HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
Washington, DC

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

Bulletin
Sunday, 18 November 2007
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

November 18, 2007 –Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 Deceased Members of the Altar Society
10:30 Erminia & Umberto Romano
12:00 Marcus Arban, Jr.
Monday, November 19, 2007 – Weekday
12:05 Mary N. Goetzinger
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 – Weekday
12:05 Nunzio Di Perna
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 – Presentation of the Blessed Virgin
12:05 Defunti della Famiglia DiRaffaello Vanni
Thursday, November 22, 2007 –Thanksgving Day
12:05 No Mass
Friday, November 23, 2007 – St. Clement
12:05 No Mass
Saturday, November 24, 2007 – St. Andrew Dung-Lac & Companions
11:00 St. Pio Prayer Group
3:30 Wedding Mass of David J. Keniry & Margaret J.A. Peterlin
November 25, 2007 – Christ the King
9:00 Filippo Finelli
10:30 Pompeo & Maria Grazia Romano
12:00 Bruna Lancellotti
2:00 Arturo DeCesare (Memorial)
 

The collection for Sunday, November 11 was $2,793.00
 

LECTORS THIS SUNDAY
9:00 William Meaux
10:30 Adriano Romano and Enzo Brunitto
12:00 Alex LoBianco
 

THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The vocabulary of violence permeates today’s readings. In the first reading flames will consume the proud and evildoers. The Gospel speaks of wars, earthquakes and persecutions.

Yet the first reading ends with the assurance that there will arise the sun of justice. Jesus in the Gospel tells us, “Do not be afraid… not a hair on your head will be destroyed.” To the centuries old question about the definite date of the end of the world Jesus replied, “By your perseverance you will secure your lives.” We call it “hanging in there.”


TRENTATREESIMA DOMENICA DEL TEMPO ORDINARIO

Nel vangelo di oggi Gesù annuncia la sua passione, le persecuzioni dei suoi discepoli e la caduta del tempio di Gerusalemme . Gesù non promette ai suoi fedeli la riuscita, di cui il tempio colossale è il simbolo. Al contrario, essi non saranno veramente suoi discepoli se non sapranno affrontare, come lui, il furore dei grandi, e affidarsi al linguaggio e alla saggezza del vangelo, senz'altro appoggio che la sua forza di convinzione.

"It will lead to your giving testimony. Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute." - Lk 21:13-15

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Readings for the Week of November 18, 2007
Sunday: Mal 3:19-20a/2 Thes 3:7-12/Lk 21:5-19
Monday: 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63/Lk 18:35-43
Tuesday: 2 Mc 6:18-31/Lk 19:1-10
Wednesday: 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31/Lk 19:11-28
Thursday: 1 Mc 2:15-29/Lk 19:41-44
Friday: 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59/Lk 19:45-48
Saturday: 1 Mc 6:1-13/Lk 20:27-40
Next Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3/Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43

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CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING BY SHARING

On Thursday, November 22nd, we’ll give thanks for the good things in our lives – family, friends, health, livelihood – and to see those good things as blessings, that is, to offer thanks for them to God. Of course not everyone has these things.

“Every day in our community and in communities nationwide, children wake up wondering where their next meal will come from. Food insecurity, homelessness and poverty are prevalent even in the midst of our affluent society. In fact, nearly one-third of the children in our nation’s capital are from families with earnings below the federal poverty threshold.

Catholic social teaching, grounded in the Gospel, calls to respond to the least among us with the greatest of love, calls us to face the challenge of creating a society that is without poverty and where all children have the opportunity to grow up in healthy, strong households and meet their fullest potential. The collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, taken up on November 18, 2007, is an excellent opportunity to respond to this Gospel call and help make families stronger.

For over 30 years, contributions to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development by parishioners like you throughout the United States have made it possible to create permanent solutions to the causes of poverty. For example, last year, nearly $9 million supported 326 projects in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Here in the Archdiocese of Washington, the Life Skills Workshop received a grant to support its important work of assisting women as they move from incarceration into productive community members. When parents become employed or get better jobs, children’s lives improve.

Real, sustainable change that brings hope to our families and builds a stronger community for everyone is happening because of the support from parishioners like you. Thank you for your continued generosity.”

(Msgr. Barry Knestout, Vicar for Administration, Archdiocese of Washington).

THE SECOND COLLECTION TODAY is for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. We can make a difference when we support the work of the CCHD, which is committed to helping people create permanent solutions to the problem of poverty in our community. Please give generously to the CCHD appeal today.

TODAY A BAKE SALE to benefit Holy Rosary is sponsored by the Sodality following all the Masses. Please stop to take a look at these home-made delicacies and do not resist the temptation of buying some for your family!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, IS THANKSGIVING DAY. It is a national holiday and our parish and school offices will be closed. There will be no noon day Mass. We wish all our parishioners and friends the abundance of God’s gifts in their lives. Happy Thanksgiving Day!

THE PADRE PIO PRAYER GROUP meets this Saturday, November 24 at 11:00 AM. The Rosary is recited shortly before 10:40 A.M. followed by the Mass. Anyone can join the group. It meets regularly on the fourth Saturday of every month.

HOLY ROSARY CHURCH AND THE NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION (NIAF) have joined forces to host a Renaissance Christmas Dinner at Casa Italiana on Saturday, December 1, 2007. The dinner will include a historic menu duplicated by Chef Domenico Cormacchia for the event. Franco Nuschese and his renowed Café’ Milano restaurant will oversee the dinner preparation and service. Washington’s top political, business and community leaders will be in attendance. The cost is $150 per person. All proceeds will benefit Casa Italiana. For further information contact Beatrice Santacroce at 202.939.3120; email: Beatrice@niaf.org.

MONONGAH 100 YEARS LATER: A commemoration of America’s worst mines disaster will be held at Casa Italiana on Dec. 2, 2007. The noon Memorial Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, and will be followed by a seminar with three prominent experts on this terrible tragedy together with a photo exhibit, a video and a reception. All are invited to participate.

LESSONS AND CAROLS will take place on Saturday, December 8 at 6:45 P. M. before the 7:00 P.M. Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. After the Mass in Casa Italiana refreshments will be served to all volunteers of our parish. These include CCD teachers, members of the Parish Council, the Finance Council, the School Board, the Editorial Board and Board of Trustees of La Voce, choir members, Altar Society members, Altar servers, lectors, ushers, volunteers who mail the monthly La Voce and prepare the weekly parish Bulletin, and volunteers who attend to the special needs of our parish. For adults, their spouses are invited; for children, their parents.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• Sunday, December 2, 2007: Sodality meeting.
• Monday, December 3, 2007: Parish Council meeting.
• Sunday, December 9, 2007: Sodality/Holy Name Christmas Party/Villa Rosa Christmas Party
• Monday, December 31, 2007: New Year’s Eve Celebration Italian Style

LA SECONDA COLLETTA OGGI è per la Campagna per lo Sviluppo Umano. Noi possiamo avere un impatto aiutando i poveri a trovare soluzioni permanenti. Siate generosi nel rispondere oggi alla seconda colletta.

LA VENDITA DI TORTE E ALTRI DOLCI a beneficio della nostra Chiesa, organizzata dal Sodalizio, ha luogo oggi dopo tutte le Messe. Tutti sono invitati a non resistere alla tentazione di comprare questi dolci fatti in casa per la vostra famiglia!

GIOVEDÌ, 22 NOVEMBRE, È LA GIORNATA DEL RINGRAZIAMENTO. È una festa nazionale. Gli uffici della parrocchia e della Scuola saranno chiusi. Auguriamo a tutti i nostri parrocchiani e amici copiosi doni del Signore nella loro vita.

IL GRUPPO DI PREGHIERA DI PADRE PIO si incontrerà sabato, 24 novembre, alle 11. Il rosario è recitato alle 10:40, seguito dalla Messa. Tutti possono partecipare. Il gruppo s’incontra regolarmente ogni quarto sabato di ogni mese.

LA CHIESA DEL S. ROSARIO E LA FONDAZIONE NAZIONALE ITALO-AMERICANA (NIAF) organizzeranno assieme un Renaisance Christmas Dinner in Casa Italiana sabato, primo dicembre 2007. La cena includerà un menu storico che sarà duplicato dallo Chef Domenico Cornacchia per quella sera. Franco Nuschese e il suo famoso ristorante Caffè Milano sarà responsabile per la preparzione e il servizio. Leaders del mondo politico, commerciale e comunitario saranno presenti. Il costo è $150 per persona. Ogni profitto andrà a beneficio di Casa Italiana. Per ulteriore informazione, contattare Beatrice Santacroce al 202.939.3120; email: Beatrice@niaf.org.

MONONGAH 100 ANNI DOPO: Commemorazione del peggiore disastro minerario d’America avrà luogo a Casa Italiana il 2 dicembre 2007. La Messa Commemorativa di mezzogiorno sarà celebrata dall’Arcivescovo Pietro Sambi, Nunzio Apostolico presso gli Stati Uniti, e sarà seguita da un seminario con tre prominenti esperti di questa terribile tragedia insieme ad una mostra fotografica e un documentario, come pure un ricevimento. Tutti sono invitati a partecipare.

LETTURE E CANTI NATALIZI avranno luogo sabato, 8 dicembre alle ore 18:45 prima della Messa delle ore 19 per la Festa dell’Immacolata. Dopo la Messa in Casa Italiana un rinfresco sara’ servito a tutti i volontari della nostra parrocchia. Questi includono insegnanti di catechismo, membri del Consiglio Parrocchiale,membri del Consiglio delle Finanze e della Scuola, membri del gruppo editoriale e del direttivo di La Voce, membri del coro, dell’Altar Ssociety, chierichetti, lettori, uscieri, spedizionieri di La Voce, volontari che preparono il Bollettino parrocchiale o che aiutano in tante emergenze della parrocchia. Gli sposi dei volontari adulti e i genitori dei bambini sono pure invitati.

MARCATE IL VOSTRO CALENDARIO:

• Domenica, 2 dicembre, 2007: incontro della Sodality
• Lunedi’, 3 dicembre, 2007: incontro del Consiglio Parrocchiale
• Domenica, 9 dicembrre , 2007: Party di Natale per la Sodality e Holy Name Party id Natale a Villa Rosa
• Lunedi’, 31 dicembre, 2007:Veglione di Capodanno All' Italiana