June 3, 2018 ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH PASTOR Rev. Msgr. Charles V. Antonicelli 202-362-3323 x19 antonicellic@adw.org PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Andrew Wakefield 202-362-3323 x22 wakefield@annunciationdc.org DEACON William T. Maksymiec M ASS S C H E D U L E Saturday: 9am, Vigil 5:30pm Miraculous Medal Novena after the Saturday 9am Mass Sunday: 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am, and 12:30pm Children s Liturgy of the Word at the Sunday 9am Mass Monday-Friday: 8am, 11am E U C H A R I S T I C A D O R A T I O N Wednesday: 11:30am-7pm 3810 M A S S A C H U S E T T S AVE NW M A I L I N G/OFF I C E A D DRE S S 3125 39TH ST NW WASHINGTO N DC 20016 P H O N E 202-362-3323 F AX 202-237-0652 WWW. A N N U N C I A T I O N D C.OR G THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST FIRST READING: EXODUS 24:3-8 Moses explained to the people the commandments he had received from God. Upon hearing them, the entire community immediately agreed they would do as God had told them. Moses then sacrificed young bulls and sprinkled the people with their blood, calling it the blood of the covenant they had made. R E C O N C I L I A T I O N Wednesdays: 11:30am-12:30pm Saturday: 4:15pm-5:15pm Or call the rectory for an appointment SECOND READING: HEBREWS 9:11-15 Jesus did not offer God the blood of sacrifices, but instead he offered up his own blood to cleanse all people of the transgressions they had committed under the first covenant with God. Christ instead brought a new covenant, which, if kept, would lead to eternal life. GOSPEL: MARK 14:12-16, 22-26 Jesus sent two of his disciples to prepare the Passover supper. During the meal he blessed bread and offered it to them saying, This is my body. He then offered them wine and called it his blood, the blood of the covenant, to be poured out on behalf of many. THIS WEEK... 6/3 Sunday Faith Fun 9:30am (Parish Center) Roth Concert 5:00pm (Church) 6/4 Monday Young Adults Movie Night 7:00pm (Conference Room) 6/6/ Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration 11:30am (Church) Adoration for Priests & Religious 6:00pm (Church) 6/7 Thursday Contemplative Prayer 6:25pm (Parlor) Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm (Church) 6/9 Saturday Young Adults Dinner 6:30pm (Meet in Front of Church)
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH 2 PASTORAL STAFF PASTOR E M E R I T U S: Rev. Msgr. V. James Lockman WEEKEND ASSOCIATES Rev. Earl Fernandes Rev. John Langlois, O.P. Rev. Henry Sands P A R I S H OF F I C E 3125 39th St NW Washington DC 20016 202-362-3323 www.annunciationdc.org A D M I N I STRAT I V E ASSI STA N T Ms. Stephanie Lucas 202-362-3323 x10 parish@annunciationdc.org D I R E C T O R OF FAIT H FOR M A T I O N Ms. Patrice Morace x13 morace@annunciationdc.org COORDINATOR OF PASTORAL CARE- AND SOCIAL OUTREACH Mrs. Tina Lindberg x15 lindberg@annunciationdc.org FAITH FORMATION ASSISTANT Andreja Mezek x12 mezek@annunciationdc.org M U S I C MINISTER Mr. Frank Conlon (202) 441-7678 frankconlon@comcast.net F A C I L I T I E S MANAGER Mr. David Slusarczyk P A S T O R A L CO U N C I L C H A I R Mr. Art Lohsen F I N A N C E CO M M I T T E E CHAIR Mr. Carey Needham S C H O O L P R I N C I P A L Mr. Nathaniel Juarez (202) 362-1408 principal@annunciationschool.net PRAY WITH SCRIPTURE Monday 2 Pt 1:2-7; Mk 12:1-12 Tuesday 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18; Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12; Mk 12:18-27 Thursday 2 Tm 2:8-15; Mk 12:28-34 Friday Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn 19:31-37 Saturday 2 Tm 4:1-8; Lk 2:41-51 WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS! If you are new in the area, you are encouraged to register with your parish. Registration forms are available on our website: www.annunciationdc.org, in the foyer or by request from the parish office. Completed forms can be placed in the collection basket or the 24-hour drop box outside the parish office. New parishioners are invited to attend our coffee reception after Mass to meet members of the parish. Please let us know if you are relocating so we can update our records. CELEBRATING THE SACRAMENTS B A P T I S M : The sacrament joyfully celebrates the entrance of members into our Catholic community. Baptisms are celebrated on Saturday mornings at 9:45am or by appointment, following preparation of the parents. Baptisms for adults take place through the RCIA process. CONFIRMATION: Through the sacrament of confirmation, the baptized are more perfectly bound to the church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Confirmation is offered to adults through the RCIA process, and annually for our eighth-grade students. As with the other sacraments of initiation, preparation is involved. MATRIMONY: Couples should contact the parish office as soon as possible or at least six months in advance of the desired wedding date to make arrangements for preparation. RITE OF CHRISTIAN IN ITIATION FOR A DULTS: For those who are interested in finding out more information about the Catholic faith and/or interested in becoming Catholic. Please call the parish office. A NOINTING OF THE SICK: Our parish continues Christ s ministry of making whole the members of our community who suffer physical or emotional ills with Anointing of the Sick. Please call the parish office if you would like to receive this sacrament.
3 June 3, 2018 THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST PROJECT BACKPACK Annunciation is helping children in need by providing brand new backpacks filled with school supplies. Cash donations will allow the Social Concerns Committee to purchase these backpack kits for elementary and middle/high school students. $20.00 will buy one of these kits which includes: 1 - Backpack 1 - Pencil Sharpener 1 - Ruled Filler Paper, 100ct 2 - Ruled Spiral Notebooks, 70ct 1-0.28oz (8g) Glue Stick 1-4oz White Glue 1 24 Premium Crayons or 12 Premium Color Pencils 1 - Ballpoint Black, Blue & Red Ink Pens, 10pk 1 - Broadline Washable Markers, 8pk or Highlighter Assorted Colors 1 - Pink Bevelled Eraser 1 - #2 HB Pencil, 12pk 1-12" Plastic Ruler 1-5" Precision Tip Scissors or 7 Pointed Tip Scissors 4-2-Pocket Folder, Assorted Colors Donations deadline: Sunday, June 3, 2018 Donations can be sent to the Parish Office (attn. Social Concerns Committee) or placed in the collection baskets IN AN ENVELOPE MARKED PROJECT BACKPACK. Checks should be payable to Annunciation Church indicating PROJECT BACKPACK in the memo line. If you have any questions please contact Tina Lindberg at lindberg@annunciationdc.org or 202-362-3323 x15. YOUNG ADULT DINNER All young adults (20s-30s) are invited to join Fr. Andrew for a get-together dinner on Saturday, June 9th, following the 5:30pm Vigil Mass! Join us for Mass and then meet by the front doors of the Church, and we will head out to a local dining establishment for food, fun, and frivolity! Please contact Fr. Andrew at wakefield@annuniciationdc.org or at (202) 362-3323, ext. 22 if you would like to attend or have any questions. Look forward to seeing you then! YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY FILM If you are interested in creating a more equitable and just society in the U.S., please join our Young Adult Ministry in watching and discussing Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, on Monday, June 4th at 7pm in the Parish Office Conference Room. The film uses story, theater and music to illuminate the larger frame of structural and systemic racial inequity. It provides a foundation for understanding the existing system of race in the U.S. and for addressing the barriers to creating communities with equitable and sustainable access to resources for all. Please contact Fr. Andrew at wakefield@annunciationdc.org or at (202) 362-3323, ext. 22 if you would like to attend. ANNUNCIATION YOUNG ADULT EVENTS SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES with Annunciation Volunteers! Contact Tom Keenan, YA Service Chair if you have any questions: twkeenan6@gmail.com or 847-902-1405. Upcoming service events will be posted on FB/ AnnunciationDCYA. PRAYER REQUEST FRID AY: Pray Wherever You Are @ 3pm. Get your Friday Prayer Reminder on email & FB - post your prayers and we'll pray for you! For All Annunciation YA Events: Facebook.com/ AnnunciationDCYA
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH 4 SAINT OF THE WEEK MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, June 3 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 7:30 a.m. Langlois Maureen Nolan In Memory 9:00 a.m. Fernandes Elizabeth Schubert In Memory 10:30 a.m. Antonicelli Parishioners Intentions 12:30 p.m. Hall Ralph Fleming In Memory Monday, June 4 Monday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Marchese Jean desevin In Memory 11:00 a.m. Wakefield Andrea Clune In Memory COLUMBA circa 521-597 F E A S T J U N E 9 This abbot, one of Scotland s patron saints, was born in Ireland. Also educated and ordained in Ireland, he spent 15 years preaching and founding monasteries, including Derry, Durrow and Kells. But his clashes with King Diarmaid over a psalter copy and the rights of sanctuary resulted in a clan feud and battle in which 3,000 men died. Choosing exile as his penance, Columba left for Scotland with 12 kinsmen about 561 to found the island monastery of Iona. He evangelized the Picts and converted their king. Iona monks went on mission all over Europe and its monastic rule was the standard until the Rule of St. Benedict. Columba, also called Colmcille (for Columba and cell), had enormous influence over Western monasticism. CNS Saints Tuesday, June 5 Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr 8:00 a.m. Marchese Bernardo & Elvira Velasquez In Memory 11:00 a.m. Wakefield Forgotten Souls in Purgatory In Memory Wednesday, June 6 Saint Norbert, Bishop 8:00 a.m. Marchese Terry Rothman In Memory 11:00 a.m. Wakefield Pat Frohman In Memory Thursday, June 7 Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Marchese Forgotten Souls in Purgatory In Memory 11:00 a.m. Lockman Elizabeth Schubert In Memory Friday, June 8 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:00 a.m. Marchese Anthony Chrysakis In Memory 11:00 a.m. Wakefield Maria Delcarmen In Memory Saturday, June 9 The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00 a.m. Fernandes Jeff Noordermeer In Memory 5:30 p.m. Wakefield Maria Theresa Duran Duarte In Memory Sunday, June 10 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Hall Benefactors Intentions 9:00 a.m. Panke Anne Marie Foley In Memory 10:30 a.m. Antonicelli Parishioners Intentions 12:30 p.m. Wakefield Vocations Intentions Please continue to pray for all our parishioners who are hospitalized, homebound or living in care facilities. If you or a loved one would like a visit at home, in the hospital or in a care facility please contact Tina Lindberg at 202-362-3323 x 15 or lindberg@annunciationdc.org
5 June 3, 2018 THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST POPE S CORNER IN THE BATTLE AGAINST EVIL The main character [in one Gospel story] is a widow whose insistent pleading with a dishonest judge succeeds in obtaining justice from him This image of prayer is striking, but let us ask ourselves: Why does God want this? Doesn t he already know what we need? What does it mean to insist with God? This is a good question that makes us examine an important aspect of the Faith: God invites us to pray insistently not because he is unaware of our needs or because he is not listening to us. On the contrary, he is always listening, and he knows everything about us lovingly. On our daily journey, especially in times of difficulty, in that battle against the evil that is outside and within us, the Lord is not far away, he is by our side. - Angelus, October 20, 2013 Reflection: Are there situations or people that you pray for insistently? Have you been at is so long that you think God will never answer? Reflect on the widow in this story and recollect that God is present to you. Be assured that he hears your prayer and is waitng to respond with mercy. CELEBRATING ARCHBISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL Please join The Board of Directors of Archbishop Carroll High School for the 26th Annual Spring Benefit and Hall of Honor at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, June 4, 2018, from 6 to 9 P.M. This year s inductees into the Carroll Hall of Honor are Richard Dyer 78 and Dr. Steve Valenti 70. The Cardinal Patrick O Boyle Medal will be awarded to Deacon William Hawkins, Jr. 64 (St. Teresa of Avila parish). For tickets or more information call Ms. Dana Peters at 202-529-0900, ext. 119 or email dpeters@achsdc.org. HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS Join us as we gather to pray as a parish for all those from the Archdiocese of Washington preparing for their upcoming ordination to the Transitional Diaconate on June 9th and the Priesthood on June 16th! Our Vocations Holy Hour, which will conclude our weekly parish Eucharistic Adoration from11:30am-7pm on Wednesdays, will include a Rosary at 6:15pm, Prayers, Scripture Reading, and a Reflection by Fr. Andrew at 6:30pm. Please keep all those preparing for ordination in your prayers! Deacon Oscar Astigarraga Deacon Andrew Clyne Deacon Kevin Fields The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." Mt 9:37-38 POPE FRANCIS: A MAN OF HIS WORD Embark on a personal journey with Pope Francis as he presents his work of reform and answers today's global questions -- from his deep concern for the poor and wealth inequality to his involvement in environmental issues, social justice and calls for peace. Playing now in local movie theaters, this new film proves to be an illuminating and inspiring look at our Holy Father.
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH 6 By virtue of our Baptism, we are called to serve Consider serving in one of the following areas! Would you like to receive Monsignor Antonicelli s weekly email? Simply send an email to past o r @ a n n u n c i a t i o n d c. o r g to sign up. Consider enrolling in egiving through Faith Direct so that your gift can reach us even when you cannot. Visit www.faithdirect.net and use our church code: DC43 or call 866-507- 8757 for a registration form. S E C O N D C O L L E C T I O N June 10 Church Utilities P OOR BOX Donations for the month of June will benefit the Northwest Center which seeks to promote the dignity of women and a respect for all human life. This week s bulletin is made possible by our sponsor Children s Faith Formation Want to learn more about your faith? Try teaching! Our children s education and liturgy programs are in need of adults who want to make a difference in our children s faith life. Each grade level has 3 to 4 adults so that the commitment is once a month or so and based on your availability! The Faith Formation program meets on Wednesday evenings 7pm to 8:15pm, September through the beginning of May. All lesson plans are done for you! (and we like to have fun!) Children s Liturgy of the Word Leader Meets on Sundays during the Liturgy of the Word portion of Mass at the 9am Mass. Proclaim the weekly readings to children. We have three groups by age: Ages 5 & under, ages 6 to 8 and ages 9 to 11. All materials and activities provided guaranteed to make you a scripture scholar! Children s Faith Fun Program Leader Meets on Sundays at 9:30am to 10 am. This is a scripture-based learning experience for children ages 5 and under. All materials and activities are supplied. Adult & teen help is provided. Adult Faith Formation Meets on Wednesday nights 7pm to 8pm. We will be running Bishop Robert Barron s series on Catholicism. Discussion Leaders are needed. Materials and preparation are provided. Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers & Altar Servers Serve at the Mass of your choice and availability. Training and preparation provided. Refreshments Coffee and Doughnuts are served Sundays after the 9am and 10:30am Mass. Our Set-up crew arrives around 8:30am and prepares the coffee, beverages and puts doughnuts on trays, etc. and then refreshes after the 9am crowd has left. The Clean-up crew arrives around 11:30am and keeps things supplied and then cleans up and usually finishes by 12:15pm. Contact Patrice Morace at morace@annunciationdc.org or 202.362.3323 ext. 13 to explore! GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE RESOURCES Please join us as we reflect on Pope Francis recent exhortation Gaudete Et Exsultate, on the Call to Holiness in Today s World. A 30-Day Prayer Journal, Reflection Guide, and a Beatitude Examination of Conscience can be found in the back of the church.
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