St. Katharine Drexel 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 13 July 2014 We Pray for God’s Blessing upon John and Joann Martin who affirmed their pledge of life- long love to one another in the renewal of their marriage vows last weekend in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. May their love for one another always remind us of God's faithful and unconditional love. We Pray in Hope that God’s healing power may touch those who are sick, especially Phil Aiken, John Anderson, David Baldwin, Jr., Agnes Barachi, Sam Bilotta, Mary Brockway, George Brown, Joe Buzy, Beth Cangemi, Michael Carretta, Dennis Carroll, Luanne Colin, Bob Dacey, Olivia Dowell, Mansuet D’Souza, Marion Embrey, Lou Eskuchen, Chrissy Essig, Nancy Essig, John Filipovits, Barttolemy Forze, David Funsch, Marie Harne. Lisa Hinrichs, Grady Hoffman, Maryanne Latini, Margaret Leone, Xia Martinez, Louise McAleavy, Shauna McClennan, Noreen McGrath, Grace McGraw, Ted Meek, Christine Miller, Monday Mogollon, Suzy Nathan, Doan Thi Nhân, Jim O'Connor, Peg O’Hara, Liz Panik, Harvey Pelletier, Jace Quinn, Rita Rourke, Joann Ryan, Mary Ryan, Jim Small, Jean Smith, Jacqueline Speelman, Jennifer Stiles, Neil Stitely, Judy Wahl, Cobie Walschot, Ann Warner, Donnie Weaver, and Rita Weygandt. May our prayers offer them inner strength. Please contact the Parish Office with your prayer requests. Next Weekend (20 July 2014) Scripture Readings: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Romans 8:26-27 Matthew 13:24-43 In the Gathering Space: Gift Cards Second Collection: Building Fund Faith Formation Registration is currently underway for all of our fall faith formation programs. Registration forms are available on the parish web site, at the Information Center, and in the Parish Office. Early family registration helps us so that we can order books and recruit sufficient catechists. Please be aware that the late registration fee is now $50 and will increase to $75 if you register after 13 July. Thanks for your cooperation in helping us organize for the next academic year! Don't Miss Mass When Traveling This Summer! For Mass times and locations throughout the United States, be sure to visit www.masstimes.org. This Week in Our Parish Sunday 13 July 10:15 AM New Parishioner Orientation .......Media Center 10:15 AM RCIA.......................SJRCS Conference Room Monday 14 July 10:30 AM Weekday Mass ........... Citizens Nursing Home 7:30 PM Knights of Columbus.................Media Center Tuesday 15 July There is no 9:15 AM Mass in the Chapel 10:00 AM Kid's Playgroup...................... Haywood Home Thursday 17 July 10:00 AM Kid's Playgroup............................ Baker Park 11:30 AM Pray and Play .......................... Piraino Home 7:00 PM Grief Support Group ................. Parish Office Friday 18 July There is no 6:30 AM Mass in the Chapel 7:00 PM L'Arche ..................................... McElroy Hall Sunday 20 July 12:00 PM African Faith Community ......................Stage 1:00 PM Baptism Preparation ........ SJRCS Conf. Room Last Weekend (6 July 2014) Attendance at Mass ........................................... 845 Registered Households ..................................... 858 Number of Parishioners ..................................2,925 Weekly Offering Envelopes .............................................. $6,010.23 Electronic Transfer ................................. $5,721.00 Loose ....................................................... $608.00 Total.................................................... $12,339.23 Other Offerings Poor Box ................................................... $292.76 Food Bank Items ..............................................112 Catholic School Education .......................... $752.47 Bishop Mitch Rozanski has been a vicar bishop of this area for many years, and has now been appointed bishop of Springfield, MA, starting in August. A Mass of Thanksgiving for his ministry as bishop here will be celebrated on Sunday 13 July at 3:00 PM at the Cathedral of Mary our Queen in Baltimore. A reception on the grounds of the cathedral will take place immediately following the Mass. All are welcome to participate in this farewell event.
Transcript
St. Katharine Drexel 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 13 July 2014
We Pray for God’s Blessing upon John and Joann Martin who affirmed their pledge of life-long love to one another in the renewal of their
marriage vows last weekend in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. May their love for
one another always remind us of God's faithful and unconditional love.
We Pray in Hope that God’s healing power may touch those who are sick, especially Phil Aiken, John Anderson, David Baldwin, Jr., Agnes Barachi, Sam Bilotta, Mary Brockway, George Brown, Joe Buzy, Beth Cangemi, Michael Carretta, Dennis Carroll, Luanne Colin, Bob Dacey, Olivia Dowell, Mansuet D’Souza, Marion Embrey, Lou Eskuchen, Chrissy Essig, Nancy Essig, John Filipovits, Barttolemy Forze, David Funsch, Marie Harne. Lisa Hinrichs, Grady Hoffman, Maryanne Latini, Margaret Leone, Xia Martinez, Louise McAleavy, Shauna McClennan, Noreen McGrath, Grace McGraw, Ted Meek, Christine Miller, Monday Mogollon, Suzy Nathan, Doan Thi Nhân, Jim O'Connor, Peg O’Hara, Liz Panik, Harvey Pelletier, Jace Quinn, Rita Rourke, Joann Ryan, Mary Ryan, Jim Small, Jean Smith, Jacqueline Speelman, Jennifer Stiles, Neil Stitely, Judy Wahl, Cobie Walschot, Ann Warner, Donnie Weaver, and Rita Weygandt. May our prayers offer them inner strength.
Please contact the Parish Office with your prayer requests.
Next Weekend (20 July 2014) Scripture Readings: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Romans 8:26-27 Matthew 13:24-43
In the Gathering Space: Gift Cards
Second Collection: Building Fund
Faith Formation Registration is currently underway for all of our fall faith formation programs. Registration forms are available on the parish web site, at the Information Center, and in the Parish Office. Early family registration helps us so that we can order books and recruit sufficient catechists. Please be aware that the late registration fee is now $50 and will increase to $75 if you register after 13 July. Thanks for your cooperation in helping us organize for the next academic year!
Don't Miss Mass When Traveling This Summer! For Mass times and locations
throughout the United States, be sure to visit www.masstimes.org.
This Week in Our Parish
Sunday 13 July 10:15 AM New Parishioner Orientation.......Media Center 10:15 AM RCIA.......................SJRCS Conference Room
Monday 14 July 10:30 AM Weekday Mass ...........Citizens Nursing Home 7:30 PM Knights of Columbus.................Media Center
Tuesday 15 July There is no 9:15 AM Mass in the Chapel
10:00 AM Kid's Playgroup......................Haywood Home
Thursday 17 July 10:00 AM Kid's Playgroup............................ Baker Park 11:30 AM Pray and Play .......................... Piraino Home 7:00 PM Grief Support Group ................. Parish Office
Friday 18 July There is no 6:30 AM Mass in the Chapel
7:00 PM L'Arche ..................................... McElroy Hall
Sunday 20 July 12:00 PM African Faith Community ......................Stage 1:00 PM Baptism Preparation ........ SJRCS Conf. Room
Last Weekend (6 July 2014) Attendance at Mass........................................... 845 Registered Households ..................................... 858 Number of Parishioners ..................................2,925 Weekly Offering Envelopes .............................................. $6,010.23 Electronic Transfer ................................. $5,721.00 Loose ....................................................... $608.00 Total.................................................... $12,339.23
Other Offerings Poor Box................................................... $292.76 Food Bank Items ..............................................112 Catholic School Education .......................... $752.47
Bishop Mitch Rozanski has been a vicar bishop of this area for many years, and has now been appointed bishop of Springfield, MA, starting in August. A Mass of Thanksgiving for his ministry as bishop here will be celebrated on Sunday 13 July at 3:00 PM at the Cathedral of Mary
our Queen in Baltimore. A reception on the grounds of the cathedral will take place immediately following the Mass. All are welcome to participate in this farewell event.
St. Katharine Drexel 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 13 July 2014
FREDERICK COUNTY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
SAINT JOHN REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Frederick):Co-Ed Elementary Pre-K-8, 301-662-6722 www.sjrcs.org
VISITATION ACADEMY (Frederick): Girls Elementary Pre K-8, 301-662-2814 www.thevisitationacademy.org
MOTHER SETON SCHOOL (Emmitsburg): Co-Ed Elementary Pre K-8, 301-447-3161 www.mothersetonschool.org
ST. THOMAS MORE ACADEMY (Buckeystown): Co-Ed Elementary Pre-K3-8, 301-874-9014 stmamd.org
SAINT JOHN’S CATHOLIC PREP (Frederick): Co-Ed Secondary, 301-662-4210 www.saintjohnsprep.org
MOUNT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY (Emmitsburg) Undergraduate and Graduate, 301-447-5214 www.msmary.edu
Page 2
Fr. Keith’s KornerFr. Keith’s KornerFr. Keith’s KornerFr. Keith’s Korner This weekend we are graced with visiting
presiders while I join my priest friends at the Cape Cod beach. On Saturday night, we welcome Fr. Al Smith (who is retired and lives in Hagerstown), and on Sunday morning Fr. Gil Seitz, who is the Judicial Vicar for the Archdiocese. I asked Fr. Gil what he actually does, and he explained that he works in the Marriage Tribunal, on the laicization process for priests, and also investigating possible cures as miracles for "saints-to-be". The four signs posted around the periphery of our parish property announce to the public that we are seeking final site plan approval for our new church construction project from the City of Frederick. This process will include input from the public at a Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) meeting, and a presentation on our project at the Planning Commission. This is a necessary approval needed to proceed with our new church, and so it is great to see the signs posted! Members of our youth ministry are leaving this Sunday to participate in “Encounter the Gospel of Life” in Washington DC. They join hundreds of other teens to volunteer at social service agencies during the day, and reflect and pray together about their experiences in the evening. We are so grateful to the adult and young adult leaders who accompany our teens for this experience. Please keep them in your prayers this week. It takes a lot to organize various faith formation programs each year, including recruiting catechists and ordering materials. We always try to encourage early registration to assist our staff in this process of planning for the new academic year. The household registration fee increases each month during the summer to encourage this early registration. Please be aware that the fee increases again after this weekend and assist our staff (and yourself) by registering as soon as possible, using forms on our website and at the Information Center.
Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Keith Keith Keith Keith
CAPITAL CAMPAIGNCAPITAL CAMPAIGNCAPITAL CAMPAIGNCAPITAL CAMPAIGN REPORT REPORT REPORT REPORT
Capital Campaign Goal ......................... $1,850,000
Our faith community is so blessed by your generosity! In addition to our monthly Building Fund collection and the redemption of some remaining pledges from our previous capital campaign, we have now received:
Total of Pledges Made.................................. $1,840,384 Percent of Goal Achieved ....................................... 99% Total of Cash Received.................................... $621,370 Households Participating ..........................................352 Number of New Pledges this week ..........................4 Amount of New Pledges this week ..............$15,300
Thanks to everyone helping us reach our goal!
Grief Support Group: If you have experienced a death in your life, please consider joining Saint Katharine
Drexel's Grief Support Group. We give mourners the opportunity to come together in a safe environment to talk about their loved one, express their feelings, ask questions, and lean on others for comfort
and understanding. Our next meeting is Thursday 17 July. The topic is Going it Alone. Join us in the Parish Office at 7:00 PM. For additional information, contact Kathy Moore at skdassociate4@saintdrexel.
If You Enjoy Gardening, here is an opportunity for you to have a BIG impact on our parish. No one is currently attending to the small garden surrounding our entrance sign on Opossumtown Pike. If you would like to keep this garden weeded and mulched (and perhaps spruced up with some colorful flowers at the correct time of year) please call Rose Fitzpatrick (301-662-5565). This will help visitors have a good first impression upon entering our property!
St. Katharine Drexel 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 13 July 2014
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
BAPTISM: Preparation sessions are scheduled regularly and announced in the bulletin. Parents are encouraged to attend while preparing for the arrival of their child. For more information, contact the Parish Office.
FIRST RECONCILIATION AND FIRST EUCHARIST: Family preparation sessions are scheduled in the fall and spring each year for children desiring to celebrate these sacraments, including those in Catholic Schools. For information call the Parish Office.
MARRIAGE: Couples desiring to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage should contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to the anticipated date to allow time for the required preparation sessions.
CONFIRMATION: Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation can be started anytime in High School and flexes to adjust to the needs of students. Ongoing Faith Formation participation is required. Contact the Parish Office for more information.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA): Adults interested in joining the Catholic Faith? Contact the Parish Office for more information.
Page 3
Catholic School News ���� St. John Regional Catholic School Join us every Wednesday from 9:00–11:00 AM. Prospective parents are invited to visit the school and tour the Pre-K through 8th grade classrooms. Tuition discounts apply for parishioners. Please contact Karen O’Boyle (301-662-6722) or email [email protected] for additional information.
���� Visitation Academy Visitation Academy, in the heart of Frederick's historic district, has been empowering and educating girls in the tradition of Saint Frances DeSales and Saint Jane DeChantal for over 167 years. To learn more about Visitation's 21st century STEM Initiative, International Bacalaureate Middle Years Programme for middle school, and the all-girls advantage, please contact Cindy Cantrel, Executive Director (301-662-2814).
���� Mother Seton School We are still accepting applications for the 2014-15 school year. Join us for one of our open house Take-a-Tour Tuesdays: 15 July, 22 July, 29 July, and 5 August from 9:00 AM–1:00 PM and 7:00 PM–8:00 PM. For more information visit our website mothersetonschool.org or call 301-447-3165.
Summer Food Service Program: This program will provide a free lunch for children 18 and under, Monday through Friday (except 4 July) through 22 August. The location closest to our parish is Amber Meadows Park, Amber Drive, and lunches will be served from 12:00–12:30 PM. A full list of lunch locations is available on the parish bulletin board. For more information, please contact Sarah McAleavy, Coordinator of Food and Nutrition Services with the Frederick Community Action Agency (301-600-6263).
St. Vincent de Paul Society: In today's Gospel, we hear the story of the sower, and we know that "some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirty fold." This week by putting a gift in the poor box, know that these gifts will produce fruit a hundred fold. Volunteers are always needed. Please call 301-662-4676 to volunteer.
Youth & Young Adult Ministry
L'Arche Service Group will take place on Friday 18 July from 6:30–9:00 PM in McElroy Hall. High school teens are invited to participate in this outreach to the developmentally & intellectually disabled. Please RSVP to Leah, [email protected].
Shenandoah River Flat Water Tubing Adventure: Open to all middle and high school youth and their friends. The trip to Harper's Ferry, WV, is scheduled for Wednesday 30 July from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and the cost is $35 per person. Permission forms and
additional information are available on the website or the Youth Ministry bulletin board. Forms and money are due in the Parish Office by Sunday 20 July.
Save the Date for iServe, 24-25 July: Pope Francis says, "I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting, and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security."
The theme for iServe 2014 is "In the Streets." All high school youth are invited to do just that—take the church to the streets! If you're a rising 9th grader or older, come join us for this two-day annual event that serves the poor and marginalized in Hagerstown, Thursday 24 July—Friday 25 July. Sleep overnight at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The cost is $25 per youth. Adult drivers and chaperones are needed. We will gather in the SKD parking lot T 8:30 AM on Thursday for caravan trip to Hagerstown and return to the SKD parking lot on Friday at 4:00 PM. For more information, contact Leah [email protected].
Lost and Found: Are you missing sweaters, jackets, shoes, toys, umbrellas, cell phones, or jewelry? Stop by the table in the Gathering Space the next two weekends to see if your missing item is there. All items that are not claimed will be donated to the appropriate charity.
St. Katharine Drexel 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 13 July 2014
SOCIAL OUTREACH
CATHOLIC CHARITIES of Frederick County provides individual, couple, and family counseling at several locations. Call 301-898-7900 for an appt.
FREDERICK FOOD BANK is the recipient of non-perishable food items placed in the baskets located near the entrances before Mass each weekend.
FREDERICK RESCUE MISSION is the recipient of clean and usable clothing placed in the receptacles located near the rest rooms each weekend.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY provides financial assistance to those in need through donations to the poor box. For assistance call 301-662-4676.
HELPING HANDS links parishioners with other parishioners needing help with errands, transportation, household task, etc. Call 301-360-9581.
PROJECT RACHEL offers women and men suffering from abortion trauma a confidential referral to trained counselors and clergy to sort through unresolved feelings and conflicts. Call 410-354-6900 for help.
AUBURN CENTER is a 24-hour crisis pregnancy referral line supported by the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Call 1-800-492-5530.
Page 4
Kids Playgroup: Water play time at Jen Haywood's on Tuesday 15 July. Bring a picnic lunch if you want. We will meet in Baker Park near the Band Shell on Thursday 17 July at 10:00 AM for the children's concert series with Mr. Jon. Enjoy a magic show at Mindy Smith's house, 7205 Indian Summer Lane, Frederick, on Monday 21 July. Please RSVP to Mindy (410-241-5358) to ensure she has enough space and snacks. For more information about the playgroup, please contact Melissa Orndorff at [email protected].
St. John the Evangelist is Going to Italy! Join Fr. Stephen Gosnell, associate pastor at St. John the
Evangelist, Frederick, on a Fall Faith Tour to Rome and Assisi, 26 October–5 November. For more information, please contact Jackie Lamothe (301-514-3173) or email [email protected].
To All Those Serving the Faith Community During Weekend Mass: As Christ is counting on you to be a faithful follower, our ministries are counting on you to fulfill your commitment on a weekend that you are scheduled — and if you are unable to keep that commitment, please make arrangements for a substitute. We appreciate your generous gift of time and your care in ensuring that there is coverage for all of the various ministries at each Mass.
Quest for L'Arche: We are pleased to announce a fun evening, including sports activities, on Friday 18 July from 7:00–8:30 PM for individuals with disabilities and their families and friends. This event will take place in
McElroy Hall and is free to all. Light refreshments will be served. L'Arche, French for "The Ark", was founded in 1964 by Jean Vanier, a Canadian Catholic layman to provide caring homes where people with and without disabilities chose
to live together with comfort, spirituality, and respect.
WEEKDAY MASS READINGS Monday 14 July .............................. Is 1:10-17/Mt 10:34 Tuesday 15 July ............................ Is 7:1-9/Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday 16 July...................... Is 10:5-6/Mt 11:25-27 Thursday 17 July ......................... Is 26:7-9/Mt 11:28-30 Friday 18 July..................................Is 38:1-6/Mt 12:1-8 Saturday 19 July........................... Mt 2:1-5/Mt 12:14-21
MASS INTENTIONS Monday 7/14 10:30 AM .Stephane t'Kint de Roodenbeke Saturday 7/19 5:00 PM .............................. David Ozag Sunday 7/20 9:00 AM ...................... SKD Parishioners 11:00 AM ....................... Blanche Kracher
Mass intentions may be scheduled to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, other special events, or the lives of deceased loved
ones. Please contact the Parish Office.
Frederick County Church Softball League News: The All-Star Game was played last Sunday 6 July. We play Middletown CRUCC on Sunday 13 July at Middletown Field #2 at 5:00 PM. Please contact Bob Eaton at [email protected] with questions.
Upcoming Scandinavian Adventure: Join Fr. Keith, fellow SKD parishioners, and members of several other parishes for a wonderful cruise through Northern Europe on the beautiful Holland America ship Eurodam next spring from 8–20 May 2015. We will visit exciting ports of call throughout the Baltic, including Kiel (Hamburg), Germany; Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; Warnemunde, Germany (a resort town for relaxing or visiting medieval Rostock or historic Berlin). We will also overnight in Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), and St. Petersburg (Russia), where we will visit the world famous Hermitage Museum. Holland America is known for its outstanding service, elegant ships, and delightful culinary experiences. For more information and to reserve your stateroom, please call Diana Reuling of Your Travel Concierges (301-663-0485) or toll free (855-410-225).
express [faith]” (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 59)
T he sacraments of the Church confer grace through words
and visible signs. They “bear fruit in those who receive them with
the required dispositions” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1131). But there is more. The sacraments also “nourish, strengthen, and express” faith. In other words, the way the sacrament is celebrated — the words, prayers, and ritual gestures — have a power to teach us, and to change us, in a way no explanation ever could. That is why the Sacrament of Baptism can take place in the midst of the Sunday Mass. The elements of the rite — the renunciation of sin and the profession of faith, the pouring of water, the white garment, the lighted candle, and the anointing with sacred Chrism — speak so powerfully of what Baptism is about, and reignite in all present the desire to live the Baptism we have received, and to share with others the faith we profess.
In the early Church, there was a clear path for those who wished to become Christian: Over a period of several years,
they would listen to instruction, join the community for prayer, and receive special blessings and exorcisms, culminat-ing in their initiation at the Easter Vigil. In 1955, Pope Pius XII restored the Holy Week liturgies, bringing adult Baptisms back to the Easter Vigil. And a few years later, the Council Fathers called for the restoration of the catechumenate, the ancient process of preparation for Baptism. Today, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) provides a rich array of prayers and rites, through which catechumens, as well as already baptized candidates for full communion, feel sur-rounded by the prayer of the Church from the very beginning of their journey. And, the RCIA allows those in the assembly to experience the joy that comes with the continued spreading of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
