the Bulletin for this week here.

Cathedral of
Mary Our Queen Parish
December 20, 1015
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Most Rev.
William E. Lori
Archbishop of Baltimore
Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
-- Luke 1:42
Msgr. Richard W. Woy
Rector
Fr. Andrew T. DeFusco
Associate Pastor
Msgr. Robert Armstrong
Rector Emeritus
MASS TIMES
Weekdays:
7am, 8:15am, and 5:30pm
Saturday:
8:15am and 5pm
Confessions: 4pm
Sunday:
8:00am, 9:30am and 11am
Next Sunday
The Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary and Joseph
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
Colossians 3:12-21
Luke 2:41-52
Christmas windows, South Bay 2
www.cathedralofmary.org
5200 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21210–2098
410-464-4000
www.schoolofthecathedral.org
111 Amberly Way
Baltimore, Maryland 21210
410-464-4100
Monsignor’s Message for the Week
4th Sunday of Advent
December 19/20, 2015
Dear Friends,
What a great weekend for the parish last week! On Friday, a crowd of over 250 enjoyed the Christmas tree lighting
and sing-a-long in the Cathedral. Then, at the 9:30 Mass, with the help of some of our younger parishioners,
Archbishop Lori opened the “Jubilee Doors of Mercy” to inaugurate in the Archdiocese the Year of Mercy. The
Archbishop was delighted to see the number of young families at the Mass and I thank them for being present.
Finally, the weekend concluded with our 43rd Annual Advent Lessons and Carols. Many remarked to me how
wonderful the choir sounded. THANKS to everyone who made last weekend so special at our parish.
Congratulations to Diego Buritica, our seminarian from St. Mary’s Seminary, who was ordained a deacon on Saturday in Worchester, Massachusetts. Diego will now be able to preach, baptize, and witness marriages when he
returns in January for his final semester of studies before being ordained a priest in June.
CHRISTMAS is just a few days away! As is the case for most parishes, we will see the largest crowd of the year
for Mass. In a recent survey from the evangelical research agency LifeWay Research, more than three in four
churchgoers (77%), Catholic and Protestant alike said they were drawn to attend church at Christmas to honor Jesus and His birth. Other motives such as tradition, being with family and friends, or getting into the Christmas
spirit were at a distance as motivation for going to church. Even among the “nones” (people with no religious
identity), nearly 30% had plans to go to church and they also named Jesus as their primary motivation. However,
family and friends do make a difference in Christmas church attendance. The survey found that among those
with no plan to attend a church (38%) at Christmas, the vast majority say they would likely go if personally invited. They would go to be with people they care about, even if it weren’t something they would typically choose.
So my challenge for this week:
1.
Personally invite someone to attend Christmas Mass with you who might not otherwise attend. You might be the reason they begin to attend Mass again during this Jubilee Year of Mercy;
2.
Be welcoming and friendly when you come to Mass on Christmas. Even if someone is sitting in
“your” pew, greet them warmly and let them know you are happy they have come to our Cathedral
church to honor Jesus. Kindness in the name of Jesus wins people over – rudeness gives people a
reason not to come back.
Finally, please keep in your prayers the repose of the souls of Lolita Sickler whose Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated Saturday and Richard Welch whose Mass will be celebrated Monday morning. It’s never easy to give a
loved one back to the Lord, but it is especially hard to suffer a loss during this time of the year.
Merry Christmas!
Msgr. Woy
Parish Center Christmas & New Year’s Holiday Schedule:
The Parish Office will be closed on Thursday, December 24th,
Friday, December 25th, and Friday, January 1st.
The Parish Office will be open Monday, December 28th - Thursday,
December 31st from 9AM to 1PM.
STEWARDSHIP
December 12th & 13th:
Offertory
Faith Direct Offertory
2nd Coll (Retired Religious)
Poor Box
Food Program
Attendance
$11,156.16
$15,019.00
$3,120.00
$741.88
$162.00
1,371
Faith Direct
Parishioners are invited to consider our Faith Direct program as it provides a
convenient way to support the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen by electing to
use direct debit for your offertory giving. Thank you to our parishioners who
are already using Faith Direct. If you elect to participate, you may register
online at www.faithdirect.net and use MD500 for the Cathedral.
SHARING OUR BLESSINGS
We would like to extend a blessed thank you to all who have participated in our Sharing Our Blessings stewardship program. This kind generosity is a positive response that our parishioners are willing to share a portion of their blessings to ensure all the pastoral positions that are essential to provide the quality programs and ministries that a parish of the Cathedral’s
caliber needs to flourish and grow. So, if you have not yet returned your commitment card, please try to do so next weekend
or return it to the parish office this week. Your response will be greatly appreciated.
EVANGELIZATION
“Year of Mercy” (Flocknote)
The Wisdom of Hunger & Thirsting
The Lord then goes on to say: ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.’ This hunger is not for any bodily food, this thirst is not for any earthly drink: it is a longing to be blessed with righteousness, and by
penetrating the secret of all mysteries, to be filled with the Lord himself.” ~ St. Anthony of Padua
For what do you hunger and thirst? Read the Beatitudes at Matthew 5: 3-12.
At every celebration of Evening Prayer, the Magnificat is sung or recited. As with the psalms, there is an antiphon that
is paired with the Magnificat each day in order to highlight some aspect of the text and the particular celebration of
the day. For the period from December 17 to December 23, the antiphons for the Magnificat are known as the “O antiphons” because each one begins with the interjection “O.”
Each antiphon uses a title for the Messiah and refers to a prophecy of Isaiah. In order of use approaching Christmas, they
are: O Sapientia, O Adonai, O Radix Jesse, O Clavis David, O Oriens, O Rex Gentium, O Emmanuel, or in English, O Wisdom, O
Lord, O Root of Jesse, O Key of David, O Morning Star, O King of the nations, O Emmanuel. Five of these antiphons were adapted
into a metrical hymn for the 1710 publication Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum. A two-line refrain was also added at the end
of each verse, but no melody was given for the text.
John Mason Neale translated the strophic text into English and included it in his 1851 collection Mediæval Hymns and Sequences. The text was revised and paired with a melody for The Hymnal Noted published later in 1851. It was revised again in 1861
for inclusion in Hymns Ancient and Modern, and it is this version that has become probably the most well known Advent hymn
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”
While the “O Antiphons” are paired with the Magnificat at Evening Prayer, at Mass this weekend, we will have the opportunity to sing both the “O Antiphons” and the Magnificat as they have been adapted through translation and tradition
through the years. Our entrance hymn will be “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” and during Communion, we will sing a setting of the Magnificat.
Happy Advent,
Glenn
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Mass Intentions for December 20 through 26, 2015
(*) Living
Sun., Dec. 20
8:00AM
Shirley Ann Daniels
9:30AM
Bertha Follows
11:00AM
Thomas McEvily
Mon., Dec. 21
7:00AM
Melvin & Bette Smith
8:15AM
Anne Lindsey Otenasek
5:30PM
Steve F. Palkovitz
Tues., Dec. 22
7:00AM
Dr. Raymond & Ruth Schwartz
8:15AM
Emma & Charles Cook
5:30PM
John Paul Melanson
Wed., Dec. 23
7:00AM
Danny Beckenholdt
8:15AM
Frank Bonney
5:30PM
Dr. Michael DeVincentis
Thurs., Dec. 24
7:00AM
Wanda Louise Huester
8:15AM
PFC Dizzy Young
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES AT 4, 6 & 10 PM
Fri., Dec. 25
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES AT 10 AM AND 12 NOON
Sat., Dec. 26
8:15AM
Earle K. Wolfe
5:00pm
Lucy Rubera
Sacrament of Baptism
Baptism Preparation Class will be held on
Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 12:30PM.
Please call the Parish Center at 410-464-4006 for
questions regarding the Sacrament of Baptism.
Mass for the Sick
There will be no Monthly Mass for the Sick in December because the fourth Friday is December 25th,
Christmas Day. The next Monthly Mass for the Sick will be on January 22, 2016.
Radio Mass & New Local Catholic Radio Program
Listen to the Radio Mass of Baltimore on its new stations and times: Sundays at 9AM on Q1370 AM
and WCBM 680 AM and WCBM 690 AM and 6PM on WCBM 680 AM. Following each airing of the
Radio Mass will be a new locally-produced Catholic radio program, Catholic Baltimore, which will air interviews and information relevant for Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. For more information, visit www.archbalt.org.
Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve
December 24, 2015 at 4PM, 6PM, & 10PM
Christmas Day
December 25, 2015 at 10AM & Noon
Vigil for the Solemnity of Mary
December 31, 2015 at 5:30PM
The Solemnity of Mary
January 1, 2016 at 10AM & Noon
EDUCATION
so the catechists may enjoy a Morning of Recollection
in the Parish Center.
Christmas Break
The school is closed for the
Christmas holidays beginning at
12:00PM on Wednesday, December 18th. We will re-open on Monday, January 4th at 7:30AM.
Be sure to check the school website for any calendar updates:
www.schoolofthecathedral.org
Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/
pages/School-of-the-Cathedral-of-Mary-OurQueen/167702048042
Christmas Collection
Today is the last day to help those less fortunate! We
will be collecting gifts for the annual Christmas Collection for our sister parish, Immaculate Conception.
Anyone may help us by donating one of the suggested
gifts below. We are asking for the students to please
bring in one of the following items along with $1 to
help purchase Giant gift cards for Christmas dinners:
Toys for Girls & Boys
Art Supplies (Crayola, Coloring Books, Crayons,
Markers, Etc.)
Basketballs, Footballs, Baseballs, & Gloves
African American Baby Dolls
Board Games/African American Children Books
Kids’ Hats, Scarves & Gloves
Children Toiletries
Socks & Slippers (Kids)
Sweat Pants & Shirts (Kids)
Christmas Cookies & Candies
Christmas & New Year Break
Sunday School will be closed on Sunday, December
27th & January 3rd.
Catechist Morning of Recollection
Sunday School will be closed on Sunday, January 10th
First Penance Booklets
The 8 lesson First Penance Booklets are due on Monday, January 15th.
Martin Luther King
Sunday School will be closed on Sunday, January 17th
for the Martin Luther King Holiday.
YOUTH MINISTRY
Want to know what’s going on in Youth Ministry? Follow us on Twitter @CMOQ_YouthMin
BOY SCOUT TROOP 1000
Troop 1000 wishes all of the Cathedral parish a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We
thank you for your support during the past year
and we look forward to another fun and adventurous year in 2016.
Cathedral’s Troop 1000 offers one of the best allaround scouting programs in the area and no other troop can top our high adventure activities! To
join Troop 1000 you must be 11 years old or have
completed the 5th grade. Come visit us at a Friday night
meeting to see what we are all about, talk to any of our
scouts or their parents or call Membership Chairman
Andy Fish (410-366-1491) or Scoutmaster Alastair
Mackay (410-321-8894) or visit our website at
www.cathedralofmary.org/Troop1000.
CUB SCOUT PACK 1000
Pack 1000 is sponsored by the Cathedral of Mary Our
Queen and meets monthly at the School of the Cathedral. We currently have 56 boys/families in grades 1-5
in our Pack. We have a great program planned for the
2015-16 year. Come check us out! For further information, contact our Membership Chairman Bill
McFaul at [email protected] or Cubmaster Scott
Murphy at [email protected].
POOR BOX
The Poor Box for this Sunday will be used at Monsignor Woy’s discretion to support the Parish’s general funding to help the poorest and most vulnerable individuals in our extended community. All donations are greatly
appreciated.
CARES
We are so grateful for your faithful donations to the CARES FOOD program. We hope new and current contributors will pick up the flyers that highlight what CARES is doing with donations and what is most helpful at
this time. As we head into the season of holidays, CARES can always use a little extra to put more on the tables
of our friends in need. The flyers can be found at the entrances to the Cathedral. Please note that there are
baskets at all the entrances of the Cathedral for your donations but if you have a larger donation, you may call
Keith at 410-532-6286 to arrange a possible pickup.
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ADOPT-A-FAMILY 2015
Adopt A Family Thanks You! Another spectacular Christmas season of giving has wrapped up for our Sister
Parish, Immaculate Conception. Over 150 Cathedral families and friends provided Christmas dinner and gifts
to 116 Families (640 people) and donated over $6,600 in cash and gift cards for outreach to the Immaculate
Conception Community in an extraordinary show of true Christmas Spirit in service to the poor among
us. This awesome display of generosity and solidarity is what this season is all about. Thank you so much for
supporting this program and a special thank you to Troop 1000 for acting as our elves in providing the delivery
to Immaculate Conception. See you next year!
CATHEDRAL KNITS
As we enter the colder months of winter, we are so pleased to introduce Karen Martin as the new leader of the
Cathedral Knits program. Karen has been a member of Cathedral parish for almost 27 years and her interest in
knitting started right around the time her oldest daughter was born. She admits that she must have more balls of
yarn than finished projects, but she has never lost her passion for knitting or collecting skeins of brightly colored yarn. She would ask anyone interested in learning how to knit and or interested in completing a small knit
square for a blanket, or a scarf, or socks for the homeless, to get in touch with her via email
at [email protected] She is happy to share free knitting patterns and a schedule of meeting times for
knitting classes.
THE RESOURCE EXCHANGE PROGRAM AT ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHURCH
The Resource Exchange is a program of the Social Action Committee at St. Vincent de Paul Church. We place
homeless persons in apartments in cooperation with Health Care for the Homeless. We are always looking for
gently used small furniture pieces and household items. The complete list is on our website at stvchurch.org.
For more information, email Peggy Cronyn at resource-exchange @ stvchurch.org or 410-707-3659.
CATHOLIC ENGAGED ENCOUNTER
Catholic Engaged Encounter is an international program committed to preparing couples for the sacrament of
marriage. Engaged couples attend a weekend retreat that fosters openness and communication through a series
of presentations, private reflection, and dialog time. Catholic Engaged Encounter is an approved marriage preparation program within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Below is a list of upcoming 2016 retreat dates:
January 15-17
July 15-17
February 13-14
September 9-11
April 8-10
November 4-6
May 13-15
Weekends fill quickly! Register early! For more information or to register for a weekend, please visit
www.mdcee.org or call 410-439-4217.
BE MISSIONARY DISCIPLES
Archbishop Lori is challenging every parish to develop a pastoral plan rooted in the Church’s fundamental mission of Evangelization –
inviting people to a deeper relationship with Jesus and the Gospel. In January 2015, the Archbishop laid out the fundamental principles
that would guide pastoral planning in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, “Be Missionary Disciples.”
In preparation for each parish to develop a pastoral plan by September 2016, the Archbishop is asking every adult Catholic to do two
things:
1. Read his pastoral letter “A Light Brightly Visible” (30 minutes).
2. Take an online survey based on the themes/vision in the pastoral letter (15 minutes). The results of the
survey will be returned to each parish for use in developing its plan. Both may be found online at
www.bemissionarydisciples.org. Links to this site are posted on our new parish website.