Parish Staff Nancy Caro Sacristan Siena Academy 703-759-4129 Maggie Radzik Head of Pedagogy 703-759-4129 Anson Groves Dir of Catholic Youth Org 703-759-3530 Anson Groves Dir. of Religious Ed. 703-759-3530 Sharon O'Donnell Religious Ed Secretary 703-759-3530 Rick Webb Gen. Mgr. Financial Dir 703-759-4350 Dr. Kimberly Hess Director of Music 703-759-4350 Judy Wood Parish Secretary 703-759-4350 Jackie Fox Bulletin Editor 703-759-4350 Guillermo DeLeon Director of Facilities 703-638-4301 Email address deleonscs@gmail.com Emiro Soto Maintenance Rosa Hernandez Support Staff Stephen Dolenc Web Master stephendolenc @gmail.com Mass Intentions Sunday, July 11 8:00 a.m. Christa Drummond V 10:00 a.m. Pro Populo 12:00 noon Francois Haeringer V Monday, July 12 9:00 a.m. Joseph McGartland V Tuesday, July 13 9:00 a.m. Terrance McMullen V Wednesday, July 14 9:00 a.m. William Hoover V Thursday, July 15 9:00 a.m. Bill Hale V Friday, July 16 9:00 a.m. Christa Drummond V Saturday, July 17 9:00 a.m. Reverend Albert Bull V 5:30 p.m. Francois Haeringer V READINGS AND CELEBRATIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dt 30: 10-14, Ps 69, Col 1: 15-20, Lk 10: 25-37 Monday, Weekday in Ordinary Time Is 1: 10-17, Ps 50, Mt 10: 34-11: 1 Tuesday, Weekday in Ordinary Time Is 7: 1-9, Ps 48, Mt 11: 20-24 Wednesday, Weekday in Ordinary Time Is 10: 5-7, 13b-16, Ps 94, Mt 11: 25-27 Thursday, Weekday in Ordinary Time Is 26: 7-9, 12, 16-19, Ps 102, Mt 11: 28-30 Friday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Is 38: 1-6, 21-22; 7-8, (Ps) Is 38, Mt 12: 1-8 Saturday, Blessed Virgin Mary Mi: 2: 1-5, Ps 10, Mt 12: 14-21 There are many dates in the upcoming weeks and months that are available for Mass Intentions. Please contact the office to arrange for an intention and to get a Mass card. Pray for the Sick and Homebound of our Parish Joshua Basile, Ed Bubbosh, Dianne Burrell, Tom Case, Jonathan Choo, Bryan Cox, Dona Curry, Flora DeLeon, Betsabe deSoto, Marjorie Dolak, Antonia Iglic-Dolenc, Eileen Drennan, Jim Drennan, Marilyn Flynn, Gerald Green, Brian Hack, Michael Keran, Ed Kondracki, John Larounis, Carol McCarty, Susan McQuade, Peter Michalski, Peggy Selton, K.L. Sypal, Chick Wilson, Anthony Yantiss Pray for Those Who have Fallen Asleep in Christ James Anthony, Maryann Barron, John Connor, Moira Connor, Bill Corr, Jean Driggers, Christa Drummond, Br. David Eddy, George Gibson, Eddie Guerrero, Francois Haeringer, Carol Jones, Mary Elizabeth Jones, Joan Keller, Rector Craig Merkel, Jan Wouters Pray for our Armed Forces Personnel Patrick Bouchoux, Brendan Dunne, Mark Falcon, Christopher Frediani, Brian Horn, Kathleen Mahoney, Josh Moore, Matthew O'Neil, Mathew Rowell, Justin Smallwood The Blessed Sacrament THIS IS MY BODY - THIS IS MY BLOOD Eucharistic Adoration and Holy Hour A Holy Hour is simply an hour set-aside totally for the Lord; an hour consecrated to God. It is a time to recollect our mind, heart and spirit in order to focus them on God and more specifically our Eucharistic Lord. The Church and the world have a great need of Eucharistic worship. Jesus waits for us in this sacrament of love. Let us be generous with our time in going to meet Him in adoration and in contemplation that is full of faith, and ready to make reparation for the great faults and crimes of the world. May our adoration never cease. 24 hour Eucharistic Adoration begins after the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Wednesday and ends with reposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 8:55 a.m. on Thursday. 24 hour Eucharistic Adoration also begins after the 9:00 a.m. Mass on every First Friday of the month and ends with reposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 8:55 a.m. on Saturday. Holy Hour is every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. An Open Invitation From the Lord - We Need You! Adoration has two openings that need to be filled immediately: one from 11:00 a.m. - Noon and one from 11: p.m. - 12:00 a.m. on Wednesdays. In addition, most of the hours of First Fridays have only one adorer. We would like at least two people. If you have considered attending adoration, consider this God's personal invitation. If you cannot commit to an hour every week, share the time with friends or family. For question and/or to sign up please contact Diane Cieslak 703-678- 3919. Communion and Blessings A very common liturgical abuse of our times happens during the reception of Holy Communion when persons who cannot receive Communion nevertheless line up with their arms crossed over their chest, as a "message" to the priest that they want a blessing instead of Communion. This is liturgically incorrect on a number of levels. First and foremost, the time for Communion is the time for Communion. The Communion line is not, and should not be, the blessing line. Secondly, the liturgical actions of the priest during Mass are highly regulated, and quite specific of what to do and when to do it. The actions of a good liturgist may seem spontaneous, but they are not and should not be. Unfortunately, owing to the confused time in which we live, some people are instructed to present themselves, arms crossed, before the priest at Communion time for a blessing. To make things even more confused, some people present themselves with crossed arms as a sign that they wish to receive on the tongue! Children who have not yet made their first Communion may come up with their parents who are receiving, but should not present themselves individually for a blessing. Others, who cannot receive, for whatever reason, should remain seated. The proper time for the blessing follows the prayer after Communion, which blessing all receive together. Summer Parish Financial Needs The Summer months always present a challenge for the parish budget because of fluctuating attendance at Sunday Mass. Although it's great to get away on vacation, don't forget the needs of St. Catherine's while you are on holiday. Why not consider giving electronically? The donation is made automatically and you do not need to worry about the details. Faith Direct is a great opportunity that enables your family to make your parish contributions through either direct debit to your checking account or through your Visa, Master Card, American Express or Discover credit cards. With Faith Direct, St. Catherine will gain predictable cash flow that will help us with planning our parish needs and programs. Faith Direct also offers you personalized offertory cards to replace your envelopes Enrollment is voluntary, but many parishes and their members around the country have experienced a win-win partnership with Faith Direct. If you find this program to be appropriate for your family, please visit www.faithdirect.net to enroll securely on-line. Our parish code is VA129. Opus Dei Recollection A priest of the Opus Dei prelature presents an "Evening of Recollection" for women on the 3rd Monday of each month from 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. in the Church. The schedule for "Evenings of Recollection" for men may be obtained by visiting Website: restonstudycenter.org. For further information call 703-689-3433. Office of Religious Education Please Note: The Office of Religious Education is closed on Thursdays and Fridays. Email the office at reoffice@SaintCatherinesChurch.org for any information. Catechist Corner Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Registration forms are now available for the 2010-2011 CCD classes. The forms are located on the bulletin board in- between the two RE offices. Deadline: August CCD Classes resume on Monday, September 13, 2010 CCD Needs Your Help for the 2010-2011 School Year We need Teachers and Assistants for the following: Mondays, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Teacher and Assistants needed for grades 1,3,4,5 & 6 Teachers only needed for grade 2 Mondays, 6:45 - 7:45 p.m. Assistants only needed for grades 3, 6, & 7 Teacher and Assistant needed for grade 5 Tuesdays, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Assistants only needed for grades 1, 3, 5, & 6 Teacher and assistant needed for grade 4 Please consider giving some time to the children of our parish. It is truly a rewarding experience! Confirmation September 7, 14, 21 Final classes from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. (Please note: changes in dates for these classes). Dinner will be served to all students. 17 Rehearsal with sponsors, 6:30 p.m. 24 Confirmation Mass Bishop Loverde! Presiding at 7:30 p.m. We Need Your Help for the week of July 12! The Week of Graces is scheduled for the week of July 12th. Children between the ages of 5-11 are welcome to participate. We are in need of volunteers to: ? People to purchase, assemble and make crafts before July 12th. ? People (adults & teenagers) to teach in the classrooms ? Someone in charge of purchasing and snacks daily If you can help, please call the Office of Religious Education at 703-759-3530. Book Corner News In honor of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29th), the patron's of Rome, you will see the Book Corner has several books written by our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. You will also find several books by Luigi Guissani, the founder of Communion and Liberation. Please take a moment to review our book corner-we've tried to put together a nice selection of interesting books for spiritual reading, etc. The big news is that the book corner is now accepting credit cards!!!!! We accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. The payment slips are in the basket with the envelopes. Complete the charge slip put it in the envelope and slips it under the RE office door if we are not here. Choir Benefit Concert. Our Second Annual Choir Benefit Concert raised $21,778.00. Thank you so much for your generosity. We are hoping to raise an addition $3,222.00 for a grand total of $25K. If you have not yet donated, you may do so by sending your donations to the church to the attention of the music program or you may pre-order a compact-disc recording of the concert. Thank you so much! Dr. Kimberly Hess, Director of Music Annual Diocesan Altar Server Picnic August 12 - Save the date! The 2010 Annual Picnic for Altar Servers will be held at Lake Fairfax Park on Thursday, August 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mission Trip to Mexico Hi, I am Sam Weber a parishioner at St. Catherine's, I am 16 years old, and this July I will be on a three week service project in Mexico to help the needy. While there, we will be teaching poor children and building a room in the church so that the children can have catechism classes there. In order to do this we need donations so that we can buy teaching and building supplies. It would be greatly appreciated if you could make any donation towards this mission. The mission trip is run by Youth Service International, which is run by Opus Dei. Any donations will be tax deductible. Checks can be made out to Youth Service International and sent to my home at 11107 Hollybrook Ct. Oakton, VA. 22124. Thank you for your generosity. St. Catherine of Siena Website For everything you ever wanted to know about St. Catherine of Siena Parish, but forgot to ask during office hours, you may visit the parish Website at www.saintcatherineschurch.org. Siena Academy News Mission Statement Siena Academy is the parish school at St. Catherine of Siena. Its mission is to give glory to God and to assist parents in the role as primary educators of their children by offering specially prepared environments founded upon the principles and discoveries made by Dr. Maria Montessori in regard to the unique spiritual and developmental needs of the child from birth to adulthood. Open Registration Siena Academy is now accepting applications for new students for the 2010-2011 school years. Our Toddler Program is for children ages 18 months to 3 years of age. Our Children's House environment is for children ages 3-6 years old. Our Elementary environment is for children ages 6-12. For more information, please call the Siena Academy office at 703-759-4129. Shop at Harris Teeter and support Siena Academy Siena Academy is a member of Harris Teeter's Together In Education program. Our account number is 8166. Simply tell your cashier during check-out that you want Siena Academy's account number (8166) linked to your Harris Teeter VIC card. Once the account number is linked, every time you shop during the program, 5% of your Private Label purchases will be contributed by Harris Teeter to Siena Academy's account. Do you shop online? If so, please support Siena Academy (ID number is 500003075) by using the eScrip Online Mall. Shop at over 1,000 of your favorite online merchants and earn up to 16% for Siena Academy. Enroll with www.escrip.com; click on the Online Mall logo at www.escrip.com; and then Shop at your favorite brand name stores and automatically donate to our group. Please Do Not Park on the Grass We have spent a great deal of money repairing the asphalt at the Church as well as planting new grass. Parking on the grass not only damages the grass but the edges of the asphalt as well. More to the point: it is a violation of the posted Fire Lanes. There are plenty of parking spaces for all, but yes, if you are late you will have to walk a few more feet. Arrive five minutes early and there will be no extra walking. If you see someone parking on the grass, please ask them to move; this is your Church. We do not want to have to resort to towing the offenders. Thank you for your cooperation. Daily Rosary The Rosary, a "summary of the Gospel", is a wonderful way to have daily contact with Mary, the Mother of the Lord. Visit www.theholyrosary.org to learn how to pray the Holy Rosary. Over 50 Club u September 8 -9 Atlantic City Overnight at the Tropicana Casino. Include a buffet dinner, breakfast and a bonus package, plus a show if one is scheduled. The 9th is the Resorts Casino with another bonus. The date might be changed to fit the show schedule. $149/dbl - 199/single. u September 11 The Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre In Lancaster. PA. The show is GEORGE M. with wonderful music and a professional cast. $98. u September 20-24 Fall Foliage Rocking Horse Ranch In the Catskill Mountains. Staying at the Rocking Horse Ranch with all sit-down meals from the menu. Day and evening activities including side trips. Everything is located on one floor (great for seniors). $623. u September 27-30 Wildwood Seafood Feast Includes: 3 nights accommodations, 3 full breakfasts and dinners that include a deluxe seafood buffet with an assortment of seafood and roast beef, a trip to Cape May, one day at the Tropicana Casino with bonus package, a visit to the Smithville Village, Washington Street Mall and more.$329. u October 3 Riverside Theatre In Fredericksburg, VA. This beautiful theatre will present the show CHICAGO. A sit-down luncheon is included. $89. u October 16 - 20 Cruise to Bermuda Leaving from the Baltimore Harbor, on The Enchantment of the Sea. Motor coach from St. Thomas à Becket Catholic Church. Only a few openings left. $697. u December 1 Voices of Christmas At the Living Water Theatre in Lancaster, PA. This is the final performance for this wonderful show, an exhilarating journey through the treasured traditions of Christmas. $76. u December 7-9 Christmas in New York This trip is filled, sign-up for backup. $545. u December White House Tour No date set yet. Membership in the Club is not required to travel with us! Please call the following for more information and/or registration. Mary Ann at 703-404-8677 or Connie at 703-759-2939. The Women's Association News All women of the parish are cordially invited to join and participate in our monthly activities and fellowship. We have great camaraderie and encourage you to come and be a part of our community. The Women's Association is looking for new members to enjoy the company of like-minded women by serving St. Catherine's of Siena Church in various ways. So, give it some thought and if you are interested in a break from your everyday routine or would like more information please contact Lynn at lhanlon@cox.net. The Knights of Columbus News Consider This Opportunity to Serve! The Knights of Columbus are the largest Catholic Men's fraternal organization - are you a Knight? For information please contact Kevin Trissell at 703-464- 8393 or trissellkofc@verizon.net. In the Diocese & Other Events Website: www.arlingtondiocese.org Some white-collar jobs are more challenging than others Arlington's 2nd Catholic Heritage Festival Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Catholic Heritage Festival, which will be on Saturday October 2nd, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville. Celebrate with fellow Catholics of all ages and nationalities from across the Diocese with Mass, great food, games, music, sporting events, dancing and more. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate the oneness of our faith. For additional details visit: www.catholicheritagefestival.org Guadalupe Radio Network The Guadalupe Radio Network operates 14 Catholic Radio stations across Texas and part of New Mexico. Now you will be able to hear the most inspiring Catholic programming on our newest station, WMET 1160 AM covering Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Western Maryland and beyond! WMET 1160 AM is a 50,000 watt station reaching a population of 5,000,000 people from sunrise to sunset with Radio For Your Soul! There is a lot to do for this large market to be successful. We need prayers, donations, advertisers and volunteers to help this mighty work of evangelization through the media of radio possible. If you would like to help, please contact us at our toll free number 1-(877)-636-1160 and speak to Jessica Lanza, Director of Community Relations or visit our website at www.grnonline.com. The Chair of St. Peter St. Peter's Basilica, Rome Continued from bulletin of July 4 - Part 2 The fact, then, of St. Peter's Roman episcopate is assured by ample evidence; the details of his residence at Rome are less clear. Here documents, archeological records, traditions and legends blend; the following cannot pretend to being more than a reconstruction of places and an estimate of dates. But the basic facts, the residence, the administration of the sacraments, the letters, the episcopal chair of Peter, his martyrdom, and his grave all these are historical. If St. Peter was the organizer of the Church at Rome, he was not the first Christian in the imperial capital. Roman Jews or proselytes had been present at St. Peter's Pentecostal sermons (Acts 2:10), and it is reasonable to suppose that the first news of Christ reached Rome through them. The Jewish community at Rome was ancient and numerous. Jews were first mentioned in 160 B.C., when envoys of Judas Macchabeus arrived to solicit an alliance from the Roman Senate (1 Mach. 8:12-14). Julius Caesar had given them many privileges (Josephus, Antiquities, XIV, 10), and Augustus added others (Suetonius, Lives of Caesars, 84). Jewish privileges provoked bitter anti-Semitism among Latin writers. Aside from a few wealthy financiers or courtiers enjoying imperial favor, the ordinary Jews dwelt in ghettos. One of these was in Trastevere in the fourteenth district, and another in Porta Campena near the Aventine in the first district. Seven of their synagogues are known by name, and doubtless they had others. St. Peter, we know (1 Pet. 1:1) evangelized various regions of Asia Minor: Pontus, Galatia, and Cappadocia. It is not improbable that on an early mission St. Peter met that Aquila, "a Jew of Pontus," who with his wife Prisca seem to have been great travelers, for they turn up at Rome, Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome again (Acts 18:2, 26; Rom. 16:3). They were friends of St. Paul; possibly Aquila was a convert of St. Peter either at Jerusalem or Pontus, and this explains the tradition that St. Peter resided for a time in their house on the Aventine. FIRST CONVERTS For it is probable that St. Peter on coming to Rome took up residence in one of the larger Jewish colonies. Christ had directed the Apostles to "go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matt. 10:6), and we know that this was St. Paul's usual practice on his missions (Acts 13:46). St. Peter, however, had none of St. Paul's educational advantages: he was no scribe who would be invited to address the synagogues. The first Bishop of Rome, Christ's own appointed Vicar, therefore, probably had to make his first converts among poorer Jews in the forum or streets by private conversation or street preaching. But just as St. Paul subsequently turned to the Gentiles, St. Peter would have been obliged to do so even earlier in Rome. Certainly there were many Gentile converts by 57-58 A.D., when St. Paul wrote his Letter to the Romans, for he is preoccupied throughout with Gentile problems. Indeed, the Gentiles may already have been in a majority in the Christian community; St. Paul seems to urge tolerance to converts from the synagogues (Rom. 14). SAFETY OF PETER And if the Jews pursued St. Paul from town to town, they would raise up trouble for St. Peter. Eventually it became advisable for St. Peter to retire to a safer and more retired spot. Tradition indicates the Ostrian Cemetery between the Via Nomentana and the Via Salaria as his refuge. How did St. Peter come to go there? Apparently this was the country estate of the Acilian Gens, members of which were converts (Maruchhi, Archeology, II, 385). One of these families, Priscilla, may have been introduced to St. Peter through Prisca. In any event, St. Peter would be safe among these wealthy Christians at their Ostrian Villa, just across the Via Nomentana from the Praetorian Camp. At this time the Roman authorities did not distinguish between Jews and Christians, so that the latter had more fear of the Jewish riots than from Roman police, who rather served as a protection. In the year 49, we know, Emperor Claudius went so far as to "expel the Jews who were constantly rioting at the instigation of Christus" (Suetonius, Life of Claudius, XXV, 4). The imperial authorities had not obtained all of the facts: the riots were about Christ, not led by Him. But this pagan source certainly attests that vigorous Christian evangelization was in progress in Rome before 49 A.D. This article will be continued