SATURDAY, JUNE 21

4:30 PM Edmund Kapturkiewicz by Pauline Pinkos

SUNDAY, JUNE 22

7:30 AM Marilyn M. Boss by the Boss Family

10:30 AM Anthony DiNatale by Ryan & Stephanie Clyde

MONDAY, JUNE 23

8:00 AM Robert Carberry by Donald & Susan Hamill

TUESDAY, JUNE 24

8:00 AM Eucharistic Service

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

8:00 AM Edward Kane by Mrs. George Labbe

THURSDAY, JUNE 26

8:00 AM Eucharistic Service

FRIDAY, JUNE 27

8:00 AM Antonio Leitos by M/M William McClay

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MASSES NEXT WEEKEND:

SATURDAY, JUNE 28

4:30 PM Albin F. Norbut by Louise R. Norbut

SUNDAY, JUNE 29

7:30 AM Edward Kane by Connie Jenning Gauvin

10:30 AM Eleanor A. Barron by Mary Logan & family

“STEWARDSHIP -- A Disciple’s Way of Life!”

“Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,” Jesus tells us in the Gospel this weekend, “and nothing hidden that will not become known.” May our stewardship of God’s gifts be such that we would not be ashamed if it were seen in the clear light of day.

(From Stewardship By The Book, by Sharon Hueckel. Used with permission.)

Commentary:

I once worked for a man who had a rather pragmatic sense of ethics: “Never do or say anything you would not want to show up on the front page of the newspaper.” While not on a par with the Golden Rule, this advice does have merit. Our Catholic faith teaches that the “front page” will be the Last Judgment. All our good works will be revealed, even the good we did for others without even being aware of it; and all our sins and failings will be there, too. Of all the reasons to be a good steward, impressing others at the Last Judgment may be the least important; but if it gets some people started toward stewardship as a way of life, then it has value.

FAITH FACTS: Catholic and Protestant Bibles both include 27 books in the New Testament. Protestant Bibles have only 39 books in the Old Testament, however, while Catholic Bibles have 46. The seven books included in Catholic Bibles are Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, and Baruch. Catholic Bibles also include sections in the Books of Esther and Daniel which are not found in Protestant Bibles. These books are called the deuterocanonical books. The Catholic Church considers these books to be inspired by the Holy Spirit.

WEEKLY REFLECTION: 12^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reflect on the fact that God knows us more intimately than we know ourselves and continues to love and care for us. We have no secrets from God. How does it make you feel knowing you are loved so unconditionally? How might the realization of God’s love for you affect how you see others?

Every hair on your head has been counted;

so do not be afraid of anything.

~Matthew 10:30

THE SANCTUARY LAMP WILL BURN

THIS WEEK

JUNE 22~ 28

In Loving Memory of

All the Veterans who have died

for our Freedom

THINGS TO PONDER:

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said, “My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

FINANCIAL REPORT JUNE 15, 2008

Total Required to Support Parish $ 9,500.00

Parish Offertory Collection $ 7,194.50

Building Fund $ 478.00

Electronic Funds June (weekly Offertory) $ 967.36

Electronic Funds June (weekly Bldg Fund) $ 220.86

Total $ 8,860.72

The Second Collection today is for the Catholic Communications Campaign.

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

SUMMERFEST VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!: We invite you to have some fun at the Project G.R.A.C.E. Summerfest booth. We need volunteers- Summerfest is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year. If you or a group of friends would like to join us in planning this event and/or working the event, please give us a call. Any amount of time you can give would be greatly appreciated.

SUMMERFEST SPONSORSHIP: The Project G.R.A.C.E. Summerfest booths will be filled with food and fun for all ages- for two days! Would you or your business consider sponsorship? Available for sponsorship are games for the whole family, as well as our back-by-popular demand Race for G.R.A.C.E.!

2008 FOOD AND FUEL CHALLENGE, NEED HELP TO HIT THE GOAL!: As you may imagine, there are more and more neighbors in need of this type of assistance. The skyrocketing fuel prices have hit many residents hard. We are making our way towards the goal, but we are not there yet! Local businessman Eddie Woodin, has challenged Project G.R.A.C.E. to raise $30,000 this year to provide fuel and nutritious food to Scarborough families whose budgets are at the breaking point. As part of the challenge we will offer incentives to recipient families to enhance the assistance they receive, such as extra gift cards to purchase fruits, vegetables and whole grain items as well as free participation in nutrition, cooking and fitness classes offered by community partners. Donors wishing to contribute to the challenge can send the above address, mark check, Food and Fuel Challenge.

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

PROJECT G.R.A.C.E. NEEDS YOUR TIME AND TALENT!: Is taking a summer break from meetings. We will resume our bi-weekly meetings in mid-September. If you can’t attend bi-weekly committee meetings, there are many other ways to volunteer, just give us a call and we can discuss opportunities.

MISSION BASKET FOR JUNE

The Archdiocese for the Military Services is responsible for the spiritual welfare of Catholics serving in our Armed Forces, their family members, patients in VA Medical Centers and U.S. Government personnel serving overseas – a total of more than 1.5 million souls! We receive no financial support from the U.S. Government and must rely on donations from the Catholic Community to provide pastoral care to our faithful members.

We need to increase the number of priests to serve Catholics in the military, and encourage young men to pursue a priestly vocation for all our dioceses through Discernment Weekends. Last year we had more than 70 young participate in such spiritual seminars.

In the meantime, we have developed and implemented a ministry entitled Catholics Seeking Christ (CSC) .CSC is a young adult peer-to-peer ministry designed to “keep the Faith alive” among our young Catholic military members when there is no priest available to them. Maintaining spiritual sustenance for our military members is essential, but these ministries are not inexpensive. Please be as generous as you can. Thank You!

CYCLES

OF FAITH

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Are you familiar with the term "conundrum"? By definition, it means a paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem-a dilemma. Many high school and college students probably think their mathematics exams are filled with conundrums! Such difficult problems can lead to the fear of getting the wrong answer; in turn, this fear can lead to a sort of paralysis, where no answer at all seems better than potentially being right.

Jesus offers a difficult problem to his disciples in today's Gospel reading from Matthew. In it, he tells them (and us) to fear only two things: the one who can kill both body and soul; and the Lord. But do we live our lives in fear? Absolutely not, because the fear of the Lord that Jesus speaks of is really a call for us to proclaim the love of God from the very depths of our souls no matter the reaction we may receive. It is our cross to bear.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us that there are seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord (CCC 1831). Receiving these gifts allows us to complete and make perfect all of the virtues we have, and gives us the opportunity to cleanse our minds and easily accept the word of God. With these gifts, we will never again face truly difficult problems alone.

CENTERING PRAYER will take place every Friday at 9:00 AM in the Library. Come for group meditation. All are welcome. FMI, Ann Howard, 767-4477.

A “Celebrate Life! Walk” will be held Saturday, July 12 to promote and celebrate the gift of life. Anyone can participate! The Walk is only 2 miles long, starts at Holy Cross Church and ends at Millcreek. It’s fun! It’s easy! Join family, friends and community leaders as we Walk for Life! Proceeds benefit unborn babies and their Moms. If you would like to participate, please contact Sue L’Hommedieu at 799-2337 or email: wethree@maine.rr.com. If you don’t want to walk, please consider sponsoring a Pro-Life Walker. Each walker will be asked to raise pre-paid pledges. Help build a Culture of Life…one step at a time. Register after Masses on June 15^th and 29th! Sponsored by Maine Right to Life Committee, P.O. Box 257, Auburn, ME 04212.

WAYSIDE EVENING SOUP KITCHEN

Please consider helping us cook or serve on Sunday, June 29th. Call Steve Gressani (541-3281 daytime or 510-1875 evenings), if you wish to volunteer this month.

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 – 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.

PARISH OFFICES CLOSED on Friday, July 4^th in observance of Independence Day!

Due to the Holiday, we have an early Bulletin deadline. All articles for the July 5/6 bulletin, need to be at the office by no later than Thursday noon, June 26^th, for early transmission on Friday, the 27^th.

E-mail is preferred at stmax@maine.rr.com.

Thanks! Your bulletin editor

The date of St. Maximilian’s Golf Tournament is September 8^th with a start time of 10:00 AM at the Purpoodock Golf Club in Cape Elizabeth. The $95 entrance fee includes lunch and dinner, as well as use of a golf cart and prizes. So all you St. Max “duffers” mark your calendars!

Also, we need volunteers for our Committee! Come join us on Tuesday, July 1^st at 6:00 PM in St. Max Library. We will have some fun and raise some money for the Building Fund.

SOLES4SOULS: Over 1.5 billion pairs of shoes lay idle in American closets. Over 300 million children are without shoes. Soles4souls is a non profit organization that has a simple mission; “To impact as many lives as possible with the simple gift of shoes.” Alex, Lindsay, Maddy, and Hannah Dobecki are coordinating a shoe drive for Soles4souls for the town of Scarborough. We are asking that you clean your closets and donate gently used shoes of all types. If you could; please donate two dollars per pair, to help cover the cost of shipping the shoes. This shoes drive is from Saturday June 7^th, till Monday July 7^th. There is a tall box in the Narthex where you can place your shoes and donation in the envelope above.

FMI, call the Dobecki’s at 885-5628. Thank you!

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY has an ongoing need for food donations for their Soup Kitchen. There is a basket in the narthex in the corner by the office door for your non-perishable grocery food items.

DAILY MASS CHANGE AT ST. BART’S: Daily morning Mass and Eucharistic Services at St. Bart's will begin at 8:30 am. Tuesday and Thursday are still Masses and Monday, Wednesday and Friday are still Eucharistic Services.

Worship & Spirituality

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Reassurance of Faith

1^st Reading: Jeremiah (Jeremiah’s faith in crisis

2^nd Reading: Romans (mankind’s sin through Adam)

Gospel: Matthew (reassurance to the Twelve)

Key Passage: Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.

Thoughts to Ponder: What frightens you at times and causes you to doubt and lose hope? Where do you find Jesus in your daily life and the world around you? When has your faith in Jesus been seriously tested? What could you do to encourage someone who is feeling hurt?

SUMMER BLESSINGS: It is mid June and school is no longer in session. We ask God’s blessings on students and teachers, on families leaving or coming back from vacation and people visiting our state.

Tuesday, June 24^th the church celebrates the solemnity of the birth of John the Baptist. The son of Elizabeth and Zechariah will prepare God’s people for the Messiah. The other natural birth the church celebrates is the nativity of Our Blessed Mother on September 8^th.

Catechetics & Initiation

Confirmation/First Eucharist 2008: All pictures, DVD’s, Shalom Boxes, and service project posters may be picked up in Room One. If you did not order one, we have extras available ($20).

Call Catechetics office: 883-1742.

Come to Peak’s Island TUESDAY, JUNE 24: have lunch and share your favorite book that you have read this year. Sponsored by the “Walking with God Spiritual Book Club”, but you do not have to be a member to join us this day. We do ask you to register in the Catechetics office, so we can plan lunch. (883-1742) or e-mail Stmaxre@maine.rr.com.

REGISTRATION FOR CATECHETICAL SESSIONS (K-8) and Youth Ministry (Grades 9-12) will take place the end of June. Sessions K-5 will be held on Sunday mornings, Wednesday evenings, and Thursday afternoons. Grades 6, 7 & 8 will be on Wednesday evenings. Youth Ministry will meet on Sunday evenings. If you are new to St. Maximilian Kolbe, please call 883-1742 FMI. If your child is preparing for the sacraments of Confirmation and or First Eucharist, we need a copy of his/her Baptismal record.

RAINFOREST: A TREETOP ADVENTURE: AUGUST 11-16: 8:45-12:15 PM: Vacation Bible School: Our daily themes will be scriptures about stewardship. (Care for the earth, ourselves and each other.)This year our camp will be held at St. Bartholomew’s in Cape Elizabeth; for children entering Kindergarten through Grade 5. Sixth graders and up are invited to be junior counselors. We will make an extra effort to carpool this year. Please note that every volunteer must take a Protecting God’s Children Class and fill out a background check form before this event. Fees: $50 per child or $125 family. $25 per child of adult volunteer. Nursery and pre-school program available to children of volunteers only. Registration weekend will be June 14 & 15. St. Maximilian Kolbe Chairperson: Pauline Keenan & St. Bartholomew’s Chairperson: Debbie Allen. Join us as we swing into a great summer activity!

ROSARY MAKING: We are forming a group that will meet on Friday mornings, in Room 15 at 9AM to make rosaries out of fishing net cord. We send them to soldiers serving in Iraq. We can’t keep up with the demand. If you would like to join this amazing ministry, please call Catechetics office. Charlene Turgeon will lead this group. Help us make a difference for our soldiers serving overseas.

PRAYER SHAWL KNITTING GROUP: Our meetings will stop for the summer. If you know of anyone who is in need of a shawl, please call Kathy at 883-1742. Shawls are given to anyone who is in need of healing or encouragement. If any knitters have given out shawls, please let us know so that we may enter names in our prayer book.

Hospice of Southern Maine has requested prayer shawls; so if you could, please continue to knit over the summer.

SCARBOROUGH 350^th COMMITTEE is looking for volunteers. The celebration begins July 10-July 14. This Parish is building a float -- Noah’s Ark: God Promises to Love All People Forever! We need help putting the float together and costume makers and sign makers. Please call Kathy Sparda if you want to help!