St. Catherine 

of Alexandria

This month’s requested items are Cereal, Pork and Beans, Tuna and Spaghetti Sauce. All items should be placed in the back of the church and will brought to Shelves of Hope Pantry. For contact information or pick up, for St. Catherine’s call Gloria Riley at 240-216-4452 and for St. Ignatius, call Mary Minichino at 301-743-3514/home or 301-643-3210/cell.

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control... If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit." - Galatians 5: 22-25 By the way we live and how we treat people, our lives produce some type of fruit. The sort of fruit our lives produce has eternal consequences for us personally as well as a profound impact on those people we love. In fact, our fruit impacts all of our relationships, from the most casual to the most intimate. When we live animated by the Holy Spirit, our lives produce fruit that not only makes our own life more peaceful, patient, and loving but also influences positively those whom we encounter each and every day. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes, and then we will have the opportunity for small group discussion and sharing. We are made for relationship, relationship with God through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit. Come and get to know the Holy Spirit in a personal way. All are welcome! Wednesday evenings 7:00pm -8:00pm, St. Ignatius Hilltop Parish Hall (6455 Port Tobacco Rd.)

Our Archbishop Neale Knights of Columbus Council has partnered with Turnkey Enterprises in order to help raise funds for our charitable activities. There is a donation shed at the St. Catherine's Parish Hall where you can donate used and old clothing. Please consider donating unwanted and old clothing to help us support our charitable activities.

This year’s retreat will be on October 6, 2018, at Mount Carmel, 5678 Mount Carmel Road, LaPlata, MD. The retreat will begin with mass at 8:00 am. and will end by 2:00 pm. Cost is $30 per person and includes mass, several talks, quiet time, confessions, rosary, benediction/exposition, continental breakfast snacks, beverages, boxed lunch, and some hand outs. Father Ken Gill, Pastor of St. Catherine's (McConchie) and St. Ignatius (Hilltop), is the retreat master. Please call Suzanne Carr at 301.645.5203 to make reservation; boxed lunch sandwich choices are herb roasted chicken, vegetarian, tuna salad, baked ham, or trio classic (ham, roast beef, turkey). Please make check payable to Suzanne Carr and send to Suzanne Carr, 12944 Waldorf Forest Road, Waldorf, MD 20601.