November 22, 2015

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH
BETHESDA, MD
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF November 23,
2015
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
8.00 a.m.(E)
Niru Motha (L)
8.00 a.m.(TD)
Special Intention
8.00 a.m.(E)
Souls in Purgatory
9.00 a.m.(K,TD,E) Souls in Purgatory
8.00 a.m.(E)
Ida Vidalon +
8.00 a.m.(TD)
Deceased Members of
the Burns, Hynes, McCabe & Sesso Families
5.00 p.m.(K)
Richard E. White +
7.00 a.m.(TD)
Mass for the People
8.30 a.m.(C)
Austin Creel +
10.00 a.m.(K)
Msgr. James Reddy +
12 Noon (TD)
Mr. Gene McCabe +
6.00 p.m.(D)
Souls in Purgatory
8.00 p.m.(E)
+ deceased
Mass this Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, November 26,
will be at 9.00 a.m. Parishioners are asked to bring a non
-perishable food item for St. Martin’‛s to Mass — your
food item can be brought to the altar at the Offertory.
Additional food items can be placed at the table in the
Baptistry. Please also bring the bread you plan to share
at your Thanksgiving meal so that it can be blessed. If
you prefer not to bring your own bread, you may avail
yourself of the blessed bread that St. Bartholomew
Church will offer. The offertory will be for the hungry
of Sacred Heart Parish, DC.
(L) living
SOCIAL CONCERNS
Scripture Readings for Week Of November 22, 2015
Sunday
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Dn 7:13-14;; Ps 93;; Rv 1:5-8;; Jn 18:33b-37
Monday
Saint Clement I, Pope and Martyr;; Saint Columban, Abbot;; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr
Dn 1:1-6, 8-20;; Dn 3;; Lk 21:1-4
Tuesday
Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs
Dn 2:31-45;; Dn 3;; Lk 21:5-11
Wednesday Saint Catherine of Alexandria,
Virgin and Martyr
Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28;;
Dn 3;; Lk 21:12-19
Thursday
Sir 50:22-24;; Cor 1:3-9;; Lk 17:11-19
Friday
Dn 7:2-14;; Dn 3;; Lk 21:29-33
Saturday
Dn 7:15-27;; Dn 3;; Lk 21:34-36
Sunday
First Sunday of Advent
Jer 33:14-16;; Ps 25;;
1 Thes 3:12—4:2;; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36
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 Poor Box for the month of November is for Bread
for the City, a nonprofit agency which provides
clothing, food, medical care, legal assistance, and social
services to an average of 10,000 needy DC residents
each month.
St. Bartholomew's is adopting 10 families in need this
Christmas season.
Each grade at St. Bartholomew
School will gather requested/needed items for each
family as well as a toy or two for each child. We would
like to be able to provide grocery gifts cards to each of
the 10 families and are asking for donations of Giant
gifts cards (in any denominations). Please bring your
Giant gifts cards to the rectory marked "Adopt a
Family" program by December 1 6th.
PENANCE SERVICE
This year, St. Bartholomew Church will combine with
Little Flower Church (5607 Massachusetts Ave.) for a
Penance Service at 12 noon on Saturday, December 12.
Confessions will be available from 9.00 a.m. to 12 noon
and again from 1.30 to 5.00 p.m. Both Fr. Knestout and
Fr. Daniel, as well as other priests, will be present as
confessors during the day.
The parish community of St. Bartholomew
extends its deepest sympathy and
prayers to the family and friends of
parishioner Sharon Bradley who died on
November 10. A Funeral Mass for Sharon
was celebrated at St. Bartholomew
Church on November 14. Please keep the
soul of the deceased and her family and
friends in your prayers.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
The flowers on the altar this weekend were
sponsored by the Dyer Family in memory of
David Dyer.
SAVE THE DATES!
Advent Wreath Workshop in the Church Hall next
Sunday, November 29, 9.00 a.m.-2.00 p.m. Come and
learn how to make a beautiful wreath for your home.
Please see the enclosed flyer for a registration form
which must be received by Wednesday, November 25.
You can also find one at stbartholomew.org, click on
Current News and Events.
Young Adults (20-39) are invited to kick-off Advent
with an evening of faith sharing on Monday Nov. 30th.
Childcare will be provided!
Saturday, December 5, 9.00 a.m.-11.00 a.m. - Sweets
with Santa, in the Church Hall.
Saturday, December 12 @ 7:30 p.m. – for the choir’‛s
annual benefit concert for Mount Carmel Shelter. Music
by Vivaldi and John Rutter. Concert is free, an offering
will be taken to benefit Mt. Carmel.
Fr. Knestout, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Enzler and the staff would
like to invite you to a Twelfth Night Celebration in
honor of all volunteers on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at
6.15 p.m. in the Church Hall.
The Parish has purchased an online subscription of Formed,
which offers any Parishioner free access to several dynamic
programs: Catholicism, Bible studies, marriage preparation and
enrichment, programs for youth, and much more! To access
this link and benefit from it, please contact the Parish office.
***
FEATURED CD OF THE WEEK: Three to Get Married (Ven.
Fulton J. Sheen).
ONLY $3. Please see the rack in the
vestibule.
***
The Faith and Fiction Book Group will meet on Sunday,
December 6, at 1:30 pm in the parish meeting room to discuss
Kent Haruf's posthumous 2015 novel Our Souls at Night. MCPL
has ample copies. All are welcome.
***
Calling all lectors - your new workbooks are ready for pickup from the Sacristy.
***
The
Catholic
Extension
2016
Calendars can be found near the
usher’‛s closet and/or in the Church vestibule - please take one.
You are also welcome to take a Little Blue Book Advent and
Christmas Seasons 2015-16 (six minute reflections).
St. Bart's Middle School Youth Group: we are 6th, 7th and
8th graders interested in serving our neighbor, playing
together and getting to know Our Lord Jesus Christ! All are
welcome! If you would like to learn more please email: John
& Maria Archer, [email protected].
Thought of the week: "An evangelizer must never look like
someone who has just come back from a funeral! Let us
recover and deepen our enthusiasm, that “delightful and
comforting joy of evangelizing, even when it is in tears that we
must sow… And may the world of our time, which is searching,
sometimes with anguish, sometimes with hope, be enabled to
receive the good news not from evangelizers who are dejected,
discouraged, impatient or anxious, but from ministers of the
Gospel whose lives glow with fervour, who have first received
the joy of Christ”." -Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium
Looking ahead...11/22: Advent Calendar Making - the
group will meet outside the gym, 5:45-7:45pm. In preparation
for Christmas we will be making advent calendars to count
down the days until we celebrate the birth of our Savior. The
evening will also include sports, pizza, & Christmas cookies!
11/29: Thanksgiving Weekend (No Youth Group)
12/6: Laser Tag at Shadowland. The group will meet
outside the gym, 3-6pm . Recommended Contribution: $10 RSVP by Dec 2nd so we can coordinate transportation.
Virtus trained parents- please let me us know if you can drive
and/or chaperone!
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Mass with Healing Prayers for Children and Families – all
families are welcome as we celebrate a Mass with Healing
Prayers for Children and Families at St. Andrew Apostle on
Monday, November 23, at 6:30 pm. Following Mass, healing
prayers in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament will be
offered for all children and their families. Healing prayers
bestow graces beyond physical healing so all children are
invited to attend. For more information, please visit the parish
website http://standrewapostle.org.
A Christmas Party for Persons with Developmental
Disabilities and their families and friends will be held on
Saturday, December 5 from 7 - 10 p.m. at St. John the
Evangelist School Gym (10201 Woodland Drive, Silver Spring).
People of all ages and faiths are invited to this holiday
celebration. Parents and siblings of children with special needs
are encouraged to join the sponsoring support network. There
will be fun, free refreshments, and dancing to the Ultrasound
Deejays. $5 per person. Any questions, call Mari Anne Hamilton
(301-656-3463) or Peg Kolm (301-562-9573).
All are invited to join the opening celebration of the Year of
Mercy on Saturday, December 1 2, Feast of Our Lady of
Guadalupe, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception (400 Michigan Ave., NE). The
Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered from 1-2pm. The
bilingual Mass will begin at 2:30pm, and Bishop Mario E.
Dorsonville will be the principal celebrant and homilist. The
processions carrying the images of the Virgin of Guadalupe will
begin at 12noon from Shrine of the Sacred Heart (3211 Pine
St., NW) and Holy Name Church (920 11th St., NE). For more
information and details please visit www.adw.org/guadalupe.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH
BETHESDA, MD
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
NOVENA A LA VIRGEN DE LA MEDALLA MILAGROSA
Un camino hacia Dios de la mano de María. Todos los
Martes a las 7:30 PM en la Iglesia de San Bartolomé.
Rezada en español, con exposición del Santísimo
Sacramento. Mayor información con María Lelia Orozco:
301-469-0103.
CRISTO REY
22 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2015
Pilatos pregunta a Cristo si es rey. Jesús le contestó: Tú lo
dices: Soy rey. ¡Soy Rey! Afirma Cristo. No se trata de una
realeza humana. Se trata de la Realeza divina. Tiene su
origen eterno en el Padre: el Hijo es Dios como el Padre.
La Realeza de Cristo se manifiesta en su humillación y
obediencia hasta la muerte y muerte de cruz.
Hoy la Iglesia celebra la fiesta de Cristo Rey. Este último
domingo de nuestro año litúrgico ofrece la oportunidad de
reconocer que Cristo es el Rey de nuestras vidas y de
nuestros corazones. Debemos alabar a nuestro Rey en toda
su gloria, en palabras y acciones. Jesús nos muestra qué
significa confiar en Dios y qué significa amar a nuestro
prójimo como a nosotros mismos.
El Hijo de Dios
encarnado nos conduce al Reino de Dios, un reino que está
aquí, ya, ahora, para entronarse en el corazón de cada
persona que quiera recibirlo.
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 grupo de juventud NO se reunirá el 29 de Noviembre
debido al fin de semana largo del Dia de Accion de
Gracias.
Informes
con
María
Kaufmann.
[email protected]
PROCESION Y MISA PARA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE
La Arquidiócesis de Washington ha pedido a todas las
parroquias que este año se unan a “Caminando con
Maria” para celebrar la Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de
Guadalupe - Reina de las Américas. El 12 de diciembre al
medio día habrán dos procesiones: Una estará saliendo de
la Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón y la otra de la parroquia
Holy Name en Washington. Ambas procesiones llegaran
hasta la Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción donde habrá
confesiones de 1:00 a 2:00pm y la celebración bilingüe de
la Santa Misa a las 2:30pm.
Más información
visite www.adw.org/guadalupe
DIA DE ACCION DE GRACIAS
El próximo jueves 26 de noviembre celebramos la fiesta
por excelencia de los Estados Unidos: el Día de Acción de
Gracias. Aunque no es propiamente una fiesta religiosa,
para muchos estadounidenses es una confirmación de su
fe en Dios, al igual que una oportunidad para darle gracias
al Creador por las bendiciones del año que pasa. La fiesta
está relacionada con los primeros eventos de la
colonización inglesa en el Nuevo Mundo y sus vicisitudes
durante los primeros años de la colonia. Los peregrinos
llegaron a Plymouth Rock el 11 de Diciembre de 1620. El
primer invierno fue muy duro para ellos. Pero el siguiente
otoño, ellos obtuvieron una buena cosecha de las semillas
que ellos plantaron. Decidieron celebrarlo con una gran
cena, incluyendo a los indios que les habían ayudado a
sobrevivir el primer año. El Día de Acción de Gracias fue
proclamado oficialmente por el presidente Lincoln en
1863, para ser celebrado el ultimo jueves del mes de
noviembre. En 1941 el Día de Acción de Gracias fue
declarado oficialmente, por el Congreso de los Estados
Unidos un día festivo, a celebrarse el cuarto jueves del
mes de noviembre.
La Iglesia nos alerta con cuatro semanas de anticipación
para que nos preparemos a celebrar la Navidad, el
nacimiento de Jesús y, a la vez, para que, con el
recuerdo de la primera venida de Dios hecho hombre al
mundo estemos muy atentos a estas otras venidas del
Señor. Con el Adviento damos comienzo a un nuevo año
litúrgico. Las iglesias colocan en un lugar prominente la
Corona de Adviento, generalmente a
un lado del
Sagrario. La Corona tiene tres velas moradas y una
rosada.
Las moradas representan el tiempo de
preparación; se prenden el primer, segundo y cuarto
domingo de Adviento. La vela rosada se enciende el
tercer domingo de Adviento; de esta manera es como la
Iglesia indica un breve descanso en el trayecto de este
tiempo. En este domingo, la primera palabra con la que
empieza la liturgia es “alégrense”.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
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 ..................................... 301-367-5988
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
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