MA SI NTE O PARISH LIFE - St. Mary of Sorrows

PARISH LIFE

Spiritual Communion PrayerMy Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most HolySacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive youinto my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramen-tally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as ifyou were already there and I unite myself wholly to you. Neverpermit me to be separated from you. Amen

The Worship Center is Open for Private PrayerMonday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.We are also gladly accepting Offertory Contributions in the box bythe front office. We are extremely thankful for your donations! Only ten people are permitted in the Worship Center at one time.

Still Scheduled EventsWeddings & Funerals (Generally still held, limited to immediate family)

Rescheduled EventsPadre Pio Relics (Rescheduled to May 26th)

St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance (Rescheduled to June 20th)Mark Forrest (To be rescheduled; date not set.)

Cancelled EventsAll events scheduled to be at the Parish Center for this week are cancelled.2

MASS INTENTIONS

Sunday, April 12Randall Simeona †, Baby Kelliher (Birth),

Theresa O’Connor †, Lacy Hartwell McClain †,Rev. Fernando Suarez †, For the People

Monday, April 13Laura Reyes †

Tuesday, April 14Fred Troger †

Wednesday, April 15Patricia Mizer †

Thursday, April 16Lourdes Delfin †Friday, April 17George Clark †

Saturday, April 18Memorial Mass for Eva M. Dollar †, Helen & Paula Benson (Birthdays)

Sunday, April 19Barbara Stoetzer (Birthday), Bruce & Sandy Witter,The Joyful Noise Choir Community, Doris Wilder †,

Aida Willis (Birthday), For the People

Mass Intentions will be prayed by our priests in private Masses.We regret that you will not be able to attend.

READINGS

Easter Sunday .....................................Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Col 3:1-4 ..........................Jn 20:1-9Mon: Acts 4:23-31.....................Jn 3:1-8Tues: Acts 4:32-37.....................Jn 7b-15Wed: Acts 5:17-26.....................Jn 3:16-21Thu: Acts 5:27-33.....................Jn 3:31-36Friday Acts 5:34-42.....................Jn 6:1-15Saturday 1 Pt 5:5b-14 .....................Mk 16:15-20Sunday: Acts:2:14, 22-33...............1 Pt 1:17-21

WWW.STMARYOFSORROWS.ORG EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 12, 2020

To view Mass at St. Mary’s go to: www.stmaryofsorrows.org and click on Sunday/Daily Mass

DONATIONS

We do not have any collection numbers for you at this time butwe want to thank all of you who are mailing in and dropping offyour offertory envelopes and contributions. Last week parish-ioners dropped off or mailed in $16,000 in total collections. Thatis roughly half of the normal amount but we are so grateful!!!

We also want to thank all of those parishioners who are joiningour electronic giving program, Parish Giving. We appreciateyour contributions during this difficult time. If you would like tojoin, you can find the link on our website.

Operation JoyWe are looking to bring joy into your life,either by you creating it or viewing thecreations of others. We’re asking familiesto create pictures-online, crayon, marker,paint, playdough, chalk on sidewalk, etc.and take a picture of it and/or make aquick video singing a song, playing instru-ments or sending a message and email to

[email protected]. We will post them on thewebsite, Facebook and in the bulletin. We will also be sendingthe email creations to others in our parish. We hope that youwill join our staff and participate in this form of corporal andspiritual works of mercy during these difficult times.

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Easter Sunday MassesThere will be two Masses on Easter Sunday. Fr. Barkettwill live stream Mass at 9:00 a.m. and Fr. Peffley willlive stream Mass at 10:30 a.m. Easter Monday through Easter SaturdayMass will be live streamed at 9:15 a.m. The church

will be remain open for private prayer from 10:00 a.m through8:00 p.m. Only ten people are permitted in the WorshipCenter at one time.

Easter 2020

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2020 “Amigos en Cristo + Friends in Christ”Scholarship Program

“Amigos en Cristo † Friends in Christ”, a St. Mary of Sorrows organiza-tion committed to the advancement of Hispanic youth in the Diocese,announces our 2020 “Amigos en Cristo † Friends in Christ”Scholarship Program. This year we will again award scholarships toHispanic students in the Arlington Diocese to pursue post secondaryeducation. The factors that will be considered in awarding the scholar-ships are demonstrated leadership, active involvement in civic and reli-gious activities, and academic performance. For application forms andcomplete program rules please see the St. Mary of Sorrows website, oremail [email protected]. The application must bereceived not later than May 6, 2020 to be considered.

Knights of Columbus Scholarships OfferedSt. Mary of Sorrows Knights of Columbus Council #8600 is pleased toaward in 2020 nine college scholarships of $1000 each. Applicantsmust be registered members of St. Mary of Sorrows Parish or St. Mary’sKofC Council 8600 or a son, daughter, grandchild, or spouse of a mem-ber of St. Mary’s K of C. Scholarships are to be used only for tuition ata post-secondary school educational institution.In addition, the Kelly Elizabeth Baker Memorial (KEB) scholarship

foundation has matched funds with KofC Council 8600 for a tenth schol-arship with a single award of $1500. For this KofC-KEB scholarship, in addition to meeting the above criteria, applicants mustbe graduating high school seniors. Link to KofC Council 8600 and KellyElizabeth Baker Memorial Scholarship Application: Forms (Googledoc): https://tinyurl.com/seuurm7Applications and other required items MUST be received by Council8600 by MAY 1, 2020.

LITURGY & MUSIC

Please Pray for the SickJoseph Witter, Tiffany Banules, Maizie Lex,Robert Bevilacqua, Greg Neifert, Diane Self,David Anderson, Julie Atkins, Kathleen Hall,Tom Copeland, Rae Copeland, LindaDepew, Marty Merlo, Maria Delobe, MariaLeitao, Laura Murray, Ed Reinsel, Bill Smith,Kathleen Grant, Carol Stoffelen, ReneeDavis, Lilly Morris, Pauline Merlo, BrendanMurphy, Diane Anderson, RebeccaSullivan, Elissa Vavrinec, John Germain,Shirley Warrick, Andrea Baker, ConnorBroussard, Shirley Warrick, BarbaraAlberse, Titou Phommachnah, and those inour book of prayers.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Lenten Apologetics Series on Salvation and the Church hasbeen postponed; date TBD. Continue checking our website for updates on the following:

The Shroud of Turin Talk and Replica, How Are We Saved?

Why We Need the Church: Being "Spiritual" Is Not Enough.

Focus Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies Focus Men’s Bible Study with Deacon Dave is continuing tomeet via Zoom Meeting. If you would like to join or have ques-tions, call Deacon Dave at 703-472-1037. Focus Women’s Bible Study is continuing to meet on Saturday inthe morning and Wednesday in the afternoon via Zoom. If you wouldlike to join or have questions, please call Kathy at 703-472-0003.

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Religious Education 7-8/JR & HS Youth Ministry

All classes, activities and events at the Parish Center arecancelled until further notice.

CONFIRMATION REOn-line Learning through My Catholic Faith Delivered continueswith the direction of the catechists

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRYCheck with Mark for zoom meetings at [email protected].

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRYHigh School groups are meeting through Zoom. Contact Mark [email protected] for information on join the group.

ST. MARY’SPRESCHOOL

There’s hope even on stormy days. You’ll need:Bible, see-through glass or plastic containers filledwith water, foaming shaving cream, blue and yellowfood coloring (our Polar bears did this experiment

earlier this year). Sometimes life seems cloudy. Squirt a layer ofshaving cream over the water in the glass containers. Tell about atime you felt sad or discouraged. As each child shares, have himor her add some drops of food coloring over the “clouds” of shav-ing cream. It’s okay to feel sad. But when we do, God wants us tobe encouraged. Read Isaiah 41:10 and Joshua 1:9. Have kids keepan eye on the clouds and food coloring. The food coloring willbreak through the shaving cream, creating streaks of color in thewater. What did you like about this experiment? How can hardtimes turn into something good? Read Romans 8:28. What areways you can trust God in hard times?

"Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoiceand be glad and give Him glory!" - Revelation 19: 6-7.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION K - 6th

Classes are transitioning to eLearning! Check the Religious Ede-newsletter for more information!Parent Formation ~ The Science of Being A Holy Catholic Familyis canceled!Sacramental 2nd grade and RCIC Parent Meeting is Postponed,date TDB.

PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY

All Parish Outreach Ministry Programming at St. Mary's

is Cancelled or Postponed at this time.Groups of 10 or more are not permitted to gather in the churchbuildings.

Food PantryThe St. Mary's Food Pantry volunteers continue to provide food

donations to our community-based food banks and feeding pro-grams, many of which are St. Mary's Tithing Fund recipients,including: Fairfax FISH, The St. Lucy Project, Food for Others, TheLamb Center, and Christ House.At the time of this bulletin submission, the volunteers are also

providing food from the St. Mary's pantry to families in need on alimited basis BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. For more information,please contact [email protected] - 703-978-4141,x109 or [email protected]. This is NOT a drop-in/walk-in service and is subject to change. No food is distributedfrom inside the church main foyer and appointments must bemade by phone or email only - no walk-ins.

Financial AssistanceDo you or someone you know need financial assistance due to thepandemic? St. Mary's provides financial support to FairfaxCounty's Britepaths program, which provides emergency financialassistance to individuals and families in need. To get help at this"Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice andbe glad and give Him glory!" - Revelation 19: 6-7.time with basicneeds, contact Fairfax County Coordinated Services Planning(CSP) - 703-222-0880.

Above all, God is in control and He is at work for good! “The Lordreigns, let the earth be glad!” - Psalm 97:1. “And, we know that inall things, God works for the good of those who love Him, whohave been called according to His purpose.” - Romans 8:28.


Want to Help From Home?1) The St. Lucy Project, a food distribution program of CatholicCharities, which provides food directly to those in need throughour Diocese is in dire need of food donations. They have set-upan Amazon Wishlist for people to order food and have it deliveredstraight to them:https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/O36HJ5Y74CBH/ref=bnav_topnav_lists_2This is a great way to help restock their food warehouse and

help families in need!2) Consider sending a check to House of Mercy to help them restocktheir food pantry for families: 8170 Flannery Court, Manassas, Virginia20109, Attn: Jessica Root, Executive Director.3) Consider offering to order groceries and other householdsupplies for friends, neighbors, and family members, and havingitems shipped directly to them. And, don't forget to simply call,email, video chat, or text just to check-in, say hello, share somehumor, and stay connected. We all need to give and receive loveduring this difficult time. Social distancing doesn't have to meansocial isolation!https://facets.ejoinme.org/MyPages/NeighborsInNeed/tabid/1138363/Default.aspx

Additional Ways to HelpTo assist by sending a monetary donation to help support children andfamilies in need through the Fairfax County Public School programs:https://fcpsfoundation.org/support-students-in-need-while-schools-are-closed/ (use all hyphens)This will help provide nutrition, technology, connectivity, and schoolsupplies.

To make a one-time or recurring donation to help supply food andother essentials for our local homeless population:https://facets.ejoinme.org/MyPages/NeighborsInNeed/tabid/1138363/Default.aspx

To assist our brothers and sisters in Peru needing healthcare andsupplies due to Covid-19 in Peru: https://friendsofchimbote.org/ 5

"At this time we ask God to take specialcare of our families, especially the sickand the people who are taking care ofthem: doctors, nurses, and volunteers,who risk their lives in this service."- Pope Francis

COUNSELING

Counseling Services at St. Mary’sSt. Mary of Sorrows Counseling Center offers counseling, personalgrowth, healing and transformation within the context of Christian val-ues, respect and empathy. Please contact Mary Ellen Ruff, LPC, ATR-DC, 703-303-4983 or Kathleen Scheg, JD, LPSC, CEEP, 703-568-0525.

"I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He willstand on the earth." - Job 19:25

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