St. Columba Catholic Church A Community of Faith, Love and Service 7800 Livingston Road Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745 Parish and School Staff Pastor Rev. Gary T. Villanueva Parochial Vicar Rev. Art Mallari Deacons Deacon Andy Espinosa Deacon Rick Fisher (Ret.) Parish Accountant Diane Alexander Parish Admin. Assistant Leah Flores Parish Youth Ministry Coordinator/Admin. Asst. Sr. Emily Bautista, MCST Parish School of Religion Coordinator: Sr. Rosario Salazar, MCST Music Director Linda Ng Parish Council Chair Benny Ramos Finance Council Chair Cathy McGarrigan Fr. Dewan Hall Coordinator TBA School Principal Tina Magnaye School E/F Coordinator Lera Rickling School Admin. Assistant Marie Norment Plant Manager Carlos Brown-Bey Bulletin — April 5, 2015 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. First Saturday Tagalog (Filipino) 7:00 p.m. Weekdays Monday—Friday 8:15 a.m. Saturdays 9:00 a.m. Mass and Novena Our Lady of Perpetual Help Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. First Friday 9:00 a.m. (during school year) and 7:00 p.m. Adoration First Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays 6:00—6:45 p.m. Third Saturday of the Month 6:30—8:30 p.m. Confessions Saturdays 3:30—4:30 p.m. or by appointment Rosary Monday—Friday 7:25 a.m. _____________________ Coffee Socials First Sunday after all Masses (Sept. to June) BAPTISMS Classes offered 3rd Thursday of the month. Please call the Parish Office. BAPTISM AND SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION FOR OLDER CHILDREN Please contact the Parish School of Religion, Sr. Rosario Salazar, MCST at 301-567-6113. MARRIAGE Please contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to a proposed wedding date. Reservation of the church is required before other prepa- rations such as receptions are made. ANOINTING OF THE SICK/ COMMUNION TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND Please contact the Parish Office Parish Office Phone: 301-567-5506 Fax: 301-567-6546 Email: [email protected]Parish Website: http://ww.stcolumbacatholic.net Parish School of Religion Phone: 301-567-6113 Fax: 301-567-3188 Email: [email protected]School Phone: 301-567-6212 Fax: 301-567-6907 Email: [email protected]School Website: http://www.stccatholic.org
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St. Columba
Catholic Church
A Community of Faith, Love and Service
7800 Livingston Road
Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745
Parish and School
Staff
Pastor Rev. Gary T. Villanueva
Parochial Vicar Rev. Art Mallari
Deacons Deacon Andy Espinosa Deacon Rick Fisher (Ret.)
Goldie Bowman, Geraldine Woods, Mark David, Carrie Pearson,
Kobi King, Sylvia Dancel, Anne Philpott, (5Apr15).
Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had
arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had
to rise from the dead. - Jn 20:8-9
Mass Intentions for the Week
Monday, April 6
8:15 a.m. +Prescilla Fiel
Tuesday, April 7
8:15 a.m. +Anastacio, Sr. & Valeriana Santos
Wednesday, April 8
8:15 a.m. Tobe Monu (Birthday)
7:00 p.m. +Jovencio De Perio
Thursday, April 9
8:15 a.m. Esther Cordova (Birthday)
Friday, April 10
8:15 a.m. +Publio Gidoni
Saturday, April 11
9:00 a.m. +Nilo Castillo
5:00 p.m. +Peter & Angelina Marino
Sunday, April 12
8:00 a.m. +Maria Nwafor-Okonji
10:00 a.m. +Charles LoMedico
12:00 p.m. Fidela Saguros (Birthday)
The Resurrection of the Lord April 5, 2015
Dear Parishioners,
Upon return, it will be a wonderful way to continue and complete
the school year after a Blessed Easter celebration! May the
Lord help you and your loved ones keep and complete a good-
holy Lent as He brings you the glory of Easter.
We still have a lot of new things to learn, discover and
experience. As individuals we grow together in God’s love and
grace.
The festival of new life is celebrated in April and May…. Happy
spring!!!
I am looking forward as we return to complete another
challenging but successful year on a positive and resilient way…;
We will keep you updated of everything going in your school
community. Please continue to pray for our school and each
other. Please continue to spread the word about your school
community.
May God reveal to you your unique mission and may He grace
you with the courage necessary to live it.
We are St. Columba! Be happy for the good Lord is looking
after you. Tina Magnaye
COME AND JOIN…
ALL CATHOLIC YOUTH ARE INVITED:
St. Columba Youth Ministry (Regular Meeting – Every Friday)
7:00 p.m.– 10:00 p.m. in Fr. Dewan Hall
For more information please call Sr. Emily M. Bautista, MCST (Youth Ministry Coordinator)
at 301-567-5506
…...Faith. Academics. Service.
Join and experience a deeper appreciation
of your faith through study of Holy
Scriptures.
Topic: The Gospel of Luke
Every Wednesday
Fr. Dewan Hall— 8:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Please contact Kathy Dowd at 301-292-
5330 or Nancy Wooster at 301-248-4065
or Craig Maresch at 240-643-3644
CATHOLIC 101
WHY DO CATHOLICS CELEBRATE
THE EASTER VIGIL?
by Rev. Lawrence Rice, CSP
You may notice that many Christians
observe Easter Sunday a little differently
than Catholics do. For lots of churches, the
peak celebration is Easter Sunday, maybe
even a service at sunrise. Most Catholics
will tell you that for us, Easter Sunday is
almost anti-climactic. That’s because for
us, the most significant celebration was the
night before, at the Easter Vigil.
We’ve been preparing for Easter through forty days of Lent,
culminating in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good
Friday, and the Vigil of Easter on Saturday night. All that
waiting and preparation peaks when we gather on Saturday
night for a solemn vigil.
We wait in darkness, bless a fire, process with candles, and
hear re-told the stories of our salvation through the
scriptures. The emphasis is on waiting for the culmination of
the story: Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Bells are rung,
and alleluias are sung as we hear the gospel account of
Christ’s rising. Then, following this proclamation of the core
of our beliefs, new members are brought into the Church
through baptism and a profession of faith. The recounting of
Christ’s new life is closely connected to the Church’s renewal
through the reception of its new members.
This celebration as a vigil is important because it doesn’t just
commemorate something God did in the past; it celebrates
something God is doing today. Although our salvation was
accomplished 2000 years ago, we are also watching and
waiting to see what God is doing in our lives today. Because
our past and our future are connected, through God’s saving
power, it wouldn’t seem like enough for us to simply sit in our
pews on Sunday morning, as we do every week.
The celebration of Easter, as a vigil, invites us to break out our
most potent symbols of God’s action, and our response. So,
all the waiting, the readings, music, candles, procession, and
initiation, all remind us that God has accomplished something
amazing by loving us so much. And our vigil is a statement,
individually and collectively, that we are ready to be
renewed and to live out of the grace we’ve received.
(From the USCCB website)
St. Columba Catholic Church Oxon Hill, Maryland
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday
9:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Lunch Time: 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
PRAYER LIST: Names for the Prayer List should be written
either in a note or sent electronically. Please call the Parish Office
if you wish to have a name removed. When a name is received, it
will be added to the next bulletin listing in the order it is received
and will remain for one month and then removed. To place a name back on the list, please resubmit the name. Thank you!
CERTIFICATES: When requesting Certificates (e.g. baptisms,
confirmations) or permission letters to be a godparent, please call
the Parish Office with required information at least 10 business
days in advance. In this way you can be sure you will have the certificates or permission letters at the time you need them.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: If you are moving or have a change
of address or if there is an addition of a family member, please
notify the parish office.
2014 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT FOR ENVELOPE
USERS: If you would like a statement of your 2014 donations to
St. Columba church, please submit a written request with your
envelop number to the parish office. You may also fax, email or
drop your request in the collection baskets during the weekend
Masses. Please enclose self-addressed envelope to facilitate you
request. It will be mailed within 7 to 10 working days from the
date of request. Thank you for your cooperation.
Holy Communion for the Sick/Homebound
If you are physically unable to come to Mass and would like to receive the Eucharist at home, please contact the parish office at 301-567-5506. Arrangements will be happily made to bring the Eucharist to you.
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
"Gracious and loving God, help the men and women of our
parish to hear the call to serve in the
Archdiocese of Washington.
Our needs are great and our people thirst for your presence.
Open the hearts of many, raise up faithful servants of the
Gospel, dedicated, holy priests, sisters, brothers and
deacons, who will spend themselves for your people
and their needs.
Bless those who are serving now with courage and
perseverance. Grant that many will be inspired by their
example and faith.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen."
Gracious and loving God, help the
men and women of our parish to hear the
call to serve in the Archdiocese of Washington.
Our needs are great and our people
thirst for your presence.
Open the hearts of many, raise up
faithful servants of the Gospel, dedicated,
holy priests, sisters, brothers and deacons,
who will spend themselves for your people and their needs.
Bless those who are serving now
with courage and perseverance.
Grant that many will be inspired by their
example and faith.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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2015 ANNUAL JUBILARIAN MASS
Cardinal Donald Wuerl will celebrate the annual Jubilarian Mass
honoring couples married 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 51+ years on
Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.at the Basilica of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Please call the parish office
at 301-567-5506. Names of jubilarians need to be turned in to the
parish office by Monday, April 13.
FOOD DONATIONS FOR THE POOR
Please leave your donation in the blue plastic
bin in the narthex. Non-perishable foods
only. Please check the expiration date. Items
needed are: pasta, peanut butter, jelly, cereal,
vegetables, canned meat, and canned fruit.
The Oxon Hill Food Pantry also needs several volunteers.
Please call Frieda Edwards at 301-894-8374. Thank you!
SACRAMENT OF HEALING FOR THE SICK
If you or your family members are seriously ill and need a priest for anointing, here are the procedures to follow.
∗ If you are admitted in Fort Washington Medical Center, Fort
Washington Rehab Center or live in the parish bounderies,
call the parish office and request for a priest to anoint the sick
person.
∗ If you are hospitalized in other hospitals like southern Mary-
land Hospital, ask for Fr. Jeff Samaha, the full-time Catholic
chaplain of the hospital. If he is not available or if you are
admitted in other hospitals, the protocol of the Archdiocese to request the nurse to contact the parish priest who is pastorally
assigned to that hospital.
The Resurrection of the Lord April 5, 2015
UPDATES OF ST. COLUMBA CHURCH
BUILDING PROJECT FROM THE PASTOR The proposed building construction of parish restrooms, rectory guestroom and parish office audio-visual room is still ongoing. We have received so far around $200,000 for our projects and once we break ground for the restroom construction, we will continue to raise the remaining $250,000 for the whole projects. The architect has finished the plans and we are submitting it to the Archdiocese for final approval and finding a building contractor. I also formed a committee for these projects and they are ♦ Hedy and Graham Thomas – chairpersons ♦ Mary Brennan – member ♦ Damien Downing – member ♦ Efren Sebastian - member I hope that when we receive the final approval, we will start the project by summer. I would like to thank all of you who supported and have donated to these projects. May God bless you for your generosity.
A LIFELINE FOR MARRIAGES IN TROUBLE
Please help families in your parish community by letting them know about a marriage-saving weekend. Retrouvaille (pronounced "retro-vi" with a long "i") has been a lifeline to help couples in trouble, and you can be a lifeline to them. Many couples across the nation who have attended Retrouvaille learned about this program from their weekly bulletin. Many are afraid to ask their pastor or friends for help with their marriage, and others are just hoping time will make things better. Seeing the program announced repeatedly in the bulletin can give them the courage to pick up the phone and make the call. The next Retrouvaille weekend is May 8-10. For more information on Retrouvaille in Washington, DC and Maryland can be found at www.retromd.org.
MUSIC MINISTRY
If you are interested in singing with any of the choirs, please contact
The importance of Eucharistic Adoration is shown in the
fact that the Church has a ritual that regulates it: the Rite
of Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction. This is an
extension of the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament which
occurs in every Mass: "Behold the Lamb of God, behold
him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are
those called to the supper of the Lamb." Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament flows from the sacrifice of the Mass
and serves to deepen our hunger for Communion with
Christ and the rest of the Church. The Rite concludes with
the ordained minister blessing the faithful with the Blessed
Sacrament.
Holy hours are the Roman Catholic devotional tradition of
spending an hour in Eucharistic Adoration in the presence
of the Blessed Sacrament. The bishops have created a
variety of holy hours that focus our prayer to Jesus Christ
on peace, life, vocations, and other topics that are at the
heart of the life of the Church and the world.
PILGRIMAGE TO PORTUGAL, SPAIN AND
FRANCE
Father Gary will lead a pilgrimage to Portugal, Spain and France on October 6-16, 2015. Some of the places to be visited are Lourdes and Paris in France, Fatima in Portugal, Salamanca and Avila in Spain and several other places associated with saints and more. For details, please see or call Father Gary or the parish office for brochure.
PILGRIMAGE TO SHRINE OF THE
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY Bus Pilgrimage to Washington, NJ Shrine of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary . Sponsored by World
Apostolate of Fatima-Archdiocese of Washington Division.
Spiritual Leader: Msgr. Mariano Balbago. Mass,
Confession, Rosary. Points of interest: Holy House, Rosary
Garden, Capelinha, outdoor way of the Cross. Saturday,
May 23, 2015. Contact: Monica: 301-949-5710
AUTISM FAITH FORMATION RESOURCES FOR
AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH
April is Autism Awareness Month, and the archdiocesan Department of Special Needs Ministries offers training, resources, and supports for clergy, pastoral staff, and catechists. Of note are two new resources to help translate our faith to persons on the spectrum - the Loyola Press Adapted Finding God program, designed for students who are visual/experiential learners, and online professional training for catechists from the University of Dayton's Institute for Pastoral Initiatives. The department can connect you to these resources, and also provide your parish with Autism Pew Cards, highlighting Catholic resources and information of interest to all parishioners. Call 301-459-7464 or 301-853-4560, or [email protected].
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