SUNDAY MASS DAILY MASS

St. Catherine Sat 4:00pm St. Catherine Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri 6:30pm St. Ignatius Sun 8:30am St. Catherine Sun 10:30am

CONFESSIONS ADORATION St. Catherine Sat 3:00-3:45pm St. Catherine Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri 5:30-6:30pm

St. Ignatius Sun 7:45-8:15am St. Catherine Thu 5:30-6:15pm

St. Ignatius of Loyola Established 1859 Hilltop, Maryland

St. Catherine of Alexandria Established 1911

Port Tobacco, Maryland

January 10 ~ Baptism of the Lord

OFFICE & STAFF

St. Catherine / St. Ignatius 7640 Port Tobacco Rd.

Port Tobacco, MD 20677

Website: www.stcsti.org Phone: 301-934-9630

Flocknote: Text “ROUTE6” to 84576

Pastor Rev. Aaron Qureshi qureshia@adw.org

Administrative Assistant

Linda Harrigan stcatherine-alexandria.md@adw.org

Bookkeeper Theresa Wegand

accounting.stcatherine-alexandria.md@adw.org

St. John Paul II Faith Formation Program

Director, Bill Wannall 301-934-2261 ext. 107

wwannall@sacredheartlaplata.org

Youth Ministry Anna Albrittain

301-934-2261 ext. 105 aalbrittain@sacredheartlaplata.org

Archbishop Neale School Principal, Linda Bourne

301-934-9595 www.archbishopnealeschool.org

Catholic Counselor Caitlin Langreich

301-541-3740 clangreich@stjeromes.org

Ann Moreland Amanda Gushura David Price Mary Ann Skinger Polly Butler Delores Jamieson Alicia Brady Sam Gray Leon Higgs Mike Hancock Joe Cooper Marie Boteler Marcella Palmer Hank Galotta Ramona Dobry

Ignatius Cooper Kelly Welch John Shifflett Avery Sandiford Bobby Vermillion Marcus Elam Robert Ansell Robin Proctor Sarah Smith Daniel Jameson Sissy Cooper Craig Doshen Irene Proctor Aubrey Proctor

Jean Carter Michael DeLane Dawn Walters Brenda Greer Raymond DiGiovanni Hailey Sellers Linda D. Welch Vincent Jamieson Clarke Hettel Jean Ambrose DeAngelo Ball Carina Gibbs Kayla Kiley Xenia Hernandez

Please keep in your prayers those with long term illnesses and their caregivers. To have names added to or removed from the prayer list or if you need a priest at the hospital, nursing home or assisted living facility, call (301) 934-9630. Please leave your name, phone number, person's name, facility and room number.

Sacrificial Giving

Weekend of January 3, 2020

Thank you for your support of our church and ministries!

St. Catherine Offertory: $2,294

St. Ignatius Offertory: $2,333

Communion for the Homebound

Fr. Q can bring Communion to those who are homebound

and not attending Mass. Please send him an email or call the

Rectory.

Mass Intentions and Readings

Saturday, January 9—Vigil—Baptism of the

Lord

4:00pm Repose of the soul of Harvey Williams

Is 55:1-11 1 Jn 5:1-9 Mk 1:7-11

Sunday, January 10—Baptism of the Lord

8:30am People of the Community

10:30am Repose of the soul of Deacon Ralph

W. Cyrus Jr.

Is 55:1-11 1 Jn 5:1-9 Mk 1:7-11

Monday January 11— Weekday

6:30pm Irene Nielsen

Heb 1:1-6 Mk 1:14-20

Tuesday January 12— Weekday

6:30pm Robert Dobry Sr.

Heb 2:5-12 Mk 1:21-28

Wednesday January 13— Weekday

No Mass at St. Catherine’s

Heb 2:14-18 Mk 1:29-39

Thursday January 14— Weekday

6:30pm Enemies of the Church

Heb 3:7-14 Mk 1:40-45

Friday January 15 - Weekday

6:30pm Repose of the soul of Agnes Joan

Martin

Heb 4:1-5, 11 Mk 2:1-12

Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic Men's

Fraternal organization dedicated towards the

principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patri-

otism. If you are interested in joining, please

contact Perry Giovacchini at 240 270-6967 or

pmgiovacchini@gmail.com for more infor-

mation.

Offertory Envelopes

Most parishioners have received

their Offertory Envelopes via

the US mail. If you have not re-

ceived your envelopes, kindly

give the mail a week or so to

catch up to deliver your mail.

With Coronavirus, mail deliveries have been de-

layed. Please let us know by January 15 if you

have not received your envelopes and we will

issue replacement envelopes.

Until your envelopes arrive, you can write a

check with your envelope # on it so we may rec-

ord it accordingly.

Year End Statements

Year End Statements will be mailed in the next

couple of weeks. If you have any address chang-

es or updates, kindly let the Office know. Thank

you!

From Fr. Q’s Desk

The first day that I arrived at our parish rectory, my predecessor Fr. Gill greeted me with a wonderful gift: a relic of St. Elizabeth Ann Se-ton. The relic had belonged to Fr. Matt Thompson, pastor here in the early 2000s, and was returned to our rectory after Fr. Matt’s passing a few years ago. I was delighted to receive it, as she is one of my favor-ite saints, and the relic is now en-sconced in a handsome reliquary [parishioners’ Christmas gift to me last year] on the rectory chapel wall.

This last Monday, January 4, was Elizabeth Ann Seton’s feast day. But not just any feast day: Elizabeth Seton passed into eternal life on January 4, 1821, which made this the 200th an-niversary of her death. I was honored to be in-vited to concelebrate the Mass at her shrine in Emmitsburg, Md. Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore was the main celebrant, and there were some dozen priests in attendance as well. There were also numerous women religious, including of course the Sisters and Daughters of Charity, whose foundation was established by Elizabeth Ann Seton during her life. What an inspiring crowd it was!

During his homily, Archbishop Lori spoke about the incredible impact Eliza-beth Seton had in her day—both on the Church and on American society at large. As a Catholic convert, she had been in correspondence with many of the key figures in early American Catholic histo-ry, including the first American bishop, Bishop John Carroll of Baltimore. She went on to establish the first religious community of women in the United States, the Sisters of Charity, whose work con-tinues to the present day. And she established

the first Catholic parochial school in the coun-try, to which all present parochial schools can trace their heritage. Most importantly, she was a woman who loved God fiercely and always desired his will, even when it came at personal cost.

Archbishop Lori concluded his homily with a startling suggestion: that Elizabeth Ann Seton should be named a co-patron of the United States for the magnificent example of holiness that she set for us all. And at least one priest in that congregation heartily agreed!

Archbishop Lori of Baltimore blesses the congre-

gation at the end of the Anniversary Mass.

Faithful pray at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s tomb in

her Shrine at Emmitsburg.

Ladies! Looking for a way to connect with other women of faith in the area?

Encounter Grace has 3 events scheduled between January and March that may be of interest to you! A workshop/retreat, an online Bible series and an in-person Bible series:

° Tuesdays Journal Workshop

° Beloved Bible Series

All the details can be found on their web-site, WWW.ENCOUNTERGRACE.COM

St. Mary’s Bryantown Catholic School

Seeking a part-time Preschool Teaching Assis-tant/Aide and a part-time Music Teacher. Both positions are 2-3 days/week. Details and duties of the positions, as well as application instruc-tions, can be found on https:// www.schoolspring.com.

RETREATS AT LOYOLA

Men’s Retreat Jan 22-24, 2021

Women’s Retreat Apr 9-11, 2021

Spanish Coed Retreat Apr 23-25, 2021

The cost is $245. The deposit fee of $115 is due with your registration (deposits are nonrefunda-ble, but are transferable). Please make checks payable to “Loyola Retreat House”, P.O. Box 9, Faulkner, MD 20632. For more information, call (301) 392-0800 and/or check the website www.loyolaonthepotomac.com.

Archbishop Neale School

Get those Gift Cards from Archbishop Neale School Get your gift cards early!

In Stock: Weis Markets, Safeway, Giant, Food Lion, Hunan Star, BJs Club, Ledo’s, Panera Bread and Starbucks ready for walk-in sales eve-ry Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00pm.

On-line: Kohl’s, WalMart, Best Buy, Target, Shell and all your favorites.

Call the Certificate Office at 301/934.9595 any Friday 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.

Shelves of Hope Food Pantry

2nd and 4th Saturday 9:30am to 11:00am

Food Items always needed:

' Cereal

' Peanut Butter & Jelly

' Canned Mixed Vegetables

' Canned Potted Meats (tuna, chicken)

Please leave donations in the church narthex.

All Poor Box donations support our Pantry .

http://www.encountergrace.co/

Catechism of the Catholic Church The Liturgy - Work Of The Holy Trinity

II. Christ's Work in the Liturgy

1089 "Christ, indeed, always associates the Church with himself in this great work in which God is perfectly glorified and men are sanctified. the Church is his beloved Bride who calls to her Lord and through him offers worship to the eter-nal Father.". . . which participates in the liturgy of heaven.

1090 "In the earthly liturgy we share in a fore-taste of that heavenly liturgy which is celebrated in the Holy City of Jerusalem toward which we journey as pilgrims, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God, Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle. With all the warriors of the heavenly army we sing a hymn of glory to the Lord; venerating the memory of the saints, we hope for some part and fellowship with them; we eagerly await the Savior, our Lord Je-sus Christ, until he, our life, shall appear and we too will appear with him in glory.”

The Paschal Mystery in the Church’s Sacra-ments

I. The Sacraments of Christ

1114 "Adhering to the teaching of the Holy Scrip-tures, to the apostolic traditions, and to the con-sensus . . . of the Fathers," we profess that "the sacraments of the new law were . . . all instituted by Jesus Christ our Lord."

1115 Jesus' words and actions during his hidden life and public ministry were already salvific, for they anticipated the power of his Paschal mys-tery. They announced and prepared what he was going to give the Church when all was accom-plished. the mysteries of Christ's life are the foundations of what he would henceforth dis-pense in the sacraments, through the ministers of his Church, for "what was visible in our Savior has passed over into his mysteries."

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP

Recognize God in your Everyday Moments

When God Whispers

“You don’t need to shout. My hearing works just fine.”

Are you a parent that has used that one on your kids? I’m not sure at what age they realize that the volume of their voice doesn’t correlate to the likelihood of receiving a favorable reply — it might be sometime in the teenage years, when the talking slows down altogether.

But I’ve got to admit, it would be nice if God al-ways gave us a loud and dramatic sign when He wanted something — the booming voice and the torn-open heavens (“This is my beloved Son!”) really get the message across. Sometimes I find myself envious of the Apostles, who were able to witness such things in person.

The fact of the matter is, in the year 2021, God is more likely to speak in a whisper than in a shout. The prophet Isaiah forewarns that Christ himself will not be a noisemaker — for all his preaching, he will not cry out or shout to bring forth justice to the nations. His way is altogether different than that.

We are not the Apostles, and we do not have the privilege of seeing the Holy Spirit descend on Christ like a dove. But here’s the good news: God doesn’t need to shout. Our spiritual hear-ing works just fine. We just have to be listening.

Let’s wake up each morning ready to hear God’s whispers throughout the day. Let’s make a con-scious effort to invite those whispers into our hearts, where they can become a catalyst for grace in this world.

— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2021

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SAINTS THIS WEEK

SAINT HILARY OF POITIERS

On January 13, Catholics cel-ebrate St. Hilary of Poitiers, a fourth-century philosopher whose studies made him a champi-on of orthodox Trinitarian theology during one of the most difficult periods of Church history. He protected the Church and its members by brilliantly defending the sacred humanity of Jesus while also defeating Arianism which de-nied Christ’s divinity. St. Hilary was a gentle and courteous man, devoted to writing some of the greatest theology on the Trinity, and was like his Master in being labeled a “disturber of the peace.” In a very troubled period in the Church, his holiness was lived out in both schol-arship and controversy.

S A I N T M A R G U E R I T E D'YOUVILLE

St. Marguerite D'Youville was born at Varennes, Quebec, on October 15. She studied under the Ursulines,

married Francois D'Youville in 1722, and be-came a widow in 1730. She is Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, the Grey Nuns of Canada. She worked to support herself and her three chil-dren, devoted much of her time to the Confra-ternity of the Holy Family in charitable activi-ties. She was appointed Directress of the Gen-eral Hospital in Montreal, which was taken over by the Grey Nuns, and had the rule of the Grey Nuns, with Marguerite as Superior, confirmed by Bishop of Pontbriand of Quebec in 1755.

WATCH: God's Doorkeeper: St. André of Montreal

On January 6, 1937, the death of a humble door-keeper for a boys' college drew over a million people to Montreal for his funeral. For forty years, Brother André Bessette of the Congrega-tion of Holy Cross welcomed people at the door and became known as a miraculous healer. God's Doorkeeper looks at the heart and legacy of Broth-er André–as a man of prayer, of hospitality, and of compassion, a man who draws people in to experience a God who is love. On October 17, 2010, Brother André became the first Canadian-born male saint and the first saint for the Congre-gation of Holy Cross. He is living proof that "it is with the smallest brushes that the divine artist paints the most beautiful pictures."

The film features interviews from Montreal, Rome, and the United States—with people who knew him and others who continue Brother An-dré's work today. It also includes footage of the beatification and canonization ceremonies in Rome and the celebrations in Canada, with foot-age of the unforgettable events of Brother An-dré's road to sainthood.

READ: Changed Forever: The Sacrament of Baptism by Fr. Mike Schmitz

Fr. Mike Schmitz is one of the leading speakers to young people in the Church today. In this presentation, he explains how Christians truly become sons and daughters of God the Father for all eternity through the Sacrament of Baptism. Following the presentation, there is a bonus seg-ment from Fr. Mike that explains the topics of "Infant Baptism" and "No Salvation Outside the Church."

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