ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA

PARISH

THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

NOVEMBER 8TH, 2015

Mission Statement

We the people of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Ocean City,

Maryland, want to respond to God’s love for us by doing His will, to

live the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to love each other as Jesus

loved us. In this way, He can live, as Risen Lord, in our midst and attract all

people to the Father. As part of the Church, we want to be a “Home and School of

Communion” where, through the celebration and living out the Sacraments, and

various ministries, each member can live in unity as a child of God, building up the

Kingdom of God until Jesus will come again in glory.

MASS SCHEDULE

ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1ST

HOLY SAVIOR CHURCH EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1ST: SUNDAY AT 7:00AM, 8:30AM & 10AM MONDAY – THURSDAY AT 8:30AM SATURDAY VIGIL AT 5:15PM CONFESSIONS AT 4:15-5:00PM

Dear friends and parishioners, We continue our journey as disciples of Jesus and our journey intensifies a bit as we approach the end of this Liturgical year. This week we see Jesus in the Temple area. He’s in the treasure room and starts to observe people as they deposit their money for the maintenance and charity works of the Temple. Since donations were public, for the well-off this could be a good opportunity to show off; it became a source of humiliation for those who had little to offer. Among the people, Jesus observed a widow who also made an offer. The Master called his disciples to him and asked them to notice that the woman had put into the treasury all she had to live: she gave, not from her surplus but from her livelihood. We also are called to share not only what we have, what we know and what we can do, but also, and especially, who we are. We are a gift to each other! And we can bring the gifts that God has given us to enrich others, no matter who the other is. At the same time, we can see that each person we encounter is there to enrich us. We want to be like water that as long as it keeps flowing keeps every plant "alive"; if it stops, everything stops and rots. Everything becomes brighter and better when it is touched by a generous heart.

“That they may all be one” (Jn 17:21)

I would like to thank all the members of Social Concerns Committee and Liturgy Committee for organizing the Celebration of All Souls which we had on Nov 2

nd. Once again, your ministry

and contribution allowed us to have a wonderful and meaningful celebration for our beloved de-parted ones. Thank you! I’d like to let you know that the “old” rectory has been demolished. This is the first step towards a full work of repairs and rebuilding that are part of our Capital Campaign. I am confident that St Mary Star of the sea Church will be even more beautiful than it is now.

THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Readings for the Week of November 8, 2015

Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16/Heb 9:24-28/Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 Monday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22 Tuesday: Wis 2:23--3:9/Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11/Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b--8:1/Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9/Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9/Lk 18:1-8 Next Sunday: Dn 12:1-3/Heb 10:11-14, 18/Mk 13:24-32 ©Liturgical Publications Inc

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Lord Jesus, You have called men and women to be with You to teach the Good News of

Salvation. Send Your Holy Spirit upon those who may be hearing the call to do Your work. May all of us answer the call and follow You with generous hearts. Amen.

Our annual Thanksgiving Mass will be held at Holy Savior at 9am. As many of you know, we have the tradition of stocking our pantry that day and following the footsteps to the

closet. Below is a list of items that have been requested

Tomato Sauce

Spaghetti

Canned Corm & Peas

Baked Beans

Cereal/Oatmeal

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Chef Boyardi

Dinty Moore Stew

Canned Chicken

Tuna Fish

Chunky Soups

Canned Fruit

Apple Sauce in the cups

Pudding cups

Ramen Noodles

Mac & Cheese

Toilet Tissue

Envelopes of Potato or Noodles

AN UPDATE FROM OUR ELVES!

The Bazaar Elves would like to thank everyone who has been contributing to the bazaar! We truly have many delightful household items, fun toys and some really sassy jewelry! We are no longer accepting items for the bazaar. The Elves have also been working very hard in their workshop making some awesome Christmas and Everyday Décor Craft! The Elves will be taking a break this Wednesday so they can gear up for the next two weeks to bring you the best bazaar ever!!!!

We really hope to see everyone for the Bazaar on No-vember 20, 21 & 22. We also have flyers at the parish office if you would like to display one at your business or meeting area, please stop by and we will have them for you!

You may have noticed flyers in the pews asking if you would be able to make a cake, brownies, cupcakes or candies for the Christmas Bazaar. You can drop the items off at your convenience and the more we have,

the more we make for our parish as home made items go like hotcakes! Even it you do not fill out a slip or notify us, your donation is welcome:)

On the weekend of November 21st & 22nd our second collection will be for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. This campaign re-sponds directly to the call of Pope Francis by directly address the root

causes of poverty in the United States. By giving a hand up, rather than a handout, CCHD helps people living in poverty join together and identify problems, make decisions, and find ways to improve their lives and neighborhoods. Your support will help to end poverty through building solidarity in our communities.

THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sharing the Gospel God wants us to be humble, and he wants us to share our blessings. So many people Jesus met were proud, and they thought they deserved special treatment. Other people were rich, but they took what they wanted first and gave God what was left. The poor widow in today's Gospel got it right. She quietly gave to God all she had. Prayer Dear God, help me to quietly give you the best of all that you have given me. Something to Draw Draw a picture of the poor widow who trusted God with her whole heart. Mission for the Week If you have a piggy bank, take money out and give it to God next Sunday. Shhhh! Remember to give it to God quietly. ©2008 - PO Box 510817, New Berlin, WI 53151-0817 - 1-800-950-9952 x2469 - LPiResourceCenter.com

THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

From the desk of Mark J. Record, Principal…

Red Ribbon Week is a week that has been celebrated over the last 30 years in our country in many schools. It is a time that we teach our youth to say NO to drugs and alcohol and YES to healthy lifestyles. Students signed a class pledge to show their dedication to living a healthy lifestyle, and drug free. Students brought in artwork and coloring pages with the theme, “Respect Yourself- Live Drug Free”. I CAN Pray Day – Students brought in canned goods to

kick off our season of giving during our Red Ribbon

Week. We all CAN help others and respect life! I am

always impressed when we ask our families to donate

canned goods. We will hold a service project in

November for the Seton Center. The cans collected this

week will go to the Seton Center in November.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the

following Knights of Columbus: Mr. Ed Nichols, Mr. Dan

Mahalison, Mr. Jim Crabil, Mr. Wayne Straight, Mr. Vito

Potenza and Mr. Joe Hook. Our Soccer Shootout was a

huge success because of the hard work, dedication and

cooperation of these fine gentlemen.

In commemoration of Veteran’s day (November 11th) and

to honor all those men and women who have served our

country, our school is collecting names of family

members who have served in the armed forces of our

nation. Names will be displayed on a bulletin board in our

cafeteria and in the school lobby. Our bulletin board and

lobby will be displayed throughout the month of

November.

Most Blessed Sacrament’s Home and School Association is sponsoring another Yankee Candle Fundraiser! MBS will receive 40% of the profit from all sales! We are offering online sales (this is the way to go....a few clicks and your order comes straight to you!) Go to www.yankeecandlefundraising.com and enter our group #9900561156 and shop away! Online Sales open Oct 12th and will continue until Dec. 31st.

Everyone can agree that we have had several wonderful weeks of Religious Education with some great events. Religious education has been back in

session for Just a month now. We have enjoyed an

awesome Bonfire supported by so many of our parishioners. We were able to take part in the Blessings of the Animals, with many of our furry friends visiting with us!

And Just Yesterday morning we had our Saints Alive Procession with our new generation of Saints leading the way! We want to thank our parish family for the love and support given to each of our endeavors! The rewards will be great! God Bless! Rita

Upcoming events : This Sunday Our TOP Steering Board meets for dinner and Board Meeting this Month is open to all standing member and to anyone in grades 7 to 10 that would like to serve on the Board! The board plans events and makes all decisions on activities and supplies for the year. We meet monthly for dinner and meeting are the Second Sunday of the month @ 430. The Kiddie Karnival is the Teens addition to the Parish

Christmas Bazaar. We will be doing face painting , crafts,

carnival games and yes the goldfish will be back!! We are

looking for donations of small prizes, party favors and new

First Collection Second Collection $5,783.18 $841.95

Thank you to all of you for your most generous donations

The Second Collection for next week will be for

Capital Improvements

November 7 Saturday Holy Savior 5:15p.m. Parishioners

November 8 Sunday Holy Savior 7:00a.m Robert Richardson 8:30a.m. S.I. of Paul & Donna Santoni 10:00a.m. Patricia & Lugene Cleary

November 9 Monday 8:30a.m. Faye Wise

November 10 Tuesday 8:30a.m. Mickey Pultz

November 11 Wednesday 8:30a.m. Jean & Henry Montague

November 12 Thursday 8:30a.m. Patrick J. Coughlin, Jr.

November 13 Friday No Mass November 14 Saturday Holy Savior 5:15p.m. Phillip Amatucci

November 8 Sunday Holy Savior 7:00a.m Parishioners 8:30a.m. Tony Carozza 10:00a.m. Patricia & Lugene Cleary

If you would like a Sanctuary Candle lit for the week for a special intention or in memory of a loved one, please contact the parish office. A donation of $10.00 is appreciated. The Candle this week at Holy Savior candle will be lit for special intentions

of Frank Warren from Kay Biondi. I

If you are interested in having flowers placed for a special intention or memory, please contact the parish office.

MASS INTENTIONS

Pastor: Rev. Stanislao Esposito pastor@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com

Deacon: Wil Pinder deacon@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com

Administrative Assistant: Donna Santoni office@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com

Faith Formation: Rita Danhardt, Religioused@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com 410-289-7038

Music Director: Jordan Pantalone jspantalone1018@gmail.com

Facilities Manager: Tony Dicken, maintenance@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Mon., Tues, & Thurs. 9am to 5pm Wed. & Fri. 9am to 3pm 410-289-0652 1705 Philadelphia Avenue Ocean City, MD 21842 Website: Stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com Facebook: Saint Mary Ocean City, MD Parish Pay: Automated Giving 1-866-727-4741 x 4 Parishpay.com