St. Hugh of Grenoble Catholic Church 135 Crescent Road Greenbelt, MD 20770 Website: www.sthughofgrenoble.org PARISH STAFF Rev. Walter J. Tappe, Pastor Mr. Desi Vikor, Deacon Mrs. Lucy Fuentes, Business Manager Mrs. Kathi Kramer, Religious Education Mrs. Jennifer Goltz, Director of Music Dr. Gerald Muller, Principal Organist Mr. Hung Le, Plant Manager PARISH OFFICE 135 Crescent Road 301-474-4322, Fax: 301-474-9263 sthughoffice@verizon.net Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. SCHOOL OF RELIGION (CCD) 301-474-4322 st.hugh.religioused@gmail.com Mrs. Kathi Kramer, Director ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL SCHOOL 11011 Montgomery Road Beltsville, MD. 20705 301-937-7154 Mr. Andrew Currier, Principal SUNDAY MASSES Saturday Evening Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. DAILY MASSES Monday-Friday: 7:15 a.m.; Saturday: 9:00 a.m. HOLY HOUR First Fridays at 7:00 p.m. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday: 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM The second Sunday of every month after the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Call the rectory to make arrangements. SACRAMENT OF 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.
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time February 19, 2012 It is I, I, who wipe out, for my own sake, your offenses; your sins I remember no more. Isaiah 43:25 Your Prayers Requested For those preparing for their vocations Chip Luckett, Jack Berard, Sister Mary Joy of Martyrs Kimble, SSVM, Joe Lomax, and Rick Kramer For those preparing for the sacraments For our adult catechumens and candidates preparing for the sacraments of Initiation ( Baptism, Confirmation and First Eucharist); The second and eighth graders, their families and catechists. For the sick Please pray especially for Allene Hayes, Honorato Lopez, Gloria Lopez, Bruce Wolfsheimer, Dorothy Baluch, Bobby Mittelstetter, Tom Dwyer, Mary and Ludvik Matyas For the deceased In your charity, please pray for the souls of our beloved dead: Richard Kramer, Sr. and Dirce Ronchi For our troops Please pray especially for James Hall, Christopher Pfaffman, Matthew Dwyer, Anthony (Tj) Hose, Anthony Ladnier, Bill Whelan, Tony Alves To add a name to these lists, please call the rectory. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jas 3:13-18; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Jas 4:1-10; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51; 2 Cor 5:20 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday: Gn 9:8-15; Ps 25; 1 Pt 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15 Masses for the Week of 2/19 2/26 Saturday 5:00pm Intention of Magdalene Fuchs Sunday 8:00am Intention of Margaret Zanie 9:30am Intention of the Parish 11:00am Michael Joyce Monday 7:15am Intention of Creedence Jackson Tuesday 7:15am Mary Hogan Wednesday 7:15am Peggy L. Jenner Noon Frank & Pat Adamcik 7pm Meskerem Tadele Thursday 7:15am Pat Dumais Friday 7:15am Frances A. Bates Saturday 9:00am Intention of Laurie Njoku 5:00pm Richard Kramer, Sr. Sunday 8:00am Bernard Stratchko 9:30am Victoria Calizo 11:00am Intention of the Parish This Week at a Glance Today 2/19/2012, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8am Mass 9:30am Mass 11am Mass, Parish Choir Bake Sale 9am, Grenoble Hall Youth Group Noon, School Monday 2/20/2012, Presidents Day 9am Mass Rectory office closed Tuesday 2/21/2012, St. Peter Damian Mardi gras Pancake Supper 6:30pm, Grenoble Hall Wednesday 2/22/2012, Ash Wednesday Noon Mass 7pm Mass, Parish Choir Thursday 2/23/2012, St. Polycarp Boys and Girls Choir Rehearsal 4:15pm, Church Friday 2/24/2012 Stations of the Cross Noon, Church Stations of the Cross 7pm, Church Poor Man s Supper 8pm, Grenoble Hall Saturday 2/25/2012 9am Mass 3:45pm-4:45pm, Confessions 5pm Vigil Mass RCIA 9:45am, Rectory For the most up-to-date calendar information, go to our website: www.sthughofgrenoble.org! PRAYER OF THE WEEK February 19, 2012, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, always pondering spiritual things, we may carry out in both word and deed that which is pleasing to you. 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: What can I do this week that is pleasing to God? 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.
From the Pastor This Wednesday the Church begins her annual Lenten journey of spiritual renewal. The forty days of Lent recall the forty days that Jesus spent fasting in the desert before entering upon his public ministry, and the forty years that Israel wandered in the desert before entering into the Promised Land. Lent provides us with a discipline to foster a deeper and livelier spiritual life so we might enter more fully into the life of our Risen Lord. In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus prescribed three ways to grow closer to him and his Father: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Prayer, nourished on the word of God in the Holy Scripture, opens us to the light of truth and the importance of right living. Fasting, through which we make our table poorer and our mind clearer, turns us to the One who alone can satisfy our deepest hunger. Almsgiving, through which we give of our time, talent and treasure in response to the needs of others, frees our hearts from the prison of self-absorption to be available to God and neighbor. These three disciplines strengthen our ability to walk more closely with Jesus in the way of the Cross and enter through the narrow gate that leads to Life. Jesus gently leads us to a deeper awareness of our sins and inspires in us a fervent desire to be free of them. Thus, prayer, fasting and almsgiving prepare us to receive the mercy of God in the Sacrament of Penance through a heartfelt confession of our sins. Reconciled to God and the Church and rekindled in the life of grace by the forgiveness of our sins, we are truly able to enter into the joy and peace of our Savior. I invite you to be present for one of the Masses on Ash Wednesday to receive ashes; to come on the Fridays of Lent to the Stations of the Cross, either at noon or 7:00 pm; to spend some time in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament during our parish s solemn annual exposition of the Eucharist on March 13 th and 14 th ; to attend the Mass and parish supper in honor of our parish patron, St. Hugh of Grenoble, on Friday, March 30 th ; to participate in the liturgies of the Sacred Triduum the Mass of the Lord s Supper on Holy Thursday, the Veneration of the Cross on Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on the evening of Holy Saturday; and, lastly, to make a sincere and thorough confession of your sins prior to Easter during one of the many times that confession is being offered throughout the Lenten season, either here at St. Hugh s or elsewhere. Please extend this invitation to your friends and neighbors, especially those who may have been away from the Church for whatever reason. Feel free to invite your friends and neighbors who are not Catholic. We do not wish to keep these events just to ourselves. Christ desires that all come to him and find fellowship with him in his holy Catholic Church. May the Lent of 2012 mark for all of us a new springtime in our relationship with Christ and, through him, with one another and the whole world. Yours in Christ, Father Walter Ash Wednesday February 22 Mass Schedule 7:15am; Noon; 7pm The Season of Lent Solemn Annual Exposition March 13 and 14 Preparing for the Paschal Celebration Confession Schedule Regularly scheduled confessions each Saturday from 3:45pm to 4:45pm (NO confessions Holy Saturday) Wednesdays in Lent 1. 2/29 and 3/7 from 6:30pm to 7pm 2. 3/14 after the closing of Solemn Annual Exposition 3. 3/28 and 4/4 from 6:30 to 8pm Good Friday from 11am to noon Stations of the Cross Noon each Friday of Lent 7pm each Friday of Lent followed by a Lenten Meal (the exception will be March 30, when we will celebrate the Feast of Saint Hugh with a Mass at 7pm.) 2pm on Good Friday The Celebration of the Feast of Saint Hugh of Grenoble, our Patron, on Friday March 30 at 7pm, followed by a Fish -fry in Grenoble Hall
Income Tax Information The parish will be happy to provide an official 2011 statement of contributions for all those who need it, but to prevent needless preparation of statements for all parishioners, we are asking those who need them to fill in the form below and drop it in the collection. Statements cover all contributions which are identifiable those made through the envelope system. NAME: ADDRESS: ENVELOPE #: Parish Life A note from our Pastor regarding Rick Kramer As many of you know Rick Kramer, a member of our parish, was an Episcopal priest for six years before converting to the Catholic Church in 2005. In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI promulgated the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus in which he provides a generous provision for Anglican clergy and parishes to come into the fullness of the catholic faith and retain some of their traditions. This provision also allows former Anglican clergy, who may be married, to be ordained as Catholic priests. You may have seen the news that on January 1, 2012 the Pope established the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter and named Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson as the first Ordinary. With the loving support of Kathi and his children, and the encouragement of myself, Fr. Hurd, and Cardinal Wuerl, Rick is pursuing ordination to the priesthood. In addition to his work for the Archdiocese of Washington, Rick is currently enrolled in a program for priestly formation and, God willing, will be ordained to the priesthood for the Ordinariate later this year. As a member of the Ordinariate clergy Rick will be a Latin Rite priest with full faculties to celebrate the sacraments in any archdiocesan parish. Please pray for him and his family as they seek to be faithful witnesses of God s love for us in Christ Jesus. Yours in Christ Father Walter Gathering in Faith Since our annual Mardi Gras Pancake Supper is on the third Tuesday this month, Gathering in Faith will meet on Tuesday, February 28 th in the School. The topic is part 2 of the Maryland Bishops statement on Religious Freedom. See you in two Tuesdays! WHITE ELEPHANT SALE March 10, 6-7pm & March 11, 9am 1pm in Grenoble Hall. It s not too early to start gathering those great things you love, but no longer have space for. We will be collecting all new or gently used items looking for new homes. No clothing or large items at this time please. Collection date is 3/10 9am 2pm for items and baked goods. Preview sale after 5pm Mass on 3/10 6-7pm Parish Mardi Gras Celebration Join us Tuesday, February 21 st at 6:30 p.m. for a wonderful celebration! Shrove Tuesday the day before Lent begins, is known for the celebration of Mardi Gras (French for Fat Tuesday). Another tradition is to have a pancake supper that evening. St. Hugh s will be observing Shrove Tuesday with our 5 th Annual Pancake Supper. It will be a time of fellowship and also a time to offer our help to the Youth Group. The dinner will be a fundraiser for the Youth Group trip to the summer youth conference at the Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. There will be no set charge for the meal, we will ask for a free-will offering and all funds will go to the Youth Group. The Knights of Columbus are generously donating the food and beverages. Pancakes and sausage will be served from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. If you have any questions about the dinner, please feel free to contact Kathi Kramer, Director of Religious Education, by phone, 301-474-4322 or email, st.hugh.religioused@gmail.com. Hope to see you there! Socks Socks for Spring Grove Hospital patients will be collected by the Ladies of Charity during the month of February. We welcome new men s tube/crew socks and women s crew socks to be placed in box at the back of church. Contact: Mary Ann Tretler 301-776-0083. Christmas Bazaar Committee Meeting All are welcome to join the Christmas Bazaar Committee. Our first meeting of the season will be held Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:00 pm in Grenoble Hall. If you have any questions, please contact Ginger Feliciotti at 301-441-1458. Prayer for the First Week of Lent Mother or a child: From the words of St. Paul (2 Cor. 6:1-2). Dearly beloved, we entreat you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says: In an acceptable time I have beard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you. Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. Father: This time of fasting has opened to us the gates of paradise. Let us accept it, praying and beseeching Family: That on the day of resurrection we may be glorified in the Lord. Father: Let us pray. Through the observance of Lent, O Lord, you purify your Church every year. See to it that your children lead a better life and so obtain the graces they are striving to acquire by doing penance. This we ask of you through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son. Family: Amen. Favor this dwelling, Lord, with your presence. Far from it repulse all the wiles of Satan. Your holy angels let them live here, to keep us in peace. And may your blessing remain always upon us. This we ask of you through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son. Father: Let us bless the Lord. Family: Thanks be to God. Father: May the almighty and merciful Lord, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless and keep us. Family: Amen. Prayer Source: Holy Lent by Eileen O'Callaghan, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1975
From the Director of Religious Education Saint of the Week Saint Polycarp February 23 St. Polycarp of Smyrna, was converted to Christianity by St. John the Evangelist. He was a disciple of the apostles and friend of St. Ignatius of Antioch. He was ordained bishop of Smyrna (now Izmir, Turkey) and was about eightysix when the Roman proconsul urged him to renounce Christ and save his life. St. Polycarp said, "For eighty-six years I have served Him and he has never wronged me. How can I renounce the King who has saved me?" He suffered martyrdom in 155 by burning at the stake in the amphitheater of Smyrna. Polycarp had known those who had known Jesus, and was a disciple of St. John the Apostle, who had converted him around the year 80 AD. He taught, says his own pupil Irenaeus of Lyons, the things that he learned from the Apostles, which the Church hands down, which are true. Irenaeus, who as a young boy knew Polycarp, praised his gravity, holiness, and majesty of countenance. He had lived near Jerusalem and was proud of his early associations with the Apostles. Polycarp became bishop of Smyrna and held the see for about 70 years. He was a staunch defender of orthodoxy and an energetic opponent of heresy, especially Marcionism and Valentinianism (the most influential of the Gnostic sects). Toward the end of his life he visited Pope St. Anicetus in Rome and, when they could not agree on a date for Easter, decided each would observe his own date. To testify his respect and ensure that the bonds of charity were unbroken, Anicetus invited Polycarp to celebrate the Eucharist in the papal chapel on this occasion. Polycarp suffered martyrdom with 12 others of his flock around the year 156. Excerpted from St. Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr by Fr. Paul Haffner (Inside the Vatican, February 2004) Ash Wednesday Even the darkest moments of the liturgy are filled with joy. And Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lent fast, is a day of happiness, a Christian feast. It cannot be otherwise, as it forms part of the great Easter cycle. (Thomas Merton) The season of holy Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fast and abstinence. The day receives its special name from the blessing and imposition of ashes in the form of a cross on our foreheads. "Remember man that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Ashes, made by burning palms blessed the previous Palm Sunday, symbolize the transience of our earthly status. The body must fall temporarily into dust. This fact should serve as a challenge to spiritual accomplishments. Through grace we were "buried" in Christ that we may rise with him and "live unto God." We explain ashes with the "seed" idea. "They are not a sign of death," Fr. Merton says, "but a promise of life." Ashes are a sacramental. Their reception with humility is a sign of penance. We wear them publicly to acknowledge our need to atone for our sins. "God desires not the death of the sinner." He is moved by our humiliation, and his justice is appeased by satisfaction. The rite for the blessing and imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday follows the homily at Mass. It begins with an invitation to prayer, whereupon the priest continues with the Blessing of Ashes in which he asks God in his mercy to hear us because of his love for us; to bless the ashes which will mark our foreheads to remind us that we are only dust and will someday return to dust. He asks that we be faithful to the Lenten observance and thus be able to celebrate with clean hearts the paschal mystery. The priest sprinkles the ashes with holy water in silence. He then imposes the ashes on those who come forward and stand in front of him. To each he says: "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the gospel." (Mark 1:15) or "Remember, man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return." (Cf. Gen. 3:19) This solemn blessing and sprinkling with holy water obviously is more than a reminder of death it is rather a pledge and reminder of resurrection. The whole rite would be sheer nonsense if dust and ashes were our final lot. Prayer for the day God of all creation, who were pleased to give the Bishop Saint Polycarp a place in the company of the Martyrs, grant, through his intercession, that sharing with him in the chalice of Christ, we may rise through the Holy Spirit to eternal life. 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.
OPERATION RICE BOWL You re invited to participate in Catholic Relief Services Operation Rice Bowl This Lent, our parish will be joining millions of Catholics across the country by participating in CRS Operation Rice Bowl. Your family is invited to pick up a Rice Bowl packet on the tables at the entrance of the Church and join in this simple yet powerful Lenten practice. Catholic Relief Services Operation Rice Bowl invites us to pray with our families and faith communities, fast in solidarity with those who are hungry, learn about our brothers and sisters around the world, and give sacrificial contributions to help those in need. Visit orb.crs.org for additional resources to use at home. Take a Rice Bowl and Lenten Calendar and together we can make a difference for those in need! Kick Off Rally 40 Days for Life Kick Off Rally at St. Mary of the Mills in Laurel, Md. in the Breen Room at 10 AM Saturday Feb. 25. Learn about 40 days for Life from Shawn Carney the co-founder and national campaign director for 40 Days for Life. He will be an inspiration to all those who attend. Free, and all are welcome. Rosary Partners Join us for Rosary 8:15am, before Saturday Mass at St. Hugh s this LENT Special pro-life Rosary booklets will be available. Pray the Living Rosary You are invited to join the Patuxent Council of the Knights of Columbus to pray the Living Rosary in front of Metropolitan Family Planning at 2:30 PM on Sunday afternoon March 4th. Outdoor Vigil Prayer Volunteers are needed to pray anytime 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, anytime between 8AM and 8PM, daily this LENT. Bring a friend or family member to pray in peaceful public witness at the Metropolitan Family Planning Clinic, 5915 Greenbelt Rd, Berwyn Heights. Print your name in notebook for the hour(s) listed in the schedule sheet found on the table at the entrance of the Church. Knights of Columbus are asked to pray 7pm-8pm Thursdays. Tom Trunk, 240-593-6982. Fatima Rosary Guild Parishioners pray the Rosary in their home with a prayer to end abortions. See the sign-up clipboard at back of Church to host our Lady s Icon in your house for one week. You pray the Rosary each day along with a prayer to end abortion.
Around the Archdiocese Having Unresolved Feelings After Abortion? Do you feel like God could never really forgive you and you surely cannot forgive yourself? Support groups are forming to help you overcome this pain, in your life. Spend time with others who faced an unplanned pregnancy and found themselves having an abortion. In this support group, you will experience the safety and encouragement you need, to heal and become whole. Project Rachel Ministry, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Washington, is hosting support groups for women who have feelings of shame, guilt, sadness and other difficult emotions, over their abortion experience. The support groups are forming in two locations: one in DC and one in So MD. The meetings will be on Sunday afternoon or Thursday evening, depending on which group you join. Groups will begin on Feb. 19th and Feb. 23rd. For additional information, call or e-mail Julia Shelava 301-853-4565 ProjectRachel@adw.org All contacts are confidential. Have you been impacted by abortion or do you know a man who lost a child through abortion? Did you pressure someone or were you both pressured to abort? Were you against the abortion? PRM of the Archdiocese of Washington is sponsoring an Entering Canaan Men s Day of Prayer and Healing Addressing Issues Unique to Men: Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:30am-6:30pm. For more information, call PRM: 301-853-4565. You can leave a message in the men s voice mail box, if no one is able to answer the phone or email: hope@adw.org Location and contacts are confidential due to the personal nature of this experience. Are you struggling with the emotional and spiritual pain of abortion? Rachel s Vineyard Ministries can help. The Washington DC/ Maryland Rachel s Vineyard Retreat Team will be hosting a healing retreat the weekend of March 2-4. This beautiful weekend retreat gives one an opportunity to work through the unresolved pain and grief associated with abortion. Through a personal and intimate encounter with our Lord, one comes to understand that God loves us despite our human failures and weaknesses. This retreat is offered to both men and women, both in Spanish and English. Join us to receive the healing that God desires for you. Registration inquiries are strictly confidential. Please call or contact: Deborah Penzak, 240-423-6083; dpenzak@hotmail.com I will give you rest. Archdiocesan Men s Retreat: Guardians of the Mission Join men from parishes throughout the Archdiocese Saturday March 3d from 8am to 3pm at St. Mark s in Hyattsville. The day will be centered around Mass with Cardinal Wuerl. Speakers for the day will encourage us to build the skills to live courageous and heroic lives. Talks include: Guardians of the Truth about Men, Guardians of Your Heart, and Guardians of the Kingdom. Invite your son, your dad, or a friend to join you on this retreat. If you have been thinking about forming a men s group in your parish, if you want to be a better son, husband or father, if you are considering a vocation to the priesthood, this retreat is for you! The cost is $20 and includes lunch. You can register on-line at www.adw.org/conferences and for more information, call Rick Kramer at 301-853-4546. 2012 Archdiocesan Women s Retreat: Blessed Are You Leave your to-do list behind and treat yourself to a day of reflection on your unique role in building the kingdom. Join women from across the Archdiocese on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 8:00am-3:15pm at St. Mark the Evangelist Church, 7501 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville. The day will include Mass with Cardinal Wuerl, presentations, small group discussion, adoration, confession and opportunities to build up your library at the spiritual exhibit hall. Invite your mom, your daughter, or a friend to join you on this retreat. For more information, please call Sarah Yaklic at 301-853-4559, to register visit www.adw.org/conferences. Cost is $20, lunch included. Deacon Come and See Events The Office of the Diaconate of the Archdiocese of Washington will begin a new cycle of training and preparation of men for the diaconate. It will begin with an aspirancy program in January 2013, and the selection process for this class will begin with a series of come and see events at various sites around the Archdiocese in February and March 2012. Applicants must be baptized Catholic men between the ages of thirty and sixty (at the time the formation program begins), active in the parish, and be recommended by their pastors. Interested persons may contact Deacon Kenneth Barrett, Director of Formation, Office of the Diaconate, at 301-853- 4583; by e-mail at barrettk@adw.org; or by mail: Office of the Diaconate, P.O. Box 29260, Washington, D.C. 20017-0260. Additional information is also available at http:// site.adw.org/permanent-deacons. The schedule to come and see for potential applicants and their wives is: 1. Feb. 23, 2012 St. Andrew Apostle, Silver Spring, MD 7-9 pm 2. Feb. 28, 2012 - Mother Seton, Germantown, MD 7-9 pm 3. Mar. 6, 2012 - St. John Vianney, Prince Frederick, MD 7-9 pm 4. Mar. 13, 2012 - Sacred Heart, Washington, DC 7-9 pm 5. Mar. 22, 2012 - St. Joseph, Largo, MD 7-9 pm Please RSVP to Mrs. Diane Biggs, (301) 853-5345, biggsd@adw.org