"I was hungry and you gave me food, thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me..." Matthew 25:35

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OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CORONAVIRUS STATUS - 5/29/2020

Public Celebration of Masses at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church: New Temporary Mass Schedule Starts with the Weekend of June 13-14, 2020
YOU MUST SIGNUP IN ADVANCE TO ATTEND A SUNDAY PUBLIC MASS
Sign up now – Monday 6/1 thru Thursday 6/4 – to attend a June Mass

Mass assignment is random; you cannot choose a time, day, date or your seat. By signing up you are saying you would like to attend Mass that month. For June Masses, the office will email/call on June 5 with your Mass assignment. If there is more interest than number of people we can accommodate or if you are unable to attend on the date assigned, your signup will go toward the next month. Signup will be offered once a month. (Signup for July will be open June 29-July 2.)

OLQP’s maximum number of people allowed in church for the public celebration of Mass is 50. Public Mass in Spanish will be offered on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month at 2pm. (Live-streamed, closed Masses with Fr. Joe Nangle presiding, will be offered on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 2pm. Assignments will not be made for Masses with Fr. Joe.)

Signup using any one of these methods:

* Call the parish office (703-979-5580) during office hours, M-F, 8:30-3:30pm
* Email office@olqpva.org with the information below
​* Fill out the online signup form

Please provide the following information for signup:
Name, email address, cell phone number, home phone number, number of family members attending (family members must live together)
Please keep in mind for your well-being and that of all our parishioners:
All must be aware that there is an inherent risk in gathering in any large group in the midst of a pandemic, so please use your best judgment.
For everyone’s safety, please observe distancing as you walk from your car to the front doors of the church where a Porter will be waiting to direct you to your seat. You must remain in your assigned seat throughout Mass. After the Final Blessing, please follow the Porter’s instructions for leaving. Do not gather outdoors or in the parking lot.
As per Bishop Burbidge’s instructions for the celebration of public Masses:
All the faithful of the Diocese of Arlington are dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation.
Face Coverings · You MUST wear a cloth face covering or disposable face mask. Please bring your own. Parishes may have a limited supply designated for those in true need, not for general distribution.
Hand Hygiene · You are expected to disinfect your hands when entering the church and encouraged to do so again immediately before receiving Communion. Please bring your own hand sanitizer, which should contain at least 60% alcohol.

Celebración pública de Misas en la iglesia Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz
El nuevo horario provisional de Misas comienza el fin de semana del 13-14 de junio de 2020
DEBE INSCRIBIRSE ANTES DE ASISTIR A UNA MISA PÚBLICA
Inscríbase ahora - lunes, 1o junio a jueves 4 junio - para asistir a una Misa en junio

La asignación de Misas es al azar; no puede elegir la hora, el día, la fecha o su asiento. Al inscribirse, está reconociendo que le gustaría asistir a Misa ese mes. Para las Misas de junio, la oficina enviará un correo electrónico / llamará el 5 de junio con su asignación de Misa. Si hay más interés que el número de personas que podemos acomodar o si no puede asistir en la fecha asignada, su inscripción se extenderá hasta el próximo mes. La inscripción se ofrecerá una vez al mes. (La inscripción para julio estará abierta del 29 de junio al 2 de julio).

OLQP permitará un máximo de 50 personas en la iglesia para la celebración pública de la Misa. La Misa pública en español se ofrecerá el primer, tercer y quinto domingo de cada mes a las 2pm. (Las Misas no públicas, serán transmitidas en vivo, con el Padre Joe Nangle como celebrante, y se ofrecerán el segundo y cuarto domingo de cada mes a las 2 pm. No se harán asignaciones para las Misas con el Padre Joe).

Inscríbase a través de cualquiera de estos métodos:
* Llame a la oficina parroquial (703-979-5580) durante el horario de oficina, de lunes a viernes, 8:30-3:30pm
* Envíe un correo electrónico a office@olqpva.org con la información a continuación
*Llenar el formulario en linea

Proporcione la siguiente información para inscribirse:
Nombre, dirección de correo electrónico, número de teléfono celular, número de teléfono de la casa, número de miembros de la familia que asistirán (los miembros de la familia deben vivir juntos)
Todos deben estar conscientes de que existe un riesgo inherente al reunirse en cualquier grupo grande en medio de una pandemia, por lo tanto, usen su mejor criterio.
Para la seguridad de todos, observe el distanciamiento mientras camina desde su automóvil hasta las puertas delanteras de la iglesia donde un anfitrión lo estará esperando para dirigirlo a su asiento. Debe permanecer en su asiento asignado durante la Misa. Después de la Bendición final, siga las instrucciones del anfitrión para salir. No se reúna al aire libre o en el estacionamiento.
Según las instrucciones del Obispo Burbidge para la celebración de misas públicas:
Todos los fieles de la Diócesis de Arlington están dispensados de la obligación de asistir a Misa los domingos y los días de precepto.
Protecciones faciales · TIENE QUE usar algún tipo de protección facial o mascarilla descartable. Sírvase traer su propia protección o mascarilla. Las parroquias tal vez tengan una cantidad limitada designada para quienes realmente las necesitan, pero no para distribución general.
Higiene de manos · Se espera que usted se desinfecte las manos en el momento que ingresa a la iglesia y se le invita a que repita la desin-fección inmediatamente antes de comulgar. Traiga su propio gel desinfectante para las manos, con un contenido mínimo de 60% de alcohol.

SOME RESOURCES FOR PRIVATE PRAYER:

* Prayers for Healing, Guidance, and Spiritual Communion / Oraciones por sanación, orientación y comunión espiritual
​*More faith formation resources (Prayers, Office of the Hours, daily Bible readings,...)

FOOD PANTRY URGENT REQUEST
THANK YOU for answering our call to help with our food pantry, which is still open in Fr. Ray Hall on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and serving more people than ever due to the current crisis. The following letter from Fr. Tim shared on Palm Sunday highlights the background and explains the need for financial donations and volunteers.  We have been so heartened at the large numbers of you that have stepped forward to offer your help. You can learn more about your incredible efforts in this Washington Post story and local ABC news segment.  As the ABC reporter says, “This is what hope looks like in a crisis.” You are that hope and we are so grateful.  It is only with your help and generosity that we can continue to provide food to our sisters and brothers during this crisis.  We are still in need of your help in the following ways: 

1. Monetary Donations: Monetary donations of any amount are appreciated. Just $16 can help support a family for one entire week; $64 supports a family for an entire month! You may contribute by visiting this page. Donations can also be dropped off (in a safe way) during office hours or mailed by check to the parish.
 
2. Volunteers: IThank you very much for volunteering to help the food pantry.  Currently we have enough volunteers, but if this changes, we will update you. ​

3. Food:  We especially need donations of the following: bags of rice, any size (bigger ones will be split into  1 lb. bags),  1 lb. bags of dry beans or cans of beans (prefer black, pinto or small red beans), boxes of pasta, 24 oz. jars of pasta sauce, macaroni & cheese, low-sugar cereals,  16 oz. cans of corn or green vegetables, canned fruit, canned tuna in water or oil, 48 oz. bottles of oil, and bags of masa harina for tortillas (not cornmeal). There will be bins outside at the back of Fr. Ray Hall at the following times: Monday 8am-1pm, Tuesday-Friday 10am-1pm, Saturday & Sunday 4-6pm.  Please drop off food in the bins during these times.  The bins will be under the overhead near the back door.

4.  Spread the word! Please consider sharing this information with your friends and loved ones, your neighborhood email listservs, and on your social media pages. The Arlington/Northern Virginia communities have been incredible, and we are hopeful that this support will continue so that we may best serve our community.


​ONLINE GIVING/DONACIONES EN LÍNEA 
We rely on your weekly contributions to cover all parish expenses. With the heightened concern over the Covid-19 virus, many are choosing wisely to stay home.  At the same time, if your circumstances allow, we ask that you continue to support the parish on a weekly basis by enrolling in online giving at Faithdirect.net or a bill-pay program so that we are assured of your support even when you cannot join us for Mass. The Faith Direct parish code is VA271. We thank you for your consideration. 

Dependemos de sus contribuciones semanales para cubrir todos los gastos de la parroquia. Con la creciente preocupación por el virus Covid-19, muchos eligen sabiamente quedarse en casa. Al mismo tiempo, si sus circunstancias lo permiten, le pedimos que continúe apoyando a la parroquia semanalmente al inscribirse para hacer donaciones en línea a través de Faithdirect.net o de un programa de pago de facturas para que tengamos la seguridad de su apoyo incluso cuando no pueda unirse a nosotros para la Misa. El código parroquial de Faith Direct es VA271. Le agradecemos su consideración. 

ARE YOU CELEBRATING A GRADUATE THIS YEAR?
Each year, OLQP proudly honors parish members who are recent graduates by publishing their picture in the Graduation Bulletin. We include middle school, high school and college. If you would like your graduate’s picture in the bulletin, please email the photo to office@olqpva.org and include a notation with the graduate’s name and school. Please indicate “graduation bulletin” in the subject line of your message. Deadline is June 21 for publication in the June 27-28 Graduation Bulletin.

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE
It will be commemorated on Sunday, May 31st, at 3:00 pm with a caravan celebrating Pentecost Sunday and our very own Spiritan priests on their congregation’s day. We invite parishioners, friends, and those who have been touched in any way by OLQP to take part of this celebration of faith. As you prepare to come and drive by to say hello to our clergy, we encourage you to consider making a donation to our food pantry. A basket will also be available for you to support the parish with your weekly contribution “to keep the lights on” and to give to the “Spiritans’ 2nd Collection” taken up on Pentecost weekend. See the flyer in this week's bulletin for details. We look forward to seeing you there!

"CALLING CARE" MINISTRY
Volunteers for this ministry will call a fellow parishioner once a week to check in, chat, laugh, pray, and, most importantly, serve as a much-needed support system throughout these confusing and scary times. Once signed up, parishioners will be matched with another parishioner, and details will be provided on how to connect. Creative ideas, local resources and ways to provide additional support will be offered in the “introduction packet and calling guide”. If the parishioner you call expresses an emergency need, the Ministry Team Leaders will be available to respond. To volunteer, email Katie Remedios at
Kremedios@olqpva.org, with your name, age, and any other additional information you think might be helpful.

YOUTH MINISTRY
Current 9th-12th graders, join us for the Diocese Work Camp 2020 Reboot! June 21st -25th. We will be doing service projects on the OLQP campus, as well as helping out our parishioners in need of minor outside home repairs and yard work, as social distancing permits. At-home service projects will be utilized, if necessary. Evening programming provided by the Diocese. Registration fee is $30, which includes t-shirts and program materials (assistance provided, as needed). Adult Virtus-trained volunteers needed as well – group leaders, musicians, and session leaders. To participate, please reach out to Youth and Young Adult Minister Rebecca Grant Jenkins: rgrantjenkins@olqpva.org

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