HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
Washington, DC

Serving Italians and all Catholics on the move in the Greater Washington DC Area since 1913

Bulletin
Sunday, 2 August 2009
The Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, August 2, 2009 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 Ponfilio Ventresca
10:30 Maddalena DiPompo
12:00 Anna Zelano & Concetta Leone
Monday, August 3, 2009 – Weekday
12:05 Louis J. & Theresa L. Pizza
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 – Weekday
12:05 Antonio DeSantis
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 – Weekday
12:05 Ponfilio Ventresca
Thursday, August 6, 2009 – Transfiguration of the Lord
12:05 Saint Maria Goretti
Friday, August 7, 2009 – Weekday
12:05 Anna Vanni Rebecchi
Saturday, August 8, 2009 – Weekday
5:00 Wedding of Douglas Shook & Monica Sanz
Sunday, August 9, 2009 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 Lorenzo & Antonietta Scrocco
10:30 Lina & Dario Flaim
12:00 Antonia D΄Ascoli

The collection for Sunday, July 26th was $2,352.00.
The 2nd coll. for the Church in Latin America was $734.00

LECTORS THIS SUNDAY
9:00 Antelmo De Leon
10:30 Marco Randazzo and Adriano Romano
12:00 Alex LoBianco

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Why have people only seen the bread and not what the bread told them about Jesus? It was the darkness inside that blotted out the clear signs all around them: the signs of who Jesus was, the signs that could lead them on the road to the kingdom. They eat eagerly, but do not see the sign that God is with them.

Thankfully Jesus has not let us wander aimlessly in the worldly darkness. The miraculous bread that he gave to the crowds, he gives to us here at the altar table. This Eucharistic bread is the sign we all want, and need, to see that he is here with us.

DICIOTTESIMA DOMENICA DEL TEMPO ORDINARIO
Nella moltiplicazione dei pani la cosa importante non è il miracolo, ma il mistero di Gesù. Così per la manna: l’essenziale non era che cadesse dal cielo, ma che manifestasse una presenza, più confortante del cibo. E il mistero di Gesù si manifesta agli affamati e agli assetati. Lui è il vero pane che viene dal cielo, la vera acqua che dona la vita, il vino che dà la gioia; c’invita al suo banchetto, ci offre la gioia di un pane condiviso, di una comunione col Padre.

 

So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst." - Jn 6:34-35

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Readings for the Week of 2 August 2009
Sunday: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15/Eph 4:17, 20-24/Jn 6:24-35
Monday: Nm 11:4b-15/Mt 14:13-21
Tuesday: Nm 12:1-13/Mt 14:22-36 or 15:1-2, 10-14
Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25---14:1, 26-29a, 34-35/ Mt 15:21-28
Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mk 9:2-10
Friday: Dt 4:32-40/Mt 16:24-28
Saturday: Dt 6:4-13/Mt 17:14-20
Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8/Eph 4:30---5:2/Jn 6:41-51

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1913-2013: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF FAITH

Looking ahead at the centennial anniversary of Holy Rosary Church on December 15, 2013, we discover that what sustained Holy Rosary parish during the past one hundred years and what will keep it vibrant in the future is its evangelizing character. Created as an instrument of evangelization for the Italian immigrants in the greater Washington metropolitan area, Holy Rosary parish fostered their ongoing conversion toward an encounter with the living God in Christ Jesus. In the rude encounter with a highly institutional, sacramental and hierarchical American Catholic Church, the inculturation of the Gospel message was mediated by tradition and popular piety. Generations of Italians found in Holy Rosary a home, a community with clergy congenial to their needs. They felt welcome and secure and experienced a sense of real belonging.

The challenge of an evangelizing Holy Rosary parish under the leadership of Scalabrinian pastors, whose charism is to welcome others without reservations and to be a bridge that creates unity and fosters integration, is to create an environment of real hospitality strong enough to overcome the innate tendency to close in on itself and huddle together in homogeneous groups. A parish becomes “churchy” when it closes in on itself and fails to see what is going on around it. Holy Rosary parish is today characterized by so much diversity that needs to be a real community of communities and movements. It also must maintain and expand a variety of programs and services ( such as Casa Italiana Cultural Center, Language School, Voce Italiana) that go well beyond effective sacramental and liturgical ministries in order to respond to the social, economic, and cultural possibilities of present and potential parishioners. Teams must be formed to accomplish the multilayered task of parish community building, including parish-based social ministries, Internet and mass media resources. The critical question today for Holy Rosary parish as in the past is precisely how to attract, appeal to, and build deeper relationships with the faithful, creating the conditions whereby many diverse groups experience a sense of real belonging.
 

WE WELCOME INTO THE CHURCH Eric Alexander Schacknies, son of Frederick and Marna (Thiele) Schacknies, who was baptized in our Church on Sunday, July 26, 2009.

THE SECOND COLLECTION TODAY is for the Renovation Fund. The work for making restroom facilities in Casa Italiana handicapped-accessible and for enlarging the kitchen is underway. We apologize for any inconvenience during the next three weeks.

THE FEAST OF ST. GABRIEL will be celebrated on Sunday, August 30, 2009, at the 9:00 AM Mass. Members are requested to sit in a group in the center pews and receive Holy Communion in a body. A continental breakfast will follow the Mass. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND JOIN US as we honor St. Gabriel, our youthful miracle worker.

ALTAR SERVERS AND LECTORS ARE NEEDED for all Sunday Masses! Boys and girls (age 8-18) are needed to serve our Sunday Masses. Young adults and adults are needed as Lectors at our Sunday Masses. We will provide training and will accommodate their service to their personal schedule. Interested people please call Fr. Lydio at 202-638-0165. Thank you.

AN EVENING WITH MAESTRO MICHELE MARIOTTI: Casa Italiana Language School in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the Washington Opera invites students and friends to an evening with Maestro Michele Mariotti at the Italian Embassy on Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 pm. Admission is free. Space is limited. For information e-mail: casaitaliana2000@gmail.com

OPERA NIGHT: Casa Italiana Cultural Center will present an Opera Night with Soprano Lisa Archibeque and Tenor Antonio Giuliano on October 10, 2009, at 7:30 pm. in conjunction with Columbus Day celebration and as Homage to Luciano Pavarotti. There will be singing, music, poetry and romance. Refreshments are offered by International Gourmet Dolce Europa and Siema, LLC . Tickets: $25 each ($15 for minors and students). For reservations, call by September 30, 2009, Bruno Fusco at (301)654-5218, or Holy Rosary Office at (212)638-0165.

DIAMO I L BENVENUTO NELLA CHIESA a Eric Alexander Schacknies, figlio di Frederick e Marna (Thiele) Schacknies, che è stato battezzato nella nostra Chiesa domenica, 26 luglio 2009.

LA SECONDA COLLETTA OGGI è per il Fondo Restauri. I lavori per rendere accessibile agli endicappati Casa Italiana e per allargare la cucina sono in corso. Ci scusiamo per ogni inconvenienza durante le prossime tre settimane.

LA FESTA DI SAN GABRIELE si celebrerà Domenicà, 30 agosto, 2009, alla Messa delle nove. I membri della Società di San Gabriele sono invitati di sedersi in gruppo nei banchi al centro della Chiesa e di ricevere la Comunione assieme. Una colazione continentale seguirà la Messa. Favorite marcare il vostro Calendario e unitevi a noi a onorare San Gabriele, il nostro giovene operatore di miracoli.

CHIERICHETTI E LETTORI sono richiesti per le nostre Messe domenicali. Ragazzi e ragazze (età 8-18) sono richiesti per servire alle Messe domenicali. Giovani adulti e adulti sono richiesti per le Messe domenicali. Noi li prepareremo e accomoderemo il loro servizio al loro calendario personale. Persone interessate sono pregate di contattare Padre Lydio al 202-638-0165.

UNA SERATA COL MAESTRO MICHELE MARIOTTI: Casa Italiana Language School in collaborazione con l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura e Wshington Opera invitano studenti e amici a una serata col Maestro Michele Mariotti, giovedì 17 settembre alle ore 19 presso l’Ambasciata d’Italia. Entrata è gratis. Spazio è limitato. Per informazioni, e-mail : casaitaliana2000@gmail.com

SERATA ALL’OPERA: Casa Italiana Cultural Center presenterà una serata all’Opera col soprano Lisa Archibeque e il tenore Antonio Giuliano, il 10 ottobre, 2009, alle ore 19:30 in occasione delle celebrazioni per il Columbus Day e come omaggio a Luciano Pavarotti. Dopo canti, musica, poesia e romance seguirà un rinfresco offerto da International Gourmet Dolce Euroopa e Silma, LLC. Biglietti: $25 ciascuno ($15 per minorenni e studenti). Prenotazioni prima del 30 settembre chiamanado Bruno Fusco al (301)654-5218, o l’ufficio del Santo Rosario al (202)638-0165.
 

ITALIAN AMERICAN GOLF TOURNAMENT 09/14/09

FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Mark your Calendar!

Feast of St. Gabriel

Confirmation conferred by the Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S., Archbishop Pietro Sambi