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This Week’s ReadingsOrdinary Time - 2nd SundayIsaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12

Next Week’s ReadingsOrdinary Time - 3rd SundayJonah 3:1-5, 10 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20

Schedule of Masses(January 20/21) 5:00 - Fr. Brault

Dcn. GormanSunday

7:30 - Fr. D’Souza 9:00 - Fr. D’Souza10:30 - Fr. Brault

Dcn. McCormack12:00 - Fr. Nitz

Dcn. McCormack 5:00 - Fr. Willis

Daily MassMonday - Friday 7:30 & 8:30 a.m.Saturday - 8:30 a.m.

Sacramentof ReconciliationSaturdays 4 - 4:45 p.m. & after daily Masses.

MarriageParishioners requesting a marriage date must have been registered in theparish for six months.

Phone NumbersParish Office & Rectory:301-622-1122 Fax: 301-625-9266 School: 301-622-3076

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Sunday, January 14, 2018 Ordinary Time: 2nd Sunday

Winter Ordinary Time is rather short this year, just five weeks. (Lent begins Ash Wednesday on February 14, Easter occurs on April 1). These were once called Sundays after Epiphany and the readings echo the Epiphany themes, namely, the manifestation of the Lord.

The dictionary definition of manifest is “to show plainly, reveal.” Last week the Christ Child was revealed to strangers fromafar. Today, John tells the disciples, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” One of them, Andrew, tells his brother, “We have found the Messiah ...” Beginning next week, there is a semi-continuous reading from the first chapter of Mark’sGospel in which the Lord’s life and preaching are high-lighted events inwhich Jesus manifests himself. Can we make this brief season a time torecognize epiphanies in our every-day lives?

This Sunday’s 1st Reading includes that familiar story of God’s calling to Samuel in his sleep. Poor Samuel! He gets up, goes to Eli and says, “Here I am. You called me.” Nope, ‘twasn’t Eli. Happens again, same result. Thethird time, Eli realizes that the Lord is calling the youth, but because the Lord had not revealed anything to Samuel yet, the lad was clueless. So Eli tells him that, if he is called again, he should say, “Speak, Lord for your servant islistening.” Bingo! That’s all it took for the Lord to be with Samuel – helistened.

B – Sa 10!

All liturgical ministers will gather from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to renew their commitment and hone their skills as they enable the community to experience full, active and conscious participationin the Mass, as defined by the Second VaticanCouncil.

Who are liturgical ministers? Priests, deacons, Communion Ministers, Lectors, Musicians, Ushers and Arimatheans. Please mark yourscalendars. This day is for you!

Mass Intentions (January 15 - January 21) Monday 9:00 - Tom Foley (Petruzzelli Family) Tuesday 7:30 - Janet Davis (M. Kerley) 8:30 - Mathew Ponticelli (Family) Wednesday 7:30 - Maureen Looney (M. & E. Flynn) 8:30 - Kerry Dufresne (Costello Family) Thursday 7:30 - Rose DeGeorge (G. DeGeorge) 8:30 - Private Intentions Friday 7:30 - Dcn. Kevin A. Butler, Sr. (Parishioners) 8:30 - Megan O’Connell –L- (T. Sonnino) Saturday 8:30 - Private Intentions 5:00 - Betty Matthews (K. Asdorian) Sunday 7:30 - Private Intentions 9:00 - Frank Marconi (T. & K. Marconi) 10:30 - Parishioners 12:00 - Maria-Lena Zuniga (M. I. Zuniga) 5:00 - Private Intentions

Parish Staff Rev. Y. David Brault Pastor Rev. Tony D’Souza Associate Pastor Rev. Glen Willis Weekend Associate Rev. Austin Charles Ochu Weekend Associate Rev. Eliot Nitz Weekend Associate Deacon James Gorman Permanent Deacon Deacon Ed McCormack Permanent Deacon Brian Blomquist Parochial School Principal Susan DeCamp Director of Liturgy & Music Cynthia Norris Director of Social Concerns Louis J. Milone Director of Faith Formation Marie Ferman Director of Youth Ministry Tom Klotz Facilities Manager

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Week-at-a-Glance Sunday, January 14 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. - Vatican II Study Group - Kazista Center 2:00 p.m. - Indonesian Mass - Church 3:00 p.m. - Indonesian Reception - Gym 6:00 p.m. - Youth Group Meeting - Lyon Center Monday, January 15 - Parish Office Closed 9:00 a.m. - One daily Mass - Church Tuesday, January 16 7:30 p.m. - Meditation - Chapel Wednesday, January 17 9:15 a.m. - Spiritual Talks - Kazista Center 3:15 p.m. - Children’s Choir Rehearsal - Kazista Center 6:15 p.m. - Girl Scouts Daisies & Brownies - Room 5 Thursday, January 18 7:30 p.m. - Traditional Choir Rehearsal - Church Friday, January 19 9:00 a.m. - Adoration - Chapel Saturday, January 20 8:00 a.m. - Faith Foundations #3 - ADW - Library 9:00 a.m. - Sodality Executive Board - Kazista Center 10:00 p.m. - Polish School - Rm 2, 3, 4 , 5 - School 4:00 p.m. - African Catholic Community Choir Practice - Kazista Center

Bulletin Deadline

January 21 Bulletin & Website deadline Friday, January 12 at 9:00 a.m.

Send Bulletin announcements to [email protected]

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Parish Directory Father Brault [email protected]

Father D’Souza [email protected]

Parish Office [email protected]

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School Website www.sjbsilverspring.org

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday The Parish Office will be closed tomorrow, January 15, for the Martin Luther King Holiday and reopen Tuesday, January 16, at 8 a.m. Please note that there will be only one Mass held on Martin Luther King Day at 9:00 a.m.

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Remember in Prayer those who recently died: Thomas Hannigan, husband of Del Hannigan, and long-time parishioner.

Youth Volleyball Registration for youth Volleyball for grades 6-8 is still open. Play will be Sunday evenings through March 25. Learn more and register at www.sjbathletics.org.

Parish School - Final Open House Applications to the Parish School are being accepted and the school will host its final Open House on Friday, January 26, 2018, 9 –11 a.m. Parishioners are priority applicants and are encouraged to apply and tour the school. SJB has one class per grade from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The pre-K program is for students who turn 4 years old before September 1. Kindergarten is for students who turn 5 before September 1.

Your Parish Gifts

Offertory for January 7 $13,026.00

These figures do not include donations made through Faith Direct, which are reported once per month.

Bereavement Support

Are you grieving? Are the holidays difficult for you? The Bereavement Support Group will meet on Monday, January 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room in the Kazista Center. All are welcome. For further information, please call Maryanne Dulski, 301-384-1743 or Delores Ritter, 301-384-5885.

Our Next Bible Study Class Beginning February 1, Adult Faith Formation will offer an 8 week Bible study of Luke’s second volume, The Acts of the Apostles. Considered the only book in the New Testament that falls into the genre of

Religious History, participants will experience the story beginning with the coming of the Holy Spirit to the disciples and continuing with forming community and becoming the people of the Way – the way to live as a follower of Jesus Christ, to live as a Christian. Then, Paul is introduced as his conversion leads him on the journey that still influences Christianity today. We too can journey with the early Church and its leaders as we study and reflect on this New Testament book.

Please consider joining other adults on Thursday mornings (9:30-11:30) or evenings (7:30-9:30) for 8 weeks

beginning February 1. Classes meet in the Large Conference Room in the Kazista Center. For more information or to register please contact Alicia Urban, 301-879-4368 or [email protected]

Year-End Statement

If you would like a year-end statement from St. John the Baptist Parish, please call our office, 301-622-1122. Faith Direct will be sending statements directly to participants.

Sodality Bake Sale Sodality is having a Bake Sale Sunday, February 4 (Super Bowl Sunday), in the Gym after the 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses. There will be plenty of baked goods to please your taste buds, including delicious breads that everyone

enjoys. Sugar free baked goods will also be available. Hope to see you there. If anyone would like to donate items for the Bake Sale, please call Elizabeth Perkins at

301-622-0636.

Next Week’s Altar Servers - January 20/21

5:00 p.m. - Caroline & John Hechinger 7:30 a.m. - Alex Lynch 9:00 a.m. - David Ramthun & Cici Thomas 10:30 a.m. - Luciana & Oliver Wolcott 12:00 p.m. - Jason Karonja & Julia McCormack 5:00 p.m. - Timothy Jenkins & Jesse Vega

Father-Daughter Dance coming soon! Save the Date! The Father-Daughter Dance is February 24, 2018 from 7 - 10 p.m. in the SJB Gym. Please join us for this special night to celebrate our SJB girls! There will be excellent music provided by our DJ, delectable desserts, and photos to keep. Father stand-ins are welcome: Grandfathers, Godfathers, Uncles, or even Moms! This is a school/parish/SJB alum event so please help us spread the word - all ages welcome! Planning is underway and we'd love more help. Please contact Kathleen Langan at [email protected], if you can help out with this event Stay tuned for ticket information, coming soon!

Winter Coats for Boys Needed Winter Coats for boys are being collected for High Point High School. Adult sizes small or medium in blue or black, new or gently used, are needed. If you can help, please bring them to the Parish Office.

Hospitality Sunday Please join us every Sunday for refreshments and conversation after the 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses.

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It was 7:00 a.m. and Tony was fast asleep. The sun had risen, the birds were singing, and his breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast, and a hot cup of coffee was set out on the table. So, his wife woke him up. He rose in a towering rage. “Why’d you wake me?!” he shouted. “The sun is up, the birds are singing, and breakfast is ready.” “Forget breakfast! I was about to sign a contract worth billions!” With that he shut his eyes and tried to recapture his shattered dream and all those billions. Like Tony, we are all living in a dream or trying to recapture a dream. Essentially, we are sleepwalking through life because we are stuck in the past, the future, and in our own heads. We’re sleepwalking because we think we are seeing reality as it is. We aren’t awake to the now. Jesus knows this and so tells us to stay awake. He is rousing us from our spiritual slumber to see God, the kingdom of God, right now, right here. Wakefulness is the state of just being, of being awake to That Which Is.

In today’s Gospel reading, two disciples ask to stay with Jesus. Jesus turns to them and says, “Come, and you will see.” Then, the two disciples stayed with him that day. The Greek word translated as “stay” is menein. It can also mean “remain.” This is the term Jesus uses throughout the Gospel of John to call us to wake up and to stay awake. It is one thing to have a singular experience of God in the now, and it is another thing to stay in God’s Presence. Even if we put all our energies into living a spiritual life, we are constantly in and out of the Presence of God. We get distracted, busy, preoccupied with everyday concerns. How can we remain in Jesus? How can we remain awake, happy, and free?

To make this practical, we can remain in Jesus in three ways. First, Jesus is clear in the Gospel of John that we remain in him by living his word. We remain in Jesus by living his teachings. Thus, to know the teachings of Jesus we have to read the Gospels! I suggest taking time this week to read the Sermon on the Mount, which is Chapters 5 – 7 of Matthew’s Gospel. The Sermon on the Mount is quintessential Jesus. He discusses how we live the Good News of the reign of God, how we live awake to God here and now.

Spending some time reading what Jesus has to say will enlighten us and draw us further into the truth that he proclaims.

Secondly, we remain in Jesus by celebrating the Eucharist. John’s Gospel is clear on this point. In Chapter 6, known as the “Bread of Life Discourse,” Jesus says, “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him.” We remain in Jesus and God by Eucharist. As we eat the flesh of Jesus and drink his blood, God reveals the I AM within us. As the bread and wine transform into the Real Presence, the Body and Blood of Christ, God transforms us in our eating and drinking to be the presence of Christ in the world.

Third and finally, we remain in God by living in the Divine Presence through presence. At the Last Supper, Jesus tells the disciples, “Remain in me as I remain in you.” We remain in the I AM of God in Jesus by simply being in the now. The I AM of God that Jesus embodies passes on to us when we are present in the now, that is, when we are present in God and not caught up in our thinking. Instead of straining toward the future or mulling over the past, we root ourselves here and now in faith and connect to the divine I AM. When we accept what is, we are connected to God. Just to be, or to accept what is, means we are just purely conscious in the moment. We are simply aware, and to be aware is to be rooted in God. For, God is Absolute Consciousness. Whatever we experience is a way to connect to God whether that is having dinner with the family, taking out the garbage, talking to a friend, surfing the internet, or watching television.

Therefore, we don’t need to make our lives more “churchy.” We don’t need to fill our lives up with more church stuff. Often these activities succeed only in making us feel more religious by dressing, talking, and behaving religiously. Instead, there is a need to simply open our eyes to what is always already true, here and now. If we take a deep breath and become conscious in the now we are remaining awake. If we take time to read the Gospels, indeed all of scripture, we are remaining awake. If we make Sunday Eucharist a priority and celebrate with presence, we are remaining awake. Then the joy Jesus promises will well up from within.

Mystical Word

L.J. Milone, Director of Adult Faith Formation

Apply for a Senatorial Higher Education Scholarship

The Office of Senator Craig J. Zucker of Legislative District 14 in Montgomery County is offering Senatorial Scholarships to provide financial assistance to students pursuing higher education. Any student who resides in District 14 and attends a Maryland college or university is eligible. Students who plan on attending an institution of higher education outside of Maryland may still be eligible for the Senatorial Scholarship, if the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) considers their major to be unique. Contact the Parish Office, 301-622-1122, for more information and an application. Please contact District Director Liana Stiegle, 301-858-3625, or email Senator Zucker at [email protected], with any questions.

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On behalf of Saint John the Baptist Parish, our pastor, Father David, has agreed to enter into a supportive relationship with a new project for Rosaria Communities Inc. within the parish community.

Informed by the Gospel of Life, the mission of Rosaria is to foster the construction or renovation of housing to provide independent living opportunities for developmentally disabled adults in our archdiocese who are in need. To accomplish this mission, Rosaria works to develop and promote partnerships among parishes; public and private funding sources; and care providers and facilitators. The Rosaria project in our parish will be known as St. John the Baptist House. Rosaria residences assure a living environment of comfort and care in which the spiritual needs of the residents are supported by an involved Catholic community. Rosaria is currently completing the renovation of St. John the Baptist House on 1120 Notley Road (east of New Hampshire Ave). Upon completion — around the

end of February 2018 — the house will become home to three developmentally disabled young adult men, and their resident care provider. This special quartet will become family to one another; and neighbors to all of us here at Saint John the Baptist. Our involvement as a parish will be to welcome these new neighbors to our community; and to encourage their engagement in parish life. This new ministry will also assure our neighborly interaction with the residents and care staff on an ongoing basis. If you would like to learn how you can become involved with St. John the Baptist House, representatives of Rosaria Communities will be available after today’s Masses. Also, watch the bulletin for updates about our new neighbors, as well as special dates concerning the opening and blessing of Saint John the Baptist House. Should questions arise in the interim, or for additional information, please contact Rosaria president, Tom Welch at 301-509-7599; or Rosaria executive director, Mary Lynne Boss at 443-822-2660. Or visit Rosaria Communities website, rosariacommunitiesinc.org

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SJB School News SJB students stay busy through all seasons. This year we added a PreK to our school and everyone loves having the little ones around the school building. PreK has been a busy place! Last month they learned all about

food! Using the food themes, Mrs. McPherson and Mrs. Regan helped the kids learn new literacy and math skills. They found letters on food containers such as cereal boxes and pasta sauce jars and practiced reading familiar labels during literacy centers. Also, they wrote grocery lists and drew pictures of their favorite foods. For math and science, the PreK practiced sorting healthy and unhealthy foods on the smart board and with real foods! Guess what? They even baked some bread and pizza just like in the story read in class, "The Little Red Hen." With hands-on activities, the little ones learned about 3D shapes using

food containers. In the math center, the kids built with food containers. As Christmas approached, they learned all about the Nativity and the story of the birth of Jesus by reading. It was so much fun acting out a mini-version of the Nativity play.

In January, the PreK class is learning all about Neighborhood and Community Helpers! In the dramatic play center, children are dressing up as different community helpers such as the police, construction workers, and doctors. Students are building neighborhoods with blocks and many community helper vehicles are available to come aid the community. Students are practicing addition and subtraction and will continue practicing identifying and describing shapes as they will create projects related to Community Helpers. As you can see, the PreK at SJB is a busy and fun place to be.

Catholic Schools Week (CSW) 2018 - January 28–February 3 - Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.

Catholic Schools Week is the week of the year we celebrate our Catholic identity. At SJB, we have many things planned for the week. It is our hope that many families can join us for some of the activities.

Friday 1/26 Open House for New Families - 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Monday 1/29 Student Appreciation Day and Spirit Day Tuesday 1/30 Buddy Activity Wednesday 1/31 Living Rosary - 2:15 p.m. Thursday 2/1 Family Day - Open House for Current Families 8:30-10:30 a.m. Liturgy 10:45 a.m. followed by Family Lunch Friday 2/2 Roll Out of Bed Day - Noon Dismissal - Kids Nite Bingo - 6:30 p.m.

Catholic Spiritual Teaching This is a class on Catholic Spirituality led by L.J. Milone which involves participants in question and answer formats, group discussion, and spiritual practices. All are welcome. Sundays, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (except holiday weekends) in the Large Conference Room of the Kazista Center.

SJB Christian Meditation Group

Tuesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m., in the Chapel Come any Tuesday evening to experience the ancient practice of Christian meditation, to hear lively talks, and to experience a spiritual community. No previous experience

necessary. All are welcome.

Spiritual Talks

Wednesdays, 9:15 - 10:45 a.m., Kazista

Center. Come any Wednesday morning for informal talks on spirituality and its eminently practical nature. There are also opportunities to watch DVD presentations by Richard Rohr, Anthony De Mello, Thomas Keating, and others.

Faith Formation Ministry

L.J. Milone, Director, 301-622-1122,

[email protected]

Youth Ministry

Marie Ferman, Director, 301-622-1122,

[email protected]

Youth Group Meeting today, Sunday, January 14, in the Lyon Center.

Lenten Spiritual Retreat

St. Ignatius Loyola invites you to his First Spiritual

Exercises (FSE) Lenten retreat, "Inner Peace in the Service of God." The retreat includes five Saturday meetings 9:30-11:30 a.m. beginning February 24, 2018, and a personal commitment to pray 30-40 min, 5 days/week, using material provided by SJB and Michael Hansen, S.J. Please visit http://firstspiritualexercises.org/ for more information and to register. Email questions to [email protected]. “Take care of your spiritual life, your relationship with God, because this is the backbone of everything we do and everything we are.” Pope Francis, Christmas 2014 Comments from two SJB FSE participants from the past three years: - "This retreat is filled with beauty. You are “swept in” joy by the scripture and urged to contemplate great treasures and mysteries. I felt renewed." - "What surprised me is that I expected St. Ignatius’ exercises to be all about asking forgiveness for sinfulness and just a little bit about mediation and grace. It was so much more."

Free rides to the March for Life?

The SJB Knights of Columbus, as in past years, is offering free rides to the January 19, 2018 March for Life on the National Mall. The group will gather for a picture next to the Mary and Elizabeth statue in the church courtyard at 10 a.m., then ride to the site of the March as passengers in cars driven by Knights and return via Metro to the Glenmont station, where we will again be met by Knights and returned to SJB. Those wishing to partake in the free ride offer should contact Jack Sherman ([email protected], 301-384-8071) who is arranging the rides.

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Knights of Columbus News

The SJB Council now has a Facebook page. If you simply search “K of C #11106” in the Facebook search field, you will find the Knights’ page and can sign up.

Our Council will host our Council and District Free Throw Competition on January 19 & 20, in the gym on Friday night and Saturday morning with times TBD. Check the Athletic Ministry Facebook Page for final details. Please contact Chris Regan ([email protected]) for additional information.

The next Knights Out social event will be on January 23 at Nova Europa in Silver Spring. Contact Jack Sherman ([email protected]) for additional information.

March with the Maryland Knights of Columbus To join the Maryland Knights of Columbus at the March

for Life on Friday, January 19, meet at 14th Street and Madison Drive, NW (on the Mall) between 10:45 and 11:15 a.m. The nearest Metro Stations are Federal Triangle and Smithsonian. Look for the Maryland Knights of Columbus banner. At 11:15 a.m. the group will move to the staging area to watch the program.

***Around Town***

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Vocation News

Mother Teresa Vocation Society Annual Day

of Recollection – On Saturday, January 20, 2018,

from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Rev. Mark Ivany, Director of

Priest Vocations for the Archdiocese of Washington, will

lead a day of recollection at Annunciation Catholic

Church (3810 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington,

D.C.). The day will include Mass, Adoration,

Confessions, a reflection, and vocation witness talks.

Lunch will be served. For more information, please visit

www.dcpriest.org, or contact Maris Moriarty at

[email protected] or 202-636-9020.

Quo Vadis Shadow Day

On Friday, January 26, 2018, juniors and seniors in high school are invited to join the Office of Priest Vocations for a special Quo Vadis “Shadow Day” at Saint John Paul II Seminary and the Catholic University of America. You will be able to experience a “day in the life” of a seminarian by joining them for Mass, Adoration, meals, class, sports and just hanging out. This day is a great opportunity to come and see what a day in the life of a seminarian is like! Please register to attend at www.dcpriest.org. Email [email protected] with any questions.

TASTE Program

Father Dave Pivonka, nationally known author and speaker, member of the Sacred Heart Province of Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular, creator of the Wild Goose Series (www.wildgooseisloose.com), will be coming to speak at the TASTE Program (www.tasteprogram.com) on Thursday, January 25, at 10:30 a.m. in The Pallotti High School Chapel, 113 St. Mary's Place, Laurel, MD 20707. All women are welcome.

Audition Notice Good Counsel Theatre Company’s production of The

Music Man seeking Children/Students ages 6-12 for the roles of Winthrop and Children’s Chorus on Tuesday, January 16, at 4:45-6:00 p.m. Auditions will be held in the Theatre Classroom at Our Lady of Good Counsel in the Performing Arts Center. Age Range for all auditioners is 6 years to 12 years old. Boys interested in auditioning for the Role of Winthrop and/or the Children’s Chorus should prepare the song “Gary, Indiana” from The Music

Man. Girls interested in auditioning for the Children’s Chorus should prepare the song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz. Those planning to attend the audition are asked to email Carol Boyle at [email protected] set up an audition appointment.

March for Life Kickoff Lecture Michael Warsaw, the CEO of EWTN, will give the 2018 March for Life Kickoff Lecture (The Life of Mother Mary Angelica) Wednesday, January 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the School Auditorium of Holy Redeemer Catholic School (9715 Summit Avenue, Kensington, Maryland 20895). Come hear the story of the founder of EWTN, told with humor by the person who knew her best. Be inspired to increase your commitment to the PRO-LIFE cause. For more information, contact Larry Grayson (240-459-3975 or [email protected]) or visit www.defendlife.org.

Deacon “Come and See” Events

The office of Permanent Diaconate Formation of the Archdi-ocese of Washington will begin a new cycle of recruitment and preparation of men for the diaconate. The initial selec-tion process for the next aspirancy class will be preceded with a series of “Come & See” events at various parishes around the Archdiocese in January-March 2018. Interested persons may contact Deacon Charles Huber, Director of Formation, at 301-853-4582 or [email protected]. Additional information is available at http://adw.org/permanent-deacons/. Nearby “come and see” events:

Wed., Feb. 12, 7-9 p.m., St. Andrew, Silver Spring Wed., Mar. 14, 7-9 p.m., Pastoral Center, Hyattsville RSVP to Ms. Diane Biggs, 301-853-5345 or [email protected] with session interested in attending. Wives are encouraged to accompany their husbands. Please contact Dcn. Gorman at the Parish Office, 301-622-1122, with any questions.

Men’s Discernment Retreat

Friday, February 2, through Sunday, February 4: Men in their 20s, 30s or 40s who are considering a call to the priesthood are invited to attend a discernment retreat at Saint John Paul II Seminary led by priests of the Archdiocese of Washington. Registration is now open at www.dcpriest.org. Email [email protected] with any questions. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

All are welcome to join with Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox churches in observance of the annual worldwide Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Sunday, January 28, at 3 p.m. at the Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church, 12701 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, MD. Father Paul Lee, STD, Pastor of St. Jude’s, will preside and Pastor Jeff Jones of North Bethesda United Methodist Church will preach. free-will offering will support needy communities in the Caribbean. A reception and fellowship will follow the service. Further information, Joseph Weiss at (301) 942-4183 or [email protected].

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