Rev. Father Jerome W. Fasano Rev. Father Kevin J. Beres Patty Sonak Kathy Brown Karen Pondo Dr. Jeffrey M. Alban Julie Luckey Richard Bill

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Registration forms are available on the pamphlet rack in the Church. Please notify the office when you are moving outside or within the parish and if your contact infor-mation is changing.

HOSPITALIZED & HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS Please notify the office if a parishioner is hospitalized or homebound that they may receive the pastoral care of the Church.

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Friday of the previous week at 10:00am. All announce-ments should be in writing or sent via email.

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pastor Parochial Vicar

Administrative Assistant

Parish Secretary Parish Secretary

Director of Music & Organist

Religious Education Coordinator Facilities Manager

MAILING ADDRESS & OFFICE HOURS 120 West Main Street

Front Royal, VA 22630 540-635-3780 www.sjtb.org 540-635-2683 (fax) stjohns@sjtb.org

Monday—Friday 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-4:00pm

MASS SCHEDULE Sundays: 5:00pm (Saturday Vigil Mass) 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm (Extraordinary Form) 3:00pm, Spanish

Weekdays: Monday—Saturday, 8:30am Extraordinary Form Weekday Masses: Monday, 7:00am (Chapel) Wednesday, 6:30pm (Church)

SACRAMENTS Confession: Monday, Tuesday, & Friday,≈ 9:00-9:30am Wednesday, 5:30-6:00pm Saturday, 9:15-10:00am & 3:00-4:00pm

Baptism: Second and fourth Sundays of each month. Parish membership is required and an in- structional class is required for parents.

Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least six (6) months in advance. Parish membership is required.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION & BENEDICTION Perpetual adoration begins every Monday at 7:30am and concludes with Benediction on Saturday at 8:00am.

January 18, 2015 Second Sunday in Ordinary

Time

Rev. Father Jerome W. Fasano Rev. Father Kevin J. Beres Patty Sonak Kathy Brown Karen Pondo Dr. Jeffrey M. Alban David Wallace Richard Bill

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Registration forms are available on the pamphlet rack in the Church. Please notify the office when you are moving outside or within the parish and if your contact infor-mation is changing.

HOSPITALIZED & HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS Please notify the office if a parishioner is hospitalized or homebound that they may receive the pastoral care of the Church.

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Friday of the previous week at 10:00am. All announce-ments should be in writing or sent via email.

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pastor Parochial Vicar

Administrative Assistant

Parish Secretary Parish Secretary

Director of Music & Organist

Director of Religious Education Facilities Manager

MAILING ADDRESS & OFFICE HOURS 120 West Main Street

Front Royal, VA 22630 540-635-3780 www.sjtb.org 540-635-2683 (fax) stjohns@sjtb.org

Monday—Friday 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-4:00pm

MASS SCHEDULE Sundays: 5:00pm (Saturday Vigil Mass) 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm (Extraordinary Form) 3:00pm-Spanish

Weekdays: Monday—Saturday, 8:30am Extraordinary Form Weekday Masses: Monday, 7:00am (Church) Wednesday, 6:30pm (Church)

SACRAMENTS Confession: Mon., Tues., & Fri., ≈ 9:00-9:30am Wednesday, 5:30-6:00pm Saturday, 9:15-10:00am & 3:00-4:00pm

Baptism: Second and fourth Sundays of each month. Parish membership is required and an in- structional class is required for parents.

Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least six (6) months in advance. Parish membership is required. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION & BENEDICTION Perpetual adoration begins every Monday at 7:30am and concludes with Benediction on Saturday at 8:00am.

January 21, 2018 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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5:00pm Scott Barnikel, Sebastian & Josiah Bise, Greg & Damian Shunk, Joseph Kelly, Cristian Jimenez-Ebert, John & Marc Durgin, Sean Delaney, Gregory Hsu, Mark Kelly

7:00am Demetrios Soutsos, Damianos Soutsos, Kyle Foltz, Blake Foltz, Thomas Kelly, Gabriel Turpin, Maximilian Kelly, Nate Hibl

8:30am Dominic Echaniz, Thomas Schmiedicke, Christopher & Luke Inzeo, Joseph Burghardt, Tommy Stanford, Jerome Butler, Christopher McMahon, John Bockrath

10:30am Brendan Clark, Max Nicholson, Carmen Litterio, Andrew D’Andrea, Nick & Nate Scanlon, Max Lagarde

12:30pm James & Ioan Cummings, Roland Sternfels, Michael Miller

E M 5:00pm Michael Fernandez, Michael Kelly 7:00am Tom Carlson

8:30am Andrew Schmiedicke, Larry Gniewek, Chris McMahon

10:30am Tom Sayre, Ken Pondo, Michael Durney

U 5:00pm Will Sonak 7:00am Leo Carling 8:30am Joe Michael 10:30am Knights of Columbus 12:30pm Tom Kosten

M W -J 22-28, 2018 Monday U. S. Day of Prayer 7:00am Sandy O’Gorman/Gabrielle Tuttle 8:30am +Mary Withrow/Will & Patty Sonak Tuesday Weekday 8:30am +Helene Barragan/M/M Salvador Barragan Wednesday Saint Francis deSales 8:30am +Bernice Brown/Kathy Brown 6:30pm Alan Stypeck/Allen Thrasher Thursday The Conversion of St. Paul 8:30am +Fidel Baldovino/Jack Riordan family Friday Saints Timothy and Titus 8:30am Kay Reilly/Eithne Murphy Saturday Weekday 8:30am +Judy Wagner/Michael Wagner Saturday Vigil: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00pm Richard & Susan Bill/Will & Patty Sonak Sunday Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00am The Klucinec family/The Hibl family 8:30am +Dale Stephenson//Nora Rodarmel 10:30am People of the Parish 12:30pm James & Kayla Blankenship/M/M McGuirk 3:00pm +Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro/M/M John Lundberg

The Second Collection on Jan. 27/28 will be the Church in Latin America.

A J . 27/28, 2018

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10; Ps 89:20-22, 25-26; Mk 3:22-30, or any of a number of readings for the

Day of Prayer Tuesday: 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19; Ps 24:7-10; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:4-17; Ps 89:4-5, 27-30; Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Friday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 51:3-7, 10-11; Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17; Ps 51:12-17; Mk 4:35-41 Sunday: Dt 18:15-20; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28

TMIY—The Unveiling of Love Men of the parish, the spring session of That Man is You, The Unveiling of Love, began on Sat., Jan. 20 and will con-tinue through April 28. Breakfast will be served at 6:30 am in Fr. Ruehl Hall and presentation starts at 7am. The sessions are open to all men of the parish, and fall participation is not necessary to sign up for the spring. Come join other men for fellowship, a deepening of your faith and to become better husbands, fathers and Christian men. To register, contact Tom Balint at 703-786-2729 or email stneri@ymail.com .

2018 BISHOP’S LENTEN APPEAL BEGINS! This month many of us will receive a mailing from Bishop Burbidge regarding the 2018 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal (BLA). The theme for the 2018 BLA is “Living in Faith~~Giving in Gratitude.” After reflecting upon the many blessings that God has given you, please prayerfully consider making a pledge of support to this important appeal that funds many programs and ministries that serve the people in our diocese. Together, through the BLA, let us renew our personal com-mitment to the Lord’s work in the Diocese. Annual Giving Statements If you used Parish Envelopes in 2017, you will be sent a Fi-nancial Statement within the next week. If you have not been using envelopes, we will not be able to send a statement. Mark Jerge will be installed to the Office of Lector on Sun-day, January 28th at the 10:30 am Mass. This is in his prepa-ration for the Permanent Deaconate.

Knights of Columbus John Carrell Jenkins Council #7771

That Man Is You: TMIY began this weekend. We meet again this coming Satur-day, the 27th. Session begins 7AM. The remaining Semester Schedule: Feb; 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th Mar; 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th Apr.; 14th, 21st, 28th Breakfast is at 6:30 with the program done by 8:15. Contact Tom Balint for more information (703) 786-2729 Food for Thought: “Have faith in God; God has faith in you.” - Edwin Louis Cole Valentines Benefit Dinner: Please join us for our PPA Valentines Benefit Dinner on Febru-ary 10th! Tickets will be for sale after all Masses next weekend and on the PPA website - padrepiolearning.org. Treat your sweetheart to a wonderful dinner catered by Mike Brown and help us raise money for a great cause!" Next Business Meeting on Wednesday - 7 February 2018: THIS IS A CHANGE TO THE REGULAR SCHEDULE! The 14th is Ash Wednesday. Meet in Padre Pio Hall. We will share a light dinner with the Squires at 6:30pm followed by the pray-ing of the Rosary at 7:10pm. The meeting begins at 7:30pm. We would love to see some new faces. If you are a member just come, share some pizza and pray the Rosary with us. For More Knights News: www.kofc7771.org Contact us: Grand Knight - William Luckey (540) 551-2334, kofcluckey@gmail.com

Women of St. John’s Corner Monthly Meeting—February 12@7pm Come out to hear a joint talk from Fr. Beres and Dr. Bernard Pegis next month! We will meet in Fr. Ruehl Hall at 7:00pm. Light re-freshments will be served. Hope to see you there! Lenten Retreat March 10 Save the date for our Lenten Re-

treat! It will be held on Saturday, March 10th at San Damiano Retreat Center in White Post. Reg-istration is required but isn’t open quite yet. Stay turned for details. We hope you will join us! New Members Welcome! Are you new to the parish or The Women of St. John? Our regular meetings are the 3rd Monday of each month, To stay informed on all our events, join our email thewomenofstjohn@gmail.com, check our event flyers, or contact Susannah Cavanaugh at 540-431-1992. Come...you're among friends!

From the Office of Religious Education David M Wallace, Director| dwallace@sjtb.org | office (540) 635-3780 | cell (540) 692-5539 Darryl & Susan Adams, Confirmation Coordinator & RE Assistant | djadams7@embarqmail.com Sr Guadalupe Licea, PCI & Ana Fitzpatrick, Spanish Apostolate | (540) 635-3780 ext. 227 Sacramental Prep News: Last week, important information about first confes-sions and first holy Communion was distributed via email. Parents of 2018 first communicants who didn’t receive information should contact Mr. Wallace. RCIA News: RCIA will resume on Monday, Jan 22. Upcoming Family Catechesis: The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that each Catholic home is called to be “the place where children receive the

first proclamation of the faith” (CCC 1666). But, we may ask, how are parents to be effective evangelists of their children? The Catechism continues: “The family home is rightly called ‘the domestic church,’ a community of grace and prayer, a school of human virtues and of Christian charity.” How can we transform our homes into such powerhouses of holiness? During this com-ing Lenten season, St John’s Religious Education department will be sponsoring a series of guest presentations which seek to explore these questions. Our theme shall be Building the Domestic Church. We hope to provide limited babysitting so that husbands and wives can both attend. De-tails will be forthcoming via our printed bulletin and various social media outlets.

Prayer List Ann Saul Hoppe Gabrielle Rogers William Kelly John Paul McGraw Paul Jones Rohn Dennis Sandi Boyles Roberto Cipriano John Janaro Roberta Grove Josh Solano Josephine Campisi Rev. Robert Hamel Julie Endres Barbara Johnson Tom Lloyd Joy Skuce Michael Hawkins David Smith Aileen Crawford Mark Buckner Marie Thayer Heather McGraw Linda Nuijten Bud Norris Kaiden Remby Jo Ann Gardner Ignatius Ehlinger Tiffany Bowers Sharon Calaway Patricia Cameron William Ryan Jo An Durney Marie Spiewak Runyon Jackie B. Arnett Sara Mulcahy James Gillooly Kelly Hand Naomi Czechanski Dan Evans James Fenton McCarthy Deb Robson Gloribeth Mith Anee Stanford Jean Ryan Barton & Nora Stewart Eleanor Remmers William Rhoades Judy Ratigan Michele Doman Larry Adams Dorothy Guiford Mary Ellen Sullivan Flora Rollinger Katie Supples Laura Baron Paul Davidson Christine Gowan Charles Woods Bill Lynch Xiomara Carias Adam Lumpkins Jeremy Brown Jennifer Krebs Eileen GaNun Hank Bishop Hazel Grove Cassidy Brady Clifford Myers Isaac Adams & family Bill Shrieves Megan Miller Frederick Wenzel, Sr. Patsy Tatman David King Alex Brefeld David Becker Sophie Shannon Daniel Daly Thomas Ewen Paula Towne Kelly Busedu Ed Lamprecht Henry Krautwurst Glen Plymale Michaele Amen H. Reed Armstrong Marylou Willison Samuel Heywood Jim Cannon Bruce Lawson Betty Sewell Smith Eugene Stockmaster Andrew Elmquist Lucas March Vince Fauckner Kenny/Lena Mitchell Nicholas Clark Marleen Dubai Tom Davis Catherine R. Radi Billie Jo Bowers Alexis Burke Kathy Newman Judy Samborsky Angela Kovacev Juliana Blair Emma Parks Daniel Kalber, Sr. Christian Knight Juliyana Hough Terri Leonard Neil Earley Joseph S. Sackett Greg Bletzaker Susan Watson John William Rice Luke Forrester Richard Bond Rosemary Parris Lina Leppert Cathy Randall Susan Crane Mallory Ivascu Michael Chisholm Liem Shinta Maria Farley Clinton Shannon McMackin Fran Slayton Jennifer Kronfeld Gwen Bogert Paul Sullivan Kimberlee Schubert Heather Lucido Daniel Adelmann Chance Frankel Christopher McCormick Gabriella Croft Andrew Farinholt Rev. David Cook Betty Blake

Please pray for all the shut-ins of our parish and for the repose of the souls of Oliver Wilson and Robert Sivinski. Please let us know when a name can be removed from either prayer list.

Cheyenne Midkiff Mary Fama

Brian Winkler Andrew Boger Andrew Cooper Mark Dick Doug Forbes Daniel Heywood Peter Hickson Manuel A. Vicente Todd Mains Devon Smith Matthew Reagan Robert Cooke Vince E. Cruz Truman Sayre, Jr. Francis Price Steven Gregg Kristina Grdina Jeremy Hand Lxex Robles Ben Cabreva Michael Andruzzi, Jr. David Kelleher Peter Trumbull Brian Campbell Jeremy Nestor Seumas X. O’Reilly Clement M. O’Reilly Alex Rojas Chris Reinhard Shawn Stuck Richard Skelton, Sr. John Bowes Elisabeth Crooks Bobby Saxon Jason Butts Brendan Vieira Andrew Shorter Francesca Fahey David Norris Jonathan Hamilton Justice M. Parrott Sean Conroy David Rogers Jeffery Skube Jonathan Skube Daniella Skube Shannon Brugh Pierre W. Boucher Mark Belton Heather Bill Sean Paige Tony Artone J. Butler Brian Tilley Thomas Artone Zachary Francis LCPL Alexander Morton Joseph Marsch Christine Marsch Nathan T. Christman David Byers Steven Held, Jr.

Military Prayer List

Adult Inquiry / Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) Class St. John the Baptist parish is offering an Adult Inquiry

Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) Classes are held on Mon-days at 7:00 PM in Padre Pio Hall. Code for FORMED: QBKRGW

Young at Heart Senior Group: 1st Saturday, Padre Pio Hall, 9:30-11am.

3rd Saturday, Front Royal Diner, 9:30-11am. 4th Tuesday, Padre Pio Hall, Noon-1:30pm (bring bag lunch)

New Parish Directories have arrived! If you had your pic-ture taken you are entitled to a free directory. Please pick it up at the church office, or they will be available after the Masses during the weekend of Jan. 27-28. DIVINE MERCY SAID: “Tell all people, my daughter, that I am Love and Mercy itself. When a soul approaches Me with trust, I fill it with such an abundance of graces that it cannot contain them within itself, but radiates them to other souls.” (St. Faustina Diary, 1074) Scripture Study with Fr. Papa Join Fr. Papa as he continues his weekly Scripture Study on Thursday at 10:30am. All sessions will be held at Shenando-ah Senior Living (Loving Arms). Fr. Papa is also available for spiritual direction, confession and Mass on Tuesdays at 10:30 am. Please leave Father a message if you would like to make an appointment with him. Call 540-551-0937 and leave a message. “Married Couples” Retreat Two retreats are being sponsored for Married Couples at Priestfield Retreat Center in Kearneysville WV on March 16, 17 and 18 or March 23, 24 and 25th. The retreat master will be Fr. Rick Kramer from the Office of Family Life in Wash-ington DC. For more information, call Elaine Galeone at 410-252-5355. Christendom College invites all high school students and their families to join us for one of our Spring Open House Events on either Presidents Day, Monday, February 19 or Monday, April 23rd. This is a perfect opportunity to learn more about our unique educational apostolate. At our Open House events, you will be able to tour our campus, learn about Christendom’s unique academic program, attend class, and more! For more information please contact Klarissa Blank in our Admissions office at kblank@christendom.edu. Read more about our open house on our website at http://www.christendom.edu/admissions/open-house/. Come find out why Pope St. John Paul II said: “Christendom College is doing a great work for the church.”

JOIN FATHER HATHAWAY on board the luxurious NCL NORWEGIAN SPIRIT, for a 15 DAY CRUISE ON THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADRIATIC SEA from Sept. 28th to Oct. 12th:WITH PORTS OF CALL IN ROME, (Civitavecchia), Dubrovnik, Venice, Koper, Slovenia, Corfu, Olympia (Katakolon) and Valletta. Be sure to register early for the cabin of your choice. We fly into Rome for a brief stay and a Papal audience with Pope Fran-cis. For more information or to obtain a registration form, please contact DELORES NEL-SON (Bakhita3@me.com or 703-861-2738. God bless you

St. John’s Youth Group New Youth Ministry Group Directors:

Ann Hess & Joe McMahon Youth Group Announcements:

Sun. Jan. 21st—Regular meeting 7pm—we will have an ice cream bar!:). Wed. Jan. 24th—6:30pm-Mass followed by coffee Sun. Jan. 28th—Regular meeting 7pm. Stay tuned for information about our upcoming coat drive! We will send out an email so if you are NOT on the list, please contact us at youth@sjtb.org.

Pope’s Intention for January 2018 Evangelization: Religious Minorities in Asia That Christians, and other religious minorities in Asian countries, may be able to practice their faith in full free-dom.

Vocations: For an increase in vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life and for a deeper gratitude for the priests and religious now serving our diocese. If you should be called to serve the Lord as a priest deacon or in the consecrated life, pray for a deep faith and obey Him in love. Call Fr. J. D. Jaffe (703) 841-2514 or write j.jaffe@arlingtondiocese.org Worldwide Marriage Encounter “For the world in its present form is passing away.” If change in our lives is our lot, let us learn how to change with and for our spouses by participating in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) week-end with your spouse. The next weekends are Mar. 2-4, 2018 in Herndon, VA and Sept. 21-23, 2018 in Herndon, VA. Sign up early at applica-tions@renewmarriage-vanorth.org or call 703-646-1521.

Week 15 - A Greater Love—Jan. 27th—6:30am The Story of Dolores Hart The Story of St. John of the Cross Purgative Stage: An End to Selfishness Illuminative Stage: From God’s Perspective Unitive Stage: Foretaste of Paradise The Holy Family and the 7 Steps of TMIY The School of the Gospel at Nazareth