Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
1
St. Stephen the Martyr
Catholic Church
Established as a Mission: October 6, 1957
Building Dedicated: April 21, 1963
Became a Parish: June, 1975
St. Stephen Ministry Connections
Bulletin Editor Maureen Thomas 540-687-6433 Prayer Vine Kathleen Lambiasi 703-754-8224 Adult Faith Inquiry Fr. Murphy 540-687-6433 Ushers Bill Wiltgen 703-408-2907
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Martha Prokop 703-754-8444 [email protected]
Middleburg Community Charter School 101 North Madison Street, Middleburg, VA
11:10 a.m.—12:15 p.m.
Summer classes are starting for students rising to Grades 4 – 8
who have not yet received First Communion . To join these
classes, be sure you are registered in the Parish or Mission,
submit a copy of the Baptismal Certificate, and contact our
Director of Religious Education at MProkop@Saint-
Stephen.org, or call (703) 754-8444.
We need your help! Please consider donating to assist several young people from the parish in attending WorkCamp at the end of June. Donations can be made as a One-Time Gift through FaithDirect using the Note: “WorkCamp”. During WorkCamp, the youth will aid those in need through repairing and replacing items like wheelchair ramps, decks, windows, and roofs. Your donations will go directly to purchasing supplies for the projects and the youth’s accommodations for the week. We are still several thousand dollars short of our goal, so any donation is greatly appreciated. Please email our stakeholder, Richard Malebranche at [email protected], or our Director of Youth Ministry [email protected] with any questions.
Vocations The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.” Are you being chosen by Christ to poured out your life’s work for souls with Him as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life? Call Father J.D. Jaffe at (703) 841-2514, or
write:[email protected].
Visit www.faithdirect.net .
Use St. Stephen code: VA 785.
Masses at St. Stephen the Martyr and
St. Katharine Drexel can be offered for living and deceased loved ones. Please call the parish at office to schedule. 540-687-6433
Retreat for Married Couples
A Retreat Day for Married Couples will be led by Fr. Paul Scalia, Episcopal Vicar for Clergy, on Saturday, July 7 at Holy Trinity, Gainesville, VA, from 9 am to 3 pm. Experience a profound and reflective retreat including talks, Adoration, Confession, and spiritual time with your spouse; the retreat will conclude with Mass.
Stewardship Reflection Feast of Corpus Christi
“Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them and they
all drank from it.” - MARK 14:23
Jesus, the perfect steward, gave thanks, just before He gave Himself to us completely for our salvation. He offers us the chance to drink from His cup. In the Eucharist, we meet Christ personally and, if we listen to Him, we know what drinking from His cup means our own sacrifice – giving up some of our time, talent and treasure to do His work on earth. Diocese Launches New Podcast!
‘Searching for More’ features interviews and discussions on a range of topics affecting Catholics in today’s world. Guests in-
clude clergy, local Catholics, doctors, technology experts, Catholic news anchors, and even Hollywood actors starring in epic biblical dramas. In addition to interviews, some podcasts will emanate from inspiring talks, speeches, homilies, and lectures given throughout the Diocese. The podcast is dedicated to the patronage
of our diocesan saint, St. Thomas More. 'Searching for More' joins the 'Walk Humbly' and 'Catholic Herald' podcasts as dioce-
May the grace of the Eucharist, the body and blood
of Jesus, strengthen our commitment to protecting
the gift of human life; We pray to the Lord:
A huge thank you to everyone that participated in performing a the first two corporal works of Mercy for the St Lucy Project . By donating an additional 178 pounds of food for a grand total of 1778 pounds you have helped feed the hungry and give drink to the thirsty.
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.” Mt. 25:35
2
St. Katharine Drexel Mission
Bull Run Catholic Community Established September 10, 2000
Made a Mission June, 2005
Office Phone—703-754-8444 www.katharinedrexelcc.org
St. Katharine Ministry Connections Altar Servers Paul Walters 703-754-1639 Building Committee David O’Flynn 571-261-2663 [email protected]
Bulletin Submissions Maureen Thomas 540-687-6433 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Rose Brenkus 703-244-7411 Food Pantry Eileen Smith 703-795-4892 Lectors Melanie Shipley 703-753-8313 Legion of Mary Jackie Lorzing 703-754-3859 Meals Ministry Kim Golub 703-405-4410 [email protected] Money Counters Louise Miscio 571-261-3112 Frances Gallagher 571-261-2475 Prayer Vine Kathleen Lambiasi 703-754-8224 Adult Faith Inquiry Fr. Murphy 540-687-6433 Set up Crew Ushers Martin Fisher 703-753-0234
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Martha Prokop 703-754-8444 [email protected]
Bull Run Middle School Sunday, 9:10-10:15am
____________________ .
Summer classes are starting for students rising to Grades 4 – 8 who have not yet received First Communion . To join these classes, be sure you are registered in the Parish or Mission, submit a copy of the Baptismal Certificate, and contact our Director of Religious Education at [email protected], or call (703) 754-8444.
Classes begin on Tuesday evening, June 5, from 5:00 to 6:00.
First Communion will be celebrated on August 15, the Solemnity
of Our Lady’s Assumption into Heaven.
Knights of Columbus
If you’re interested in joining the Father Jon O’Brien Council #16793 contact Dave Mart at 703-346-1900 or via email at [email protected].
Visit www.faithdirect.net.
Use St. Katharine code: VA 786
Come and Grow !
Legion of Mary
Come! Grow in your spiritual development and advance the Reign of Christ, through Our Lady!! The Legion of Mary meets every Wednesday at 11:00 AM in the SKD Mission office, 4100 Mill Creek Road, Haymarket.
If you would like to learn more please join us. Contact Jackie Lorzing [email protected]
Support the SKD Building Project Your contributions are essential to make a permanent church home a reality. Giving is easy, and every contribution matters – so here’s 5 ways you can contribute: 1. Building Fund Envelopes – include check or cash 2. Website: http://www.katharinedrexelcc.org/ and look for the
“Giving” tab 3. Faith Direct: http://www.katharinedrexelcc.org/supporting-st-
katharine-drexel/ 4. Mail a check with a note: St. Katharine Drexel Mission, 4100
Mill Creek Road, Haymarket, VA 20169 5. In any envelope, insert cash, a brief note and drop in the bas-
ket on Sunday.
Thank You to the many dedicated volunteers at Saint Katharine Drexel Mission!
Volunteers Needed!!!
In our comings and goings, to and from Mass, we often don't real-ize how much work is involved. Our Set Up and Take Down vol-unteers work with speed, strength, and dedication and a Love for our Lord. We are looking for Volunteers in the following areas. Set up Crew: dedicated to the Hospitality area, front table, Con-fessional. Take down Crew: dedicated to the Hospitality area, front table, Confessional Van Driver one morning a month; drive from office to Bull Run Eucharistic Ministers: required Diocese Workshops Money Counters: Monday Mornings, once a month (Tuesdays, if Monday is a Holiday) Gardners– One is nearer God’s heart in a garden, then anywhere else on earth. Please consider volunteering to help in our garden beds. Please contact Ellen at (703)754-8444 if you can volunteer . Thank you.
Serving Others in God's Love: Religious Freedom Week
People of faith are committed to serving others in God’s love in healthcare, child welfare, migration and refugee resettlement, education, and more. Religious freedom protects the space in which we can continue to serve. Religious Freedom Week begins June 22, the Feast of Sts. Thomas More & John Fisher. Join Catholics across the country to pray and act for the freedom to serve faithfully and with integrity. Learn more at www.usccb.org/
ReligiousFreedomWeek! “Religious freedom remains one of America’s most precious
possessions.” Pope Francis
3
June 3, 2018 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Saturday, June 2 St. Stephen 5:00 pm Elizabeth Lang Hee †
Sunday, June 3 St. Stephen 8:00 am Gaston De Bearn XVI † 10:00 am Mary McNally 12:30 pm Paul Hurst St.Katharine 8:00 am Catherine Wickes † 10:30 am David Geddes Monday, June 4 8:30 am Special Intention Tuesday, June 5
8:30 am Toni and Teri Flay
Wednesday, June 6 8:30 am Carl Brown † 6:30 pm
Thursday, June 7 8:30 am Jeanne Arra †
Friday, June 8 8:30 am Frances Angotta †
Let Us Pray for… Antonio Ababia, Quinn Adams, Dean
Artigue, Mike Boley, Charity Butts, Roberta Camarca, Ricki Coyne, Helen Durek, Larry Fousek, David Fuller, Craig Fulmer, Patty Hamer, Sienna Houck, Devin Hutcheson, Ryan King, Brittany Leap, Patricia Lengauer, Jackie Lorzing, Cathy Maynard, Michael McHugh, Joseph, Anthony & John Morettini, Karen Parker, Tiffany Peredo, Victor Ramirez,
Ruth Ransom, Delora Setliss, Jeannette Solomon, Ben Stern, Marilyn Walker
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Tuesday, June 5 10:30am Abiding Love Prayer Group, Kathleen Lambiasi 703-754-8224 Wednesday, June 6 11:00 am Legion of Mary, SKD Mission Office 6:30pm Spanish Mass 7-8pm Eucharistic Holy Hour, Confessions
Seven Loaves Serving Our Community Remember those we serve by bringing your food items on Sundays and leaving them in the basket located in the narthex. Please visit their website
www.sevenloavesmiddleburg.org. or 540-687-3489
For Those Who Serve Please pray for all the brave women and men in harm’s way; especiallyFirst Lt. Ben Griffin, Sgt. Timothy Tschida, Lt. JG Elizabeth Cotter
Jacob Ploschnitznig Joseph Ploschnitznig, Jake Pratt and Markas Solomon
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday Ex 24:3-8; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26
Monday 2 Pt 1:2-7; Mk 12:1-12
Tuesday 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18; Mk 12:13-17
Wednesday 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12; Mk 12:18-27
Thursday 2 Tm 2:8-15; Mk 12:28-34
Friday Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn 19:31-
37
Saturday 2 Tm 4:1-8; Lk 2:41-51
Paul VI will be hosting many incredible camps this summer. Ranging from sports to fine arts there is something your child will enjoy. Visit their web page for more information. https://pvisports.net/main/campsclinics
Come Celebrate and Pray for Our Future Priests
The ordination of men to the priesthood is a beautiful and inspiring event for our entire diocese, and all are welcome to witness it. The Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood for Deacons Michael Folmar, Nicholas Schierer and Christo-pher Tipton is Saturday June 9 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathe-dral of St. Thomas More. There is also a Holy Hour Vigil with Bishop Burbidge and the seminarians on Friday June 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cathedral, followed by a light reception. Come and pray for our future priests!
4
PASTOR’S PIECE Starting tomorrow, our SSM community will be in greater solidarity with our SKD commu-nity. For much of our Middleburg congregation it will be the first time that they are intro-duced to arranging chairs in an assembly hall in order to attend Mass. I’ll be sure to sell our fundraising SKD kneeling pads. Nevertheless, throughout much of the world today and Christian history, the act of gathering in an indoor space without pews, kneelers, benches or chairs was/is the standard. If you should ever have the privilege of visiting the Major Basilicas, like St. Peter, in Rome. They have beautifully ornate Cosmatesque floors. The mosaics are to be seen, rather than covered with pews. I don’t know when pews became standard in churches, but some argue that it was the Protestant influence. To support that theory, I have seen medieval paintings where con-gregants are depicted coming to the cathedral with their chairs on their backs. The occasion captured in art paints a feast day where there was great anticipation of the pastor or bishop giving a long sermon. Interestingly, this too may have been another Protestant contribution to the modern era. There were many times in Christian history when the homily was rare. I guess that you can thank our Protestant brethren for shaming us Catholic clergy into preach-ing again. The unspoken point of all these historical or architectural circumstances is that principally Christians didn’t come to Mass to be entertained, or even educated. They came to participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. That is, the Eucharist was the main attraction. This event involved a bit of moving around. Standing and kneeling were a large part of this sacred exer-cise. Indeed, the liturgy is alive and thus subject to organic development. The pew is here to stay. (I guess that you’re stuck with the homily too.) And because of these useful tools of pews and kneelers the Church has greater expectations. The indicated time of kneeling is longer than in past centuries and also, the expectation of the faithfuls capacity to endure a long-winded homily is expanded. However, in these currently extraordinary circumstances of Parish Hall or Cafeteria, the congregation is still expected to show reverence for our Lord’s unique presence in the Eucharist by kneeling at Mass. It should be noted though, that the Church recommends standing if kneeling is impractical as a sign of this reverence. I asked Bishop Burbidge if he might give permission to modify the amount of time in the kneeling posture of a standard Mass. He was disinclined to give any formal permission in general but was sympathetic and thought that individuals who took it upon themselves to modify the standard time of kneel-ing would be in accord with the mind of the Church. The only advice that I offer is that if you choose to curtail the amount of time kneeling, the idea is to be kneeling for the Consecration. Please, say an extra prayer that we at SSM can meet our “Substantial Completion” date of September 6.
Christ’s Peace, Fr. Murphy
5
El Mensaje del Párroco Mañana, nuestra comunidad San Esteban el Mártir (SSM) se solidarizará más con nuestra comunidad Santa Catarina Drexel (SKD). Para gran parte de nuestra congregación de Middleburg, será la primera vez que se les presenta a organizar las sillas en un salón para asistir la misa. Sin embargo, a lo largo de gran parte del mundo de hoy y de la historia cristiana, el acto de reunirse en un espacio interior sin bancas, reclinatorios o sillas fue / es el estándar. Si algu-na vez tienes el privilegio de visitar las Basílicas Mayores, como San Pedro, en Roma. Tie-nen hermosos pisos ornamentados les llaman Cosmatesco. Los mosaicos son estar visto, en lugar de estar cubiertos con bancos. No sé cuándo las bancas llegaron en las iglesias, pero algunos argumentan que fue la influencia protestante. Para apoyar esa teoría, he visto cua-dras medievales en las que se representan a los feligreses llegando a la catedral con sus si-llas en la espalda. La ocasión capturada en el arte pinta un día de fiesta donde había una gran expectativa de que el pastor u obispo diera un largo sermón. Curiosamente, esto tam-bién puede haber sido otra contribución protestante a la era moderna. Hubo muchas veces en la historia cristiana cuando la homilía fue rara. Supongo que puedes agradecer a nues-tros hermanos protestantes por avergonzarnos a nosotros, clérigos católicos, a predicar. El punto tácito de todas estas circunstancias históricas o arquitectónicas es que principal-mente los cristianos no asistieron a la Misa para estar entretenidos, o incluso educados. Vi-nieron a participar en el Santo Sacrificio de la Misa. Es decir, la Eucaristía fue la atracción principal. Este evento involucró un poco de movimiento. De pie y de rodillas eran una gran parte de este ejercicio sagrado. De hecho, la liturgia está viva y por lo tanto sujeta al desa-rrollo orgánico. El banco está aquí para quedarse. (Supongo que también la homilía). Y de-bido a estas herramientas útiles de bancos y reclinatorios, la Iglesia tiene mayores expecta-tivas. El momento indicado para arrodillarse es más largo que en los siglos pasados y tam-bién se amplía la expectativa de la capacidad de los fieles para soportar una homilía pro-longada. Sin embargo, en estas circunstancias extraordinarias de la sala parroquial, la congregación muestre reverencia por la presencia única de nuestro Señor en la Eucaristía al arrodillarse en la misa. Sin embargo, debe señalarse que la Iglesia recomienda permanecer de pie si arrodillarse es impracticable. Le pregunté el obispo, Monseñor Burbidge, si podía dar per-miso para modificar la cantidad de tiempo en la postura arrodillada de una misa. Él no es-taba dispuesto a dar ningún permiso formal en general, pero era muy simpático que las personas individuales eligen de modificar el estándar momento de arrodillarse estaría de acuerdo con la mente de la Iglesia. El único consejo que ofrezco es que si decides acortar la cantidad de tiempo arrodillado, la idea es arrodillarte para la Consagración. Por favor, diga una oración adicional para que nosotros en SSM podamos cumplir con nuestra fecha de "finalización sustancial" del 6 de septiembre. La paz de Cristo,
Padre Murphy
6
Eucharistic Ministers
I f you have an interest in the Distribution of
Communion at St. Katharine Drexel or St. Stephen the Martyr, please email Ellen Sivick at [email protected] for St. Katharine Drexel or email Lori Trout at [email protected] for St. Stephen the Martyr.
Merrcy & Mary Retreat with Fr. Michael Gaitley
Holy Trinity, August 24-25th, 2018! Join the Marian Missionaries of Divine Mercy for an inspiring Mercy & Mary Retreat featuring bestselling author of 33 Days to Morning Glory and acclaimed speaker Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC. * PLEASE NOTE : Space is limited and it may sell out fast! To register and for more details: Marianmissionaries.org/events
OUR LADY OF FATIMA PILGRIM VIRGIN STATUE HOME VISITATION— THE TOUR FOR PEACE October 3rd, 2017 marked the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima’s apparition in the Cova da Iria in Fatima, Portugal. Her message to the three shep-herd children? “Pray the Rosary for peace and the conversion of souls”. The “world-famous” Tour for Peace International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady, is currently on a two-year tour in America and internationally. The Tour will have visited 140 dio-ceses in 50 states. Our Lady of Fatima Praesidia welcomed the Pilgrim Virgin Statue to St. Katharine Drexel Mission Church, in February 2018. Since then, the OLF Pilgrim Virgin Statue has visited six parish families. Each welcomed Mary into their homes for a period of one (1) week. During the week of visitation, families pray the Rosary together re-membering the message Our Lady brought to the world “pray for peace and for all souls in despair.” The Pilgrim Statue Visitation is available to all pa-rishioners upon request and guided by Legionaries. *PVS Delivery & Home Welcome = 30-35 minutes | PVS Pick up & Closing Prayers = 30-35” approxi-mately. For more info on The Tour for Peace see https://www.bluearmy.com/the-apostolate/pilgrim-virgin-statue-tours/ To schedule a home visitation, please contact: [email protected]
Fireworks
June 23rd 6:30 PM ALL
TICKETS $10 (Free Under 2
on lap)
Purchase Tickets via Secure Pay Pal:
http://www.katharinedrexelcc.org/knights-of-columbus-fr-jon-obrien/
Contact Greg Murray:
Women’s Discernment Retreat
Could Christ be calling you to the religious life? Take a step to find out at the annual discernment retreat for women (ages 18 and up), June 15-17. The retreat will be led by the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal (CFRs), and will focus on giving you tools for your discernment, as well as personal prayer time, opportunities for confession and spiri-tual direction, and the chance to socialize with the sisters. Cost is $60 and includes overnights and all meals (assistance is available if needed). For more information, contact Fr. J.D. Jaffe, Director of the Office of Vocations, at 703-841-2514 or [email protected]. Deadline to register is June 1.
