We will continue collecting Box Tops throughout the year.

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2 St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Community Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Washington, DC September 17 th & 18 th, 2016 PASTORAL STAFF Mission Statement The mission of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Community is to be a Catholic community centered on Christ, extending the ministry of the Archdiocese for the Military Services. We build God s Kingdom through evangelization, education, worship and service. All are welcome! POST-CONFIRMATION CLASS For all the students who have completed the Sacrament of Confirmation, we are offering a post-confirmation class on Sundays during R.E. If interested or for more information please get in contact with Mrs. Lynn Wolfkill Catholic Priest: Fr. Larry Smith, S. J. Tuesday-Thursday , Saturday ; lawrence.c.smith@navy.mil RE Coordinator: Mrs. Lynn Wolfkill Parish Coordinator: Mrs. Ivette Guadalupe Tuesday, Wednesday Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday Thursday ; teresa.wolfkill.ctr@navy.mil Saturday , Sunday DESIGNATED OFFERING: 17 th 18 th, SEPTEMBER Adult s: Flood Relief Children s: Fisher House Foundation Date Attendance Offering Saturday, 3 rd 53 $ Sunday, 4 TH 338 $ Children s Church N/A $21.00 Designated Offering Sep. 17/18 N/A -- Total 391 $ If this is your first time with us please complete a registration form. Sponsor letters for those wishing to be Godparents at other installations or parishes can be issued only to those who are registered and in good standing with the Military Archdiocese. Our Baptism class is held every last Saturday of the month at 1530 call Mrs. Guadalupe for more information. ICE Comment: BULLETIN: Please send items to be included in the next bulletin no later than 1400 on Tuesdays ST. MICHAEL S ANNUAL MINISTRY TRAINING Our mandatory yearly training is soon approaching. Please mark your calendars for more information coming soon. MANY THANKS THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN MAKING OUR PARISH PICNIC A PHENOMENAL SUCCESS. WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT AND DEDICATION NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY The last day for the Back 2 School Supply Drive is September 30, 2016 We will continue collecting Box Tops throughout the year.

3 MINISTRY SIGN-UP CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER NOW IN THE SACRISTY Dear ministry members, please take time to stop by the Sacristy and sigh up for the month of OCTOBER. HOLY FATHER S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER Universal: Centrality of the Human Person That each may contribute to the common good and to the building of a society that places the human person at the center. Evangelization: Mission to Evangelize That by participating in the Sacraments and meditating on Scripture, Christians may become more aware of their mission to evangelize. WHAT DID FR. LARRY SAY? LITTLE FLOWERS GROUP Are you looking for a way to meet new friends, learn more about our Catholic faith, the saints, and virtues all while earning badges? Then look no further, Little Flowers is for you! There are 4 different wreaths, I will be leading Wreath 2 this year. If a Mom is interested in leading a different wreath, I would love to meet with you and work together, its really easy and fun! The wreaths are not necessarily cumulative so you don't have to have done the first wreath to do Wreath 2. The cost is low and there is no fundraising or selling involved. If you have questions or are interested, please contact me, Mrs. Krysten Pizzurro at krystbenjamin@yahoo.com While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him. This father s love was unconditional. Some will read this Gospel and the parable of the Prodigal Son and immediately associate themselves with the younger son, coming back to the father looking for forgiveness, hoping for the best but prepared for a less than forgiving reception, to say the least. But this father s response to his wayward son is unbelievable. He runs out of the house; embraces this disrespectful son before he has a chance to say much of anything; puts the family ring: the family seal, on his finger and puts sandals on his feet, in effect giving him back his status in the family, a status that he had scorned and thrown away. How many of us can associate and empathize with that prodigal father? Then what happens? The elder son comes along. The one who s supposed to inherit everything when the father dies; he comes and he too disrespects his father. His father is having a party, and he refuses to go in to the house. He makes his father come out to him and the father does it. What kind of a fool is this father who lets both his sons walk all over him? How often are we like one of those sons? How often are we as generous and forgiving as this father? One way to interpret this story is that this father is God, and we are the sons. God relates to us with unconditional love and forgiveness as well as with a patience that is invincible. Do we relate to one another in the same way? Too often the answer is no, we don t. The invincible patience of God: What a great description of the Virtue of Patience. True patience is not about what I don t do in a particular situation. It s not about just waiting for something to happen. It s not passive. Invincible Patience actively and aggressively strives for self-discipline, self-control, forgiveness, and healing love. It can t be defeated. Sometimes we have to make hard choices in life, set priorities that may hurt, because they confront us with our own personal prejudices and vulnerabilities. I would ask myself: Am I the elder son or the younger son demanding what I feel is mine? Or am I the Father ready to embrace the stranger, both the stranger within my family, and the stranger outside my family. Am I ready to forgive, and embrace, and heal, and move on? What does it mean to be Catholic, to be Christian, to be a person of Faith, to be human? What does it mean for me to be a follower of Jesus in today s world? We Catholics are people of hope and reconciliation and healing. Let s find our faith and rejoice in it. Let s join the Prodigal Father at his party. Let s be people of a truly dynamic and Invincible patience, forgiveness, and love. Fr. Larry Smith S.J.

4 CHOIR PRACTICE Come and Praise Our Lord Become part of the St. Michael s Choir Rehearsals Tuesday: 1930 Saturday: 1600 Sunday: 0830 & 1100 Children s Choir Rehearsals: More Information contact Mrs. Armstrong EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Come and spend time with our Lord Eucharistic Adoration Monday-Thursday From Friday, Saturday, and Sunday During Chapel Operational Hours THE HOLY ROSARY The Knights of Columbus invites YOU to pray The Holy Rosary The Blessed Sacrament Chapel at 0900 RECONCILIATION Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday By Phone or appointments Friday, Saturday & Sunday Any Time but no later than 30 minutes before Mass. Walk -ins are welcome, if time permits, depending on Fr. Larry s availability. BAPTISM CLASS Our Baptism Class for the month of is, at in the conference room here at The Chapel Center. Please contact Mrs. Ivette Guadalupe our Parish coordinator if you have any questions about getting your child baptized or need to take the class. Godparents are also required to take the class here or in their home Parish. Call to have your name placed on the list at least a week in advance of the scheduled class date. PARISH PICNIC MEMORIES SUPPORT FOR THE MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY 1. Do your children or would you like to celebrate the canonization of St. Teresa of Calcutta by helping the Missionaries of Charity? The Sisters operate a soup kitchen and home for unwed mothers on Wheeler Rd. in SE DC six days a week (every day except Thursday) and can always use "additional laborers for the harvest". For more information on ways to support the Sisters, please contact Mary Goodwin ( or mary_t_goodwin@hotmail.com). 2. The Knights of Columbus of St. Michael Catholic Community will lead a group of our volunteers in doing yard work and planting and working in the soup kitchen on Saturday, October 8th at the Missionaries of Charity compound on Wheeler Rd in SE DC. Participants will carpool from the chapel at 08:45 AM. For more information, please contact Lee Sylvester or sylvesr@gmail.com

5 LITURGICAL MINISTRIES SIGN-UPs St. Michael s Community is a vibrant community full of many opportunities for you to participate and volunteer through our many ministries, all of which are posted in the bulletin. If you would like to be part of our team, come and sign-up during our recruiting weekends; September 17 th and September 24 th. Come and join us as you answer God s call to serve Him. CHAPEL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Three NEW Chapel Tithes and Offerings Contracts are open! Protestant Parish Coordinator Gospel Service Drummer Gospel Service Organist An application packet may be picked up at the Joint Base Anacostia- Bolling Chapel Center, 310 Angell St SW, Washington, DC, or requested via at Miriam.ruiz@navy.mil, or by calling MASS HOURS CHAPEL CENTER TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: 1130 FRIDAY: 0700 SATURDAY 1700 MEET & GREET 1830 SUNDAY 0930 MEET & GREET 1030 MINISTRY COORDINATORS Pastoral Council: Mr. Edward mays Choir Director: Mrs. Jaqueline Armstrong Ushers: Mr. Ed Scott Lectors: Mrs. Mary Goodwin EMHC: Mr. Lee Joyner Altar Servers: Mr. Tony Poblete Adult Faith Formation: OPEN Children s Church: Mrs. Luba Munter Prayer Line: Mrs. Mary Goodwin Home Educators: Mrs. Maggie Ham Catholic women (CWOC): Mrs. Femi O Grady Youth Group: Mrs. Christine Nickel Meet & Greet: Mrs. Marisa Merkle Knights of Columbus: Mr. Fred Armstrong Members at large: Mrs. Marliz Rodriguez Mrs. Beth Sylvester Mr. Jason Saglimbene Our Next Council Meeting will be held on: Saturday, October 8 th From Chapel Center Activity Room RELIGIOUS EDUCATION The Sisters of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara will be visiting the chapel this Sunday, they will be speaking to our confirmation and post confirmation classes. This will take place after Mass in the Confirmation room.

6 CWOC stands for the Catholic Women of the Chapel. All women who are members of the military Catholic Community of faith and hold a valid military ID card are considered members and are invited to participate. We are single, married, mothers, grandmothers, professionals, stay- at- home moms, retirees and active duty military. Meets every 2 nd Saturday of the month in the Conference Room here at the Chapel Center. Come and Join Us For more information you can get in touch with Mrs. Femi O Grady. Her number is in the bulletin under Ministry Coordinators. As a baptized member of the Church, Jesus Christ calls you to follow in his footsteps and make a difference in the world today. You can make a difference!... In the words of the Holy Father: "Offer your youthful energies and your talents to building a civilization of Christian love... commit yourself to the struggle for justice, solidarity, and peace" (Homily at World Youth Day, Denver, 1993). Come and join us! St. Michael s Youth Group meets every 3 rd Saturday of the month after the 1700 Mass in the activity room. For more information please call Mrs. Nickle. Her number is in the bulletin under Ministry Coordinators. The official description of the duties for an Usher/Hospitality Minister comes from the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, Chapter III: Duties and Ministries in the Mass: c) Those who take up the collections in the church. d) Those who, in some regions, welcome the faithful at the church doors, seat them appropriately, and marshal them in processions. If you want to be part of the Usher Ministry or if you need more information, feel free to call Mr. Scott; his number is in the bulletin under Ministry Coordinators Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion assist the Presider in the distribution of The Holy Communion to the assembly during the celebration of the Mass. If you feel God s call to become a EMHC please get in touch with Mr. Lee Joyner for any questions you may have; his number is in the bulletin under Ministry Coordinators. Do you like helping new parishioners and guest feel welcomed? Do you feel the call to help with our meet and greet time after Mass? If so get in touch with Mrs. Marisa Merkle to be part of our great team of hospitality, her number is in the bulletin under Ministry Coordinators. The Order is open to men at least 18 years of age, and who live up to the Commandments of God and Precepts of the Church. Meetings are held here at the chapel center on the last Saturday of the Month after the1700 Mass, followed by a light supper. For more information about the Knights of Columbus or if interested in joining, please contact Grand Knight Mr. Fred Armstrong; his number is in the bulletin under Ministry Coordinators. Who are Lectors? Lectors are a team of volunteers who Proclaim God s Word during weekend Masses and Church Holy Days and support of Parish Community. What do Lectors do? Lectors read the First and Second Readings, Intentions, and Announcements. For more information on becoming part of this most important ministry please call Mrs. Mary Goodwin; her information is in the bulletin under Ministry Coordinators. To be an Altar Server, children must have received their First Holy Communion, and must be mature enough to conduct themselves in a reverent manner while serving. The child also has to be able to carry the cross with ease. Training sessions are conducted during Mass. For more information feel free to get in touch with Mr. Tony Poblete, our Sacristan. His number is in the bulletin under Ministry Coordinators.