FOR OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Promoting Hospitality as a Way of Life The Community Building Tool Box https://ctb.ku.edu www.charterforcompassion.org. ...CONTINUED from LAST WEEK ways to discourage activities for justice system, and your being put in a Three stories of wisdom about hospitality chaplains, and felt that they had the hostage situation by those who were have been chosen here to stimulate perfect solution to stop my persistence paid to protect you?” in attempting to bring adequate thought, expand spiritual awareness, and I gently smiled and advised him that I inspiration, spiritual, moral, and ethical illustrate a new way to process ideas. The never did count on any of them for my first story is that of Abraham, the teachings, hope, and comfort to the protection. My protection came from patriarch of three major world religions – inmates. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – who is embodying those spiritual qualities often considered the father of nations and On one of my appointed times for a belonging to hospitality – an open, the father of hospitality. The second is group service for the men, the regular receptive, and nurturing love for from Jesus, who gave us the parable of inmates were ushered into the chapel. humanity, along with drawing on the the Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Luke. The doors were closed and locked, with inner peace that calms and comforts And the third is a contemporary story, no attending guards on the inside. This no matter the storm. He became very based on the author’s own experience as a act in itself was completely in violation pensive. This story was later circulated chaplain in today’s correctional of the rules. After a short interval, the among the guards throughout the institutions. Each of these stories provides men from the mentally challenged cell different maximum security jails. It an approach that not only touches our block were brought into the mix and even rippled into inmates’ cells across sentiments and inspires us to act, but also we were all locked inside the same county lines as news travelled out into gives us clear guidance for how to systematically cultivate hospitality through room. Again, with no attending guards. the communities, since it was observation, thoughtful questions, and An added violation, as the mentally considered a miraculous event. Having gentle experiments that test our challenged were never to mix with the been shown actual evidence of a inspiration by moving us out of our regular cell block inmates. radical and spiritually-based hospitality, this one incident blessed comfort zones. In this way, we embody Mayhem ensued, as several guards the spiritual values linked with hospitality, even those chaplains of different watched through the back wall of bullet enabling them to vivify our way of life. faiths. -proof glass, sneering and laughing. To their chagrin, I was completely unafraid as I sat in the front of the LESSONS FROM HOSPITALITY IN room. Then, one of the regular inmates THE FACE OF A HOSTAGE in the front row, a very large man SITUATION attempting intimidation in the midst of this chaos, stood up, puffed up, faced me directly, then boomed, “Well, A key lesson from this story, and from honey, are you going to save us all?” the other stories cited above, is that to My initial reaction was a giggle. I then act hospitably sometimes means humbly responded, “No sir, that is not moving out of one’s personal comfort my job. I leave that up to the Christ.” zone; and it can mean taking some He silently stood still for a moment, risk. But hospitable action is an turned to the room of yelling inmates incredibly powerful way to expand with flying debris, and with authority mind and heart. insisted that everyone sit down and be

completely quiet or they would answer

to him. Within moments the room was  So, can you let these stories HOSPITALITY IN THE FACE OF A quiet, chairs in place with everyone become subjective? HOSTAGE SITUATION IN THE seated, and there was a tangible JUSTICE SYSTEM  Can you allow them to manifest presence of respect, honor, and themselves in your home, in your gratitude. I continued the service, not business, in your thinking, in your only without any further scene but with body, and in your life – and then (A recollection from Linn Moffett, the a full complement of respectful author of this section.) to go even beyond action, as we attention. learn the art of being hospitable? As a chaplain in seven jails for over This incident completely baffled the eight years, I have seen hospitality guards and brought a renewed respect shine brightly in some very long and for the office of chaplain from that time After all, this is not only our true dark corners. forward. One of the guards inquired, nature that we are contemplating; it is As a bit of a maverick chaplain, I once “Why weren't you afraid?” “How could our true employment in the rebuilding took action to encourage a county you maintain composure through all of of our individual natures – for sheriff and guards to allow a separate that chaos?” And, “Why did you not ourselves, our communities, and our meeting time for mentally challenged seek retribution from the participating world. guards, including me, in their power inmates, housed in their own cell TO BE CONTINUED... block. The guards were ever finding play, their complete abuse of the August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time IN THE PARISH

Parish Prayer Intention A Message from Bishop Bambera Helpful Information

That all parishioners may grow in a desire Join the Parish to know God more fully and enter into a As you may already Anyone wishing to register for deeper relationship with Him. know from media membership in the parish is asked reports, the Diocese to fill out a registration form and of Scranton has drop it in the collection basket. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION been the subject of Request Prayers a statewide Grand Every Thursday Our INTERCESSORY PRAYER Jury investigating MINISTRY provides prayer for from child sexual abuse anyone in need throughout the in six of the eight parish. Contact MARY ANN MAGDA NOON—6 pm dioceses of at 570-655-1218 or make your Pennsylvania. Public intention known on our parish Please join in honoring our Lord release of the report website at www.standrebessettewb.com in the Blessed Sacrament. is expected in the coming weeks. Remember your Parish Sign up sheet in the Vestibule I want to take this opportunity to offer my Your parish serves you faithfully deepest apologies to the victims of sexual throughout your life. Please Our Lord is waiting for YOU! remember your parish with a abuse, to their families, to the faithful of memorial gift or a Bequest in your our Church and to everyone impacted by will. Make a return to the Lord for the behaviors described in this report. all the good He has done for you. Parish Life Council While difficult to face, this is the only way for us to move forward in a more positive The Parish Life Council aims at the core SACRAMENTAL PREPARATIONS way as we learn from the past. of Parish Life by promoting the growth of our Faith through a sharing in many FUN You will be kept apprised of new Anointing of the Sick and enriching activities in the Christian developments through various channels of The Sacrament of the Anointing of Community we are. communication as more information is the Sick may take place at any The focus of the Parish Life Council will released. Once again, I am deeply sorry for time, but, sadly, too many families wait until the last minute to call the be on creating a sense of community these past actions and the pain caused by the behaviors described in this report, and priest to anoint their loved ones. If among all members and beyond. someone in your family is seriously I will continue to do all that I can to ensure ill, preparing for surgery, or We are looking for volunteers who the safety and well-being of our children. suffering a prolonged illness, please are committed to building contact the parish office to arrange community within our parish to a time for Fr. Ken to visit. Faithfully yours in Christ, serve on this integral council. If this IN THE CASE OF AN +Joseph C. Bambera EMERGENCY—or if Fr. Ken is sounds like something that would Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., unavailable to visit immediately, we interest you, please contact Fr. Ken at J.C.L. will contact the first available priest the parish office (570-823-4988). The Bishop of Scranton. to celebrate the Sacrament of first meeting is scheduled for August Anointing with your loved one. 23, 2018 at 6 pm Funeral Preparations SAVE THE DATE! We collaborate with the local funeral directors in arranging the times of Our Fall Oldies Dinner GIGUNDA the funerals. Please be aware that Dance will be held on there is an additional fee for Friday, September BASKET RAFFLE! funerals on Saturdays imposed by 14th from 6:00 - most cemeteries in the area. 10:00pm at St. Mary's Check out the baskets Byzantine Social on the back Baptismal Preparations Hall. The evening will Parents of newly born infants may table! call the parish office to arrange a feature a homemade time for the Baptism of their child. dinner and dessert Something Baptisms are celebrated, for the buffet, as well as live music by MILLENNIUM to suit most part, on any Sunday, with the for your listening and dancing exception of the season of Lent. pleasure! Tickets for this BYOB event are everyone’s Wedding Preparations $20.00 each and can be purchased in the Fancy! Couples contemplating Marriage are vestibule, or by contacting Buy a ticket asked to contact the parish office at the parish office least one year prior to the at 570-823-4988. (or 10, or 20) contemplated date of marriage, TODAY! before making other plans. THE LITURGY August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Q. My wife and I have been part of Blessed Sacrament adoration for the past dozen years. Recently, we read that during an Adoration Hour there should always be at least two people present. Occasionally, one of us will not be available. Is it liturgically necessary that two individuals be present at all times, and if so what is the purpose for that guideline?

A. Here is a reply from Father Francis Hoffman, J.C.D:

The Queenship of Mary Thank you for the great work you and your wife are doing for the Church The Liturgical Calendar places two important and all souls by participating in Adoration for the past dozen years. It is a feast days in honor of Mary the Mother of God in very hopeful sign of the new “springtime of holiness” for the Church that, August — the Solemnity of the Assumption of in ever more places, the faithful are participating in regular adoration of Mary into Heaven on August 15th followed by the Most Blessed Sacrament. Very early in his pontificate, St. John Paul the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary on II established adoration chapels in the major patriarchal basilicas in August 22nd. Rome, realizing that the holy Eucharist is the source and summit of life in Pope Pius XII created the latter feast day in the Church. When there is faith, devotion and reverence for the 1954 in his encyclical appropriately titled Ad Eucharist, the faithful grow in charity and holiness, and the community is Caeli Reginam (to the Queen of Heaven). (Four blessed with a variety of vocations that serve the Church and all souls years earlier, he had defined her Assumption with joy and simplicity. The Eucharist is the source of life for the Church. into Heaven as a dogma (official belief) of the Church.) As the Pontiff wrote in the encyclical Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has been a pious custom in the Church since time immemorial, and likewise the custom of having at “From the earliest ages of the Catholic least two persons present at all times has been the rule. The Rites for Church a Christian people, whether in time of triumph or more especially in Holy Communion and Worship of the Holy Eucharist Outside of Mass, time of crisis, has addressed prayers of issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship in 1973, mentions the two petition and hymns of praise and -person norm (see No. 90). Likewise, a helpful guideline from the veneration to the Queen of Heaven. Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, states: And never has that hope wavered which they placed in the Mother of the “Perpetual adoration occurs when parishioners, religious orders and Divine King, Jesus Christ; nor has that faith ever failed by which we are taught communities, and other interested people arrange their visits to Church that Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, in an organized way. Typically, two or more people, taking turns, spend reigns with a mother's solicitude over an hour, in prayer and silence, before the Blessed Sacrament reserved in the entire world, just as she is crowned the tabernacle. The hours of the day or night are so divided that in heavenly blessedness with the glory adoration is considered perpetual or extended over a period of time. of a Queen.” While the feast was first celebrated on May 31st, “Perpetual adoration is worthy to be promoted. In parishes and oratories Pope Paul VI moved the date to August 22nd in where it does occur, measures should be taken to ensure that there are 1969 to be a fitting conclusion to the celebration of our Blessed Mother’s Assumption on August two or more of the faithful present and that there is a safe and secure 15th. environment for the adorers.” Her Queenship is meant to enhance rather than detract from our worship of the Triune God. It is So you ask, what’s the reason for having two people present? Safety! In one of humility and service on our behalf, not case something happens to one of the adorers (falls asleep, faints, has a haughtiness. She has been given God’s graces medical emergency, etc.) the other can call for aid while at the same to give to us, and she very much wants to do time insuring that the Most Blessed Sacrament exposed in the so! As Queen of Heaven, she seeks always to do monstrance is not left unattended. Why should we not leave the Most God’s will and for us to do likewise. Blessed Sacrament in the monstrance unattended? First, out of courtesy, There is no need to think of her, and some and second for safety, because — while in the monstrance — the Protestants and Evangelicals do sadly, as some Eucharist is vulnerable. kind of interloper whom we Catholics treat like a Goddess! She is rather an intercessor par excellence for us to God. And, on a practical It may happen, no matter how hard you try, that sometimes there is level, it oftentimes doesn’t hurt when we’re only one person in the Adoration chapel. When that happens, that person trying to get closer to someone to get in good cannot leave until another person arrives, or if that is not possible, that with their mother. person should carefully repose the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle THE CORONATION OF MARY will be or secure the safety of the Eucharist in some other way. Finally, those celebrated on WEDNESDAY, August 22nd at good souls who are entrusted with managing the Adoration program at 6 pm in front of the church. If the weather their parish should continue to promote Adoration so that there be at is inclement, the coronation will take place least two people there at all times. This may be difficult, but it’s well inside. worth the effort. All parishioners are invited to honor Mary our Queen on her Coronation Day. August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH MINISTRIES

Summer Ordinary Time FAITH SHARING

Weekend of 4 pm Vigil Mass Weekend of 4 pm Vigil Mass  Sharers on the Journey with August 18-19 5:30 pm Vigil Mass August 25-26 5:30 pm Vigil Mass Christ with Rosemary 8:00 am Mass 8:00 am Mass Shedlock will meet on Sunday, 20th Sunday 11:00 am Mass 21st Sunday 11:00 am Mass August 19th at 2:00 pm in the in Ordinary in Ordinary home of Elaine Snyder. 2:00 pm Companions on the 2:00 pm Companions on the Journey Time Time Journey  St. Andre’s Faith Seekers with

Basket/Dance Tickets on Sale Michael Boris & Jackie Barkus Debt Reduction envelope due will meet at 6 pm on Monday Basket/Dance Tickets on Sale September 10th in the Fr. Monday, No Morning Mass Monday, No Morning Mass Murgas Meeting Room of the August 20 August 27 Parish Office.

 Disciples of the Spirit of Jesus with Sr. Madonna will meet on Tuesday, 8 am Morning Mass Tuesday, 8 am Morning Mass Saturday, September 15th at August 21 August 28 10:30 am in the Fr. Murgas 5:30 pm Choir 5:30 pm Choir Meeting Room of the Parish office. There is still room in this group for anyone who might be Wednesday, 8 am Mass Wednesday, 8 am Mass interested. August 22 August 29 Queenship of 6 pm Coronation of the Virgin Mary ADMINISTRATIVE 6:30 pm BINGO committee COUNCILS Thursday, 8:00 am Mass Thursday, 8:00 am Mass All Administrative Council Meetings August 23 Noon Exposition August 30 Noon Exposition begin with Vespers in Church at 6:00

pm. Meetings follow immediately in 6:00 pm Vespers 6:00 pm the Fr. Murgas conference room of 6:00 pm Parish Life Vespers the parish office. Council

Friday, 8 am Mass Friday, 8 am Mass AUGUST 23rd - PARISH LIFE Council August 24 August 31 AUGUST 30th—Pastoral Council Saturday, No Morning Mass Saturday, No Morning Mass SEPTEMBER 6th —Liturgical Council SEPTEMBER 13 - Social Justice August 25 3:00 pm Confessions September 1 3:00 pm Confessions Council VIGIL of 21st Sunday in VIGIL of 22nd Sunday in SEPTEMBER 20th - Finance Council Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time. SEPTEMBER 27th—Catechetical Council LOOKING AHEAD PARISH COMMITTEES Faith formation Classes for

our Young People begin on  The Toy Bingo Committee will Sunday, September 16th at meet on Wednesday, August 9:30 am in Fr. Zolcinski Hall. 22nd immediately following the Watch the Bulletin for Coronation of the Blessed Virgin. Registration Details.  The Development Committee will meet on Monday, September10th at 6:30 pm in The Parish Toy Bingo is the Lower Meeting Room of the scheduled for November 4th Parish Office. beginning at 1 pm in St. Mary’s Hall. Toy Collection will begin  The Young at Heart Committee mid-September. Watch out for will meet for their next monthly bargains (especially on meeting on Tuesday, September 18 at 1 pm in the Fr. Electronics which are big with Murgas conference Room. kids today!) The Ministry of Hospitality has Loaves & Fishes already begun at St. Andre. If you are interested in learning more about this important ministry in Food for AUGUST our parish, contact Sr. Madonna at the parish office (570-823-4988). Hot Chocolate FROM THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON THE CALL TO HOLINESS IN TODAY’S WORLD

CHAPTER FIVE: SPIRITUAL COMBAT, 13:29). Generosity too is demanded, for “it is more blessed VIGILANCE AND DISCERNMENT to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). Discernment is not about discovering what more we can get out of this life, but 171. The Lord speaks to us in a variety of ways, at work, about recognizing how we can better accomplish the mission through others and at every moment. Yet we simply cannot entrusted to us at our baptism. This entails a readiness to do without the silence of prolonged prayer, which enables us make sacrifices, even to sacrificing everything. For happiness better to perceive God’s language, to interpret the real is a paradox. We experience it most when we accept the meaning of the inspirations we believe we have received, to mysterious logic that is not of this world: “This is our logic”, calm our anxieties and to see the whole of our existence says Saint Bonaventure,[125] pointing to the cross. Once we afresh in his own light. In this way, we allow the birth of a enter into this dynamic, we will not let our consciences be new synthesis that springs from a life inspired by the Spirit. numbed and we will open ourselves generously to discernment. Speak, Lord 175. When, in God’s presence, we examine our life’s journey, 172. Nonetheless, it is possible that, even in prayer itself, we no areas can be off limits. In all aspects of life we can could refuse to let ourselves be confronted by the freedom of continue to grow and offer something greater to God, even in the Spirit, who acts as he wills. We must remember that those areas we find most difficult. We need, though, to ask prayerful discernment must be born of a readiness to listen: the Holy Spirit to liberate us and to expel the fear that makes to the Lord and to others, and to reality itself, which always us ban him from certain parts of our lives. God asks challenges us in new ways. Only if we are prepared to listen, everything of us, yet he also gives everything to us. He does do we have the freedom to set aside our own partial or not want to enter our lives to cripple or diminish them, but to insufficient ideas, our usual habits and ways of seeing things. bring them to fulfilment. Discernment, then, is not a In this way, we become truly open to accepting a call that solipsistic self-analysis or a form of egotistical introspection, can shatter our security, but lead us to a better life. It is not but an authentic process of leaving ourselves behind in order enough that everything be calm and peaceful. God may be to approach the mystery of God, who helps us to carry out offering us something more, but in our comfortable the mission to which he has called us, for the good of our inadvertence, we do not recognize it. brothers and sisters. 173. Naturally, this attitude of listening entails obedience to * * * the Gospel as the ultimate standard, but also to the Magisterium that guards it, as we seek to find in the treasury 176. I would like these reflections to be crowned by Mary, of the Church whatever is most fruitful for the “today” of because she lived the Beatitudes of Jesus as none other. She salvation. It is not a matter of applying rules or repeating is that woman who rejoiced in the presence of God, who what was done in the past, since the same solutions are not treasured everything in her heart, and who let herself be valid in all circumstances and what was useful in one context pierced by the sword. Mary is the saint among the saints, may not prove so in another. The discernment of spirits blessed above all others. She teaches us the way of holiness liberates us from rigidity, which has no place before the and she walks ever at our side. She does not let us remain perennial “today” of the risen Lord. The Spirit alone can fallen and at times she takes us into her arms without penetrate what is obscure and hidden in every situation, and judging us. Our converse with her consoles, frees and grasp its every nuance, so that the newness of the Gospel sanctifies us. Mary our Mother does not need a flood of can emerge in another light. words. She does not need us to tell her what is happening in our lives. All we need do is whisper, time and time again: The logic of gift and of the cross “Hail Mary…” 174. An essential 177. It is my hope that these pages will prove helpful by condition for enabling the whole Church to devote herself anew to progress in promoting the desire for holiness. Let us ask the Holy Spirit discernment is a to pour out upon us a fervent longing to be saints for God’s growing greater glory, and let us encourage one another in this effort. understanding of In this way, we will share a happiness that the world will not God’s patience and be able to take from us. his timetable, which are never our own. Given in Rome, at Saint Peter’s, on 19 March, the Solemnity God does not pour of Saint Joseph, in the year 2018, the sixth of my Pontificate. down fire upon those who are unfaithful (cf. Lk 9:54), or [125] Collationes in Hexaemeron, 1, 30. allow the zealous to uproot the tares growing among the wheat (cf. Mt IN THE DIOCESE August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Diocesan Pilgrimage Workshop for to the National Shrine Basilica Music Ministers of the Immaculate Conception Washington DC The Office for Parish Life and the Saturday, September 22, 2018 Scranton Chapter of NPM is sponsoring a workshop for all music ministers on Save the Date! Deadline for reservation Saturday, September 29 from CONVOCATION for CATECHISTS and PAYMENT of $55 per person 9:00AM to 12:30PM at the is Diocesan Pastoral Center in August 26, 2018 Saturday, October 20, 2018 Scranton. Diocesan Pastoral Center If you are planning on going, contact Mary at This event will feature keynote 330 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton 570-823-4988 speaker, Dr. Elaine Rendler, a nationally recognized musician, The Office for Parish Life invites DREs, teacher, composer, pastoral liturgist, catechists, RCIA teams, Youth Ministers, Pray and Proclaim! speaker, and author of In the Midst of those on parish WORD Commissions and Saturday, September 15, 2018 from the Assembly and This Is the Day, as anyone engaged in Ministry of the Word to well as the writer of weekly columns share in the WORD Convocation. 9:00AM-2:30PM St. Monica Parish, West Wyoming and music suggestions in Today’s The Keynote Speaker will be Joan Weber Presented by Liturgy for more than 30 years, offering a presentation entitled, “Calling Dr. Maria Poggi Johnson and Kitty Scanlan offering practical wisdom to Families to Be Living Gospels.” Dr. Maria Poggi Johnson will give introduction to generations of pastoral musicians. All basic public speaking techniques, and provide cantors, choir members, choir Joan Weber is the Coordinator of the National directors, organists, pianists, and Work-shop Series and Lifelong Faith opportunity for participants to try out these methods. instrumentalists are encouraged to Formation at the Cen-ter for Ministry mark their calendars and join us! Development. Joan is the former president of Kitty Scanlan will discuss topics such as: Why do the National Catholic Young Adult Min-istry we pray? How do we pray? What are some ideas and re-sources for planning prayer with groups, Association and content editor and author for or in the class-room? The ways in which Formation for the USCCB’s book Connecting Young Adults ministers cultivate spirituality outside of the to Catholic Parishes. Servant Leadership Mass not only enriches Sunday worship but can Information Session The day will begin at 9:00 with Mass in the bring the reality of God into our everyday lived Cathedral of St. Peter, followed by the experience. Wednesday, August 29th keynote presentation, lunch and a choice of Dr. Poggi Johnson is a professor of Theology and 7:00—8:30 pm workshops. Please save the date. Religious Studies at the University of Scranton. ST. LEO’S Registration will be open later in August. Kitty Scanlan is the Coordinator for Lay Ministry Ashley Formation for the Diocese of Scranton in the For more information, please contact Mary Office for Parish Life. For More Information Anne Malone: Mary-Anne- For more information contact Kitty Scanlan or to Register [email protected] or (570) 207- at 570-207-2213. To register, visit Contact 2213, ext. 1100. dioceseofscranton.org. The Office for Parish Life 570—207-2213 Notice Regarding the Sexual Abuse of A Minor We anticipate welcoming a new cohort LTP Virtual Workshops of lay ministers into the program this It is the policy of the Diocese of Scranton to report Liturgy Training Publications is offering several September—prospective candidates any allegation of sexual abuse of a minor to law different series of online workshops for cantors, are encouraged to attend. enforcement. If you are a victim of sexual abuse, you are encouraged to immediately report the lectors, extraordinary ministers of Communion, matter to law enforcement. If any priest, deacon, liturgists, teachers and catechists throughout religious, lay employee or volunteer of the Diocese the year. CATHOLIC SOCIAL of Scranton has cause or reason to suspect that a SERVICES minor has been subjected to any form of abuse, Here are just some of the upcoming virtual including child sexual abuse, the matter will be workshops: COMPASSIONATE reported to law enforcement. In accordance with  Sing to the Lord, Part 1: A Theology of COUNSELING SERVICES the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Child Parish Music Ministry—August 20, 2018 Protective Services Law, reports of suspected child Catholic Social Services of the Diocese at 7:30PM abuse should also be made immediately by phone of Scranton offers compassionate to the 24 hour Child Abuse Hotline (ChildLine) at 1  Sing to the Lord, Part 2: Practical counseling in a safe, comfortable -800-932-0313 or electronically at Approaches for Implementation—August www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis. It is also the environment where your privacy is policy of the Diocese to adhere to all civil and state 27, 2018 at 7:30PM always respected. regulations. To this end, the Diocese is equally  Children’s Liturgy of the Word in your Anyone who struggles with anxiety, committed to adhering to the norms of the Code of Parish Community: Training Leaders in Canon Law and to upholding the tenets of the grief and loss, depression, life USCCB Charter for the Protection of Children and Theory and Pracice—August 28, 2018 at transitions or a variety of emotional or Young People, which includes supporting victims of 7:30PM and September 5, 2018 at 1:00PM psychological conditions is welcome. sexual abuse in their pursuit of emotional and The cost for each session is $10-$15. For more CSS accepts Medicare and some other spiritual well-being. As such, information regarding information or to register for any of these insurance plans. an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor should also be reported to the Victim Assistance sessions or to see what other sessions are CALL 570-207-2283 Coordinator, Mary Beth Pacuska at 570-862-7551 available throughout the year, please visit or to Diocesan Officials, including the Vicar www.ltp.org/virtualworkshops. for more information General, Msgr. Thomas M. Muldowney, V.G. at 570 or to make an appointment -207-2269. August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time STEWARDSHIP What Do We Miss When We Miss Out on Hospitality? by Timothy Keller www.redeemercitytocity.com

"An embrace involves always a Scripture, that death entered into A. an intentional lifestyle not double movement of opening and the picture as soon as mankind something done once in a while closing. I open my arms to create decided to follow the example of space in myself for the other. The Lucifer. And that was, to BE their B. something to be extended to all open arms are a sign of discontent own gods, to focus on the desires of people not just to people that are at being myself only and of desire to their own hearts and its craving for “like us”. include the other. They are an self-satisfaction. invitation to the others to come in and feel at home with me, to belong Self-satisfaction is the essence of sin C. more than just a few days of to me. In an embrace I also close and as Scripture points out clearly, shelter and an open fridge, it means my arms around the others-not "the wages of sin is death". For meeting all needs those who have had the opportunity tightly, so as to crush and assimilate to go to Europe I'm sure it's mind- then forcefully into myself, for that D. not to be exercised with what bothering to visit Christianity's would not be an embrace but a can be spared for example, an extra cemetery. There, you will see concealed power-act of exclusion; bed, left-over food, pocket change. buildings, books, museums, art but gently, so as to tell them that I It implies sacrificing your comfort in pieces of a culture that once was. do not want to be without them in favor of others. their otherness. I want them to Why so? remain independent and true to their Ecclesiologists and missiologists will genuine selves, to maintain their generally agree that it had to do identity and as such become part of with an inward faced/ ingrown me so that they can enrich me with church that grew old, and irrelevant. what they have and I do not". A church that once was. Signs of this - Miroslav Volf passing are beginning to show up in I believe that what differentiates an America where every year, less outward faced community from one young people attend while at the that is ingrown and inward faced is same time more people drop-out to the issue of hospitality. I believe that never return. Other statistics such life and vibrancy always flows out of as the number of churches closing the openness of doors, minds, arms every year are quite alarming, to say and hearts. Death comes as a the least. Bottom line is this. Hospitality is consequence of closed doors, hearts, The city where I live in (Miami) is about others. Its about the neighbor arms and hearts. It's sociologically certainly a witness of this reality. and even the enemy. Through these proven (I think) that countries that The million-dollar question is: what lenses hospitality can be seen as the have closed their doors to other is the church missing out? I would embodiment of the Gospel. This ethnic groups and cultures will grow have to say that it's the whole issue implies that If the church misses out old (in average age), resulting in the of hospitality. loss of their own culture. The very on hospitality it will eventually miss culture, they are trying to keep pure. When we think of hospitality we out on the Gospel. And, a church Because when it comes to culture, usually think as Tim Keller says, "of without a palpable gospel has no architecture, books, culinary, Martha Stewart". He's right. Google business in being alive. territory, and even language, are search the word and you will find History will show that the times proven not to be the best resorts and vacations websites as when Christianity thrived, were the preservation tool. People are. well as, Martha Stewart stuff. Those times when the Church exercised are all good things however, that's radical hospitality to its neighbors This principle translates equally to not what the Bible's means when it and enemies. While there are the church and the preservation of speaks of hospitality. Mainly because indicatives that the church in the its essential message, the Gospel. In when we think of hospitality we are northern hemisphere at large is at the first three chapters of the Bible, really thinking about ourselves. We the very least stagnant, the church we are able to draw the same are thinking of places we would like in the southern hemisphere is parallel. Out of the openness of the to go, enjoy and be well thriving. Trinitarian God, the world came into accommodated and, people that are existence. Out of this same like us and that we find pleasure Reason? Many but one of them openness, humanity was created and hosting and spending time with. certainly is hospitality that flows out invited to participate in the of a genuine understanding of the Trinitarian dynamics. However, we What the Bible means when it comes Gospel. later read in that section of to hospitality is

August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time FINANCES

INCOME EXPENSES August 11-12, 2018 August 9-15, 2018 PARISH COLLECTION Administration 1,521.78 In Church Mailed In Clergy Residence -0- Loose 253.25 -0- Liturgy 326.95 Offering 3,894.00 981.00 Religious Education 100.00 DIOCESAN ASSESSMENTS Holy Days 31.00 57.00 Social Justice -0- (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019) Initial -0- -0- Maintenance 836.00 Diocesan School BALANCE Dues 272.00 117.00 Parish Assessment -0- Assessment Assessment Prior Debt Reduction 8.00 5.00 Insurance -0- Balance 0.00 93,788.02 93,788.02

Holiday Flowers -0- -0- Taxes 709.96 Current Assessment 71,471.00 56,659.62 128,130.62 TOTAL PARISH $4,458.25 $1,160.00 Transfer -0- COLLECTION Amount Paid 0.00 186.95 186.95 DIOCESAN COLLECTIONS Diocesan Collections -0- BALANCE 71,471.00 150,260.69 221,731.69 DUE Diocesan Debt Service -0- 72.00 110.00 Collection (Principal + Interest) The Monthly Assessment Installment for the Diocese is $5,956.00. (that is a little over 1 Weekend’s TOTAL School Subsidy -0- collection) 72.00 110.00 DIOCESAN The Monthly School Assessment Installment is $4,724.40 (another weekend’s collection) TOTAL EXPENSES $3,494.69 OTHER INCOME To pay off the total current and past Schools Candles 45.00 Assessment, the monthly installment would be $12,537.30 (3 weekend collections.) Rental of -0- Properties PARISH DEBT SERVICE Perquisites -0- Previous Balance $3,212.19 Parish Loan Amount Paid BALANCE Transfers -0- + Income this week +5,845.25 Due Miscellaneous -0- -Expenses this week -3,494.69 BALANCE 412,000.00 64,002.44 347,997.56 Please Note: The Parish Debt service has been paid to TOTAL OTHER 45.00 Balance Forward $5,562.75 date. This Account is current. INCOME

TOTAL INCOME $5,845.25 Your Gift to God August 11 –12, 2018 Mass Attendance Votive Offerings Over $100.00 2 $20 47 $100.00 4 $16-19 1 August 11-12, 2018 Bread and Wine $76-99 1 $15 19 People In-Church Average Collection Offering Intention Francis McCabe Sr. $75 2 $11-14 10 per person $51-74 2 $10 71 Mary Therese, Francis Jr., Mariah 4:00 p.m. 116 1,637.25 14.12 Offered by & Family $50 6 $6-9 5 5:30 p.m. 71 899.00 12.67

$26-49 17 $5 34 8:00 a.m. 66 1,022.00 15.49 $25 16 under $5 25 11:00a.m. 73 900.00 12.33 Sanctuary Candle Total Total 326 4,458.25 13.68 Intention Edward Check $21-24 1 Envelopes 263 REMINDER: In order for our parish to used remain solvent, the average weekly Is your gift to the parish each week an offering per person MUST equal or be Offered by Wife & Children honest reflection of God’s goodness to greater than $15.00 consistently. you? LOCAL EVENTS August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Hot Dogs Join us as we celebrate Bus Pilgrimage to the NATIONAL SHRINE WILKES BARRE Harmony & OF DIVINE MERCY Stockbridge, MA Hamburgers for the Feast of St. Faustina Sunday, August 19, 2018 Noon—5 pm Kowalska Irene Raeder Community Center Friday, October 5, 2018

Wesley Village Pittston, PA

Join the WYOMING VALLEY BARBERSHOP Saturday, September 15, 2018 HARMONY CHORUS for an afternoon of For more information, musical selections from the 50’s and beyond, contact DAVID at including Doo Wop selections and a history of the Barbershop Chorus, a truly American 570—606-7983 Art Form Refreshments will follow. Celebrate LABOR DAY For More Information, with the Oblates of St. Joseph Contact PHIL at 570-696-3385 TRIDUUM in honor of ST JOSEPH the WORKER Sts. Peter and Paul Designer Bag Bingo August 31—September 2, 2018 Oblates of St. Joseph Chapel September 16, 2018 Route 315 Bernadine Hall Laflin, PA Doors open 11:30. First Game 1 pm 7:00 pm Advance Tickets - $20 At the Door—$25 Confessions and Rosary Bus leaves at 7:00 am

For more information call Nina at will precede the 7 pm Mass from the back section 570-825-6663 (ext. 3, then 1) which will be followed by of St. Maria Goretti Parking Lot (42 Redwood Dr. Laflin, PA) Prayers to St. Joseph.

Estimated arrival at the Shrine is 11 am Pilgrimage ON LABOR DAY to September 3, 2018 All events will take place at the The National Solemn Mass with Mother of Mercy Outdoor Shrine.

Shrine of Bishop John Dougherty Cost is $67 per person Our Lady of will be celebrated at 11 am. Includes complimentary snack items and Czestochowa Contact 570-654-7542 water, bus trip, shrine fee, bus driver’s tip, and a full course meal at Bogies for more information. Sunday, Restaurant in Great Barrington, MA.

October 7th, For More information 2018 or to Register, CHOMAN’S Cost of Bus is Contact Cathy Mack $45.00 570-654-6063 includes the bus, hot buffet Polish MOBILE CARE lunch at the Shrine, and driver gratuity. Cemetery Care Sts. Peter and Paul Mass is at 11 am. Automobile Detailing Quilt Bingo

October 7, 2018 For more information, Power Washing Bernadine Hall or to make your reservation, You can contact Chris at Doors open 11:30. First Game 1 pm Contact (570) 262-3109, Advance Tickets - $20 Theresa Lisiewski or Book your appointment online At the Door—$25

at 570-822-0831. at ChomanCares.com For more information or by e-mail at call the Parish Office at [email protected]. 570-825-6663

ECO-FRIENDLY CARE FOR YOU AND YOUR INVESTMENTS WEEKLY CALENDAR August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time August 20-26, 2018 Day and Date Time Intention Offered by Events

Monday, August 20 NO Morning Mass Scheduled St. Bernard of Clairvaux Tuesday, August 21 8 am John & Anna Juris Granddaughters Pope St. Pius X 5:30 pm CHOIR Wednesday, August 22 Parish of Queenship of Mary 8 am Leo Magri 6:00 pm Coronation of BVM St. Andre Bessette 6:30 pm Toy Bingo Committee Thursday, August 23 Deceased members of Noon Exposition St. Rose of Lima 8 am the Swartz Geri Ulichney 6 pm Vespers 6 pm Parish LIFE COUNCIL

Friday, August 24 8 am Frank Walkowiak Mr. & Mrs. Ted Harowicz St. Bartholomew 10:30 am Disciples of the Spirit Saturday, August 25 NO Morning Mass Scheduled St. Louis of France 3 pm Confessions Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

VIGIL 4 pm Mary Zajkowski Family

Andrew, Emily & Joseph VIGIL 5:30 pm Mary Shorts Rebarchak Dance/Basket Tickets on Sale

SUNDAY 8 am Parishioners Pastor SUNDAY Mary & James 11 am O’Donnell, Mary Therese McCabe Neil & Patrick

by Bill Waterson by

Calvin and Hobbes Hobbes and Calvin

LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE

August 25-26, 2018 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

SERVER LECTOR EMOC HOSPITALITY

4:00 pm Rosemary Shedlock John Bednarz Rosemary Shedlock Mary Ann Amesbury

Marge Dreier 5:30 pm Jackie Barkus Sr. Kate Mimi Tosh Pat Baran

8:00 am Ted Harowicz Anna Hudock Ted Harowicz Dolores Yesuvida

11:00 am John Benz David Alusick John Benz Joe Stone