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Our Lady Star of the Sea Church 106 East Dillingham Street, Marys, Georgia 31558 Reverend Fr. Mariusz Fuks, Rev. Mr. Joseph Bezy, Church Office 912-882-4718 Fax: 912-882-5845 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.weareolss.org

Our Lady Star of the Sea weekly schedule

Mondays No Daily 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 7:30 am Rosary, 8:00 am Daily Mass 1st Fridays of the month 8:00 am Mass @ Historic Chapel 2:00 pm—3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 3:40 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet—Daily Chapel Saturdays 4:15 pm Confession - Main Church 5:00 pm Mass Sundays 11:00 am Mass

CONTACT INFORMATION

Deacon Cursillo Ladies Auxiliary Ushers Joe Bezy: 912-673-7333 Chrissy Bundrick: 912-729-5705 Susie Rule: 912-729-1787 Contact church office Office Support Staff Catholic Youth Ministry Knights of Columbus 11058 VIRTUS Susan Bayless: 904-612-6143] Tom & Tricia Jenkins: & Ave Maria Assembly 3391 Sallie Galyean Parish Council 912-882-9433 Tom Jenkins: 912-882-9433 /Eucharistic Bryant Shepard: Chrissy Bundrick: 912-729-5705 Health Ministry Ministers/ Servers 912-673-7377 Good Samaritan Outreach Peggy Huddock: Contact church office Finance Council Lena Brathwaite Bell: 678-642-2893 Music Ministry Greg Lockhart: 912-322-6206 912-266-4969 Hospitality/Bereavement Mike Anderson: Religious Education Altar Society Barbara Lee: 912-674-3183 912-729-2409 Tim & Rhonda Hughes: Peggy Maurin: 912-673-9008 Newcomers Group Sarah Cochran: 912-729-2406 Lisa Greiner: 912-576-5107 [email protected]

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Ps 106:19-23; Mt 13:31-35 Tuesday: Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28; Ps 103:6-13; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Ex 34:29-35; Ps 99:5-7, 9; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 Thursday: Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a, 11; Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Ps 81:3-6, 10-11ab; Mt 13:54-58 Saturday: Lv 25:1, 8-17; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Mt 14:1-12 Sunday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mt 17:1-9

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

The achievement of the late 1960s and early 1970s in enriching the "euchology" or "words of thanksgiving" available in the Church's prayer is important on many levels. Ecumenically, it means that the Latin Rite now reflects the wealth of the East in having more than one prayer available to the Church. Pastorally, it actually acknowledges the place of the assembly in prayer, which is particularly clear in the Masses with Children. In fact, the traditional prayers of the Eastern Church served as models for our new prayers. In the East, what we call the Eucharistic Prayer is called the , and there are three main families of anaphora. Each family has a different "recipe" for arranging the usual parts of these prayers. All anaphora have "" included, but the Churches of Antioch place them toward the end of the prayer, Alexandria prefers them at the beginning before the "Holy, Holy," and Syria puts them at the very end. One branch of the Syrian family is unique in not mentioning the words of at the . The Roman Canon we once prayed exclusively has some connection with the Alexandrian family, but once the signal for creativity was given, all the wealth of every prayer tradition was on the table, and our Sunday Mass has been greatly enriched. SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN TIME July 30, 2017

If God were to speak to us and tell us to ask for anything we want, what would we say? A financially secure life? Health for ourselves and our families? Safety from all the dangers of the world? To how many of us would it occur to ask for wisdom? We just don't think about it much. We think we know how to run our families, our work, our politics, but how many mistaken ideas do we really have, and how do those work out? Do we treat others, even those we dislike, with kindness and understanding? Solomon asked God for the wisdom to know right from wrong and how to govern God's vast people. God was pleased with this request, and granted it to Solomon in abundance. Can we ask for the same in our lives? Would our lives be happier if we were wiser? "We know that all things work for good for those who love God" (Romans 8:28). THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS LIKE . . . Parables and more parables. What have we to learn about the reign of God from so many parables? The kingdom of is like a treasure buried in a field. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. The kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea. These parables are not hard to understand, for they all point to something valuable being searched for: a treasure, a pearl, good fish. Those who search for these things give up what they have to acquire these precious things. Those who search are praised for their wisdom in valuing what they find more than what they already have. Even the fishermen can distinguish what is good from what is useless and to be discarded. The kingdom of heaven is something precious to be sought, even above the good things we have in this world. It is more important than anything we already have and treasure. Jesus says that at the end of the age when the good shall be separated from the bad, the good will enjoy the happiness of the kingdom of heaven. THE NEW AND THE OLD It is holy wisdom that allows us to realize how valuable the kingdom is. One more parable ends this reading: "Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old" (Matthew 13:52). It is like the Church, which knows what to keep from the traditions of the past and what to cherish in the present time. Tradition is something passed down from generation to generation, but not necessarily unchanged. For example, we always have cake to celebrate birthdays. And yet, perhaps in the past that always meant a white or yellow cake with vanilla frosting. Today, it can mean a chocolate cake, an ice cream cake, or even a fruit pie! It can have the number of candles of the birthday person's age, or a candle for each decade and one for each subsequent year, or one big candle. It can even have, as once seen in a catalogue, Roman numeral candles to spell out the years! Traditions can change and still convey the truths they represent. So it is with the Tradition of the Church. The wise leaders bring forth both the new and the old, and seek in the kingdom what is good. LISTEN TO YOUR DREAMS God visits Solomon in a dream, and the scripture story nowhere tells us that Solomon awoke to have this conversation with God! So, still in his dream, Solomon answers God's question about what he desires most, and God grants his request for wisdom in abundance. In our waking hours, we are much distracted by work, home, family, traffic, entertainment, and many worries. When we try to think about what we really want out of life, we have trouble even imagining what that might be. But deep inside, our real longings dwell, known to God and to the . Our dreams, unencumbered by defenses, may hold clues to what our deepest needs are, or what bothers us most. They could be God speaking. A TRULY WISE PERSON The ending of today's speaks about "the new and the old." Jesus is saying that a person "instructed in the kingdom" has wisdom both old and new; in other words, that person learns from the past as well as from the present. Let's look at each of those. We learn from the past by studying it. So the wisdom of the Kingdom comes first from the scriptures. The more familiar we are with the word of God, the more wisdom we possess. Along with studying the scriptures, we pray over them and ask the Spirit to show us how they apply to our lives. We can also learn from the lives of the and writings of the Church. The saints may have lived extraordinary lives, but they all began as ordinary people who gave their lives to Christ. The writings of the Church, though sometimes very technical, contain the wisdom of centuries of living the faith. If you only have time to go to Mass on Sunday, just listening to the can help to apply the scriptures to your life. One way we can learn from "the new" is to learn from our mistakes. That includes learning from our . When we are truly sorry, we make an effort to change our ways. You might say we have to learn a new way to respond to that situation. In the Bible, the word repentance itself means a change of heart, a new way of seeing and doing things. We can also learn from the mistakes and the successes of our friends. As we share our faith with them, we share the stories of our lives, both good and bad. These stories can teach how to live our faith (or how not to!). One of the advantages of having friends whom we trust enough to confess our faults to is that we do not have to figure out life on our own. God can speak to us through a friend or relative whose advice we seek. A truly wise person is one who has received a lifetime of good advice. PRAY If you pray you are sure of saving your soul. If you do not pray you are just as sure to lose your soul. --St. Alphonsus Liguori PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK THANK YOU

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Those preparing for If you wish to have your marriage need to contact child baptized at OLSS or the church office for a SFOA, please call the list of instructions at least church office to schedule a six months in advance of preparation class with Fr. the anticipated wedding Mariusz and to complete the date. No wedding date sacramental registration will be set, not even form. This must be done at tentatively until the couple submits all necessary least two weeks in advance documents and goes through all preparations and before your event is has received permission from the . scheduled. A special invitation to join a 10-Day Pilgrimage to Marian Shrines of Portugal, Spain, & France Rev. Mariusz Fuks, Pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish Rev. Dawid Kwiatkowski October 3 - 12, 2017 In Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Apparitions of Fatima Dear Family and Friends, MORE INFO IN THE BROCHURES IN THE NARTHEX

Please support this year’s ’s Annual Appeal with a sacrificial gift to help, in your name, to provide education and formation of our seminarians, to assist in charity to the poor and to educate our children and grandchildren in the faith.

TARGET PLEDGED PAID ON PLEDGE PLEDGE BALANCE ONE-TIME $34,533.00 $10,985.00 $6,127.00 $4,858.00 $21,969.00 TOTAL GIVEN % OF TARGET # OF FAMILIES # OF DONORS % PARTICIPATION $28,096.00 81% 504 151 29.96%

All ladies of the parish are invited to a Religious Education Early Registration Dutch Treat luncheon on Sunday August 20th, 26th & 27th August 13, 1:00 pm, at the Osprey $25 per child/ $60 max//family Cove Country Club. This is a chance (Regular registration $30/child or for the women of the parish to $75/family) socialize and enjoy time together. If Classes begin September 10th! you are interested in attending, please K-7th grade: 930am-1045am; notify Georgia Blair (882-3438) so 8th Grade - 1pm-230pm that we know approximately how many people to Foot care for August will be expect. We hope to see on Wednesday, August 2 you there! beginning at 8:30AM in the Religious Education building. For further information contact Peggy Hudock 678-642-2893

Saturday, August 19, there will be a VIRTUS training class starting at 9am. Anyone involved in any activities for the parish are required to complete this training course. Please register for the class at www.virtusonline.org. Gestures and Postures of the Congregation at Mass

The celebration of Mass is a corporate act, an act of the whole assembly gathered for worship. All the particular ministries serve this corporate function. In the Mass, the Church is joined to the action of Christ, the high point both of the action by which God sanctifies the world in Christ and of the worship that the human race offers to the Father, adoring him through Christ, the Son of God, in the Holy Spirit . We are joined to this divine action through baptism, which incorporates us into the risen Christ. This action, which lies at the center of the whole Christian life is not initiated by us but by God acting in and through the Church as the body of the risen Christ. It becomes our action only to the extent that we give ourselves to this mystery of redemptive worship. The liturgy is designed to bring about in all those who make up the worshiping assembly a participation of the faithful both in body and mind, a participation burning with faithful, hope, and charity . In the celebration of Mass the faithful are a holy people, a chosen people, a royal priesthood: they give thanks to God and offer the Victim not only through the hands of the priest but also together with him and learn to offer themselves. They should endeavor to make this clear by their deep sense of reverence for God and their charity toward brothers and sisters who share with them in the celebration . They should become one body, whether by hearing the word of God, or joining in prayers and liturgical song, or above all by offering the together and sharing together in the Lord's table . Because the whole liturgy is a corporate act of the gathered assembly , there are certain parts of the Mass that are to be done by the whole assembly, the congregation of the faithful and all the ministers, in order to express the corporate nature of this act. By joining in action through common postures and gestures, the entire congregation of the faithful joins itself to Christ in acknowledging the great things that God has done and in offering the sacrifice.

Sacred Signs and Active Participation at Mass

What does "active participation" mean? First of all, it means the interior participation of all the powers of the soul in the mystery of Christ’s sacrificial love. Participation, in the first place, is something interior; it means that your mind and heart are awake, alert and engaged. Secondly, participation involves exterior action: saying things and doing things.

Entrance Rites

Make the with (a sign of baptism) upon entering the church.. When you come into the church building, the first thing you do is to dip your hand into the holy water and make the sign of the cross. Holy water reminds us to be sorry for our sins. When there is the rite of sprinkling in the liturgy, we always sing the , which means "you will sprinkle or wash". You will sprinkle me with hyssop and I shall be cleansed: you will wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Holy water is a sacramental which is a protection against the snares of the devil. Holy water reminds us of our baptism: of that great day when we ourselves or our parents or sponsors— renounced Satan, professed faith in Christ, and were baptized into the mystery of the Holy . At that moment all our sins were forgiven: original and actual, and we became children of God, heirs of the promise, daring now to call God our Father. When you dip your hand into the holy water font, remember these things, and like Our Lady, treasure them in your heart. Then you make the sign of the cross. Do it deliberately. Not hurriedly, not sloppily—but carefully and with reverence. The deepest mysteries of our faith are contained here. Tradition makes the sign of the cross: with the thumb, forefinger and middle finger held together and the last two fingers held together against the palm. The three fingers symbolize the Trinity, and the two fingers symbolized the double nature of Christ: divine and human. Making the sign of the cross then, becomes a mini-catechesis, a self-reminder of the most basic mysteries of our faith. In the 13th century, Pope Innocent III instructed the faithful on the meaning of the sign of the cross in these words: "The sign of the cross is made with three fingers, because the signing is done together with the invocation of the Trinity. This is how it is done: from above to below, and from the right to the left, because Christ descended from the to the earth, and from the Jews (right) he passed to the Gentiles (left)." The pope goes on to say: "Others, however, make the sign of the cross from the left to the right, because from misery (left) we must cross over to glory (right), just as Christ crossed over from death to life, and from Hades to Paradise. [Some ] do it this way so that they and the people will be signing themselves in the same way. You can easily verify this—picture the priest facing the people for the blessing— when we make the sign of the cross over the people, it is from left to right." In the liturgy, there are many occasions when we make the sign of the cross: with holy water before Mass begins, at the beginning of Mass itself, at the Gospel: "may the Lord purify my understanding, my speech, and my heart, so that I may receive the words of the Gospel", we make the sign of the cross in the rite of baptism, for anointing the sick, for exorcisms, when we pray throughout the day, in the Divine Office, we make the sign of the cross when we begin the Benedictus and the Magnificat, because they are Gospel canticles, and the Gospel stands for Christ Himself.

Genuflecting Before the Blessed and Bowing Before the Altar The next thing you do as you enter the Church is to walk to your pew, and if the is reserved on the altar, you genuflect; if it’s reserved somewhere else, you make a profound bow to the altar. Genuflect toward the tabernacle containing the Blessed Sacrament and the Altar of Sacrifice before entering the pew. (If there is no tabernacle in the sanctuary, or it is not visible, bow deeply, from the waist, toward the altar before entering the pew.) Bowing: There are three kinds of bows: There’s the simple bow of the head that we use at the Name of Jesus. During the Mass, that head bow is also used at the Name of Mary, and at the Name of the Holy Father. There’s a medium bow of the head and the shoulders. Then there's a profound bow, bending the entire body at the waist, touching the knees with the palms of the hand. That bow is used when the deacon asks the priest for a blessing before reading the Gospel, whenever we pass in front of the altar, as a way of saluting Our Lord, for the altar always represents Christ. Bend right in two, all the way down. Slowly, reverently. It is the Lord Himself you are greeting. Genuflecting—a "half-kneel" This gesture is related to kneeling, but you can think of it as a quick kneel, or a "half-kneel", since you only bend one knee, not both, and immediately get up again. Put that knee all the way down to the floor, and let it rest there for a moment. Keep your back straight, and for balance, you might want to place both hands on your other knee.

• Kneel upon entering the pew for private prayer before Mass begins.

Standing to Begin Mass Stand for the entrance . After you make your preparation for Mass—whether kneeling or sitting in the pew—the bell rings, and you stand for Mass to begin. The posture of standing, is a sign of respect, reverence before God. In addition, it means that we are to ready respond to Him. We stand as Mass begins. We stand for the Gospel. During the Divine Office, we stand for the Benedictus and the Magnificat, because these are Gospel canticles, and we are aware of the Lord's presence in a more intense way. When you stand at Mass, don't slouch over, don't fidget. Stand up straight and be still. "Be still and know that I am God", as the Psalm says. It's not easy! But it's a way that we can honor Our Lord. Bow when the , a visible symbol of Christ’s sacrifice, passes you in the procession. (If there is a bishop, bow when he passes, as a sign of recognition that he represents the authority of the Church and of Christ as shepherd of the flock.). Remain standing for the entrance rites. Make the sign of the cross with the priest at the beginning of Mass. Beating the Breast Next we come to the —During the words “my fault, my fault, my most grievous fault” there is the gesture of striking the breast. This is a sign of repentance, of humility. The words express our repentance verbally. Striking the breast expresses our repentance physically, in body language. It is a profound attitude of repentance for our sins, and not only for our own, but also for those of the whole world. We as a people, and we as Catholics—have lost the sense of . The gesture of striking the breast, made carefully and with full awareness, can communicate to ourselves and to others more than mere words can say, that we recognize our sinfulness and publicly declare our sorrow for our sins.

• Bow and make the sign of the cross when the priest says “May Almighty God have mercy…” • Bow your head when you say “Lord, have mercy” during the . • If there is a Rite of Sprinkling (Asperges), make the sign of the cross when the priest sprinkles water from the in your direction. • Throughout the Mass, bow your head at every mention of the name of Jesus and every time the [“Glory be”] is spoken or sung. Also when asking the Lord to receive our prayer. • Gloria: bow your head at the name of Jesus. (“Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son…”, “You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ…” )

Sitting After the penitential rite, you sit down. This means something too. The posture of being seated signifies attentive listening, readiness to be instructed. When you sit down during Mass, remember that you're not sitting in your living room, you're not sitting in a lounge chair or a "Lazy-Boy". Sit up straight, quietly, reverently. Don't fidget, be still! To listen carefully to the Sacred Scripture requires energy and attention, and our posture should reflect that interior attitude of alertness: listening with the ear of the heart.