PARISH CLERGY Pastor: Fr. Shaun T. Foggo

Parochial Vicar: Fr. Emmanuel Effah Deacon: Rev. Mr. Trinidad Soc Deacon: Rev. Mr. Patrick Brown

PARISH STAFF Secretary: Mr. Christian Leaños Accountant: Ms. Diane Alexander

OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

(Closed for Lunch: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Weekday

5:00 p.m. Mon – Sat: 7:30 a.m. (St. Joseph’s Chapel) 6:15 p.m. (Spanish) Mon – Fri: 7:00 p.m. (Church – Spanish) 8:00 p.m. (Neocatechumenal Way)

Sunday Holy Days 8:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. (Spanish) Special schedule for Holy Week, Easter, 2:00 p.m. (Haitian) Christmas & New Year’s Masses 4:00 p.m. (Ghanaian)

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Monday – Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Monday - Friday: 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. (Church) Saturday: 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. (Church)

Any time by appointment

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM To enroll, please call us 4 to 6 weeks in advance.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Couples must make arrangements with one of the priests of the parish at least 6 months to the tentative wedding date.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the rectory.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Our Lady of Sorrows program is for registered children,

youth and adults in our parish. Classes are held on Sunday.

BULLETIN DEADLINE Submissions are due in writing by Tuesday before Noon. Anything received after the due date will not be accepted.

PARISH REGISTRATION Registration forms are available in the vestibules of the

Church and in our website. CHANGE OF ADDRESS

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OUR LADY OF SORROWS CATHOLIC CHURCH DECEMBER 29TH, 2019

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

With the martyrdom of St. Stephen Martyr on December

26th and the Feast of the Holy Innocents we are reminded,

immediately after the world was reminded of the warmth

and joy of the Birth of Christ, of the violent brutality of our

world. This helps us, however, to keep focus of how

awesome our God is Who came to dwell among us and lead

us through all of our hardship into the true joy of the next

life. Merry Christmas everyone!

Thank you and God bless you.

Fr. Shaun Foggo

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 – New Year’s Eve 7:30p.m. – Multicultural Mass 12:00 (midnight) – English Mass Wednesday, January 1, 2019 – Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God Regular Sunday mass schedule (No 2:00pm nor 4:00pm mass) Friday, January 17, 2020 7:00p.m. - Healing Service

“The first form of communion between persons is that born of the love of

a man and a woman who decide to enter a stable union in order to build

together a new family…The natural family, as an intimate communion of

life and love, based on marriage between a man and a woman, constitutes

“the primary place of ‘humanization’ for the person and society,” and a

“cradle of life and love”…Indeed, in a healthy family life we experience

some of the fundamental elements of peace: justice and love between

brothers and sisters, the role of authority expressed by parents, loving

concern for the members who are weaker because of youth, sickness or

old age, mutual help in the necessities of life, readiness to accept others

and, if necessary, to forgive them. For this reason, the family is the first

and indispensable teacher of peace…Where can young people gradually

learn to savor the genuine “taste” of peace better than in the original

“nest” which nature prepares for them?…This point merits special

reflection: everything that serves to weaken the family based on the

marriage of a man and a woman, everything that directly or indirectly

stands in the way of its openness to the responsible acceptance of a new

life, everything that obstructs its right to be primarily responsible for the

education of its children, constitutes an objective obstacle on the road to

peace.”

Sunday, December 29, 2019 8:30 a.m. (+) John Gondor 10:30 a.m. Benjamin Maramara (Birthday) 12:15 p.m. Luis Aguilar (Healing) 2:00 p.m Special Intention 4:00 p.m. Special Intention Monday, December 30, 2019 7:30 a.m. (+) Celestin Dian 7:00 p.m (+) Tuesday, December 31, 2019 – New Year’s Eve 7:30 a.m. (+) 7:30 p.m (+) Victor Hugo Kana

Wednesday, January 1, 2019 – Solemnity of the Mary 8:30 a.m. (+) John Gondor 10:30 a.m. (+) Joseph Ridore 12:15 p.m. (+) Thursday, January 2, 2019 7:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. (+) Ana Perez Friday, January 3, 2019 7:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. (+) Pablo Martinez Saturday, January 4, 2019 7:30 a.m 5:00 p.m 6:15 p.m (+) Celia Quiñones

Maritz Rodriguez, Donald Wise, P. Conrado Sanjun, Gloria Esperanza, Dioselina Zeballos, Pablo Bravo, Josefina Sola, Jorge Velez, Ann Wonneberger, Maritza Garcia, Jairo Gutiérrez, Cesaria Velasquez, Elmer Garcia, Cristian Roque, Josefina Leiva, Sofia Rodriguez, Jorge Luis Garrido, Elvira Fabre, José Hernandez, Salman Pasha, José Salomón Romero, Mario Aguilar de la O, Brenda Price, Dinora Rivas, Norma Gamero, Mauricio Roman, Martha Lidia Sacagui, Maria Luisa Flores, Silvia Elizabeth Arauzo, Manuel Rodriguez, Vanessa Chavez, Gustavo Delgado, Dinora Rivas, Camerino Mendez, Mirna Plazza, June Blanco, Paula y Angel Cuello, Lilian Castillo, Consuelo Roman, Maria Cipriano, Mary Chavez, Erica Lopez, Luis Leonardo, Gregorio Gualy, Rosalia Leiba, Donna Guessford, Marina Romero, Frank Albisus, Issa Viloria, Paul Faber, Martir Sorto, Yessenia Hernandez Buruca, José Rodríguez, Miguel Orellana Menjívar, Henry Johnson, Carlos Merino, Daniel de Jesus Rodríguez, Ana Herrera, Nora Sola, Sofia Rodríguez, Carlos E. Buruca, Andrés Hernández, Louis Boulin, Luis Morales, Candelaria Guevara, Soraya Dosantos, Marcelino Gomez, Hilda Polanco y Fernando Ventura.

MASS INTENTIONS FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

SICK LIST

CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

POPE BENEDICT XVI

Monday at 6:30p.m: Fatima Prayer Group (Chapel) Friday at 7:00p.m: Hispanic Charismatic G. (Cafeteria) Saturday at 3:30pm: French Legion of Mary (St. John)

Saturday at 8:30am: Legion of Mary (Con. R.)

Saturday at 5:00pm: French Charismatic P.G. (Con. R.)

Friday at 7:30pm: Youth Group (Con. R.) Thursday at 8:00am – 2:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration (Chapel)

1st Friday of the Month at 7:30pm – 7:00am: Eucharistic Adoration (Church)

This Sunday the African Catholic Community will be hosting

the fellowship. They will be selling breakfast and lunch after

mass.

Last week’s collection: $ 6,610.00

Faith Direct: $1,433.98

Thank you for your generosity!

Join us for our Healing Service on January 17, 2020. We

will begin at 7:00pm with Holy Mass. Fr. Mario Majano

& Fr. Dan Leary will be joining us.

We invite you to join us to sing for the Rite of Initiation

next year. If you are interested in participating. Please

contact: Christian Leanos at the parish office: 301-891-

3500/Christian.Leanos@StJudeRockville.org or contact

Esco Williams at: 301-461-9285

Sunday 29th - The Holy Family Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/Col 3:12-21/Mt 2:13-15, 19-23

Monday 30th 1 Jn 2:12-17/Lk 2:36-40

Tuesday 31st 1 Jn 2:18-21/Jn 1:1-18 Is 9:1-6/TI 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14

Wednesday 1st – Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Moher of God

Nm 6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21

Thursday 2nd – Feast of Saints Basil the Great and

Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors

1 Jn 2:22-28/Jn 1:19-28

Friday 3rd 1 Jn 2:29-3:6/Jn 1:29-34

Saturday 4th – Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 1 Jn 3:7-10/Jn 1:35-42

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR DECEMBER 29TH – JANUARY 4TH

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