St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Mass Schedule: Saturday ~ 5:00 pm (summer schedule) Sunday ~ 8:00 & 10:30 am Saturday Confessions ~ 4:00 pm August 12, 2018 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Our Mission Statement We Worship ~ We Teach ~ We Care 5112 Pocono Crest Rd. PO Box O Pocono Pines, PA 18350 (570) 646-6424 www.stmaxkolbepoconos.org
August 12, 2018 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time STRENGTHENED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE Today we resume the Bread of Life discourse from John s Gospel that began two weeks ago. He makes reference to the Jews ancestors who ate manna in the desert. These days we would think primarily of Israel wandering in the desert, but faithful Jews would also have known the story of Elijah that we hear today. Strengthened by food and drink in the desert, the angel of the Lord sends him on his forty-day and forty-night journey (the biblical number for a preparation time). Like the food given to Elijah in the desert, Jesus tells his listeners that he is bread for the life of the world. It is very important that we not stop listening to Jesus after his promise of eternal life a marvelous promise, but this reward is not the only reason we feast on the Bread of Life. We also come to the table to be made strong for the journey of mission, that the whole world might have life in the fullness of Christ. We are compelled, if we have eaten of the bread of life, to go forth in service to all. 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 Tuesday, August 14th Feast Day of St. Maximilian Kolbe 9:15 am Mass This is a Mass for Intentions of All Parishioners and Thanks to All for their Generosity to our Roof Replacement Fund. Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. - John 15:13 That verse certainly comes to mind when one thinks of St. Maximilian Kolbe, whose feast we celebrate this Tuesday. So it s not surprising to read that these were the opening words of the papal decree introducing his beatification. St. Maximilian Kolbe was arrested in Poland in February of 1941, and in May sent to the Auschwitz death camp. As prisoner #16670, he eventually laid down his life for another prisoner on August 14, 1941, at the young age of 47. Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Vigil Mass: Tuesday, Aug. 14th - 7 pm Holyday Mass: Wed., Aug. 15th - 9:15 am The Catholic Church teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory". This doctrine was dogmatically defined by Pope Pius XII on 1 November 1950, in the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus by exercising papal infallibility. In Munificentissimus Deus Pope Pius XII pointed to the Book of Genesis (3:15) as scriptural support for the dogma in terms of Mary's victory over sin and death as also reflected in 1 Corinthians 15:54: "then shall come to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory".
August 11th through August 19th Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday 5:00 pm Anne Marie Alcamo by Nat Alcamo 8:00 am For The Parishioners 10:30 am John Marcinkowski Sr. by Mary Finkernagel 9:15 am Happy Birthday Peter O Brien by The Family 9:15 am St. Maximilian Feast Day For All Parishioners & Thanks to All for Roof Replacement 7:00 pm Vigil Mass for The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary William Schott by June Schott Wednesday 9:15 am The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary David Gandy by Mom & Dad Thursday 9:15 am Irene Manoliakis by George & Karen Makris Friday 9:15 am Communion Service Saturday 5:00 pm Kelly Brennan by Marge & Jim & Family Sunday 8:00 am Patricia M. Binns by Parents - Bill & Eileen Binns 10:30 am Jessie & Thomas Westerman by Angelos & Koffer Families 9:15 am mass will still be celebrated when we have a funeral mass that day. Welcome to St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish We invite you to become part of our church family If you are not already a member of our parish, please consider becoming a member. Registration forms may be found in our church narthex or if you prefer, please visit our parish office or register online at www.stmaxkolbepoconos.org. You may also call the parish office (570-646-6424) and we would be happy to send you a registration form. Saturday: Hb 1:12 2:4; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Eph 4:30 5:2; Jn 6:41-51 Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8-3:4; 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12; Mt 18:21-19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58 Confessions -Saturday 4 pm First Friday Adoration held after 9:15 am Communion Service each month. Weekly Collection 7/29/18... $ 7,257. Thank You for Your Generosity
Faith Formation CCD FOR 2018-2019 BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 CCD for 2018-2019 school year begins Sunday, September 16, for students in pre-k and kindergarten through grade 8, Youth Group (grades 6-8). Registration information is coming soon. THE ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE PARISH JOYFUL NOISE CHOIR (JNC) is looking for new members. Parents, if your child is interested in learning more about this wonderful ministry in our parish, contact JNC director Juliet Dunham at juliet.dunham@gmail.com. COMING SOON: LITTLE ROCK SCRIPTURE STUDY! Beginning on Tuesday mornings this September, join us in the parish hall for the Little Rock Catholic Scripture Study. Using both videos and written materials, this program is designed to help bring Catholics to a greater understanding of the Bible and an awareness of God s living presence in the Scriptures, as well as an appreciation of how the Bible can be applied to daily life. Time for the new Scripture Study will announced in the coming weeks. Join a home Scripture study group near you featuring the DVD series Bible Timeline by Jeff Cavins. For more information, contact June Schott at jschott@ptd.net or by calling the parish office. CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Adults who would like to become members of the Catholic Church are welcomed into a process of inquiry and formation. For information, contact the parish office. Saturday, August 11, and Sunday, August 12 St. Max Trivia Night and Parish Picnic! On Saturday, August 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m., our parish will host a Trivia Night for parishioners of all ages! Prizes will be awarded to the winners. More information is coming soon! And, the St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Picnic will be Sunday, August 12, 2018 @ 12 noon. Last year s picnic on the St. Max grounds was a huge success and we re looking to make this one even better. SAVE THE DATE: PERCUSSION PERFORMANCE AT ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE PARISH On Monday, August 20, at 7 p.m., our parish will host a World Percussion Performance featuring percussionist Chuck Wood from New Jersey and a variety of musicians who will perform a variety of compositions on instruments from around the world. For more information, visit ChuckWood Music.com. RAISE THE ROOF FUNDRAISER On Saturday, August 25, and Sunday, August 26, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., parishioners Jo-Ann and Maurice Berger will host a yard sale and tricky tray at their home to raise money for our parish s recent. roof replacement project. The yard sale features furniture, tools, appliances, chairs, tables and more as well as a bake sale. The location of the event is 119 Lilac Drive in Blakeslee, just past Blakeslee corners off Route 940, the first left after the Blakeslee Community Center. For more information or to donate items, contact the Bergers at 570-643-4169 or the Vargas family at 570-646-2652 (Arrowhead Lake). Home pick-up of items is available. Please, no clothes, beds or mattresses.
Parish Life MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR OUR PARISH S NEW ROOF Tuesday, August 14, at 9:15 a.m. Our parish will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for our new roof. Anyone who financially contributed to our roof replacement fund or offered prayers of support for the success of the project is warmly invited to attend. If you would like to submit a personal prayer intention or petition for that Mass, call or stop in the parish office or email Melissa Laverty, Pastoral Associate, at St.MaxMelissa@outlook.com. To date our Parish has raised $67,755. St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish thanks everyone for their incredible support of this project. A sure way to freeze to death is To be wrapped up in yourself. A man s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor. ~Proverbs 29:23 Footprints by Margaret Fishback Powers Jay Crandall ~ Daniella Maldanado Betty Colburn ~ Bill Gleason Darrin Rockefeller ~ Kyle Brennan Sr. Marietta ~ Lou Larson ~ Joseph McKenna ~Louis Siroco ~Bob Ruezinsky Margaret Broderick ~ Cecilia McIlvenny Frank Ware ~ Richard Snell - Fr. Urban Michael F. Romano ~ Kim Maria Giganti Samson Colborn ~ Violet Sloat ~ Marin Stober Jennifer Royall ~ David Mancuso ~ Paul Fulton Deacon Frank ~ Antoinette Gisoldi ~Vivian Kanopp John Schriever ~ Lisa Champne ~ Rosa Santos Leslie Fox ~ Crystal Martinez ~ Penny Staph Carolyn Donahue ~Joan Harrigan ~ Sharon Jones Irene O Neill ~ Terry & Jeanie Howe ~ Rita Cornwell Susan Scott ~ Robyn Mappa ~ Irene Halupa Parish Life Collection for Women s Resources of Monroe County Weekend of August 11th & 12th Women s Resources shelters our neighbors who are the victims of domestic and/or sexual abuse. Items needed by the shelter include: diapers, gift cards, hair brushes, journals, any kind of cleaning supplies, paper products, trash bags, hair care products, condiments, coffee and tea. Please be generous. ~Thank You I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever. John 6:51 Immaculata Prayer Group The prayer group meets on Saturdays at 3 p.m. in the church for prayer and praise. All are welcome to attend. Call Diane for info @ 570-646-4707. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP The St. Maximilian Kolbe Bereavement Support Group will meet next on Wednesday, September 12th, 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. ~ ADOPT A FLOWER BED ~ We are seeking parishioners with green thumbs! If you enjoy gardening and minor landscaping, St. Max has three areas on our property that need loving attention: Long area on the side of our church facing the parking lot Two islands in the upper parking lot Two areas by the rear entrances If you would like to volunteer, call the parish office at 570-646-6424. The parish will reimburse for all expenses.
Parish Life Parish Life at St. Max Sat/Sun Aug 11/12 ~Women s Resource Collection Sat, Aug 11 ~ Trivia Night - 6:30 pm Sun, Aug 12 ~ St. Max Parish Picnic Tues, Aug. 14 ~ Mass of Thanksgiving - 9:15 am Women s Cornerstone - 6:30 pm Vigil Mass for Assumption - 7 pm Wed, Aug. 15 ~ Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mass at 9:15 am Office closed for Holyday Week of August 12th Sanctuary Light In Honor of Anne Cintolo & Twin Boys by Deacon Frank & Antoinette Gisoldi Bread and Wine For The Unborn Altar Flowers Happy Birthday- Grace Nocelli by Rich and Rae Trisciuzzi Prayers for Military and Government Service HA Valerie Novak ~ Sr. Airman Charlie Maldanado Jake Yuskaitis, USMC~ TECH 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. 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. Meetings are the 1st & 3rd Mondays of the month @ 7 pm in the parish hall. ~ http://knights13752.webs.com/ ~Facebook: Knights of Columbus Pocono Pines ST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE PARISH CRAFT FAIR 2018 Every year in October, a Craft Fair, Raffle and White Elephant event is held to benefit the church. The Committee is always looking for new ways to make this event successful. Last year, some parishioners approached us with new items they had and asked if we would like to include them in the raffle. That lit a light bulb, so to speak, and for 2018 the Craft Committee thought there may be many parishioners who would like to participate in this manner. If you have any new items that you would like to donate (value at $25.00 or more), we would appreciate your donations. If you have a business, perhaps a gift certificate or basket of your products. If you wish to donate in this manner, please fill in the information below and return the form to the office (or put into the collection basket) by August 31st. The item itself should be dropped off at the office no later than September 17 th. Thank you for your continued support of the fund-raising efforts on behalf of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish. We look forward to seeing you at the Fair! Craft Fair Committee Contact Chair: Pam Cimeo 484-686-5801 CRAFT FAIR DONATION FORM Name: Phone: E-mail: Donated Item(s): PLEASE RETURN TO OFFICE BY Aug. 31st
Around The Diocese SUMMER MUSIC CONCERTS Faith Lutheran Church Rt. 940 & Robyn Lane - Blakeslee August 26th - 7 pm The Who Knows Band September 16th - 3 pm James Forcella & Friends Join Us! Register now at Monsignor McHugh School From Pre-Kindergarten to 8th grade and all the grades in between, Monsignor McHugh School offers the academics, athletics, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that form a well-rounded, faith-filled student. Tuition assistance is available. Don't delay-- call today to schedule a tour and learn about joining our Catholic School Family, or to register! (570)595-7463. Women s Weekend Retreat - August 24-26th Villa of Our Lady Retreat House - Mt. Pocono Fr. Matthew Palkowski, OFM Cap will speak about St. Francis and the Theology of Beauty. For more information please call Sister Josandra at 570-839-7217 or email: josand64@ptd.net Bulletin submissions can be emailed to mcol@ptd.net or brought into the parish office. Please submit two weeks prior to publication date otherwise we cannot promise publication date desired. ~ Thank You Spiritual Highlights of Italy Join Fr. Sean Oct. 8-17, 2018 ~ $2,689./pp Call Marge McCauley @ 570-486-4231 Bus Trip to Washington DC - Sept. 22nd Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Sign-ups for the trip have been extended until August 27th. Cost for the trip is $55/pp. This includes a tour of the Shrine, Rosary for World Peace, free time for lunch & touring, confession & 3:15 Pontifical Mass with Bishop Bambera. Call the Parish office to put your name on the list. Ecumenical / Interfaith Butterfly Release for Peace Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 pm @ Weiler Corp. Rt. 191& 390, Cresco Admission is free; however attendees are encouraged to sponsor one or more butterflies @ $15. ea. Deadline to pre-order is Friday, Aug. 3rd. Butterflies will not be available for sale on the day of the event. To order, call 570-424-2093 x19. This event will benefit the Women s Resources of Monroe County. HALOS - Child Loss Chapter Hope After a Loved One s Suicide For parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced loss of a child or sibling to suicide. The group meets on the 4th Thursday of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Hughes Library in Stroudsburg. Call to register with Alice Keyes at 570-236-1168 or email alicekeys00@gmail.com FOOD PANTRY NEWS Location: Five Loaf House 133 Fire House Rd., Pocono Pines Next Distribution date - August 13th & 14th Monday - 8:30-11:00 am; 12:00-2:00 pm; 4:00-5:00 pm; Tuesday - 8:30-11 am Food Donations are accepted on Mon/Tues only, from 9 am -11 am, or call 570-646-7456. For donations of Household Essentials, e.g. dishes, cookware, utensils, dishes, small appliances, towels, pillows, lamps - please call Elaine Madere @ 732-995-3370 email: elaine-madere@yahoo.com Family Promise is now accepting furniture - Please call first. 570-420-8589. Furniture must be delivered to their Day Center on Rt. 611 in Stroudsburg. Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church is accepting clothing and furniture - call 570-420-8589. 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.