Parish Office
E-mail Address:
MSPps@aol.com

Mother Seton Parish
19951 Father Hurley Boulevard
Germantown, MD 20874
 (301) 924-3838
Schedule of Services and Sacraments*
[*Schedule Changes Begin May, 26, 2009]

Web Page Contact:
Jim Cook E-mail:
JimCook310@aol.com

Summer at MSP

denotes Service, Sacrament, or Devotion Congratulations to our pastor, Fr. Mark, on the anniversary of his priestly ordination! God Bless You!
 ~ From the Clergy, Staff & Parishioners of Mother Seton.

denotes Service, Sacrament, or Devotion The Year for Priests officially began June 19th. [For more.]   denotes Service, Sacrament, or Devotion The Year of St. Paul concludes Monday, June 29th.

denotes Service, Sacrament, or Devotion This weekend (June 27/28), our parish will take up the Peter’s Pence Collection. This collection allows the Holy Father to cast the light of Christ upon the world by providing emergency assistance to those who need it most around the globe. Please be generous in next week’s Peter’s Pence Collection.

new this week Friday, July 3rd, 2009, is a First Friday, however, only the 8:00 a.m. Mass will be held. There will be NO 6:30 a.m. Mass, NO Adoration, NO Benediction, NO Evening Mass, and the Parish Offices will be CLOSED.

REMINDER, our summer schedule is now in effect:
From June through August, the Sacrament of Confession will be available on Saturday afternoons only (4:00-4:45 PM).
The Sunday 5:00 p.m. Mass has been suspended for the summer and will resume Sun., Sept. 6, 2009. We apologize for the inconvenience.
During the months of June, July and August, the Parish Office will close at 12:30 p.m. on Friday afternoons. We will resume our regular hours on Sept. 7, 2009.

new this week Indicates Added or Revised for the week of June 28, 2009. 

Daily Mass and other readings, please see either:

EWTN's Inspirations (Mass);
Daily Homily (Windows Audio)
USCCB New American Bible (Mass), or
The Mass From St. Ann's Media (Mass)
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Daily Reflections (Catholic Communications Campaign)
Universalis: the Liturgy of the Hours
For more: CNS Sunday Readings Column
Monthly Liturgical Calendar (catholicculture.org)

This Week's Parish Bulletin — June 28, 2009new this week:
[Please see new, Jun 9, 2009, PDF Security alert, below.]

bullet PDF Download* pdf; bullet Español PDF* pdf
bullet Web Page Short Form; bullet Boletín Español
bullet Web Page Long Form
[includes past items]
bullet Last week's Bulletin
(June 21, 2009) English | Spanish
bullet Bulletin Special Pages & Inserts
(below)

new this week New to the Parish? Be sure to register with the Office. You may download the Parish Registration Form here:
English: PDF or MS Word.          Spanish: PDF or MS Word.

Special Sections:
bullet Mother Seton Parish Social Concerns Blog
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Mother Seton Parish Sodality
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MSP High School Youth Group - Announcements, news & more (Note new web address: www.mspyouth.com)
300 Homilies from Deacon Huber (updated thru Nov. 5, 2008) Deacon Huber left Mother Seton in 2006, but is still sending us his much loved homilies.
We Remember Fr. Wells*
Lewis Bean's MSP Photo Gallery
Church Construction Photos Gallery*
Remembering Sept. 11th*
"The Passion"- Some Catholic Resources
bullet The Da Vinci Code - Web Resources for Parishioners

bullet MSP 25th Anniversary Mass Pictures*
*Temporarily offline. Please check back.

Media:
From EWTN: Catholic Almanac, Prayers for Peace, Reflections on Rosarium Mariae Virginis*
EWTN Specials This Week, New Programs, Streaming Audio and Video, Podcasts, Wings Newsletter & EWTN Kids
The Holy Father's Prayer Intentions for 2009          The Vatican Channel on YouTube        bullet Pope2You.net
[*Reminder - EWTN can be found on Comcast channel 291; Verizon FiOS channel 260, or online]


Special Note: The Archdiocese of Washington's Sunday TV Mass is moving to a New Channel and Time, starting July 5, 2009. The Mass, which has been airing on WHUT-32 at 8:30 a.m., is moving to WDCW (“The CW,” local channel 50, Comcast 23, Verizon FiOS 3 ), where it will air on Sundays from 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. [from ADW News Release, "Sunday TV Mass is Moving to a New Channel and Time."]

Marriage Matters
Marriage Matters: What does the Catholic Church have to say about love and marriage in today’s fast-paced world? Find out! This summer, parishes across the Archdiocese of Washington will undertake an educational initiative on marriage. This weekend's Bulletin contains the second installment titled "Why Should I Marry in the Catholic Church?" (The flyer, and last week's, may also be downloaded separately, in PDF format: English or en Español). For more, be sure to visit Marriage Matters and For Your Marriage.
...
Catholic News - World, National and Local
Vatican L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO [Español]
Vatican Information Service News Releases [Castellano]
Zenit News Service
[Español]
EWTN [Español]
Weekly Headlines
What's New / Wings
CNS Home Page /
CNS Story of the Day /
CNS News Briefs
Catholic News Agency /
ACI Prensa Servicios de Noticias
Catholic Telecommunications from Australia
Catholic World News:
Visitor's Home
USCCB / News Releases /
What's New / New Publications
Archdiocese of Washington
/ News Releases / Events
Catholic Standard /
El Pregonero
Maryland Catholic Conference
Current Action Alerts /
ADW Legislation Actions Center
Seton Shrine / Events
Seton Way Newsletter
The National Shrine [Español]
Events / Shrine News
JP II Center / Featured Events
Catholic Information Center (DC)
Mass Times.org
Downtown DC Confession Schedules


....Some Upcoming Parish News and Events

  • Knight's Baby Bottle Campaign Reminder: If you haven’t returned your baby bottle yet, please bring it soon, and place it in the basket by the front doors of the church so that they can start forwarding the money along to the worthy organizations that help women “Choose Life.”
  • Recent issues of the Parish Bulletin contained Fr. Mark's thank you letter to parishioners regarding our recent Offertory Appeal. If you were unable to participate previously but are now able to, or have the means to increase your contribution, there is a form to do so included with Fr. Mark's letter, available as a PDF file in both English and Spanish.
  • Our annual Mother Seton Parish Picnic will take place on Sunday, Sept 20th, 2009, from 1 to 5 p.m. at nearby Black Hill Regional Park, in Boyds, Md. More information to follow. See the Bulletin for contact information, if you'd like to help out.
  • Volunteers (teachers, aides, leaders, others) are Needed for Vacation Bible School, being held July 6-10th. See the Bulletin for details.
  • The Respect Life Committee is looking for volunteers! See the May 17 Bulletin for more.
  • Seton Sluggers adult co-ed softball is forming its team for the coming season. See the Bulletin for more.
  • MSP has a permanent box to receive your donations of clean, usable clothing and household goods. The box is located at the top of our parking lost near the rectory and is accessible at any time. Your donations are distributed to local charities and given to families in our community at no charge.

For more on some of these and other items, see the June 28, 2009 Parish Bulletin.

Going on vacation? For the nearest church to your destination (and its Mass Times), all over the U.S., Visit www.masstimes.org.


Parishioner's Picks

Every few weeks, a new link to a favorite Catholic website (or more), submitted by a parishioner, will be featured here. If none are submitted, one will be chosen from the "Links" page. If you have a favorite Catholic website, send it to JimCook310@aol.com.All links should be Catholic in nature and otherwise not be in conflict with Church teachings. Names of submitting parishioners will be omitted, unless requested.

[Click here for past picks]

 
OUR CURRENT PICK(s)

Final Days of the Year of St. Paul (¿El Año Paulino?)

Before the Year of the Priest begins on June 19, 2009, remember the Year of St. Paul still runs through June 29th. If you have not done so, be sure to visit the Archdiocese web page Living the Year of St. Paul for information on how to celebrate the life of St. Paul and take advantage of this opportunity. We are fortunate to have nearby St. Paul's church in Damascus designated as a pilgrimage church.

Previous Pick(s): Protecting Conscience Rights in Health Care: Our Voice is Needed! (See also Freedom2care.org.) Send an email via the NLHLA web page by April 9th. If you don't see this in time, you can still email the White House.


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Schedule of Sacraments, Services and Devotions
Times and Places


Our Clergy
Our Spiritual Leadership

Administration
Our Staff

School of Religion & Religious Education

What We Offer For All Age Groups

Youth Ministry
A Place for Those in High School

Liturgical Ministries
Some of the Ways You Can Assist in Our Liturgies

Sports Program
Volunteer Ministries/Activity Scheds

Parish Activities
Some of the Fun Things We Do

Social Concerns & Social Concerns Blog
We Reach Out To Others

Parish Ministries
More Ways to Help Others

Community Services
We Reach Out into Our Community

Comunidad Hispana
For Our Hispanic Community

Our Parish History
Where we've been

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Meet our Patron

Directory and Directions
How to Reach Us. [Includes Directions to St. Mary's Pavilion in Barnesville.]


Some Links of Interest:


The Holy See


Archdiocese
of Washington


Fr. McKenna Council



Links to Resources and
Other Sites of Interest

Mother Seton

Bulletin Special Pages
and Downloads

new this week Why Should I Marry in the Catholoc Church?, Archdiocese of Washington.pdf English or en Español

Marriage Matters, Archdiocese of Washington.pdf English or en Español

pdf Fr. Mark's Offertory Program Letter / Programa de Ofrenda 2009

Growing in Faith Newsletter for June, 2009

pdfGrowing in Faith Newsletter for May, 2009

Parish Registration Form:
• English PDF pdf
or MS Word MS Word Icon
• Spanish PDF pdf or MS Word MS Word Icon

Music at Mother Seton Parish

Eucharistic Healing Service

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