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MAY 9, 2021
Mission Statement
We Worship ~ We Teach ~ We Care
5112 Pocono Crest Road Mass Schedule:
PO Box O
Pocono Pines, PA 18350 Saturday 4:00 pm
570-646-6424 Sunday 8:30 am & 10:30 am
May 9, 2021 GOSPEL MEDITATION
“Remain in my love,” and, “I call you friends,” are
6th Sunday of Easter powerful words that are found in John’s Gospel. Most
of us probably have them committed to memory or have
at least heard them proclaimed dozens of times. They
are words that can easily become trite and quickly
glossed over without fully pondering and digesting their
profound beauty. When we take the time to immerse
ourselves in them, they can radically change our lives
and our relationships. They can open up new doors of
adventure and hold countless possibilities for meaning.
The essence of love & friendship are things that can
easily be taken for granted. They have always been
there & are a significant part of our lives. Many would
say that they could not live without love and friendship,
and they put a great deal of care into preserving,
deepening & sustaining them. Love & friendship share
a mutual relationship with each other that deserves
more reflection. Where does love come from? We can
consider relationships that have not succeeded and
“If you keep my commandments, you conclude that they were somehow due to our “failures
in love.” In doing so, we assume that human beings are
will remain in my love, just as I have the ones responsible for love, its success and also its
kept my Father’s Commandments and failure. While our weakness, emotional composition
and sinfulness can easily impact our ability to love, its
remain in his love.” origin is not human. God is love. God is love’s author
and origin. When we love, it is God who loves in and
~Jn 15:10 through us. It is because of this divine closeness that
Jesus is able to call us friends! It is not because of
anything we have done but simply because of who we
are. Realizing and contemplating this awesome reality
becomes a game changer across the board. It gives us
reason to clear the table of anything that can adversely
St. Maximilian Kolbe affect the way we love so that we can open the door for
its author to shine forth.
Parish Staff Coming upon this truth is what leads folks like
St. Francis of Assisi to leave that which is comfortable
& worldly & live a radical life. They relate with the
Reverend Sean G. Carpenter love of God that radiates in and through all living things
~ Pastor and appreciate their sacredness. It was having an
intimate experience of God’s love and friendship that
Deacon Tom Amoroso propelled St. Francis and others to embrace simplicity,
act nonviolently, pursue humility, love enemies, care
Melissa Laverty for the earth and open up avenues for true justice.
Pastoral Associate Understanding this profound truth will also help us
Coordinator of Religious Education find peaceful solutions to world’s problems, restore
~ St.MaxMelissa@outlook.com relationships with our sisters and brothers, bring the
grace of loving stewardship to creation and heal many
Juli Reese wounds. Once we begin to see how wonderfully holy all
Office Manager ~ Stmaxkol@ptd.net of life really is, we discover joy. We lose our need for
fear, develop a fierce fortitude, act prudently and seek
John Marcinkowski, Jr. justice. There is great power in love because it comes
Coordinator of Music ~ jjm1105@ptd.net from God. It will never fail. It also enjoys the company
of two other friends who are eager to become our
friends as well: faith and hope. These are just as
Visit us on the web @ www.stmaxkolbepoconos.org important to have and to share.
St. Maximillian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr, pray for us
Saturday: William and Julia Binns
by Bill and Eileen Binns
It’s easy to join our parish !
Sunday: Mother’s Day Intentions Go to: stmaxkolepoconos.org
For The Parishioners and click Join.
Monday: Mother’s Day Intentions Fill in your basic information and a member
of our parish staff will contact you. Or, call
Tuesday: Mother’s Day Intentions the parish office at 570-646-6424 to have
Wednesday: Mother’s Day Intentions a registration form mailed.
Thursday: Mother’s Day Intentions
(Although The Ascension of the Lord is a Holyday,
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
the obligation to attend mass has been lifted due to
Covid; morning mass will be at 9:15 am)
AT ST. MAX
Saturday: Mother’s Day Intentions
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
Sunday: Mother’s Day Intentions
10 am to 1 pm
For The Parishioners
Bread and Wine for Victims of Abortion “O Blessed Mother, you received the good news
of the incarnation of Christ, your Son, with faith
and trust. Grant your protection to all pregnant
mothers facing difficulties.”
Confessions will be heard
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities,
by appointment. “A Prayer for Pregnant Mothers”
Please call the parish
office to schedule an appointment.
Readings for the Week
Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Jn 15:18-21
Sunday: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48;
1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17
Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Jn 15:26—16:4a
Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Jn 16:5-11
Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22—18:1; Jn 16:12-15
A Warm Thank You to those who continue offertory Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23;
support to our parish during these difficult times. Mk 16:15-20
Donations for April 11th were $4,009. Friday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Jn 15:9-17
Your donations may be placed in the basket when Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Jn 16:23b-28
leaving mass; by mailing to the church, or by online Sunday: Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26; 1
giving. Please contact the parish office if you want Jn 4:11-16; Jn 17:11b-19
information on how to donate online.
St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr, pray for us
ONLINE SCRIPTURE STUDY
The St. Maximilian Kolbe Scripture
Seekers discussion group meets live
on Zoom every Tuesday morning
at 10:30 a.m. New members are
Faith Formation Classes
always welcome. For more information on how to
Updates and Reminders join, contact Melissa in the parish office. We would
This year, students in the parish’s Faith Formation
love to “see” you.
program in grades 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
are learning about their faith using the
WELCOME TO FLOCKNOTE!
online program My Catholic Faith
Delivered. This year, the parish is Flocknote is the new communication system the
covering all costs for the program. It’s parish is using to communicate
not too late to get started if your child hasn’t already with all of its parishioners via
done so. For more information or if you need to email or text. In addition to
reset your child’s login password, contact Melissa in parish news, you’ll also receive
the parish office. weekly communications from
Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire Institute/Engage
Program. If you are not receiving Flocknote
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR FAITH FORMATION notifications and would like to, reach out to Melissa
STUDENTS WHO CELEBRATED THEIR or Juli in the parish office.
SACRAMENT OF FIRST COMMUNION
LAST WEEK
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MASS
Gunner Gonzalez During any future Masses, our
Brendan Keane parish welcomes anyone who
Torin Murphy would like to help us during
Samantha Van Buskirk daily and weekend Masses
with greeting and/or seating
Bryan Vinci
parishioners, serving as lector, or assisting with
Lyssa Weaver technology. Anyone interested may contact Juli
or Melissa in the parish office.
GOD BLESS OUR FAITH FORMATION
STUDENTS WHO WILL CELEBRATE THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION In order to understand and appreciate the Sacrament
Prayers are also requested for our eighth grade of Baptism, expectant parents are required to attend
students as they continue their formation for this Baptism preparation. Currently, preparation takes
Sacrament with their teachers, Dr. Maureen place online. A call to the parish office approximately
Rinehimer and Mr. Bruce Reese. Confirmation will
be held on Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23. four months before your child is
Zoe Bisono Nathaniel Cornejo due will make the scheduling of
Patrick Domanski Madelynn Drivon your pre-Baptism session easier
Megan Hejnowicz Dylan Horoszewski and give you ample time to
Ayden Hull Klaudia Kononczuk prepare for this Sacrament of
Gerald Negvesky Michael Peterson Initiation to the life of grace. For
more information, contact Melissa in the parish office.
Jussette Suardi
St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr, pray for us
Send Cards and Notes of Encouragement to our Seminarians!
The Diocese of Scranton currently has eight men in formation for the priesthood. In
support of vocations, our parish is asking adults and children to send notes, cards, and
drawings of support to thank these men for their selfless service to our Church.
All cards, notes, and drawings may be dropped off in the parish office or in the
collection basket at Mass, or emailed to StMaxKol@ptd.net or
St.MaxMelissa@outlook.com. The parish will then mail the cards to our seminarians:
William Asinari Michael Boris Deacon Mark DeCelles
Thomas Dzwonczyk Andrew McCarroll
Jan Carlo Perez Marc Phillips David Pirolli
God is love. These three simple words deserve
a great deal of attention. They have the power to
transform our relationship with God from something
that is static and distant to one that is personal and
real. We all know the power of love and how
important it is to completing all of the human and
divine circuits of our lives. But we do not often For those whose mothers and grandmothers
consider the awesome fact that it is given to us as a are still alive - cherish them today. Hug and
gift and is not simply part and parcel of the human kiss them. Honor them. Thank them. For
package. God is the author of love and love itself.
When we truly love another human being, it is really those whose mothers have gone home to the
God being God in and through us. The love to which Lord, remember them. For all who bear the
we are called and the love of which the Gospel name Christian, the name of our eternal
speaks is a selfless love that seeks the wellbeing
family, let us also honor the Mother of the
of not only our significant others but of all of our
brothers and sisters. Lord today. Her maternal care for Jesus still
This love, which is of God, is a love that will embraces all those who are joined to Him, as
endure all things and bring immeasurable joy when members of His Body, by that great new birth
experienced. It is the most sincere form of friendship.
of Baptism. Finally, let us ask the Lord to
open our eyes, and our hearts, to come to
more fully understand the great mystery
and gift of the Church as our Mother. Let
Katie Scully ~ Eileen Long - Geri Williams
Mary DeWaters - Elaine Madere us live our lives as Christians, by living in
Regina Chmil the heart of Mother Church, for the sake
If you know someone in need of prayers of the world into which we are sent to bear
and would like to have them added to this list,
please call the Parish Office. the Good News.
St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr, pray
Mother’s Day Baby Shower WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS
Sponsored by St. Max Social Concerns
This weekend—May 8th and 9th His Excellency, the Most Reverend Joseph C.
This will support the pro-life ministry of Shepherd’s Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton, and the
Maternity House & Pocono Pregnancy Resource Office for Parish Life wish to invite couples
Center. Items requested to aid Mothers and Babies: celebrating their 25th or 50th wedding anniversary in
Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Baby bottles, 2021 to a diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass on
Pacifiers, Diapers size 1,2,3, Sunday, June 6 at the Cathedral of St. Peter.
Unscented Baby Wipes and Desitin Ointment. The Mass will begin at 2:30, and attendance will
Collection bins will be at the rear doors of the require advance reservation.
church and in the office hallway. To register for the celebration go to : https://
Thank You. www.dioceseofscranton.org/parish-life/community/
marriage/enrichment/wedding-anniversary-mass-june
-6-2021/ . For questions or concerns, or if there are
EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP issues registering online, please reach out to Jen
RECOGNIZE GOD Housel, Director for Community and Family
IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS Development. (jhousel@dioceseofscranton.org,
Choosing to Love One Another 570-207-2213 x 1104)
Love one another. The greatest commandment, the
simplest commandment — and if you’ve ever loved Knights of Columbus # 13752
anyone, you know it’s also the hardest.
Virtual Baby Bottle Campaign
I’m man enough to admit it. I’ve seen one or two of
those cheesy Hallmark movies that are especially Ways to Donate:
popular around the holidays. Boy meets Girl. Boy
1) Online by May 9th– go to:
and Girl encounter a catastrophic roadblock to their https://knights-of-columbus-13752.square.site/
relationship — they’re coaches of rival high school and click on Dues/donate button & scroll down
volleyball teams, or he runs a dog kennel and she to baby bottle section.
works at a feline rescue, so it could never, ever 2) Mail check to Knights of Columbus Council #13752,
work out, right? But sprinkle a little movie magic PO Box 916, Pocono Pines, PA 18350
over the whole situation and Boy and Girl find what 3) Drop in the church collection box using a separate
Hallmark tells us is true love. envelope labeled Baby Bottle Campaign, with check
I could make a list of all the things that are made out to K of C #13752
inaccurate about these movies, and something I THANK YOU
would put right near the top — maybe even above
the sometimes-unbelievable storylines — is the idea Golf Committee
that love is a feeling.
See, I’m not sure if it’s accurate to call these movies Seeks Volunteers!
love stories. Attraction stories, sure. But if you’ve The St. Maximilian Kolbe
ever forgiven someone who’s hurt you, nursed a Golf Committee is looking
dying parent, gotten up for an infant’s night feeding for several parishioners to join
or let your kid have the last piece of cake, you know the committee. Traditionally, the golf tournament,
that real love is a verb. It’s something you do. And held each August, is the biggest fundraiser for our
it is almost always a choice. parish, and the work involves five or six meetings
Love one another. How often do we hear this? How over a 10 week period beginning in early June and
often do we think about what it really means? How ending in mid August. If you have any interest,
often do we take a moment to consider the action please contact the parish office at 570-646-6424 or
Jesus is asking us to take and the choice he is asking email Stmaxkol@ptd.net.
us to make? — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Your help is greatly needed and appreciated.
St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr, pray for us
FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK ST. MAX MASS SCHEDULE
Monday: St. Damien de Veuster, Priest Saturday 4 pm
Sunday - 8:30 & 10:30 am
Wednesday: Sts. Nereus and Achilleus
St. Pancras Daily Masses: Mon.~Thurs. at 9:15 am
All masses will be on a first come, first serve
Thursday: The Ascension of the Lord basis. Overflow seating will be in the parish
Our Lady of Fatima hall with live television. Everyone is required
to wear a mask and ushers will take everyone
Friday: St. Matthias, Apostle to their seats, following social distancing
protocols. We humbly ask for your patience and
Saturday: St. Isidore cooperation with this arrangement.
To access the Masses live on Facebook -
Saturday @ 4 pm; Sunday @ 8:30 & 10:30 go
to Facebook.com and in the search engine,
type “St Maximilian Kolbe Parish,
Pocono Pines, PA.”
Online Masses will also continue on the
Pocono Catholic YouTube site at
It’s easy to join our parish ! https://www.youtube.com/channel/
UC_38MQDvW5w347cmZpbTDgQ.
Go to: stmaxkolepoconos.org You can access this Mass featuring Fr. Sean
and click Join. and Fr. Gregg at any time
Fill in your basic information and a member on Saturday or Sunday.
of our parish staff will contact you. Or, call
the parish office at 570-646-6424 to have
a registration form mailed.
LONGING FOR HIS RETURN
At Jesus’s ascension, the two angels declared: “This
same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven,
will come back in the same way you have seen him go
into heaven” (Acts 1:11).
The ascension creates a longing for Jesus’s return. It
reminds us his reign is “already” but “not yet.” Though
presently seated at the right hand of the Majesty in
heaven (Heb. 1:3), Jesus will return earth to establish his
kingdom in fullness and put his enemies under his feet
(1 Cor. 15:24–27).
It’s no wonder we are longing for the return of our King!
When Jesus descends in the way he ascended, the bad
times will be over for good, the darkness will lift, and
everything sad will at last come untrue.
St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr, pray for us
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