St. Michael Church

Parish Mission Statement We are a Eucharist-centered community, inspired and guided by the Holy Spirit, nourished and strengthened by the sacramental life of the Church, who welcomes, accepts and celebrates our unity, as persons created in the image and likeness of God.

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 18, 2018

St. Mary Church

+ PASTOR

Rev. Ernest Cibelli

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: church@saintmarysonline.org

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

ROSARY: MONDAY — SATURDAY: 8:00AM

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA

WEDNESDAY 8:00AM

ST. MICHAEL, 31 S. Martin St.

Clear Spring, MD 21722

SUNDAY MASS: 10:30AM

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE BEFORE MASS

ST. MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL: Patricia A. McDermott

Phone: 301-733-1184

Website: www.stmarycatholicschool.org

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY AT

ST. MARIA GORETTI CHAPEL

For info, call 301-739-4167

Child Protective Services 240-420-2222

This number is manned 24-7 to call for reporting suspect

child abuse or neglect.

Last Judgement “And then they will see the ‘the Son of Man coming in the

clouds’ with great power and glory, and then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the end of

the earth to the end of the sky.” (Mark 13:24-32)

Artist: Michelangelo (1475–1564)

Dear Parishioners,

Perhaps you noticed last Sunday that the church bell is now ringing in sync with the new Mass sched-ule, and maybe you also noticed that it is ringing five minutes before Mass begins. The following re-flection by Dom Virgil Michel, O.S.B., a Benedictine Monk writing in 1939, offers some insight into the ceremony that was likely used, even in 1871, to bless our bell. One way or another, this reflection is well worth keeping in mind each time we hear our bell ring.

A mixture of salt and water is made in the blessing of the church bells, which are washed with it while psalms are chanted. The prayers ask that we may experience an increase of devotion when we hear the bells ringing and that then “the snares of the devil be repelled, hail and tempests be averted.” The bell is anointed with holy oil in the ceremony. The gospel that is read in the ceremony contains the sig-nificant message of Jesus to Martha of Bethany: “Only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the better part, which shall not be taken from her.” This is the message the church bells constantly ring out even to our modern world of forgotten religion and of forgetful Catholics. In the ringing of the bells the voice of Christ calls to us, and whether we are in a position to answer its summons in person or no, Christ’s message to Martha should come to our minds and thus revive in us the consciousness of the high calling we have as members of Christ.

Even now in 2018, may we respond to this beautiful call of our church bell each time we hear it.

You are in my daily prayers.

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

Father Cibelli

P.S. Please note that we will have daily Mass at 8:30 am only on both Thursday and Friday on account of Thanksgiving. Please consider starting your Thanksgiving Day with greatest act of thanksgiving that there is, the Eucharist.

Please pray for…

Denton Lee “Denny” McCauley,

son of Donald and Rose McCauley (deceased)

May He Rest in the Peace of Christ!

Day Date Mass Intention

Monday 11/19 6:30 Sister Corda Mullenix 8:30 Sister Corda Mullenix Tuesday 11/20 6:30 Luz Maria Rivera 8:30 David McLaughlin

Wednesday 11/21 6:30 Gene Eakle 8:30 Special Intentions of Kevin Sweeney

Thursday 11/22 8:30 Jean Jacques

Friday 11/23 8:30 Special Intentions of Bobby Eves

Saturday 11/24 8:30 Francis and Ann McDermott 5:15 Bill Hudson, Jr.

Sunday 11/25 7:30 Kingly Heart of Jesus 9:30 Special Intentions of Maria and Ted Axline 11:30 Special Intentions of Fr. Ernest Cibelli 5:00pm Luz Maria Rivera

St. Michael 11/25 10:30am St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s Parishioners

St. Mary Church Holy Mass Intentions Nov. 19 — 25, 2018

Sunday 11/18 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Dn 12:1-3 / Heb 10:11-14, 18 / Mk 13:24-32 Monday 11/19 Weekday Rv 1:1-4, 2:1-5 / Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday 11/20 Weekday Rv 3:1-6, 14-22 / Lk 19:11-28 Wed. 11/21 The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Rv 4:1-11 / Lk 19:11-28

Thurs. 11/22 St. Cecelia, Virgin and Martyr USA: Thanksgiving Day Lk 19:11-28 / Rv 5:1-10 / Lk 19:41-44 Friday 11/23 St. Clement 1, Pope and Martyr; St. Columban, Abbott; Blessed Miguel Agustin Pio, Priest and Martyr Rv 10:8-11 / Lk 19:45-48

Sat. 11/24 St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions Rv 11:4-12 / Lk 20:27-40 Sunday 11/25 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Dn 7:13-14 / Rv 1:5-8 / Jn 18:33b-37

Readings for November 18 — 25, 2018

CCD

The CCD School of Religion’s annual

Advent Mass will be held Sunday,

December 16 at the 9:30 AM Mass.

ADVENT GIVING PROGRAM St. Mary’s Church is partnering with Washington County Head Start to provide Christmas for children in their pro-gram. CCD members will be outside the church before and after all Masses on December 1 & 2 to distribute names of the children to parishioners wishing to purchase toys for the children. See insert in this week’s bulletin

Right to Life: -- There's an abor-tion facility in Hagerstown at 160 W. Washington St, Suite 100, just 3 doors from St. Mary Church, and there's a serious need for adults and children to be there praying for a change of mind of those enter-ing. There's an opportunity for side-walk counseling if you're comforta-ble doing that, but first, prayer at the site is very powerful. Volunteers are needed 2 days each week: every Thursday and every other Tues-day from 9 to 11 AM; every other Saturday from 8 to 11 AM. Open Tuesday, November 20 and De-cember 4; Thursday, November 29 and December 6; and Satur-day, December 1 and December 8. We also need another "shift" to stay until the women come out after the abortion so we can provide some help. Please email Janet Neel dneel@myactv.net .

Society of St. Vincent de Paul — Anyone experiencing a hardship is

encouraged to contact the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Help Line for assistance (301-739-0390 ext. 124). Your contr ibutions

to the poor box are appreciated!

Join us for Parish’s

Annual Christ the King Dance Saturday, November 24th

7pm-9pm @ St Mary The Parish Dance welcomes

All Ages, All parishioners, All welcome !!!

Dress up if you choose, or come casual and ready to move Line dances, Ballroom dance, or just tap your feet

Standards to Modern we have it all !!!

Cost is $7 per person, $12 per couple, or $20 per family

Perpetual Adoration Chapel St. Maria Goretti High School

Current hours needed: Monday: 9am, 12Noon Tuesday: 11pm Wednesday: 12am, 8am Thursday: 12Midn, 3am Friday: 1am, 5pm Saturday: 3pm, 5pm, 10pm Sunday: 12Noon, 11pm Signup: adorationpro.org/annmd Contact: Mr./Mrs. Ott 301-739-4167 Key card: St. Ann, Donna Louzon, 301-733-0410 x10 dlouzon@stannchurch.com

Called to Greatness Youth Group

All 9th—12th graders are welcome!

Upcoming events:

November 23rd, 5:00pm—24th, 6:30pm:

NET Ministries Retreat

Join us right here at St. Mary’s for an over-

night retreat led by an awesome team of 11 young

missionaries from across the US. The retreat will

include talks, prayer, music, group discussions,

games, meals, and conclude with the 5:15pm Satur-

day Vigil Mass. Please plan to attend and invite a

friend to join you.

Email browland@saintmarysonline.org

to make sure we save a spot for you!

December 7th: CtG Meeting, 7:00pm

Looking Ahead:

July 12th—14th, 2019: Steubenville Youth Conference

“The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for

comfort. You were made for greatness.” Benedict XVI

Stewardship St. Michael’s Stewardship St. Mary’s

11/11/2018 Attendance 770

Offertory $9,610.23 Online Giving $2,960.20 Total $12,570.43

Total Amount Needed** $18,727

**This is the amount of weekly collection that would allow St. Mary to break even for fiscal year

2019

Poor Box $131.92 School Support $310.00 Seminarians $145.00 Other $50.00

11/11/2018 Attendance 42

Offertory $663.00

Total Amount Needed** $658

*This is the amount of weekly collection that would allow St. Michael to break even for fiscal

year 2019

Father,

If I attend Mass daily, receive the Eucharist frequently, pray, and go to Confession

frequently, do I need to ask for or seek indulgences for praying certain prayers or doing

certain practices? Why?

“Each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire,

and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.” (1 Corinthians 3:13) Any soul not totally pure,

cannot enter the presence of Almighty God. Purgatory is the state or condition of the human soul where the

temporal punishment for sins is “purged” or expiated after death; if such consequences have not already been

expiated before death. The eternal consequences for sin, i.e. going to Hell, are erased by Sacramental Absolu-

tion. The temporal consequences for sin must be expiated either in this life or in the next. Temporal conse-

quences are those residual effects that remain after the eternal consequences are erased; for example, a linger-

ing attachment to some venial sin or material thing; situations that were a result of my sin which have been left

unresolved; etc. If one has not rectified these situations prior to death, Purgatory is the place where one is pu-

rified of such attachments and sees the true suffering which their sins have caused. According to The Cate-

chism of the Catholic Church, #1498 “Through indulgences the faithful can obtain the remission of temporal

punishment resulting from sin for themselves and also for the souls in Purgatory.” (“For if he were not expect-

ing that those who had fallen would rise again, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for

the dead.” 2nd Maccabees 12:44) Indulgences can be either partial or plenary, meaning that they remit

some (partial) or all (plenary) of the temporal consequences due to sin. The general conditions for receiving

an indulgence are: 1.) one must be in a state of grace, subject to the one granting the indulgence, and intend to

acquire the indulgence, 2.) perform the action to which the indulgence is attached, 3.) Sacramental Confession

and Communion within about two weeks before or after the action, 4.) Prayer for the intention of the Holy Fa-

ther, on the day of the action, 5.) be free from all attachment to venial sin. Since the power of the keys

(Matthew 16: 19) were given to Church by Christ, the Church is the one who may grant the indulgence. The

list of the approved indulgences was reissued after the Second Vatican Council. Therefore, old books or pray-

er cards may say “500 days indulgence” but they may no longer be on the Church’s current approved list. To

see the current list of indulgences one must check the Enchiridion of Indulgences, which can be found on the

Internet.

Have a Blessed Thanksgiving

Join youth from all across Hagerstown for a

NET Ministries Retreat

right here at Saint Mary’s!

What: A fun, challenging, Christ-centered overnight retreat led by a team of young-adult missionaries from across the U.S. When: November 23, 5:30pm through November 24, 6:15pm Where: Saint Mary Catholic Church Who: Everyone in 9th—12th grades. Bring: An overnight bag, sleeping bag, & pillow Cost: $20/person (Scholarships available — please ask!) Sign Up: Email browland@saintmarysonline.org to make sure we save a spot for you!

ADVENT SERVICE PROJECT helping children who without our help will

have nothing at all for Christmas

Dear Parishioners, We are announcing plans to adopt the children of

Washington County Head Start and asking for your help.

We appeal for your assistance with our Advent

service project as we have in the past. Your generosity will

enable us to continue our in-gathering of gifts for these

needy little ones. Because of your warm and generous

response in the past we are calling upon you again. You,

the members of the parish, and the children in our Sunday

School of Religion have made it possible to provide both

new toys and new clothing to our adopted boys and girls

of Washington County Head Start. This event has become

a St. Mary’s tradition. We thank all who return each year to

adopt a needy child, and we welcome those of you who

adopt a child for the first time. The children we adopt are

infants through five year olds.

As you can imagine, the needs of this program

continue to grow with each passing year. Without the help

from St. Mary’s parishioners, these little ones will have

nothing at all for Christmas. To those who may not know

about this program, let me explain just what the CCD

School of Religion has been doing for the past 48 years . .

36 of those with your help.

Each child in our Sunday School of Religion, along

with the CCD Executive Board members, teachers, and

classroom aides, brings a gift-wrapped item of new

clothing for his or her adopted friend. While the CCD group

takes care of all the clothing, hopes are that St. Mary’s

parishioners will once more provide the toys. All toys and

clothing are distributed to the children after we deliver them

to Washington County Head Start.

Our “shopping list” this year is as big as ever. With

your help we will be able to provide for all these children

once again.

What we ask of you: On December 1 and 2 Names of the children will be attached to the Advent wreath for you to take. Also, CCD members will be outside the church entrances with the names of the children. You may select a name to purchase toys for that child. If

possible, we estimate the cost to be about $30 or more

per gift. Complete directions will be given to you when you select a name. If you would prefer giving a cash donation, instead of buying a toy, a group of volunteers will do the shopping for you. If you plan to make a donation, please do not select a name of a child. Donations in any amount are most gratefully accepted. Your gift, along with the gifts of clothing that our CCD children, teachers, helpers, and Executive Board members will bring, will be delivered to Washington County Head Start in time for Christmas. The needs of these children are very great; their resources are very limited. We hope to make at least one day very happy for them, with your help.

Please:

Because checking in all the gifts, making 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, during the week (8AM -3:30PM) drop it off at the parish office, or bring it to Sunday Mass on the weekends of Dec 8 and 9 and Dec 15 and 16.

To insure each child has his or her gift please be on time with your gift? The gifts will be delivered on December 17. Thank you for your help!!

In Jesus’ Name . . . The CCD Christmas Team