Welcome to OLQP Catholic Church! Address: 2700 19th Street South Arlington VA 22204

Phone: 703-979-5580 Email: office@olqpva.org

Website: www.olqpva.org

Pastor: Fr. Tim Hickey, C.S.Sp., thickey@olqpva.org Associate Pastor: Fr. Brandon Nguyen, C.S.Sp., bnguyen@olqpva.org Retired and In Residence: Fr. Tom Tunney C.S.Sp. Ministerio Latino: Fr. Joseph Nangle, O.F.M., j.nangleofm@yahoo.com Deacon: Deacon Tony Remedios, tremedios@olqpva.org

Daily Mass Schedule: Monday-Thursday — 12 Noon,

Friday– 6 pm (During Lent)

Weekend Mass Schedule:

Saturdays — 5:30 pm Vigil

Sundays — 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:15 am,

1:00 pm (Spanish), and 6:00 pm (Young Adult Mass)

Baptism: Please call or email the office to make arrangements. Marriage Preparation: Please contact the parish office at least six months before wedding date to complete requirements. Reconciliation: Saturdays — 4:45-5:15 pm and by appointment Business Manager: Christina Kozyn, ckozyn@olqpva.org Office Receptionist / Hispanic Liaison (bilingual): Thelma Molina, tmolina@olqpva.org Office Administrative Assistants: Jeannette Gantz Daly, jgantzdaly@olqpva.org Michele Chang, mchang@olqpva.org Faith Formation Director: Theresa Kennedy Palmisano, tpalmisano@olqpva.org Faith Formation Assistant (bilingual): Cecilia Lopez Oetgen, clopez@olqpva.org Faith Formation Consultant: Katie Remedios, kremedios@olqpva.org Youth Minister: Mike Mothes, mmothes@olqpva.org Social Justice and Outreach Minister (bilingual): Sally Diaz-Wells, sdiazwells@olqpva.org Outreach Assistant: Lyzbeth Monard, lmonard@olqpva.org Maintenance Supervisor: Michael Hill, mgdvet53155@yahoo.com Evening Custodian: Joe Martocci, jmartocci@olqpva.org

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Wednesday—9 AM, office@olqpva.org

OLQP MISSION STATEMENT

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church is dedicated to witness-ing the teachings of Jesus Christ, especially the Gospel of Saint Matthew, Chapter 25:31-46. Our mission is to nurture the spirit and to encourage the potential of those we serve through liturgi-cal celebration, educational endeavors and social ministries. The parish will continue to identify with its origin as a Black parish. As a multi-ethnic congregation we will seek to promote racial har-mony and social justice. While our primary focus is within the immediate community, we will also work to provide for the well-being of the downtrodden everywhere. In this we strive for our parish community to be a caring, sharing, and loving family.

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz

February 18, 2018

First Sunday of Lent

This Sunday’s 2nd Collection

BLACK AND INDIAN MISSIONS

THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU LENTEN RECONCILIATION PROGRAM:

The Sacrament of Penance is offered each Wednesday evening during Lent from 6:30 to 8:30 pm (except March 28th). At the same time, Reconciliation Service or Sung Stations of the Cross will be offered.

Sung Stations of the Cross: 7 pm – February 21, March 7 and 21

Reconciliation Services: 7 pm – February 28 Bilingual and , March 14 Family Service (At 6:30 pm and open to all)

Jesus came to Galilee Proclaiming the gospel:

“The reign of God is at hand!” Mk 1:14-15

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Gn 9:8-15; 1 Pt 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15

Next weekend’s Readings: (2nd Sunday of Lent) Gn 22:1-2, 9A, 10-13, 15-18; Rom 8:31B-34; Mk 9:2-10

OUR SICK AND HOMEBOUND STRENGTHEN US

Please pray for: Lousie Aust, Elizabeth Ball, Suri Barahona, Ronald Bashian, Francis Bilgera, Debra Billings, Precious Bowens, April Bras-sard, Lynne Burgh, Brody Carroll, Louise Chambers, Carmen Rosa Claure, Jeff Cory, Ginny Cox, Mary DaLuca, Cheryl Darby, Adrienne DiCerbo, Ernest Donatto, Mike Dorsey, Irene Fitzpatrick, Yevette Francois, Karen Gammache, Trishann Ganley, Carmen Gonzalez, the Harris Family, Linda Hawkins, Clare Hayden, Dee Hickey, Margaret Hodges, Beatriz Uribe Jaramillo, Rodrigo Jaramillo, Lillian Jay, Ray-mond Jay, Pat Johnson, Coleman Kane, Tom Kenefake, Cindy Kernick, Carmen Andrea Lara, Patrick Lawrey, Maria Linares, Lidia Montero Lopez, Mary Helen Madden, Wil McBride, Stefan McGuigan, Olga McKenzie, Martha Gladys Medina, Roberto Méndez, Mary Miller, Yvonne Mockler, Carmen Montijo, Dorothy Moran, Bob Morsches, Clem Munno, Chelsea Murray, Indira Murillo, Bruyce Niligis, Nicho-las, Denise Noland, Patrick Ogden, Mary Rose Orecchio, Delfima Pacheco-Choque, Roy Paco, Catherine Parr, Mary Pasquarella, Pat-rick, Catherine Peake, Paul Ramirez, Maddie Respicio-Cabatic, Wally Reyes, Michael Rodgers, Maritza Roldan, Sam Sabin, Carolyn Santos, Susan Savage, Jane Shepard, Mary Shookhoff, Jeffrey Smith, Mary E. Smith, Eva Souza, Paul Steinmetz, Nina Stewart, Michael Arthur Sweat, Rose Trujillo, Fr. Tom Tunney, Nancy Urquizo, Stephen Utley, Dottie Williams, Kate Witkowski, Mary Woods, Claudia Zapata.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 17-23

5:30 pm—for Ellsworth & Lorine Newman (D) by Tyra & Karen Newman

8:00 am—for Bill & Lorraine Senior (D) by Madeline Lappe 9:30 am—for Robert J. Ebner Sr. (D) by Beth Ebner & Ian Moar

11:15 am– for Janice Bartlett (D) by the Parish 1:00 pm— for the Parish

6:00 pm– for Dr. James W. Hayes (D) By Libby McNulty Mon 12:00 noon– for Gerri Noble-Martocci (D) by the Family

Fri 12:00 noon– for Richard Long (D) by Lois M. Houbond

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS:

Sunday Collection: $10,835 Faith Direct (January Average): $9,849

SPECIAL DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING FOR PEACE

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, calls us to observe a special day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace on Friday, February 23, as Lent begins, with a particular concern for the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Tragically, violent conflict rages in both nations. South Sudan won its independence in 2011 only to find itself a victim to corruption and a bloody civil war. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the government fails to honor the constitution as the Catholic Church courageously promotes a peaceful resolution of the conflict between the ruling and opposition parties. In both countries, inno-cent families suffer. Let us answer the Holy Father's call to pray and fast for peace, especially for the Church and peoples of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And let us turn our fasting into almsgiving and support the work of Catholic Relief Services in both countries. May God bless South Sudan, the Democratic Repub-lic of the Congo and our world with peace.

Saturday, March 3rd -- Two seatings: 5:00 and 6:45 pm The OLQP Girl’s High School Circle need your help as they raise money to attend a special event in NYC on March 11th. Purchase your ticket for $5 per person, $20 per family, or make a donation and the girls will use a portion of the $ to

feed a person living on the street. Price includes spaghetti, bread and salad. Drinks and dessert sold separately. Ticket sales begin on Feb.17.

4TH SUNDAY YOUNG ADULT POTLUCK -- after 6 pm Mass on Feb-ruary 25 in the Founders Room starting at 7:15 pm. The theme for the young adult potluck will be "Pre-Oscars Party Potluck". Bring your favorite movie viewing snack/drink. Or a dish inspired by the nomi-nees for best picture. All are welcome. The Founders Room will be open and available before Mass if anybody needs to keep their items refrigerated, heated, or plugged in before the potluck.

YOUNG ADULTS LENTEN RETREAT! IT’S TIME TO REGISTER. Young adults, age 18-40, please mark your calendars for Saturday, February 24th. OLQP is hosting a day-long Lenten Retreat here on campus. The day begins at 9 am with breakfast and concludes after the 5:30 pm Mass. The structure of the retreat allows for a morning or afternoon only possibility if you cannot be present for the entire day. Central topics are prayer and discipleship. Our three outstanding keynote speakers are Fr. Tim, Fr. Joe, and Marie Dennis (International Co-President of Pax Christi). There will also be time for individual prayer and reflection, small group sharing, and fellowship. Please contact Young Adult Minister Mike Mothes at mmothes@olqpva.org to register, volunteer for the event, or to ask questions.

HAITI LENTEN APPEAL - Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” The Haiti Committee and Père Luckson believe absolutely in the pow-er of education. It is the top priority for the people of Medor—and with your support, we’re helping to improve lives. In 1997, when Our Lady Queen of Peace began twinning with St. Joseph, only 320 chil-dren in St. Joseph attended school, and no one went beyond the 6th grade. Today, the parish educates nearly 3,000 students—regardless of religion—in grades K-13. Each student receives a hot lunch every day. The schools we help support are the only option for the stu-dents; no government funded schools are available in or around Medor. This Lent take action to change the world. Learn more about Haiti, especially Medor. Attend a Haiti Committee meeting; read Sue Carlson’s blog (http://marysusancarlson.tumblr.com/); and/or sup-port the Haiti Easter Drive with prayers, volunteering, or donations.

Come refresh your soul during Lent

SUNG STATIONS OF THE CROSS In the musical style of Taize, these unique stations invite you to pray along with thoughtful reflections on the Via Crucis and join in a medi-tative refrain. The Sung Stations will be offered on Feb. 21, March 7, and April 21 at 7 pm. Reconciliation will be offered from 6:30-8 pm. For more information, please contact Monica Perz-Waddington: monica.perz@verizon.net

CRS RICE BOWLS - During the 40 days of Lent, as companions on the journey, we encounter our neighbors. This week we encounter Majd and his family in Iraq and learn of people forced to flee violence and search for stability. How are we called to welcome the stranger in our midst? Put a Rice Bowl on your table – try the recipes – think outside the box – learn!

February 17-18, 2018, 1st Sunday of Lent

JUST A THOUGHT OR TWO… In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear of Jesus’ 40 days in the desert where he was tempted by the devil to choose worldly power and fame over his mission of compassion and forgiveness and the announcement of the “in breaking” of the Reign of God. As we begin Lent it is appropriate for us to reflect a bit on our own lives, our own desert experiences and our own tempta-tions. All of us as humans are tempted by pride, arrogance, selfish-ness, anger and greed…the real question is whether or not we give in to those temptations. For some, who give in, they are led to dis-graceful acts of greed and ego with catastrophic results. All we need do is to read the headlines in the newspapers or listen to the nightly news…we know who they are and are able to judge their heinous acts…choosing profit over the lives of innocent children, manufactur-ing weapons of mass destruction. But for most of us, our pride and greed is somewhat more contained…a white lie here and there…perhaps a small theft once in awhile…a few carefully chosen harsh words meant to wound. Most of us are basically good people, trying to live as God has called us to live. In the recesses of our hearts we know we’ve been tempted…we’ve stood on the precipice of surren-der to our baser desires…enticed by money, recognition, or power to take advantage of situations or people, neglect of our responsibili-ties, or treat ourselves or others with disregard and disrespect. But take heart…the slippery slope toward sin does not a sinner make…St Paul in his letter to the Romans tells us that the “lie of sin” is that we think we can’t recover….that our sin makes us irredeemable…unloved and unlovable. Nothing is further from the truth! We are assured over and over in the Gospels and the Psalms that nothing, no sin, can keep us from the love and forgiveness of God. God puts our sins as far away from us as the East is from the West! Lent is an opportunity to walk into the darker corners of our heart and face our shortcomings and open ourselves to the Light of Christ…to allow Christ to transform us into the people that God has made us to be. But how do we do that collectively, as a nation? How do we deal with our national sins of racism, bigotry, misogyny, the rejection of the immigrant, the refugee, the LGBTQ community, the poor, the mentally ill, the handicapped, “the other”? Lent can be a time to look not only at our personal sin but at our nation’s “structural sin”! Lent can be a time to begin again…let us not allow the sins of our past and present to darken our future by thinking that all is lost, instead let this Lent be a season of newness…a season of beginning again. What can I/we do to let the light of Christ illumine the darker corners of our hearts? What feelings or actions do I/we need to let go of in order to begin again…living a more Christ centered life that can lead us to take on the structural sins of our country? What can I do this Lenten season to build up the Reign of God and to speak out against the structural sin of our nation? Lenten Blessings, Fr. Tim

2018 BISHOP’S LENTEN APPEAL

LIVING IN FAITH~GIVING IN GRATITUDE The Bishop’s Lenten Appeal is in full swing 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 in our diocese. Thank you!

MARRIED COUPLES: Give the gift of time together and enrich your relationship. Attend the "Afternoon for Married Couples" on Satur-day, Feb. 24, 1-5 pm. Lively discussions and reflection, don't miss it. RSVP to Aleta and Bill: 703-642-6164, blarme@msn.com

MATTHEW 25 ACCEPTING WINTER DONATIONS Our winter storage of clothing is currently very low. Please drop off your winter clothing donations. Also accepting housewares, shoes for the season and small appliances. For questions contact Anne Marie Chester: 703 929 1375, phillygirl7925@gmail.com

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Rite of Sending and Rite of Election This Weekend

Our catechumens and candidates will participate in the Rite of Send-ing at Saturday's 5:30 pm Mass this weekend. Both our English- and Spanish-speaking RCIA participants will be celebrating this moment of transition in the RCIA process. Through this Rite, their sponsors will testify to our parish community that the catechumens and candi-dates have taken their formation seriously, have given evidence of their conversion and are ready to move forward in the RCIA process. Our participants will sign the Book of the Elect or the Book of Candi-dates as appropriate. On Sunday, we will go to St. Thomas More Cathedral for the Rite of Election. Through this celebration, the Church is recognizing that God has called these woman and men to his banquet of love and to his work of building the Kingdom. One of our catechumens will go forward on behalf of the group for Bish-op Burbidge to sign the Book of the Elect. Our candidates and con-firmandi will be recognized through the Continuing Call to Conver-sion. Please continue to pray for our participants as they celebrate this important transition point in their preparation to receive the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil or at Adult Confirma-tion at the Cathedral in May.

WALK THROUGH LENT WITH POPE FRANCIS: A GUIDE FOR LENT BASED ON LAUDATO SI’

Throughout each of Lent’s six weeks, the Integrity of Creation com-mittee invites parishioners to “right our relationship” with each oth-er and with God’s creation. Each week, we feature a quotation, pray-er, and reflections for actions corresponding to a chapter of Laudato Si’ (“Praise be to you, my Lord,”), Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment. You are invited to observe Lent by: Reading the chap-ter of Laudato Si’ that corresponds with that week in Lent (found on the OLQP website); Learning of God’s love through the living world, and working effectively toward sustainability of all life; Praying for “Our Common Home;” Fasting to transform ourselves and to be re-sponsible caretakers of our Earth; Acting to build sustainable habits and move toward “an ecological conversion” — a transformation of the heart that shifts our view of our relationship with nature and people. WEEK 1 -- Chapter 1 of Laudato Si’: What is Happening to Our Com-mon Home “The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all. At the global level, it is a complex system linked to many of the essential conditions for human life . . .we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system . . . Humani-ty is called to recognize the need for changes of lifestyle, production and consumption, in order to combat this warming or at least the human causes which produce or aggravate it.” (#21) PRAY: Be merciful, O God, for I have sinned. Teach me to turn away from actions that threaten the health of our common home and grant me the wisdom to make choices that allow the Earth to flour-ish in the future. ACT: How often do I consume or use fossil fuels for energy, for transportation, or for recreation? Are there alternative ways I can travel that reduce their consumption?

ECO TIP: Avoid food waste: produce that's past its prime may still be

good for cooking. Think soups, stir-fry, casseroles, or smoothies. Can be frozen and used later.

When the Civil War ended in 1865, some 4 million slaves may have been given their freedom, but “the process of re-building the South introduced a new set of significant challenges….new Southern state legislatures passed restrictive “black codes” to control the labor and behavior of former slaves and other African Ameri-cans….” Blacks began running for and winning a voice in government for the first time. But,…“In less than a dec-ade,,,reactionary forces–including the Ku Klux Klan–would reverse the changes wrought by Radical Reconstruction in a violent backlash that restored white su-premacy in the South.” 2/ By 1877, the Reconstruction period was for all intents and purposes, over.

For the next 100 years, restrictive laws such as the Supreme Court decision, Plessy v. Ferguson, in 1896, upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doc-trine….its reasoning was not overturned until the Brown v. Board of Educa-tion decision in 1954.” One of the most specious arguments by the Court to de-fend the correctness of this decision was that, the “assumption that the enforced separation of the two races stamps the colored race with a badge of inferiority. If this be so, it is … solely because the col-ored race chooses to put that construc-tion upon it.” 3/

Any benefits gained by the abolition of slavery, were reversed for the most part, by the, “Jim Crow segregation that per-vaded every aspect of American society since the 1890s. And the military was no exception.” The vast majority of black men who enlisted, “ were relegated to segregated divisions and combat support roles, such as cook, quartermaster and grave digging duty. The military was as segregated as the Deep South….And be-

cause of the gap between the prom-ise and performance of American freedom…, many black people frankly felt alienated from the war effort.” 4/

Before World War II, despite feel-ings of alienation, black civil rights activists such as A. Phillip Randolph head of the Brotherhood of Sleep-ing Car Porters, other civil rights activists and black journalists, con-tinued their campaign to convince Presi-dent Roosevelt to ban segregation in the armed forces. Only threats of a massive March on Washington in 1941 at the be-ginning of the U.S. involvement in World War II convinced President Roosevelt to ban discrimination in the defense indus-try. 4/ But, FDR was never convinced to take the next and most comprehensive step of full and complete desegregation of the U.S. armed services.

With the death of FDR in 1945, the activ-ists turned to President Harry Truman with their petitions. “Truman had served as an artillery officer during World War I, a war in which more than 350,000 African-American men served in segregated units…. By the time he became president, Truman, who had been known to harbor personally racist views, had “evolved” on the issue of segregation,… Many histori-ans believe his war experience helped to change his views.” He was also very much aware of the poor treatment some return-ing black troops received, especially in the south. There was also a political calculus to his decision. Truman needed the black vote in the upcoming presidential elec-tion. He met strong opposition from not only the military, but …. “Military integra-tion was opposed by an overwhelming majority of Americans…. A 1948 poll found that only 26 percent of Americans favored “having Negro and white troops

throughout the U.S. Armed Services live and work together.” This widespread opposition led activists to work around Congress by focusing on the possibility of unilateral executive action. 5/

Once Truman made his decision to pro-ceed, he informed Congress of his inten-tions on February 2, 1948, and issued Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948 . The Order established a blue-ribbon com-mission called the “President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services,” It was tasked with recommending changes to military regulations…for all soldiers, seamen, air-men and Marines…in the armed services, regardless of race….”4/

Executive Order 9981, read in part:

“… It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. This policy shall be put into effect as rapidly as possible, having due regard to the time required to effec-tuate any necessary changes without impairing efficiency or morale.” 6/

But the signing of 9981 in 1948, was the beginning, not the end, of the fight for African-Americans to serve in the military

as equals. Years of struggle were ahead, against fierce opposition. In fact, the full desegregation of the military was not considered complete until July 26, 1963 — fifteen years to the day after Tru-man’s initial Executive Order. 4/

1/ https://trumanlibrary.org/photographs/view.php?id=60374 2/ http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/reconstruction 3/ http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/plessy-v-ferguson 4/ https://thegrio.com/2012/05/28/harry-truman-and-the-desegregation-of-the-military-a-timeline/ 5/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/08/01/most-americans-opposed-integrating

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Black History Month 2018

Desegregation of the Armed Forces

Veronica Dabney

Pres. Harry S. Truman greets Staff Sergeant Edward Williams, USAF,

of St. Louis, MO, Oct.12, 1950 1/