Richard Colter + Tuesday 8.00 am(TD)

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH
BETHESDA, MD
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF February 9,
2015
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
8.00 a.m.(E)
8.00 a.m.(TD)
8.00 a.m.(TD)
8.00 a.m.(K)
8.00 a.m.(K)
8.00 a.m.(K)
5.00 p.m.(TD)
7.00 a.m.(E)
8.30 a.m.(C)
10.00 a.m.(K)
12 Noon(TD)
6.00 p.m.(D)
8.00 p.m.(E)
+deceased
Richard Colter +
Dominique Stone (L)
Gordon Fowler +
Deacon William Emley +
Mr. Adeclasio Cardoso +
For Peace
Luke Lee +
Mass for the People
Deceased Members of
the Smith/Wink Family
Joseph King +
Yolanda Guadagnola +
Maria Orozco (L)
Billy Codus, Jr. +
(L) living
Scripture Readings for Week Of February 8, 2015
Sunday
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147;
1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39
Monday
Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104; Mk 6:53-56
Tuesday
Saint Scholastica, Virgin
Gn 1:20—2:4a; Ps 8; Mk 7:1-13
Wednesday Our Lady of Lourdes
Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104; Mk 7:14-23
Thursday
Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128; Mk 7:24-30
Friday
Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32; Mk 7:31-37
Saturday
Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop
Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90; Mk 8:1-10
Sunday
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32;
1 Cor 10:31—11:1; Mk 1:40-45
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Listening,
Comforting, Caring
Under direct supervision of Fr. Mark Knestout, this is an
ongoing pastoral care ministry. St. Stephen Ministers are
members of the parish, intensely trained to care for people
who are experiencing a loss, or going through difficult times or
life transitions. Please contact: Deacon Julio Blanco-Eccleston
for assistance as a care receiver or to get involved in the
ministry. Tel: 703-821-1654; [email protected].
The parish community of St. Bartholomew
extends its deepest sympathy and prayers to
Keith Kramer and family and friends upon the
death of his wife, Bettina Kramer, on January
11, 2015. A Funeral Mass for Bettina was
celebrated at St. Bartholomew Church on
February 7. Please keep the soul of the
deceased and her family and friends in your prayers.
FEBRUARY 8, 2015
LENT BEGINS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
To prepare for Ash Wednesday, February 18, you are asked to
bring in last year’s palms and drop them off in the Church
vestibule. Your blessed palms will be burned after the 9.00
a.m. Mass on Monday, February 16, to be used on Ash
Wednesday.
Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule: 8. 00 a. m. bilingual, 9. 30
a.m., (school) and 7.30 p.m. bilingual.
Ash Wednesday Masses at nearby parishes:
Little Flower: 6.30, 7.15, and 8.15 a.m. (s), 12 noon, 7 p.m.
Our Lady of Mercy: 7, 8.30, and 11 a.m. (s), and 7.30 p.m.
Our Lady of Lourdes: 7, 8, and 9 a.m. (s), 12 noon, 5.30p.m.,
and 7 p.m.
St. Jane de Chantal: 8, 11 a.m., and 7.30 p.m.
p.m.
Confessions: “THE LIGHT IS ON FOR
YOU”- confessions will be heard at St.
Bartholomew Church every Wednesday
evening during Lent from 7.00 p.m.– 8.00
The Light Is On For You - this Lenten season, each Catholic
parish in the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of
Arlington will have confessions available every Wednesday
evening between 6.30 p.m.-8.00 p.m. If you have been
reluctant to come to the sacrament, have been away for some
time or just found it difficult to get to a Saturday afternoon
confession time, this is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect
with
Christ
and
His
Church.
Learn
more
at
www.thelightison.org.
Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday evening
during Lent at 7.30 p.m. On Friday, February 20, we will have
Soup & Stations, where parishioners can enjoy soup at 6. 30
p.m. in the Church Hall, immediately before the evening
stations. See the sign-up sheet in the vestibule - please let us
know the number coming and if you will be bringing soup or
bread. The deadline for sign-up for Soup & Stations is
Tuesday, February 17.
For our ANNUAL PARISH LENTEN RETREAT this year we will
be trying something slightly different. Basil Cole, OP, will talk
at all Masses on the weekends of the Second, Third, and
Fourth weekends of Lent, namely February 28/March 1, March
7/8 and March 14/15.
SOCIAL CONCERNS
The Poor Box for the month of February is for Martha’s Table,
a nonprofit located at 2114 14th St., NW. Martha’s Table’s
Children, Youth and Family Programs provide more than 300
children and youth with nutritious meals and supervised
learning and literacy activities in a safe environment.
SAVE THE DATES!

Soup & Stations, Friday, February 20, 6.30 p.m. in the
Church Hall. Please see sign-up sheet in the vestibule.

The Annual Women’s Retreat, Thursday, March 12, 8.45
a.m.-3.00 p.m.

The Annual Men’s Retreat, Saturday, March 14, 9.00 a.m.–
12 noon.
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
If you would like to sponsor flowers on the altar
in memory of loved ones, living or deceased,
please print your name, phone number, and the
occasion or loved one you wish to remember on a
purple Flower Contribution envelope, which you
will find in the church vestibule. Minimum
contribution for two vases on the main altar is $75. Please
drop off your envelope in the collection basket, or call the
parish office, 301-229-7933, and your request will be posted
in the weekly bulletin.
We can only honor one individual request per weekend, so
please bear in mind that, sometimes, the date you require may
already be taken. Also, for your information, we will not be
able to accept requests for the sponsoring of flowers on
specific liturgical dates.
PRAYER AND LIFE WORKSHOPS - develop a
relationship with the Lord while learning beautiful
prayer methods each week. When you learn to pray,
you are slowly liberated and healed, and you recover
meaning and peace. The Prayer and Life Workshops started
Saturday, February 7.These workshops are LIFE CHANGING!
For more information and registration, please contact Jessi
Poré, tel. 703-568-8849/e-mail at [email protected].
Please see the flyer in the vestibule.
The Faith and Fiction Book Group will meet on Sunday, March
8, at 1:30 in the parish meeting room. The book for discussion
is The Wreath (Tiina Nunnally translation). This is the first
book of the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy by Sigrid Undset, a
winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Montgomery
County Library has ample copies. All are welcome.
St. Bartholomew CYO Basketball
In CYO basketball action last week:
U10 Boys (Bowen)
28
St. Bernadette’s
U10 Boys (Castiello) 21
Little Flower
U10 Boys (Johns)
17
St. Jane DeChantal
U12 Boys (Werkman) 19
St. Andrews
First round of the playoffs
U14 Girls (Castiello) 17
U14 Boys (Steis)
38
Playoff overtime victory!
13
11
13
30
Our Lady of Mercy
St. John the Baptist
44
34
U16 Boys (O’Connor) 34
St. John Evangelist
U18 Boys (McCann) 29
Our Lady of Mercy
City Championship Tournament
28
35
See our website for game schedules to see our Bobcats in action:
www.stbartholomew.org. Click on Community, then CYO.
St. Bart's Youth Group: we are a group devoted
to learning that our Faith is not about rules but about
experiencing true happiness and growing into the best-version
of ourselves by simply doing and loving the good things of
life! Youth between 5th grade and 10th grade are always
welcome! Thought of the week: Is God in control of your life,
or are you? Does He have your permission to take you where
He wants to, or are you the control freak who wants Him in the
car but won’t let Him steer? -from Tweet Inspiration
St Bartholomew School cordially invites the Parish to attend
the school's annual main fundraiser. This year it will be held at
Bethesda Country Club and is a Casino Night. This action
packed evening includes professional casino gaming, dinner and
cocktails plus a live auction. Ticket prices are $90 per person.
We hope to see you there on Saturday, February 28th at 6:30
p.m.! Please register at :
https://stb.ejoinme.org/2015CasinoNight.
Coming up: 2/8 Laser tag at Shadowland, cost: $10, 3– 6 p.m.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
2/15 Cup of Joe (packing meals for homeless) [2/18 Lent
begins] 5:45- 7:45p.m. We will meet at the gym (if there is a
game we will meet in the classroom). Dinner will be provided!
$5-10 donation would be greatly appreciated!
Attend Catholic Lobby Night in Annapolis on February 16 - join
Maryland’s bishops and hundreds of fellow Catholics on
Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 16, from 2.30-8.00 p.m. for
the 31st annual Catholic Lobby Night in Annapolis. Meet your
new legislators and urge them to protect the poor and
vulnerable, build up the common good and respect human life
and dignity. Registration is required. Visit www.mdcathcon.org/
lobbynight or call the Maryland Catholic Conference at 410269-1155/301-261-1979.
Please join us next Saturday, February 14, at 8.00 a.m., at our
Mass for Peace as we come together to pray for peace
among nations and in our homes and hearts.
Are there questions you have about the faith that have never
been explained? Do you wish you could better articulate why
you believe what you believe? Beginning in Lent, St. Bart's will
offer a new study group for this purpose, using the Symbolon
course, and will meet Monday evenings for 20 weeks,
commencing February 23, from 6-7:15 p.m. in the Rectory
Meeting Room. There is a $25 registration fee; please
register through the Parish Office to attend . Please see the
flyer in the bulletin.
Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop, Saturday,
March 14, 9.00 a.m.-3.00 p.m., in the Church Hall. Centering
Prayer is a method of prayer that prepares us to receive the
gift of contemplative prayer, which is the opening of our whole
being to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond thoughts, words
and emotions, whom we know by faith within us. A light
breakfast will be provided, please bring your own lunch.
Freewill offerings accepted, suggested donation is $15.
Registration is required - call 301-229-7933 or email
[email protected]. Please see the flyer in the bulletin.
Join the DCCatholic in the Archdiocese of Washington for
their Annual Give 1 Day of Service on Feb. 21st. This Lent all
young adults ages 21-35 are encouraged to Give-1 day of
service to encounter those in need. Parish and alumni YA
groups are hosting service sites across the DC area in the
morning and will meet up at Buffalo Billiards Restaurant and
Bar (1330 19th St NW) around 12:30pm for lunch, fellowship,
and a reflection by Ryan Hehman of A Simple House at 1pm
(must be 21+ to enter). Learn more about the various service
sites and sign up to volunteer at: facebook.com/DCCatholic/
events or email Jonathan at [email protected].
2015 Annual Jubilarian Mass – Cardinal Donald Wuerl will
celebrate the annual Jubilarian Mass honoring Couples married
25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 51+ years on Sunday, June 21 at
2.00 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception. Please call the parish office at 301229-7933. Names of jubilarians need to be turned in to the
office no later than Monday, April 13.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH
BETHESDA, MD
FEBRUARY 8, 2015
NOVENA A LA VIRGEN DE LA MEDALLA MILAGROSA
En preparación para la Cuaresma , nueve Martes
consecutivos a las 7:30 PM – en la Iglesia de San
Bartolomé. Los días 10, 17 y 24 de Febrero, 3, 10,17, 24 y
31 de Marzo. Rezada en español, con exposición del
Santísimo Sacramento. Información con María Lelia Orozco
al 301-469-0103.
QUINTO DOMINGO ORDINARIO
8 DE FEBRERO DE 2015
Buscamos a Jesús, como los apóstoles diciendo: Todo
el mundo te busca... La población entera se
agolpaba a la puerta. Buscan a Jesús los enfermos y
los pobres de alma y de cuerpo. Con ellos, nosotros
también buscamos a Jesús para que nos sane la
debilidad y la inconstancia, para que nos dé firmeza
en el bien y valentía en el obrar. Todo el mundo
busca a Jesús porque la humanidad está gravemente
enferma. La increencia, la debilidad en la fe, la
corrupción moral, son signos de grave enfermedad.
La humanidad necesita de Cristo y lo busca. Nosotros
hemos de ayudar a la humanidad con la oración, con
la fidelidad, con el testimonio; para que salga al
encuentro de Cristo, para que abra sus puertas a
Cristo. Nosotros, fieles al don de la vocación y misión
que cada uno ha recibido, podemos –y debemos- ser
instrumentos de salvación para el mundo.
PAGINA WEB DE SAN BARTOLOME
http://www.stbartholomew.org – Ver Comunidad Hispana
MISA DIARIA Y EXPOSICIÓN DEL SANTISIMO
Lunes-sábado
Exposición del Santísimo a las 7:30 y Misa 8:00 a.m.
La adoración es entrar con la profundidad de nuestro
corazón en comunión con el Señor que se hace presente
corporalmente en la Eucaristía. Vengamos a adorarle.
CONFESIONES
Domingos: 5:15 - 5:45 p.m. en español
El Señor los espera siempre, en especial todos los
domingos.
REZO DEL SANTO ROSARIO
Domingos a las 5:30PM, antes de la Misa de las 6:00PM.
EL SACRAMENTO DEL BAUTISMO
Para mayor información, favor llamar al Diácono Julio al
teléfono 703-821-1654. [email protected]
PREPARACION PARA EL MATRIMONIO
El programa de preparación para este Sacramento
comienza con seis meses de anticipación a la fecha de la
boda. El Diácono Julio ofrece preparación matrimonial en
español y en inglés.
Información: [email protected] Tel: 703-821-1654
INFORMACION PARA EL BOLETIN
La fecha límite es el día domingo anterior a la publicación
del mismo.
Contactar a
Rafael Espinosa.
[email protected]
GRUPO DE JUVENTUD DE SAN BARTOLOME
El 15 de Febrero nos reuniremos en el gimnasio de 5:45
p.m. a 7:45 p.m. para preparar paquetes de comida para
la gente sin hogar que vive en las calles. Se proveerá la
cena. Una donación de $ 5-10 será gratamente apreciada.
Mayores informes por favor contactar a María Kaufmann.
[email protected]
TALLERES DE ORACION DEL PADRE LARRAÑAGA
Aprende a entrar en íntima relación con nuestro Señor
Jesucristo, desde los primeros pasos hasta las alturas de la
contemplación. El Taller tiene un costo de 12 dolares para
materiales. Las sesiones se realizarán los miércoles, de
7:00 a 9:00 de la noche, en la Parroquia de San Martin de
Tours en S Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877,
comenzando el 12 de Febrero Mayor información con
Magdalena Smoot, al teléfono 240-308-0897, o escribe a
[email protected] Visita la página en internet
www.tovpil.org25
LITURGIA DE LA PALABRA DE LOS NIÑOS
Para niños en la escuela elemental 5 a 10 años,está
diseñada
para que los niños experimenten la Palabra
de Dios durante la Eucaristía en la misa dominical, de
modo que puedan entender las enseñanzas de Jesús, con
una pedagogía acorde a sus edades. Valeria Conde es la
coordinadora, telf. 301-340-8227
MONAGUILLOS
Necesitamos jóvenes y adultos que deseen ser
monaguillos. Para detalles de preparación e informes
comunicarse
con
Jesús
Manuel
Berard.
[email protected]
MINISTERIO DE SAN ESTEBAN
Bajo supervisión directa de Padre Mark Knestout, éste
es un ministerio de cuidado pastoral de carácter
continuo: Los ministros de San Esteban son miembros de
la parroquia, intensamente entrenados para el cuidado de
personas que están pasando por el proceso de una
pérdida, viviendo momentos difíciles o experimentando
asuntos del pasado sin resolver… Contamos con siete
ministros que hablan español. Para información, llamen al
Diácono Julio Blanco-Eccleston, tanto para recibir apoyo
como para involucrarse en el ministerio. Tel: 703-8211654; [email protected].
CORO PARA LA MISA DOMINICAL
Cada año, chicos que eran parte del coro se van por
estudios o de regreso a sus países. Por esta razón el Coro
de la Juventud necesita talentos nuevos. Da a Dios tus
talentos. No dejes la guitarra en casa. Ven a adorar a Dios
cantando. Para inscribirte en el coro, favor comunícate
con Carola Sarmiento, 301-560-4757 o habla con ella
después de la Misa.
GRUPO DE ORACIÓN RIOS DE AGUA VIVA
El grupo de oración “Ríos de Agua Viva” le invita a
compartir un momento con el Señor, los lunes de 10:00
a.m. a 12:30 pm. en la oficina hispana, al lado de la
Sacristía. En la primera media hora se rezará el Rosario.
Dirigido por Sonia Ruiz, informes: [email protected]
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Bartholomew Parish Office
6902 River Road, Bethesda, Md. 20817
Tel: 301-229-7933 ♦ Fax: 301-229-7998
♦ www.stbartholomew.org ♦
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m.
[email protected]
Baptisms—3rd Sunday of the month, appointment only. Parents are obliged to take a
brief class related to the Sacrament prior to the Baptism. Class is held 1st Wednesday
of the month. Registration is required. Call the Parish Office for more information.
Weddings—Please contact one of the priests at least 6 months prior to anticipated
wedding date. Pre-Cana and instruction are required.
Sacrament of Reconciliation—Saturday, following 8.00 a.m. Mass, and 3:30-4:30
p.m.; Sunday, 5:15-5:45 p.m. (Español), or by appointment.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) - The process of becoming a Catholic
Christian. Call the Parish Office for information.
Adult Choir—Weekly rehearsals on Wednesday, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Choir sings every
Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Mass.
Pastoral Care of the Sick and Homebound—Please notify the Rectory Office if you
know of any parishioner who is sick or homebound and who would like to receive
Holy Eucharist or the Sacrament of the Sick so that we can arrange to take him/her the
Eucharist or the Sacrament of the Sick.
Note to New Parishioners—We extend to you a warm welcome from our Parish
Community and encourage you to become active, involved members of the parish.
Please obtain a registration form from the parish office, or from the Church vestibule.
Please Note: Bulletin notices must be received no later than 12 Noon on the
Monday prior to the desired weekend of publishing.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW ORGANIZATIONS/MINISTRIES
Pastoral Council
Finance Committee
Altar Servers
Monaguillos/Hisp. Coord.
Bartholomew House
Busy Men at Work Group
CYO
Children’s Liturgy
Choir
Church Guild
Eucharistic Ministers
Ministros Eucarísticos
Gabriel Network
Home and School Assn.
Hospitality & New In the Pew
Ignatian Volunteer Corps
Knights of Columbus
Lectors/Liturgy Committee
Lectores
Hispanic Liturgy
Prayer Chain
Respect for Life
Sick and Homebound
Social Concerns
Sodality
Stephen Ministry
Ushers
Ujieres
Wedding Coordinator
Youth Minister
Judy Arcidiacono (Chair) ................... 301-461-1893
Hernan Oyarzabal (Hisp. Rep.) .......... 202-714-7622
Valeria Conde (Hisp. Rep.) ................ 301-340-8227
Paul Johnson (Chair) .......................... 301-320-4632
Roberto Garcia-Lopez (Hisp. Rep.).... 301-469-8482
Richard Elliott .................................... 202-686-0263
Jesus Manuel Berard, Ph.D. ............... 631-793-2005
Joe Hanle, Dir .................................... 301-320-6151
Jesus Manuel Berard, Ph.D. ............... 631-793-2005
Tom Serena ........................................ 301-320-0578
Diana Carter ....................................... 301-229-5117
Valeria Conde (Hisp.Coord.) ............. 301-340-8227
Carole Wysocki (Director) ................. 301-717-8850
Maria El-Khouri ................................. 301-897-9005
Ann Kennedy ..................................... 301-229-7614
Selma deLeon .................................... 301-229-6591
Jennifer Bautista ................................ 301-793-1899
Bonnie Perkins ................................... 301-299-8091
Nancy Brouillard McKenzie .............. 301-229-1071
John Vivian ........................................ 301-461-3597
AnneMarie Economopoulos............... 301-365-1233
Hernan Oyarzabal .............................. 202-714-7622
Susan Schill ....................................... 301-469-4973
Katie Soto .......................................... 301-767-1705
Contact Rectory ................................. 301-229-7933
Tom Carty .......................................... 301-587-8860
Sally Aitken ....................................... 301-365-4719
Deacon Julio Blanco-Eccleston .......... 703-821-1654
Theresa Kowal ................................... 301-320-8876
Mary Ann Chalfant ............................ 301-299-3739
Maria Kaufmann ................................ 240-468-9896