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PARISH MEMBERSHIP

Registration forms are available on the pamphlet rack in the Church. Please notify the office when you are mov- ing outside or within the parish and if your contact in- formation is changing.

HOSPITALIZED & HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS

Please notify the office if a parishioner is hospitalized or homebound that they may receive the pastoral care of the Church.

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Friday of the previous week at 10:00am. All announce- ments should be in writing or sent via email.

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Rev. Father Daniel Gee Pastor [email protected]

Rev. Fr. Tom Shepanzyk Parochial Vicar Deacon Rafael Goldsmith Permanent Deacon Deacon Mark Jerge Permanent Deacon Patty Sonak Administrative Assistant

Kathy Brown Parish Secretary Karen Pondo Parish Secretary

Phil Rexrode Facilities Manager Dr. Jeffrey M. Alban Director of Music & Organist David Wallace Director of Religious Education

PARISH MEMBERSHIP

Welcome! Registration forms are available on the pam- phlet rack in the Church. Please notify the office when you are moving outside or within the parish and if your con- tact information is changing.

HOSPITALIZED & HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS

Please notify the office if a parishioner is hospitalized or homebound that they may receive the pastoral care of the Church.

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Tuesday of the previous week at 10:00am. All announce- ments must be in writing or sent via email.

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120 West Main Street Front Royal, VA 22630

540-635-3780 www.sjtb.org

540-635-2683 (fax) [email protected] Monday - Friday

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Sundays: 5:00pm (Saturday Vigil)

7:00pm (Saturday Vigil Spanish) 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:30am 12:30pm (Extraordinary Form) Weekdays: Monday - Saturday, 8:30am Wednesday, 7:00pm-Spanish Tuesday & Thursday-Noon

Extraordinary Form Weekday Masses Mon., Wed., Fri.,. Sat., 7:00am

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Confession: Monday-Friday, after 8:30 Mass

Monday-Friday-6:30pm

Saturday, 9:00-10:00am & 3:00-4:00pm Baptism: Saturdays: 10:00am

Parish membership is required and an instructional class is required for parents.

Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least six (6) months in advance. Parish membership is

required.

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Adoration: Monday 9:00am - Saturday 8:00am

September 5, 2021

Twenty-Third Sunday

of Ordinary Time

The Second Collection on Sept. 11/12 is for Religious Education.

SPECIAL NOTICES

MASS: The Sunday and Holy Days Mass obligation in the Diocese of Arlington has been reinstated. We welcome and encourage the Faithful to return to full in- person participation in the Sunday Eucharist, the source and summit of our Catholic faith! This obligation does not apply to those who are ill; those who have reason to believe that they were recently exposed to Covid or an- other contagious illness; those confined to their home, a hospital, or nursing facility; or those with serious under- lying health conditions.

St. John’s Updates

To subscribe to email updates, please go to:

http://eepurl.com/djz4OT Other updates and information can be found on the Facebook page, SJTB DRE, the YouTube channel “SJTB DRE” and St. John’s website:

www.sjtb.org

Assignments Call the parish office if you’d like to vol- unteer as an altar server, lector, usher or Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Thank you!

Blessing of School Children

All school children will receive a special blessing at the 8:30am Mass on Wednesday September 8th.

Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 6th Masses will be at 7:00am and 8:30am. The Parish Office will be closed that day also.

That Man is You!

Returns September 11th! All men of the parish are invited to join us each Saturday morning at 6:30AM in Fr. Ruehl Hall. Be transformed!

ADULT FORMATION AT ST. JOHN PARISH Finding Jesus with St Therese of Lisieux

On Thursday evening Sept. 9th at 7:15pm in the church we will begin our year-long course on the life of St. Therese of Lisieux… “the Little Flower.”

Fr. John Riley, Spiritual Director of the Diocese of Arling- ton’s San Damiano Retreat Center will be offering this free course for any who would like to join us.

We’ll work our way slowly through St. Therese’s autobiog- raphy, Story of a Soul reading and considering a chapter each month. St. John’s will make the book available at a 40% mark- down for those who would like to purchase a copy. St.

Therese, proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by St. John Paul the Great will teach us how to overcome scruples… how to be patient… how to get along with people who drive us crazy…

how to pray… and how to follow a “little way” thru Mary to Jesus.

Front Royal Pregnancy Center Walk for Life

Save the Date! Saturday October 9, 2021 event begins at 9:00am, Walk at 10:00am.

Monday: Col 1:24 - 2:3; Ps 62:6-7, 9; Lk 6:6-11, or for Labor Day, any readings from the Mass

“For the Blessing of Human Labor,” nos.

907-911

Tuesday: Col 2:6-15; Ps 145:1b-2, 8-11; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6

Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23]

Thursday: Col 3:12-17; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 6:27-38 Friday: 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14; Ps 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-8, 11;

Lk 6:39-42

Saturday: 1 Tm 1:15-17; Ps 113:1b-7; Lk 6:43-49 Sunday: Is 50:5-9a; Ps 116:1-6, 8-9; Jas 2:14-18;

Mk 8:27-35 Mass Intentions for the Week:

September 6 - 12, 2021 Monday Weekday/Labor Day

7:00am Ryszard Glenn Huttner/M/M Gene McGuirk 8:30am Patrick Uhlenkott/Maria O’Brien

Tuesday Weekday

8:30am Maureen Reilly/Ned & Marilyn Farinholt Noon +Jim Donohue/The Hickmans

Wednesday Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00am +Ileana Vicente/Vicente Family

8:30am Sarah Fye/Will & Patty Sonak 7:00pm Raphael Vieira/Sean & Diana Viera Thursday Saint Peter Claver

8:30am +Eric Talley/Starry Family Noon +Marion Moore/The Hickmans Friday Weekday

7:00am Benefactors of Ileana Vicente/Manuel Vicente 8:30am Kyra Brown/Kathy Brown

Saturday Weekday

7:00am Michaela McMahon/M/M Gene McGuirk 8:30am Mary and Garry Shaffer/Regina Meador Saturday Vigil - 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00pm +Souls in Purgatory/Debbie Cooper 7:00pm +Dolores de las Casas/Mrs. Hortensia de las Casas

Sunday 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00am Lizzi & Joe McLaughlin/Ellie Jamieson 8:30am +Vito Codella/Filomena Fernandez 10:30am Parish Family

12:30pm +Don McInnis/M/M Gene McGuirk

Women of St. John’s Corner Welcome to The Women of Saint John’s Group!

For all women parishioners 18+

Connect with us! Email list: thewom- [email protected] Facebook https://m.facebook.com/

womenofstjohns/

Holy Hour followed by Fellowship 7-8pm The 1st Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Adora- tion Chapel.

Our next event will be a talk given by our own Fr.

Gee on Tuesday Sept. 21 in Fr. Ruehl Hall. Doors open at 7:30.

Join our Walk For Life Team! Search Women of St.

John under the teams drop down menu. Mini spa pack- age for the family/woman who raises the most on our team! Walk For Life Site - events.fundeasy.com/21432 _________________________________________________

Celebrating a Silver or Golden Wedding Anniversary this year? You are invited to join Bishop Burbidge for the 2021 Mass for Jubilarians to be celebrated on Sunday October 17 at 3:00pm at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. Contact the parish office to register no later than October 1st. For more information, visit www.arlingtondiocese.org/MJM.

From the Office of Religious Education

David M Wallace, Director| [email protected] | (540) 635-3780

Darryl & Susan Adams, Confirmation Coordinator & RE Assistant | [email protected] We hope to begin our new in-person CCD class on Monday, September 20, with classes for grades 1- 8, from 6:00pm to 7:15pm in Father Ruehl Hall. During the CCD class time, there will be a Holy Hour in the church, with confessions available starting at 6:30pm. We hope parents, as well as our cate- chists and students, can make use of this time for prayer, adoration, repentance and healing. Enroll online! Visit the parish website.

On Sept 8, we celebrate the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. According to the non- canonical Protevangelium of James, we learn about the birth of the Mother of God: “And, behold, an angel of the Lord stood by, saying: ‘Anna, Anna, the Lord has heard your prayer, and you shall conceive, and shall bring forth; and your seed shall be spoken of in all the world.’ And Anna said: ‘As the Lord my God lives, if I beget either male or female, I will bring it as a gift to the Lord my God; and it shall minis- ter to Him in holy things all the days of its life.’ And, behold, two angels came, saying to her: ‘Behold, Joachim your husband is coming with his flocks.’ For an angel of the Lord went down to him, saying: ‘Joachim, Joachim, the Lord God has heard your prayer. Go down hence, for, behold, your wife Anna shall conceive.’ … And behold, Joachim came with his flocks; and Anna stood by the gate, and saw Joachim coming, and she ran and hung upon his neck, saying: ‘Now I know that the Lord God has blessed me exceedingly; for, behold the widow no longer a widow, and I the childless shall conceive.’ And Joachim rested the first day in his house. And on the following day he brought his offerings, saying in himself: ‘If the Lord God has been rendered gracious to me, the plate on the priest’s forehead will make it manifest to me. And Joachim brought his offer- ings and observed attentively the priest’s plate when he went up to the altar of the Lord, and he saw no sin in himself. And Joa- chim said: ‘Now I know that the Lord has been gracious unto me and has remitted all my sins.’ And he went down from the tem- ple of the Lord justified and departed to his own house. And her months were fulfilled, and in the ninth month Anna brought forth. And she said to the midwife: ‘What have I brought forth?’ And she said: ‘A girl.’ And said Anna: ‘My soul has been mag- nified this day.’ And she laid her down. And the days having been fulfilled, Anna was purified, and gave the breast to the child, and called her name Mary.”

September 11th – TMIY Returns

Men of the parish, Join us on Saturday mornings at 6:30AM in Fr Ruehl Hall. The Semester Objective: Dis- cover that the kingdom of God is not of this world yet within your midst and your heart. Overthrow the power of sin and usher in a new way of living. Cultivate an eternal perspective as a prerequisite for kingdom living.

Boldly proclaim the kingdom in both word and deed.

Questions? Contact Tom Balint at 540-671-3094.

Help the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry

The Diocese's local food pantry needs your help. Panera Bread in Winchester makes unsold bread and bakery items available to L&F each Monday just before closing.

The current volunteer is no longer able to perform the collection and a replacement is needed. Please contact Leo Carling (540-631-7555) to learn more.

September 9 – St. Peter Claver

"Man's salvation and perfection consists of doing the will of God which he must have in view in all things, and at every moment of his life."

Contact us

GK Tom Balint: [email protected] Field Agent Jim Ulmer: [email protected]

Knights of Columbus

John Carrell Jenkins Council #7771 www.kofc7771.org

Peter Hickson Manuel A. Vicente Robert Cooke Devon Smith Lxex Robles Nathan T. Christman Vince E. Cruz Truman Sayre, Jr. Brady Anderson Steven Gregg Kristina Grdina Ben Cabreva David Kelleher Andrew Shorter Dominic Vieira Bobby Saxon Seumas X. O’Reilly Clement M. O’Reilly Alex Rojas Chris Reinhard Kieran Vieira Richard Skelton, Sr. John Bowes Elisabeth Crooks Jonathan Hamilton Justice M. Parrott Sean Conroy David Rogers Zachary Francis Stephen L. Jerome Mark Belton David Larsen David Schmitt Joseph Marsch Christine Marsch Brian Tilley Forest Shelby Steven Held, Jr. Stephen Bill

Benjamin Gregory David Parnes Heather Bill-Blanchard Timothy Smith Jeffrey Bayne Sean Smith

David Berry Jason Pettingill Esther Alger Matthew Farrall Emma Morgan Jasmine Frank Jamie Troutman Christian Carino Daniel Heywood Shannon Brugh Kevin Corella Keegan J. Thomas Paul Shannon Trey Dusseault Michael Wood

Active Military Prayer List

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This week’s feature: Mother Teresa Parish Code: QBKRGW DIVINE MERCY SAID: "I am giving you three ways of exercising mercy toward your neighbor: the first - by deed, the second - by word, the third--by prayer. In these three degrees is contained the fullness of mercy and it is an unquestionable proof of the fullness of mercy, and it is an unquestionable proof of love for Me. By this means a soul glorifies and pays reverence to My mercy...By means of this image I shall grant many graces to souls. It is to be a reminder of the demands

of My mercy, because even the strongest faith is of no avail without works." (St. Faustina Diary, 742) Used with permission of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M."

Weekly Prayer Meeting

All are invited to come to 140 Fontana Road on Friday mornings from 10:45-12:00. Children are welcome! We pray the Rosary, meditate on a scripture using Lectio Divina, and pray for special intentions. For more infor- mation contact [email protected].

Scriptural Reflections

Please join Deacon Goldsmith every Thursday at 10am in Padre Pio Hall for Scriptural Reflections. For more infor- mation contact Deacon at [email protected].

Young Adults of St. John’s

Are you in your 20's or 30's? You're invited to attend events hosted by the Young Adults of St. John's! Follow event info on FB @youngadultsofstjohnthebaptist,

IG @st_johns_young_adults_va or to join the e-news-letter email [email protected].

Children’s Holy Hour

Every Thursday 3:00-4:00pm. Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:05 and Rosary at 3:40. Any questions: Please contact:

Jack & Heather Hsu at [email protected].

Banica Mission Appeal

In 2 weeks our second collection will support the annual Mission Cooperative Plan Appeal for our diocese. Our parish mission is Banica. This appeal helps our brothers and sisters who do not have access to basic pastoral ser- vices that support and grow their faith, like Mass, the sacraments, religious education as well as basic needs – like food, shelter and healthcare. Through your support, the MCP Appeal helps these mission organizations form vibrant faith communities and strengthens the global Church. Please be generous. Fr. Stephen McGraw, son of a parishioner, has been assigned to this mission for 4 years - let’s show our support! To learn more about the mission go to www.arlingtonmissions.org.

RCIA

If you or someone you know would like to learn more about the Catholic Faith through our weekly RCIA pro- gram, call (540) 635-3780 ext 202.

Thank you for your prayers!

Any name added to the Prayer List will remain there for 3 months. The request may be renewed by calling the parish office. Please let us know when a name can be removed from

either prayer list. You may also request prayers by contacting our parish prayer chain at [email protected]

or St. Dominic’s Monastery prayer intention email:

[email protected]

Pope’s Prayer Intention for September 2021 An Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyle We pray that we all will make courageous choices for a simple and environmentally sustainable lifestyle, rejoicing

in our young people who are resolutely committed to this.

Ignatius Ehlinger Anthony Sheehan Norman Hunt Jeanne Vasko Barbara Woodward Gabby Abril Tahlia Fernandez John Janaro MaryAnn Carlson Judith Thompson Judy Ratigan Susan Bill Sophie Shannon Mary Shaffer Anee Stanford Vicki Bailey Pat Schubert Rozie Baker John William Rice Gabrielle Tuttle Mabel Riordan Sean Becket Berry Matthew A. Skube Erik Jurek Roxolana Armstrong Dan Schneible Diann Wetzel Mitch Mumford Gabbi Rodgers Eileen Hawkins Peter Monfasani Carmela Rao Celine Pilegaard Kathy Elar Colleen Stivers George Stivers Peter Centrella Clara Anne Duda Pricilla Landers

Jeff Tasker Susan Kirby

PRAYER LIST

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Ann Saul Hoppe, for all homebound members of our Parish

and for all those impacted by Covid.

For all our Active Military Members and Veterans

Our Lady of Good Health, Pray for Us!

Altar Guild Marlene Lundberg, 635-0541 Altar Servers (ages 11-18) Call Church Office, 635-3780 Front Royal Catholics Civic

Educational Group Tom McFadden, Sr. 540-252-9138 [email protected] Chelsea Academy John DeJak, 540-635-0622 Church Environment Linda Saker, 636-4556 Communion for the

Homebound Call Church Office, 635-3780 Divinum Auxilium

Academy Dian Schmiedicke, 631-0086 [email protected] Dominicans Third Order Call Church Office, 635-3780 Eucharistic Adoration Mary-Margaret Price, 635-0645 John XXIII Montessori

Center Laura Accettullo, 540-631-0900 [email protected] John Paul the Great

Montessori Academy [email protected] 540-535-5820 Knights of Columbus Tom Balint, [email protected] Lectors Mary Kay Moose, 635-7628

Legion of Mary/Adults Andrew Armstrong, 540-631-4620 Legion of Mary (Juniors) Maureen Nyman, 540-671-1173

Meetings-Mondays 2:20-4:30pm PPH Little Flowers (Gr. 1-5) Anita Townsend

[email protected] Loaves and Fishes

(Catholic Charities) Jeanne Jackson [email protected] 540-407-0348 or 540-252-4320 Meals for New Moms /

Postpartum Support [email protected] Music & Choirs Jeffrey Alban, 635-3780

Natural Family Planning Susannah Cavanaugh, 540-431-1992 Parents’ Support Group/

Children/Special Needs Winnie Ehlinger, 636-1688 Laurie Adams, 540-683-1767 Padre Pio Academy Johanna Naccash

[email protected] Prayer Chain Marlicia Fernandez, 622-2637

[email protected] Prison Ministry Chris Manion, 540-635-9166 Religious Education David Wallace, 540-635-3780 RCIA Parish Office, 635-3780 Senior Group Mick Tamas, 540-692-2815

[email protected] SHELL (Supporting

Home Education and Love of Learning)

Laura H. Clark, 635-3192 [email protected] St. Edith Stein School for

Girls Dian Schmiedicke, 540-481-9696 St. John’s Community

Newsletter Michael Turner, [email protected] That Man is You! Tom Balint, 540-671-3094 Ushers Call Church Office, 635-3780 Vocations Cross Marlicia Fernandez, 622-2637

[email protected] Women of St. John’s Parish Office - 540-635-3780 Young Adult Events [email protected] Youth Ministry Parish Office—540-635-3780 Youth/Drama https://stjohnsdrama.org

St. John’s Contact Information

St. John’s (general): [email protected] 540-635-3780 Fr. Daniel Gee, Pastor: [email protected]

ST JOHN’S YOUTH GROUP

Youth Ministry activities are open to all students ages 13- high school graduate unless otherwise noted.

To be added to the Youth Ministry email list, send a note to [email protected] Vocations

Be strong, do not fear!” With every true vocation comes the strength and courage of the One who calls. If the Holy Spirit is prompting you to follow Christ as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life, contact Fr. Michael Isenberg (703) 841-2514 or [email protected].

Job Opportunity at Seton Home Study School Seton Home Study School is looking for a Full-Time, on premise Curriculum Design Specialist. The job position requires a bachelor's degree. Responsibilities include devel- oping extensive curricula, tests and exams, and proof read- ing. The ideal candidate has strong English credentials and prior experience working as a professional writer, editor, and proofer, with teaching and curriculum designing experi- ence in elementary, high school or both, and with the Seton School program. If interested, please note in the subject line

"Curriculum Design Specialist" and send your resume to Tom Sayre at [email protected]

Diocesan Marian Pilgrimage

Bishop Michael Burbidge invites you to join him to mark this "Year of St. Joseph" at the diocesan Marian pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, October 30. The theme for this year's pilgrimage is "St. Joseph, Guardian of the Body of Christ," as we prayerfully gather as one diocesan family within the Shrine devoted to his wife and our mother. For more information: https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/2021/

marian-pilgrimage/ To be added to a potential bus list contact Deacon Mark Jerge at [email protected] Parish Civic Education Group Seeking New Members The Front Royal Catholics Civic Education Group exists to promote education regarding issues “in the public square” - particularly when deciding who should serve on the Town Council, School Board, and Warren County Board of Super- visors. We have seen throughout America how organized, radical groups have taken over local governments and school boards while Catholics sat on the sidelines. With the size of our Faith Community - together with other local Christian groups - we can prevent that from happening here.

To be successful, however, Catholics must be organized and active. New members are needed for a “consensus team” to steer the Group. Contact Tom McFadden, 540-252-9138;

John Lundberg 253-273-2951; or John Pennell 845-500- 3734 for more information. Parishioners are invited to sub- scribe to the group’s email service which distributes infor- mation on a wide variety of civic matters. To subscribe, send an email to: frontroyalcatholics-subscribe@

tinyteacups.org

Catholic Biblical School

The highly acclaimed CBS starts on Thursday, Sept 16, with two time slots to choose from: 9:30am & 7pm at Sacred Heart in Winchester in person or online. More information and registration at catholicbiblicalschoolva.org