Rev. Edward C. Hathaway, Pastor Rev. Nicholas R. Barnes, Parochial Vicar Rev. Andrew W. Haissig, Parochial Vicar Rev. Edward J. Bresnahan, In Residence Rev. Kevin Barnekow, In Residence Sunday Masses 5:00 p.m. (Saturday Vigil) 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. (Children’s Mass during the school year at St. Mary’s School) 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Weekday Masses Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Federal & National Holidays and Holy Days Check bulletin and website Saturday 8:30 a.m. only Confessions Monday to Friday following the 12:10 p.m. Mass Saturday 9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. (during Holy Hour) 310 South Royal St Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 836-4100 www.stmaryoldtown.org [email protected]Rectory 310 Duke St Alexandria, VA 22314 St. Mary School (Pre-K-8th) 400 Green St Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 549-1646 www.smsva.org Mrs. Janet Cantwell Principal (703) 549-646 [email protected]Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.—7:30 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Sunday Closed Church Hours Monday-Friday 5:30 a.m.—9:00 p.m. Saturday 7:00 a.m.—7:30 p.m. Sunday 6:00 a.m.—6:30 p.m. Baptisms Sunday at 2:15 p.m. Call the Rectory to register in advance and obtain regulations concerning god- parents, etc. Marriages Contact Parish Priest at least six months before possible wedding date. Couples who are living together will be asked to live separately during marriage preparation time. Novenas and Adoration at the Church Miraculous Medal Novena Mondays at 12:00 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesdays from12:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m. Mother of Perpetual Help Novena & Holy Hour Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Nocturnal Adoration First Friday at 9:00 p.m. throughout the night until 6 a.m. on Saturday Holy Hour for Life First Saturday at 7:30 a.m. through Benediction begin- ning at 8:15 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Benediction when First Saturday follows First Friday) Parish Staff David Elliott, Music Director (703) 836-4100 x 3019 / [email protected]Melanie Graves, Director of Religious Education (703) 836-4100 x 3023 / [email protected]John Harchick, Facilities Manager (703) 836-4100 x 3021 / [email protected]Kara Hollis, Assistant Director of Youth & Young Adults (703) 836-4100 x 3030 / [email protected]John Lilly, Director of Communications & Evangelization (703) 836-4100 x 3009 / [email protected]Emily Liutkus, Bookkeeper (703) 836-4100 x 3010 / [email protected]Diane Maple, Bulletin Editor (703) 836-4100 x 3032 / [email protected]Elena Otero-Bigg, Office Manager/Assistant to the Pastor (703) 836-4100 x 3018 / [email protected]Arragon Perrone, Director of Youth & Young Adults (703) 836-4100 x 3023 / [email protected]Kristin Smith, Office Administrator (703) 836-4100 x 3015 / [email protected]Daniela Talamante, Assistant to the Director of Religious Education (703) 836-4100 x 3033 / [email protected]Trish Weiler, Business Manager (703) 836-4100 x 3011 / [email protected]January 22, 2017
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Sunday Masses 5:00 p.m. (Saturday Vigil) 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. (Children’s Mass during the school year at St. Mary’s School) 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
Weekday Masses Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Federal & National Holidays and Holy Days Checkbulletinandwebsite Saturday 8:30 a.m. only
Confessions Monday to Friday following the 12:10 p.m. Mass Saturday 9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. (during Holy Hour)
310 South Royal St Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 836-4100 www.stmaryoldtown.org [email protected]
Rectory 310 Duke St Alexandria, VA 22314 St. Mary School (Pre-K-8th)400 Green St Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 549-1646 www.smsva.org Mrs.JanetCantwellPrincipal(703) 549-646 [email protected]
Church Hours Monday-Friday 5:30a.m.—9:00p.m.Saturday 7:00a.m.—7:30p.m.Sunday 6:00a.m.—6:30p.m.
Baptisms Sunday at 2:15 p.m. Call the Rectory to register in advance and obtain regulations concerning god-parents, etc. Marriages Contact Parish Priest at least six months before possible wedding date. Couples who are living together will be asked to live separately during marriage preparation time.
Novenas and Adoration at the ChurchMiraculousMedalNovenaMondays at 12:00 p.m. AdorationoftheBlessedSacramentWednesdays from12:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m. MotherofPerpetualHelpNovena&HolyHourWednesdays at 7:30 p.m. NocturnalAdorationFirst Friday at 9:00 p.m. throughout the night until 6 a.m. on Saturday HolyHourforLifeFirst Saturday at 7:30 a.m. through Benediction begin-ning at 8:15 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Benediction when First Saturday follows First Friday)
WORSHIP Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: 12:30 -7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Mary Stier; [email protected] or 703.768.7167 Children’s Mass: 9:00 a.m. Sundays dur ing school year in gym; Claire Schwab, [email protected] Contemporary Choir: 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass; Jo-Ann Hovey, [email protected] Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Emma Lopo-Sullivan, [email protected] Lectors: Laur ie Schultz, [email protected] Mary Martha Guild: Mary Petr ino, [email protected] Nocturnal Adoration Society (NAS): Jeffrey Petr ino, [email protected] Rosary Prayer Group: Call par ish office, 703.836.4100 Sacristans: Steve Young, [email protected] Sanctuary Society: J ill Stanton, jillr [email protected] Traditional Choir: David Elliott, [email protected] Ushers: Randolph MacPherson, [email protected]
SERVICE ALexandrians InVolved Ecumenically (ALIVE): Greg Smith, [email protected] Bereavement Committee: Receptions following funerals; Kitty Guy, [email protected] or 703.765.9478 Carpenter’s Shelter: Ed Velarde, [email protected] Christ House: Rita Meyer , 703.768.3482 and Janet Watkins, 703.836.1265 Gabriel Project: Pro-life pregnancy help; Barbara Furey, [email protected] Jail Ministry: Alexandr ia City; Chr is Lewis, 703.360.7214 Pro-Life Activities: Mike & Suzan Cummins, [email protected] Shut-In Visitation: Call par ish office, 703.836.4100 Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Jim Larocco, [email protected] Sunrise Retirement Home: 1st Fr iday Holy Communion; Margaret Denlinger, 703.765.7044 Woodbine Rehabilitation Center: Tom Hasbrouck, 703.329.1371
EDUCATION & EVANGELIZATION Adult Education & Sermon on the Mount: DRE Melanie Graves, [email protected] or 703.836.4100 ext 3023 CCD: 10:15-11:15 a.m. Sundays at the school; DRE Melanie Graves, [email protected] or 703.836.4100 ext 3023
CONSIDER GETTING INVOLVED IN ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL ST. MARY PARISH APOSTOLATES For more information, go to ACTIVITIES on our website: www.stmaryoldtown.org.
Eucharistic Apostles of Divine Mercy: Harry and Lynne Dolton, 703.960.0592 Legion of Mary: Linda Melone, olofsor [email protected] or 703.725.8526 Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): DRE Melanie Graves, [email protected] or 703.836.4100 ext 3023 Secular Franciscan Order: Sadie Mar tins, [email protected] Society of the Patricians: Linda Melone, 703.725.8526 or [email protected] Special Religious Education Development (SPRED): For chil-dren; Mary Froehlich, [email protected], 703.836.6414; Theresa Burgess,[email protected], 703.780.5436 That Man Is You: Col. Daniel P. Ermer , [email protected] Walking with Purpose: Women’s Bible study; Barbara Dwyer and Julie Guiffre, [email protected]
FELLOWSHIP American Heritage Girls (AHG): Beth Ann Garcia, [email protected], 202.468.8147 and Kathy Doherty, [email protected], 202.270.6008 Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH): Bill McCar thy, [email protected] Bereavement Support Group: Christina Schultz, [email protected] Boy Scout Troop 301: Dan Scheeler , [email protected] Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA): Debbie Weatherly, [email protected] Catholic Mothers Book Club: Beth Ann Garcia, [email protected] or 202.468.8147 Cub Scout Pack 301: Mark Kramer , [email protected] CYO Sports: egr [email protected] Girl Scouts: Tina DelDonna, [email protected] Jr. Catholic Daughters (JCDA): Gir ls grades 2-8; Adelaide Biegun, [email protected] or 703.851.3767 Knights of Columbus: Larry Clark, [email protected] St. Mary’s Play Group: Monday mornings; Tr ista Roehl and Jen Retz, [email protected] Sts. Ann and Joachim Society: Seniors 55+; Barbara Juszczyk, [email protected] Youth & Young Adults: Middle and high school; Director Arragon Perrone, [email protected]
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OUR PARISH TO BE HONORED AT 35th CATHOLIC CHARITIES BALL
You are invited to the 35th Catholic Charities Ball on Friday, February 24 at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. This evening of celebration raises funds to fulfill the Catholic Charities mission of providing assistance to the underserved. This year, St. Mary will be honored for our ongoing support of programs serv-ing the less fortunate in Alexandria. Visit www.ccda.net to learn more. Individual tickets and group tables are available.
To mark the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, our regularly scheduled
Wednesday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (begins at 12:30 p.m.) on January 25
will conclude with sung vespers and Holy Hour at 7:30 p.m.
Confessions available during that hour. Please join us.
MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, January 22 7:00 a.m. Geraldine Petrino 8:30 a.m. Michaela Guerra 9:00 a.m. Dan and Jean Schilling 10:00 a.m. Parishioners of St. Mary 11:30 a.m. Philomena Battista 1:00 p.m. The Spear family 5:00 p.m. Jane Hubbard Hannah
Tuesday, January 24 6:30 a.m. George Street 8:00 a.m. Special Intention: Joseph Anderson 12:10 p.m. Ralph Potter
Wednesday, January 25 6:30 a.m. Ginger Passafaro 8:00 a.m. Special Intention: Cassia Manos 12:10 p.m. Michael & Margaret Rusnak
Thursday, January 26 6:30 a.m. Kathleen Sullivan 8:00 a.m. Joe & Hank Foyn 12:10 p.m. George (deceased) and Arlene (living) Stelluto
Friday, January 29 6:30 a.m. Special Intention: Kevin Lynch 8:00 a.m. Sr. Barbara Wright 12:10 p.m. Gilbert “Gib” Neisess
Saturday, January 30 8:30 a.m. T.J. and Susan Fannon 5:00 p.m. Pauline McNamara
Sunday, January 31 7:00 a.m. Deceased Members of the McClafferty Family 8:30 a.m. Robert P. O’Brien 9:00 a.m. Jim Bigelow 10:00 a.m. Elizabeth R. Armstrong 11:30 a.m. Parishioners of St. Mary 1:00 p.m. Richard D. White 5:00 p.m. Michael Skinner
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Oremus pro invicem. “Let us pray for each other.”
Father Edward C. Hathaway
HOLY FATHER’S INTENTION FOR JANUARY CHRISTIAN UNITY: That all Christians may be faithful to the Lord’s teaching by striving with prayer and fraternal charity to restore ecclesial communion and by collaborating to meet the challenges facing humanity.
PRO-CREATION A human person is both a body and a soul. Parents, through conception, contribute their genetic material to the physical body of the new person; God creates the soul out of nothing. The soul is infused into the body of this new person at the very moment of conception and will live forever. Tragically, 44 years today, on January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court issued its immoral Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion on demand. Since then, more than 56 million babies have been aborted, reflecting with heartbreaking magnitude what Pope Francis calls a “throwaway culture.” In the face of such evil, we are remind-ed time and again in Scripture to seek the Lord’s help, and as a people of faith we believe our prayers are heard. Better to light one candle than curse the darkness.
DAY OF PRAYER January 23 is a Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. Please join us at St. Bernadette Church at 7 p.m. that day for the Deanery II Mass celebrated by our Bishop Burbidge (see page 4). We must all pray for others to see and respect the dignity of every life, from its very begin-ning (conception) to its natural end. As individuals, we can observe this day through penitential practices of prayer, fasting and/or giving alms. How appropriate that we should be with our bishop then.
Only with prayer…will the culture of death that surrounds us today be replaced with a culture of life.
– U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
MARCH FOR LIFE Later this week, on Friday, January 27, is the 37th annual March for Life in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands of people will peacefully call for the overturn of Roe v. Wade and an end to abortion. The theme for this year’s March is THE POWER OF ONE. Prayerfully consider joining me and your fellow parishioners for this important event. We’ve chartered a bus that will leave from in front of the church at 11:30 a.m. and return at approximately 3:30 p.m. (see page 5 for additional details). That page also provides contact information for important local pro-life ministries, including Arlington Catholic Charities Adoption Services, Gabriel Project and Project Rachel.
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PRAY FOR THE ILL, INCLUDING: Suzanne Aragona, Arthur Binninger, Sr. Maria
Elizabeth Borobia, Isabel Bucciante, Mary Claire Bright, James Chitrick, Edward Conklin, Marcia Crumpton,
Tom Fitzgerald, Michael Friedson, Victoria Grady, Lorraine Grippi, Rose Maria Gutierrez, Ann Hayes, Baby Sydney
Louise Kimball, Kelsie Kocourek, Sean Kocourek, Heidi Krieger, Arnold W. Kunkler, Joy Labez, Anthony
Lodato, Rodney Lodato, Jacintha Martin, Sarah Dawn Medina, Margaret Nevins, Terry Nunan, Ernest Oppong, David Patten, Stacey Peckins, Jim Rooney, Teddy Schwab, Joyce Smith, Mary Stier, Jack Street,
Daniel Talamante, Virginia Rea, Randy Weber, Kimberley Ross Weston and Ozal Yuzugullu
PRAY FOR ALL OF THE DECEASED, INCLUDING:
Jarod Mader and William H. Phillips
To add a name to these lists, call the office at 703.836.4100. Sick list names are listed for approximately four weeks.
PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY & CIVILIAN MEMBERS SERVING
IN HARM’S WAY, INCLUDING: Fr. Jason C. Burchell, Casey Chandler, Matthew
Constantino, Jeremy Hill, Mark Martins, Nathan Martins, Hannah Martins Miller, Edward Joseph Parry III,
Chris Quayle, Michael Stabile Jr., Patricia Stabile, Shawn Wells and Brian Wong
This list is updated with the names of active military
and civilians in service. Contact the parish office at 703.836.4100 to add or remove names.
WEEKLY MASS READINGS
Sunday, January 22 — Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 8:23—9:3; Ps 27:1,4,13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17;
Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17
Monday, January 23 Heb 9:15, 24-28; Ps 98:1-6; Mk 3:22-30
Tuesday, January 24
Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2, 4ab, 7-8a, 10-11; Mk 3:31-35
Wednesday, January 25 Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1-2; Mk 16:15-18
Thursday, January 26
2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-8, 10; Mk 4:21-25
Friday, January 27 Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mk 4:26-34
TIME CHANGES FOR CHILDREN’S MASS & CCD The Children’s Mass in the school gym on Sunday
now starts at 9 a.m. instead of 9:15 a.m. Sunday CCD classes at the school now
meet from 10 to 11:15 a.m.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT What a beautiful time of year to remember that Jesus did not come to us on a throne, but in silence with only His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, his father, Joseph, and some shep-herds. He was born in a stable lacking the comforts most new babies have. He is STILL here 2,000 years later, in silence, hidden in the Sacred Host. What a truly special and humble way Jesus chose come to us and stay with us! When we see Jesus hidden in the Host, we can begin to see Him in all other humans. He reminds us that we are never alone in our earthly struggles and that He will correct our human weaknesses and help us grow in love and holiness. He is waiting for us to visit! Think of spending just one hour per week with Our Lord. Sign up sheets for a new Adoration session running from February through April are in the back of the church; it would ideal to have least two Adorers per hour. Adoration is Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., concluding with a Holy Hour. For more information, call Mary Stier at 703.768.7167 or email at [email protected].
DEANERY MASS WITH BISHOP BURBIDGE St. Mary parishioners are invited to join our new bishop, the Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, for Mass on Monday, January 23, at St. Bernadette Church in Springfield, VA. Mass begins at 7 p.m. with a reception to follow. Bishop Burbidge is visiting and cele-brating Mass in all seven deaneries in the Arlington Diocese in January (St. Mary is part of Deanery II).
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Knights Council #459 would like to remind its fellow Knights and all St. Mary parishioners to participate in the March for Life on Friday, January 27. St. Mary’s has chartered a bus to take participants to the rally in Washington, DC. Sign up sheets for the bus are at the back of the church. (Additional information can be found on page 5 of this bulletin.) The Knight’s will welcome St. Mary’s marchers back from the rally at approximately 4 p.m. with soup, coffee and hot choc-olate in the Lyceum. Sunday, January 29, “5th Sunday” Rosary for Vocations – Please join the Knights and your fellow parishioners for the rosary immediately following the 10 a.m. Mass. — Larry Clark, Grand Knight, www.kofc459.org
BISHOP’S HOMILIES ONLINE Want to hear relevant, pastoral inspiration from our diocesan shepherd? Bishop Burbidge’s recorded homilies are posted weekly at youtube.com/arlingtondiocese.
SENIORS SCRIPTURE STUDY The Sts. Ann and Joachim Scripture Study will be meeting on Thursday, February 2 at 1 p.m. (NEW TIME) in the White House located next door to the rectory. We will be review-ing Chapters 41 to 50 and discussing Chapters 5-60 in Isai-ah I. One of our priests will be mentoring.
PRO-LIFE MINISTRY We are ot sent into this world for nothing;
we are not born at random. — St. John Newmann
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SERVICE, EDUCATION & EVANGELIZATION
BULLETIN DEADLINE 12 noon on Wednesday, 1-1/2 weeks BEFORE the date
of the bulletin (i.e., January 25 for the February 5 bulletin). Submit announcements to:
SUNDAY REFLECTIONS Receive inspiring weekly video reflections, featuring priests of our Arlington Diocese, including our own Fr. Hathaway. Visit www.arlingtondiocese.org/2minutes2virtue.
ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WORKCAMP 2017
The Diocese of Arlington WorkCamp provides a life-changing opportunity for high school-aged Catholic youth to grow in their faith by serving in the community. WorkCamp 2017 will be based at Massaponax High School located in Fredericksburg, from June 24 to 30. Adult volunteers are needed in a variety of roles, from making brown bag lunches here at the parish to serving a short shift as a nurse or a security chaperone, to spending the entire week as a project supervisor or as a small-group leader. For additional infor-mation, contact Greg Smith at [email protected] or Arragon Perrone at [email protected] or go to www.arlingtondiocese.org/youth/WorkCamp.aspx.
NATIONAL MARCH FOR LIFE The annual March for Life will be held in Washington, DC, on Friday, January 27. The rally starts at 12 noon on the grounds of the Washington Monument, near the corner of 15th Street and Constitution Avenue. Following the rally, the March begins on Constitution Avenue between 15th and 17th Streets at approximate-ly 1 p.m. St. Mary’s chartered bus will pick up parish-ioners in front of the church at 11:30 a.m. and return at approximately 3:30 p.m. Please sign up in the back of the church no later than January 16 if you plan to ride the bus – seats are limited! We also have created an online sign up form at:
www.signupgenius.com/go/409044dacaa28aaf85-march If you would like to meet St. Mary’s parishioners at the March, we plan to gather at the corner of 15th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW – look for our large Im-maculate Conception banner! For additional infor-mation, contact Suzan Cummins at 703.782.6757.
CHRIST HOUSE DINNER St. Mary volunteers will be providing dinner and serving at Christ House on Tuesday, January 31. A sign up book is located at the back of the church for food items needed. Please have food brought to Christ House (corner of Prince and West Streets in Old Town Alexandria) by 3 p.m. on the day of the dinner. Thank you to all who helped in 2016!
THAT MAN IS YOU! That Man is You (TMIY) is an interactive, multimedia men’s program focused upon the development of authentic male leadership. Each lesson successively considers men in their relationship to God, to their spouse and to their children. The 2017 TMIY Spring Semester for St. Mary begins Janu-ary 28 and is open to all adult men at St. Mary and other local parishes. The semester consists of 12 sessions on Sat-urday from 7 to 8:15 a.m. in the Lyceum Auditorium. For more information or to sign-up, please contact Dan Ermer at 858.603.4603 or email at [email protected].
ST. VINCENT de PAUL INITIATVE St. Vincent de Paul Society seeks your support in helping our needy neighbors achieve self-sufficiency. Following the guidance of our national leadership, we put priority on find-ing ways to not only help those in temporary difficulty get their heads above water, but — more importantly — that they stay financially secure. With a generous donation from a benefactor, we have established a St. Mary and St. Vin-cent (SMSV) Initiative for Self-Sustainment. Initial funding is $5,000, which admittedly will not go a long way but will help a good number of families. We will use this money for se-lected, screened families with an approved plan to pay for education and training to provide them with professional certification to qualify for a job paying a living wage with the promise of promotion. Please consider contributing to this fund by writing a check to St. Vincent de Paul Society, with the memo line indicating “St. Mary’s Fund for Self-Sustainment.” Deposit your check in the Poor Box or deliver it to the rectory. Help us help our neighbors escape the cul-ture of dependency, giving hope and dignity to parents and their children.
CATHOLIC BUSINESS NETWORK Catholics in Northern Virginia: Want to connect with sea-soned professionals, including small business owners and entrepreneurs, who value living out their faith in their work? Come to Catholic Business Network of Northern Virginia's Happy Hour at Myron Mixon's Pitmaster Barbeque on Janu-ary 26, 5 to 7 p.m. Please contact Steve Ryan for more info at [email protected].
CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA This weekend is the Collection for the Church in Latin Amer-ica! Please prayerfully consider supporting this collection, which strengthens th faith of our brothers and sisters in Latin America and the Caribbean. Your support brings the faith to people in remote villages who would otherwise not have access o church programs and outreach. Share your faith! Support the second collection. To learn more, please visit www.usccb.org/latin-america.
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AROUND THE PARISH, DIOCESE & BEYOND
VOCATIONS “Reform your lives! The kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
Are you being called to proclaim the coming of the kingdom as a priest, deacon, religious sister or brother?
Please stop by the St. Mary School Book Fair after Mass on Sunday, January 31, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in Christ Child Hall (lower level of the Middle School). We have an exciting collection of books and educational games for children of all ages — and adults. Coffee and donuts, too! Shop early and stock up! All proceeds benefit St. Mary’s School Library. The Book Fair is open each day of Catholic Schools Week (January 30 to February 3) dur-ing school hours (8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. except for 8 a.m. to 12 noon on that Friday).
THANK YOU! I want to thank everyone who contributed to our extraordinary Christmas celebration. Under the leadership of Mary Petrino and Christine Kleiber, the Art and Environment Committee (Mary Martha Guild) outdid themselves in decorating the church, with the addition of lovely new creches inside and outside. Kudos to Eric Kleiber and his crew for their masterful creche construction. The music was marvelous thanks to our choirs, musicians and Director of Music David Elliott. Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, with the Mozart Mass and full orchestra, was the finest music I’ve heard in a parish in my 25 years as a priest! Thanks to my brother priests for celebrating Mass and hearing extra hours of confessions at the school and church during the days leading up to Christmas. Thanks to our parish staff for all of their work in the planning and preparing needed to make these things happen. Thanks to all of our liturgical ministers — sacristans, altar boys, lectors, extraordinary ministers of holy communion and ushers — for keeping things moving smoothly. And thanks to all of you for being there for our Christmas liturgies. What a beautiful sign of faith in the Birth of Jesus.
— Father Hathaway
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Join us for a coffee reception followed by guided tours of the school. Application packets for the 2017-18 school year will be
available on this day and are also available on our website at www.smsva.org under the admissions tab.
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DR. SUSAN BUENAVENTURABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
THE SENDI COSMETIC SURGERY CENTER
5425 Duke Street, Alexandria703-751-0800 • www.drbuenaventura.com
Atelier Designs, LLCResidential Renovations & [email protected]: 914-527-3579Parishioner since 2004
Catherine Corcoran, NP-CLead Clinician
115 S. Columbus St.
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112 King Street | Alexandria, VA 22314
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6400 Arlington Blvd., Suite 944 • Falls Church, VA
An Alexandria Landmark Since 1856A private, non-profit, non-denominational cemetery on a beautiful 22+ acres of land in
the middle of Alexandria. Rolling hills, ancient trees and a gurgling stream provideshade and a comforting and pleasing view to family and visitors, as well as refugeto many species of wildlife and native plants no longer found elsewhere in the City.
Grounds are open daily, sunrise to sunset, weather permitting.
2823 King Street • Alexandria, VA 22302703-549-7413
David Tovey, CFP®, AAMS®Financial Advisor728 JeffersonAlexandria, VA 22314703-548-1198www.edwardjones.com
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The Laughter of a Child is the Light of the HomeSaint Anthony’s Day School
All Day Education and Quality ChildcareAccredited by the NAEYC 321 First St. • Alexandria 22314