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PASTOR: Reverend Scott Hahn

In Residence: Reverend Isadore Dixon,

Reverend Charles Edeh, Chaplain of the

Nigerian Catholic Community

DEACON: Reverend Mr. Neal Conway

MASS SCHEDULE Vigil Mass: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m.—Folk Group 10:30 a.m.—Choir 12:30 p.m.—Nigerian Catholic Community Monday through Saturday: 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday: 12:00 noon Holy Days: As Announced

EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR & MARIAN DEVOTIONS Friday after 8 a.m. Mass until 2.45 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3 to 4 p.m. or anytime by request.

BAPTISM Contact Deacon Neal Conway: 301-938-2871 or nconway@stjeromes.org. A baptismal preparation meeting is required.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Contact the priest at least 6 months ahead of the wedding to arrange for interviews & marriage prep. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Contact Therese Tirador, Dir. of Religious Ed. 202-286-9106 Email: religioused@stjeromes.org

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Welcome to St. Jerome

Catholic Church

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5205 Forty-third Avenue, Hyattsville, Maryland 20781

Rectory Office: 301-927-6684 Email: ajstjerome@hotmail.com

Website: www.stjeromes.org Facebook: @St.JeromeCatholicChurchHyattsville

St. Jerome Academy: 301�277�4568 �Principal: Mr. Daniel Flynn�

St. Jerome Child Center: 301�699�1314�Director: Mrs. Chr istie Cooper �

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St. Jerome’s Café feeds the hungry every Thursday at lunchtime through the generosity of our parish family and others. The Café Teams wel-

come volunteers!

Volunteers who can’t physically be available at lunchtime, can help by preparing bag lunch-es for the needy and homeless in our com-munity.

LIVE THE LITURGY

INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK

"Lord, send out your Spirit

and renew the face of the

earth!" We only know that the

wind exists because of what it

does. A gentle breeze felt on

our face or watching a tree

swaying or swirling snow-

flakes all prove the existence

of "something" causing these

things to happen. But, apart

from its effects, we cannot

see the origin or substance of

wind. The Holy Spirit is the

wind of God. Watching an ear-

ly Church emerge, people

coming to believe, disciples of

Jesus change the way they

live and conduct their affairs-

all give witness to the pres-

ence of the Holy Spirit. Ob-

serving the courage and con-

viction of those who have

found faith, working for jus-

tice, feeding the poor, seeing

how wounds are healed-all

point to something greater

than ourselves working and

living among us. How do our

lives give witness to the Spir-

it?

World Day of Prayer for the Church in China�Thursday, May 24�is the liturgical memorial of Our Lady Help of Christians, venerated with great devotion at the Marian Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai, China. It is also a World Day of Prayer for the Church in China, and you are invited to join the Holy Father and friends around the world, especially those in China, in praying for God's grace upon our brothers and sisters in Christ. From�6:30�8:30pm�on that day, Our Lady of China Pastoral Mission is host-ing an evening of Taizé prayer and faith sharing (English�Chinese) in the par-ish hall of St. Mary's Church in�Rockville, MD (520 Veirs Mill Rd.). A light meal will be served; fruits, desserts, and donations are welcomed. If planning to attend, please RSVP to�info@ourladyofchina.net�by�Sunday, May 20. �

ST. JEROME CHURCH, HYATTSVILLE�

Quo Vadis Camp for Young Men�From�July 15�18�at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary in Em-mitsburg, MD, the Office of Priest Vo-cations' annual Quo Vadis Camp is for mature high school age young men who desire to grow in ho-liness. The four�day camp includes daily Mass, prayer, Eu-charistic Adoration, recreation, sports, and fraternity. Bus transportation is available. More in-formation is availa-ble and registration is open at�www.DCpriest.org! Please contact the Office of Priest Vo-cations (vocations@adw.org�or 202�636�9020) with any questions.�

Sunday Fellowship after the 8:30 & 10:30 Masses. Please join us in the Gold Room for coffee, donuts

and fellowship. Volunteers are always needed for setup and cleanup. Thanks in

advance!

Memorial Day at Catholic Cemeteries�“A person who sees things as they truly are and sympathizes with pain and sorrow is capable of touching life’s depths and finding authentic happiness,”�says Pope Francis in�Gaudete et Exsultate.�“He or she is consoled, not by the world but by Jesus.”�On Memorial Day, come gather in loving memory of family, friends, and fellow citizens who have given their lives for our freedom.�“Knowing how to mourn with others: that is holiness,”�says the Pope. Special outdoor Memorial Day Masses will be held at�10am�on�Monday, May 28�on the sacred grounds of the Catholic cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Washington, including Gate of Heaven Cemetery,�13801 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD�(301�871�6500) and Mt. Olivet Cemetery,�1300 Bladens-burg Rd., NE., Washington, DC, (202�399�3000).�

as of May 14, 2018�

SUNDAY:� May 20�

8:30 a.m.� Daniel Pier Dengler, O.P. (L)�

MONDAY:� May 21�

8 a.m.� � John Mechak�

Noon� � Bernie Jones�

WEDNESDAY May 23�

8 a.m.� � Frances Philip (L)�

THURSDAY: May 24�

Noon� � Deacon Joseph Salser (L)�

FRIDAY:� May 25�

Noon� � Donald Curran�

Please remember, the

sick and the shut�ins: �Charlie Stephen, Rose Mary Holland Eugene Perry, Micheal Lori,

Richard Schnappauf, Sherry Gibbons, Isabella Muir, Larry Andes, Robert Armentrout, Daniel Birch, Rocky Blythe, Pam & Tina Bracket, Liz Burdick, Deacon Leonard Cain, Donny Capps, Mildred Carroll, Eleanor Conway, William DeGennaro, Frances DeStefano, Willie & Daniel Earnest, Antoinette Ebondo, Martha Farnie, Tony Foltz, Don Gibson, Joseph Gigliotti, Mary Rose Gigliotti, Caroline Gignoux, Tony Green, Anthony Guerrero, Mike and Anne Heidenberg, Eileen Harrington, Gail Houle, Elinor Jackson, Rita Kline, Richard Kostelnik, Dawn LaChance, Joseph Lipovsky, Thomas Matera, Ann Ruth Mazurek, Jackie Michaud, Stephen Noel, Wilbert Noel, Cindy Mutchler, Maria Olquin, Sarah Proctor, Helen Rogovsky, Ed Ryan, Mary Lou Smith, Jeanne Smith, Jeni Stepanek, Veronica Tirador, Dorothy Tontodanato, Robbie Williams, Hazel Winters, Joel Rivera, Roseanna Consorti, Marjorie Somok, Joseph Emmerick, Muriel Caron Eingurt, Dianne Marie Kelly, those known to you alone, those suffering with cancer, depression, or addiction, that they may know the Father’s love through our prayers. �

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Today we celebrate the "birthday of the Church!" Pentecost is described in the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles. But before the great driving wind and tongues of fire empowering the Disciples, the Holy Spirit had already arrived. The Gospel for today's Mass during the day is from John 20. Jesus appears to the fearful disciples after his resurrection. He first speaks a message of calm. "Peace be with you." The apostles "rejoiced when they saw the Lord." When the enthusiastic response settles down, Jesus "breathed on them and said to them 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'"�This action is Trinitarian, and it has happened be-fore. If you turn your Bible back to the beginning, you'll read: "The Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so many became a living be-ing" (Genesis 2:7). In the Garden of Eden, we see God's first, original covenant with man. The breath of life signifies that original indwelling of grace, the special state of likeness and friendship with God be-fore the Fall. Here now, in this locked room, the Apostles receive the long�awaited promise: the very breath of God, new life, a new covenant.��In the pairing of these two readings�the Pentecost experience in Acts and the breath of Jesus in John's Gospel �we see that the coming of the Holy Spirit is not only an empowering, it is an indwelling. We have each received the breath of grace in our bap-tism. It is confirmed, strengthened, and deepened in each reception of the sacraments. If we persevere in virtue, the Spirit of God is alive in us, inspiring our actions of love. This Pentecost Sunday, how is the breath of God alive in you? �

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