Historic St. Mary s Church, Lancaster, PA August 21, 2011

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2 Historic St. Mary s Church, Lancaster, PA August 21, 2011 Dear parishioners and friends, Thanks for the car keys, Dad. I finally have the key to the front door of my first home. I ve been entrusted with the keys for all the doors in the building. Perhaps you have made one of these statements at one time or another in your life. The key itself, though not very large, carries with it responsibility, ownership, power and control. Losing one or a whole set of them would certainly be devastating. So focusing our attention on where we put the keys is crucial to their safe keeping. Keys are mentioned in both the Old and New Testament readings this Sunday. With the reception of the keys, the owner has been given authority to pass on the mission of the Church until the end of the age. Isaiah prophesies, I will place the key of the house of David on Eliakim s shoulder; when he opens, no one will shut, when he shuts, no one will open. In Matthew, Jesus is the new Davidic king who appoints Peter as the rock on whom He will build His Church. When Peter received the keys, the symbol of teaching authority, he was consecrated by Jesus as the Church s chief teacher. The keys also give him the power to render binding decisions, the authority to include or exclude members, and the power to forgive sins. Christ gave him the power of freedom from error when officially teaching on behalf of the universal Church. In other words, he was given the gift of infallibility in his official teaching on matters of faith and morals. This privilege that was given to him was central to the successful mission of the Church and was given to his successors, the Popes. Isn t it great to know that what was good and right and holy then, is still good and right and holy today? What a comfort to know God s plan for us on our road to heaven! What are some things we can do now to show that we are safeguarding the keys and following God s intention for us? Mark your calendars and plan to come to the Parish Mission from September 18-20, register your children for Religious Education or RCS, join the Women of Grace Study Group, or join the Jesus in the Eucharist Study Group, be a sponsor for someone in RCIA, or help out at the Block Party for our church neighbors. Catechism Question of the Week: True or False: Heaven, Hell and Purgatory are all separate options for our eternal home. (CCC ) With family, friends and those you meet, please discuss the following Question of the Week: Describe the times you have been a hindrance to God s plan for you. Silence is the key to the interior life. Mass Intentions for the Week Saturday, August 20: 5:30 Alexander Campbell (Joanne, Gina & Ellis) Sunday, August 21: 8:30 Parishioners & Friends (Fr. Leo) 11:00 Dot Rebman - Living - In honor of her birthday (Barry & Joan Decker) Monday, August 22: 12:05 John Jack Longenecker (Tom & Georgette Young) Tuesday, August 23: 12:05 Katie McCarthy - Living (Fred & Gigi Rogers) Wednesday, August 24: 12:05 Gloria Soltis - Living (Tom & Georgette Young) Thursday, August 25: 12:05 Michael Weber (Jeanne Weber & the late Ed Weber) Friday, August 26: 12:05 William J. Brady (Virginia Brady) Saturday, August 27: 8:00 Pro-Life 5:30 Betty Anne depierne - Living (Betty Fralinger) Sunday, August 28: 8:30 Deceased Members of the Bob & Dot Rebman Family (Dot Rebman) 11:00 Parishioners & Friends (Fr. Leo) Important Dates All meetings held in the Marian library unless otherwise noted. August 23 Development & Preservation Committee Meeting (DR) - 7:00 am 25 Staff Meeting - 10:00 am 25 Marriage Enrichment Committee - 7:00 pm 26 Community Meal (cafeteria) - 5:30 pm 27 Rosary Group (chapel) - 9:00 am 27 Confessions (church) - 4:00 pm 28 Ensemble Practice (music room) - 9:45 am Fran Sescilla

3 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Stewardship Tithing: God s Plan for Giving Tithing weekend of August 14, 2011: $13, Student offerings: $1.00 From Fr. Leo. In today s reading, St. Paul reminds the Romans and us that all things come from God: For from Him and through Him and for Him all things are. Good stewards understand that all is gift and share generously the gifts of time, talent, and treasure with which they ve been blessed. Comment from the Pews. Thank you for bringing tithing to St. Mary s. Not only has it become a way of life for us, but seeing St. Mary s in turn tithe the tithe as a parish is so inspiring! My child s good deed for the week. Several of our children offered these as their tithe in addition to their financial gift: I helped take care of my nephew. I wrapped a present for my grandmother. I walked the dog. Notes from organizations who received money from St. Mary s Tithe the Tithe: During this tough economic climate, I am especially grateful for your recent gift to Catholic Charities USA. With generous support and involvement from donors like you, I am confident that our efforts will lead to a drastic reduction in poverty. Rev. Larry Snyder, President, Catholic Charities USA Through your generous gift of $250 you will be supporting the benevolent needs of our residents. Mary Jo Diffendall, Director of Development, St. Anne s Retirement Community To read the complete letters from individuals and organizations who have been helped by Tithe the Tithe, please see the bulletin board in the church vestibule. From the Parish Office Do Whatever He Tells You Mary points us to the Way, who is Christ You are invited to a Parish Mission to be held at St. Mary s Church from September A Parish Mission, or Renewal as it is sometimes called, is a time of special Gospel-based preaching and prayer. Fr. Bill Brown, OMV, a priest from the Oblates of the Virgin Mary in Boston will preach the mission. The theme of the mission is taken from Mary s words in John s Gospel, Do Whatever He Tells You (John 2:5). The services will be held each evening at 7:00 pm. We invite you, your family and friends and hope you will be able to attend the Parish Mission. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord Michael Lafferty Wedding Banns. Blaze Cambruzzi and Nichole Scicchitano, September 10, 2011 Francis Carbone & Anne Marie Lombardo, September 17, 2011 Question of the Week. Describe the times you have been a hindrance to God s plan for you. (Matthew 16:21-27) Catechism Question of the Week. True or False: Heaven, Hell and Purgatory are all separate options for our eternal home. (CCC )... for our church neighbors Sunday evening, August 28, 6:00-8:00 pm, in front of the convent Advertiser of the Week. Rise-N-Shine Farm, LLC & The Wieland Family Our thanks to Rise-N-Shine Farm and The Wieland Family and all our sponsors for advertising in our bulletin. Please patronize them and thank them for advertising. It is because of them that our bulletin is possible. Put on then, as God s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Colossians 3:12

4 Historic St. Mary s Church, Lancaster, PA Religious Education Contact Anne Barnes or reled@stmaryslancaster.org Religious Education Classes to Begin. Religious Education classes begin on September 11. If your child will be new to the program this year, please complete the registration forms on the parish website ( and send to the Religious Education office, or call the Religious Education office for assistance (contact information is above.) Catechist Needed. Our students in grade 5 are still in need of an adult, enthusiastic about their faith, to guide them to a better knowledge of and relationship with Jesus Christ. Please contact the Religious Education office if you think God may be calling you to this ministry. This is joyful work with great rewards! Adult Education Jesus in the Eucharist. Increase your capability to feel God's love in your life! All are invited to attend two gatherings in the rectory dining room on Sunday mornings, September 25 and October 2, from 9:45 to 10:45 am. The focus will be on early Church accounts of receiving Jesus in Holy Communion. Please register by calling the parish office, , or Laura Mueller, Diocesan Institute Courses On Line. Online registration and payment is now possible for Diocesan Institute courses and workshops. To access an online registration form for the current schedule of offerings, go to and click on the Adult Education link on the home page. The option is now available to attend Institute offerings in person, participate in real-time via webinar, or view recordings of webinar courses/workshops at a time that is convenient for you. Offerings available via webinar are clearly marked on both the Diocesan Institute schedule of courses and the registration form. For more information, please contact Ryan Bolster at x 225 or rbolster@hbgdiocese.org. Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9 Liturgy Contact Don Peris or DPeris@verizon.net The Queenship of Mary. In 1954, Pope Pius XII instituted this memorial so that all may clearly recognize and more zealously venerate the kind and maternal role of the Mother of God. It is celebrated on August 22, the octave of the Assumption. August 21, 2011 Scripture Readings. August 28 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27 St. Mary s Mass on Comcast TV. It has been one year since we began broadcasting our weekly Mass on Comcast Channel 95. Thank you to those who made this ministry possible and for the support and feedback from all. St. Mary s 11:00 am Mass on Sunday is broadcast later the same day (Sunday) at 6:00 pm and then again on Monday at 3:00 pm. It s easier than ever to make your regular tithe to St. Mary s! It s simple! Log on to our website: Click on Online Giving in the upper right corner. Follow the easy registration instructions. It s convenient! You can choose the amount and the frequency. No more searching for your checkbook on Sunday mornings or stopping at the ATM machine. You will be able to print a report detailing your contributions any time. If you wish, you may still receive weekly envelopes and check online contributor. It s secure! Online Giving is compliant to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. The strongest encryption technology available is used. Please contact the rectory office for more information,

5 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Family Life Contact Joe Clupp or Natural Family Planning. NFP is a safe and ethical way to achieve or postpone a pregnancy. For more information on the Sympto-Thermal Method of NFP, call Mary Theresa Squierdo, For more information on the Creighton Model Fertility Care System, contact Laurie Weitzel, For Your Marriage. It may not take courage to make a promise, but it can take a lot of courage to keep a promise. This is especially true for the promises we make on our wedding day. To read more on The Courage to Be Married, log on to So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 Pro-Life Contact Anne Marie DiCarlo or dicarloanne@comcast.net St. Mary s Pro-Life Mass Saturday, August 27, 8:00 am The Catholic Church strives to be a prophetic voice, speaking out to protest injustices and indignities against the human person. Catholics will continue in this work, whether our words are popular or unpopular. The Catholic Church is a Pro-Life Church, NCCB Prayer Corner Back to School Prayer Father of all mercies, we ask that You would bless the youngest and littlest of learners, the most helpless and powerless of persons, with Your infinite and loving mercy, granting them the strength to learn, concentrate, and act appropriately towards their teachers and fellow students. We also ask that You would watch over them, at home and at school, and grant them proper direction so that they may learn of Your wonderful virtues. We ask this in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. David Bennett Youth Ministry Contact Silvia Doe or stmarysyouth@hotmail.com Park Party! Sunday, August 21, 6:00-8:00 pm Buchmiller Park (Rt. 222/272) Disc golf, roast hotdogs, s mores, water balloon battle! Block Party for Our Church Neighbors! Sunday, August 28, 6:00-8:00 pm Help with set up (5:00 pm), face painting, games, food, stay to help clean up. Earn service hours! The above events are open to youth in grades Contact Silvia Doe for more information or to sign-up. Vocations Contact Fr. Raymond LaVoie x 282 or frlavoie@hbgdiocese.org Who has known the mind of the Lord? Sometimes our mind is not aligned with the mind of the Lord. Prayer to the Holy Spirit gives us the mind of Christ and together they manifest God s holy will. If the Spirit is prompting you to know Christ as a priest or consecrated religious, contact Fr. Leo in the rectory or Fr. LaVoie at the number listed above. Annual Fishers of Men Dinner. Many dioceses throughout the U.S. are facing the challenge of fewer vocations to the priesthood. We in the Diocese of Harrisburg are faced with a different kind of challenge the need to provide solid seminary formation for an increasing number of men who are studying for the priesthood. What a wonderful challenge to be blessed with! As we have counted on your prayers for young men considering a vocation to the priesthood, so now we need your financial help in providing seminary formation for them. Please consider attending the Annual Fishers of Men Dinner on September 23 in the Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg. Hors d oeuvres will be served at 6:00 pm and dinner at 7:00 pm. Please find more information in the vestibule of the church or go to to RSVP or send a donation to this worthy cause. Let us meet this challenge together!

6 Historic St. Mary s Church, Lancaster, PA August 21, 2011 Parish Events Friends of St. Mary s Fundraiser This annual fundraiser to benefit St. Mary s Education Fund will be held on Sunday, September 25, at the Revere Tavern, 3063 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise. Doors will open at 5:00 pm. Tickets are available and ticket sellers are needed. Tickets are $100 each; only 250 will be sold. Your ticket purchase will include hot and cold hors de oeuvres, dinner and open bar, games and prizes all evening. Grand prize drawing is for $10,000 (winner need not be present to win). Please call a committee member to buy your tickets, to volunteer to sell tickets, to be a sponsor or to donate a gift certificate prize: Gene Driscoll Mike Kane or Jack Mentzer Jack or Nancy Segro or Shirley Weiss Tennis Bob or Sandi Thompson Tom Young Women of Grace You are invited to join the weekly meetings for the Women of Grace Study that will be offered on Wednesday evening 7:00-8:45 pm and Thursday morning 10:00-11:45 am. The evening session will run September 21 - February 29. The morning session will run September 22 - March 1. Sessions will be held in the Adult Education Room #8 in the school. A study book and a workbook are required; the cost is $25 for both (scholarship money is available). Register by calling the rectory at Questions? Please contact Jet Lea Visneski at or pevjlv@comcast.net or call Gigi Rogers at If anyone is interested in providing child care on Thursday mornings, please contact Jet. A Moment with Mary The rosary... is the prayer that touches most the heart of the Mother of God.... and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family rosary. St. Pius X From St. Mary s Archives From The Parish Monthly of St. Mary s Church, Lancaster, August 1913: The question has been asked us: What amount of money is required to run St. Mary s Parish? We answer: Taking the annual financial report of St. Mary s Parish for 1912 as a basis, our parish expenses each month are approximately as follows: Pastor s salary $ Assistant s salary Teacher s salary Organist s salary Sexton s salary Coal, light, water, etc Monthly interest on loans.. about Miscellaneous about Total monthly expenses, about $ You can fully understand that it is not a pleasant thing for a pastor responsible for the above heavy obligations. No wonder he must talk money a great deal. The only way to avoid such unpleasant talk is for all to contribute generously. We would suggest that some of those in the dollar list increase their amount, and those in the fifty and twenty-five cent list do likewise. As to pastor s and assistant s salary an explanation is in order. From the pastor s salary, augmented by $25.00 from the assistant s salary, the domestic help are paid and all other house expenses met. When we consider the many calls for charity, the numerous personal expenses, clothing, books, travel, etc. it becomes quite clear that it is not a very easy matter to make the proverbial ends meet, especially when the perquisites of the parish are practically nothing at all. Community News Lancaster County Council of Churches Needs. Please pray to fulfill these special needs: Extra produce from your home or community garden New underwear for the clothing bank (all sizes) Adult bikes in good, working condition (no children s bikes, please!) Donated cars, also in good working condition, for the Wheels to Work program Parking lot bicycle rack A picnic table Call if you are able to donate any of these items.

7 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time In & Around the Diocese Love, Respect and Responsibility. On Wednesday, September 7, St. Leo s Church, Lancaster invites you to join our own Dr. Trevor Martenson, as he explains Christianity s traditional teaching on artificial contraception Join Dr. Martenson in Rooms 3 and 4 of St. Leo s Church after their 7:00 pm Mass on September 7. Save the Date. 6th Annual Catholic Charities Come and See Dinner, Monday, November 7, 6:00 pm at the Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg. This is the largest fundraising event for Catholic Charities of Harrisburg and all proceeds will benefit the Four Homes for Healing. More information by contacting Christopher Meehan, x284 or cmeehan@hbgdiocese.org. Schola Cantorum Auditions. The Schola Cantorum of the Diocese of Harrisburg brings together the finest vocalists in the Diocese to lead the sung prayer at major diocesan events, such as the Chrism Mass, the ordination of priests and deacons, the Rite of Election, and the Confirmation of Adults. Auditions will be held on Friday, September 9, from 5:00-6:45 pm, and Tuesday, September 13, from 6:00-7:45 pm at the music office of St. Patrick Cathedral, 212 State Street, Harrisburg. For more information or to receive an audition form, contact Nicholas Basehore at nbasehore@comcast.net. Please put Schola Audition in the subject of the . Pre-register by September 2; no walk-ins accepted. Job Openings. Two jobs are open at the Diocese of Harrisburg. The closing date for each is August 25. If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to employment@hbgdiocese.org or Human Resources, 4800 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg, PA ) Office of Pontifical Missions Administrative Assistant (full time). Requirements: good verbal and written skills, MS 2007 proficiency, eye for detail, ability to work with figures, must be Catholic in good standing. 2) Cemetery Maintenance & Service (full time). Requirements: skills in grounds maintenance, ability to operate a backhoe, tractor, pickup, mowers and a variety of small equipment, valid and clean PA driver s license, ability to work in all weather conditions, ability to lift up to 100 pounds. Youth Soccer Competition. Boys and girls ages may participate in the Knights of Columbus Youth Soccer Challenge Competition behind St. Leo s Church on September 18, 1:00-5:00 pm. Rain date is September 25, 1:00-5:00 pm. For more information, contact Frank Spohn,

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