ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH BETHESDA, MD MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF April 20, 2015 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8.00 a.m.(K) 8.00 a.m.(E) 8.00 a.m.(E) 8.00 a.m.(TD) 8.00 a.m.(K) 8.00 a.m.(TD) 5.00 p.m.(K) 7.00 a.m.(TD) 8.30 a.m.(C) 10.00 a.m.(K) 12 Noon (TD) 6.00 p.m.(D) 8.00 p.m.(E) +deceased Billie Lee + Leon Jeffries (L) Sally Aitken (L) Dick Ebel + Tom Dienes + Sylvia Baker + Carmen Roman (L) Most Rev. Mario Dorsonville (L) Mass for the People APRIL 19, 2015 SOCIAL CONCERNS The Poor Box for the month of April is for three pregnancy centers in Montgomery County: Centro Tepeyac in Silver Spring, Rockville Pregnancy Center, and Shady Grove Pregnancy Center. These Centers provide assistance needed by women and their families who are confronted with the concerns and difficulties regarding the arrival of a new child. SOME - on April 13, St. Bartholomew Neighborhood #4 (Helmsdale, Nevis, Heatherhill and Braeburn) provided the noon meal at SOME (So Others Might Eat). Thank you to everyone who generously contributed (submitted by Jennifer Kawar). (L) living Scripture Readings for Week Of April 19, 2015 Sunday Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-15, 17-19;; Ps 4;; 1 Jn 2:1-5a;; Lk 24:35-48 Monday Acts 6:8-15;; Ps 119;; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday Saint Anselm, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Acts 7:51—8:1a;; Ps 31;; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday Acts 8:1b-8;; Ps 66;; Jn 6:35-40 Thursday Saint George, Martyr;; Saint Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr Acts 8:26-40;; Ps 66;; Jn 6:44-51 Friday Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr Acts 9:1-20;; Ps 117;; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday Saint Mark, Evangelist 1 Pt 5:5b-14;; Ps 89;; Mk 16:15-20 Sunday Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:8-12;; 1 Ps 118;; 1 Jn 3:1-2;; Jn 10:11-18 STEPHEN MINISTRY Listening, Comforting, Caring St. Bartholomew School is accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year for Pre-K to 8th grade. Please call the school office at 301-229-5586 for more information. Save these dates! Azalea Sale – Saturday & Sunday, April 25 & 26 Run for Funds – Saturday, May 16 – more information coming soon! SAVE THE DATE! ST. BART’‛S DAY SUNDAY, MAY 17 CELEBRATE OUR PARISH COMMUNITY! Look for more details to come soon! Under direct supervision of Fr. Mark Knestout, this is an ongoing pastoral care ministry. St. Stephen Ministers are members of the parish, intensely trained to care for people who are experiencing a loss, or going through difficult times or life transitions. Please contact: Deacon Julio Blanco-Eccleston for assistance as a care receiver or to get involved in the ministry. Tel: 703-821-1654;; [email protected]. The parish community of St. Bartholomew extends its deepest sympathy and prayers to the family of long-time parishioner Olga Gilloegly who died on April 1, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial for Olga was celebrated at St. Bartholomew Church on April 10. Please keep the soul of the deceased and her family and friends in your prayers. The Sacrament of Baptism was recently celebrated at St. Bartholomew Church by the following: Mercedes Mae Bilbao (daughter of Marcel and Elizabeth Bilbao) and Mason Sebastian Nichols (son of Stephen and Pilar Nichols). THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER If you would like to sponsor flowers on the altar in memory of loved ones, living or deceased, please print your name, phone number, and the occasion or loved one you wish to remember on a purple Flower Contribution envelope, which you will find in the church vestibule. Minimum contribution for two vases on the main altar is $75. Please drop off your envelope in the collection basket, or call the parish office, 301-229-7933, and your request will be posted in the weekly bulletin. Live-in caregiver needed for handicapped woman (parishioner) in Bethesda, MD. Please apply with references to: 202-997-2478. FOR YOUR INFORMATION We can only honor one individual request per weekend, so please bear in mind that, sometimes, the date you require may already be taken. Also, for your information, we will not be able to accept requests for the sponsoring of flowers on specific liturgical dates. You are invited to attend a Spring Open House at Saint John’‛s Catholic Prep on Thursday, April 30 from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM. Saint John’‛s is a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory high school now located at its new campus at 3989 Buckeystown Pike in Buckeystown, MD. Prospective parents and students can also visit Saint John’‛s online at www.saintjohnsprep.org. For more information about admissions or the open house, please call the school at 301-662 -4210 or e-mail [email protected]. St. Bart's Youth Group: we are a group devoted to learning that our Faith is not about rules but about experiencing true happiness and growing into the best version of ourselves by simply doing and loving the good things of life! Youth between 5th grade and 10th grade are always welcome! If you would like to learn more please email [email protected]. On Saturday, May 2, the Gabriel Network, which provides housing to women in crisis pregnancies, will celebrate 20 years of pro-life ministry with its annual gala. The gala will be held from 6:30-10pm at the Knights of Columbus Rosensteel Hall in Silver Spring. Tickets are only $50 and will allow the Gabriel Network to offer support to the moms and babies who live in their homes in Gaithersburg, Bowie, and Ellicott City. For tickets or sponsorship, please visit www.gabrielnetwork.org or call 1-800-264-3565, x301. Thought of the week: God is holding you in His heart, right at this very moment. It’‛s a fact that can make you feel so small yet so big at the same time. -from Tweet Inspiration Looking ahead… 4/19 Trip to Shakespeare's Birthday Event! 1 2- 4:00pm There will be jugglers, music, theater performances and more! The group will meet at the Friendship Heights Metro Station (by the McDonalds). We ask that everyone bring a bag lunch or money! We will provide metro fare! Please RSVP to Maria Kaufmann by Saturday 4/18: [email protected]. You can find out more: http://dcculturecalendar.org/ event/shakespeares-birthday/. 4/26 Songs Around the Campfire, 5: 45- 7:45pm. Sports, smores and singing! The group will meet by the soccer field. Dinner will be provided! 5/3 Project for Adoration Chapel, 5:457:45pm. The group will meet at the gym (if there is a game we will meet in the classroom). Dinner will be provided! ** Thursday morning, April 23, at 9:30 a.m. in the Church, The Women's Prayer Group will sponsor a 90 minute video showing of "Romero" with Raul Julia. All are invited to attend. ** The Faith and Fiction Book Group will meet on Sunday, May 3, at 1:30 in the parish meeting room to discuss Lila by Marilynne Robinson. This book won the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Prize Award. This book is a prequel to her Pulitzer Prize winning novel Gilead. All are welcome. The DAUGHTERS OF MARY BREAKFAST hosted by MSP Sodality will be held on Sunday, May 3, at the Golden Bull at 11:00 am. This annual women’‛s event which particularly honors Mary, Our Blessed Mother, includes a delicious buffet breakfast, door prizes, raffles, and give-aways for adults and children. This year’‛s guest performer/speaker is Sarah Hart, who is an award winning international song writer, singer, musician, as well as a leader of faith-based women’‛s retreats. Sarah performed for Pope Francis and hundreds of thousands of people in Rome in 2013 in St. Peter’‛s Square at the World Pilgrimage of Families. Tickets for the breakfast, $23.00 for adults, $9.00 for children 5-11, and children 4 and under are free, will be sold after Masses and at the Mother Seton Parish Office (19951 Fr. Hurley Blvd., Germantown) beginning April 11 through April 30. For more information, email Joan at [email protected]. WEEKEND RETREAT FOR PEOPLE FACING SERIOUS ILLNESS: A retreat specially planned for men and women facing serious physical illness will be held at the Dominican Retreat House in McLean, Virginia, from May 22 - 24. A team of doctors, nurses, priests, sisters and helpers will be present around the clock. Scheduling allows plenty of time for rest and reflection. There is no fee to attend this retreat. It is a non-smoking weekend. Registration closes May 12. If you have an interest in attending, please call the Dominican Retreat House as soon as possible at (703) 356- 4243 in order to register. For questions about the retreat, you may call Doug Sebek at (703) 477-5681. Deepen your communication, strengthen your relationship, rekindle your romance and renew your sacrament by attending the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend in November 6-8, 2015 in Rockville, MD. For more information and to apply online visit welovematrimony.org, or call 301-5417007, or email at [email protected]. ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH BETHESDA, MD TERCER DOMINGO DE PASCUA 19 DE ABRIL DE 2015 No tengamos miedo. Cristo está en medio de nosotros y nos dice como a sus discípulos: Paz a vosotros. Está en medio de nosotros porque ha resucitado. Podemos ver y palpar las llagas de Sus manos, de Sus pies y de Su costado. No es un fantasma. Es una realidad: Mirad mis manos y mis pies. Soy Yo en persona. Palpadme y daos cuenta de que los fantasmas no tienen carne y hueso, como veis que Yo tengo. Y comparte la comida con los discípulos. Se han cumplido las Escrituras: el Mesías padecerá, resucitará de entre los muertos al tercer día, y en su nombre se predicará la conversión y el perdón de los pecados a todos los pueblos comenzando por Jerusalén. Cristo resucitado sigue estando presente entre nosotros en la Eucaristía. Está presente su cuerpo, su sangre, su alma, su divinidad, su Persona divina. Cristo sigue estando presente en el alma por la gracia santificante PAGINA WEB DE SAN BARTOLOME http://www.stbartholomew.org – Ver Comunidad Hispana APRIL 19, 2015 ORDENACION DEL PADRE MARIO Mañana lunes 20 de Abril a las 2:00 p.m. en la Catedral de San Mateo Apóstol ubicada en el 1725 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington DC, nuestro párroco, el Padre Mario Dorsonville será ordenado como Obispo Auxiliar de Washington. Esperamos contar con su asistencia a este tan importante evento para nuestra comunidad. Los esperamos a todos! REGALO PARA EL PADRE MARIO Se está realizando un esfuerzo para recolectar fondos para adquirir un regalo para nuestro Obispo Electo Mario Dorsonville. El regalo consiste en una Cruz para eventos especiales que llevan colgando en el pecho los obispos. Por favor tomen las acciones para lograr contribuciones que nos puedan permitir la meta. Los cheques deben venir a nombre de Saint Bartholomew' Church y ser entregados a Hernán Oyarzabal. [email protected] GRUPO DE JUVENTUD DE SAN BARTOLOME El Domingo 26 de Abril el grupo de juventud de San Bartolomé tendrá canciones y smores alrededor de la fogata, esto será de 5:45 a 7:45 p.m. El grupo se reunirá en el campo de futbol. Se proveerá la cena. Informes con María Kaufmann. [email protected] NOVENA A LA VIRGEN DE LA MEDALLA MILAGROSA Un camino hacia Dios de la mano de María. Los segundos Martes de cada mes a las 7:30 PM en la Iglesia de San Bartolomé. Los días: Martes 12 de Mayo; Martes 9 de Junio; Martes 14 de Julio; Martes 11 de Agosto; Martes 8 de Setiembre; Martes 13 de Octubre; Martes 10 de Noviembre y Martes 8 de Diciembre. Rezada en español, con exposición del Santísimo Sacramento. Nueve martes terminando el 8 de Diciembre. Información con María Lelia Orozco: 301-469-0103. MISA DIARIA Y EXPOSICIÓN DEL SANTISIMO Lunes-sábado Exposición del Santísimo a las 7:30 y Misa 8:00 a.m. La adoración es entrar con la profundidad de nuestro corazón en comunión con el Señor que se hace presente corporalmente en la Eucaristía. Vengamos a adorarle. REZO DEL SANTO ROSARIO Domingos a las 5:30PM, antes de la Misa de las 6:00PM. LITURGIA DE LA PALABRA DE LOS NIÑOS Para niños en Escuela Elemental, 5-10 años, Valeria Conde, Coordinadora de la Liturgia. Está diseñada para que los niños experimenten la Palaba de Dios durante la Eucaristía en la misa dominical, de modo que puedan entender las enseñanzas de Jesús, con una pedagogía acorde a sus edades. EL SACRAMENTO DEL BAUTISMO Para mayor información, favor llamar al Diácono Julio al teléfono 703-821-1654. [email protected] DIA DE SAN BARTOLOME Lo celebraremos el Domingo 17 de Mayo, mayores detalles se darán a conocer próximamente. PREPARACION PARA EL MATRIMONIO El programa de preparación para este Sacramento comienza con seis meses de anticipación a la fecha de la boda. El Diácono Julio ofrece preparación matrimonial en español y en inglés. Información: [email protected] Tel: 703-821-1654 MONAGUILLOS Necesitamos jóvenes y adultos que deseen ser monaguillos. Para detalles de preparación e informes comunicarse con Jesús Manuel Berard. [email protected] CONFESIONES Domingos: 5:15 - 5:45 p.m. en español El Señor los espera siempre, en especial todos los domingos. INFORMACION PARA EL BOLETIN La fecha límite es el día domingo anterior a la publicación del mismo. Contactar a Rafael Espinosa. [email protected] GRUPO DE ORACIÓN RIOS DE AGUA VIVA El grupo de oración “Ríos de Agua Viva” le invita a compartir un momento con el Señor, los lunes de 10:00 a.m. a 12:30 pm. en la oficina hispana, al lado de la Sacristía. En la primera media hora se rezará el Rosario. Dirigido por Sonia Ruiz, informes: [email protected] THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER St. Bartholomew Parish Office 6902 River Road, Bethesda, Md. 20817 Tel: 301-229-7933 ♦ Fax: 301-229-7998 ♦ www.stbartholomew.org ♦ Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m. [email protected] Baptisms—3rd Sunday of the month, appointment only. Parents are obliged to take a brief class related to the Sacrament prior to the Baptism. Class is held 1st Wednesday of the month. Registration is required. Call the Parish Office for more information. Weddings—Please contact one of the priests at least 6 months prior to anticipated wedding date. Pre-Cana and instruction are required. Sacrament of Reconciliation—Saturday, following 8.00 a.m. Mass, and 3:30-4:30 p.m.;; Sunday, 5:15-5:45 p.m. (Español), or by appointment. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) - The process of becoming a Catholic Christian. Call the Parish Office for information. Adult Choir—Weekly rehearsals on Wednesday, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Choir sings every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Mass. Pastoral Care of the Sick and Homebound—Please notify the Rectory Office if you know of any parishioner who is sick or homebound and who would like to receive Holy Eucharist or the Sacrament of the Sick so that we can arrange to take him/her the Eucharist or the Sacrament of the Sick. Note to New Parishioners—We extend to you a warm welcome from our Parish Community and encourage you to become active, involved members of the parish. Please obtain a registration form from the parish office, or from the Church vestibule. Please Note: Bulletin notices must be received no later than 12 Noon on the Monday prior to the desired weekend of publishing. ST. BARTHOLOMEW ORGANIZATIONS/MINISTRIES Pastoral Council Finance Committee Altar Servers Monaguillos/Hisp. Coord. Bartholomew House Busy Men at Work Group CYO Children’s Liturgy Choir Church Guild Eucharistic Ministers Ministros Eucarísticos Gabriel Network Home and School Assn. Hospitality & New In the Pew Ignatian Volunteer Corps Knights of Columbus Lectors/Liturgy Committee Lectores Hispanic Liturgy Prayer Chain Respect for Life Sick and Homebound Social Concerns Sodality Stephen Ministry Ushers Ujieres Wedding Coordinator Youth Minister Judy Arcidiacono (Chair) ................... 301-461-1893 Hernan Oyarzabal (Hisp. Rep.) .......... 202-714-7622 Valeria Conde (Hisp. Rep.) ................ 301-340-8227 Paul Johnson (Chair) .......................... 301-320-4632 Roberto Garcia-Lopez (Hisp. Rep.).... 301-469-8482 Richard Elliott .................................... 202-686-0263 Jesus Manuel Berard, Ph.D. ............... 631-793-2005 Joe Hanle, Dir .................................... 301-320-6151 Jesus Manuel Berard, Ph.D. ............... 631-793-2005 Tom Serena ........................................ 301-320-0578 Diana Carter ....................................... 301-229-5117 Valeria Conde (Hisp.Coord.) ............. 301-340-8227 Carole Wysocki (Director) ................. 301-717-8850 Maria El-Khouri ................................. 301-897-9005 Ann Kennedy ..................................... 301-229-7614 Selma deLeon .................................... 301-229-6591 Jennifer Bautista ................................ 301-793-1899 Bonnie Perkins ................................... 301-299-8091 Nancy Brouillard McKenzie .............. 301-229-1071 John Vivian ........................................ 301-461-3597 AnneMarie Economopoulos............... 301-365-1233 Hernan Oyarzabal .............................. 202-714-7622 Susan Schill ....................................... 301-469-4973 Katie Soto .......................................... 301-767-1705 Contact Rectory ................................. 301-229-7933 Tom Carty .......................................... 301-587-8860 Sally Aitken ....................................... 301-365-4719 Deacon Julio Blanco-Eccleston .......... 703-821-1654 Theresa Kowal ................................... 301-320-8876 Mary Ann Chalfant ............................ 301-299-3739 Maria Kaufmann ................................ 240-468-9896