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: Mass Schedule: Saturday ~ 4:00 p.m. Sunday ~ 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Saturday Confessions ~ 3:00 p.m. February 4, 2018 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Our Mission Statement We Worship ~ We Teach ~ We Care

2 February 4, 2018 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time TIRELESS DISCIPLESHIP The stories we ve been hearing these weeks come from the very first chapter of Mark, and they show us the public ministry of Jesus in its infancy. Today s account shows some of the strain or adjustment of his new life of preaching the reign of God, healing the sick, and casting out demons. Notice that after sunset, when darkness ended the workday, people brought the sick and possessed to Jesus. The following day he rose before dawn to get away by himself to pray, but to no avail. Simon Peter and the others don t just look for him, they pursue him, filled with the fervor that his ministry has incited. With the self-sacrificing example he gave until the end of his earthly life, he tells his followers that this is his whole purpose. Through Mark, he is also telling the early church, and he is telling us, that this is our purpose, our vocation: to be tireless in our pursuit of proclaiming the Good News, and in bringing the healing, reconciling touch of Christ to the world. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Staff Reverend Sean G. Carpenter ~ Pastor Deacon Frank Gisoldi Deacon Tom Amoroso Melissa Laverty Pastoral Associate ~ St.MaxMelissa@outlook.com Coordinator of Religious Education Marion Colvin Office Manager ~ mcol@ptd.net John Marcinkowski, Jr. Coordinator of Music ~ jjm1105@ptd.net TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION We re reading St. Paul s letter to the Corinthians these days. What was Corinth like? It had a beautiful setting on an isthmus, about fifty miles from Athens. The location makes for very easy exchange by sea routes between Greece and Italy, a factor in its economic success even today. In Paul s day it was a cosmopolitan and wealthy city with inhabitants drawn from all over the world, including a sizeable Jewish community. When Paul arrived about the year 50, the city was only about a century old, but already five times the size of Athens. Paul lived in Corinth for a year and a half, and a few years later came back for three months. The community of Christians there struggled against the influence of a very secular and self-indulgent society that was blind to the plight of the poor. Pagan attitudes afflicted the community, which had a way of breaking Paul s heart; he wrote to them sometimes with many tears (2 Corinthians 2:4). Today, Corinth is a small industrial city. Its historic core has been destroyed by a series of earthquakes over the centuries, and what little remained was totally obliterated in a war with Turkey in the 1820s. There s a core city with glamorous shops to catch the tourists, but it is mainly a cargo port, with piles of marble, tiles, and minerals everywhere, a huge oil refinery nearby, a busy canal, a modern fast rail line to Athens, and a meeting point of major highways. Today, the remains of the Temple of Apollo and the marketplace are more ruined than most such sites. The glory of the city Paul knew well has faded, but the relevance of his words shines through the centuries. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co World Day for Consecrated Life Celebrated in Parishes February 3-4, 2018 In 1997, Saint John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2. This feast is also known as Candlemas Day; the day on which candles are blessed symbolizing Christ who is the light of the world. So too, those in consecrated life are called to reflect the light of Jesus Christ to all peoples. The celebration of World Day for Consecrated Life is transferred to the following Sunday in order to highlight the gift of consecrated persons for the whole Church.

3 February 3rd through February 11th Saturday 4:00 pm Larry & Debbie Howe Quelch by Mary Howe Sunday 8:00 am For The Parishioners 10:30 am Carmine Giganti by Mady Giganti Monday 9:15 am Terry Quinn by Kay Gaido Tuesday 9:15 am Pat McDevitt by Rene Ponce St. Max Office Hours Monday - Wednesday 9 am to 4 pm Thursday - 9 am to 12 pm Friday - Closed HINDSIGHT God s presence is not discerned at the time when it is upon us, but afterwards, when we look back. John Henry Newman Wed 9:15 am Linda Cerbo by Alan & Gail Huff Thursday 9:15 am Lillian Cortese By Anne White Friday 9:15 am Communion Service Saturday 4:00 pm Mary Kalafut by Tom & Ann Curley Sunday 8:00 am For The Parishioners Sunday 10:30 am Eugene Gartner & daughter Denise by Joan Gartner Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39 Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; 1 Cor 10:31 11:1; Mk 1:40-45 *9:15 am mass will still be celebrated when we have a funeral mass that day. Saturday Confessions - 3 pm First Friday Adoration will be held after the 9:15 am Communion Service each month. Weekly Collection 1/21/18..$ 4,946. Thanks For Your Generosity

4 CCD CLASSES AT ST. MAX September-May, Pre-K/K-Grade 12 Sundays, 9-10:15 a.m.: Grades 1-5 Sundays, 10:25-11:30 a.m.: Pre-K/K Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Grades 6-8 Youth Group (Grades 9-12): Schedule Varies CCD CANCELLATION PROCEDURES In the case of inclement weather, please listen to Radio Stations: WSBG (93.5 FM); Magic 93 (93 FM) WVPO (840 AM); WARM (590 AM) TV Stations: WNEP (Channel 16); WYOU (Channel 22); WBRE (Channel 28) or Blue Ridge (TV13). You can also call the parish office to check. SCRIPTURE SHARING Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the parish hall. All are welcome to join us as we reflect on the Scriptures for the upcoming weekend. SAVE THE DATE! FIRST LENTEN BUFFET Friday, February 16, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Featuring a variety of pastas - including whole wheat and gluten free, and a variety of homemade sauces, fish, mac and cheese, baked shells, nightly specials, soup, extensive salad bar, bread, hot and cold beverages and a variety of homemade desserts! Take-outs available. Adults (13 and up): $12 Seniors (65 and up): $10 Children (5-12): $5 Under 5: Free! If you would like to help set up, clean up, prepare dishes or donate bread and items for the salad bar, contact Mary at ST. MAX HOSTS PATRIOTIC CONCERT Sunday, February 11, 3 p.m. Don t miss this fantastic concert celebrating the United States of America and featuring the Blakeslee United Methodist Church Choir, under the direction of Julie Kerrick Geiser. All ages are welcome. You are welcome to bring a military picture of a loved one for the display table and a non-perishable food item for the Top of the Mountain Ecumenical Food Pantry. We hope to see you there! ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES This year, Ash Wednesday falls on February 14, Ashes will be distributed during Mass at 9:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. and during a special Ash Wednesday service at 12:15 p.m. HAVE THE BEST LENT EVER Best Lent Ever is a free program that can help to guide you on an incredible 40-day journey to become the best version of yourself. Sign up for free online at BestLentEver.com/ParishSignUp to receive daily s with short, inspirational videos; practical tips to incorporate into your everyday life; and encouraging stories from Matthew Kelly and the team from Dynamic Catholic. SAVE THE DATE: LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE HELD MARCH 11 St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish will host a Lenten Penance Service on Sunday, March 11, at 4 p.m. Our parish will host the service along with Most Holy Trinity Parish. All secondary CCD students (Grades 6-8) are expected to attend this service in place of regular CCD classes that day. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP The St. Maximilian Kolbe Bereavement Support Group will meet on Wednesday, February 14, at 10 a.m. in the parish hall. Anyone who is grieving a loss from death, divorce or separation is warmly invited to attend. It is not necessary to be a member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in order to attend this ecumenical group. For more information, contact the parish office.

5 Meetings are the 1st & 3rd Mondays of the 7 pm in the parish hall. ~ ~Facebook at KnightsofColumbus Pocono Pines On Monday, Feb. 12th, CTV (television network) will have a special programming of Our Faith, Our Diocese. The focus will be Catholic Education. This will be the 3rd of 12 programs). Keep those Mr. Z s Register Tapes. and turn them in to us! Your tapes allow us to receive a check for 1% of the sale. Important: Don t cut off the bottom of the tape; if you do, it will not be accepted. Shoppers: Turn these tapes in when you come to mass each week. Thanks to those who already do this. $20,000. in register tapes will get us a $200. check. Thanks to Joan Hild for all her help in calculating the tapes you donate. Prayers for Military and Government Service HA Valerie Novak ~ Sr. Airman Charlie Maldanado Jake Yuskaitis ~ Staff Sgt. William D. Olsen Alston Smart, Jr. ~ Eugene Maslar, Jr 1st Lt. Mark Gaido ~ Lt. JG Michael Huf Airman Patrick Alminde Seaman Nicole Beckman ~ Cpl. John P. Bramley Lt. Col. Christopher Yuskaitis Lt. Joseph V. Yuskaitis, Jr. - Major Thomas M. Smith 2nd Class Petty Officer DC2, Jeffrey Royall Sgt. Amber Keppol ~ Sgt. Andrew Malave Sgt. Matthew Ponce ~ MK1 Katie Stodnick Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. at St. Max Mon., Feb. 5th: ~K of C Meeting - 7 pm Tues., Feb. 6th: ~ Scripture Sharing - 10 am ~Activities Committee Meeting - 11 am ~Prayer Shawl Meeting - 6:30 pm ~Social Concerns Meeting - 7 pm Sun., Feb. 11th: Patriotic Concert - 3 pm Please note: Scripture, Ministry & Committee meetings will be cancelled if school is cancelled or if there is a delayed or early dismissal. ~ If in doubt, call the office during the day if inclement weather is forecasted. Daily mass will be held regardless of school closings. The Greatest Need.. The world s greatest need is not more Christians but more Christians who practice their Christianity. ~ Anonymous Week of February 4th Sanctuary Light In Memory of Mario & Grace Nocelli by Rich and Rae Trisciuzzi Bread and Wine For The Unborn Altar Flowers Available for $100 for one week

6 Activities Committee 2018 Calendar Feb. 11th: 3 pm Concert at St. Max Blakeslee United Methodist Church Choir July 19: Sight & Sound Theater Trip New show - Jesus Sept. 9th: 12 Noon - Breakfast with Fr. Sean at the Lake Naomi Club Oct. 5th: Winery Tour (2 Wineries under consideration) Wedding Anniversary Celebration His Excellency, the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton, and the Office for wish to invite couples celebrating their 25 th or 50 th Wedding Anniversary in 2018 to a Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass on Sunday, June 10. The event includes a 2:30 PM mass at St. Peter s Cathedral, followed by a reception. Requests for an invitation, with a mailing address, should be made through your pastor before March 12. Please call the parish office to register. Theresa Spicci ~ George Ondrajka Jay Crandall ~ Daniella Maldanado Betty Colburn ~ Amy Hatlee ~ Leslie Fox Kathleen Chambers ~ Claire Abbazio Fr. Paul Mullen ~ Joan Harrigan Darrin Rockefeller ~ Kevin Kret ~ Bobbie Morin Temi Miller ~ Bill Gleason ~ Nancy Gordon Kyle Brennan ~ Joseph McKenna ~ Louis Siroco Margaret Broderick ~Cecilia McIlvenny ~ Fr. Urban Frank Ware ~ Richard Snell ~ Fran Yuskaitis Michael F. Romano ~ Kim Maria Giganti ~ Lou Larson Msgr. Jerry Sherba ~ Sr. Marietta ~ Lurita Soprano Samson Colborn ~ Antonia Lucia ~ Violet Sloat David Mancuso ~ Paul Fulton ~ Deacon Frank Antoinette Gisoldi ~ Vivian Kanopp ~ John Schriever Lisa Champney ~ Rosa Santos ~ Bob Ruezinsky Immaculata Prayer Group Meetings have been cancelled for the month of February due to the uncertain weather conditions in our area. Meetings will resume in March. It never matters how far apart we are ~what matters is how close we stay. May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. ~Genesis 31:49 Footprints by Margaret Fishback Powers Pope Francis on the Family What Makes a Family Holy?. First: the family prays. I would like to ask you, dear families: Do you pray together from time to time as a family? Some of you do, I know. But so many people say to me: But how can we? But in the family how is this done? After all, prayer seems to be something personal, and besides there is never a good time, a moment of peace.... Yes, all that is true enough, but it is also a matter of humility, of realizing that we need God all of us! We need his help, his strength, his blessing, his mercy, his forgiveness. And we need simplicity to pray as a family: simplicity is necessary! Praying the Our Father together, around the table, is not something extraordinary: it s easy. And praying the Rosary together, as a family, is very beautiful and a source of great strength! And also praying for one another! The husband for his wife, the wife for her husband, both together for their children, the children for their grandparents.praying for each other. This is what it means to pray in the family and it is what makes the family strong: prayer.

7 Around The Diocese 26th WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2018 SAT., FEB. 10, :10 MASS ST. PETER S CATHEDRAL, SCRANTON The Church s service to the sick and those who care for them must continue with renewed vigor, in fidelity to the Lord s command and following the eloquent example of her Founder and Master. Mass will be celebrated by Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton, who will administer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Spiritual Highlights of Italy Join Fr. Sean Oct. 8-17, 2018 ~ $2,689./pp Call Marge Catch Our Spirit Celebrate Our Catholic Schools As families register their students for the upcoming school year, consider becoming an Academic Angel! Your contribution is an investment in a child s future the outcomes speak for themselves. Our schools offer an instructional environment that challenges the mind, while inspiring and strengthening the spirit. Please consider supporting our students for the school year. You can designate the gift as a memorial or as an honor for someone special; you can also select a particular school to receive your gift, or allow us to allocate it to the area with the greatest need. Contributions can be sent to the Diocese of Scranton Scholarship Foundation, 300 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, PA Retrouvaille Program - Help Strengthen and Heal Marital Relationships March 2-4, 2018 at the Ramada Inn, Clarks Summit This program helps couples who may be experiencing tension, stress & loneliness in the marriage relationship. Even for those who are separated & divorced to better communicate and resolve conflicts. Call or visit Around The Diocese STUDENTS - 9th GRADE THRU COLLEGE FRESHMEN The Diocese of Scranton presents The International Student Leadership Institute February 16-18, 2018 at Camp Ladore - Waymart, PA This is a peer-facilitated faith-based leadership retreat for 9th grade students through college freshmen. Register online at For more info call x1155 DIOCESE OF SCRANTON CELEBRATES 150th ANNIVERSARY WITH A PONTIFICAL MASS AT THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PETER Sunday, March 3 pm The Main Celebrant will be Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia Homilist Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton We encourage everyone to use the hashtag #DoS150 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram when posting about events related to the 150th Anniversary Year. Ecumenical / Interfaith FOOD PANTRY NEWS Location: Five Loaf House 133 Fire House Rd., Pocono Pines Next Distribution date - Feb. 12th & 13th Monday - 8:30-11:00; 12:00-2:00; 4:00-5:00 Tuesday - 8:30-11 am Food Donations are accepted on Mon/Tues only, from 9 am -11 am, or call Furniture Donations and Baby items are no longer accepted. For donations of Household Essentials, e.g. dishes, cookware, utensils, dishes, small appliances, towels, pillows, lamps - please call Elaine or her at elaine-madere@yahoo.com ~Thank You St. Maximilian Parish greatly appreciates the support of the advertisers allowing our congregation to receive this bulletin at no cost to the church. While we appreciate their support, we are not liable for any of their actions, fees, or services.