SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 201 St. Mary's Avenue P.O. Box 1390 La Plata, Maryland 206461390 (301) 9342261 FAX (301)9345435 NOVEMBER 21, 2021 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE (301) 6488783 (Sacramental Emergencies) www.sacredheartlaplata.org www.facebook.com/sacredheartlaplata Twitter: @SacHeartLaPlata PASTORAL STAFF & OFFICES REV. SCOTT WOODS, Pastor REV. JACK A. BERARD, Parochial Vicar REV. MR. WILLIAM CARTER, Permanent Deacon REV. MR. MATTHEW C. LAIDLEY, Permanent Deacon REV. MR. ALBERT E. GRAHAM, JR., Permanent Deacon, Retired PARISH OFFICE: 205 St. Mary s Avenue (301) 9342261 Office Hours: MonFri 9:003:00PM Mrs. Concetta Schmitz, Office Manager Mrs. Christine Knecht, Finance & Human Resources Mrs. Caitlin Milby, Receptionist ARCHBISHOP NEALE SCHOOL: 104 Port Tobacco Road (301) 9349595 or (301) 8703679 Grades PreK thru 8. After school day care. Mrs. Teresa Skinner, Principal RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Mr. William Wannall, Pastoral Associate (301) 9342261, Ext. 107 MINISTRY TO HOMEBOUND, HOSPITAL & NURSING HOMES: Mrs. Julie Ferrero, Coordinator (301) 7522377 YOUTH MINISTRY: Ms. Anna Albrittain, Director (301) 9342261, Ext. 105 MUSIC MINISTRY: Mrs. Crista Fawls, Director (301) 9343386 FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE: Mr. Michael Knecht (301) 9342261 NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING: Mrs. Ellen Blumhardt (301) 6411377 MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY: Ms. Caitlin Langreich, M.A., LGPC, CCTP (301) 5413740 WEEKEND MASSES: Saturdays: Vigil Mass at 5:00 PM (Rosary at 4:20PM) Sundays: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM & 12:00 PM 8:00 AM at St. Joseph s Monastery (Carmel) DAILY MASSES: Monday thru Friday 12:00 Noon 7:15 AM at St. Joseph s Monastery (Carmel) Wednesday 7:00 PM Saturday 8:00 AM (Carmel), 9:00 AM (Sacred Heart) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) First Fridays: 6:00 7:00 PM Wednesdays: 7:30 8:30PM Saturdays: 4:00 4:45 PM By appointment ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: 7:308:30 PM each Wednesday in the Main Church FIRST FRIDAY: Confessions 6:00 7:00 PM Mass & Devotions to the Sacred Heart at 7:00 PM SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: For children (children younger than 7), parents should fill out the online Request for Baptism form and then contact Caitlin Milby at 301.934.2261 at least one month in advance to schedule a date and attend a preparation class. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Couples must contact a priest or deacon at least 6 months before the anticipated date. The bride or groom must be a parishioner of Sacred Heart. Marriage preparation program is required. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Please call Mr. William Wannall in the parish office to arrange for Please call Mr. William Wannall in the parish office to arrange for the instructions about our faith. Classes are held on Tuesdays the instructions about our faith. Classes are held on Tuesdays (September thru May) from 7:008:30 PM (September thru May) from 7:008:30 PM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM: We are an affiliate parish of the St. John Paul II Regional Faith Formation Program. K thru Grade 8, meets Sundays, 10:20 11:30 AM at ANS, September thru May. HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE SICK: To arrange for a home Communion call please contact Julie Ferrero at 3017522377 or call the parish office. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK: To arrange for the Sacrament, please contact the parish office. MARIAN DEVOTIONS: Weekly during May & October. Miraculous Medal Novena/Rosary after 9 AM Sat. Mass. Rosary on Saturday at 4:30 PM before 5:00 PM Vigil Mass. PARISH COUNCIL: Meets September through May. YOUTH GROUP: For students in grades 612, see website for calendar events. PARISH MEMBERSHIP: Welcome new members to our parish family. Please register as soon as possible. The registration form can be found on our website. To be eligible for admission to our Religious Education program, reception of the Sacraments or to receive testimonial letters for sponsorship outside the Parish, an individual must be a registered participating member of the parish, known to the pastor, attend the sacraments and supporting the ministries of the church. ITEMS FOR UPCOMING BULLETIN DUE TO PARISH OFFICE BY 12 NOON MONDAY
S H C, L P SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE 7:00AM Repose of the soul of Wanda E Lyles 8:00AM Special Intention of Sister Luciano 9:00AM All Souls 12:00PM Sacred Heart Parishioners MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, SAINT CECILIA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR 7:15AM Special Intention for Sr Maria Goretti 12:00PM All Souls TUESDAY, NOVEMBER23, WEEKDAY 7:15AM Special Intention for Sr Maria Goretti 12:00PM All Souls WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24, SAINT ANDREW DUNGLAC, PRIEST, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS 7:15AM Special Intention for Sr Maria Goretti 12:00PM All Souls 7:00PM Deceased of Charles County THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, THANKSGIVING DAY 7:15AM Deceased Relatives benefactors and friends of Mt Carmel 10:00am All Souls FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, WEEKDAY 7:15AM Deceased Relatives benefactors & friends of Mt. Carmel 12:00PM All Souls SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, WEEKDAY; VIGIL: FIRST SUNDDAY OF ADVENT 8:00AM Repose of the soul of Mary Marioni 9:00AM All Souls 5:00PM All Souls Please note that the 8AM Saturday and Sunday Masses, and the 7:15AM daily Mass take place at Mt. Carmel Monastery. All other Masses are celebrated at Sacred Heart. THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, November 24, 25, and 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Masses will be celebrated at 8:00 AM at Carmel and 10:00 AM here at Sacred Heart on Thanksgiving Day. As always, should an emergency situation arise making it necessary for you to contact a priest, please call 3016488783. Please pray for our sick Brandi Cain, Rev. Eamon Dignan, Rebecca Morris, Mary Barrasso, Janice Valdisera, Joan Johnson, Frances Franch, Brian Stack, Noel Edelen, Carol Humphrey, Mary Hammond, David Jones, Paula Miles, Monique Lamoureux, Floyd Whalen, Pat Howell, Jeni Carrier, Jan Bond, Wayne Neumann, Barbara Bowie, Barbara Weaver, Don Larsen, Barbara Segert, Nicholas Pell, Victor Pineda, Rosa Wacke, Elizabeth Campbell, Andy and Millie Havrilla, Margie Simpson, William Jung, Brenda Carignan, Kass Harker, Toni Gallagher, John Bawner, Dave Forbes, Elroy Hemsley, Elva Yates, Julia White, Rose Radcliff, Fritz & Jane Hoffmann, Joe Gardiner, Cindy Brigman, Maggie Wyman, George Jackson, Gianna Grace, Jamie Seith, Randy Martin, David & Kathryn Newman, Mary Krug, Marilyn Hoffmann, Carolyn Posey, and Mikey Raymond. Names will remain on the above prayer list for 60 days from the time they are requested. At the end of that time, you may renew your request. Just like in previous years, one Mass is offered each day of the month for all those whose names are submitted to us on the special All Souls envelopes included in your monthly packets. Extra envelopes are available in the entrances of the church or in the parish office. Please drop the envelopes in collection basket, mail them or bring to the parish office. During the month of November, these envelopes will be placed near the altar as a reminder and remembrance of our departed loved ones. You can also submit names of deceased loved one(s) to be remembered at our Masses each day of the month by writing their name(s) in the Book of Remembrance which is located in front of the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue in the back of the church. The book will remain there during the month of November St. Gertrude s Prayer for Souls in Purgatory Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. Sacred Heart Church is in search of a pianist/or organist to help out at the weekend Masses. If you are interested and would like to know more information, please contact Crista Fawls at 301885 9652 or email her at cfawls@sacredheartlaplata.org..
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, Today as a Church we celebrate the solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving as a nation. Every year these two celebrations fall around the same time, and though not necessarily planned that way, it is providential that they are linked. Because although it has been deemphasized over the years in the broader culture, Thanksgiving is meant to be directed towards God. It s meant to be a day in which we are intentional in exactly what we are grateful to God. It is a day set aside (a holy day or holiday if you will) for the purpose of giving thanks to God for the wonders and gifts He has bestowed upon us. But what does it mean to be grateful? We teach it to our kids to be grateful and rightly so for it is part of being part of a polite society. We say thanks often to one another, even if said very casually. But we can have a feeling of not feeling grateful enough, of not knowing exactly how to express our gratitude, and maybe only doing it out of habit or duty. It helps to look back and see the word that ancient cultures used for thanks. And in both Greek and Latin it shares the same word as gift or grace. That s not an accidental feature. It means that it is a free response, one that can be learned, but one that is, by its nature, cannot be coerced. It is a response to something given out and meant to instill joy in the other person. We look to Scripture where St. Paul tells us that we should always give thanks (1 Thessalonians 5:17) among many other verses. We should look to the Psalms that tell us give thanks to the Lord for He is good (Psalm 136). And we notice a few characteristics namely that it isn t just for the good things. What we ought to do, more than anything, is to give thanks to God for everything because everything comes from Him. What we see in Scripture is that gratitude not only is a free gift back to God for His goodness, but also forms us to recognize we don t know everything. We give thanks to God for the difficulties, struggles, and sufferings of our lives, because we trust that in His plan we will receive a great reward. And we look to Christ our King as the ultimate example. Abandon on the Cross, He died. But in His death greater Grace entered the world and Death itself was conquered. I cannot think of a better thing to give thanks about. God Bless, Fr. Jack Priest's Corner CEMETERY NEWS In honor of All Souls during the month of November the giving tree, located in the narthex, will be available for donations. Money collected will be used for updating the Glen Albin entrance to the parish cemetery and redesigning the center island. Thank you for your generosity. Cemetery Regulations for November 1 March 31 Flowers, solar lights and ornamentation are permitted on gravesite. No glass containers, candles, garden flag stakes, hanging planters or shepherd poles. No planting of trees, plants or flowers. Thank you for your cooperation. GOSPEL MEDITATION November 21, 2021 - Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe We often come to life expecting all of the pieces of the puzzle to nicely fit together. We want and expect harmony, order, and fairness, the achievement of rewards for good behavior, good health, and happiness. We can more easily accept death when it comes naturally after a good long life, but have a real difficulty comprehending the meaning of it all when it is cut short. Willing to put in a good measure of effort, we desire positive results. When things go wrong and life gets hurtful, unjust, and downright ugly, we become unsettled and can quickly fall into despair. This is especially true if we are people of faith who believe in a God who sees things on our terms and works in favor of our life agenda. What happens to our faith when we find ourselves sitting in a mess? Does it help to know that God understands and that hardship, failure, disappointment, injustice, confusion, and all of life s ugliness do not make faith irrelevant or irrational? God is wonderfully and surprising creative! He turns the tables on not only our understanding of life, but of what it means to be a king. God sends us a king who is not exempt from life s ills but embraces them. The king that God gives to us knows what it means to be poor, suffer insults, be ridiculed, face rejection, endure suffering, be betrayed, and face a most unjust and horrific death. This is our king. Jesus is not a king of prestige or grandeur but a king who brings light to darkness, hope to despair, sinners to mercy, and new life out of death. Christ dances before us pleading with us to hold on, cling to love, avoid being negative, stop feeling cheated, and be strong in faith! There may be hardship and disappointment now but there are more surprises to come. Once we understand this truth, we will also understand that we are on a most incredible and awesome universal journey to Christ and becoming one in Christ. We all carry within us the image of God, the image of our suffering king. The One who lives in us also lives in all of our brothers and sisters. Failing to see this universal Divine Presence in all is one of the greatest mistakes we can make, for we also fail to see God, our king, as well. There are many things that can bring hardship to life. If we keep our head about us and do not lose hope, we can persevere and strive for the greatest degree of justice possible. Even though there are ample things that can challenge our faith, we also know that our deepest joy comes from union with God and our brothers and sisters. One day, the fullness of that joy will be ours to have when we are all eternally one with Christ our King forever. LPi UNBOUND PRAYER MINISTRY AVAILABLE Is there a place in your life where you feel stuck and unable to act/think/feel as you really want to? This could be a thought pattern, an addiction, an emotional reaction, or a pattern of events that seems to recur. Unbound prayer is premised on the belief that the Gospel can make a difference in your life. It is a powerful model of deliverance prayer that guides you in responding to the Gospel and receiving the Father s love. For more information about this ministry contact Fr. Conley, Pastor, St. Mary s in Bryantown atfrconley@comcast.netor 3018702220 ext 13.
NOVEMBER 21, 2021 A Perfect Gift Soon after the birth of my son, Charlie*, who has Down Syndrome, a visitor asked whether he was mild, moderate, or severe referring to his level of cognitive impairment. In my arms I held my beautiful baby boy who defied easy categorization. Labels could not describe how Charlie s smile lit up a room or how the sweetness of his soul had captured our hearts completely. As Pope St. John Paul II said in his encyclical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), Within the family each member is accepted, respected, and honored because he/she is a person; and if any family member is in greater need, the care which he/she receives is all the more intense and attentive. Charlie does well because we love him and attend to him out of that love. He plays an integral role in our family s happiness. For example, he is our most empathetic child the first to notice and offer comfort when we are hurt. People often say I could never handle a child with a disability. The beauty of parenting is that you aren t given a child with a disability; you are given your child with a disability. Your child enters the world in a relationship with you. You are not called to handle a disability; you are called to love a particular person and caring for him/her grows out of that love. Many parents want perfect children and our culture is obsessed with superficial perfection. However, God calls us to seek perfection not in appearance or abilities but in love. The fundamental truth is that every life is a good and perfect gift. Many people know this truth on an intellectual level, but those who love someone with a disability see it in their loved one s face in a particular way. Our love for our children has nothing to do with their abilities. We love them simply because of who they are. We begin to understand our own worth, which depends not on our skills or appearance, but solely on the fact that we are created in the image and likeness of God and loved by Him. Our livesall our livesare worth living. Taken from the USCCB * Name change May we be grateful and thankful to God for all of our family members this Thanksgiving, knowing that we are loved by God. ARCHBISHOP NEALE SCHOOL Get those Gift Cards from Archbishop Neale School Get your gift cards early! We stock Weis Markets, Safeway, Giant, Food Lion, Hunan Star, BJs Club, Ledo s, Panera Bread and Starbucks ready for walkin sales every Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P. M. online are Kohl s, WalMart, Best Buy, Target, Shell and all your favorites just tell us what cards you want and we place order for you! Call the Certificate Office at 301.934.9595 any Friday and we will help you get started to order online at www.shopwithscrip.com (our Nonprofit Enrollment Code is LB28LFAD816). Card orders placed by Monday will be sent to the school and ready for pickup on Friday. Bring your check or cash when you pick up your cards. Substitutes Needed Archbishop Neale School is in need of substitute teachers. If you are interested, please contact the school office at 301-934-9595 for more information. Any applicant must be in full compliance with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington s Child. A Gratitude Examen Gratitude is one of the greatest spiritual practices. It opens our minds, calms our hearts, and rids bitterness of it s power. The examen is a spiritual practice to reflect on how we have responded to God s work in our lives. This Thanksgiving, consider your own reasons for thankfulness! What Gifts have You given me? How have I Received love from others? How is grace at work in Aspects of my life story? Do I Trust You to continue to bless me? Where have I missed Your movements? Have I used my Talents at the service of other? Do I see a purpose for my life Underway? How can I have the Discipline to thank You daily? Help me give Everything back to You! LPi UPCOMING EVENTS November 2021Community Sunday November 2021Sodality Pie SaleAfter all Masses December 35Men s Retreat at Loyola December 4Sodality Craft Fair December 11Morning of Recollection for the Parish Beginning with Mass at 9AM, followed by talks December 227PM Mass followed by healing prayers January 27SafeNights 100 years of service to our Parish! We are asking Servant Leaders to join us to Support, Help and Serve our Priests and community in any needs or services. Please contact Steve Urso at SJUFIU@MSN.com or call 4103207078 The Knights of Columbus are selling their annual state raffle tickets starting this weekend after all Masses. We will be outside the parish for next few weekends. Grand Prize is $20,000 each ticket cost $1.00 All proceeds go to charitable efforts. Please consider generously buying some raffle tickets.
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