St. Hugh of Grenoble. Catholic Church

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1 St. Hugh of Grenoble Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 28, 2012 The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad indeed. Psalm 126:3 Catholic Church Clergy Rev. Walter J. Tappe, Pastor Rev. Richard D. Kramer, Jr., Assisting Priest Mr. Desi Vikor, Deacon Parish Staff Mrs. Lucy Fuentes, Business Manager Mrs. Kathi Kramer, Director of the School of Religion Mrs. Jennifer Goltz, Director of Music Gerald Muller, DMA, Principal Organist Mr. Hung Le, Plant Manager Parish Office Office Hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday Friday School of Religion (CCD) st.hugh.religioused@gmail.com Mrs. Kathi Kramer, Director St. Joseph Regional School Montgomery Road Beltsville, MD Holy Hour First Fridays at 7:00 p.m. The Sacraments Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Baptism: Second Sunday of every month after the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Call the rectory to make arrangements. Marriage: By arrangement. Contact the pastor at least six months before intended date of wedding. New Parishioners Welcome! See the Greeter after Sunday Mass to register. Departing Parishioners We ll miss you! Please call the parish office to let us know you re leaving. Music for this Sunday Entrance: no. 930 Gloria 11 only: no. 233 Psalm: pg. 78 Preparation: no. 685 Eucharistic Acclamations: nos. 240, 244, 248 Communion: no. 672 Marian: no. 980 Final: no. 758 Mass Times SUNDAY Sat. 5 p.m. Vigil 8 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. DAILY Mon.-Fri. 7:15 a.m. Fed. Holidays 9 a.m. Saturday 9 a.m. 135 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD, Phone (301) , FAX (301) sthughoffice@gmail.com

2 Your Prayers Requested For those preparing for their vocations Chip Luckett, Jack Berard, Sister Mary Joy of Martyrs Kimble, SSVM, and Joe Lomax For those preparing for the sacraments For our adult catechumens and candidates preparing for the sacraments of Initiation ( Baptism, Confirmation and First Eucharist) For the sick Please pray for: Philip Pels, Cheryl Parkes-Ray, Bobby Mittelstetter, Mary and Ludvik Matyas, Melissa Hart, Christine Creech For the deceased In your charity, please pray for the souls of our beloved dead. Ed Patridge For our troops Please pray for: Adam Weaver, James Hall, Christopher Pfaffman, Anthony (Tj) Hose, Anthony Ladnier, Tony Alves To add a name to these lists, please call the rectory. PRAYER OF THE WEEK October 28, 2012, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Almighty ever-living God, increase our faith, hope and charity, and make us love what you command, so that we may merit what you promise. 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. Reflection question: How would I change if my faith, hope, and charity were to increase? How would I behave differently? Collect text from the English translation of The Roman Missal, 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Copyright J. S. Paluch Company, Inc. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Eph 4:32 5:8; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Eph 5:21-33 [2a, 25-33]; Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9; Lk 13:22-30 Thursday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a Friday: Wis 3:1-9; Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-46 Saturday: Phil 1:18b-26; Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Dt 6:2-6; Ps 18; Heb 7:23-28; Mk 12:28b-34 Masses for the Week of 10/28-11/4 Saturday 5:00pm Jimmy Pappas Sunday 8:00am Intention of the Parish 9:30am Allen Whitely 11:00am Allan Chotiner Monday 7:15am William Waysman Tuesday 7:15am Int. of Donna Njolku Wednesday 7:15am Charles Fuchs Thursday 7:15am All Souls Noon Rev. David Conway 7pm Int. of Ampy Ochoa Friday 7:15am Genevive M. Ryan 7pm The Deceased of our Parish Saturday 9am All Souls 5:00pm Intention of the Parish Sunday 8:00am Living & Deceased Sodalists 9:30am Shelby Njoku 11:00am All Souls This Week at a Glance Today 10/28/2012, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8am Mass 9:30am Mass 11am Mass, Parish Choir Come as You Can 9:15am, School Religious Education 10:30am, School Youth Group Noon, School Monday 10/29/2012 Tuesday 10/30/2012 Boys & Girls Choir rehearsal 6pm, Church Parish Choir rehearsal 7pm, Church Wednesday 10/31/2012 YOF class 10am, Grenoble Hall YOF class 7pm, Grenoble Hall Thursday 11/1/2012, All Saints (a Holy Day of Obligation) Noon Mass 7pm Mass Rectory Office closed Friday 11/2/2012, Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) 7pm special parish Mass for our beloved dead Saturday 11/3/2012, St. Martin de Porres; First Saturday 9am Mass, followed by Fatima Devotions 3:30pm-4:30pm, Confessions 5pm Vigil Mass RCIA 9:45am, Rectory Christmas Bazaar 9am, Grenoble Hall Change your clocks this evening! Fall Back! For the most up-to-date calendar information, go to our website: Please note! The St. Hugh office address has changed: sthughoffice@gmail.com thank you! First Saturday Devotions will be held this Saturday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION What is the Church if not the assembly of all the saints? wrote the fifth-century bishop Niceta. Each Sunday, in the Profession of Faith, we express our belief in the communion of saints, the one body with Christ as its head made up of those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified and the blessed in heaven. We are not alone! The preface for All Saints begins, For today by your gift we celebrate the festival of your city, the heavenly Jerusalem, our mother. What astounding words! All Saints Day (like every solemnity) is nothing less than the festival of the fullness of the paschal mystery, our dying and rising in Christ. Of course, now in autumn the mystery comes clothed in glorious autumnal garb, and so we celebrate our Easter faith with signs of the harvest, signs of nature s dying, signs of the homecoming that happens naturally when the weather gets cold and families find themselves together more often. While the dying can point to our own mortality, the homecoming reminds us of the mystery of our own resurrection with Christ. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

3 From the Pastor On Sunday, October 21, 2012, Pope Benedict canonized Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha as the first Native American saint. Here are the words the Holy Father spoke on the occasion: Kateri Tekakwitha was born in today s New York state in 1656 to a Mohawk father and a Christian Algonquin mother who gave to her a sense of the living God. She was baptized at twenty years of age and, to escape persecution, she took refuge in Saint Francis Xavier Mission near Montreal. There she worked, faithful to the traditions of her people, although renouncing their religious convictions until her death at the age of twenty-four. Leading a simple life, Kateri remained faithful to her love for Jesus, to prayer and to daily Mass. Her greatest wish was to know and to do what pleased God. She lived a life radiant with faith and purity. Kateri impresses us by the action of grace in her life in spite of the absence of external help and by the courage of her vocation, so unusual in her culture. In her, faith and culture enrich each other! May her example help us to live where we are, loving Jesus without denying who we are. ******** Congratulations to parishioner John Winfrey who has been chosen Master of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus for the Archdiocese of Washington. His term of office is for two years. The Master oversees all the activities of the Fourth Degree, which is the highest degree a Knight can attain. The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of patriotism by promoting responsible citizenship among the members of the Fourth Degree. John will work closely with the Color Corps in providing color guards and honor guards for special events, and with the Veterans Administration with special programs like the Wounded Warrior. John will be inducted as Master at St. Hugh s after this Sunday s 11:00 a.m. Mass. ******** The Holy Father has attached a special plenary indulgence for the remission of all temporal punishment from sin, applicable to oneself or the souls of the faithful departed, on the following conditions: 1) that one repent of and confess one s sins in the Sacrament of Penance; 2) receive Holy Communion; 3) pray for the Holy Father and his intentions; 4) undertake one of the following good works: a) take part in three lessons on the acts of the Second Vatican Council or on the Catechism of the Catholic Church or three occasions of preaching during a church mission; b) visit a papal basilica (e.g., the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception or cathedral (e.g., the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle) and there participate in a religious service or spend some time in prayer and reflection, ending with an Our Father, the Creed (Nicene or Apostles ), and an invocation to the Blessed Mother (a Hail Mary or any other Marian prayer); c) attending specially designated archdiocesan events; d) visiting the church and baptistery of one s baptism and there renewing one s baptismal promises. The granting of indulgences is an exercise of the power of binding and loosing given by Christ to his Church. It is a way for the faithful to make amends for the sins already confessed and forgiven that they or the faithful departed have committed and for which they are obliged to make satisfaction. When they undertake in charity the designated work of the indulgence, the Church opens to them the merits of Christ and his saints for the satisfaction of the temporal punishment owing to their own sins or to the sins of a member of the faithful departed on whose behalf they are performing the indulgenced work. ******** I encourage you to take advantage of our new initiative, Come As You Can Sunday, which is being held every Sunday morning throughout the Year of Faith from 9:15 to 10:30 in the school library. (One would enter the school through the side door nearest the church). The session provides a guided reflection based on the Magnificat Year of Faith Companion Book. This ministry is being provided to give parishioners an opportunity to grow together in the knowledge and love of our Catholic faith, that we might better serve the Lord and build up his kingdom. As the name of the ministry implies, come as you are able. It will be time well spent. Yours in Christ, Father Walter Solemnity of All Saints Thursday November 1 is the Solemnity of All Saints and a holy day of obligation. Our Mass schedule is 7:15am, Noon, and 7pm. The rectory office will be closed that day. Retired Priests Collection 2012 The 2 nd collection next weekend is for the Retired Priests of the Archdiocese of Washington. Please use the 2 nd collection envelopes that have been mailed to your homes and/or the special collection envelopes that will be placed in the pews.

4 It's that time of year again! The St. Hugh's Youth group offers its raking services once again. We do most of our raking in November on weekends. To schedule raking, please sign up at the back of church or contact Becky Bailey at (301) or The Fall Campaign Sunday November 4, is the final day of this campaign. At 3:00 p.m. there will be a Closing Prayer Service on the sidewalk in front of the Metropolitan Family Planning Center, 5915 Greenbelt Road, College Park, MD For more information, please visit the web site at collegepark or contact Janice Oliver Fall 2012 Campaign Coordinator at (301) or by 40daysforlifeMD@gmail.com Dear St. Joseph s Regional Catholic School Families, St. Joseph s Regional Catholic School faculty, staff and students are thrilled to report that, as a faith-based community, raised $ for the Lee National Denim Day, by wearing jeans and going PINK! Congratulations and thank you for all your support for this very successful service project Youth Rally and Mass for Life Prince George s Knights of Columbus 2809 and the St. Hugh of Grenoble Knights of Columbus have generously pledged $500 each ($1000 total) towards the cost of the transportation to the Youth Rally and Mass for Life. The tickets have been reserved for all 6 th -8 th graders to have the option of attending this wonderful experience. Mrs. Bailey has graciously agreed to chair this event and help coordinate the finer details. If anyone is interested in joining us as a volunteer to help with supervision, please contact the school office at schooloffice@stjos.org. Please remember that you must be in compliance with the ADW Child Protection program and have completed all your VIRTUS training to be eligible to chaperone this event. Important Notices: Tuition Assistance for the 2013/2014 school year ADW forms are available on-line beginning October 1, All forms must be completed by December 7, 2012 God bless, Mr. Jankowski Parish Life From the St. Hugh's Family Rosary Guild The sign up sheet for hosting the guild's Fatima icon from Jan-June 2013 has been posted at the back of the church. Please consider signing up and giving homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary's image and for praying the rosary daily as part of our act of worship. Information are provided at the back table. Pls. contact Jessica Garcia at for any additional questions/info." Ladies of Charity Need Your Help! Baby Shower for St. Hugh's Gabriel Network Clients: The Ladies of Charity are sponsoring a baby shower the weekend of Nov. 10/11. Please bring items such as diapers, onesies, gently used baby items, ie. strollers, car seats, etc. to Grenoble Hall "baby shower" table. SAVE THE COATS: The Ladies of Charity will be collecting gently used children and adult winter coats. Please bring your coat donations to Grenoble Hall on Gaudete Sunday, December 16th. Questions/concerns please call Mary Ann Tretler (301) An Invitation to the Parish The members of the Sodality of Our Lady cordially invite all parishioners to join us as we celebrate 65 years of service to St. Hugh of Grenoble Parish on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, with Mass at 7 pm. Bishop Martin D. Holley will be our celebrant. Join us after the Mass in Grenoble Hall where we will have a display of memorabilia featuring the history of Sodality s service and light refreshments. Book Fair St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School will host its first Scholastic Book Fair of the new school year next week, from Monday, October 29 through Friday, November 2. These book fairs are the school's primary fundraisers to support the school library and individual classroom libraries. Please come shop with us. We will have numerous religious books available for purchase, along with many children's favorites. Book Fair store hours will be Monday through Thursday from 8 AM to 2 PM, and Friday from 8 AM until 11 AM. Thank you for your continued support! All Souls Envelopes The entire month of November gives us a special opportunity to pray for all our beloved dead. On the back tables you will find All Souls envelopes. On the front you list the names of your deceased family and friends, inside you put your offering. Those envelopes will be placed on the altar and prayers offered for those named throughout November. Please place your All Souls envelope in the collection basket or in the mail drop box at the rectory. Pantry Collection Please bring your donations with you to Mass next weekend. Thank you, as always, for your generosity! We return to standard time Sunday November 4. Set your back one hour. Fall Back Mass Each year the Church invites us to remember our beloved dead on November 2 nd The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed. We commonly call this day All Souls Day. It is a day given to us by the Church to pray in a special way for those who have died, that their souls may be at peace and that their rest may be in Paradise. As a community of faith we will gather at St. Hugh Church on November 2 nd at 7 pm for Mass. We will remember those of our parish who have died within the past year. If you would like the name of a recently deceased loved one to be included in that evening's prayers, please contact the Rectory.

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