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St. Katharine Drexel 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 9 September 2012

PASSAGES IN CHRISTPASSAGES IN CHRISTPASSAGES IN CHRISTPASSAGES IN CHRIST We Pray in Hope that God’s healing power may touch those who are sick, especially may touch those who are sick, especially Jonathan

Allgair, Jeanne Bartoli, Larry Bassett, George Brown, Paul Burdette, Michael Carretta, Linda Cowen, Bob

Dacey, Stan Davis, Piper Dotson, Olivia Dowell, Mansuet D’Souza, David Funsch, Betty Gilbert, Jennifer Hall, Grady Hoffman, Bill Kinsella, Blanche Kracher, Alicia Kunst, Mike Leutz, Therese Libert, Jane Marsh, Christina McAleavy, Bob McAteer, Jack McGrath, Grace McGraw, Christine Miller, Suzy Nathan, Peg O’Hara, Eddy Patterson, Rita Rourke, Jay Schatz, Jim Small, Jacqueline Speelman, Michelle Sullivan, Agnes Taylor, Susan Taylor, Cam Wagner, Ann Warner, & Rita Weygandt. May our prayers offer them inner strength.

We Pray for the Gift of Peace in the world and the safety of those working for peace through the military services, especially Mark Deemers, Danny Grimes, Keith Michael, Paul Philippus, & Michael Reid.

We Welcome in Faith Logan Keelty Jankowiak and Recee Leache who are initiated into the Christian Community through the Sacrament of Baptism this weekend. May our daily example of prayer and service help young people to grow as faithful members of Christ’s Body.

Please contact the Parish Office with your prayer requests.

Next Weekend (16 September 2012) Scripture Readings: Isaiah 50:4c-9a James 2:14-18 Mark 8:27-35

In the Gathering Space: Gift Cards Ministry Fair

Second Collection: Building Fund

Saint Katharine Drexel Parish Ministry Fair: Where are your interests? Would you like to share your faith with children or young adults or become part of an adult discussion group in the home? Would you pray with

someone who is ill or dying and bring them the Eucharist? Would you be willing to run errands or just sit and visit with a homebound person? Would you like to sing in the choir, become a cantor, or serve as a sacristan, usher

or lector? Do you like to garden or plan social activities such as the parish picnic or the Drexel Ball? These are just some of the ministries at Saint Katharine Drexel. Find out more at our annual Ministry Fair in the Gathering Space on September 15 & 16.

This Week in Our Parish

Sunday 9 September 10:15 AM New Parishioner Orientation.......Media Center 10:15 AM RCIA........................SJRCS Conference Room 1:00 PM Parish Picnic...........................Clover Hill Park

Monday 10 September 10:30 AM Weekday Mass ............Citizens Nursing Home 7:00 PM Confirmation Session ..................Music Room 7:00 PM Knights of Columbus..................Media Center 7:00 pm Property Management Com. ...... Parish Office

Tuesday 11 September 9:15 AM Weekday Mass ....................................Chapel

Wednesday 12 September 7:00 PM High School Youth Group .............Music Room

Thursday 13 September 7:00 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal ..........................Chapel

Friday 14 September 6:15 AM Weekday Mass ....................................Chapel

Sunday 16 September 10:15 AM RCIA........................SJRCS Conference Room 10:15 AM Children’s Choir ..........................Music Room 12:00 PM Homestudy Orientation ...............McElroy Hall 12:00 PM African Faith Community .............Music Room 12:30 PM Social Justice Ministry ................Media Center 5:00 PM TGIF Meal ..................................McElroy Hall 5:30 PM TGIF Prayer and Program ...........McElroy Hall

Last Weekend (2 September 2012) Attendance at Mass........................................... 930 Registered Households ..................................... 841 Number of Parishioners ..................................2,879 Weekly Offering Envelopes .............................................. $7,132.00 Electronic Transfer ................................. $5,468.00 Loose .................................................... $1,004.57 Total.................................................... $13,604.57 Other Offerings Poor Box................................................... $339.02 Food Bank Items ..............................................151 Peter’s Pence ......................................... $1,254.25

“Harvesting Our Tears” is an eight week process for grieving the loss of a loved one. It will begin on Tuesday 2 October and the meetings (facilitated by Deacon Jeff) will be held at St. Timothy Church, Walkersville. The group will be limited

to 12 men and women who have lost loved ones. Please call the Parish Office for more information.

Our Faith Formation Programs begin next weekend. Registration forms are available on the parish web site, at the Information Center, and in the Parish Office. It’s not too late to register!


FREDERICK COUNTY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

SAINT JOHN REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Frederick):Co-Ed Elementary Pre-K-8, 301-662-6722 www.sjrcs.org

VISITATION ACADEMY (Frederick): Girls Elementary Pre K-8, 301-662-2814 www.thevisitationacademy.org

MOTHER SETON SCHOOL (Emmitsburg): Co-Ed Elementary Pre K-8, 301-447-3161 www.mothersetonschool.org

ST. THOMAS MORE ACADEMY (Buckeystown): Co-Ed Elementary Pre-K3-8, 301-874-9014 stmamd.org

SAINT JOHN’S CATHOLIC PREP (Frederick): Co-Ed Secondary, 301-662-4210 www.saintjohnsprep.org

MOUNT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY (Emmitsburg) Undergraduate and Graduate, 301-447-5214 www.msmary.edu

Fr. Keith’s KornerFr. Keith’s KornerFr. Keith’s KornerFr. Keith’s Korner During the month of August our Social Justice

Ministry collected donations of/for school supplies for low-income kids in Frederick County Public Schools. Through your generosity, we were able to deliver $1800 in Gift Cards to Zoe Carson, the FCPS Homeless Student Coordinator, as well as five twelve-gallon bins of actual school supplies. I am always inspired by the goodness and caring love that flow out of this faith community and into the neighboring community! Please remember that during September we are collecting donations of nutritious snacks for the same students. Next weekend our Together Growing in Faith (TGIF) and Homestudy Faith Formation programs get started for the fall season. I remind you that forming our personal sense of faith is a life-long process, and that people of all ages are welcome at our TGIF sessions. If you are looking for some way to be more involved in your parish, our annual Ministry Fair next weekend may help you to find the right spot to share your time and talent. There has been a lot of buzz in the Frederick community about the $100 rebate checks that the County Commissioners will be mailing to homeowners this month. Because funding to many non-profit organizations serving the needy of the Frederick community was cut to help create this surplus, our Social Justice Ministry is offering parishioners the opportunity to sign over their rebate checks to some of those non-profit service organizations to help restore that funding. I invite you to seriously consider this option for your household, and consult the informative insert in the bulletin this weekend for more details. Every two years the priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore gather for a two-day convocation to examine important issues facing us as leaders in the church. I ask your prayers for the gathering taking place this week.

Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Keith Keith Keith Keith

CONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION REPORT REPORT REPORT REPORT

CAMPAIGN GOALSCAMPAIGN GOALSCAMPAIGN GOALSCAMPAIGN GOALS

Estimated cost of Phase One ........................ $6,000,000 Cash needed to start construction ............... $3,000,000 Cash needed by end of construction ............ $3,900,000

CAMPAIGN PROGRESSCAMPAIGN PROGRESSCAMPAIGN PROGRESSCAMPAIGN PROGRESS

Households Participating ..........................................373 Capital Campaign Pledges Made ................... $2,034,402 Building Fund Collected................................ $1,290,496 Total Toward End of Construction Goal .......$3,324,898

CONSTRUCTION CASHCONSTRUCTION CASHCONSTRUCTION CASHCONSTRUCTION CASH

Capital Campaign Pledges Collected.............. $1,846,560 Building Fund Collected................................ $1,290,496 Total Toward Start of Construction Goal......$3,137,056

CONSTRUCTION EXPENSES TO DATECONSTRUCTION EXPENSES TO DATECONSTRUCTION EXPENSES TO DATECONSTRUCTION EXPENSES TO DATE

Architectural Services........................................ $70,879

Our Drexel Essay Contest takes place each fall. A $1,000 college scholarship and a $500 high school scholarship will be awarded to two Saint Katharine Drexel parishioners on the basis of the essay contest. Essay contest rules and application will soon be available on the website, at the Parish Office, and at the Information Center after all Masses.

Food Raiser Program: During the month of September, the Social Justice Ministry asks parishioners to provide nutritious food items for distribution to needy children at-risk of hunger and malnutrition at Hillcrest Elementary School, Frederick. Items such as small multi-pack fruits, instant oatmeal, fruit snacks, granola bars, small juice boxes, single serve non-refrigerated pudding, single serve size ravioli, Beefaroni, chicken noodle or tomato soup, and single serve crackers or cookies. Please do not include items that contain peanuts. Items may be dropped off at the Gift Card table or in the Parish Office during the week. More information is available on a flier at the Information Center.


SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

BAPTISM: Preparation sessions are scheduled regularly and announced in the bulletin. Parents are encouraged to attend while preparing for the arrival of their child. For more information, contact the Parish Office.

FIRST RECONCILIATION AND FIRST EUCHARIST: Family preparation sessions are scheduled in the fall and spring each year for children desiring to celebrate these sacraments, including those in Catholic Schools. For information call the Parish Office.

MARRIAGE: Couples desiring to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage should contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to the anticipated date to allow time for the required preparation sessions.

CONFIRMATION: Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation can be started anytime in High School and flexes to adjust to the needs of students. Ongoing Faith Formation participation is required. Contact the Parish Office for more information.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA): Adults interested in joining the Catholic Faith? Contact the Parish Office for more information.

Catholic School News �� St. John Regional Catholic School Are you an SRJCS alumni? We are currently looking for members of the alumni to serve on the Alumni Program Committee Executive Team. The goals of the program include reconnecting alumni with classmates, teachers, and current students. Please call Sheila Evers (301-662-6722) or visit http://www.sjrcs.org/alumni_info.php.

Classic Car Show: Do you own a classic car (1979 or older) or do you just like to look at them? Join us for our inaugural fundraiser from 8:00 AM—2:00 PM on Saturday 29 September. In addition to the car show, there will be a Fall Festival, food, and music. For more information, please call 301-662-6722.

¿Hablas español? Do you speak Spanish? If not, and you would like to learn some basic conversational Spanish, one of our parishioners, Martha Mejia, is offering an introduction course this fall beginning on Tuesday 25 September. Classes will run for five weeks. The fee is $50 ($10 per class), with all proceeds benefitting the Parish Building Fund. For more information, please contact Barbara Miller in the Parish Office.

Children’s Choir: Attention second through eighth graders!!! Rehearsals for Saint Katharine Drexel’s Children’s Choir will begin again on 16 September. The Children’s Choir sings at one Mass each month, and on Christmas and Easter. Rehearsals are Sundays from 10:15 – 10:45 AM. EVERYONE must complete a registration form, available at the Information Center, and return it to the Parish Office by this Thursday 13 September. For more information, please contact Daniel Owens (301-360-9581) or [email protected].

Homestudy Gathering: Our first meeting will take place on Sunday 16 September at 12:00 PM in McElroy Hall. We ask all homestudy households to send at least one adult to this important meeting. Materials will be distributed and a number of important changes to our program will be covered. If you cannot attend, contact Brian at [email protected].

Youth & Young Adult Ministry High School Youth Group will meet on Wednesday 12 September from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

Middle & High School Youth Ministry Service at the soup kitchen will take place on Friday 14 September from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Parents are not required to attend but are encouraged to serve with their child. A permission form is required. The forms are available on the parish web site. For more information, please contact Leah Huber in the Parish Office.

Sacramental Preparation Enrollment is now under way for the sacraments of Reconciliation (confession) and Eucharist (1st Communion). If your child did not

receive an enrollment packet in the mail, pick one up at the Information Center or the Parish Office. The parent sessions will be held on Thursday 27 September at 7:00 PM and Sunday 30 September at

1:00 PM. For more information, contact Barbara Miller in the Parish Office.

Be a Volunteer Tutor for an Adult: Change a life by becoming a volunteer tutor for the Literacy Council. They help about 120 adults annually by teaching them to read and write and to speak English. There will be a training workshop at The Frederick County Public Library on Patrick St., Frederick on Saturday 15 September and Saturday 22 September to train new volunteer tutors. You don’t need to be a teacher, since they will teach you everything you need to get started with a student. To register, please call 301-600-2066 or visit www.frederickliteracy.org.

Knights of Columbus Car Raffle Tickets will be available in the Gathering Space every weekend through 29/30 September. Proceeds for the tickets support local programs as well as the Maryland State Council’s Scholarship Program. First prize is a 2013 Ford Mustang, second prize is an iPad, and third prize is a $200 gas card. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5.


SOCIAL OUTREACH

CATHOLIC CHARITIES of Frederick County provides individual, couple, and family counseling at several locations. Call 301-898-7900 for an appt.

FREDERICK FOOD BANK is the recipient of non-perishable food items placed in the baskets located near the entrances before Mass each weekend.

FREDERICK RESCUE MISSION is the recipient of clean and usable clothing placed in the receptacles located near the rest rooms each weekend.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY provides financial assistance to those in need through donations to the poor box. For assistance call 301-662-4676.

HELPING HANDS links parishioners with other parishioners needing help with errands, transportation, household task, etc. Call 301-360-9581.

PROJECT RACHEL offers women and men suffering from abortion trauma a confidential referral to trained counselors and clergy to sort through unresolved feelings and conflicts. Call 410-354-6900 for help.

AUBURN CENTER is a 24-hour crisis pregnancy referral line supported by the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Call 1-800-492-5530.

Mark Your Calendars! � 4 October �� Drexel Voyager Retreat A one day retreat is scheduled at St. Anthony’s Shrine in Ellicott City. Fr. Michael Heine, who celebrated Mass here

in July, will lead the retreat. The cost is $40 per person and includes a continental breakfast, two talks, Mass at noon, followed by lunch and quiet time to enjoy the grounds. Because of school traffic, we will meet at Church of the Nazarene, 7899 Opossumtown

Pike, and car pool. Payment and reservations must be received by Monday 24 September. Please make checks payable to Saint Katharine Drexel/Voyager Retreat.

� 5 October �� Katie’s Ladies Italian Night Please join us for our first Italian Night Dinner from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Experience a taste of Italy as McElroy Hall is transformed into an elegant Italian trattoria, with a variety of homemade Italian dishes prepared by members of Katie’s Ladies. Be sure to mark your calendar for a fun- filled family night out! For tickets or information, please stop by our table in the Gathering Space through 29/30 September or contact Norma Jean (301-668-3563) or Carla (301-865-7167).

� 6 October �� Red Cross Blood Drive Mark your calendars now for the Fall Blood Drive? It will

take place in McElroy Hall from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Sign-up at the table in the entry hall before or after Mass. Young people 16 years and older are eligible to

donate with parental permission. Give the gift of life!

Frederick County Right to Life invites you to attend a benefit banquet at Dutch’s Daughter on Friday 14 September. The evening will feature a nationally known speaker and the opportunity for fellowship with pro-lifers from all over Frederick County. Tickets are $35. For tickets or more information, please call Dolores Gebus (301-695-3408).

WEEKDAY MASS READINGS Monday 10 Sept ........................ 1 Cor 5:1-8/Mk 7:31-37 Tuesday 11 Sept....................... 1 Cor 6:1-11/Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday 12 Sept ................ 1 Cor 7:25-31/Lk 6:20-26 Thursday 13 Sept ..................... 1 Cor 8:1b-7/Lk 6:27-38 Friday 14 Sept ........................... Nm 27:4b-9/Jn 3:13-17 Saturday 15 Sept.................1 Cor 10:14-22/Jn 19:25-27

MASS INTENTIONS Monday 9/10 10:30 AM ................. Ann Martin Dimmick Tuesday 9/11 9:15 AM ... Mary E. & Robert W. Edwards Friday 9/14 6:15 AM ............................ Joan Nguyen Saturday 9/15 5:00 PM ...................... SKD Parishioners Sunday 9/16 9:00 AM .............Leo & Margaret Knievel 11:00 AM ........................... Alan Williams

Mass intentions may be scheduled to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, other special events, or the lives of deceased loved

ones. Please contact the Parish Office.

Dove and Olive Branch, Inc. is a gathering place for people with early-stage memory impairments. Service to the community will begin on Tuesday 2 October at Zion Lutheran Church, 107 W. Main St., Middletown, MD. The participant driven forum provides a safe and welcoming environment for people, offering social interaction, engagement, and a non-denominational spiritual focus in the compassionate company of others. The program is offered on Tuesday and Friday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and program fees are $10 per week. Call Edi Stewart (240-344-2682) or visit www.thedoveandolivebranch.org for eligibility and enrollment information. Brochures are available at the Information Center.

Want to Deepen Your Relationship With Mary? Join the Ladies of the Valley Knights of Columbus for a day of recollection on Our Blessed Lady presented by Msgr. Robert Jaskot from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday 6 October in the Legacy Room at Holy Family Catholic Community, Middletown. The cost is $20 and will include a continental breakfast, lunch catered by The Cozy Restaurant, and loads of information. Please contact Kathy McAlpine (410-440-2160) for additional information or to make a reservation.

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