St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church PARISH OFFICE 6720 Union Mill Road Cliſton, VA 20124-1115 Hours: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Wednesday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (Closed for lunch 12:30 - 1:00 pm) Parish Office 703-817-1770 Emergency 703-817-1777 Parish Office Fax 703-817-0928 Mass Schedule 703-817-1776 Parish Website: www.st-andrew.org E-Mail: parish.offi[email protected]FORMED.ORG Access free Catholic books, programs and recordings using our parish code: DKTJ8B ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL Pre-School— 8 th Grade Principal Mrs. Mary Baldwin School Office 703-817-1774 School Office Fax 703-817-1721 E-Mail: office@standrew-cliſton.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Director Mrs. Pay Laing Rel. Ed Office 703-817-1773 Rel. Ed Fax 703-817-1721 E-Mail: plaing@ st-andrew.org www.standrewsreligioused.org YOUTH MINISTRY Director Mrs. Bethany Rogers YM Office 703-817-1770 E-Mail: [email protected]PAROCHIAL ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Robert J. Wagner PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Edward J. Bresnahan IN RESIDENCE Rev. Jusn Puthussery SUNDAY MASSES Vigil Mass: Saturday at 5:30 pm 7:30 am, 8:45 am, 10:30 am (Lan), and 12:30 pm DAILY MASSES Monday - Friday: 6:30 am & 8:45 am (No 6:30 am on Federal Holidays) Saturday: 8:45 am Thursday: 7:00 pm 1st Thursday: Tradional Lan Mass All other Thursdays: Novus Ordo Preceded by Novena/Benedicon at 6:30 pm First Friday: 7:00 pm CONFESSIONS Thursday 5:30-6:30 pm Saturday 3:30-4:30 pm HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION Masses: Vigil Mass 7:30 pm Holy Day: As announced EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thursday 8:00 - 9:00 pm Friday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm 1st Fridays 9:30 am - 7:00 pm Email: [email protected]MUSIC Bill Miller, Organist [email protected]PARISH MEMBERSHIP Registraon forms are available on our website www.st-andrew.org, in the church vesbule pamphlet rack, or from the parish office. SICK CALLS Please nofy the parish office for visits and/or Communion calls to the sick and homebound. MARRIAGE Our wedding guidelines are available on our website: www.st-andrew.org. Please call the Parish Office to request a marriage applicaon. The diocese requires that arrangements must begin at least six (6) months prior to the desired wedding date. Parish registraon is required. BAPTISMS Bapsms are held on the 1st & 3rd Sundays each month at 2:00 pm in the Holy Family Chapel. Please call the parish office to make arrangements. SACRAMENTAL SPONSORS Informaon and forms are on our website: www.st-andrew.org. One Class aendance within 2 years is REQUIRED for parents and ALL those asked to be Godparents or Confirmaon Sponsors. Classes are held on the 3rd Friday of each month in the Padre Pio Room at 7:30 pm. BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS Please submit requests via email to [email protected] no later than 9:00 AM on the Monday prior to the next weekend’s bullen (unless otherwise noted).
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St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church
PARISH OFFICE 6720 Union Mill Road
Clifton, VA 20124-1115 Hours: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (Closed for lunch 12:30 - 1:00 pm)
FORMED.ORG Access free Catholic books, programs and recordings using our parish code:
DKTJ8B
ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL Pre-School— 8th Grade
Principal Mrs. Mary Baldwin School Office 703-817-1774 School Office Fax 703-817-1721 E-Mail: [email protected]
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Director Mrs. Patty Laing
Rel. Ed Office 703-817-1773 Rel. Ed Fax 703-817-1721 E-Mail: plaing@ st-andrew.org
www.standrewsreligioused.org
YOUTH MINISTRY Director Mrs. Bethany Rogers YM Office 703-817-1770 E-Mail: [email protected]
PAROCHIAL ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Robert J. Wagner
PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Edward J. Bresnahan
IN RESIDENCE Rev. Justin Puthussery
SUNDAY MASSES Vigil Mass: Saturday at 5:30 pm
7:30 am, 8:45 am, 10:30 am (Latin), and 12:30 pm
DAILY MASSES Monday - Friday: 6:30 am & 8:45 am (No 6:30 am on Federal Holidays) Saturday: 8:45 am Thursday: 7:00 pm 1st Thursday: Traditional Latin Mass All other Thursdays: Novus Ordo
Preceded by Novena/Benediction at 6:30 pm First Friday: 7:00 pm
Registration forms are available on our website www.st-andrew.org, in the church vestibule pamphlet rack, or from the parish office.
SICK CALLS Please notify the parish office for visits and/or Communion calls to the sick and homebound.
MARRIAGE Our wedding guidelines are available on our website: www.st-andrew.org. Please call the Parish Office to request a marriage application. The diocese requires that arrangements must begin at least six (6) months prior to the desired wedding date. Parish registration is required.
BAPTISMS Baptisms are held on the 1st & 3rd Sundays each month at 2:00 pm in the Holy Family Chapel. Please call the parish office to make arrangements.
SACRAMENTAL SPONSORS Information and forms are on our website: www.st-andrew.org. One Class attendance within 2 years is REQUIRED for parents and ALL those asked to be Godparents or Confirmation Sponsors. Classes are held on the 3rd Friday of each month in the Padre Pio Room at 7:30 pm.
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please submit requests via email to [email protected] no later than 9:00 AM on the Monday prior to the next weekend’s bulletin (unless otherwise noted).
Caroline Kelly Rev. Robert Wagner Mary Zimmerlund† No Mass Theresa Bresnahan Rosamund P. Hayes†
Barbara Taylor Bishop Thomas Welsh† Bishop Thomas Welsh†
Gerald Bowles Dargusch† Rev. Robert Wagner Helenita Lukasewicz
Stephen Palmer
Ryan Sweeney
Brian Tarantina† Matthew Buonocore
Patrick deLatour People of the Parish Angela Astyk† Jillian Goff†
St. Andrew the Apostle February 16, 2020 Clifton, Virginia 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Collections
February 9: $24,760 Weekly Offertory $2,465 Second Collection
(Special Needs of the Parish - Organ Replacement Fund)
Church Organ Fund - Update
$428,000 (pledges and donations as of February 6, 2020)
Thanks to all who have contributed or pledged a donation so far. Questions about the Organ Fundraising Campaign? Contact Mike Murphy at (703) 815-6079 or Mike Hadro at (703) 895-5846.
Upcoming at St. Andrew the Apostle
Monday, February 17
No RE Classes, No RCIA Class Parish Office, Parish School & Religious Education Office will be closed.
Tuesday, February 18
No RE Classes
Girl Scout Troop Meeting (Padre Pio Room): 3:30 p.m.
Knights of Columbus Meeting (Monsignor Hannan Hall): 6:30 p.m.
Girl Scout Troop Meetings: Brownies at 1:30 p.m.(Padre Pio Room), Ambassadors at 4:00 p.m. (Padre Pio Room), Cadettes at 4:00 p.m. (Monsignor Hannan Hall)
Last weekend, one of our parishioners received a text from someone purporting to be Fr. Wagner and asking for gift cards to support a particular ministry. This is a scam. If someone contacts you by email or text claiming to be Fr. Wagner or Fr. Bresnahan and is asking for money - usually in the form of a gift card - please ignore their request or follow up with the parish office.
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Catholic Apologetics Lunch, Laughter, and Learning
Sunday, February 23, 1:30 - 4 p.m. Monsignor Hannan Hall
Join Fr. Joseph Bergida as he teaches about the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. Lunch, Talk, Q & A, and the Rosary. Cost is $25. Please RSVP to [email protected] prior to attending so enough food is ordered.
2020 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal Begins! Steadfast in Faith and Joyful in Hope
The 2020 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal Commitment weekend is next weekend! Once a year we are asked to make a commitment to support the work of our diocesan pro-grams and ministries which provide services that no sin-gle parish could provide on its own. This important effort is a means by which we work together by sharing the gifts God has bestowed upon us. Our parish goal is 100 % participation. Through the BLA, may we seek to imi-tate the steadfast faith of the Blessed Virgin Mary and joyfully reveal our gratitude for our many blessings!
Please Pray for….
The Holy Father’s Monthly Prayer Intentions:
For February...Listen to the Migrants' Cries We pray that the cries of our migrant brothers and sisters, victims of criminal trafficking, may be heard and considered.
Our beloved Deceased Please pray for the repose of the soul of Ann Marie Maccarone and the souls of all the faithful departed.
Those who are Ill and their families and caregivers; especially Josh Bayer, Andrew Bianco, Jimmy Bray, Dorothy Brosnahan, Leslie Brill, Patricia Bruce, Ninoy Bucktaw, Sandy Burns, Vicki Camp, Paula Ann Cerami, Eleanor Comperatore, Adam Deer, Chad Fones, Joan Green, Fred Grupe, Sean Hill, Jim Hynes, Carol Hoffman, Riley Jadick, Francisco Kim, Priscilla S. Lucido, Gabriel Luna, Robert Malloy, Denise Martin, Tony Mello, Ron and Margaret Menard, Ann Muna, Michael Munsell, Erin Cooney Nardone, Alina Neas, Kathleen O’Hearn, Hank Pichocki, Maura McGinn Pratt, William Rice, Mary Richardson, Kathleen Roser, James Scholfield, Heather Smith, Ann Tankersley Thomas, Rose Urbanowicz, Mark Whalen, Payton Wilcox, Dan Zimmerman and Timothy Zivnuska.
For all those involved in our Nation’s security
and our local safety.
For our Military Please remember to pray for our parishioners serving our country, and their families. Let us pray especially for Nick DiGrado, Mario Elizondo and David Paine. If you have a relative serving in harm’s way and would like to have his/her name included on our prayer list, or if your loved one has returned safely, please contact the Parish Office.
Prayer of the Faithful Anyone who would like to have a family member remembered in the Prayer of the Faithful, either sick or recently deceased, please call the Parish Office at 703-817-1770.
Help us keep the prayer list up-to-date. Contact the Parish Office at 703-817-1770 or email updates to: [email protected].
Baptism: A baptismal date will be scheduled when all required paperwork is completed and received by the Par-ish Office. All paperwork must be received in the Parish Office at least one week prior to the intended Baptism date. The baptism booklet and form are found on our website (st-andrew.org) under the “Sacramental” tab.
Sponsor Class: All parents and ALL those asked to be Godparents or Confirmation Sponsors are required to attend a preparation class within the past 2 years. If you attend a class at another parish, be sure to request a class attendance letter. You will need to present that letter when you request your sponsor eligibility letter from St. Andrews.
Our next class is this Friday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Padre Pio Room.
To register for a class or if you have questions about Baptism: Call the Parish Office at 703-817-1770 or email [email protected].
St. Andrew's Contemporary Choir is looking for members. If you sing or play an instrument and are in 9th grade or above consider joining us. We are especially in need of an additional pianist to accompany the choir and more singers. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings from 7:30 - 9 p.m. in the school music room and we sing at the 8:45 am Sunday Mass.
St. Andrew's Children's Choir will sing on Easter Sunday at the 12:30 pm Mass. Rehearsals begin March 15 and continue on Sunday mornings, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon in the school music room until Easter. Students in 2nd grade and above are welcome. For more information and to RSVP for either choir, please contact Patty Laing at [email protected].
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Quo Vadis and FIAT Camps Registration Lottery Opens March 3
Quo Vadis Days and FIAT Camps are great opportunities for Catholic high school students (rising freshmen through rising seniors) to have fun while deepening their faith and exploring their vocations. Quo Vadis (for boys) is staffed by Arlington seminarians, priests and religious, and runs July 12-16. FIAT (for girls) is staffed by religious sisters runs July 19-23. Both are held at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. The registration lottery will be open March 3-31. See the videos and photos from last year, get more information and register for the lottery at ArlingtonDiocese.org/QuoVadis or ArlingtonDiocese.org/FIAT.
Feb. 23 Catholic Apologetics (Monsignor Hannan Hall) 1:30 p.m. ~ Church Teaching on Marriage with Fr. Bergida
Feb. 24 RE Classes Meet 5:30 - 7:00 p.m Feb. 25 RE Classes Meet 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Book Club (Padre Pio Room) 10:00 a.m.
Scout Sunday Mass - March 15
Save the date for Scout Sunday Mass which will be celebrated at the 8:45 Mass on Sunday, March 15. All scouts are welcome! If you have earned a Religious Emblem please contact Helen Martin at helenlmartin@ verizon.net so you are recognized after the Mass.
Stay tuned to future bulletins for more details.
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St Andrew’s own tasting festival, Forks, Corks & Kegs will be held on Saturday, May 16 after
the 5:30 p.m. Mass.
We will have food trucks, local breweries and wineries represented, and live music under the big top on the field. If you would like to donate to the silent auction, we need tickets (sports and concerts), gift cards, baskets of goodies, a gift certificate for a service from your company, etc. We are also seeking company and family sponsors.
Please contact Crystal McCliggott at [email protected] if you are interested in donating or sponsoring this great fundraiser our parish school.
Office of Catholic Schools' Teacher Job Fair
March 7 The Office of Catholic Schools invites prospective teachers to a Teacher Job Fair on March 7 at St. Paul VI High School, 10675 Fairfax Boulevard, in Fairfax from 9 -11 a.m. For more information visit www.arlingtondiocese.org/Catholic-Schools/Careers/ or call (703) 841-2519.
We believe in our teachers! Join our excellent schools for a faith-filled experience.
Go Forth: Called & Chosen Event for 8th graders
March 9
All 8th graders of the diocese are invited to the Go Forth: Called & Chosen event with Bishop Burbidge on Monday, March 9 at All Saints Catholic Church. The program begins at 10 a.m. and includes a vocations rally, Mass, and lunch, and concludes by 1:30 p.m. All 8th graders must be accom-panied by an adult; space is limited to 8th graders and their chaperones. Please arrive early so all can be seated before 10 a.m.
RSVP by February 24 to the Office of Vocations at [email protected] or 703-841-2514.
Attention mothers of children with special
needs! You are warmly invited to attend a Morning of Reflection, given by Fr. Ed Guilloux, for mothers of children with special needs, at All Saints Catholic Church on Saturday, February 29, from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. To sign up and for more information go to: signupgenius.com/go/30E084DA8A72EA3FB6-morning
Space is limited so sign up soon! For questions call Sally, (703)789-1922, or email Betty at [email protected].
Pray the Rosary - First Saturdays
Please join the prayer team every First Saturday to pray the rosary at 10:30 a.m. at the Falls Church abortion facility. The next First Saturday is March 7. The facility is located at 900 S. Washington Street in Falls Church.
For inquiries, contact Amy McInerny at (703) 841-3817 or email [email protected]
Christendom College Visit Christendom College in Front Royal, VA, at one of two upcoming Open House events: tomorrow, February 17th (President’s Day), and April 27th. This Spring is a perfect time to visit the ShenandoahValley and learn more about this highly ranked and respected Catholic college.
Annual Women's Conference - March 14 All women are invited to the 2020 Annual Women's Conference “Known and Loved From All Eternity”. Join us on Saturday, March 14, for the annual Women's Conference at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Herndon from 9 am - 2pm. Speakers are Colleen Carroll Campbell, author, print and broadcast journalist, and former presiden-tial speechwriter, along with Sr. Gaudia Skass, Our Lady of Mercy, from the St. John Paul II National Shrine and internationally acclaimed speaker.
To register, go to www.arlingtondiocese.org/women.
Father Fasano Scholarship Available for the
2020-2021 School Year Current religious education students may be eligible for the Father Fasano Scholarship to attend St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic School in 2020-2021. Contact the school office at 703-817-1774 for more information.
Annual Men's Conference - March 7 All men are invited to the 2020 Annual Men's Conference “Noble and Bold: Taking a Cue from St. Joseph”.
Join us on Saturday, March 7, for the Men's Conference at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Herndon from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Speakers include Father Roger Landry, Catholic column-ist, author and papal attaché at the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations. Also, Dr. Mark Miravalle, renowned mariologist, professor at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and author. Mass will be celebrated by the Most Rev. Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington.
To register, go to www.arlingtondiocese.org/men.
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