SATURDAY, AUGUST 28
4:30 PM Louise Walsh by
the Nigro Family
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29
7:30AM Steven Delano by
the Brodsky Family
10:30AM Robert William
Lauterbach,Sr. by Isabel & Austin
MONDAY, AUGUST 30
8:00 AM Dennis Lausier by Louise Norbut
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31
8:00 AM Eucharistic
Service
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
8:00 AM Theresa Cyr by Laura Conley
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
8:00 AM Eucharistic
Service
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
8:00 AM Dennis Lausier by Jack & Barbara McDonald
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MASSES NEXT WEEKEND
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
4:30 PM Ralph Piatt, Jr.
by Family
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
7:30AM Paul Meehan by
Mike, Toni & Alison Meehan
10:30AM Daniel Conley by
the Amann Family
THE SANCTUARY
LAMP WILL BURN
THIS
WEEK
AUGUST 29 ~ SEPTEMBER 4
In Loving Memory of
JEANNE MILLER
FAITH FACTS: The word "Christ" comes from a Greek translation of the
Hebrew term "Messiah." This title of Jesus means the "anointed
of God."
WEEKLY REFLECTION
22nd
Sunday in Ordinary Time
"When you are invited, go
and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you he may say, 'My
friend, move up to a higher position.' For every one who exalts himself will be
humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted." - Lk 14:10ab,
11
Have you ever given someone something or helped someone in
their time of need and then later complained that they did not seem to
appreciate what you had done for them? Such a feeling is a sign that what you
did was really for yourself and no thanks is deserved. When we give, it should
not be in order to receive a reward of any kind – not even gratitude. We are
only doing what we should as good disciples. In fact, the more quietly and
anonymously we can help others the better. We should never make anyone feel
indebted to us. How freely do you give to others?
FINANCIAL REPORT AUGUST 15, 2010
Total Required to Support Parish $ 9,500.00
Parish Offertory Collection $ 6,590.00
Building Fund $ 215.00
Electronic Funds $ 1,326.58
Total $ 8,131.58
ELECTRONIC FUNDS
TRANSFER: Many of our parishioners use the EFT Program for their Budget
Envelope Contributions, as well as the Capital Campaign. This is a very
convenient and efficient way to contribute to your parish (it is safe and
secure) – no writing checks or having to remember to bring your envelope. The
funds are withdrawn from your account on a monthly basis. Also, when you are
away, your contribution is automatically taken care of. If you are interested
in EFT, go to our website www.saintmax.com
and download the form or call the parish office and speak to Judy, 883-0334.
Dear Saint Max 2010 First
Communion Families,
What better way to
get to know who is sitting next to you in the pew each week – here’s a way to
finally put a name to a face! We are putting together a cluster directory, our
parish family directory won’t be complete without you and your family in it -
Please sign up today! Photo sessions are filling up. Every family that
participates will get their own free parish directory.
Photographers from
Olan Mills will be at St. Max September 14th – 15th,
and September 22nd – 25th. Gather your family together, and book
a date for a free family photo. The option to purchase additional photo
packages will also be offered – so here’s a great opportunity to get the
Christmas family Photo card done too! Registration is easy – you may either
sign up after mass at the table in the narthex or on-line by following these
simple steps:
1.
http://signup.olanmills.com
2.
Select “New appointment
Schedule new appointment”/enter
3.
On left: enter church
phone number 207-883-0334, on Right, enter your photography/church member
information/enter
4.
Above the calendar,
click on the month that you’d like, then choose the day and the time
slot./enter
If you would like to
have your photo taken, but none of the St. Max dates work for you, there’s good
news! You may go to any of the cluster parishes, and may also register on-line.
Here are the photography dates of the other cluster parishes:
St.
Bartholomew: 9/28 – 10/2. PH: 207-799-5528
St. Johns: 9/7 –
9/11. PH: 207-772-7489
Note: you may
follow the steps above for on-line sign up, however, in step 3, you must enter
the corresponding parish phone number.
If you would be so
kind as to forward this e-mail onto your Saint Max friends, and encourage them
to sign up too that would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Karen
Holy Cross School REFERRAL PROGRAM
At Holy Cross, we are proud of our students and our school. To help encourage
parents and supporters to spread the word of our great school to friends,
neighbors and acquaintances, we are happy to introduce a Referral Program.
Under this program, any current member of Holy Cross School or Holy Cross
Church, or our cluster churches, St. John’s, St. Bartholomew and St. Maximilian
Kolbe, who refers a family that subsequently enrolls their child(ren) in Holy
Cross School (Grades Pre-K--8) will receive a check for $200. For more
information call the school at 799-6661.
Holy Cross School Summer
Hours: There will be
someone in the school office most mornings over the summer if you need to get
in touch with the school. Please leave a message if you don’t reach someone and
we will get back to you as soon as possible.
CYCLES OF FAITH
Twenty-Second Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Are you planning a cookout
next weekend? Many people use the Labor Day holiday as an opportunity for an
end of the summer celebration. The grocery stores will have special sales this
week in an effort to entice people to stock up for the holiday weekend. Are you
a union member who will be going to a large labor picnic? Or will it just be
the family getting together, maybe at the beach or a lake cottage for a final
summer plunge in the water? In any event, we all probably have a pretty good
idea of who will be at our tables. It's unlikely that there will be uninvited
guests-except for the ants or mosquitoes that seem to plague any outdoor event
this time of year.
In the Gospel today Jesus lays down the challenge of
who should be invited to the banquet. The poor, the crippled, the lame, the
blind are the ones that are on his guest list. These were the individuals who
were often excluded from society in Jesus' time. They were the folks that were
on the fringe. Today, there are righteous people who have made a point of
welcoming the unwanted. They've taken literally the message of the Gospel, and
have gone out of their way to invite to dinner the homeless or the poor.
There are many who exercise a very concrete response
to Jesus' call through their support of a meal program or food pantry, whether
they donate food, or their time, or cash to support the good work. We tend to
think of the poor at Thanksgiving or Christmas, times when we're often more
generous toward those in need. But with back-to-school costs right now, many
families are suffering. It may not be possible to invite someone who is hungry
or poor to your cookout next weekend, but you can still help them through a
gift to a charity that feeds the hungry
Project
G.R.A.C.E. News
Granting Resources and Assistance through Community
Effort
P.O. Box 6846, Scarborough, ME 04070-6846
883-5111 E-mail address: pgme@projectgracemaine.org
THANK YOU!: To all who helped with our
Back to School campaign. This fall many
Scarborough students will be returning to school with the supplies and
confidence they need to have an excellent school year thanks to your generosity.
IF YOU KNOW:
Of anyone in the Greater Scarborough area, who is struggling to meet basic
needs, please consider referring them to a volunteer at Project G.R.A.C.E. Referrals can be done anonymously. Call our office at 883-5111 or send an email
to pgme@projectgracemaine.org
Liturgical Ministers (Altar Servers, Lectors
and Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers):
Please have any
requests for the upcoming fall schedule, Oct., Nov., and Dec., to me before
Sept. 12th. Thank you for your service to the parish.
Lorraine LaChapelle
885-9187; gramofbmmb@maine.rr.com
SPECIAL DROP OFF DAY FOR
THE GOOD CAUSE THRIFT SHOP
Ready to begin your end-of-summer cleaning? If so, consider giving us
your gently used clothing, linens, household items, furniture, books, jewelry,
art pieces, etc., and we will turn these items
into cash for our young ladies at Catherine McAuley High School!
The mission of the Good Cause Thrift Shop is to provide quality items
at affordable prices to those we serve. All proceeds go to tuition assistance
for the young women of McAuley.
DATE: Saturday,
September 11, 2010
TIME: From 9:00
am – 1:00 pm
LOCATION: Catherine
McAuley High School Parking Lot
(Do not drop off at
St. Max.)
Questions? Contact Sister Mary Quinn, Manager of the Good Cause Thrift
Shop, at 772-4903.
EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINE COMING UP!
It’s hard to believe that Labor
Day is fast approaching! Liturgical Publications has notified us that the
transmission of the September 11/12 bulletin must be in by Thursday, September 2nd.
That means e-mailing your article to Judy at stmax@maine.rr.com
by no later than 8:30 AM that day. Thank you for your consideration.
If you like to sing, want
to find some new friends, and are 6-14 years old, you might want to think
about joining the Young People's Choir of St. Maximilian Kolbe
Church. What used to be known as Children's Choir, is now renamed
to “Young People's Choir” to invite the older singers and friends to join. Our
choir practices are going to be held on Tuesdays, from 4-5 PM in the Music
Room, #7. Our first practice is going to be on September 21, 2010. Please
drop off and pick up your child at the side door near Highland Avenue.
Please, contact Kathy
Sparda if you are interested. Come and join a wonderful singing group of
friends. Young People's Choir is going to sing on Saturdays' 4:30 Masses, twice
in a month.
FOOD CUPBOARD: Each year we help families with children,
with school supplies. We know this helps them as many have asked us if we are
going to have them this year. Well, we do have them but need more. Stores
are advertising these supplies at very low prices, so in lieu of canned foods,
we are asking for backpacks, notebooks, pens, etc. Please help.
BOOK SALE!
The Columbiettes
will hold a Book Sale on the weekend of October 16th to raise funds in support
of parish needs. We are asking for donations of your hardback and paperback
books and will be collecting them in the Narthex starting on September
4th. Please contact Mrs. Doris DeMarco at (207)767-0258 for more
information. Help us make a difference by participating in this event by
your purchases or as a volunteer.
BULLETINS: Looking for an
article that you remember seeing in a past bulletin but don’t know when? Go to
SeekandFind.com – click on the map and follow directions. You can view past
bulletins for many weeks.
Also go to our website www.saintmax.com
WORSHIP
& SPIRITUALITY
Twenty- Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Seeking Humility
Reading 1: Sirach (humility)
Reading 2: Hebrews: God the judge; Jesus mediator
Gospel: Luke:
a lesson in humility
Key Passage: Jesus
said, “But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame,
and the blind. And you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.
Questions to ponder:
Ø
Has the hunger for status and influence in the world
around you endangered your life as a Christian?
Ø
Does it make you a better person to be chosen for a
team or some other honor?
Ø
Why or why not?
LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR CHILDREN
The pamphlets given to the
children during Liturgy of the Word with Children can be found each week, on
the back shelves of church. The pamphlets are divided according to age. There
is a set for children between the ages of 3 through 6 and 7 through 12. These
provide a wonderful family activity.
FAITH FORMATION
REGISTRATION
WEEKEND: August 28 & 29 after all Masses. Pre-school through Grade
12. We always need new catechists; please consider being part of our team,
especially pre-school &Kindergarten parents. If you are a catechist, your
tuition is waived. We are a volunteer organization; we need everyone’s help.
SESSIONS WILL BEGIN THE WEEK OF September 26. (please note change: we had a
conflict with our schedule.) THURSDAY SESSIONS WILL BE HELD AT 3:45-5:00 PM
BECAUSE SCARBOROUGH SCHOOLS ( K-2) ARE DISMISSING CHILDREN AT 3:15 PM THIS
YEAR. Please don’t wait for soccer season to be over before you enroll your
family. There may not be room in some classes.
CATECHIST EVENING
OF REFLECTION: Friday,
September 17 from 5:30-9PM.(PLEASE NOTE DATE & TIME CHANGE) Start the year
off with some inspiration. Our national catechetical theme is” Sacraments of
Enduring Love”. Steve and Kathy Beirne, national speakers on family life, will
give the keynote address. Register in the faith formation office. $20 for
workshop; includes dinner. If you are a catechist, the parish pays the fee.
Don’t miss this wonderful gathering.
CATECHIST
TRAINING: K-8 Thursday,
September 9 from 10AM-Noon OR 6:30-8pm. Class lists, manuals, and policies will
be given out at this time. Bring your questions!
SAINT MAXIMILIAN
KOLBE GOLF TOURNAMENT IN MEMORY OF TOM WILSON: Monday, September 13,
2010. 9 AM Registration, 9:30 AM Tee- Off at Purpoodock Club in Cape Elizabeth.
$125 per person, or $500 per team. Benefit:
The Saint Maximilian Kolbe Building Fund. Cost includes Golf Banquet (BBQ)
Questions: Please call Kathy Sparda 883-1742 or Bob Sparda 883-2779.We are
seeking golfers, including women) and sponsors. Look for registration and
sponsor forms on the shelf in the back of the church.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITY: The Faith Formation office is seeking a person to help
with computer work at the beginning of the school year. If you should have these
skills and could offer a little time, it would be a great gift to this office.
Please call Kathy Sparda, 883-1742. Thank you!
BLANKET DAY: Monday,
September 13, 10AM- 3PM. Project Linus will host another blanket day here at
St. Maximilian Kolbe. Bring your sewing machine, the blanket you are working
on, or you may get a packet here. Please bring 2 yards of flannel, if you wish,
so Project Linus can continue their good work. Blankets are distributed to
children who are sick or suffering throughout Cumberland County. 150 blankets
are given out monthly. Blankets may be sewn or knitted.
PRAYER SHAWL
MINISTRY: Our group will resume on Thursdays beginning on September 16
@9AM in Room 4. New members are always welcome. FMI, please call Kathy Sparda
883-1742.
LECTIO DIVINA
PRAYER GROUP: We are
forming a new prayer group that will meet on September 30 from 10:30 – Noon.
All are welcome. Bring yourselves.. We will meet in the chapel. Other dates:
October 14, November 11, and December 9. Adele Millette will facilitate the
group.