CONTACT US: Office: 301.881.1380 School: 301.881.1824 Email: [email protected]www.StElizabethChurchMD.org SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday: 5pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am, 12:15pm and 6pm WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday - Friday: 7am and 11:30am Saturday: 9am SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday, 4:00pm Every Wednesday 7:00 - 7:30pm, or by appointment. BAPTISM OF CHILDREN: Parents must be registered and participate in a parent preparation program. For specific details, call the parish office or pick up ‘Planning My Baby’s Baptism’ from the table in the Commons. CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS: Adults interested in becoming Catholic are always welcomed, and may participate in our weekly inquiry discussion group. Please contact the parish office for details, and pick up info in the Commons. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Planning for a wedding must occur at least six months prior to a desired date; a marriage preparation program is required. Contact with a parish priest must occur before any spe- cific date is planned. SICK CALLS: Please notify the parish office as soon as possible with information about anyone who is in the hospital, is sick or homebound and who may wish to be visited by a priest or a Eucharistic Minister. SUPPORTING YOUR PARISH: Secure automatic giving is provided to our parish through FaithDirect. Please visit www.faithdirect.net to enroll online, or call toll free (1-866-507-8757). Our parish code is MD19. (Note that enrollment in FaithDirect does NOT automatically register you in the parish. Please call the parish office for details.) PARISH MEMBERSHIP: We ask that if you wish to make this your parish home that you please pick up and fill out the registration materials. You must be registered for certification letters of eligibility to be married in the Church, to be a sponsor for confirmation or to be a godparent or for any sacramental preparation. You should be registered to enroll in Saint Elizabeth School or the Religious Education Program. If you are over the age of 21 and have previously been registered at St. Elizabeth Parish with your parents, please re-register under your own name. Registration packets are available in the parish office or in the Commons of the Church. Please always notify the parish office if your family status changes, you change address, telephone number or email address, or if you move out of the area. 4th Sunday of Advent 24 December 2017 917 Montrose Road, Rockville, Maryland 20852-4203
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BAPTISM OF CHILDREN: Parents must be registered and participate in a parent preparation program. For specific details, call the parish office or pick up ‘Planning My Baby’s Baptism’ from the table in the Commons.
CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS: Adults interested in becoming Catholic are always welcomed, and may participate in our weekly inquiry discussion group. Please contact the parish office for details, and pick up info in the Commons.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Planning for a wedding must occur at least six months prior to a desired date; a marriage preparation program is required. Contact with a parish priest must occur before any spe-cific date is planned.
SICK CALLS: Please notify the parish office as soon as possible with information about anyone who is in the hospital, is sick or homebound and who may wish to be visited by a priest or a Eucharistic Minister.
SUPPORTING YOUR PARISH: Secure automatic giving is provided to our parish through FaithDirect. Please visit www.faithdirect.net to enroll online, or call toll free (1-866-507-8757). Our parish code is MD19. (Note that enrollment in FaithDirect does NOT automatically register you in the parish. Please call the parish office for details.)
PARISH MEMBERSHIP: We ask that if you wish to make this your parish home that you please pick up and fill out the registration materials. You must be registered for certification letters of eligibility to be married in the Church, to be a sponsor for confirmation or to be a godparent or for any sacramental preparation. You should be registered to enroll in Saint Elizabeth School or the Religious Education Program. If you are over the age of 21 and have previously been registered at St. Elizabeth Parish with your parents, please re-register under your own name. Registration packets are available in the parish office or in the Commons of the Church. Please always notify the parish office if your family status changes, you change address, telephone number or email address, or if you move out of the area.
Sunday, December 24th - 4th Sunday of Advent / Christmas Eve Social Concerns: Montgomery Hospice 9:00am Mass Homebound Ministers dismissed 10:30am Mass 12:15pm Mass Christmas Eve 5:00pm Mass (elementary pageant) 7:00pm Mass (middle school pageant) 8:30pm Mass (cantor/organ) 10:30pm Carols 11:00pm Mass (choir/instrumentalists)
Monday, December 25 Merry Christmas! *Offices Closed* 9:00am Mass 10:30am Mass 12:15am Mass
Tuesday, December 26 Merry Christmas! *Offices Closed* 11:30am Mass
Wednesday, December 27 7:00am Mass 11:30am Mass 5:00pm CYO Practices 7:00pm Confessions
Thursday, December 28 7:00am Mass 11:30am Mass 5:00pm CYO Practices
Friday, December 29 7:00am Mass 11:30am Mass 5:00pm CYO Practices 7:15pm El Shaddai
Saturday, December 30 Social Concerns: Bethesda Cares 9:00am Mass 5:00pm Mass
Sunday, December 31st - Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Social Concerns: Bethesda Cares 7:30am Mass 9:00am Mass Homebound Ministers dismissed 10:30am Mass 12:15pm Mass 4:30pm Youth Band Rehearsal 6:00pm Mass
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Parish Life
Social Concerns Collection The Social Concerns collection for next weekend (30/31 December) is a
collection for Bethesda Cares. This outreach organization provides finan-
cial assistance and service support to many of the needy in the Rockville/
Bethesda area and we work with them in covering those needs. Thank you
for your continued generosity.
Remembering Those Who Have Died Please keep in your prayers all those who have died, especially Patricia
O’Neill (sister of James Collins) Their family has our community’s heart-
felt sympathy and prayers.
Flowers in the Church Many, many thanks to all those who contributed donations toward the flow-
ers for our Christmas environment. You help to make our space beautiful
with live plants and flowers! The fresh arrangement for the weekend of
December 30/31 has been donated by Isabel Matenje on behalf of her fami-
ly and their thanks to God for His many blessings.
Christmas and New Year’s Closures For your planning purposes, please note that the parish offices will be
closed on Monday (Christmas Day), as well as the Tuesday following
Christmas — December 26. On Monday, New Year’s Day, the offices will
be closed, but will re-open on Tuesday, January 2nd. There will be an
11:30am Mass on both December 26th and January 1st, but no 7am Mass
on either of those days.
Ushers Needed for All Masses Yes, this notice has been running for weeks — we do need you! Please give
this some prayerful consideration. Your help is needed! No experience is
Mass Intentions
Sat. 12/23 9:00am Alexander Petrov
5:00pm Raymond Timm
Sun. 12/24 9:00am Patrick Clay
10:30am Gabi Guaipatin
12:15pm Our Parish Family
5:00pm Marisu Ortoll
7:00pm Dennis & Bobbie Wesley (int)
8:30pm Peggy & Lew Gidez
11:00pm McDonough Family
Mon. 12/25 9:00am Belard Family
10:30am Bob Campenni
12:15pm Kenneth & Linda Lee
Tue. 12/26 11:30am Francis & Maria Pardo
Wed. 12/27 7:00am Anna Samulevich
11:30am Joe Karunaratne
Thu. 12/28 7:00am Aissa De La Cruz (int)
11:30am Luis Salinda
Fri. 12/29 7:00am Jurgens Hesseln
11:30am Nancy & Ed O’Donnell
Sat. 12/30 9:00am Joseph Tien Duy Pham
5:00pm Walter Pitarque
Sun. 12/31 7:30am Alfredo S. Paner
9:00am Margaret Pena
10:30am Gabi Guaipatin
12:15pm Our Parish Family
6:00pm Ivsn Samulevich
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necessary — just a warm smile and a welcoming attitude! Contact
Kathy if you have any questions, or to get you started!
Ministry Installation Weekend Mark your calendars for the weekend of January 20/21 on which we’ll
hold our annual installation of all involved in ministry. This will be
done at each Mass that weekend, so you needn’t worry about which
Mass you attend. There’s nothing you need do to prepare, but if you’re
involved in any type of ministry here at the parish, you will be asked to
stand as part of the group of other ministers present, while the praying
of blessing and installation is prayed.
Poland/Germany - Pilgrimage in September Join us for a pilgrimage to Krakow and a visit to Wadowice, the birth-
place of Saint John Paul II! Other sites will include Jasna Gora, Rynek
Glowny Square, and Auschwitz, followed by some time in Berlin to
visit the Reichstag Building, the Brandenburg Gate, and other local
sites. The trip will take place September 18-27, 2018 and space is lim-
ited. Pick up information in the Commons, or visit the registration web-
site: www.travelillume.com/trc/gwd. Completed registration form and
$800 deposit per person is needed to hold space. Questions? Contact
Kathy Swartz.
Merry Christmas from St. Elizabeth Catholic School As Christmas approaches, please accept my heartfelt appreciation for
your devotion to and support of your parish school. Thanks to you, our
parishioners and families, our school is thriving…spiritually, academi-
cally, and financially! On behalf of the faculty and staff of St. Eliza-
beth School, we wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas
and a new year filled with an abundance of God’s choicest bless-
ings! ~Mrs. Penny, Vice-Principal, and Mr. Spadoni, Principal
Weekly Collection
Due to earlier print deadlines, the collection
numbers for the weekends of 12/17/18 and
12/ 24/18 will not be available. Be sure to
check the bulletin on the weekend of
January 7th 2018 for the past
collection numbers!
We thank you for your continued generosity
in supporting St. Elizabeth Catholic Church!
Scripture Readings Week of December 25
MON Isaiah 52:7-10 / Hebrews 1:1-6 / John 1:1-18 TUES Acts 6:8-10 / Matthew 10:17-22 WED 1 John 1:1-4 / John 20:1a,2-8 THU 1 John 1:5-2:2 / Matthew 2:13-18 FRI 1 John 2:3-11 / Luke 2:22-35 SAT 1 John 2:12-17 / Luke 2:36-40 SUN Genesis 15:1-6 / Hebrews 11:8 / Luke 2:22-40
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VIRTUS Training We will be hosting a Virtus (Child & Youth Protection Program) Training
Session on January 20th, from 10:00am - 1:00pm in the school cafete-
ria. All adults (18+) who are interested in volunteering in parish activities
involving children need to be background checked and participate in a
child protection training session. Pre-registration for the training ses-
sion is required. Please contact Carmen Boston, St Elizabeth's Virtus
Compliance Coordinator, to learn of the complete Virtus clearance require-
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