Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 8, 2026
9:30 am
Be the Light: The 2026 Annual Catholic Services Appeal. This weekend we have been asked prayerfully to consider making a gift to the 2026 Annual Catholic Services Appeal. Please complete or take a commitment form at Mass this weekend or make your gift at give.adw.org. Visit appeal.adw.org to learn more about how the Annual Appeal benefits our parish and serves people in need throughout the archdiocese. It is our goal that every parish family will participate this year. All gifts will be credited towards our parish goal. Thank you in advance for your generous response to the 2026 Annual Catholic Services Appeal! Or click on the QR code below!
PRO-LIFE EVENTS
SAVE THE DATES
-Monday, March 16 - Maryland March for Life - 4 pm, St. Mary's Church & School, Annapolis - mdmarchforlife.com
Holy Redeemer is beginning an adult Bible Study on the Prophets beginning Thursdays from 9:45 to 11am in the Community room in the basement of the Church. Please come bring a Bible and a friend!
Holy Redeemer Parish donates casseroles and fruit to S.O.M.E.(So Others Might Eat), a D.C. organization that fights hunger, poverty and homelessness.
CASSEROLES
Parishioners can also cook a casserole to drop off in the church foyer on the second Thursday of each month by 9am (a driver leaves the church at 9am), following the same date schedule above. For details on the recipe and a link to the Sign-Up Genius, please contact Kathleen Neary at kathleenseiler@hotmail.com.
DRIVE FOOD TO S.O.M.E.
Parishioners are also needed to drive the casseroles/fruit to S.O.M.E. in D.C. on the second Thursday of each month, leaving the church at 9am. For a link to the Sign-Up Genius to sign up to drive, please contact Kathleen Neary at kathleenseiler@hotmail.com.
Feb. 12, 2026 – apples
March 12, 2026 – apples
April 9, 2026 – apples
May 14, 2026 – oranges
June 11, 2026 – oranges
July 9, 2026 – oranges
Aug. 13, 2026 – oranges
Sept. 10, 2026 – apples
Oct. 8, 2026 – apples
Nov. 12, 2026 – apples
Dec. 10, 2026 – apples
If you have any questions, please contact Kathleen Neary at kathleenseiler@hotmail.com.
Please consider signing up to bring a casserole or drive the food to SOME next week on Thursday 2/12.
Thank you for all your support!
Kathleen
Gabriel Project Cluster, Montgomery County
NEEDS YOUR HELP
Valentines Day is in February. It is a time when we think about our loved ones and appreciate all they mean to us. This is also a time to remember our over 250 struggling client mothers who have chosen life and who depend upon the Gabriel Project Cluster of Montgomery County. Infant clothes, diapers, blankets, infant bathtubs, towels, and strollers are greatly needed. Please go to our website to see how you can help - www.gpmoco.org. Men and women volunteers are also needed. Recently 2 husband-and-wife teams have joined our volunteers. For more information please contact Deirdre Whitty, whitty7@comcast.net or Sandy Buffalano, sbuffalano@aol.com
SAVE THE DATE: March 20th Holy Redeemer Blood Drive The American Red Cross will be at the HR School Auditorium to collect blood donations on Friday, March 20th, from 9 am to 4 pm. Our parish is one of the county's most successful in terms of one-day donations. Let's keep up this bar! Sign up to donate today!
The sponsor code is: DonottakelifeforGranted
Questions can be directed to: Mattie Bonavia bonaviami@gmail.com
Bring the Warmth of your Home Kitchen to the Holy Redeemer Rectory…Join a dedicated group of parishioners who provide dinner to our priests at the HR rectory every Tuesday. Your obligation would be once every 3 months. (more cooks=less often) Our priests enjoy their ‘surprise’ dinner every Tuesday. Join Us! For more information, contact Kathleen Dunleavy at kpdunleavy@comcast.net or 301-467-2212 Thank you
Post Cana Lenten Reflection
The Washington Archdiocese Post Cana for Widows and Widowers is having a half day of Lenten Reflection at Our Lady of Grace in Leisure World on Tuesday, March 10th. Our new Post Cana moderator, Father Tom LaHood, Holy Redeemer pastor, will be our celebrant and will also join us for lunch. The Mass will begin at 11:00 followed by lunch in the parish center.
The reservation fee is $25 for members and $30 for interested participants. Please send your check made out to Post Cana to:
Herb Biegel
13509 Maidstone Lane
Potomac, Md
20854
Or drop off your check in the Our Lady of Grace parish office
Deadline for reservation: Friday March 6
Our noon lunch menu is being catered by Luis Javel from AYS Hospitality:
Beef chili, Vegetarian chili, Grilled Chicken, Corn bread
Fruit salad. Caesar salad
Assorted cookies
Lenten Fish Fry at Holy Cross
Make Friday night dinner easy this Lent! Join the Holy Cross Fathers’ Club for a Fish Fry on Friday, February 27, 5:00–7:30 PM in the school gym (Lewis Hall) at Holy Cross School in Garrett Park. Dine-in or take-away. Meals are $15 per plate and include fried fish, fries, couscous salad, and marathon sauce. Proceeds support Holy Cross School. Scan the QR code or visit holycrossfathersclub.square.site to pre-order tickets.
Make Friday night dinner easy this Lent! Join the Holy Cross Fathers’ Club for a Fish Fry on Friday, February 27, 5:00–7:30 PM in the school gym (Lewis Hall) at Holy Cross School in Garrett Park. Dine-in or take-away. Meals are $15 per plate and include fried fish, fries, couscous salad, and marathon sauce. Proceeds support Holy Cross School. Scan the QR code or visit holycrossfathersclub.square.site to pre-order tickets.
