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MISSION STATEMENT We Worship ~ We Teach ~ We Care
5112 Pocono Crest Road PO Box O
Pocono Pines, PA 18350 570-646-6424
Mass Schedule: Saturday 4:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am & 10:30 am Saturday Confessions 3:00 pm
ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
22nd SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
Reverend Sean G. Carpenter ~ Pastor
Deacon Frank Gisoldi
Deacon Tom Amoroso
Melissa Laverty
Pastoral Associate ~ [email protected] Coordinator of Religious Education
Juli Reese
Office Manager ~ [email protected]
John Marcinkowski, Jr. Coordinator of Music ~ [email protected]
Visit us on the web @ www.stmaxkolbepoconos.org
St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Staff
GOSPEL MEDITATION Can you imagine if Jesus threw a party? From the wedding feast at Cana, we know he wouldn't let the wine run out. From this Sunday's Gospel, we know there would be quite a lively array of guests! We also knew who the most important people would be - everyone. Jesus advises throwing a party that turns everything upside down. Every-one should assume they're the least important attendee, and the guest list shouldn't include the neighborhood "who's who." Rather, we should go looking for "the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind" and hope they RSVP. Jesus describes a particular posture towards our own hospitality. Parties are about the other people. "Do not recline at table in the place of honor." How often can small talk become a one-upmanship of job promotions, home renovations, and our children's achievements? We've all been to parties where being the most interesting guest is the highest achievement. Yet so often, we know the best party guests are the ones who listen well to our stories. Whether we are guests or hosts, we have the opportunity to look on others with humility and awe. Parties are opportunities to serve. Jesus advises us to be careful who we invite "in case they might invite you back and you have repayment." Does Jesus literally mean we shouldn't invite our friends over? Of course not! But he does invite us to special consideration when we offer hospitality. When we invite people over to our home, what motivates us? Who we want to spend time with? Who we'd like to impress? These ultimately have only ourselves in mind. How about asking: Who could use some extra care right now? Who could benefit from a fun evening out? In other words, who can I serve?
Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the lame; blessed indeed will you be because of their
inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous”
Lk 14:13-14
Tuesday Is the Feast Day of St. Gregory the Great Pope & Doctor of the Church
St. Gregory, born in Rome about the year 540, was the son of Gordianus, a wealthy senator. He later renounced the world and became one of the seven deacons of Rome. Emperor Justin the Younger appointed him, in 574, Chief Magistrate of Rome, though he was only thirty-four years of age. He built six monasteries in Sicily and founded a seventh in his own house in Rome, which became the Benedictine Monastery of Saint Andrew. Here, he himself assumed the monastic habit in 575, at the age of thirty-five. Saint Gregory was chosen Pope by the unanimous consent of priests and people. He is one of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church. He died March 12, 604. He is the patron of teachers, and choir singers.
REMINDER: OUR SUMMER SCHEDULE ENDS THIS WEEKEND.
NEXT SATURDAY, MASS WILL BEGIN AT 4 PM., AND CONFESSIONS WILL BEGIN AT 3 PM.
Saturday 5:00 pm
Anne Marie Alcamo by Nat Alcamo
Sunday 8:00 am Susie Mastrorille by Daughter, Mary Ann
10:30 am For The Parishioners
Monday 9:15 am Palermo C. Butiu by Rich & Melanie DePerro & Family
Tuesday 9:15 am Kathleen A. Sweeney by Anne and Fred Michels
Wednesday 9:15 am Gloria Martines by Kathy DeCjiaro
Thursday 9:15 am Walter Applin by Pat and Jack Connors
Friday 9:15 am Communion Service
Saturday 4:00 pm The Finfando Family by Anna and Ed Marchinkowski
Sunday 8:00 am For The Parishioners
10:30 am Jack Latzanich by Nancy Casale
August 31st through September 8th
Sunday Collection 08/18/19………………. $ 7,025. Capital Collection ………………………… 347. Assumption of The Blessed Virgin ............. 1,788. Thank You for Your Generosity
Confessions -Saturday 3 pm
First Friday Adoration held after 9:15 am Communion Service
each month.
9:15 am mass will still be celebrated when we have a funeral mass that day.
ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US
Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Mt 25:14-30 Sunday: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14 Monday: 1 Thes 4:13-18; Lk 4:16-30 Tuesday: 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: Col 1:1-8; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: Col 1:9-14; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: Col 1:15-20; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: Col 1:21-23; Lk 6:1-5 Next Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b; Phlm 9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Sunday: 9 am to 10:15 am
Monday thru Wednesday: 9 am to 2 pm Thursday: 9 am to 12 pm
Friday: Closed Sunday: 9 am to 10:15 am
The Parish Office
will be closed
Mon., Sept. 2nd.
Have a Safe and Happy Holiday!
ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US
Parish Life
FAITH FORMATION CLASSES BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Registration for Faith Formation classes for the 2019-2020 school year for pre-k through grades 8 and youth group (grades 9-12) takes place now through the remainder of the summer. Registration forms have been emailed to families of students previously enrolled in the coming days. Hard copies are also
available in the parish office and by the exits. You may also print out a form from the parish website. Please note that new forms must be completed and submitted each year as this enables us to maintain accurate and updated records. Prior to September 1, the cost will be $45 for the first student from each family, $35 for the second and $25 for the third. There is not charge for additional students. After September 1, the cost will be $50 for the first student from each family, $40 for the second and $30 for the third.
Join us on Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m. in the parish hall as we discuss the Gospel of John. 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. For more information, call or stop by the parish office or simply join us on Tuesday mornings.
LITTLE ROCK SCRIPTURE STUDY
SAVE THE DATE: ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MASS AND COVERED DISH DINNER
On Saturday, September 14, our parish family celebrates the 10-year anniversary of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish. Join us for Mass at 4 p.m. celebrated by the Most Reverend Joseph Pepe, Bishop Emeritus of Las Vegas, who resides for part of the year in our community. After Mass, the parish family will celebrate in Our Lady of the Lake Hall with a covered dish dinner. To sign up to bring a dish to the dinner, see a member of the Activities Committee after Mass in the narthex. We hope to see you there!
OUTDOOR STATIONS OF THE CROSS On Sunday, September 1, following the 10:30 a.m.
Mass, all are invited to pray the Stations of the Cross with Father Sean in the prayer garden adjacent to the parish parking lot. The Stations of the Cross will be weather-permitting.
CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Adults who would like to become members of the Catholic Church are welcomed into a process of inquiry and formation. It is open to those who have never been baptized, those baptized in another Christian Church and those baptized as infants in the
Catholic Church but who have not received further catechetical formation nor, consequently, the Sacraments of Confirmation and /or Eucharist. For information, call the parish office.
JEFF CAVINS BIBLE STUDY CONTINUES If you are interested in taking part in or hosting a home bible study featuring the DVD series Bible Timeline by Jeff Cavins, contact June Schott at 570-646-0379 or by email at [email protected]. All materials are provided for the study.
FAITH FORMATION PARENT MEETING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
There will be a Faith Formation Parent Meeting on Sunday, September 8, following the 10:30 a.m. Mass in the Parish Hall. Parents of all Faith Formation students are strongly encouraged to attend. Important information about the upcoming 2019-2020 Faith Formation year will be shared. We will see you there!
ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US
Parish Life Parish Life
Jay Crandall ~ Bill Gleason Bob Ruezinsky ~ Richard Snell
Kim Maria Giganti ~ Fr. Ed Kearns Jennifer Royall ~ Deacon Frank
Terry Howe ~ Irene Halupa Alice & Eileen O’Neill ~ Joan Harrigan
Samson Colborn ~ Jamie Nderitu Maurice Berger ~ Sal Rullis ~Bill Goodwin
Msgr. Fitzpatrick ~ JoAnn Berger ~ Ryan Miller Cathy Valente ~ Fr. Anthony Urban
Joseph Conte ~ John Mercer ~ Bette Jayne Kovich Pasquale & Josephine Papa
……..And For All Members, Family and Friends that
are in need of Prayers, Lord Hear Our Prayer. This list will be updated periodically.
Hospital Visits -
Due to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the parish is unaware when a
parishioner is in the hospital. If you or a loved one would like a hospital visit from
Father Sean, contact the parish office
at St. Max
Tues., Sept. 3rd - Social Concerns Meeting -6 pm
- Prayer Shawl Meeting - 6:30 pm
Wed., Sept. 4th - Choir Practice - 7 pm
Thurs., Sept. 5th - Activities Committee - 9:30 am
Sat./Sun 7/8th - Craft Fair Raffle Begins
Sun., Sept. 8th - CCD Parent Meeting 11 am
Sanctuary Light In Memory of Jack Hosler by Nace-Hosler/Hosler-Koemm Families
Bread and Wine For Victims of Abortion Altar Flowers Offered by The Spinola Family
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
Week of September 1st
Check out our new website (same address as before) www.stmaxkolbepoconos.org.
We’ve got a new look. Click on “About” for the Parish History, Bulletins, Contacts,
Ministries, Sacraments and much more.
♦ Annual “Stuff-the-Truck” Clothing Drive At St. Max until September 3rd to benefit Friends of the Poor
Accepting clothes, bedding, towels & stuffed animals only! Due to limited storage space, please NO belts,
shoes, purses, leather items or furniture.
Give Graciously I love the verse in Sirach where it says, "My child,
conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts." This is an interesting concept
for those of us who think a stewardship way of life is all about the giving of gifts. When we start to think that
all we are called to do is give for the sake of giving, we have missed the point.
We are called to be gracious givers. We are called to allow the Jesus in us to encounter the Jesus in others. Humility
does not mean that we hide away after we give, but we give in a way that has less to do with us and more to do with the one in whose name we give. Our world needs philanthropy and generosity, but it needs Jesus even more. We want to
be good examples to others of how to be generous, not because we want them to be like us, but like Jesus.
Give all things with a gracious heart and disposition. Do not take any credit for that generosity but instead let it point to Jesus. After all, it is Jesus who calls us to a mature faith where we answer the call every day regardless of the cost. Without that maturity and answering the call, would we
really be driven to be generous givers? Knowing that left to our own devices we would probably not be very successful
as a giver of gifts should make us very humble anyway. -Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US
HA Valerie Novak ~ Sr. Airman Charlie Maldanado Alston Smart, Jr.~ Eugene Maslar, Jr
Sgt. Matthew Price ~ 1st Lt. Mark Gaido Airman Patrick Alminde ~ TECH Sgt. William D. Olsen
Seaman Nicole Beckman ~ Cpl. John P. Bramley Lt. Joseph V. Yuskaitis, Jr.
Major Thomas M. Smith ~ Sgt. Amber Keppol 2nd Class Petty Officer DC2, Jeffrey Royall Sgt. Andrew Malave ~ Sgt. Matthew Ponce
MK1 Katie Stodnick ~ Pvt. 2 Lars Hicks Lance Corporal Kevin Horoszewski
Lord, hold our troops in you loving hands.
Prayers for Military
and Government Service
We welcome new parishioners. If you would like to join our parish, registration forms may be found in our church narthex and in the parish office or if you prefer, 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.
Parish Life Parish Life
PARISH COOKBOOK “Flavor to the Max ~ A Second Helping”
can be purchased in the Cry Room after Masses or in the Parish Office during regular office hours. During our year-long celebration of the 10th Anniversary of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, we hope to feature many delicious dishes found in this cookbook at various parish events.
BE SURE TO UPDATE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS If you wish to receive email
notifications from the parish, be sure to contact the parish office to ensure
we have your most current email address. Many addresses have not been
updated for several years and are no longer in service.
To update your address, call the office at 570-646-6424
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP This month, the group will meet on Wednesday,
September 11, 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. For more information, contact the parish office.
Upcoming Planned Activities by The St. Max Activities Committee
Saturday, September 14 Covered Dish Dinner - 5 pm
September 2019 - Trip to Winery
(More info coming soon)
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - Trip to Radio City
“Christmas Spectacular” starring the Rockettes Our own St. Maximilian Kolbe Adult Choir will perform, alone on stage, for the Sounds of Christmas Experience,
opening the 11:00 am "Christmas Spectacular". Cost $120. Contact Marianne @ 643-1293 for more information. ~See the lighted Rockefeller Center Christmas tree!
~Visit the St. Patrick's Cathedral Nativity scene awaiting Baby Jesus!
~Enjoy Midtown Manhattan! ~And the Christmas Spectacular opened
by our own St. Max Choir!
“Whoever follows me
will not walk in darkness, but will have
the light of life”.
John 8:12
ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US
Parish Life
FOOD PANTRY NEWS : Five Loaf House 133 Fire House Rd., Pocono Pines
Distributions are to qualified persons and families only. Distributions are the Second Monday of each month and
the Tuesday following that Monday. Monday Hours 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.,
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. by appointment after these hours & Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Food Donations are accepted on Mon/Tues only, from 9 a.m. -11 a.m. or call 570-646-7456.
Around The Diocese
Bulletin submissions can be emailed to Marion Colvin at: [email protected]
Please submit two weeks prior to publication date otherwise we cannot promise publication date desired.
~ Thank You
MEMORIAL PAVERS FOR ST. MAX PRAYER GARDEN
With your support, the St. Maximilian Kolbe Stewardship Committee created a beautiful, quiet space on the church grounds where we are able to reflect and pray. Along the walkway, in addition to benches, statues, and Stations of the Cross, there is an area with memorial pavers to honor loved ones and to commemorate special occasions. 4 x 8 inch pavers (with 3 lines of 17 spaces and letters each) are $60 for one paver and $100 for two. An 8 x 8 inch paver is $150. If you would like to purchase one of the pavers, get a form from the parish office.
Saint Gabriel’s Retreat Center 631 Griffin Pond Rd., Clarks Summit
~Women’s Retreat Weekend - Sept. 6-8 Finding the Gift of God’s Mercy
in our Everyday Lives
~For both Men and Women - “Praying the Passion” - Oct. 18-20
A weekend retreat a more silent experience. Contact 570-586-4957 or email [email protected]
INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK Humility is often misunderstood as feeling inferior about ourselves and carrying around feelings of unworthiness. For many, humility is not considered a strength of character but a negative attribute and sign of weakness. Conversely, in fact, authentic humility is found in the person who is firmly grounded in reality, able to be honest with him or herself, and in right relationship with others and God. A humble person understands his or her place in life and who they are. While placing themselves at the service of others, they are comfortable in their own skin and able to step aside and let others go first. Knowing our proper place in life, offering appropriate respect, and looking to the needs of others are things that will enhance our lives and the lives of our brothers and sisters. Are you humble?
Parish Life
Craft Fair - Columbus Day Weekend Saturday, October 12th & Sunday, October 13th
If you’d like to have a table at the craft fair please contact Pam @ 570-243-8351
This event is a fundraiser for our parish and we will gladly accept new items for the Tricky Tray raffle,
gift certificates or monetary donations. Save items for our White Elephant table which can be
dropped off a few days prior to the fair. Thank You All, for your present and past support.
Raffle Tickets for a Beautiful Afghan will go on sale beginning Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7th and 8th
after Masses in the Narthex.
VILLA OF OUR LADY RETREAT HOUSE
is in need of volunteers to run the dishwasher during weekend retreats. Please call Sister Josandra for more information (570-839-7217).
