Women’s Ministry
“Your every act should be done with love.”
1 Corinthians 16:14
As a community of women rooted in our Catholic faith, we offer opportunities to deepen our relationship with God, develop relationships with other women to support our spiritual growth, and engage in a relationship of love with Jesus that leads to service.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Contact Lisa Longacre if you would like to help the Women’s Ministry
prepare the multipurpose room for the Mission.
Come for gatherings of the Women’s Ministry with Father Jack on the first Saturday of the month when we will pray together and share reflections on the Gospel readings and how they relate to our own lives. We meet immediately following morning Mass from 9:45am to 10:30am in the multipurpose room unless noted otherwise. All are welcome to join as you are able!
We will meet in the multipurpose room
from 9:45-10:30 am on Saturday, April 1.
SAVE THE DATE
Women’s Communion Breakfast
Guest Speaker: Father Carter Griffin
May It Be Done to Me: Mary Our Model of Eucharistic Devotion
May 20, 2023
Registration Coming Soon!
Women Walking With Christ: Mass of Ordination
June 17, 2023
More information <HERE>. Registration Coming Soon!
PAST EVENTS
This was an opportunity for women to gather together and spend some time focused on Jesus and the real meaning of the Advent Season.
Guest Speaker: Monsignor Robert Panke
The Light Shines in the Darkness
Information is <HERE>.
Our Printable Flyer is <HERE>.
All women were invited to prayerfully consider joining others in the parish to prepare for an Act of Consecration to Jesus through Mary on the Feast of the Holy Rosary on Friday, October 7. The 33-day period of preparation began on Sunday, September 4. Consider this special devotion for another Marian Feast Day. Information is <HERE>.
EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR
for the Fallen Away
Saturday, August 27, 2022
9:30am – 10:30am
Feast of Saint Monica
Patron Saint of Wives, Mothers, and Conversions
All were invited to pray, through the intercession of Saint Monica on her Feast Day, for all loved ones who have fallen away from the Church. A Eucharistic Holy Hour was offered immediately following the 9 AM Mass on Saturday, August 27.
This Holy Hour was sponsored by the Saint Andrew Apostle Women’s Ministry and open to all.
Our printable flyer is <HERE>.
Our printable program booklet is <HERE>.
We gathered for local summer excursions in June, July, and August and the opportunity for prayer and fellowship with other parish women.
Saturday, June 18, 2022
We united in prayer for the newly ordained priests in the Archdiocese of Washington with the solemn liturgy of Ordination at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Information on the full day at the Basilica and Registration is <HERE>.
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Our second excursion of the summer was to the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family. The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the worldwide Catholic Church. Information and registration is <HERE>.
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Our third and final excursion of the summer was to Saint Clement Island and Southern Maryland historic Catholic churches, celebrating the important role these places played in ensuring religious freedom in America. Information and registration is <HERE>.
Carpools depart from and return to Saint Andrew’s.
<HERE> is the link to video of the Ordination Mass.
54 DAY ROSARY NOVENA
For our Bishops, Priests, and Seminarians
and an Increase in Holy Vocations in our Archdiocese
Begin: Sunday, June 12
End: Thursday, August 4
Feast of Saint John Vianney, Patron Saint of Parish Priests
(artwork by Fr. Anthony Ferguson)
How to Pray the 54 Day Rosary Novena
CLEAN UP OF ARCOLA AVENUE
As one fruit of our recent meeting with Father Jack, Saint Andrew Apostle Women’s Ministry joined the Knights of Columbus on Saturday morning, June 25 to clean up Arcola Avenue. The Knights participate in the Montgomery County’s Adopt A Road program that encourages organizations to help keep roadsides litter free. The program’s goal is to have unsightly litter removed from roadsides before it reaches local streams or clogs storm drains that feed into local streams, and potentially into the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers and our water supply.
We are grateful for the dedicated and generous long-term effort of our Knights to preserve the gift of God’s creation, and the opportunity to join them on this day.
We honored Mary in her month of May with Mass followed by breakfast, fellowship, and a talk by Father Canice Enyiaka from the Global Peace Foundation. Father spoke of Our Blessed Mother as a peace builder and reflected on the particular role of women in this, inspiring us to build peace in our homes, families, and communities.
Information <HERE>
Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us!
In this guided time of prayer and meditation we focused on the traditional Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to enter into Lent with Christ. Rose Folsom provided education and inspiration for reflection together in small groups followed by time in personal prayer during Eucharistic Adoration. Information <HERE>.
Novena in Honor of Saint John Marie Vianney
To be prayed from January 10th to January 18th
Father Jack Kennealy will begin as our new pastor on January 19. In preparation for the start of his assignment at Saint Andrew’s, we invite you to pray a novena over the nine days leading up to his arrival through the intercession of Saint John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests. The daily prayers for this novena and suggested intention are provided using the button below.
Sunday, November 28, 2021
6:00-8:00pm
This is an opportunity for women to gather together and spend some time focused on Jesus and the real meaning of the Advent Season.
Information/Registration is <HERE>.
Join us for local summer excursions and the opportunity for fellowship with other parish women.
Saturday, June 19, 1:00pm-6:00pm: National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg (Flyer with detailed information is <HERE>)
Saturday, July 17, 9:00am-1:00pm: Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Washington, DC (Information/registration is <HERE>)
Saturday, August 28, 11:00am-4:00pm: Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, DC. (Information/registration is <HERE>)
Carpools depart from and return to St. Andrew’s
54 DAY ROSARY NOVENA
For our Bishops, Priests, and Seminarians and an Increase in Holy Vocations in our Archdiocese
Begin: Saturday, June 12
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
End: Wednesday, August 4
Feast of Saint John Vianney, Patron Saint of Parish Priests
(artwork by Fr. Anthony Ferguson)
ADDITIONAL ADULT FAITH FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PARISH
Saint Andrew’s launched a Catholic lay theology program designed for those seeking to deepen their knowledge of the faith through the study of theology, God’s revelation in Scripture, and the Church magisterium. The aim is for participants to grow both intellectually and spiritually in their faith by providing a foundation of the faith at an adult level. Classes are held at Saint Andrew’s with theology professors from local Universities and Institutes.
See the webpage <HERE> for more information.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL EVENTS
The Council of Catholic Women for the Archdiocese of Washington has established a website that provides information on events in many local parishes within the Archdiocese. For questions, email archdioceseccw@gmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/WashACCW.
Visit their website <HERE> to learn more.
GETTING EMAIL UPDATES
Sign up to join our WNR email list and receive updates on Women’s Nights of Reflection, Days of Reflection, Days of Prayer, and other spiritual events offered at Saint Andrew’s open to all women:
https://app.flocknote.com/StAndrewApostleChurch/WNR
If you are a Saint Andrew’s parishioner, sign up for SAA Women and receive Women’s Ministry updates and additional parish notices and announcements. Contact Lisa Longacre at lisalongacre@yahoo.com to be added to that list.
Resources
- Virtual Adoration Chapels
- Litany of Prayers for Priests (Booklet)
- Saint of the Day
- How to Pray the Rosary
- Divine Mercy Chaplet
- Examination of Conscience
- 27 Ways to Spend an Hour with Jesus
- Eucharistic Adoration for the Sanctification of Priests and Spiritual Maternity
- Letter of John Paul II to Women
- Magnificat in English and Spanish
- Online Masses and Prayers in the Archdiocese of Washington
Recommended Reading
A Prophet for the Priesthood by Father John A. Harden, S.J.
The Story of a Soul by Therese of Lisieux
Thirty-three Days to Morning Glory: A Do-it-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Marian Consecration by Michael E. Gaitley
True Devotion to Mary: with Preparation for Total Consecration by St. Louis de Montfort
