St. Michael Church PASTOR: REV. ERNEST CIBELLI ASSOCIATE PASTOR: REV. LAWRENCE ADAMCZYK The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Corpus Christi Sunday June 3, 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 WEEKEND 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 He took bread, said the blessing, broke it, gave it to them, and said, Take it; this is my body. Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. (Gospel) - - Nicolas Poussin, Institution of the Eucharist, 1640 detail 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.
Dear Friends in Christ, June 3, 2018 Congratulations to all of our eight grade graduates! We ask God s blessings upon you as you move on to high school. While we miss seeing you throughout the week, please know that St. Mary s is always your home, even if you belong to a different parish. Many of us are unfamiliar with the Corpus Christi procession, so these reflections of Cardinal Ratzinger, now Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus, might prove helpful to us. They are taken from the book Feast of Faith: What does Corpus Christi mean to me? Well, first of all it brings back memories of special feast days when we took quite literally what Thomas Aquinas put so well in one of his Corpus Christi hymns: Quantum potes tantum aude - dare to do as much as you can, giving him due praise.... In fact these words also recall something Justin Martyr said as early as the second century. In his description of the Christian liturgy he writes that the one who presides at the eucharistic celebration, i.e., the priest, is to offer up prayers and thanksgivings "as much as he is able". This is what the entire community feels called to do at Corpus Christi: dare to do what you can. I can still smell those carpets of flowers and the freshness of the birch trees; I can see all the houses decorated, the banners, the singing: I can still hear the village band, which indeed sometimes dared more, on this occasion, than it was able! I remember the joie de vivre of the local lads, firing their gun salutes - which was their way of welcoming Christ as a head of state, as the Head of State, the Lord of the world, present on their streets and in their village. On this day people celebrated the perpetual presence of Christ as if it were a state visit in which not even the smallest village was neglected. * * * How then are we to understand the Corpus Christi procession?... There is a general human factor which has caused processions to arise in all religious circles. Our relationship to God needs not only the inward aspect; it also needs to be expressed. And as well as speech, singing and silence, standing, sitting and kneeling, expression also calls for this celebratory walking along together in the community of the faithful, together with the God in whom we believe.... So the Liturgy opens out into everyday life, into our earthly cares; it goes beyond the church precincts because it actually embraces heaven and earth, present and future. How we need this sign! Liturgy is not the private hobby of a particular group; it is about the bond which holds heaven and earth together, it is about the human race and the entire created world. In the Corpus Christi procession, faiths link with the earth, with the whole of reality, is presented "in bodily form", by the act of walking, of treading the ground, our ground... Also, it may interest you to know that a plenary indulgence may be obtained by participating in a Eucharistic procession. An indulgence, a gift of the mercy of God through the Church, remits before God the temporal punishment due to sin that is, the purgation of our sins after death whose guilt has already been forgiven with the Sacrament of Penance. To obtain a plenary indulgence it is necessary to perform the particular work in this case participation in the procession as well as participate in sacramental confession, the reception of Holy Communion and prayer for the intentions of our Holy Father and detachment form even venial sin. If all these conditions are not fulfilled, the indulgence is partial. An indulgence can be obtained for the person himself or herself or may be applied to the beloved dead. May God bless you and keep you in His care, and may the Blessed Mother intercede for you, Father Cibelli
After-School Care Attendant Needed St. Mary Catholic School has an opening for an after-school 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. 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 Rachel O Connor at 301-733-1184 or roconnor@stmarycatholicschool.org. Society of St. Vincent de Paul Anyone experiencing a hardship is encouraged to contact the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Help Line for assistance (301-739- 0390 extension 124). Your contributions to the poor box are appreciated! NEW ADORERS needed for PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL at St. Maria Goretti in Hagerstown: Sunday: 8am, 12noon Tuesday: 11pm Wednesday: 4pm Friday: 1 am, 4am, 9am, 3pm, 5pm Saturday: 5pm, 7pm There are many other hours where we need "backup" adorers! Contact Mr./Mrs. Ott for more information at 301-739-4167. Parish Picnic *** Save the Date*** Saturday, August 18, 5-9 The parish picnic will be held at Antietam Recreation this year.. Keep a look out for more details Stewardship St. Mary s 5/27/2018 Attendance 800 Offertory $7,431.41 Online Giving 3,497.70 Total $10, 929.11 Total Amount Needed** $15,239 **This is the amount of weekly collection that would allow St. Mary to break even for fiscal year 2017 Poor Box $ 179.96 Capital Improvements 100.00 School Support $1,339.00 St. Michael s 5/27/2018 Attendance 52 Offertory $515.00 School Support 10.00 Poor Box 23.35 Amount Needed** $749 **This is the amount of weekly collection that would allow St. Michael to break even for fiscal year 2017 Parish Office Summer Hours Change: The Parish Offices will be closed on Fridays, starting June 1 until August 31. However, the staff will be on the premises and available for the emergencies and urgent needs of parishioners. 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 from 9 to 11 AM; every other Tuesday and every other Saturday from 9 to 11 AM. Open Tuesday, June 5 and June 19; Thursday, June 7, 14, 21; Saturday, June 16 and June 30. 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.
Father, Why do we process with the Eucharist on Corpus Christi? The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, i.e. Corpus Chirsti was instituted by Pope Urban IV in 1264 to celebrate the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. In modern times, we have lost our sense of awe and wonder. We have lost our need to use God as an explanation for the mysteries of life. Yet, if we accept the fact that the all-powerful God became a weak man so that He could show us how much He loves us; if we accept the fact that God loves each one of us individually; then we must also accept the fact that God wants to unite himself to us in His Body and Blood Soul and Divinity in the Holy Eucharist. Cardinal Basil Hume in his book, The Mystery of the Incarnation, wrote that we need to recapture our devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and We will not do it by making it consciously cheerful, or by eccentric celebrations. We will do it by going deeper into its meaning. That is the secret. Pope John Paul II wrote a wonderful encyclical on the Eucharist entitled, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, in which he desired to rekindle this Eucharistic amazement. One way that we can proclaim this mystery to the world is through our annual Corpus Christi procession. When you have Good News, you want to share it with people. Hey, I got a new job! I just got engaged to the most wonderful person! Well, in the Catholic Church, our spouse, Jesus Christ comes to us, His Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, in the Most Blessed Sacrament and we want to tell the world how great our God is; and if not the world, then at least, downtown Hagerstown. Fr. Larry KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CORNER Congratulations to newest Brother Knights James Jardiner, David Thrower and Shawn Robinson for taking their first degrees 5/24. Please consider donating a faded or tattered American flag for a flag retirement ceremony to be held June 9th at the council hall. Donations can be dropped off at the hall. Pangborn Council Family Picnic will be held Saturday, June 9th starting at 6pm. A Flag Retirement Ceremony presented by the Boy Scouts and Assembly will highlight this evening. 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 and the Pavilion are available for rental. Please call 301-739-9019 for more information. Another benefit to being a Knight: Daily Mass Rememberance offered for deceased members, deceased spouses of members at St. Mary's Church, New Haven, CT. Officer elections for 2018-2019 will be held at the June 14th meeting. Inquiries about the local Knights of Columbus Pangborn Council should be should be made to our Grand Knight, Greg Hannigan, at irishgreg06@gmail.com. Called to Greatness (CTG) youth group for high school students meets every 1 st and 3 rd Friday from 7-9 pm in the parish center. Food, fellowship and faith! Contact Todd Anderson, 301-491-4881 or hagerstownhomeseller@gmail.com for details/ questions. CAR WASHES TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH Come support our young people going to the Steubenville summer youth conferences! Car washes will be held in the walnut street parking lot on the following dates: April 28 May 5 June 2,9,16,23 They will start immediately after 830 am Mass and go until about 4pm. Cost is by donation.
St. Mary Church Holy Mass Intentions June 4 10, 2018 Day Date Mass Intention Monday 6/4 6:30 Special Intentions of Br. Cornelius Alvaritt 8:30 Serafina Acre Tuesday 6/5 6:30 Those in Purgatory 8:30 Jose Thattil Wednesday 6/6 6:30 Holy Souls 8:30 Ish Biddle Thursday 6/7 6:30 Vocations to the Priesthood 8:30 Special Intentions of Maria & Ted Axline Friday 6/8 6:30 St. Mary & St. Michael Parishioners TBA Richard Walla Saturday 6/9 8:30 Nancy Appiah 5:15 William Brennon Sunday 6/10 7:30 St. Mary s & St. Michael s Parishioners 9:30 Gene Eakle 11:30 Special Intentions of Kevin Sweeney 5:00 PM Special Intentions of Tyler Garner St. Michael Church 10:30am June 10, 2018 Vocations to the Priesthood Please pray for Mary Jo Ashburn, wife of David Ashburn; and Robert Stephen Railing, husband of Kris Railing. May they rest in the Peace of Christ! Sunday 6/3 Monday 6/4 Tuesday 6/5 Wednesday 6/6 Thursday 6/7 Friday 6/8 Saturday 6/9 Sunday 6/10 Readings for June 3 10, 2018 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ ( Corpus Christi) Exodus 24:3-8 / Hebrew 9:11-15 / Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 Weekday (Ninth Week in Ordinary Time) 2nd Peter 12-7 / Mark 12:1-12 St. Boniface, Bishop & Martyr 2nd Peter 3:12-15a, 17-18 / Mark 12:13-17 Weekday St. Norbert, Bishop 2nd Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12 / Mark 12:18-27 Weekday 2nd Timothy 2:8-15 / Mark 12:28-34 The Most Sared Heart of Jesus Hosea 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9 / Ephesians 3:8-12, 14-19 / John 19:31-37 The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2nd Timothy 4:1-8 / Luke 2:41-51 Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time St. Ephrem, Deacon & Doctor of the Church Genesis 3:9-15 / 2nd Corinthians 4:13 5:1 / Mark 3:20-35
2018 U.S. Congress District 6 Every election year, the Maryland Catholic Conference surveys the state s candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives about their positions regarding issues of interest to Catholics. The responses of the Democratic and Republican primary candidates are below. The candidates were asked to either Agree or Disagree with a list of issue statements (see reverse side). A blank response to a statement means the candidate did not choose a position on that issue. Find your legislative district and view responses from all of Maryland s candidates: www.mdcatholic.org/elections. Candidates were given the opportunity to provide a brief statement at the end of the survey on why Maryland Catholics should vote for them. Those comments are available at: www.mdcatholic.org/elections. Election Day: June 26 Early Voting: June 14-21 Visit https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/early_voting.html for more information and locations. Answer Key = Agree X = Disagree Blank = No response D = Democrat R = Republican (*) = Incumbent 1 2 3 4 5 Office Party Name District Senate D Ben Cardin* blank X Senate D Erik Jetmir Senate D Chelsea Manning Senate D Marcia H. Morgan Senate D Jerome "Jerry" Segal Senate D Richard "Rikki" Vaughn Senate D Debbie "Rica" Wilson Senate D Lih Young X blank X Senate R Tony Campbell X Senate R Chris Chaffee blank Senate R Evan M. Cronhardt X Senate R Nnabu Eze Senate R John R. Graziani Senate R Christina J. Grigorian X blank Senate R Albert Binyahmin Howard Senate R Bill Krehnbrink Senate R Gerald I. Smith, Jr. Senate R Blaine Taylor Senate R Brian Charles Vaeth House D Andrew Duck 6 House D George English 6 X blank House D Chris Graves 6 House D Nadia Hashimi 6 X X House D Christopher Hearsey 6 House D Roger Manno 6 House D Aruna Miller 6 Column titles briefly describe issue topics. Please refer to the statement on the back of this sheet corresponding to the number at the top of each column when reviewing candidates' responses. Educational Options Poverty Assistance Access to Healthcare Conscience Protections Immigration House D David Trone 6 blank X House R Kurt Elsasser 6 House R Amie Hoeber 6 X House R Lisa Lloyd 6 blank House R Bradley St. Rohrs 6 X X X Survey responses for candidates for Maryland Governor and General Assembly are available on separate survey sheets or at www.mdcatholic.org/elections. Maryland Catholic Conference www.mdcatholic.org 301-261-1979 410-269-1155
Candidate Survey STATEMENTS The Maryland Catholic Conference does not endorse or oppose any candidate, under any circumstance, and no inference of endorsement or opposition should be concluded as a result of the information provided here. 1. EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS. Congress should enact legislation that supports the ability of lowincome families to choose the education best suited to their children s needs, such as tax credits for business donations to organizations that provide scholarships for K-12 students to attend nonpublic schools. 2. POVERTY. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and other similar initiatives provide funding for millions of poor Americans who cannot afford to adequately feed themselves or their families. Congress should oppose attempts to reduce funding for these initiatives as a means of trimming budget deficits. 3. HEALTHCARE. Congress should reject structural changes to Medicaid, such as a per-capita cap or other provisions, which would leave millions of people that rely on Medicaid, including many children, at risk of losing access to health care. Any modification to the Medicaid system as part of health care reform should prioritize improvement and affordable access to quality care over cost savings. 4. CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS. Congress should pass legislation, such as the Conscience Protection Act, to strengthen the enforcement of existing conscience protection laws by establishing a private right of action allowing providers who are discriminated against because of their refusal to perform, refer for or pay for abortions to defend their rights in court. 5. IMMIGRATION. Congress should pass comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform providing a path to citizenship for undocumented persons in the U.S., while preserving family unity and restoring due process protections to enforcement policies. Find your legislative district, view responses from all of Maryland s candidates, and learn more at: www.mdcatholic.org/elections Maryland Catholic Conference www.mdcatholic.org 301-261-1979 410-269-1155