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Sunday, March 1, 2020 Lent: First Sunday This week’s readings: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Psalm 51 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11
12319 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20904
Schedule of Masses (March 7/8) 5:00 - Fr. Ochu Sunday 7:30 - Fr. Rodriguez Dcn. Gorman 9:00 - Fr. Willis Dcn. McCormack 10:30 - Fr. Nitz Dcn. McCormack 12:00 - Fr. Brault 5:00 - Fr. Kozubek Daily Mass Monday - Friday 7:30 & 8:30 a.m. Saturday - 8:30 a.m. Baptism Parishioners are asked to call the Parish Office for the times of the monthly liturgical celebrations and to arrange for classes. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 4 - 4:45 p.m. & after daily Masses. Marriage Parishioners requesting a marriage date must have been registered in the parish for six months. Phone Numbers Parish Office & Rectory: 301-622-1122 Fax: 301-625-9266 School: 301-622-3076 sjbssparish.org FaceBook.com/sjbcc @SJB_Catholic
Next week’s readings - Lent: 2nd Sunday Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 33 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Matthew 17:1-9
As we began Liturgical Year A in Advent, we focused on the psalms of the season. For Lent, we’ll do the same. This week the response to the First Reading is taken from Psalm 51 with the refrain: Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. Those few words can be a mantra for the whole season.
The verses the Lectionary for today present us with two truths: as human beings our relationship with God and others is marked by sin in some way, and God’s mercy is great enough to wipe out the effects of sin and wash away all guilt. On Ash Wednesday we smeared our foreheads with a sign of repentance and mortality. Throughout the Lenten season we are invited to take up the practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, to bring us back into right relationship with God and with each other. And yet, this focus on sin is not meant to overwhelm or discourage us. It is to highlight even more the compassionate and bountiful mercy of God who sent his Son to live among us and to feel hunger, fatigue, and even fear and despair in the garden of Gethsemane.
Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ (On Care for Our Common Home) Chapter One – What Is Happening to Our Common Home? VI. Weak Responses Different approaches and lines of thought have emerged regarding [this situation] and its possible solutions. At one extreme, we find those who doggedly uphold the myth of progress and tell us that ecological problems will solve themselves simply with the application of new technology and without any need for ethical considerations or deep change. At the other extreme are those who view men and women and all their interventions as no more than a threat, jeopardizing the global ecosystem, and consequently the presence of human beings on the planet should be reduced and all forms of intervention prohibited. Viable future scenarios will have to be generated between these extremes, since there is no one path to a solution. The Church has no reason to offer a definitive opinion, but must take note of the signs that things are now reaching a breaking point – large-scale natural disasters as well as social and even financial crises, for the world’s problems cannot be analyzed or explained in isolation. Next week: Chapter Two – an overview
Mass Intentions (March 2 - March 8) Monday 7:30 - Dcn. John Briscoe (Parishioners) 8:30 - Anna Demetro (M. Bergman) Tuesday 7:30 - Philippe Charles (M. Charles) 8:30 - Elise Bisio Asina –L- (F. M. Essomba) Wednesday 7:30 - Dcn. John C. Cermak (Family) 8:30 - Jean-Charlot Charles (M. Charles) Thursday 7:30 - Joan L. Pesi (T. & B. Wohleber) 8:30 - Richard Olsen (Kilty Family) Friday 7:30 - All Souls in Purgatory (Ceron Family) 8:30 - Pietro Guadalupi (E. Fromm) Saturday 8:30 - Emily & Jeff Warnock –L- (Wohleber Family) 5:00 - Gerry Hrastar (J. & F. Hrastar) Sunday 7:30 - Sarah Onwumelu (P. Onwumelu) 9:00 - Otta & Mae Schueler (F. Schueler) 10:30 - Parishioners 12:00 - Janet Davis (Kerley Family) 5:00 - Vocations to the Priesthood –L- (Parishioners) Parish Clergy Rev. Y. David Brault Pastor Rev. Cezary Kozubek Associate Pastor Rev. Glen Willis Weekend Associate Rev. Austin Charles Ochu Weekend Associate Rev. Eliot Nitz Weekend Associate Rev. Nicolás Rodriguez Weekend Associate Deacon James Gorman Permanent Deacon Deacon Ed McCormack Permanent Deacon
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Friday, March 6, at 9:00 a.m
Week-at-a-Glance Sunday, March 1 9:00 a.m. - Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Chapel 10:30 a.m. - Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Chapel 11:45 a.m. - Eco-Ministry Meeting - Kazista Center 6:00 p.m. - Intramural Volleyball - Gym 6:00 p.m. - Youth Group Meeting - Lyon Center Monday, March 2 3:30 p.m. - CYO Basketball Practice - Gym 6:00 p.m. - Boy Scout Troop 1441 Meeting - Lyon Center Tuesday, March 3 3:30 p.m. - CYO Basketball Practice - Gym 7:30 p.m. - Meditation - Chapel Wednesday, March 4 9:15 a.m. - DVD Spirituality Group - Kazista Center 3:15 p.m. - Children’s Choir Rehearsal - Kazista Center 3:30 p.m. - CYO Basketball Practice - Gym 6:30 p.m. - Girl Scout Brownie Troop 31007 in LC1 6:30 p.m. - Girl Scout Daisy Troop 31040 in LC2 6:30 p.m. - “The Light is on for You” - Church Thursday, March 5 3:30 p.m. - CYO Basketball Practice - Gym 7:30 p.m. - Traditional Choir Rehearsal - Church Friday, March 6 9:00 a.m. - Adoration - Chapel 2:15 p.m. - School Stations of the Cross - Church 3:30 p.m. - CYO Basketball Practice - Gym 4:30 p.m. - Children’s Adoration - Chapel 5:00 p.m. - Children’s Adoration Pot Luck - Kazista Center 6:00 p.m. - SJB Intramural Basketball - Gym 6:00 p.m. - Lenten Supper Talk - Lyon Center 7:30 p.m. - Stations of the Cross - Church Saturday, March 7 7:00 a.m. - Parish Men's Group—Lyon Center 8:00 a.m. - SJB Intramural Basketball - Gym 9:30 a.m. - Bible Study Spring Session #4 - Lyon Center 10:00 a.m. - Polish School - School 10:00 a.m. - Legion of Mary - Library
Knight’s Breakfast - Hospitality Sunday Join us Sunday in the Gym for refreshments and conversation after the 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses. All are welcome. First Sunday: Fresh donuts, coffee, and conversation. Second and Fourth Sunday: Delicious Chew for Charity breakfast sandwich, fresh brewed coffee and conversation. Proceeds from the sale of the breakfast sandwich go to various charities. Third and Fifth Sunday: Fresh made pancakes, coffee, and conversation.
Daylight Savings Time Next weekend Daylight Savings Time begins Remember to turn clocks ahead one hour early Sunday morning, March 8.
Ministries & Programs Supported by Appeal Catholic Charities Catholic Charities is the charitable arm of the Archdiocese of Washington. Through your Appeal donation, you help Catholic Charities provide essential programs such as legal and financial services, food assistance, employment and adult education, housing and shelter programs, health care programs, and much more! Learn more at catholiccharitiesdc.org. No one can give everything, but all can give something. Please thoughtfully examine your current charitable giving and prayerfully consider a contribution to our 2020 Annual Appeal!
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Weekly Stewardship Report
Annual Appeal 2020 Thank you to all parishioners who made a gift to the Annual Appeal last weekend. We appreciate your support. If you did not have a chance to make your gift last weekend, or you needed more time to prayerfully consider your gift, pledge envelopes will again be available in the church this weekend, and completed envelopes can be placed in the offertory basket. You may also make your pledge online at appeal.adw.org.
No gift is too small and will support more than 60 ministries and programs benefitting countless women, men, children and families in the Church of Washington, including within our own parish and local community. As in every year, 100% of your contribution to the Annual Appeal will be designated to the ministries and programs supported by the Appeal. Thank you for your generous response
Offertory Sunday, February 23, 2020 $14,597.00 Please note monies given via Faith Direct are not included in the Offertory above.
Next Week’s Altar Servers (March 7/8) 5:00 p.m. - Patrick & Daniel Fry 7:30 a.m. - John Hechinger 9:00 a.m. - Alex Lynch & Paul Marino 10:30 a.m. - Leke Fonge & Luciana Wolcott 12:00 p.m. - Matthew Conlon & Rose Amy 5:00 p.m. - TBA
Eco-Ministry Meeting Please join us for the Eco-ministry meeting today, Sunday, March 1, at 11:45 a.m. in the Kazista Center’s Large Conference Room. We will be planning ecological-related activities for the Spring. Any questions? Please contact Debra Street at 301-388-0364.
SJB Leisure Club St. John the Baptist Leisure Club will have its next meeting on Friday, March 13, at 11:00 a.m. in the Lyon Center. We will be having our annual catered St. Patrick's Day party with a Mass celebrated by Father Willis. All parishioners 55 and over are invited to attend. The cost for the catered luncheon is $20. If you would like to attend, you may send your $20 to our Treasurer, Tom Cygnarowicz. His address is 2305 Parallel Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20904. For further information, you may call Sylvia Lynch at 301-622-2182.
Jubilarian Mass Registration Open! The annual ADW Jubilarian Celebration of marriage, honors couples married 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 51+ years. This year the Mass will be held on Sunday, June 28, at 2:00 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception with his Excellency, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, as the celebrant. To register, please contact the Parish Office, 301-622-1122 no later than Friday, May 15 to let us know if you will be attending.
Year-End Statement If you would like a year-end statement from St. John the Baptist Parish, please call the Parish Office, 301-622-1122. Faith Direct will be sending statements directly to participants.
The Light is ON for you! Looking for a way to kick start your Lent? You are invited to renew your relationship with the Lord through the Sacrament of Reconciliation this Lent. On Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 8 p.m. through Lent starting Wednesday, March 4, the doors of St. John the Baptist are open and The Light is ON for YOU! This year you can find Lenten resources and view all the confession times across the region by using the NEW Confession Finder Map at theLightisON.org.
Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross will be every Friday of Lent at 7:30 p.m. in the Church.
Scam Emails Scam emails have been sent to SJB parishioners in Fr. David’s name. Fr. David communicates with our parishioners through the bulletin or mailings, so if you receive email from Fr. David requesting money or assistance, please do not respond and delete the email. If you have any questions, please call the Parish Office, 301-622-1122.
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Secondary School Fund Drive March 2020 During Lent, we have our annual fund drive to support the secondary school, College St. Jean Baptiste (CSJB), named after SJB. Before CSJB was established in Baradères, Haiti, students had to travel to Port-au-Prince or Les Cayes to complete a high school education. This is similar to living in MD and traveling to upstate New York. Of course, this possibility only existed for students who had family or friends in the distant cities ready to house and feed them. The high school opened new and exciting opportunities to the people of Baradères. That high school was established with our donations and named for our own parish. We have helped build CSJB, repair leaky roofs, replace books ruined by storm waters, and provide limited solar power for the school. Walking great distances, over an hour each way to school, lack of roads, clean water, food at home, and electricity are just a few of the huge obstacles faced by the teachers and students at CSJB. We in the U.S. find it hard to even imagine. There are 365 students currently enrolled at CSJB, and they need your help. Please be as generous as you can. Envelopes will be in the pews during Lent. Thank you!
Share the Cross 2020 During our Lenten journey, we can make a difference by “sharing the cross of Christ" in a personal way. Below is a sample of suggestions. More information will be in the bulletin during Lent. Select the cross of your choice as part of your Lenten journey. The following CST principle lists ways in which we help those in need and build community at SJB. Each item is labeled on a colored cross and found on the wooden cross or in the basket at the foot of the altar in the Church. Items listed below with an * are new this year. Bring all donated items listed March 28 and 29 to the Gym. The crosses are color coded as follows: Call to Family & Community & Participation Yellow Care for God’s Creation Green Human Rights & Responsibilities Red Dignity of Life Orange Preferential Option for the Poor Blue Solidarity Purple As members of families and communities, how can we participate together in Christ’s mission? Call to Family & Community & Participation: Bring a pot of meatless soup, or a loaf of bread to share to the Friday Night Lenten Supper Talks held at 6:00 p.m. in the Lyon Center. Bring a non-perishable food item for donation to the food pantry. Participate in the Lenten Food Drive to benefit the St. Camillus’ Food Pantries. Bring non-perishable food items to
church on March 21/22. Help sort food donations of the ADW Share in Hope food drive Sunday, March 22, 9: 30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kazista
Center. Complete the Lenten Gratitude Journal. List at least one thing you are grateful for every day. Join the Hospitality Ministry as an usher or a greeter. Contact Susan DeCamp, 301-622-1122. When we sing, we pray twice. Join the Music Ministry. Contact Susan DeCamp, 301-622-1122. Join the Liturgy Ministry as a Lector. Contact Susan DeCamp, 301-622-1122 “While building up the Church in love, the Christian family places itself at the service of the human person and the world, really bringing about the ‘human advancement’ whose substance was given in summary form in the Synod’s Message to families: ‘Another task for the family is to form persons in love and also to practice love in all its relationships, so that it does not live closed in on itself, but remains open to the community, moved by a sense of justice and concern for others, as well as by a consciousness of its responsibility towards the whole of society’.” —St. John Paul II, The Family in the Modern World (Familiaris Consortio), no. 64
Social Concerns Cynthia Norris, 301-622-1122, social [email protected]
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St. John the Baptist Catholic Community 2020 LENTEN SUPPER TALKS
"I can see clearly now the Son has come!"
Come to the Lyon Center to observe the Lenten fast by sharing a simple supper of soup and bread. During the meal, we listen to a presentation on a topic related to the social concerns of our Church. Our goal this year is to help members identify ways to: • make room in our heart for those with whom you disagree; • recognize that each one of us is a beloved child of God; • respond in love to that reality find Christ in others; • encounter others with a tone and posture which affirms that I honor the dignity of others
and invites others to do the same; • presume others’ best intentions and listen to their stories with empathy; • strive to understand before seeking to be understood. 3/6 Fr. Jacek Orzechowski, OFM: “How do we honor the dignity of others?” “Conversation in the public square is all too often filled with personal attacks and words that assume the worst about those with whom we disagree. We are in need of healing in our families, communities, and country. Civilize It: Dignity Beyond the Debate is a call for Catholics to honor the human dignity of each person they encounter, whether it is online, at the dinner table, or in the pews next to them. Fr. Jacek will give a short presentation, share from his own experience and facilitate the group conversation. Fr. Jacek Orzechowski, OFM was born and grew up in Poland. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1988, he joined Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province and obtained a Master of Divinity degree from Washington Theological Union. After serving as a Parochial Vicar at St. Camillus Church in Silver Spring for the past nine years, Fr. Jacek now serves at Catholic Charities coordinating its Parish Community Organizing and Advocacy efforts.
Donations of bread and meatless soup are encouraged and appreciated! For more information, contact Cynthia Norris, 301-622-1122, or [email protected]
Care for God’s Creation • Go to www.catalogchoice.org and get off all the catalog lists that are not useful to you. It is free, it's
easy, and a great way to save trees, solid waste, etc. • Teach your children about recycling. Go to https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/
DEPRecyclingGame/ • Skip the Bottled Water: Use a water filter to purify tap water instead of buying bottled water. “Local individuals and groups can make a real difference. They are able to instill a greater sense of responsibility, a strong sense of community, a readiness to protect others, a spirit of creativity and a deep love for the land. . . . Social problems must be addressed by community networks and not simply by the sum of individual good deeds.” —Pope Francis, On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si'), nos. 179, 219
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace: A Prayer for Civility Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where uncivil words prevail, show me how to model love.
Help me remember the God-given dignity of all and invite others to do the same.
Show me how to build bridges and not walls and see first what unites us rather than how we diverge.
Let me seek to understand before asking to be understood.
Give me a listening heart filled with empathy and compassion.
May I be clear in sharing my own position and respectful and civil in describing those of others.
Let me never tolerate hateful ideas.
May I invite all to charity and love.
Lord, help me to imitate your compassion and mercy.
Make me an instrument of your peace. Amen. Inspired by Nine Rules for Civility from the Catholic Tradition, Bishop Zubik
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SJB School Gala A Night at the Races March 28, 6 – 10 p.m. Knights of Columbus 9450 Cherry Hill Rd. College Park, MD Join us for a derby themed night of fun in support of our amazing parish and school community. The annual SJB Gala will raise funds to help refurbish our SJB Gym which is showing some wear and tear. The Gym serves as a main meeting space for our community events: Hospitality Sunday, PE classes, CYO practices, dances, scouting events – the list goes on! The evening will feature dinner, drinks, games, raffles, online and live auction, and more. Visit https://sjbces.ejoinme.org/2020 to donate, bid, and buy tickets.
The Season of Lent † “The Light is on For You” Confessions available Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8 p.m. during Lent in the Church. † Lent is marked by prayer, fasting, and alms-giving. † Prayer is a very individual thing. There’s daily Mass, weekly Stations of the Cross, increased reading and reflection on the Bible, devotions like the Rosary, centered prayer, etc. There is no one way. † Fasting means: • on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent, we eat no
meat (for those ages 14 and up.) • on Ash Wednesday & Good Friday, the faithful
between the ages of 18 & 59 eat one main meal or two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal and nothing in between.
• at other times, it is common, though not required, to place other restrictions on ourselves as a means of “keeping” Lent.
Living the Gospel Series
Next session in the “Living the Gospel: Contemplation and Action” Adult Faith Formation Series (A Joint Venture of St. Camillus, Resurrection, and St. John the Baptist Catholic Churches) Workshop: Serving God’s People beyond
our Parish Boundaries Saturday, March 28: 10 a.m. – Noon Church of the Resurrection, Amadeo Room (faces Old Columbia Pike), Burtonsville, MD
All are invited to learn and share conversation about significant community outreach ministries at Church of the Resurrection, St. John the Baptist, and St. Camillus parishes. Parish representatives will explain how Jesus’ call to live the Gospel inspired efforts that witness to God’s love beyond immediate church membership. Particular focus will be on the far-reaching food pantry operation at St. Camillus, Church of the Resurrection’s highly successful homeless ministry, and a dynamic partnership between St. John the Baptist and St. Pierre’s in Baradères, Haiti.
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. And look out for another’s interests, not just your own. -- Philippians 2:3-4
To register and for more information, email L.J. Milone: [email protected]
About the Living the Gospel Series This series of retreats, workshops and discussions brings the Gospel to bear on our daily lives. Using the teachings of Jesus, we personally and collectively ground ourselves in God, becoming more open to the ways God’s love can transform us. This year the series examines how Gospel teaching informs topics such as immigration, church and politics, service to all God’s people, and the papacy of Pope Francis. The series is based in the belief that living the contemplative dimension of the Gospel deepens understanding of what it means to be God’s light to the world. Led by staff and parishioners, except where noted.
All are Welcome Please welcome to our SJB family the following fellow-parishioners: Botlero Family Guy & Lisa Bradley; children, Bethany & Elliot Hilda Kivembele; son, Jayden Steve & Kerry Lim; children, SJ, Jarren & Koda Eric & Andrea Miller José Antonio Peredo Mr. & Mrs. Duke Tareisius Rodrigues; daughter, Dulcie Mary Martha Rodriguez-Hernandez; grandchildren, Juan Sebastian Diaz & Violetta Sofia Diaz Jacqueline Springer Ms. Debbie Watkin Katie & Eric West; children, Madison & Aidan
Mystical Word
written by L.J. Milone, Director of Faith Formation, [email protected]
unrelated area. He calls these informational fields ‘morphogenetic’ fields because they are formative fields (morphe, or ‘form’) that carry information, not energy, and are available throughout time and space without any loss of intensity after they have been created…morphogenetic
fields direct other members of the species toward the same form or behavior…these fields of habitual patterns link all people. The more people have a habit or pattern— whether of knowledge, perception, or behavior— the stronger it is in the field, and the more easily it replicates in a new person (or entity)” (Ilia Delio). Morphogenetic fields reveal that the more people are present, the
more people will become present and therefore loving. Ilia Delio elaborates, “The discovery of morphogenetic fields can be used to describe how human consciousness is shared. A newly forming system ‘tunes into’ a previous system by having within it a ‘seed’ that resonates with a similar seed in the earlier form. As more and more people learn or do something, it becomes easier for others to learn or do it.” When each one of us can be present individually, more people will be able to become present. If each of us can be present in God this very moment, we can powerfully influence the whole human species. This is the power love as presence has.
It might seem like sitting in silence is a waste of time, but it is, perhaps, the most powerful act one can perform. We contribute to the evolution of all human consciousness and the transformation of society to the extent we realize our divinity, that God is our deepest self, that God’s nothingness and my nothingness is one nothingness.
At this time of division and rancor, space for contemplative silence is more important than ever to aid in the transformation of humanity. Starting March 9 and ending March 31, the parish will set aside space in the main church for contemplative silence. Come to the church any of the times listed below to pray in silence. Stay the whole time or for as long as you want. Mondays: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.; Tuesdays: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. and 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.; Wednesdays: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
If you ever have any comments regarding Mystical Word, you are most welcome to contact L. J. Milone.
A busy corporate lawyer complained to a hermit that he was too busy to pray for even five minutes. The hermit sat in silence for a while. The lawyer started to get impatient, and then downright angry that the hermit wasn’t replying. He had a meeting scheduled in a few minutes. Time is money, after all! With deep patience and gentleness, the hermit eventually said, “Then you should pray for three hours every single day.” This is typical wisdom from mystics and contemplatives. Prayer and contemplation are all the more necessary, and needed in greater lengths of time, for busy people.
Jesus frequently spends whole nights in prayer. He tells us to do the same: “Pray always without becoming weary.” Jesus wants us to spend a great deal of time in prayer. The amount of time we spend in prayer can point to how much we see it as a priority in our lives. It also allows for greater transformation of our lives. Most of all, though, more time in prayer means more time to know God. When the inevitable complaints come about busy-ness, no time, and the defeatist attitude of “I just can’t,” we have to ask ourselves some questions. What is taking up so much of my time? What are my priorities? What am I doing in the course of a day? Why am I resisting prayer? I know how I can take much more time for prayer in my own life. I can cut down my time watching TV and surfing the net. All too often, I find the problem is that I don’t want to pray.
Jesus would often withdraw into a deserted place to commune with God in silence. For Lent, St. John the Baptist is offering opportunities to join Jesus in contemplative silence. We are calling it “Contemplative Space.” It is a time of silence and stillness set aside for meditation and contemplation. We need space to gather in contemplative silence, time and space to sink into the incomprehensible mystery of God. A scientific idea can help us appreciate the power of contemplative silence practiced in a group: British biologist Rupert Sheldrake postulates a model of biological behavior called morphogenetic fields. He thinks “that repetitive behavior creates informational fields that can influence similar behavior in an
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Spiritual Talks on Sunday Morning Come to a near-weekly adult faith session that dives deep with the Sunday readings and unveils what they tell us about the living depths of our Catholic faith. -10:30 - 11:30 a.m. in the School Library March 8: Born for Divine Life March 15: Getting Out of Our Heads March 22: Happiness Now March 29: How to Be Free April 5: Letting go into God
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Faith Formation Ministry L.J. Milone, Director, 301-622-1122,
Contemplative Space
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. – Matthew 11:28 – 29 Jesus would often withdraw into a deserted place to commune with God in silence. For Lent, we offer opportunities to join Jesus in contemplative silence. Contemplative space is a time of silence and stillness set aside for meditation and contemplation. Come to the church any of the times listed below to pray in silence. Stay the whole time or for as long as you want. Mondays: 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Wednesdays: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. — Starts March 9; Ends April 1; in the Church
Youth Ministry [email protected], 301-622-1122, Fr. Cezary Kozubek
Youth Group Meeting today, March 1 Join us today, Sunday, March 1, in the Lyon Center at 6 p.m. All high school youth are welcome.
Meditation Group Tuesdays, 7:30–8:30 p.m., in Chapel Join us for a 20-minute period of silent prayer followed by a short reflection given by L.J. Milone. All are welcome to attend whether or not they have experienced meditation. Come to the waters of quiet and let the mystery of God in Jesus refresh you. For more information contact L.J. Milone.
Arts & Academics Fair The Arts and Academics Fair is one-way SJB recognizes the academic work of all of its students. Work from every grade is displayed in the Gym and the upper grade students have a project that they work on all year long. The subject differs for each grade, but it is a wonderful display of learning, creativity, and knowledge so come check it out in the Gym on Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. We welcome parishioners to join us with judging the 6th and 7th grade work on the evening of Tuesday, March 10. The 6th grade reports on an art form/artist and presents their work to the judges. The 7th grade conducts a science experiment and presents their findings to the judges. If you are interested in serving as a judge for Arts & Academics or would like further details, please call the School Office at 301 622-3076. Thank you for your consideration.
Box Tops & Printer Cartridges The school still collects Box Tops and empty printer cartridges for recycling. These items can be brought to the School or Parish Office.
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SJB Athletics Positions Available SJB Athletics seeks volunteers for several positions including Athletic Director, coordinators and coaches. All volunteers and coaches must be Virtus Certified. Interested candidates should contact current Athletic Director Michael Diokno at [email protected].
See the Play “Queen Esther” The SJB Sodality invites you to join them in seeing the play “Queen Esther” at the Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster, PA, and to dine at Miller’s Smorgasbord, Wednesday, April 29. The cost is $145, which includes snacks, transportation, show, lunch, taxes and gratuity. For more info contact Ellen Cygnarowicz, 301-879-0232, or Mary Ellen Monk, 301-622-2892.
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