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Rev.EdwardC.Hathaway,Pastor Rev.NicholasR.Barnes,ParochialVicar
Rev.AndrewW.Haissig,ParochialVicar
Rev.EdwardJ.Bresnahan,InResidence
Rev.KevinBarnekow,InResidence
Sunday Masses 5 p.m. (Saturday Vigil) 7 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m. (Children’s Mass during the school year at St. Mary School gym) 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m.
Weekday Masses Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. 8 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Federal and 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 a.m. — 10 a.m. 4 p.m. — 5 p.m. Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. (during Holy Hour)
310 South Royal Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 836-4100 www.stmaryoldtown.org [email protected]
Parish Office 313 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Monday—Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. St. Mary School (Pre-K—8th)400 Green Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 549-1646 www.smsva.org Mrs.JanetCantwellPrincipal(703) 549-1646 [email protected]
Church Hours Monday-Friday 5:30a.m.—9p.m.Saturday 7a.m.—7:30p.m.Sunday 6a.m.—6:30p.m.
Baptisms Sunday at 2:15 p.m. Call the Parish Of ice to register in advance and obtain regulations concerning godparents, 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 p.m. AdorationoftheBlessedSacramentWednesdays from 12:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. MotherofPerpetualHelpNovena&HolyHourWednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
NocturnalAdorationFirst Friday at 9 p.m. throughout the night until 6 a.m. on Saturday HolyHourforLifeFirst Saturday at 7:30 a.m. through Benediction beginning at 8:15 a.m. (6 — 8:15 a.m. Benediction when First Saturday follows First Friday) April23,2017
Extended Hours (at 310 Duke Street)Monday-Friday 5 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
CONSIDER GETTING INVOLVED IN ONE OF OUR PARISH APOSTOLATES
BULLETIN DEADLINE 12 noon on Wednesday, 1-1/2 weeks BEFORE
the date of the bulletin (i.e., April 26 for the May 7 bulletin). Submit announcements to:
WORSHIP
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 12:30 -7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays
Mary Stier [email protected] 703.768.7167
Children’s Mass 9 a.m. Sundays, school year, in school gym
Claire Schwab Cschwab @claireschwab.com
Marian Singers 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass
Jo-Ann Hovey canadiansongbird @verizon.net
Lectors Laurie Schultz lector_St._Marys @comcast.net
Mary Martha Guild Christine Kleiber [email protected]
Nocturnal Adoration Society
Jeffrey Petrino jeffrey.petrino @gmail.com
Rosary Prayer Group Call Parish Office 703.836.4100
Sacristans Steve Young asyoung001 @gmail.com
Sanctuary Society Jill Stanton jillrstanton @gmail.com
Schola Cantorum David Elliott Delliott @stmaryoldtown.org
Ushers Randolph MacPherson macpherson @halloransage.com
SERVICE
Alexandrians InVolved Ecumenically(ALIVE)
Greg Smith alive.saintmarys @gmail.com
Bereavement Committee Receptions after funerals
Kitty Guy [email protected] 703.765.9478
Carpenter’s Shelter Ed Velarde evelarde @eaglebankcorp.com
Christ House Rita Meyer Janet Watkins
703.768.3482 703.836.1265
Gabriel Project Pro-life pregnancy help
Barbara Furey barbarafurey29 @gmail.com
Jail Ministry Alexandria City
Chris Lewis 703.360.7214
Pro-Life Activities Mike and Suzan Cummins
Shut-In Visitation Call Parish Office 703.836.4100
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Jim Larocco [email protected]
Sunrise Retirement Home 1st Friday Communion
Margaret Denlinger 703.765.7044
Woodbine Rehabilitation Center
Tom Hasbrouck 703.329.1371
Eucharistic Apostles of Divine Mercy
Harry and Lynne Dolton 703.960.0592
Secular Franciscan Order
Sadie Martins [email protected]
SPecial REligious Development (SPRED) For children
Mary Froehlich
mary.m.froehlich @gmail.com 703.836.6414
That Man Is You Col. Daniel P. Ermer [email protected]
Walking with Purpose Barbara Dwyer and Julie Guiffre
stmaryswwp @yahoo.com
Sts. Ann & Joachim Scripture Study
Liz Gardenier [email protected]
American Heritage Girls Troop 0325
Beth Ann Garcia Kathy Doherty
[email protected] 202.468.8147 kathryndoherty @gmail.com 202.270.6008
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Terry Riley [email protected]
Boy Scout Troop 301 Dan Scheeler [email protected]
Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Kavanaugh #54
Debbie Weatherly debbie_weatherly @comcast.net
Catholic Mom’s Book Club
Beth Ann Garcia [email protected] 202.468.8147
Cub Scout Pack 301 Mark Kramer [email protected]
CYO Sports [email protected]
Girl Scouts Tina DelDonna [email protected]
Jr. Catholic Daughters Girls grades 2-8
Adelaide Biegun [email protected] 703.851.3767
Knights of Columbus Larry Clark [email protected] www.kofc459.org
St. Mary’s Play Group Trista Roehl and Jen Retz
saintmarystots @gmail.com
Sts. Ann and Joachim Society Seniors 55+
Barbara Juszczyk barbaraj.seniors @aol.com
Youth & Young Adults
Arragon Perrone aperrone @stmaryoldtown.org 703.836.4100 x 3024
For more information on the activities
of our parish apostolates, go to ACTIVITIES at www.stmaryoldtown.org.
FELLOWSHIP
EDUCATION & EVANGELIZATION
Oremus pro invicem. “Let us pray for each other.”
Father Edward C. Hathaway
ST. MARY PARISH STAFF
David Elliott, Music Director 703.836.4100 x 3019 / [email protected]
Carmen Federle, Parish Liaison to Diocesan Office for the Protection of Children and Young People [email protected]
Melanie Graves, Director of Religious Education 703.836.4100 x 3023 / [email protected]
John Harchick, Director of Facilities 703.836.4100 x 3021 / [email protected]
Kara Hollis, Assistant Director of Youth and Young Adults 703.836.4100 x 3030 / [email protected]
John Lilly, Director of Communications and 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]
Naomi Roberts, Part-Time Administration 703.836.4100
Kristin Smith, Office Administrator 703.836.4100 x 3029 / [email protected]
Trish Weiler, Business Manager 703.836.4100 x 3011 / [email protected]
Hilary Munger, Assistant Director of Religious Education 703.836.4100 x 3033 / [email protected]
Sheena Byrne, Receptionist 703.836.4100 x 3015 / [email protected]
Arragon Perrone, Director of Youth and Young Adults 703.836.4100 x 3024 / [email protected]
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CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY
Say unceasingly this chaplet that I have taught you. Even the most hardened sinner,
if he recites this chaplet even once, will receive grace from My Infinite Mercy.
– Jesus to St. Faustina (Diary, 687)
Helpful resources: https://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/dmmap.htm
http://www.thedivinemercy.org/apps/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUtqwdaSzx0
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY Today, Divine Mercy Sunday, I am in Padua with our 8th graders and their parents, nearing the end of our pilgrimage to Italy. Our prayers in petition and thanksgiving for the Mercy of God will be joined with yours as we celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Anthony.
Today’s parish celebration of the Divine Mercy, beginning at 3 p.m., includes recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Jesus taught this powerful prayer to the Polish nun, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, in 1935, promising extraordinary graces to all who pray it. Let us pray this beautiful chaplet often, obtaining for ourselves, our loved ones, our parish and the entire world, the infinite mercy of God.
Praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy Prayed on ordinary rosary beads, the chaplet may be said at any time but is especially appropriate during the three o’clock hour, recalling the time of Christ’s death on the cross. Begin with the sign of the cross. Pray either, or both, of these optional opening prayers: You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. or: O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You! Then, on the first three beads, say the Our Father, Hail Mary and Apostles Creed. Pray the remainder of the Divine Mercy Chaplet as follows: On the Our Father Beads of each decade, say the following: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. On the 10 Hail Mary beads of each decade, say the following: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Repeat these two steps for all five decades. Then, after having completed the prayer’s five decades, recite the following, three times: Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. You may close with the following optional prayer: Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is love and mercy itself.
Please be sure to attend our beautiful Easter Concert presented at 7 p.m. this evening by our new St. Mary
Chamber Orchestra in the parish Lyceum, 313 Duke Street.
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MASS INTENTIONS
Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23 7 a.m. Parishioners of St. Mary 8:30 a.m. Special Intention: Howard & Eleanor Walsh 9 a.m. Dorothy Wood 10 a.m. Austin Alexis Herr III 11:30 a.m. Jarod Mader 1 p.m. Jason Felts 5 p.m. Richard Livingston
Monday, April 24
6:30 a.m. Rich Bondi 8 a.m. Special Intention 12:10 p.m. Ignatius Di George
Tuesday, April 25 6:30 a.m. Daniel Birello 8 a.m. Sofia Koren 12:10 p.m. Grey Salonus
Wednesday, April 26 6:30 a.m. Harmon Burns 8 a.m. Special Intention: Mary Ann Blazevich 12:10 p.m. Gerald Robert Tamanini
Thursday, April 27
6:30 a.m. Special Intention: Janet D. Roberts 8 a.m. Salvador Furlan 12:10 p.m. Special Intention: Arlene Stelluto
Friday, April 28 6:30 a.m. Charlie Duffy 8 a.m. Rose Fronckewicz 12:10 p.m. Vilma Banientos-Quinoz
Saturday, April 29 8:30 a.m. Jeffrey H. Miller 5 p.m. Dawn Downey
Sunday, April 30 7 a.m. Special Intention: James & Carlette Breedlove 8:30 a.m. Parishioners of St. Mary 9 a.m. Keith Thorne 10 a.m. Ernestine Gissy 11:30 a.m. Austin A. Herr III 1 p.m. Paul McClure 5 p.m. Richard Livingston
HOLY FATHER’S INTENTION FOR APRIL
YOUNG PEOPLE: That young people may respond generously to their vocations and seriously consider offering themselves to God in the priesthood or consecrated life.
PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY & CIVILIAN MEMBERS SERVING
IN HARM’S WAY, INCLUDING: Fr. Jason C. Burchell, Casey Chandler, Matthew
Constantino, Peter Culbert, 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 includes active military and civilians in service.
Call the Parish Office at 703.836.4100 to add or remove names.
VOCATIONS “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them,
and whose sins you retain are retained.” Is God calling you to be an instrument of His mercy to others as a priest, sister or brother?
Call Fr. J.D. Jaffe at 703.841.2514 or write: [email protected].
BISHOP BURBIDGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA Find Bishop Burbidge’s recorded homilies at
youtube.com/arlingtondiocese.
DAILY MASS READINGS Go to www.usccb.org/bible/readings for
daily Mass readings, including audio, and reflections on those readings.
Sign up there to have daily Mass readings sent to you via email every morning!
PRAY FOR THE ILL, INCLUDING: Suzanne Aragona, Sammy Araya, Jean Baptiste, Beth Bartlett, Olga Bell, Lonnie Bennett, Sr. Maria Elizabeth
Borobia, Mary Claire Bright, Isabel Bucciante, Mike Clemmer, Cathy Coates, Win Cobb, Edward Conklin, Baby Bridget Faith Cummins, Heidi Donelly-Pesa,
Michael Friedson, Loretta Fusco, Summer Garcia, Michael Henderson, Heidi Krieger, Anthony Lodato,
Rodney Lodato, James F. McGrath III, Baby Cecilia Mathews, Sarah Dawn Medina, Terry Nunan, Blaise Pugh,
Carl Rieman, Jim Rooney, Howard Saucier, Teddy Schwab, Jennie Seko, John Soos, Jim Stark Jr., Mary Stier,
Jack Street, Daniel Talamante, Randy Weber, Jerry Wells and Kimberley Ross Weston
PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED, INCLUDING:
Cathy Hale and Betty Maag
To add a name, call the Parish Office at 703.836.4100. Names of the ill are listed for approximately four weeks.
APRIL 30 SECOND COLLECTION The second collection on Sunday, April 30, is for the Catho-lic Home Missions Appeal. It provides financial support to missionary activities that strengthen the Catholic Church in the United States, its territories and former territories.
PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTS Free prayer cards are available, each with the name
of one of our Arlington Diocesan priests. To request cards, contact the Office for Family Life
at [email protected] or call 703.841.2550.
PRO-LIFE MINISTRY Each and every human life is unique and unrepeatable. — Bishop Michael Burbidge
Project Rachel, Post Abortion Help 1.888.456.HOPE
Gabriel Project, Pregnancy Help 1.866.444.3553 Arlington Catholic Charities Adoption Services 703.425.0100
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AROUND THE PARISH, DIOCESE & BEYOND
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The MaRiH Center, a pro-life crisis pregnancy service offering alternatives to abortion, seeks new volunteers. There are many ways to help, with weekday and Satur-day shifts. Training provided; bilingual volunteers needed. Contact Beth Whitehead at 703.370.4774.
Our Parish Office recently moved across the street to the Lyceum at 313 Duke Street. Please use the entrance
on the right side of the building to visit us for routine business. The new location is handicapped-accessible, including the
restrooms, for office visitors. It also provides a more professional work space for our staff, enabling us to better
serve our wonderful parishioners — that’s you!
PARISH OFFICE HOURS at 313 Duke Street (entrance at right side of Lyceum)
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday only.
RECTORY HOURS After hours service at the Rectory (310 Duke Street)
4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday.
NEW PARISH OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS St. Mary Catholic Church
313 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314
TEPEYAC OB/GYN Tepeyac is a faith-based, pro-life OB/GYN medical practice committed to excellent and life-affirming medi-cine consistent with the Catholic faith. The practice cur-rently is accepting patients at its new Fairfax, VA office located at 4001 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 304. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call 703.273.9440.
BISHOP O’CONNELL 5K & FUN RUN Saturday, April 29 at 9 a.m. — Bishop O'Connell High School's 5K & Family Fun Run. Prizes across the age groups and special recognition for the parish school with the most registrants. Multiple runners in your group? Receive a discount when you register them all at once. Want to make it a family affair? Get a four-pack of registrations at a special price. Visit www.bishopoconnell.org/5k to view the course and to register.
ALIVE!'s 36nd ANNUAL WALKATHON On Sunday, May 7 — StepALIVE! Raises funds for ALIVE!’s Child Development Center, a high quality, full-day, full-year preschool serving children of low-income working par-ents. This 5k or 5-mile (walker’s choice) stroll starts at 2 p.m. at First Christian Church, 2723 King Street, Alexandria, ending at the same place with food, music and door priz-es. Advance registration at www.alive-inc.org or at the event starting at 1:15 p.m. The fee for walkers aged 19 to 70 is $25; those 12 to 18 and over 70 pay $10. Under 12 admitted free. If you are unable to participate, you can register as a “virtual walker.” See you there!
ST. MARY’S DRAMA CLUB PRESENTS! A tale as old as time! Come see the St. Mary’s Drama Club in their performance of the classic fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast Jr. Fall in love again with Belle, Beast and all the amazing enchanted characters. With casting from 6th through 8th grades, girls and boys, everyone will have a friend to cheer for at the state-of-art Whaley Auditorium at Bishop Ireton High School. Maximum turnout is anticipated for this annual event of Saints family fun. Performances will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30. Tickets available at the door for $10.
STS. ANN & JOACHIM SOCIETY (St. Mary Seniors) All members and interested seniors are invited to attend a brown-bag lunch at the Lyceum auditorium at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 27. We will be showing Bishop Robert Bar-ron's DVD Priest, Prophet, King. We will provide light des-serts and beverages; you provide your lunch. If interested, please contact Barbara Juszczyk at 703.683.6834.
EVENTS AT JOHN PAUL HIGH SCHOOL Please join the John Paul the Great High School community for Beauty and the Beast produced by JP Drama and Band, May 5, 6 and 7; Diamonds and Denim Gala at The Clubs at Quantico, May 20; and Emerald Raffle, with a grand prize of $15,000! Applications for admission and financial aid still being accepted! For more information, please visit www.jpthegreat.org or call 703.445.0314.
SAVE THE DATE: Renaissance Concert/Workshop Renaissance Concert and Workshop on May 6. Learn how to dance from the 16th century with Dance Historian Carol Marsh. Workshop begins at 1:30 p.m. There will be a FREE concert immediately following the workshop, at 6 p.m. Both events will be in the Lyceum auditorium. All are welcome!
MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES Enrich your marriage on Friday, May 19 with counselor, au-thor and speaker Beverly Tauke speaking on “7 Ways For-giveness Enhances your Marriage.” Free to attend and will be held at St. Michael Catholic Church in Annandale. For additional information, contact www.arlingtondiocese.org/marriageenrichment or 703.841.2500. Celebrate God’s love and mercy to each other by going to a WorldWide Marriage Encounter (WWME) weekend. The next will be September 15 to 17 in Herndon, VA and Octo-ber 27 to 29 in Gaithersburg, MD. Early sign up recom-mended. For more details: RenewMarriage-VANorth.org or contact WWME at [email protected] or 703.646.1521.
2017 BISHOP’S LENTEN APPEAL UPDATE! St. Mary’s BLA pledges have reached $618, 936, 94% of our parish goal of $660,000, with pledges
from 26% of our households.
There’s still time to make a pledge at: www.arlingtondiocese.org/Bishops-Lenten-Appeal/.
(Please do not make BLA payments through Faith Direct.) THANK YOU!
SERVICE, EDUCATION & EVANGELIZATION
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CONFIRMATION CRASH COURSE For adult Catholics who have not been Confirmed. Held on Mondays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., April 24 to May 15 at 314 Duke Street, Alexandria. Confirmation by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, June 25 at St. Thomas More Cathedral in Arlington. More infor-mation at www.stmaryoldtown.org. Register online at https://stmaryoldtown.org/confirmation-crash-course/.
CUB SCOUTING Scouting at St. Mary provides boys a foundation they can stand on to embrace opportunity, overcome obstacles and make new discoveries. Please come to Join Scouting Night on Tuesday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the St. Mary School gym. Current first to fifth graders are eligible to join. Children are welcome to attend. Questions? Please contact Nancy at [email protected].
DINNER AT CHRIST HOUSE St. Mary volunteers will be providing dinner at Christ House on Tuesday, May 30. 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. the day of the dinner. Questions? Please call Janet Watkins at 703.836.1265 or Rita Meyer at 703.768.3482. Thank you for your help!
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OTHERS When a loved one passes away, the St. Mary’s Bereave-ment Committee is available to provide a reception after the funeral. Families appreciate being able to visit and be com-forted by relatives and friends without the confusion of preparing and serv-ing a meal. We need volunteers to prepare food (simple “comfort food” like cookies, salads and sandwiches) and to serve the meal. Can you help continue this important Corporal Work of Mercy in our parish? Contact Kitty Guy at 703.765.9478 or [email protected] or Margaret Susank at 703.706.8095 or [email protected].
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WORSHIP, PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
MARIAN SINGERS Help honor our parish patroness by joining the Marian Singers. This music ministry honors our Blessed Mother by providing music for the 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass. We rehearse in the church every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Looking for new members; men and women of all skill levels are welcome. For more information, please contact Jo-Ann Hovey at [email protected].
Living Faith A Reflection for Sunday, April 23
Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’” John 20:19
Are you good at making people feel welcome?
When you meet someone new, a new neighbor, a new work colleague, a new parishioner, do you make them
feel at home? Many of us can probably do a much better job at this. When we make people feel welcome, we make them feel like they are
included instead of being excluded. A simple “hello” and a smile go a long way.
AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS TROOP 0325 American Heritage Girls (AHG) is a scouting and Catholic fellowship opportunity for girls, ages 5 to 18. AHG is a Christ-centered leadership and character development ministry focused on building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. St. Mary's American Heritage Girls Troop 0325 meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Christ Child Hall at St. Mary's School. For more information or to register your daughter, contact Beth Ann Garcia at [email protected] or Kathryn Doherty at [email protected].
ADORATION OF THE. BLESSED SACRAMENT When we think of Jesus on the cross we know how very much He loved us. Through the Blessed Sacrament, Jesus shows us how much He still loves us, for He is literally pre-sent on earth in the Eucharist. He is waiting for us to visit and tell Him all that is in our hearts and souls. He is our very best friend, the one who loves us most, and who can show us how to love and give us the spiritual strength we need to get to Heaven. Think of spend-ing just one hour per week with Our Lord. Sign-up sheets for a new session running from May through July will be in the back of the church Adoration is on Wednesdays from 12:30 to 7:30 p.m., concluding with a Holy Hour. For information contact Mary Stier at 703.768.7167 or [email protected].
ENRICHING THE LIVES OF SENIORS Enriching the Lives of Seniors of Our Parishes, a day of dis-cussion sponsored by Catholic Charities, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 3, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Vienna. Topics will include: Financial Plan-ning for Long-Term Care; and Caregiver Resource, Tools and Support. Please RSVP by Friday, April 28 to Gracie Ortiz at 703.751.4083 or 571.970.8734 or [email protected].
INTRODUCING THE ST. CECILIA SOCIETY
The St. Cecilia Society is a new organization established to support the musical life of our parish. Donations support The Schola Cantorum, our principal liturgical choir, comprised of professional section leaders and talented volunteers, with a repertoire from the best of Catholic sacred music tradition, singing throughout the year at the 10 a.m. Mass; our newly formed St. Mary Chamber Orchestra, which performs two orchestral concerts in the Lyceum and two orchestral Masses for the Feast of Christ the King and Christmas Midnight Mass in the church; and an exciting new Concert Series during the year by profes-sional and collegiate ensembles from the Washington, DC, area and beyond. Member benefits include reserved seating at all concerts, invitations to the Society’s yearly concert planning meeting and yearly members-only formal dinner with chamber music, and acknowledgment in all programs and concert series brochure. Join and make a donation at https://stmaryoldtown.org/saint-cecilia-society/.
EUCHARISTIC APOSTLES OF THE DIVINE MERCY Sooner would heaven and earth turn into nothingness
than would My mercy not embrace a trusting soul. (Diary of St. Faustina, 1777)
An apostolate of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Con-ception under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe, uses a small group or cenacle format to experience our Catholic Faith through the study of Sacred Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Diary of St.
Faustina Kowalska. The purpose is to spread the truth of the Real Presence in the Eucharist and to live the Divine Mer-cy message based on a deeper trust in God, a greater ability to forgive and to be merciful to others. St. Mary’s Cena-cle meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 10 a.m. in the Fr. Rankin House (314 Duke Street). Contact Lynne or Harry Dolton at 703.960.0592 or [email protected].
CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP As Christians we are asked to view all of our gifts as bless-ings from God, nurturing them during our lifetime and return-ing them to our Heavenly Father with an increase. One way we can do that is to help our own parish meet its future needs by including St. Mary Church in your will. For more information, contact the Arlington Diocesan Giving Office at 703.841.3819 or www.arlingtondiocese.planyourlegacy.org.
PRIME TIME SINGLE CATHOLICS (PTSC) PTSC is a Washington-area social group of single Catholics aged 40+. Delight in Christian fellowship with us! For more information on the group and its activities, contact John McBride at [email protected] or 703.820.9196.
Sunday, April 23 — 7 p.m. St. Mary Lyceum, 313 Duke Street, Alexandria
J.S. Bach — Brandenburg Concerto no. 2
Wagner — Siegfried Idyll Mozart — Symphony no. 36
St. Mary Chamber Orchestra Conducted by David Elliott
Refreshments and reception to follow in the Lyceum
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for advertising in our bulletin. Please patronize our sponsors!
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