There is Always a Place for You at St Johnrsquos

12319 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring MD 20904

This Weekrsquos Readings Advent Fourth Sunday 2 Samuel 71-5 8b-12 14a 16 Romans 1625-27 Luke 126-38

Next Weekrsquos Readings Feast of the Holy Family Sirach 32-6 12-14 Colossians 312-21 Luke 222-40 Schedule of Masses (December 3031) 500 - Fr Ochu

Sunday 730 - Fr Brault 900 - Fr DrsquoSouza 1030 - Fr Brault Dcn McCormack 1200 - Fr DrsquoSouza Dcn McCormack 500 - Fr DrsquoSouza Dcn Gorman Daily Mass Monday - Friday 730 amp 830 am Saturday - 830 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 4 - 445 pm amp after daily Masses Marriage Parishioners requesting a marriage date must have been registered in the parish for six months

Phone Numbers Parish Office amp Rectory 301-622-1122 Fax 301-625-9266 School 301-622-3076 Sjbcatholicchurchcom FaceBookcomsjbcc SJB_Catholic

Sunday December 24 2017 Advent Fourth SundayChristmas

Schedule of Masses for Christmas

Christmas Eve 5 pm Ch Childrenrsquos Choir and Christmas Pageant - Fr DrsquoSouza 5 pm H Folk Choir - Fr WillisDcn McCormack 7 pm Candlelight Service - Fr WillisDcn McCormack 12 Midnight Traditional Choir - Fr BraultFr DrsquoSouza

Christmas Day 730 am Cantor - Fr Brault 9 am Folk Choir - Fr BraultDcn McCormack 1030 am Traditional Choir - Fr DrsquoSouza 12 noon Folk Choir - Fr Nitz

Mass Intentions (December 25-December 31) Monday 730 - Chet amp Gertrude Harper (Kerley Family) 900 - Linda Gramlich (Gramlich Family) 1030 - Lauren Marie Peters (Peters Family) 1200 - Hary Puente-Duany (Puente-Duany Family) Tuesday 730 - Dcn Pascal Hong (Parishioners) 830 - Robert amp Adelaide Curren (D amp J Aquino) Wednesday 730 - Rosaline Brice Bryson (SJB Parishioners) 830 - Debbie Kaprive (Kumper Family) Thursday 730 - Bishop David Foley (T Sonnino) 830 - Everett Bergmann (Langton Family) Friday 730 - Robert Garner (T amp K Marconi) 830 - Andrew Farrell (Parishioners) Saturday 830 - Mary Cermak ndashL- (SJB Sodality) 500 - Peter amp Mildred Lombard (Vassiliou Family) Sunday 730 - Ramon Fernandez (Puente-Duany Family) 900 - Regina Mihm (Adel amp Mary) 1030 - Sylvester J Aquino (D amp J Aquino) 1200 - Bernadette Bueno (T Sonnino) 500 - Parishioners

Parish Staff Rev Y David Brault Pastor Rev Tony DrsquoSouza Associate Pastor Rev Glen Willis Weekend Associate Rev Austin Charles Ochu Weekend Associate Rev Eliot Nitz Weekend Associate Deacon James Gorman Permanent Deacon Deacon Ed McCormack Permanent Deacon Brian Blomquist Parochial School Principal Susan DeCamp Director of Liturgy amp Music Cynthia Norris Director of Social Concerns Louis J Milone Director of Faith Formation Marie Ferman Director of Youth Ministry

page two December 24 2017

Week-at-a-Glance

Sunday December 24 See Mass Schedule on Page One Monday December 25

See Mass Schedule on Page One

Friday December 29 900 am - Adoration - Chapel Saturday December 30 930 am - Happiness Now Retreat - Church

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January 7 Bulletin amp Website deadline Friday December 29 at 900 am Send Bulletin announcements to

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Fourth Week of Advent The Fourth week of Advent lasts 24 hours this year Time is important in our culture We are accustomed to measur-ing hours and days months and years We keep schedules Yet Christmas falls on Monday and our fourth week lasts a day

Is it not a reminder that our time is not Godrsquos time (God wears no watch carries no scheduler) Are we not reminded that Godrsquos ways are not our ways (Godrsquos Son was born to a teenage girl in a stable not the temple David wanted to build)

Our reflection today can be brief and simple God is always seeking us and welcoming our trust When we respond to Godrsquos call as Mary did we are assured of Godrsquos presence - any day any hour

Next Weekrsquos Altar Servers -

Christmas Eve

500 pm C - Adrian amp Amanda Anthony 500 pm H - Caitlyn Ribas amp Jesse Vega 700 pm - Maria Gomez amp Cici Thomas 1200 Midnight - Destiny amp Crystal Tongele Christmas Day

730 am - Malits Family 900 am - Angelina amp Bella Calis 1030 am - Stephanie Muoka amp Ryan Rozario 1200 pm - Eleanor Brown amp Essette Mekonnen

December 3031

500 pm - Malits Family 730 am - Cici Thomas amp Whitney Williams 900 am - Sabrina Eaton amp Alex Jones 1030 am - Aronke Fashina amp Leke Fonge 1200 pm - Jason Karonja amp Julia McCormack 500 pm - Timothy Jenkins

December 24 2017 page three

The Season of Advent

Advent Wreath Prayer

As four candles are lit Leader On this fourth Sunday of Advent

we remember that what we do for others we do for Christ May we always live the gospel of justice

Response rdquoCome Lord Jesusrdquo - That we recognize Christ in all we meet during this holy season we pray - all respond - That the light of this wreath may reflect the splendor of Christ who is Lord we pray - all respond - That all who are held captive by any form of slavery find freedom from the chains that bind them we pray - all respond Leader Let us pray that we may be always ready to welcome God into our hearts

All ldquoAmenrdquo

Banns of Marriage mdash are announced for the second time for Roseline Gomes and Vincent Gomes

Hospitality Sunday There will be a break from Hospitality on Christmas Eve Sunday December 24 and New Yearrsquos Eve December 31 Hospitality will return on Sunday January 7 2018

Youth Volleyball Registration is open for youth Volleyball for grades 6-8 Play will be Sunday evenings from January 14th thru March 25th Learn more and register at wwwsjbathleticsorg

Your Parish Gifts Please see next weekrsquos bulletin for the December 17 Offertory

Parish School - Final Open House Applications to the Parish School are being accepted and the school will host its final open house on Friday January 26 2018 9 ndash11 am Parishioners are priority applicants and are encouraged to apply and tour the school SJB has one class per grade from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade The pre-K program is for students who turn 4 years old before September 1 Kindergarten is for students who turn 5 before September 1

Driving in our Neighborhoods

One of our SJB neighbors has noticed very aggressive driving through the neighborhood around St Johnrsquos Please drive cautiously while navigating these streets and weaving around all the parked cars Please drive as if your children were playing in this neighborhood

ELL at SJB School December has been a busy month in the halls and classrooms of SJB This month students in St Johns English Language Learning (ELL) program (grades kindergarten through second) are learning and using Christmas vocabulary This week has focused on the vocabulary word Advent As a group we researched its meaning and importance in our Catholic faith We have read stories about Advent made our own Advent wreaths talked about our Advent traditions and made lists of Advent activities and good deeds we will do during the four weeks leading up to Christmas We also made our very own definition for Advent The time before Christmas when we try to stop being busy all the time It is when we stop thinking about Christmas shopping Amazon deals candy and what we want for Christmas It is when we try to be quiet and stop and think about Baby Jesus being born It is when we try to pray more too St Johns ELL students wish you all a very

Happy and not busy Advent

Legion of Mary Those who indicated an interest in the Legion of Mary will gather in the Large Conference Room of the Kazista Center on Thursday January 4 2018 at 730 pm Please contact Emily Calis 301-787-6811 with any questions

May you have a Blessed

Merry Christmas

The Parish Office will be closed for the Holidays on Monday December 25 2017 and Monday January 1 2018 The Parish Office will reopen at 8 am on Tuesday December 26 2017 and January 2 2018 respectively

C4 - $265 EMEAN - $200 Gabriel Network - $415 Midcounty United Ministries (MUM) - $450 Shepherdrsquos Table - $1045

Sister Parish - $1595 Spanish Catholic Center Clinic - $300 TASSC - $235 Veterans Support Services - $865

page four December 24 2017

Social Concerns

Cynthia Norris Director 301-622-1122

social concernssjbcatholicchurchcom

Haiti Update Its confirmed Chandeleur Belanston will be ordained a priest on December 27 in Anse-agrave-Veau He will celebrate his first Mass on December 28 at St Pierre in Baradegraveres He tells us rdquoI am your son and the recipient of your generosity Again I say thanks to SJB parishioners SJB Sister Parish Staffrdquo Chandeleur began his journey as a 7th grade student at College St Jean Baptiste A note written by Deacon Belanston to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of our twinning relationship with St Pierre in Baradegraveres still resounds

ldquoTwenty years ago life was sadly difficult in Baradegraveres The situation was so difficult that it

attracted the St Johnrsquos parishionersrsquo attention up to Maryland One of the biggest difficulties people in Baradegraveres faced was in education There was only one high school in the community This school could only accommodate approximately 20 of the students who came from the elementary schools and didnrsquot function well To continue after elementary school if a pupil didnrsquot find a place in this public high school he or she might go elsewhere often in Port-au-Prince where life is by far more expensive and where the best high schools are very expensive Because of this many students didnrsquot continue after the sixth grade

I experienced this firsthand I had doubts about my education after elementary school until October 1999 with the support of Saint Johnrsquos parishioners St Pierre founded the Collegravege St Jean Baptiste (CSJB) It was like a beacon of light in the night of our anxieties a breeze which allowed us to hold release our breath Joyfully and proudly I attended this high school which I knew from the beginning was going to be one of the best high schools in Haiti Like the psalmist who praises the Lord for his

favors I also praise the Lord for his favors The time I spent at Collegravege Saint Jean Baptiste is engraved in my heart In this school I was well educated In addition to this school thanks to St Johnrsquos parishioners a lot of other social projects have been realized in Baradegraveres Seriously you donrsquot know deeply what you have done for the community of Baradegraveres has changed our lives but God knows and time will tell What the St John parishioners have done is an act of faith hope and loverdquo Please keep Chandeleur his family and our sisters and brothers in Baradegraveres in your prayers on this joyous occasion The team traveling to Baradegraveres next year is looking forward to celebrating Mass with him

Advent Opportunities Thank you to all who participated in our Advent opportunities this year

bull The Alternative Gift Bazaar was well attended and all vendors exceeded last years sales This is wonderful news for the organizations that benefit from these sales We are proud to say that we are the only Fair-Trade bazaar in the area

bull The C4 toy collection and distribution was well received by the almost 600 children who will have a special Christ-mas this year

bull One generous parishioner donated 240 Christmas Gift sacks for those in need in our community Each package was personally designed coordinated and assembled including items for the children as well as crafts for them to make to give to others for Christmas

bull Parishioners sponsored over 10 families for Christmas with gifts and food for a special celebration

bull Our collection of blankets for Shepherdrsquos Table was very small this year However parishioners donated over $1000 in the Alternative Gift Catalog to Shepherdrsquos Table

bull Our Alternative Gift Catalog surpassed all prior years As of December 13 we have collected $5370

Mystical Word

LJ Milone Director of Adult Faith Formation

A lot of holiday movies stress the theme of a central character who doesnrsquot know the gifts he or she already possesses Itrsquos a Wonderful Life is a classic example While movies have made it trite and overused the theme is revolutionary None of us realizes how truly good we have it Essentially these movies communicate a fundamental Gospel dynamic God shows us how we have everything we need to be divinely happy The Gospel reading for today Christmas Day is the Prologue to the Gospel according to St John It talks about this truth of having all we need to be happy as the ldquotrue light which enlightens everyonerdquo

Christmas is a feast of enlightenment that is meant to wake us up to the divine in all things and especially within us Happiness is always already within us and it is the Holy Mystery of God This is the Light the Gospel talks about Light is vast awareness not of anything but simply Awareness It is the Divine Awareness This is the Light enlightening everyone who now reveals the Divine as a visible touchable person Jesus The Light is the I AM of God identified with Jesus and all who believe in him Believing in Jesus means being aware knowing the I AM of God is one with my own I am

Again this is not something else to be aware of like being aware of something in a room or someone standing next to you The Light is simply Awareness There is our happiness The I AM of Pure Awareness Our ldquoI amrdquo connects to the I AM because of awareness To be aware is to be aware of God for God is Infinite Awareness Medieval mystics like Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart called God ldquointellectrdquo They didnrsquot mean God is smart They meant to say God is Unlimited Consciousness Unfortunately our awareness is often clouded reduced narrow muddied and darkened

There may be darkness but ldquothe darkness has not overcomerdquo the Light The darkness is what prevents us from being happy in God right now It represents what many saints and mystics call our attachments Were all stuck in an inveterate tendency to identify ultimate happiness with things people experiences ideas feelings Anything under the sun can be an occasion for us to become attached Anthony DeMello offers one of

the best and most succinct definitions of an attachment it is whatever we think will make us happy But it wont The thing will never give infinite happiness We are wired for God but we dont know it So we fill our lives with everything but God

An attachment is anything we think will make us happy It is anything we over-identify with in order to find some measure of joy in life It can also be something we use to anesthetize ourselves to pain Truly all of us have both kinds of attachment Often addictive and harmful behaviors stem from attachments That is many of the things we do are based upon concealed attachments Many of our attachments are unconscious They are hidden motivations agendas and

even cultural expectations that restrain us and stifle our desire for God They keep us from love Jesus though presents the Good News of awakening to divine happiness It can happen here and now by simply being aware The Gospel is a veritable program for waking up to what is always already true God dwells within us and delights in us as we are We might summarize the Gospel program for enlightenment with three short phrases of Jesus ldquothe Kingdom of God is within yourdquo (Luke 1721) ldquoones life does not consist of possessionsrdquo (Luke 1215) and ldquorepentrdquo (Luke 133)

Basically Jesus is telling us 1) God divine happiness is within us 2) our lives are a mess because we are so attached to things and 3) the way out of such misery is to practice detachment Repentance does not just mean to stop sinning It means detachment The word repent in the Greek of the New Testament is better translated as ldquogo beyond your mindrdquo Our thinking contains all our attachments Thus Jesus is telling us to transcend our thinking minds to connect to the I AM of God He is telling us to be aware but not to identify with any object of awareness By simple pure awareness we awaken to the divine I AM The gift has already been given The I AM of God is available within us This very moment we can connect with this I AM and discover who we really are namely a child of God Then we change dramatically Then our world changes dramatically Love pours in because God is love and we are one with God and we live it This is what Christmas is all about

December 24 2017 page five

2018 Calendars

Calendars will be available in the Church next weekend December 30-31 Please pick up one

page six December 24 2017

Faith Formation Ministry

LJ Milone Director 301-622-1122

adultdresjbcatholicchurchcom

Happiness Now The Gospel

Program for Waking Up Stressed out Anxious about all the divisions and violence in our country Afraid of dying There is so much

confusion stress and pain in the world today And we have no idea what to do with it Unless we transform our pain ndash or better allow The Holy Mystery of God to do so ndash we will most assuredly transmit our pain Still joy is never far from us No it is close closer than close Joy lies within us for the taking literally for the enjoying In this unique retreat led by LJ Milone the Director of Faith Formation we will delve into Jesusrsquo program for waking up to the divine happiness we all already possess Through teachings and spiritual exercises we will light the fire of divine awakening in our souls Saturday December 30 930 am ndash 430 pm in the Church and the Large Conference Room in the Kazista Center To register please email LJ Milone ljmilonesjbcatholicchurchcom Please bring your own lunch (refrigerator and microwave available) Cost FREE

Liturgy Day at SJB - follow-up to ldquoUnderstanding the Massrdquo All liturgical ministers (amp interested parishioners) Please mark your calendars Saturday February 10 2018 - 9 am-1 pm - here at St Johnrsquos At a recent meeting Pope Francis challenged musicians to creatively engage with culture and move beyond mediocrity and superficiality as they work towards greater beauty and intensity in liturgical celebrations It is a challenge for all liturgical ministers Liturgy has always been a priority at St Johnrsquos and periodically we take stock to be sure that we are doing all we can to lead the faithful to fully conscious and active participation in our Masses February 10 2018 is such a day Watch the bulletin (and your email boxes) for further details

Youth Ministry

Marie Ferman Director 301-622-1122

youthsjbcatholicchurchcom

No Youth Group Meetings on Sunday December 24 or Sunday December 31

Lenten Spiritual Retreat

St Ignatius Loyola invites you to his First Spiritual Exercises (FSE) Lenten retreat Inner Peace in the Service of God The retreat includes Five Saturday meetings 930-1130 am beginning February 24 2018 and a personal commitment to pray 30-40 min 5 daysweek using material provided by SJB and Michael Hansen SJ ldquoTake care of your spiritual life your relationship with God because this is the backbone of everything we do and everything we arerdquo Pope FrancisChristmas 2014

Call 301-622-1122 to register for the FSE Email questions to billcoffin68gmailcom Comments from two SJB FSE participants from the past 3 years --Come and learn the techniques There is no expectation for verbal sharing just being together in community once a week to listen and pray is enough --The First Spiritual Exercises has introduced me to an entirely new approach to prayer Daily prayer is something I now look forward to and donrsquot want to miss I have met parishioners I saw at Mass for years and now know as fellow Catholics striving for a deeper relationship with the Lord

Christmas Week Schedule

The following meetings will not take place Christmas Eve through New Yearrsquos Day

Sunday Catholic Spiritual Teaching Tuesday SJB Christian Meditation Group Wednesday Spiritual Talks

page six December 24 2017

Faith Formation Ministry

LJ Milone Director 301-622-1122

adultdresjbcatholicchurchcom

Happiness Now The Gospel

Program for Waking Up Stressed out Anxious about all the divisions and violence in our country Afraid of dying There is so much

confusion stress and pain in the world today And we have no idea what to do with it Unless we transform our pain ndash or better allow The Holy Mystery of God to do so ndash we will most assuredly transmit our pain Still joy is never far from us No it is close closer than close Joy lies within us for the taking literally for the enjoying In this unique retreat led by LJ Milone the Director of Faith Formation we will delve into Jesusrsquo program for waking up to the divine happiness we all already possess Through teachings and spiritual exercises we will light the fire of divine awakening in our souls Saturday December 30 930 am ndash 430 pm in the Church and the Large Conference Room in the Kazista Center To register please email LJ Milone ljmilonesjbcatholicchurchcom Please bring your own lunch (refrigerator and microwave available) Cost FREE

Liturgy Day at SJB - follow-up to ldquoUnderstanding the Massrdquo All liturgical ministers (amp interested parishioners) Please mark your calendars Saturday February 10 2018 - 9 am-1 pm - here at St Johnrsquos At a recent meeting Pope Francis challenged musicians to creatively engage with culture and move beyond mediocrity and superficiality as they work towards greater beauty and intensity in liturgical celebrations It is a challenge for all liturgical ministers Liturgy has always been a priority at St Johnrsquos and periodically we take stock to be sure that we are doing all we can to lead the faithful to fully conscious and active participation in our Masses February 10 2018 is such a day Watch the bulletin (and your email boxes) for further details

Youth Ministry

Marie Ferman Director 301-622-1122

youthsjbcatholicchurchcom

No Youth Group Meetings on Sunday December 24 or Sunday December 31

Lenten Spiritual Retreat

St Ignatius Loyola invites you to his First Spiritual Exercises (FSE) Lenten retreat Inner Peace in the Service of God The retreat includes Five Saturday meetings 930-1130 am beginning February 24 2018 and a personal commitment to pray 30-40 min 5 daysweek using material provided by SJB and Michael Hansen SJ ldquoTake care of your spiritual life your relationship with God because this is the backbone of everything we do and everything we arerdquo Pope FrancisChristmas 2014

Call 301-622-1122 to register for the FSE Email questions to billcoffin68gmailcom Comments from two SJB FSE participants from the past 3 years --Come and learn the techniques There is no expectation for verbal sharing just being together in community once a week to listen and pray is enough --The First Spiritual Exercises has introduced me to an entirely new approach to prayer Daily prayer is something I now look forward to and donrsquot want to miss I have met parishioners I saw at Mass for years and now know as fellow Catholics striving for a deeper relationship with the Lord

Christmas Week Schedule

The following meetings will not take place Christmas Eve through New Yearrsquos Day

Sunday Catholic Spiritual Teaching Tuesday SJB Christian Meditation Group Wednesday Spiritual Talks

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