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  6th
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February 11 & 12, 2012
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OUR
MINISTRY OF PRAYER
Please
remember in prayer the
intentions written in our Book
of Prayer located in each
Church and the Parish Center
entrance area. We also remember
those persons who have
requested prayers through the
prayer chain.
Also,
please remember the following
parishioners in prayer: Dick
Cool, Denise Ferguson, John
Fink, Mary Jack, Cate Krietz,
Jeanette Massena, Patricia
Miller, Dolores
Munafo, Tony Newman, Francis
Ott, Luke Joseph Portier, Mary
Reckley, Francis Smith,
Margaret Smith, James Wivell
and Lorraine Wivell.
FOR
PRAYER REQUESTS
please
call the Parish Office at (301)
447-2367 or Linda McCauley at
(301) 271-7561.
SNOW
POLICY for WEEKDAY MASSES
If
schools are late or closed due
to inclement weather, there
will not be daily Mass that
day.
*CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN NOTE – Embracing Our
Mission*
Due to
some unexpected staff shortages
at the Archdiocesan offices and
the Christmas holidays the
January reminders for those who
made a monthly/quarterly pledge
to the capital campaign were
delayed in being sent. They
were sent the last week of
January. Because of the delay,
a February reminder will not be
sent. Reminders will begin
again in March. Please make
your contribution in whatever
amount you want to make. They
have promised me they have
fixed the problems and should
be up-to-date with the March
notices.
Also,
many of you indicated you did
not want to or were unable to
make a pledge. We will have a
monthly second collection on
the 4th week of every month for
those who wish to give in that
way. Envelopes have been
mailed for that purpose to
those who did not make a
pledge.
Thanks
for your generosity and
patience.
EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION
Every Monday at
OLMC from 2 - 6 pm.
Holy
Hour with Benediction 7:00
pm on
the 3rd Monday of each
month. The intention
for
February 20 is
for married couples and
those contemplating marriage.
LITURGICAL
MINISTERS TRAINING
We
are in need of new greeters,
ushers, lectors and Extraordinary
Ministers of Holy Communion.
If you are interested in
serving in one or more of these
ministries or already serve in
these ministries and would like
a refresher, please plan on
attending the training being
held on Tuesday, February
28, 2012 at St. Anthony’s
Church at 7:00 pm. The
training is for both parishes.
If you have any questions,
contact Barbara or John at the
parish office.
ALTAR
SERVER TRAINING for NEW and
CURRENT SERVERS
Anyone
from 4th grade to adult
interested in becoming an altar
server or currently an altar
server are invited to come to
our next training/refresher
scheduled for Sunday,
February 26, after the 9:30
am Mass at St. Anthony’s.
If you have any question,
please call or email Jennifer
Duriski at (301) 241-3793 or durski6@md.net.
THANKS
SO MUCH
Thanks
to so many for the cards and
well wishes I have received
since I have retired. It is
very, very special to me and
means more than you
know. Thank you, also, for
the wonderful retirement
reception and gift from the
parishes.
More importantly
thank you for the years you
have allowed me to be part of
your lives on so many levels. I
truly care about our parishes
and will really miss the daily
contact with the
parishioners. I will be
volunteering so I will be
around. Thanks again and
may God continue to bless our
parishes and
parishioners.
Sandy Snyder
FOOD
BANK NEEDS
Since
Christmas donations to the food
banks of both Thurmont and
Emmitsburg have dropped off but
the need for food has continued
to increase. Please consider
picking up a few extra items
the next time you go to the
grocery store and bringing them
to church for the food bank.
They are in particular need of
baked beans, juices, canned
fruit, and toiletries
(especially toilet paper).
Thanks in advance for your
generosity.
ST.
VINCENT de PAUL
If
you would consider assisting fellow
parishioners/neighbors
in any capacity you are able or
know someone in
need of services, please
contact Sr. Salvatrice Murphy
at the Seton Center Outreach at
(301) 447-6102 for further
information.
BAPTISM
Welcome
new Member Liam Samuel Scott,
son of Samuel and Joyce
Scott who was Baptized
on February 11, 2012.
BAPTISMAL
PREPARATION CLASSES -
Congratulations to all new
parents
If
you are planning to have your
baby baptized, please contact
the parish office to register
for the baptismal preparation
class. Parents and godparents
are invited to attend. The next
class will be Sunday, March
11, 1:00 pm at Our Lady
of Mt. Carmel in the
church.
SMAC!
YOUTH MINISTRY
NEWS
SMAC!
Calendar Spring 2012
All
6th, 7th and 8th
grade parishioners are
invited to the SMAC! Meeting
on Friday,
March
9th
from 7:15 to 8:45 pm at St. Anthony’s
Schoolhouse. Don’t miss the
fun, food and friends! For
information call Dale Phillips
at (301) 712-7082 or email dalerader@gmail.com.
SMAC!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Game
Night - 6:30-8:30 pm
MSM ARCC
Friday,
March 9 - SMAC! Meeting
- 7:15 - 8:45 pm SAS
Schoolhouse
Wednesday,
March 21 - Stations Practice
- 7-8:30 pm OLMC Church
Wednesday,
March 28 - Stations Practice
- 7-8:30 pm OLMC Church
Friday,
March 30 - Stations of the
Cross - 7:00 pm OLMC
YOUTH
MINISTRY MUSIC PRACTICES
YMM
Practice Calendar 2011-2012
for
students in grades 6 – 12 are
held Sunday evenings 6:30 -
8:00 pm in the OLMC Parish
Center. Upcoming practices
are scheduled
for: February 19 & 26.
A Pizza social will follow the
practices.
iT
SR.
HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY CALENDAR
HSYM
Calendar 2011-2012
- Sunday, February 19
- iT
Meeting - 7:00 pm SAUH
- Sunday, February 26
- iT Core
Meeting - 7:00 pm SASH
- Sunday,
March 4 iT Meeting -
7:00 pm SAUH
- Sunday,
March 11 WorkCamp 3 -
7:00 pm SASH
- Sunday,
March 18 iT Meeting -
7:00 pm SAUH
- Sunday,
March 25 iT Core Meeting - 7:00
pm SASH
For
information call Mike
Miller at (301) 271-9871.
SUPPORT
THE TEENS OF OUR PARISHES by
DONATING YOUR CHANGE TO
WORKCAMP!
Special Gatorade bottles
are now available for
pickup. Please return
your bottle filled with
change to the appropriate
boxes at the back of the
churches. Your donation
helps our
teens "aid" the
poor
and "change"
their lives forever.
Bottles will be collected
throughout the year.
Thank you for your support!
SPECIAL
$10 SHEETZ COUPON BOOKS
ARE STILL AVAILABLE.
Filled
with over $25 of free food the
purchase of these books
supports WorkCamp, our teen
summer week-long service trip
to repair the homes of the
poor. If interested,
please contact Patty Goff at
(301) 271-4555.
All-You-Can-Eat
COMMUNITY COUNTRY BREAKFAST
Sunday, March 18
7:00 am to 12:30 pm
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Parish Center
Menu: Scrambled
Eggs, Pancakes, Sausage,
Sausage gravy over
biscuits,
Toast, Fruit cup, Orange/Apple Juice, Coffee/Tea.
Cost: $7
for adults, $3 ages 4-10, Free
3 and Under.
Note: The 11:00
am Mass will be held in the
Church.
CASH
BASH
Saturday, February 18, 3 – 8
pm
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish
Center
4 Drawing per Hour
1st drawing $400
2nd drawing $300
3rd drawing $200
4th drawing $100
8:00 pm Grand Prize $3,000
(based on the 3-Digit MD
Lottery)
You need not be present to win
Also
available:
Games of chance & Tip
jars
(No one under 18 can play the
games)
Music by the Backroads
Tickets:
$25 per person (includes
food & refreshments).
Only one person admitted per
ticket. No
tickets will be sold at the
door.
Tickets
are on sale at the parishes’
office (located at St. Anthony’s)
for $25. Either stop in the
office or give us a call at
(301) 447-2367. Tickets
are also available before and
after the weekend Masses.
Kitchen
helpers are needed. If you
can help, please call the
parish office at (301) 447-2367
or Mary Hollomon at (301)
271-0234.
We
need people to help sell
tickets. Please call the
office (301) 447-2367 if you
are able to take a packet
of 5 to sell or if you would be
willing to sell tickets after
the weekend Masses. Thanks we
need your help to make this
benefit a success for our
parishes.
MARK
YOUR CALENDARS
- Feb
18 - Cash Bash - 3 pm
OLMC
- Feb 21 – Shrove Tuesday
Dinner – 5 pm OLMC
- Feb 22 – Ash Wednesday
- Feb
24 - Stations of the Cross -
7 pm OLMC
- Feb
26 - Altar Server Training
- 10:30 am SAS
- Feb
27 - Food Bank Food Drop
- 10 am OLMC
- Feb
27 - T.M. Lenten Service - 7
pm Weller UMC
- Feb
28 - Liturgical Ministers
Training - 7 pm SAS
Church
- Feb.
29 - ECC Lenten Service - 7
pm St. Anthony's
- Mar
2 - Fish Bake - 5 pm
OLMC
- Mar
2 - Stations of the Cross
- 7 pm OLMC
PEACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE
COMMITTEE - an education and
action ministry
February
for FRM due date
25th
Serve lunch
at the Rescue Mission
FREDERICK
RESCUE MISSION - Bread of Life
Community Kitchen
Lunch
served on the 4th Saturday of
each month. Volunteers must be
at least 12 years old. Middle
School and High School youth
are encouraged to participate.
If interested in volunteering,
please call Pat and Ed
Superczynski at (301) 271-2217.
Pregnant, Need Help? Call
the Gabriel Network
1-800-ANGEL-OK.
Suffering Post-Abortion
Stress? Call Project
Rachel 1-800-286-4224.
To volunteer or participate
in any activities, please
contact Deacon John Hawkins at
(301) 271-2194 or JHawkins@archbalt.org.
“This is my commandment:
love one another as I love you.”
John 15:12
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FROM
BARBARA . . .
What
is it that makes you a “leper”
in particular situations? Often
we feel as if we are on the
outside and others won’t let
us in. In the time of Jesus,
all skin diseases put you on
the outside of society. People
were afraid these diseases were
contagious. One with a skin
disease had to proclaim
him/herself “unclean” when
approaching others. Today, we
still ostracize people we don’t
understand or are different
from us or who we don’t
understand. We too are often
shunned if we are considered to
be different. We need to have
the courage of the leper in
today’s Gospel on two fronts:
one to reach out to those who
are on the outside; and two, to
recognize that sometimes we
need to ask God for healing for
things that we have done that
have put us on the outside of
our faith community (in other
words, when we have sinned).
Take time this week to examine
how you respond to those who
are different than you and also
how God can help you be healed
in your spiritual life.
Our
Cash Bash is Saturday, Feb. 18.
If you haven’t already bought
your ticket, please contact the
parish office to do so. Plan on
attending, it’s a fun event
and the food is worth the price
of admission (not to mention
the 42 chances you have to win
cash!) We need many things
donated. There are plates in
the back of the church
indicating what we need. If you
can, please take a plate and
make a donation. The more we
have donated, the more we make
to support our parish
ministries. Looking forward to
seeing you there.
If
you attend our parish
regularly, it would help us if
you would fill out a parish
registration form. Parish
registration is the best way to
ensure that you get all the
information about what’s
going on in our parishes. Also,
if you are asked to be a
godparent or Confirmation
sponsor, or if your children
will be receiving a sacrament
you will need to be registered
in a parish. There are
registration packets in the
back of the churches and you
can download a form from our
parish website – www.emmitsburg.net/sasolmc.
It’s very easy to do and help
us to serve you better.
May
God continue to bless us all.
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ST.
PETER the APOSTLE LENTEN
RETREAT Libertytown, MD
Sunday,
2/26 – Wednesday, 2/29 - 7:00
pm each evening in the Church
Father
Brian Nolan, chaplain Mount
St. Mary’s University: “Follow
me…living as a believer,
disciple and witness of the
Lord.” Come for a
time of faith, reflection and
encouragement. A great way to
deepen your Lenten journey.
CHERISH
RETREAT DAY - Catholic Hearts
Espoused Rejoice In Sacramental
Hope for Husbands and Wives
Saturday,
February 18, 1:00 – 8:00 pm
St. Mary Catholic Church
224 W Washington Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Join
us as we celebrate the Gift
of Sacramental Marriage with
Fr. Collin Poston, Fr. Jim
Sorran, Fr. Brian Nolan and
Chris and Linda Padgett.
RSVP
by Feb 15 at www.cherishcouples.org
or by calling (301) 797-6493.
Free babysitting available.
MARRIED
COUPLES RETREAT at Priestfield,
WV
The weekends of March 2,
9, 16, 23, 30 April 27.
More info call: Elaine
at (410) 252-5355.
STAND
STRONG in the PUBLIC SQUARE –
Attend Catholic Lobby Night
in Annapolis on February 20
Join
Maryland’s bishops and
hundreds of fellow Catholics on
Presidents’ Day – Monday,
February 20, from 3:00
– 8:00 pm – for the 28th
annual Catholic Lobby Night in
Annapolis and make your
voice heard. Tell
legislators that we all have a
duty to serve the poor and
vulnerable, build up the common
good and respect human life and
dignity.
Lobby
Night is an advocacy event
that gives Catholic voters the
opportunity to speak in person
with their elected officials
about issues including abortion
clinic regulations, support for
pregnant women, poverty,
immigration, Catholic schools,
the death penalty and marriage.
Registration
is required. Visit (www.mdcathcon.org
or call the Maryland Catholic
Conference at (410) 269-1155 or
(301) 261-1979 to register or
for more information.
7th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 18 & 19
Scripture Readings for Mass
First Reading ~ Isaiah
43:18-19,21-22,24b-25/80
Responsorial ~ Ps.
41:2-3,4-5,13-14
Second Reading ~ 2 Cor 1:18-22
Gospel ~ Mark 2:1-12
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