Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA PALM SUNDAY March 25, 2018

“Living in Faith – Giving in Gratitude.”

2018 BISHOP’S LENTEN APPEAL (BLA)

Peace and good! I wish to thank the parishioners who have made their pledges and donations to the Bishop’s Lenten Ap-peal (BLA). Your pledges and donations will assist Bishop Burbidge in his commitment to provide the means for the Dio-cese to share the “works of mercy” to those in need. As of this date, we have reached 88% of our BLA goal with 16% of the parish families participating. The pastoral team would like to request your help in reaching our BLA goal and our hope to have 25% of parish families participating in the BLA. For the parishioners who are still reflecting upon their pledge/donation to the BLA, we invite you to assist Bishop Burbidge in sharing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy throughout the Diocese and our community.

Let us continue to support the theme of the BLA: “Living in faith and Giving in gratitude.” In the peace of Francis of Assisi,

THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

Sunday, March 25 - Palm Sunday 7:00 a.m. + Jay Vincent Padlan by Ruth & John Lowry 8:30 a.m. + Rafael Flores 10:00 a.m. + Rose L. Chiarello by Dennis J. & Angela C. Manning 11:30 a.m. + John Mate by his Sister Rosie Mohn 1:00 p.m. - Living & Deceased Parishioners of St. Joseph Parish 3:30 p.m. - Spanish Mass 5:00 p.m. + Francis Hayes by The Schaefer Family Monday, March 26 6:30 a.m. + Martin F. Holleran, Sr. by Mike Holleran 8:00 a.m. - Joseph & Anamaree Redlinger by James & Jennifer Redlinger 12:15 p.m. - In Thanksgiving by Pat & Patti Lynch Tuesday, March 27 6:30 a.m. + Ralph Jones by Tim Jones 8:00 a.m. + William & Theresa Flynn by William & Kathleen Campenni 12:15 p.m. - Lucia Arden Jason by James & Jennifer Redlinger Wednesday, March 28 6:30 a.m. - Chong Cha Proctor by Chong Cha Proctor 8:00 a.m. + Sonny Ramos by Jean Duncan 12:15 p.m. + Chau Elizabeth by The Pham Family Thursday, March 29 - Holy Thursday (Bilingual) 7:30 p.m. - Julie Kesteloot by Tom Keppel Friday, March 30 - Good Friday Noon Stations of the Cross (English) 1:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross (Español) 3:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Passion 6:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Passion 8:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Passion (Español) Saturday, March 31 - Holy Saturday Noon Blessing of Easter Food/Baskets 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil (Choir) - Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Joseph Parish Midnight - Easter Vigil (Español) Sunday, April 1 - Easter Sunday 7:00 a.m. + Vincent Martinez by The Rueffert Family 8:30 a.m. + Diane Clime by Adele Giambrone 10:00 a.m. + Mary Knepler by The Bergeron Family Noon + Joan Nolan by The Schaefer Family 2:00 p.m. + Anna & Julius Yost by their Godchildren 4:00 p.m. - Spanish Mass

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA http://www.sjcherndon.org March 25, 2018

LITURGIES OF HOLY WEEK

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 6:30 a.m.; 8:00 a.m.; 12:15 p.m.

HOLY THURSDAY

Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:30 p.m. (Bilingual)

(Procession follows the Mass)

Visits to the Repository in the Parish Hall until 10:00 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY Stations of the Cross 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

Stations of the Cross (Español) 1:00 p.m.

Liturgy of the Passion 3:00 p.m.

Liturgy of the Passion 6:00 p.m.

Liturgy of the Passion (Español) 8:30 p.m.

HOLY SATURDAY

Blessing of Easter Food/Baskets 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

Easter Vigil Mass 8:00 p.m.

Easter Vigil Mass (Spanish Mass) 12:00 a.m. (Midnight)

EASTER SUNDAY

Mass of the Resurrection 7:00 a.m. Mass of the Resurrection 8:30 a.m. Mass of the Resurrection 10:00 a.m. Mass of the Resurrection 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Mass of the Resurrection 2:00 p.m. Mass of the Resurrection (Spanish) 4:00 p.m. Please note there will be NO 5:00 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday

The Parish staff wishes to thank the following parish ministries: We wish to thank the parishioners who have made their pledges and donations to the Bishop’s Lenten Appeal (BLA). Your pledges and donations will assist Bishop Burbidge in his commitment to provide the means for the diocese to share the “works of mercy” to those in need. For the parishioners who are still reflecting upon their pledge/donation to the BLA, we invite you to reflect upon the ways in which the BLA embraces the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. We wish to thank our parishioners who have joined us for the celebration of the Stations of the Cross during Lent. A special thanks to the following ministries and individuals who led the Stations of Cross: Men’s Society; Ladies Socie-ty; Secular Franciscans; Youth Ministry and Father James; Franciscan Friars in Formation from St. Louis Friary and Father Pat; members of the Spanish Outreach and Father Alberto; and the Friars. Many blessings! We thank our parishioners who participated in the Blood Drive. A special thanks to the par ishioners who planned, prepared, and organized this event. Many blessings! We thank our parishioners for their support of the Easter Flower donations. Your generosity allows the par ish staff to create a prayerful and beautiful worship space as we gath-er this Easter Season. We also thank the Cub Scouts for overseeing the collection of the donations for the Easter flowers. Many blessings! We thank the members of the SJC Ladies’ Society for their Easter candy fundraiser and the oversight of the religious goods stand in the Church. Blessings on your ministry!

Especially the sick in our parish:

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA PALM SUNDAY March 25, 2018

Confirmation Mass On Saturday, April 14th at 10:00 a.m. Bishop Emeritus Paul Loverde, former bishop of the Diocese of Arling-ton, will be confirming our 8th grade and above (Year II) students. Rehearsal will be on Tuesday, April 10th from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. starting in Parish Hall C (cafeteria) and ending in the church. Please arrive early and with your sponsor or proxy.

• Passion (Palm) Sunday, March 25th

• Monday of Holy Week, March 26th • Tuesday of Holy Week, March 27th • Holy Saturday, March 31st • Easter Sunday, April 1st • Easter Monday, April 2nd

• Easter Tuesday, April 3rd

There is no Religious Education on the following days:

There is a need for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Commun-ion (EMs).

We only need help at the 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday Masses.

Four workshops for new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion will be held this year on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception (in the upper Church) in Freder icksburg, MD. Saturday, May 5, 2018 at St. John the Evangelist (in the Knight’s Hall) in Warren-ton; Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the Cathedral of St. Thom-as More (in the upper Church) in Ar lington; Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Our Lady of Hope (in the upper church) in Potomac Falls; The time frame for all workshops will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.

If you are interested in becoming an EM please contact Mary Kirby in the parish office at 703-880-4302 or email: mkirby@sjcherndon.org.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HOSTING

ANNUAL POLISH DINNER DANCE

SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018 FROM 6:30 - 10:00 PM

ST. JOSEPH PARISH HALL

THE LENNY ADAMS BAND

GREAT POLISH DISHES TICKETS $35 PER ADULT, $20 FOR CHILD OR STUDENT, AND $260 FOR A TABLE OF EIGHT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, AND TO RESERVE TICKETS, CONTACT BERN PATCHAN AT 703-395-8294, BERNPATCHAN@GMAIL.COM

Maximo Acevedo Roberto Alcalde Kay Allen Kristen Coughlan Francis Davis

Jim Holt Lena Reyes Jose Silva, Sr.

St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Advisory Council

• Cindi Conroy, SJS Liaison • Mark Overberg,

Chairperson • Greg Bengzon • Marylou Bergeron • Frank Bowen, Vice Chairperson

• Terry McNulty • Tom Reilly • Cheryl Wilson

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When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates to your favorite charitable organization. We invite you to con-sider St. Joseph Catholic Church as your favorite charitable organization. The Church will receive .05% from every pur-chase made. Here is a link to the SJC AmazonSmile account: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/54-0796946

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA PALM SUNDAY March 25, 2018

Please remember that our parish has subscribed to a dynamic new online platform called FORMED. Every parishioner will have 24/7 access to the best Catholic content on any device, including your computer, smartphone and tablet with internet access. With FORMED you’ll find video programs that explain the Catholic faith, explore the deepest meaning of marriage, re-ceive Bible studies on a variety of topics and includes inspir-ing audio talks. It truly is the Catholic faith - on demand. Here’s how easy it is to get FORMED: Go to www.FORMED.org. You should see the registration box for parishioners. Type in the parish code: VD4DT2 Now set up a username and a password. Now you are all set to use all the great programs on FORMED.org anytime by simply logging in.

We Encourage Faith Direct - Manage your giving on line with your own login. Sign up today by picking up a Faith Di-rect enrollment form from the Church office or, easier yet, visit www.faithdirect.net and use parish code VA101 to en-roll on line. On behalf of the friars and pastoral staff, I thank you for shar-ing your time, talents, and treassure with our parish family!

Do you have concerns or issues to discuss with the PAC, or have a suggestion for a PAC meeting agenda topic? Please send an email to PAC@sjcherndon.org, or feel free to contact any of the PAC members.

Mission: St. Joseph Catholic Church preaches the Gospel through word, sacrament, and service to others in order to build God’s Kingdom.

Vision: St. Joseph Catholic Church is a joyful community, preaching the Good News to all, promoting God’s Word, the sacraments, and serving others through “Works of Mercy” in the spirit of Saints Joseph and Francis of Assisi..

Bishop Burbidge’s Homilies Online

Want to hear relevant, pastoral inspiration from our Shepherd? Selected homilies of Bishop Burbidge can be found on our YouTube page. Please visit youtube.com/arlingtondiocese.