St. Hugh of Grenoble Catholic Church

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1 St. Hugh of Grenoble Catholic Church Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 13, 2017 Clergy Holy Hour Rev. Walter J. Tappe, Pastor First Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Rev. Richard D. Kramer, Jr., The Sacraments Assisting Priest Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30 Mr. Desi Vikor, Deacon p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Parish Staff Baptism: 2nd Sunday of the Ms. Maggie Gutierrez, Business Manager Call the Office to make arrange- month after the 11 a.m. Mass. ments. Mr. Hung Le, Plant Manager Marriage: By arrangement. Parish Office Contact the pastor at least six Office Hours: 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. months before intended date of Monday Friday wedding. School of Religion (CCD) Anointing of the Sick: Call the Office when a loved one is seriously ill to arrange for the shreligioused4@gmail.com sacrament. Mrs. Mary Wade, Director New Parishioners RCIA See the Greeter after Sunday Joe and Suzanne Lomax Mass to register, or contact the parish office. St. Joseph Regional School Departing Parishioners Montgomery Road Please inform the parish office Beltsville, MD that you re leaving Music Ministry Music for this Sunday jen.goltz@gmail.com Entrance: no. 871 Jennifer Goltz, MM, Director Eucharistic Acclamations: of Music nos. 338, 341, 342 Gerald Muller, DMA, Principal Organist and Director Lamb of God: no. 343 Emeritus Marian: no Robin Pitts, Assistant Organist Final: no. 963 Truth shall spring out of the earth, and justice shall look down from heaven. Psalm 85:12 Mass Times SUNDAY Sat. 5 p.m. Vigil Mass 8 a.m.; 9:30 a.m.; 11 a.m. DAILY Mon.-Fri. 7:15 a.m. Saturday 9 a.m. Federal Holidays 9 a.m. Holy Days as announced. 135 Crescent Road Greenbelt, MD Phone (301) , FAX (301) sthughoffice@gmail.com

2 Your Prayers Requested For those discerning their vocations For those preparing for the sacraments For the sick Please pray for: Elizabeth Pels Nash; Ludvik Matyas; Dave Williams; Tom Moran; Stephen Blizard; Rita Ann Gianechini; Donald Exner; Paul Beavers; Julia Stratchko; Emma Rose Karch; Alice Kovalchik; Michael Madden; Robert Hawkins; Brian Clarke For the deceased In your charity, please pray for the souls of our beloved dead: Sonia Shakra; Paul Wienand. For our troops Please pray for: Adam Weaver, James Hall, Christopher Pfaffman, Anthony (Tj) Hose, Anthony Ladnier, Tony Alves, Karen Mealey, Mark Bailey, Robert Bailey, Alex Molden. To add a name to these lists, please call the rectory. PARISH CONTACTS: Catholic Family Ministry Debbie Clarke daclarke01@verizon.net Knights of Columbus Brian Mangino kofc10885@gmail.com Ladies of Charity Mary Ann Tretler mary_tretler@yahoo.com Pro-Life Parish Ministry Thomas Trunk tomjtrunk@hotmail.com Sodality of Our Lady Rohanie Bacchus rohaniebacchus@msn.com Parents, are your children properly immunized for the start of the new school year? Parents of children going into kindergarten or 7th grade have specific immunization needs. Children who are not immunized will not be allowed to start school on September 6, Contact your childʹs doctor or Prince Georgeʹs County Public Schoolsʹ Office of School Health at or the Prince Georgeʹs County Department of Health at to make sure your child has the necessary immunizations. UPDATE! Free immunizations: Beltway Plaza in Greenbelt, Saturday, August 19th, 11am-3pm by The Maryland Partnership for Prevention. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dt 10:12-22; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28; Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Wednesday: Dt 34:1-2; Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17; Mt 18:15-20 Thursday: Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Ps 114:1-6; Mt 18:21 19:1 Friday: Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24;Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Jos 24:14-29; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-8, 11; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 This Week at a Glance Today 8/13/2017, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8am Mass 9:30am Mass 11am Mass Monday 8/14/2017, St. Maximilian Kolbe 7pm Vigil Mass for the Holy Day Tuesday 8/15/2017, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Noon Mass 7pm Mass Parish Office Closed Wednesday 8/16/2017, St. Stephen of Hungary Thursday 8/17/2017 SOME Collection, Parish Office Friday 8/18/2017 Saturday 8/19/2017, St. John Eudes 9am Mass 3:30pm-4:30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 5pm Vigil Mass Spaghetti Dinner 6pm, Grenoble Hall See the calendar online: St. Hughʹs Youth will commence regular Sunday meetings on August 27 from noon - 2 p.m. in the youth group room of the school. All teens in grades 8 through 12 are welcome to join us for fun and fellowship! For more information, please contact Becky Bailey at (301) or momw9kids@gmail.com. Masses for the Week of 8/13-8/20 Saturday 5pm Int. Ann Marks Sunday 8am Intention of the Parish 9:30am Int. Mark Bailey 11am Marian Carle Monday 7:15am Arthur Cranston 7pm Michael Staicer Tuesday 7:15am Paul Wienand Noon Int. Julia & Sean O Brien 7pm Int. Magdalena Garcia Wed. 7:15am Magdalene Fuchs Thursday 7:15am Int. Patrizio Arzamendi Friday 7:15am Int. Macarena Arzamendi Saturday 9am Patria Garcia 5pm Int. Luisa Gutierrez Sunday 8am Mary Ann Scott 9:30am JoAnne James Johnson 11am Intention of the Parish The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary a holy day of obligation August 14, the vigil Mass at 7pm August 15, Masses at 7:15am, Noon, and 7pm. The Parish Office will be closed.

3 From the Pastor Next Tuesday, August 15th, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady. It is one of the six holydays of obligation in our liturgical calendar. Holydays of obligation celebrate important mysteries of our faith. On the Solemnity of the Assumption we celebrate the mystery of Mary being assumed, that is, taken body and soul, into heaven. From earliest days the Church has considered the bodily resurrection of the Blessed Virgin Mary as one of the teachings passed on to her by the apostles, even though it is not explicitly mentioned in Sacred Scripture. Belief in Mary s bodily resurrection as the fruit of her Son s resurrection and ascension into heaven is rooted in an understanding of her particular role in God s plan of salvation, to which Scripture gives ample testimony. Belief in Mary s immaculate conception the teaching that she was not conceived as a fallen creature like the rest of humanity, but immaculately, that is, without stain of sin and her assumption the teaching that upon reaching the end of her days she entered body and soul into heaven are predicated upon her unique role as Mother of God and New Eve. When the Church declares Mary to be the Mother of God, she affirms that Mary was the true source of the human nature that the Son of God united to his divine nature. God did not simply create a perfect human being and place him in the womb of Mary. Christ, God s Son, received his humanity from Mary, as every other human being receives his or her humanity from their mother. Christ is unique, however. He received his humanity only from his mother since he had no human father. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit. If Christ received his humanity from Mary, what sort of humanity did she communicate to him: a fallen humanity or a sinless humanity? It is inconceivable that Mary would have communicated a fallen humanity to her Son, for a fallen humanity means a humanity that is defective, i.e., lacking in certain essential features. If Christ had received a fallen humanity from his mother he would not have been perfect Man, nor would he have been the new Adam, as St. Paul calls him (1 Corinthians 15:45). Instead, he would have been but one more member of a doomed and fallen race. No, Mary communicated to her Son an immaculate, sinless humanity. But where did she receive this sinless humanity? Was she not the daughter of Joachim and Ann, both members of the fallen race of man? Indeed, she was their daughter. And unless God had intervened in an utterly unique way, they would have passed their fallen humanity on to their daughter. But we believe God did intervene. As a kind of first fruits of the redemption that Jesus won for us on the Cross, God gave Mary a full portion of his redeeming grace at the very moment of her conception so that she was immaculately conceived. The humanity she received from Joachim and Ann was redeemed from the very instant she came to be. This is what we profess every December 8th when we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Mary, therefore, is a new kind of human being, made new by Christ, her son. She is pure and sinless. As such, she is the New Eve, a title that goes back to at least the 2nd century in the writings of St. Irenaeus: Mary the Virgin is found to be obedient, saying, Behold, O Lord, your handmaid; be it done to me according to your word, Eve, however, was disobedient; and when yet a virgin, she did not obey. Just as she, having become disobedient, was made the cause of death for herself and for the whole human race, so Mary, being obedient, was made the cause of salvation for herself and for the whole human race. Thus the knot of Eve s disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary. Mary s humanity is pure and sinless, wrought for her by God through the redemption won by Christ. She freely preserved this sinlessness throughout her life so that she is truly called all-holy or, as they say in the Eastern Church, panagia. It is this pure and sinless humanity that she passed on to her Son when the Holy Spirit overshadowed her and Christ was conceived in her womb. If Mary is all-holy, if her humanity is without defect, did she die? For, we know that God did not make death, and death is the bitter consequence of sin (Wisdom 1:13; Romans 5:12-13). The Church has not taught definitively on the question. Some believe that Mary did not die but passed immediately into heaven when her sojourn on earth was completed. Others believe that she did indeed die but was soon thereafter raised from the grave since, sharing to a preeminent degree in the redemptive grace of her Son, death and judgment could not hold her bound. In either case, our faith professes that Mary has already passed body and soul beyond the boundaries of death and judgment and now reigns in heaven as Mother and Queen of all the faithful. Her reign is a participation in the reign of her Son. She is Queen because no other disciple is more closely united to Christ than she. Therefore, no other disciple is able to better mediate the grace of Christ by their merits and prayers than she. That is why the Church, in asking for the prayers of the saints, has first recourse to her intercession. As New Eve, Mary exemplifies the character and destiny of all the redeemed. For all of us who have been received the redemptive grace of the Cross in baptism are born again into the humanity of the new Adam and the new Eve. We have been given power from above to become holy and pure and are destined by that grace to reign in heaven with Christ. Therefore, the song of Mary in Scripture is truly the song of all the redeemed: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, My spirit rejoices in God my Savior, For he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day, all generations will call me blessed. The Almighty has done great things for me, And holy is his Name. Yours in Christ, Father Walter

4 NEWS New On-Line Labor Day Weekend Bingo Volunteer Sign-Up: This is an EASY way to sign-up for Bingo. 1. Go to the St. Hugh Web Page; 2. Look at the bottom of the web page and click on Current News and Events (green area); 3. See Labor Day Bingo Sign-up and click on genius (orange area); 4. Select the dates, shifts and volunteer jobs you want by clicking boxes.; 5. Click on Submit and Sign-up.; 6. Complete Registration information. This new process allows you to see what volunteer dates/times and jobs still need to be filled. Youth Group members can also sign up here to sell soda and water at Bingo. Give it a try.it really is EASY. Any questions, call Mary Ann Tretler ( ). St. Hugh Labor Day Bingo Call for Volunteers : Volunteers can sign up online or fill out paper form (see form RIGHT HERE) Black-out Bingo Sponsors Needed---To continue our St Hugh tradition of Black-out Bingo games, where the winner who completely fills his/her bingo card gets all the proceeds from the last bingo game of the night. We need sponsors for Friday, Sept. 1 st, Saturday, Sept. 2 nd and Monday, Sept. 4 th blackout games. Sponsorship costs $100. We need at least two sponsors for each game. Please contact Mary Ann Tretler ( (cell) or (home), if you would like to be a sponsor. Thanks in advance for your support!

5 FROM THE SCHOOL OF RELIGION From the School of Religion: Our final meeting for our summer bible study Unlocking the Mystery of the Bibleʺ is this Sunday, August 20th from 11am - noon in the school library. If you werenʹt able to join us this summer, but are looking for a great bible study, visit and look for a parish near you that is or will be offering this study in the near future. Registration forms and sacramental preparation information for the new year beginning September 17, 2017 are now available on our parish website at If you are registering a child for the first time, please contact Mary Wade, the Director of the School of Religion, for an appointment at shreligioused4@gmail.com or For our returning families, please download and print the forms from the parish website. You may drop your completed forms and fees for tuition/books and sacramental fee (1st Holy Communion and Confirmation) in the rectory mail slot at any time or bring it by the school on Sundays (except August 20th) between 9am and 1pm. All registration forms and fees are due by September 10th. All women in the parish are invited to join the Walking With Purpose bible study beginning this fall. Two courses will be offered. For those who have participated in a prior course, we will be offering 2 9-week courses beginning with ʺBeholding His Gloryʺ and followed by ʺBeholding Your King.ʺ For those who have never participated in a Walking With Purpose study before, we will be offering ʺOpening Your Heart,ʺ a 22-week course. ʺOpening Your Heartʺ will begin Monday, September 25 at 9:30 a.m. in Grenoble Hall. ʺBeholding His Gloryʺ will begin Monday, October 23 at 6:30 in Grenoble Hall. Learn more about the Walking With Purpose program at walkingwithpurpose.com. For more information about the St. Hughʹs sponsored meetings, please contact Becky Bailey at (301) or momw9kids@gmail.com. Dear St. Hugh Parish Families, ENROLLMENT FOR SCHOOL YEAR is winding down! Please visit the school website ( or call the Main Office ( ) to schedule a tour! Our classes are filling up quickly, particularly in the lower grades. Summer office hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 9 am-12 pm (in effect June 12-August 18, 2017). UPDATED WEBSITE! We have recently updated our website & invite you to check it out: The domain name remains the same but you are able to be redirected from our home page. LAST CALL FOR GOLFERS: The 3rd annual St. Joseph s RCS Golf Tournament is this Friday, August 18, 2017 at the Cross Creek Golf Course starting at 9 a.m. Join us for fun, fellowship, prizes, skill competitions, raffle prizes & a drawing. Cost of $110/player or $400/foursome includes lunch & domestic beer/other beverages during play. All proceeds benefit our school & are tax deductible. To register online visit FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: August 29, 2017 from 8:15-12 Noon NEW PARENT ORIENTATION/PRE-K & KINDER- GARTEN BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 7:00 pm. Questions? Please hsapresident@stjosrcs.org Interested in becoming Catholic? St. Hugh of Grenoble Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) strives to educate the mind and heart through authentic instruction and lived experience. RCIA classes will be starting September 10. Classes meet on Sunday afternoons from 12:45 to 2 pm in the school. If you are interested in becoming Catholic, or know someone who is, please contact the Parish Office at Ladies of Charity Activities: Catholic Charities Workshop on Domestic Violence: St. Hugh Ladies of Charity will host Catholic Charities Workshop on Domestic Violence on Saturday, October 28th, in Grenoble Hall. Mass at 9am followed by workshop from 10a-12Noon with continental breakfast. Everyone is welcome to attend. SHARE Food Network coming soon to St. Hugh Parish. Jaynee Acevedo, Director of SHARE, will speak at the St. Hugh Ladies of Charity meeting on Tuesday, September 5th@7pm in Grenoble Hall. Fr. Walter has asked the St. Hugh Ladies of Charity to coordinate with parishioner and long time SHARE Food Network volunteer, Joe Lomax, to start this program at St. Hugh. Everyone is welcome to attend to learn more about this program. School Supplies for Springhill Lake Elementary School: We are continuing to collect composition books (wide rule), crayons, glue sticks, #2 pencils, notebook paper (college rule), and books bags. You can leave your donations in the marked boxes at the back of church. This effort is part of our work with the Prince George s County Schools Faith Based Partners Committee. Thanks to the Eleanor Roosevelt High School Honor Society and Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Committee for signing up student volunteers to be runners at the St. Hugh Labor Day Bingo Weekend. Their support of this event which provides funds for Ladies of Charity programs such as rental/utility assistance and the food pantry and our Youth Program is very appreciated.

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8 CHURCH NAME: ST. HUGH OF GRENOBLE 135 Crescent Rd. Greenbelt, MD BULLETIN NUMBER: CONTACT PERSON: Jennifer Goltz OR Mary Wade OR Maggie Gutierrez (301) DATE OF PUBLICATION: 8/13/2017 (Sunday s date) Windows 7 Publisher 2013 NUMBER OF PAGES TRANSMITTED: 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Office hours end at 2pm. Please instruct FedEx that NO SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED if they deliver when we are closed they may leave it outside the door.