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: Masses: Saturday ~ 4:00 p.m. Sunday ~ 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Saturday Confessions ~ 3:00 p.m. April 30th, 2017 Third Sunday of Easter Our Mission Statement We Worship ~ We Teach ~ We Care

2 April 30th, 2017 Third Sunday of Easter ON THE ROAD One central metaphor employed to describe the Christian life is a journey. In today s second reading, Peter addresses the early Christian community: Conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning (1 Peter 1:17). When we think of a journey, we normally think of some kind of movement from point A to point B. The Christian journey, begun in the waters of baptism (point A) has as its ultimate destination eternal life with God in heaven (point B). Unfortunately we find ourselves on all kinds of detours along the way. Because of sin, we make foolish turns and sometimes seem able to detect the presence of the Lord. Today s story of the two disciples on their way to Emmaus illustrates for us the fact that, even when we are dejected or on one of our many detours, the Lord is there, walking right beside us. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Staff Reverend Sean G. Carpenter ~ Pastor Deacon Frank Gisoldi Deacon Tom Amoroso 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 Thank you for your generous support of last week s Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Your contributions will help strengthen the Church at home and ensure that the Gospel is spread across the United States. If you missed the appeal, it s not too late to give! Just visit nationalcollections and click on the How to Give link on the left. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Some monks and nuns trace their community origins back a thousand years or so, before it became customary to reserve the Blessed Sacrament in tabernacles. In their rules of life, which evolved from the lifestyle and prayer of their predecessors, the core experience of Christ s presence is at the altar itself, and in the symbol of assembly for prayer. To this day, when the monks or nuns file into their church in procession, they march two by two, and then bow profoundly to the altar before turning and bowing in reverence toward the brother or sister at their side. It is probably more difficult, in practice, to revere the presence of Christ in a person who irks you by taking the car keys, shirking a work duty, or burning the toast! We can trace in these religious orders enduring customs the ancient appreciation for the altar as the center of the church building, and of the community of the faithful as the Body of Christ. Usually, a monastery today will reserve the Blessed Sacrament in some quiet corner of the monastic church, in a fairly small space, more suitable for private prayer than for the gathering of the whole community. In a cloister, the architecture may allow the public limited access to this space. Liturgical law tells us, in both monasteries and parish churches, that there is no need for more than a few hosts in the place of reservation, just enough for viaticum, the food for the journey that is the final sacramental celebration for a dying Christian. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Effects. The effect of our sharing in the body and blood of Christ is to change us into what we receive. Pope Saint Leo the Great

3 b April 29th through May 7th Saturday 4:00 pm - Anthony Sama Sr. by Andrea Sama & Family Sunday 8:00 am - For The Parishioners 10:30 am - Janine Seebacher by Mom & Dad Monday 9:15 am - Anniversary Blessings for Fr. Boyle by Parish Family of St. Max Tuesday 9:15 am - Eugene Gartner & Daughter Denise by Joan Gartner Wednesday 9:15 am - Christopher Flannery by Bridy Family Thursday 9:15 am - Mike Maher by Peter & Gundi Veritas Friday 9:15 am - Communion Service Saturday 11:00 am - Funeral Liturgy for Mary Covine Baltes 4:00 pm - William & Julie Binns by Bill & Eileen Binns Sunday 8:00 am - For The Parishioners 10:30 am - Patricia McDevitt by Frank McDevitt Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; 1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35 Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51 8:1a; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42; Jn 6:60-69 Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; 1 Pt 2:20b-25; Jn 10:1-10 Saturday Confessions at 3:00 pm 9:15 am mass will still be celebrated when we have a funeral mass that day. First Friday Adoration will be held after the 9:15 am Communion Service each month. Weekly Collection 04/16/17.. $ 7,218. Capital Improvement Easter/Lenten Offerings... 4,693. Holy Land Collection (Good Friday) Thank You for Your Generosity THE BIBLE Did you know?...when you carry the Bible, Satan has a headache. When you open it, he collapses. When he sees you reading it, he faints. Let s read the Bible every day so he keeps on fainting. Maybe one day he ll have a stroke and never wake up. And did you also know when you are about to forward this to others, the devil will discourage you, but pass this on anyway.

4 LAST DAY OF CLASSES is Sunday, May 5. WE GIVE THANKS FOR OUR CATECHISTS, AIDES, & YOUTH MENTORS Catechists Lillian Namik, Dolores James, Ann Negvesky, Kimberly Tieszen, Kathleen Peterson, Janet Cabrera, June Schott, Amanda Sumner, Mark Tieszen, Maureen Rinehimer Substitutes Rosemary Gardner, Judy Grace, Rick Novak, Jeanne Mohlenhoff, Edyta Zamojski Adult Aides Colleen Cartesio & Alice Crossan Teen Aides Antonia Cartesio, Caitryn & Andrew Tieszen Youth Group Leaders Melissa Laverty & Lillian Namik Joyful Noise Choir Director Juliet Dunham PRAY FOR OUR FIRST COMMUNICANTS DEACON FRANK GISOLDI will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of his ordination on Tuesday, May 16th. Our Mass intention for that day will be for him. Please continue to keep deacon Frank (and Antoinette) in your prayers during their stay at St. Mary s Villa. Cards and letters can be sent to them at: 516 St. Mary s Villa Road, Moscow, PA We are blessed to have this wonderful couple as part of our Parish Family. WORTHY WORK I must believe no work beneath me, since Jesus was a carpenter for thirty years, and Joseph all his life. Charles de Foucauld UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS Bishop s Youth Awards: 7pm May 4-Cathedral Trip to Padre Pio: May 11 Mothers Day Baby Shower: May 14 May 16: Deacon Frank s 25th Ordination Anniversary Honoring Graduates: May 20/21 Masses Free Community Dinner: 2 pm, May 21 Congratulations to: Alexis Cornejo, Vanessa Kononczuk, Madeline Van Buskirk, Alexa Vinci, Jacob Weirich THE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 am; our next session will be on Wednesday, May 10th. For more info, please call Lynnette at (office) or at in the evening. SCRIPTURE SHARING Tuesday 10 am in the parish hall. All are welcome to join us as we reflect on the Scriptures for the upcoming weekend. Retirement Reception for Lynnette: after Masses in the Parish Hall: June 24/25 Wedding Anniversary Celebration: July 9 (10,15,20,25,yrs. etc.) at 10:30 Mass; Reception in Parish Hall Family Promise Essentials: July 15/16 Healing Mass with Fr. Campoli: 7 pm July 20 Little Bethlehem Christians Sale: August 5/6 Women s Resources Collection: August 12/13 Parish Picnic: August 13 St. Maximilian Kolbe Feast Day: August 14 Stuff the Truck Clothing Drive: 8/28-9/5

5 at St. Max Tues. May 2nd - Social concerns - 6 pm - Prayer Shawl Meets 6:30 pm Sat. May 6th - Immaculata Prayer Meeting - 2 pm Sun. May 7th - May 10:30 Mass -Last Day of CCD Join Us on May 11th: Bus Trip to National Center for Padre Pio Your check & reservation must be in the office by Monday morning. Mass with Healing Service Will be celebrated by Fr. John Campoli, I.V.Dei on Thursday, July 7 pm Week of April 30th Sanctuary Light Deacon John LaGreca by Joseph and Carolyn Iorio Bread and Wine For The Unborn Altar Flowers Available for $100. for a week Parish Life We apologize to everyone for all the inconvenience that has occurred because of the unfortunate problems with the hall floor. We will have our happy face on soon! CRAFT FAIR MEETING NOTICE An organizational CRAFT FAIR MEETING for the 2017 Columbus Day Weekend will take place on May 9th at 12 noon in the Parish Hall. If you are interested and would like to be involved please attend the meeting. Why Do We Celebrate Easter for 50 Days? by Rev. Lawrence Rice, CSP Most people think of Easter as a single day. It s never had the commercial appeal of Christmas, and because it always falls on Sunday, most people don t get an additional day off from work. But for Catholics, Easter isn t just a day, it s a whole season. The Easter season stretches all the way to the feast of Pentecost. Lent, which sometimes feels like it s stretching on forever, is actually forty days long. Easter, on the other hand, is all of fifty days long. About these fifty days theologian Nathan Mitchell writes: The great fifty days of Pentecost are not an unwelcome, unrealistic obligation to party on, even if we don t feel like it, but an invitation to explore more deeply the weather of the heart, to awaken our memory of God s presence and power in our lives, to look more closely at all the rich and varied textures of creation. One way the church pursues this goal of seeing God present in the world is through the reading of the Acts of the Apostles. At Masses all through the Easter season, our usual practice of reading from the Old Testament is replaced be reading from the Acts of the Apostles. These readings tell the story of the church s earliest days, and the beginnings of our faith s spreading throughout the ancient world. These stories of heroism, controversies, persecutions and miracles all testify to the continued presence of the Risen Christ in the world, through the lives of his disciples, and the actions of the Holy Spirit. All of this should be an encouragement and a sign of hope for us today. Despite war, violence, personal struggles, and an under-performing economy, God has not abandoned us, nor left us to our own devices. The risen savior is still with us. These 50 days of Easter ask us to reflect on his presence, and even in the face of danger or fear to live with joy.

6 Meetings are the 1st & 3rd Mondays of the 7 pm in the parish hall. ~ ~Facebook at KnightsofColumbus Pocono Pines Immaculata Prayer Meeting Please join us May 13th Prayer - Song - Praise Meetings end prior to the 4 pm Saturday Mass. If you would like to know more call Diane , or Peggy , or stop in and join us for prayer, praise and fellowship. Please Join us : June 4th: Retirement Dinner for Lynnette the Lake Naomi Club Prayers for Military and Government Service Can t find your glasses? Call or come in to the parish Office during regular hours. We currently have three pair that were left in our church. HA Valerie Novak ~ Sr. Airman Charlie Maldanado Jake Yuskaitis ~ Staff Sgt. William D. Olsen Alston Smart Jr. ~ Eugene Maslar, Jr 2nd 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. Parish Life May 2, at 6 pm: Social Concerns Committee meeting. If you are interested in serving your parish and community, please consider joining us! We are a vibrant, hard-working group who aids St. Max in ministering to our neighbors in need through multiple programs some parish based and some community based. We meet downstairs, in the conference room, on the 1 st Tuesday of every month (except July). All are welcome! Free Community Dinner Sunday, May 21st at 2 pm Homemade baked ziti with homemade meatballs, salad, bread, beverage and homemade dessert! This served dinner is open to everyone in our St. Max parish family and to members of the community regardless of need. Reservations are required and can be made by calling no later than May 17 th. Amy Hatlee ~ Jay Crandall Darrin Rockefeller ~ Kevin Kret Temi Miller ~ Bill Gleason Nancy Gordon ~ Fr. Urban Fr. Tom McLaughlin ~ Frank Ware Margaret Broderick ~ Joan Harrigan Richard Snell ~ Kimberly Knight Bob Ruezinsky ~ Kim Maria Giganti Msgr. Jerry Sherba ~ Samson Colborn Antonia Lucia ~ Violet Sloat ~ David Mancuso Paul Fulton ~ Deacon Frank ~ Antoinette Gisoldi Joseph McKenna ~ Bobbie Morin ~ Claire Abbazio Daniella Maldanado ~ Kyle Brennan ~ Betty Colburn Theresa Spicci ~ George Ondrajka Fr. Paul Mullen ~ Jolene Kovitch PLEASE UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS WITH THE PARISH OFFICE. If your has changed since you last provided it to us, please let us know. ~Thank You!

7 Weekend of May 13 & 14: Mother s Day Baby Shower To benefit Shepherd s Maternity House and the Pocono Pregnancy Resource Center. Items needed to aid mothers and babies: Baby monitors; crib and bassinet sheets; maternity clothes; baby wash, shampoos, lotions & diaper creams; baby care kits (nail clippers, thermometers, etc.); baby wipes; boy clothes; diapers (all sizes, especially size 4 & 5); baby bottles (BPA free!); bottle cleaning brushes; diaper bags; changing pads; pacifiers; hygiene products for mothers (such as soap, deodorant, shampoo, lotion); laundry detergent suitable for baby clothes; and, gift cards, especially for Shoprite, Weis or Walmart to be used for the purchase of formula. Note: Gently used items are gratefully accepted. Collection bins will be in the narthex ready to accept your donations. Parish Youth Life The St. Maximilian Kolbe Youth Group If any student who will be in grades 9-12 during the school year would like to join our group don t wait we would love to have you. For more information, contact Melissa Laverty at (570) by phone or text; or by at mlaverty12@gmail.com. LIGHT THE FIRE - YOUTH RALLY A high-energy day is planned with workshops, a Variety of Music, closing Mass celebrated by Bishop Bambera and Adoration. June 28th - Registration 9:00 am Misericordia University - Dallas, PA visit and call our parish representative Melissa / mlaverty12@gmail.com. PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN - VIRTUS-PGC If you are an adult employee or volunteer who has direct contact or interaction with children, please made every effort to participate in this training. Remaining date offered: Saturday, May 6th, at St. John s in East Stroudsburg. Contact: Heather-Betts@dioceseofscranton.org Around The Diocese LADIES MAY HIGH TEA Most Holy Trinity, Rt. 390, Cresco Sat., May 20th, 1 pm - 3:30 pm Cost is only $10./pp Reserve your seat by calling Forms are also available in the St. Max office. A PARISH MISSION WITH FATHER LARRY RICHARDS Sept 18th thru 21, Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Brodheadsville Four evenings of presentations on God s Love & How to about Prayer, Love of Others, Reconciliation and Healing. For details call the church or robert.a.oconnor@centurylink.com HAITIAN CREOLE AND FRENCH MASS Creole/Francophone mass celebrated every 3rd Sunday of the 6 pm at St. John s The Apostle, 5171 Milford Rd., East Stroudsburg. Ecumenical / Interfaith FOOD PANTRY NEWS Location: Five Loaf House: 133 Fire House Rd. Next Distribution date - May 8th & 9th Monday - 8:30-11:00; 12:00-2:00; 4:-00-5:00 Tuesday - 8:30-11 am Food & Clothing Donations are accepted on Mon/Tues/ Wed 9 am -11 am, or call Foods needed: peanut butter, jelly, pasta, pasta sauce, mac & cheese, soup, tuna, fruit and veggies. Also laundry detergent, dish and bath soaps, shampoo, deodorant, paper towels, toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, cleaning supplies, tampons, sanitary napkins, diapers and urinary pads and dog and cat food. Hours of distribution for clothing are Thursday from 8 am to 10 am. 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.