St. Maximilian Kolbe Church
June 28, 2015
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse. She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak. She said, “If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.” Immediately her flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who has touched my clothes?” And he looked around to see who had done it. The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.” ———Mark—Mark 5:255:25----30,30, 3232----34343434 Page 2 June 28, 2015
RRREVEVEV . M. M SGR . R. R OBERT J. CJ. C ARROLL , Pastor BBBAPTISM ––– Celebrated the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month at RRREVEVEV . M. M ARC F. CF. C APIZZI , Parochial Vicar 1:00 PM. Please call the Rectory Office 6-8 weeks in advance RRREVEVEV . T. T HOMAS J. GJ. G ARDNER In Residence to make arrangements. LLLAWRENCE BBBRANDON , Permanent Deacon, Retired WWWILLIAM HHHICKEY , Permanent Deacon PPPRERERE ---JORDAN – Expectant and/or new parents are to AAALFRED MMMAURIELLO , Permanent Deacon participate in a class on Baptism. This session is held on the 2nd AAANITA DDDIXON , School Principal Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM. It is necessary to call the RRROBERTA DDDAINTON ,,, Director of Religious Education Rectory in advance of the class to register. SSSUSAN BBBARBELLA , Business Manager JJJACK CCCRITTENDEN , Building & Grounds Supervisor MMMARRIAGES – Arrangements should be made at least six months SSSARA TTTOPPER , Music Director before the date of the wedding. LLLORI MMMILLER , Administrative Assistant SSSUSAN TTTEAFORD , Parish Secretary AAANOINTING OOOFFF TTTHEHEHE SSSICKICKICK ———In— case of serious illness or surgery,
RRRECTORY PPPHONE 610-399-6936 please contact one of our parish priests. This Sacrament can also RRRECTORY FFFAXAXAX 610-399-4828 be administered after any weekday Mass. Please see the priest in RRRELIGIOUS EEEDUCATION OOOFFICE 610-399-9642 the Sacristy. SCHOOL PHONE 610-399-8400 HHHOME VVVISITS --- Anyone unable to attend Mass regularly due to MAILING AAADDRESS : 15 East Pleasant Grove Road illness may call the Rectory to make arrangements to receive West Chester, PA 19382 Communion in their homes. WWWEBSITE AAADDRESS : www.stmax.org EEEMAIL ADDRESS : [email protected] NNNEWEWEW PPPARISHIONERS – Register at the Rectory at your earliest BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS [email protected] convenience or go to www.stmax.org . Please notify the Rectory of
SSSCHEDULE OFOFOF MMMASSES any change of address as soon as possible. Saturday – Vigil Mass – 5:30 PM Sunday – 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM, 12:00 Noon CCCHARISMATIC PPPRAYER : Tuesdays in the Chapel at 7:30 PM.
WWWEEKDAYS INININ THE CCCHAPEL Monday through Friday – 8:00 AM CCCENTERING PPPRAYER ::: Fridays in the Chapel at 8:45 AM
Saturday – 9:00 AM RCIARCIA–––– For those desiring to become Catholic or adults who HHHOLY DDDAYS OFOFOF OBLIGATION were not baptized. Contact Fr. Capizzi. VIGIL 5:30 PM 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM RRRECTORY OOOFFICE HHHOURS CCCONFESSIONS Monday through Thursday 8:30AM-5:00PM Saturday 4:00 to 5:00 PM or by appointment. Friday 8:30AM-4:00PM Sunday 8:30AM-1:30PM
EUCHARISTIC REFLECTION ADORATION EVERY TUESDAY “Spiritual literacy means knowing the facts of the Beginning at 8:30AM and faith. But it is even more concluding at 7:00 PM vital to teach children how to pray and to give children with the Miraculous role models, adult examples Medal Novena. for them to witness and aspire toward.”
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NEW PRINCIPAL FOR ST. M AXIMILIAN KOLBE SCHOOL
A few weeks ago Ms. Dixon, our school principal, reported she would be moving to Blessed Teresa of Calcutta School. At that time she asked us to trust in God’s providence so that a new principal could lead our families into a bright and promising future.
To this end I have formed a search committee that represents the interests of all stakeholders in providing an excellent educational and spiritual formation for our children. The committee members are:
Mary Beth Gibbons - Parent and School Advisory Board Member Joe DiGregorio - Parent and School Advisory Board Member Deborah Krall - Teacher and School Advisory Board Member Sue Barbella - Parish Business Manager Bernadette Dougherty - Director of Elementary Educational Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia Msgr. Carroll - Pastor
Much has been done in the past few weeks. We reviewed all applications and proceeded to interview the best candidates. The committee has wholeheartedly endorsed a most capable, experienced and enthusiastic candidate.
I most gladly accepted this endorsement and report to you that Mrs. Monica Malseed will begin her work here on July 1, 2015 as our new Principal.
I ask for your prayerful support for Mrs. Malseed as she takes up this most important role in the lives of the Students, Faculty, and Parents. I know she will continue the tradition of excellence at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish School.
Included below is a short “bio” for your review.
Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Carroll
BIOGRAPHY OF MRS . M ONICA MALSEED
Mrs. Malseed has enjoyed a rich array of positions in education. She has taught Art, Art History, Language Arts, Library Skills, and Social Studies to students of wide-ranging abilities and from diverse social backgrounds from pre K through college. From 2000 to 2008 Mrs. Malseed served the St. Maximilian Kolbe School community as the library coordinator and vice principal. Monica Malseed was principal of Pope John Paul II School in the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and Holy Saviour- St. John Fisher School in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Monica Malseed comes to St. Max from Reach Academy for Girls in New Castle, DE where she taught art to grades K to 8. She was a faculty representative to the Reach Academy for Girls Board of Directors, lead teacher for the middle school, and a mentor to new teachers. She also teaches a course in the Continuing Adult Programs and Services Division of Neumann University. In conjunction with the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges, Mrs. Malseed has chaired teams evaluating schools seeking accreditation. She also chaired the steering committee for St. Maximilian Kolbe’s initial accreditation self-study in 2008. Monica Malseed received a BS in Art Education from Penn State University, a Master’s in Education from Temple University, and Principal K-12 certification from Immaculata University. She is a member of St. John Fisher Parish in Boothwyn where she is an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.
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PAPAL VISIT: TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS POSTED ON PHILLY.COM ON TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015 To cope with the unprecedented crowds anticipated for Pope Francis' visit in September, SEPTA plans to double its rail and subway capacity, limit train stops, and only carry Regional Rail passengers who have purchased special passes in advance. Officials of SEPTA, Amtrak, PATCO and other agencies joined Mayor Nutter at City Hall to outline transportation plans for papal visit and the World Meeting of Families."Be prepared to walk at least a few miles or more," Nutter said, warning that "this will be the largest event in the city of Philadelphia in modern history." Nutter said he had been told to expect 1 million to 2 million visitors to Center City but acknowledged, "I don't know how many people are coming."
SEPTA will operate normal service during the week of the World Meeting of Families on September 22-25, but it will drastically alter service for the two days of the pope's visit: Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27. Regional Rail trains, subways, and trolleys will run truncated routes, with stops at only 31 stations instead of the usual 282. A special $10, three-day SEPTA transit pass, valid from Saturday, September 26 through Monday, September 28, will be sold for travel on subways, buses and trolleys. Standard SEPTA passes and tokens can also be used on these transit modes. But on Regional Rail, passengers will need to buy a one-day, $10 special pass for each day of the pope's visit. Passes for the papal visit will go on sale July 15, only on SEPTA's website (www.septa.org ). Sales of Regional Rail passes will be limited to about 150,000, SEPTA officials said. The Broad Street subway and Market-Frankford subway-elevated lines are expected to carry about 200,000 people each on each day of the pope's visit. Trolleys are expected to carry about 100,000 each day. SEPTA officials expect tour buses to bring an additional 250,000 visitors to Center City. Amtrak will add cars to Philadelphia-bound trains and may add additional trains, if demand warrants.
Parking will be a major hassle for mass transit riders, who are expected to overwhelm available spaces in existing lots. SEPTA officials said they are seeking additional parking in towns near the papal rail station stops, but they urged passengers to be dropped off near stations rather than try to park.
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SEPTA plans to pick up passengers only at these stations, en route to Center City: - Paoli/Thorndale Line. Paoli and Radnor Stations - Media/Elwyn Line. Media and Primos Stations - Wilmington/Newark Line - Wilmington and Marcus Hook Stations - Norristown/Manayunk Line. Norristown Transportation Center - Chesnut Hill West Line. Chestnut Hill West Station - Lansdale/Doylestown Line. Lansdale and Fort Washington Stations - Warminster Line. Warminster Station - West Trenton Line. Woodbourne Station - Fox Chase Line. Fox Chase Station - Trenton Line. Croydon and Cornwells Heights Stations • Airport Line. Terminals C & D, Terminal B and Eastwick Station
SEPTA officials have not determined which Center City stations will be used for papal passengers, general manager Joseph Casey said Tuesday.
On the Market-Frankford Line, westbound trains will only pick up passengers from Frankford Transportation Center and the Girard Avenue station; eastbound trains only at 69th Street Transportation Center and 52nd Street station, with drop-offs at yet-to-be- determined Center City stations.
On the Broad Street subway: Northbound trains will operate only from AT&T Station; southbound trains will pick up passengers only at Fern Rock Transportation Center and the Cecil B. Moore station, with drop-offs at yet-to-be-determined Center City stations. Trolley service will operate on these lines: Route 15, service from 63rd & Girard; Routes 11 and 13, service from Darby Transportation Center; Route 34, service from 61st & Baltimore; Route 36, service from 60th & Eastwick. There will also be service from a limited number of stations on the Norristown High Speed Line and Route 101 Media and Route 102 Sharon Hill Trolley lines. Donna Farrell, executive director of the World Meeting of Families, urged visitors and residents to check the website WorldMeeting2015.org for transportation updates and to get a "papal visit playbook," a guide to navigate Center City neighborhoods during the event.
Read more at: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/ pope/20150617_Papal_visit_mass_transit_plans_include_a_lot_of_walking.html#yG7 xcgh2rozSdDh0.99
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CATHOLIC YOUNG ADULTS Parish Religious Education If you're a Catholic adult in your Program 20s or 30s, we want to meet you! 2015-2016 Registration Catholic Young Adults of Chester PREP - Registration for 2015-16 County (CYACC - pronounced is open for grades K-6. The "kayak") exists to offer you social, spiritual, and program is on Tuesday evenings service opportunities. with an early session at 4:45-6 pm and late Join us this Wednesday, July 1st for our session from 6:30-7:45 pm. Kindergarten is monthly Praise & Worship Adoration. Holy available only at the 4:45 session. Classes are Hour begins at 7:30pm in the lower chapel of filling quickly so if you need a particular St. Agnes in West Chester. Confession will be session (early or late) get your registration in available . ASAP! Forms can be found on the website (www.stmax.org) under PREP (document Check us out on Facebook or email us menu is on the left of the page), or contact the at [email protected] for more info. PREP office at 610-399-9642. PREP - Volunteers for 2015-16: Join our teaching team and share the love of Jesus with children! We need (2) 2nd grade teachers and (1) 5th grade teacher in the 4:45 session, and
(1) 6th grade teacher for the 6:30 session. We PETER ’S PENCE also need teen or adult aides for both COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND sessions. If you would be interested in JUNE 27-28 helping or would like more information please contact Roberta Dainton, Director of Religious Education at 610-399-9642 or [email protected]. In his address of March 20, 2013, Pope Francis spoke of our responsibility before the world and creation. "There is much that we CHILDREN ’S LITURGY OF can do to benefit the poor, the needy and THE WORD (CLOW) those who suffer, and to favor justice, promote reconciliation and build peace," HELP!!! he said. The Peter's Pence Collection unites us in solidarity to the Holy See and its works of We are in need of charity to those in need. Your generosity volunteers for the allows the Pope to respond to our suffering Children’s Liturgy of the brothers and sisters. Word ministry. Teens are encouraged to help The purpose of the Peter's Pence Collection is as readers and/or support. If you would like to provide the Holy Father with the financial to help bringing the Gospel Message to God’s means to respond to those who are suffering children, contact Lori Miller at the Rectory as a result of war, oppression, natural disaster, Office at 610-399-6936 or at and disease. [email protected].
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REGISTRATION TIME AT ST. M AX We are now accepting registrations for September 2015. You are able to download all the registration paperwork by going to the school website at: school.stmax.org. Once there, click on Admissions and then click on registration. If you have any questions, please call the school office at 610-399-8400 and ask for Sue Truitt. She will set up time for you to come in for registration.
GOING ON VACATION ? CHURCH COLLECTION
Summer is here and many will JUNE 21 be heading to vacation $17,029.50 destinations to refresh and recharge. As you are enjoying THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY ! those fun activities (or even doing nothing at all!) make “Whoever sows sparingly will also sure you check out www.masstimes.org before reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will you leave. You can find out the locations and also reap bountifully. Each must do as already times of churches celebrating the Eucharist determined, without sadness or compulsion, for wherever you are going. All our parishioners are God loves a cheerful giver. Moreover, God is wished happiness and safety on their trips and able to make every grace abundant for you, so that excursions in the coming months. in all things, always having all you need, you may have an abundance for every good work.” -2 Cor 9:6-8
VILLA MARIA ACADEMY HONOR ROLL
MONTHLY FOOD The following St. Max parishioners received honors at Villa Maria DRIVE Academy for the second semester of the school year: The regular monthly Distinguished Honors collection of NON- Christine DiSanti, Nicole Czyzewski, Mary Kate PERISHABLE FOOD Miller, Haley Croft, Morgan Monteith
ITEMS for the needy First Honors of Chester County will Laura Lucarelli, Caitlin Brune, Ryan O’Rourke, take place next weekend, July 4th and 5th. Claire Mudrick, Caroline Antell, Please leave your donations in the bins in Mary Katherine Clark
the vestibule. Your generous contributions Second Honors of food are greatly appreciated. Faith Prince, Grace Perrotta
Congratulations on your academic achievements!
Page 8 June 28, 2015 Please remember to pray for those in need of hope and healing. Mary, Health of the Sick, pray for them.
Laura Arena, James Burke, Sr., Donna Burke, Robert Capizzi, Maryann Corrigan, Maria Costello, Susan Dallas-Feeney, Glen Dekutowski, Louis DiGregorio, Frank Donato, David Doty, Denise Doyle, James Dudrick, Hayden Elliot, Angelina Fiorito, Patricia Foster, Mary Garofalo, John Gaydos, Patricia Greist, Garry Hallman, Ron Hauser, Edmund Hayes, Ray Holback, Gary Hunter, Agnes Iacona, Judy Ikena, Sondra Kelly-Richmond, Martha Kerr, Joseph Maher, Felice McElwaine, John McGowan, Kathleen McGrory, Jeff Melasecca, Sue Mele, Tess Merlini, Patricia Mitchell, Paul Morelewicz, Alexandra Morin, Ethan Mullin, Paul Nappi, Marie O’Connor, Barbara Ostapowicz, James Palo, Joe Peta, Chan Prathanaluangxay, Craig Riddell, Edward Robbins, Joseph Robbins, Mary Rossi, Anne Marie Swans, Meghan Tenaglio, Karen Tipka, Bill Verona, Dana Vink, Eveline Walker.
Registration is now open for JV th th co-ed (5 & 6 grade) and th th Varsity girls’ (7 & 8 grade) soccer.
To register, your child must be a member of St.
Max Parish and have all sacraments according to HOLY HOUR FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM his/her grade or be in the process of receiving Sunday, June 28, 2015 5:30 pm them. This means PREP attendance through 6th Cathedral Basilica of grade is required if not attending a Catholic Saints Peter and Paul school. Non-Catholics must attend St. Max 18th Street & School. Benjamin Franklin Parkway Questions regarding our soccer programs can be Philadelphia, PA 19103 directed to: Confessions beginning at 5:30 pm
Scott Kinka: [email protected] -Varsity Sunday Mass at 6:30 pm Jason Fetchko: [email protected]
CHESTER COUNTY MEN ’S GROUP MALVERN RETREAT
Join other men from our parish and Chester County in a retreat at Malvern Retreat house on August 7, 8, 9. Refresh yourself with faith while taking a “timeout” from your life. Take the opportunity to take stock of yourself and your spiritual life. This is an excellent opportunity to for family members (you, your sons or grandsons, your father and grandfathers and other male relatives) to prepare for the upcoming World Meeting of Families. The retreat weekend begins with dinner on Friday and concludes with Sunday morning Mass. The cost is an offering commensurate with what your financial situation and your conscience dictates. If you cannot attend the whole weekend, then come and attend part of it. More information is available and reservations can be made by contacting Charlie Carbo at [email protected] or 610- 431-3686 or you can make reservations directly with Malvern at http://www.malvernretreat.com/ or phone 610 644-0400. Come and be filled with the Holy Spirit!
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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Summer is a good time to MASS INTENTIONS consider how we might enrich WEEK OF JUNE 28 our spiritual lives and grow closer to Jesus. We have a great opportunity every Tuesday to spend some time with Jesus in our quiet, air-conditioned chapel during Eucharistic Adoration. We have a wonderful group of people who have each committed to be there for a particular hour between 9 am and 7 pm so Jesus is MONDAY 8:00 AM Helen Powers never left alone. Many others are able to come in for briefer visits. It would be wonderful for students on TUESDAY – 8:00 AM Betty Dahms break to give some of their time to Jesus. Any one WEDNESDAY –8:00 AM Jack Manning of any age is always welcome. Just drop in. THURSDAY –8:00 AM Arthur Norkiewicz
We’d like to have at least two people committed to FRIDAY – 8:00 AM Mary & Alfred Boulos each hour; we also need to compile a list of people SATURDAY —9:00 AM ** Leonard D’Adamo who are willing to be called upon as substitutes when the regular adorers are unable to be there. If ** Saturday, July 4th Mass will be in Church you would like to participate in this important ministry, let us know. We have a particular need for the 9 to 10 am hour, but additional people are welcome at any hour. To volunteer for a regular hour or to be placed on the sub list, please provide your name and contact information to Anne Chavez at [email protected] or 610-793-2154 or call the rectory to volunteer. June 28, 2015 "The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sacrament is the best time you will spend on earth. Sunday Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul Wis 1:13-15, 2:23-24; 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mk everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43 Heaven, and will help bring about everlasting Monday peace on earth." (Mother Teresa) Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt SNACK DUTY 16:13-19 Tuesday The Day Room at St. Agnes Gn 19:15-29; Mt 8:23-27 Parish is hosting a summer Wednesday camp for the underserved Gn 21:5, 8-20a; Mt 8:28-34 children of our community Thursday from June 29 to July 10. The Camp of Light Gn 22:1b-19; Mt 9:1-8 asks for your help in supplying healthy snacks First Friday for the children during this time. If you are Eph 2:19-22; Jn 20:24-29 able to make a monetary or food donation, First Saturday please contact camp director Camryn Hicks at Gn 27:1-5, 15-29; Mt 9:14-17 [email protected]. Service hours available.