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1 10103 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD Fax Welcome to Our Parish Family! Easter Sunday Of The Resurrection Of The Lord April 1, 2018 PARISH STAFF Rev. Joseph A. Calis Pastor Rev. Mark A. Cusick Parochial Vicar Rev. Gregory S. Coan Priest in Residence Chaplain, Wash. Adventist Hospital Deacon Alan Jeeves Ministry to the Sick & Elderly Mrs. Margaret Durney Principal, ( ) Sr. Roberta Harding, I.H.M. Pastoral Associate, D.R.E. ( ) Dr. Mario Francisco Director of Liturgy and Music Parish Office: Mary Ann Sheehan, Office Manager office@sjeparish.org Parish Webmaster: sjewebmaster@gmail.com Web Address: Parish Liturgies: Saturday: 5:30 P.M. at our Historic Church Sunday: 8:00 A.M., 10:15 A.M., 12:00 Noon and Misa en espanol: 1:30 p.m. in the Main Church Weekday Masses: 7:00 A.M., and 9:30 A.M. (In the chapel unless otherwise noted in the bulletin on page 3) Saturday Morning Mass: 9:00 A.M. in the Main Church Reconciliation Saturday: 9:30 A.M. 10:15 A.M. in the Main Church 4:30 P.M. 5:15 P.M. in the Historic Church Fatima Devotions First Saturday of month following the 9:00 A.M. Mass in the Main Church Miraculous Medal Novena 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Saturdays following 9:00 A.M. Mass in the Main Church Religious Education: For children grades K-8 and Pre-School is held on Sunday from 9:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M. School: Saint John the Evangelist School is a National Blue Ribbon School! Please call for more information on registering your child! Spaces are available Pre-K 4 year olds through Grade 8. Before School Care is offered from 7:30 A.M. - 8:00 A.M and Extended School Care is offered for grades K through 6.

2 Silver Spring, MD SACRAMENTS BAPTISM The celebration of infant Baptism takes place on the second and fourth Sunday of the month at 1:30 P.M. in the Main Church. To assist parents in preparing for the Sacrament of Baptism, the parish requires a preparation class for parents. For more information on Baptism Preparation and to schedule a Baptism, contact the Rectory office, Main Church Historic Church Georgia Avenue 9700 Rosensteel Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring, Maryland Your prayers are asked for members and friends of the parish who are ill, especially, Dunstan Msonthi, Julian Abbott, Lori Williams Sough, Mary Etta Girardi, William Jackson, Lexi Thomas, Marianne Deschanel, Tom Saffell, Sabina DiSante, Rachael Ryan, Alexa Guerrero, Angela Snelson, Chrissy Heard, Elfriede Goldstein, Roberta & Joseph Brannan, Helen Borkoski, Daniel Redmond, Tom Sullivan, Maddie Cabatic, Nathaniel Keyser, Jose Laureano, Meaghan Kilner, Sarah Anderson, Stephen Hoag, Bob Murphy, Eleanor Droege (Mother of Phil Droege), John Carey, Sr., Briana Mertus, Ann O Neill, Evelyn Burgess, and the homebound. Your prayers are asked also for the souls of all the faithful departed, especially Catherine Tham. There will be no 7:00 a.m. Mass tomorrow and the Parish Office will be closed. Next week s Second Collection is for Parish Maintenance. The 10:15 a.m. Mass next Sunday, April 8 will be offered for all those named in the Easter Plants donations. Divine Mercy Sunday. In preparation for Divine Mercy Sunday which is next Sunday on April 8, a Novena to Divine Mercy began on Good Friday, March 30, and will continue for nine days through Saturday, April 7. Come join us in Our Lady s Chapel every day at 3:00 p.m. to pray the novena prayers together. A special prayer service and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place on Sunday, April 8 at 3:00 p.m. in the Main Church. Altar Server Training Session. There will be a spring altar server training session for students who would like to learn to serve Mass at St. John's and other special occasions. Those in Grades 5, 6, and 7 are welcome. The training will include three evenings which are all required to participate in the serving. The dates are April 9, 10, and 11 at 7pm in the Main Church. To obtain informa on about registra on for this training, please Fr. Cusick at mcusick@sjeparish.org. Families who are in St. John's religious education program or St. John's school will receive information in the coming weeks in their classrooms. RECONCILIATION AND EUCHARIST Children are prepared for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist annually. Please contact the Religious Education Office for more information. CONFIRMATION This Sacrament is offered annually to our 8th grade students in our school and Religious Education Program. Adults may also arrange for Confirmation. For more information, contact the Religious Education Office. HOLY ORDERS For information on ordination to the priesthood or diaconate, contact one of the Priests in the Parish Office. MARRIAGE Engaged couples should contact a priest at least six months prior to their wedding date. One of the engaged must be a parishioner at St. John the Evangelist for one year. For further information, please call the Parish Office. ANOINTING OF THE SICK This Sacrament is intended for persons who are seriously ill or infirm. In order to receive the Sacrament, contact the Parish Office. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Adults interested in learning more about our Catholic Church and/or Catholics who want to be confirmed should contact Sister Roberta Harding at Hardingr@sjeparish.org or

3 Easter Sunday Of The Resurrection Of The Lord April 1, 2018 Weekly Collection 3/25 see next week Projected Faith Direct $ 3, Total Collection $ Weekly Budget $15, Sunday, April 1: Easter 8:00 AM MC 10:15 AM MC 12 Noon The Coard Family MC 1:30 PM MC The 2018 Parish Pastoral Council Nominations for Elections will continue until April 16. Individuals may nominate themselves and other parishioners of their choosing for the two elected positions that are opening. Nominees must be Catholic, eighteen years of age or older, registered parishioners in good standing at St. John the Evangelist Church who are willing to run for election. If elected, members will serve a three-year term. If you are nominating yourself or another individual please complete the back side of the form and return it to the Parish Office by Monday, April 16. Elections will be held on May 5/6 and May 12/13. Forms are still available on the tables at the Church entrances. This form and supporting details may be ed to office@sjeparish.org as an attachment, placed in the collection basket or delivered to the Parish Office to the attention of the Election Committee. The names of all who accepted nominations will be placed in a future bulletin. Monday, April 2: No 7:00 AM Mass 9:30 AM Clare DeSousa Tuesday, April 3: 7:00AM 9:30AM Margaret Fogassey Wednesday, April 4: 7:00AM Joe Clements 9:30AM Eileen Haggerty Thursday, April 5: 7:00 AM 9:30 AM William O Malley Denning Friday, April 6: First Friday 7:00 AM Norma Melendez 9:30 AM Saturday, April 7: First Saturday 9:00 AM Daniel Mathew Zanger MC Sunday, April 8: Divine Mercy 5:30 PM Vigil Mary Lou Raleigh HC 8:00 AM Peter & Anna Marano MC 10:15 AM Pauline Evans and all those honored with Easter Plants MC 12 Noon Mary Talley MC 1:30 PM MC 3:00 PM Divine Mercy MC HC-Historic Church MC-Main Church -Our Lady s Chapel PROCLAIM THE RISEN CHRIST On Easter morning everything the spring weather, the flowers, birds and butterflies, the people around us in their finery, the beautiful liturgy and music everything seems to bear witness that Jesus Christ is risen today! Like the eyewitness accounts in today s scriptures, the glorious and joyful life all around us helps us to believe the good news of the Resurrection and sing Alleluia! In the scriptures today we hear from Peter and Paul and John. All three speak with conviction about witnessing the resurrected Christ. John s Gospel account includes Mary of Magdala, who also was privileged to witness the Resurrection and tell others the good news. On this glorious Easter Sunday can we ourselves give eyewitness accounts that Jesus Christ is risen today, alive and active in our lives? Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. 3

4 Silver Spring, MD Saints and Special Observances Sunday: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection Wednesday: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter of the Lord Thursday: Thursday within the Octave of Easter Monday: Monday within the Octave of Easter Friday: Friday within the Octave of Easter; First Friday Tuesday: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Saturday: Saturday within the Octave of Easter; First Saturday SJE SCHOOL NEWS Easter Break: 12:30 p.m. March 29 - April 8. School resumes: Monday, April 9. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quo Vadis Hiking Trip. On Sunday, April 15, 2018, all high school aged men who are interested in learning more about the priesthood are invited to go on a Quo Vadis hiking trip on Sugarloaf Mountain in Montgomery County. The day will include Mass, lunch, Eucharistic adoration, dinner, and the opportunity to spend time with priests, seminarians, and other high school aged men who are open to the priesthood. The day will run from 10:00 a.m. 5:15 p.m., and the meeting location is St. Mary s Parish in Barnesville, Maryland. Bus transportation is available from throughout the Archdiocese. More information is available and registration is open at Please contact the Office of Priest Vocations (vocations@adw.org or ) with any questions Annual Jubilarian Mass. The Mass will be held Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception honoring couples married 25,30,35,40,45,50 and 51+ years. Call the Parish Office to sign up. Deadline is April 16. First Friday is April 6. Please join us for Adoration after the 9:30 a.m. Mass in the Main Church. Adoration: Step Forward Let the risen Jesus enter your life welcome him as a friend with trust: he is life! If up till now you have kept him at a distance, step forward. He will receive you with open arms. If you have been indifferent, take a risk; you won t be disappointed. If following him seems difficult, don t be afraid. Trust him, be confident that he is close to you, he is with you, and he will give you the peace you are looking for and the strength to live as he would have you do. - Pope Francis, The Church of Mercy Be drawn to the His mystery by gazing at Him in adoration, allowing the Risen Lord to transform you through the Bread of Life. Eucharistic adoration is available in Our Lady s Chapel twenty-four hours a day. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The Paschal Mystery is the key to our Christian faith: the dying and rising of Jesus that is the pattern of our life. In their first steps on the road of faith, the catechumens feel the cross of glory traced over their eyes, on their lips, across their shoulders, on their ears, over their heart, and on their feet. The mystery is that even death gives way to life for those who are held in the embrace of Jesus. Today, many new Christians arise from the waters of the font. Yet the font is not the destination of their journey. The goal is Pentecost, fifty days from now, and a lifetime of praise to the Father, in Christ, in the embrace of the Holy Spirit, for the sake of the world. Neophyte, our ancient word for newlybaptized people, means newly-planted in Greek. If someone in your parish has just been baptized, welcome them today. The smiles on their faces and the light in the eyes is a foretaste of heaven. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. 4

5 Silver Spring, MD Sunday, April 1: Easter Masses: 8:00 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 12 Noon, 1:30 p.m. (Spanish) MC Harvest for the Hungry Monday, April 2: No 7:00 a.m. Mass Parish Office Closed 7:00 p.m. Rosary Hour 7:00 p. m. Boy Scouts KR Tuesday, April 3: 7:30 p.m. Choir Practice Main Church 6:00 p.m. CYO Meeting KR Wednesday, April 4: 7:00 p.m. Bible Study RM2 8:30 p.m. Men s Team AUD Thursday, April 5: Friday, April 6: First Friday Adoration and Benediction after 9:30 a.m. Mass MC 10:00 a.m. Church Ladies Lite Prayer Group KR Saturday, April 7: First Saturday 9:15 a.m. Legion of Mary KR Sunday, April 8: Divine Mercy Sunday 9:00 a.m. Religious Education SCH 10:15 a.m. Mass-Easter Plant Memorial Mass 1:30 p.m. Baptism Preparation class LIB 2:00 p.m. Brownies K 3:00 p.m. Prayer Service & Adoration-Divine Mercy MC THE YOUNG ADULTS Come join a new small group for Young Adult Women who desire to form a Christ-centered community of fellowship, study God s Word, grow in prayer and also discuss ways to grow in our spiritual life. Please contact Kelly Sankowski at kellysankowski@gmail.com or (404) for more information. The next meeting will take place on Thursday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the School Library. Unite To End Racism. ACT to End Racism Rally in Washington, DC on the National Mall. Wednesday, April 4: 7-8:00 a.m. Silent Prayer Walk to the National Mall, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Interfaith Service; 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Rally and Call to Commitment. The National Council of Churches and members and partners invite people of all faiths and beliefs to attend. For more information go to RALLY2EndRacism.org. Please see the flyers on the Church Bulletin Boards. Do you know about St. John s House? The house is located at 2409 Harmon Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902, just a few blocks north of St. John the Evangelist Church, off Plyers Mill Road. The three men who live there joined St. John s Parish in the fall of Their group home is a Rosaria Community Home in Partnership with Jubilee Association of Maryland. The parish embraces these men and their staff as part of our spiritual community and strives to involve them in parish activities as much as possible. You have seen them at: the Noon Mass sitting in the back rows; enjoying the International Pot Luck; Community Sunday Pot-Lucks; and occasionally at CYO Spaghetti Dinners. With our help they host an Annual Neighborhood Cookout in August or September which the parish is welcome to attend. Soon, we will be reaching out to the individual Parish Ministries seeking new ways to connect with St. John s House. For more information contact Margie Cuff: margiecuff@gmail.com or leave a message at YOUTH GROUP April 15: Activity for service hours, 6:00-7:30 p.m. KR April 29: Youth Mass 6:00 p.m. ; Meal/Activity KR 5

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