Mission Statement

We, the people of Holy Rosary, are called to be a Church with a living God and a dynamic heritage; a heritage that encompasses the beliefs and tenets of the Roman Catholic faith as well as the characteristics of the African American culture. We are called to be a welcoming beacon of hope to parishioners and the surrounding community for continued and sustainable spiritual growth to enhance and strengthen our relationship with God, address social issues, and provide parishioners with the necessary skills for increased evangelization.

MAY 24, 2020 THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; praise the Lord, who ascends above the highest heavens; his majesty and might are in the skies, alleluia. Ps 68 (67):33,35

Holy Rosary � C A T H O L I C C H U R C H

PARISH STAFF PASTOR………..….…………………REVEREND FR. JOHN JAY WAGNER

….………………………………………………fatherjayw@gmail.com

DEACON FRANCIS NELSON…francisn52@aol.com Cell..804-363-3379

DEACON MEL DOWDY….dowdy8716@verizon.net Cell..804-840-0639 DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN FORMATION. ………….TANYA LESANE …………………………………………… tylesane@hrccrichmond.org

SECRETARY………………………………………………..JOSLYN B. FORD

………………….…………………………………office@hrccrichmond.org

MUSIC DIRECTOR……..……..…..………………….. DR. JOSEPH ROBINSON

……………………………………………………...joseph@hrccrichmond.org OFFICE HOURS-CLOSED MONDAY— (In Case of an Emergency call 804-839-1053)

TUESDAY-THURSDAY…………………… 9:00a.m.-3:00pm

FRIDAY………………………………….. …….9:00a.m.-NOON

3300 “R” STREET, RICHMOND, VA 23223 Phone: 804-222-1105 • Fax: 804-226-2204 • E-mail: office@hrccrichmond.org • Website: www.hrccrichmond.org

LITURGY SCHEDULE

Sunday .................. 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. Weekdays: Wednesday and Thursday ………. 9:00 A.M. Holy Days ... ……… 9:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M Bible Study-Thursdays ................... 10:00 A.M. Confessions: Sunday 7:15-7:45A.M. and 10:15-10:45A.M. before mass or by appointment. For information about joining Holy Rosary, please see an Usher or a Greeter. For Sacramental information please call the Church Office during business hours. For information about the life and ministry of priests, deacons, seminarians and communities of men and women in religious life, contact the Pastor or visit the web page of our Vocations Office: www.richmonddiocese.org/vocations.

HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH RICHMOND, VA

Current Year: July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020

Budget vs. Actual as of May 17, 2020

Collections Needed Weekly Y-T-D Budget Difference $4,164 $6,300 $311,689 $300,748 +$10,941.12 05/17/2020 Attendance: N/A

Debt Reduction Collection (Building Fund) �

Current Year: July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 Budget vs. Actual as of May 17, 2020

Collection $1,515.00 —Needed Weekly—$2,270.00

Y-T-D $97, 804.35 Budget—$104,420.00- Difference -$6,615.65

Loan Payment Monthly: $9,879.00 Outstanding Balance on Loan $1,247, 142. 08 † Please remember to write a separate check for Debt Reduction.

Scripture Readings for the Week of January 8, 2017 Sunday: Nm 6:22- Monday: 1 Jn 2:22-28/Jn 1:19-28 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:29—3:6/Jn 1:29-34 Wednesday: 1 Jn 3:7-10/Jn 1:35-42 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21/Jn 1:43-51 Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Mk 1:7-11 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 2:1-11

THE SICK…. Jerome Johnson, Walter Jones and all who suffer.

THE HOMEBOUND... Estelle Patrick, Dorothy Joyner, Clarence Arnold, Alice Wright, Carolyn Johnson, Bernice Harris, Clinton Harris, Archie Kirksey III. Pastoral Care: If you or a family member is sick, becomes homebound , or is anticipating surgery, please notify our Church office 222-1105. We want to know so we can provide prayer, care, comfort, or the Sacraments.

May 24: Dena Dahilia May 25: Lezette Smith May 26: Belinda Pinnix, Justin Walker May 28: Carrington Jones May 30: Barbara Lowe

SACRIFICIAL GIVING- General Fund

Saint Bede the Venerable – Feast Day – May 25

Saint Bede was probably born in 672 in Eng-land and by the age of seven was in the monas-tery school. At 29, he was ordained a priest.

His gifts for writing and teaching were noticed immediately. He composed 45 books. Thirty were commentaries on Scripture; others were on the lives of the saints and secular subjects.

His most widely recognized work was the Eccle-siastical History of the English People, a histo-ry of the Church of early England and Ireland. Bede’s whole life was dedicated to faith and learning. He died as simply as he had lived.

He summoned the monks to his bed, gave them each homemade gifts, dictated the last line of his book to his secretary, and died sing-ing the Glory Be, his favorite hymn. Saint Bede is the patron of historians.

HOLY ROSARY’S REOPENING FOR PUBLIC MASS

PHRASE ONE MAY 31, 2020

Holy Rosary will reopen for public Mass on Sunday, May 31 for ONE MASS at 11:00AM. Please wear a facemask or face covering and bring hand sanitizer with you when you at-tend Mass. We will only be able to accommo-date 75 parishioners at this time due to social distancing restrictions. Please read the infor-mation that was sent out to you by way of email regarding the guidelines for reopening. Thank You!

Parish Staff

Scripture Readings for the Week of January 8, 2017 Sunday: Nm 6:22- Monday: 1 Jn 2:22-28/Jn 1:19-28 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:29—3:6/Jn 1:29-34 Wednesday: 1 Jn 3:7-10/Jn 1:35-42 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21/Jn 1:43-51 Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Mk 1:7-11 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 2:1-11

Sunday: Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:6-20 Monday: Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30;23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20,30-31/Jn 21:20-25

Sunday May 24, 2020 11AM Sunday Mass– Livestreamed on Facebook Wednesday May 27, 2020 9am NO MASS Thursday May 28, 2020 9am NO MASS Friday May 29, 2020 12:15pm NO MASS at Richmond Community Hospital *The Sunday Bulletin can be downloaded from our website: www.hrccrichmond.org

Holy Rosary Catholic Church THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

May 24, 2020

All catechesis flows from the liturgy nothing is as im-portant as what happens at the Sunday Mass. Christ is present in four fold ways, in the bread and wine, the Presider, the word of God and the community gath-ered. But for a lot of people the Sunday mass and readings and homily goes too quickly. In order for peo-ple to think back on the mass, we will have the “Question of the Week”. The purpose of the “Question of the Week” is to bring together people of all ages to learn about and share their faith. The question will be relating to one of the readings from Sunday’s Mass. The question will allow different ministry groups and families to break open the word and share faith throughout the week.

Question of the Week: Adults: With whom have you shared the Good News of Jesus in the past month? Children: What Good news about Jesus could you share with someone? Reading 1: Acts 1:1-11 Reading 2: Eph 1:17-23 Gospel: Mt 28:16-20

A MOUNTAIN IN GALILEE

The book of Acts tells us that the Ascension of Je-sus into heaven took place near Jerusalem. Jesus told them "not to leave Jerusalem". Why then, does Matthew say that the event happened at a mountain in Galilee? The answer may be that there were two different traditions of where Jesus' departure took place. Another possibility is that Matthew interprets the mission of the Apostles as beginning at their homes in Galilee, from where they went forth. Finally, there is a distinct tradi-tion in Jerusalem that the Mount of Olives was home to Galileans while on pilgrimage to the holy city. It would have been a convenient stopping point on the way from Galilee. Hence it might have been a "little Galilee" just as some cities have im-migrant sections like "little Italy", etc.

Commission of the Apostles Jesus speaks to the eleven admit-ting his full authority. He commis-sions them to make disciples of all people, to baptize them. Jesus also promises to be with them to the end of the world.

Mt 28:16-20

Come Holy Spirit let your fire fall!

Join us to discover the significance of Pentecost Thursday, May 28, 2020

at 7pm (EST)

To join by Phone: (929) 205-6099

Meeting ID: 932-8678-9605

May 24: The Ascension of the Lord Today as we celebrate the feast of the Ascen-sion, we are reminded that Christ’s saving work on earth continues through his disciple and now through us. Is there a family you know who needs assistance? Please call the Society of Saint Vin-cent de Paul so that together we can bring peace to those who are in need.

Commonwealth Catholic Charities

What are some ways to help out?

Through all this, we will remain open and continue providing the critical services that our clients rely on. To learn more about how our programs have respond-ed to COVID-19, please visit the response page on our website: https:// www.cccofva.org

Help keep our Food Pantries going

Feeding the hungry is an important social service of-fered by CCC. Dibert Food Pantry in Richmond and Saint Francis House Food Pantry in Roanoke will con-tinue to distribute food and hold normal operating hours; however, we have implemented a curbside ser-vice to avoid crowds and unnecessary contact in the building as advised by the CDC. To learn about sup-porting one of CCC's food pantries, visit https://www.cccofva.org/food-pantries.

Virtual Services Available Luckily, many of our services are now able to operate completely online or through the phone. Counselors from various programs are ready and waiting to work with those in need. For a list of services available, including Housing & Financial Counseling. Visit https://www.cccofva.org

Volunteering from Home! If you have the time and are looking for a way to give back and support those in need, you can do that from home! If one of them interests you, please complete a volunteer application at www.cccofva.org.

Please consider making Electronic Contri-butions during this difficult time.

Check our website: www.hrccrichmond.org

Please continue to support Holy Rosary parish through your donations:

● Mail in your usual donation amount by check to Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 3300 “ R” Street, Richmond, VA 23223 ● Use our online giving platform (E-Giving found on the church website: (www.hrccrichmond.org). You can set up one-time or recurring donations using your bank account or credit card. Remember, you have to-tal control over your giving. ● You can bring your donations to the church office Monday –Thursday from 9-12noon. We will be here throughout this time of crisis. We are here for you! You are in our prayers; please keep us in yours.

Diocesan Programs

For prayer and worship related resources, vis-it www.cdrworship.org/coronavirus. Bishop Knestout will livestream his private cele-bration of Sunday Mass until further notice for the faithful. For further details, visit www.richmonddiocese.org/livestream.