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20408 Point Lookout Rd. • Great Mills, MD 20634 Parish Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8:00am to 3:00pm • Appointments can be made by calling the rectory.
301-994-0525 • FAX: 301-994-1547 • www.holyfacechurch.org
PARISH STAFF
Pastor, Rev. Jerry Gamrot Deacon, Mr. Paul Bielewicz
Parish Bookkeeper, Mrs. Anya Naegele
Faith Formation, Mrs. Laura Lang Youth Ministry, Mr. Chris Harris [email protected] R.C.I.A., Mrs. Ashley Davis
Chairperson, Parish Council, Mrs. Laura Schuyler
Little Flower School, Grades Pre-K-8 Principal, Mrs. Barbara Stirling [email protected] 301-994-0404,
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday: 4:15pm or by appointment ROSARY: Monday: 6:00pm
EUCHARIST:
Saturday: Vigil 5:00pm Sunday: 7:00am, 9:00am, 11:30am
Daily: 8:00am Tuesday through Friday Tuesday: 10:00am during school year
Holy Days: As Announced
ADORATION WITH BENEDICTION First Thursday of the Month
6:00pm
Bulletin Deadline: in Writing by Monday 3:00 pm
THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — JULY 21, 2019
Like Mary and Joseph, families have a mission to
welcome Jesus into their homes and lives, to “listen
to him, speak with him, take care of him, protect
him and grow with him, and in this way improve
the world.” -Pope Francis
The Catholic Church recognizes that parents are the primary and
principal educators of their children, especially the task of faith
formation. We at Holy Face Church, are here to assist parents by
providing structured classes and sacramental preparation programs
to help families recognize the connection between our Catholic faith
and the way we live our lives.
2019-2020 Faith Formation registration will begin soon. Tuition for
One Student: $75; Two Students: $120; Three or more Students:
$150. Please contact Father Jerry at 301-994-0525 if you would like
to set up a payment plan or if you need to apply for a tuition
reduction or waiver.
The Faith Formation program is possible thanks to the dedication of
wonderful volunteer teachers and helpers. Please consider joining
our team in this rewarding ministry.
Faithfully yours in Christ,
Laura Lang
Welcome to the Holy Face Catholic Church family. On behalf of our parishioners, I invite you to tour our website and get acquainted with our growing and vibrant faith community. Better yet, please come visit us in person, worship with us, and make this your spiritual home. If you need more information about our parish, please do not hesitate to call me. May the peace of Christ be with you. Your brother in Christ, Rev. Jerry Gamrot New Parishioners: The parish family of Holy Face welcomes all new parishioners! Please fill out a registration form available on our webpage or in the back of the church and drop it in the collection basket at Sunday Mass. If you have any questions, please call the Parish Office at 301-994-0525. You may also reach our Welcoming Committee at [email protected] Welcome! Sacrament of Baptism: Expectant parents must attend our Baptism Preparation Program which is offered monthly. Baptism is the first and most important Sacrament as it introduces us to the Faith. Baptisms are offered on the First Sunday of the month at the 11:30am Mass and immediately following. Call the Parish Office to schedule a baptism and to make arrangements to attend our Baptism Program. Sacrament of Marriage: Arrangements should be made well in advance of an intended marriage, at least six months and even up to a year prior. Please call the Parish Office to arrange an appointment with the Pastor. Attendance at the Marriage Preparation Program is required. Sick and Hospital Visits: Please let the Parish Office know if you have a family member who is ill at home or in the hospital so we may add them to our prayer list and arrange, if appropriate, for visits from our Homebound Ministry and the Pastor. R.C.I.A.: If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about the Catholic faith or in becoming Catholic, please contact the Parish Office for details about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or contact the Parish Office at (301)994-0525. Choir: Practice is held on Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Church choir loft. New members are always welcome. Parish and School Websites and email: Visit our Holy Face website at www.holyfacechurch.org for up-to-date information regarding our parish. Questions or concerns may be emailed to: [email protected]. You can also visit the Little Flower School website at www.littleflowercatholic.org for additional information regarding our school. Parish Cemetery Information: Contact Catholic Cemeteries at 301-475-5005 or 301-932-1766. BULLETIN DEADLINE: All requests to include activities in our weekly bulletin must be received in writing by 3pm on Monday. Inclusion of the activity is at the discretion of the Pastor and space availability. Information may be emailed to [email protected].
THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — JULY 21, 2019
THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — JULY 21, 2019
Biblical Fast Food
Our idea of fast food is that you drive your car to a local chain, you pull up to the giant menu board with the scratchy speaker system, you yell out your order, you drive to the window, and you pay your money. Within minutes, you have your food and you speed away. It is fast.
In the Book of Genesis, there is a different account of fast food service. Some mysterious visitors came to see Abraham and Sarah. Abraham realized that there was something divine about their presence. He immediately offered hospitality: a bath, a rest, and a meal. They agreed. But Sarah had to come up with some food, fast.
She baked rolls from fine flour. A servant slaughtered and prepared a juicy steer. The curds and milk were easier, but the basic ingredients of a hamburger, bread and meat, had to be prepared from scratch on the spot. By our standards, not fast food—but pretty impressive for its day. As a result of his hospitality, Abraham received from God the gift he had waited for all his life: a son, Isaac, whom he would love.
When strangers or friends drop by, we have the opportunity to offer hospitality. Sometimes we are so busy that our primary hope is they will leave as soon as possible. But there is another solution. We can offer hospitality. The blessing we receive may be the one we have desired all life long.
Bulletin Board
July 22, 2019 - July 28, 2019
Monday 8:00am - NO MASS Tuesday 8:00am - Doris E. Bean+ Wednesday 8:00am - Anthony “Tony” Dubler+ Thursday 8:00am - Deacon John Shewmaker+ Friday 8:00am - Deacon Paul Bielewicz
Saturday 5:00pm - Mark Czinger+ Raymond Czinger+ Sunday 7:00am - Holy Face Parishioners 9:00am - Richard Marcrander+ 11:30am - Thomas “Eddie” Tippett+
Mass Intentions for the Week
(Mon) Saint Mary Magdalene
Sg 3:1-4b/Jn 20:1-2,11-18
(Tues) Saint Bridget
Ex 14:21—15:1/Mt 12:46-50
(Wed) Saint Sharbel Makhluf
Ex 16:1-5,9-15/Mt 13:1-9
(Thurs) Saint James 2 Cor 4:7-15/Mt 20:20-28 (Fri) Saints Joachim and Anne Ex 20:1-17/Mt 13:18-23 (Sat) Ex 24:3-8/Mt 13:24-30 (Sun) Gn 18:20-32 Col 2:12-14 Lk 11:1-13
Weekly Readings
PRAY FOR OUR SICK Please include the following people, as well as all of our family and friends who are ill in your prayers, especially:
Mike Alvey, Beaner Barnett, Ester Mae Battle, Lilly Mae Battle, Shirley Mae Battle, Robert Baumgarten, Gregory Bean, Nancy Brown, Judy Broyles, John Cardinal, Francis Countiss, Cindy Davis, Rose Daye, Michael Dement, Francis Dominique, Kathy Dominique, Joe Eversole, Marjorie Fechtig, Dillon Fiske, Ariana Gennaro, Gail Gennaro, Bruce Genovese, Caleb Getscher, Elizabeth Gray, Tiffany Grey, Jack Grubber, Jennifer Hills, Pam Howard, Janice Ivancik, George Izon, Barbara Lamb, Matt Lamb, June Lang, Elsie Lawrence, Taylor Love, Janice Lynch, Patricia Madrigal, Joanne McGilloway, Virginia McKeen, Barbara McNary, Norma Miller, Harold Owens, Linda Palchinsky, Gertrude Pirko, Robert Russell, Duncan Scott, Margaret Sison, Steve Taylor, Lois Testerman, Anthony Thomas, Cathy Thomas, Mary Thomas, Mark Thomason, Robert Wheeler, John Williams, Charlie Wise, Jr., Kathy Wood, Elizabeth Young.
Call the Parish Office to have names added to or removed from our list.
SERVICE PRAYER LIST Please remember in your prayers all of our troops and their civilian counterparts serving in war zones as well as all those in service around the world: LCDR Randy Dodds, US Navy PFC Jacob A. Gilbert, USMC LCDR Richard C. Moebius, Jr., US Navy Lt.Col. Brett A. Shilling, USAF Airman Steven M. Lamb, USAF 2Lt. Danielle Wilkin, USAF SSgt Gregory Bergin, USAF LT Jacob Schmidt, US Navy Sgt Andrew Unkle, US Army LT Michael Woehrer, US Navy SPC Alexander D. Unkle, US Army LTJG Mark D. Sweet, Jr., US Navy LT Kevin Peters, USCG Pvt Gavin Podlaski, US Army Capt. Clayton Scott, USMC Gerard Cronkrite Lt Adam Patterson, US Navy Capt. Matt Barchick, USMC If you would like to add a loved one to our armed forces prayer list, please contact the Parish Office during normal business hours—301-994-0525 (T-F 8am-3pm).
In Our Prayers
Monday 6:00pm Rosary Wednesday 7:00pm Choir
THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — JULY 21, 2019
Are You Thirsting For God?
Are you someone who would like to learn more about your Catholic Faith? Do you know someone not bap-tized or baptized in a non-Catholic Christian tradition, who is thirsting for what it means to become Catholic?
Do you know someone already Catholic but has not yet received Confirmation & Communion?
Others may be thirsting too…
For each of us faith is a journey marked with moments of conversion along the way…we move from unbelief to initial faith, from sin to repentance, from painful isolation to the joyful experience of a loving community, from fear to love.
Faith, conversion, repentance, celebration and community ---five basic elements that are present in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). The RCIA provides a setting where the journey of faith and moments of conversion can be celebrated within the local Church community.
RCIA is a place to ask questions and seek understanding. Come and See! Invite a friend! All are Welcome! RCIA meets Sunday’s at Little Flower School from 10:15 A.M. to 11:15 A.M.
For more information, contact the Parish Office at (301)994-0525.
Bible Study will be taking a recess until September.
Please look in the bulletin for the exact date we will
resume our studies and consider joining us on
Wednesday evenings. Have a happy and safe
summer!
Holy Face Faith Formation classes have
ended for this school year and I would like
to thank the students, families, catechists
and teen helpers. The dedication of our
parish community is evident each week
that we gather at Mass and for classes.
Wishing everyone a blessed and spiritually
fulfilling break!
~~ Laura Lang ~~
THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — JULY 21, 2019
Knights of Columbus
Grand Knight Charles Shilling
301-535-8339 [email protected]
https://kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/index.asp?CNO=3849
Holy Face Council 3849 Officer Installation.
The installation of officers will take place following 5PM Mass on 27 July. A banquet will immediately follow in the Holy Face Church Hall. All Holy Face parishioners are invited to attend both the installation and the banquet. For planning purposes please contact the incoming Grand Knight, SK Charles Shilling at (301) 535-8339 or via email at [email protected], prior to 21 July.
Council Family of the Year
The Holy Face Council Family of the Year will be recognized prior to the Officer Installation and the family will be honored at the banquet. This recognition will become an annual event and open to all families of the Holy Face parish irrespective of KofC affiliation.
Supreme Chaplain’s Message for July
The Supreme Chaplain’s message for July regards our responsibility for deep and authentic reform of the Church. “As Knights of Columbus, we speak of ourselves as “the strong right arm of the Church.” Let us resolve, then, to believe in the Church and to love the Church so much that we contribute to its ongoing purification and reform.” His message can be viewed in its entirety at: https://shar.es/a0UcGN.
Upcoming Events
July 20 Officer Installation Rehearsal
July 27 Officer Installation and Awards Banquet
UPDATING OUR RECORDS
In our continuing effort to keep our
Parish Census up-to-date, please contact
the Parish Office with any changes to your
address and/or phone number. Please
note that your family must be registered
to participate in the Faith Formation
program or to be a sponsor for a Baptism
or Confirmation.
*****
Very Important Information for Our
Young Adults
If you have reached the age of 18 and
graduated from high school, even if you
still live at home, it is very important that
you register as an adult parishioner.
If you recently got married and have
never registered as an adult please do so
at this time. We continue to update our
records so please contact the Parish
Office (301-994-0525) with new changes.
CHOIR NEWS
COME SING WITH US
During July and August, if anyone is
interested in singing in the choir at the
9:00 or 11:30 Mass, please join us in the
choir loft 30 minutes before Mass to go
over the music.
If you would like to have a Mass ($10), the Sanctuary Lamp ($5), or Altar Flowers ($50) dedicated in someone’s memory or honor, please call the Rectory at 301-994-0525.
Flowers—Masses—Lamps
LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Have a great summer! Don’t forget to play,
pray, and read! *Bingo every Wednesday, doors open at 5:30 pm; early bird special starts at 6:45pm. Cash prizes! Food and drink will also be for sale. *Are you on social media? Don't forget to "like" us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/littleflowercatholic) and "follow" us on Twitter and Instagram (@LFSpatriots)!
Ten Reasons to Choose a Catholic Education
1. Catholic tradition and academic excellence in a community grounded in faith
2. Balanced curriculum that includes art, music and fitness
3. Emphasis on moral development, service to others and leadership skills
4. A 99% graduation rate
5. Strong preparation for further education
6. Safe and disciplined environment
7. Exceptional faculty who help students reach their highest potential
8. Individual attention in a caring community
9. Commitment to technology use to enhance education
10. Good stewardship of resources
Little Flower School
OFFERTORY
As you are probably aware, church
attendance during the summer months
tends to drop off as vacations and weekend
sporting events often conflict. The easiest
way to be sure that your gift of treasure
reaches us is through enrollment in our
electronic offertory program: Faith Direct.
Enrollment forms are available in the office
or you can visit www.faithdirect.net to
enroll online. Our church code is MD210.
As always, know that your generosity is
truly a gift from God.
God Bless You,
Father Jerry
Help Support the Church
THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — JULY 21, 2019
THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — JULY 21, 2019
UPCOMING EVENTS
Celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola At Loyola on the Potomac and St. Ignatius, Chap-el Point July 28, 2019 12:00 noon Tour of St. Ignatius, Chapel Point led by Father Tom Clifford, S.J. 1:00 pm Mass at St. Ignatius, Chapel Point 2:30 pm (following mass) Picnic at Loyola on the Potomac Reservations required for picnic. Contact: Alice Case (301) 392-0819 [email protected] www.loyolaonthepotomac.com Crab Feast Loyola on the Potomac Sunday, September 8, 2019 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm ALL YOU CAN EAT CRABS, fried chicken, hamburgers, hotdogs, corn on the cob, coleslaw potato salad, watermelon, and our fabulous homemade Loyola cookies. Early Bird Adult tickets $50. ($65 after Septem-ber 1); Children 7-12 $35, 6 and under free Contact: Alice Case (301) 392-0819 [email protected] www.loyolaonthepotomac.com
Holy Manger Lambs
July 25th
Prayer Reminder
We invite all our parishioners
to pray one decade of the
Holy Rosary on July 25th for
the health and well-being of our
Holy Manger Lambs and their
families:
Joseph Bartodziej
Nicholas Bartodziej
Adelyn Dyson
Savannah Lee Jones
Felicity Naegele
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