St. Hugh of Grenoble

Catholic Church

Mass Times

SUNDAY Sat. 5 p.m. Vigil 8 a.m.

9:30 a.m. 11 a.m.

DAILY Mon.-Fri. 7:15 a.m. Saturday 9 a.m.

Fed. Holidays 9 a.m.

135 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD, 20770 www.sthughofgrenoble.org

Phone (301) 474-4322, FAX (301) 474-9263 sthughoffice@gmail.com

Clergy

Rev. Walter J. Tappe, Pastor Rev. Richard D. Kramer, Jr., Assisting Priest Mr. Desi Vikor, Deacon Parish Staff Ms. Maggie Gutierrez, Busi-ness Manager Mrs. Mary Wade, Director of the School of Religion Mrs. Jennifer Goltz, Director of Music Gerald Muller, DMA, Princi-pal Organist and Director Emeritus Mr. Hung Le, Plant Manager Parish Office

Office Hours: 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Monday—Friday School of Religion (CCD)

301-474-4322 shreligioused4@gmail.com Mrs. Mary Wade, Director

St. Joseph Regional School

11011 Montgomery Road Beltsville, MD. 20705 301-937-7154 Mr. Zach Hooker, Principal Holy Hour

First Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

The Sacraments

Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Baptism: 2nd Sunday of the month after the 11 a.m. Mass. Call the rectory to make arrange-ments. Marriage: By arrangement. Con-tact the pastor at least six months before intended date of wedding. Anointing of the Sick: Call the Office when a loved one is seri-ously ill to arrange for the sacra-ment. New Parishioners

See the Greeter after Sunday Mass to register. Departing Parishioners

Please inform the parish office that you’re leaving. Music for this Sunday

Entrance: no. 496, vs. 1 & last Psalm: pg. 35 in the Missalette Preparation: no. 514 Ordinary of the Mass: St. Hugh Mass Communion: R./ Rejoice, re-joice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel. Marian: no. 1012 Final: no. 506

They shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.”

— Matthew 1:23

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016

Your Prayers Requested For those discerning their vocations For those preparing for the sacraments Our young people for First Communion, and Confirma-tion; and those in RCIA. For the sick Please pray for: Elizabeth Pels Nash; Ludvik Matyas; Dave Williams; Tom Moran; Stephen Blizard; Rita Ann Giane-chini; Donald Exner; Paul Beavers; Julia Stratchko; Emma Rose Karch; Reverend Thomas Crowley. For the deceased In your charity, please pray for the souls of our beloved dead. For our troops Please pray for: Adam Weaver, James Hall, Christopher Pfaffman, Anthony (Tj) Hose, Anthony Ladnier, Tony Alves, Karen Mealey, Mark Bailey, Robert Bailey.

To add a name to these lists, please call the rectory.

Masses for the Week of 12/18-12/25 Saturday 5pm Intention of the Parish Sunday 8am Int. Elizabeth Bailey 9:30am Ann Chotiner 11am Magdalene Fuchs Monday 7:15am Anna & Benjamin Valatka Tuesday 7:15am Int. Mimi Shea Wed. 7:15am Dr. Ralph Coan Thursday 7:15am Rose Dorrell Friday 7:15am Jim Temasetti Saturday 9am Int. Maggie Gutierrez 5pm Mary Matyas 11pm Nancy Muller Sunday 8am Frances Bates 9:30am Magdalene Fuchs 11am Intention of the Parish

This Week at a Glance Today 12/18/2016, Fourth Sunday of Advent † 8am Mass † 9:30am Mass † 11am Mass, Parish Choir ♦ Coffee Social after all Masses ♦ Religious Education 10:30am, School ♦ Youth Group 12:45pm, School ♦ RCIA 12:45pm, School Monday 12/19/2016 † 7:15am Mass † 6:30pm to 8pm Confessions ♦ WWP Women’s Bible Study 6:30pm, School Tuesday 12/20/2016 † 7:15am Mass ♦ Sodality 7pm, Grenoble Hall Wednesday 12/21/2016, St. Peter Canisius † 7:15am Mass Thursday 12/22/2016 † 7:15am Mass ♦ Parish Choir rehearsal 7pm, Church Friday 12/23/2016, St. John of Kanty † 7:15am Mass Saturday 12/24/2016 † 9am Mass † 10am to Noon Confessions † 5pm Vigil Mass of the Nativity of the Lord † 10:30pm Lessons and Carols † 11pm Vigil Mass at Night of the Nativity of the Lord

The calendar is also online: www.sthughofgrenoble.org

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Tuesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Thursday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Sunday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]

FROM THE SCHOOL OF RELIGION

We will be closed on December 25th and January 1, 2017 for our Christmas and New Year holidays. Classes will resume at 10:45am on January 8th, and we will have our annual Christmas/Epiphany Pageant and Potluck Lunch in the school gym at 11:30am-12:30pm. Please bring a favorite family food and dessert to share. The School of Religion will provide paper goods, utensils, and drinks.

SUMMONED BY GOD As Christmas draws near, Advent’s scriptures lure us into a world of dreams, signs, wonders, and the miracle of the virgin birth. Too often we allow the great stories of our faith, the ones that are most familiar, simply to wash over us. Today’s Gospel account of the events leading up to the birth of the Lord reads like a present-day soap opera. Yet Joseph’s courage, even in the midst of what must have been an incredibly confusing time, provides a model for us. Each week, we are sum-moned by God to embrace the way of goodness and truth through the proclamation of God’s holy word. Like Joseph, we are called to do as the Lord commands us. As we stand at the threshold of Christmas, let us have the courage to be open to what-ever it is that the Lord will require of us as we celebrate the miracle of Bethlehem. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

From the Pastor “In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.” (Luke 1:26-27) Thus Luke the evangelist begins his account of how the incarnation of the Son of God came about. God sends his angel to Mary to announce the good news that God has chosen to become man to save man from his sins. Mary replies, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38) And thus, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” (John 14:1) The Incarnation comes about through the free cooperation of God and man: God , in sending the Holy Spirit upon Mary that she might conceive as man the eternal Son of God; and man, in Mary’s obedient acceptance of her role as Mother of God. Thus, salvation—the healing and elevation of human nature to participation in the divine—is made possible through God’s free gift and man’s free acceptance of that gift. The Incarnation is the culmination of God’s stead fast desire to save the human race from its slavery to sin. Indeed, the whole of human history can be properly understood only in this light. God has but one intention on our behalf, which we find expressed in both the Old and New Testaments: “I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord; plans for our welfare, not for woe! plans to give you a future full of hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11) “God wants all men to be saved and come to know the truth. And the truth is this, ‘God is one. One also is the mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all.’” (1 Timothy 2:4-6) God not only desires our salvation. He is actively working to attain it, as Jesus attests repeatedly: “My Father is at work until now, and I am at work as well.” (John 5:17) “Doing the will of him who sent me and bringing His work to completion is my food.” (John 4:34) “This is the work of God: have faith in the One whom he sent.” (John 6:29) “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:17) Mary did the work of God by believing in the angel’s word, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Hence, the holy offspring to be born will be called Son of God.” (Luke 1:35) Believing in God’s word is called the virtue of faith , through which we receive as a gift the salvation that God has worked out for us in His Son, as St. Paul indicates, “I am not ashamed of the gospel. It is the power of God leading everyone who believes in it to salva-tion. For in the gospel is revealed the justice of God which begins and ends with faith. As Scripture says, ‘The just man shall live by faith.’” (Romans 1:16-17) We are justified—that is to say, our nature and person are set right with God and right with the world—through our faith in Jesus Christ. Through faith, God’s justice—the goodness and truth He has always desired to give us—is poured into our hearts. By our free response to God’s free gift to us in Christ, our nature is healed and restored; we are given light to know the truth, and love to carry out the works of holiness. In this way, we become true sharers in the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4), the eternal communion of Persons that is the One God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The mystery we recall at Christmas is expressed beautifully in St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians 2:6-11: “Though he was in the form of God, Jesus did not deem equality with God something to be grasped at. Rather he emptied himself and took the form of a slave, being born in the likeness of men. He was known to be of human estate, and it was thus that he humbled himself, obediently accepting death, death on a cross. Because of this, God highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name above every other name, so that at Jesus’ name every knee must bend, in the heavens, on the earth, and under the earth, and every tongue proclaim to the glory of God the Father: Jesus Christ is Lord!” I wish you a Christmas filled with peace, joy and faith!

Yours in Christ,

Father Walter

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel! The Roman Church has been singing the ʺOʺ Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antiphons that accompany the Magnificat canticle of Evening Prayer from December 17-23. They are a magnificent theology that uses ancient biblical imagery drawn from the messianic hopes of the Old Testament to proclaim the coming Christ as the fulfillment not only of Old Testament hopes, but present ones as well. Their repeated use of the imperative ʺCome!ʺ em-bodies the longing of all for the Divine Messiah. From the USCCB website.

St. Hughʹs Christmas Bazaar Raffle: Donʹt forget there is still time to turn in your raffle tickets for the St. Hughʹs Christmas Bazaar Raffle drawing which will be held January 1, 2017. These tickets make great gifts. We wish you good luck. If you need more tickets or have any questions, please call Gin-ger Feliciotti at 301-441-1458.

Ladies of Charity Coat Drive Between now and Christmas the Ladies of Charity are collecting gently used winter coats, scarves, gloves and hats in Grenoble Hall to be given to those in need through the ʺHouse of the Hillʺ located at Sacred Heart Church in Bowie, MD.

In this season of Advent, we are continuously preparing ourselves for the celebration of Christʹs birth. Why not help our own parish prepare for the coming new year by sign-ing up with Faith Direct? By supporting St. Hugh of Greno-ble through Faith Direct, both you and our parish can save some time and peace of mind this holiday season. Already using Faith Direct? Donʹt forget to add your Christmas or End-of-Year contributions to your account. Visit www.faithdirect.net and use our church code: MD593 Thank you for your continued support of our parish fami-ly! God Bless You, Father Walter

Christmas Flowers Help make the Church beautiful for Christ-mas by using the Christmas Flower en-velope, available in the back of the Church. Please take one and drop it in the collection basket.

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December 24 Children’s Mass at 5pm

Lessons and Carols at 10:30pm

Mass at Night at 11pm

December 25 8am

9:30am 11am

Prepare for Christmas! Advent Confession Schedule † Monday December

19, from 6:30pm to 8pm

† Saturday December 24, from 10am to noon

Dear St. Hugh Parish Families, School Initiatives: Help us reach with our Initiatives! You can donate by clicking the yellow donate button on our school website www.stjosrcs.org. You can also come to the school office to donate, or inquire about a specific initiative. Thank you for all of your support and help making our school a better place everyday! *STEM Initiative* *Drama Initiative* *Playground Initiative* *Window Initiative* *Security Initiative* *Tuition Assistance Initiative* This Week at a Glance: Tuesday, December 20th, we will attend our normal scheduled school Mass. Following Mass, several stu-dents will work together to start building their lego robots, in our Lego Robotics Club. The competition is on February 4th! Our Bundles of Love Club will be working with our 3rd and 4th grade students to deliver Christmas Eve Boxes to a local home-less shelter. On Thursday we will have our school band concert at 7 pm. The students have been working hard, please come! Our final day of class is Friday December 23rd. Classes resume after the Christmas break on January 3rd. We hope that all of you are able to enjoy Christmas and New Years! We will all be praying for blessings, joy, and growth in the coming year! Tuition Assistance: Every year our families receive between $50,000 and $75,000 in tuition assistance from the Archdiocese of Wash-ington. We encourage any families that are interested in attend-ing St. Joseph’s RCS for the 2017-2018 school year to visit the school website and apply for tuition assistance. Enrollment: If you would like to schedule a private tour please call the school 301-937-7154, or email secretary@stjosrcs.org. We have space left in some of our classes, and would love to add some new students to our growing family! If you are considering attending St. Joseph’s RCS next year, the application for tuition assistance is now open. Upcoming School Events: Dec. 22, Band Concert 7 pm; Final day of school in 2016 December 23, a half day; classes resume January 3rd. School’s Website- www.stjosrcs.org; Facebook- stjosephbelts-ville; Twitter- @StJosephsRCS; Instagram- @stjosephsrcs Zach Hooker, Principal

Income Tax Information The parish will be happy to provide an official 2016 state-ment of contributions for all those who need it, but to prevent needless preparation of statements for all parish-ioners, we are asking those who need them to fill in the form below and drop it in the collection. Statements cover all contributions which are identifiable—those made through the envelope system and Faith Direct. State-ments will begin to be processed toward the end of Janu-ary. NAME: ADDRESS: ENVELOPE #:

CHURCH NAME: ST. HUGH OF GRENOBLE 135 Crescent Rd. Greenbelt, MD. 20770 BULLETIN NUMBER: 511528 CONTACT PERSON: Jennifer Goltz OR Mary Wade OR Maggie Gutierrez (301) 474-4322 sthughoffice@gmail.com DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12/18/2016 (Sunday’s date) Windows 7 Publisher 2013 NUMBER OF PAGES TRANSMITTED: 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Office hours end at 2pm. Please instruct FedEx that NO SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED if they deliver when we are closed—they may leave it outside the door.