St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish

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1 St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish 5112 Pocono Crest Rd. PO Box O Pocono Pines, PA Parish Office: (570) Web Page: Saturday Confessions ~ 3:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil ~ 4:00 p.m. Sunday Masses ~ 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. August 16, 2015 Twentieth Sunday In Ordinary Time Our Mission Statement We of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish believe that we have been gifted with Life, Faith and Discipleship. Empowered by Jesus in Word and Sacrament, we are called to grow in wisdom, grace and fidelity to His Church by following the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy.

2 August 16, 2015 Twentieth Sunday In Ordinary Time AT THE TABLE In today s first reading, Wisdom is imagined as a woman rich in poise and grace. She moves smoothly and confidently about her temple like home. She doesn t flutter about, nervous with worry. Wisdom sends her maidens to invite all to her open house. The guests do not possess any particular genius or insight. They need only be a people of good will and common sense. They are summoned to leave behind foolishness and to find for themselves a place at Wisdom s table. There they may and can eat and drink deeply. Today s Gospel draws us back to the table of the Eucharist. Jesus addresses those who seek to understand his words and, sadly, those who seek to avoid them. As people born of God, we are called and equipped to seek God s will and act on it. Come, See and Believe! September 3rd St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Staff Reverend Sean G. Carpenter ~ Pastor Deacon Frank Gisoldi ~ deaconf@ptd.net Mrs. Lynnette Smith Coordinator of Religious Education/ Pastoral Associate ~ lysmith@ptd.net Marion Colvin Office Manager ~ mcol@ptd.net John Marcinkowski, Jr. Coordinator of Music ~ jjm1105@ptd.net TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION If the alb is the premier baptismal garment, then why are there so many other styles of vesture in evidence in our parishes? In some places, altar servers and other ministers might wear a garment, usually black, called a cassock. Over that is normally worn a white garment (a surplice ), reminiscent of the alb but much shorter, often of starched linen and trimmed with lace. The cassock is not a liturgical garment, but a clerical robe. Its origins lie in the religious habit of monks. By the late Middle Ages, diocesan priests and clerics increasingly were encouraged to emulate religious priests. Very small boys were often apprenticed to monasteries, especially for music education, and would be invested with a cassock and sometimes even inducted into the ranks of clerics. For centuries before the Reformation, it was required that all men entering higher education be clerics, and so the cassock and its variations became familiar academic garb. At the Reformation, many ministers retained a form of the cassock as ordinary dress, rejecting liturgical garments. In the seventeenth century, the English Civil War was in part provoked by the Archbishop of Canterbury s insistence that ministers wear surplices. Although the Episcopal Church now retains cassock and surplice as the normal dress for lay men and women assisting at liturgy, Catholics are increasingly attentive to the deeply traditional treasure of the alb, our baptismal robe, when special liturgical vesture is needed. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. PARISH RAFFLE FUNDRAISER Tickets will be available after masses for our September Raffle. The cost is $10./per ticket. Each ticket could win multiple times from September 1st through September 30th. Just match your number to the PA Evening Daily Lottery -Pick 3. Monday through Saturday matches win $50. Matches on a Sunday win $100. August is the last month of ticket sales. In September Father Sean will be notifying the winners. Please return stubs for sold tickets, with payment and/or unsold tickets to the office, or drop them in the collection basket. Thank you for your enthusiastic support of this fund raiser. All profits will be used for programs which benefit the parish. As a parish family, we build the Church when we share our time, talent & treasure. Thank You for Your Support.

3 August 15th through August 23rd Saturday 4:00 pm Daniel Gandy by the Family Sunday 8:00 am For The Parishioners 10:30 am Eugene Gartner by Wife, Joan Gartner Monday 8:15 am Barbara Nichols by Fr. Sean Carpenter Tuesday 8:15 am Denny Knecht by Cathy & Dan McIntyre Wednesday 8:15 am Joe Lewis by Pat Baker Thursday 8:15 am Joseph Angelo by Maureen & Jim Rinehimer Friday 8:15 am Communion Service Saturday 4:00 pm Maryl Hovick by Lois & Bill Gleason Sunday 8:00 am Joan Cimaroso by Jane Welsh 10:30 am Eugene Gartner by Wife, Joan Gartner Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; For Love is strong as Death. ~Song of Songs 8:6 (NABRE 2010 CCD. Used with permission) Saturday Confessions at 3:00 pm There will not be an 8:15 Mass when a Funeral Mass is scheduled. Weekly Collection 08/02/15...$ 8,177. Diocesan Collection for Care & Education was $ 457. Thank You for Your Generosity. Saturday: Dt 6:4-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Eph 4:30 5:2; Jn 6:41-51 Monday: Jgs 2:11-19; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Jgs 6:11-24a; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Eph 5:21-32; Jn 6:60-69

4 CCD REGISTRATION FOR CLASSES is now in progress. Classes will begin on Sunday, September 13th. Pre-K/K classes (age 4 through Kindergarten) are held during the 10:30 Mass. Grades 1-5 meet from 9 am 10:15 am. Classes for Grades 6-8/Confirmation begin at 11:30; Forms are available by the exits upstairs and in office area downstairs. At this time, forms and fees are received in the Parish Office during our regular office hours. Registrations forms are online at Click on Faith Formation and then CCD. OUR BOOK SALE FUNDRAISER will be held next weekend - August 22/23. We are now accepting the donations of hardcover and paperback books that are IN GOOD CONDITION. We appreciate your help with donations and hope that you will plan to patronize this fundraiser created to help support our efforts to foster Lifelong Faith Formation for our Parish Family. St. Max Cares - A Program of Service by and for the Parishioners of St. Maximilian The Social Concerns and Community Outreach Committee is excited to announce a new program coming to St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish! Called St. Max Cares, this program is designed to support our fellow parishioners who live alone. How? It begins with one caring person making a friendly daily phone call to another. The concept is simple; however, the program will only succeed with the help and commitment of those caring individuals who are willing to donate a little time each day to make sure someone is okay. The mission of St. Max Cares is to know that those members of our parish family who live alone are safe; and, as a result, bring some peace of mind to their families. We pray for you, we offer you the sign of God s peace at Mass, now may we offer you a friendly phone call each day? More Questions? Contact person from the Social Concerns and Community Outreach Committee is Jean-Sokol Galt and she can be reached at (570) Beginning September 3rd LIFE IN THE SPIRIT PRESENTATION Where: St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Our Lady of the Lake Hall When: Thursday evenings, Sept 3rd to Oct. 15th Time: 7 to 9 pm Cost - Free Fr. Sean Carpenter and St. Maximilian Kolbe invite you to discover the exciting life that God has in store for you! Please come and join us for a free 7-week presentation on how YOU can have a personal encounter with Jesus Christ, and experience a full Catholic life in the Holy Spirit! Help us to plan: Reserve your spot by August 28th since space is limited. Please Marion at mcol@ptd.net or lysmith@ptd.net or call the parish JESUS HAS MORE! Our Life as Catholics is meant to be more than attending church and saying prayers; it s an adventure in living intentionally, courageously, and whole-heartedly for God. Jesus wants to make a difference in our lives - and the way that He has chosen to do it is through the Holy Spirit, empowering us to be able to live a vibrant, full, and exciting life in a close, personal relationship with God! Family Promise Essential Collection Originally scheduled for the weekends of August 15th & 16th and October 24th & 25th, have been changed to a combined collection planned for the weekend of October 3rd & 4th. Family Promise is moving to a new facility during September and felt they would have a better understanding of their needs after the move. Family Promise is always so appreciative of our 4 annual essentials collections; for the volunteers who prepare delicious meals for their guests; and for our continued support in their to serve Monroe County s homeless families. The Week of august our parish will have a 2nd collection for the Church in Eastern Europe, Including collection for the Church in Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia.

5 Stuff-the-Truck Clothing Drive September 1st 8th Our annual clothing drive for Friends of the Poor begins on Tuesday, Sept. 1st, and runs until Tuesday, Sept. 8th. An 18-wheeler will be parked in the upper parking lot, ready to receive your donations. Clothing of all seasons, wearable or somewhat shabby, are gratefully accepted along with belts, purses, shoes, towels, curtains and bedding. Please place all items in plastic bags, tie them securely and toss them into the truck. The truck will be open daily from 8 am until 4 pm. Please note: Bags cannot be left inside the church or outside the truck. The mission of Friends of the Poor is to ease the burden of living in poverty and enhance the quality of life for all who live in low-to-moderate-income communities. Founded by Sister Adrian Barrett, IHM in 1986 and sponsored by the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, PA, the ministry brings together in friendship those who have the desire to give with those who are in need of assistance. Our Stuff-the-Truck Clothing Drive, sponsored by your Social Concerns Committee, is held annually beginning the week before Labor Day and concludes on the day after. Remember, your clothing cast-offs may help to warm someone less fortunate on a cold winter day. St. Paul wrote: Let love be genuine;...hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection (Romans 12:9-10, NRSV). In that spirit, we welcome everyone. Week of August 16th - August 23rd Sanctuary Light In Memory of Jack P. Hosler by Nace-Hosler/Hosler Koemm Families Bread and Wine Available for $25. for one week Altar Flowers Are Available for $100 for one week Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Monday of the 7 pm For more information call Steve Glinane at ~ ~Facebook at KnightsofColumbus Pocono Pines or ~ Twitter@ kofc13752mail. K of C Breakfast This Sunday, August 16th from 9 am to 1 pm THIS ST. MAX Sun. Aug K of C Breakfast 9 am to 1 pm Mon. Aug 17 - K of C Meeting 7 pm Tues. Aug Scripture Study 9:30 am - Women s Cornerstone 6:30 pm Wed. Aug Choir 7 pm - Cornerstone Core 7 pm Thurs. Aug. 20-Men s Cornerstone Reunion Sat/Sun Aug. 22/23 - CCD BOOKSALE Those In Need of Prayer Kyle Brennan Nettie Ann Hologonuis ~ Amy Hatlee Jack Carey ~ Claire Abbazio Elaine O Boyle ~ Kevin Kret ~ Flo Butler Betty Lou Torpey ~ Deacon Frank ~ Antonia Lucia Fr. Tom McLaughlin ~ Joan Rafferty - Gerry Boyle Brodie Direnzo ~ Fr. Urban Msgr. Jerry Sherba ~ Richard Snell Duncan Van Dusen ~ Michael James Joseph Burinsky ~ Joe Miller ~ Temi Miller Caroline Bruno ~ Haydee Melendez Beverly Lewis ~ Ron Heisler - Carmine Giganti COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND If illness or health problems prevents you from attending Mass, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist are able to bring Communion to you. If this need exists, please contact Diane Lake or at dianemlake@live.com.

6 5TH ANNUAL WOMEN S CORNERSTONE RETREAT will be held at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in Pocono Pines on Friday, September 18 th through Saturday, 19 th. Cornerstone is a 26 hour experience, which gives you an opportunity to renew your faith and deepen your life in Christian Community. Activities will begin Friday evening and end on Saturday evening with a closing mass. There will be opportunity for reflection, reconciliation, Eucharist and fellowship. Great meals, refreshments and snacks will be provided throughout Cornerstone. Who Comes to Cornerstone?? ~Those looking to take time out for themselves and reflect. ~Women seeking a fuller life in a vibrant parish community. ~People who have been away from the Church for awhile and are curious about re-connecting. ~Anyone looking to jump start their sense of belonging in the parish community ~Women just like you! For more information, please contact June Schott ( ) or Lynnette Smith ( ). Forms are available in the church office and by the exits of the church after Mass. Checks should be made payable to Pocono Women s Cornerstone. Give the Gift of Cornerstone! THE PRAYER GARDEN Forms to purchase a brick are available in the parish office. For more info call Mike Kummer at PRAYERS FOR MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT SERVICE Major Thomas M. Smith ~ Airman Joshua Ponce Seaman Nicole Beckman ~ Cpl. John P. Bramley Lt. Col. Christopher Yuskaitis Lt. Joseph V. Yuskaitis, Jr. ~ Alston Smart Jr. 3rd Class Petty Officer DC3 Jeffrey Royall Cpl. Nhelmar DePerro ~ Spec 4 Amber Keppol Pvt. Matthew Ponce ~ Alston Smart Jr. Jake Yuskaitis ~ Staff Sgt. William D. Olsen MK1 Katie Stodnick ~ Eugene Maslar, Jr. Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. ~AMEN St. Max Prayer Shawl Meeting The group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month in the parish hall. New members are always welcome! Call Carolyn for Volunteer to Adopt a Flower Bed We still have one section outside of the church which is in need of care. If you would like to volunteer and take care of it, please call the Thanks to all our Garden Angels! ROSARY MAKERS Donations are needed to purchase materials & ship the rosaries, and/or by making the rosaries. The work can be done at home at your convenience. If you can share your time, talent, or treasure to help foster this Marian devotion, please call or Love Them Both. We must love them both - those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject. For both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in the finding of it. ~Thomas Aquinas CASH REGISTER TAPES. A few times during the year we submit your cash register tapes from Weis Mkts. and Mr. Z s for a cash rebate. If you shop at Weis or Mr. Z s, we ask that you please save these tapes for us. Drop them into the collection basket or give them to the office. Thanks to all who are participating in this program; we recently received a check in the amount of $ PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND Our Lady Queen of Peace Church and St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish present a trip to Israel from Nov. 4-12, Rates: $3,869/Double and $4,549/Single. Interested persons may contact the parish office or Marge McCauley at Scully Travel

7 Around The Diocese POPE FRANCIS SPEAKS TO FAMILIES. The Church is Everyone s Home In the family, everything that enables us to grow, to mature, and to live is given to each of us. We cannot grow up by ourselves; we cannot journey on our own, in isolation; rather, we journey and grow in a community, in a family. And so it is in the Church! In the Church we can listen to the word of God with the assurance that it is the message that the Lord has given us; in the Church we can encounter the Lord in the sacraments, which are the open windows through which the light of God is given to us, streams from which we can draw God s very life; in the Church we learn to live in the communion and love that comes from God. Each one of us can ask himself or herself today: how do I live in the Church? When I go to church, is it as though I were at a stadium, at a football match? Is it as though I were at the cinema? No, it is something else. How Do I go to church? How do I receive the gifts that the Church offers me to grow and mature as a Christian? Do I participate in the life of the community or do I go to church and withdraw into my own problems, isolating myself from others? In this first sense, the Church is catholic because she is everyone s home. Everyone is a child of the Church, and in her all find their home. ~General Audience, St. Peter s Square, Oct. 9, 2013 Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish in Brodheadsville is offering an Art Workshop with Artist Jean Perry on Tuesday, August 18th, 10 am to Noon The Legend of the Sand Dollar. Create your own drawing design of seashells around this beautiful story of Jesus. All Materials Supplies Fee: $10.00 Please sign up by calling the Office at or churchoffice@qopchurch.org to register. NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK 2015 Tues., Aug. 18th The Little Sisters of the Poor at the Holy Family Residence in Scranton invite the community to join them for a fun-filled, family-friendly event. Rail Riders vs. Iron Pigs - game time 7:05 pm First pitch (by a Little 6:45 pm) Field reserved seats in Section 28 - TICKETS $10. T-SHIRTS $10; FOOD VOUCHER - $5. Prior to the game time, the Little Sisters will be available at the plaza entrance of the stadium to talk with visitors about the mission of serving the elderly poor throughout the world. Contact x Ecumenical / Interfaith THE ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY is located at Five Loaf House on 133 Firehouse Road in Pocono Pines The next distribution will be Mon., Sept. 14th & and Tues., Sept. 15th. MONDAY 9:30 am 12:00 pm - Pick up food TUESDAY 8:30 am 11 am - Pick up food Evening Hours Available on Mondays. The pantry now offers evening hours by appointment only from 4 pm 7 pm. DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE FOR 2015 Sept. 14/15; Oct. 12/13; Nov. 9/10; Dec. 14/15 If you question whether the pantry is open, please call first Monsignor McHugh School in Cresco EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: ~Middle School Math Teacher; ~Music Teacher ~Pre-K/Kindergarten Teacher Aide Applicants should send resume, certification, clearances, 3 letters of reference and a printed application from D of S website to: 212 Rt. 390, Cresco, PA, Attn: Principal or to principal@monsignormchugh.org B Nai Harim Golf Outing & Dinner- Aug 24th at Pinecrest Lake Golf & Country Club We encourage you to support this event which is sponsored by our friends at B Nai Harim, who have enthusiastically supported the activities at St. Max. Forms are available in the Parish Office for those who wish to play, to sponsor a hole, and/or attend the dinner. Call or for more info.