st. francis xavier church (newtowne) · memorial golf tournament and bbq sponsored by the knights...
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OLDEST CATHOLIC CHURCH
IN ORIGINAL THIRTEEN COLONIES
Reverend Robert G. Maro, Pastor
William J. Nickerson, Deacon
Judith Gwynn, Parish Secretary
Denise Becher, Bookkeeper
Mailing address: 21370 Newtowne Neck Road
Leonardtown MD 20650
Telephone: 301-475-9885
Fax: 301-475-5662
Web: stfrancisxavierchurch.org
Tour: roundme.com/tour/249939/view/733
WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS!
Registration forms are in the church vestibule
and on our parish website
St. Francis Xavier Church (Newtowne)
19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
AUGUST 11, 2019
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 after the 4pm Mass, Sundays 7:30-7:50am
& 10:30-10:50am, 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]
THIS WEEK
LOOKING AHEAD
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
20TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME
*Collection: Maintenance Fund
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Sign-ups and details in the back of
church
“If you ever feel distressed
during your day,
call upon Our Lady.
Just say this simple prayer:
‘Mary, Mother of Jesus,
please be a mother to me now.’
I must admit: this prayer has never failed me.”
—St. Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
SHARING OUR TREASURE
AUGUST 4, 2019
1st Collection (Offertory): $3,047.00
Online Giving $1,280.00
Second Collection (CCC & CCHD) $379.11
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11
19TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME
*Collection: FAW School
*Bereavement Group: 9:15am, Rectory
A parish grief support group for anyone
who has experienced the loss of a loved one
in the recent past.
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 15:
SOLEMNITY OF THE
ASSUMPTION OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN
MARY
A HOLYDAY OF
OBLIGATION
Mass will be celebrated at 8am and 7pm
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.
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.
Email Fr. Rob at [email protected] for
more information.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Registration for Family of Faith 2019-2020, our
family-centered children’s faith formation
program (Pre-K through Grade 8), is open online!
Family of Faith will meet from 9:15 to 10:30am
at Father Andrew White School on the first and
third Sundays of each month during the school
year. Sessions begin Sun, Sep 15, 2019.
Families are asked to commit to missing no more
than three of our sessions. Those who are unable to
make this commitment are asked to register for
My Catholic Faith Delivered, a grade-specific,
comprehensive online faith formation program,
instead of Family of Faith.
To register for Family of Faith and/or
My Catholic Faith Delivered, visit the parish
webpage: www.stfrancisxavierchurch.org.
ROBERT B. REZZA
MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
AND BBQ
Sponsored By
The Knights of Columbus
St. Francis Xavier, the Missionary
Council # 10957
Breton Bay
Golf & Country Club
Thu, Aug 15, 2019 — 9am
For Tournament Information
Call Tom Koviak, Tournament Chairman
240-434-1464
Proceeds: benefit K-9’s for Warriors Foundation
Charity Activities, and Council Programs
THAT MAN IS YOU — TMIY —
is an interactive, multimedia men’s program
focused upon the development of authentic male
leadership. It is designed to help men become
the best husbands and fathers they can be, after
the heart of God. Stay tuned for details as we
prepare to launch this program on Saturday
mornings in September.
For more info, email or call Matt Cosgrove,
[email protected], 610-368-2900.
“I am spiritually
close to the
victims of the
violent episodes
which in these
days has
bloodied Texas,
California, and
Ohio in the United States, striking defenseless
people, I invite you to join in my prayer for those
who have lost their lives, for the wounded, and
for their families.”
—Pope Francis, during his Aug 4, 2019,
Angelus prayers
NEXT ALTAR SERVER TRAINING
SAT, SEP 7, 9-9:45AM IN THE CHURCH
All students entering 3rd grade and up (having
received their First Holy
Communion) are welcome.
To register, please email Fr. Rob,
At least one parent must be
present with her or his child
throughout the entire training.
“YOU ALSO MUST BE
PREPARED, FOR AT AN HOUR
YOU DO NOT EXPECT, THE
SON OF MAN WILL COME.”
Take care of your marriage
now. Participate in the next Worldwide
Marriage Encounter weekend on Oct 25-27, 2019
in Gaithersburg, MD.
Go to moments4marriage.org to sign-up or call
301-541-7007. It’s not too early to sign-up!
Early registration is highly recommended.
Fishing Derby and Picnic
Saturday, August 17, 2019
St. Clements Shores
Community Beach
Registration: 10-11am
Derby: 11am-Noon
Picnic: Noon-1pm
Trophy Presentation
after lunch
Hamburgers, Hot dogs, chips,
and sodas provided
Please bring a side dish or dessert
to share!
Sponsored by the
Knights of Columbus
St. Francis Xavier the Missionary
Council
Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed
Mother is a Catholic DVD and discussion-based
Bible Study, starting on Wed Sep 11, 7-8:30pm in
the rectory. You’ll take an extraordinary
pilgrimage that reveals Mary’s unique role in
God’s Kingdom and in our lives.
Filmed on location in the Holy Land, Mary:
A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother will
place you in the midst of the powerful drama of
her earthly life, taking you through her joys...and
her sorrows. You will learn how she works in our
lives today, drawing us ever closer to her Divine
Son. See flyers in the church vestibule for more
details.
To register, please email Paula McLeod:
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
For the greater glory of God...
Dear Parish Family,
On Thursday, August 15, the Church celebrates
the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation. We will
have two Masses on that day, at 8am and 7pm.
The Assumption means that Our Lady did not
have wait until the end of the world (like we will)
for her body to be gloriously reunited to her soul
after death. This is one of the special privileges
she received as the Mother of God. Mary’s
Assumption into heaven speaks to us of the great
hope that, at the end of time, the bodies of the just
will be gloriously reunited to their souls in the
Kingdom of her Son. We profess this belief every
time we recite the Nicene Creed at Mass: “I look
forward to the resurrection of the dead and the
life of the world to come.”
We meditate on the mystery of the Assumption
when we pray the fourth Glorious Mystery of the
rosary. But it’s also necessary to keep in mind
what the Assumption is not. Some have thought
that Mary “ascended” into heaven by her own
power. This is not true. Only Christ, by His own
power, ascended into Heaven. Mary was assumed
or taken up into heaven by God.
The Solemnity of the Assumption reminds us
that the purpose of this life is ultimately to get
beyond this life. Our Lady lived her life with her
eyes fixed on Christ and being united with Him
one day in heaven for all eternity. Imploring the
aid of Our Lady in his Angelus Address on
August 15, 2003, Pope St. John Paul II said,
“One day may we also partake in your same glory
in Paradise, where today you were raised above
the choirs of angels to lasting glory with Christ.
Praised be Jesus Christ!”
Peace and blessings,
Father Rob
Saturday – August 10
St. Lawrence
4pm — Msgr. James Lockman �
Sunday – August 11
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am — St. Francis Xavier Parish
11am — Kaitlin Tennison �
Monday – August 12
St. Jane Frances de Chantal
8am — Harold Maro �
Tuesday – August 13
Saints Pontian & Hippolytus
No Mass
Wednesday – August 14
St. Maximillian Kolbe
8am — Shirley Nickerson �
Thursday – August 15
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
8am — Carolyn Russell Weiler �
7pm — Celebrant’s Intention �
Friday – August 16
St. Stephen of Hungary
8am — Charles Downs �
Saturday – August 17
4pm — Carolyn Russell Weiler �
Sunday – August 18
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am — Shirley Nickerson �
11am — St. Francis Xavier Parish
The sick: Mary & Sanford Brooks, Nancy
Luginbill, Michelle Brinsfield, Therese Igot,
Bill Lavender, Danielle Kirrane, January
Donovan, Lynda Brigati, Carol Russell,
Valerie Brown, Frank Greenwell, Lisa Davis,
Joanie Johnson, Allen Sieverston, Richie Fazio, Myla
Ashton, Bubby Spalding, Judy Bakewell, John Abell, and
Erin Schaller.
Our beloved dead: Gertrude Oertly, Cynthia Pellegrini
Johnson, Doug Woodburn. All victims of terrorism.
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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