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20th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
August 14, 2005
She said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that
fall from the table of their masters." Then Jesus said to her in reply,
"O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And
her daughter was healed from that hour.
- Mt 15:27-28
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Current Week's Mass Schedule
Note: *From June thru Labor Day Weekend, Sunday Mass will be at 11:00 a.m.; the rest of the year at noon. The names listed next to a specific Mass indicate an act of love for the living or the deceased member of a family or a friend. If you would like to schedule a Mass for a specific date/intention, please contact Susan Angelini at the parish office. Mass intentions are filled on a first come/first serve basis. Customary offerings are as follows: Mass – $10; flowers: main church – $50, chapel – $35; Sacristy candle – $10/week; tree memorial including a plaque – $500.
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PRAYER LISTS PARISHIONERS FAMILY AND FRIENDS Please pray for those who are ill. Names of those in need of prayer will be published in the church bulletin for one month. If a parishioner still has need for continuing prayer, their name will be kept on the church bulletin boards on a prayer list. Please let Susan know when their names can be removed. Thank you!
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Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen. Please pray for the following parishioners and/or friends who are currently serving overseas:
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There will be a 2nd Diocesan Collection next weekend for Catholic Communications which brings Christ’s message into homes here in our Archdiocese and our nation. Please be generous!
The
Feast of the Assumption falls on a Monday this year. Consequently, although
it is a Holy Day, it is not one of Obligation. However, the feast helps us
to understand our destiny which is union with God in heaven. As we look to
Mary’s response to God throughout her life, we are challenged to ask the
question: “How well disposed am I day by day to doing God’s will?” Mary had
to choose time and time again and say “yes” to the grace of God offered her
in all circumstances of her life. We are also invited to turn to that grace
day by day in our journey to the Father. May Mary intercede for all of us
throughout our pilgrimage of life.
In
today’s reading, St. Paul tells the Romans, “God’s gifts and his call are
irrevocable.” To what is God calling me today? What gifts are mine to share?
| SCHOOL NEWS |
Summer Hours at St. Mary’s School: During the summer the
school office staff will be available to parents between the hours of
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The answering machine
will be on at all times. If you leave a message, we will return your
call soon as possible. Thank you!
 Upcoming School Dates |
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8/20 |
8:30 a.m. | HSA School Clean-Up |
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8/22 |
8:30 a.m. | First Day of School for Teachers |
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8/26 |
9:00 a.m. | Open House |
| 11:30 a.m. | New Parent Orientation | |
| 12:00 noon | New Family School Picnic | |
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8/30 |
8:00 a.m. | First Day of School for Students |
| 9/2 | 12:15 p.m. | All School Mass, Early Dismissal for Students, Professional Development for Teachers |
| 9/5 | --- | Labor Day; No School |
| 9/12 | 6:30 p.m. | Back to School Night |
It isn’t too late…to register your child in St. Mary’s School.
Please call Cathy Wall at (301) 292-2522 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00
p.m. to schedule an appointment and/or private tour.
| MUSIC MINISTRY |
Come and Sing with Us in His Name
Have you experienced praying and begging for mercy, and it seemed like
you failed to connect your prayers? Have you experienced the feeling as
if the world is totally against you? Have you experienced successive
failures and defeats in your life as if everybody seemed to connive
against you? You calm yourself down and think, “Something is not right
in my life.” Your heart and mind are not in harmony with the teaching
and blessing of our Lord.
Come sing and pray with us in the choir to bring your life in tune with
the teaching of our Lord. Come and praise His name in song so that you
will be blessed. Let us sing His teaching, His hopes, and His love
together in harmony and rejoice.
If you have the talent to sing, come and sing with us in His name. Do
not fail His calling if you are blessed with the gift to sing. If you
do not know how to sing, you will learn, if you believe. There is
nothing in this world that we cannot overcome if we believe in Him.
Experience the joy and great feeling of being able to serve Him in
song.
Singing with the choir is a commitment. It is a dedication you have to
honor and totally reserve for our Lord, every Thursday evening at 7:30
and one hour before the noon mass every Sunday for choir practice. It
is a sacrifice of love you endure because you are doing it in His name.
Come join the choir and celebrate with us the birth, the life, the
death and the resurrection our Lord Jesus Christ in song. You will find
that your prayers and your life will be blessed. Let us sing together
melodiously in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Mars M. Avelino, tenor and Lil Z. Avelino, soprano
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Book Discussion Group meets every
Sunday morning 10:45–11:45 a.m. in the faculty lounge or behind the school depending on the weather.
Come and join in for good fellowship, donuts and hot drinks!
Please contact Bill Keimig at (301) 292-0527 if you have
questions.
Catholics Coming Home is an apostolate for those considering returning to their Catholic faith, needing help with an annulment, a divorce situation, or just wanting to talk about their struggles with the Church. We will meet on
Monday evenings 7:30–9:00 p.m. (except holidays) in the
school library. Participants are welcome at any session. 
Bible
Sharing will resume on Wednesday, September 14th at 7:30 p.m. in
the parish conference room. Come and join Deacon Ames in
discussing St. Paul’s letter to the Romans.
ARISE,
a new St. Mary’s women’s prayer group, will meet on the second
Saturday of the month at 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady’s
Chapel. Please come, pray and receive encouragement as we follow
Mary’s example and allow Christ to change the world through us. If you
have questions, please contact Marti O’Neill at (301) 609-6032.|
REGISTRATION FOR ST. MARY’S PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR): Registration for Sunday School (Kindergarten to 8th grade) will take place during the next four Sundays (August 14th, 21st, 28th, and September 4th). There is a sign-up table available in the vestibule of the main church after all the Masses. PSR will officially begin on Sunday, September 11th. There will be a late fee assessed for registering your child after the 11th. When you come to register, you will receive a schedule for the entire PSR year. We look forward to continuing to work with you to ensure that love for Christ and the Catholic Church gets passed down to the next generation.
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Volunteers
are needed at the Millennium Nursing Home from 9:30 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays to help bring residents up to the 3rd floor
for Mass. Please contact Joan Yates at (301) 283-2206 for further
information or to help.
Thanks
to the many parishioners who serve our church, sometimes behind the
scenes and without recognition. It is GREATLY appreciated!
Do you want your children to develop good friendships this
summer? Come to St. Mary’s Children’s Holy Hour on
Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady’s Chapel during the summer
months and encourage them to make Jesus their best friend.
Children of all ages are welcome to attend. Please contact
Mr. Hanus at (301) 292-2522 for further information.
St.
Mary’s Annual Christmas Bazaar takes place on Saturday,
November 12th. For further information, please call Karen Clink
(301) 292-2611.
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