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Historic St. Mary’s Church, Lancaster, PA June 12, 2011
Mass Intentions for the Week
June — 12 Choir Rehearsal (church) - 10:00 am 13 Building & Grounds Committee (DR) - 7:00 pm 14 Praise & Worship (chapel) - 7:30 pm 17 Rosary Group (nursery) - 10:00 am 17 Community Meal (cafeteria) - 5:30 pm 18 Vacation Bible School Meeting (chapel/school) - 10:00 am 18 Wedding (church) - 2:00 pm 18 Confessions (church) - 4:00 pm
Important Dates All meetings held in the Marian library unless otherwise noted.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
We are a people born of the Spirit! Just as in the beginning of creation the Spirit came as a “mighty wind” sweeping over the face of the earth, that same Spirit comes today to renew the face of the earth. Happy Pentecost, and happy birthday, people of God!
The Jewish feast of Pentecost called all devout Jews to Jerusalem to celebrate their birth as God’s Chosen People in the Covenant Law given to Moses at Sinai. The mysteries prefigured in that feast are fulfilled in the pouring out of the Spirit on Mary and the apostles today. We have a New Law and a New Covenant brought by Jesus not written on stone tablets but on our hearts. Everything is new as we witness in the Gospel the new Adam, Jesus, breathing new life into the apostles, our fathers in faith. The effects of the pride and arrogance displayed at the Tower of Babel have been reversed as all hear the Gospel in their native tongue. Truly, every nation and people are called to communion with God.
It was a glorious day and a wonderful time! This year’s picnic was heaven on earth! To go from Eucharist to a communion of relaxation and play with one another on such a beautiful day was glorious! A huge thanks to Nina Eshleman, Paul Sescilla and all who lent a helping hand to make this year’s event a huge success. Those with email addresses on file should have received pictures, compliments of Silvia Doe. Call in your email address if you want to be included.
Last Saturday night we celebrated milestone anniversaries of our married couples. To all who stood before us and proclaimed their vows, thank you. Thank you for inspiring us to love as we have been loved by God and by you, faithfully, fruitfully and unconditionally. A special thanks to our Family Life Coordinator, Joe Clupp, for arranging this year’s celebration.
Next weekend, our parish will bless and send forth 25 teens and adults as they journey to our Sister Parish, Sacred Heart Church on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota! We’re driving there… so keep us in your prayers! We see this as a spiritual pilgrimage with daily Mass, devotions and spiritual discussions that will take place on the road and while we are there. We also see this as an opportunity for mutual growth and understanding as we seek to develop our relationship with one another. Know that we will also be praying for you, the good people of St. Mary’s who have embraced and sacrificially supported this worthy project.
Catechism Question of the Week: What is also known as the “Final Purification”? A) Heaven, B) Purgatory, C) Hell, or D) Death (see CCC 1031)
With family, friends and those you meet, please discuss the following Question of the Week: What is necessary for salvation according to Jesus? What does this mean for me?
In Christ’s Peace,
Saturday, June 11: 5:30 Parishioners & Friends (Fr. Leo) Sunday, June 12: 8:30 Albert Muehleisen - First anniversary of his death (Bereavement) 11:00 Fr. Leo - Twentieth anniversary of his ordination (Lee & Connie Goodman) Monday, June 13: 10:00 Lancaster House South: Anne Stoltzpflug - Living (Don Bender) 12:05 Michael Sauer - Living (Paul & Marie Sauer) Tuesday, June 14: 12:05 Paul LaBree - Living (Loretta & Bernard LaBree) Wednesday, June 15: 12:05 Theresa Kovacs (Maria Kovacs) Thursday, June 16: 12:05 Ed Legere (Polansky Family) Friday, June 17: 9:30 Willow Valley Lakes: Isabella Wesley & Mary Lou Murphy (Don Bender) 12:05 Roy Radosavich - First anniversary of his death (Bereavement) Saturday, June 18: 8:00 Emma Baker & Ethel Lyle (Bob & Silvia Doe) 5:30 Earl “Kelly” Rebman III (Earl & Lois Rebman) Sunday, June 19: 8:30 Parishioners & Friends (Fr. Leo) 11:00 Jack Palmer (Anna Marie Palmer)
Holy Spirit, be with me today. Be my teacher, my guide, my counselor, my
friend. Fill me with Your gifts, especially the gifts of wisdom,
discernment, knowledge, understanding, compassion, love, and awe in God's presence. In all
that I think, say, and do, let it be in accordance with Your most holy and perfect will. I ask this in Jesus' name.
Amen.
Pentecost Sunday
From the Parish Office
Advertiser of the Week. — Aichele & Frey Family Practice Assoc. — Our thanks to Aichele & Frey Family Practice Associates
and all our sponsors for advertising in our bulletin. Please patronize them and thank them for advertising. It is
because of them that our bulletin is possible.
Wedding Banns. Andrew Graver & Laura Darrenkamp, July 2, 2011. Tristan Dressler & Erin Harvey, July 16, 2011.
Personal Financial Management Assistance. Are you facing personal financial challenges that are
weighing heavily on you and your family? Are you uncertain where to turn? Maybe your St. Mary’s family
can help. Call Fr. Leo or Tina Skubon and they can put you in touch with a financial counselor.
All inquiries will be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Prayer Intentions of Pope Benedict
June 2011— General Intention: That priests, united to the Heart of Christ, may always be true witnesses of the caring and merciful love of God. Missionary Intention: That the Holy Spirit may bring forth from our communities numerous missionary vocations, willing to fully consecrate themselves to spreading the Kingdom of God.
Catechism Question of the Week. What is also known as the “Final Purification?”
A) Heaven, B) Purgatory, C) Hell, or D) Death (CCC 1031)
Question of the Week. What is necessary for salvation according to Jesus?
What does this mean for me? John 3:16-18
Guest Book Comments.
Beautiful church! Altar exquisite! Great Mass!
We come twice a year! Love the history!
Did you know?
Did you know that Father Leo celebrates Mass at four different nursing homes in the area? He has Mass once a month at the Golden Living Center, Willow Valley Glen, Willow Valley Lakes, and Lancaster House South.
Parish Pastoral Council Elections. Next Sunday, June 19, we will hold elections for Parish Pastoral Council. If you are 18 years of age or older, please pick up a ballot and select seven candidates to serve a three-year term as your representatives on Parish Pastoral Council.
Stewardship Tithing: God’s Plan for Giving
Tithing weekend of June 5, 2011: $15,657
Student offerings: $2
From Fr. Leo. In the second reading today, St. Paul reminds the Corinthians, “There are different gifts, but the same Spirit; there are different ministries, but the same Lord.” How am I using my gifts for the common good?
From the Pews. We believe that tithing’s time has come and is part of a spiritual renewal for our parish. Our family has begun to tithe, and already we have seen God’s blessings on us. We hope that all our parishioners will also begin to give back to God what He deserves.
My child’s good deed for the week. Several of our children offered these as their tithe in addition to their financial gift: I helped set up for my sister’s First Communion party. I played with my baby sister.
Opportunities for Non-St. Mary’s Portion of Tithe. June 12 Pentecost Collection to Fund Education of Future Priests and Care of Sick Priests June 19 Catholic Communication Campaign June 26 Archdiocese of Gulu
Prayer Shawls Available. Prayers are being prayed into each “Prayer Shawl” as they are knitted or crocheted by members of our Prayer Shawl Ministry. Contact Denise Scalzo, 464.5424, if you know of someone who
would benefit from the gift of a prayer shawl — someone who may need comfort or solace or even for someone celebrating a time of joy. There are a few adult and child-size shawls available. As always, any donations are accepted and much appreciated.
June 12, 2011 Historic St. Mary’s Church, Lancaster, PA
Praise & Worship. Tuesday, June 14, 7:30 pm in the chapel
— Adoration & Confessions —
EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network)
Contact Karen Morrisette 581.8315 or [email protected]
St. Mary’s Mass on Comcast TV. St. Mary’s 11:00 am Mass on Sunday is broadcast on Comcast TV Channel 95 later the same day (Sunday) at 6:00 pm and then again on Monday at 3:00 pm.
Liturgy
Contact Don Peris 333.1947 or [email protected]
Scripture Readings for Next Sunday. June 19—The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9; Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16-18
Religious Education
Contact Anne Barnes 490.0652 or [email protected]
Religious Education Teachers Needed. Religious Education classes begin again on September 11. Our students going into grades Pre-K, 1, 3, 5 and 7 need teachers to guide them to a closer relationship with Christ. Please prayerfully consider if God is calling you to this exciting and rewarding ministry.
Youth Ministry
Contact Silvia Doe 872.8985 or [email protected]
June 20-29 Pine Ridge Journey June 27-July 1 Vacation Bible School July 25-29 Summer Outreach Camp
High School: Sundays, 6:00-8:00 pm Middle School: Dates and times to be announced
New Student Registration. New families may go to www.stmaryslancaster.org and click on “Religious Education” to get registration forms to register their student(s) for next fall or you may call the Religious Education office to register.
Please note: To be eligible to receive First Holy Communion at the end of second grade, students need to attend class regularly throughout first and second grade.
June 27—July 1 9:00 am-12:00 pm
St. Mary’s school building
Vacation Bible School
Contact Marissa Schwartz, 239.5124, or Mary Weiland, 333.3098
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit that my thoughts may all be holy; Act in me, O Holy Spirit that my works, too, may be holy; Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit that I love but what is holy; Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit to defend what is holy; Guard me then, O Holy Spirit that I always may be holy.
St. Augustine of Hippo (AD 354-430)
Attend EWTN’s Free Family Celebration. Looking for something different to do this summer? EWTN’s Family Celebration returns to the BJCC Convention Complex in Birmingham, AL on July 23 and 24. This free event will feature talks by Raymond Arroyo, Marcus Grodi, Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Fr. Mitch Pacwa and more. Be part of a special “30th Anniversary” live show audience, attend Mass and Adoration, and meet some of your favorite EWTN hosts and clergy. For more information, go to www.ewtn.com/familycelebration or contact Karen Morrisette (contact info above).
Note: Karen has recently been appointed the “EWTN Media Missionaries Area Coordinator for the Diocese of Harrisburg.” If anyone has questions about accommodations in Alabama, contact Karen.
Catholic School News
Save the Date. Lancaster Catholic High School’s 14th Annual Golf Tournament in memory of Pete Carr will be held on August 12 at Meadia Heights Golf Club. For registration information, please check out the LCHS website at www.lchsyes.org. Register by August 5.
Pentecost Sunday
Natural Family Planning. NFP is a safe and ethical way to achieve or postpone a pregnancy. For more information on the Sympto-Thermal Method of NFP, call Mary Theresa Squierdo, 626.9267. For more information on the Creighton Model Fertility Care System, contact Laurie Weitzel, 669.8404.
“Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Your love.”
Send forth laborers into Your vineyard and build up the Church in Your holy love. If you think God is inviting you to a deeper consecration, contact Fr. Leo or Fr. LaVoie at the number listed above.
Vocations
Contact Fr. Raymond LaVoie 657.4804 x 282 or [email protected]
St. Mary’s Pro-Life Mass Saturday, June 25, 8:00 am
Pro-Life
Contact Anne Marie DiCarlo 872.9386 or [email protected]
Family Life
Contact Joe Clupp 464.5041 or [email protected]
Creighton Model Fertility Care. A free introductory session is being offered on the Creighton Model System, an effective method of natural family planning, at 7:00 pm on June 21 at SouthEast Lancaster Health Services, 333 N. Arch St., Lancaster. Contact Laurie Weitzel, BS, FCPI at 669.8404 or [email protected] to register. Learn more at www.fertilitycare.org.
Spiritual-Adoption Annual Baby Shower. Please help us conclude this year’s Spiritual-Adoption Program with the Annual Baby Shower to benefit A Woman’s Concern. For over 38 years, A Woman’s Concern has provided women in difficult pregnancies with a viable, practical alternative to abortion and supported them with assistance and parenting classes. Next weekend, a “wish list” of baby items to be donated to A Woman’sConcern will be handed out at all Masses. The items will be collected the following weekend (June 26).
S UICIDE. “We are obliged to accept life gratefully and preserve it for *God’s+ honor and the salvation of our souls. …Suicide is contrary to love for the
living God. ...Voluntary cooperation in suicide is contrary to the moral law.” (CCC 2280-2282)
—from “The Catechism On Life Issues, From A to Z,” Respect Life Office, Diocese of Harrisburg
Our Military Family
SrA Courtney Bales SSGT Jason Bales RDML Thomas E. Beeman SSGT Christopher Cassidy SSGT Robert J. Cummings SGT Chris Cunningham SSGT Paul DeJesus CPT Matthew Dusablon SGT Francesco Galura 1LT Robert Gillichbauer Jr. MAJ Jacob Grabia CDR William Grotewold LTC James J. Jordano CPT Alex Kehler SSGT Cheri Longenecker
MAJ Michael D. McCarthy CWO Sean McCormick SPC Christopher Quigley PV2 Kevin Quigley SSGT Jeremy Schlegelmilch SPC Matthew A. Schober CWO Joseph Simpson SSGT Nicholas Soto A2C Brittany Stone SGT Geoffrey Stone 2LT Christopher Swisher SSGT Mike Tedesco GYSGT Steven Treier LT Jennifer Womble SSGT Ronald Yarnell
Lord, hold our troops in Your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless
acts they perform for us in our time of need, and bring us and our world lasting peace. We ask this in the name of
Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
“Christ was calling me to serve Him as a priest … I am deeply grateful to God for my vocation to the priesthood. Nothing means more to me or gives me greater joy than to celebrate Mass each day and to serve God’s people in the Church. That has been true ever since the day of my ordination as a priest. Nothing has ever changed it, not even becoming Pope.”
—Pope John Paul II, September 15, 1987
“And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one
of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different
tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.”
—Acts 2:2-4
Historic St. Mary’s Church, Lancaster, PA June 12, 2011
In & Around the Diocese
St. Mary’s
Quarterly Food Collection - June 18/19
Help our parish’s efforts to reach out to our neighbors. Suggestions for non-perishable items:
Canned: soup, vegetables, fruits, beans, potatoes, pasta dinners Breakfast items (cereal, granola, pancake mix, etc.) Tomato sauce or canned tomatoes, rice (2 lb. bag) Dry beans, canned meats and fish, cooking oil, salt, dried pasta (box), peanut butter Fresh potatoes (5 lb. bag) Canned milk, sugar, coffee Toilet paper, tissues
Please place items in containers in church vestibule.
Hershey Park Ticket Raffle. We will be having a Hershey Park Ticket Raffle at our hospitality after Masses this weekend. Put your name and phone number on a slip of paper and drop it in the box at the hospitality table. Two names will be drawn after the 11:00 am Mass. The first name drawn will receive three Hershey Park tickets. The second name drawn will receive two Hershey Park tickets.
P A R I S H
P I C N I C
St. Thomas More Mass at St. Mary’s. The St. Thomas More Society of Central PA will host a Mass to celebrate the feast of St. Thomas More on Wednesday, June 22, at 7:30 am here at St. Mary’s Church. Bishop McFadden will be the principal celebrant/homilist. A reception and light breakfast will follow the Mass. All are welcome to attend. Call Michael Krimmel, 422.7504, for more information.
Save the Date. Friends of St. Mary's Fundraiser Event
to benefit Historic St. Mary’s Education Fund
— September 25 — at the Revere Tavern.
Legion of Mary Picnic. The Annual Legion of Mary Picnic will be held on Sunday, June 19, at 2:00 pm, at St. Leo the Great Gym, Lancaster. This picnic is open to all Legion of Mary auxiliary members. Call Beth Tomlinson, 394.5127, to reserve your space. Celebrate with “Monsignor” Donald Weedon. Donald Weedon, a dedicated Catholic lay servant at St. Patrick Cathedral for over 35 years, celebrates his 60th anniversary as an assistant to the Catholic Church and to Catholic priests, monsignors and bishops on Sunday, June 19, at the 9:30 am Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg. William Cardinal Keeler, retired Archbishop of Baltimore, will be among the honored guests. All are welcome to attend the Mass and the reception after Mass. Catholic Scouting. Catholic Girl Scouts and Camp Fire members (grades 9-12) who plan to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference November 17-20, are invited to apply for a scholarship to be awarded by Region 3 National Catholic Committee for Girls Scouts and Camp Fire. Three scholarships in the amount of $275 each will be awarded. The deadline to apply is July 1. For a copy of the application, go to the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry website, www.hbgdiocese.org/youngchurch or call 657.4804 x327. Cursillo. Interested in living your Catholic faith more fully? A Cursillo may be for you. “Cursillo” is the Spanish word for a “short course in Christianity.” It covers theology, spirituality, scripture, prayer and study. The upcoming Cursillos are as follows: women’s—July 7-10; men’s—July 14-17. Both will be held at St. Pius X in Selinsgrove, PA. For more information and registration, sponsors and candidates may contact Steve or Sherry Troelsch, [email protected] or 898.6178 or visit the website at www.harrisburg-cursillo.org. Men’s Retreat. The Annual Men’s Retreat is set for the weekend of July 29 on the campus of Mt. St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD. Included are two nights lodging and six meals. Take this opportunity to treat yourself. Father Michael W. Rothan will lead the retreat. A minimum 1/2 reservation deposit of $60 will hold your room. For more information, contact Bob Fischer, 397.0191.
Pentecost Sunday
Advocacy for People with Disabilities
Contact Yvonne Devosa 560.0674 or [email protected]
Education Series on Autism. Philhaven Autism Resiliency Program is offering a free three-part presentation covering details on characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Open to families and individuals with an ASD or anyone working with or caring for individuals with an ASD. Part 1 is on June 15: “What is Autism?” Part 2 is on June 22: “Autism through Life Span.” Part 3 is on June 29: “Autism Services and Support Time.” Time is 5:00-6:30 pm. Light snacks provided. Contact 279.2764 or email [email protected] to register.
A Moment with Mary
The moon illuminates the night when
the sun has set and before the next
sunrise; Mary, too, often illuminates
those who are in the night of faith and
being tested . . . if they invoke her.
—Raniero Cantalamessa
“Father John Baptist Causse, a German priest, was sent to Lancaster during the autumn of 1785 (as St.
Mary’s seventh pastor) by the Prefect-Apostolic in America, Rev. Dr. John Carroll. Succeeding Father Luke Geissler as pastor of St. Mary’s Parish, he was the first secular priest to serve the congregation; all of his predecessors having been members of the Jesuit order. ...Father Causse was one of the founders of Franklin College, which later became Franklin & Marshall College after merging with Marshall College in 1853. ...When Father Luke Geissler made his last stop at St. Mary’s in the spring of 1785 (he also served several other missions), he was suffering from an illness which caused his death a year later at Conewago. Apparently knowing there was no priest available to replace him, he took the register of baptisms, marriages and funerals with him. It was never returned to Lancaster and there is no evidence that it still exists. More than a year after his arrival in Lancaster, Father Causse started a new church register for St. Mary’s Parish. It began with the year 1787…”
—from “St. Mary’s Church, Lancaster, PA 1785-1877” by Edgar A. Musser
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