3815 Russell Road | Alexandria, VA 22305 703-836-1640 (office) 703-706-0484 (fax) Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 am - 9 pm www.stritaalexandria.com / www.saintrita-school.org Saint Rita of Cascia Catholic Church April 19, 2020: Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) ST. RITA CATHOLIC SCHOOL 703-548-1888 Principal Melissa Manaker principal@saintrita-school.org Ext 24 Admissions Josephine Cunningham jcunningham@saintrita-school.org Ext 32 Preschool Director Caitlin Rockwell preschooldirector@saintrita- school.org Ext 16 PARISH MEMBERSHIP Welcome to St. Rita Church! Please join us, as together we worship God and grow in love for one another under the protection of our patroness, St. Rita of Cascia. Registration forms can be found in the Russell Road entrance of the church, or online at www.stritaalexandria.com/parish- registration/. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please contact the Parish Office to make arrangements to attend the baptism preparation class, held on the first Tuesday of each month. Please note that it is possible for expectant parents to attend the preparation class before the birth of their child. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Please contact the Parish Office to obtain an application to begin marriage preparation. Diocesan regulations require 6 months of marriage preparation. Living together before marriage is sinful and harmful to future marriage. Couples who are living together will be asked to live separately during the marriage preparation time. HOSPITALIZED AND HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS Please contact the Parish office so that the hospitalized and homebound may receive pastoral care from the priests and volunteers of St. Rita. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Sunday: 7:15, 8:15, 9:30 (TLM*), 11:00 am, & 1:00 pm (en Español) Monday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm (preceded by Miraculous Medal Novena) Tuesday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm (TLM) Wednesday: 7:00, 8:30 am (during school year), & 7:30 pm Thursday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm (TLM) Friday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm Saturday: 8:00 am & 5:00 pm *Traditional Latin Mass Sacrament of Confession Sunday: 10:30 am & 12:30 pm Monday - Friday: 7:00 pm Saturday: 8:30 am, 4:00 pm, & 7:00 pm Eucharistic adoration Tuesday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm Wednesday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm Thursday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm; First Thursday: 8:00 - 10:00 pm First Friday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm & 8:00 pm - 8:00 am (Saturday) Clergy and Staff 703-836-1640 Pastor Rev. Daniel N. Gee [email protected]Ext 17 Parochial Vicar Rev. Vincent P. Bork Ext 30 Permanent Deacon Rev. Mr. Stephen J. Dixon [email protected]In Residence Rev. Karol Nedza Ext 15 Director of Religious Education and Parish Secretary Klarissa Blank [email protected]Ext 12 Director of Sacred Music Lawrence Bowie Ext 29 Sacristan Elizabeth Vail [email protected]Business Manager Debbie Beck [email protected]Ext 13 Bulletin Editor and Media Coordinator Veronica McGraw [email protected]Ext 14 Receptionist and Hispanic Liaison Alma Ramirez [email protected]Ext 10 Maintenance Manager Adan Aguilar [email protected]Saint Mark the Evangelist: April 25
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3815 Russell Road | Alexandria, VA 22305 703-836-1640 (office) 703-706-0484 (fax)
Welcome to St. Rita Church! Please join us, as together we worship God and grow in love for one another under the protection of our patroness, St. Rita of Cascia. Registration forms can be found in the Russell Road entrance of the church, or online at www.stritaalexandria.com/parish-registration/.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Please contact the Parish Office to make arrangements to attend the baptism preparation class, held on the first Tuesday of each month. Please note that it is possible for expectant parents to attend the preparation class before the birth of their child.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
Please contact the Parish Office to obtain an application to begin marriage preparation. Diocesan regulations require 6 months of marriage preparation. Living together before marriage is sinful and harmful to future marriage. Couples who are living together will be asked to live separately during the marriage preparation time.
HOSPITALIZED AND HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS
Please contact the Parish office so that the hospitalized and homebound may receive pastoral care from the priests and volunteers of St. Rita.
ST. RITA CHURCH ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA April 19, 2020
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Monday, April 20, 2020 Monday of the Second Week of Easter
Special Intention Art Scarano Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Saint Anselm, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Erin Hunter Beatrice M. Szele-Szechenyi Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter
Special Intention Kateri Vander Woude The Doerrer Family Thursday, April 23, 2020 Saint George, Martyr; Saint Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr
Lucy Cottone Marcia & Patrick Hoover Friday, April 24, 2020 Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr
Mary Jackson & Marie Minto Elaine Drapeau Saturday, April 25, 2020 Saint Mark, Evangelist
Laurie Wason Devito Special Intention Sunday, April 26, 2020 Third Sunday of Easter
Estela Quintana Bode William Manaker, SJ Santiago Raul Soutuyo Missa Pro Populo Maria Isabel Rivera
Parish News
Monday, April 20, 2020
7:00 pm Confession
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
6:30 - 7:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration
7:00 pm Confession
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
6:30 - 7:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration
7:00 pm Confession
Thursday, April 23, 2020
6:30 - 7:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration
7:00 pm Confession
Friday, April 24, 2020
6:30 pm All Night Adoration
7:00 pm Confession
Saturday, April 25, 2020
8:00 am End of All Night Adoration
8:30 am Confession
4:00 pm Confession
7:00 pm Confession
Sunday, April 26, 2020
10:30 am Confession
12:30 pm Confession
This Week at Saint Rita
Bulletin Submissions Please submit all announcements for the bulletin to Veronica at
[email protected] the Sunday before the desired bulletin date, at 9pm. Thank you!
Coronavirus Updates All information, updates, and resources for our Parish response to the Coronavirus can be found at this website: https://stritaalexandria.com/coronavirus-response/. Updates and resources will also be posted on our Facebook and Instagram pages which can be found by searching @stritaalexandria.
Poor Box Donations Due to the Coronavirus, many people are finding themselves unable to work. While Poor Box donations are always put to good use, we have had an increase in calls from people asking for financial assistance. If you are able, please consider donating to the Poor Box, so we can help people facing unexpected hardship. Poor Box donations can also be made through Parish Giving. Thank you for your continued generosity!
Greetings from the Rectory: Episode 4 Greeting from the Rectory: Episode 4 is now available! You can find it on our website, social media pages, or YouTube channel. If you have questions for Fr. Gee you can send them to [email protected] or message us on any of our social media platforms.
Office Hours The physical office is closed until further notice. However, we are available by phone or email during our normal office hours (Monday - Friday, 9 am - 9pm).
Opportunities to Help Our Neighbors The Mother of Light Center, located in Del Ray, is in need of both volunteers and donations. We are also working with Grace Episcopal Church to help stock its food bank which serves people in our area, including our own parishioners. More information, a list of needs, and sign-up sheets can be found on our Coronavirus Response and Resources page under the “Community Outreach” section. (https://stritaalexandria.com/coronavirus-response/) If you have any questions, please contact the Office.
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Please Pray for These St. Rita
Parishioners
For all those discerning Religious Vocations: Sr. Maria Josepha, Labor Mariae William Manaker, Jesuits Our Seminarians in the Diocese of Arlington, especially Tim Courtney, Andrew Clark, and Sean Nypaver
For the Sick in our Parish:
For our Deceased Parishioners: Dorothy Rosapepe Bodwell Stephen Meister Carola Czernic Jim Rutherford
Oskar Egger Florette Marie Scalzo Boris Hayduchok Thomas Rowe Rose Lapadula Phyllis Yancey
April Garcia Miles Miller
Maria Luisa Garcia Herschel Otto Dr. John Gleeson Maddie Respicio-Cabatic
Mary Gleeson Jane Rippy Emma Gomez de Blanco Scotty Schumacher
Karl Heinz Laura Stevens Gary McAlpin Egidio & Graciela Vera-y-Aragon Jean McDermott
2020 Car Raffle The tickets (sold and unsold)for the All Saints Car Raffle are due Tuesday, April 21st. If you still want to turn in tickets, please mail them directly to All Saints or drop them off at St. Rita by Sunday, April 19th. The drawing will take place on April 25th and we will announce the winners in the bulletin and on Facebook when we're told. Thank you! Los boletos para el sorteo de autos de Todos los Santos deben entregarse el Martes 21 de Abril. Si aún desea entregar los boletos, envíelos directamente a La iglesia de todos Los Santos en Manassas o déjelos en St. Rita antes del domingo 19 de Abril. El sorteo tendrá lugar el 25 de Abril y anunciaremos a los ganadores en el boletín y en Facebook cuando nos avisen. ¡Gracias!
Parish Giving Saint Rita Church relies on the financial support of our Parishioners. While Mass is not being publicly offered, we ask that you please consider using Parish Giving to continue your support of our Parish. Poor Box donations can also be made through Parish Giving. More information can be found at https://stritaalexandria.com/parish-giving/ or you can sign up directly at https://www.parishgiving.org. Thank you for your generosity!
Prayer to Jesus for Healing and Guidance
Jesus, Son of God. you were sent by the Father
to bear our weakness; be with us in this time of crisis.
Merciful Savior,
heal and comfort the sick, so that, with health restored,
they may give you praise.
Divine Physician, accompany our caregivers
so that, serving with patience, they may heal wisely.
Eternal Wisdom, guide our leaders
so that, seeking remedies, they may follow your light.
Christ, the Anointed,
protect us in body and spirit, so that, freed from harm,
we may be delivered from all affliction.
Who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
Diocesan Resources for the Coronavirus The Diocese has compiled a list of resources that are being published by the different Parishes in our Diocese. All of these resources can be found at https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/covid19resources/.
Divine Mercy Sunday We are recording Divine Mercy Sunday Mass in both English and Spanish. It will hopefully be uploaded by 10 am Sunday morning. Please check our website, YouTube channel, or our social media platforms to view it. We will also have Adoration from 12 pm - 3pm.
Girls’ Club Girls’ Club is still meeting every Tuesday from 7 - 8 pm on Zoom. All high-school aged girls are welcome to join! Email Klarissa Blank at [email protected] to get the code.
