MASS SCHEDULE!!

WEEKDAY MASSES:!8:00am Tuesday through Saturday!!

WEEKEND MASSES:!5:30pm Saturday!7:30 � 9:30 � 11:30am Sunday!!

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:!7:30�7:55am Tuesday�Saturday!4:00�5:00pm Saturday!6:00�7:15pm on 1st Friday!And by Appointment!!

MARRIAGE:!At least one member of party must be a member of the parish. Call the office to start the preparation at least 6 months in advance.!!

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!!FATIMA DEVOTIONS:!On the first Saturday before the!8:00 am Mass at 7:30 am.!!

ADORATION OF THE!MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT:!Every Tuesday from 8:30 am until 9:00 pm !Benediction 9:00 pm!

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BAPTISMS:!Mandatory class prior to the baptism!

for parents and sponsors on the!2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm. !Please call Parish office to register.!!

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Pastor: Rev. Thomas LaHood!!

Deacons: Deacon Frank Klco!! ! Deacon Tom Molineaux!

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Ministry to the Homebound:!Call Parish Office!

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School Principal:!Dr. Steven Showalter!

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Minister of Religious Education � RCIA!

Mrs. Regina Piazza!!

Coordinator of Religious Educ. � CCD!

Mrs. Shirley Byrd!!

Bookkeeper:!Mr. Dominic Cipollone!

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Administrative Assistant!Mrs. Sharon Bookwalter!

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Receptionist!Mrs. Chantal Engler!

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Youth and Young Adult Minister!Miss Kristina Bland!

CONTACT INFORMATION:!!

! PARISH OFFICE:! OFFICE OF! SCHOOL:!! (301) 627�3255! RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:! (301) 627�4170!! Fax: 301�627�5533! (301) 627�3255!

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! Email: par ish@stmaryum.org! ! Website: www.stmaryum.org!

For the week of March 10�March 16, 2019!!

Sun. People of the Parish, Dennis Burton & Minda ! McNally (SI), Orem Cross !Mon. No Mass!Tues. Annelie Kuhn!Wed.! ! Xavier Byrd !Thurs. Julie Robinson!Fri. ! Edna Cross!Sat. Edna Curry (SI), Dian Banschbash!!

IN YOUR PRAYERS !!

The Deceased � For the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen ! !The Sick � Your prayers are asked for Aida Boutros, Frances Diggs and Family, Vernon Griffith, Cynthia King, Bill Ebersold, Isabel Rosario, Stella Grooms, Noah Brown, Natika Brown, Lawrence Cole, III, Michael Asmar, Cal Temple & Family, Stephen G. Spach, Winston Small, Loretta W. McMurtrie, James Curtis, Evan Walsh, Ann Sawyer, Katie Lakie, Sheila Sesker, Brendan Wright, Special Intention!NB, Special Intention!JM, Georgia Sherrod, Shirada Harrison, Charles McClain, Marsha Trahan, Raymond Rillon, George Floria, Raymond Smith, Ruth Deas!Dawkins, Marguerite Maignan, Duru Romanus, Myrtle Harrison, Dorothy Carroll, Donald Hudson, Sophia Hackney, Rachel Euber, Marion Watkins, Maya Lewis, Elwood Keplinger, John T. McCauley, Alicia McCauley, Catherine Clancy, George Trahan, Eileen Larsen, Rapheal McGee, Audrey Davis, Billy Proctor, Eleanor Hawkins, Marie Rasmussen, Mary Garner, Donald DeVaughn, Special Intention!BH, Randy Belt, Brian Clancy, William Crandall, Kath Sorrell, Genevieve DeCruise, Osita Nwizu, Twanda Gray, George Asmar, Violet Tucker, Walter M. Harwell, Juan Salas, Julia Salas, Al Camp, Special Intention, Bonnie Gatorian, Margaret Kline, Brenda Hudson, Butch McKnight, Marilyn Taylor SFO, Adzoavi Kpodo, Judy Euber, Elaine Huttenloch, Marianna Kelly, Beth Bavis, John Curran, Sherry Smith, Albert Simms, Andrew Chase, Bernard Coleman, Diane Hatley, Maria Zippe Pluge, Sherman Bernett, Sr. and all Prayers, concerns and sick listed in the “Prayer Concerns” book, located in church.�!

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STATIONS OF THE CROSS this Fr iday, March 15 at 1:00 p.m. Because of the Mark Forrest Holy Hour, there will not be Stations of the Cross in the evening. !!

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: will meet on Saturday,! March 16th in the Pastoral Center 8 : 30am to 9 : 30am.! !

Dear Parishioners,!!

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Pope Francis has given us a message for this Lent. He focuses this year on living in relationship with God’s creation. The message is in three parts. We will look at part one today and the other two parts over the next two weeks.!!“For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God” (Rom 8:19)!!Dear Brothers and Sisters,!!Each year, through Mother Church, God “gives us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the paschal mystery with mind and heart renewed… as we recall the great events that gave us new life in Christ” (Preface of Lent! I). We can thus journey from Easter to Easter towards the fulfilment of the salvation we have already received as a result of Christ’s paschal mystery � “for in hope we were saved” (Rom! 8:24). This mystery of salvation, already at work in us during our earthly lives, is a dynamic process that also embraces history and all of creation. As Saint Paul says, “the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God” (Rom! 8:19). In this perspective, I would like to offer a few reflections to accompany our journey of conversion this coming Lent.!!1.!The redemption of creation!!The celebration of the Paschal Triduum of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection, the culmination of the liturgical year, calls us yearly to undertake a journey of preparation, in the knowledge that our being conformed to Christ (cf.! Rom! 8:29) is a priceless gift of God’s mercy.!!When we live as children of God, redeemed, led by the Holy Spirit (cf.!Rom!8:14) and capable of acknowledging and obeying God’s law, beginning with the law written on our hearts and in nature,!we also benefit creation!by cooperating in its redemption. That is why Saint Paul says that creation eagerly longs for the revelation of the children of God; in other words, that all those who enjoy the grace of Jesus’ paschal mystery may experience its fulfilment in the redemption of the human body itself. When the love of Christ transfigures the lives of the saints in spirit, body and soul, they give praise to God. Through prayer, contemplation and art, they also include other creatures in that praise, as we see admirably expressed in the “Canticle of the Creatures” by Saint Francis of Assisi (cf.! Laudato Si’, 87). Yet in this world, the harmony generated by redemption is constantly threatened by the negative power of sin and death.!!Have a Blessed Lent,!!Fr. LaHood!!

First Sunday of Lent!March 10, 2019�

E�GIVING WITH FAITH DIRECT: Have you already slipped on those NYE resolutions?! Skipped a few days at the gym, slept in instead of that morning run, picked up fast food instead of packing a lunch...! Don't worry, eGiving with!Faith Direct! is an easy resolution to keep! By enrolling in online giving, you will simplify your monthly budgeting and provide St. Mary of the Assumption with consistent, reliable support.!Signing up is easy! Visit!www.faithdirect.net!and use our church code: MD188. Thank you for your continued support of our parish family! God Bless You, Fr. La Hood!!

PLAN AHEAD: ST. PATRICK’S DAY IRISH

DINNER: The Ladies Auxiliary will be sponsoring a Ham and Cabbage Dinner on Sunday, March 17, 2019 from 3 to 7PM in the school multipurpose room.! Since this is a first time event for us,!advance sale of tickets is necessary.! The Ladies Auxiliary will be selling tickets after all the Masses beginning February 17th! until March 11th.! !Cost will be Adults: $15.00; Children 12 and under: $8.00.! !The menu will be Ham, boiled potatoes, cabbage, tossed salad, rolls, dessert and beverage.! Enjoy some Irish fun, food and music. Don’t forget wear green!! !!

LOOKING FOR JESUS?! Let Mary be your guide.! Join Sodality for 33 days of prayer, which you can do at home, using Fr Michael Gaitley’s book, “33 Days to Morning Glory.”! Prayers started February 20.! Contact Mike Parra for more details at!amparra@verizon.net!or 301�752�3955 for more info. !!

SAVE THE DATE: Friday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m. Lenten Holy Hour with Mark Forrest. An Inspiring Eucharistic Prayer Service. Please join us. You won’t be disappointed! There will be a light supper reception afterwards in the red building. Questions, concerns, or offers of assistance, please call Ellen Storey at 301�627�5664. !!

St. Mary Church, Newport's monthly HEALING MASSES are held the fir st Thursday of each month, in honor of St. John Vianney.!The Litany of St. John Vianney will be recited after Communion and Fr. Michael Briese will offer prayers of healing for body and soul. Please help us share this information with a friend,! neighbor, or relative about our Masses with Healing Prayers. All are welcome and encouraged to come. Confessions begin at 6:00 p.m. (and continue throughout Mass).! Mass begins at!6:30 p.m., followed by Healing Prayers.! Location:! St. Mary Church, Newport, 11555 St. Mary’s Church Road, Charlotte Hall, MD! 20622.! For additional information, please call the parish office at!301�934�8825.!!

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“COULD YOU NOT WATCH ONE HOUR

WITH ME?” This is what Christ asked His apostles some 2000 years ago. He asks the same question of you and me today. Eucharistic Adoration is here every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Adoration will be immediately

followed by Benediction. We are truly blessed to be one of the few local churches that offer weekly Adoration. *Adoration on the first Tuesday of the month will be offered for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. !!

PRO!LIFE NEWS:� In connection with the 40 Days For Life campaign,! Fr.! LaHood! will be! leading! a! prayer! service! on! Wed, March 13! ! from Noon to 1p.m. at the Metropolitan Family Planning Abortion Facility in College Park to pray for the sanctity of life.! ! Please join us!! ! Address:! ! 5915 Greenbelt Road, College Park, MD on the! Public Sidewalk (parking available on side streets).! Questions:! Contact Regina Piazza! rpiazza@stmaryum.org! or 301�627�3255.!!!The 40 Days for!Life Campaign!runs!from!Ash Wednesday! through Palm! Sunday.! ! To sign up to pray!!at the Metropolitan abortion facility please register online,! https://40daysforlife.com/local�campaigns/college�park/,!or phone!Tom Trunk on 240�593�6982! !!

REVIVAL AT ST. PETER CLAVER: St. Peter Claver (SPC) in St. Inigoes, MD will be hosting its annual! Revival! on Monday,! March 11, 2019! through! Wednesday,! March 13, 2019! led by!FATHER LARRY SWINK, Pastor of Sacred Heart in LaPlata, MD. The theme of the Revival is!“Thou art dust, but don’t worry! God loves you.”!The SPC choirs will be ministering in song each night.! Dinner will be served at 6pm and the talk will begin at 7pm after which confessions will be heard. All are invited!! For the full schedule, please see the bulletin board outside the side door. !!

SMA WOMEN’S RETREAT�April 5�7, 2019. Begins Friday evening with dinner concluding after lunch on Sunday. St Anslem advised us “Escape from your everyday business for a short while, make a little time for God and rest a while in Him.” Scripture reminds us often God speaks to us in silence. Loyola Retreat House is one of the rare places to witness silence. At $245 ($195 for first timers 30 yoga and under). A private room and 6 meals is quite a bargain. Reservations may be made at “LOYOLA ON THE POTOMAC.com or 301�392�0800. God is awaiting your presence. DON’T DISAPPOINT HIM. !!

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