STAFF Pastor: Fr. Francisco M. Tovar

Parochial Vicar: Fr. Emmanuel Effah Deacon: Rev. Mr. Trinidad Soc | Deacon: Rev. Mr. Patrick Brown Secretary: Mr. Christian Leaños | Accountant: Ms. Diane Alexander

OFFICE HOURS

Monday – Friday: 9am – 8pm

MASS TIMES

Monday – Saturday: 7:30am in St. Joseph's Chapel (English) Monday – Friday: 7:00pm in Church (Spanish)

Saturday: 5pm (Choir),6:15pm (Spanish), and 8pm (Neocatechumenal Way) Sunday: 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:15pm (Spanish), 2pm (Haitian), and 4pm (Ghanaian)

Holy Days: 7:30am and 7:30pm *Special schedule for Holy Week, Easter, Christmas & New Year’s Masses

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Monday – Friday: 6:30am - 7:30am Thursday: 8am - 2pm

CONFESSION TIMES

Monday - Friday: 5:30pm – 6:45pm (Church) Saturday: 3:45pm - 4:45pm (Church)

Or any other time by appointment.

BAPTISMS To enroll, please call us 4 to 6 weeks in advance.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Please call the rectory.

MARRIAGES

Couples must make arrangements with one of the priests of the parish at least 6 months

to the tentative wedding date.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Our Lady of Sorrows program is for registered children,

youth and adults in our parish. Classes are held on Sunday.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Registration forms are available in the vestibules of the

Church and in our website. Please notify the rectory if you change your address or move from the Parish.

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Tuesday, 12pm. Anything after noon will not be accepted.

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Our Lady of Sorrows Parish August 4th, 2019

XVIII SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

From the Pastor’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters, “So, he began to calculate” is what we read in this Sunday’s Gospel, in the midst of Jesus describing a man who wasted much time on earth planning how he can get richer only to die the next day. Folks, we do NOT want to waste the time that God has given us on this earth. Unfortunately, so many people do just that. This, in part, is because we get anxious when we are faced with problems and we tend to try and (“calculate”) figure them out on our own. Just the other day a man approached me and said “Fr., I don’t like priests giving out homework.” This was a light-hearted reference to my challenge over the last 2 weeks to give God five minutes of your time. He told me how he has been struggling with it and, often, his mind begins to wonder with his plans for the day and other distractions. Ladies and gentlemen, this is VERY common. The devil does not want us to stop and reflect and be silent with God for even 5 minutes and ESPECIALLY every day. It is so important for us to ask Mary, all the saints and angels and God, Him Self, for help with staying focused and to persevere in prayer. If you can persevere every day in the 5 minutes of silence and stillness with God, I guarantee that there will come a day when some huge issue will become clear and be resolved. It is not because of your calculations, but, rather, God Who has revealed something. 5 minutes of stillness with God can seem like a waste of time, but, whenever we waste time with Jesus, it is a great preparation for the next life, and we will see the result great peace and joy. So, let the only thing that you calculate for tomorrow be when and where you will be for your 5 minutes wasted with Jesus.

Thank you and God bless you.

Fr. Shaun Foggo

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATIONS

REGISTRATION 2019-2020 The last day to register your child is Friday, August

30th. Registrations will take place Monday-Friday from

9:00am – 12:00pm & 1:30pm -7:00pm in the rectory. For

NEW students, parents must bring a copy of birth

certificate, baptism and/or communion if applicable. The

cost is $45 per child.

PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH

Jairo Gutierrez, Orga Price, Cesaria Velasquez, Elmer Garcia, Cristian Roque, Josefina Leiva, Sofia Rodriguez, Jorge Luis Garrido, Salman Pasha, José Salomón Romero, Mario Aguilar de la O, Brenda Price, Dinora Rivas, Norma Gamero, Mauricio Román, Martha Lidia Sacagui, María Luisa Flores, Silvia Elizabeth Arauzo, Manuel Rodríguez, Vanessa Chávez, Gustavo Delgado, Dinora Rivas, Camerino Méndez, Mirna Plaza, June Blanco, Paula y Ángel Cuello, Lilian Castillo, Consuelo Román, María Cipriano, Mary Chávez, Luis Leonardo, Gregorio Gualy, Rosalía Leiba, Donna Guessford, Marina Romero, Frank Albisus, Issa Viloria, Paul Faber, Martir Sorto, José Rodríguez, Miguel Orellana Menjívar, Carlos Merino, Daniel de Jesús Rodríguez, Ana Herrera, Nora Sola, Sofía Rodríguez, Maria Balbuena, Blanca Rios, Therese Robitaille, Beatrice Barnes, Jean Loiseau, Mary Huedenu, Norma Harvey, Anna Amo-Mitchual, Lidia Johnson, Claire Therese Dumornay, Robert Dumornay, Moses Bruno, Mary Frances Smalls, Louis Boulin, Elsy Baguidy, Nellie Cook, Astrel Dominique, Francis Njuguna and Fernando Ventura.

Mass Intentions

Sunday, August 4, 2019

8:30 a.m. Frida Mantohbang 10:30 a.m Helen Chendi 12:15 p.m. Jose Zambrana 2:00 p.m. Special Intention 4:00 p.m. Special Intention

Monday, August 5, 2019

7:30 a.m. Roxana Funes 7:00 p.m. Aquilina Cruz Tuesday, August 6, 2019

7:30 a.m. Jose Zambrana 7:00 p.m. Roque Antonio Canales Wednesday, August 7, 2019

7:30 a.m. Laura Ridore 7:00 p.m. Rosita Roda Ocampo (Thanksgiving) Thursday, August 8, 2019

7:30 a.m. All Souls 7:00 p.m. David Perez Rojas (Thanksgiving)

Friday, August 9, 2019

7:30 a.m. All Souls 7:00 p.m. Sebastian Jacobs (Thanksgiving)

Saturday, August 10, 2019

7:30 a.m Vincent Crowley 5:00 p.m. Matthew Michael Ward 6:15 p.m Jose Zambrana

For mass intentions, please call the parish office in advanced.

THIS WEEK AT OUR PARISH

The Fatima Prayer Group meets on Monday at 6:30 p.m.

in St. Joseph’s Chapel.

The French Legion of Mary meets on Monday at 6:30

p.m. in St. John’s Room.

The Hispanic Charismatic Group meets on Friday at

7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria.

The Legion of Mary meets on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in St.

Joseph’s Chapel.

The French Charismatic Prayer Group meets on

Saturday at 5:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.

The Youth Group meets on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in the

2nd Floor Room of the church.

CHURCH CLEAN UP DAY

We will have a “Church Clean Up

Day” on Saturday, July August 17

from 8:30am – 1:30pm. Come and

leave any time during this period.

Water and food will be provided

throughout the day.

YOUTH SERVICE TRIP

Youth Service Trip for Olney, VA. (August 18th depart after

the 12:15pm mass to Olney, VA). Sunday evening mass at

6:00pm with the migrant farmers. Holy Hour with

confession (Monday morning), dinner and overnight

staying (boys and girl - separated in different houses).

Tuesday morning, service for the migrant farmers, visit

NASA, visit the beach and eat homemade ice cream. If you

are interested in joining us, please contact: Stacie (240)

877-8051/Nayla (240) 603-0596/Fr. Foggo (301) 891-3500.

EUCHARIST ADORATION

Every Thursday from 8:00am to

2:00pm in the St. Joseph Chapel.

The sign-up sheet for adoration

can be found at the main entrance

of the church.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR

We are extremely blessed to have Bertha Moya, as our new

Religious Education Coordinator. Bertha is a wonderful

example of a very devoted and generous catholic. Bertha is

volunteering her time and energy to implement,

coordinate, and oversee the Religious Education program

for children and RICA for adults,

which promote lifelong faith

formation to families. If you have any

questions, please contact Bertha at:

301-891-3500 ext. 204

FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY

All are invited to stop by the cafeteria to celebrate the

Solemnity of the Savior of the World after the 12:15pm

mass. The 12:15pm mass will be celebrated in Spanish.

PARISH SUNDAY COLLECTION

Last week’s collection: $ 8,151.00

Thank you for your generosity!

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR AUGUST 4TH – AUGUST 10TH

SUN 4 XVIII Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23/Col 3:1-5, 9-11/Lk 12:13-21

MON 5 Nm 11:4-15/Mt 14:13-21

TUE 6 Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Lk 9:28-36

WED 7 Nm 13:1-2, 25-14:1, 26-29, 34-35

THU 8 St. Domingo, priest Nm 20:1-13/Mt 16:13-23

FRI 9 Dt 4:32-40/Mt 16:24-28

SAT 10 St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr 2 Cor 9:6-10/Jn 12:24-26

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