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OLDEST CATHOLIC CHURCH
IN ORIGINAL THIRTEEN COLONIES
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Reverend Robert G. Maro, Pastor
William J. Nickerson, Deacon
21370 Newtowne Neck Road
Leonardtown MD 20650
Telephone: 301-475-9885
Fax: 301-475-5662
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Web: stfrancisxavierchurch.org
Email: [email protected]
WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS!
Registration forms are in the church vestibule
and on our parish website
St. Francis Xavier Church (Newtowne)
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JULY 29, 2018
Newtowne Mission from 1640 � First Chapel Built 1662
Current Church Built 1731
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday 4pm (Anticipated), Sunday 8am and 11am
DAILY MASSES
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8am
HOLY DAY MASSES
As announced in the bulletin
CONFESSIONS
Saturdays 3:15-3:45pm and by appointment
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION
Following the 8am Mass until 5pm
BAPTISMS: By appointment with Father
MARRIAGES: Make arrangements with your Pastor
at least six months in advance; call the Rectory
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES
Email Paula McLeod, [email protected]
BULLETIN ITEMS
Deadline is Friday, one week before Sunday date
Send items to [email protected]
“Spread love everywhere you go.
Let no one ever come to you
without leaving happier.”
— St. Mother Teresa of
Calcutta
THIS WEEK
LOOKING AHEAD
JULY 29: 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
AUGUST 1: MEMORIAL OF ST. ALPHONSUS
MARIA LIGUORI
“Without prayer we have neither light nor strength to
advance in the way which leads to God.”
“The past is no longer yours; the future is not yet in
your power. You have only the present wherein
to do good.”
— St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
AUGUST 5: 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
COLLECTION FOR CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS
This campaign connects people with Christ,
here and around the world in developing
countries, through the internet, television, radio,
and print media. And fifty percent of funds
collected remain in our diocese to fund local
communications efforts.
Your support helps spread the gospel message!
To learn more, visit www.usccb.org/ccc.
SEPTEMBER 16—NEW DATE!!
DUE TO AN ARCHDIOCESAN CONFLICT,
THE DATE OF FATHER ROB’S INSTALLATION AS
PASTOR HAS BEEN MOVED TO SEPTEMBER 16
The Installation will take place at the
11am Mass. All are invited!
TRAVEL THE CANADIAN ROCKIES OR VISIT THE HOLY LAND AND OBERAMMERGAU
Sponsored by Our Lady Star of the Sea
�� Summer 2019 train trip in the Canadian Rockies—currently accepting deposits for this
incredible 7 day journey through the best of Canada. A $100 (refundable) check deposit is all that is
required to hold your space.
�� 2020 Oberammergau Passion Play, including a 5 day trip to the Holy Land before heading to
Germany to witness the play. For more information on either trip please contact Mary Beth Brown:
443-623-6368 or [email protected].
HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW ‘PRESERVATION MARYLAND’
SITE AND INTERPRETIVE PANELS?
There are three panels: A site panel, located next to the church, and two interpretive panels,
located on the northwest side of the Manor House.
Pictured below is one of the panels. Be sure to view all of them in person!
The goal of the panels is to share a little of the historical significance of the beloved St. Francis
Xavier Church and the Newtowne Manor House. St. Francis Xavier Church and Newtowne
Manor House were researched and placed on the Maryland Register of Historic Places in 1972.
For more information, visit http://www.preservationmaryland.org/?s=newtowne.
NEWTOWNE MANOR HOUSE RESTORATION
Donations to:
St. Francis Xavier Church
21370 Newtowne Neck Road
Leonardtown MD 20650
Memo line: Manor House Restoration
For more information:
Lynn Delahay, 204-925-6485
George Matisick, 301-475-9698
Barber Shop
Est. 1933
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The RCIA (Rite of
Christian Initiation
of Adults) is an
exploration of
Catholic teachings,
traditions, and
practices.
Participants attend
weekly sessions
beginning in the fall
each year. It is a
process whereby
adults become fully participating members of
the Catholic Church. Is there someone you
can invite to explore the Catholic faith –
someone unbaptized, or baptized in a non-
Catholic Christian tradition? Perhaps you
know a Catholic adult interested in being
confirmed. Please contact Fr. Rob at
[email protected] for more
information.
INTERESTED IN
BECOMING
CATHOLIC?
AUGUST COLLECTIONS
Aug 5 Catholic
Communications
Aug 12 FAW School
Aug 19 Maintenance Fund
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No. Only God can forgive sins.
But Our Lord chose to use priests as his
instruments for the forgiveness of sins.
THE HOLY FATHER’S INTENTION FOR THE
MONTH OF JULY
Priests and their
Pastoral Ministry
That priests, who
experience fatigue and
loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help
and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and
in their friendship with their brother priests.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
For the greater glory of God...
Dear Parish Family,
Some of you may know that before I entered the
seminary I worked as the Director of Religious
Education for Blessed Sacrament Parish in D.C.
I would always tell people that, without question,
my favorite part of that job was coordinating the
R.C.I.A. The R.C.I.A. stands for the Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults. It is the process by
which persons who were never baptized, or who
were baptized in another Christian tradition,
become members of the Catholic Church.
Most of all, I loved it because of the people.
They were hungry to learn more about God and
what the Catholic Church teaches about our faith
in Jesus Christ. My interaction with them helped
me to better learn my faith and strengthened my
own beliefs and convictions. I’m forever grateful
to God because I considered it a great honor and
privilege to walk alongside the men and women
making a journey of faith like that.
Last year, it was a great joy for me to resume
coordinating the R.C.I.A. here at St. Francis
Xavier. We were so blessed to welcome three
new Catholics into the Church at the Easter Vigil.
I am now in the process of forming a new R.C.I.A.
class to begin this coming September. A person
does not have to be certain he or she wants to
convert to Catholicism when the classes begin.
All that is needed is an open mind and heart.
If you know of someone who might be
interested, please encourage them to contact me.
Peace and blessings,
Fr. Rob
Saturday – July 28
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
4pm—Vincent M. Swales, Jr. �
Sunday – July 29
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am— Perry and Shirley Abell �
11am—St. Francis Xavier Parish
Monday – July 30
St. Peter Chrysologus
8am — Donald Cole �
Tuesday – July 31
St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits
No Mass
Wednesday – August 1
St. Alphonsus Liguori
8am — Rev. Gary Studniewski
Thursday – August 2
St. Eusebius of Vercelli
8am — Dixie Devenney �
Friday – August 3
8am — Karen Pape �
Saturday – August 4
St. John Vianney
4pm—John & Carol Russell, wedding anniversary
Sunday – August 5
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am— St. Francis Xavier Parish
11am—Special Intention
For healing: Olas Miller, Mary Ann
Snow, Virginia Modrzakowski, Mary
Katherine Keller, Lucy Lacey, Karen
Finch, Jeffrey Mattingly, Debbie Zeltwanger, Joan
Polko, Shirley Nickerson, Bubby Spalding, Judy
Bakewell, John Abell, Julie Broyles, Lillie Rideout,
Carolyn Russell Weiler, and Erin Schaller.
Our beloved dead: Albert Fleury
Email [email protected] and let us join
in prayer for one another. If you are seriously
ill or preparing for a surgery, call the Parish
Office to arrange for the sacrament of anointing.
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