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OLDEST CATHOLIC CHURCH
IN ORIGINAL THIRTEEN COLONIES
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Reverend Robert G. Maro, Pastor
William J. Nickerson, Deacon
21370 Newtowne Neck Road
Leonardtown MD 20650
Telephone: 301-475-9885
Fax: 301-475-5662
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Web: stfrancisxavierchurch.org
Email: [email protected]
WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS!
Registration forms are in the church vestibule
and on our parish website
St. Francis Xavier Church (Newtowne)
SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
JUNE 24, 2018
Newtowne Mission from 1640 � First Chapel Built 1662
Current Church Built 1731
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday 4pm (Anticipated), Sunday 8am and 11am
DAILY MASSES
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8am
HOLY DAY MASSES
As announced in the bulletin
CONFESSIONS
Saturdays 3:15-3:45pm and by appointment
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION
Following the 8am Mass until 5pm
BAPTISMS: By appointment with Father
MARRIAGES: Make arrangements with your Pastor
at least six months in advance; call the Rectory
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES
Email Paula McLeod, [email protected]
BULLETIN ITEMS
Deadline is Friday, one week before Sunday date
Send items to [email protected]
"Don’t be afraid of confession.
When someone is in line for confession he
feels all these things —
even shame —
but then, when he
finishes confessing,
he leaves feeling
free, great,
beautiful forgiven,
clean, happy.”
—Pope Francis
THIS WEEK
LOOKING AHEAD
JULY 1: 13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JULY 5: SUMMER BOOK CLUB
9am, Parish Hall
JUNE 24: SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF
JOHN THE BAPTIST
*Knights of Columbus Community Breakfast
To benefit the Leonardtown Volunteer
Rescue Squad
JUNE 28: SUMMER BOOK CLUB
9am, Parish Hall
Community Breakfast
Sunday, June 24, 2018
St. Francis Xavier Parish Hall
8:30am to 12:30pm
Regular & Blueberry Pancakes
Eggs, Bacon, Sausage
Home Fried Potatoes
Biscuit with Sausage Gravy
Coffee & Juice
Free Will Donation
Benefit Leonardtown Volunteer
Rescue Squad
JULY & AUGUST COLLECTIONS
Jul 1 FAW School
Jul 8 Maintenance Fund
Aug 5 Catholic
Communications
Aug 12 FAW School
Aug 19 Maintenance Fund
MARRIAGE RETREAT~ SOLVING THE MYSTERY
OF PRAYER IN YOUR MARRIAGE: JULY 13-14
This retreat is for married couples who would
like to feel more comfortable praying together.
Learn practical tips about your own personal
prayer style. Increase feelings of trust and
intimacy in your marriage as you develop the
spiritual side of your relationship as you employ
concrete tools and advice
from our team of Catholic
priests and married
couples. Talks,
questionnaires, time for
personal reflection
(individually and with your spouse); Eucharistic
Adoration, Mass, and time for Confession. This is
a two-day retreat, but you do not stay overnight.
There will also be time to socialize with the other
participants, but this program is about the couple,
and no one will be put on the spot to share with
the group. The registration fee includes the
workshop fee, all materials, plus meals
throughout the weekend. Cost: $265 per couple.
Our Lady of Bethesda Retreat Center, 7007
Bradley Blvd, Bethesda MD 20817. For more info
and to register visit www.ourladyofbethesda.org
or call 301-365-0612.
SUMMER SEMINARIAN REFLECTIONS
St. Francis Xavier Church
REFLECTION II
Confession
June 28 — 7pm, Church
Confession will be available
Conor Hardy just finished his first year of
Pre-Theology at Saint John Paul II Seminary.
Born and raised in Washington DC, his home
parish is Shrine of the
Most Blessed
Sacrament. Conor grew
up playing ice hockey
with his twin older
brothers and belonged
to a Downtown DC
Boxing Club.
After college, Conor
served as a
Metropolitan Police
Officer and taught 4th
grade at The Heights
School before entering seminary.
NEWTOWNE MANOR HOUSE RESTORATION
Donations to:
St. Francis Xavier Church
21370 Newtowne Neck Road
Leonardtown MD 20650
Memo line: Manor House Restoration
For more information:
Lynn Delahay, 204-925-6485
George Matisick, 301-475-9698
Our Summer Book
Club meets
Thursdays at 9am in
the Parish Hall. This
summer’s book choice
is “Therese, Faustina,
and Bernadette:
Three Saints Who
Challenged My Faith,
Gave Me Hope, and
Taught Me How to
Love” by Elizabeth
Ficocelli. Email
Paula McLeod,
[email protected] for details.
The RCIA (Rite of
Christian Initiation
of Adults) is an
exploration of
Catholic teachings,
traditions, and
practices.
Participants attend
weekly sessions
beginning in the fall
each year. It is a
process whereby
adults become fully participating members of
the Catholic Church. Is there someone you
can invite to explore the Catholic faith –
someone unbaptized, or baptized in a non-
Catholic Christian tradition? Perhaps you
know a Catholic adult interested in being
confirmed. Please contact Fr. Rob at
[email protected] for more
information.
TRAVELLING THIS SUMMER?
You can find a Catholic church
wherever you go—download the
“Mass Times” app on your
smartphone, or visit
masstimes.org
INTERESTED IN
BECOMING
CATHOLIC?
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
For the greater glory of God...
Dear Parish Family,
Picking up from last week’s discussion on
confession, I’d like to talk about three things that
every Catholic should know about this beautiful
sacrament of God’s mercy and forgiveness.
The first is to always remember that it is Christ
who forgives you of your sins and not the priest.
Only God can forgive sin. The priest is His
instrument but the One who forgives you is truly
the Lord Jesus Himself. When the priest says, “I
absolve you of your sins…” it is Christ speaking
through the person of the priest. Christ gave the
apostles the authority to forgive sins after the
Resurrection when he said: “Receive the Holy
Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and
whose sins you retain are retained” (John 20:22-23).
Second, you should never let the fear of
forgetting how to go to confession prevent you
from going. If you don’t remember what to say
or do, I’ll be more than happy to walk you
through it when you’re there. There are even
“cheat-sheet” cards in the confessional to help
you! Also, you won’t need to memorize the “Act
of Contrition” because it is already there on a card
for you. Just come as you are and don’t worry
about memorizing all the steps.
Finally, every Catholic should be consoled by
what is called “the seal of confession.” This
means that the priest’s lips are completely locked.
What is said in confession stays there. There are
no circumstances whatsoever that a priest could
reveal another person’s confession. Some priests
have given up their lives as martyrs to protect the
seal of confession.
Peace and blessings,
Fr. Rob
Saturday – June 23
Blessed Virgin Mary
4pm—Rita Tolibano
Sunday – June 24
Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist
8am—St. Francis Xavier Parish
11am—Special Intention
Monday – June 25
8am—Fr. Arnold W. DePorter �
Tuesday – June 26
No Mass
Wednesday – June 27
St. Cyril of Alexandria
8am—Fr. Thomas F. Crowley �
Thursday – June 28
St. Irenaeus
8am—The Welp Family
Friday – June 29
Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
8am—Joseph Francis Long �
Saturday – June 30
First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
4pm—Marilyn Panke
Sunday – July 1
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am—St. Francis Xavier Parish
11am—Special Intention
For healing: Jaxton Butler,
Virginia Modrzakowski, Mary
Katherine Keller, Lucy Lacey, Karen Finch, Jeffrey
Mattingly, Debbie Zeltwanger, Joan Polko, Shirley
Nickerson, Bubby Spalding, Judy Bakewell, Billy
Goddard, John Abell, Julie Broyles, Lillie Rideout,
Carolyn Russell Weiler, and Erin Schaller.
Our beloved dead: Vincent M. Swales, Jr., brother
of Gertie Thomas.
Email [email protected] and let us join
in prayer for one another. If you are seriously ill
or preparing for a surgery, call the Parish Office
to arrange for the sacrament of anointing.
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