Rev. Father Jerome W. Fasano Rev. Phillip Cozzi Deacon Rafael Goldsmith Patty Sonak Kathy Brown Karen Pondo

Dr. Jeffrey M. Alban David Wallace Richard Bill

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Registration forms are available on the pamphlet rack in the Church. Please notify the office when you are moving outside or within the parish and if your con tact information is changing.

HOSPITALIZED & HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS Please notify the office if a parishioner is hospitalized or homebound that they may receive the pastoral care of the Church.

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Friday of the previous week at 10:00am. All announcements should be in writing or sent via email.

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pastor Parochial Vicar

Permanent Deacon Administrative Assistant

Parish Secretary Parish Secretary

Director of Music & Organist Director of Religious Education

Facilities Manager

MAILING ADDRESS & OFFICE HOURS 120 West Main Street

Front Royal, VA 22630 540-635-3780 www.sjtb.org 540-635-2683 (fax) stjohns@sjtb.org

Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm

MASS SCHEDULE Sundays: 5:00pm (Saturday Vigil Mass) 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm (Extraordinary Form) 3:00pm - Spanish

Weekdays: Monday - Saturday, 8:30am Wednesday, 6:30pm Extraordinary Form Weekday Mass: Monday, 7:00am

SACRAMENTS Confession: Mon., Tues., & Fri., ≈ 9:00-9:30am Wednesday, 5:30-6:00pm Saturday, 9:15-10:00am & 3:00-4:00pm

Baptism: Second and fourth Sundays of each month. Parish membership is required and an in- structional class is required for parents.

Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least six (6) months in advance. Parish membership is required.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION & BENEDICTION Perpetual adoration begins every Monday at 7:30am and concludes with Benediction on Saturday at 8:00am.

January 5, 2020 Epiphany of the Lord

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5:00pm Matt & Tom Shunk, Gregory Hsu, Samuel Meza, Brennan Schmiedicke, Mark, James & Josh Zepeda

7:00am Kyle & Blake Foltz, Bain Rodarmel, Aidan & John Barragan, Thomas, Maximilian & Dominic Kelly

8:30am Dominic Echaniz, Thomas & Benedict Schmiedicke, Joseph Burghardt, Jerome Butler, Declan, Christopher & Patrick Uhlenkott

10:30am Damien Shunk, Peter Bockrath, Tommy Stanford, Luke Inzeo, Josiah Bise, John & Marc Durgin

12:30pm Jonny Fidero, Padraig Baker

E M 5:00pm Michael Kelly, Bridget Reagan

7:00am Michael Fernandez

8:30am Larry Gniewek, George Kopcsak, Andrew Schmiedicke

10:30am Tom Sayre, Ken Pondo, Scott Lloyd

U 5:00pm Will Sonak

7:00am Leo Carling

8:30am Joe Michael

10:30am Knights of Columbus

12:30pm Tom Kosten

M W : J 6 - 12, 2020

Monday Christmas Weekday 8:30am Deacon & Mary Alice Goldsmith/PPA 7:00pm +Iliana Vicente/Gabrielle Tuttle Tuesday Christmas Weekday 8:30am Mary Fran Cherry/Padre Pio Academy Wednesday Christmas Weekday 8:30am +Carol Ann Fawcett/Michael&Karolyn Heffernan

6:30pm Petrine Construction/Padre Pio Academy Thursday Christmas Weekday 8:30am +David Sharpe/Marlene Lundberg Friday Christmas Weekday 8:30am Benefactors of Ileana Vicente/Vicente Family Saturday Christmas Weekday 8:30am Amanda Hayes/Padre Pio Academy Saturday Vigil: Baptism of the Lord 5:00pm Michael Lawson/Padre Pio Academy Sunday Baptism of the Lord 7:00am Julie Luckey/Padre Pio Academy 8:30am Kris Stafira/Padre Pio Academy 10:30am People of the Parish 12:30pm +Rev Kieran Kavanaugh 3:00pm Paul & Meg Jalsevac/Sharon Hickson

The Second Collection on Jan 11/12 will be for Parish Improvements.

A J 11 - 12 :

Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 ‐ 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 ‐ 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10; Acts 10:34-38; Mt 3:13-17

MARCH FOR LIFE 2020 St. John’s will take one bus to the March for Life on Friday, January 24, 2020. If you would like to ride the bus, sign up at the church office. The cost is $10 per per-son, non-refundable. We only have 55 seats on the bus, so reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. We must have all paid reservations in by Friday, January 17th. More details will be posted later as to the departure time and time of return. Children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent.

Giving Tree Thank you The generosity of our parish through the Giving Tree was overwhelming! Thank you and may God bless you for helping so many of our families, religious and local chari-table organizations during this holy Christmas season.

Commemorative Dinner & Silent Auction Honoring Father Frank Papa Please join Human Life International on Wednesday, Jan-uary 8 starting with Holy Mass at 5:30pm followed by a commemorative dinner at 6:30pm. Honoring Fr. Papa’s wishes, there will be a silent auction of his Christmas dec-orations, statues and books, with funds raised going to-wards HLI and it’s global mission. Please RSVP by TO-DAY Jan 5th at hli@hli.org or 540-635-7884.

Women of St. John’s Corner 2020 Mark your calendars for our first speaker of the new year, Fr. Jerome Magat, PSS. Father is a member of the Society of St. Sulpice from the Diocese of Arlington and will be speaking on parenting in the digital age. Monday, February 3rd at 7:00pm in Fr Ruehl Hall.

New Members Welcome! Are you new to the parish or The Women of St. John’s group? Our

regular meetings are the 3rd Monday of the month. To stay informed on all our events, watch for our event flyers, join our email list thewomenof-stjohn@gmail.com, or follow our Facebook page at https://m.facebook.com/womenofstjohns/ All women of the parish 18+ welcome.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RESPECT LIFE 9 Days for Life! Join thousands of Catholics nation-wise in the annual Respect Life novena, 9 Days for Life, Tuesday January 21 - Wednesday January 29. Get daily intentions, brief reflections and more. Sign up at www.9daysforlife.com!

From the Office of Religious Education David M Wallace, Director| dwallace@sjtb.org | (540) 692‐5539

Darryl & Susan Adams, Confirmation Coordinator & RE Assistant | djadams7@embarqmail.com

Sr. Guadalupe Licea, PCI & Ana Fitzpatrick, Spanish Apostolate | (540) 635‐3780 ext. 227

CCD NEWS: Sunday CCD classes will not meet Jan 5. Sunday classes resume Jan 12. Tuesday classes resume Jan 7. FIRST CONFESSION & COMMUNION 2020: Mark your calendars! First confessions will be cele-brated on Saturday, February 29, and the Mass of First Holy Communion will be on Saturday, May 2 (10:00am), or Sunday, May 3 (12:30pm) for those who wish to receive in the Extraordinary Form. LITURGICAL CATECHESIS: Today, the Church celebrates the Epiphany of the Lord. The Greek epipháneia means “appearance/manifestation,” and in the Eastern Churches, the feast is known as The-ophany (“manifestation of God”), where it is a celebration of the Baptism in the Jordan. In the Roman Church, we identify the Epiphany with the arrival of the Three Kings and our Lord’s manifestation to the

Gentiles. Today’s collect prays: “O God, who on this day revealed your Only Begotten Son to the nations by the guidance of a star, grant in your mercy that we, who know you already by faith, may be brought to behold the beauty of your sublime glory.” The Prayer over the Offering likewise references the gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. However, few know that buried with-in our liturgical texts is the fact that Epiphany is really a celebration of three epiphanies of Jesus. At Vespers, the Magnificat anti-phon prays: “Today the Bridegroom claims his bride, the Church, since Christ has washed her sins away in Jordan’s waters; the Magi hasten with their gifts to the royal wedding; and the wedding guests rejoice, for Christ has changed water into wine, allelu-ia.” Indeed, Epiphany is the celebration of the coming of the Magi, the Baptism of Jesus, and the Wedding at Cana! In 1955, Pius XII transformed the Octave of the Epiphany (Jan13) into the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, perhaps weakening in the popular mind the multifaceted nature of Epiphany. In a sermon on the Epiphany, St Peter Chrysologus (AD 380-450), having spoken of the manifestations of Christ’s divinity to the Magi and in the Jordan, concludes: “Today Christ works the first of his signs from heaven by turning water into wine…But the water still had to be changed into the sacrament of his blood, so that Christ might serve cups of pure wine from the vessel of his Body for the people to drink, in order to fulfill the words of the prophet: ‘And how splendid is your cup which intoxicates!’” (Sermon 160). Let us then cherish each holy Communion as a renewal of the Epiphany for each one of us.

Next Council Membership Meeting, Jan 8th This is our time to review and plan our upcoming sup-port of the people of our parish and community. We start at 7:30pm to allow attendance at the 6:30pm Mass. March for Life - Friday Jan 24 Mark your calendars! Iron Sharpens Iron For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man. ~ St. Paul (Col 3:14-16) 2020 Membership Dues Timely payment of your annual dues by January 31st of each year is required to remain a member of the Council in good standing. You can pay your annual dues either through the Council's website, by mailing a check or in person at a Council meeting. Contact us GK J. Butler: (609) 254-8833, gkjkb7771@gmail.com Field Agent: (703) 494-0967, daniel.garrigan@kofc.org

Knights of Columbus John Carrell Jenkins Council #7771

www.kofc7771.org/www.kofc.org

January 5: The Epiphany of the Lord

Brian Winkler Andrew Boger Andrew Cooper Mark Dick Doug Forbes Daniel Heywood Peter Hickson Manuel A. Vicente Todd Mains Devon Smith Matthew Reagan Robert Cooke Vince E. Cruz Truman Sayre, Jr. Nathan T. Christman Steven Gregg Kristina Grdina Brady Anderson Lxex Robles Ben Cabreva Michael Andruzzi, Jr. David Kelleher Peter Trumbull Brian Campbell Jeremy Nestor Seumas X. O’Reilly Clement M. O’Reilly Alex Rojas Chris Reinhard Shawn Stuck Richard Skelton, Sr. John Bowes Elisabeth Crooks Bobby Saxon Jason Butts Kieran Vieira Andrew Shorter Francesca Fahey David Norris Jonathan Hamilton Justice M. Parrott Sean Conroy David Rogers Jeffery Skube Dominic Skube Anne Skube Shannon Brugh Pierre W. Boucher Mark Belton David Larsen Sean Paige Tony Artone J. Butler Brian Tilley Thomas Artone Zachary Francis David Schmitt Joseph Marsch Christine Marsch Stephen L. Jerome David Byers Steven Held, Jr. Stephen Bill Benjamin Gregory David Parnes Heather Bill-Blanchard Timothy Smith

Military Prayer List

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The Gift - A reflection by Dr. Tim Gray Parish Code: QBKRGW

SCRIPTURAL REFLECTIONS

with Deacon Rafael Goldsmith Thursdays 10:00am Padre Pio Hall

ST. JOHN’S SENIOR GROUP 1st Saturday, Padre Pio Hall, 9:30 - 11am

3rd Saturday, Front Royal Diner, 9:30 - 11am

DIVINE MERCY SAID: “Be not afraid of your Savior, O sinful soul. I make the first move to come to you, for I know that by yourself you are unable to lift yourself to me. Child, do not run away from your Father; be willing to talk open-ly with your God of mercy who wants to speak words of pardon and lavish his graces on you. How dear your soul is to Me! I have inscribed your name upon My hand; you are engraved as a deep wound in My Heart." (St. Faustina Diary 1485) Used with permission of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. Fr. Lundberg Leads Pilgrimage to Fatima and Spain Fr. Bjorn Lundberg, pastor at Sacred Heart Church in Win-chester, will be the spiritual director for a 13 day pilgrim-age to Fatima and Spain from September 28 - October 10, 2020. Cost is $4065 per person with a deposit of $450, and final payment by July 28. For additional information and brochures, contact John Tagnesi at 1-888-544-4461 or jtag1964@verizon.net. Annual Men's Conference All men are invited to the 2020 Annual Men's Confer-ence- Noble and Bold: Taking a Cue from St. Joseph Join us on Saturday, March 7th, for the Men's Confer-ence at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Herndon from 9am-2:30pm Speakers include Fr. Roger Landry, Catholic columnist, author and papal attaché at the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations. Also, Dr. Mark Miravalle, renowned mariologist, profes-sor at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and au-thor. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Michael Bur-bidge. To register, go to www.arlingtondiocese.org/men. Annual Women's Conference All women are invited to the 2020 Annual Women's Conference - Known and Loved From All Eternity. Join us on Saturday, March 14th, for the annual Women's Conference at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Herndon from 9am-2:00pm Speakers are Colleen Carroll Camp-bell, author, print and broadcast journalist, and former presidential speechwriter, along with Sr. Gaudia Skass, Our Lady of Mercy, from the St. John Paul II National Shrine and internationally acclaimed speaker.

Thank you for your prayers! Any name added to the Prayer List will remain there for 3 months. The request may be renewed by calling the parish office. Please let us know when a name can be removed from either prayer list. You may also request prayers by

contacting our parish prayer chain at setonmom@gmail.com

or St. Dominic’s Monastery prayer intention email: monastery@lindenopnuns.org

Pope’s Prayer Intention for January 2020

Promotion of World Peace We pray that Christians, followers of other religions, and all people of goodwill may promote peace and justice in

the world.

Ignatius Ehlinger Gabby Abril Ann Saul Hoppe Barbara Woodward Robert Cipriano John Janaro Brenda Bonk Judy Ratigan Sophie Shannon Mary Shaffer Kimberlee Schubert Pat Schubert John William Rice Gabrielle Tuttle H. Reed Armstrong Roxolana Armstrong Gabbi Rodgers Anee Stanford Jude Kambach Anthony Sheehan Patrick McInerney Tahlia Fernandez Judy Samborsky Susan Bill Mabel Riordan Fran Slayton Sandy Wood Bruce Clark Judith Thompson Tim Hart Rozie Baker

PRAYER LIST

For all the shut-ins of our parish and for the repose of the soul of Vernon Beard..

Altar Guild Marlene Lundberg, 635-0541

Altar Servers (ages 11-18) Call Church Office, 635-3780

Front Royal Catholics Civic Educational Group

Tom McFadden, Sr. 540-252-4569 thomaslmcfadden@gmail.com

Chelsea Academy Felix Hernandez, 540-635-0622

Church Environment Linda Saker, 636-4556 Communion for the Homebound Call Church Office, 635-3780

Divinum Auxilium Academy

Dian Schmiedicke, 631-0086 admin@divineassistanceacademy.org

Dominicans Third Order Call Church Office, 635-3780

Eucharistic Adoration Mary-Margaret Price, 635-0645

John XXIII Montessori Center

Laura Accettullo, 636-3236 laura@john23mcc.org

Knights of Columbus

Jay Butler, 540-636-7301 gkjkb7771@gmail.com

Lectors Mary Kay Moose, 635-7628

Legion of Mary/Adults Don McInnis, 636-3398

Legion of Mary (Juniors) Maureen Nyman-540-671-1173 Meetings-Mondays 2:20-4:30pm PPH

Little Flowers (Gr. 1-5) Anita Townsend amayflytown@gmail.com

Loaves and Fishes (Catholic Charities)

Jeanne Jackson jjackson@ccda.net 540-407-0348 or 540-252-4320

Meals for New Moms / Postpartum Support Dixie Lane, 540-631-0102

Music & Choirs Jeffrey Alban, 635-3780

Natural Family Planning Susannah Cavanaugh, 540-431-1992

Parents’ Support Group/Children/Special Needs

Winnie Ehlinger, 636-1688 Laurie Adams, 540-683-1767

Padre Pio Academy Johanna Naccash info@padrepiolearning.org

Prayer Chain Marlicia Fernandez, 622-2637 setonmom@gmail.com

Prison Ministry Chris Manion, 540-635-9166

Religious Education David Wallace, 540-692-5539

RCIA Call Church Office, 635-3780

Senior Group Mick Tamas, 540-692-2815 sjtb.seniors@gmail.com

SHELL (Supporting Home Education and Love of Learning)

Laura H. Clark, 635-3192 laurahiblclark@yahoo.com

Soup Kitchen Cathy Remmers 540-551-6484 remmers66@gmail.com

That Man is You! Tom Balint 703-786-2729

Ushers Call Church Office, 635-3780

Vocations Cross Marlicia Fernandez, 622-2637 setonmom@gmail.com

Welcoming Committee Parish Office - 540-635-3780

Women of St. John’s Parish Office - 540-635-3780

Youth Ministry Sarah French - youth@sjtb.org

Youth/Drama https://stjohnsdrama.org

Young Adult Group youngadultsofstjohnthebaptist@gmail.com

St. Edith Stein School for Girls Dian Schmiedicke, 540-481-9696

St. John’s Community Newsletter Michael Turner, mtcinc1@cs.com

St. John’s Contact Information YOUTH GROUP NEWS Sarah French, Director of Youth Ministry - youth@sjtb.org

Weekly Youth Opportunities: Sundays, Noon - 1:15pm: High School CCD (Confirmed youth - HS graduate) at Frassati House Wednesdays, 6:00pm - 8:15pm: Youth Group at Frassati We will resume our Wednesday night meetings on January 8 with the Youth Group Christmas Par-ty! We will begin over in the Frassati House at 6:00pm, Mass at 6:30pm and then come back to the Frassati House for refreshments and a white elephant gift exchange. Please plan to bring a gift for the gift exchange. Maximum gift cost of $5, regifting something you already have is encour-aged! Late pick up of 9:00pm for this special event. Make sure to get the most up to date Youth Ministry information by joining our email list. If you don't get the youth emails and would like to please email youth@sjtb.org and Sarah will add you to the list.

Vocations “Opening their treasure chests, they offered Him gifts.” Are you beginning to see your life as a gift to be given to the Lord as a priest, deacon, religious sister or brother? Call Father Michael Isenberg (703) 841-2514, or write: michael.isenberg@arlingtondiocese.org. FIAT Day of Recollection for High School Girls Finding your place in God's plan requires building solid relationships with God, yourself and others. The Daugh-ters of Holy Mary of the Heart of Jesus are coming from Steubenville, OH, to put on this day, which will include Mass, talks, workshops, prayer and fun. Sunday February 9, 2020 from 9:00am - 4:45pm at Holy Trinity Parish in Gainesville. Registration and payment due January 31. Learn more and register: www.arlingtondiocese.org/FIAT; email vocations@arlingtondiocese.org, or call 703-841-2514. Christendom College Summer Program Special Early Bird Epiphany Special! St. John’s Parishioners can attend this summer’s Experience Christendom Summer Program for ONLY $100 (that’s 80% off the normal $500 all-inclusive cost) if you register by January 6, 2020 using the promo code: STJOHN Signup at www.christendom.edu/experience, and find out why so many participants call it the “best week ever.” Mass for World Marriage Sunday Celebrate World Marriage Sunday with Mass and Dinner on Saturday, February 8, at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More. The Most Rev. Michael F. Burbidge will serve as celebrant and homilist. All married couples are invited to attend. Dinner is free but you must RSVP at arlingtondiocese.org/wms20 as space is limited. Sign Up For the Diocesan E-Newsletter! Receive special video messages from our bishop, learn about unique opportunities to get involved, and be the first to know the news about our Diocese - straight to your inbox. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/CDAsignup