Reverend Roger A. Soley
11704 DULEY STATION
RD. UPPER MARLBORO,
MD 20772-7995
PHONE: 301-856-3880
FAX: 301-856-3944
Pastor
Lewis Smith
Grand Knight/Knights of Columbus
Deacon John Montgomery
Permanent Deacon
Joseph M. Nappi
Accountant
Jill Primrose
Administrative Assistant
Mass Schedule:
Saturday: 8:30 a.m.
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.
Saint Joseph Center
Holy Rosary Church
Daily (M-F): 8:00 a.m.
Saint Joseph Center
Sunday: -
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Holy Rosary Church
St. Joseph Center
Holy Days:
8:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Center
St. Joseph Center
Sacrament Information:
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday, 4:00 - 4:45 PM in the
Church
Infant Baptism:
Kindly call the priest or secretary
at the rectory to make
arrangements.
Marriage: Please call the priest
or secretary 6 months prior to a
marriage.
Parish Council Members
Eileen Ford
Celia Culbert
Rosario Dickerson
Betty Elliott
John Ferguson
856-5529
952-1522
952-8115
856-1142
856-3626
David Julian
Susan Marciniak
Ron Nosalik
Juanita Pointer
Jeanette Zak
856-4313
782-7868
868-6826
599-7034
627-8323
Parish Finance Council Members
Steve Proctor (Chair)
Nancy Brazerol
Raymond Ford
868-4872
627-3763
856-5529
Chester Gryskewicz
Juanita Pointer
599-6665
599-7034
Parish Registration
Everyone is encouraged to register in the Parish. Take and fill out a registration form at the rear of the Church or Center and
place it in one of the collection baskets or drop it off or mail it to the rectory.
Parish Web Site: www.mostholyrosarychurch.org Washington Archdiocese: www.adw.org
Share Web Site: www.sharedc.org
MD Catholic Conference: www.mdcathcon.org
CATHOLIC CHURCH ---ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON--
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 26, 2015
A number of years ago when my husband and I were on a pilgrimage in Jerusalem, we spent
every day in a different location of the ancient land following the life of Jesus Christ. We had a
priest leading us from Bethlehem to Calvary. At each site, we celebrated the holy sacrifice of the
Mass. At one of the sites near the Sea of Galilee, this priest talked about the multiplication of the
loaves and fishes. Today’s reading from John brings back memories for me and the unique
explanation this priest gave to our group of 17 pilgrims. When I first heard the explanation, I
thought it was a more modern day approach to this gospel account and I was able to understand
this version as another form of miracle.
Right now I am in a bible study group where we just spent three years studying the very short
gospel readings of Mark. We only reviewed a couple of verses at a time and that’s why it took
us three years. Because Mark’s gospels are so short, today we are hearing and interrupter from
the gospel of John. I have learned many interesting facts about these readings in this class and
one of them concerns the kophinos which is Greek for the bottle shaped basket in which the
people in Christ’s time would carry Kosher food for their long journeys. This was the case in
this reading from John. When it became apparent to the apostles that the people might not have
enough food as they sat around listening to Christ, they found a young boy who had a small
number of barley loaves and fishes in his basket.
What the priest on our pilgrimage explained was that Jesus, by sharing the boy’s bread and fish,
gave example to the crowd of 5000 people that sharing would enable all to eat adequately and
renew their strength after the long day of travelling and listening to Him. And that’s just what
they did….they followed the example of Jesus. Isn’t that exactly what Jesus did during His
entire public ministry? He shared his life with us by living on this earth for 33 years, shared the
love of his father in everything he did and said, and ultimately, by His death on the cross, gave us
a share in the salvation of heaven. That in itself is a beautiful miracle! ~~~~~~Jeanette Zak
.
17th Sunday
Sunday, 11am
Danny Clark
in
ordinary
time
July 26, 2015
Mass Schedule /
Intentions for the Week
This Weekend, July 25-26
Saturday, 5:00pm
Sunday, 9am
Sunday, 11am
Pearl & Valette Proctor (D)
Pro Populo
James Lynch (L)
This Week, July 27-August 1
Monday, 8am
Tuesday, 8am
Wednesday, 8am
Thursday, 8am
Friday, 8am
Saturday, 8:30am
Lillian Caplans (L)
Mark & Liz Closson (L)
Dorothy Buckner (D)
Gladys Benton (L)
Jeni Stepanek (L)
Carole E. McKenzie (D)
Next Weekend, August 1-2
Saturday, 5:00pm
Sunday, 9am
Sunday, 11am
Arthur Hall (D)
Andrew Parks (D)
Pro Populo
Next Sunday’s Readings
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading
Second Reading
Gospel
Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15
Ephesians 4:17, 20-24
John 6:24-35
This Week’s Lectors
Saturday, 5pm
Sunday, 9am
Yolande Anderson
Mary Farrimond
Sunday, 11am
Danny Clark
This Week’s Extraordinary Ministers
Saturday, 5pm
Sunday, 9am
Sunday, 11am
Donald Retzlaff
Ernest Washington
Roberta Roper, David Julian,
and Lewis Smith, Jr.
This Week’s Acolyte
Most Holy Rosary Council
No. 11511
Grand Knight Al Camp
Mary Lou Abald, Sister Agnes Clare, Sister Brauna
McFarlane, Judy Anderson, John Anderson, Monica
Anderson, Dominic Arman, Margaret Beaver, Terry
Bechtold, Frank Bello, Frederick Bello, Gladys Benton,
George Berry, Veronica Best, Ruth Block, Faith Britt,
John Bugg, John Burns, Paul Cahill, Lilian Caplins,
Bob & Barbara Carroll, Mary Cave, Patrice ChandlerSmith, Jackie Chancio, Marco Clark, Angel Colbert,
Theresa Colbert, Joshua Colbert, Sterling Colbert, Sr.,
Elizabeth Cook, Bob Coughlan, Cliff Daus, Sister
Brona Donohoe, Ed Donovan, Carl Edgell, Jerome
Eppler, Mary Farrimond, Richard Farrell, Jr., Ricky
Farrell, III, Kuniko Fluck, Eileen Ford, Jacqueline Ford,
Ernestine Fredette, Frederick Fricker, Joshua
Gardener, Joyce Green, Denise Griffin, Donald Griffith,
Joseph & Fernande Haran, Monica Harley, Frances
Hawkins, Ethel Herring, Andy Hoffman, Joe Holley,
Joe Hooks, Msgr. Richard Hughes, Mary Hurlock,
Jessie Hutchison, Robert & Liz Isom, Rose Jackson,
Theresa Jackson, John Jako, Marianne Julian, Chuck
Kidwell, Christine Kidwell, Tim Kiley, Marion Kneas,
Michael Langway, Nancy LaVine, Nancy Lingerfelt,
Miriam Love, Juanita Lowe, Fr. John Lynch, Rosalie
Lynn, Paul Martin, Barbara Mattis, James McFadden,
Betty McFarlane, Noah McLaughlin, Peggy
McLaughlin, , Gary McLean, Joan McMurrer, Rachel
McMurrer, Deborah McNeill, T.J. Mauck, Richard
Mizak, Charles Moroney, Damiana Murphy, Michael
Nappi, Paul Nappi, Ralph Nasatka, Agnes O’Malley,
Jessica O’Neill, Margaret Penn, Donald Point, Sally
Presti, Barbara Proctor, John A. Proctor, Marvin
Proctor, Nellie Proctor, Geo. Ramsey, Bob Richards,
Connie Richards, Roxanne Riker, Patty Robinson, Joe
Rodgers, Beverly Sadler, Leisl Shreader, Chuck
Shilling, Audrey Smith, Candace Smith, Fr. John
Smolko, Jeni Stepanek, Bernie & Melissa Spicer,
Maurie Stevens, Frances Stokes, Barb Sullivan, Mary
H. Swann, Austin Swann, Virgil Teti, Joanna
Thompson, Jackie Vanacore, Eric Van Tassel, Wayne
Van Tassel, Fred Voss, Bessie Walger, Eloise Wells,
Robyn White, Antonio White.
Please pray that those whose names appear
here – and others we know who are ill – will
experience health, healing and peace of mind.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
The reading from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians:
• Calls us to “live with humility.” Humility means to
accept all that you are and all you are not. Relax. You
do not have to be God in order to be beloved. Lives
that have to be huge and greatly respected and
listened to and in control are
based on fear, not humility.
Try to accept the love God
has for you, the love that
makes you safe. You are who
you are.
• It calls us to “live with gentleness.” This can be a little
more difficult. But relax. God is the gentlest acceptor of
all. You are enough. You are loved by God, who is
infinitely gentle.
• It calls us to “live with patience.” Patience can be
defined as “bearing pains or trials calmly or without
complaint.” This is good enough, but did you know that
the Latin origin of the word patience (patior) means “to
allow”? God gives us ourselves one minute at a time,
one hour at a time, not all at once. Each moment, each
flower, each step is precious, if we let it be. Accept the
gifts of the compassionate giver and let it be.
• It calls us “to bear with one another through love.”
Think how wonderful it would be if someone were to
bear with you, even when you mess up. You would not
have to be anything but your own adequate self, loved
by God, able to bear up under the surprisingly light
burden of loving others.
• It calls us “to preserve the unity of the spirit through
the bond of peace.”
~ Redacted, John Foley S. J.
Buy Me Some
Peanuts and
Cracker Jacks……
The Knights of Columbus
Council 11511 of Most Holy
Rosary cordially invite you our
annual Family Night outing with the Bowie
Baysox. Come see the bats swing as the Baysox
take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
When: Friday, August 7, 2015
Time:
7:05 p.m.
Where: Bowie Baysox Stadium, Bowie
Price:
$11.00 each (Children under 3 ---FREE)
A hot dog, bag of chips, and soda are $8.50. See
you at the ballpark! RSVP to Ernest or Linda
Washington at (301) 627-1593 by Friday July 31.
Plan to stay for fireworks at the end of the
game…..
5th Annual Cash Bash. Buy your ticket before July 31
to be entered in the Early Bird drawing for $10,000.
This year, the grand prize will be $100,000! One ticket
for $75 will enter you in more than 50 drawings. Buy 3,
get 1 free! Prizes include a Chevy Camaro, Toyota
truck, MayCraft Boat, a John Deere lawn tractor, gift
cards and cash ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 and
more. You do not need to be present to win but are
welcome to come enjoy community and food vendors,
games, live entertainment and free food. The event will
be held at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds on
October 24, 2015. Visit www.smscashbash.org or call
240-587-7111. Proceeds benefit St. Michael’s School
and Mother Catherine Academy.
Pope Francis’ Washington Schedule
Tuesday, September 22, 2015:
 Pope Francis arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in
the afternoon. No other public events that day.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015:
 Welcoming ceremony at the White House followed
by a private meeting with President Obama.
 Mid-day prayer with US bishops at the Cathedral
of Saint Matthew the Apostle.
 Mass in the afternoon on the east portico of the
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception and the University Mall at The
Catholic University of America. During the Mass,
the pope will canonize Blessed Junipero Serra.
Thursday, September 24, 2015:
 Address the U.S. Congress in the morning.
 Visit St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in D.C. and
meet with clients of Catholic Charities in late
morning.
 Blessing and remarks to St. Maria Meals Program
clients of Catholic Charities.
 Depart for New York – Andrews Air Force Base.
---------------------------------------St. Mary’s Ladies Auxiliary Meeting
Saturday, August 1, 10:30 a.m.
St. Joseph Center
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July is the Month of the Precious Blood