Happy Memorial Day. Mass Times ~ Presider Schedule. Inside This Issue May 28, Thought for the Week From Pope Francis

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1 Mass Times ~ Presider Schedule Saturday Vigil, May 27 5:30 p.m. ~ Father O Saturday, June 3 ~ Father O Sunday, May 28 7:30 a.m. ~ Father Percy 9:00 a.m.* ~ Father Regis 10:30 a.m. (Church) ~ Father O 10:30 a.m. (Gym) ~ Father Alec 12:30 p.m. ~ Father Alec 5:30 p.m. ~ Father Ron Sunday, June 4 ~ Father Regis ~ Father O ~ Father Alec ~ Father D Silva ~ Father Ron ~ Father Alec *American Sign Language interpreted Mass Weekday & Saturday Masses Monday - Friday: 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m., 11 a.m. Filipino Mass in Tagalog every 4th Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Holy Day Masses Eve of the Feast: 5:30 p.m. Day of the Feast: 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament* Exposition: Monday-Friday, 3-5:15 p.m., in the church Thursday before first Friday of each month, 6-8 p.m., with Holy Hour from 7-8 p.m. *No adoration on federal holidays Inside This Issue May 28, 2017 Vacation Bible School 3 Job Announcement for Blessed Sacrament School 4 Young Family Ministry BBQ Potluck 4 Parish Food Co-Op 4 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast 6 Thought for the Week From Pope Francis 3630 Quesada Street, NW Washington, D.C Phone Fax Blessed Sacrament School 5841 Chevy Chase Parkway, NW Washington, D.C Solidarity is a spontaneous reaction by those who recognize that the social function of property and the universal destination of goods are realities which come before private property. The private ownership of goods is justified by the need to protect and increase them, so that they can better serve the common good; for this reason, solidarity must be lived as the decision to restore to the poor what belongs to them. These convictions and habits of solidarity, when they are put into practice, open the way to other structural transformations. Changing structures without generating new convictions and attitudes will only ensure that those same structures will become, sooner or later, corrupt, oppressive and ineffectual (Joy of the Gospel, 189). Happy Memorial Day On Monday, we will have Mass at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. There will be no afternoon Exposition or Benediction.

2 Pastoral Staff Rev. Ronald A. Potts, Pastor Rev. Alec Scott, Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. Maurice V. O Connell, Retired Priest moconnell@blessedsacramentdc.org Rev. Percival L. D Silva, Retired Priest pdsilva@blessedsacramentdc.org Deacon Kenneth Angell kenneth.angell@opic.gov Deacon Donald Mays dmays@blessedsacramentdc.org Assistants on Weekends Rev. Regis Armstrong, OFM Cap, Catholic University Duffy Parish Center Main Office (Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) In an Emergency , Ext (to page priest on duty) Facilities Pius X Library Ray Manning Adult Center Mr. John Navolio, Business Manager , jnavolio@blessedsacramentdc.org Mr. Jay Rader, Director of Liturgy and Music , jayrader@blessedsacramentdc.org Ms. Michelle Balch, Director of Religious Education , mbalch@blessedsacramentdc.org Ms. Rosalie Days, Sacramental Preparation Coordinator , rdays@blessedsacramentdc.org Mrs. Casey Esser, Youth Minister , cesser@blessedsacramentdc.org Mrs. Patricia Kavanaugh, Social Concerns Minister , pkavanaugh@blessedsacramentdc.org (Office open Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., and by appointment) Ms. Emma Voelzke, Special Needs Coordinator , evoelzke@blessedsacramentdc.org Ms. Kate Ryan, Director of CYO , kryan@blessedsacramentdc.org Blessed Sacrament School Mr. Chris Kelly, Principal , ckelly@blessedsacramentdc.org Ms. Nancy Ryan, Director of Admissions , Ext. 6110, nryan@blessedsacramentdc.org Sacraments Baptism Baptismal classes are required of all parents prior to baptism. We recommend taking classes before the child is born. Group baptisms are offered every 2nd Saturday at noon in the chapel and 4th Sunday at 2 p.m. in the main church. For more info visit: Matrimony All couples who are to be married at Blessed Sacrament must complete our parish marriage preparation program. Please contact one of the parish priests six months in advance of your marriage date. Reconciliation Friday and Saturday after the 11 a.m. Mass (if no funeral); Saturday, 4-5 p.m. and after the 5:30 p.m. Mass, or anytime by appointment. Altar Server Program: altarservers@blessedsacramentdc.org Eucharistic Minister Volunteers: worshipministry@blessedsacramentdc.org Parish Services & Information Care Of The Sick & Homebound If you or someone you know is hospitalized or homebound and would like a priest to visit, contact the parish office at New Parishioners Welcome! To register as new parishioners, visit www. blessedsacramentdc.org/new-parishioners. Hard copies of the registration form are available at the parish office or contact Rick Perry: Bulletin Announcements Hard Deadline: 9 a.m. Send to: bulletin@blessedsacramentdc.org. Newsletter Content newsletter@blessedsacramentdc.org Website Postings website@blessedsacramentdc.org Facebook Postings dbyers4@verizon.net Church Bulletin Boards The parish secretary maintains the church bulletin boards. Please drop off any flyers for posting to Joan Ward in the parish office, Duffy parish center. Inclement Weather Policy The parish center/office follows Montgomery County Schools for delays and closings. All evening activities are cancelled those days the schools are closed. The Ascension of the Lord Pastor s Column May 28 Today, we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord Jesus into heaven to take His place at the right hand of God the Father. In our passage from the Acts, Luke reminds us that his gospel, the first book, dealt with the words and deeds of Jesus. The second book, the Acts of the Apostles, recounts the words and deeds of the Apostles. Jesus speaks Ascension Icon to His apostles and asks them to remain in Jerusalem and await the baptism of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit comes they will go out to the ends of the earth to spread the gospel. In our passage from St. Paul s letter to the Ephesians, Paul says the Church is really the Body of Christ. Without it, there would not be the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way. The revelation of the mystery here reaches an unexpected peak. Now, it is the Church that contributes to the fulfillment of Christ who would otherwise be like a head without a body. Such a claim might seem rather exaggerated, even entirely inappropriate, in so far as it might mean that the glory of Christ could be truncated. Actually, Paul is affirming, in a very strong way, a truth that is customarily expressed in milder terms. Christ has been enthroned at the right hand of the Father as conqueror of all the powers of evil, as the Savior of the world. By His blood, He has gained for God the Church, the jewel of His glory. We may confidently say that without the Church, Jesus would not be the Christ: it fills up what might be lacking in His glory, in His fullness. In the gospel passage from Matthew, Jesus directs the apostles to gather on the mountain in Galilee. It is the very same mountain where Jesus began his public ministry. This mountain in Galilee is on the edge of the pagan world as He ascends to the Father and sends the apostles to the whole world. Jesus solemnly invests the apostles with the mission for which they had been chosen: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. The apostles must leave the mountain and carry the Good News to the world. Baptism is the sign of adherence to the gospel and of belonging to the Lord. It is a sacrament of faith in order to receive it one must believe in God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This profession of faith is at the center of our Christian life. As one is baptized, the disciple must translate this profession of faith into action by keeping the commandments to love as Jesus loves. The apostles have a responsibility to teach as Jesus taught. They are given the great responsibility of maintaining and transmitting what Christ has taught. We call this the deposit of faith. The Church continues to exercise this teaching ministry in the magisterium of the Church. Finally, the Lord Jesus promises, I am with you always until the end of the age. This promise is given to the apostles and to us. To all who believe in Jesus, He will be present to console, rescue, and strengthen us especially through all of the sacraments but especially the gift of the Eucharist His own Body and Blood. God bless you, Father Ron 2

3 Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament May 28, 2017 To Give God Thanks and Praise: Lessons on the Liturgy Keeping Memory This weekend, we celebrate Memorial Day in the United States. Appropriately, we pause to honor our military men and women who have died while in service to our country. The parade down Constitution Avenue will offer tributes to those who have fallen in various conflicts chronologically from the Revolutionary War to the current War on Terror. A wreath will be laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Cemeteries across the country will be filled with visitors and flags will grace countless graves. Concerts will play patriotic songs, fireworks will light the sky, and picnickers will pause from their activities to say a prayer of thanks. The Church has a long and rich history of offering prayers for the dead. Indeed, the custom of daily Mass grew, in large part, from the habit of celebrating Mass atop the graves of those who had died, especially on the anniversary of their deaths. Special Mass texts gradually were developed to commemorate their passing and to beseech God s mercy on their souls. Before Vatican II and its enrichment of the Liturgical Year calendar, nearly all weekday Masses were Requiem Masses. Let us pause this weekend to pray for all our Dead, but especially those who have died in service to their country. Almighty, ever-living God, who rule both the living and the dead and are merciful to all, we humbly beseech you, that those for whom we pour out our prayers may obtain pardon for their sins through your tender mercy, rejoicing together, blessed in your sight and praising you without end. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (Collect, Mass for the Several Deceased Person, option 5) June 18-23: Manus Christi service trip in West VA High School: Join Fr. Alec on a summer service trip in Appalachia, WVA. Application available now! July 5-14: Vacation Bible School is back! Junior & Senior volunteers needed. See below. Students must submit a permission slip for each event held outside Blessed Sacrament. Adult chaperones and drivers are always needed, please get in touch! For more information and to register for these events, please contact Blessed Sacrament s Youth Minister, Casey Esser: cesser@blessedsacramentdc.org Poor Box Donations Poor Box donations in May will benefit the Father McKenna Center, which provides services for homeless men at a daytime drop-in center and a winter night shelter. Those services include meals, clothing, showers, and laundry facilities, as well as case management and recovery programs for alcohol and drug addictions. The center also provides emergency grocery bags for individuals and families. James Matthew Haggerty Oliver Hamilton Hoke Henry Michael Mortier Recent Baptisms Alexa Providence Murino Lorelei Clare Ott Walter Henry Swanson Please include our sick in your prayers that they may experience healing and comfort July 5-14, 2017 weekdays 9am-3pm $30 per family Participants welcome: rising K-5 th Volunteers needed: rising 6 th -12 th & adults! Alejandro Arce Ana Maria Arce Evelyn Childs Mary Anne Corr James Curran Find us on Facebook: Bart Hayft Alexa Hughes Marian Middendorf Patrick Adams Murphy Brett Norman Blessed Sacrament DC Fredy H. Ortega Daniel Ortman Maria Stechschlte Nelly Turner Violeta Turner 3

4 The Ascension of the Lord From the Parish June Holy Hour Join us in prayer on Thursday, June 1 at 7 p.m. in the Church for the intentions of the men being ordained to the Priesthood for the Archdiocese of Washington and for an increase in vocations. Tuesdays with (Fr) Maury Blessed Sacrament has our very own Maury, Msgr. Maurice O Connell Father O, and his subject, like the book, is The Meaning of Life, taught from experience. Like the book, many topics are covered, including love, work, community, family, aging and forgiveness. Fr. O conducts these sessions immediately after the 11:00 a.m. Mass on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. The next session will be on Tuesday, May 30. Please join us in Apt. #1 of the Chevy Chase Apartments. All ages welcome! Coffee and the Corbett Café Every Thursday Join fellow parishioners every Thursday after the 8 a.m. Mass at Corbett Café, Apartment 1 of the Chevy Chase Apartments next to the church, for coffee and conversation. From the Archdiocese Online Survey to Share with Pope Francis! In preparation for an international gathering of Bishops (Synod) next year, Pope Francis wants your input on the topic of Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment. People of all ages, Catholics and non-catholics, are invited to give their feedback on how the Church can engage and support youth and young adults in making major life decisions. To participate, visit www. SharewithFrancis.org Annual Jubilarian Mass Cardinal Donald Wuerl will celebrate the annual Jubilarian Mass honoring couples married 25, 30, 35, 40, 50, and 51+ years on Sunday, June 25 at 2:00 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Young Family Ministry Parish Food Co-Op Delicious Summer Savings From Your Parish Food Co-Op Blessed Sacrament s Parish Food Co-op brings you delicious and value-packed, nutritious food values to kick off the summer. The popular Value Package, is just $21 and provides you with about $43 worth of food based on grocery stores prices. June s package has chicken breasts, ground turkey, Whiting (cod-like) fish, chicken drums and thighs, fresh white potatoes, onions, and 8 12 pounds of seasonal produce. The sparkling 4th of July Grill Box has 8 pounds of assorted meat items for only $28. Plus there is the nine-pound Barbecue Chicken Breasts package for $22. The special Produce Box has eight freshly picked and packed items for only $16. A generous idea: Consider buying packages for those who work for you... they ll love it! To order, visit your Parish Food Co-Op BS on the parish website: New ordering deadline is Friday, June 9, at 5:00 p.m. Pick up your food on Friday afternoon, June 23, 3:00 6:00 p.m. For more information, leave a message in the Blessed Sacrament SHARE Voice Mailbox: or SHARE@blessedsacramentdc.org. Share the Spirit Your Parish Food Co-Op Blessed Sacrament needs some volunteers to help once a month for about four hours to pack the food items for distribution. It s not hard work, and it offers a great reward working alongside other great people and helping to provide tasty and nutritious food at value prices. Please contact Tim Gorman: timothy.gorman@verizon.net. Our School is Your School Job Position Available At Blessed Sacrament School Blessed Sacrament School is hiring a part-time Development Director. Primary duties will include continuing historic development efforts (annual fund, school benefit, Smyth Fund, etc.) and identifying new sources of funding to support the five year strategic plan of the school. In addition, alumni relations will be a focus (especially scrubbing and expanding our database) as well as expanding our reach through social media. Please contact Christopher Kelly, School Principal for complete job description: ckelly@blessedsacramentdc.org. Summer BBQ Potluck Blessed Sacrament Young Family Ministry is hosting a Summer BBQ Potluck on Saturday, June 3 at 4:00 p.m. Families with children ages 0-5 are invited to join us for a casual evening to enjoy the start of summer and meet other parents with young children in the parish. If you are interested, please contact Anthony & Elizabeth Angelo at bsyoungfamilies@gmail.com for details. Outreach Spring is Here! Rectory Garden Needs Volunteer Looking for volunteers to plant and tend the Community Garden located on the Rectory grounds. Produce from the Garden is donated to people in need visiting the Social Concerns Office and the Blessed Sacrament Soup Kitchen. For more information or to volunteer please contact Pat Kavanaugh in the Social Concerns Office: pkavanaugh@blessedsacramentdc.org or Tithe Proposals Accepted Until May 31 Proposals are now being accepted for the 2017 Tithe Fund until Wednesday, May 31 at 4:30 p.m. in the Duffy Parish Center Main Office. Tithe applications and guidelines are available in the Duffy Parish Center Office, church entrances and on the parish website, Proposals are limited to one per agency and must be sponsored by a parishioner. Please contact Pat Kavanaugh in the Social Concerns Office with any questions, pkavanaugh@blessedsacramentdc.org or Sponsor Of The Week We would like to thank the St. Anselm s Abbey School for placing an ad in our weekly bulletin. 4

5 Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament May 28, 2017 Visit Your Parish Library The Easter Message History is a tool of the storyteller and fiction is a way of meditating on human agents, wrote Ralph McInery in 2004*. The following historical novels will draw you into the imagination of three distinguished writers who bring the Easter message to a wider world: Barabbas, by Pär Lagervist (F L132 B171). One of Sweden s greatest writers tells the story of the man who was freed when Our Lord was condemned to take his place and who witnessed the crucifixion and its aftermath. We enter his simple confusion, disbelief and amazement, his desire to escape into the shadows, shunned by the growing community of believers whom he constantly meets. His life progresses into old age but he can t forget the One who took his place at Golgotha. Lagervist was a poet and playwright. In this book, he s also a brilliant psychologist and artist. Dear and Glorious Physician, by Taylor Caldwell (F C152 D217). This richly detailed book about the life of St. Luke (the only Gospel writer who was not a Jew) begins with his childhood in Antioch, the son of a former Greek slave in the household of the Roman governor. Lucanus studied medicine in Alexandria and travelled widely. He never saw Christ but heard about him from witnesses, from disciples and the Apostles and, most movingly, from Our Lady. The author spent decades in researching and writing this book. She interweaves her understanding of Babylonian science, the Greek wisdom of the unknown God and the Roman materialistic worldview into a fascinating panorama of early Christian life and revelation. The Spear, by Louis de Wohl (F D286 S621). The author considered this, his 53rd book, his magnum opus. It tells of the days before the crucifixion and powerfully describes the rival groups and social conflict. This frames the heart of the story of the Roman centurian, Cassius Longinus, who thrust his spear into the side of Christ. The story begins just before the start of Jesus public ministry and all the figures whom we know from the Gospels are in this book woven into the main theme of a man of his time who wins the pearl of great price. Thank you for returning your library books and discs to the library when you have finished reading them. Please call for further information. * Heaven s Our Destination (Crisis Magazine, July/August 2004) Did You Know?? Did you know that the National Catholic Partnership on Disabilities will sponsor the 2018 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering on February 3-6, 2018 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel here in DC. This gathering provides presentations on a range of justice issues within the framework of Catholic teaching and culminates with visits to leaders on Capitol Hill. More information can be found at the NCPD website. For more info on how Blessed Sacrament is becoming inclusive, contact evoelzke@blessedsacramentdc.org. The Adult Center All parishioners, 39 and holding, are invited to gather in Apt. 1 in the Chevy Chase apartment building next to the church for fellowship after the 11 a.m. weekday Mass. Bring a sandwich and join the activities. For more information or for transportation, call Rita Killian at Monday Closed for Memorial Day Tuesday Tuesdays with (Fr.) Maury Wednesday Art Class with Dick Swartz Thursday Bridge for Bridge Lovers Friday Closed Chimes Chatter Who Remembers... the signature tone used by National Broadcasting Company s (NBC) radio network chimes? And how are they associated with our bell tower chimes? If you sound out G-E-C (middle C) in that succession, you may easily recognize the NBC chimes logo from vintage radio days or from early television times as out-cues for station breaks. First broadcast in the G-E-C sequence over NBC s Photo by Joe Bozik networks on November 29, 1929, stations were required by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to sign-on by identifying themselves by call-letters and by city name (also on an hourly basis). As the radio industry mushroomed nationally in the 1920 s, a method was needed over air-waves to gesture, in a synchronized fashion, affiliated radio stations to pause for station identification required by FCC. The G-E-C chimes sequence was hence devised to be struck manually by an announcer at a program s conclusion, pleasing to the listening public, yet analogous to an audio traffic signal, cleverly letting the affiliated stations engineers and technicians to identify themselves. Yes, our own chimes manufacturer, John C. Deagan Company, fabricated the chimes manually struck by the NBC technicians. To be continued Who Knew?: NBC applied in November 1947 to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office registering the G-E-C chimes as an identification trademark for broadcasting purposes. The filing was approved on April 4, 1950 becoming history s first such audible trademark. Missed a previous Chimes Chatter column? Past articles are easily found by viewing Sunday bulletins online at Chimes are under maintenance for a short period. Have a story to share? Chime-in and contact 1RetroJoe@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: Blessed Sacrament DC 5

6 The Ascension of the Lord From the Community National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Join us for the 13th Annual National Hotel Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, June 6 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Washington DC. This prayer breakfast was as established in 2004 in response to Saint John Paul II s call for a New Evangelization. Each year, over 1,000 people gather in our nation s capital to pray for our country. An impressive list of speakers highlight a program that attracts lay and religious leaders, as well as political figures. The event is non-partisan, and anyone is welcome to attend. See the website for details: catholicprayerbreakfast.com So Others Might Eat SOME is a non-profit organization established to provide assistance to homeless, destitute people in Washington, DC. We serve over 800 meals per day in our dining room, and we distribute free clothes to over 200 people per week. At this time, we are in desperate need of new underwear and socks for men and women. These items go a long way in making our guests more comfortable as they cope with homelessness. Please visit our Amazon wish list at bit. ly/somewishlist (case sensitive) to get an idea of what we need. If you order from Amazon your donations will be shipped directly here. Or you can drop donations off at 71 O St NW Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. or on the weekends from 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Thank you for your commitment to the mission of SOME. We truly appreciate your support. If you have any questions, please donations@some.org. Searching for a Fun Volunteer Activity? We volunteers at the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild welcome all, experienced and beginners, to see how we grow vegetables (over 5,000 pounds annually) that we donate to local food pantries. Visit us any Wednesday or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our greenhouse gardens, 1400 Quincy St, NE, Washington, DC. Visit or contact 1RetroJoe@gmail.com. Christian Family Movement Ministry On this Memorial Day weekend let us also remember the 41 who have been the victims of homicides here in D.C. between January 1 and May 11 this year. And the 124 in Baltimore for the same period (Washington Post 5/15/17). A Prayer For Help In Ending Violence Loving and faithful God, through the years the people of our archdiocese have prayed in times of war, disaster and illness. We come to you Father and ask you to help us in the battle of today against violence, murder and racism. We implore you to give us your wisdom that we may build a community founded on the values of Jesus, which give respect to the life and dignity of all people. Bless parents that they may form their children in faith. Bless and protect our youth that they may be the peacemakers of our time. Give consolation to those who have lost loved ones through violence. Hear our prayer and give us the perseverance to be a voice for life and human dignity in our community. We ask you this through Christ our Lord. 6 Catholic Business Network The Board of Directors of the Catholic Business Network of Montgomery County invites you to its monthly Friday Networking Breakfast Meeting being held on Friday, June 9 at 7:30 a.m. June s speaker will be Mark Bergel, the Founder, President, and CEO of A Wider Circle. A Wider Circle was founded in 2001 by Mark and has a powerful mission to end poverty for one individual and one family at a time. Mark is a dynamic non-profit leader and speaker. Please join us to hear about the great work of A Wider Circle and learn of ways you can make an impact in the community. We meet on the second Friday of every month at Lahinch Restaurant near the Cabin John Mall (Lahinch Tavern & Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane Potomac, Maryland). Parking is conveniently located outside the restaurant. Please register to attend at Franciscan Monastery Photo Contest Capture your experience of the beautiful Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, its church, shrines and gardens, in photography and enter them in our annual photo contest. Details are online at myfranciscan.org/photo-contest. Entries are due by June 30. The monastery is located at 1400 Quincy St. NE, Washington, DC 20017, near the Brookland/CUA Metro and H6 bus. Free parking. Helping girls to decide who they are, before the world tells them who they should be. GirlsUP offers extraordinary summer programs for girls age focused on developing character, confidence, and critical thinking through an innovative journey toward self-discovery. GirlsUP is a proud partner of the United Nations Foundation Campaign for Girls. SUMMER 2017 SESSION DETAILS Session 1: June am 1pm Washington School for Girls Session 2: July am 1pm Stone Ridge School Session 3: July am - 1pm Chevy Chase Elementary School Program Fee $295/session Early Bird Registration: $245 by April 1, 2017 To learn more and to register, please visit