201 St. Mary's Avenue

P.O. Box 1390

La Plata, Maryland 20646-1390

(301) 934-2261

(301) 648-8783 (Sacramental Emergencies)

www.sacredheartlaplata.org

www.facebook.com/SacredHeartLaPlata

Twitter: @SacHeartLaPlata

WEEKEND MASSES:

Saturdays: Vigil Mass at 5:00 PM (Rosary at 4:20PM)

Sundays: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM & 12:00 PM

8:00 AM at St. Joseph’s Monastery (Carmel)

DAILY MASSES:

Monday thru Friday - 12:00 Noon

7:15 AM at St. Joseph’s Monastery (Carmel)

Wednesday - 7:00 PM

Saturday - 8:00 AM (Carmel), 9:00 AM (Sacred Heart)

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION AND FEDERAL HOLIDAYS:

As Announced.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:

7:00 AM to 9:00 PM daily in the Adoration Chapel

7:30-9:00 PM each Wednesday in the Main Church

BAPTISMS: For children, parents should fill out the online Request

for Baptism form and then contact Concetta Schmitz at

301.934.2261 (ext. 103) at least one month in advance to schedule a

date and attend a preparation class.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION:

Please call the parish office to arrange for the instructions about our

faith. Classes are held on Tuesdays (September thru May) from 7:00-

8:30 PM

PENANCE/RECONCILIATION:

- First Fridays: 6:00 - 7:00 PM

- Wednesdays: 7:30 - 9:00 PM

- Saturdays: 3:30 - 4:30 PM

- By appointment

MARRIAGE:

Couples must contact a priest or deacon at least 6 months before the

anticipated date. Marriage preparation program is required.

ITEMS FOR UPCOMING BULLETIN DUE TO PARISH OFFICE BY 12 NOON MONDAY

PASTORAL STAFF & OFFICES

REV. LAWRENCE C. SWINK, Pastor

REV. ROBERT F. KILNER, Parochial Vicar

DEACON WILLIAM CARTER, Permanent Deacon

DEACON MATTHEW C. LAIDLEY, Permanent Deacon

DEACON ANTHONY T. BARRASSO, Permanent Deacon, Retired

DEACON ALBERT E. GRAHAM, JR., Permanent Deacon, Retired

PARISH OFFICE:

205 St. Mary’s Avenue - (301) 934-2261

(E-mail) info@sacredheartlaplata.org Fax (301) 934-5435

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Mrs. Concetta Schmitz, Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Christine Knecht, Finance & Human Resources

Mrs. Caitlin Milby, Receptionist

ARCHBISHOP NEALE SCHOOL:

104 Port Tobacco Road - (301) 934-9595 or (301) 870-3679

Grades Pre-K thru 8. After school day care.

Mrs. Linda Bourne, Principal

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND ADULT FAITH FORMATION:

Mr. William Wannall, Pastoral Associate

(301) 934-2261, Ext. 107

MINISTRY TO HOMEBOUND, HOSPITAL & NURSING HOMES:

Mrs. Julie Ferrero (301) 752-2377

CHAPLAIN TO HOSPITAL (UMCRMC)

Deacon Walter G. Rourke

(301) 934-2261

YOUTH MINISTRY:

Ms. Anna Albrittain, Director

(301) 934-2261, Ext. 105

MUSIC MINISTRY:

Mrs. Patricia Lane, Director

(301) 934-3386

FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE:

Mr. Michael Knecht

(301) 934-2261

CUSTODIAN:

Mr. Dan Bearden

FIRST FRIDAY:

Confessions 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Mass & Devotions to the Sacred Heart at 7:00 PM

MARIAN DEVOTIONS:

Weekly during May & October.

Miraculous Medal Novena & Rosary after 9 AM Mass each Saturday.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM:

We are an affiliate parish of the St. John Paul II Regional Faith For-

mation Program. K thru Grade 8, meets Sundays, 10:20 - 11:40

AM at ANS, September thru May.

PARISH COUNCIL: Meets September through May.

YOUTH NIGHT: Second Saturday, September through May.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP:

We welcome all new members to our parish family. Please register as

soon as possible. To be eligible for admission to our Religious

Education program, reception of the Sacraments or to receive

testimonial letters for sponsorship outside the Parish, an individual

must be a registered participating member of the parish, known to

the pastor, attending the sacraments and supporting the ministries

of the church. When moving from the parish, please notify the office.

SACRED

HEART

ROMAN

CATHOLIC

CHURCH

JULY 7, 2019

SACRED HEART CHURCH, LA PLATA

SUNDAY, JULY 7, FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY

TIME

7:00AM Repose of the soul Clarence Smart

8:00AM Repose of the soul of Rose Mary Droze

9:00AM Intentions of Janet Szoch

12:00PM Repose of the soul of Rose Ann Cox

MONDAY, JULY 8, WEEKDAY

7:15AM Deceased Relatives, Benefactors and Friends of

Carmel

12:00PM Repose of the soul of Robert Mitchell

TUESDAY JULY 9, SAINT AUGUSTINE ZHAO, RONG,

PRIEST, AND COMPANION, MARTYRS

7:15AM Repose of the soul of Eleanor Gibbons

12:00PM Intentions of Andrew and Cait Szoch

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, WEEKDAY

7:15AM Repose of the soul of Barrett Nuckols

12:00PM Intentions of Lizzy Szoch

7:00PM Repose of the soul of George Wozniak

THURSDAY, JULY 11, SAINT BENEDICT, ABBOT

8:00AM Intentions of Saint Teresa Association

10:00AM Intentions of Janet Szoch

FRIDAY, JULY 12, WEEKDAY

7:15AM Intentions of Fr. Dan Leary

12:00PM Intentions of Andrew and Cait Szoch

SATURDAY, JULY 13, SAINT HENRY; VIGIL: FIFTEENTH

SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

8:00AM Repose of the soul of Rose Mary Droze

9:00AM Repose of the soul of Donald Sheppard

5:00PM Repose of the soul of Anna Casey Black

Please note that the 8AM Saturday and Sunday Masses, and the 7:15AM

daily Mass take place at Mt. Carmel Monastery. All other Masses are

celebrated at Sacred Heart.

SCRIPTURE STUDY CONTINUES. Join Fr. Larry this

Tuesday, July 9th for the weekly scripture study into St. Paul’s

second set of letters to the church in Corinth . This will be held

in Friendship Room at 7:00 PM. All invited and highly encour-

aged to attend!

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON’S THE MASS continues this

Thursday, July 11. Seminarian Caleb Gaeng will be proctor-

ing a discussion on Bishop Robert Barron's video series The

Mass. The final discussion on the series will be July 18th.

The discussions take place in the Friendship Room at 7:00 PM.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

JULY AND AUGUST

Parish office hours for the summer:

Monday-Thursday,

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Friday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

The Office will return to normal hours

beginning September 6, 2019.

Thank You.

"DEACON BIL is joining a priest and one of his brother dea-

cons, along with a group of 14 laypeople on a pilgrimage to

Greece and Turkey later this month to follow the footsteps of St.

Paul. Follow his blog for photos, reflections and audio of the

homilies and talks they'll give along the way. Also, be sure to

send him your prayer intentions as they offer Mass at the house of

our Blessed Mother in Ephesus. http://

paulspilgrims.wordpress.com."

Readings for the week of June 30, 2019

Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21/Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10,

11 [cf. 5a]/Gal 5:1, 13-18/Lk 9:51-62

Monday: Gn 18:16-33/Ps 103:1b-2, 3-4, 8-9, 10-11

[8a]/Mt 8:18-22

Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29/Ps 26:2-3, 9-10, 11-12 [3a]/Mt

8:23-27

Wednesday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Jn

20:24-29

Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19/Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [9]/Mt

9:1-8

Friday: Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67/Ps 106:1b-2, 3-4a, 4b-5

[1b]/Mt 9:9-13

Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29/Ps 135:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 [3a]/

Mt 9:14-17

Next Sunday: Is 66:10-14c/Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 [1]/

Gal 6:14-18/Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9

FINANCIAL BLESSINGS

WEEKLY COLLECTION REPORT: Last week’s offer-

tory collection amounted to $6,631.97. The 171 identifiable

contributors using envelopes or checks (approximately 11%

of the parish) gave $5,985.01 (90% of the total collection),

with an average contribution of $35.00. The unidentifiable

loose collection ws $646.96. An additional $1,424.23 was

donated for the Holy Father’s annual collection. Many thanks

to all for your continued generosity.

MOTHERS GROUP! Home for the summer with children? Join

our mothers group ! We're meeting Wednesday July 10,

10:30 a.m. In the Friendship Room. Mothers or caretakers of

of children of all ages are welcome to join us for prayer and

fellowship, by themselves or with their children. For more infor-

mation or e-mail updates, contact Daina Currano at 301-910-

6203 or dainacurrano@gmail.com. We will also meet July 24.

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Rev. Eamon Dignan, Rev. Msgr. Cary Hill, Kelly Wilson, Betty

Sweeney, Deacon Walter Rourke, Darrell Tuttle, Carolyn Broyhill,

Rebecca Mwose, Jeffrey Barnes, Eugenia Mwose, Monique Lam-

oureux, Catherine Ann Poole, Qunit B. Grandson, Nancy Cramer,,

Florence Facchina, Paul Facchina, Sr., Patty Gyorda, Angela Coombs,

Mary Willingham, Pamela Dunn, Alice Sinsel, Andy & Millie Havril-

la, Christine Bowles, Rosetta Johnson, Robert Powell, Jr., John

Bawner, Dave Forbes, Elizabeth Wood, Elroy Hemsley, Elva Yates,

Julia White, Mary Jane Short, Cecil Short, John Michael Yates, Wil-

liam John Blake, Shelia Cole, Daniel Reumond, Sarah Lane, William

Green, Baby Markus Hicks, Terry Minton, Jean Middleton, Margaret

Foster, Rose Radcliff, Fritz & Jane Hoffmann, Joe Gardiner, Cindy

Brigman, Maggie Wyman, George Jackson, Gianna Grace, Jamie

Seith, Randy Martin, David & Kathryn Newman, Mary Krug, Mari-

lyn Hoffmann, Carolyn Posey, and Mikey Raymond.

Names will remain on the above prayer list for 60 days from the

time they are requested. At the end of that time, you may renew your

request.

Catholic Saints of Montréal and Québec City

Canada Pilgrimage—August 15-18, 2019.

Father Robert Kilner, Spiritual Director.

Please join Father Kilner on this wonderful pilgrimage to visit 16th

century Montréal and Québec City! You will see the most beautiful

churches in North America. We will follow the path of Saint Pope

John Paul II’s pilgrimage to Canada in 1984. Montréal will feature

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Saint Joseph’s Oratory (Saint André Bes-

sette), Notre Dame Cathedral and more. In route to Québec City, we

will visit the Shrine of Our Lady of the Cape. The highlight of the

pilgrimage will be our days in Old Québec and our visit to the the

Shrine of St. Anne de Beaupré on the St. Lawrence River. Free time

will be available to experience the history and fabulous cuisine of

Québec City. The pilgrimage is 4 Days and 3 Nights and includes

Roundtrip Airfare, Lodging, Meals, Private Euro-coach, Daily Mass

and Rosary. Space is very limited. Please see website for details:

www.JMJTours/SacredHeart.

SACRED HEART CEMETERY NEWS

The Sacred Heart Cemetery Improvement Commit-

tee will be hosting a Dinner Theater on Saturday,

October 26. The play will be produced in associa-

tion with the Port Tobacco Players. We are looking for several

male and female actors from age 16 and up. No experience is

necessary. Please contact Mike Gahan at 301-609-1969 to ex-

press your interest.

FAITH DIRECT: Sacred Heart can take particular joy in this

celebration, as the response to Faith Direct in our parish has been

wonderful. My goal is for Sacred Heart families to put envelopes

on a permanent “summer vacation” and make the switch to Faith

Direct.

By embracing this practice, you will simplify your giving and help

provide our parish with consistent support. This is especially im-

portant in the summer months when many families may be out of

town some weekends and Sacred Heart does not receive their en-

velopes. It’s easy for people to forget to catch up once they’re

back, and our weekly offertory can fluctuate as a result – making it

harder to predict how much we will have to sustain our year-round

ministries.

The more families who welcome the beginning of summer by em-

bracing this practice, the more consistent and predictable our of-

fertory will be month after month and this will help us do even

more to spread Christ’s love throughout the community.

I ask you to give Faith Direct your prayerful consideration, and

give envelopes a permanent vacation this summer. You can sign

up online at www.faithdirect.net using our church code MD244 or

mail in an enrollment form available from the parish office.

May God bless you and your loved ones abundantly this summer

and throughout the year!

Celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola

At Loyola on the Potomac and St. Ignatius, Chapel Point

July 28, 2019

12:00 noon Tour of St. Ignatius, Chapel Point led by Father

Tom Clifford, S.J.

1:00 pm Mass at St. Ignatius, Chapel Point

2:30 pm (following mass) Picnic at Loyola on the Potomac

Reservations required for picnic.

Contact: Alice Case (301) 392-0819

alice.case@loyolaretreat.org

ST. MICHAEL AND ST. DOMINIC PARISH DINNER!

Come join us in Brandywine for our parish dinner, July 13th from

12 - 4p.m. This year, with an enhanced menu, one can Dine In or

Carry Out at $23 for an advance sale ticket ($25 at the

door). Children (ages 7-12) are $10.00; (ages 6 and under are

FREE). We will have a $1000 cash raffle drawing ($500 second

prize) and this year we have a special quilt - handmade for this

occasion - to be raffled off! You can see a full picture of the quilt

on the dinner flyer. It is sure to draw a lot of interest. We will also

have a Kay Jeweler’s necklace to be raffled off to some lucky win-

ner. Pre-order tickets at: stmichaelsbaden.weconnect.com

ALTAR FLOWERS

I would like to have flowers placed on the altar

IN HONOR OF __________________________________________________

Weekend of ____________________________________________________

Given by _________________________________�

Please drop this form in the collection basket or return

to the Parish Office. Flowers are not placed on the

altar during Advent or Lent.

Suggested Donation — $50.00

The flowers on the altar each week can be donated in

memory of a loved one or to commemorate a special occa-

sion in our lives. Please fill out the form below .

Return to the parish office.

JULY 7, 2019�

COMMUNITY CATHOLIC

YOUTH MINISTRY

Like our Facebook page and follow us on Instagram: @ ccym-

charlescounty. Join the Community Catholic Youth Ministry

Flocknote Group in Sacred Heart’s flocknote to receive emails

and text message announcements: texts the letters “ccym” to

84576.

All boys in grades 8-12 are invited to hang out with Seminarian

Caleb for lawn games, bonfires, and spiritual talks on July 2 and

July 9 from 7-9pm behind the Sacred Heart church office.

Knights of Columbus

If you are interested in joining the Knights

of Columbus, please contact WGK James

Hojnowski at jhojnows@kent.edu or 301-

861-6407 for more information. The

Knights are a Catholic Men's Fraternal or-

ganization dedicated to Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patri-

otism.

CLOTHING DONATION

If you have used or unwanted clothing that you wish to do-

nate, please consider using the clothing donation shed behind

Sacred Heart Church. Please bag up any clothes before put-

ting them in the shed. All donated clothes help the Knights of

Columbus fundraise.

QUO VADIS CAMP—The Office of Priest Vocations annual

Quo Vadis Camp for high school aged young men will be held at

Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary July 28-31, 2019. For four days,

high school aged young men, who desire to grow in holiness,

will have an opportunity for Mass, prayer, and Eucharistic ado-

ration, as well as time for fraternity, sports, and reflection. Bus

transportation is available. More information is available and

registration is open at www.DCpriest.org. Please contact the

Office of Priest Vocations (vocations@adw.org or 202-636-

9020) with any questions.

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 5—First Friday

July 9—Pantry On The Go

July 13—Pantry Distribution

September 29—Chicken Dinner

October 26—Dinner/Theatre

Get those Gift Cards from Archbishop Neale School Get your

gift cards early! We stock Weis Markets, Safeway, Giant, Food

Lion, Hunan Star, BJs Club, Ledo’s, Panera Bread and Starbucks

ready for walk-in sales every Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.

M. on-line are Kohl’s, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target, Shell and all

your favorites – just tell us what cards you want and we place or-

der for you! Call the Certificate Office at 301.934.9595 any Fri-

day and we will help you get started to order on-line at

www.shopwithscrip.com (our Non-profit Enrollment Code is

LB28LFAD816). Card orders placed by Monday will be sent to

the school and ready for pick-up on Friday. Bring your check or

cash when you pick up your cards.

SCHOOL NEWS

St. Mary's in Bryantown is offering a series

on MENTAL WELLNESS. Good mental health is an im-

portant factor in having a happy life. This 4 session series will

give insight into what mental wellness is and how to maintain

it. Included in this we will discuss helpful strategies for facing

and helping our loved ones to face depression, anxiety, addic-

tion, and grief. The presentations will be given by Caitlin

Langreich. Caitlin has a M.A. clinical mental health counseling

and is certified clinical trauma professional. You don’t have to

come to each presentation to benefit from this series and there

will be time for Q&A. If you, or someone you know, is interest-

ed in learning more about how to achieve and maintain mental

wellness, please join us!

Tuesdays 7-8:30pm July 9 & 23; August 6 & 20. For more

information about this series, contact Fr. Conley

frcconley@comcast.net

RIDE FOR VOCATIONS: Come and support our future

priests, they need our prayers! Join the Sacred Heart, St.

Michael’s Riders Team, for a bike ride to pray and sacrifice for

vocations. The Ride for Vocations will take place on Monday,

September 2, 2019 and will start in Indian Head, MD. Priests

and seminarians from the St. John Paul II seminary and from

around the ADW will be coming to join us for the ride. As we

work to get in shape we will meet for training rides and offer

our sacrifices for the seminarians. Please see the binders in the

back of church or call Julie Ferrero for more information: 301-

752-2377.

“ Without priests we have no Jesus”

~St. Teresa of Calcutta

THE WORLD APOSTOLATE of Fatima — Archdiocese of

Washington Division invites you to participate in:

1) Rosary and Mass celebrated by Msgr. Balbago in the Im-

maculate Heart of Mary Chapel in the Basilica of the National

Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in honor of Our Lady of

Fatima’s 3

rd

apparition to the children, Saturday, July 13 at

1:00pm, 400 Michigan Ave, NE, DC.

2) 33 day Consecration to Jesus through Mary starting July

13 and completing August 15. Consecration lead by Fr.

Thomas Morrow will occur after 7:00pm Mass at St. Raphael

Church, 12551 Falls Rd., Rockville, MD. You do not have to

attend the Mass at St. Raphael to complete the consecration.

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