St. Mary Church St. Michael Church

+ PASTOR First Sunday of Advent Rev. Ernest Cibelli December 2, 2018 ASSOCIATE PASTOR Rev. Lawrence Adamczyk PASTOR EMERITUS Rev. George Limmer

ST. MARY CHURCH, 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)

WEEKDAY MASSES MONDAY — FRIDAY: 6:30AM MON, TUES, WED, THURS, & SAT: 8:30AM

HOLY DAYS — 6:30, 8:30AM, 7:30PM VIGIL — 7:30PM FIRST FRIDAYS 6:30AM (SCHOOL YEAR — 10:30AM)

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE SATURDAY: 11:30AM TO 12 NOON 4:00 TO 4:45PM On earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by

ROSARY: MONDAY — SATURDAY: 8:00AM the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA die of fright. (Luke 21:25-28, 34-36) WEDNESDAY 8:00AM

ST. MICHAEL, 31 S. Martin St. J. M. W. Turner, The Storm Shipwreck 1823, detail Clear Spring, MD 21722

SUNDAY MASS: 10:30AM

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE BEFORE MASS Parish Mission Statement ST. MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL We are a Eucharist-centered community, inspired and guided by PRINCIPAL: Patricia A. McDermott the Holy Spirit, nourished and strengthened by the sacramental Phone: 301-733-1184 life of the Church, who welcomes, accepts and celebrates our Website: www.stmarycatholicschool.org unity, as persons created in the image and likeness of God.

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY AT Child Protective Services 240-420-2222 ST. MARIA GORETTI CHAPEL This number is manned 24-7 to call for reporting suspect For info, call 301-739-4167 child abuse or neglect.

Dear Parishioners,

With the start of Advent there’s a flurry of activity! Please note the following about special events, including Mass over the next few weeks, here at St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s.

Because the Immaculate Conception is our nation’s patronal feast day, it is always a holy day of obligation, no matter what day of the week it falls on. Please see the schedule below for Mass times. Please note that if you attend the 5:15 pm Mass on December 8 it will be a Mass for the Immaculate Conception but it can ful- fill your obligation for the Immaculate Conception OR the 2nd Sunday of Advent, but not both! If you attend that Mass, please be sure to go to one additional Mass – either for the Immaculate Conception or the 2nd Sun- day of Advent. In other words, we all have to attend Mass once for the Immaculate Conception and once for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, for a total of two Masses between Dec 7 and Dec 9. Please ask if you have any questions!

Speaking of the 5:15 Mass on December 8, this Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Parker and followed by the blessing of our new facilities, including a beautiful statue of the Blessed Mother to be mounted on the exterior wall of the school overlooking the courtyard (parking lot/play ground). Immediately after the blessings (around 7:00 pm), we will have a fried chicken dinner, catered by the Western Sizzlin. Please join us for a great evening of giving thanks to God for all His blessings upon our community, especially for the Blessed Mother’s protection and intercession. There is no charge for the meal, but we do ask that you let us know if you (and how many) will be coming to eat. Please contact Paula by phone (301-739-0390) or email ( [email protected] ) by Thursday Dec 6 to tell us if you’re coming!

On December 15, Deacon Robert Katafiasz will be ordained a priest in the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore. I know this is a busy time of year, but I would still like to invite you to join Fr. Larry and me for the Ordination Mass. Please note that because both Fr. Larry and I will be there for the Mass, we will be can- celing the 8:30 am Mass and 11:30 confessions that day (Saturday, December 15).

And speaking of Confessions, I am still finalizing the schedule, but we will offer confessions every night of the week from December 17-21. There will be at least one priest available from Tuesday to Friday in the evening, while on Monday there will be the regional penance service at St. Ann’s (1525 Oak Hill Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21742), starting at 7:00 pm. Please look for more details in next Sunday’s bulletin.

May God bless you and keep you in His care, and may the Blessed Mother intercede for you,

Father Cibelli

St. Mary Church Holy Mass Intentions December 3 — 9, 2018 Day Date Mass Intention

Monday 12/3 6:30 Luz Maria Rivera 8:30 Jose Thattil Tuesday 12/4 6:30 Luz Maria Rivera 8:30 Special Intentions of Jim and Saskia Smith

Wednesday 12/5 6:30 Angelina Cacese 8:30 Edith E. Daly

Thursday 12/6 6:30 Bill Rafferty 8:30 Special Intentions of Maria and Ted Axline

Friday 12/7 6:30 Joan and James St. Ledger

Saturday 12/8 8:30 Deceased Members of St. Vincent de Paul 5:15 St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s Parishioners

Sunday 12/9 7:30 Jean Jacques 9:30 Mel Kadar 11:30 Dotty Jones 5:00pm St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s Parishioners

St. Michael 12/9 10:30am Anna Rita Thomas

Readings for December 2 — 9, 2018 Perpetual Adoration Chapel Sunday 12/2 First Sunday of Advent Jer 33:14-16 / 1 Thes 3:12—4:2 / Lk 21:25-28, 34-36, 37 St. Maria Goretti High School Monday 12/3 St. Francis Xavier, Priest Current hours needed: Is 2:1-5 / Mt 8:5-11 Monday: 9am, 12Noon Tuesday 12/4 St. John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church Tuesday: 11pm Is 11:1-10 / Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: 12am, 8am Wed. 12/5 Advent Weekday Thursday: 12Midn, 3am Is 25:6-10a / Mt 15:29-37 Friday: 1am, 5pm Thurs. 12/6 St. Nicholas, Bishop Saturday: 3pm, 5pm, 10pm Is 26:1-6 / Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday 12/7 St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Sunday: 12Noon, 11pm Is 29:17-24 / Mt 9:27-31 Signup: adorationpro.org/annmd Sat. 12/8 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mother Contact: Mr./Mrs. Ott 301-739-4167 Gn 3:9-15, 20 / Eph 1:3-6, 11-12 / Lk 1:26-38 Key card: St. Ann, Donna Louzon, Sunday 12/9 Second Sunday of Advent 301-733-0410 x10 Bar 5:1-9 / Phil 1:4-6, 8-11 / Lk 3:1-6 [email protected]

The CCD School of Religion’s annual Advent Mass will be held Sunday, December 16 at the 9:30 AM Mass.

The candles on the altars for the month of December have been donated in memory of Joseph A. Sekerak

The flowers that were on the altars Thanksgiving weekend (24 & 25) were for Thanksgiving for Blessing Idegwu’s family. Thank you for sponsoring flowers!

Father, Stewardship St. Mary’s Do we have to give something up for the “little Lent”? I was told we had to. Why is the pink candle in Advent pink and the rest 11/18/2018 Attendance 818 purple? Offertory $9,738.84 Online Giving $4,940.20 Advent does have a theme of repentance in expectation and preparation for the coming of the Lord, not only at Christmas, Total $14,679.04 Total Amount Needed** $18,727 at the Second Coming, at the time of our death, but also at the Ho- **This is the amount of weekly collection that ly Eucharist when Jesus appears on the altar at Mass. Purple, or would allow St. Mary to break even for fiscal more correctly—violet, used during the liturgy has the meaning of year 2019 penance or forgiveness of sin. This is why it is sometimes called

Poor Box $139.83 “little Lent” because while Lent is 40 days long, Advent is only School Support $ 35.00 four weeks. The Church’s Code of Canon Law #1249 states, in CHD $699.00 part, “The divine law binds all the Christian faithful to do penance Other $ 56.00 each in his or her own way.” Therefore, every Christian is obligat- All Souls $504.00 ed by God to do penance for sins. In the next canon (1250), the Other $ 5.00 Church defines the season in which penance is mandatory.“The penitential days and times in the universal Church are every Fri- day of the whole year and the season of Lent.” Therefore, while 11/24/2018 Attendance 809 the Church does not oblige the faithful to “give something up” during Advent, the penitential action of “giving something up” is Offertory $8,829.32 a good way to prepare for the coming of the Lord. Online Giving $4,087.70 This sense of Advent as a penitential season is why Total $12,917.02 there are three purple (violet) candles and one pink (or to be more Total Amount Needed** $18,727 liturgically correct – rose, not pink). Lent, which is longer than **This is the amount of weekly collection that Advent, has at it mid-point what is called “Laetare Sunday” where would allow St. Mary to break even for fiscal the priest and deacon wear ROSE vestments to encourage us by year 2019 reminding us that Lent is more than halfway over. The same is Poor Box $99.91 done during Advent. The third Sunday of Advent is called School Support $1,383.05 “Gaudete Sunday” and is past the halfway mark in the season of Other $115.00 Advent. The words, “laetare” and “gaudete,” are both Latin words meaning “rejoice” and are the first words of the Mass for those two respective Sundays. The color of Advent is purple also because we await the coming of the King. In Western Culture, purple is the color of royalty because the dye use to make purple cloth was very expen- Stewardship St. Michael’s sive because it was derived from a sea mollusk off the coast of Tyre. Therefore, only rich people could afford purple clothes. In. 11/18/2018 Attendance 51 Acts 16:14, we read about Lydia, a dealer in purple goods, who was one of the financial backers of the early church. According to Offertory $497.00 Dr. Tim Gray, Advent is also a season of preparation and so is CHD $190.00 does not have meaning in itself. No one wants to stay engaged Poor Box $ 13.00 forever. Engagement is only preparation for the Sacrament of

Total Amount Needed** $658 Marriage. In the same way, Advent is a season of preparation, *This is the amount of weekly collection that a preparation for the coming of Christmas. The season of Advent would allow St. Michael to break even for fiscal is only a preparation for the season of Christmas. You might call year 2019 it the pre-season. Every athlete knows that a good season, de- pends on a properly used pre-season. If you don't prepare or pre- pare well in the pre-season, chances are you will not have a good 11/24/2018 Attendance 53 season. If we do not use Advent as a pre-season to Christmas,

Offertory $515.00 how can we hope to have a good season of Christmas. May the School Support $50.00 Birth of Jesus, the Light of the World, shatter any darkness in your life. Total Amount Needed** $658 *This is the amount of weekly collection that “Ask The Priest” is a continuing feature of the Bulletin. If you would allow St. Michael to break even for fiscal have a question regarding the Catholic faith, please place your year 2019 question in the box on the back table Catholic Daughters of Court Hagerstown Christmas Bake Sale Saturday, December 8, 2018 Sunday, December 9, 2018 after all Masses

Come to choose from a large variety of candies, pies, cakes, soups, breads, cookies -- and more!

Plentiful Christmas Gif Baskets for sale, too.

Proceeds are for charity contributions and the student scholarship fund.

Pre-order pies and pick up at the Bake Sale — contact Linda Field: 301-797-6189 OR lindab.fi[email protected] to order apple, apple crumb, pumpkin, or pecan by December 1st.

The Catholic Daughters wish all our parishioners a blessed season preparing for Christmas and we thank you for your continued support. Pangborn Council #1365 Knights of Columbus Serving the Parishes of Washington County, MD

Join us on December 31st to celebrate a Calendar – December – January- February febr DECEMBER 2018 4 – BINGO

6 – COLUMBUS CLUB MEETING 11 – BINGO 13 – COUNCIL MEETING 18 – BINGO 20 – PANGBORN ASSEMBLY AND LADIES AUXILIARY 25 – MERRY CHRISTMAS 27 – COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING 31 – NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY JANUARY 2019 Join SPECTRUM to ring in 2019 at the Columbus Hall, 20340 Leitersburg 1- HAPPY NEW YEARS! Pike, Hagerstown, just 3 – COLUMBUS CLUB MEETING 8 – BINGO 10 – COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING $20.00 per person 15- BINGO Enjoy an evening of 17– PANGBORN ASSEMBLY AND LADIES AUXILIARY Great Dancing, light hors d’oeuvres & Snacks. Draft Beer and Wine Included – cash bar available 22 – BINGO Toast at Midnight and Continental Breakfast 24 – COUNCIL MEETING WITH SPECIAL PRESENTATION Tip Jars FEBRUARY 2019 ADVANCE SALE TICKETS ONLY – NO WALK INS 5 – BINGO Send your check to: Fred Nugent, 26 E. Irvin Ave., 7 – COLUMBUS CLUB MEETING Hagerstown, MD 21742. Members will have tickets 12 – BINGO 14– COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING SO, WHAT’S NEXT? 19 – BINGO How can the Pangborn Council Knights of Columbus reach out and 21 – PANGBORN ASSEMBLY AND LADIES AUXILIARY do more? 26- BINGO With your help, we can; THAT’S A LOT OF BINGO! - Serve the needy of our community with more outreach A partial list of Pangborn Council support for Parish, family, and - Raise more funds to support parish activities and maintenance commumity activities during September, October , and November - Strengthen the Right to Life Movement and protect the unborn includes: - Host Holy Hours in our Parishes - $400 for Breakfast with Santa at St. Joseph’s - Initiate and support Spiritual Reflections Programs - Didache Bibles for St, Mary’s - Improve the reach and impact of our local food banks - $300 – Mary’s Center - Sponsor family faith enrichment programs: Family Fully Alive, - $500 – Keep Christ in Christmas Magnets Family Week, Family Prayer nights, Consecration of the Holy - $3,000 for HVAC System at St. Augustine Family, and more - $5.000 towards the new sound system at St. Joseph’s. - Bring an ultrasound to our county - 48 Coats for Kids (with Ladies Auxiliary help) - Work with Habitat for Humanity - Harvest Dance for 160 participants in ARC and Star - And more and more and more. Community Programs What does it take? YOU! Become a Knight, or become an active - $1200 support for Religious Ed Programs from the Knight! Put your “FAITH IN ACTION” Ladies Auxiliary - $100 for Socks for Kids – Ladies Auxiliary This support is made possible because of BINGO proceeds – Did So, how about a Polish Night? you know that Knights and their ladies play for ½ price on regular We do Italian Night, and Saint Particks Day. We have some games? interest in doing an authentic Polish Night, perhaps in February. Interested in helping? Contact the Grand Knight: WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE HELP TO MAKE BINGO HAPPEN! [email protected]. COME OUT ON A TUESDAY EVENING AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO!

Are you a Practical Catholic Man? Do you attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days? Do you confess your sins at least once a year? Do receive the Eucharistic Sacrament during Easter? Do you observe the Church’s days of fasting and abstinence? Do you provide for the needs of the church? You can be a Knight! Contact any Knight to learn how!

Right to Life: -- There's an abortion facili- ty in Hagerstown at 160 W. Washington St, Called to Greatness Youth Group Suite 100, just 3 doors from St. Mary Church, All 9th—12th graders are welcome! and there's a serious need for adults and chil- Upcoming events: dren to be there praying for a change of mind December 7th: CtG Meeting, 7:00pm of those entering. There's an opportunity for December 21st: CtG Meeting, 7:00pm sidewalk counseling if you're comfortable Looking Ahead: doing that, but first, prayer at the site is very July 12th—14th, 2019: Steubenville Youth powerful. Volunteers are needed 2 days each Conference week: “The world offers you comfort. But you were not every Thursday and every other Tuesday made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” from 9 to 11 AM; every other Saturday from 8 to 11 AM. Open Tuesday, December 4 and 18; Thursday, December 6 and 13; and Our Lady of Lourdes Rosary Crusade, Saturday, December 15. Sat., Dec. 8, 2018, from 10:30– We also need another "shift" to stay until the 11:30am, at the Natl. Shrine Grotto of women come out after the abortion so we can our Lady of Lourdes, Mount St. Mary’s provide some help. Please email Janet Neel Univ., Emmitsburg, MD. Come join us in [email protected] . prayer and bring your family and friends! Questions? Call Pat Oliver at 301-845- Society of St. Vincent de Paul — 8253. Rosary Crusades are always on the Anyone experiencing a hardship is encouraged to second Saturday of each month, 10:30- contact the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Help Line for assistance (301-739-0390 ext. 124). Your 11:30am, at the National Shrine Grotto contributions to the poor box are appreciated! of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Friday, December 7, 2018 Saturday, December 8, 2018 Sunday, December 9, 2018

Immaculate Conception Anticipated Mass Immaculate Conception Mass 2nd Sunday of Advent Mass

7:30 pm (St. Mary’s) 8:30 am (St. Mary’s) 7:30 am (St. Mary’s) 11:30 am (St. Mary’s) 9:30 am (St. Mary’s)

(can also count for 2nd Sunday of Ad- 10:30 am (St. Michael’s) vent Mass if you attend one of the Masses above) 5:15 pm (St. Mary’s, with Bishop Parker) 11:30 am (St. Mary’s) 5:00 pm (St. Mary’s, EF, Low Mass) Monday, December 24, 2018 Tuesday, December 25, 2017

Christmas Eve Mass Christmas Mass No 6:30 am or 8:30 am Mass 12:00 am (St. Mary’s, EF, High Mass) 4:30 pm (St. Mary’s) 7:30 am (St. Mary’s)

7:00 pm (St. Mary’s) 9:30 am (St. Mary’s) 7:30 pm (St. Michael’s) 11:30 am (St. Mary’s) Monday, December 31, 2018 Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Mary Mother of God, Anticipated Mass, Mary Mother of God

No 6:30 am or 8:30 am Mass 7:30 am (St. Mary’s, EF, Low Mass) 5:15 pm (St. Mary’s) 9:30 am (St. Mary’s) 11:30 am (St. Mary’s)

Please pray for Sharon Henson, wife of Edward Henson (deceased); and Rita Gavigan, mother of Pam Miller. May they rest in the Peace of Christ!

Please: Because checking in all the gifts, to make sure that each child is taken care of, is time consuming, we ask you to bring your gift to church on any day and put it around the advent wreath, or drop it off dur- ing the week at the parish office (8AM-3:30PM), or bring it to Sunday Mass on the weekend of Dec 8 and 9 or the weekend of Dec 15 and 16. So, to insure that each child has his or her gift, will you please be on time with your gift? The gifts will be delivered on December 18. Thank you for your help!! In Jesus’ Name . . . The CCD Christmas Team

Gingerbread Decorating Party St. Joseph Riggie Hall 17630 Virginia Ave Hag MD Saturday, December 15, 2018 12 Noon, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM reservations available RSVP to 301-797-9445 ext 201 by Dec. 12 $25 per family for gingerbread house $30 per family for Gingerbread Nativity

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Attention Parishioners: The St. Mary Parish is in need of a few volunteers to assist in offertory counting on Monday mornings. The time frame is usually between 8:00 am to 10:30 am, once per month. Basic skills include bill counting, adding checks and cash, and use of a 10-key adding machine. Confidentiality is also required. If you are in- terested in serving the Lord and St. Mary in this manner, please contact the St. Mary business manager, Mike McCoy, at 301-739-0390 x114, or [email protected]. The Parish will be eternally grateful for volunteering your time and talent!

MERCY COMMITTEE Many of us have been recipients of kindnesses during our time of grief. St. Mary’s Mercy (bereavement) Committee was established to support grieving families in their time of need. Our mission is to provide a bereavement luncheon following a loved one’s funeral. If you would like to pay it forward or simply be part of something bigger, contact Linda Field (301-797- 6189), Peggy Hurd (301-739-6183) or Judy Kline (301-824-5189) for details about the Mercy Committee. All are welcome to become part of our ministry.

Our parish has raised more than $800,000 toward our campaign goal of $1,750,000 from just 60 gifts with an average gift of $13,000! Thanks be to God for your generosity!

WE HAVE RAISED 46% OF OUR GOAL FROM JUST 8% OF OUR REGISTERED FAMILIES!

WHAT A SHOW OF GENEROSITY!

WE CAN EXCEED OUR GOAL, BUT ONLY IF EACH FAMILY PARTICIPATES & CONSIDERS A SACRIFICIAL PLEDGE.

Our campaign will provide the funds needed for important renovations for our parish and school.

HELP US TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE, BY GOD’s GRACE MAKE YOUR PLEDGE TODAY!