St. William of York Catholic Church 3130 Jefferson Davis Highway, Stafford, VA 22554

Parish Clergy Fr. Robert J. DeMartino, Pastor Fr. Lino Rico Rostro, Parochial Vicar Mr. James J. Benisek, Deacon

Parish Acolyte Mr. Daniel A. D’Agostino, KHS

Parish Office (540) 659-1102 Fax (540) 659-5637 www.swoycc.org parishoffice@swoycc.org Monday – Friday 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Parish School Pre-K – 8th (540) 659-5207 www.stwillschool.org, fax (540) 659-9863 David A. Lima, Principal

Religious Education Office (540) 659-5705 reoffice@swoycc.org Deacon James J. Benisek, DRE Monday - Friday 9 AM - 3 PM

Catholic Youth Organization (540) 659-1102

St. William of York Outreach, Thrift Shop (540) 720-6652 Tuesday - Friday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM And first Saturday’s 10:00 AM -1:00 PM

Parish Membership New parishioners are asked to register in the parish office.

Mass Schedule Sunday Mass 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM & 12:15 PM (Spanish) Monday 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM Tuesday 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM Wednesday 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM Thursday 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM Friday 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM Saturday 9:00 AM Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM Holy Days of Obligation as announced

Penance (Confession) Schedule Wednesday & Friday 9:30 AM Saturday 9:30 AM & 6:00 PM

Eucharistic Adoration Between morning daily Masses, (Mon., Tue., & Thur.) and First Friday from 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM.

Baptism Baptism classes are required. Please contact the parish office as soon as possible. Parents are encouraged to attend before the birth of their child.

Marriage Preparation Couples are required to make arrangements at least six months in advance of the desired wedding date.

Sponsor Letters To qualify, one must be registered for at least 3 months, have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation, be at least 16 years of age and attend weekly Sunday Mass. Married sponsors must be in a valid Catholic marriage.

Bulletin Deadline Friday, in writing, a full week prior.

Welcome to St. William of York Catholic Church: An Authentic Catholic Culture

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time– August 2, 2020

August 3rd-August 9th

Monday 7:30 AM James McCart+ 9:00 AM Robert Cowan+ Tuesday 7:30 AM Eileen Ghormley+ 9:00 AM Mary Rose Kingsley+ Wednesday 9:00 AM Norm Bessette+ 6:30 PM Joseph Harrigan+ Thursday 7:30 AM Robert Harrigan+ 9:00 AM Timothy Harrigan+ Friday 9:00 AM Maria McClellan+ Confirmation Mass 7:00 PM Jocelyn Solomon+ Saturday 9:00 AM Dylan & Katie Scott and Family 5:00 PM Dominic White Sunday 7:30 AM People of St. William of York 9:00 AM Mary Guerrieri+ 10:30 AM Anne Marie Byrnes+ 12:15 PM Nellie Vizcarrondo+

Porto Charities Second Collection Next weekend we will accept donations in the boxes at all exits for Porto Charities “Special Kids, Special Needs Collection.” This organization provides financial resources which are used to support special education programs in numerous schools within the diocese, like John Paul the Great which exemplify the com-passion and love of the Catholic Church. Last year, through your support over $128,000 was collected from parishes in the Arlington Diocese. Please be generous in your support. For ad-ditional information please visit Porto Charities website at https://portocharities.org/.

Confession Times August 3rd-August 8th

Wednesday: 9:30 AM-10:00 AM Friday: 9:30 AM-10:00 AM Saturday: 9:30 AM-10:00 AM Saturday: 6:00 PM-6:30 PM

Seeking Youth Ministry Coordinator

We are seeking an individual for the Coordinator of Youth Ministry position. The Coordinator of Youth Ministry reports directly to the pastor, and will work closely with the Business Manager and the Director of Religious Education. The Coordinator will organize and coordinate ALL HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH (those attending public high school, John Paul the Great, and Home Schoolers) of our parish so as to increase their desire to participate and have a role in parish activities and parish life. The Coor-dinator will plan opportunities, events and activities to foster personal and spiritual growth for each youth. The Coordinator will develop youth leader-ship skills through their participation in youth, par-ish and Diocesan activities. The successful candidate will have the experience that demonstrates good managerial abilities and excellent oral and written communication and prob-lem-solving skills. This self-starter will have the ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks, while maintaining effective working relation-ships. The candidate must be a fully-initiated and practicing Catholic able to participate in the full sacramental life of the Church and to live a life that gives witness to the joy of a relationship with Jesus Christ. This is a part time position, 15-20 hours per week. Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to narmstrong@swoycc.org.

Sunday Collection for 7/26/2020 Offertory: $ 8,930.00 Other Donations: $ 725.00 Narthex: $ 3,755.00 Total: $13,410.00

Faith Direct Offertory: $17,570.00 Faith Direct Narthex: $ 3,857.00 Total: $21,427.00

Thank you and may God bless you for your contin-

Confirmation Mass for RCIA and RCIC

Friday, August 7th we will celebrate the Confirmation Mass for our RCIA and RCIC candidates. Therefore, the following changes will be made. ■There will be no 6:30 PM Mass. ■Mass will be celebrated at 7:00 PM for the can-didates and their families. Space will be limited due to social distancing. Plan accordingly. ■First Friday Adoration will end at 5:00 PM.

RE Program 2020-2021 Given the uncertainty about the status of public gatherings and school due to COVID-19, we have decided to resume religious education classes through an online program entitled “My Catholic Faith Delivered.”

This program uses the Faith and Life textbook series and follows our usual curriculum. The primary reasons why we elected to go online (at least initially) include our desire to protect the health of your children and volunteers, and the various changes that would be required due to social distancing requirements that involve drop off/pick up changes, the need for medical screening for students and catechists, masking requirements and other considerations. We hope to transition to a classroom environment as soon as practicable, but we will begin the academic year using the online pro-gram.

Classes will begin on September 13.

Registration for all families for the 2020-2021 school year is now open and will CLOSE on Mon., August 31, 2020.

Confirmation 2 students should verify with the RE office prior to registering that all confirmation requirements have been completed.

All registrations can be done through the Religious Education office or by going on the website to obtain a printable form. Go to swoycc.org/Faith Tab. The registration process can be done via coming into the RE office during normal business hours, email/phone credit card payment, or by mail. Please do not send cash. Checks should be made out to St. William of York.

2020-2021 Registration fees are as follows: RE Office Hours:

1 student - $80.00 Monday – Friday; 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 2 students - $145.00 Phone: 540-659-5705 3 or more students - $200.00.

God Bless each of you and your loved ones, especially during these trying times. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Each student will be placed in a class under the direction of a catechist, who will interact online with you and your children during the period of online instruction. Parents will have to take the time to assist their children in the completion of assigned work. This is something that most of you already do, but is of course paramount importance when instruction is conducted online. Our hope is to resume Sunday classes as soon as practicable. We will begin transitioning classes from online to in person classroom instruction as the year progresses.

St. William of York Catholic School Over 25 Years of Authentic Catholic Education

School News “Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends

to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.” St. John Paul the Great

We are excited to welcome back all of our students in a few weeks! Our students will return August 26th and attend school five full days! Our staff has been work-ing hard this summer to ensure that the school is ready. Students will be seated socially distant and many mitigation strategies are in place! We are thankful for

the support of our Parish family!

We are looking for a good home for some gently used furniture

from the school! All items must be picked up no later than August 5th. Please contact Jen Schiller to

arrange a pick up time. (jschiller@stwillschool.org)

In Our Parish

This Week in Our Parish Sunday, August 2 Monday, August 3 7:00 PM: RCIA Rehearsal (Church) Tuesday, August 4 Wednesday, August 5 9:30 AM: Confessions (Church) Thursday, August 6 Friday, August 7 9:30 AM: First Friday Adoration (Church) 9:30 AM: Confessions (Church) 7:00 PM: Confirmation Mass (Church) Saturday, August 8 9:30 AM: Confessions (Church) 8:30 AM: Baptism Class in Spanish (Brent Room) 3:30 PM: Baptisms in English (Church) 6:00 PM: Confessions (Church) Sunday, August 9 7:30 AM: K of C Coffee and Donuts (Center)

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, August 15th is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. While still a Holy Day, because this solem-nity falls on a Saturday, the obligation is dismissed. However, Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, August 15th at 9:00 AM for the Assumption of the Blessed Vir-gin Mary.

First Friday Adoration Friday, August 7th we will have First Friday Adoration. Eucharistic Adoration will begin after the 9:00 AM Mass and will end at 5:00 PM to prepare for the Confirmation Mass. Please join our parish community every First Fri-day as we adore Our Lord on the altar. For more infor-mation or to sign up please contact Cindy Armstrong at (540) 220-7344 and remember the same rules apply in regards to social distancing, face masks and hand sanitiz-ing when entering the church.

Pew and Kneeler Cleaning After every Mass all pews and kneelers must be sani-tized. Until now, our ushers and some very kind parish-ioners have been doing all the work to prepare for the next Mass. We are asking all parishioners to aid them by picking up a bottle of cleaner and a towel for cleaning on your way into church so that each of us can clean our own pew and kneeler. Please leave the towel on the pew so that the ushers know that it has been cleaned and ready for the next Mass. Thank you for helping to create a safe environment for us to attend Mass.

Novena for Life Rosary Come all and join the Knights of Columbus in praying a Novena for Life Rosary beginning on August 9th in the church at 5:00 PM. Remaining prayers will occur weekly on Sunday evenings at 5:00 PM through Oct. 4.

Ushers Needed The Usher Ministry would like to extend an invitation to interested parishioners. New ushers are needed for all Masses, Volunteers are placed on flexible schedules and serve with a crew of experienced ushers. This is one of the easiest ways to get involved at St. William of York! For more information please contact Alison Truslow at (540) 779-3012 or alison.truslow@gmail.com. Prayer Request… Please keep everyone who is serving in Iraq and Afghan-istan and their family members in your prayers.

Michael Harrison, Jason Locke, Orlando Medina, Patrick Mooney II, Andrew Rodriguez, Andrew Sines, Jonathan Sines, Josh Taylor and Carey Tignor.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.

If you have a relative serving in Iraq or Afghanistan and would like to have his/her name included in our prayer list, please contact the parish office.

Please join the Knights of Columbus in the St. William of York parish cen-ter after all morning Masses on August 9th, to enjoy some fresh donuts and assorted refreshments. When you sign up for the Sunday Mass, please in-dicate on the additional slots if you are planning to come. We are ensuring all COVID19 protocols like face masks, social distancing and hand saniti-zations as is practiced at the Church will be practice in the center. All pro-ceeds go to support the church and charities.

This activity is subject to change per the governors requirements.

St. William of York Outreach Food Pantry: The Food Pantry is distributing food by drive-thru on Wednesdays from 10 AM - 12 PM. Clients will stay in their vehicles and are required to fill out the first 2 pages of the Financial Assistance Require-ment form. The forms can be found online at http://stwilliamofyorkoutreach.weebly.com click on Financial Assistance at the top to download form. Financial Assistance: Financial assistance has re-sumed. It is offered on Wednesdays to the first 6 people in line that have all their paperwork. Everything is being done outside. Clients are asked to stay in their cars and wear masks. The paperwork must be complete or you will be asked to come back the following week. More information and paperwork can be found online at http://stwilliamofyorkoutreach.weebly.com click on Financial Assistance at the top to download form. Thrift Store: St. William of York Thrift Shop is back! Starting August 4th the Outreach Thrift Shop will re-open on a modified schedule: Tuesday’s and Thurs-day’s from 10:00 AM till 1:00 PM. Requirements for all Customers: Mask must be worn properly (covering both the nose and mouth). Hand sanitizing will be re-quired at the door. There will be a limit of 3 customers at a time per shop. At this time we cannot accommodate children in the shops. Come discover our bargains and support those less fortunate residents in Stafford County.

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading: Isaiah 55:1‑3 With great enthusiasm and fervor, God urges his people to come to him and to accept the gifts he extends to them. Second Reading: Romans 8:35, 37‑39 In words that are both stirring and courageous, Paul ex-claims that nothing will separate him and his followers from the love of Christ‑‑neither trial‑‑nor persecu-tion‑‑nor death. Gospel: Matthew 14:13‑21 Matthew gives us a straightforward and convincing ac-count of the miracle of the loaves and fishes. Because the crowds following Jesus were hungry, he took five loaves and two fish, blessed them, and gave them to the crowds. Although the people numbered about five thou-sand, there was still food remaining. ©1999 Bon Venture Services, Inc.

Needed: Faithful Citizens to Shape the

Future of Virginia What do respect life outreach and advocacy look like in the "New Dominion" now that the laws passed in the Virginia General Assembly 2020 session have taken effect? Join us for an assessment of current and poten-tial threats to human life and dignity and suggestions for effective practical grassroots response. Bishop Mi-chael Burbidge will offer opening prayer and com-ments.

Keynote Speaker: Victoria Cobb, President, Family Foundation

Guest Speakers: Olivia Gans Turner, President, Virginia Society of

Human Life and Jeff Caruso, J.D., Executive Director, Virginia Catholic Conference

Saturday, September 12, 2020 Holy Spirit Catholic Church Annandale, VA

All are welcome to attend Mass at 8 AM. Light refresh-ments will be served immediately after Mass. The open-ing prayer with Bishop Burbidge begins at 9:30 AM. The conference will end at 12:30 PM. Register online at arlingtondiocese.org/RLC. Cost is $10.00 + Event-brite’s fee ($1.26 non refundable). Registration Ends September 10th.

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