St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish

5112 Pocono Crest Rd. PO Box O Pocono Pines, PA 18350 (570) 646-6424 www.stmaxkolbepoconos.org

Our Mission Statement

We Worship ~ We Teach ~ We Care

August 26, 2018 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Schedule: Saturday ~ 5:00 pm (summer schedule)

Sunday ~ 8:00 & 10:30 am Saturday Confessions ~ 4:00 pm

ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US

Reverend Sean G. Carpenter ~ Pastor

Deacon Frank Gisoldi

Deacon Tom Amoroso

Melissa Laverty Pastoral Associate ~ St.MaxMelissa@outlook.com

Coordinator of Religious Education

Marion Colvin Office Manager ~ mcol@ptd.net

John Marcinkowski, Jr.

Coordinator of Music ~ jjm1105@ptd.net

August 26, 2018

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Staff

HOUSEHOLDS IN GOD’S SERVICE In the ancient world, “household” was a wide-reaching concept. When Joshua today speaks of his household serving the Lord, he meant not just those people who lived inside his walls or those related to him by blood or marriage; he meant slaves or servants and their families, and anyone indebted to him in any way. Even his livestock and other possessions would be consecrated to service of God. In our world, we value allowing

individuals their freedom to choose how they live, and wouldn’t think of offering our pets to the service of God. But, as we discern our vocation as disciples baptized into Christ, we can come to realize how far-ranging the “households” of our lives still are: how we act toward our spouses, children, roommates or anyone we live with; our behavior with neighbors; or in public as we encounter many “strangers” every day in stores or traffic who suddenly are “next door” to us. How can we use our time, our resources, or gifts for selfless reasons rather than personal gain? No matter what life our witness to the Good News calls us to, we all have a “household” that must be consecrated to service of the Lord our God. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

This weekend join us in welcoming Fr. Randy Gonzales, CICM, a Missionhurst missionary who is visiting our parish to present a mission appeal. Missionhurst was originally founded in 1862 for the conversion of China. Today, they serve in some of the most remote places of Mongolia, Indonesia, Africa, Asia and Latin America. These missionaries are prepared to stay, living among the people, sharing in their privation, and participating in the day-to-day effort needed to achieve life long spiritual and material changes. They may also start a new farming project, build a new chapel or school or lay clean water supply lines. The second collection at all masses will be taken for the benefit of Missionhurst-CICM.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION This is the height of vacation season, but as anyone who has ever been to Rome in the summer knows, no time to visit there! The city is sweltering, and in a pre-air-conditioned world long ago, Romans figured out that they needed a break in the surrounding hills. Even the pope clears out. His destination is usually Castelgandolfo, a lovely little hill town southeast of Rome, overlooking a tranquil lake. It has been a papal possession since about 1600, and in 1929, when most of the papal states were finally lost, the papal dwelling was given “extraterritorial rights,” meaning that it is an extension of Vatican City and not under Italian rule. The Vatican observatory maintained telescopes here for decades, far from the glare of the city lights of Rome, but although the observatory offices remain here year round, the telescopes are in Arizona. Pope Francis spends less time here than his predecessors, though he still slows down the pace of his work in Rome. Vacations can help us visit friends and relatives, and revive those human contacts that the pace of our lives keeps us from cultivating. The pope needs a break, and so do you. Vacation comes from a word meaning to empty oneself. There’s still time to clear the calendar for at least one golden summer day even if you don’t have a personal castle in the hills!

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TRUST I may trust Jesus too little,

but I can never trust him too much. —Anonymous

ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US

August 25 through September 2nd

Weekly Collection 8/12/18………….... $ 7,251.

Thank You for Your Generosity

Saturday: Ez 43:1-7a; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Eph 5:21-32; Jn 6:60-69 Monday: 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12; Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Mk 6:17-29 Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 25:14-30 Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Saturday 5:00 pm

Anne Marie Alcamo by Nat Alcamo

Sunday 8:00 am Robert Pienta by Richard & Mary Miraglia

10:30 am For The Parishioners

Monday 9:15 am Harry Curley by Tom and Ann Curley

Tuesday 9:15 am Constantine Hilbert by Judy Grace

Wednesday 9:15 am Jack Gaido by Kay Gaido

Thursday 9:15 am Dorothy Napolitano by Cyril and Katherine Cullen

Friday 9:15 am Communion Service

Saturday 5:00 pm

Peter Davis by Jim & Marge Brennan

Sunday 8:00 am Leo Ahern by Greg and Joan Aronowitz

10:30 am For The Parishioners

Confessions -Saturday 4 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.

Wednesday, August 29th The Passion of St. John the Baptist

John’s holiness was so evident that the Jews thought he might be the Messiah who had been promised, but John had protested and denied it. At the Jordan, John had pointed out Christ in person exclaiming: "Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sin of

the world. This is he, of whom I said: After me there comes one, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.” And that there be no doubt as to Whom he meant: “And I saw, and I give testimony that this is the Son of God.” From that moment onwards, an eclipse takes place: “He must increase, and I must decrease.” His mission was to announce the Messiah. Therefore, once the Lamb of God had arrived, the prophecy of St. John Baptist was fulfilled, and his public mission decreased as he headed toward his martyrdom.

ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US

Faith Formation

COMING SOON: LITTLE ROCK SCRIPTURE STUDY!

Beginning on Tuesday mornings this September at 10:30 a.m., join us in the parish hall for the Little Rock Catholic Scripture Study. 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. The first study will be held on Tuesday, September 4.

RAISE THE ROOF FUNDRAISER On Saturday, August 25, and Sunday, August 26, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., parishioners Jo-Ann and Maurice Berger will host a yard sale and tricky tray at their home to raise money for our parish’s recent. roof replacement project. The yard sale features furniture, tools, appliances, chairs, tables and more as well as a bake sale. The location of the event is 119 Lilac Drive in Blakeslee, just past Blakeslee corners off Route 940, the first left after the Blakeslee Community Center. For more information or to donate items, contact the Berger's at 570-643-4169 or the Vargas family at 570-646-2651 (Arrowhead Lake). Home pick-up of items is available.

Please, no clothes, beds or mattresses.

FAITH FORMATION FOR 2018-2019 BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

Faith Formation Classes (CCD) for the 2018-2019 school year be-gins Sunday, September 16, for s t u d e n t s i n p r e - k a n d kindergarten through grade 8, Youth Group (grades 9-12) and Junior Youth Group (grades 6-8).

Registration forms are located in the narthex as well as the parish office.

Join a home Scripture study group near you featuring the DVD series Bible Timeline by Jeff Cavins. For more information, contact June Schott at jschott@ptd.net or by calling the parish office.

CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Adults who would like to become members of the Catholic Church are welcomed into a process of inquiry and formation. For information, call Melissa in the parish office.

UPCOMING PRE-JORDAN SESSION In order to understand and appreciate the Sacrament of Baptism, expectant parents are required to attend Baptism preparation. A Pre-Jordan session will be held for all parents preparing for their baby’s baptism on Sunday, September 2, at 9 a.m. in the parish hall. Since parents are seen as their child’s primary teachers, the Pre-Jordan preparation session seeks to offer parents both the support of the community and an opportunity for reassessing their own faith and responsibilities. The session includes a review of the history and theology of the Sacrament of Baptism as we as detailed information for the actual Baptism. For more information, contact Melissa Laverty in the parish office.

THE ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE PARISH JOYFUL NOISE CHOIR (JNC) is looking for new members. Parents, if your child who is interested in learning more about this wonderful ministry in our parish, contact JNC director Juliet Dunham at juliet.dunham@gmail.com.

CONFIRMATION PARENT AND STUDENT REMINDERS

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish on Wednesday, September 26, at 5 p.m. Important Reminders: • Confirmation practice: - Monday, September 24, 6 p.m. • Confirmation Service Hours: - Due back to parish office by Monday, September 10 For more information, contact Melissa in the parish office.

ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US

Parish Life

Jay Crandall ~ Daniella Maldanado Betty Colburn ~ Bill Gleason

Darrin Rockefeller ~ Kyle Brennan Sr. Marietta ~ Lou Larson

Joseph McKenna ~Louis Siroco Bob Ruezinsky ~ Rita Cornwell

Margaret Broderick ~ Cecilia McIlvenny Frank Ware ~ Richard Snell - Fr. Urban Michael F. Romano ~ Kim Maria Giganti

Samson Colborn ~ Violet Sloat ~ Marin Stober Jennifer Royall ~ David Mancuso ~ Paul Fulton

Deacon Frank ~ Antoinette Gisoldi ~Vivian Kanopp John Schriever ~ Lisa Champne ~ Rosa Santos

Leslie Fox ~ Crystal Martinez ~ Penny Staph Carolyn Donahue ~Joan Harrigan ~ Sharon Jones

Terry & Jeanie Howe ~ Rita Cornwell Susan Scott ~ Robyn Mappa ~ Irene Halupa

Alice & Eileen O’Neill

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP The St. Maximilian Kolbe Bereavement Support Group

will meet next on Wednesday, September 12th, 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.

Immaculata Prayer

Group The next prayer group

meeting will be Saturday, Sept. 8th at 2 pm.

upstairs in the church. (No meeting on Sept. 1st.) All are welcome to attend.

“Footprints” by Margaret Fishback Powers

Bitterness is like a boomerang; The moment you fling it, it returns.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

~Proverbs 15:1

Welcome to St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish

We invite you to become part of our church family

If you are not already a member of our parish, please consider becoming a

member. Registration forms may be found in our church narthex or if you prefer, please visit our parish office or 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

As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.

— Joshua 24:15b

Next Saturday, September 1st, will be the last 5 p.m. Mass

on Saturday. On September 8th we will go back to

Saturday Mass at 4 p.m.

Please keep saving your Weis register receipts and turning them in to the office or dropping

them in the collection basket. We receive a rebate after our volunteer, Joan Hild, compiles them

and they are given to the store.

“Stuff The Truck” ~Clothing Drive? A 18-wheeler will arrive to our back parking lot on Monday, August 27th and will remain there until Tuesday, September 4th, accepting your donations. PLEASE DO NOT leave items anywhere inside the church or outside the truck! Clothing of all seasons, shoes, belts, purses, towels, bedding & curtains will be accepted. Please place all items in plastic bags, tied securely, and toss into the truck. And please, No food items or garbage.

Thanks for Your Cooperation!

Prayers for Military and

Government Service

ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US

Parish Life Parish Life

Sanctuary Light In Memory of John and Jo Creed by the Seebacher Family

Bread and Wine In Honor of Marie DeVito’s 90th Birthday

by Kerry & John DeVito & Family Altar Flowers Available for $100 for one week

Sat/Sun, Aug. 25/26th -Mission Sunday -all Masses Mon., Aug. 27th - “Stuff the Truck” - Truck arrives at St. Max until September 4th. (see article on previous page) Aug. 28th - Craft Fair Meets - 11:30 am - Women’s Cornerstone - 6:30 pm

at St. Max

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 August 26th ST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE PARISH CRAFT FAIR 2018

Columbus Day Weekend - October 6th & 7th As highlighted in last week’s bulletin, if you wish to donate a new item, gift certificate or basket (value $25. or more) to the October raffle, please fill in the information below and return the form to the office , (or put into the collection basket) by August 31st. The item itself should be dropped off at the office no later than September 17th. Thank you for your continued support of the fund-raising effort on behalf of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish. We look forward to seeing you at the Fair!

Craft Fair Committee Contact Chair: Pam Cimeo 484-686-5801

CRAFT FAIR

DONATION FORM Name: _________________________________ Phone: _________________________________ E-mail: _________________________________ Donated Item(s):__________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

PLEASE RETURN TO OFFICE BY Aug. 31st

STEWARDSHIP IDEAS ~If you hear a great homily, tell the homilist. ~Splurge on some produce and buy enough to share with someone in need. ~Try turning your prayer before meals into a spontaneous prayer of thanks, using your own words.

Bus Trip to Washington DC - Sept. 22nd Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Sign-ups for the trip have been extended until August 27th. Cost for the trip is $55/pp. This includes a tour of the Shrine, Rosary for World Peace, free time for lunch & touring, confession & 3:15 Pontifical Mass with Bishop Bambera. Call the Parish office to put your name on the list.

HA Valerie Novak ~ Sr. Airman Charlie Maldanado Alston Smart, Jr. ~ Eugene Maslar, Jr

1st Lt. Mark Gaido ~ Lt. JG Michael Huf Airman Patrick Alminde ~TECH Sgt. William D. Olsen

Seaman Nicole Beckman ~ Cpl. John P. Bramley Lt. Joseph V. Yuskaitis, Jr. - Major Thomas M. Smith

2nd Class Petty Officer DC2, Jeffrey Royall Sgt. Amber Keppol ~ Sgt. Andrew Malave

Sgt. Matthew Ponce ~ MK1 Katie Stodnick Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.

ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, PRIEST AND MARTYR, PRAY FOR US

FOOD PANTRY NEWS Location: Five Loaf House

133 Fire House Rd., Pocono Pines Next Distribution date - September 10th & 11th

Monday - 8:30-11:00 am; 12:00-2:00 pm; 4:00-5:00 pm; Tuesday - 8:30-11 am

Food Donations are accepted on Mon/Tues only, from 9 am -11 am, or call 570-646-7456.

For donations of Household Essentials, e.g. dishes, cookware, utensils, dishes, call Elaine Madere @ 732-995-3370 email: elaine-madere@yahoo.com

St. Maximilian Parish greatly appreciates the support of the advertisers allowing our congregation to receive this bulletin at no cost to the church.

While we appreciate their support, we are not liable for any of their actions, fees, or services.

Around The Diocese

“Spiritual Highlights of Italy”

Join Fr. Sean Oct. 8-17, 2018 ~ $2,689./pp

Call Marge McCauley @ 570-486-4231

Family Promise is now accepting furniture - Please call first. 570-420-8589. Furniture must be delivered to their Day Center on Rt. 611 in Stroudsburg. Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church is accepting clothing and furniture - call 570-420-8589.

HALOS - Child Loss Chapter Hope After a Loved One’s Suicide

For parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced loss of a child or sibling to suicide. The group meets on the 4th Thursday of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Hughes Library in Stroudsburg. Call to register with Alice Keyes at 570-236-1168 or email alicekeys00@gmail.com

Butterfly Release for Peace Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 pm

@ Weiler Corp. Rt. 191& 390, Cresco Admission is free; For info. call 570-424-2093 x19.

This event will benefit the Women’s Resources of Monroe County.

Bulletin submissions can be emailed to mcol@ptd.net or brought into the parish office. Please submit two weeks prior to publication date otherwise we cannot promise publication

date desired. ~ Thank You

SUMMER MUSIC CONCERTS Faith Lutheran Church

Rt. 940 & Robyn Lane - Blakeslee

This Sunday: August 26th - 7 pm The Who Knows Band

September 16th - 3 pm

James Forcella & Friends- Doo Whop

Ecumenical / Interfaith

Join Us! Register now at Monsignor McHugh School From Pre-Kindergarten to 8th grade and all the grades in between, Monsignor McHugh School offers the academics, athletics, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that form a well-rounded, faith-filled student. Tuition assistance is available. Don't delay-- call today to schedule a tour and learn about joining our Catholic School Family, or to register! (570)595-7463.

The Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the Diocese of Scranton will offer its Fall Retreat

On Friday & Saturday, September 14 & 15, at the Villa of Our Lady in Mount Pocono, Fr Richard McAlear OMI will lead the retreat which will include teachings, Confession, Mass and prayers for healing. Retreatants can commute for all or part of the retreat, or can stay overnight at the Villa. The main program will begin at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, and conclude at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Registration is required, and the fee includes three meals on Saturday. For additional information and registration details, contact the office of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, P.O. Box 3306, Scranton, PA 18505. call 570-344-2214; or email ccrenewal@comcast.net. The deadline for registrations is September 5th.