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Rector, Rev. Msgr. Patrick Golden | pgolden@richmondcathedral.orgDeacon, Rev. Mr. Michael DeNoia | mike@mcl-direct.com Deacon, Rev. Mr. Chris Malone | cmalone@richmondcathedral.orgDeacon, Rev. Mr. Mark Matte | mcmatte@verizon.netDeacon, Rev. Mr. Charles Williams | cwilliams@richmondcathedral.orgDirector of Music and Liturgy, Daniel Sañez dsanez@richmondcathedral.org | 804-212-3889 Director of Religious Education, Maria Thorsen mthorsen@richmondcathedral.org | 804-212-3888Interim Youth Ministry Coordinator, April Ruizaruiz@richmondcathedral.org | 804-212-3888Campus Ministry Co-Director, Rich Girardin rgirardin@richmondcathedral.org | 804-212-3896Campus Ministry Co-Director, Mary Rebecca Pugsley mpugsley@richmondcathedral.org | 804-212-3891

Business Administrator, Kim Kremerkkremer@richmondcathedral.org | 804-212-3898Administrative Secretary , Jayne Hushenjhushen@richmondcathedral.org | 804-212-3892Administrative Assistant , Christopher Ferrara cferrara@richmondcathedral.org | 804-359-5651Accountant, Tiffany Baham | tbaham@richmondcathedral.org | 804-212-3890Facilities, Patrick Garrett | 804-212-3893 | pgarrett@richmondcathedral.org Daniel Hudson | 804-310-9422Pastoral Council, Jenna Nguyen| jenna.marie.nguyen@gmail.com 540-578-4182Finance Council, Steve Brincefield | steve.brincefield@verizon.netCathedral Cantors | Lauren Tompkins, Ian Richardson, Rondy Michael Lazaro, M.D., Andrew Dulce

For a complete list of our ministries, committees and ways to get involved please refer to our Parish Resource Guide on our Website or pick up a copy at the entrance to the church.

Parish Staff

Bless us with your presence.Serving as the Mother Church of the Diocese of RichmondTwinning with the Catholic Community of Carissade, Haiti

Serving the Campuses of Virginia Commonwealth University

Most Reverend Barry C. KnestoutBishop of Richmond

Monsignor Patrick D. GoldenRector

800 S. Cathedral Place, Richmond, VA 23220-4853 Office: (804) 359-5651 Fax: (804) 358-8043

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pmFriday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

www.richmondcathedral.org

Holy Week at the Cathedral

Monday, March 26 6:00 pm Diocesan Chrism Mass Holy Thursday, March 29 7:00 pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday, March 30 3:00 pm Stations of the Cross 7:00 pm Good Friday Liturgy Holy Saturday, March 31 8:00 pm Easter Vigil Liturgy (NO Saturday 5:15 pm Mass)Easter Sunday, April 1 9:00 am Mass with blessing of the Easter Eggs 11:00 am Mass (NO Sunday 5:15 pm Mass)

Prayers and Praise @ Sick: Jake Einwechter, André Basmajian, Thelma Robinson, Michele White-hurst, Doug Toler, Mary Maynard, Mark Drexler, Jr., Bobby Locke, Patrick Cooper, Jennifer Tomes, Patrick Stockton, Reed Roberts, Cheryl Hennan, Ann Fincham, Georgia Thompson, Peggy Ross, Debra Brown, Ann King, Barbara Munjas, Theresa Drexler Moody, Knox & Preston Kaliebe, Kevin Smith, Diana A., Joan DeBiasi, John Anderson, Joanie Price, Cindy Cole, John Norment, Frank Flechter, Michael Hollister, Connie Biby, Valerie Booth, Barbara Kersey, Mary Hormachea, Gabriel Peter Norment, Gina Loehr, Eddie Dunn, III, John Kuhn, Sheila Dolan, Dylan Marshall, Jean Ser-ini, Amy Tweedale, Billie Sutherland Moore, Mark Patrick Cotham, Anne Hutchins, and Janine Thompson. Also, please continue to pray for those written in the Book of the Sick and those in our Armed Forces.

Seminarians: Rev. Mr. James O’Reilly, Rev. Mr. Nick Redmond, Rev. Mr. John Baab, Joe Kauflin, Alex Jimenez, William Douglas, Julio Reyes, Marton Lonart, Thomas Lawrence, M. Tochi Iwuji, Kevin Riedel, Philip Decker, John Minnich, Chris Weyer, David Arellano, Benjamin Fleser, Dillon Bruce, Riley Winstead, Armando Herrera, Anthony Ferguson, Kyle O’Connor, Christopher Masla, Cassidy Stinson, Daniel Molochko, Patrick Walsh, Andrew Clark, Greg-ory Guilfoyle, William Buckley, James Fitzgerald, Samuel Hill, Robert Kincaid.

Welcome to our new RCIA Community! Jim Bailey, Mary Katherine Bradley, Amin Diallo, Jacob Einwechter, Nathan Galloway, Mackenzie Halfon, Samuel Halfon, Brayden Jordan Alex Jordan, Abhishiktha Kasanagottu, Michael Maguire, Meghana Mallampati, Allison Dalyrumple, Mateo Salas Aguilar, Jacob Perry, Grace Pitthardt, Kristie Smith, Tammy Smith, Sidney Schroeder, Dave Noland, Carlie Honsaker, Sarah Bass, Tom Ellen, Melanie Roberts.Welcome our New Members who joined us in February: Mary & Benjamin Thompson; Anthony & Lidia Russell; John Sullivan; Carlos & Katelyn Garay; Margaret Van Hook; Jessica Stankus; Christina Spohn; Theresa Simonson; Frances Shero.

The Pope’s general prayer intention for March is: Evangelization: Formation in Spiritual Discernment That the Church may appreciate the urgency of formation in spiritual discernment, both on the personal and communitarian levels.

Weekly OfferingsFor Fiscal Year beginning 7/1/2017

The Cathedral is grateful for last week’s collections.

2017-2018 Last Week Year to Date Regular Offertory Amount Budgeted $19,455 $708,633 Amount Received $19,342 $780,448 Difference -$113 $71,815

Preservation $880 $66,973

Social Justice Poor and Needy $672 $31,506 Haiti $20 $10,872Catholic Relief Services $2,605 $2,608

The Holy Thursday collection this week is for the poor.

This Week at the Cathedral Saturday, March 24, 2018 5:15 pm Mass † Delores Ashpole 6:15 pm Prince George Sacred Heart Tour Sunday, March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday 9:00 am Mass † Alvaro Roco 9:30 am Stuart Circle Parish Palm Sunday Procession 11:00 am Mass -- Cathedral Parishioners 12:00 pm High School Youth Group 12:15 pm Baptism 5:15 pm Mass † Ann Ryan Meyer

Monday, March 26, 2018 6:00 pm Chrism Mass Tuesday, March 27, 2018 12:05 pm NO Daily Mass 6:00 pm RCIA Vigil Rehearsal Wednesday, March 28, 2018 7:30 am Morning Prayer 10:40 am VCU Tour 12:00 pm Daily Mass -- Paul Joe Hooker 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm Holy Thursday RehearsalThursday, March 29, 2018 - Holy Thursday 7:00 pm Holy Thursday LiturgyFriday, March 30, 2018 - Good Friday 3:00 pm Stations of the Cross 7:00 pm Good Friday Liturgy Saturday, March 31, 2018 - Easter Vigil 8:00 pm Easter Vigil Liturgy † William Kidd Sunday, April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday 9:00 am Mass with Blessing of the Easter Eggs † Allen Goolsby West 11:00 am Mass † Elven & Elizabeth 12:00 pm CCM Easter Sunday Brunch

Easter Flower envelopes can be found in the pews and on the tables at the back of church. Please write your memorial designation on the back of the enve-lope and place in the collection plate. Thank you!

Annual AppealI would like to thank you for your support of the 2018 Annual Diocesan Appeal. Because of your generosity and that of your fellow parishioners, we have raised $17,551. This puts us at 36.17% of our target which is $48,520. Every year the Appeal challenges us to think about the Church outside of our walls. If you had the opportunity to review the ministries supported by the Appeal, you will see that our Church is only as strong as these larger ministries which no parish can address alone. By partnering with our parish on the 2018 Annual Appeal, you are making a true differ-ence by ensuring that these ministries continue to grow. If you have not already had a chance to do so, please consider making your contribution to the 2018 Annual Diocesan Appeal. Msgr. Patrick Golden

Cathedral Benefit Concert Stile AnticoBritish Vocal EnsembleFriday, April 6, 2018 at 7:30 pm Grammy®-nominated British vocal ensemble. Ticketed event – see website for purchase.

The Parish Offices will be closed Monday, April 2 and Tuesday, April 3 in observance of Easter.

Gift Shop In this Time of Lent, do you have a crucifix of Our Lord in your home? Or perhaps do you have one tucked in your desk drawer to bring you comfort during stressful times at work? If not visit the Cathedral Gift Shop for a variety of vintage and new crucifixes.

Nursery is open from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Sundays for children ages 12 mos. to 3 years. The nursery is on the lower level (take the elevator).

Ordained Ministry and Religious Life: For information about the life and ministry of priests, deacons, and seminarians of men & women in religious life, contact Fr. Michael Boehling at 804-359-5661 or www.richmonddiocese.org/vocations

Self-Guided Tour: When visiting the Cathedral, pick up a Self‐Guided Tour pamphlet at the front entrance. To view the tour on our website, visit: www.richmondcathedral.org/selfguidedtour.pdf

We welcome new members to our parish! You can fill out a registration form found at the back of the church, or email tbaham@richmondcathedral.org, or fill out an online registration form on our website: www.richmondcathedral.org

During Weekday Masses, Parking Passes Are Not Needed

Daily Mass Schedule: Weekend Mass Schedule:Monday; Wednesday - Friday: 12:05 pm Saturday: 5:15 pm Sunday: 9:00 am Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm 11:00 am & 5:15 pm

If you’re interested in becoming Catholic :Contact Maria Thorsen at mthorsen@richmondcathedral.org or 804-212-3888.For Weddings and Funerals: Call Jayne Hushen, Parish Office at 804-212-3892.

For Mass Intenions, call Chris Ferrara in the Parish Office at 804-359-5651.

Christian Marriage Formation Program for Engaged Couples: www.cdrcmfl.org/marriage-family/mariage-preparation/

Infant Baptisms & Confirmations: A Baptism Registration Form is available online on our website - www.richmondcathedral.org Contact Maria Thorsen at mthorsen@richmondcathedral.org or 804-212-3888.

Cathedral Information

Children’s, Youth and Adult Faith Formation

Sacramental Preparation Sessions for preparing for First Eucharist will be April 8, 15, 22 in the Parish Hall at 12:15 pm. Please see the Cathedral website for registration. If you have any questions please email: mthorsen@richmondcathedral.org

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process designed for adults who, after hearing the mystery of Christ proclaimed, consciously and frelly seeks the living God and enter the way of faith and conversion as the Holy Spirit opens their hearts.

RCIA is a process for those who have never been Baptized, those who have been Baptized in another faith tradition, and those who have been Baptized Catholic and wish full initiation.

This week we thank Heather and JJ Mawn for the delicious meal they provided for our Tuesday night RCIA Session

We invite you to inquire about the RCIA process:Please contact: mthorsen@richmondcathedral.org

Adult Faith Formation

Cathedral’s All Parish ReadDorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty

An Intimate Portrait of my GrandmotherWritten by her granddaughter, this book offers a gorgeously rendered portrait of Dorothy Day. The book explores the effects of her powerful legacy. Dorothy Day dedicated her life to an understanding of service - the vision of Christ. Please come to the next discussion time: Monday April 30 - 7 - 8:00 pm.

Easter Children’s ChoirEnjoy the beautiful voices of our Cathedral Children’s Choir on Easter morning at the 9:00 Mass, directed by Amy Hruska.

Rice Bowl 2018 Catholic Relief Services God of Creation, you have called us to be stewards of all you have created. We pray that we, and our communities and leaders, will seek to protect the Earth and to care for those who are suffering. Please donate your pennies to the RICE BOWL 2018. The Rice Bowls will be collected the weekend of April 8 at all Masses.

Shipwrecked: Rescued by JesusVacation Bible School! Mark your calendar! July 9-13Do you want to volunteer to create another memorable Vacation Bible School experience for our children? Mark your calendar for the first volunteer meeting on May 3 at 6:30 in the Parish Hall. Please email: mthorsen@richmondcathedral.org

Children’s Faith Formation Corner“Children and God have a unique bond”

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, which is also called Pas-sion Sunday. On this day we recall Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem. People greeted Jesus in the streets, shouting and waving palm branches. The gospel today tells the whole story of Je-sus’ last days on earth. Holy Week can be time to discuss the concept of Jesus as servant. Where do we see Jesus serving others during the readings of Holy Week? How can we of service to one another in the way Jesus wanted?

* The nursery will be closed on Easter Sunday

Children’s Christian Formation Classes and Children’s Liturgy of the Word...

...will not meet on Easter Sunday. Have a blessed Holy Week!

Weekday Morning Prayer Every Wednesday at 7:30 am You are invited to Weekday Morning Prayer every Wednesday at 7:30 am, facilitated by Deacon Chris Malone and Deacon Charles Williams.The Catholic Church has the custom of celebrating the Liturgy of the Hours each day. In this way the Church fulfills the Lord’s precept to pray without ceasing. Join us in prayer. When we, the faithful, gather in prayer “we are the temple of the living God.”

The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:30 pm | Parish HallDates: April 11, 18 May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 June 6, 13“To fall in love with God is the greatest of all romances; to seek Him, the greatest adventure…” St. Augustine. The Bible Timeline is a Catholic approach to Scripture that invites us into a transformative encounter with Jesus Christ.

Readings and Reflection

Prepare for Sunday Mass using an online resource that includes a copy of the readings and much more. To access, go to the parish website and click on “Prepare for Sunday.”

Parish Community Life April 1Acts 10 : 34a, 37-43Col 3 :1-4John 20 : 1-9

Parking Validation for Saturday & Sunday Mass

ONLY

5 - Insert your ticket first, then when asked for payment, scan the code and the gate will open.

When you park in the VCU Deck, you must do one of the following:

1 - PULL & KEEP A TICKET TO ENTER DECK2 - Scan this code from this bulletin OR3 - Pick up a QR Code chit from the basket under the poster in church OR

4 - Take a photo of the code with your smart phone Good Mar. 21 - June 30, 2018

The old QR Codes have expired. Pick Up a

NEW QR Code

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the LordThe first of two Gospels read today, proclaimed before the procession

with palms, tells of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. Riding on a borrowed colt, Jesus was hailed by the crowds as they blessed God and shouted “Hosanna!” This event is reported in each of the four Gospels.

At the Liturgy of the Word on Palm Sunday, the events of Jesus’ passion are proclaimed in their entirety. We read the passion of Jesus as found in the Gospel of Mark. We will hear these events proclaimed again when we celebrate the Triduum later in the week. On Good Friday, we will read the passion of Jesus from the Gospel of John.

In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ passion and death are presented as the consequence of the tension between the Jewish authorities and Jesus that had been building throughout his public ministry. This tension reached its breaking point when Jesus drove the merchants and moneychangers from the Temple. After this event, the chief priests and scribes began seeking a way to put Jesus to death, and yet, this is only the surface explanation for his death.

When Jesus was arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin—the council of Jewish priests, scribes, elders—he was charged with blasphemy, citing his threat to the Temple. When he was brought before Pilate, however, the religious authorities presented his crime as a political one, charging that Jesus claimed to be king of the Jews. In continuity with Mark’s Gospel, the messianic claim of Jesus is widely misunderstood.

In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ disciples are rarely models of faith and do little to invoke confidence in their capacity to continue his ministry after his death. They fare no better in Mark’s narrative of Jesus’ passion and death. At the Last Supper, the disciples insisted that none among them would betray Jesus. When Jesus predicted that their faith would be shaken in the events ahead, Peter and the other disciples protested vehemently. Yet in the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus returned three times to find them sleeping. Jesus prayed in agony over his impending fate while his disciples slumbered through the night. Just as Jesus predicted, Peter denied Jesus, and the disciples were absent during Jesus’ passion and death. Only the women who had been followers of Jesus in Galilee are said to have been present at the Crucifixion, but they remained at a distance.

Throughout this Gospel, Mark challenges the reader to consider the claim with which the Gospel begins: Jesus is the Son of God. When we read Mark’s account of the passion, we begin to comprehend the deeper theological statement being made about Jesus’ death. In Mark’s telling of the passion narrative, Jesus understood his death to have been preordained, and he accepted this death in obedience to God’s will. Jewish Scripture is quoted only once, but there are several references to the fulfillment of the Scriptures. Jesus understood his anointing in Bethany as an anticipation of his burial, and he announced that this story would be told together with the Gospel throughout the world. Jesus predicted his betrayal by Judas as well as Peter’s denial. At his arrest, Jesus acknowledged that the preordained time had arrived. Jesus was both confident and silent before his accusers. After he was sentenced to death, Jesus did not speak again until his final cry from the cross. The bystanders misunderstood and believed that he was calling for Elijah. The Roman centurion, however, affirmed what Mark has presented throughout this Gospel: Jesus is the Son of God. Nowhere was this revealed more fully than in his death on the cross.

During Holy Week, we prayerfully remember the events of Jesus’ passion and death. As we meditate on the cross, we ask again and anew what it means to make the statement of faith that Jesus, in his obedient suffering and dying, revealed himself to us as God’s Son. ©LoyolaPress

March 25Is 50 : 4-7 Phil 2 : 6-11Mark 14 : 1– 15 : 47

Le coin d’Haïti / Haiti CornerDid you know that Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and St Bridget’s Church have a twin parish in Haiti? The community of Carissade is located a few hours from Port-au-Prince and is near the town of Hinche. We help maintain a school (Ecole St Paul) and clinic there with your support. We have another group headed there in the end of February and would love to share our experience with you. To learn more, check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HaitiCommitteeRVA/

Easter SundaySunday, April 1 | 9:00 am MassIt’s a Cathedral tradition for the children to hand out Easter eggs after the 9:00 am Mass. All children are invited to participate by bringing a basket of eggs to place on the steps in front of the ambo before Mass. At the end of the Mass the children will come forward with their parents and the eggs will be blessed. They will pick up their own baskets and process out with the priest and ministers to the plaza and pass out the eggs as people leave.

We would love your family to join us!