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1 10103 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD Fax PARISH STAFF Rev. Joseph A. Calis Pastor Rev. Mark A. Cusick Parochial Vicar 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: Welcome to Our Parish Family! Divine Mercy Sunday April 8, 2018 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 Sunday of Divine Mercy Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:5 Historic Church Main 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, Jane Welsh, Bernadette Kasunic and the homebound. Your prayers are asked also for the souls of all the faithful departed. Please pray for all those who will be especially remembered today at the 10:15 a.m. Mass who were honored with the Easter Plants. A special insert of donors and the names of those honored and especially remembered is enclosed in today s Bulletin. 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 7:00 p.m. in the Main Church. To obtain information about registration 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. Next Sunday is Community Sunday. Please join us after all the Sunday Masses in the Kennedy Room for Coffee and Doughnuts. Divine Mercy Sunday. A special prayer service and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in the Main Church. 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, 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 2

3 Divine Mercy Sunday April 8, 2018 Weekly Collection 3/25 $14, Holy Land 3/30 $ 2, Weekly collection 4/1 $13, Easter $15, Projected Faith Direct $ 3, Total Collection $32, Weekly Budget $15, 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 The People MC 3:00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet & Adoration MC Monday, April 9: 7:00 AM 9:30 AM Joseph Clements OLC Tuesday, April 10: 7:00AM OLC 9:30AM Faustin & Virginie Pereira OLC Wednesday, April 11: 7:00AM 9:30AM Louis Fogassey OLC OLC Thursday, April 12: 7:00 AM Peter Fernandes OLC 9:30 AM J. Ben Meyer OLC Friday, April 13: 7:00 AM John Sumter OLC 9:30 AM OLC Saturday, April 14: 9:00 AM Peter Fernandes MC Sunday, April 15: 5:30PM Vigil Peter Fernandes HC 8:00 AM Thomas Conner MC 10:15 AM Joe Clements MC 12 Noon Grace Slavin MC 1:30 PM The People HC-Historic Church MC-Main Church OLC-Our Lady s Chapel 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. Adoration: Experience His Love and Mercy When St. Faustina was praying before Jesus in the Holy Eucharist He showed her a vision. Each time a person entered the chapel and visited Jesus exposed in a monstrance, she saw His Divine Rays of Love and Mercy burst forth and encircle the world and everyone in it with graces and blessings! Through Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Jesus unleashes His rays of healing upon us, our families and the whole world. S.O.M.E. Tuesday, April 10 is our Parish s day to bring a meal to about 400 needy people at So Others Might Eat. Our parish delivers meatloaf, hot or cold chicken, pasta, casseroles, salads, side dishes canned vegetables and cakes. Foods low in sugar and salt content are also accepted for those with certain health conditions. Please bring the food 9:00-9:30 a.m. to street between the school and entrance to the Kennedy Room. The meal will be delivered in time for their 12 noon serving, if we leave promptly at 9:30 a.m. Please contact Sue Wiant at if you have any questions about the Program or you would like to assist with the delivery anything you can do is greatly appreciated! SJE Annual Golf Fundraiser June 1 at 9:00 a.m. Save the date now! More detailed information to follow Called to Leadership: Spirituality for Catholic Women. Saturday April 21. Register now - 70 seat capacity! Discover how to be faith-filled leader in your home, parish, workplace, and community during this one-day interactive women s conference at the Church of the Resurrection, Burtonsville, MD. (3315 Greencastle Road) Register at facebook.com/washaccw, call or archdioceseccw@gmail.com. Sponsored by the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women. Time is 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and the cost is $50 per person. Speakers are Sr. Sara Dwyer, ASC, Sheila Parker, and Desi Balla 3

4 Silver Spring, MD Saints and Special Observances Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter Wednesday: St. Stanislaus (or Sunday of Divine Mercy); Julian Calendar Easter Thursday: Yom Ha-Shoa - Holocaust Remembrance Day Monday: The Annunciation of the Lord Friday: St. Martin I SJE SCHOOL NEWS School will be back in session on April 9. On that day, weather permitting, wearing Spring uniforms will begin. The third quarter of the school year ends on Friday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. TODAY S READINGS First Reading The community of believers was of one heart and mind (Acts 4:32-35). Psalm Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting (Psalm 118). Second Reading Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God (1 John 5:1-6). Gospel The risen Christ comes to his disciples with peace and the Spirit. (John 20:19-31). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved 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. 4

5 Silver Spring, MD THE YOUNG ADULTS Sunday, April 8: Divine Mercy Sunday 9:00 a.m. Religious Education SCH 10:15 a.m. Mass-Easter Plant Memorial Mass MC 1:30 p.m. Baptism Preparation class LIB 2:00 p.m. Brownies KR 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Prayer Service & Adoration MC Monday, April 9: The Annunciation of the Lord 7:00 Altar Server Training MC 7:30 p.m. RCIA LIB 7:00 p.m. Rosary Hour OLC 7:00 p. m. Boy Scouts KR School resumes Spring uniforms Tuesday, April 10: S.O.M.E. 9:30 a.m. Senior Mercy Prayer Group KR 7:00 Altar Server Training MC 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice Main Church Wednesday, April 11: 7:00 p.m. PAC Exec 7:00 Altar Server Training MC 7:00 p.m. Bible Study RM2 8:30 p.m. Men s Team AUD Thursday, April 12: 3:00 p.m. Children s Choir RM2 7:00 p.m. Cub Scout Pack KR 7:00 p.m. Young Adult Women s Small Group LIB 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. 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 Friday, April 13: 10:00 a.m. Church Ladies Lite Prayer Group KR 7:00 p.m. Hispanic Ministry KR Saturday, April 14: 9:15 a.m. Legion of Mary KR Sunday, April 15: Community Sunday Share-A-Meal 12 Noon Girl Scouts AUD 6:00 p.m. Youth Group Activity/Service Hours KR April 15: Activity for service hours, 6:00-7:30 p.m. KR April 29: Youth Mass 6:00 p.m. OLC; Meal/ Activity KR 5

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