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St. Raphael Catholic Church

Rev. Michael Salah, Pastor, ext. 112 Rev. Dan Gallaugher, Parochial Vicar, ext. 150 Rev. Thomas Morrow, Retired, ext. 128 Deacon Jose Carbonell, ext. 187 Deacon Jorge Gatica, ext. 164 Deacon Richard Mattocks, 301-928-8227 Deacon Frank Salatto, ext. 149 Mary J. Beaudoin, Dir. Of Religious Education, ext. 124 Gerri Stoner, St. Raphael School Secretary, ext. 122 Teri Dwyer, Principal, Baptism Coordinator, ext. 121 Eileen Kutchak, Dir. of Parish Programming, ext. 110 Luisa Duarte, Spanish Coordinator, 240-864-2565 Pietro Lojacono, Assistant for Religious Education, ext. 123 Annalee McHugh, Youth Minister, 240-864-2519 Vince Natali, Dir. Of Music Ministries, 240-864-2532 Suzanne Nelson, Adult Faith Formation, 443-272-3730 Linda Poindexter, RCIA Coordinator, 240-864-2543 Elaine Salatto, Publications, Welcoming, 240-864-2513 Sandy Shamburek, Social Concerns Coordinator, 240-864-2514 New Parishioners: A warm welcome to St. Raphael’s Catholic Church. Blue registration cards are available on the wall rack in the main entrance of the church. The Parish Wide Ministry Resource List can be found on our website by clicking Ministries, Social Responsibility, and Documents. For Life Affirming Resources: http://www.adw.org/pregnant-need-help/ Healing after abortion? Project Rachel 301-853-4565

Sacrament of Baptism: Parish Registration and a Baptism class is required. Please contact Teri Dwyer to register and plan to attend the class while awaiting the birth or adoption of your child. Sacrament of Matrimony: In accord with the regulations of the Archdiocese of Washington, couples must contact a priest and begin preparation at least six months prior to the wedding. Parish registration and active participation for the minimum of three months is required before preparation may begin. Living together before marriage is sinful and harmful to the future marriage. Couples who are living together will be asked to live separately during the preparation time. What does it mean to be an active Catholic? Frequently, those seeking to celebrate Marriage, have children baptized, or serve as sponsors for Confirmation or Baptism request a letter stating they are parishioners and active, practicing Catholics. To receive such a letter, one must be registered in the parish, attend Mass regularly, and be committed to a stewardship of time, talent, and treasure. We encourage all parishioners to become active in one of the parish organizations. In a community as large as St. Raphael, one means of verifying participation is through the regular use of parish offertory envelopes. If you choose not to participate in the support of the parish, or are unable to contribute at this time, please at least note your prayerful support on your envelope and place it in the weekly offertory. We will then be aware of your continued participation, and you will not be noted as "inactive" on our parish roster.

1513 Dunster Road ♦ Rockville, Maryland 20854

JANUARY 6, 2019

Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Parish Phone 301-762-2143 Parish Fax 301-762-0719 Website www.straphaels.org

Weekend Masses: Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30AM, 1:00PM (español), 6:00PM (youth) Weekday Masses: Monday thru Friday: 6:30 and 9:00AM Saturday: 9:00 AM Penance: Tuesday: 7:00 - 7:30 PM and Saturday: 3:45 - 4:30 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday: 6:45 PM Thursday: 9:30 AM Benediction: Tuesday, following novena 7:45 PM Thursday, 7:15PM Miraculous Medal Novena: Tuesday, 7:30PM Divine Mercy Chaplet: Tuesday, following Novena Thursday, 7:00PM

St. Raphael in Gingerbread

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ST. RAPHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCHROCKVILLE, MARYLAND JANUARY 6, 2019

Monday January 76:30 AM Ruth Bauman (d)9:00 AM Edward Janus (d)

Tuesday January 86:30 AM Joseph Patrick Donahue (d)9:00 AM Dorothy & Gary Welsh

Mass and Healing Service 7:30 PM Fr. Gallaugher Ursula Boesch

Wednesday January 96:30 AM Mary Granger (d)9:00 AM Mary Rita Esposito (d)

Thursday January 106:30 AM Michael O’Brien (d)9:00 AM Virginia Wolf (d)

Friday January 116:30 AM Mil Sherman (d)9:00 AM Charles Kretschmer (d)

Saturday January 129:00 AM VADM James C. Irwin USCG (Ret)5:00 PM Fr. Morrow Edward Janus (d)

Sunday January 137:00 AM Fr. Salah Percic & Stare Family8:30 AM Fr. Gallaugher Mike Dellapa (d)

10:00 AM Fr. Morrow Mary & Bud Muzzy (d) 11:30 AM Fr. Salah Lilia Abrajano (d)1:00 PM Fr. Morrow Members of the Parish6:00 PM Fr. Gallaugher Cecilia Fabbro (d)

The Priest Mass Schedule is subject to change.

Schedule for Confession: Tuesday, January 8, 7:00 PM, Fr. Salah/Fr. MorrowSaturday, January 12, 3:45-4:30PMRCIA/RICA Spanish RCIA : Non-Catholics or Catholics who have not received Eucharist and Confirmation, come and discover more about the Catholic Faith! Contact Linda Poindexter, 240-864-2543, [email protected] and for Spanish: Luis & Maruja Quezada, 301-330-5982, for details. Any youth interested in becoming Catholic contact the Office of Religious Education, 301-762-2143, ext. 124.Education: St. Raphael School: 301-762-2143—Mrs. Teri Dwyer, Principal

Mass Schedule and Intentions for the Week

Help Your Marriage – Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue … or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage.

For confidential information about or to register for the September program beginning with a weekend on February 1 - 3, 2019 call (443) 400-7017, or email: 3015 retrouvaille.or or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.or

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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Ministry to the Sick: The priests of the parish want very

much to make sure that parishioners who are hospitalized or homebound receive pastoral care. We depend on the families and neighbors of parishioners to notify the parish office so we can bring you the sacraments. If you would like to receive Communion, a visit from Priest/Deacon or are going into the hospital please call the parish office. For immediate needs ask for one of the Priests.

Parish Council: Please feel free to contact a Parish Council

member listed here to discuss your views, opinions, or concerns regarding our parish. Jim O’Donnell—240-477-7110 James Damron—301-525-4589

To enroll in Faith Direct, direct debit program, visit www.faithdirect.net to enroll securely on line or complete an enrollment form. Our parish code is MD34.

John Buckley, Michael Caso, Ayette Kivlighn, Barbara Mielcarek, niece of Dick Jasinski, Israel Morales, David Roberts, Sr., Yasmine Tashman, William Valentine If you are on the mend and wish your name to be

removed from our prayer list, please call the parish office and let us know. Names on this list are only included with

permission of the individuals. They will remain on the list for one month, and can be repeated by calling the parish office.

Monday January 7

Tuesday January 8

Wednesday January 9

Thursday January 10

Friday January 11

Saturday January 12

Sunday January 13

Religious Education, 4:30 & 7PM, Classrooms

Sodality Exec, 1:30PM, Parish Library

Contemplative Prayer, 9;45AM, Upper Room D

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after 9AM Mass

CYO Basketball, 5PM, Trumpet Room

Men’s Group, 6AM, Trumpet Room

Second Collection, Church Missions


Children’s Choir, 3:45PM, Church

Book Club, 9:45AM, Youth Center


Spanish Prayer, 7PM, Upper Room ABC, Youth Center

Spanish Bible, 10AM, Upper Room D

RCIA, 9:30AM, Youth Center

Stay and Pray, 7PM, Youth Center

Religious Education, 4:30PM, Classrooms


Knights of Columbus, 7PM, Parish Library

Light of Christ Prayer, 7:30PM, Parish Library

RCIA Spanish, 11:30AM, Room 12

Religious Education, 10, 11:30AM, 7:05PM, Classrooms


Religious Education meeting, 10AM, Parish Library

Boy Scouts, 7:30PM, APR

Spanish Ministry, 6PM, Duffy Center 3456

Scripture Study Spanish, 11:30AM, Youth Center

6:45PM Exposition 7:00PM Confession (will continue during Mass) 7:15PM Benediction 7:30PM Bilingual Mass (Healing Service to follow)

Legion of Mary, English, 7PM, Room 10

Spanish Ministry, 7:30PM, Room 8

Young Adult Epiphany Party, 7:30PM, Trumpet Room

Spanish Prayer, 2:30PM, Upper Room ABC, Duffy Center 3456

Knights of Columbus, exec, 7PM, Youth Center

Young Adult Divine Mercy Spanish, 7:30PM, Upper Room ABC

Legion of Mary, Spanish, 7:30PM, Upper Room ABC

Youth Band, 4PM, Church

Spanish Prayer, 7PM, Upper Room ABC

Stay and Pray, 7PM, Room 12

Youth Ministry, 7PM, Trumpet Room, Youth Center

The bulletin cover this week St Raphael in Gingerbread.– baked by Karen Watson. Thank you, Karen!

Bulletin notices are due in writing ON FRIDAY, THE WEEK BEFORE THE published date. Notices may be emailed to: [email protected]. We no longer produce bulletin inserts instead have it summarized and put in the bulletin. Please note that graphic PDF’s and graphic page inserts are to be sized 1/4 page and 1/8 page and will be placed as space permits.

Offertory listings will be back next bulletin.

Gluten – free (almost!) Hosts that are approved by the Catholic Church for the Holy Eucharist are offered at the time of Communion. The Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion offering these Hosts will be standing near the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the

Sunday Masses. At the 9AM weekday Mass, the Minister will stand near the pulpit.


Saint Raphael Religious Education Class Aides

Needed

Religious Ed. is in need of teen and adult class aide for Monday afternoon, Monday night, and Tuesday afternoon classes. This is a great way to participate in the ministry of catechesis. Teens can earn SSL hours. For information, please contact Ms. Mary Beaudoin in the SRRE office.

Monday, 4:30-5:45 PM for grades 1 and 2Monday, 7:00-8:15 PM for grades 1 and 6Tuesday, 4:30-5:45 PM for special needs students

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St. Raphael Honor Roll Please pray for those serving in our armed forces and for those families who have suffered loss.

Daniel Bertrand Del Bianco, USN (d) and family Cpt Paul D Galvin E-3/HN Colleen Gardella Robert Garret, US Army MP Ens. Andrew Hayes, USN Sgt Thomas Kimelblatt Jake Klosowski, USNA Captain Frank Lowery, USN Ed Mackey USMC Commander Mike McNally, USN Col. Ivan Monclova LT Zachary Poindexter, USN LT Paul Schauppner, USN LT James Sheets (USN) Cadet Andrew Valentine USMA LT Kenneth Yale, USAF

Changes: e-mail [email protected]

For Single Catholics—21st Annual Epiphany Party at St. Raphael Church, Trumpet Room, Saturday, January 12, starting at 7PM. Includes delicious Greek dinner, salsa dance lessons, complimentary wine and beer, DJ and more. ($25 cash or check at the door. Or for more info call 240-426-5589.

Attention: High-schoolers, young and older adults alike this film is for you!

An exceptional film, The Sexual Revolution: 50 Years since Humanae Vitae will be shown in the church on January 17.

Arrive by 7:15 PM for the film to start at 7:30 PM. Father Tom Morrow, author and our Priest in Residence and Therese Rodriguez, R.N., Certified NFP Instructor will also be present to encourage dialogue. The new documentary, Sexual Revolution 50 Years Since Humanae Vitae, seeks to examine the effects of the free-love experiment of the last century set against the backdrop of Paul VI's groundbreaking encyclical, Humanae Vitae about love, sex, and marriage. Seven years in the making, this beautiful documentary closely examines the history of the parallel developments of the Pill and modern Natural Family Planning (NFP) by telling the little known story of the founding doctors – Dr. Gregory Goodwin Pincus and Drs. John & Evelyn Billings - all of whom were once colleagues. This inspiring and illuminating Documentary contains expert commentary by Archbishops

Charles J. Chaput (Philadelphia) and Anthony Fisher (Melbourne); Fr. Tad Pacholczyk and

Sr. Hannah, MC; and Drs. Peter Kreeft, Robert P. George, Helen Alvaré and Marguerite

Duane, MD plus many more; and Christopher West, Abby Johnson, Steven Mosher, to name

only a few.

Readings for the Week of January 6, 2019 Sunday Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Monday Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest 1 Jn 3:22—4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 Thursday 1 Jn 4:19—5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14 and 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22 Friday 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22

World Youth Day in DC Join thousands of college students and young adults (ages 18-39) on Saturday, January 26, 2019 for a one-day Catholic festival at The Catholic University of America. Experience World Youth Day in Panama, including world-renowned speakers, live music, simultaneous streaming of Pope Francis in Panama, and authentic Panamanian culture! Registration begins late summer 2018. For more information visit www.wyddc.org #wydDC

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ST. RAPHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND JANUARY 6, 2019

Vincentian reflection: Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, where the Magi find the newborn king and offer him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. What gifts can you give? It need not be monetary. You can offer your time and energy in service to the poor. To become a Vincentian, call

Sandy Shamburek at 240-864-2514 for more information. The deadline is fast approaching! If you still have gift cards or Angel Gifts for last year’s Advent Giving Tree Program, please drop them in the mail or drop them off in person to the SRS reception desk by January 7, 2019. Attention CPAs and Tax Lawyers! During the upcoming tax return season, Catholic Charities is managing an IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program at Catholic University. CPAs and tax lawyers are needed to provide pro bono tax preparation for the working poor. Sizable IRS refunds checks are possible due to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC). Training will be provided in January for all interested volunteers. Tax return preparation will take place on Saturdays, from February 2

nd to April 13

th. To

learn more, please contact Deacon Jim Shanahan by email: [email protected] or call 202-772-4310.

“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good

government.” ~Thomas Jefferson

Did you know? January is Respect for Life Month? As a Faith Community, let us lift up in prayer every human being’s awesome responsibility to protect Life from conception to natural death. Pray to end abortions in your backyard! Sadly, Carhart is still practicing in this New Year. Join other concerned pro-lifers for the weekly prayer vigil every Monday morning from 9 to 11 AM. We pray to end late-term abortions performed by Leroy Carhart against innocent unborn life in Bethesda. Meet on the public sidewalk north of the Wildwood Shopping Center (in front of the Sun Trust Bank) on Old Georgetown Road. Visit www.prayfor bethesda.com for more information and parking instructions. Dick Retta (301-538-2500) and Missy Smith (202-288-4984) are the points of contact. Making sense of Bioethics: According to Father Tad Pacholczyk, author of a column called Making Sense of Bioethics that appears in diocesan newspapers across the country: “Bioethics is the study of the ethical concerns arising from advances in biology and medicine. Its task

involves distinguishing between morally appropriate and inappropriate uses of biotechnology and medicine.” There are ethicists in academia and the media who do not agree with his position on these issues. However, Catholic Bioethics is derived from the teaching of the Church. Hence it is very important that we as faithful Catholics understand these arguments so that we can live our lives according to the faith. Stay tuned to all notices that will appear under this column every week in January. They will provide a brief summary of the bioethical abortion-related arguments as found in the National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC). Sign-up for transportation to the March for Life: You can sign-up for this year’s Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. by visiting the church’s website’s homepage for the sign-up genius link. Boarding the bus will occur immediately after the 9:00 AM Mass on Friday, January 18 and will depart the church promptly at 10:00 AM. Wear warm clothing, bring a water bottle, bag lunch and your $5.00 required fee for the driver’s tip. If you do not have access to a computer, call Sandy Shamburek at 240-864-2514 before 12 noon on January 17, 2019.

High School Youth On With Their Heads! – January 6 During the month of January, Youth Group will focus on various pro-life issues starting with the death penalty and treatment of prisoners on January 6. All high school teens are welcome to join us from 7-9PM in the Youth Center for pizza, games, and discussion. Ski Trip – January 12 The annual Youth Group ski trip is on January 12 at Whitetail Ski Resort. Interested teens should contact Annie for package details and a permission form. Adult drivers are also needed for this event. E-mail Annie, [email protected] for more information or to sign up. No Matter How Small – January 13 From the moment of conception, all life is sacred and worthy of protection. At Youth Group on January 13, we’ll discuss pro-life answers to pro-choice arguments and the mission to stand for life. All high school teens are invited to join us from 7-9PM in the Youth Center for food, friends, discussion, and prayer. Theology of the Body for High School—January 14th Theology of the Body for Teens program begins in January! TOB will meet weekly on Mondays from 7:00-8:15PM starting on Monday, January 14th in the youth center and continuing for 10 weeks using the Ascension Press workbook. It has always been a favorite of our teens! Please contact Annie, [email protected] if you would like to sign up.

Youth Ministry Annie McHugh, 240-864-2519

Social Responsibility and Outreach (SRO) Sandy Shamburek, 240-864-2514

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Home Blessing on Epiphany The feast of Epiphany is the traditional time for blessing your home. Please take a moment to find the “Blessing of the Home and Household on Epiphany” at www.usccb.org. Then, gather family members to pray this special Christmastime blessing on your loved ones and your home.

A Family Prayer for the New Year

God, thank you for a new year. May everyone in our family be willing to begin anew with a clean slate. We know that

you are always ready to forgive us. Help us to be willing to forgive ourselves and to forgive one another.

As we begin a new year, remind us of our truest values and our deepest desires. Help us to live in the goodness that comes from doing what you want us to do. Help us to put aside anxiety about the future and the

past, so that we might live in peace with you now, one day at a time. (© Loyola Press; used with permission; all rights reserved)

Religious Education Classes Resume Today SRRE classes resume today. Our next break will be January 20-22, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday week. Find the complete calendar at https://www.straphaels.org/religious-education (scroll down) or contact the SRRE office for a print version. The SRRE Parent Handbook is available on the sidebar at www.straphaels.org/religious-education.

Preparation for Sacraments The St. Raphael Religious Education (SRRE) office oversees and coordinates sacrament preparation for all children ages 7-18. This includes Baptism, Confirmation, Reconciliation, and Eucharist. Please contact Mary Beaudoin for information.

If your child attends a Catholic school (other than SRS) and is in grade 2, 7 or 8, please complete the Catholic School Sacrament Registration form (Eucharist or Confirmation) and return it to the St. Raphael Religious Education office this week. Download the form from the Religious Education page of St. Raphael website or contact us to request a copy. Thanks!

First Reconciliation and First Eucharist First Reconciliation will be celebrated on Tuesday evening, January 22, and Saturday morning, January 26. Families can choose either time. Children in grades 3 and up are invited to Confession Practice on Sunday, January 6, for 20-30 minutes, between 11:00 a.m.-1:00 PM in Room 7. Confession practice will be offered during class for children in grade 2.

Families with children (grades 2, 3, and 4) are completing all of God's Gift Reconciliation. First Communion candidates in grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 are completing all of Reconciliation: Pardon and Peace. Completed workbooks are due on the day of First Reconciliation. Be sure to memorize the Act of Contrition:

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy. Amen

Those who missed the Listening Rite are invited to download the rite from the Religious Education webpage, complete the rite at home, then come to the RE office to receive a special gift.

Confirmation Student Reminders Confirmation I students are working on their Confirmation Service Projects. The focus of these projects is the Corporal Works of Mercy (to feed the hungry, to give drink to the thirsty, to clothe the naked, to shelter the homeless, to visit the sick, to visit the imprisoned, and to bury the dead) and the Spiritual Works of Mercy (to instruct the ignorant, to counsel the doubtful, to admonish sinners, to bear wrongs patiently, to forgive offences willingly, to comfort the afflicted, and to pray for the living and the dead).

Confirmation II students should have turned in their sponsor certificates, saint projects, and Confirmation service reflection papers. All students have participated or will be participating in a Confirmation retreat. We look forward to Confirmation Masses with Bishop Fisher on Saturday, May 4, or Saturday, May 11, 2019.

Rejoice and Be Glad: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World

In his apostolic letter Gaudete et Exsultate (in English, Rejoice and Be Glad), Pope Francis reminds us that we are all called to become saints. This week: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The Gospel invites us to peer into the depths of our heart, to see where we find our security in life. Usually the rich feel secure in their wealth, and think that, if that wealth is threatened, the whole meaning of their earthly life can collapse. Jesus himself tells us this in the parable of the rich fool: he speaks of a man who was sure of himself, yet foolish, for it did not dawn on him that he might die that very day. (Luke 12:16-21) [#67]

Prayer Intention for January

Young People and the Example of Mary: That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Our children’s religion curriculum includes the following standard on Ecumenism: Understand and participate in the call of the Church to be a sign of unity in the world through knowledge of and collaboration with other Catholic (Eastern), Orthodox, and Christian churches. Every year the week of January 18-25 is set aside as a time to pray and work toward unity among all Christians. This is what Jesus prayed for at the Last Supper (John 17:20-24). It is also a time for us to learn about other Christians through dialogue and friendship.

Religious Education Mary Beaudoin, 301-762-2143, ext. 124

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ST. RAPHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND JANUARY 6, 2019

AFF QUOTE OF THE WEEK YOU AND THE WORLD

WERE CREATED WITH WISDOM. -CCC 295

NEW BIBLE STUDIES BEGIN SOON!

MORNING BIBLE STUDY Psalms: The School of Prayer

Tuesdays, 9:45 -12:00 --- Parish Library Jan. 15 through Mar. 26, 2019

The Psalms reveal Israel's response to God's covenant offer and serve as a model for our response to Him. Our communication with God is enhanced by a deeper understanding of the book of Psalms and of the individual psalms that reside in each of our hearts.

• Discover a rich school of prayer for all life's

circumstances.

• Experience the transforming power of the

responsorial psalms in the Mass.

• Learn how to visualize the psalms in order to

empower their meditation.

• Study the many ways the Psalms foretell the life

and mission of Jesus.

• See how the Psalms can empower your prayer to

become an honest and personal dialogue with God. Please contact Dorothy Welsh for more information. [email protected]

EVENING BIBLE STUDY

Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John Thursdays 7:30-9:00 PM --- Duffy Center

Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28 – 2019 Jesus comes to meet us and invites us to follow him. He calls us to trust him, to open ourselves to his merciful love, and to love others as he has loved us. Follow Me invites you to experience the joy of a renewed friendship with Christ.

• Learn what it takes to follow Christ.

• Discover the joy of divine friendship.

• See how God can satisfy your heart’s deep desires. See more about this study and order your Workbook

for $19.95 at: https://shop.ascensionpress.com/collections/follow-me-meeting-jesus-in-the-gospel-of-john and

Send an email to [email protected] to let us know you’re coming.

“STAY & PRAY” Adults continue to meet for Lectio Divina during children’s Religious Ed on Sunday evenings. Please join us as we discuss the Gospel reading for the coming Sunday and its application in our lives. 7:05-8:20 PM in Room 12 when RE is in Session.

Facilitator: Brenda Paloma at: [email protected]

BOOKS & LINKS

What Pope Francis Says About Community and Unity, 23

rd Publications, 2018

The Art of Getting Over Yourself by Jon Leonetti, 2017.

Sharing the Wisdom of Time, by Pope Francis and Friends, 2018. A collection of personal stories in which grandparents and elders from around the world share from their “reservoirs of wisdom” to inspire and guide.

Christian Self-Mastery: How to govern your thoughts, discipline your will, and achieve balance in your spiritual life, Basil W. Maturin’s update of a classic, 2001.

FORMED has a new link! To sign up for FREE, visit us here: https://straphaels.formed.org

CHECK OUT THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Foundations for Leadership in Ministry

“Administration in Ministry” begins Jan. 20, 2019 Sign up Online at: https://vlcff.udayton.edu/courses/courses.php?group_by_track=1 Mention that you are in the Archdiocese of Washington in order to receive a discounted course for $50. And/Or Faith Foundations ---Online or Live:

https://adw.org/learning-the-faith/faith-formation/certification/ In the New Year ---Details coming soon:

• Bible Timeline – for those who made a New Year’s Resolution to begin Bible Study

• An updated Parish Library

• February’s Catechetical Lecture And More!

Adult Faith Formation [email protected]

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