OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Next Sunday: Readings for the Week of August 28 Jer 20:7-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27 I Thes 4:13-18/Mk 6:17-29 I Thes 5:1-6,9-11/Lk 4:31-37 Col 1:1-8/Lk 4:38-44 Col 1:9-14/Lk 5:1-11 Col 1:15-20/Lk 5:33-39 Col 1:21-23/Lk 6:1-5 Ez 33:7-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20

ERIE, PA

Saturday - August 27 - St. Monica 5:00 p.m. James Abel (Robin & Mike Slubowski) Sunday - August 28 - Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Mass for all Parishioners 9:00 a.m. Rachel Johnson (family) 11:00 a.m. Brian Manley (Mary Ann DeFazio/Larsen) Monday - August 29 - The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist 7:00 a.m. John Prizinsky (family) Tuesday - August 30 - Weekday 7:00 a.m. Jim Obringer (the Obringer & Leise family) Wednesday - August 31 - Weekday 7:00 a.m. Gordon Mahoney (Betsy & Sally) 9:00 a.m. NO MASS Thursday - September 1 - Weekday 7:00 a.m. Rhea Dupre (family) 9:00 a.m. Loretta & Victor Seelinger (family) Friday - September 2 - Weekday FIRST FRIDAY 7:00 a.m. Dolores Karle (Dolores Justka) 9:00 a.m. Matthew Purpura (E. 38th St CVS Employees) Saturday - September 3 - St. Gregory the Great 1:00 p.m. Wedding - Matthew Nowakowski & Nicole Gianoni 5:00 p.m. Dorothy Slowikowski (Frank Szczutkowski) Sunday - September 4 - Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Elaine Knoll (the Ray Luniewski family) 9:00 a.m. Allan Trojanowski (Elizabeth Wisniewski) 11:00 a.m. Mass for all Parishioners The Sanctuary Lamp will burn in memory of May & Clare Faulkner as requested by Donna Faulkner

Monday - August 29 6:30 p.m. Legion of Mary (Church) Wednesday - August 31 9:30 a.m. Church cleaning 9:00 p.m. Mens Basketball (SH) Thursday - September 1 6:30 p.m. Folk Group practice (Church) Saturday - September 3 4:00 p.m. Confessions

WEEKDAYS OF AUGUST 28 7:00 a.m. Maria Henry SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 3 5:00 p.m. Mary Ingaldi/Amanda Gryskevicz SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 4 7:30 a.m. Andrew Williams 9:00 a.m. Makayla Davis 11:00 a.m. Nick Woll/Michael Kinecki RCIA Are you interested in the Catholic Church? Have you been thinking about becoming a Catholic? Would you like to know more about Catholicism? Are you a baptized Catholic but have not yet completed your initiation (First Communion and/or Confirmation)? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process by which people enter the Catholic Church. It generally runs from September through April. If you or someone else you know may be interested and would like more information, please contact Fr. Hahn at the rectory (825-7313) to pre-register anytime. Carmelite Spirituality It is certain that the love of God does not consist in experiencing sweetness or tenderness of heart but in truly serving God in Justice, strength and humility. St. Teresa of Jesus, OCD

REVEREND JOSEPH T. SCHEFFNER ENDOWMENT FUND Parishioners and friends are encouraged to remember their loved ones at the time of death or for any special occasion by contributing a memorial gift to the ENDOWMENT FUND. The Fund provides parish support and tuition assistance to parish children who attend Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. Brochures concerning the Fund and remittance envelopes are available in the back of the church. Tuition assistance from the inception of the Fund is $76,235.00. Contributions to the Fund since inception are $143,670.00.

MARRIAGE BANNS Matthew Nowakowski & Nicole Gianoni

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SACRIFICIAL GIVING Last week the collection was $7,013.00 Each week we need to collect $9,730.00 Envelope sets mailed 999 Envelopes received 286 Thank you to those who use their envelopes regularly and to all who have increased their Offertory. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Classes start September 11 for students in grades 1 - 10! All parents are urged to attend a parent meeting the first week of classes in the gym. We will meet together with the children to pray a Living Rosary. The children will be released to their classrooms while we have a short parent meeting. After the meeting you will have the opportunity to visit your childs classroom and meet their teacher. You will then be dismissed by the classroom teacher. This year, class time on Sunday morning has changed; students in grades 1 - 10 will meet on Sunday morning from 9:10 - 10:40 a.m. Scheduling classes at these times provides families the opportunity to worship together at the ll:00 Mass after picking the children up from Class. Confirmation parents and students mark your calendars for a parent meeting the first day of classes on October 2! The religious education office strives to offer to our families a program which meets the parishs responsibility to assist you in the formal faith formation of your children. If you have not received a schedule, you can download one at our parish website www.olmc-erie.org. If you have any questions, please contact me in the religious education office at 825-7609, ext. 105. Peace in Christ Jesus. Sue Berdis, Religious Education Leader

AUGUST 28, 2011

FUTURES BEGIN HERE AT OLMC SCHOOL WELCOME BACK!!! The first day of school for grades 1 - 8 is Tuesday, August 30. Students should meet at Scheffner Hall by 8:15 a.m. in uniform. Dismissal will be at the regular time at 2:50 p.m. Milk and juice only will be sold at lunch. Kindergarten and 3-yearold pre-school starts on Thursday, September 1. 4-year-old preschool begins Friday, September 2. We are looking forward to a new and exciting year!

CAMP NOTRE DAME ...weekends are coming up! Two Father/Son and two Mother/ Daughter weekends are planned beginning this September and continuing through November. Programs run Friday evening through Sunday morning and are open to parents and their children ages 6 14. Parents can visit CNDs website; www.campnotredame.com or phone 474-5001 for more information and registration forms. A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE Relationships live in a careful balance. If a person changes, the balance is altered requiring a shift in the relationship. In todays gospel Jesus announced a change and Peter resisted. Sometimes, those we count on for support may actually get in the way. Jesus told Peter: You are an obstacle to me.

Many thanks are due to the Pastoral Council under the leadership of its president, Tim Nowakowski, the PTC of our Parish School, led by its president, Liz Barry, our Ladies Guild, the Mens Council and our MCAA for the tremendous Parish, School, and Alumni Picnic last Sunday. Our Advancement Director, Sue Rinderle handled the Saturday activities and organized the Bake-Off competition. It was tough being a judge for the excellent cooks and bakers of the parish! But, Maria Pregler took first prize with the Fruit Cheesecake (I love eating healthy!) and her mother took third place with her world-famous chocolate chip cookies. Second place, and the only non-Pregler winning a prize was captured by Carolyn St. George. Oh, did I mention that Andy Pregler won the 50-50? It was a lucky day to be a Pregler, unless you count our Deacon who won a watery Prize repeatedly at the dunking booth. I cant believe what great pitching arms some of the first graders and kindergarteners in our parish school are gifted with. Of course, Fr. Jason Feigh found that out himself. He won the prize for the most times in the water! By the time your pastor climbed aboard the plank of death, most of those pitching arms were so tired out that he ended up in the oh-so-warm water very few times! What a disappointment! Thanks to Becky Henry and the MCAA for the booth and the inflatable obstacle course they arranged for. In the feature race of the day, Fr. Jason beat out your pastor and deacon at the wire. It was a photo-finish since Ms. Rinderle was there with her ever-present camera. Look for some interesting photos on our parish and school websites in the near future. Thanks are also due to our Magician-Extraordinaire, Tim Grunzel, who entertained the crowd with a very enjoyable, may I say magical, performance. How does he do that card trick, anyway? You may have noticed some equipment on the south side of the church lately. It seems that the ventilation of the glass windows protecting our stained glass has not worked properly. This has caused some damage to the wood on the outside of the windows due to condensation. This is being repaired. As we checked the windows, a small break in one piece of glass was noticed in the Annunciation window. That has already been repaired. The work should be completed this week. When you have such valuable religious art, you have to take proper care of it! You have also probably noticed (I hope!) the changes made to our sound system in church. We are waiting a few weeks before we make some adjustments. But, things seem louder to me, at least. Of course, your pastor barely needs a microphone to be heard! Let me know how the sound seems to you, especially those of you in the more expensive rear seats. This is our last weekend before classes begin in our parish school. I even know some who are excited about the opening of school (besides parents, that is!). I look forward to greeting our new students and their families and beginning my weekly classes with the eighth grade. I know they share my excitement! Soon, we will be welcoming our Religious Education students and catechists for the start of their year. We also are getting ready to start a new year with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, more commonly known as RCIA. We already have had a number of calls about the program. If you, or someone you know wants to find out more about the Catholic Church or complete their sacraments of initiation, call the rectory. Our Religious Education Leader, Sue Berdis, Dr. Pregler and I are very much looking forward to a new group of candidates and a new year of learning the faith with them. Thanks again to all those who made our Parish, School and Alumni picnic so successful. Happy last week of summer vacation! Fr. Ray