Pastor Reverend Edwin E. Perez

Deacon

Deacon Richard Burrell

Music Coordinator Mrs. Sandra Modersohn

Youth Director

Mr. Joel Fernandez

Secretary/Bookkeeper Mrs. Kathleen Murphy

Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

200 Collins Avenue

Luray, Virginia 22835 Rectory: 540-743-4919

Email:

ourladyofthevalley@comcast.net

Visit our website at: Ourladyofthevalleyluray.org

Mass Schedule Saturday: 8:30 a.m.; Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Weekdays: 8:30 a.m.

Holy Day Masses: Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m. (Except Sundays) 8:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Confessions Saturday: 4:00 to 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday Confessions: 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Religious Education Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Devotions Rosary: Daily before Mass at 8:05 a.m.

Divine Mercy Chaplet: Daily after Mass

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Every Saturday after the 8:30 a.m. Mass

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every 1st Friday of the month from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Hospitalized & Homebound Parishioners

If you know of someone who is homebound, please notify our parish office so that they may receive pastoral and sacramental care of the church.

Parish Membership

Our Parish Family invites all its members to participate fully in our spiritual & social life. Every family moving into the parish is requested to register

with us.

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Sunday of Divine Mercy

April 11, 2021

Baptism

Baptisms are usually celebrated on Sundays at 1:00 p.m. Please call the parish office at least a month prior to the date you desire to have your baby baptized. Weddings

Couples planning to be married should contact the parish office at least six months before the wedding date. All engaged cou-ples must take the Marriage Preparation Course. Finance Committee The Finance Committee meets four times a year. If you have positive recommendations regarding finances, please call the parish office. Ladies Council

The Ladies Council of Our Lady of the Valley meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month from September through May, at 10:00 a.m. in the meeting room. All women of the parish are invited to attend. Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus Msgr. Paul V. Heller Council 8393 business meeting is on the 1st Wednesday and their social meeting is on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. The business sessions are held in the meeting room. Youth Group

OLV Youth Group meets in the church from 6 - 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month for Mass and prayer, dinner, social time, and discussion of topics central to our faith. Women's Scripture Study Group OLV Women’s Group meets every Saturday from 9:30 – 11:00

a.m. for prayer, learning and mutual encouragement. All women

are invited and encouraged to attend.

Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:1-10

Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7; Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12:24 — 13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Jn 12:44-

50

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25: Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27; Jn 13:16-20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab; Jn 14:1-6

Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3bc-4; Jn 14:7-14

Sunday: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30-31, 32; 1 Jn 3:18-24;

Jn 15:1-8

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Weekly Contributions

Week of April 10, 2021 Sunday Offertory: $1,990.10 Maintenance. & Building: $20.00 Holy Land Shrines:$30.00 Poor Box: $108.05 Candles:$36.00 Week of April 18, 2021 Sunday Offertory: $1,834.77 Easter $100.00 Holy Land Shrines:$25.00 Poor Box: $36.00 Candles:$14.00

April Second Collections

April 25 - Catholic Home

Missions

Mass Intentions Please know that having the Holy

Sacrifice of the Mass said for a spe-

cial intention or in loving memory of

a departed relative or friend brings

many graces, The standard donation

is $10.00. Mass cards are available at

the parish office or the sacristy. Mass

intention envelopes may be found in

the sacristy.

Parish Membership If you change your address or tele-

phone number, or email address,

please notify the parish office. The

parish is using the "FlockNotes"

e-mail system to keep our parishion-

ers informed on church activities.

Please let the parish office know of

any changes to your e-mail address.

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Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson

No matter how speedily our computers compute, or how “Wi” your “fi” is,

the image we hear today of God’s Son as “The Good Shepherd” persists in populari-

ty and persuasive power. Chalk that up to our unexpressed longing for a gentler

human landscape, free of the hard edges technology prefers to give our interactions

with one another. Often those are more blunt than beneficial. At any rate, this per-

ennial power of the Holy Word of Scripture is evident.

As a result, we can easily summon to mind that familiar painting or statue of a virile Christ shouldering a help-

less lamb. Equally easy to think of ourselves as that needy creature, wordlessly longing for the solace that is our salva-

tion. Admittedly we can be so lost at times that we wonder whether or not we will find our way back to a place of

peace.

Mature Christian living will not let us ignore for long the ugly fact that there are many bad shepherds out there

who lurk around our pending decisions. They secretly laugh at our weak faith in the Lord if things don’t work out as we

had hoped.

Interestingly, the Greek word John uses for “good” in this instance means “ideal” or “noble,” and not simply

“good at.” That keeps us from falling into the fallacy, which holds that only the person who is productive is worthwhile.

That, in turn, foments fear of retirement among many people of a certain age, thinking that their personal value will go

down.

This Sunday happens to be “The World Day of Prayer for Vocations” by our Church. Unless you’ve been vaca-

tioning on Venus the last few decades, you have noted the diminished number of priests and religious. Easy to ascribe

that fact to the tired canard that such a life is against nature or is just plain odd. Odd, I’ll grant you. But it is so good for

those so-called. More serious claims for those lesser numbers can be attributed to the awful scandals we have experi-

enced. That last is why I call today’s seminarians and novices “heroes.”

Truth to tell, the Holy Spirit obviously wants to wake up the “sleeping giant” of lay participation in Church life

to do even more. Yet the fact remains that our Church is built around the Holy Eucharist. Without the priest, there is

no Eucharist. But in this endeavor, we can never neglect or underestimate the power of prayer. That’s what today is all

about. We do have to beg the “Harvest master” for an increase in “field laborers.”

Here is a story of one who said “yes” to his calling. Father Vincent Capodanno, a chaplain with the Marine

Corps, was killed in battle on September 4, 1967, somewhere in the Quezon Valley in Vietnam. The last section of the

official citation of the Congressional Medal of Honor, awarded posthumously, reads as follows:

Upon encountering a wounded corpsman in the direct line of fire of an enemy machine gunner positioned approx-

imately fifteen yards away, Chaplain Capodanno rushed a daring attempt to aid and assist the mortally wounded corps-

man. At that instant, only inches from his goal, he was struck down by a burst of machine gunfire.

By his heroic conduct on the battlefield, and his inspiring example, Lt. Capodanno upheld the finest tradition of

the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the cause of freedom.”

Mass Intentions for April 24 – May 1, 2021

Saturday: April 24: Easter Weekday

8:30 - Betty Starke +

5:00 p.m. - OLV Parishioners

Sunday: April 25: Fourth Sunday of Easter

9:00 - Christine Frey +

11:15 - Philip M. King +

Monday: April 26: Easter Weekday

8:30 - Edward, Mark & Stephen Frohlich +

Tuesday: April 27: Easter Weekday

8:30 - Glenwood G. Alshire+

Wednesday: April 28: Easter Weekday

8:30 - Courtney Leigh Cubbage

Thursday: April 29: Easter Weekday

8:30 - Fritz Kestermann +

Friday: April 30: Easter Weekday

8:30 - Irene & Royce Sommers

Saturday: May 1: Easter Weekday

8:30 - Giovanni Rosa +

5:00 p.m. - OLV Parishioners

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Remember Our Sick

Brian Abrams, Edward (Ned) Cain, Greg-

ory Counts, Sharon Campbell, Gary

Clarkson, Danny Collins, Sandy Collins,

Thomas Craze, Marc Cyphert, Michael

Cyphert, Barbara Gray, Ruth Green,

James Jenkins, Verna Jenkins, Irene Kel-

ler, Savannah Knave, Kay Lucas, Mary

Keyser, Bob Moulden, Jill Muennich,

Sandy Parker, Joseph and Nancy Pechie,

Edward Showalter Sr., Sandra & Wayne

Showalter, Amber Starke, Debbie Snel-

lings, Charles Wood, Laken Vaughn, Ma-

ria Vaughn, Oanh Vaughn, Thomas Van

Derveer and Mary Ann Waybright

Prayers for the Deceased Members of our Parish

Vera Allen, Maureen Barrett, David Bob-

zien, James Bradecamp, Sharon Brunck,

Joseph Bugica, Norman Burzynski, Betsy

Clark, Luzmilla Clark, Farley Clinton,

Cindy Collins, James Collins, Sandy

Counts, Pat Covington, Waid H. Dean,

Hajna deKun, Theresa Dispenzirie, Maria

Erazo, Robert Fisher, Ed Frohlich, Mark

Frohlich, Stephen Frohlich, Harold Gran-

berg, Frances Hannah, Ann Helms, Roy

Hiler, Yvette Hyde, Delores Johnson,

Robert Keane, Fritz Kestermann, Philip

M. King, Sr., David Lightower, Rex R.

Lloyd, John Maitland, Ruth Martin,

James McCourt, Leona Miller, Michael

Myer, Chris Nestor, Ruby Norton, Barba-

ra Claire O’Neill, Shirley Reese, Hans D.

Reusch, Audrey Sedwick, Paul

Showalter, Ron Sommers, Betty Starke,

Chester Taylor, Leon Vaughn, Charlotte

West, Ray West

Page One Food Drive On the second weekend of each month (May 8 & 9 )

OLV collects packaged, canned goods and nonperish-

ables for the needy of our community. Please leave

your donations in the church vestibule.

The collection for April was 74 pounds of food.

The total for the year is 1,270pounds.

In the last four years OLV parishioners have provided 7,351

pounds of food for the needy in Page County.

Thank you for participating in this very worthy cause.

THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON 2021 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal Encourage one another by Word and Deed The BLA provides an opportunity to unite as a Catholic family and support programs, ministries and services that no single in-dividual or parish could offer by itself. After reflecting upon the many blessings that God has given you, please prayer-fully consider making BLA pledge. Every donation is vital to the success of the BLA. You may go online to www.arlingtondiocese.org scan the QR code or text “BLA” to 703-260-9800 to make a donation. Please help our parish reach our BLA goal! Please note that your donation may be paid over 10 months.

Get the Truth about the Equality Act Go to arlingtondiocese.org/equalityact to learn about the dangerous implications of the Equality Act and what you can do to try and stop its passage.

Donate Your Car to Catholic Charities! If you are thinking of replacing your car with something new, please consider donating your old car to Catholic Charities. Proceeds from the sale of working and non-working cars provide critical funds for our volunteer programs. It's easy--we handle all the paperwork and you receive an IRS donation receipt. To donate, email Cars@ccda.net or call (703) 841-3898

Exalt: An Evening of Worship You are Invited to a Holy Hour for Conversion & Healing in Families. Join the Diocese of Arlington's Office of Marriage, Family & Respect Life and Young Adult Ministry for Exalt: An Evening of Worship on May 11 from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Fair-fax. The evening includes: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, mu-sic provided by Kenny Kohlhaas and the Exalt band, and time for si-lent prayer. The intention is for healing in families, especially those wounded by abortion. To learn more visit www.arlingtondiocese.org/healingandconversion To access the Live Stream please visit the Diocese of Arlington Young Adult Ministry page: www.arlingtondiocese.org/young-adult-ministry/exalt--an-evening-of-worship/ or please the St. Leo YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/gf6lDH0Qk4M

Day of Healing and Prayer Post-Abortion Healing Retreats for Women in English and Spanish: An Entering Canaan Day of Prayer & Healing for women who have experienced abortion will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021. Come begin your healing journey and experience God's hope and mer-cy. You are not alone. There is hope. There is healing. For more infor-mation and confidential registration, please contact Project Rachel Ministry (703) 841-2504 or info@helpafterabortion.org.

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OLV NEWS: Thank you

Many times in holy scripture we read

about gardens being a great example of

“we reap what we sow”. Starting from

the Garden of Eden that God provided

for Adam and Eve, to gardens we cre-

ate and maintain today; providing

peaceful and tranquil beauty.

We are so grateful to Susan King, Paul

Trowbridge, Oanh Vaughn, and

Roseann Smythe. Who lovingly

enhance and maintain our church

grounds. We are grateful and very

thankful for their attention to detail and

our beautiful landscape.

Spiritual Adoption Corner

Fetal development week by week

Weeks 4: The ball of cells is now offi-

cially an embryo. Our baby is the size

of a poppy seed.

Pray for an end to abortion. Say this prayer

every day to end abortion: Jesus, Mary and

Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to

spare the life of the unborn baby that I

have spiritually adopted who is in danger

of being aborted.

Prayer of Archbishop Fulton Sheen