St. Hugh of Grenoble Catholic Church

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1 St. Hugh of Grenoble Catholic Church The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day) November 2, 2014 If we have died with Christ, we believe we shall also live with him. Romans 6:8 Clergy Rev. Walter J. Tappe, Pastor Rev. R. Scott Hurd and Rev. Richard D. Kramer, Jr., Assisting Priests Mr. Desi Vikor, Deacon Parish Staff Ms. Maggie Gutierrez, Business Manager Mrs. Mary Wade, Coordinator of the School of Religion Mrs. Jennifer Goltz, Director of Music Gerald Muller, DMA, Principal Organist and Director Emeritus Mr. Hung Le, Plant Manager Parish Office Office Hours: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday Friday School of Religion (CCD) shreligioused4@gmail.com Mrs. Mary Wade, Coordinator St. Joseph Regional School Montgomery Road Beltsville, MD Mrs. Anne-Marie Miller, Principal Holy Hour First Fridays at 7:00 p.m. The Sacraments Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Baptism: 2nd Sunday of the 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. Anointing of the Sick: Call the Office when a loved one is seriously ill to arrange for the sacrament. New Parishioners See the Greeter after Sunday Mass to register. Departing Parishioners Please inform the parish office that you re leaving. Music for this Sunday Entrance: no. 866 Preparation: no. 397 Eucharistic Acclamations: nos. 260, 262, 264 Lamb of God: no. 266 Communion: no. 633 Marian: no. 979 Final: no. 707 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. Saturday 9 a.m. Fed. Holidays 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 Jack Berard and Joe Lomax For those preparing for the sacraments For all those preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation. For the sick Please pray for: Bobby Mittelstetter; Elizabeth Pels Nash; Mary & Ludvik Matyas; Dave Williams; Lori Moran; Loretta Turek; Patricia Molden; Nancy DePlatchett. For the deceased In your charity, please pray for the souls of our beloved dead: John Haslinger; Shirley Palmer; Dorothy Baluch; Elizabeth Polaschick; Ruth Askey. For our troops Please pray for: Adam Weaver, James Hall, Christopher Pfaffman, Anthony (Tj) Hose, Anthony Ladnier, Tony Alves, Karen Mealey, Anthony Costa. To add a name to these lists, please call the rectory. Coffee Social and Bake Sale The Sodality of Our Lady will be hosting a bake sale and coffee social after all Masses on Sunday, November 16 from 9am to 1pm. Join us for complimentary donuts, coffee and fellowship. An assortment of wonderful baked goods will be on sale for you to take home and enjoy. Proceeds support future Sodality community projects. Donations of baked items for the sale are welcome and can be dropped off in Grenoble Hall that morning. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22:26b-32; Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Lk 14:25-33 Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 15:1-10 Friday: Phil 3:17 4:1; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 16:1-8 Saturday: Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9; Lk 16:9-15 Sunday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Masses for the Week of 11/2-11/9 Saturday 5pm All Souls Sunday 8am Living & Deceased Sodalists 9:30am Ramona Nilo Rosete 11am Intention of the Parish Monday 7:15am All Souls Tuesday 7:15am All Souls Wed. 7:15am All Souls Thursday 7:15am All Souls Friday 7:15am All Souls Saturday 9am All Souls 5pm Mary Fitzmaurice Sunday 8am Intention of the Parish 9:30am All Souls 11am Shelby Njoku This Week at a Glance Today 11/2/2014, The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day) 8am Mass 9:30am Mass 11am Mass, Parish Choir All Saints Display 9am, Grenoble Hall Sodality 9am, Grenoble Hall Religious Education 10:30am, School Youth Group Noon, School Monday 11/3//2014, St. Martin de Porres 7:15am Mass Tuesday 11/4//2014, St. Charles Borromeo 7:15am Mass Wednesday 11/5//2014 7:15am Mass Thursday 11/6/2014 7:15am Mass Boys & Girls Choir rehearsal 6pm, Church Parish Choir rehearsal 7pm, Church Friday 11/7/2014 7:15am Mass 7pm First Friday Devotions Saturday 11/8/2014, Blessed Virgin Mary 9am Mass 3:30pm-4:30pm Confessions 5pm Vigil Mass Christmas Bazaar 9am, Grenoble Hall The calendar is also online: TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION For those of Mexican heritage, November 2 means celebration of el Dia de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. One of the most important days of the year for many, they join All Saints and All Souls together, visiting the graves of babies and children on All Saints, since they are santitos (little saints) or angelitos (little angels). Flowers, their favorite toys, favorite music, and so on, are taken to them. The following day, people spend time some of them all day at the cemetery with their loved ones who have died. From the ancient customs of the Indians the families pray, talk with them, and take them their favorite food. It is a most solemn but joyful day. It is a day to celebrate Christ s victory over death: Death, where is your sting? There is a mocking of death as people make skeletons, candy that represents death, and Pan de los Muertos (bread of the dead) and consume them in a kind of role reversal. One of the customs is to build an altarcito (little altar) where one places mementos and pictures of those who have died. There are also favorite foods, candles, statues or pictures of favorite saints, books, and Bibles. Some parishes have begun to build an altarcito where all parishioners can join in honoring the deceased. A remembrance book can be placed to write names in. The altarcito is traditionally left up for the month of November. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

3 From the Pastor November 4 th is Election Day. In Maryland, we are voting for governor, comptroller, attorney general, congressional representative, state senator, and state delegate. In Prince George s County we are voting for county executive, county councilman or woman, several judgeships, members of the board of education, sheriff, state s attorney and register of wills. Plus we are voting on a number of questions for our determination. I encourage all eligible voters to participate in the election process. Our Catholic social teaching points to the moral importance of so doing. You can go to the website for the Maryland Catholic Conference, mdcathcon.org, to inform yourself on the issues at stake in the election. You can also find candidates responses to a survey sent to them by the conference. The Maryland Catholic Conference, by the way, is the mechanism by which the bishops of Maryland the Archbishop of Washington, the Archbishop of Baltimore, and the Bishop of Wilmington (whose diocese includes the Eastern Shore of Maryland) help to shed the light of the gospel on the political issues of our day. Our voting as in every other aspect of our lives as disciples of Jesus should be informed by our Catholic beliefs and values. We should vote candidates who will best promote the good of all, especially those who are most at risk, most at the margins, most in need or our protection and care, in imitation of the Lord Jesus. There are no perfect candidates for office. We must do our best to elect to weigh the pros and cons of each candidate and make the best decision we can in accord with our conscience. See you at the polls! ******* Our church organ is now officially blessed and dedicated to the greater glory of God. We had a wonderful turn out last Saturday evening for the blessing and organ recital that followed. Dr. Hampson Sisler from New York performed a repertoire of sacred music that helped to demonstrate the power and range of our new organ. Dr. Sisler also accompanied works performed by tenor, Dr. Christopher Linstrom, and by our St. Hugh of Grenoble adult choir under the direction of Mrs. Jennifer Goltz. A lovely dessert reception followed downstairs in Grenoble Hall. Thanks go to Mrs. Goltz for organizing the music program, and to Silke Pope and Susan Mathis for putting together the dessert reception. There was a good number of people from outside the parish who attended and were impressed by the beauty of our church and the quality of our organ and also, perhaps, by the reverence with which we blessed our organ and dedicated it to the service of God. ****** If you have not had the opportunity to add the names of your beloved dead to those for whom we will be especially praying throughout the month of November, please pick up an All Souls envelope at one of the church entrances. Write the names of your deceased on your envelope and include your offering to the church inside. You can place your All Souls envelope either in the collection basket or through the mail slot at the rectory. The envelopes will remain on the altar throughout the month of November. ****** Throughout the month of November, you will find a catechesis on end of life issues included in each week s bulletin. I encourage you to become familiar with Catholic teaching on these important issues so that we can handle them in a way that is pleasing to the Lord and in accordance with his will. ****** For all our beloved dead, friends, family and benefactors, on this All Souls Day: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Yours in Christ, Father Walter

4 Parish Life Dear St. Hugh Families, Happy Feasts of All Saints and All Souls. We remember and pray for all of our family members who have gone before us. As we listen closely to the news, we start to understand the fear our brothers and sisters in Western Africa must be feeling. Our students are working to collect medical equipment to be sent to Sierra Leone. Donations of gloves, hand sanitizer, gowns, face masks, shoe covers, surgical caps, goggles, and alcohol wipes can be dropped off at St. Joseph s Regional Catholic School or the basket in the back of Church. Thank you for any help you can give. We will send our donations the first week of November. The news has been covering the cases of Ebola in the United States quite heavily. Please be mindful of how much your children hear. Please tell them that the likelihood of anyone they know being affected is quite low. We as adults will be hyper-vigilant in keeping them both safe and calm. The Archdiocese of Washington Tuition Assistance program has opened its application period for the school year. The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, December 5, Families may apply online by logging into and following these steps: Click on Education (along the top of the webpage) Click on Catholic Schools Click on Tuition Assistance Click on TADS-Financial Aid Application OR Go to stjos.org/school / and click on TADS We are planning our second annual 5K for November 8 th. Please sign up at active.com. Important Dates: Honors and Awards Assembly, 8:15 am, November 5 th Pasta supper and packet pick-up, November 7 th St. Joseph s second annual 5K, November 8 th All School Mass, 8:15am, November 12 th 8 th Grade Hot lunch fund raiser, November 13 th Faculty Retreat, No School, November 14 th CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, November 15 th Peace and all Good, Mrs. Anne-Marie D. Miller, OFS Ladies of Charity Reminders: The November meeting for Ladies of Charity will be Tuesday, November in Grenoble Hall (change due to Christmas Bazaar preparation). We will be planning for PG LOC New Member Induction/Benediction/Luncheon to be held at St. Hugh on Sunday, December 7th@2pm. Saturday, November 15th, LOC ADW Retreat at Josephite Seminary---all those who pre-registered/paid for retreat please meet in St. Hugh parking lot at 8:15a to car pool to event. Any questions/concerns please call Mary Ann Tretler (301) Days for Life continues through November babies have been saved during this fall campaign, including one in College Park. Join us any time from 7 AM 7 PM as we stand and peacefully pray in front of Metropolitan Family Planning abortion center, 5915 Greenbelt Road, College Park, MD. All are also invited to pray with us at our closing vigil, November 2 at 3pm Rev. Mark Smith, pastor, Holy Redeemer Church, will lead us in prayer. Free parking is available along 59th and 60th Avenues next to the sidewalk vigil site. If you d like more information and especially if you d like to volunteer to pray, please contact: Tom Trunk at or 40daysforlifeMD@gmail.com, or visit the website Thanksgiving Food Pantry Donation Request: When donating to the Food Pantry in the month of November, please consider donating Thanksgiving nonperishable food items like: Stove Top dressing, instant potatoes, cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, boxed desserts, canned frosting, cookie mix, etc. which will go in our Thanksgiving dinner bags to food pantry recipients the weekend before Thanksgiving. Monetary donations are always happily accepted by the Ladies of Charity and we will gladly do the shopping for you. The Ladies of Charity are again blessed this year to have the Knights of Columbus donate the turkeys for the Thanksgiving bags to those in need. Any questions/concerns, please call Solange Hess(301) or Mary Ann Tretler (301) From the School Religion ST. HUGH'S CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - St. Hugh's Annual Christmas Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 8th and Sunday, November 9th (9am - 2pm). There will be something for everyone. Also, Santa will visit the Bazaar on Saturday from 10-2 and Sunday from Pictures with Santa will also be taken. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR VOLUNTEERS: Volunteering are needed on Saturday, November 8th and Sunday, November 9th. If you are interested in working the Bazaar, please contact Rita Radich at ST. HUGH'S CHRISTMAS BAZAAR RAFFLE - If you are in need for more raffle tickets or have any other questions about the Bazaar, please contact Ginger Feliciotti at Christmas Cards Needed - If you have used or unused Christmas cards that you might want to recycle, please drop them off in the box in the back of the Church or bring them to the school on Sunday between 9am and 1pm on November 2nd, 9th, or 16th. We will be using them to complete a special project during our 2nd Annual Family Advent Retreat on Sunday, November 23rd. Prayers Wanted - Please remember in your prayers our children and youth preparing for the sacraments of 1st Reconciliation and Confirmation.

5 Around the Archdiocese Catholic Singles of Greater Washington is an organization for single Catholics, ages 21 to 65-plus, enjoying each other s company in a wide variety of social, religious, and cultural settings. Please find out more about us at dcsinglecatholicpro.orgor call Anne at Do Good From The Cheap Seats! The Wizards and Caps are back at the Verizon Center! Join us in cheering our hometown teams and do a little good for Catholic Charities at the same time ($5 from each ticket will be donated to Catholic Charities). For promo codes and more information, vis- Greenbelt CARES is launching a New Mentoring program in Greenbelt for youth aged We are seeking adult volunteers to be Mentors. The program will meet at the Springhill Lake Recreation Center on Saturdays. Youth will receive tutoring services and then participate in a fun activity with their mentor. In addition, the program coordinator will organize monthly group activities for mentors and youth to participate in, such as basketball, bowling, and visits to museums, local universities, and historic sites. For more information contact the program coordinator, Glenda Willis at gwillis@greenbeltmd.gov Woman Doctors of the Church, November 8, 2014 The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women presents Dr. Susan Timoney, Assistant Secretary for Pastoral Ministry and Social Concerns speaking on the Women Doctors of the Church. Dr. Timoney will show how these four great women who lived from the 12 th through the 19 th centuries can influence our 21 st century lives. Come and learn about the newest Doctor, Hildegard von Bingham a 12 th century Benedictine, and about Theresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena and Thérèse of Lisieux. ACCW invites you to join them on Saturday, November 8, 2015 at Church of the Annunciation on Massachusetts Ave. NW. Parish Mass at 9am followed by a continental breakfast and the program. So we will be prepared for you, please contact: Sharon A. O Brien at sharonaobrien@msn.com, or Ellen-Jane Pairo at ejandbillpairo@verizon.net, You Did It For Me Displaced Iraqi families could not be more gracious, friendly and kind. They come from diverse backgrounds-- Christian, Yazidi, and Shia. One thing they all have in common: they have fled their homes in fear. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is working with the local Catholic Church to provide relief and care for thousands in the area. To date, Caritas Iraq and CRS have provided supplies to 4,350 displaced families in Erbil, Ninewa, Dahuk, Zakho and Amedi. To learn more, please visit CRS.org/you-did-it-for-me. Attention 7th and 8th Grade Students and Parents Bishop McNamara High School will hold its annual Open House on November 9 from 12:30-4 pm. A variety of presentations as well as tours will be available throughout the afternoon. Students, faculty, and administrators will be on campus to answer questions. Co-ed, Catholic and college preparatory, Bishop McNamara High School offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum including Advanced Placement classes, 19 varsity sports and over 50 clubs/activities. Interested? Find more information at Parents and prospective students are invited to visit and learn about the many opportunities available at Bishop McNamara High School. Ethical Guidance for End-of-Life Care Continual advances in medical technology bring many blessings, but also pose complex ethical questions. When is it appropriate to take measures to prolong life? When is it appropriate to allow death to take its natural course? Every circumstance and every individual is unique, and we cannot know in advance what the right course of action will be in all cases. But the Church can help us prepare by offering moral principles to guide our decisions or the decisions of those who may need to act on our behalf. On Wednesday, November 5, the Archdiocese of Washington s Department of Life Issues and St. Mary's Church in Rockville are co-sponsoring an evening workshop with Fr. Tad Pacholczyk from the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, PA. He will address Church teaching on the dignity of the person as it relates to medical decision-making and advance directives for yourself or your loved one. The workshop will be held at St. Mary's Church in Rockville (520 Veirs Mill Rd.), with a welcome gathering at 7:30pm and the presentation beginning at 8pm. The workshop is free, but for planning purposes, you are encouraged to register at transformfear.org. For more information, contact Christa Lopiccolo at or clopiccolo@adw.org. The Month of All Souls at Catholic Cemeteries November is the traditional Month of All Souls, a time when the Church reminds us of all the brothers and sisters who are taking the same path toward heaven," some who are undergoing a purification before their full communion with God. While the souls in Purgatory can pray for us, they can no longer pray for themselves. The spiritual works of prayer, almsgiving and sacrifice on their behalf are up to us. Parishioners are encouraged to visit the sacred ground of the archdiocesan Catholic Cemeteries and our parish cemeteries during the month of November to pray for their departed loved ones and all the souls who await their fulfillment in Jesus Christ: All Souls Cemetery, Brink Rd., Germantown, MD, ; Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD, ; Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 1300 Bladensburg Rd., NE., Washington, D.C., ; Resurrection Cemetery, 8000 Woodyard Rd., Clinton, MD, ; St. Mary's Queen of Peace Cemetery, Dr. Johnson Road, Mechanicsville, MD, , and the many parish cemeteries throughout the archdiocese. For further information, please contact the Cemetery Manager or visit the Catholic cemeteries website at

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10 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: 11/2/2014 (Sunday s date) Windows 7 Publisher 2013 NUMBER OF PAGES TRANSMITTED: 10 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.