This week's readings: Ezekiel 17:22-24 Psalm 92 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 Mark 4:26-34

Sunday, June 17, 2018 Ordinary Time: Eleventh Sunday

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Schedule of Masses (June 23/24) 5:00 - Fr. Ochu

Sunday 7:30 - Fr. Rodriguez 9:00 - Fr. Nitz Dcn. Gorman 10:30 - Fr. D’Souza 12:00 - Fr. D’Souza Baptisms at Noon Mass 5:00 - Fr. Brault Daily Mass Monday - Friday 7:30 & 8:30 a.m. Saturday - 8:30 a.m.

Baptism Parishioners are asked to call the Parish Office for the times of the monthly liturgical celebrations and to arrange for classes.

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

Next week's readings: Nativity of St. John the Baptist Isaiah 49:1-6 Psalm 139 Acts 13:22-26 Luke 1:57-66, 80

Today’s Scripture is full of references to the bounty of the earth: a cedar on a high and lofty mountain, seeds scattered on fertile ground, a tiny mustard seed that springs up and becomes the largest of plants. These images stand in stark contrast to some of the happenings in our world today – the volcano in Hawaii, out-of-control wildfires, as well as increasing droughts, floods and high temperatures that disrupt the food production around the world. What do the images in today’s readings mean to us in these early days of the 21st Century?

In his second encyclical, Laudato Si, Pope Francis wrote:

“There are certain environmental issues where it is not easy to achieve a broad consensus. Here I would state once more that the Church does not presume to settle scientific questions or to replace politics. But I am concerned to encourage an honest and open debate so that particular interests or ideologies will not prejudice the common good.

"Although the post‑industrial period may well be remembered as one of the most irresponsible in history, nonetheless there is reason to hope that humanity at the dawn of the twenty‑first century will be remembered for having generously shouldered its grave responsibilities."

The Pope states that concern for the natural world is no longer optional but is an integral part of the Church teaching on social justice.

In the Words of Pope Francis ...

Excerpts from the Pope’s apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel).

Chapter One – The Church’s Missionary Transformation, continued The second part of this chapter concludes with the following exhortation:

“Pastoral ministry in a missionary key seeks to abandon the complacent attitude that says: ‘We have always done it this way.’ I invite everyone to be bold and creative in this task of rethinking the goals, structures, style and methods of evangelization in their respective communities. A proposal of goals without an adequate communal search for the means of achieving them will inevitably prove illusory.

Next week: the 3rd section of Chapter One – "From the Heart of the Gospel"

“I encourage everyone to apply the guidelines found in this document generously and courageously, without inhibitions or fear. The important thing is to not walk alone, but to rely on each other as brothers and sisters, and especially under the leadership of the bishops, in a wise and realistic pastoral discernment.”

Mass Intentions (June 18 – June 24) Monday 7:30 - Archbishop Eugene Marino (T. Sonnino) 8:30 - Chris & Eloy Areu (Puente-Duany Family) Tuesday 7:30 - Nelson Diaz (Parishioners) 8:30 - Paul Haggerty (Gaffigan Family) Wednesday 7:30 - Apple Rattanavadee –L- (Peach) 8:30 - Ann Finnin McPherson (R. & T. Bueno) Thursday 7:30 - Stella McCarthy (Betsy Chang) 8:30 - Gurmit Aulakh (P. Faulkner) Friday 7:30 - Kosin Rattanavadee –L- (Family) 8:30 - Rebecca Abbott (T. & B. Wohleber) Saturday 8:30 - Roy Grillo, Sr. (R. Grillo) 5:00 - Frances & Charles Sapienza (M. Zagami) Sunday 7:30 - Fr. Glen Willis –L- (T. Sonnino) 9:00 - Parishioners 10:30 - Glen Zeamer (Vassiliou Family) 12:00 - Hary Puente-Duany (Family) 5:00 - Giorgio Basso-Luca (Family)

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 Rev. Nicolás Rodriguez 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, June 17 9:00 a.m. - Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Chapel 10:30 a.m. - Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Chapel 6:00 p.m. - Youth Group Meeting - Lyon Cener Monday, June 18 9:15 a.m. - Book Study - Kazista Center 6:00 p.m. - Boy Scout Troup 1441 - Lyon Center 7:30 p.m. - Pax Christi Meeting - Kazista Center 7:30 p.m. - Men’s League Basketball - Gym Tuesday, June 19 7:30 p.m. - Meditation - Chapel Wednesday, June 20 9:15 a.m. - Spiritual Talks - Kazista Center Thursday, June 21 7:30 p.m. - C-4 Committee Meeting - Kazista Center 7:30 p.m. - Men’s League Basketball - Gym Friday, June 22 9:00 a.m. - Adoration - Chapel Saturday, June 23 10:00 a.m. - Legion of Mary Meeting - Corridor near the Confessional

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Next Week’s Altar Servers - June 23/24

5:00 p.m. - Anthony Cho & Madison Taylor 7:30 a.m. - Paul Marino 9:00 a.m. - Sean Gravell & Iain Vinson 10:30 a.m. - Adrian & Amanda Anthony 12:00 p.m. - Crystal & Destiny Tongele 5:00 p.m. - Timothy Jenkins & Jesse Vega

Peter’s Pence Second Collection Today

June 16 & 17 The purpose of the Peter’s Pence Collection is to provide the Holy Father with the financial means to respond to those who are suffering due to war, oppression, natural disaster, and disease. Please give as you are able. Thank you.

Daily Masses in the Chapel Starts Tomorrow Summer Schedule has begun! The daily Masses will be in the Chapel beginning this Monday, June 18. Please note that on Holy Days of Obligation during the Summer, the Mass will be held in the Church.

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Offertory Sunday, June 10 $13,655.00 Please note monies given via Faith Direct are not included in the Offertory above. This monthly recap contains all monies given during the month. Recap of May Collection

Monthly Monthly Actual Need Offertory $60,060.50 $97,917.00 Offertory Via Faith Direct $36,501.00 Total Offertory for April $96,561.50

Deficit Special Collection $18,413.38

Capital Improvement $ 4,800.00 $ 4,167.00 Collection for Others

Community Fund $ 7,781.00 Youth Ministry Service Trip $ 5,616.00 Ascension $ 2,805.00 Catholic Relief Services $ 6,058.00

Weekly Stewardship Report

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Now you can use your phone to support our Church by scanning the QR Code to the right or on the Easter bookmark in the pews. The QR code is linked to Faith Direct. You may give a one-time donation or create an account for giving. Why not give it a try – it’s easy! Thank you for your support.

Annual SJB Parish Baby Bottle Campaign The Baby Bottle Campaign comes to an end today, June 17. Please place your filled baby bottles in the cradle in the Sanctuary at the Offertory. Filled baby bottles may also be returned to the Parish Office in the Kazista Center. Thank you for your

support for women facing a crisis pregnancy and helping them choose the priceless gift of life for their babies.

Pax Christi Group Meeting You are invited to join the Pax Christi Group

tomorrow, Monday, June 18, 7:30-9:00 p.m., in the Large

Conference Room of the Kazista Center at SJB. Pax Christi–SJB

is part of Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace

movement. For more information, please contact Ronnie

Fellerath-Lowell at 301-890-1686.

Have you Noticed the New Lighting? We have been making some energy efficient improvements around the facility by enhancing the lighting in the Church and parking lot. New energy efficient light bulbs were installed which has helped brighten the Church, especially in the transept areas. We received a grant to help fund the new lighting and received a rebate from Pepco for being more energy efficient. The brighter lights in the parking lot help with visibility and security.

Thank you, Nathan

Have you recently visited the St. Francis statue between the Church and Rectory? If not, stroll by to see the wonderful improvements made by Nathan Nguyen, as an Eagle Project for Boy Scout Troop 1444 at Transfiguration Church. Nathan removed the old path and created a new stone pathway, along with providing a new bench for reflection. The area around the statue is beautiful and available for all to enjoy. Thank you, Nathan, for all your hard work.

Weekend Parish Office Closings

In an effort to help reduce our budget shortfall as recently outlined in Fr. David’s letter to the parish, the Parish Office will not be open on Sundays beginning July 1. Our office will be open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to assist our parishioners. Hope everyone has a great summer!

From the Desk of Our Pastor

As everyone is aware we have had no air conditioning in the Church for the last three weeks. The one compressor is completely down due to grounding when power is called for. The second compressor has a leak and is therefore low on refrigerant. Because the system is so old and is using refrigerant that is expensive, hard to find and will no longer be produced in 2020, replacing the system is recommended. We have received one bid and expect two more bids to come in. Catholic Mutual, our insurer, is working with us with regards to the availability of funds from an equipment insurance policy. Please be patient and bear with us as we work on getting the AC up as soon as possible. Thank you. Yours in Christ,

SJB Debt Reduction Letter

In late May, Fr. David sent a letter to all parishioners regarding our current Parish Debt. If you did not receive this letter and would like to receive a copy, please contact the Parish Office, 301-622-1122.

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Gabriel Project

The Gabriel Project assists needy women and women in crisis pregnancies in Montgomery County. Women volunteers (especially bilingual) are needed to stay in touch with client mothers. This includes keeping in touch with them via phone or email during their pregnancy, bringing them needed items such as diapers, baby clothes, etc. that are provided by the Gabriel Project, and praying for them. The average time commitment would be approximately 2 - 4 hours per month (or less). Men are also needed to pick up donations once or twice per month. E-mail and daily prayer supporters are also needed. For more information, please call Toni Wohleber (301) 384-1073, or e-mail Carmen Rojas at gccthompson@juno.com.

Sydney Branch Aidan Carr Sarah Clark Cheyenne DeGross Joanna Dugroo Tess Gardner Zakhar Gawdiak Alexander Gomes Jack Hatzes Emma Hickey

Rachel Hutson Riley Hutson Nicole Ionata Chris Jurgrau Riley Langan Stephanie Malits Nubiya Matlock Julia McCormack Jaylene Miranda

Christine Nguyen Theresa Nguyen Ryan Rozario Christine Slaughter Steven Strazza Samyug Swarna Vivian Tran Dylan Tuel Blain Yohannes

Congratulations

Graduates

Congratulations to the Eighth Graders who graduated from St. John the Baptist School on June 2, 2018

Congratulations also to the other recent graduates who are part of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Community.

William Creagan, Paint Branch High School Kristen Kuzemka King, Towson University, Masters in Special Education Comfort Davis Mingot, Concordia University, Masters in Education

Bible Study returns this Fall SJB Bible Study will be walking through the Book of Genesis, “The Beginnings,” from September 13 to November 1. Bible study will meet for 8 weeks on Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:30 a.m. or evenings, 7:30-9:30 p.m. There will be prayer & reflection, background information, worksheets, and small & large group sharing. For more information or to register, please contact Alicia Urban: 301-879-4368 or urban261@gmail.com.

Bereavement Ministry Our support group is available for anyone who is grieving because of the loss of a loved one. Come join us this month as we focus on the topic, “Coping with Emotion while Grieving.” We will meet Monday, June 25, at 7 p.m.in the Large Conference Room of the Kazista Center. All are welcome to attend. For more information, please call Ruth Anne McCormick at 301-622-0664 or email her at drram612@gmail.com or call Eileen Bonhag at 301-421-9065.

Legion of Mary Meeting

The next Legion of Mary meeting will be on Saturday, June 23, at 10 a.m. in the Corridor near the Confessional. Please contact Joe Peters at text/cell 301-351-2481, with questions.

Our New Auxiliary Bishop

All are invited to the Episcopal Ordination of Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher,

Titular Bishop of Tronto, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington,

Friday, June 29, at 2 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the

Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Avenue, NE, Washington, DC.

A reception will follow in Memorial Hall.

Mystical Word

L.J. Milone, Director of Adult Faith Formation

The culture we live in is secular. All of us – believers and non-believers – live in a cultural atmosphere that does not need to include God. Our society can imagine a good, flourishing life without reference to the transcendent. In other words, our contemporary way of living, thinking, and experiencing presumes this life is all there is. What if this is true? What does that imply about life? Is everything just meaningless? There is a tremendously honest book of the Bible that asks these questions, Ecclesiastes. The author wonders whether life is meaningless, if this is all there is. As such, it is a much needed and incredibly rich scriptural meditation for our secular culture. Ecclesiastes probes a common set of experiences whether or not we have faith, namely, the weariness of everyday life, its apparent absurdity, the seeming godlessness of contemporary experience, the relentlessness of time, the ephemeral nature of existence, and, above all, death. How to live with faith in God amidst these very trying and deeply felt experiences is the subject of Ecclesiastes.

Hence, we will reflect on Ecclesiastes all through the summer. To follow along with these reflections, I suggest you read Ecclesiastes in one sitting. I highly suggest you do so prayerfully, with generous silence and trusting God will show you the message you need. Then, as each weekly reflection appears, go back and read the covered material.

The Hebrew name for the book and its author is “Qoheleth.” Scholars do not know who this is. Likely, both Qoheleth and an editor wrote Ecclesiastes in its present form. The editor seems to have added 1:1 and a sort of epilogue in 12:9-14. Qoheleth remains shrouded in mystery, but he likely wrote around 350 BCE. “Qoheleth” means something like “Teacher” or “Preacher.” Ecclesiastes 1:1 says, “The words of David’s son, Qoheleth, king in Jerusalem.” So, the editor attributes the book to King Solomon to give his work authority and link it with Israel’s wisdom tradition.

Ecclesiastes is like a journal containing meditations on life. Many scholars agree that Ecclesiastes is divided into four sections. The first is the title, then 1:2 – 6:8 consisting of Qoheleth’s main theme and his investigation of life, then 6:9 – 12:8 consisting of his conclusions about life and various proverbs, and the epilogue in 12:9 – 14 ends the book. One theme unites all Qoheleth’s reflections: everything is hevel or “vanity.”

This is Qoheleth’s message, and it is a subtle one requiring a deep interpretation. Thus, I will interpret the book in both a literal and spiritual way. After the title comes the main message of Ecclesiastes: “Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are

vanity” (1:2)! The Hebrew word most Bibles translate as “vanity” is hevel. “X of x” is a Hebrew construction for the superlative, hence “vanity of vanities is supreme vanity. So, hevel is an important concept with layers of meaning. I detect at least five meanings to hevel: 1) vapor, breath, or air, 2) impermanence, 3) meaninglessness, futility, absurdity, 4) enigma and mystery, and 5) the divine nothingness. First, Hebrew does not use a lot of

high-concept words but speaks often in metaphor. Hence, the literal meaning of hevel is vapor, air, or breath. It can also mean “spirit” (3:21).

Second, metaphorically, hevel can mean impermanence. This is a hard lesson about life. Just like vapors are short-lived, all of reality is passing away. We’re here today and gone tomorrow. This is a crucial insight for Qoheleth. Life is chaotic because it is so fleeting. His reflections are an attempt to see whether there is anything permanent in life.

The third meaning of hevel is hard to take as well. Qoheleth finds everything is meaningless in the face of life’s passing nature. Death comes for the wise and the fool. He questions the point of doing anything. Life seems absurd and uncontrollable. Traditionally, Christians have interpreted this futility relative to God. Nothing makes sense apart from God and nothing is absolute because only God is absolute. Still, there is almost a nihilistic sense behind hevel.

Hevel, fourthly, means enigma or mystery. Qoheleth is not talking about a whodunnit novel, which implies a solution. Life, and above all God, is essentially an unknowable enigma. Throughout the book, particularly in the second half, Qoheleth keeps asking, “Who knows?” What happens to us both before and after death is beyond us. God is to be accepted as mystery beyond comprehension. As he probes the various experiences of life, he finds that just as much as they are transitory and futile, they are enigmas, too. Paradoxically, they still carry the presence of the Mystery of God.

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Faith Formation Ministry

L.J. Milone, Director, 301-622-1122,

SJB Christian Meditation Group

Longing for a deeper spiritual connection? Spiritual but not sure about religion? Want to take your faith seriously? 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.

• Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., in the Chapel. All are welcome – those of any or no faith.

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.

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. The next meeting is Sunday, July 8.

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***Around Town***

Youth Ministry

Marie Ferman, Director, 301-622-1122,

Youth Group June Calendar

June 17 - Youth Group 6 p.m. in the Lyon Center June 24 - Youth Group Summer Kick-off Cookout on the field!

Support the Philly Service Trip If you would like to make a donation to support the SJB Youth Ministry Service Trip to Philadelphia this summer, please make checks payable to St. John the Baptist, with Philly Service Trip in the memo line, and drop off at the Parish Office. Thank you for your support.

Religious Education Teachers Grades 2 and 3. If you have a desire to help shape the hearts and minds of our parish’s youth, please consider becoming a catechist (religious education teacher) for the 2018-2019 school year. We need catechists for Grades 2 and 3. If you are interested, please contact LJ Milone, the Director of Faith Formation, lj.milone@sjbcatholicchurch.com, 301-622-1122.

Mystical Word continued from page five.

Hevel is air, breath, non-substantial and, hence, nothing. Thus, I add a mystical interpretation to hevel. It refers to the divine nothingness present within all things. If all things are hevel, then, the reality of all things is the divine nothingness. We come to know this essential truth when we accept hevel, the chaotic and enigmatic nothingness of God in everyday life. Qoheleth invites us to plumb the depths of nothingness to discover what is already there – the divine nothingness. In doing so, Qoheleth rips away our cherished attempts to make life meaningful, our distractions from reality, our projects for securing permanent happiness in this life. All this “toil” is simply an avoidance of the nothingness of life.

Qoheleth provides a few basics about life with which everyone can agree. We can’t control life. Time marches on relentlessly. Life can be chaotic, absurd, and feel meaningless. Daily life is repetitive and monotonous. And, death comes for everyone. Here we have a basis of experience with which we can relate to those who don’t care about faith. Qoheleth offers us a sort of holy nihilism where nothing seems to matter, nothing lasts forever, yet precisely within this meaninglessness and instability of life there is the divine nothingness. Hevel means taking the mystery of God utterly seriously. The divine nothingness is one with all our “godless” experiences in life. These very experiences can open us to realizing our own oneness with God when we accept them as hevel. In summary, Qoheleth’s message is that all things are vapor; all things are passing away; all things are meaningless; all things are enigmatic; and, all things are the divine nothingness.

Epic Barbecue

The fourth annual Epic Barbecue for young adult Catholics will be held on Friday, June 22, at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish and School. Veggie burgers, bratwurst, hot dogs, turkey dogs, beer, wine, snacks. Sports and great comradery. Sponsored by the St. Catherine & St. Lawrence Societies. Admission just $10 donation at the door. Questions, please contact Fr. Morrow, tgmorrow1@gmail.com.

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