St. Mary Church St. Michael Church

PASTOR: REV. ERNEST CIBELLI Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

ASSOCIATE PASTOR: August 19, 2018 REV. LAWRENCE ADAMCZYK

PASTOR EMERITUS: REV. GEORGE LIMMER

ST. MARY, 224 W. Washington St. Hagerstown, MD 21740 Phone 301-739-0390 Fax: 301-739-7082 Email: [email protected] 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 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal BEFORE MASS life, and I will raise him on the last day. (John 6:54-56) PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY AT Matthias Stom, Supper at Emmaus ca. 1633 – 1639 ST. MARIA GORETTI CHAPEL

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.

Dear Parishioners, Thank you to everyone who made the observance of our patronal feast day so beautiful, especially everyone that helped with the 6:30 pm Mass and the social afterwards! Many of you asked for a copy of the homily I delivered at Sunday Mass last weekend addressing the most recent revelations of by clergy. I have posted it on our website, which you can access by going to the main page, selecting “About Us,” then “Homilies.” Or you can access it by typing in (or clicking): http://www.saintmarysonline.org/homilies Please feel free to call Paula if you would like her to print you a copy. Please also read Lori’s message regarding this scandal. The Holy Hour of Reparation to the Sacred Heart will take place on August 22 at 7:00 pm here at St. Mary’s. We need to say farewell to Aaron Percich who had been serving as our youth minister for the past few weeks. Aaron informed me this past Monday that he has accepted a position teaching English Literature at St. Mary’s Ryken High School in southern Maryland. Aaron’s training is specifically in English Literature and his family lives in that area, so he judged it best to accept this position. My gratitude goes out to Aaron for the work he performed the past few weeks. Let us pray for him and his family as they make this transition. Please pray for all of our youth and volunteers as we discern where God is leading us now. Let us also pray for all of our college students who go back to school in the next few weeks. May the Holy Spirit enlighten and guide them throughout the coming academic year. Finally, please don’t forget to submit your input with regard to the question about how to proceed with the Mass schedule beyond the summer. You can ask an usher for a copy of my letter from last week as well as a survey form. You can also access the letter at: http://www.saintmarysonline.org/seasonalevents#summer- mass and email your input to Paula at [email protected]. Thank you for your prayerful considera- tion of this question!

Please know of my daily prayers for each of you. May God bless you and keep you in His care, and may the Blessed Mother intercede for you, Father Cibelli

Today’s second collection is for We are searching for anyone with a high School Support. resolution camera willing to volunteer to Please give generously to the needs of our school. take photos of the events taking place at Thank you! St. Mary Church for St. Mary’s website. Next week’s second collection is for Capital Improvements. Save the Date: Fall Rummage Sale: Stewardship St. Mary’s Saturday September 29 8/12/2018 Attendance 696 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Offertory $8,700.88 Online Giving $2,755.20

Total $11,456.08 Stewardship St. Michael’s Total Amount Needed** $18,727 **This is the amount of weekly collection that would allow 8/12/2018 Attendance 36

St. Mary to break even for fiscal year 2019 Offertory $629.00

Poor Box $119.10 Amount Needed** $658 School Support $200.00 **This is the amount of weekly collection that would Other $154.00 allow St. Michael to break even for fiscal year 2019

St. Mary Church Holy Mass Intentions August 20 — 26, 2018

Day Date Mass Intention

Monday 8/20 6:30 Special Intentions of Connie Grimsley 8:30 Special Intentions of Madeline Bender

Tuesday 8/21 6:30 Janet Cromis 8:30 Fr. Canice Treacy

Wednesday 8/22 6:30 Marilyn Brooks 8:30 Clement Scanlan

Thursday 8/23 6:30 Vocations to the Priesthood 8:30 Special Intentions of Michael and Paula Bowers

Friday 8/24 6:30 Thomas Austin Murphy, Sr. TBD Special Intentions of The Lafollette Family

Saturday 8/25 8:30 Jay Benfield 5:15 Dr. Charles Spencer

Sunday 8/26 7:30 Jane McDermott 9:30 Matthew Skinner 11:30 Dorothy Myers 5:00PM St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s Parishioners

St. Michael 8/26 10:30am Vocations to the Priesthood

Readings for August 19 — 26, 2018

Sunday 8/19 Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time Proverbs 9:1-6 / Ephesians 5:15-20 / John 6:51-58

Monday 8/20 Saints Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church

Ezekiel 24:15-24 / Matthew 19:16-22

Tuesday 8/21 Saint Pius X, Pope Ezekiel 28:1-10 Matthew 19:23-30

Wed. 8/22 The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ezekiel 34:1-11 / Matthew 20:1-16

Thurs. 8/23 Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin

Ezekiel 36:23-28 / Matthew 22:1-14

Friday 8/24 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Revelations 21:9b-14 / John 1:45-51

Sat. 8/25 Saint Louis, Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest; BVM Ezekiel 43:1-7ab / Matthew 23:1-12

Sunday 8/26 Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b / Ephesians 5:21-32 / John 6:60-69

Perpetual Adoration Chapel / St. Maria Goretti Right to Life: -- There's an abortion facility in Hager- High School stown at 160 W. Washington St, Suite 100, just 3 doors Current hours needed: from St. Mary Church, and there's a serious need for adults and children to be there praying for a change of mind of Monday: 9am, 12Noon those entering. There's an opportunity for sidewalk coun- Tuesday: 11pm seling if you're comfortable doing that, but first, prayer at Wednesday: 12am the site is very powerful. Volunteers are needed 2 days Friday: 1am, 5pm each week: every Thursday and every other Tuesday Saturday: 5pm, 7pm, 10pm from 9 to 11 AM; every other Saturday from 8 to 11 Sunday: 12Noon, 11pm AM. Open Tuesday, August 28 and September 11;

Key card: St. Ann, Donna Louzon, Thursday, August 23 and 30; and Saturday, August 25 301-733-0410 x10 and September 8. We also need another " shift" to stay [email protected] until the women come out after the abortion so we can pro- vide some help. Please email Janet Neel Signup: adorationpro.org/annmd [email protected] if you can help. Contact: Mr./Mrs. Ott 301-739-4167

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. Put Christ’s love into your rela- tionship by attending the Worldwide Marriage Encounter 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 regis- tration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: moments4marriage.org.

Summer Madness every Monday for 6 to 12 Graders — Schedule of Events

 August 20: Swim/ Pizza party. Falling Waters, WV.  August 24-25: End of Summer Shabang — Lock In Saint Mary.

Now Open! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CORNER Enrollment for new students for the 2018-2019 School Year St. Mary Catholic School offers Annual Chicken & Ribs BBQ Sale on Saturday th Pre-K 4 through 8 Grade & Sunday August 11th and 12th from 11am to Come see why we were awarded the National Blue 6pm in the K of C parking lot. $10/meal. Ribbon of Excellence in 2017 by the U.S. Department of Education! K of C Car Raffle Tickets now for sale. $1 per You can now inquire and apply directly on our chance or 6 for $5. 1st Prize is 2019 Ford Mustang website – www.stmarycatholicschool.org or $18K. Raffle benefits local Catholic School Welcome Grants for Catholic students who attend scholarships. Drawing is 10/6/18. See a Knight to public school are available for grades 1, 3, 4 & 5. purchase tickets. If you would like a tour or more information, please call Kristy Gross at 301-733-1184 or Pangborn Ladies Auxiliary is having a Craft & Ven- [email protected]. dor Fair on Sat. Sept. 22nd at the K of C Hall. For info on being a vendor, please contact Darlene After-School Care Attendant Needed: at [email protected].

St. Mary Catholic School has an opening for an after- Bingo Bingo Bingo. Every Tuesday at the Knights school care attendant for the 2018-2019 school year, of Columbus Hall (20340 Leitersburg Pike, Hager- Monday through Friday, from 3:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M., for K-8 grade students. An adult with CPR/ stown, MD 21742) Starting at 6:45 pm we conduct First aid and who is in compliance with 34 bingo games for the public. Please join us and requirements is sought to assist with faith-filled after- have fun. noons of homework, snacks, playground, and light The Columbus Hall or the Pavilion are available for housekeeping responsibilities. For more information, please contact Paula Radley, 301-733-1184, or pra- rental. Please call 301-739-9019 for more infor- [email protected]. mation.

Registration for the next school year Parishioners who are moving from the CCD program is going on now. Classes parish, or those who are changing their th are from pre-school to 8 grade. Only new address within the parish, are asked to notify the students need to register. Call Jan Parish Office as soon as possible of the move so McCarter at the CCD office, 301-739-0390 that we can keep our records up to date and our ext. 129; and leave a message. costs of return envelopes to a minimum.

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!

ASK THE PRIEST

Continuing with the quiet prayers at the Offertory:

After the prayer of the Faithful, the priest or deacon prepares the altar for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. The Prayer for the offering of the bread begins, “Blessed are You…” The offering over the wine begins the same way. As these prayers over the bread and wine are printed in the Pew Missal, I will not reprint them here. The prayers at the Offering of the bread and wine are to be said “in a low voice….If however, the Offertory Chant is not sung, the Priest may speak these words aloud; at the end, the people may acclaim: Blessed be God forever.” As the Deacon or the Priest prepares the chalice, comes one of my favorite prayers of the Mass. “The Deacon, or the Priest, pours a little water into the chalice, saying quietly: By the mystery of this water and wine, may we come to share in the Divinity of Christ who humbled Himself to share in our humanity.” This prayer echoes 2 Peter 1:4 which reads “he has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divine nature.” This is one of the greatest kept secrets of the : Because of Jesus’ life, death, resurrection AND ascension, we are called to partake in the very life of the Holy Trinity. Jesus became man, not an angel; this is why the dev- il (a fallen angel) hates us, because he has to worship God made man. As I said before, most of the quiet prayers are prayers for God to forgive the sins of the priest. For some reason, the Church has decided that this prayer too should be said quietly by the priest. The only reason I can think of is that the Church thinks that it may cause some doctrinal confusion among the laity; because we do not become members of the Trini- ty, we do not become consubstantial with the Trinity, yet we share in the eternal relationship of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit because by His ascension, Jesus has taken our human nature to sit at the right hand of the Fa- ther and enjoy the “Divine Dance” of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As above, similar prayers are said for the offering of the wine mixed with water. After offering the chalice of wine, in the manner stipulated above, the Missal states, “After this, the Priest, bowing profoundly, says quietly: With humble spirit and contrite heart may we be accepted by You, O Lord, and may our sacrifice in Your sight this day be pleasing to You, Lord God.” If incense is used, the gifts, the altar, the priest, and the people are incensed. “The Priest, standing at the side of the altar, washes his hands, saying quietly: Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.” Again, as you can see these quiet prayers are the Priest asking God to cleanse him of his sins so that he can offer a worthy sacrifice. In the Old Testament, there were many rubrics (liturgical instructions) which the priests and levites would have to follow when serving in the Jerusalem Temple, washing their hands, wearing special vestments, having purity of mind and heart. We read in Leviti- cus 10:1-2, “Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers and, putting incense on the fire they had set in them, they offered before the LORD unauthorized fire, such as he had not commanded. Fire therefore came forth from the LORD’s presence and consumed them, so that they died in the LORD’s presence.” I am glad the Church has these quiet prayers, so the priest can ask God not to smite him for being unworthy to of- fer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. I sometimes think, after celebrating Mass, “Well, we survived another one.”

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Message From Archbishop Lori Accountability for All a Must

“Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.” Psalm 25:8-9

Terrible revelations that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is said to have serially abused boys as well as seminarians and young priests have shaken our Church to its core. That we find ourselves in this place again is tragic and heart wrenching – for the victims; for their families and friends; for all Catholics; and for our neighbors whom we are called to serve in truth and love. As a I am shaken by these events and humbled by the responsibility I bear to work to change the culture that permitted such abuse to go unchecked. Without such changes, our credibility will con- tinue to erode and we will fail in our duty to witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ with integrity. The has accepted former Cardinal McCarrick’s resignation from the College of Cardinals and sentenced him to a life of prayer and penance prior to the outcome of a formal adju- dication of the allegations. This is a step in helping eliminate the evil of sexual abuse in our Church and in building a culture of accountability and transparency, and I am grateful to the Holy Father for his actions. We must make clear that we will not tolerate criminal and evil behavior, regardless of the rank and standing of the accused. Tragically, similar revelations of abuse in the Church extend beyond those coming to light here in the United States. Soon after accepting the resignation of former Cardinal McCarrick, the Holy Father also accepted the resignation of Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson, found guilty by an Australian criminal court for failing to report the sexual abuse of two altar boys to the police. And in May, summoned the Chilean to Rome to call them to account for the widespread cover-up of clerical sexual abuse in their country. He has since accepted the resigna- tions of five bishops with the full expectation of more to come. I strongly support the Holy Father’s response in these cases and his determination to hold accountable all those who have sexually abused others or failed to report allegations of sexual abuse, regardless of their position or rank in the Church. I applaud his resolve in exercising the right and responsibility of the Holy See to discipline bishops and to hold them to high standards in fulfilling their office. Building on the Holy Father’s efforts to strengthen the accountability of bishops, some bish- ops in the United States are discussing proposals to do the same. These proposals include measures that can be implemented in each diocese to ensure that victims can easily report allega- tions of abuse by any member of the Church, including bishops, and can confidently expect that those allegations will get a full and fair hearing. I will contribute actively to those discussions and will fully implement their results in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to best protect those in our local Catholic community and all those we serve. I humbly pray for the victims of sexual abuse and for all who have suffered at the hands of those ministering on behalf of the Church. I pledge my continued diligent oversight of the measures currently in place as well as a renewed commitment to do all I can to build a culture of accountability and transparency so as to ensure the safety of all in our care in this Archdiocese of Baltimore.