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LLooking Ahead to Lent
There is Always a Place for You at St. John’s
12319 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20904
This Week’s Readings Ordinary Time - 6th Sunday Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 1 Corinthians 10:31–11:1 Mark 1:40-45 Next Week’s Readings Lent: 1st Sunday Genesis 9:8-15 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:12-15 Schedule of Masses (February 17/18) 5:00 - Fr. Ochu
Sunday 7:30 - Fr. Nicolás Rodriguez 9:00 - Fr. Brault 10:30 - Fr. Willis 12:00 - Fr. Nitz 5:00 - Fr. D’Souza Daily Mass Monday - Friday 7:30 & 8:30 a.m. Saturday - 8:30 a.m. 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 Sjbcatholicchurch.com FaceBook.com/sjbcc @SJB_Catholic
Sunday, February 11, 2018 Ordinary Time: 6th Sunday
When February 11 doesn’t fall on Sunday, it is celebrated as a memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes and designated World Day of the Sick. The day was established by Pope St. John Paul II the year after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. It’s also the day Pope Benedict announced his retirement in 2013, citing declining health as his reason. This year, the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time falls on this date,
and coincidentally the 1st Reading and Gospel focus on illness. They focus on leprosy, but could be about any disease or condition that evokes fear, alienation or condemnation. Those who suffer are urged to turn to God for healing. For those in good health (at least for now), the example of Jesus is clear: embrace the sick, the outcast, the isolated. Imitate Jesus; help others to know that God’s embrace is wider than we can imagine.
† Ash Wednesday is this Wednesday, February 14. † Mass will be celebrated at 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, & 7:30 p.m.
Ashes are distributed at every Mass. † 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 the Fridays of Lent, we eat no meat. - on Ash Wednesday & Good Friday, the faithful between the ages of 18 & 59 eat one main meal, two smaller meals, 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. † Alms-giving can seem to be much when Lent comes so close to Christmas, another season of giving. Again, it’s an individual thing. Our bulletin will have suggestions, but remember that sometimes the best option is to give of your time and effort.
7:30 a.m. - Fr. Brault 8:30 a.m. - Fr. Brault
12:00 p.m. - Fr. D’Souza 7:30 p.m. - Fr. D’Souza
Ash Wednesday Schedule of Masses
Mass Intentions (February 12- February18) Monday 7:30 - Megan O’Connell –L- (T. Sonnino) 8:30 - Private Intentions Tuesday 7:30 - Laura Dzukey (E. Eyinagho) 8:30 - Chet & Gertrude Harper (Family) Wednesday 7:30 - Robert & Adelaide Curren (D. & J. Aquino) 8:30 - Santiago Meza (D. Meza) 12:00 - Mary Terlep –L- (T. Sonnino) 7:30 - Carole Copeland (C. Smith) Thursday 7:30 - Private Intentions 8:30 - Dennis Chang (B. Chang) Friday 7:30 - Private Intentions 8:30 - George & Janet Davis (Family) Saturday 8:30 - Joanne Pryzbylik –L- (SJB Sodality) 5:00 - Frances Sapienza (M. Zagami) Sunday 7:30 - Parishioners 9:00 - Sophia Wertz (J. & P. Young) 10:30 - George Daniello (Family) 12:00 - Megan O’Connell –L- (T. Sonnino) 5:00 - James E. Sullivan, Jr. (P. Gillis)
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, February 11 9:00 a.m. - Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Chapel 10:15 a.m. - Faith Formation Classes - School 10:15 a.m. - Catholicism 101 - Library 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. - Catholic Spiritual Teaching - Kazista Center 2:00 p.m. - Indonesian Mass - Kazista Center 3:00 p.m. - Indonesian Reception - Gym 6:00 p.m. - Volleyball - Gym 6:00 p.m. - Youth Group Meeting - Lyon Center Monday, February 12 9:00 a.m. - Book Study - Kazista Center 6:00 p.m. - Boy Scout Troop 1441 Mtg. - Lyon Center 7:00 p.m. - Pastoral Council Meeting - Kazista Center 7:15 p.m. - Pax Christi Meeting - Library Tuesday, February 13 10:00 a.m. - Spiritual Exercises Meeting - Kazista Center 7:30 p.m. - Meditation - Chapel Wednesday, February 14 - Ash Wednesday 7:30 a.m. - Mass - Church 8:30 a.m. - Mass with School Liturgy - Church 9:15 a.m. - Spiritual Talks - Kazista Center 12:00 p.m. - Mass - Church 3:15 p.m. - Children’s Choir Rehearsal - Kazista Center 7:30 p.m. - Mass - Church Thursday, February 15 9:30 a.m. - Bible Study - Kazista Center
7:00 p.m. - Cub Scouts - Bears - Lyon Center 7:30 p.m. - Traditional Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:30 p.m. - Bible Study - Kazista Center Friday, February 16 9:00 a.m. - Adoration - Chapel 6:00 p.m. - Lenten Supper Talk I - Lyon Center 7:30 p.m. - Stations of the Cross - Church Saturday, February 17 8:00 a.m. - Adult Faith Retreat - Lyon Center 9:00 a.m. - Sodality Meeting - Kazista Center 10:00 a.m. - Legion of Mary Meeting - Library 10:00 a.m. - Polish School - Rm 2, 3, 4, 5 - School 4:00 p.m. - African Catholic Community Choir Practice - Kazista Center
Bulletin Deadline
February 25 Bulletin & Website deadline Friday, February 16 at 9:00 a.m. Send Bulletin announcements to
Send Website announcements to [email protected]
Parish Directory Father Brault [email protected]
Father D’Souza [email protected]
Parish Office [email protected]
Finance Office [email protected]
Faith Formation [email protected]
Youth Ministry [email protected]
Liturgy [email protected]
Social Concerns [email protected]
Pastoral Council [email protected]
Athletic Ministry sjbathletics.org
Parochial School [email protected]
Bulletin [email protected]
Parish Website www.sjbcatholicchurch.com
School Website www.sjbsilverspring.org
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Remember in Prayer those who recently died: Maximo Perez, husband of Milagros Perez; and Andre Olaciregui, husband of Ana Milena Olaciregui.
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 Meeting The next Sodality Meeting will be Saturday, February 17, in the Kazista Center following the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Donna Sasser will give a presentation about heart health. Learn what you can do to maintain a strong and healthy heart.
Black History Month Celebration SJB Parish will celebrate Black History Month in the Gym on Sunday, February 25, after the 10:30 a.m. Mass. The SJB Catholics of African Heritage will display posters and artifacts, along with beautiful Catholic liturgical songs in African languages. Mark your calendar and join the community to enjoy this celebration.
Legion of Mary Meeting
The Legion of Mary will hold its first official weekly meeting on Saturday, February 17, at 10:00 a.m. in the School Library. The Legion of Mary is the largest international apostolic spiritual ministry of lay men and women called by Our Blessed Mother to serve the Pastor. We have been blessed to receive many
parishioners who are ready to serve Our Blessed Mother. Please feel free to attend the meeting even if you were not present at the Information Session. Please contact Emily Calis at 301-787-7811, if you have any questions.
Next Week’s Altar Servers - February 17/18
5:00 p.m. - Gravell Family 7:30 a.m. - Alex Lynch & Witney Williams 9:00 a.m. - Paul Marino & Stephanie Muoka 10:30 a.m. - Adaobi & Chinedu Obikwelu 12:00 p.m. - Maria Gomez & Jason Karonja 5:00 p.m. - Crystal & Destiny Tongele
Your Parish Gifts Last Week’s Offertory $ 8,966.00
These figures do not include donations made through Faith Direct, which are reported once per month.
Bereavement Support
Are you grieving? The Bereavement Support Group will meet on Monday, February 26, at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room of the Kazista Center. All are welcome. For further information, please call Maryanne Dulski, 301-384-1743 or Delores Ritter, 301-384-5885.
The Light Is On For You
On Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 8 p.m. beginning on February 21 and continuing through Lent, the doors of St. John the Baptist are open and The Light is ON for YOU! Bring a family member or friend, come in, and rediscover our heavenly Father’s heart of mercy
in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. To find Confession times at other parishes and for additional resources visit www.TheLightisON.org.
Hospitality Sunday Please join us every Sunday for refreshments and conversation after the 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses. No refreshments will be available after the 12 noon Mass.
Thank you from Sodality
Sodality thanks all those who supported the Super Bowl Sunday Bake Sale and helped to make it a big success. Special thanks to all those who baked the delicious cakes, cookies, breads and special goodies.
Father-Daughter Dance Tickets and corsages are now on sale for the Father-Daughter Dance on Saturday, February 24, from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. in the SJB Gym. There will be excellent music provided by our DJ, delectable desserts, and photos to keep. Plus: Every daughter in attendance will receive a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to True Nail Spa (thank you Holly Nguyen!). Corsages may be picked up February 23 at SJB school or at the dance. Father stand-ins are welcome: Brothers, Cousins, Grandfathers, Godfathers, Uncles, or even Moms! This is a school/parish/SJB alum
event so please help us spread the word - all ages and friends welcome! This is not a fundraiser - ticket costs cover the event expenses. Planning is underway and we'd love more help. Please contact Kathleen Langan if you can help with this event or have any questions, [email protected] Tickets can be purchased online at: Father Daughter Dance 2018 or use the order form in this bulletin (page ten) and submit to the SJB school office.
Knights of Columbus Summer Camp
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Social Concerns
Cynthia Norris, Director, 301-622-1122, social [email protected]
St. John the Baptist Catholic Community 2018 LENTEN SUPPER TALKS
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. This year's theme is "Finding Jesus Everywhere." Our goal this year is to increase our members' commitment to scripture, Catholic social teaching, and action. Each evening begins with a free, simple supper of soup and bread at 6:00 p.m. The presentation starts about 6:20 p.m. followed by questions and ending at 7:30 p.m.
February 16: Sharing the Journey: Keeping Families Together as a Pro-Life Issue. Fr. Jacek Orzechowski, OFM, from Catholic Charities will provide a brief presentation highlighting some of the challenges facing the immigrant members of our Church community. He will identify the unique opportunities that Montgomery County residents may reflect upon to protect the vulnerable, promote justice and nurture the culture of life. An example of the vulnerable is the family of one of the catechists at the Catholic Community of Langley Park that is facing a perilous future due to the termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS). 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.
Lenten Supper Talks Schedule February 23: Ecologically Smart use of Energy Dr. Robert M. Simon works within the Archdiocese of Washington to promote the ecologically smart use of energy among the diocesan properties. Dr. Simon was a consultant in the Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Obama Administration. March 2: TASSC (Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition) Truth Speakers TASSC is a coalition of torture survivors and volunteers, representing countries and ethnic groups throughout all parts of the world. "Truth Speakers" are survivors of torture who have chosen to talk publicly about their experiences to educate others and to further the fight for the abolition of torture. They bravely speak out, so their stories can serve to spread awareness and to advocate on the behalf of those who have been silenced. March 9: Finding Jesus among Muslims: How Our Catholic Faith Calls Us to Dialogue & Action Today, our Muslim brothers and sisters face suspicion, prejudice, and discrimination. As Catholics what can we do to help? Author Jordan Denari Duffner will give an overview of Islamophobia, talk about how our Catholic
faith calls us to stand with Muslims, and share ideas for interfaith dialogue and action in our daily lives. Afterward, there will be a book signing where attendees can purchase copies of Duffner's new book. March 16: The Call to Justice: Health Care as a Key Component Dr. Susan Pankratz, the Clinical Director of the McCarrick Center Medical Clinic of Catholic Charities in Wheaton, MD, will explore Biblical and personal reflections on justice and human rights as they relate to health care; consider a human rights approach to fighting poverty, and the implications for health care policy; look at a specific example of mission-centered health care. March 23: Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians The United States granted Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, to Haitians after the catastrophic earthquake in January, 2010. In November, 2017, the decision was made to end TPS for Haitians by Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke. Learn about TPS; hear from former students from CSJB living in the US who are affected, and how this affects our ability to support our Sister Parish in Baradères.
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Catholic Social Teaching (CST) reminds us that we have a social mission that is an essential part of what it is to be a believer. CST calls us to live a life of holiness amidst the challenges of today. CST also reminds us of the need to be knowledgeable about issues that threaten the sanctity of life. Every believer is called to serve the least of our brothers and sisters, to hunger and thirst for justice, and to be peacemakers. During our Lenten journey, we can make a difference by “sharing the cross of Christ" in a personal way. Each item is labeled on a cross and found on the wooden cross at the foot of the altar in the Church. Select the cross of your choice as part of your Lenten journey. Items with an * are new or revised this year. All donated items listed will be collected on March 17 and 18 in the Gym, except the Food Drive which will be March 10 and 11.
The crosses are color coded as follows: Call to Family & Community & Participation Yellow Care of God’s Creation Green Dignity Orange Human Rights and Responsibilities Red Preferential Option for the Poor Blue Solidarity Purple
Call to Family & Community & Participation
• Bring a pot of meatless soup, or a loaf of bread to share at 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 a non-perishable food item to church on March 10/11.
• Volunteer to sort donations between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in the Kazista Center March 11.
• Review the Interactive Update of the Montgomery County Self Sufficiency Standard with your family and see where you fall on the spectrum: https://public.tableau.com/profile/countystat#!/vizhome/Self-SufficiencyStandard_FD3/Title
• As a family, create a Gratitude Journal. List at least one thing that each member is grateful for everyday as a member of your family. Set a time each week to share.
• Learn the 6 tricks to becoming a positive thinker. Visit https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/12/12/positive-thinking-day-steps_n_5810744.html
• Go to Hospitality Sunday after Mass and introduce yourself to a person of a different racial or ethnic background
whom you don't already know. Share something about yourself/family.
• Create a prayer list and include: Victims of abuse, our homeless population, the people of Haiti, etc.
• Pray the rosary every day for the intentions of those in need who are recipients of help given by SJB.
• Attend Mass at least one additional day of the week and offer prayers for those in need.
• Keep a prayer journal and write down special prayers for those in need.
• Volunteer your "time and talent" to the church and to the school. Participate in one of the many ministry
opportunities at SJB. Visit our website for more information: https:// www.sjbcatholicchurch.com.
Care for God’s Creation
• Visit https://mocofoodcouncil.org/environmental-impact/to learn how Montgomery County protects and improves the local environmental resources related to agriculture and food.
• Donate re-usable shopping/grocery bags for the Mid-County United Ministries' Food Pantry.
Share the Cross - Lent 2018
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Dignity of Life:
• Become an informed Consumer. Visit http://slaveryfootprint.org/to learn more about forced or child labor.
• G et the list of goods produced by forced child labor from the U.S. Department of Labor. Visit https://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/
• Donate your old cell phones to benefit individuals in the community at risk of domestic violence. Include the battery and charging device. Go to http://www.mcfjcfoundation.org/get-involved/recycle- cellphones for details.
• Visit the USCCB’s Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) to learn about the Anti- Trafficking Program to coordinate the response of the U.S. Catholic Church at http://www.usccb.org/about/migration-and-refugee-services/index.cfm
• SHEPHERD (Stop Human Trafficking and Exploitation, Protect, Help, Empower and Restore Dignity) is a program working to raise awareness of human trafficking and modern-day slavery within the American Catholic community. Visit http://www.usccb.org/about/anti-trafficking-program/become-a-shepherd-tool-kit.cfm to see what you can do.
Human Rights and Responsibilities:
• Write or email your Montgomery Council Rep. supporting the request to increase the senior citizen tax credit.
• Learn about the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC). https://www.tassc.org
• Provide survivors of torture and persecution receiving services at TASSC International with nourishing
non-perishable food: peanut butter, jelly/jam, granola and protein bars, individually wrapped
nuts, trail mix and other snacks.
• Write or email your member of Congress with the message of the Maryland Catholic Conference: stating the need for reform that includes a pathway to citizenship and preserves family unity.
www.mdcathcon.org/immigration
• Learn what Montgomery County is doing to address food insecurity in the county. Go to http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ and search “Food Security” Read A Food Secure Montgomery… What we know and what we can do. A 5-year Strategic Plan
Preferential Option for the Poor:
• Participate in Soles4Souls 4Kids Patch Program. Go to https://soles4souls.org/get-involved/give-shoes/ for more information.
• Donate $25 to Meals on Wheels to provide a meal for a week for a homebound member of our community; volunteer to help transport meals to homebound clients.
• Donate money to the Spanish Catholic Center Clinic for: critical vaccines, medical supplies, diabetes medication and equipment; and $5 and $10 Target or CVS gift cards to buy low-cost generic formulary prescription drugs.
• Donate to Shepherd's Table: toothbrushes, travel size toothpaste, soap, deodorant, and lotions; men’s and women’s new socks; rain gear: umbrellas and ponchos.
• Volunteer at A simple House of Sts. Francis & Alphonsus. http://www.asimplehouse.org
Solidarity: Donate money to help purchase: solar panels and inverter supplies, 12 - 12 Volt 100 Amp Hour Battery; and building supplies for reconstruction of 3 classrooms for the rectory in St. Pierre, in Baradères, Haiti.
It hurts when we are excluded. Likely most people have felt the sting of exclusion in one way or another. It could have happened in a school yard when a group of kids said we could not play with them. Perhaps the context was an office. Co-workers traded inside jokes in front of us and it made us feel like the odd one out. It could be systemic. People of color suffer many exclusionary injustices, whether about voting, access to health care, well-paying jobs, or the icy stares of the polite-yet-racist individuals. Millions upon millions around the globe are excluded from economic well-being and daily experience the pangs of hunger and the hoarseness of thirst.
The Gospel is a force for radical inclusion, even of the people who were once our enemies. Does not Jesus command us to love our enemies for God’s sun shines on the good and the bad (Mt. 5:44-45)? Jesus consistently goes to the people on the margins, the people in pain, and those suffering from exclusion. One such person in the ancient world was the leper. There were good reasons to exclude the leper. The disease a leper carried was easily transmitted. Hence, there were strict rules segregating the leper from society so that others would not become lepers, too.
St. Francis of Assisi knew this pain that lepers suffer. In one of the few times Francis talked about himself, he related his experience of God through lepers. Francis said, “The Lord granted me, Brother Francis, to begin to do penance in this way: While I was in sin, it seemed very bitter to me to see lepers. And the Lord himself led me among them and I had mercy upon them. And when I left them that which seemed bitter to me was changed into sweetness of soul and body.” Scholars think that Francis died of leprosy since he served them personally. He not only embraced lepers but became one of them. He did not just serve them but identified with them.
Such identification with lepers is what distinguishes Gospel love from conventional love. Like God who joined the human race to love us from within, Francis joined the lepers to love them as one of them. Such mercy is what saves us, for it is divine mercy and we
can share in it. Francis wrote that God led him to serve and live among the lepers. He also wrote that he “had mercy on them.” God heals the pain of exclusion through mercy. The good news of Jesus Christ is the
mystery of divine mercy. Not only does God forgive our sins, but also God became one of us so that we might become God. Jesus heals the leper and then tells him, “Go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” Jesus not only heals the man of the disease of leprosy but works to bring him back into society so that the pain of exclusion is
removed. The healings Jesus performs are never just physical. He heals us socially, psychologically, and spiritually. Of course, his popularity grows. Even though people keep coming to Jesus, he remains in deserted places, rooted in the Mystery of God in silence. Jesus preaches through example. We connect with and receive the mercy of God in silence. Jesus saves. Through Jesus, God saves us from the suffering of exclusion if we but consent to the divine love present in our hearts and, especially, in the poor and marginalized around us. God in Jesus saves us by the divine mercy, which we can receive through interior silence and share with others. The Gospel proclaims that mercy is suffering with others, particularly the poor and marginalized. It is being at home where others are, whether in suffering, or joy, or both. Mercy begins with presence. It starts with being where the other is, letting the other set the place, the frame of mind, and the experience. This assumes inner emptiness.
The merciful person shares another's brokenness. It is the gift of being present to another. It means to suffer with someone. It means being totally open and available, as God is open and available, to others in their pain. Jesus saves because he reveals God’s mercy, which welcomes the excluded, soothes the need for social recognition, and exorcises the demon of addiction. Thus, Jesus tells us, “Be merciful as your Abba is merciful.” Because we are one with God we are to give flesh to God's mercy right here and right now.
Mystical Word
L.J. Milone, Director of Adult Faith Formation
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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,
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.
Youth Ministry
Marie Ferman, Director, 301-622-1122,
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."
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Today, February 11 - Youth Group meets at 6:00 p.m. No Youth Group 2/18—Happy President’s Day!
SJB School News
Water is key to life and SJB students are learning more about this precious resource. The 7th grade class just completed a unit on water management. They explored the best ways to ensure this precious resource is available to all who need it, and they also researched the effects that mismanagement of freshwater may have on people. The class researched pollution in the Great Lakes watershed and the steps that have been taken to clean up the Great Lakes. Seventh grade then debated whether enough was being done to preserve the Great Lakes and how much success clean-up methods have achieved. In addition to a study about water within our own nation, the class also traveled outside the United States to Central Asia where the Aral Sea has shrunk by over two-thirds due to farmers in the area diverting water from the sea in order to irrigate their crops. They studied the effect the shrinking of the Aral Sea has had on the economies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, on the ability of the people there to make a living, and on the health of those living around the sea. Students worked in groups to write and perform a newscast, explaining why the Aral Sea has shrunk and what effect it has had on the people who live near it.
Knights of Columbus Summer Camp Registration for the Knights of Columbus Summer Camp has begun! We are preparing for our eighteenth summer in College Park, MD. We offer swim lessons, arts and crafts, games, sports, and free swim at our extensive facility. The registration form can be downloaded at
http://kofccamp.blogspot.com. Please direct any questions to Anne Irwin at 240-393-2468 or [email protected].
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Serving the Catholic Community Since 1986Repair Remodeling
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Stephen O'Neill, AIA 301-592-8878101 Valley Brook Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20904
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