St. Mary Church St. Michael Church PASTOR: REV. ERNEST CIBELLI ASSOCIATE PASTOR: REV. LAWRENCE ADAMCZYK Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 12, 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 Disputation of Holy Sacrament - Raphael (1483 1520) 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 12, 2018 Dear Parishioners, This coming Wednesday, August 15 is the feast of the Blessed Mother s Assumption into heaven. It s not only a holy day of obligation but our patronal feast day. To highlight this day s importance, there will be two opportunities to enroll in the brown scapular and an ice cream social at the end of the day on August 15. The 6:30 pm Mass will feature especially beautiful music and will be celebrated in the Extraordinary Form as a way to connect with what things were like for the first two centuries of St. Mary s history. Please see elsewhere in the bulletin for Mass times and more details. Thank you, again, to everyone who could join us for the parish picnic last Saturday! The picnic was moved to August partly as a way of celebrating our patronal feast day (even though I don t think I explained that very well yet!) It looked like everyone had a great time. I m sorry if you couldn t join us this year but would have liked to; hopefully you can next year! Again, a special thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen we are most grateful. Our beautiful new brick wall is really taking shape! Please take a look on your way out from Mass today. And 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 ASK THE PRIEST Continuing from last week about the secret or quiet prayers: The first of these prayers comes as preparation for the Gospel. If the deacon will proclaim the Gospel, he, first, seeks the blessing of the priest. by saying in a low voice, Your Blessing, Father. The priest says in a low voice: May the Lord be on your hearts and your lips that you may proclaim His Gospel worthily and well, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit. The Deacon signs himself with the Sign of the Cross and replies: Amen. If, however, a Deacon is not present, the Priest, bowing before the altar, says quietly: Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, that I may worthily proclaim Your Holy Gospel. After the proclamation of the Gospel, the Priest of the Deacon, kisses the book, saying quietly: Through the words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away. As you can see these prayers said in a low voice are meant as a preparation for the priest or the deacon to prepare himself for the daunting task of proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord. The prayers of the priest before reading and after kissing the book are prayers asking God to cleanse him of sin so that he does not speak the WORD of God unworthily. We read in the Sacred Constitution on the Liturgy (#7) Christ is present in His word, since it is He Himself who speaks when the holy scriptures are read in the Church. 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 13 19, 2018 Day Date Mass Intention Monday 8/13 6:30 For the Holy Souls 8:30 Gene Eakle Tuesday 8/14 6:30 Richard Q. Buhrman 8:30 Vocations to Consecrated Religious Life 7:30PM Louis and Margaret Maciulla Wednesday 8/15 6:30 Special Intentions of Maria Axline 8:30 St. Mary s and St. Michael s Parishioners 6:30PM Elaine Cibelli Thursday 8/16 6:30 Poor Souls 8:30 Vocations to the Priesthood Friday 8/17 6:30 Special Intentions of Mike and Molly Riley TBD Richard Walla Saturday 8/18 8:30 Bill Hudson 5:15 Special Intentions of Maria and Ted Axline Sunday 8/19 7:30 Lynn Mavilia 9:30 Gene Eakle 11:30 Dotty Jones 5:00PM Pauline Allison Sunday 8/12 Monday 8/13 Tuesday 8/14 Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 1st Kings 19:4-8 / Ephesians 4:30 5:2 / John 6:41-51 Saints Pontian, Pope and Hippotytus, Priest and Martyrs Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28c / Matthew 17:22-27 Saint Maximillian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr Ezekiel 2:8 3:4 / Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wed. 8/15 THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Revelations 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab / 1st Corinthians 15:20-27 / Luke 1:39-56 Thurs. 8/16 Saint Stephen of Hungary Ezekiel 12:1-12 / Matthew 18:21 19:1 Friday 8/17 Weekday Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63 / Matthew 19:13-15 Sat. 8/18 BVM Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32 / Matthew 19:13-15 Sunday 8/19 Readings for August 12 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time Proverbs 9:1-6 / Ephesians 5:15-20 / John 6:51-58
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 13: Summer Olympics. Competition (TBA) August 20: Swim/ Pizza party. Falling Waters, WV. August 24-25: End of Summer Shabang Lock In Saint Mary. We are searching for anyone with a high resolution camera willing to volunteer to take photos of the events taking place at St. Mary Church for St. Mary s website. Anyone interested, please call the parish office, 301-739-0390. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CORNER Annual Chicken & Ribs BBQ Sale on Saturday & Sunday August 11th and 12th from 11am to 6pm in the K of C parking lot. $10/meal. K of C Car Raffle Tickets now for sale. $1 per chance or 6 for $5. 1st Prize is 2019 Ford Mustang or $18K. Raffle benefits local Catholic School scholarships. Drawing is 10/6/18. See a Knight to purchase tickets. 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: Six different college scholarship programs for members and their families; two different graduate fellowship programs; and scholarship programs for seminarians. Inquiries about the local Knights of Columbus Pangborn Council should be should be made to our Grand Knight, Fred Nugent, at frednugent@myactv.net. Parishioners who are moving from the parish, or those who are changing their address within the parish, are asked to notify the Parish Office as soon as possible of the move so that we can keep our records up to date and our costs of return envelopes to a minimum. The 13 th of the Month Fatima Prayer Group meets at 12 noon in the church for prayer. It does not meet when the 13 th falls on Sunday. All are welcome please join us!.
Stewardship St. Mary s Stewardship St. Michael s 8/5/2018 Attendance 869 Offertory $9,394.11 Online Giving $3,855.70 Total $13,249.81 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 $118.87 Black & Native American $758.00 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. 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. 8/5/2018 Attendance 45 Offertory $803.00 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. 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. 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!
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord. Put God in your marriage. Sign up today to attend the upcoming Weekend on November 2-4, 2018 in Gaithersburg, MD. Go to moments4marriage.org to sign-up or call 301-541-7007. It s not too early to sign-up! Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: moments4marriage.org. 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.
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)