Our Lady Star of the Sea Church 106 East Dillingham Street, Saint Marys, Georgia 31558 Reverend Fr. Mariusz Fuks, Pastor Church Office 912-882-4718 Fax: 912-882-5845 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.weareolss.org ; www.stfrancisfolkston.com Saint Francis of Assisi Mission 700 Kingsland Drive P.O.Box 487, Folkston Georgia 31537

Our Lady Star of the Sea weekly schedule

Mondays No Daily Mass Tuesdays 5:00 pm Rosary & Adoration, 5:30 pm Daily Mass Wednesdays 7:30 am Rosary, 8:00 am Daily Mass Thursdays 7:30 am Rosary, 8:00 am Daily Mass Fridays 6:30 am Rosary, 7:00 am Daily Mass 1st Fridays of the month 8:30 am Mass @ Historic Chapel 3:00 pm - 3:40 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet—Main Church Saturdays 4:15 pm Confession - Main Church 5:00 pm Mass Sundays 11:00 am Mass

Saint Francis of Assisi weekly schedule

Wednesdays 6:00 pm Daily Mass 1st Fridays 11:00 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 12:15 pm Mass Sundays 8:00 am Confessions 8:30 am Mass

JUBILEE YEAR of MERCY July 31, 2016 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you" (Luke 12:20). Hardly sounds like mercy! Unlike some contemporary rich folks, there is no indication of lying, stealing, or cheating in Jesus' parable. The rich man made a living, not a killing. Why does Jesus name him "fool"? First, because of presumption. Five times in nine verses, the rich man declares, "I shall." God's not in charge here, I am! Second, selfishness--four times, "my/myself." No God, no neighbor; he talks to himself, about himself: my possessions, my productivity, my plans! So, instead of chasing "treasure for ourselves," Jesus and Pope Francis' Jubilee Year of Mercy bid us grow "rich in what matters to God" (12:21), namely, the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Give food, drink, clothing, and healing; visit the imprisoned; bury the dead. Heal with Jesus' own gentleness the doubt, ignorance, and sins of others; comfort, forgive, be patient; and pray for the living and dead. HITTING IT BIG It seems to be commonly accepted nowadays that everyone wants to win the lottery, hit the slots big at the casino, or be a millionaire. This attitude is akin to what the first hearers of the parable of the successful farmer would have thought: Why, of course he'd want to find a way to preserve his good fortune for the future, to secure for himself a life of leisure, eating, drinking, and merriment. It's exactly the kind of life that the right ticket, hand of cards, or quiz show answer might bring us today. Being surrounded by this "common wisdom" makes the words of Qoheleth, the psalmist, Paul, and Jesus all that much harder to hear today. Perhaps good fortune will be ours, perhaps it will not be. But if we make that fortune or the quest for it the heart, the very center, of our lives, then we will live to regret it. We will not achieve the future security we pursue, and we will lose the present moment in the chase. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK

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A jar of honey lasts practically forever. The oldest jar of honey ever discovered was over five thousand years old. Honey is quite different from market-fresh produce, then; because most fruits and vegetables last only a few days, we treat them carefully. At this time of summer, we rush to find recipes for cherries and cucumbers so we won't waste a single one. We wouldn't feel that same urgency about honey. In our own way, we are as delightful and fragile as ripe produce. Today's readings urge us not to spoil, but to make good use of our limited time on earth. Ecclesiastes reminds us that because God provides for us now and always, we can manage our daily affairs without anxiety. Saint Paul encourages the Colossians to keep thoughts of heaven in everything they do, and Jesus himself asks us to treasure not earthly wealth, but God alone.

TIME TO DUST Ruth Hulburt Hamilton wrote a poem called "Song for a Fifth Child" about the many demands on a mother's time. The poem's final two lines show how the mother has sorted out her priorities as she urges the cobwebs and dust to quiet down and go to sleep so that she can rock her baby because "babies don't keep." This popular poem has helped countless caregivers resolve to spend less time working and more time playing with their children. Ecclesiastes seems to affirm this resolution, suggesting that a perfectly tidy and well-dusted house will eventually come to nothing. And yet, we don't want children to grow up in squalor. At some point even less important work needs to get done. We ask the Lord, then, to guide our hearts and help us choose how to spend our time in a way that pleases God best. Even the thankless, repetitive task of dusting the house can help us pray in this way. Dust reminds us where we came from and where we're headed. Human beings are made from dust, and to dust we will return (see Ecclesiastes 3:20).

CINDERELLA STORY We are made from dust and will surely die one day. This may seem depressing at first, but we should really rejoice! The psalm confirms that we will "wilt and fade," but Saint Paul reminds us that we have been raised with Christ. Our lives are not pointless drudgery. No! Christ himself has chosen us dusty people to appear with him in glory. Therefore, every item on our daily to-do lists relates to our salvation. Knowing we will die helps us prioritize our earthly labors. Knowing we will live forever in heaven helps us grow in joyful intimacy with Jesus. And when we live in union with Jesus, offering him all we do, we see more clearly how to store up the right kind of treasure. Life in Jesus will make us "rich in what matters to God."

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Sometimes the treasures of art can provide us with clues about traditions. Take, for example, the miter, the conical with lappets, or back-flaps that fall to the shoulders. This is worn by bishops in the Catholic West. Eastern Catholics favor a , but we have this curious . In Greek, the word means "." Old paintings and mosaics provide clues about for bishops, and there is very little artistic evidence for the miter before the year 1000. Before then, some kind of head covering might have been worn to offset the damp and chill of unheated churches. The pope, as far back as the seventh century, often wore a cap called a camelaucum. Around that time, artists painting St. Peter began to portray their subject wearing this hat. By the year 1000 or so, the pope began to grant similar -shaped headgear as gifts to visiting abbots and bishops. They returned home with these new chapeaus, and before long everybody wanted one! Today, miters are granted not only to bishops, but to certain favored abbots and occasionally abbesses. Pope Benedict XVI set aside the tradition of the papal in favor of the miter, even on his coat of arms. Pope Paul VI was the last pope to have a coronation. As recently as the 1960s, miters were towering skyscrapers of jewels and rich silks, but now a simplicity of style is favored by bishops. Miters are here to stay, and experienced altar servers know how to await the bishop's removing of the miter, since he does not wear it when he is saying the presidential prayers or the Eucharistic Prayer.

If you wish to have your child baptized at OLSS or SFOA, please call the Those preparing for marriage need church office to schedule a preparation to contact the church office for a list class with Fr. Mariusz and to complete of instructions at least six months in the sacramental registration form. This advance of the anticipated wedding must be done at least two weeks in advance before your event is scheduled. date.

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Regular Collection: $ 5,001.00 Online Giving Collection: $ 819.50 Mortgage Fund: $ 134.00 Online Giving Mortgage: $ 5.00 Solidarity Fund: $ 81.00

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jer 28:1-17; Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102; Mt SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI OFFERTORY 14:13-21 Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Offertory: $ 598.00 Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Mortgage Fund: $ 115.00 Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21-28 Tabernacle Repair: $ 389.00 Thursday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 16:13-23

Friday: Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7; Dt 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41; Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to Lk 9:28b-36 give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a Sunday: Wis 18:6-9; Ps 33:1, 12, 18-22; Hb 11:1-2, 8-19 [1- cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 2, 8-12];

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ROBBING A BANK The second reading from the Letter to the Colossians goes well with the first reading and the Gospel. Those passages warn how useless material wealth will be when we die. St. Paul continues this warning by reminding us that we have already died with Christ in baptism and risen to new life. To live this new life we must put to death whatever tendencies keep us from Christ. Wealth can be a gift from God. The abuse is not necessarily in the possession of wealth. More likely, we abuse wealth either in the ways we attain it or use it--or both. How do we abuse the attainment of wealth? I can give an obvious answer, such as robbing a bank, but this makes it too easy to justify myself. Do I work a full day for my pay, or do I spend a lot of time visiting with other employees, surfing the Web, taking extra-long breaks, or texting my friends? Am I honest with my customers, charging only for work I have done? As for using our wealth, we usually think of family first. Do we spoil our kids, so they can "have the things I couldn't afford when I was young"? Or do we teach them to work for what they get? Do we also think of the poor and homeless? Do we teach our children to be generous to others? Notice that Paul does not mention wealth. Instead he goes deeper, pointing out the thoughts and desires that lead to a life centered in wealth. In baptism, we put to death passion and greed, tendencies that push us to own more or to control another person. Paul uses the image of taking off these vices as if they were clothing and putting on a new self that shows Christ in us. When we have been renewed that way, then Christ becomes visible in all people. We no longer have reason to look down on anyone for being poor or sickly or of another race. We begin to see Christ in them, for as Paul says, "Christ is all and in all" (Colossians 3:11). WORRY Don't tell me that worry doesn't do any good. I know better. The things I worry about never happen. --Anonymous

ST. FRANCIS of ASSISI, Sunday Mass will start at 5:00pm beginning August 7th. There will be no 8:30am Mass on Sundays.

OUR LADY STAR of the SEA: There will be no Daily Masses from July 26 through August 4.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Be a part of our upcoming photography event. Each family will receive a complimentary 8x10 and a directory for participating. You will be able to purchase additional portraits if you would like. Our photography dates are September 6 through 9 from 2pm to 9pm and September 10 from 10am to 5pm. Early sign-up is going on now. From our website homepage, click on the link at the bottom “Parish Directory”. It will take you to the sign-up site. Or, you can call the church office to schedule your session.

PARISH COUNCIL meeting has been postponed to Tuesday, August 9th at 6pm.

FIRST FRIDAY: Mass at 7am in the daily chapel and 8:30am in the historic chapel. Adoration begins at 7:30am continuing through 3pm in the daily chapel. At 3pm is Divine Mercy Chaplet followed by closing adoration. To sign up for Adoration, please call or email the office with the time slot you prefer. The sign-up sheet will not be posted as usual.

VIRTUS: We will be having VIRTUS training on Saturday, August 20th from 9-12. This training is required for any adult involved in any activities in the parish. To register, go to www.diosav.org, and find the training listed on the Upcoming Events Calendar.”

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE: The Hospitality Committee will now begin meeting the second Wednesday of each month at 4:00 in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to join us in the planning of coffee/ doughnut Sundays, church socials and parties, and needs for bereavement. Feel free to gather with us. We look forward to new ideas and faces to help make OLSS the best it can be!

FOOT CARE will be provided on Wednesday, August 3. Please contact Peggy Hudock for further information.

HEALTH MINISTRY will meet on Thursday, August 4 at 11am in the Social Hall.

GOOD SAMARITIAN: Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to provide food for a total of 153 people; 14 Seniors, 76 Adults and 63 Children. Please continue to check expiration dates on any food items you donate. We cannot give out anything that has expired.

Have you scrolled to the bottom of the parish home page lately? If not, you are missing out on great resources to support living out our faith each day. There are four different formation blogs which are updated daily or weekly and are free and easy for you to use. Saint Francis of Assisi Supplemental Bulletin

Parish Calendar for July 31, 2016 July Birthdays 5:00 p.m. Every Monday - Cursillo Members meet 18th - Robert Franques regularly to give one another spiritual support and apostolic 19th - Tim Dodderer encouragement. All are welcome. 22d - Lynn Crews, Betty Trahey, Linda Garvin Wednesday July 27th 28th - Mary Baxter 5:00pm – Scripture Study Group 29th - Nicholas Franques ATTENTION! – No Weekday Mass this week On Wednesday, August 3rd or JULY Anniversaries Friday, August 5th at St. Francis. 22d - Bonn & Waltzie Arenas 23d - Lyle & Betty Wehling Offertory - July24th Goals Actual Collections Regular Offertory $580 $598 Pray for Father Mariusz as he travels and Tabernacle Repair $1,600 $389 from the BBQ participates in the World Youth Day activities in Pork Dinners Poland this week. Mortgage Fund – July $2,268 $1,202 Ouch! And, Prayers for Father Leahy during his three ~$1,000 short week trip to Ireland this August to visit family. The next Parish Council Meeting will be in And, Prayers for students and teachers returning September. to school this week. World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for young people organized every three years by the Catholic Church. The next occasion, World Youth Day 2016, will be held 25–31 July 2016 in Kraków, Poland. World Youth Day was initiated by Saint Pope John Paul II in 1985. The 1995 World Youth Day closing Mass in the Philippines set a world record for the largest number of people gathered for a single religious event (with 5 million attendees)— a record surpassed when 6 million attended a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in the Philippines in 2015. St. Francis Ministry Schedules July 24th July 31St August 7th August 14th Lector Charlotte Hurst Lawanda Jones Dawn Malin Kathleen Rogers Eucharistic Bill Hayes Bonn Arenas Butch Crews Bill Hayes Ministers Dawn Malin Cindy Barrington Art Fouraker Charlotte Hurst Altar Servers Samantha B Ruby V Mary B Mitch B Mitch B Mary B Mitch B Esmeralda V Esmeralda V Mitch B Esmeralda V Ruby V Gift Bearers Jones Family Wehling Family Bennett Family Sparkman Family Ushers Miledge Sparkman & Dave Gorney Don Jones & Ben Bennett Greeters Mary Glassgow Mary Glassgow

Prayer Requests Evelyn Duncan for continual healing Jo Knight for continual healing Erin Brown – Special Intentions Tammy McCracken for continual healing Russell Wilson for continual healing Brian Huling for continual healing Connie Rueckert for continual healing John Davis for continual healing Sue Murray for continual healing Tita Gorney for continual healing Announcements Beginning August 7th our Sunday Mass time will change to 5:00 p.m. Last Sunday’s BQ Pork Dinners raised$389 for the Tabernacle Cleaning Project. off to Tabernacle Team Sparkman for their service to our parish.

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