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 Megan Weeks, Music Director Allison Freeman, Accompanist Karen Italiano, Youth Minister PARISH E-NOTES: If we don’t have your current email address or if you are not yet registered here, please call the parish office. 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. 1:30 P.M.—3rd Sunday Filipino Mass Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 8:45 A.M. Tuesday, Thursday - 7:30 P.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 Religious Ed.: 301-249-9599

ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, BOWIE, MD 20716

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK Sat. 5:30 pm Louis Dover+ Sun. 7:30 am Abused victims of clergy (liv.) 9:30 am Wayne Diorio+ 11:30 am Jonathan & Sarah Young (liv.) Mon. 8:45 am Jennifer Bates (liv.) Tues. 7:30 pm Rev. Dan Leary (liv.) Wed. 8:45 am Rev. Patrick Lewis (liv.) Thu. 7:30 pm Pearl Kaplan+ Fri. 8:45 am Cesar Granados+ Sat. 5:30 pm Abby Northrop+

ST. EDWARD’S EVENTS Sun. Aug. 26 Installation Mass of Fr. Scott 11:30am– church, hall, outside Wed. Aug. 29 Cantor Rehearsal 6:45pm—church Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm –church Thu. Aug. 30 Christmas Market Crafters 6:30pm—hall

OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Ann Gray, Barry Hobart, Cindy Sowada, Teresa Fraser, Louise Hooven, Rosemarie Quezada, Maria Xiques, Steve Giant, Marjorie Porter, Dick Bradie, Anna Marie Smith, Nicholas Barrett, Susan Zinampan, John Keys, Joni Seith, Drew Snapkowski, Susan Borshel, Phylis McNamara, Luis Miranda, Chadwick Poppe, Delores McCarthy, Sandy Capps, Richard Kuntz, Valerie Sedwick, Cheryl Henretty, Jack Connors, Don DeSilva, Terese Welch, James Scaldaferri, Denise Townes, Penny Droski, Mike Sullivan, Patty Byrne, Joe Brynes, Dolores Farr, Christine Leacock, Christine Branche, Rhonda Jackson, Gladys Boluda, Shirley Discher.

PRAY FOR PARISHIONERS: Johanna Palmer, Bob Reynolds, Fran Blasko, Theresa Brice, Barbara Fitzurka, Anthony Colbert, Perla Alega, Lourdes Flaim, Pat Welch, Dominic Vicino, Florence Zook, Lorraine Washington, Octavia Blake, Peggy Brown, Mary Ann Boyer, Pat Barry.

PRAYERS FOR OUR BELOVED DEAD:

Cesar Granados and Carolyn McGrew

Eternal Rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light

shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

Catechists Needed for the 2018-19 School Year

The classes in our Religious Education program are taught by volunteers; they are called catechists. Catechists are called by the Holy Spirit to pass on the faith. Have you ever considered being part of this ministry? There are a few requirements: 1) the desire to pass on the faith of the Catholic Church, 2) the desire to work with young people and 3) fulfilling the Child Protection Policy requirements of the Archdiocese of Washington. There are manuals and other resources available to support catechists in their ministry. Currently there is the need for the following Catechists: Kindergarten and Levels 1 and 3 on Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 7:45 Please pray to discern if the Holy Spirit is calling you for one of these opportunities. Contact Maureen Curtis at religioused@stedwardbowie.com or 301 249-9199 (Monday to Friday 9:00am-4:00pm) to volunteer or with any questions.

Registration for Religious Education classes (CCD) for the 2018-19 school year is on-going. All families must re-register every year. If your child was registered during the 2017-18 school year, late fees now apply. Registration instructions and forms can be found in the hall in the classroom area or on the parish website: www.stedwardbowie.com. You can also register on-line. All children who do not attend Catholic school should participate in the Religious Education program. Students are prepared for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation within the program. Please contact Maureen Curtis at (301) 249-9199 (Monday to Friday 9:00am-4:00pm) or e-mail at religioused@stedwardbowie.com with any questions you might have.

BACK TO SCHOOL St. Edward’s Community Outreach will be collecting School Supplies for the Bowie Food Pantry.

Requested Items: Colored Pencils

Copy Paper Construction Paper Liquid Hand Soap Jumbo Glue Sticks

Please place them in the Plastic Bins at the entrances during the month of August. Many thanks!

YOUTH GROUP HAPPENINGS!!!!!!

Thanks Hines family for hosting our great pool party!! **Fall Kickoff Cookout - Sept 9th!!** at 6pm in the Church Parking Lot. Come join for food and games!

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TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—AUGUST 26, 2018

From the Desk of Rev. Scott Holmer I would like to thank all of those, especially the Community Building Committee, for all of their hard work in preparing for my Installation Mass and reception this Sunday. I am so deeply honored to be installed your pastor here at St. Edward’s. It has been a tough

couple of weeks being a priest or even a Catholic with all of the bad press that the Church has been getting. I gave a difficult homily last week about it and I was overwhelmed and humbled by your support. As our seminarian Christian Huebner put it so well in his last reflection with us: "We are one family in Christ Jesus." Jesus says in the Scriptures this weekend what it takes to make a family. Jesus says that husbands should be willing to die for their wives as Jesus died for the Church. This would have been as scandalously progressive in Jesus' day as His other saying, "wives should be subordinate to their husbands," seems as scandalously regressive in our day. However, there is a timeless deeper motivation to the sacrifice of the husband and the obedience of the wife - love. When a husband is willing to sacrifice for his wife out of love, seeing his virtue, his wife is willing to let him lead. And when a wife is willing to be subordinate to her husband, it stirs the husband's heart to lay down his life for his wife. In the family of faith, a pastor should be willing to die, to lay down his life, for his spouse the Church. In my case, I look forward to laying down my life for all of you here at St. Edward’s since I have come to know and love you so much. I am so glad you have welcomed me here at St. Edward’s and I look forward to our years together as one family in Christ Jesus. God Bless, Fr. Scott

PARISH SUPPORT: Last week’s Offertory: $8,350.00. Our weekly Offertory goal is $9,000.00. The previous 3 week Sunday Collections were: $9,900.00, $14,579.00, $9,262.00.

THE LADIES OF ST. EDWARD’S PRAYER AND FELLOWSHIP

GROUP

Please join us and mark your calendar for the last Friday of every month. Our next meeting will be August 31st at 10am in the church. No matter where you are in your

journey, come join us as we focus on what we already have and all the ways God has already blessed us. You will be renewed, your attitude will be affected and JOY will overflow.

CALL TO MUSIC MINISTRY

The choirs are starting rehearsals! Join us for faith, fellowship, and music. Go to the church website or email Megan Weeks at music@stedwardbowie.com to learn more about each choir.

Children's Choir: Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm beginning September 12th Youth Choir: Mondays 7:30-8:30pm beginning September 10th Adult Choir: Wednesdays 7:30-9:30pm beginning August 22nd Instrumentalist Interest Meeting: Monday 6:00pm September 10th Conmigos: Contact Virna Flores at virna.flores@pgcps.org

NEEDED: EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS-HOMEBOUND

We are in need of Ministers of Holy Communion to visit the elderly. Our parish ministers to 4 local facili-ties. 42 of our parishioners cannot attend weekly Mass. As we all do, they long to receive the Bread of Life. Your commitment can be as little as one hour every other month. Training will be provided. Please contact Mary Gurlacz at mgurlacz@gmail.com or 301-218-8431.

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, supervision and project management of outside contractors. Experience in facilities or property management is a plus. Please call Fr. Scott Holmer at (301) 249-9199 or send your resume to pastor@stedwardbowie.com if interested.

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