St. Mary Church St. Michael Church PASTOR: REV. ERNEST CIBELLI ASSOCIATE PASTOR: REV. LAWRENCE ADAMCZYK Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 5, 2018 PASTOR EMERITUS: REV. GEORGE LIMMER ST. MARY, 224 W. Washington St. Hagerstown, MD 21740 Phone 301-739-0390 Fax: 301-739-7082 Email: church@saintmarysonline.org Church website: www.saintmarysonline.org SUNDAY MASSES SATURDAY: 5:15PM SUNDAY: 7:30AM 9:30AM 11:30AM 5:00PM (EXTRAORDINARY FORM) SACRAMENT OF PENANCE SATURDAY: 11:30AM TO 12 NOON 4:00 TO 4:45PM ROSARY: MONDAY SATURDAY 8:00AM NOVENA: WEDNESDAY 8:00AM ST. MICHAEL, 31 S. Martin St. Clear Spring, MD 21722 SUNDAY MASS 10:30AM SACRAMENT OF PENANCE BEFORE MASS PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY AT ST. MARIA GORETTI CHAPEL The Gathering of the Manna James Tissot (1836 1902) Parish Mission Statement We are a Eucharist-centered community, inspired and guided by the Holy Spirit, nourished and strengthened by the sacramental life of the Church, who welcomes, accepts and celebrates our unity, as persons created in the image and likeness of God.
August 5, 2018 Dear Parishioners, Thank you to everyone who could join us for the parish picnic yesterday! A special thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen we are most grateful. Steady progress continues on our construction projects. We are mostly right on schedule. Please continue to pray for the workers and that everything proceed according to God s plan. May God bless you and keep you in His care, and may the Blessed Mother intercede for you, Father Cibelli Father, ASK THE PRIEST During Mass, I see you lips moving but you aren t speaking loud enough for me to hear. What are you saying? Prior to the Second Vatican Council s reform of the liturgy, a majority of the prayers of the liturgy were said in a low tone. One of the reforms of the liturgy after the Council was that the priest would now pray the prayers of the Mass clearly and distinctly. However, there still remain in the Ordinary Form of the Mass some prayers which the priest is instructed to pray, quietly. These are not to be mental prayers, but actual verbal prayers, yet prayers which are spoken so only the priest (and perhaps the altar servers) hear them. Generally, the reason why the priest is instructed to say these prayers quietly is because they are prayers that refer only to the priest. They are prayers which ask the Lord for blessing or forgiveness for his own sin or inadequacy. The secret or silent prayers, as they are often called, fall into three main categories: The Gospel, the Offertory, the Communion Rite. These quiet prayers are very beautiful and I hope to discuss each group in an upcoming column. Ask The Priest is a continuing feature of the Bulletin. If you have a question regarding the Catholic faith, please place your question in the box on the back table.
St. Mary Church Holy Mass Intentions August 6 12, 2018 Day Date Mass Intention Monday 8/6 6:30 Bill Hudson 8:30 Roland Lease Tuesday 8/7 6:30 Vocations to Consecrated Religious Life 8:30 David McLaughlin Wednesday 8/8 6:30 8:30 Special Intentions of Fr. Carleton Jones Thursday 8/9 6:30 Vocations to the Priesthood 8:30 Special Intentions of Maria Axline Friday 8/10 6:30 Special Intentions of Gary Smith and Family 8:30 NO MASS Saturday 8/11 8:30 Special Intentions of Paul Highbarger 5:15 Pauline Allison Sunday 8/12 7:30 Special Intentions of Pauline Buhrman 9:30 Special Intentions of Daniel Skinner and Lauren McCarthy 11:30 Special Intentions of the MaryAnn Rafferty 5:00PM Special Intentions of Katherine Hatford St. Michael 8/12 10:30am St. Mary s and St. Michael s Parishioners Sunday 8/5 Monday 8/6 Tuesday 8/7 Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 / Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 / John 6:24-35 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 / 2nd Peter 1:16-19 / Mark 9:2-10 Saint Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs; Saint Cajetan, Priest Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22 / Matthew 14:22-36 Wed. 8/8 Saint Dominic, Priest Jeremiah 31:1-7 / Matthew 15:21-28 Thurs. 8/9 Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr Jeremiah 31:31-34 / Matthew 16:13-23 Friday 8/10 Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr 2nd Corinthians 9:6-10 / John 12:24-26 Sat. 8/11 Saint Clare, Virgin Hosea 1:12 2:4 / Matthew 17:14-20 Sunday 8/12 Readings for August 5 12, 2018 Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 1st Kings 19:4-8 / Ephesians 4:30 5:2 / John 6:41-51
Save the Date: Fall Rummage Sale: Saturday September 29, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. More info to follow! Summer Madness every Monday for 6 to 12 Graders Schedule of Events August 4-5 (Sat-Sun.): Lock out we will spend the night doing activities outside the church August 13: Summer Olympics. Competition (TBA) August 20: Swim/ Pizza party. Falling Waters, WV. August 24-25: End of Summer Shabang Lock In Saint Mary. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CORNER Congratulations to Brother Daniel Bart for reaching the milestone of Honorary Life membership status and Brother Nicky MIller for reaching Honorary membership status. Pangborn Ladies Auxiliary is having a Craft & Vendor Fair on Sat. Sept. 22nd at the K of C Hall. For info on being a vendor, please contact Darlene at proudmom31@hotmail.com. Bingo Bingo Bingo. Every Tuesday at the Knights of Columbus Hall (20340 Leitersburg Pike, Hagerstown, MD 21742) Starting at 6:45 pm we conduct 34 bingo games for the public. Please join us and have fun. The Columbus Hall or the Pavilion are available for rental. Please call 301-739-9019 for more information. Another benefit to being a Knight: Long Term Care Insurance for members and spouses to safeguard their assets and afford care and assistance needed later in life. Inquiries about the local Knights of Columbus Pangborn Council should be should be made to our Grand Knight, Fred Nugent, at frednugent@myactv.net. Perpetual Adoration Chapel / St. Maria Goretti High School Current hours needed: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 9am, 12Noon 11pm 12am 1am, 5pm 5pm, 7pm, 10pm 12Noon, 11pm Key card: St. Ann, Donna Louzon, 301-733-0410 x10 dlouzon@stannchurch.com Signup: adorationpro.org/annmd Contact: Mr./Mrs. Ott 301-739-4167 Right to Life: -- There's an abortion facility in Hagerstown at 160 W. Washington St, Suite 100, just 3 doors from St. Mary Church, and there's a serious need for adults and children to be there praying for a change of mind of those entering. There's an opportunity for sidewalk counseling if you're comfortable doing that, but first, prayer at the site is very powerful. Volunteers are needed 2 days each week: every Thursday and every other Tuesday from 9 to 11 AM; every other Saturday from 8 to 11 AM. Open Tuesday, August 14 and 28; Thursday, August 9, 16, 23, and 25. Saturday, August 11 and 25.. We also need another "shift" to stay until the women come out after the abortion so we can provide some help. Please email Janet Neel dneel@myactv.net if you can help.
Stewardship St. Mary s Stewardship St. Michael s 7/29/2018 Attendance 739 Offertory $11,592.25 Online Giving $ 3,272.70 Total $15,864.95 Total Amount Needed** $18,727 **This is the amount of weekly collection that would allow St. Mary to break even for fiscal year 2019 Poor Box $ 88.34 Other $132.00 Registration for the next school year CCD program is going on now. Classes are from pre-school to 8 th grade. Only new students need to register. Call Jan McCarter at the CCD office, 301-739-0390 ext. 129; and leave a message. 7/22/2018 Attendance 45 Offertory $$268.00 Amount Needed** $658 **This is the amount of weekly collection that would allow St. Michael to break even for fiscal year 2019 After-School Care Attendant Needed: St. Mary Catholic School has an opening for an afterschool care attendant for the 2018-2019 school year, Monday through Friday, from 3:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M., for K-8 grade students. An adult with CPR/ First aid and who is in compliance with VIRTUS requirements is sought to assist with faith-filled afternoons of homework, snacks, playground, and light housekeeping responsibilities. For more information, please contact Paula Radley, 301-733-1184, or pradley@stmarycatholicschool.org. BROWN SCAPULAR Have you ever considered wearing the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel? Wearing the scapular is a great sign of faith, hope, and love and openness to God's will. It stands for commitment to following Jesus like Mary. It expresses our hope that we will meet God in eternal life and not suffer the fires of hell. We will have the opportunity for investiture/enrollment in the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on the Feast of the Assumption, August 15, our patronal feast day after the 6:30PM Mass. An ice cream social will follow after the Mass and the Investiture service. If you desire to do this, please RSVP for more information to POCs Loretta Carpenter 301-790-1570 or Shirley Spencer 301-790-0247. Now Open! Enrollment for new students for the 2018-2019 School Year St. Mary Catholic School offers Pre-K 4 through 8 th Grade Come see why we were awarded the National Blue Ribbon of Excellence in 2017 by the U.S. Department of Education! You can now inquire and apply directly on our website www.stmarycatholicschool.org Welcome Grants for Catholic students who attend public school are available for grades 1, 3, 4 & 5. If you would like a tour or more information, please call Kristy Gross at 301-733-1184 or kgross@stmarycatholicschool.org. Mission Statement: St. Mary Catholic School empowers children in their faith journey and promotes academic excellence and life-long service inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a nurturing community. The Saint Vincent de Paul Society St. Mary Conference was established in 1954. During the first six months of 2018 the SVdPS helped approximately 225 members of our community. Types of assistance included eviction prevention, utility shut-off prevention, emergency housing, local bus transportation, emergency travel expenses and food vouchers. If in need of assistance please call our Help Line at 301-739-0390 ext. 124. Assistance to the poor and suffering is provided through your donations to the Poor Box. Thank you!
ALTAR SERVER Camp Calling all altar servers (currently serving AND new servers) DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SERVE AT THE LORD S ALTAR? Learn (or review) the ways of the altar servers! Test your skills and compete for Prizes!!! August 20th-22nd 2:00-5:00 PM @ St. Mary S Contact trowland@saintmarysonline.org to register Alternate session to be available in early Fall The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Holy Day of Obligation and Patronal Feast of St. Mary Catholic Church Vigil Mass: Tuesday, Aug. 14th - 7:30 PM Mass during the Day: Wednesday, Aug. 15th - 6:30AM & 8:30AM (Enrollment in Brown Scapular) 6:30 PM Mass will be followed by Blessing and Enrollment in the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. -Ice Cream Social in Fatima Hall after 6:30 PM Mass Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form: Wednesday, August 15th 6:30 PM Celebrate the patronal feast of our parish by praying and experiencing the Mass as it was celebrated in the days of its founding. -Featuring music by T.L. de Victoria (1548-1611) and Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)