Pastoral Council 2016 – 2017 Mary Bielefeld 410-381-0618 Ricardo Barros 301-490-7397 Paul Celius - VP 410-772-3978 Maureen Chandler - Pres. 410-330-6112 Jeannette Ochoa 301-213-6809 Maria Poppe 410-730-5462 Isabel Velazco 410-992-3974 Kristin Werner 410-294-6711 Staff Parish office hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Pastor: Rev. Gerard Bowen x 324 or [email protected]Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Msgr. Richard H. Tillman Associate Pastors: Rev. Ferdinand Ezenwachi x 313 or [email protected]Rev. Gene Nickol x 302 or [email protected]Rev. Leandro Fazolini X 320 or [email protected]Deacon: James J. Benjamin, M.D 410-730-1543 Associates: Kathie Armstrong Religious Education, Pre-K - 6th grade x 325 or [email protected]Peter Barbernitz, D.Min. Evangelization 410-964-1430 [email protected]Scott Miller Youth 7 - 12th grade & Young Adults x 316 or [email protected]Shirley Tate Rucker Business Mgr x 314 or [email protected]Christopher Youstra Music [email protected]Support Staff: Patty Pelszynski Parish Secretary x 312 or [email protected]Jan Shaw Administrative Assistant X 324 or [email protected]Cynthia Herrera Administrative Assistant X 311 or [email protected]Sunday: OM - 8:00am, 11:30am* WL - 9:00am, 10:30am**, 12:15pm, 5:30pm WL, Spanish - 9:00am,12:15pm * interpreted for the hearing impaired on the 1st & 3rd Sundays, Sept-May ** Children's Liturgy, Sept-May Sacraments Baptism: Call Patty 410-964-1425 x 312, to register for a Baptism preparation class or Baptism date. RCIA for children is a process for welcoming children of catechetical age (nine or older) into the Catholic Church. For more information, call Kathie Armstrong, 410-964-1425 x 325. RCIA: Adults interested in what Catholics believe or in becoming Catholic, call Peter Barbernitz 410-964-1430. Reconciliation: Saturday, OM Chapel, 3:00 - 4:00pm and WL Chapel, 4:00-5:00pm (at other times by appointment). Spanish, Saturday, 6:00 - 7:00pm and Sunday, 10:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm, office conference room First Eucharist, First Reconciliation, Confirmation: preparation done through Religious Education Programs and RCIA. Please call 410-964-1425. Matrimony: Call Jan Shaw 410-964-1425 x 324 at least six months prior to the wedding to begin marriage preparation. Sacrament of the Sick: Call the parish office 410--964-1425 or the priests' phone 240-400-0339 for an emergency.
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Pastoral Council 2016 – 2017Mary Bielefeld410-381-0618
* interpreted for the hearing impaired onthe 1st & 3rd Sundays, Sept-May
** Children's Liturgy, Sept-May
Sacraments Baptism: Call Patty 410-964-1425 x 312, to register for a Baptism preparation class orBaptism date.
RCIA for children is a process for welcoming children of catechetical age (nine or older)into the Catholic Church. For more information, call Kathie Armstrong, 410-964-1425 x325.
RCIA: Adults interested in what Catholics believe or in becoming Catholic, call Peter Barbernitz 410-964-1430.
Reconciliation: Saturday, OM Chapel, 3:00 - 4:00pm and WL Chapel, 4:00-5:00pm (at other times by appointment). Spanish, Saturday, 6:00 - 7:00pm and Sunday, 10:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm, offi ce conference room
First Eucharist, First Reconciliation, Confi rmation: preparation done through Religious Education Programs and RCIA. Please call 410-964-1425.
Matrimony: Call Jan Shaw 410-964-1425 x 324 at least six months prior to thewedding to begin marriage preparation.
Sacrament of the Sick: Call the parish offi ce 410--964-1425 or the priests' phone240-400-0339 for an emergency.
Mon 30th 12:00pm WL + Catherine Solich Fr Ferdinand
Tue 31st 12:00pm WL + Evelyn & Frank Bannon + Margaret Mary Kmetyk
Fr Bowen
Wed 1st 12:00pm WL + Joe Megary Fr Leandro
Thu 2nd 12:00pm WL + Harry Doriski
Fri 3rd 12:00pm WL + Robert Barry Fr Ferdinand
Sat 4th 4:30pm OM + Joseph Chesley Fr Ferdinand
5:30pm WL + Amancia Pineda Fr Kenna
7:00pm WL 1 en espanol
Padre Leandro
Sun 5th 8:00am OM + Earl Babcock Fr Anichukwu
9:00am WL + Jessie McGonigal Fr Ferdinand
9:00am WL 4 en espanol
Fr Avendano
10:30am WL + Chad Novak Fr Ferdinand
11:30am OM + Thomas Murphy Fr Kenna
12:15pm WL + William M. Mooney Sr. Fr Ferdinand
12:15pm WL 4
en espanol Fr Mich
5:30pm WL Michele Uhrich Fr Ferdinand
Readings for the week of January 29, 2016
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday En Français Dimanche Lundi Mardi Mercredi Jeudi Vendredi Samedi Dimanche
Zep 2:3; 3:12-13 Ps 146:6-10 1 Cor 1:26-31 Mt 5:1-12a Heb 11:32-40 Ps 31:20-24 Mk 5:1-20 Heb 12:1-4 Ps 22:26b-32 Mk 5:21-43 Heb 12:4-15 Ps 103:1-18a Mk 6:1-6 Mal 3:1-4 Ps 24:7-10 Heb 2:14-18 Lk 2:22-40 Heb 13:1-8 Ps 27:1-9abc Mk 6:14-29 Heb 13:15-21 Ps 23:1-6 Mk 6:30-34 Is 58:7-10 Ps 112:4-9 1 Cor 2:1-5 Mt 5:13-16 So 2:3; 3:12-13 Ps 146:6-10 1 Co 1:26-31 Mt 5:1-12a He 11:32-40 Ps 31:20-24 Mc 5:1-20 He 12:1-4 Ps 22:26b-32 Mc 5:21-43 He 12:4-15 Ps 103:1-18a Mc 6:1-6 Mal 3:1-4 Ps 24:7-10 He 2:14-18 Lc 2:22-40 He 13:1-8 Ps 27:1-9abc Mc 6:14-29 He 13:15-21 Ps 23:1-6 Mc 6:30-34 Is 58:7-10 Ps 112:4-9 1 Co 2:1-5 Mt 5:13-16
January 28-29, 2017
Offertory January 21-22 $ 14,559.86
SAB (Gabriel Network) $ 848.91
2nd collection (Youth Ministry) $ 1,786.42
MINISTRY TEAM For the weekend of February 4-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TEAM 1
LINEN MINISTERS
Purificators for February. . . . Ann McHale & Audrey Marsh
The 10:30am & 5:30pm Masses on Sundays and the daily noon Mass are being streamed.
Go to the app store and download Sunday Streams. Type in StJohnColumbia into the app. For your computer: go to http://www.sundaystreams.com/go/StJohnColumbia
2016 Contribution statements will be mailed out
by the end of the month for donations to St John’s.
For snow closings, please call
410-964-1425 and select option “2”,
Schedule Changes
For Rel Ed (K-6 grade) cancellations
call 410-964-1425 x 325
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PRAYER CORNER If you wish prayers for yourself or a loved
one, please call the Parish Office 410-964-1425 x312 and
leave your request.
Please pray for: Preston Ritchie, Regina Magpuri, Mary Fosbrook,
Jeanie McShirey, Denise Petrogallo, Joyce, Bernard Cooney, Louis Nussbaum,
Catherine McConville-Wheeler, Pat Schwartz, Lucille Antonucci, Connie Bockstie,
Nicholas, Shaw Kinsley, Helen, Tina Fletcher, Pat Johenny, Stu, Edy Butler, Mark Whalen, Carole Novak, Johnny Ray, Angela Deguilla, Jeffrey, Gill family, Paul Howey, Joe Burkert,
Alecia Elgabry, Jeff Pelszynski, Nancy, MaryCate Smith, Peter, Joyce Featherstone, Yvonne Daniley, Jane Fitzgerald, Ione Fitzgerald, Susan Wolf,
Jack & Carol Manning, Lynne Dorsey, Margaret Delia, Anna Sorrell, Joyce Hatlee, Kim Anson,
Beverly Reilman, Sue Lisi, Caden Magruder, Matt Kavey, Edith Scott, Mike Bockstie, Jack Gegner,
Stephanie Bell, George family, Taneysa Kelly, Rembert family, John Blaine, Anne Moe,
Wilhelmina Franck, Leo Mohen, Robert, Anne Kinyenje, George family, Linda, Lou Bedolla, Hank Brooks,
Sylvia Cofield, Amy Prether, Irene Pelszynski, Dick Conrad, Cheron Wicker, Jim, Thomas Tacka,
Janet Ecker, Todd Michael, Mary Maselko, Diane Brune, John Stover, Laura Etre, James Griffin,
Joan Bielefeld
In Memorium William M. Mooney Sr.
WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE Week of January 29, 2016
Sunday: 10:30am RCIA, WL 13/14 4:30pm PATH meeting, WL 1 Tuesday: 10:30am Needlers, WL 12:30pm Acts of the Apostles, WL 13/14 Wednesday: 6:30pm Devotion to the Most Precious Blood, WL Chapel 7:00pm Adoration, WL 1 8:00pm Interfaith Christian Meditation, WL Chapel Thursday: 7:30pm Acts of the Apostles, WL 7:30pm Mary’s Eucharistic Prayer Group, WL Chapel Friday: 12:00pm Blessing of Throats at noon Mass, WL 1 Saturday: 12:00pm Mary, Mother of Eucharist Mass & Rosary, WL 1 7:00pm Prison Ministry, MCI-J Sunday: 10:30am RCIA, WL 13/14
SAVE THE DATE
March 4 Social Ministry Convocation, Seton Keough High School
HAVE AN EMERGENCY NEED? The St. John’s Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP) is available to help parish families with emergency needs. Call their special number and you will get a quick response: 410-964-1440
The Social Action Box on February 4-5 will support Souper Bowl for Caring. On the weekend of February 4-5, our country will stop and gather to celebrate and watch the Super Bowl. That weekend, at Mass, our Edge participants will help to tackle hunger by taking a collection to assist local food banks. The Second Collection for February 4-5 will support Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s efforts to continue providing quality education and morals to our students in our Catholic schools.
The monthly Catholic Review magazine is being
sent to registered parishioners. It will be delivered to your home four times a year. Every month copies will be avail-able on the lobby tables. If you do not currently receive the magazine in the mail 4x a year but would like to, please let me know. If you currently receive the maga-zine in the mail but would rather pick it up in the lobby, please let me know. Patty at [email protected] or 410-964-1425 x 312 The February issue will feature a special outer section on the ordinations of our two new auxiliary bishops including background stories and on-site coverage of the ordination day, January 19. The regular issue inside will feature Catholic Schools Week and our other monthly content.
From the
Pastor’s Desk...
From the
Pastor’s Desk...
Fr Gerry Bowen In looking over the Gospel and the Sermon on the Mount, I came across this small, but wonderful, exposition of why the Beatitudes describe certain people as “Blessed”. “When St Augustine was asked to name the three most important virtues, he gave an interesting answer: First, he said, humility. Second, humility. Third, humility. Humility is God’s favorite thing; he longs to find it in us. Humility is the unifying idea that undergirds the eight Beatitudes, which we just heard, and which summarizes Jesus’ teaching about how to live. Looking carefully, we see a common denominator: the person who is blessed is the person who is not thinking about himself all the time. The poor in spirit and those who suffer persecution gracefully realize that they are not the center of the universe -
God is. The clean of heart realizes that other people don't exist just for the sake of his pleasure. The peacemaker is concerned about the needs and problems of others. The merciful is concerned about the suffering of others. The mournful is concerned about the damage his sin does to the Church, the world, and other people. The meek cares more about getting things done than getting credit for doing things. Those who hunger for righteousness realize that their life has a higher purpose, that it’s part of a bigger story. Underlying all the Beatitudes is this fundamental attitude that that puts God and others ahead of self. It looks out at the world instead of staring in, fixated on self. This is humility, the bedrock of basic human maturity. God loves this humility, because it opens the soul to receive his gifts. The arrogant soul is closed in on itself. No one can get in, not even God, who wants to deliver his gifts.” Another writer described it this way:
"The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: ‘Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown: His scepter shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is above this sceptered sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself."
Merchant of Venice, Act IV
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From your cellphone text “SJERC” to
84576. We will be able to notify you
by text of emergencies, closings, changes to important
events, etc.
Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center 1525 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsvile, MD 21104
Friends Day of Prayer, Feb. 1, 9:30am-3pm, $35. Dr. Thomas Little will present, "Joining God's Messengers... Living a prophetic life of healing, caring and compassion. This monthly Wednesday retreat includes breakfast pastries, Mass and a delicious lunch.
FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION begins February 5,
2:30pm at WLIFC. If you have not registered for First Communion Prepara-tion yet, do so immediately by contacting the RE office.
ARE YOU AN ADULT CATHOLIC IN NEED OF CONFIRMATION? Peter Barbernitz, a staff member, is the person to talk to! Email him at [email protected] to explore the idea. No pressure, no sales pitch, no commission! We have programs and processes in place to help you with the transition if you would like to do so.
LIVING THE QUESTIONS – FEBRUARY 12 “Living the Questions does not seek to provide easy an-swers but to be a resource and opportunity for people who are in the middle of a life-long conversation about the mysteries of faith and life.” This is a DVD & discus-sion based program facilitated by Peter Barbernitz. Our session will be on Sunday evening February 12 at 7:00pm at OMI. It’s not too late to begin!
WOMEN’S FAITH-SHARING GROUP Women of St. John’s! Enliven your faith through personal reflection on Scripture. You are invited to join our new Women’s Faith-Sharing Group beginning in March 2017. Check future bulletins and our Facebook page for details. Please pray for the success of this new women’s group!
BIBLE STUDY IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! We are reading the Acts of the Apostles together. We use the Little Rock Bible Study program. Our ses-sions begin with prayer, we read some of the biblical text out loud (you can choose not to read if you like), we talk about what we read and heard, we see a 20 minute video, sum it all up, talk about how it might apply to our own lives today, and close with prayer. We meet on Tuesdays after the noon Mass and on Thursday at 7:30pm – both sessions are held at WL. A light snack is offered on Tuesdays to tide you over. The book we use is $10 and will be available at the first few sessions
us on Facebook, St John the Evangelist Religious Ed
Rel Ed cancellations call 410-964-1425 x 325
BISHOP BARRON HAS A NEW VIDEO SERIES: PIVOTAL PLAYERS IN THE CHURCH.
We have purchased this set of 6 videos and will watch it with Fr. Gene on Sunday afternoons beginning February 19. Each session will feature one or two of the great figures of faith in our church’s history and examine how they contributed to the growth of God’s Kingdom. The first saint being presented is St. Francis of Assisi as “the Reformer”. The series is done in the same magnificent style as was “Catholicism” traveling all over the world and taking the viewer to see where the historical events happened. Fr. Gene will lead a brief discussion after each video, so the plan is to go from 1:30 to 3:00pm. The other “Pivotal Players” are Feb. 26 – Michelangelo; March 5 – G. K. Chesterton; March 12 – Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman; March 19 – St. Catherine of Siena and March 26 – St. Thomas Aquinas. Come join us!
SOUPER BOWL FOR LIFE On the weekend of February 4-5, our country will stop and gather to celebrate and watch the Super Bowl. That weekend, at Mass, our Edge participants will help to tack-le hunger by taking a collection to assist local food banks
CLASSES Edge classes and the Hispanic Faith Formation classes resume this Sunday, January 29. Life Teen will not occur throughout January as the Confirmation CORE classes will be meeting.
PARENTS Parenting calls for the courage to look within yourself and assess how YOU are doing. How can you improve your parenting game? http://theparentcue.org/5-questions-to-up-your-parenting-game/
BRING IT HOME In the Gospel this week, Jesus teaches the Beatitudes, suggesting that some of the attributes of Christianity might very well be blessings as well. Bring the readings home and discuss how the choices we make in faith also brings God’s blessing into our lives.
Healing Community Corner Crime isn't just the breaking of laws. Crime harms the people we love and undermines our sense of safety. Crime demands a response, but the current approach to crime and incarceration often neglects the needs of victims, exacts revenge instead of accountability, and fails to make our communities safer. It is time to build a new approach—one that validates those victimized by crime, transforms those responsible for crime, and encourages communities to play a role in creating a safe and just society. Seventeen of us are taking the six-week class from Pris-on Fellowship on Outrageous Justice. We will report our conclusions at the end of our study.
OUR DAILY BREAD CASSEROLE PROJECT at SJRC is continuing. Thanks to your generosity, we collected more than 150 casseroles in January! The schedule for February 2017 will be: February 11-12 casserole pans, with required
information and chili recipe, will be distributed AFTER each Mass.
February 18-19 frozen casseroles will be collect-ed 30 minutes BEFORE the SCHEDULED start of each Mass.
No volunteers are available during Mass or at any other time during the week. Many thanks for your support and cooperation with this schedule. If you would like a monthly reminder and haven’t signed up, send an email to [email protected] to have your name added to the email list. Your assistance in helping to feed many of the hungry in Baltimore is appreciated.
CHRISTMAS BIKE AND BOOK DELIVERIES In cooperation with St. John’s United, our neighbor at the Wilde Lake Interfaith Center, 18 children’s bikes and 3 large boxes of Children’s books were delivered to 3 Baltimore inner-city churches in time for distribution to needy families at Christmas. The bikes were among those collected at the annual “Give It a Second Life Collection” held last September. They were inspected and repaired as necessary by Race Pace Bicycles at no charge. The books were donated by the children in our Religious Education program. Please save your family’s outgrown children’s bikes and books for next year’s collection. Involve your children in the process so they can learn the joy of Christian giving.
BISHOPS’ CONFERENCES CALL FOR PRAYERS, ACTION, SUPPORT FOR PEACE
IN THE HOLY LAND On January 17, representatives of bishops' conferences from several countries, including the United States, gathered in the Holy Land to call for peace and action to end the occupation that violates "the human dignity" of Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank, East Jerusa-lem and Gaza. In a statement signed by the 14 gathered representatives, they wrote: "As Bishops we implore Christians in our home countries to recognize our own responsibility for prayer, awareness and action." And they continued “We all have a responsibility to oppose the construction of settlements. This de facto annexation of land not only undermines the rights of Palestinians in areas such as Hebron and East Jerusalem but, as the UN recently recognized, also imperils the chance of peace.” To read more, go to uscc.org/news/2017 or usccb.org>issues and actions>human life and digni-ty>global issues>middle east>Israel-palestine>holyland coordination communique>january 2017. ____________ Submitted by the Confronting Global Poverty Subcommit-tee of the parish’s Social Action Committee. For further information on the work of the Subcommittee, please contact Jeanette Jenkins at [email protected] or Sarah Lutterodt at [email protected].
SOCIAL MINISTRY Us on Face Book,
Confronting Global Poverty
LITURGY MINISTRY Chair: Mike Buckley; 410-992-8948
Hospitality Center Volunteer Opportunity For more than 15 years the Hospitality Center has provided meals, fellowship & networking for Howard County citizens in need. The dinners are held at OMI on the 2
nd Thursday of each month September–
June. They are sponsored by the Coalition for Compassion.
We have recently changed the way volunteers sign-up and would like to invite members to join us.
To volunteer or for more information contact Carol Jo at 410-964-3252 or [email protected]
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