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3815 Russell Road | Alexandria, VA 22305 703-836-1640 (office) 703-706-0484 (fax) Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 am - 9 pm www.stritaalexandria.com / www.saintrita-school.org Saint Rita of Cascia Catholic Church March 8, 2020: Second Sunday of Lent ST. RITA CATHOLIC SCHOOL 703-548-1888 Principal Melissa Manaker principal@saintrita-school.org Ext 24 Admissions Josephine Cunningham jcunningham@saintrita-school.org Ext 32 Preschool Director Caitlin Rockwell preschooldirector@saintrita- school.org Ext 16 PARISH MEMBERSHIP Welcome to St. Rita Church! Please join us, as together we worship God and grow in love for one another under the protection of our patroness, St. Rita of Cascia. Registration forms can be found in the Russell Road entrance of the church, or online at www.stritaalexandria.com/parish- registration/. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please contact the Parish Office to make arrangements to attend the baptism preparation class, held on the first Tuesday of each month. Please note that it is possible for expectant parents to attend the preparation class before the birth of their child. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Please contact the Parish Office to obtain an application to begin marriage preparation. Diocesan regulations require 6 months of marriage preparation. Living together before marriage is sinful and harmful to future marriage. Couples who are living together will be asked to live separately during the marriage preparation time. HOSPITALIZED AND HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS Please contact the Parish office so that the hospitalized and homebound may receive pastoral care from the priests and volunteers of St. Rita. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Sunday: 7:15, 8:15, 9:30 (TLM*), 11:00 am, & 1:00 pm (en Español) Monday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm (preceded by Miraculous Medal Novena) Tuesday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm (TLM) Wednesday: 7:00, 8:30 am (during school year), & 7:30 pm Thursday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm (TLM) Friday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm Saturday: 8:00 am & 5:00 pm *Traditional Latin Mass Sacrament of Confession Sunday: 10:30 am & 12:30 pm Monday - Friday: 7:00 pm Saturday: 8:30 am, 4:00 pm, & 7:00 pm Eucharistic adoration Tuesday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm Wednesday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm Thursday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm; First Thursday: 8:00 - 10:00 pm First Friday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm & 8:00 pm - 8:00 am (Saturday) Clergy and Staff 703-836-1640 Pastor Rev. Daniel N. Gee [email protected] Ext 17 Parochial Vicar Rev. Vincent P. Bork Ext 30 Permanent Deacon Rev. Mr. Stephen J. Dixon [email protected] In Residence Rev. Karol Nedza Ext 15 Director of Religious Education and Parish Secretary Klarissa Blank [email protected] Ext 12 Director of Sacred Music Lawrence Bowie Ext 29 Sacristan Elizabeth Vail [email protected] Business Manager Debbie Beck [email protected] Ext 13 Bulletin Editor and Media Coordinator Veronica McGraw [email protected] Ext 14 Receptionist and Hispanic Liaison Alma Ramirez [email protected] Ext 10 Maintenance Manager Adan Aguilar [email protected] March 9: Saint Frances of Rome

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Page 1: Saint Rita of Cascia Catholic Church€¦ · socialmedia@stritaalexandria.com. Confirmation Mass on Monday, March 23 7:00 pm on Monday, .Because of this, there will be no 7:30 pm

3815 Russell Road | Alexandria, VA 22305 703-836-1640 (office) 703-706-0484 (fax)

Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 am - 9 pm www.stritaalexandria.com / www.saintrita-school.org

Saint Rita of Cascia Catholic Church March 8, 2020: Second Sunday of Lent

ST. RITA CATHOLIC SCHOOL

703-548-1888

Principal Melissa Manaker [email protected]

Ext 24

Admissions Josephine Cunningham [email protected]

Ext 32

Preschool Director Caitlin Rockwell [email protected]

Ext 16

PARISH MEMBERSHIP

Welcome to St. Rita Church! Please join us, as together we worship God and grow in love for one another under the protection of our patroness, St. Rita of Cascia. Registration forms can be found in the Russell Road entrance of the church, or online at www.stritaalexandria.com/parish-registration/.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Please contact the Parish Office to make arrangements to attend the baptism preparation class, held on the first Tuesday of each month. Please note that it is possible for expectant parents to attend the preparation class before the birth of their child.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Please contact the Parish Office to obtain an application to begin marriage preparation. Diocesan regulations require 6 months of marriage preparation. Living together before marriage is sinful and harmful to future marriage. Couples who are living together will be asked to live separately during the marriage preparation time.

HOSPITALIZED AND HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS

Please contact the Parish office so that the hospitalized and homebound may receive pastoral care from the priests and volunteers of St. Rita.

Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Sunday: 7:15, 8:15, 9:30 (TLM*), 11:00 am, & 1:00 pm (en Español)

Monday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm (preceded by Miraculous Medal Novena)

Tuesday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm (TLM)

Wednesday: 7:00, 8:30 am (during school year), & 7:30 pm

Thursday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm (TLM)

Friday: 7:00 am & 7:30 pm

Saturday: 8:00 am & 5:00 pm

*Traditional Latin Mass

Sacrament of Confession

Sunday: 10:30 am & 12:30 pm

Monday - Friday: 7:00 pm

Saturday: 8:30 am, 4:00 pm, & 7:00 pm

Eucharistic adoration

Tuesday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Wednesday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Thursday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm; First Thursday: 8:00 - 10:00 pm

First Friday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm & 8:00 pm - 8:00 am (Saturday)

Clergy and Staff 703-836-1640

Pastor Rev. Daniel N. Gee [email protected]

Ext 17

Parochial Vicar Rev. Vincent P. Bork Ext 30

Permanent Deacon Rev. Mr. Stephen J. Dixon [email protected]

In Residence Rev. Karol Nedza Ext 15

Director of Religious Education and Parish Secretary

Klarissa Blank [email protected]

Ext 12

Director of Sacred Music

Lawrence Bowie Ext 29

Sacristan Elizabeth Vail [email protected]

Business Manager Debbie Beck [email protected]

Ext 13

Bulletin Editor and Media Coordinator

Veronica McGraw [email protected]

Ext 14

Receptionist and Hispanic Liaison

Alma Ramirez [email protected]

Ext 10

Maintenance Manager Adan Aguilar [email protected]

March 9: Saint Frances of Rome

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ST. RITA CHURCH ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA March 8, 2020

Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Monday, March 9, 2020 Saint Frances of Rome, Religious

7:00 am The Holy Souls in Purgatory

7:30 pm The Tehrani Family

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent

7:00 am The Bourla Family

5:00 pm Nicholas Zorich

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent

7:00 am Tim Barnes

8:30 am Elizabeth Vail

7:30 pm Celebrant’s Intention

Thursday, March 12, 2020 Thursday of the Second Week of Lent

7:00 am Virginia Brake

7:30 pm Cecilia Sierra

Friday, March 13, 2020 Friday of the Second Week of Lent

7:00 am Fr. Greg Coyne

7:30 pm Klarissa Blank

Saturday, March 14, 2020 Saturday of the Second Week of Lent

8:00 am Jan Sneed

5:00 pm Katherine Wagner

Sunday, March 15, 2020 Third Sunday of Lent

7:15 am Marin and Mick Cahill

8:15 am Aurelia Fornos

9:30 am The Manor Family

11:00 am Missa Pro Populo - Mass for the People 1:00 pm Erika Ramirez

Parish News

Monday, March 9, 2020

7:00 pm Confession & Rosary

7:30 pm Miraculous Medal Novena

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

6:30 - 7:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration

7:00 pm Confession

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

6:30 - 7:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration

7:00 pm Confession

Thursday, March 12, 2020

6:00 pm Baptism Class (en Español)

6:30 - 7:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration

7:00 pm Confession

Friday, March 13, 2020

2:30 pm Stations of the Cross (with the school)

5:30 pm Soup and Stations

6:00 pm Stations of the Cross (en Español)

6:30 pm Stations of the Cross (English)

7:00 pm Vespers and Confession

Saturday, March 14, 2020

8:30 am Confession

4:00 pm Confession

7:00 pm Confession

Sunday, March 15, 2020

10:30 am Confession

12:30 pm Confession

This Week at Saint Rita

Bulletin Submissions Please submit all announcements for the bulletin to Veronica at

[email protected] the Sunday before the desired bulletin date, at 9pm. Thank you!

Lenten Tabernacle Challenge Sign up for the Saint Rita Lenten Tabernacle Challenge! During the Lenten season, you can sign up and pledge to visit our Lord in the Tabernacle a certain amount of times a week. For more information and to sign up, follow this link: https://stritaalexandria.com/tabernacle-challenge/. Weekly email reminders will be sent out, but you can also follow our official Facebook and Instagram accounts for more information. The Facebook page can be found at www.facebook.com/stritaalexandria/ and the Instagram page can be found at www.instagram.com/stritaalexandria/ or by searching Saint Rita Catholic Church. If you have questions, please email [email protected].

Confirmation Mass on Monday, March 23 Our Confirmation Mass is scheduled for 7:00 pm on Monday, March 23. Because of this, there will be no 7:30 pm Mass on March 23. However, all are welcome to attend the Confirmation Mass!

Saint Rita Women’s Group Silent Retreat All women of the parish are welcome to join the Women’s Group for a Silent Lenten Retreat on Saturday, April 4 from 8 am - 12:30 pm. The retreat will begin with Mass and include talks, a Holy Hour, and Confession. More details and sign-up information will be available soon! If you have questions, please contact Cindy Hart at [email protected].

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Second Sunday of Lent

News from the Diocese and Beyond

Please Pray for These St. Rita

Parishioners

For all those discerning Religious Vocations: Sr. Maria Josepha, Labor Mariae William Manaker, Jesuits Our Seminarians in the Diocese of Arlington, especially Tim Courtney, Andrew Clark, and Sean Nypaver

For the Sick in our Parish:

For our Deceased Parishioners: Dorothy Rosapepe Bodwell Jim Rutherford

Oskar Egger Florette Marie Scalzo Boris Hayduchok Phyllis Yancey Rose Lapadula

April Garcia Miles Miller Maria Luisa Garcia Herschel Otto Dr. John Gleeson Maddie Respicio-Cabatic Mary Gleeson Jane Rippy Emma Gomez de Blanco Scotty Schumacher Karl Heinz Laura Stevens Gary McAlpin Egidio & Graciela Vera-y-Aragon Jean McDermott

2020 Car Raffle The St. Rita has coordinated with All Saints to participate in their yearly car raffle. Proceeds from the ticket sales will help fund our teens and adult volunteers who will be participating in the Arlington Diocese WorkCamp! Tickets were sent out to parishioners, but if you didn’t receive any, want to purchase more, or have questions, please contact our Car Raffle Coordinator at [email protected]. Thank you for your support of WorkCamp!

Sorteo De Vehiculos 2020 Santa Rita se ha coordinado con Todos los Santos para participar en su sorteo anual de autos. ¡Las ganancias de la venta de boletos ayudarán a financiar a nuestros adolescentes y adultos voluntarios que participarán en el Arlington Diocese WorkCamp! Los boletos se enviaron a los feligreses, pero si no recibió ninguno, desea comprar más o tiene preguntas, comuníquese con nuestro Coordinador de rifas de automóviles en [email protected]. ¡Gracias por su apoyo a WorkCamp!

2020 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal: Steadfast in Faith and Joyful in Hope

The Bishop's Lenten Appeal is critical to our diocesan needs and we are asking every household in our parish to support this appeal to the extent that they are able. The BLA funds many programs, services and ministries that serve people in need and furthers the Gospel mission of Jesus Christ in our diocese. Let us join together to do the Lord's work - works that touch the lives and souls of thousands of people. Thank you! Firmes en la fe y alegres en la esperanza La Petición Cuaresmal del Obispo está en plena marcha y pedimos a cada familia de nuestra parroquia que la apoye en la medida de sus posibilidades. La Petición Cuaresmal del Obispo financia muchos programas, servicios y ministerios que están destinados a las personas necesitadas y llevan adelante la misión evangelizadora de Jesucristo en nuestra diócesis. Unámonos para realizar las obras del Señor, obras que tocan la vida y el alma de miles de personas en nuestra diócesis. ¡Gracias!

Quo Vadis and FIAT Camps Registration Lottery Quo Vadis Days and FIAT Camps are great opportunities for Catholic high school students to have fun while deepening their faith and exploring their vocations. Quo Vadis (for boys) runs July 12-16. FIAT (for girls) runs July 19-23. Both are held at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. The registration lottery is open March 3-31. Registration can be found at ArlingtonDiocese.org/QuoVadis or ArlingtonDiocese.org/FIAT.

Legion of Mary Retreat All are cordially invited to join the Saint Rita Parish Legion of Mary for a morning retreat with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mediatrix of all Graces. Our spiritual director, Fr. Vincent Bork, will speak on “The Militant Church and the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.” The retreat will be held on Saturday, March 21 in the Parish Center following 8:00 am Mass, Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary. It concludes at 12:00 pm, with a potluck lunch to follow for those who wish to participate. Contact [email protected] to RSVP and for additional information.

Lenten Soup and Stations St. Rita will host a simple Lenten meal of soup and bread before the Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent! Soup will begin at 5:30pm in the Parish Center, followed by Stations (in English) at 6:30 pm. Bring a pot of soup to share - or just bring yourself!Email [email protected] with any questions. We hope to see you there!

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Our homeschool Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program is growing. We are looking for volunteers to assist in our Atrium on Wednesdays from 1pm-2:30pm. If you are interested in assisting, or for more information, please contact Klarissa Blank at [email protected], or 703-836-1640 ext. 12, by Friday, April 3, 2020.

Vacation Bible School Save the date for Vacation Bible School! VBS 2020 will be Monday, July 6 - Friday, July 10. More information will be available soon, so stay tuned!

March Special Collections March 22: Catholic Relief Services Thank you for your generosity!