Twinned with Notre Dame d’Altagrace Parish, Cap Haitien, Haiti

Rev. Gary R. Studniewski: Pastor

——— SUNDAY MASS Saturday 5pm;

Sunday 9am, 11am (ASL), 5pm

HOLY HOUR Monday–Wednesday 6-7pm

COFFEE HOUR

Join us for coffee & donuts in the parish hall

after the 9am & 11am Masses

OUR DOORS ARE OPEN 7am-7pm, Monday-Friday, and before

and after Mass every weekend. Church & Hall are accessible via eleva-

tor Gluten-free Hosts and

Hearing Assist devices available: Please request before Mass

MASS ON FEDERAL HOLIDAYS

8am only; No Confessions or Holy Hour

MASS ON HOLY DAYS No Vigil Mass, 7am, 12:15pm, 6:30pm;

(Except Christmas & January 1)

313 2nd Street SE Washington DC 20003 | Capitol South Metro T: 202.547.1430 | www.saintpetersdc.org | facebook.com/SaintPetersDC

Pentecost Sunday

May 20, 2018

OUR PARISH MISSION:

To be a tangible manifestation of Christ living in the community

DAILY MASS & CONFESSION TIMES Monday: No Mass or Confession | Tuesday - Friday: Mass at 7am and 12:10pm

Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: Confessions 11:30am-12pm | Wednesday: Confessions 6:00pm-6:30pm

Welcome to St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill! No matter how long you’re planning to be in the neighborhood, we hope you’ll consider this your home parish. If you are a parishioner at St. Peter’s and have recently moved or need to update any of your contact information, please call the office

at (202) 547-1430 or visit our website: www.saintpetersdc.org/home/register

Registration and regular attendance at Mass are required to receive letters of permission for marriage, baptism, or confirmation. Register online, or stop by the Rectory weekdays 9am-12pm, 1-5pm.

SUN: Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 MON: St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs Jas 3:13-18/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [9a]/Mk 9:14-29 TUE: St. Rita of Cascia, Religious Jas 4:1-10/Ps 55:7-8, 9-10a, 10b-11a, 23 [23a]/ Mk 9:30-37 WED: Jas 4:13-17/Ps 49:2-3, 6-7, 8-10, 11 [Mt 5:3]/Mk 9:38-40 THU: Jas 5:1-6/Ps 49:14-15ab, 15cd-16, 17-18, 19-20 [ Mt 5:3]/Mk 9:41-50 FRI: St. Bede the Venerable, Priest & Doctor of the Church; St. Gregory VII, Pope; St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Virgin Jas 5:9-12/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8-9, 11-12 [8a]/Mk 10:1-12 SAT: St. Philip Neri, Priest Jas 5:13-20/Ps 141:1-2, 3 and 8 [2a]/Mk 10:13-16 SUN: The Most Holy Trinity Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22 [12b]/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Clergy Rev. Gary R. Studniewski, Pastor FrGary@saintpetersdc.org Rev. Msgr. Joseph Sadusky, In Residence

Parish Staff Dr. Kevin O’Brien, Music Director music@saintpetersdc.org Patrick Devenney, Business Manager rectory@saintpetersdc.org Suzanne O’Connor, Registration parishinfo@saintpetersdc.org Kathleen Wiegand, Stewardship stewardship@saintpetersdc.org Destiny Edwards, Communications Coordinator communications@saintpetersdc.org John Williams, Maintenance maintain@saintpetersdc.org Pastoral Council Paul Cancienne Thomas Cunningham David Dry Michelle Easton Anna Gould Kim McKenzie Colleen Moss John Neal Katherine Quan Jack Smedile Susan Timoney

PARISH DIRECTORY

ST. PETER SCHOOL

U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School 2013 Grades Pre-Kindergarten – 8th 422 Third St, SE DC 20003 Miss Karen Clay, Principal 202.544.1618 info@stpeterschooldc.org Support St. Peter School through the Combined Federal Cam-paign (code: 39466 and is listed as ST PETER SCHOOL).

Baptisms are celebrated the second Sunday of the month. Parents and godparents must attend a preparation class. Matrimony: Please speak with Father before making any arrangements. A six to twelve month preparation period is required. Becoming Catholic - RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Email the rectory to inquire about the dates of the next session.

SACRAMENTS & FAITH FORMATION

Stay updated on special events, service opportunities, and other announcements. Sign up to receive FLOCKNOTES by visiting our website and enrolling or by texting PETERDC to 84576 directly from your phone.

SIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES

THE SICK AND SUFFERING

Our PrayerNet members offer support when you need it. E-mail prayer requests to susandep@comcast.net.

Especially Mary Elizabeth McNary; Severino Mendoza; Beniam Haile; Ed Dever; Anne Smith Beemer; John and Deborah Brooks; Helen Wright; Romelia Johnson; Mike Miley; Lindsey and Aaron Braun; Cindy Johnson; Marta Murua; Chris Hutson; Bo Henry; Lester Harris; Kathleen Fink; Michael Vivenzio; Joe Ulery; Moody Wharam; Bill Theobald; Robert Moore; Deacon Carlos Hernandez; Tom Michael; Mary Leininger; Becky Bramon; Hilda Lopez; Jeanne Hemmer; Msgr. Paul Langsfeld; Isabelle Hewstone; Caroline Grimaldi; Peter Miller; Michael Worrell; Gail Lemoine; Nancy McKenzie; Ann DePlatchett; Gertrude Doleman; John Burns; Elizabeth Barry; Thomas Petraglia; and all who are suffering.

THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

Especially Dixie Lee Devenney, mother of Patrick Devenney; Catherine Bolton, sister of Amy Bolton Woodhull; and for those who have died alone. Call or e-mail the rectory to place someone on the prayer list, or to arrange for Holy Communion or Sacrament of the Sick for the homebound or hospitalized.

THOSE PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE

Myra Peters & Dylan Degnan; Margaret Dominguez & James Corsetti; Sarah Wujcik & Frank Pierro; Maria Rossi & Eric Frost

MASS INTENTIONS MAY 19-26

Sat 5pm � Alfredo Vallarta Jr.

Sun 11am The People of St. Peter’s

5pm � Hugh Doherty

May can be a busy month. Are you booking travel for Memorial Day or gearing up for summer vacation? Consider enrolling in eGiving through Faith Direct to make sure your gifts reach St. Peter's on Capitol Hill when you cannot, and our ministries can continue uninterrupted. Visit www.faithdirect.net and use our church code: DC557. Thank you for your continued support of our parish family! God Bless You

Congratulations to the Newlyweds!

Cherie Short & Michael Bars

May 19, 2018

Congratulations to those Baptized on May 5 & May 13, 2018

Anna Harris Vey

Christopher Francis Cosgrove Vivian Pearl Strang Faith Virginia Turner Xavier William Marble Amelie James Flynn

Morgan Elizabeth Spain Declan Edward Burke

Bennett Edward Tegman Alexander Gohmann Breece Genevieve Claire Fallon

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Sunday, May 20: Pentecost Sunday Bag Lunch Sunday Young Adult Pentecost Party Sunday, May 27: The Most Holy Trinity Monday, May 28: Memorial Day Parish Office Closed

Please join us from 6-7pm on Wed, Jun 6, as we offer a Holy Hour (there will be NO confessions that night) for the men who will be ordained priests for our

archdiocese:

Deacon Oscar Astigarraga Deacon Andrew Clyne Deacon Kevin Fields

Ordination takes place Sat, Jun 16, at 10am

at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

HOLY HOUR FOR ORDINANDI

Sunday, June 3: Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ Sign up for SOME - Casseroles due June 12th Wednesday, June 6: Holy Hour for Ordinandi (No Confession) Sunday, June 10: 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time Coffee Sales for Haiti Sunday, June 17: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Father’s Day Bag Lunch Sunday Sunday, June 24: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist

PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT

Holy Spirit, fan into flame the gifts I received in my Baptism and Confirmation. I want to receive the fire of Your love as Your disciples did at Pentecost. Come with wonder and awe, with wisdom, understanding, and counsel, with courage and faith in You. Holy Spirit, may my actions witness to Your presence in my life. Help me to see the ways my strengths can serve others in their weakness. In all my interactions, I want to radiate love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Breathe new life into the world through me. Amen.

Today we celebrate the "birthday of the Church!" Pentecost is described in the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles. But before the great driving wind and tongues of fire empowering the Disciples, the Holy Spirit had already arrived. The Gospel for today's Mass during the day is from John 20. Jesus appears to the fearful disci-ples after his resurrection. He first speaks a message of calm. "Peace be with you." The apostles "rejoiced when they saw the Lord." When the enthusiastic response settles down, Jesus "breathed on them and said to them 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'" This action is Trinitarian, and it has happened before. If you turn your Bible back to the beginning, you'll read: "The Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so many became a living being" (Genesis 2:7). In the Garden of Eden, we see God's first, original covenant with man. The breath of life signifies that original indwelling of grace, the special state of likeness and friendship with God before the Fall. Here now, in this locked room, the Apostles receive the long-awaited promise: the very breath of God, new life, a new covenant. In the pairing of these two readings--the Pentecost experi-ence in Acts and the breath of Jesus in John's Gospel --we see that the coming of the Holy Spirit is not only an empowering, it is an indwelling. We have each received the breath of grace in our baptism. It is confirmed, strength-ened, and deepened in each reception of the sacraments. If we persevere in virtue, the Spirit of God is alive in us, in-spiring our actions of love. This Pentecost Sunday, how is the breath of God alive in you?

We simulcast our 9am and 11am Sunday Masses to the Parish Hall? It is a convenient place for you to bring your child(ren) and give them space to settle and refocus if needed, while at the same time allow-

ing you to continue to be a part of the Mass.

PARENTS, DID YOU KNOW?

SEMINARIAN NEEDS A CAR!

Our parish seminarian, Christian Huebner, is looking for a car to borrow this summer while he is on parish assignment in southern Maryland. If you know of a spare set of wheels he could use from early June until early August, please contact the parish office or Christian directly by emailing chuebner@awd.org. Thank you for your generosity!

Celebrate Saint Peter at our Annual Patronal Feast Mass and Parish Picnic! Join us as we honor our patron saint on Saturday, Jun 30, at the 5pm Mass. Father Gary will celebrate, with music provided by the 9am Choir and 11am Folk Group. The picnic will follow in the parish hall — outdoor seating will be available! The parish will supply burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, fixings, plus beer, water, and soda. We’d love for you to bring your favorite salad or dessert (enough for 8-10 people). You can sign up in the back of church or at parishevents@saintpetersdc.org. Volunteers are needed to help with setup and cleanup. Thank you!

SAVE THE DATE: PARISH PICNIC JUNE 30 ST PETER’S YOUNG ADULTS

Sunday, May 20th, 6pm Pentecost Party Come celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit! Join us at the rectory for a gathering after the 5pm mass. This is a great chance to meet other young adults at our parish. We want to hear what events you are interested in, so bring some ideas. We will provide snacks and drinks. Invite a friend! Monday, May 21: Last Bible Study Meeting Saint Peter’s Young Adults will be wrapping up a five-part video series titled "Vatican II: The Faithful Revolution" about how Vatican II changed the Church and continues to shape Catholic liturgy and worship today. Pizza and drinks will be provided. $5 donation to cover the cost of food and drinks would be greatly appreciated. Join us for the final session at 7 p.m. in the O'Sullivan Room.

The Lord Himself Will Give You A Sign June 16-17 at Priest Field Pastoral Center 4030 Middleyway Pike, Kearneysville, West Virginia 25430 Saint Peter's Young Adults would like to welcome you to join us at a beautiful retreat in Priestfield West Virginia, the retreat will be hosted by Father Greg Shaffer. Fr. Shaffer will be leading us in how to hear and see God in your life now, focusing on Isiah 7:14, the Lord Himself will give you a sign. The weekend will include reflections, small group discussion, adoration, mass, hiking, games, campfires, and so much more! The retreat center provides meals and has extensive grounds for exploring. Carpooling will be available. The cost of the retreat is $135 per person, which covers lodging and all meals. Payment is due by May 20th. Registration: https://www.payit2.com/event/100546

“Let us be protectors of creation.” Pope Francis, 2013

The way we have built homes, streets, offices, and shop-ping malls in recent decades has significantly reduced the habitat for native animals and birds. A special concern is the decline of pollinators (birds, bees, butterflies, among others) that ensure that plants are productive and protect our food supply. Here are some steps you can take to help preserve these crucial contributors to God’s creation:

• Use pollinator-friendly plants in your landscape. Shrubs and trees such as dogwood, blueberry, cherry, plum, willow, and poplar provide pollen or nectar, or both, early in spring when food is scarce.

• Choose a mixture of plants for spring, summer, and fall. Different flower colors, shapes, and scents will attract a wide variety of pollinators. If you have limited space, you can plant flowers in containers.

• Reduce or eliminate the use of pesticides in your gar-den. Incorporate plants that attract beneficial insects for pest control.

• Accept some damage on plants that are meant to pro-vide habitat for butterfly or moth larvae.

• Provide clean water for pollinators in a shallow con-tainer or birdbath, with half-submerged stones for perches. Make sure you change the water every few days to avoid mosquitoes.

• Put up bird houses in your yard.

• Support land conservation in your community by help-ing to create and maintain community gardens and green spaces.

The suggestions above are adapted from material prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and distrib-uted by the Archdiocese of Washington. See www.epa.gov/safepestcontrol/greenscaping-easy-way-greener-healthier-yard. And for more information about St. Peter’s Social Justice Initiative, or if you are interested in being part of the plan-ning group, contact Krisanne Murphy at kvaillan@eastern.edu.

SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE

Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you.” Learn how to bring the peace of Christ into your relationship by attending theWorld-wide Marriage Encounter weekend on November 2-4, 2018 in Gaithersburg, MD and August 3-5, 2018 in Hanover, MD. Go to moments4marriage.org to sign-up or call 301-541-7007. It’s not too early to sign-up!

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

It is with great joy that we congratulate the St. Peter School Confirmandi whom received the sacrament of Confirmation on May 12! As they continue their journey with Jesus that began at baptism, we pray they live more fully in the Father's love through the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

On Friday May 18, St. Peter student families competed against each other at Providence Park for Field Day - the most anticipated day of the year! Each student family is assigned a color and wins points as they rotate through various games and relays such as the obstacle course, con-tinuous kickball, the wacky water plunger relay, storm the castle and a team work relay. The teams enjoyed a barbe-que lunch prepared by SPS parents. After lunch, there was a tug-of-war championship showdown and the day com-menced with the annual Grade 8 vs. teachers competition, which was flag football this year. A grand time was had by all!

NEWS FROM ST. PETER SCHOOL

CATHOLIC BUSINESS NETWORK

Please join the Catholic Business Network of Washington D.C. (CBN) for our monthly breakfast and networking re-ception on Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 8-9:30 AM at the Great Hall in Saint Matthew’s Cathedral. Maureen Blum of Strategic Coalitions & Initiatives LLC will be our guest speaker. CBN is an independent nonprofit organiza-tion bringing together businesses and individual profes-sionals to create valuable business and networking oppor-tunities through monthly networking receptions and an annual gala, this year on October 4. For additional information or to register, please visit our website at www.cbndc.org or contact Justin Silvers at (202) 957-5188 or jsilvers@cbndc.org.