www.ccasta.org January 28, 2018 annual retreatant, Karen Beach. says Taking me away to reflect and focus on your spiritual life is a great way to round out your New Year s resolu ons. O en we focus on the physical exercising, ea ng clean, qui ng smoking, or forming other good habits. But the founda ons of You may have no ced last week that we stopped offering the Precious Blood at Mass. With the rise of cold and flu season, I have suspended the Precious Blood at Masses un l a er Easter to try to keep everyone healthy. February 3 rd is the Feast of St. Blaise. We will be offering the Blessing of Throats at all the Masses next weekend February 3 rd and 4 th. -Fr. John Extended Friday Office Hours! Effec ve Feb 1st, the office on the St Augus ne campus will be open un l 4PM on Fridays. More details on page 2. both health and happiness are spiritual. God created us with a need for Him and if we aren t careful, life will spill into that space and take over, so the peace that we are supposed to experience Humbled by God s mercy, we seek to follow Christ and live the joy of the Gospel through love and service. Mission Statement
Liturgical Calendar January 31 st St. John Bosco-Priest February 2 nd The Presenta on of the Lord eludes us. Silent retreats (where the par cipant is silent but a retreat master gives talks and guided medita ons throughout the day) make a special space for listening to the Lord, who so o en is speaking to us in a whisper while the cacophony of life distracts and worries us. February 3 rd St. Blaise-Bishop and Martyr St. Ansgar-Bishop The Spiritual Exercises that our parishioner a ends are offered for three, four, or six days at Our Lady of Bethesda Retreat Center. www.ourladyo ethesda.org, 410-365-0612. You can view a directory of all Catholic retreats in Maryland at www.catholicretreats.net. Effec ve February 1 st, 2018, hours of opera on for the parish office on the St. Augus ne campus will be Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Ascension Parish Campus office hours will remain Monday -Thursday 9:00AM to 4:00PM Friday 9:00 AM 12:00PM Our Prayer Inten on For January For respect and protec on for all Human Life, especially the most vulnerable the unborn, elderly, disabled and terminally ill. Prayer is essen al to becoming a mission-driven ac ve parish, so please pray with us! If you would like a statement of your contribu ons to Ascension or St. Augus ne Church for the year of 2017, please call or email the parish office. These statements are not sent out automa cally. If you contribute through Faith Direct, your statement will be sent to you through that office. Page 2
INCLEMENT WEATHER THE ALPHA CHALLENGE IS ALREADY UNDERWAY AND ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US Whether you are churched, unchurched, a doubter, a believer, whoever you are, you are welcome! Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm in Brewer Hall on the Ascension campus through March 21. Complimentary dinner is included. NOT ONLY COMPUTERS NEED TO REBOOT Wednesday, March 7, 7-9:30PM Have you heard about the Reboot event that is coming to our area? It is an event by Real Life Catholic in which author and speaker, Chris Stefanick, shares the Gospel. It is a powerful night of conversion for many who a end. You can purchase ckets online at reallifecatholic.com. Be a missionary disciple and offer an invita on! www.standrewbythebay.org/reboot Monday Friday CCASTA follows Baltimore County and Howard County public schools. When Baltimore or Howard County schools open 2 hours late, we will have morning Mass and the parish offices will open at the normal me. When Bal more County or Howard County schools are closed, we will not have morning Mass and all other parish ac vi es will be canceled. The parish offices will open at 11:30 AM (weather permi ng.) If either county has early dismissal or closes due to weather, all evening parish activities, Mon-Fri, are canceled. WEEKENDS check the parish website or Flocknote. To sign up for text message alerts, text ASTA to 84576. Page 3
Youth Ministry News Join us for an interest mee ng for those interested in the Summer Steubenville Youth Conference July 20-22nd. Ascension Campus Friday, February 23rd Ascension parking lot Maple Avenue side From 7:30AM-8:45AM Contact Yvonne 410-850-0688 St Augus ne Campus Saturday, February 24th Back parking lot From 9:00AM-10:00AM Contact Robin 410-768-4617 nurcc2@aol.com or Dawn 410-796-0972 dawnweiglein@yahoo.com Please freeze your casserole and label it with the name of the casserole and the date it was baked. INTEREST MEETING is MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 7:00PM 8:00PM in the Ascension Campus Office 4603 Poplar Avenue, Halethorpe, MD 21227 lifeteen@ccasta.org Beat the February blues! Clear your calendar for Mardi Gras Service & Games Night! Friday, February 9 th 6:30-8:30 PM Start the evening making lunches for the homeless and enjoying dinner then break out the games Fun for all ages Register online at www.ccasta.org/games Are you on social media? So is CCASTA! Check out www.ccasta.org and click on the icons in the top right corner to see what we ve been doing! We usually make chicken casseroles or macaroni & cheese, but you are invited to make any of the casseroles listed on the Our Daily Bread website. Page 4
Prayers for Our Sick If you have any sick among you for whom you would like us to pray, please contact Ascension at 410-242-2292 St. Augus ne at 410-796-1520 to request a person to be put on the prayer list. Names will remain on the prayer list for six weeks or unless otherwise no fied by a family member. This week we remember the Cheryl Allen, Thomas Annulis, Timothy Ashley, Bill Bageant, Donna Bailey, Terri Barnes, Ron Barnett, Joan Bartels, Gabriel Bellagamba, Jean Bennett, Carl Bernhardt, Margaret Bevins, Donald Blair, Be e Brocato, Mary Bronson,Ruth Brown, Paula Bullinger, Dorothy Burgess, Craig Burke, Debbie Cardwell, Ruth Carmichael, Denise Carroll, Norbert Chausse, Jackson Corne, Alicja Czaplinska, Rita Cicala, Gene decrisci II, Joe Cross, John Dellavecchia, Anna Devanny, Charles Dick, Dominic DiDomenico, Michael Dillard, Norma Jean Doerr, Colleen Donlin, Sebastian Dovi, John Drussel, Alvaro Duarte, Regina Ecker, Kaitlyn Fello, Joe Fethcho, Carolyn Fitzsimmons, Joan Fleishman, Earl Fletcher, Iona Flynn, Terry Forgacs, Gerry Fowler, Harlee Forgacs, Ruth Gallagher, Jackie Gonzalez, J. Michael Grant, Lisa Grey, Keith Griffin, Sharon Guglie e, Carl Harper, Barbara Hatfield, Carol Harman, Jackie Harle, Caroline Harrison, Florivia Hawkins, Ron Hemler, Keely Horch, Billy Hornbeak, Sam Hoxie, Chris Jackson, Donald Knowles, Howard Kramer, Jim Johnston, Anita Jones, Fred Jones, Woody Jones, Thomas Kennedy, Michele Kimery, Jason Kindel Jr., Audrey Knowles, Ryan & Kris ne Koller, John Kordusky, Therese Kress, Lisa Kristaponis, Alice Lanahan, Sharon Leaf, Steve Leaf, William Leash, Marie Lehr, Diane Leidig, Joan Lester, Andy Lisle, Sr., Richard Lutz, Jeanne Madden, Ann Magrogan, Bob Magrogan, Agnes Mather, Deb Marvel, Jim McCain, Sharon McCain, Catherine McLoughlin, Alan McIntire, Jim McIntyre, Bill Meagher, Karen Mellot, Stacie Mendoza, Diane Merson, Ed Mezewski, Kirk P Milnor, Art Mock, Joe Mooney, Terry Moran, William Moran, Jennifer Morgan, John Murray, Bruce Myers, Ray Noon, Bobbie Jo O Brien, Aidan Marie Pahel, KC Paige, Mark Papsan, Phillip Peeling, Annabelle Perez, Al Perry, Michael Petty, Sarah Poplin, Kelly Raynor, Paul Rauser, Joan Reynard, Omar Rivera, Norbert Rozanski, Karen Sabatini, Jeff Sanders, Rosa Maria Santos, Dawn Sellers, Mary Serio, Mark Simms, Bradley Skaggs, Ed Sissel, Virginia Slattery, Elizabeth Smith, Joe Smith, Kathy Smith, Margaret Waynie Smith, Larry Smoot, Cristl Spicer, Sharon Stallings, Regina Sullivan, Casey Swenski, Donald Eugene Swi, Dan Tackes, Leo Tewey, Ber e Thompson, Howard Tucker, Ashley Tsao, Vince Wesley, Mackenzie Wills, Larry Wilson, Matt Yannuzzi, Special Intentions. Do You Know Someone Who Needs Prayers? Page 5
Mass Celebrants & Intentions ASCENSION CELEBRANT TIME INTENTION Sun. January 28 Fr. Xavier Edet.......8:15 AM.....Parishioners Fr. John Williamson*DTP... 10:30 AM....Norma Hobbs Tues. January 30...... 9:00 AM.....Donna Metz Thurs. February 1....... 9:00 AM.....JoAnna Coolahan Sat. February 3 Fr. John Williamson*DHP...... 4:00 PM..John Bent Ascension Monthly Maintenance will be the second collec on next weekend Feb 3-4 St Augus ne Monthly Maintenance will be the second collec on next weekend Feb 3-4 Sun. February 4 Fr. Xavier Edet*DTA......8:15 AM.....Robert Keyes Fr. John Williamson*DTA... 10:30 AM....Ma hew & Beatrice...... Cassino ST. AUGUSTINE CELEBRANT TIME INTENTION Sun. January 28 Fr. John Williamson*DTP......7:30 AM...Enrico Mariarossi Fr. John Williamson*DTP.......9:15 AM... Daniel March Msgr. Joe Lizor *DHA...10:45 AM....Barbara Dorsey Prisco Msgr. Joe Lizor *DHA....12:15 PM.....Barbara Bageant Fr. Bill Spacek.........5:00 PM....Samuel Haddix Mon. January 29.......7:00 AM.....Teofila Isabelle Leon...... DeAcevedo Wed. January 31........ 7:00 AM..Beatrice McDonald Fri. February 2...... 7:00 AM....Peter Guglio a Sat. February 3 Msgr Lizor...... 5:00 PM...Sonia Cuadros DeAcevedo...... Inten ons Sun. February 4 Fr. John Williamson*DHP...... 7:30 AM.. Parishioners Fr. John Williamson*DHP........ 9:15 AM.. Baby Thomas Broderick, Jr. Msgr. Joe Lizor......10:45 AM......Eugene Kinerney Msgr. Joe Lizor.....12:15 PM.....Angeline Dorshimer Fr. Bill Spacek............ 5:00 PM....Logan Janer GOOD SHEPHERD TIME INTENTION Mon. January 29... 5:00 PM......John Miller Tues. January 30...... 5:00 PM...Anna Wilkens Wed. January 31..... 4:30 PM....John Miller Page 6
Connect with CCASTA Staff Fr. John A. Williamson, Pastor, 410-796-1520, 410-242-2292, Jwilliamson@archbalt.org Deacon Trey Hayden, Trey.Hayden@archbalt.org Deacon Thomas Yannuzzi, Deacontom@ccasta.org Staff Director of Adult Educa on and Social Outreach Bob Sutliff, 410-242-2292, Bob@ccasta.org Director of Family Catechesis Cathy Carlin, 410-796-8150, Cathy@ccasta.org Parish Manager Ron Xifo, 410-796-1520, Ron@ccasta.org Administrator Religious Educa on Michele Poligardo, 410-796-2720, Michele@ccasta.org Coordinator of Bereavement Mary Jane Thomas, 410-564-2395, Maryjane@ccasta.org Communica ons Karen Beach, 410-292-3023, Karen@ccasta.org Director Liturgical Music Paul Lavin, Paul@ccasta.org High School Youth Minister Jesse Poligardo, LifeTeen@ccasta.org Principal, St Augus ne School Denise Ball, Dball@staug-md.org Support Staff Execu ve Secretary, St Augus ne Diane Hodges, 410-796-1520, Diane@ccasta.org Secretary, Ascension Brenda Miller, 410-242-2292, Brenda@ccasta.org Religious Educa on & STAND Coordinator Kim Brown, 410-564-2396, Kim@ccasta.org Recep onist, St. Augus ne Donna Pecoraro, 410-796-1520, Donna@ccasta.org Part Time Assistant, Ascension Roxanne Bernhardt, 410-242-2292, Roxanne@ccasta.org Other Ministries Altar Server Coordinator Shawn Carlin, shawncarlin1985@yahoo.com Children s Choir Elaine Shelly, elainefshelly@gmail.com, 410-455-9947 Columbarium Ron Xifo, ron@ccasta.org Divine Mercy Prayer Group Barbara Kelly, barkel2342@gmail.com Family & Children s Ministry Andrea Seurkamp/Laurie Kaplan, familyandfaith2@gmail.com Helping Hands Pat Pool 443-722-4893, Barbara Baran-Cisna, 410-917-2535 Knights of Columbus, St John Neumann Council Pat McKenna, pmckenna327@gmail.com Martha & Mary Ministry, Ascension campus Mary Hoban, mhoban006@gmail.com Martha & Mary Ministry, St Augus ne campus Karan Bevers, karanbev@gmail.com Men s Club, Ascension campus Bill Miller, 410-242-8696 Our Daily Bread Volunteers- Diane Dingle, dinglebdf@msn.com Our Daily Bread Collec ons, Ascension campus Yvonne Loverde, 410-850-0688 Our Daily Bread Collec ons, St. Augus ne campus Dawn Weglein, dawnweglein@yahoo.com Pastoral Council Co-Chairs Steve Shemenski, shemenskilaw@gmail.com and Pat Donohue-Galvin, dgalvinpatricia@gmail.com Pastoral Care & Greeters Ministry, St Augus ne campus Marty Byerly, 410-242-2743 Pastoral Care & Greeters Ministry, Ascension campus Mary Hoban, mhoban006@gmail.com Prayer Circle Ministry Frank Stanitski, 410-796-4582, fspsosjs@verizon.net Prayer Shawl Ministry Marty Byerly, 410-242-2743 Right to Life Jon Shoemaker, jlshoem@gmail.com / John Roswell, safl.bal more@gmail.com Sodality, Ascension campus Rose Garvey, 410-242-6173, rmglee2@comcast.net Sodality, St. Augus ne campus Carol Bateman, carol.bateman@verizon.net Special Needs Faith Forma on Michele Poligardo, 410-796-2720, Michele@ccasta.org WINE (Women in the New Evangeliza on) Cathy Carlin, 410-796-8150, Cathy@ccasta.org Ascension Church 4603 Poplar Avenue Halethorpe, MD 21227 Phone: 410-242-2292 Fax: 410-242-6807 MASSES Saturday: 4:00 PM Sunday: 8:15 AM 10:30 AM Tues. & Thurs 9:00AM Holy Days 12:00 Noon & 7:00 PM Reconcilia on Saturdays: 3:15PM St. Augus ne Church 5976 Old Washington Rd Elkridge, MD 21075 Rectory: 410-796-1520 Fax: 410-796-8172 Mass Schedule: ext. 4 Holy Day Masses: ext. 5 MASSES Saturdays: 5:00PM Sundays: 7:30AM 9:15AM, 10:45AM 12:15PM, 5:00PM Mon, Wed, Fri: 7:00AM Holy Days Vigil: 7:00PM 6:30 AM and 12:00 Noon Reconcilia on Saturday at 4:15PM School: 410-796-3040 www.staug-md.org Page 7
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