Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 3411 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20032

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1 Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 3411 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20032

2 Rev.Gregory Shaffer, Pastor Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm Sunday Mass: 10:00 am Daily Mass: Monday thru Saturday 12:10 pm Eucharistic Adoration: Monday,Wednesday, Friday 11:00-12:00 noon Confessions: Saturday 3:30-4:15 pm, Wednesday 11:00 12:00 noon or anytime by appointment Address: 3401 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Pastor: Father Greg Shaffer Cell Secretary: Mrs. Cheryl Hamlin-Williams Phone: Fax Pope Francis Outreach Center : Food Pantry and Clothing Room Director: Ms. Mildred Brown Assistant Director Ms. Brenda Hare Hours of Operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Phone: Fax Website: outreach@assumptiondc.org

3 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ May 29, 2016 What an incredible experience we had last weekend at Father Gregory s ordination and first Mass of Thanksgiving. Congratulations, Fr. Gregory!! Any priest who attends an ordination remembers his own, and especially if it s been ten years. So, with all this in mind, and especially on the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, here is a blog post that I wrote on May 26, 2006, On the eve of ordination. May you know the peace of Christ, Fr Greg So, tomorrow, I get ordained a priest by the awesome Grace of God!! I'm sitting here at St. Francis (Derwood), with the soundtrack from The Mission playing on my computer, trying to get all my last minute details taken care of...it's busy! We had a GREAT week of retreat that ended Thursday, and it's been crazy ever since. But, good crazy. So, I'll finish up soon, and then what?

4 What does a man do the night before he becomes alter Christus (another Christ) in the world? The phone which has been off the hook since yesterday is silent (phew!). My family has gone back to their homes after we got together for Adoration, discussion about what tomorrow will be all about ( it's all about Jesus my little nieces and nephews shouted out!), and dinner. One conversation awaits. I need to go see Him shortly. I will spend at least an hour with Christ tonight in the chapel. Might be more because I probably won't be able to sleep (last night, it didn't happen...too excited). I will be with Him to whom I will give my life fully tomorrow. Kind of makes me think about the night before He handed over his life to the Father and all of us. Tonight might be a sort of Gethsemane. But, I will try to rest in his peace. He has drawn me to his heart, his Sacred Heart, through the Immaculate Heart of his mother. It's hard to put in words what my own heart is experiencing now, this closely united to Christ. I will be changed sacramentally and ontologically tomorrow, but he has been changing me so much over the past several years. I am not worthy to be a priest of Jesus Christ; it's only because he has formed me and shaped me to be like Him that I can go forward tomorrow. Now, with all of the hoopla and details, I have caught myself forgetting one of the biggest moments of all after the laying on of hands (that's the point at the Ordination when I become a priest): the Consecration of the bread and wine at my first Mass. For 14 years, it's been a dream. The Dream. To make Christ present on Earth. Truly present. Through my hands. Through my words. But, they will be His hands... His words. His body...his blood. Tomorrow, the Incredible happens. All because of Him who is Incredible. Awesome. Amazing. It's all about Him. It's all about Jesus.

5 Healing Prayers for: Jean Sultzer, Lillian Savoy, Gisele Best, Lezeal Rorie, Corinne Bachiller, Lillian Taylor, Calvin Best, Tracy Stachitis, Veronica Brown, Deacon McBurnett Smith, Marsha Carlson-Meyers, Dr. Dee Jones Adams, Barry Robella, Father Dan Vitz, Eleonora Best, Jane Rhyne, Faye Lyon, Abby Fargo, Mildred Selmar, Heather Wooten-Rollins, Brenda Newman, Malek Elloit, Kennedy Wood, Courtney Barlow, LaVerne Lane, Christine Jones, Benjamin Davis, Ronald Horton, Madison McKenzie, Jamil McKenzie, Samuel James Guadalupe, Shawntrice Moore, Bridget Barlow, Veronica Harris, Teresa Wilkinson, Sherri Ewing, Pauline Haggins, Dorothy Sylvester, Tiffany Jacobs, Darlene Jones, Paul Higgins, Audrey Saunders, Pauline Johnson, June Murphy Our Homebound Parishioners: Mary Cooke, Sybil Depeazer, Muriel Dunmore, Louvenia Gray, Fr. Charles Green, Pauline Johnson, Yvonne Samuel, Audrey Saunders, Joan Shields, Elizabeth Smith, Viola Walker The Anima Christi Soul of Christ, sanctify me; Body of Christ, save me; Blood of Christ, inebriate me; Water from the side of Christ, wash me; Passion of Christ, strengthen me; O good Jesus hear me; Within your wounds hide me; separated from you, let me never be; From the evil one protect me; At the hour of my death, call me; And close to you bid me; That with your saints, I may be praising you forever and ever. Amen. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Pt 1:2-7 Mk 12:1-12 Tuesday: Zep 3:14-18a Lk 1:39-56 Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12 Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: 2 Tm 2:8-15 Mk 12:28-34 Friday: Ez 34:11-16 Lk 15:3-7 Saturday: 2 Tm 4:1-8 Lk 2:41-51 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:17-24 Gal 1:11-14a, 15ac, 16a, 17, 19 Lk 7:11-17

6 HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY REVEREND GREGORY SHAFFER May you continue to be sustained by His grace, and may your life in God s service always be filled with joy. And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. - Jeremiah 3:15 -

7 Memorial Day, Monday May 30 th Mass will be at 10:00 am The church office will be closed. Father s Day Spiritual Remembrance Please remember to send in your envelope for Father s Day by the June 12 th to make sur it is in the bulletin on Father s Day Clothes Donations for the Pope Francis Outreach Center We would like to thank all who give to the outreach center; currently we have more clothes than clients to take them. So we will not be able to take anymore donations until further notice. Thank you again for your generosity. SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, June 12 th We will celebrate ALL FATHERS Our own Father Greg Shaffer s 10 th anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood, we will also celebrate all the fathers of the church: fathers, grand-fathers, stepfathers, godfathers, young fathers old fathers and fathers- to- be.

8 Wednesday, June 22 nd Join us in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament at the Holy Hour for the intentions of the Ordinandi CELEBRATING ARCHBISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL Please join The Board of Directors of Archbishop Carroll High School for the 24 th Annual Spring Benefit and Hall of Honor at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, June 13, from 6 to 9 P.M. This year s inductees into the Carroll Hall of Honor are Alvin Clayton Fernandes, 79, and Tim King, teacher, ACHS The Cardinal Patrick O Boyle Medal will be awarded to Fr. Patrick Smith, Pastor of St. Augustine Catholic Church and Mackin Class of For tickets or more information call May 29, 2016