.

cSCRIP is on sale in the Parish Life Center after all Masses exceptSaturday7pmandSunday2pm.PleaseuseSCRIP,andapercentageofwhatyouspendwillbeappliedtoourschool.

cSundayCoffeeShopisopenthisweekendafterthe7,8:30 and 10am Masses.

SAINT MARY

of theI M M A C U L AT EC O N C E P T I O NRoman Catholic Church

from our pastor

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DearGoodPeopleofSaintMary,

HappyWinter.Finallyitcame.WhenIwasakid“They”alwaysusedtosayinKansasthatyouneededagoodcoldsnapinorderforalltheflubugstodieforthecomingyear.ForyearsIpictureditinmymindlikeaswarmofgnats.Mayitbeso.Ourofficesandschoolareclosedtwodaysthisweekontopofaholiday;Ihopeyougotsomerestoutofallthis,too.Therewasoneparentwhosentoutanemailfortheschool:“Ihopeeveryoneisenjoyingthesnowandthekidsathome.IknowIam.IfonlyIcouldbeoffwork!...”Amen.‘Causewhenthestaffisoff,guesswhodoesthebulletin!I’mjustfocus-ingonallthefluwearebeatingcomeApril.

Youshouldbereceivingyourstatementsfor2013givingthisweekinthemail.AsIlookthroughthemandsigneachoneIamfilledwithgratitudeforsomanyofyouwhoreallydosupportthelifeoftheparishinasignifi-cantway.Thepercentagesaresmall—youcanseetheanalysisonpage9ofthebulletintoday—themajorityofsupportineverygroup,churchorassociationintheworldisalwaysthroughthegenerosityoftheminor-ity,whattheycallthe80/20rule.Wearenotreallytheexception.Although46%ofourfamilies(2,231)haveusedenvelopesatleastonceduringthepastyear,thosewhogive$20ormoreeachweektothefirstcollection (20%oftheparish,or997families)represent88%ofourtotaldonations.

I’mgoingtostudytheseresultsinmoredepthwithmoretime,butafewquickobservationsareinteresting.Thelevelofgivinginanotherwise,relativelyconsistentpatternofgiving,indicatesthatHolyDaysofObligationarelargelyoverlooked.OneofthethingsI’vebeenwantingtotalkaboutistheimportanceoftheseHolyDays.Notforthe collection, either —theyaredaysthatareprecioustoourlifeoffaithandrequireofusaparticularlevelofattention.Allofthemare,onadeeplevel,intimiatelytiedtoouridentityandresponsibilityasChristiansanddaysofparticularthanksduetoGod.They

arelikethebirthdaypartyoranniversaryofaclosefamilymemberthatyouwouldnotdaremiss.Somethinglikethatannualfamilyeventthatyoumightevengotogreatlengthswithtravelandexpensetoattend.Inapost-Christianeralikeoursitishardformanypeopletobelievethatsomethinglikeoneday(24hours)mightbeholier than another. Also, thechangesaboutwhichyearstheycountasdaysofobligationandwhichyearstheydon’thavepeopleconfused,Ithink.Moreaboutthatlater.

Atanyrate,Iamsoverygratefulforyourcontributions.Wehavealottodohere,alotofworkyettodevelopandadebttopayoff,andIthankyouforkeepingitgoing.Pleasecontinuetohelptheparishaswemoveforwardinour mission of grow-together in holinessand witness to theloveofGodinourworld, where it so badlyneedstobeknown.Theseareuncertain times for somany—whichmakesyourgiftsmoremeaning-ful,aswellasmorenecessaryaswereachouttoasmanypeopleaswecanincharityandcompassion.

Finally,let’srememberallourSisters,ourteachersandfaculty,ourschoolchildrenandtheirparentsandfamiliesthisweekaswecelebratethewonderfulpresenceofCatholicEducationinourparishthisweek.CatholicSchoolsWeekisatimetoreflectonthebless-ing of Catholic formation and what is for the Church,Ibelieve,oneofthemostimportant(ifnotthemostimportant)apostolategivenusbyGod:toformandeducate,nurtureandprotecttheseyoungpeopleandhelpthemfindtheirplaceinGod’screation.MaytheygoforthfromusandbringaboutGod’snewcreationinpeaceandjustice,andgoodnessand truth.

Godblessyou.

education

A National Blue Ribbon School, 2012

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holy cross academyWe Were Off to See the WizardHolyCrossAcademythespiansfollowedtheyellowbrickroadandperformedtheWizardofOz!UnderthedirectionofMrs.CathieCarmical,auditionsbeganinlateSeptember.PerformerspracticedanddedicatedcountlesshoursfortheopeningafternoonperformanceforHCAstudents,facultyandstaff.Thefinalcurtaineveningperfor-manceawedparentsandguestsasDorothyandherfriendssearchedforthewonderfulWizard.

Mrs.Carmicalwasassistedbymanyvolunteerswhoworkedonsets,costumes,musicandsound.Approximately90studentswereinvolvedinthisproductionwhichwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutdedicationandaccountabilitybyallinvolved.CongratulationstoourDramaClubfortheircaptivatingperformance.

CatholicSchoolsWeekbeginstoday.WithCatho-licSchoolsthroughoutthecountry,HolyCrossAcademyiscelebratingourcommunitiesoffaith,knowledgeandservice.AtHolyCross,ourpri-marygoalissharingourCatholicfaithwithourstudentsandtheirfamilies.Weworktomodel

thepersonofChristandsharetherichnessofourbeliefswithourchildrenandtheirfamilies.AsaCatholicSchool,weholdourselvestoahighstan-dardofexcellence,maintainingourBlueRibbonofExcellence.BeingacommunityofserviceleadsustoseetheneedsofourbrothersandsistershereintheFredericksburgareaandthroughoutourworld.HolyCrossAcademyiscommittedtobeingacommunityoffaith,knowledgeandservice. Ifyouwanttolearnaboutourschoolandallthatwecandoforyourchild,pleasecallusat540-286-1600orvisitourwebsite,www.holycrossweb.com.ForSt.MaryPreschool,pleasecall540-373-7553.HolyCrossAcademyisaplacewhereeachchildcanflourishandgrow.WewouldlovetohearfromyouandwillgladlygiveyouatourofourNationalBlueRibbonSchoolofExcellenceandtellyouallaboutthewonderfulthingshappen-inghere.PleasejoinusforourOpenHouseonFebruary2nd.SaintMaryPreschoolinvitesyoutotheParishLifeCentertolearnaboutourpreschoolprogramfrom9:30tonoon.AndthenyoucanjoinusatHCAfrom1:00to3:00.Pleasejoinusandcomeseeourparishschool.

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adult ed.education

Worldwide Marriage EncounterArlington Diocese MinistryCoupleswhomakeWorldwideMar-riageEncounterweekendsnotonlyrediscoverthejoy,intimacy&romanceintheirrelationships,butalsobecomemoreactiveintheirparish.Together,wearemakingmarriages,familiesandourChurchhealthier.

Beunitedinyourmarriage.There is an upcom-ing weekend Apr. 11-13 in Fredericksburg, April 11-13 . Formoreinformationvisitourwebsiteat:renewmarriage-vanorth.orgorcall(703)378-4150.

Evening Bible Study for WomenWalkingwithPurpose(WWP)isaweeklyreflectionthataimstobringwomentoadeeperpersonalre-lationshipwithChrist.Throughpersonalstudyandsmallgroupdiscussions,thegrouphelpstolinkev-erydaychallengesandstrugglestosolutionsgivento us through teachings of Christ and the Church.

OurnextmeetingisonWednesday,January29at7:30pmintheCourtyardMeetingRoom.Wearejustgettingstartedandstillhaveroomforyou!Allwomenarewelcome.Childcareisnotprovided,however.ForquestionsortoRSVP,calltheparishofficeoremailLoriMattsonatlori@acumen-ea.com. Also,feelfreetovisitwww.walkingwithpurpose.com for more information.

Art of Marriage ConferenceFebruary 14/15 - It still is not too late.ThereisstilltimetosignupfortheupcomingArtofMarriageConferencetomakeagoodmarriagebetterandofferguidanceforthoseexperiencingchallenges.

TheArtofMarriageisbeingheldonValentine’sDayweekend,February14and15.Thecostis$35.00andincludesasetofworkbooksthatcor-respondswiththematerialpresented.Whetheryourmarriageneedsatune-uporarepair,thiswillhelpsteeryouintherightdirection!Asix-partvideofeaturesthebestofthebestandwillbringyourmarriagetoanewlevelofintimacyand understanding. Conference is from 7 to 9:30pmonFridaynightandfrom9amto4pmonSaturday.Registrationisquickandeasyonline.Simplytypeintheurlaomstmaryfred.eventbrite.com. Email sweetcaroline003@gmail.com for more information. Althought the registration deadlinewasJanuary23,therearestillsomespacesavailable.Please,joinus.

Check it out.WeareNOTinthebusinessofpromotingprivateindustry,butsomethinghascometoourattentionthatyoucan’tmiss.CheckoutTHEPOPEAPPforiPhone.KeepontopofRome.

Women’s Loyola Retreat“The Glory of God is the Woman Fully Alive”January 31 – February 2, 2014. Thisretreat,designedforwomen,willexploresomeofthewaysinwhichwecannurtureourrelationshipwithGod,withothers,andwithourselvesbycomingtounderstandwhatitmeanstolivea“holisticspirituality;”tolivefullyalive!ThisretreatisledbyJoyAker,CRNA,MA.

Loyolaretreatsareconductedinanatmosphereofprayerfulsilenceandincludegenerousamountsoftimeforprayer,personalreflectionandthecul-tivationofadeeprelationshipwithGod.ItalsoprovidesfordailyEucharistandcelebratingtheSacramentofReconciliationonFridayandSatur-day.LoyolaonthePotomacislocatedinFaulkner,Maryland.TheretreatsbeginonFridaywithcheckinandConfessionsfrom5-6:30pmandconcludeswithlunchonSundayfollowingMass.ContactSt.Maryparishioner,SylviaFontenotformoreinfor-mationandforcarpooling:540-663-2261oremaillensyl1966@verizon.net. Toregister,gotowww.loyolaonthepotomac.com

Go Forth with Hearts on Fire “Inthispastoralletter,”writesBishopLoverde,“Ihopetoprovideatoolboxforyoutobecomeagreatevangelistinthisage.”ReadourBishop’scallforeachofusto“takespecificandconcretestepsindrawingclosertoJesusChristandpro-claimingHimtoothers”online(inEnglishandSpanish).Theletterincludesastudyguide,practi-caltakeaways,andsuggestions.DownloadGoForthonyourlaptop,tablet,smartphone,orordercopiesoftheletteratwww.heartsonfire.arlington-diocese.org

The Book Club ThebookclubtopicforitsFeb.11meetingat10AMintheJohnPaulIIHousewillbePopeFrancis.Ratherthanaspecifictitle,memberscanchooseeitherabiographyoftheHolyFatherorcanchooseabookwrittenbythePopehim-self.Moreinformation:KathleenMahoneyatbmah761569@aol.com

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education

Fr. Don, Guest Speaker at Parent Gathering Speaker Series AtourfirstgatheringforthisyearonJanuary14thFr.DonRooneygaveaninspiringpresenta-tiontoamotivatedgroupofparentsonVaticanIIandourparishtheme:“LiturgyisLifeisMis-sion.”Father’spresentationgaveaveryeye-openingviewonwhyVaticanIIwasanecessarycouncil,whysomanyintheChurchstrugglewithitsimplementationandwhyitissoimpor-tantforustoknowaboutittoday.Evenafter50yearsofitswritingandimplementationitisstilllargelyunknown.“Fewhavereadit,butevery-onehasanopinionaboutit,”hesaid.

religious ed.

Last weekend at all Masses Religious Education students brought up the gifts of bread and wine as well as their prayer intentions from Fam-ily Week, photos and votos crafted into large arrangements making present all those for whom we pray at Mass.

Please come and be appreciated!Catechists/Teachers Appreciation ReceptionEveryyearduringCatholicSchoolsWeekourparishhostsareceptionforourcatechistsandteachers.Itistrulyacelebration.TheParishLifeCenterisdecorated,deliciousfoodandvariousdrinksareservedanddancemusicisprovided.Prizesareevenraffled.Thisisaspecialtributeto

youwhospendcountlesshourspreparingourchildren“tocontributeeffectivelytothewelfareofhumanityandtoworkfortheextensionoftheKingdomofGod.”(Documents of Vatican II, Decla-ration on Christian Education).

Thisistrulyanexcellentopportunityforcat-echistsandteacherstocelebratetheformationtheyenable.Catechistsandteachersmakesureyouarethere!

Aswithallourparentgatheringsthosepres-entdeepenedtheirappreciationofourChurchandaremotivatedtobeingbetterCatholicsandparents.WeurgeparentstopleasemakeanefforttoparticipateinthenextgatheringonFebruary11whenSr.PatriciaM.McCormack,IHM,Ed.Dwillhelpusraisechildrentoberesponsible,self-disciplinedandrespectfulCatholics.

Return Report Cards, PleaseParentsarekindlyremindedtoreturntheirchil-dren’sReligiousEducationReportCardstotheirchildren’scatechists.Thesamecardwillbeusedagain at the end of the second semester.

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youth

February Family Dinner is Feb. 8thTheFebruaryFamilyDinner,sponsoredbytheKnightsofColumbus,willbeheldonSaturday,February8thfrom6—8:30pmintheParishLifeCenter.ThemenuincludeshomemadepulledporkBBQsandwiches,Frenchfries,coleslaw,andicecream.TheprofitwillbedonatedtoMary’sShelter.Thedinnerisopentothepublicandpay-at-the-door.Takeoutsareavailable.ThecostisAdults$7,Seniors(60&up)$6,Teens$6,Children(7-12)$5,Children(under7)Free.THEMAXIMUMCOSTPERFAMILYIS$25.

SENT: High School Retreat - Feb. 21-23OurHighSchoolretreatiscomingup!WewillbeheadingouttoWilliamsburgChristianRe-treatCenterinToano,VAforaweekendoffun,faith,friendsandgrowinginourrelationshipwithGod.RetreatsarebyfaroneofthegreatestprogramsYouthMinistryofferssodon’tmissit!Spaceislimitedandfillsupveryquicklysogetyourpermissionslipand$40inbyMonday,Feb-ruary10th.Permissionslipsareavailableonourwebsiteaswellasourpromovideo.

Also-Don’tforget-theMiddle-School Lock-in isSunday,3:30-4:30pm,intheParishLifeCenter.

parish life

Save the Date - May 3rd - for our annualParish Night Out formal dinner and danceDinneranddancingatUMWJepsonCenter.

Ticketsare$75eachagainthisyear.

OurannualParishNightOuthasbecomeafavoritetraditionforparishionersaswe

gatherinthespringforafun,formaleveningtogether with great food and great music and

dancing.

Full tables of 10 may be purchased at the “early bird” price of $675 before January 31.

ForticketsordetailspleasecontactMartyBridi540-373-0259orVickyKopcak540-273-4456

education

Ephrem Brass members are all outstanding brass players from the premier military service bands in Washington D.C. No tickets is required.

Dessert reception following. For more information, contact David Mathers at 540-373-6491 or dmathers@stmaryfred.org.

Ephrem Brass, a Washington, D.C. based brass quintet, is coming to St. Mary for a free concert of original music and arrangements.

To highlight this exciting program, the Ephrem Brass will team up with our own Music Director David Mathers for several works for brass and organ.

SAINTMARYCONCERTSERIESFriday,February21stat8pmintheChurchEphrem Brass

withDavidMathers,organ

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2014 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal begins.AttheendofthismonthmanyofuswillreceiveamailingfromBishopLoverderegardingthe2014Bishop’sLentenAppeal(BLA).Thethemeforthe2014BLAis“Renewing Hope with Hearts Afire!” AfterreflectinguponthemanyblessingsthatGodhasgivenyou,pleaseprayerfullyconsidermakingapledgeofsupporttothisvitalappealfundingprogramsandministrieswhichservethepeopleinourdiocese.Everypledgeisimportant!

2013 Giving Statements will be mailed this week.Ourend-of-yeargivingstatmentswillbemailedtoyouthisweek,weatherpermitting,fortaxpur-poses,aswellashelpingyoutoknowwhereyoursupportoftheparishrelatestotheoverallgivingoftheparish.Pleaselookoveryourstatementscarefullyandletusknowifyouhaveanyques-tionsordifferencesinyourrecords.

Thechartsabovegiveanideaofthegivingpat-ternsofSt.Maryparishioners.Weowegreatthankstothoseofyouwhosupportthefaithlifeandworkofourparishwithitsmanyministriesandmeaningfulprogramswithsuchgenerosity.Werelyonyou.WecontinuetogrowbecauseofyoursupportoftheparishPleaseconsiderthe

importanceofSt.MaryinyourlifeandrespondaccordingtohowGodisleadingyoutoseekhim.Thanksforyourprayerful,continuedsupport.Remember,atleast12%ofallthegiftswereceiveatSt.Maryaregivenagaintothepoorandthosein need.

parish lifeSt. Mary Giving 2013

Holy Days

$0/yr4,457 families

multipleenvelopesless than $25/yr313 families$25-50/yr397$50-250/yr427

First Offertory$0/wk2,654 families

envelopes

upto50¢/wk222 familiesupto$1/wk145upto$5/wk540upto$10/wk313upto$20/wk397upto$50/wk427upto$100/wk118$100+/wk35

BuildingFund$0/yr3,826 families

envelopes

less than $25/yr324families$25-50/yr152$50-250/yr406$250-500/yr74$500-1000/yr49$1000-2500/yr19$2500+/yr1

Christmas & Easter$0/wk3,801 families

multipleenvelopes

less than $25/yr370 families$25-50/yr303$50-250/yr354$250-500/yr12$500-1000/yr7$1000+/yr1

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outreach

“as I have done for youRegister Now for Catholic Advocacy Day

Outreach Opportunities Catholic CharitiesDonate Your Used Car and Help Someone Become Self Reliant!Ifyouownacaryouarethink-ingofreplacing,weneedyourdonation.TheCatholicCharitiesCarMinistrytakesusedve-hiclesandgivesthemdirectlytoneedyfamilies(sothecarneedstobeingoodrunningorder).Inreturn, Catholic Charities can helpyougetataxdeduction.Wehavealonglistoffami-lieswhoneedtransportation.PleasecontactBrianO’Connorat(703)841-3898.

Formerly Homeless Families and Children Need Your HelpSt.MargaretofCortonaTransi-tionalHousingandResidencesinWoodbridgearelookingforhelpwithchildcareandactivi-ties,andseekingthefollowingfurniture and home items in gentlyusedconditionfornewfamilies. Items include couches orloveseats(nosofabeds),

chairs, small dining room sets, dressers, night stands, end tables,cocktailtables,cookware,glassware,towels,coffeepots,toasters,decorativewallart,etc.Childcarevolunteersmustbeatleast18yearsold,or16ifac-companiedbyaparent.ContactPaulaHummelat(703)910-4845or e-mail phummel@ccda.net.SupportMothersinNeedtoCareforTheirBabies!TheCatholicCharitiesbabyclosetinFredericksburgneedsdiapersinlargesizes(3to6),wipes,babyformula(Similac),andbabyshampoo.Bringdona-tionsto200NorthGlebeRoad,Arlington, Suite 506, or to the BabyClosetat10639Court-houseRoadinFredericksburg.

“Light the Way” Catholic Charities Annual Ball 2014Joinusforafun-filledeveningof dining and dancing as well asourmajorfundraiser,provid-ingabout10percentofCatholicCharitiesannualbudget.PleasemarkyourcalendartoattendorvolunteerFriday,February21.For more information, contact ccball2014@gmail.com.

JoinVirginiaBishopsPaulS.LoverdeandFrancisX.DiLorenzoandtheVirginiaCatholic Conference at the an-nualCatholicAdvocacyDayonJanuary30,2014,from8amto1:30pminRichmond.CatholicAdvocacyDayisanopportuni-tyforCatholicstojoinandmeetwithlawmakerssupportingpublicpoliciesthatprotectlife,thepoorandvulnerable,andpromotejustice.Bustransporta-tion from Arlington and Freder-icksburgisavailable.Formoreinformation and to register, pleasevisitwww.vacatholic.org.

SHARE MinistryWatchNEXTWEEKfortheFebruarySHAREmenuanddetailsaboutorderingfoodforFebruary.

During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity this week in

Arlington, our Bishop Loverde (right) joined Bishop Ted Gulick,

Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, Bishop Young Jin Cho, UMC

Virginia Conference, and Bishop Richard Graham, ELCA Metro

DC Synod for a celebration of ecumenical prayer.

outreach

so you must also do”Thanks from the Diocese’s Office of Migration and Refugee Services8January2014

Dear friends of MRS: OnMonday,wemadethefinaldeliveriesofChristmaspresentstoclientfamilies!ManyofourclientsareOrthodoxsotheycelebratedChristmasjustyesterday. Now,thatwearedonewithChristmasdeliver-ies,Iwantedtosendyouallaninformalnoteofthanksforyouroverwhelmingfinancialgeneros-ityaswellasyourgenerosityoftimeandtalent.Especiallyduringtheselastfewmonthswhenwehavehadrecordnumbersofarrivingrefugees,wesimplycouldnotdowhatwedowithoutyoursupport.Youhavetouchedsomanyliveswithyourgenerosity.Youhaveensuredthatfamilieshavenotbecomehomeless,thattheyhavehadfoodtoeat,hadwarmclothesontheirback(andheadandhandsandfeettoo!),andthatthechil-drenhavehadtheschoolsuppliestheyneededtostartschool.Forpeoplewhohavelostevery-thingastheyfledtheirhomes,receivingyourunexpectedChristmasgiftswasabeautifulandoverwhelmingsurprise.YounotonlyprovidedessentialsthatourclientsneededbutalsoreallyliftedtheirspiritsduringthedifficulttransitionperiodtolifeinAmerica.Thankyousomuch! IalsowantedtotellyouthatthisweekisNa-tionalMigrationWeek!Thisweek,wecontinuetoremembermigrantsthroughouttheworld.FormoreinformationaboutNationalMigrationWeek,pleasesee:http://www.usccb.org/about/migration-and-refugee-services/national-migra-tion-week/ TheUSCCBalsohassomeexcellentbackground-ersonmigration.ThesearegreatresourcesforeducatingyourparishcommunityabouttheChurch’scommitmenttorefugeesandothermi-grants.Theycanbefoundat:http://www.usccb.org/about/migration-policy/current-policy-issues/index.cfm OnbehalfofallofushereatCatholicCharitiesMigrationandRefugeeServices,wepraythatyouhaveaHappyandBlessedNewYear! Sincerely, RebeccaC.Ruiz,ProgramManagerArlingtonDioceseParishesOrganizedtoWel-come Refugees ProgramCatholic Charities, Diocese of Arlingtonrruiz@ccda.net _____

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operations

www.stmaryfred.org1009 Stafford Ave., Fredericksburg, VA 22401

SUNDAY Saturday Vigil 5 & 7pmMASS Sunday 7, 8:30, 10:30am, 12:30, 2pm (Spanish), 5pm, 7:01pm 10:30am at Holy Cross Academy

DAILY Mon.-Fri.: 6:30 & 9am; Sat., 9amMASS First Friday 8pm Holy Days of Obligation, as announced

DEVOTIONS Adoration & Benediction, Wed., 7-9pm Novena with Exposition, Mon., 7-7:30pm All Night Adoration, First Friday Miraculous Medal Novena, Mon., after 9am Mass Divine Mercy, Wed., 3pm

CONFESSION Wed., 7-9pm; Sat., 8am & 3:30pm, or by appt.

PARISH 540-373-6491, fax 371-0251OFFICE stmary@stmaryfred.org Mon.-Fri., 8:30am - 4:30pm; students staff office weekdays until 9pm, Saturdays 9-5pm, Sundays 9:30-1:30pm

Pastor, Fr. Don Rooney Fr. Keith Cummings Fr. Stephen Holmes Fr. Lino Rico Rostro Deacon Alberto Bernaola Deacon Dick Delio Executive Assistant, Rick Caporali Business Manager, Elaine Stanislawski Director of Sacred Music, David Mathers Administrative Assistant, Kelly Keiser Secretary, Mary Fitch HOLY CROSS 540-286-1600ACADEMY 250 Stafford Lakes Parkway Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406-7234 Principal, Sr. Susan Louise Eder, O.S.F.S.

ST. MARY 373-7553PRESCHOOL Director, Nanci Scharf

RELIGIOUS 373-6491EDUCATION Director, Aristides LucasOFFICE Associate Director, Karen Sturtevant

YOUTH 373-6491MINISTRY Director, Leo Chavarria

BAPTISMS Parish registration (90 days) and class required. Pleasecontacttheparishofficetoschedule the date at least four weeks in advance.MARRIAGE Parish registration required; contact parish six months in advance to begin preparation. JOIN US New Family Registration meetings are held monthly in the church on fourth Sundays, following the 10:30 Mass. Please notify us of any telephone/address changes.

Articles must be submitted two weeks prior to publication. Send articles to stmary@stmaryfred.org. Thanks!

Weekly OffertoryOffertoryCollectionfor1/19/14 $38,304.

Parish Building Fund (12/8/13-1/12/14) 3,194.

SolemnityofMaryCollection(add’l) 80.

PoorBoxforStVincentdePaul(wkending1/12/14) 142.

DecemberChildren’sCharityDonations 73.

PoorBoxforStVincentdePaul(wkending1/5/14) 174.

SCRIPProfitfortheweek 215.YeartoDate: $4,844.

Please note:Endofyearstatmentswillbemailedtoallregisteredparishio-nersbyJanuary31.Onlycon-tributionsreceivedusingyouroffertoryenvelopesorahouse-holdcheckarerecordedasyourcontributions.Thank you for your continued generosity! Please remember to use your Offertory Envelopes to ensure the accuracy of your end-of-year state-ment. The “Children’s Envelope” proceeds will not be recorded on family statements.

Diocesan Newspaper Collection February1 & 2AsregisteredmembersofSt.MaryParish,everyonereceivesacopyofourDiocesanNewspa-per,theArlington Catholic Herald. TheParishpaysanassessmenttotheDioceseon40%ofitsreg-isteredfamiliesforsubscriptionsto the Herald.AllsubscriptionspaidtoSt.MaryduringtheyearandcontributionsmadeintheAnnualDiocesanNewspaperCollectionstaywiththeparishtohelpoffsetthisassessment.Lastyearwereceivedatotalof$11,428.64fromtheannualnewspapercollectionandquar-

staffterlysubscriptionenvelopestohelpoffseta$40,436.00assess-ment. Ifyouhavenotpaidfororre-newedyoursubscriptiontotheArlington Catholic Herald,weaskthatyouconsiderdoingsonow.Thesubscriptionrateof$22.00ayearisoneofthelowestofanyCatholicnewspaperwithacircu-lation of more than 50,000, and the wealth of Catholic articles andinformationaboutyourDioceseisinvaluable.Greensub-scriptionenvelopesareincludedwiththeJanuary,April,JulyandOctoberenvelopepacketsforyourconvenience,andtheAnnualDiocesanNewspaperCollectionisnextweekend.Yourgenerosityistrulyappreciated,andweareverygratefulforyourconstantsupport.Godblessyou.

SCRIP? Sure!Now that we are into the New Yearit’sagreattimetothinkabouthowyoucanuseScripGiftCardsinyourNewYear’sbudget.Getstartedwithpur-chasingScripGiftCardsforyourgasandgrocerypurchases.GiantFoodsgivesback4%totheschoolandcanbeusedinthestoreforgroceriesandatthepumpforgas.WealsocarryWalmart(2.5%)andTarget(2%).Therearemanymoreretailersavailableforallyourneeds.StopbytheScriptableatafternooncarpoolonTuesdayandWednesdayandbeforeMassonThursdaymorn-ing to see a full list of retailers.

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St. Mary Prayer ListPlease Pray for those who are sick or in need, especially: Judy Larkin, Catherine Thompson, Lynn Jacobs, Katie Bailey, Holly Smith, Donald Estes, Frederick Brems, Jordan Rizer, Jeri Carone, Joseph Terreri, Dawn Walter, Anna Castagna, Tim Murray, Tom Gibbs, Douglas Moore, Bill Luck, Mary Ullmer, Georgene Burton, David Silberman, Hieu Nguyen, Katie Billing, Audrey Wolski, Mor-gan Wolski, Ruth Weaver, Lucy Holzworth, David Arnold, Linda Moler, Matt Miller, Wilma Evans, Hoop Hooper, Rita Wainwright, Marianne Ford, Randy and Vicky Dehr, Velda Taylor, Deborah Ellia, Linda Kaila, Monica Lantigua, Bert DeVore, Betty Ann Dateno, Frank Moehler, Harold Gar-diner, Garafano Family, Grant Family, Casey Fam-ily, LaCombe Family, Cecelia and Charles Lee, Christopher Ford, Joan Baker, Barbara Leone, Mary D’Amato, Sal Detrane, Tina Beaversdorf, Robert C. Murphy, Josephine Kreider, Eleanor Mitchell, Peter Fisher, Helen Kozyra, Catherine Gordon, John Castagna, Tyler Hansen, Meredith Whatcott, Julie Fabula, Amelia McDevitt, Gerald Gardiner, Ree Messer, Joyce Webster, O’Neta Shorter, Daniel Bustamonta, Dawn Dittmer, Joe Mascett, David Asher

Please Pray for all the men and women in our military and civilian support services overseas, especially: Javier Acosta, Leah April, Joel Asher, Miguel Ayala, Crystal Black, Ned Brownell, Jr., Derek Brostek, Christopher Burton, Mat-thew Campos, Leslie Capuano, Bruno Car-riero, Jonathan Catalano, Frank Creamer, Sal Contreras, James Cook, Brad Cowan, Sam Del Grande, Glenn Dickinson, Aaron Doble, Anthony Dowden, John Dussault, Sandy Dussault, Travis Eades, Doug Ebenal, Christopher Eckert, Tim Evan, Christopher Ewers, Paul Fischer, Jonathan Fleming, Roberto Fuentes, Jason Geary, Ramon Guerra, Jr., Andrew Hamilton, Harry Hamilton, Ronnie Hamilton, Maria Harbeson, Andy Haskell, Raymund Haskell, Robert Haynes, Michael J. Herbek, James Helm, James Hoffnagle, Jr., Robert Horner, Danny L. Howard, Jr., Anthony Howell, Matthew Kearney, Daniel Kramer, Julio Laffitte III, Chris Lammers, Stephen Lammers, Scott LaRousse, Ryan Larsen, Jeffrey Lawrence, Kenneth Linstrom, Ryan Lynch, Sean Malloy, Josh Martin, Samantha Martin, Justin McClelland, Patrick McGroarty, John Moring, Nathaniel Mc-Namara, Roger Mitchell, Joseph Moore, Joseph Muldoon, Corey Nash, Mindy Niemann, James Kevin O’Donnell, Bryce Parson, Joshua K. Pas-tell, Sean Penczak, Dominick Joseph Petro, Scott Price, Nick Schulz, Duayne Scott, Tim Smetek, Andrew Smith, Douglas Stransky, Shawn Tupta, Heidi Urben, Christopher Williamson and Daniel Zeytoonian.

Please pray for all the faithful departed: especially Jessica Pierce, and all the benefactors of St. Mary.

Daily Mass Intentionsand ReadingsJanuary - February27 MONDAY6:30 Rev. Lino Rico Rostro9am +Joseph Ngon Vu2 Sm 5:1-10; Mk 3:22-30

28 TUESDAY6:30 Deacon Alberto Bernaola9am Chris Lanzarone2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19; Mk 3:31-35

29 WEDNESDAY6:30 Bruce Strickland9am Michael & Marilyn Caughlin2 Sm 7:4-17; Mk 4:1-20

30 THURSDAY6:30 Rev. Stephen Holmes8:20* Holy Cross Academy9am +Jeffrey Alexander2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29; Mk 4:21-25

31 FRIDAY6:30 Deacon Dick Delio9am Julie Appleton2 Sm 11:1-17; Mk 4:26-34

1 SATURDAY9am +Cecilio Albo5pm +William Dean7pm +Nora Fulong2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17; Mk 4:35-41

2 SUNDAY7am Rev. Stephen Holmes8:30 +Frances Cascio10:30 Those Who Died in Jan.10:30* +Frank McMahon12:30pm For the Parish2pm Tyler Hansen5pm William Tracey7:01pm Greg CarnealMal 3:1-4; Ps 24; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32

*indicates Mass at Holy Cross Academy

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Choose Life reflectionGoddoesnotmakemistakes.Whenahumanbeingisalive,itisbecauseGodwantshimorhertobealive.Peopledonothavetomeasureuptoourstan-dardsorexpectationsinordertohavedignityanddeserveprotection.“Lord, I pray for all those who are disabled, frail, and ill. Give them Your strength and peace, and give us the eyes to see their dignity and value.”(Pro Life Reflections for Every Day)

First Friday All-night AdorationFebruary 7thOurFirstFridayeveningMassat8pmwillbefollowedbyAllNightAdoration.OntheFeastofCorpusChristi,PopeFrancisexclaimed:“JesusspeaksinthesilenceofthemysteryoftheEucharistand reminds us each time that follow-inghimmeansgoingoutofourselvesandmakingourlivesnotsomethingwe‘possess,’butagifttohimandtooth-ers.”Atleasttwopeoplemustbepresentwith our Lord at all times during Ado-ration.PleasesignuptodayandenrichyoursoulwiththegiftofourLordintheBlessed Sacrament.

soHolyCrossAcademygetscreditforyourpurchase.Ifyouhaveanyques-tionsaboutSCRIPpleaseemailTorieBaldwin at scripcoordinator@holy-crossweb.comor571-330-3448.ThanksforusingSCRIP!

Children’s Offertory envelopes for FebruaryThechildren’scharityforFebruaryisHazelwildFarm’sTherapeuticRidingProgram.Theprogramoffersspecial-izedhorsebackridinglessonsforallages of riders with a wide range of physical,cognitiveandemotionaldis-abilities.Thelessonsincreasestabil-ity,flexibility,strength,motorskills,cognitiveabilityandconfidencefortheriders,alongwithprovidingmanyotherphysicalandemotionalbenefits.For more information, go to www.hazelwildfarm.com.