St. Hugh of Grenoble Catholic Church 135 Crescent Road Greenbelt ...

St. Hugh of Grenoble Catholic Church
135 Crescent Road Greenbelt, MD 20770
Website: www.sthughs.com
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Walter J. Tappe, Pastor
Rev. R. Scott Hurd, Pastoral Associate
Mrs. Lucy Fuentes, Bookkeeper
Mrs. Giuliana Ravina, Parish Secretary
Mrs. Tiffani M. James, School Principal
Mrs. Nanette Cepko, School Secretary
Mrs. Ginger Feliciotti, School Receptionist
Mrs. Katherine Kramer, Religious Education
Mrs. Jennifer Goltz, Director of Music
Dr. Gerald Muller, Principal Organist
Mr. Hung Le, Plant Manager
PARISH OFFICE
135 Crescent Road
301-474-4322, Fax: 301-474-9263
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
PARISH SCHOOL
145 Crescent Road
301-474-4071, Fax: 301-474-3950
Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
SCHOOL OF RELIGION (CCD)
301-474-0239
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday Evening Vigil: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
DAILY MASSES
Monday-Friday: 7:15 a.m.; Saturday: 9:00 a.m.
HOLY HOUR
First Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturday: 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
The second Sunday of every month after the 11:00 a.m.
Mass. Call the rectory to make arrangements.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
By arrangement. Contact the pastor at least six months
before intended date of wedding.
NEW PARISHIONERS
Welcome! Please call or register at the parish office.

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The Most Holy Body and Blood of
Christ
June 14, 2009
The cup of salvation I will take up,
and I will call upon the name of the LORD.
— Psalm 116:13
This week I wish to share the address that Pope
Benedict delivered last month to the clergy and laity
of the diocese of Rome gathered for a pastoral
convention at the Basilica of St. John Lateran. It is a
remarkable statement of the “pastoral coresponsibility”
of clergy and laity in “being Church.”
In his address, the Holy Father points out that the
mission of Christ is to bring people into communion
with God through their belonging to the Church—the
Church understood not simply as a visible institution,
but also, and more profoundly, as a common sharing
in the life of Christ—the life of charity—through faith
in the word of God and participation in the
sacraments.
There is a fundamental equality in the Church, the
Holy Father says: all have received of the one Spirit,
all have become members of Christ in one Body.
This equality is the basis for the co-responsibility of
every member to strengthen the communion of the
Church from within and to carry the gospel to those
outside in fulfillment of Christ’s command: Go out and
make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28).
The equality of all believers does not negate the
distinction between clergy and laity—a distinction
made by Christ himself—but shows how the two are
organically connected by the one Spirit who is the
origin of them both. The clergy, through the
sacrament of Holy Orders, is commissioned by Christ
to preach and administer the sacraments and to
safeguard the Spirit’s gift of unity to the Church
through the exercise of pastoral leadership. The laity,
formed by the word of God and made holy by the
sacraments, are charged by Christ to foster the unity
and growth of the Church through a countless host of
activities that they undertake on their own initiative
according to the promptings of the Spirit and the gifts
they have receive from God for this purpose.
This vision of equality “demands a change in
mindset,” the Holy Father says, “particularly
concerning lay people. They must no longer be
viewed as ‘collaborators’ of the clergy but truly
recognized as ‘co-responsible’ for the Church’s being
and action, thereby fostering the consolidation of a
mature and committed laity.” The Holy Father calls
for a laity that is much more pro-active, more aware
of its personal responsibility to build up the
community of the Church and to fosters its growth in
an increasingly secularized culture.
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Continuing what is by now a happy tradition, this year
too I am glad to open the Diocesan Pastoral
Convention. To each one of you who represent here
the entire diocesan community, I address with
affection my greeting and heartfelt thanks for the
pastoral work you carry out. Through you, I extend to
all the parishes my cordial greeting in the words of
the Apostle Paul: "To all God's beloved in Rome,
who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (Rm
1: 7).
The Second Vatican Council, desiring to pass on,
pure and integral, the doctrine on the Church that
had developed in the course of 2,000 years, gave the
Church a "more deeply considered definition",
illustrating first of all her enigmatic nature as a "reality
imbued with the divine presence, hence always
capable of new and deeper exploration" (Paul VI,
Inaugural Address at the Second Session of the
Second Vatican Council, 29 September 1963).
Well, the Church, which originates in the Trinitarian
God, is a mystery of communion. As communion, the
Church is not merely a spiritual reality but lives in
history, so to speak, in flesh and blood. The Second
Vatican Council describes her "in the nature of
sacrament a sign and instrument, that is, of
communion with God and of unity among all men"
(Lumen Gentium, n. 1).
And the very essence of sacrament is that the
invisible is tangible in the visible and that the tangibly
visible opens the door to God himself. The Church,
we said, is a communion, a communion of people
who, through the action of the Holy Spirit, form the
People of God which is at the same time the Body of
Christ.
Let us reflect a little on these two key words. The
concept of "People of God" came into being and was
developed in the Old Testament: to enter into the
reality of human history, God chose a specific
people, the People of Israel, to be his People. The
intention of this particular choice is to reach, through

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a few, many people and through them to reach all. In
other words the intention of God's specific choice is
universality. Through this People, God enters into the
reality of history.
And this openness to universality is achieved in the
Cross and in Christ's Resurrection. In the Cross, St
Paul says, Christ broke down the wall of separation.
In giving us his Body, he reunites us in this Body of
his to make us one. In the communion of the "Body of
Christ" we all become one people, the People of
God, in which to cite St Paul again all are one and
there are no longer distinctions or differences
between Greek and Jew, the circumcised and the
uncircumcised, the barbarian, the Scythian, the
slave, the Jew, but Christ is all in all. He has broken
down the wall of distinction between peoples, races
and cultures: we are all united in Christ.
And whereas "People of God" expresses the
continuity of the Church's history, "Body of Christ"
expresses the universality inaugurated in the Cross
and in the Lord's Resurrection. For us Christians,
therefore, "Body of Christ" is not only an image, but a
true concept, because Christ makes us the gift of his
real Body, not only an image of it.
Risen, Christ unites us all in the Sacrament [of his
Church] to make us one Body. Thus the concept
"People of God" and "Body of Christ” complete one
another: in Christ we really become the People of
God. "People of God" therefore means "all", from the
Pope to the most recently baptized child.
Subsequent to the Council this ecclesiological
doctrine met with acceptance on a vast scale and
thanks be to God an abundance of good fruit
developed in the Christian community. However we
must also remember that the integration of this
doctrine in procedures and its consequent
assimilation in the fabric of ecclesial awareness did
not happen always and everywhere without difficulty
and in accordance with a correct interpretation.
The notion of "People of God", in particular was
interpreted by some, in accordance with a purely
sociological vision, with an almost exclusively
horizontal bias that excluded the vertical reference to
God. This position was in direct contrast with the
word and spirit of the Council which did not desire a
rupture, another Church, but rather a true and deep
renewal in the continuity of the one subject Church
which grows in time and develops but always
remains identical, the one subject of the People of
God on pilgrimage.
Secondly, it should be recognized that the
reawakening of spiritual and pastoral energies that
has been happening in recent years has not always
produced the desired growth and development. In
fact it must be noted that in certain ecclesial
communities, the period of fervour and initiative has
given way to a time of weakening commitment, a
situation of weariness, at times almost a stalemate,
and even resistence and contradiction between the
conciliar doctrine and various concepts formulated in
the name of the Council, but in fact opposed to its
spirit and guidelines.
For this reason too, the Ordinary Assembly of the
Synod of Bishops in 1987 was dedicated to the
theme of the vocation and mission of lay people in
the Church and in the world. This fact tells us that the
luminous pages which the Council dedicated to the
laity were not yet sufficiently adapted to or impressed
on the minds of Catholics or in pastoral procedures.
On the one hand there is still a tendency to identify
the Church unilaterally with the hierarchy, forgetting
the common responsibility, the common mission of
the People of God, which, in Christ we all share. On
the other, the tendency still persists to identify the
People of God unilaterally, as I have already said, in
accordance with a merely sociological or political
concept, forgetting the newness and specificity of
that people, which becomes a people solely through
communion with Christ.
Dear brothers and sisters, it is now time to ask
ourselves what point our Diocese of Rome has
reached. To what extent is the pastoral coresponsibility
of all, and particularly of the laity,
recognized and encouraged? In past centuries,
thanks to the generous witness of all the baptized
who spent their life educating the new generations in
the faith, healing the sick and going to the aid of the
poor, the Christian community proclaimed the Gospel
to the inhabitants of Rome.
The self-same mission is entrusted to us today, in
different situations, in a city in which many of the
baptized have strayed from the path of the Church
and those who are Christian are unacquainted with
beauty of our faith. Too many of the baptized do not
feel part of the ecclesial community and live on its
margins, only coming to parishes in certain
circumstances to receive religious services.
Compared to the number of inhabitants in each
parish, the lay people who are ready to work in the
various apostolic fields, although they profess to be
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Of course, social and cultural difficulties abound but
faithful to the Lord's mandate, we cannot resign
ourselves to preserving what exists. Trusting in the
grace of the Spirit which the Risen Christ guaranteed
to us, we must continue on our way with renewed
energy. What paths can we take?
In the first place we must renew our efforts for a
formation which is more attentive and focused on the
vision of the Church, of which I spoke and this should
be both on the part of priests as well as of religious
and lay people to understand ever better what this
Church is, this People of God in the Body of Christ.
At the same time, it is necessary to improve pastoral
structures in such a way that the co-responsibility of
all the members of the People of God in their entirety
is gradually promoted, with respect for vocations and
for the respective roles of the consecrated and of lay
people.
This demands a change in mindset, particularly
concerning lay people. They must no longer be
viewed as "collaborators" of the clergy but truly
recognized as "co-responsible", for the Church's
being and action, thereby fostering the consolidation
of a mature and committed laity.
This common awareness of being Church of all the
baptized in no way diminishes the responsibility of
parish priests. It is precisely your task, dear parish
priests, to nurture the spiritual and apostolic growth
of those who are already committed to working hard
in the parishes. They form the core of the community
that will act as a leaven for the others.
Although these communities are sometimes small, to
prevent them from losing their identity and vigor they
must be taught to listen prayerfully to the word of
God through the practice of lectio divina, as the
recent Synod of Bishops ardently hoped. Let us truly
draw nourishment from listening, from meditating on
the word of God. Our communities must not lack the
knowledge that they are "Church", because Christ,
the eternal Word of the Father, convokes them and
makes them his People. Indeed, on the one hand
faith is a profoundly personal relationship with God
but on the other it possesses an essential community
component and the two dimensions are inseparable.
Thus young people, who are more exposed to the
growing individualism of contemporary culture, the
consequences of which inevitably involves the
weakening of interpersonal bonds and the
enfeeblement of the sense of belonging, will also
taste the beauty and joy of being and feeling Church.
Through faith in God we are united in the Body of
Christ and all become united in the same Body.
Thus, precisely by profoundly believing we may
achieve communion among ourselves and emerge
from the loneliness of individualism.
If it is the Word that gathers the community, it is the
Eucharist that makes it one body: "because there is
one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all
partake of the one bread" (1 Cor 10: 17). The
Church, therefore, is not the result of an aggregation
of individuals but of unity among those who are
nourished by the one Word of God and the one
Bread of Life.
Communion and the unity of the Church that are born
of the Eucharist, are a reality of which we must be
ever more aware, also in receiving Holy Communion,
ever more aware that we are entering into unity with
Christ and thus become one among ourselves.
The Eucharist, as I have said, is the center of parish
life, and particularly of the Sunday celebration. Since
the unity of the Church is born from the encounter
with the Lord, the great care given to adoration and
celebration of the Eucharist, enabling those who
participate in it to experience the beauty of Christ's
mystery is no secondary matter.
Given that the beauty of the liturgy "is no mere
aestheticism, but the concrete way in which the truth
of God's love in Christ encounters us, attracts us and
delights us" (Sacramentum Caritatis, n. 35), it is
important that the Eucharistic celebration manifest
and communicate, through the sacramental signs,
the divine life and reveal the true face of the Church
to the men and women of this City.
Lastly, the witness of charity that unites hearts and
opens them to ecclesial belonging should not be
forgotten. Historians answer the question as to how
the success of Christianity in the first centuries can
be explained, the ascent of a presumed Jewish sect
to the religion of the Empire, by saying that it was the
experience of Christian charity in particular that
convinced the world. Living charity is the primary
form of missionary outreach. The word proclaimed
and lived becomes credible if it is incarnate in
behavior that demonstrates solidarity and sharing, in
deeds that show the Face of Christ as man's true
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May the silent, daily witness of charity, promoted by
parishes thanks to the commitment of numerous lay
faithful continue to spread increasingly, so that those
who live in suffering feel the Church's closeness and
experience the love of the Father rich in mercy.
Therefore be "Good Samaritans", ready to treat the
material and spiritual wounds of your brethren.
Deacons, conformed by ordination to Christ the
Servant, will be able to carry out a useful service in
promoting fresh attention to the old and new forms of
poverty.
I am also thinking of the young people: dear friends,
I invite you to put your enthusiasm and creativity at
the service of Christ and the Gospel, making
yourselves apostles of your peers, ready to respond
generously to the Lord if he calls you to follow him
more closely, in the priesthood or in consecrated life.
Dear brothers and sisters, the future of Christianity
and of the Church in Rome also depends on the
commitment and witness of each one of us. I invoke
for this the maternal intercession of the Virgin Mary,
venerated for centuries in the Basilica of St Mary
Major as Salus populi romani. As she did with the
Apostles in the Upper Room while awaiting
Pentecost, may she also accompany us and
encourage us to look with trust to the future.
With these sentiments, while I thank you for your
daily work, I warmly impart to you all a special
Apostolic Blessing.
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Have a great week!
Father Tappe
Parish News
Saturday Morning Mass on
June 20 th
There will be 7:15 a.m. instead of 9:00 a.m. Mass on
Saturday, June 20. Father Tappe will be attending
the ordination to the priesthood. We regret any
inconvenience this change in the schedule may
cause.
Shrimp Feast
A reminder that our annual Shrimp Feast will take
place on Saturday, June 20 th beginning at 6:00 p.m.
in Grenoble Hall. All you can eat food and
entertainment. Tickets are available at the door. $ 22
for adults and $ 12 for children 12 and under.
Support Our School Update
A school OPEN HOUSE has been announced for
July 8, from 6:30 to 8:30pm in our school. This open
house will especially showcase the upper grades, but
welcomes inquiries for all grades. A committee
for publicizing the open house met and developed an
action plan. Planning and organizing continues fast
and furious for the 4TH OF JULY FAIR on our
grounds. And, the RUMMAGE SALE with BAKE
SALE continues after all the Masses this Sunday,
June 14.
WAYS TO HELP IMMEDIATELY:
1. Come down to the RUMMAGE SALE and BAKE
SALE after all the Masses this Sunday, June 14,
and buy, buy, buy.
2. Help with the 4TH OF JULY FAIR. Take out an
ad in the program book, sell ads in the program
book, volunteer to staff a booth, volunteer to set
up and run a children's game booth, help sell barb-que,
hot dogs, ice cream and other goodies,
donate books for the book sale, cashier, help
monitor the grounds, clean up and set up, work
on publicity and much more. Contact Cindy
Perry, at cindy.perry.k@verizon or Rita Radich at
RRadich@aol.com. Or come to Fair Committee
meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 7pm in Grenoble
Hall.
3. Help boost school enrollment by joining publicity
efforts for the July 8th OPEN HOUSE. Contact
Rita Radich at RRadich@aol.com, if you can help
with yard signs, handbills, or would like
information on the committee and other publicity
efforts in the works.
4. Attend the SHRIMP FEST on Saturday, June 20
at 6pm in Grenoble Hall. Tickets available after
Masses or at the door.
So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E)
This Thursday, June 18 th is our monthly Parish
S.O.M.E. collection. Please bring your food
contributions of canned juice, eggs and grits to
Grenoble Hall between 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Cash
donations are welcome and can be left at the rectory
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Books Needed
Donations of gently used books are needed for the
4th of July Fun Fair Book Sale and can be dropped
off at St. Hugh's School during business hours or
after weekend Masses June 20-2st, and 27-28th.
For info call Robin Pitts 301-345-9605,
pittsandpitts@yahoo.com
New Inquiry Class to Begin
There will be an orientation to the R.C.I.A. (Rite of
Christian Initiation for Adults) process on
Wednesday, June 24 th from 7:00p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
in the Rectory Meeting Room. An inquiry class will
begin in July for those non-Catholics who are
interested in learning more about the Catholic
Church. Please come to the orientation to learn
more. Call the rectory at (301)474-4322 for more
information.
Be a Clown, Be a Clown ...or Be
Something Else!
We still need your help with our Fantabulous Fun Fair
on July 4 th . You will find a list of the many tasks we
need help with on the posters in the
back of the church. One poster is on the bulletin
board (near the stair well going to Grenoble Hall).
The other poster is by the crucifix on the back
wall of the church. Please look over the list of tasks
and add your name and contact information to the
sign up sheet. You are also welcome to come
to our planning committee meetings which are held
every Wednesday between now and fair date.
Meetings are set for 7:00 p.m. in Grenoble Hall. If we
each take a bite of this gianormous project, the
burden will be lighter for each of us and we'll have
lots of company on the journey. School parents,
this service is creditable toward next years' service
hour requirements. Your questions and suggestions
are welcome. Please contact Cindy Perry at
301-821-5967 or via email at
cindy.perry.k@verizon.net.
Making History on July 4 th
In today's bulletin you will find a letter from Father
Tappe to our neighbors. Please take a few minutes to
look it over. You are invited to donate goods or
services for our silent auction, sponsor an event,
and/or purchase an ad in the first edition of our July
4 th Fantabulous Fun Fair Program. Consider
commemorating a special occasion such as an
anniversary, a first holy communion, a graduation, a
team accomplishment, or any other event. Or, if you
would like to remember a loved one with a
memorial ad, that is also an option. Printed
programs of souvenir quality with fair information and
promotional ads will be distributed to fairgoers
on the day of the fair. Now is your chance to make
history. See the letter for more details. If you are able
to help distribute these letters to local businesses,
community groups or others please contact Cindy
Perry to arrange to pick up extra copies. Her contact
information is in the letter. Whatever you do,
please act quickly. Ads are due by June 19th. As
always, thank you for your continued prayers for and
support of our Parish.
CYO
Thank you to all our athletes, coaches, parents,
volunteers and board members for your support
this year.
Congratulations to Mrs. Karen Spruill and Mr. Sean
Bailey for winning OYM/CYO awards which were
presented to them at the Archdiocese Banquet in
May. Their many years of youth service in the CYO
are greatly appreciated.
CYO Labor Day Bingo—Volunteers and Other
Items Needed -- If you can volunteer or provide any
of the items listed below, please contact Terri Weber
at (301)262-2544 or terweb95@verizon.net:
o Volunteers are needed for the CYO Bingo
Booth at the Labor Day Festival, September
4-7. This year, the CYO will donate 50% of
the proceeds to St. Hugh’s School. If you are
talented in calling bingo, collecting money,
counting money, selling tickets, planning, or if
you just have a desire to help, we need you!
Help make this a wonderful opportunity for the
school.
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Incoming 8 th graders for the 2009-10 school
year can earn confirmation hours selling
water and sodas at the CYO Bingo Booth
during the Labor Day Festival. Sign up now!
Pictures (past and present) – We need
pictures of students participating in any CYO
games, meets, or practices to include as part
of a display about St. Hugh’s CYO at the
bingo booth.
Can you lend us a truck? We are in need of
a commercial-type truck or van for the
duration of the Labor Day weekend to park on
site for storing Bingo Booth supplies.
Lima Beans – Bags of large, dried lima
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the Labor Day Bingo Booth. Lima beans can
be dropped off in the box at the back of the
church. We need lots and lots of lima beans!
Thank You !
The St. Hugh's youth group wishes to thank everyone
who donated so generously to their many fundraisers
this past year. Thanks to your generosity, we are in
Steubenville, Ohio, this weekend attending a High
School Youth conference with a thousand other
teens, and every bit of it was paid for by your
donations. We appreciate you very much and will
keep you in our prayers this weekend. Thank you so
much!
Pray for the Sick
Please pray especially for Ray Turek, John Solari,
Miles Davis, Dianne Morao, Megan Clarke, Julie
Marable, Thomas Escalante, Catherine Sillers,
Margaret Hyland, Kelsi Kennedy, George McFarland,
Barbara Fisher, Ajit Choudhury, Carl Kessler, Pat &
Lewis Jessie. To add a name to the sick list, please
call the rectory. Names remain on the list for a
month.
Pray for our Troops
Please pray especially for Michael Smith, James
Hall, Christopher Pfaffman, Erin Barcus, Matthew
Dwyer, Anthony (Tj) Hose and Anthony Ladnier. To
add a name to the list or to remove a name, please
call the rectory.
From the Principal’s Office
Members of our wonderfully supportive parish are in
the process of planning a remarkable event for St.
Hugh families and the community of Greenbelt on
July 4 th . I have been so impressed with their energy
and initiative. This event has the potential to raise
thousands of dollars for our school, and to increase
our visibility in the wider Prince George’s County
community. This is a great family event that will
coincide with the city’s firework display at the lake.
There will be games, entertainment, food, and drinks.
I pray that we will continue have a strong bond
between our school and our parish. It is one of the
many things that makes our school so very special,
thank you!
In His service,
Mrs. James
Open Enrollment
St. Hugh’s School is now accepting registration
applications for the 2009-2010 academic school year.
Seats are available in every class! Please contact the
main office at 301-474-4071 or email
office@sthughs.com for more information.
Registration packets are available in the main office.
Giant, Safeway and Target
Remember to select St. Hugh as your school of
choice at Giant, Safeway, and Target. Our Giant
code is 00558. This is a quick and easy way to raise
funds for our school! Register today!
Box Tops for Education
Our school is still collecting “Box Tops for Education.”
These labels are on many food items. We only
accept Box Tops for Education labels. We do not
accept Betty Crocker points or Campbell’s Soup
labels. You can drop your box tops in the box set up
in the back near the school bulletin board. Thank
you!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Mt 5:38-42
Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Mt 5:43-48
Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Mt 6:7-15
Friday: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; Is 12;
Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn 19:31-37
Saturday: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Lk 2:41-51
Sunday: Jb 38:1, 8-11; Ps 107; 2 Cor 5:14-17;
Mk 4:35-41
Week of June 15 – June 21
Monday 7:15 a.m. Rev. Paul Lyttle
Tuesday 7:15 a.m. Betty Bauserman
Wednesday 7:15 a.m. Mario Acuna
Thursday 7:15 a.m. Dorothy Sauer
Friday 7:15 a.m. Anna& Benjamin Valatka
Saturday 9:00 a.m. Richard Winfrey
5:00 p.m. George D’Esposito
Sunday 8:00 a.m. Walter Batts Sr.
9:30 a.m. Robert L. Bohorfoush
11:00 a.m. Intention of Parish