SACRED HEART CHURCH BOWIE, MARYLAND SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21 St. Matthew 6:30 Brendon Shea 8:00 Deacon Jeff

Raffensperger

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22 6:30 Diana Fitzmaurice 8:00 Karen Himmel

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23

St. Pius of Pietrelcina 6:30 Ngnawong Lebong

Morfaw 8:00 Maria Mecca

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24

6:30 Al Ose 8:00 Schumacher Family (L)

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25 6:30 Brendon Shea 8:00 Danette Schumacher

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26

Sts. Cosmas and Damian 9:30 Tom Mulqueen

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE CH=Carroll Hall (basement of church) --HC=Hogan Center (hill)

WMH=Whitemarsh Hall - HH=Hogan Hall (both in HC)

Sunday No Babysitting - Carroll Hall Closed 3-5 p.m. - Family Fun Activity Day - Ball Field

Tuesday 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - St. Peter the Rock - HC 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Adoration - Chapel 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Confirmation Practice - WMH

Wednesday 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Confessions - Chapel

Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - St. Peter the Rock - HC

Saturday 11:00 a.m. - Confirmation Practice - CH 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Confessions - Church

The Chapel will be open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m. for individual prayer time.

Weekdays after 8 a.m. Mass - Coffee, Tea, etc. - HH

WHITEMARSH BRANCH

All daily and weekend Masses are celebrated in the Church. Adoration on Tuesdays in the Chapel

from 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m..

During the Month of October – the month of the Most Holy Rosary – we are asking 10 volunteer families to host Our Lady of Rock Springs for three days. The host families will

recite the Rosary each evening at 7:00 p.m. If you would like to host Our Lady, please sign-up here.

Religious Education News Here are the details for our CCD program for the first

semester. All classes will be homeschooled except

grades 2 and 8. Grades 2 and 8 will meet in person to

prepare the students for their sacrament. Grades K-4

classes will begin October 3 and Grades 5-8 classes will begin Tuesday, October 6. Materials for grades K, 1, 3,

4, 5, 6, and 7 can be picked up Saturday, October 3

between 10:30 and 12 noon. Your children must be

registered for CCD to receive any materials. Students

in grades 2 and 8 will receive their materials in class.

Questions? Contact Mary Hager 301-262-1221 or

ccdsacredheart@gmail.com

CONFIRMATION 2020: Confirmation will be

administered by Bishop Dorsonville on Thursday,

October 1 at 5:00 p.m. in the main church.

Please keep our students and their families in

your prayers as they prepare to receive this final

sacrament of initiation.

There will be several classes for those being confirmed.

These class meeting dates are: Tuesday, September 15

and 22 in Whitemarsh Hall from 7:30-8:30 p.m. and

Tuesday, September 29 in the main church from 7:30-

8:30 p.m.

Sacred Heart is now on two social media venues.

Facebook: Sacred Heart Bowie

Instagram: @sacredheartbowie

PARISH REGISTRATION: New families are welcome! It is important that you REGISTER in a parish since weddings, baptisms and other parish services such as sponsor certificates or letters of

good standing require membership in a parish.

To register, please contact the parish office at 301-262-0704.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament continues on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Stop by and spend some quiet time with the Lord.

The TASTE Program (Taste And See Take...Eat) is a Catholic Women’s Program dedicated to bringing women closer to Jesus and His church. Sessions are held on Thursday mornings in Laurel, MD. There are also virtual options. For more information and to register, visit www.TASTEprogram.com.

SAVE THE DATE—OCTOBER 12, 2020 18th Annual Monsignor Hogan Golf Tournament. All proceeds go to the Catholic Secondary School Tuition Scholarship Fund. We are looking for golfers, as well as those interested in sponsoring a donation and/or prize for the

Tournament. If you would like to golf, make a donation or sponsor a prize, please contact Bill Mecca at 410-212-2589.

eGiving through Faith Direct. Enrollment is easy. Simply visit www.faithdirect.net and use

the Sacred Heart church code MD929. Be sure to include your Sacred Heart Check of the

Month envelope number too. You have the option to have your contributions either taken out of your bank account or a credit card account. In addition to your monthly

contributions, you can make payments for CCD, retreats, Good Samaritan Fund, poor box, and second collections through Faith Direct.

Remember to contact the Parish Office with any changes in your mailing address, email address or phone number. We appreciate your help in keeping our records accurate. Contact us at parishoffice@sacredheartbowie.org or 301-262-0704.

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TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

From the desk of Father Ronald A. Potts:

In our first reading from the Prophet Isaiah, we see the generosity of God’s love and mercy. The Israelites are in Exile for having abandoned God and His covenant but He has not abandoned them. They must seek Him, “while he is near,” before they stray even farther away from Him. He will set them back on track because He is “generous and forgiving.” The Lord proclaims, “so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts.” God has a plan that is clear and is not disturbed in its unfolding and always leads to His appointed goal. When God asks of us to let go of our ways and thoughts, He does not ask for blind trust but for wisdom—to see things as He sees them. Here is our faith, the sure foundation of our hope, to follow the Lord and not go astray by going our own way.

In St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we must remember he is in prison at this time and his trial is underway. He knows that the death sentence is a possibility and this explains his mixed feelings. “I long to depart this life and be with Christ, . . .Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit.” He entrusts himself to God’s grace in completing the will of the Father. St. Paul speaks to all of us, “Only, conduct yourselves in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ.” He calls us to live our lives according to the gospel of Jesus Christ and not the way of the world. This line reveals to us how the Word of God burns within his own heart. The gospel consumes him and leads him to undertake his missionary journeys to preach the word, endure persecution and hardship for the gospel, and now he prepares to die for the gospel. Paul gives us an authentic example of faith, hope and love in living out the gospel in our world.

In our passage from Matthew’s gospel, we find the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Jesus uses this parable to teach a very important lesson that God is just. He will not fail to give all of the workers what He promised them. In the parable, those hired last are paid first and this is certainly not meant as a reward for the ones and a slight for the others. The point that must hold our attention is the good luck that befalls the workers hired at the end of the day. The master does not discuss salary with them; nevertheless, they go to work in the vineyard, relying on the master’s judgment and generosity, not worrying about the wage they will receive. They are the models of God’s servants who boast of nothing; they have done only their duty and they are first. The others do not feel penalized. They have had the good fortune to have worked since dawn. It is the master who mentions the wage and indicates the amount and he has nothing to reproach them with. But their behavior at pay time marks them as servants who are jealous of their companions and murmur because God, the master of the vineyard, is good. Those who resemble them will be last, even though they will have borne the day’s burden of work in the heat of the day. God calls each of us to work in the vineyard. To answer this call and to remain available for what He wishes is our joy and our reward.

PLEASE PRAY for our parishioners who are in the ARMED SERVICES: Bill Glynn, Jr., Katelyn Ballagh, Riley Cassidy, Ann Maloney, Jake Rohme, Cody Komala, Joshua Poole, Aidan Reilly, Ethan Copping, Kenton Stacey, Chris Seager, Richie Mulhare, Joe

O’Connell, M. K. Harris, Justin Burns, Steven P. Maqui, Andrew Rodriguez, Damian Pedersen, Jim Ballagh, Jr., Michael Sierco, Stephen Prevo, Paul Gannett, James Pritchett. Please notify the Office of family members that can be included or removed.

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PLEASE PRAY for the SICK of the Parish especially Richard Harris, Chic Cicolini, Barbara Reilly, Carol Beckman, Mary Ann McKeogh, Sister Ignatia, Evie Leckie, William Flanagan, Reba Waple, Mary McDonough, Maxine Gorman, Don Hirzel, Wilda Raffensperger, Dana Rodriguez, Robert Shourds, Jr., Karen Larson, Rosamond MacDonald, Adeline Grima, Lileen Schwarz, Mark Rose, Jeanne Danko, Leona Kilday, Jennifer McClure, Matthew Leake, George Murphy, Jr., Cheryl Sprouse, Patrick Ledger, Brendan Farr, Carol Fitzgerald, Anna Jeanne Judge, Joseph Flanagan, Victoria Ose, Peter Kubic, Kristen Vicencio, Jennie Guilbaud, Paul Ford, Bill Hardin, Susan Swick, Regina Madigan, Luis Martarano, Roberto Cruz, Eric Seith, Kathleen Sierco-Werking, Jim Braswell, Thomas Lumsden, Bernadette Braswell, Carolyn Kassabian, Bill Murphy, Raymond Wehrmeister, Hoa My Cai, Teri Mignosa, Renee Smigielski, Jamie April, Lorna Schrom, Margaret LaFerrara, Ruth Hayes, Debra Walter, Betty Dyer, Jeanette Harris, Karly Szostak, Mary Kotarski, Laurie Smith, Marianne VanOverwalle, Ivan Cobo, Monica Diaz, Charles Coley, Mary Krok, Mary Beth Fitzmaurice, Loretta Foley, Rachel Euber, Rene Roach, Robbie Svoboda, Linda & Pat McKenna, John Kylus, Margaret Quarto, Ann Leister, Dawn Chapdelaine and Joni Seith. Names will remain 3 weeks and can be continued by calling the Office.

Please remember in your prayers the souls of the FAITHFUL DEPARTED especially Fran Connelly, Deacon Thomas Genis, and Jean Wehrmeister.

Your generosity to the weekly POOR BOX has allowed us to make the following distributions in August 2020:

Bowie Interfaith Food Pantry $300.00 Sisters Servant of the Lord $250.00 Mary’s Center $200.00 St. Ann Infant Home $750.00 FOCUS $500.00

As always, thank you for your kindness.

ROSARY RALLY FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS Join us Saturday, September 26, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) in front of Bowie City Hall as we pray the rosary for the safety and protection of our police officers.

Join the 40 Days for Life Fall Campaign for prayer, fasting and peaceful vigil to end abortion. The Kick-off Rally is Sunday, September 20, at 5:00 p.m. in front of Metropolitan Family Planning at 5915 Greenbelt Road, College Park. The Fall campaign will run from Wednesday, September 23, through Sunday, November 1. Prayer hours are 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Metropolitan Family Planning site. To pray for an hour, contact Katherine Hunter at 240-444-3390 or 40daysforlifeMD@gmail.com.

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