First Sunday of Lent February 14, 2016

First Sunday of Lent February 14, 2016

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February 14, 2016
First Sunday of Lent
February 14, 2016
“It is written:
You shall worship the Lord,
your God, and him alone shall you serve.”
(Luke 4)
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February 20 & 21 , 2016 – First Sunday of Lent
MASS TIMES
MINISTERS
ALTAR SERVERS
LECTOR # 1
LECTOR # 2
February 20, 2016
Sat. 5:30 p.m.
Fr. Pascal NG. Kumanda, C.I.C.M.
Bates, M.; Bates, K.;
Emanuel, B.; Emanuel., G.;
Obora, H.
Cross Bearer: Pope
Server 1: Obora
Server 2: Montgomery
Ignacio
MacClain
February 21, 2016
Sun. 7:30 a.m.
Fr. Ramel O. Portula, C.I.C.M.
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February 21, 2016
Sun. 9:00 a.m.
Fr. Pascal NG. Kumanda, C.I.C.M.
Hueg, T.; Ahrens, MarT.;
Howell, M.; Hueg, T.;
Babiak, J.
Cross Bearer: Machion, Syd
Server 1: Rush
Server 2: Machion, Sal
Sheehan
Ropp
Cahir, M.; Bartholomew, T.;
Cahir, MA.; Cancian, D.;
Fraser, M.; Fraser, Z.; Hon, V.
Cross Bearer: Anderson
Server 1: Larson
Server 2: Cogar
Shumann
Wakefield
February 21, 2016
Sun. 11:00 a.m.
Fr. Ramel O. Portula, C.I.C.M.
August, S.; Claeys, S.; Burke, P.;
Hines, M.; Huston, M.;
Karinshak, J.; McDavid, P.
Cross Bearer: Svoboda
Server 1: O’Donnell
Server 2: Rimicci
Huston
Guttman
February 21, 2016
Sun. 1:30 p.m.
Fr. Pascal NG. Kumanda, C.I.C.M.
Blanco, C.; Gonzalez, A.;
Argueta, A.; Hernandez, J.;
Melendez, M.
Check w/ Coordinator
Maria Luisa
Castillo
Carlos
Argueta
Weekday Mass Schedule:
8:30 a.m. Monday – Friday &
8:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. – Saturday
Next Week’s Readings:
Genesis 15:5-12,17-18(27C); Philippians 3:17-4:1 or
3:20 – 4:1; Luke 9:28b-36
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturdays: 3:45-5:00 p.m. (in English)
Sundays: 1:00 p.m. (in Spanish)
Following the 8:30 a.m. Mass on Friday, in the Sanctuary or
Chapel, and concludes with Benediction at NOON.
Monthly Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father
February 2016
Universal: Care for Creation
That we may take good care of creation–a gift
freely given–cultivating and protecting it for
future generations.
Evangelization: Asia
That opportunities may increase for dialogue and
encounter between the Christian faith and the
peoples of Asia.
Please Pray for the Sick of Our Parish:
Edie Hendricks, Ed Masternak, Andy Weatherby,
Regina Panca, Michael Elgart, Gwen Leonard,
Patty Baker, Elizabeth Kirincich, Ann S. Burnett,
Jane Hendrix, Stephen McAllister, Michelle Hunter,
Mary Jo Miller, Gerard Brannon, Megan Brennan,
Lorraine Blaise, Joan MacClain, Angela Bettenger,
Carmen Regio, Angie Cullen, Kathryn Rodriguez,
Elizabeth Platt, Gina Johnson, Julie Rossettie,
Teresa Berna, Louise McLaughlin, Pam Curry, Annina Tucci,
Jennifer Brusstar, Barbara Dennison, Norma Pena,
The Lewis Family, Leland Tramm, Steve Upton,
Karen Bilbo, Matthew Van Order, Janice Stallings,
Darrick Strickland, Marie Aragon, Michael Ragsdale,
Vivian Wason, Ann Cooper,Phil Deely, Julian Warren, Kim &
Sara Lewis, Cecile Lucas, Julian Chin, Memencio Urbano,
Jason Liljenquist, Gordon Pavy, April Garcia, Joan MacClain
Parish Office Closed:
The Parish Office will be closed on
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February 15 in honor of Presidents’
Day. We will reopen on Tuesday,
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February 15 , 2016.
CARA Survey Postponed:
The planned CARA survey has
been postponed until April 16 & 17.
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Saturday , February 13
8:30 a.m. + John Jacobs
5:30p.m. + Wayne Boggs
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Sunday, February 14
7:30 a.m. For the People
9:00 a.m. + Hazel Birrell
11:00 a.m. + Michael Shinay
+ Joe Berger
+ Constance Ramroth
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1:30 p.m. Special Intention in Celebration of the 45
Wedding Anniversary of Guillermo & Elvia Silva
Come to the Resurrection – This Sunday at 7:00 PM!!
Lent is a time of penance, prayer, reflection and
reconciliation. For 20 years the interdenominational St.
Patrick’s Family Players have marked the Lenten and Easter
seasons by performing the musical cantata “Resurrection.”
From New England to California; from Ireland to Italy they
have brought their musical performance and faith in the
Resurrection not just to audiences in cathedrals and parish
churches but to inmates in prison as well.
Told from the perspective of St. Peter, a prisoner about to
be martyred, we learn not only of the anguish he felt for his
denial of Jesus but also of his repentance, forgiveness and
reconciliation with Jesus. The performance by the cast of
more than 45 performers ages 2 to 85 is guaranteed to speak
to all of us, because Peter’s story of betrayal of the Lord
followed by the promise of reconciliation is our story, too.
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Please join us on Sunday, February 14 at 7:00 p.m. at
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St. Ann’s Church (5300 10 St. N.) for this inspiring
performance. The performance is free ... and eternally
rewarding!
Christian Stewardship:
End of 2015 Tax-Deductible Donations
If you:
1. Used Parish envelopes, you should have
received a letter from St. Ann's in late January showing your
2015 contributions.
2. Used Faith Direct, you will receive a letter from them.
Please email Charles McCoy at [email protected] with any
questions.
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Monday, February 15
8:30 a.m. + Gloria Paneriello
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Tuesday, February 16
8:30 a.m. + Patricia Swing
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Wednesday, February 17
8:30 a.m. + Genevieve Basto
+ Virginia Green
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Thursday, February 18
8:30 a.m. + John Nicholas
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Friday, February 19
8:30 a.m. + Peter Sharak
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Saturday , February 20
8:30 a.m. + Betty Hudson
5:30p.m. + Louis Martin
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Sunday, February 21
7:30 a.m. For the People
9:00 a.m. + Lillian Strasser
+ Mike Adams
+ Jim Hill
11:00 a.m. + Hazel Birell
+ Silvia Serban
1:30 p.m. No Intention Offered
Special Collection for the Black and
Indian Mission – Next Weekend:
Next week, our parish will take up
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the 131 annual National Black
Indian Mission Collection. Our
support of this collection helps
build the Church in African American, Native American, and
Alaska Native communities from coast to coast. Schools,
parish religious education programs, and diocesan ministries
depend on your generosity to help them spread the Gospel of
Jesus Christ!
Próxima semana, la colecta para las Misiones AfroAmericanas e Indígenas (CMAI) existe para ayudar a
comunidades diocesanas a edificar la Iglesia y a predicar el
Evangelio de Jesús entre los Afro-Americanos, Nativo
Americanos y nativos de Alaska, comunidades que también
forman parte del pueblo de Dios.
COME JOIN US FOR LECTIO DIVINA: During Lent and
Easter, we will be reflecting on the Sunday gospel for each
week using this ancient method of connecting with the word of
God through scripture. No prior experience necessary.
Where? Saint Ann Chapel on Wednesdays
Saint Ann Room on Thursdays
When? Wednesday's at 3:30pm
Thursday's at 7:30pm
Questions? Contact Lynn Heaton
[email protected] or 703-533-0545
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Faith
Formation
News
703-528-6199
[email protected]
Welcome to Saint Ann!
We welcome to the parish community all those
who entered Christ’s one, holy, catholic
and apostolic Church through the sacrament of
baptism in January: Sophia Brooke Baltrym,
Nicholas Andrew Brewer, Henry Simon Congable,
Margaret Kimberly Dillon, Regan Maisley Laverick, Reneiza Snehansi
Perera and Eve Catherine Stith.
[email protected]
(703) 528-6276
Events this week:
Feb. 13-15 Winter Ski Retreat
Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. Bible Study, 8:30 p.m. D Group
Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m. Lenten Adoration
Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. Middle School
Sunday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. Concert Band, 11
a.m. B3, noon Invictus
If you or your child is not yet baptized—or if you are expecting a child by birth
or adoption, please contact the Faith Formation office to discuss preparation
and celebrations in English and Spanish.
Si usted o su hijo aún no ha sido bautizado, o si usted está en espera del
nacimiento de un hijo o adopción, por favor, póngase en contacto con la
oficina de Formación de Fe para discutir la preparación y las
celebraciones en Inglés y Español.
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School will be held on the first week in August, for children
preparing to enter Kindergarten up to children preparing to enter fifth grade.
Children in middle school and high school may serve as volunteers, and adult
helpers are always needed! If you are interested in serving, please the Faith
Formation office as soon as possible.
Escuela Bíblica de Vacaciones se llevará a cabo en la primera semana de
agosto, para niños que se preparan para entrar en la
guarderí/Kindergarten hasta niños que se preparan para entrar en el
quinto grado. Los niños en la escuela intermedia y secundaria pueden
servir como voluntarios, y siempre se necesitan ayudantes adultos! Si
usted está interesado en servir, Por favor contáctese a la oficina de
Formación de Fe tan pronto como sea posible.
Faith Formation Classes
Every child at Saint Ann who is not enrolled in Catholic school or being
formally homeschooled should be enrolled in faith formation classes from
Kindergarten-Eighth Grade. If you have a child who is not enrolled and you
would like him/her to start classes this autumn, please e-mail Amy Strickland
at [email protected] to be placed on an e-mail list for contact when
registration begins. Amy is also available to answer any questions you have!
We are blessed at Saint Ann to have more than 600 children in classes on
Sundays and Wednesdays. This necessitates many volunteer catechists and
classroom aides. If you would be interested in volunteering in this capacity
starting next autumn (even as a substitute!), please contact Amy for more
information. We can utilize adults and high school students as volunteers, in
both our English and Spanish-language classrooms.
Todos los niños en Santa Ana que no están inscritos en la escuela
católica o que están siendo educados en casa formalmente debe estar
inscritos en las clases de Formación en la Fe Kindergarten-octavo grado.
Si usted tiene un niño que no está inscrito y que le gustaría que él / ella
inicie las clases este otoño, envíe un correo electrónico a Amy
Strickland [email protected] para ser colocado en una lista de
correo electrónico para el contactarle cuando se inicia el registro. Amy
también está disponible para responder a cualquier pregunta que tenga!
Tenemos la suerte en Santa Ana de tener más de 600 niños en las clases
de los domingos y los miércoles. Esto requiere muchos catequistas
voluntarios y ayudantes en las clases. Si está interesado/a en ser
voluntario en esta capacidad a partir del próximo otoño (incluso como
sustituto!), Por favor, póngase en contacto con Amy para más
información. Podemos contar con los adultos y los estudiantes de la
escuela como voluntarios, tanto en nuestras aulas en español e Inglés.
Almighty God and Father, You have created all things and know the
desire of every heart. In this Year of Mercy, we reflect on your great
love for us, and acknowledge our sinfulness and need for your
healing mercy. Trusting that you never tire of forgiving us, we open
our hearts to receive your forgiveness and love. Having encountered
you, Mercy itself, and guided by the Holy Spirit, may we witness to the
love we have received by sharing it with those most in need: the
hungry, the homeless, the afflicted, and the oppressed. We ask this
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
~ Archdiocese of Washington Prayer for the Year of Mercy
Please Pray for Those in R.I.C.A.
St. Ann’s is blessed with a wonderful group of people who are
preparing for full initiation into the Catholic Church at the
Easter Vigil. On Saturday evening, Feb. 13, these people will
join Bishop Loverde at the Cathedral for the Rite of Election
and the Celebration of the Call to Continuing Conversion. This
Rite brings together people from around the diocese who are
also preparing for initiation into the Catholic Church. At St.
Ann’s Saturday evening Mass this group will be recognized
during the Rite of Enrollment of Names and Sending Forth to
the Cathedral. Please keep these men and women in your
prayers as we journey through Lent.
The Good News
Saint Ann Catholic School
Believe • Achieve • Inspire
Saint Ann Catholic School is accepting applications for
the 2016-2017 school year.
Priority for enrollment is given to Saint Ann Parish families
through the end of January. Open enrollment for those outside
our parish will begin in February.
If you are interested in enrolling your child in Saint Ann's
preschool through 8th grade program, please contact the
school office703.525.7599 or visit our school
website www.stann.org/admissions/ to access application and
registration information.
El Colegio Católico Santa Ana está aceptando
aplicaciones para el año escolar 2016-2017.
Se está dando prioridad para la inscripción a las familias que
pertenecen a la parroquia Santa Ana hasta el fin de Enero.
Para aquellas familias que se encuentran fuera del área de
nuestra parroquia la inscripción comenzará en el mes de
Febrero.
Si usted está interesado en inscribir a su hijo/a en la Escuela
Santa Ana desde el programa preescolar hasta el 8vo grado,
por favor contáctese con la oficina de la escuela
703.525.7599 o visite nuestra página web
www.stann.org/admissions para acceder a la aplicación e
información para la inscripción.
Saint Ann Catholic School…
The Little School with Big Results
www.stann.org
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Stations of the Cross,
7:15 PM in the Church
Wednesdays - February 17, 24,
March 2, 9, 16, 23
St. Ann School - every Friday at 2:20 PM, Church
St. Ann School - Living Stations of the Cross - Wednesday
March 23, 1-2 PM, Church
Hispanic Community-Stations of the Cross – Sundays prior to
the 1:30 PM Mass in place of Praying the Rosary, Chapel
Hispanic Community-Living Stations of the Cross-after Mass
on Palm Sunday
2016 LENTEN SOUP SUPPERS for Charity
WEDNESDAYS 5:30 – 7:00 PM PARISH HALL
- February 17 & 24, March 2, 9, & 16
All are welcome! Come and join us! Donations equal to the
cost of a meal at a fast casual restaurant requested.
Sign up to help at http://tinyurl.com/StAnnSoupSupper
or visit www.signupgenius.com and search
[email protected]
Opportunities for Confessions 7:00-8:00 PM
The Light Is ON For You
Every Wednesday during Lent
Saturdays: 3:45 – 5:00 PM (English)
Sundays: 1:00 – 1:30 PM (Spanish)
Eucharistic Adoration and Benedicton
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Thursdays from February 11 to March 17
at 7:30PM - 8:30 PM – Chapel (English)
All Fridays (Except Good Friday) following the 8:30 a.m. Mass
on Friday, in the Sanctuary or Chapel, and concludes with
Benediction at NOON (English)
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March 4 at 7:00 PM (Spanish)
The Living Church in Africa:
The Context of the Diocese of Lisala
in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo
by Fr. Pascal NG. Kumanda, C.I.C.M.
Pope Francis has encouraged us to be
more global in our knowledge and our
outlook. In keeping with this, St. Ann Parish
is pleased to sponsor a talk that will give us insights into the
Catholic Church in Africa. You are invited to a talk by Fr.
Pascal Ngboloma Kumanda, C.I.C.M., Parochial Vicar of St.
Ann Parish and a member of the CICM –Missionhurst
congregation on February 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish
Hall.
Fr. Pascal will discuss The Living Church in Africa: The
Context of the Diocese of Lisala in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo. Within his talk, Fr. Pascal with share his personal
experience about the Church and his journey to the
priesthood, in a country devastated by wars and poverty.
Invitation to the Doctors of St. Ann’s Parish.
During Lent the Catholic Medical Association of the Diocese of
Arlington will host a spiritual evening of recollection for the
doctors of the diocese. Fr. James Gould, chaplain for the local
guild, will deliver the presentations. Spouses and family
members of the doctors are more than welcome to participate.
The upcoming gathering for the area of Northern Virginia
Hospital Center will take place at St. Ann’s Church
on Thursday February 25, 2016, starting with confessions
at 6:00 PM, followed by a conference and Mass, finishing
by 8:30 PM. Let us pray for all our good doctors and others
who serve in the health care industry. For more
information: [email protected]
SOUP SUPPER HELP WANTED: Volunteers are needed to
support St. Ann’s Lenten Soup Suppers, which start
on Wednesday Feb. 17. Help us build community and collect
donations for local charities; tasks includesetting up the Parish
Hall, serving the soup, and cleaning up. To volunteer, please
contact Heather Obora [email protected].
MAKE BAGGED MEALS FOR THE HOMELESS: Join us in the
parish hall on Tuesday, February 16 at 4:45 pm to make bagged
meals for people in need in Arlington.
MAKING PEACE: On Saturday, February 20, the Diocesan
Peace and Justice Commission will host a symposium on What
Pope Francis Asks of Us as Peacemakers at Good Shepherd
Catholic Church in Alexandria. The keynote speaker will
be Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico, who chairs
the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and
Peace. Mass will be at 5 pm, with a light dinner and speaker to
follow. Please RSVP to [email protected] or 703-8413881.
CARING FOR OUR COMMON HOME: Consider climate change
when you remodel bathrooms in an older home. Low-flow toilets,
spigots, and showerheads can reduce your consumption of water
and the country’s overall use of energy, 3 percent of which now
goes for water processing.
Check this space each week for information about outreach
ministries at St. Ann; volunteer needs in our community;
and advocacy opportunities. Submissions from parishioners
are welcome and may be sent to Sandy Cleva
at [email protected] or (703) 389- 6516.