Food for Bowie Pantry: Collected in bins at doors every first Sunday of the month.

St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church

We are a family of faith-filled disciples, empowered by the Holy Spirit, living the Gospel through worship and service

Church: 1940 Mitchellville Road, Bowie, Md. 20716 Parish Office & Mailing Address: 16304 Pond Meadow Lane, Bowie, Md. 20716

PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Scott S. Holmer, Pastor Deacon David J. Barnes, Permanent Deacon Angela Cipolla, Pastoral Assistant OFFICE STAFF: Margaret Creveling, Bookkeeper Anne Brennan, Parish Secretary Phuong Tran, Maintenance MINISTRY STAFF:

Maureen Curtis, Religious Education Director Karen Italiano, Youth Minister Megan Weeks, Music Director PARISH E-NOTES/FLOCKNOTES TEXT MESSAGING: Text: 84576/Keyword: Confessor PARISH WEB SITE: www.stedwardbowie.com MASSES FOR THE HOME BOUND: TheSundayMass.org.

MASSES: Saturday Vigil – 5:30 P.M. Sunday – 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 A.M. Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 8:45 A.M. Tuesday, Thursday - 7:30 P.M. HOLY HOUR: First Friday—9:30 A.M.-10:30 A.M. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION):

Saturday: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. & by appointment INFANT SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Class required. Call the parish office 301-249-9199 to start the process for your child’s baptism. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: New couples—contact the pastor at least 6 months prior to the desired date. Couples in civil marriages—contact the pastor for assistance for a validation.

SACRAMENT OF ANNOINTING OF THE SICK: Call Fr. Scott for Anointing of the Sick. Upon a parishioner’s death, please call us as soon as possible.

School: St. Pius X Regional Catholic School is our shared school of the four Bowie parishes.

Parish Office: 301-249-9199 Email: office@stedwardbowie.com

ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, BOWIE, MD 20716

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK Sat. 5:30 pm Henry Gramlich (liv.) Sun. 7:30 am Jerry & Betty Kemp+ 9:30 am Paul and Mary Velky (liv.) 11:30 am Peace to reign in Cameroon Mon. 8:45am Pat Dolan+ Tues. 7:30 pm Henry Gramlich (liv.) Wed. 8:45 am Francis Cipolla Thu. 7:30 pm The Bente family Fri. 8:45 am Richard Thieman+ Sat. 5:30 pm Henry Gramlich (liv.)

ST. EDWARD’S EVENTS Sat. May 11 Sandwich Sunday-6:30pm-hall Mon. May 13 Youth Choir-7:30pm Wed. May 15 Children’s Choir-5:30-6:30pm Thu. May 16 Christmas Market Crafters-6:30pm-hall Fri. May 17 Live Christ Share Christ Sat. May 18 Nurses Seminar-8:30am-hall

OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Ann Gray, Terry & Cindy Sowada, Teresa Fraser, Louise Hooven, Rosemarie Quezada, Maria Xiques, Steve Giant, Marjorie Porter, Dick Bradie, Nicholas Barrett, Susan Zinampan, John Keys, Joni Seith, Drew Snapkowski, Phylis McNamara, Luis Miranda, Dolores McCarthy, Sandy Capps, Cheryl Henretty, Terese Welch, James Scaldaferri, Denise Townes, Mike Sullivan, Patty Byrne, Christine Leacock, Christine Branche, Rhonda Jackson, Bobby Ose, Connor Keys, Edith Sullivan, Rachel Wills, Mary DePaul, Vicky & Al Ose, Francis Looney, Margie Price, Kathy Klopfer, Marcus Allen, Manny Jones, Viviana Brandes, Eric Seith, Kim Lewis, Jillian Fletcher, Erin McClelland, Danielle Meyers, Toni Boudreau.

PRAY FOR PARISHIONERS: Johanna Palmer, Pat & Bob Reynolds, Fran Blasko, Barbara Fitzurka, Lourdes Flaim, Pat Welch, Florence Zook, Lorraine Washington, Octavia Blake, Peggy Brown, Mary Ann Boyer, Joyce Edgington, George Vincent.

Please welcome the newest members to the St. Edward’s family who joined in April.

Eucharia Adinuba & family Immaculate Atud Fokobo George Coyle & family

Brian and Charla Freeland & family Billy & Angel Pessangno & family Jason and Kaelee Rehm & family

Joseph Siakam and Nadege Taffo & family Beatrice Smith & family

Steve Widmann Jenny Wyllie

YOUTH GROUP HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT IN MAY!!!!!!

May 19th- 1st High School Youth Retreat from 12:30-4:30pm in the hall. If you can come to the 11:30 Mass, we will be sitting together. Our theme is Becoming Disciples of Jesus. Pizza and snacks provided. Please rsvp Karen at youth@stedwardbowie.com to make sure we have enough food for everyone! This retreat is for High School students only.

CONFIRMATION CONGRATULATIONS

TO:

Daniel MICHAEL Nguyen

AND

Thank you to:

Judy Kelly

for your work with RCIA 1st Holy Communion and Confirmation students.

Accidentally omitted from previous bulletins.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER—MAY 12, 2019

From the Desk of Rev. Scott Holmer I just wanted to give everyone a state of the parish report since so much has been happening here at St. Edward’s recently. The last few weeks have been a

whirlwind. We had the Easter triduum one weekend, Confirmation the next, and First Communion the third. Whew! In Archdiocesan news, our new Archbishop Wilton Gregory will be installed on Tuesday, May 21st. Please keep him in your prayers. I also recently got news in the middle of holy week that our seminarian for the summer will be Fredy Calderon from Redemptoris Mater seminary. I will let you know more about when he will be starting soon. We have been truly blessed here at St. Edward’s. We had a great Lenten retreat led by Fr. Charlie. The Triduum went beautifully and the altar servers were awesome. We had a beautiful Confirmation Mass with Bishop Dorsonville and our first communicants were so happy to receive the Eucharist. Looking forward to this summer, the construction of our new roof will be beginning in June. We will also have a Pentecost party on Pentecost Sunday, which you will be hearing more about in the future. We also have a new budding Nursing Ministry seminar here at St. Edward’s on May 18th. Also, remember to mark your calendars that our seminarian from last year, Deacon Christian Huebner, will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, June 15th! As you can see, there is a lot going on so stay tuned to the bulletin! God Bless, Fr. Scott

PARISH SUPPORT: Last week’s Offertory: $15,712.00 Our weekly Offertory goal is $9,000.00. The previous 3 week Sunday Collections were: $8,418.00, $7,819.00, $9,838.00.

BAPTISM CLASS The next Baptism class will be held on May 19th in classroom 6 after the 11:30am Mass. You must be registered members of the parish prior to the Baptism of your child.

MINISTRIES OF THE MONTH COMMUNITY BULDING

AND USHERS COMMUNITY BUILDING: Happy Community Building month!! Community Building is a very active ministry within our parish. We have the privilege of interaction with both new and existing .parishioners. Here at St Ed’s we believe that the parish is a living-breathing entity, because in it God interacts with His people. With that in mind, the Community Building committee takes on the responsibility for many aspects of parish life. Our efforts are divided between welcoming new parishioners to our church and organizing many parish wide social activities. Our primary goal through these activities is to foster a sense of community and fellowship within the parish. In the coming weeks we will talk about the many ways we serve St Ed’s. But for now, here is a list of some of our activities -- reaching out to new parishioners, parish dinners, Pentecost picnic (new this year), Fun Day, and Doughnut Sundays (thanks donut committee!!!)’ And now under our umbrella are The Christmas Crafters and St. Edward’s Ladies Prayer & Fellowship Group. We have many opportunities for everyone. You may help with one or all of these activities. We will welcome you with open arms. Please think about joining our committee. USHERS: The ushers of St. Edward’s play an integral role in our parish spirit. They provide us with the comfort of a friendly greeting

when we enter the church for Mass.

Their responsibilities start before many of us arrive. Some of the more obvious tasks include: helping people find seating, arrange for the presentation of the gifts, collection and security of the offerings, ensure an orderly flow at communion time and oversee the general appearance of the church.

When we finally leave the church, the Ushers are there to hand out the bulletins with the same warmth that greeted you before. Usually they serve at the same weekend Mass regularly. They arrive 20 minutes early, stay afterwards to straighten up and are available to guide and answer questions that parishioners

or guests might have. All that is needed is a love of order, an ability to graciously welcome people, an eye for anything out of place. We encourage all responsible teens, as well as adults, to join us. An initial training is provided. For more information or to volunteer, please call the parish office at 301-249-9199 or send an email to:

office@stedwardbowie.com

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FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

WANTED St. Edward’s is looking for a part-time Facilities Maintenance Supervisor. Job responsibilities include monitoring the upkeep of the buildings and grounds, coordination and supervision of project management of outside contractors and one maintenance employee. Experience in facilities or property management is a plus. Please call Fr. Scott Holmer at (301) 249-9199 or send your resume to HolmerS@adw.org if interested.