Mass Intentions

 Monday, August 2

      7:00 a.m.       Mr. & Mrs. C. Edward Cootes

      8:00 a.m.       Catherine Dull

Tuesday, August 3

      7:00 a.m.       Catherine Dull

      8:00 a.m.       Int. of St. John PTF

Wednesday, August 4

      7:00 a.m.       Mary Kathryn Wilder

      8:00 a.m.       Kitty Shultz

Thursday, August 5

      7:00 a.m.       Mary Barbin

      8:00 a.m.       Beverly Morley

Friday, August 6 (First Friday)

      7:00 a.m.       Marjorie B. Case

      9:30 a.m.       Mary Elizabeth Crone

      7:00 p.m.       Henry Youngblood

Saturday, August 7

  8:00 a.m.       Peyton and Madaline Carr

  5:00 p.m.       Parishioners of St. John

Sunday, August 8

      7:15 a.m.       Donald Herrmann

      9:15 a.m.       Donald Herrmann

    11:15 a.m.       Jim Ford    

      3:15 p.m.       Margaret Vhlies

      6:00 p.m.       Ron Frederick

 

 

From the Pastor

    Thank you for your continued prayers for Sister Bernadette. She deeply appreciates our prayers, support and cards. Because of her daily radiation treatment schedule it is imperative that Sister gets as much rest as possible; therefore, phone calls and personal visits are strongly discouraged. Father Gerard is recovering from open-heart surgery. He also appreciates our prayers, support and cards; nevertheless, he also needs plenty of rest during his time of recuperation. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

    Congratulations to this years winners of the Baker-Yingling Scholarship: John Hajnos, Kathleen McKinnon, Joe Minchik, Brendan Reisdorf, and Tim Schmidt. The scholarships are awarded each year through the St. John Basketball Program. The parish sponsored basketball program continues to support our youth both on and off the court.

 

May God bless you,

 

 

 

Liturgy & Worship

FIRST FRIDAY MORNING MASSES ... August 6

Morning Masses will be at 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., and 7:00 p.m.  in the church. Confessions: 8:45 – 9:15 a.m. & 6:15 – 6:45 p.m.

 

First Friday Devotion … A traditional day to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to ask His mercy especially through the sacrament of confession. The devotion began with a private revelation from Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque during the 1600’s.

 

 

FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION Following the 8:00 a.m. Mass and Rosary. Please pick up a folder with the prayers and come to the front pews. Everyone interested in the devotion is welcome to join in prayer.

 

PERPETUAL ADORATION!! – YOUR OPPORTUNITY to SPEND TIME with the LORD. The following hours have one scheduled adorer but we would like to have at least one more for each hour: Sundays – 12, 1, 3, 7 & 8 a.m.; and 12 noon 6, 8 & 9 p.m.; Mondays – 1, 2 & 11 a.m.; Tuesdays – 3 & 6 a.m. and 9 & 11 p.m.; Wednesdays – 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7 a.m. and 12 noon; Thursdays – 2, 3 & 5 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Fridays – 12, 2, 3 & 9 a.m., and 12 noon; Saturdays – 1, 2, 3 & 8 a.m.; and 12 noon, 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10  & 11 p.m. Please call the parish office if you can fill one hour.

 

We Pray …

BAPTISMS... Congratulations and welcome to the following children recently baptized at St. John Church: Emily Faith Dzbynski, daughter of Michael & Laura Dzbynski, Jr.; and Jenna Marie Terry, daughter of Glenn & Jennifer Terry.

 

FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR THIS WEEKEND are in loving memory of Catherine & Tom Russell, and Stella & George Murray, donated by the loving families of Susan Ganjon, and Ted Murray.     

 

WE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE of Raymond Brown, Elizabeth Hochwarter, John Przybyla, Scott Conover, Robert Schlottenmeier, Julio Mariotti and for their family and friends.

 

DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET … Thursday Afternoons

Beginning at 3:00 p.m. in the church. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed before the Blessed Sacrament, ending with Benediction.

 

Liturgy of the Word

DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS … August 2 - 8

Mon.:   Jer 28:1-17;   Ps 119:29,43,79-80,95,102;   Mt 14:13-21

Tues.:  Jer 30:1-2,12-15,18-22;   Ps 102:16-23,29;  Mt 14:22-36

Wed.:  Jer 31:1-7;   (Ps) Jer 31:10-13;   Mt 15:21-28

Thurs.: Jer 31:31-34;   Ps 51:12-15,18-19;   Mt 16:13-23

Fri.:      Dn 7:9-10,13-14;   2 Pt 1:16-19;   Lk 9:28-36

Sat.:      Hb 1:12-2:4;   Ps 9:8-13;   Mt 17:14-20

Sun.:     Wis 18:6-9;   Heb 11:1-2,8-19;   Lk 12:32-48

 

Stewardship

WEEKLY OFFERING: Weekend of July 25, 2004:

Envelopes:       $17,410.40                               Attendance:  3405

Loose:                   5,719.85                               Poor Box:   $1,506.98

TOTAL:         $23,130.25

 

This year’s budget is based on a weekly offering of $25,500.00. Our current weekly average is $23,793.35 Thank you.

 

VISION 2003 CAMPAIGN UPDATE:

Total Pledged:    $    7,143,817          Goal:                       $    8,056,600.  

Paid to Date:             5,913,955          Pledged to date:         7,143,817.

Balance:               $  1,229,862 Interest Earned:                         549,780.

                                                              Pledges needed:   $       363,003

 

THANK YOU to all parishioners who have made a pledge. Memorial opportunities are still available. Please call the parish office to make, renew or extend your pledge.

 

THANK YOU for your DONATIONS to the annual collection for The Missionary Cooperative. Total collected was $8,843.68.  

 

THE SPECIAL COLLECTION next weekend is The Catholic Communications Campaign and Catholic University of America. Thank you for your generosity.

 

ESTATE PLANNING: If you are interested in receiving a brochure outlining how you can plan for both your family and your parish through estate planning (formulating your will), just call the parish office at 410-848-4744.

 

ELECTRONIC CONTRIBUTIONS: If you are interested in trying our St. John Electronic Contributions Option, whereby the exact amount you specify is automatically deducted from your checking account each week, call George Hinkel, in the Parish Center at 410-848-4744 ext. 249 for information. 

 

School News

NO PACKET PICKUP this summer. Information will be sent home on the first day of school and posted on the web site.

 

GROCERY CERTIFICATES & GIFT CARDS may be purchased in the parish office during the summer months on Monday – Friday, from 9 – 12:00 noon.

 

YEARBOOK PICTURES: Anyone who placed an ad with pictures may pick up their pictures at school on Wednesdays between 9 a.m. and 12 Noon.

 

 Religious Ed./Youth Activities

Religious Education Office: (410) 848-8443

OFFICE ASSISTANT NEEDED: The Religious Ed. Office has a part-time, paid position available. The person hired will work Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 – 8:15 p.m. and will be responsible for answering phones, documenting attendance, and general office duties throughout the school year. If you are interested in applying, please call Paul in the Religious Ed. Office.

 

CONFIRMATION CLASSES: If you are planning on registering your 8^th or 9^th grader for Confirmation classes, you must do so now. The registration deadline was June 24^th, and several classes are already full. Please stop by the Religious Ed. Office in the Parish Center to complete the enrollment forms.

 

TEACHERS & ASSISTANTS are NEEDED for NEXT YEAR: The program cannot exist without the help of many volunteers! We want to keep our class size to a minimum. Maybe God is calling you to share your Catholic faith with the young people of our parish and to grow in your faith experience. Please call the Religious Ed. Office to find out how easy it is.

 

REGISTRATION FOR 2004/2005: Registration forms have been mailed to all families in the program. For those who are not already in the program, call the Religious Ed Office to register.

TEACHERS NOT RETURNING to Religious Ed. are asked to return the teacher manual and black line masters to the office.

 

 

 

WATER OLYMPICS … Sunday, August 1

Bring a change of clothes to change into after the 6:00 p.m. Mass so you can get messy!

 

VIDEO SCAVENGER HUNT … Sunday, August 8

We will be leaving the campus for this event to drive around Westminster doing silly stunts for the camera. The funniest video wins!!! If there are parents willing to help us drive, please email Jordan at jtippet@sjwest.org.

 

CROSSROADS PRO-LIFE NIGHT … Sunday, August 15

We will be joined by a group called Crossroads who have just walked from Ohio to Maryland preaching the pro-life message. There will be testimonies, skits, music and more.

 

PARISH PICNIC NEEDS HELP! Hey all you teens out there we need your help on August 21^st to run some of the concession stands at the parish picnic, from 12 – 6 p.m. Please contact Jordan at 410-848-8443 if you can help.

 

THE LIFE TEEN–CORE MEMBERS would like to Thank everyone who participated in our 10-Year Anniversary Celebration last weekend making it a great blessing to our parish.  

               

Outreach

* THE ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY *

As the song goes “Summertime and the living is easy” but that is not the case if you are poor and cannot meet your bills or buy your family food. Please continue you help through the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Remember the poor boxes as you leave Mass today!

 

activities in Our Parish

WELCOMING SESSION & REGISTRATION … Sun. Aug 1

From 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. in the St. Luke room in the school. If you are interested in becoming a member of St. John Parish or interested in getting involved in the parish, please come.

 

ST. JOHN LADIES’ SODALITY ... Sunday, August 1

Sodality will meet for the 9:15 a.m. Mass. SUMMER PICNIC will be held at the home of Katherine Dukehart beginning at 1:00 p.m. for details, call Erlinda West at 410-876-6304.

 

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP GROUP ... Sunday, August 1

At 7:30 p.m. in the St. Luke room of the school. Discussion will be on the Steubenville trip of last weekend. For more information, call Lawrence Solarczyk at 410-751-6477.

 

FILIAE MARIA MINI-WORKSHOP … Sat., August 14

Join us at the 8:00 a.m. Mass We will begin in the cafeteria at 9:00 a.m. with coffee and danish. Fr. Brian will join us for 2 talks – Marriage and The Vocation of being a Wife and Mother. Come away for a few hours and go home with some concrete ways to strengthen your marriage and grow in grace as a mother. To register call Theresa Greene at 410-876-9578.

K of C ANNUAL GOLF OUTING … Friday, August 20

At the Links at Gettysburg. Fee per player is $100 before July 22 and $125 after. Registration closes August 6. All proceeds go to St. John Youth Ministry. Hole in One prizes include a seven-day cruise, $5,000 cash and more. Register early! This was a sell-out last year. Door prizes and hole sponsors are needed. For information and reservations call John Stephens at 410-848-3722 or Dean Ditman at 410-848-5579 or Sal Coco at 410-346-6612.

 

ST. JOHN PARISH PICNIC … Saturday, August 21

From 1 – 6 p.m. at Shriver Homestead in Union Mills. Bring your picnic lunch or pit beef, hamburgers and hotdogs will be available for sale. Enjoy games of chance and games for children of all ages. Enter the pie eating contest or chili cook-off. Spend the day listening to music by local musicians. Tickets are on sale after Masses and at the parish office for $2.00 per person or $8.00 per family. Cake Donations are needed for the cake wheel – please call Kim at 410-875-4275. Chili Cook Off Contestants, please call Craig Lyons at 410-751-2945. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to work a one-hour shift during the picnic. Please call Betty Belk at 410-876-9032 to sign-up.

 

FILIAE MARIAE BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION … Tues., Aug. 31

At 7:00 p.m. in the parish center. The new books are: Courage to be Catholic by George Weigel, A light in the darkness, the life of Elizabeth Leseur; and Decoding Davinci by Amy Welborn. Please choose one book to read. Although registration is requested, it is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Dawn Walsh at 410-876-0250.

 

150^th ANNIVERSARY CERAMIC TILE & BOOK/VIDEO:  Are available for purchase in the parish office Monday – Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call the parish office for more information.

 

THE BAPTISM MINISTRY is in need of volunteers to assist once a month at the weekly Baptisms held each Saturday at 10:30 a.m. It is a rewarding experience to participate in this beautiful Sacrament. For information, call Mary Allen at 410-857-3703.

 

THE EVANGELIST NEEDS YOUR HELP! If you know the Publisher Program and are willing to help set up the Evangelist Newsletter, Please call Anne Nevin at 410-876-1027.

 

PRO LIFE: Connect with the St. John Pro-Life group. If you want to be informed of parish, community, national events and legislative issues, send your email address to Joanne at stjohnprolife@aol.com or call 876-7984 for further information.

 

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults): Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Church? Are you unbaptized, but recognize the need for spirituality in your life? Have you been baptized Catholic or baptized into another religion but never received any formal religious education, or the other Sacraments of Initiation? Are you married to a Catholic and attend Mass, but just don't know what the next step is to become one of the Catholic faithful? Then, RCIA might be for you! RCIA is the process by which adults become Catholic.  For more information, please call Paul in the Religious Ed. Office at 410-848-8443. Classes for the fall session begin Sunday, August 22. The Spring session which takes place on Monday nights begins in March.

 

SUNDAY NURSERY for 1-5 year olds will be held in the St. Matthew room of the school during the 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. Masses. For info, contact Peggy Rager at 410-848-0790.

 

THANK YOU from MR. AL in the MAINTENANCE DEPT, for donating your landfill coupons. This is a helpful savings to the parish. 

 

In our Community

CHILDREN’S CONSIGNMENT SALE … Sat., August 28

From 8 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Reisterstown United Methodist Church. Baby Equipment, Maternity Clothes, Toys and more. For more information or to consign, call Kim at 410-840-9874 or Lani at 410-526-6967.

 

THE MUSIC MAN presented by September Song, Community Theater at Westminster High School. September 17, 18, 24, and 25 at 8:00 p.m. Proceeds will go to Change, Inc. and the Carroll County Therapeutic Recreation Council. For tickets or information, call Kris Froehlich at 410-876-2179.

 

LADY GOLFERS: Come play 9 holes with us at Francis Scott Key Golf Course (formerly River Downs) Thursday nights. Tee off between 5:30 – 6:00. Cost is $8.25 for carts and green fees (wow)! For information, call Lee Moreno at 410-374-3315.

 

LEARN ENGLISH! Register for ESOL Classes. Classes are forming in Westminster, Sykesville, and Manchester and are offered at all levels…Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced. For more information, call Becki Maurio at 410-386-8021.

 

MISSION of MERCY, a non-profit community-based organization is looking for dentists and nurses to volunteer one Wednesday per month at their Westminster site or one Tuesday per month in Reisterstown. Mission of Mercy’s mission is to restore dignity to the sick, poor, homeless and uninsured by providing free medical and dental care. This mission is accomplished through a mobile clinic that is operated by a team of volunteer, healthcare workers. To volunteer, please call 717-642-9062.

 

BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAM: Help The Shepherd’s Staff provide new shoes and backpacks to the local youth. A $10 donation will provide a new pair of school shoes and/or a backpack. For information all 410-857-5944.

 

At Other Parishes

TALK on HUMAN SEXUALITY by FR. LEO … Wed., Aug. 4

Beginning at 7:30 at St. Joseph’s Parish Center in Cockeysville. Fr. Leo will speak on “The Logic of Sex: God’s or Society’s” The Catholic Church has good news about human sexuality! Come and hear how we can put our sexual lives in God’s hands. This talk is for teens, singles, engaged couples, and married couples. For more information, contact Cookie Harris at 410-666-9411.

 

CRAB FEAST and PIG ROAST … Sunday, September 12

From 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at St Joseph’s Provincial House in Emmitsburg. To benefit the Support Fund for the Elderly & Infirm Sisters. Tickets are $35.00 per person. For info, call 301-447-7080.

 

BOAT RIDE down the POTOMAC … Friday, September 17

St. Peter’s in Libertytown invites you for a Boat ride on Odyssey down the Potomac; the cost is $52 and includes bus and the boat, lunch and a visit to FDR memorial. For information, call Margaret at 410-635-8301 or Frances at 410-876-6411.

 

PILGRIMAGE to LOURDES … September 19 – 28

Spend eight days in Lourdes, including a day trip to St. Jean de Luz. Spiritual events are scheduled through the week. For information, contact U.S. National Lourdes Pilgrimage Office at 301-530-8963 or catholictravel@erols.com.

 

Vocations/Archdiocese

CATHOLIC CHARITIES’ ANSWERS for the AGING is a free and confidential information and referral service for older adults, their families, and caregivers. Referral specialists listen to questions and concerns and can help to identify the specific types of services needed, and provide referrals. Call Answers for the Aging at 410-646-0100 or 1-800-502-7587.

 

TRAVELING CHALICE PROGRAM: Each week a St. John family receives the chalice and the commission at Mass to pray for vocations. To Sign up, call Mrs. Hopkins at 410-857-5487.

 

PROJECT RACHEL is a program of counseling, compassion and healing for women and men who have been involved in an abortion. Completely confidential, and directed by priests. Call 1-800-286-4224 for a referral.