The Lord said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious about many things. There is need of only one thing.

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1 The Lord said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious about many things. There is need of only one thing. -From this Sunday s Gospel, Luke 10:41 Location: Eighth bay of windows on the south side Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Most Rev. William E. Lori Archbishop of Baltimore Weekdays 7:00am 8:15am 5:30pm Msgr. Richard W. Woy Rector Saturday 8:15am 5:00pm Confessions: 4:00pm Genesis 18:20-32 Sunday 8:00am 9:30am 11:00am Colossians 2:12-14 Fr. Andrew T. DeFusco Associate Pastor Psalm 138:1-2,2-3,6-7,7-8 Luke 11:1-13 Msgr. Robert Armstrong Cathedral of Mary Our Queen 5200 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD

2 Dear Friends, 16 th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 16/17, 2016 My sincerest THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the School of the Cathedral Annual Fund this year! $74,219 was raised through the Annual Fund! And, with additional gifts made to the school, a total of $109,219 was designated for the School of the Cathedral this year! Thank you to Kristen and David Kinkopf and Francine and Jim Sellinger, chairs of the Annual Fund, for their leadership and efforts that led to the success of the Fund. Also, a huge thank you to all of the Phon-a-thon volunteers this year: Jill Connor 02, Ginna Kelly 90, Kristen Kinkopf, Michael McGeady, Linda Murphy, Lauren Russell-Wood, Francine Sellinger, Jim Sellinger, Mia White, and Whitney Wilder 01. Now, what are you doing Saturday, September 10? That day, our parish is competing in the 10th Semi-Annual Dragon Boat Races at the Inner Harbor. This is an event that raises money and awareness for all the work of Catholic Charities. The proceeds from the race are a critical source of operating funds for the 80 programs and 160,000 people of all backgrounds who Catholic Charities serves throughout Maryland each year. More than 30 organizations will participate in this year s race, each of them paired with a program of Catholic Charities, to facilitate a relationship that will endure beyond the race. Our parish has been teamed with Gallagher Services, a wonderful program that provides support and care for adults with intellectual disabilities. So we have a boat and a crew, and we are preparing now to shock the world with a victory over the super-powers: M&T Bank, Whiting-Turner, BGE (who doesn t want to beat BGE?) and last year s winner, T. Rowe Price. Three members of our crew are alumni of Villanova University, so people around the Diocese are already talking about us as a Cinderella team. We have a crew of 25 rowers, headed up by Captain Katie Pinheiro and Cruise Director Ginna Kelly; and we will be steered by Amanda Mainello, who rowed at the University of Maryland. So, yes, we are in it to win it! On a serious note, though, the whole event is for a great cause, and in the next two months, please watch and listen for ways to contribute that are just as important as paddling. We will have a spirit team which will create a theme for our boat, our team tent, t-shirts, crazy hats, etc really as much as we can dream up creatively. You may also contribute directly to support our team and Gallagher Services at by searching for the Cathedral team via the orange button in the right-hand column. We hope a great number of parishioners will join us on September 10th to be part of this exciting event for our city and state, made possible by the whole Catholic family of Baltimore. Come together for fun and a great, common goal. So, between now and then, please keep watching and listening for opportunities to engage and support. Please join me this week in praying for the repose of the souls of Regina Eagers and Brian Bergkamp. Lastly, I invite you to share our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with those around you. We ve had quite an increase in social media engagement, and our community has responded quite positively to the news. In fact, we even had someone reach out about RCIA this week! You never know who might be reading when you share our posts on your page. -Father Andrew

3 Last weekend Offertory Collection $12, Faith Direct $16, Poor Box $ Food Program $67.00 Preserv. Trust $ Attendance 942 Faith Direct Faith Direct is a convenient way to support Cathedral of Mary Our Queen using direct debit for your offertory giving. Register: CMOQ Code: MD500 Thanks to our parishioners who already use Faith Direct! Thank you for your support of the Annual Fund! A total of $109,219 was raised for the School of the Cathedral this school year! The Annual Fund is providing critical support for the following areas: 1. Address the ongoing critical need for grants and aid for families that require financial assistance to provide their children with a Cathedral education. 2. Upgrade the school s network infrastructure and capacity to support the technology utilized in our classrooms. 3. Fund a study to assess improvements necessary to modernize the school s cafeteria kitchen. Thank you for your generosity and making all of this possible! How do you show appreciation to someone? Perhaps a verbal Thank you. Maybe for something more important a handwritten note. But if you really want to show your appreciation to someone, I m guessing you give them a gift. When we gather to worship, we also have a chance to give. In the church, we often speak of giving your time, talent, and treasure. We give of our time when we worship and when we serve. We give of our talent when we offer our skills to support worship and the community. We give of our treasure when we contribute financial resources to the church. After hearing God speak to us in the Liturgy of the Word, we prepare to celebrate the gift God gave us in his Son: For God so loved the world that he gave (John 3:16). We bring forth the bread and wine and (at least on the weekends) take up a collection. During this action, we have another opportunity for music. Music here can be an offering by one, a few, or everyone gathered. Like the Entrance and Communion times in the Mass, there are Latin chants that were prescribed for the offertory before Vatican II. While these can still be used, they often are too short to cover the time necessary, so we use other options at the Cathedral. During Ordinary Time, there may be an instrumental piece, a vocal solo or a choral piece. This becomes a chance for different people to offer their talents to God. At other times, we all offer our gifts in song, no matter how great or small, by singing a hymn together. Jesus points out the widow who gave her only two coins as offering. Her gift was surely not simply in appreciation but also an expression of her faith. Whether you feel your voice is worth only two small coins or much more, will you sing in offering to God? After all, God gave you that voice, worship is a time to give in return.

4 Sunday, July 17 8am For the Parish 9:30am Franklin L. Vanik 11:00am Helen Passano Monday, July 18 7am Robert A. Williams 8:15am Rosalyn Evans 5:30pm Walter J. Streeter Tuesday, July 19 7am Nellie Rubera 8:15am Margaret Blair Telfar Carroll 5:30pm Charlie C. Counselman, Jr. Wednesday, July 20 7am Anne Healy * 8:15am Frank Cappiello 5:30pm Mary K. Evelius Thursday, July 21 7am Lillian Giuffre 8:15am Robert A. Williams 5:30pm Francis Frankie Lori Friday, July 22 7am Kathy Smith 8:15am Edward Ned Mudd 5:30pm For the sick Saturday, July 23 8:15am 5pm The Tancredi G. Marella Family Peter Lee Hospitality is a ministry which can be a both a blessing and a challenge. The blessing is in being with people whose company we love and enjoy which can energize and refresh us. The challenge is in our preparations for it, as the second part can take away from the first part. It is a challenge of balancing our preparations with being present to our guests, as the latter is the key focus of hospitality. We have two examples of hospitality in our readings today. In the first Abraham tends to his guests, thinking not of himself, but rather focusing on his service and the comfort of his guests. In the second, Martha gets upset because she compares her work to what Mary is doing. Both of them are trying to receive Jesus, but he rebuffs Martha s complaint because she is anxious and worried about many things. She has lost her focus on the point of her service which is her relationship with Jesus. We, too, can lose the focus of our service. We may get over invested in our preparations, or worried about what others might think, or focused on impressing others or led to compare ourselves with others. All of these are distractions. In them we lose our focus and become anxious and worried about many things. Our focus needs to be on relationships and how our preparations enable them. We may not have The Lord in our midst, like Abraham or Jesus like Martha and Mary, but it is a holy encounter of relationship. It is the better part from which our preparations should not distract us. When we connect with our neighbor by our hospitality, God is present. It is in giving of ourselves, freely, without distraction that we receive the graced gift of refreshment from our guest. Like Abraham, we never know the gift that that divine encounter may bring to our lives. Join us at the Monthly Mass for the Sick Friday at 5:30pm. Please bring written names of the infirm you would like to include. There is no anointing of the sick. We would like to congratulate and welcome Douglas Warren Hosford, Grace Ann Pyzik, and Dorothy Mae Parks on celebrating the sacrament of baptism. This week, we honored the life of Regina Eagers. We keep her family in prayer as we ask for the repose of her soul. May she rest in peace. Inquiry sessions take place every Thursday from 7pm to 8:30pm. To join, simply call the Parish Center at ADULT CONFIRMATION OCTOBER 9 AT 3PM: Did you miss getting confirmed as a kid and always wanted to complete your initiation, but have not been able to? If you wish to be confirmed, or want more information, please contact Chris McCullough at or cmccullough@cmoq.org. RENEW YOUR WEDDING VOWS: For all who have wedding anniversaries in the month of August, join us after any Mass August 6/7 in the Lady Chapel to renew your vows. Please call the Parish Center to register at

5 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Deep Sea Discovery: God is with Me Wherever I Go! August :30am-12:30pm School Cafeteria Registration is $65 each; forms are available on our website. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are in search of wonderful volunteers for Vacation Bible School August 8-11! Middle and high school students welcome. SUNDAY SCHOOL: Sunday School registration is now open and available on our website! Please register soon to help us correctly order supplies. Grades K-8 10:45am-11:45am Begins Sept FIRST PENANCE & FIRST COMMUNION: If your child will be in Cathedral School or Sunday School 2 nd grade, please go online and register him/her for his/her Catholic sacraments this year. You will find the registration form under Sacraments Eucharist. SCHOOL SUMMER HOURS: This summer, the main office is open Monday-Thursday from 10am to 3pm. Please call first at , as we are sometimes in other areas of the building! SCHOOL OPENINGS: Please be ambassadors in the community and spread the good news about our Parish School! We have limited openings in several grades for the school year. Interested parents may contact Susan Lamb to arrange a tour, or complete an application on our website. Susan Lamb slamb@cmoq.org SERVICE LEARNING CAMP (SLC): Spend a week with your peers serving in our Baltimore community, learning about Christian service, and having fun! Earn service hours for school or Confirmation requirements. Registration is now open! August 1-5 M-Th 8am-4pm; F 8am-8pm Ages Siobhan Cooney scooney@cmoq.org CONFIRMATION: Confirmation registration is now open! This is open to anyone 8 th grade and older. Siobhan Cooney scooney@cmoq.org SUNDAY SCHOOL: Sunday School is also for middle schoolers! Please see the section to the left for registration information. CATHOLIC SCRIPTURE STUDY: Do You Believe in Miracles? Are you open to receive them? A DVD presentation by Lavinia Spirito Discover the superpower of the unconditional Love of God through the Holy Spirit. Wednesdays Sept 14 - May 3 9:15am-11:30am Parish Center $60 registration due 9/6 Rosemary Peddicord robud46@yahoo.com

6 edifice houses fascinating church history, magnificent art and the story of one man, Thomas O Neill, our benefactor. You can tell and show your fellow parishioners and visitors about this by becoming a Docent. Training and ongoing assistance provided. OF MARY OUR QUEEN: Join us for a barbeque to kick off the second year of our Men s Club. It will be held on Saturday, July 30th at 6:30 PM in the Parish Center. If you know someone who would also like to attend, please Our Men s Club serving lunch at Our Daily Bread. bring him along as well! All men 18 years and older are invited. Please RSVP in advance. Chris Heemann cmoqmensclub@cmoq.org Sheila Peter sheila.peter@verizon.net MOTHERS DOCENTS: Our stunning Photo courtesy of Alex Lowitt RIDE ASSISTANCE: Would you be available to help a fellow parishioner from Ruxton with rides to doctors appointments and errands? Many thanks! Carol Gould CASSEROLES: Thanks to all those who participated in the early July Casserole Club. Don't miss out on our next event: July 31st after the 9:30 Mass. These summer months are so important when it comes to getting these meals to our friends at Our Daily Bread. CARES: Please keep those CARES donations coming with non-perishable food, reusable bags and toiletries that supplement families with kids who miss school lunches during the summer months. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are in need of adults to assist and teach Sunday School this fall. Sherri Rachuba srachuba@cmoq.org THE CATHEDRAL LIBRARY: Summertime generally means more time for reading and the Cathedral Library can supply the books! Thousands of children s and adult books are available. Library hours are on Sundays after the 9:30 and 11:00 Masses, and on Mondays from 10am to 2pm. HAITI CARNAVALE: Mark your calendars for the Fourth Annual Haiti Carnavale, Saturday, Sept. 17! Contact Donna McCann at dhmccann5@gmail.com for more information. MEN OF MARY OUR QUEEN: Grab the popcorn and join us on Wednesday, July 20th, at Regal Cinemas at Hunt Valley Towne Centre for The Peanuts Movie at 10 a.m. Tickets are only $1 as it's part of their Summer Movie Express for kids. (We'll meet there at 9:45; the movie starts at 10.) BOY SCOUTS TROOP 1000: We are sorting through the amazing photos taken by our scouts and adult leaders during two recent high adventure camping and hiking trips. A quick thank you to the Troop 1000 scout families that make these trips possible for their kids. We are blessed with a great group! Check out Florida Sea Base online to learn more about our next major destination trip. But don t worry, there will be plenty of local camping, cycling, hiking and boating adventures planned, as well as numerous service opportunities. Interested? Join us! Must be 11 years old or entering 6th grade. Andy Fish CATHOLIC BUSINESS NETWORK OF BALTIMORE: Our July 22 meeting will be all networking and socializing. Make new friends, enjoy old ones, and strengthen business connections. Come by yourself or bring a friend. The first meeting is free! Friday, June 24, 7:30-9:30am at the Radisson Hotel, Timonium Meg Ducey mducey@fcbmore.org cbnbaltimore.org