ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH BETHESDA, MD MARCH 29, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF March 30, 2015 Monday 8.00 a.m.(E) Mark Petsche + Tuesday 8.00 a.m.(TD) Palma Sileo + Wednesday 8.00 a.m.(K) Dominik Pettey + Thursday 8.00 p.m.(K/TD/E) Mass for the People Friday 8.00 p.m.(K/TD/E) Saturday 8.00 p.m.(K/TD/E) Mass for the People Sunday 7.00 a.m.(TD) Deceased Members of the Draize/Colvin Family 8.30 a.m.(C) Mass for the People 10.00 a.m.(K) Deacon Thomas Knestout + 12 Noon(TD) The Aramayo/ Valderrama Family 6.00 p.m.(D) Maria Irene Nunez + 8.00 p.m.(E) Santiago Vesperoni + +deceased (L) living

Scripture Readings for Week Of March 29, 2015

Sunday Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mk 11:1-10;; Is 50:4-7;; Ps 22;; Phil 2:6-11;; Mk 14:1—15:47 Monday Is 42:1-7;; Ps 27;; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday Is 49:1-6;; Ps 71;; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday Is 50:4-9a;; Ps 69;; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14;; Ps 116;; 1 Cor 11:23-26;; Jn 13:1-15 Friday Friday of the Passion of the Lord Is 52:13—53:12;; Ps 31;; Heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9;; Jn 18:1—19:42 Saturday Holy Saturday Easter Vigil: Gn 1:1—2:2 or 1:1, 26 -31a;; Ps 104 or 33;; Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18;; Ps 16;; Ex 14:15—15:1;; Ex 15;; Is 54:5-14;; Ps 30;; Is 55:1-11;; Is 12;; Bar 3:9-15, 32—4:4;; Ps 19;; Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28;; Ps 42 or Is 12 or Ps 51;; Rom 6:3-11;; Ps 118;; Mk 16:1-7 Sunday Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Acts 10:34a, 37-43;; Ps 118;; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8;; Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7

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;; jublec18@earthlink.net.

Confessions will be heard at St. Bartholomew Church this Wednesday, April 1, 7.00—8.00 p.m.

This is the time of when we ask our wonderful volunteers to donate their time to help to decorate the Church for Easter. Please join us this Saturday, April 4, at 9.00 am. The more hands, the merrier! We are also asking you to come and join in preparing and cleaning the church for Easter, this Saturday, April 4, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Cleaning supplies and equipment will be provided. Great service opportunity for families and students. Please contact Marge Class at 301 320-9035 or jandmclass@comcast.net.

HOLY WEEK TRIDUUM & EASTER SUNDAY MASS

SCHEDULE (No morning Masses on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, or Holy

Saturday)

Holy Thursday, April 2 Bilingual Liturgy 8.00 p.m.

Procession to Altar of Repose in Church Hall Adoration until Midnight

Good Friday, April 3

Children’‛s Stations of the Cross 12 Noon Adult Stations 3.00 p.m.

Spanish Stations 5.00 p.m. Reading of the Passion, Veneration of the Cross, and Holy

Communion 8.00 p.m., bilingual

Holy Saturday, April 4 Easter Vigil Mass 8.00 p.m., bilingual

(will commence outside the Church weather permitting –please do not park in front of the Church)

(please note, there is no Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday)

Easter Sunday, April 5

7.00 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 10.00 a.m., 12 Noon, 6.00 p.m. (Spanish) and 8.00 p.m.

Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12

Special Celebration - Feast of the Divine Mercy Confessions English/Spanish 2.00 p.m.

Chaplet and Mass 3.00 p.m. ***

Regular Masses, Sunday, April 12 7.00 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 10.00 a.m., 12 Noon

6.00 p.m. (Spanish) and 8.00 p.m.

The parish community of St. Bartholomew extends its deepest sympathy and prayers to Maria Khatchadourian and family and friends upon the death of her husband, George Khatchadourian, on March 20, 2015. A Memorial Mass for George was celebrated at St. Bartholomew Church on March 24. We also extend

our sympathy and prayers to Courtney Wadey and family and friends upon the death of her mother, Billie Lee, on March 20, 2015. Billie was a long-time parishioner of St. Bart’‛s. A Mass of Christian Burial for Billie was celebrated at St. Bartholomew Church on March 25. Please keep the souls of the deceased and their family and friends in your prayers.

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

FLOWERS FOR EASTER If you would like to remember your loved ones, living or deceased, with an Easter Flower contribution, please use the Easter Flower contribution

envelopes available in the church pews. Write your name, phone number, and the name(s) of your loved one(s) you wish to remember, enclose your contribution, and drop it in the collection basket by this Sunday, March 29. The names of your loved ones will appear in the Easter Sunday bulletin.

Minutes of the Finance Council Meeting of March 19,

2015

The annual School Fundraiser, held at Bethesda Country Club, grossed $89,000. Discussions regarding the venue and general operations for next year’‛s event are on-going. The Vesperoni Scholarship will provide for an annual distribution of proceeds to qualified St. Bart’‛s students. The Investment Committee reviewed the positions of the Youth and Education Fund as of February month-end. The diversified ETF accounts (60% equities and 40% fixed income) reflected the overall positive performance of the market. The parish financial statements for February month-end were also presented and the accounts are within budget. The parish successfully met this year’‛s high snow removal cost of $15,000 through our regular operating budget. There has been a modest increase in the participation level of the Faith Direct Program. Currently, approximately 10% of registered families support our parish through automatic payments from a bank account or charges to a credit/debit card. This revenue stream off-set the lower in-pew Sunday Offertory collections in February when Mass attendance was lower than usual due to adverse weather and driving conditions. Fr. Mark noted that contracts for a new sound system for the Church Hall and for replacement windows in the front of the school are being considered. The 2015 Cardinal’‛s Appeal pledges have exceeded our parish goal;; Fr. expressed his gratitude for the generosity of so many individual contributors as well as the high level of participation. In consultation with other professionals, the pastor continues to update and revise our master plan for the parish grounds. The next Finance Council meeting is scheduled for May 21, 2015 at 7.00 a.m. in the rectory.

The Meditative Prayer Group, led by Roger Oussoren, (normally scheduled to meet the first Thursday of each month) will meet Thursday, April 16 at 7.30 p.m.-9.00 p.m. in the Rectory Conference Room. The date has changed because of Holy Week. If you are interested in attending, or have any questions, please call Roger at 240-793-5737 or email him at roger.oussoren@gdit.com.

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! If you would like to learn more please email: Maria Kaufmann, 32kaufmann@cardinalmail.cua.edu. Thought of the week: We humans are created in God’‛s image and likeness, and He has never changed His mind about us. We have absolutely everything within us to be the men and women He made us to be. And that is very, very good. We are very, very good. -from Woman of Strength Looking ahead...3/29 Lent Craft event 5:45- 7:45pm The group will meet at the gym (if there is a game we will meet in the classroom). The group will be making stations of the cross with individual shrines for our adoration chapel. Dinner will be provided! 4/2 Spring break- No Youth Group.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION Volunteer Opportunity - be a personal shopper! The Father McKenna Center, a day shelter for homeless men needs volunteers to help with our clothing closet. Commitment: 2 hours once per month (Tuesday mornings 9-11 am). Task: assist the homeless “shop” for much needed clothing. To volunteer, call Ned Hogan at 202-842-1112 x104 or email nedmckennacenter@gmail.com. Blessing of Easter Food Baskets - one of the beautiful customs which Eastern European immigrants brought to this country is the blessing of Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday. This is a wonderful tradition to celebrate in every Catholic family. On Holy Saturday morning, April 4th, promptly at 9:30 am, we will celebrate our annual Blessing of Easter Food Baskets at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 917 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852. All are invited to participate in this brief blessing service to celebrate our new baptismal life this Easter. 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 301-229-7933. Names of jubilarians need to be turned in to the office no later than Monday, April 13. Current and former Catholic Terps, friends, and family are invited to the 50th Anniversary Celebration of The Catholic Student Center at the University of Maryland on Saturday April 25th. This fun and family-friendly event begins with Mass at 5pm, followed by a pig roast, BBQ dinner, raffle items and much more! Tickets are required. Visit http://CatholicTerps.org for more information.

Good Friday Collection - our parish will support Christians in the Holy land through Good Friday’‛s Collection (April 3). Please support our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land by giving to this Special Collection. This pontifical collection allows for care of Christianity’‛s holiest sites and for God’‛s people living in the Holy Land.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH BETHESDA, MD MARCH 29, 2015

DOMINGO DE RAMOS 29 DE MARZO DE 2015 San Marcos relata la entrada solemne de Jesús en Jerusalén. La conmemoramos con la procesión de las palmas y los ramos. La gente acoge a Jesús con entusiasmo: ¡Hosanna al Hijo de David, bendito el que viene en el nombre del Señor ... ¡Hosanna en el cielo! La Iglesia nos invita a acoger a Cristo con este grito jubiloso. Es el grito de nuestra fe. Abramos de par en par las puertas de nuestro corazón a Cristo. San Marcos relata también la pasión de nuestro señor Jesucristo. Este relato de la última cena, la captura, proceso, tortura, ejecución y resurrección del Mesías de Dios, fue probablemente lo primero que tomo forma escrita entre las comunidades cristianas. Es que en tales acontecimientos, los discípulos de Jesús de una generación a otra, han encontrado fortaleza y consuelo del Espíritu de Dios para soportar persecuciones y horas oscuras y azarosas.

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. jublec18@earthlink.net 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: jublec18@earthlink.net 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. juraescha@verizon.net

JUEVES SANTO, ABRIL 2 Misa bilingüe a las 8:00p.m. Adoración hasta medianoche. VIERNES SANTO, ABRIL 3 Estaciones de la Cruz para niños a las 12 del mediodía. Estaciones de la Cruz en ingles para adultos a las 3:00 p.m. Estaciones de la Cruz en español a las 5:00 p.m. Lectura de la pasión, veneración de la Cruz y Sagrada Comunión, bilingüe a las 8:00 p.m. SABADO SANTO, ABRIL 4 Misa de Vigilia Pascual, bilingüe a las 8:00p.m. DOMINGO DE PASCUA, ABRIL 5 Misa en español a las 6:00 p.m. EL VIERNES SANTO ES DÍA DE AYUNO Y ABSTINENCIA La abstinencia es no comer carne y obliga a partir de los 14 años. El ayuno consiste en hacer una sola comida fuerte al día, más dos comidas pequeñas. No se debe comer entre comidas. Líquidos, permitido. El ayuno obliga a partir de los 18 hasta los 59 años inclusive. NOVENA A LA VIRGEN DE LA MEDALLA MILAGROSA En preparación para la Semana Santa, nueve Martes consecutivos a las 7:30 PM – en la Iglesia de San Bartolomé. Ultimo día 31 de Marzo. Rezada en español, con exposición del Santísimo Sacramento. Información con María Lelia Orozco al 301-469-0103. GRUPO DE JUVENTUD DE SAN BARTOLOME El Domingo 5 de Abril el grupo de juventud de San Bartolome no se reunirá debido al Spring Break. Informes con María Kaufmann. 32kaufmann@cardinalmail.cua.edu EJERCICIOS ESPIRITUALES Para mujeres del 10 al 12 de Abril y para hombres del 17 al 19 de Abril según el método de San Ignacio de Loyola, incluyen hospedaje y comidas. Predicados por padres del Instituto Cristo Rey de Argentina. Mayores informes al e-mail legionwashington@gmail.com MISA ANUAL DE AGASAJO 2015 El Cardenal Donald Wuerl celebrará este año la Misa anual de agasajo para honrar a todas las parejas que cumplan los 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 o más años de casadas. Esta Misa será el día Domingo 21 de Junio a las 2:00 p.m. en la Basílica del Santuario Nacional de la Inmaculada Concepción. Por favor llamar a la oficina de la parroquia para inscribirse. Los nombres de los matrimonios agasajados deben estar en la oficina a más tardar el Lunes 13 de Abril. 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: sschruiz@comcast.net

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

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.

stbarts.admin@verizon.net 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 Judy Arcidiacono (Chair) ................... 301-461-1893 Hernan Oyarzabal (Hisp. Rep.) .......... 202-714-7622 Valeria Conde (Hisp. Rep.) ................ 301-340-8227 Finance Committee Paul Johnson (Chair) .......................... 301-320-4632 Roberto Garcia-Lopez (Hisp. Rep.) .... 301-469-8482 Altar Servers Richard Elliott .................................... 202-686-0263 Monaguillos/Hisp. Coord. Jesus Manuel Berard, Ph.D. ............... 631-793-2005 Bartholomew House Joe Hanle, Dir .................................... 301-320-6151 Busy Men at Work Group Jesus Manuel Berard, Ph.D. ............... 631-793-2005 CYO Tom Serena ........................................ 301-320-0578 Children’s Liturgy Diana Carter ....................................... 301-229-5117 Valeria Conde (Hisp.Coord.) ............. 301-340-8227 Choir Carole Wysocki (Director) ................. 301-717-8850 Church Guild Maria El-Khouri ................................. 301-897-9005 Eucharistic Ministers Ann Kennedy ..................................... 301-229-7614 Ministros Eucarísticos Gabriel Network Selma deLeon .................................... 301-229-6591 Home and School Assn. Jennifer Bautista ................................ 301-793-1899 Hospitality & New In the Pew Bonnie Perkins ................................... 301-299-8091 Ignatian Volunteer Corps Nancy Brouillard McKenzie .............. 301-229-1071 Knights of Columbus John Vivian ........................................ 301-461-3597 Lectors/Liturgy Committee AnneMarie Economopoulos ............... 301-365-1233 Lectores Hispanic Liturgy Hernan Oyarzabal .............................. 202-714-7622 Prayer Chain Susan Schill ....................................... 301-469-4973 Respect for Life Katie Soto .......................................... 301-767-1705 Sick and Homebound Contact Rectory ................................. 301-229-7933 Social Concerns Tom Carty .......................................... 301-587-8860 Sodality Sally Aitken ....................................... 301-365-4719 Stephen Ministry Deacon Julio Blanco-Eccleston .......... 703-821-1654 Ushers Theresa Kowal ................................... 301-320-8876 Ujieres Wedding Coordinator Mary Ann Chalfant ............................ 301-299-3739 Youth Minister Maria Kaufmann ................................ 240-468-9896