A Message from Our Pastor… Dear Friends,

Having entered into the great Season of Easter, where we celebrate the transformative and life-giving power

of God at work in the Risen Jesus, the archdiocesan “Be Missionary Disciples” pastoral planning process now

takes another step forward in the ongoing effort of transforming and renewing the life of our local Church as

a spiritual community of missionary disciples of the Lord Jesus.

Back in October, we shared with you a proposal from Archbishop Lori about how parishes throughout the

Archdiocese would be configured into arrangements that will be known as “Pastorates.” Please recall that a

“Pastorate” is a single parish or more than one parish working together and led by a single Pastor.

We then provided opportunities for everyone to provide feedback on the proposal. This feedback was then

shared with the Archbishop’s planning team. Following upon this extensive process of consultation and dis-

cernment of this proposal, a determination of what this configuration will look like has now been completed.

With the configuration determined, the next step in the plan calls for the “activation” of these various Pastor-

ates over time (i.e. not all the Pastorates will take effect at the same time). “Activation” of a Pastorate begins

when the Pastor for the Pastorate is named. This, in turn, begins the formal planning process for that Pastor-

ate.

Our parish participation in the archdiocesan planning process includes the following points:

the creation of a Pastorate that will include the Parishes of Saint Ann, Hagerstown; Saint Mary, Hager-

stown; and Saint Michael, Clear Spring

it is anticipated that our Pastorate will be “activated” in Phase 3 of the process (2020-2022)

in the meantime, we will have the opportunity to delve more deeply into the notions of “missionary disci-

pleship” and “missionary conversion” toward the development of a very strong spiritual foundation in

preparation for the more specific and concrete Pastorate design process that will eventually take place

a team of Archdiocesan staff will provide facilitation, guidance and support once our Pastorate planning

process begins

A special section featuring this most recent update about the “Be Missionary Disciples” pastoral planning

process is included in the May edition of The Catholic Review, mailed to all households. There are a few cop-

ies available here in church for those who are not registered on that mailing list. Please also see http://

bemissionarydisciples.org.

Please know how fortunate we both are to be serving in these vibrant parish communities as your respective

pastors. We look forward to working together with each of you throughout the coming months as we will

have opportunities to give careful consideration to discussing and understanding how we will continue our

participation in the parish planning process. This is a process which – like the Season of Easter – will surely

lead us to encounter in a new way the transformative and life-giving power of God at work in the Risen Jesus

among us!

May the Lord bless our efforts as we seek to discern and heed the promptings of the Holy Spirit and strive to

become more authentic disciples of Christ who lead others to a renewed encounter with Jesus and the Church!

Have a great week – alleluia!

Msgr. Jarboe & Father Cibelli

St. Michael Stewardship Blessings St. Mary Stewardship Blessings

4/23/2017 Attendance 821

Offertory $9,227.28 Online Giving 2,381.70 Easter 530.00 Other 10.00

Total $12,148.98

Amount Needed** $15,239

**This is the amount of weekly collection that would allow St. Mary to break even for fiscal year 2017

Poor Box 135.79

*Not used for St. Mary operating expenses

4/23/2017 Attendance 51 Offertory $467.00 Easter 225.00 Total $692.00 Amount Needed** $749

**This is the amount of weekly collection that would allow St. Michael to break even for fiscal year 2017 *Not

used for St. Michael operating expenses

The Sacrament of Baptism Baptism is God's most beautiful and magnificent gift…. We call it gift, grace, anointing, enlightenment, gar-ment of immortality, bath of rebirth, seal, and most precious gift. It is called gift because it is conferred on those who bring nothing of their own; grace since it is given even to the guilty; Baptism because sin is buried in the water; anointing for it is priestly and royal as are those who are anointed; enlightenment because it radiates light; clothing since it veils our shame; bath because it washes; and seal as it is our guard and the sign of God's Lordship. St. Mary’s offers the gift of baptism on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at 12:30pm. Baptism Class is scheduled the fir st Sunday of each month in the Conference Room of the Parish Center from 12:30 to 1:30pm. It is very important that babies be baptized as soon as possible and preferably within six weeks of birth. Therefore, Fr. Cibelli is offering this sacrament more often. A good precedence would be, as soon as par-ents begin to announce their pregnancy, to call and schedule their baptism agenda shortly after. Please keep in mind, Mass attendance is a require-ment for the Sacrament of Baptism to occur. Call the Parish Office 301-739-0390 ext. 110, Paula will assist you.

The hosts and the wine being used for the month of April have been donated by the

St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Confirmation Candidates will attend a Day of Prayer at Seton Shr ine on Friday, May 5, to prepare for the reception of Confirmation. All Candidates are to meet in the Parish Center at 8:00AM. We will return to St. Mary at 4:00PM.

Rehearsal for the Eucharist Celebration will be held in the church on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 6:30PM. All First Communicants are urged to attend.

First Communion

Eucharistic Celebration for the First Communion class will be held on Sunday, May 7, at 1:00 PM in the church. Details of meeting place for the procession will be mailed to all parents.

Confirmation

St. Mary Church Holy Mass Intentions May 1— 7, 2017

Day Date Mass Intention

Monday 5/1 6:30 Gene Eakle 8:30 Jeanette Blazes

Tuesday 5/2 6:30 Fr. Levester Jones 8:30 James and Joan St. Ledger

Wednesday 5/3 6:30 Milton and Louise Lushbaugh 8:30 Jeanette Blores

Thursday 5/4 6:30 Robert B. Eves 8:30 Francis and Ann McDermott Friday 5/5 6:30 Anthony and Maria Calandrelle 8:30 Jeanette Blazes

Saturday 5/6 8:30 Special Intentions of Susan Kankam 5:15 Bill Hudson

Sunday 5/7 8:00 Lynn Mavilia 9:30 James D. Shines 11:00 Jeanette Blazes 12:50 Vocations of the Preisthood

St. Michael Church 10:30 5/7/2017

Parishioners of St. Mary & St. Michael Churches

Readings for April — 30, 2017

Sunday 4/30 Sunday Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14, 22-33 / 1st Peter 1:17-21 / Luke 24:13-35

Monday 5/1 Monday Easter Weekday—St Joseph of the Worker Acts 6:8-15 / John 6:22-29

Tuesday 5/2 Tuesday—St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Acts 7:51-8.1 / John 6:30-35

Wednesday 5/3 Wednesday—Sts. Phillip and James, Apostles 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 / John 14:6-14

Thursday 5/4 Thursday Easter Weekday Acts 8:26-40 / John 6:44-51

Friday 5/5 Friday Easter Weekday Acts 9:1-20 / John 6:52-59

Saturday 5/6 Saturday Easter Weekday Acts 9:31-42 / John 6:60-69

Sunday 5/7 Sunday Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14 / 1st Peter 2:20b-25 / John 10:1-10

Our Lady of Lourdes Rosary Crusade, Saturday, May 13, 2017, from 10:30–11:30am, at the Natl. Shrine Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes, The Grotto Cave, Mount Saint Mary’s Univ., Emmitsburg, MD. In honor of Our Lady of Fatima, a procession and Mass will follow. Come join us and bring your family and friends! Questions? Call Pat Oliver at 301-845-8253. Rosary Crusades are always on the second Saturday of each month, 10:30-11:30am, at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. As Blessed Mother Teresa said “Everything begins with prayer .”

Volunteers Urgently Needed for Mary’s Center Mary’s Center, Inc. a Catholic Pregnancy Center, is seeking volunteers for its Hagerstown Center. If you are able to donate a few hours each week to help women and teens in a crisis pregnancy or in need of material assistance for their babies, please call the Center at 301-739-1234 or Ann at 301-790-1686.

St. Vincent de Paul— Assistance to the poor and suffering is provided through your donations to the Poor Box. Anyone suffering through a hardship is encouraged to contact the Saint Vincent de Paul Society for assistance. Phone 301-739-0390 ext 124.

PANGBORN KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

New council website for keeping in-formed of council news: www.kofc1365.org

Brotherhood Council Meetings 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 8pm in the Council Hall. Our Trustee for 2016-2017 is Cel Shannon. For information, please contact Cel Shan-non at cel_s67@hotmail.com.

Bingo Bingo Bingo. Every Tuesday at the Knights of Columbus Hall (20340 Leiters-burg Pike, Hagerstown, MD 21742) Start-ing at 6:45 pm we conduct 34 bingo games for the public. Please join us and have fun.

Every practical Catholic man over the age of 18 should become a Knight. We need your help. Speak with a Knight about join-ing our order.

K of C Pangborn ASM 387 is paying Tribute to Veterans & First Responders on Memorial Day 2017 with an AMERICAN Flag Display of Honor. Show your Support by Sponsoring a Flag to be displayed at Your Church during Memorial Day Weekend. See Knight Members or flyer Posted at entrance of Church.

St. Mary Catholic School

One Day

St. Mary Catholic School

218 W. Washington Street

Hagerstown, MD

Thursday, May 4, 2017 --- 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Fill a brown paper bag for $3.00 after 1:00 pm

Delicious food will be sold until 2:00 pm.

Drop off donations at the school on

Wednesday, May 3 from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm

Set up day is Wednesday, May 3, 2017

8am-7pm

Donations of food, clothing, books, household

items, linens, plants, toys, etc. are welcome.

Free Parking In The St. Mary’s Walnut Street

Parking Lot.

NO old TV’S (only flat screens), no old paint,

no propane gas canisters

COME JOIN THE FUN.

WE NEED

WORKERS!

If you would like to

volunteer to help, call

Mary Grove at 301-739-

4266 during the day;

301-991-1703 via cell;

or 301-797-6708 at

home or mgrove @goretti.org

(email)

All proceeds to

benefit St. Mary

Catholic School.

Is your car dirty? Come help sup-port our youth going to the Steuben-ville Summer Youth Conference by getting your car, van or truck washed every Saturday in April, May, and June from 9 am to 5pm.Cost: donation

ASK THE PRIEST

Father,

1.) I was asked about limbo. I haven’t heard “limbo” mentioned since I was in grade

school….Can you explain limbo and who goes there?

2.) Do babies from abortions and miscarriages all go to heaven?

The Council of Trent (session 6: ch. 4) concluded that “the justification of the sinner. .

. cannot be effected except through the laver of regeneration [i.e. baptism] or the DESIRE

for it.” Therefore, it is the hope of the Church that children who have not yet reached the

age of reason may still experience the salvation of Jesus by a DESIRE for it.

In 2005, a Vatican Theological Commission issued the following statement. “It is

clear that the traditional teaching on this topic has concentrated on the theory of limbo, un-

derstood as a state which includes the souls of infants who die subject to original sin and

without baptism, and who, therefore, neither merit the beatific vision, nor yet are subjected

to any punishment, because they are not guilty of any personal sin. This theory, elaborated

by theologians beginning in the Middle Ages, never entered into the dogmatic definitions of

the Magisterium, even if that same Magisterium did at times mention the theory in its ordi-

nary teaching up until the Second Vatican Council. It remains therefore a possible theologi-

cal hypothesis. However, in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992), the theory of lim-

bo is not mentioned. Rather, the Catechism teaches that infants who die without baptism are

entrusted by the Church to the mercy of God, as is shown in the specific funeral rite for such

children. The principle that God desires the salvation of all people gives rise to the hope that

there is a path to salvation for infants who die without baptism (cf. CCC, 1261), and there-

fore also to the theological desire to find a coherent and logical connection between the di-

verse affirmations of the Catholic faith: the universal salvific will of God; the unicity of the

mediation of Christ; the necessity of baptism for salvation; the universal action of grace in

relation to the sacraments; the link between original sin and the deprivation of the beatific

vision; the creation of man “in Christ”.

The conclusion of this study is that there are theological and liturgical reasons to hope

that infants who die without baptism may be saved and brought into eternal happiness, even

if there is not an explicit teaching on this question found in Revelation. However, none of

the considerations proposed in this text to motivate a new approach to the question may be

used to negate the necessity of baptism, nor to delay the conferral of the sacrament. Rather,

there are reasons to hope that God will save these infants precisely because it was not possi-

ble to do for them that what would have been most desirable— to baptize them in the faith

of the Church and incorporate them visibly into the Body of Christ.

“Ask The Priest” is a continuing feature of the Bulletin. If you have a question regarding the Catholic faith, please place your question in the box on the back table.

Pre-K Story Time

Our last Pre-K Story Time will be held on Wednesday, April 26th at Noon. Join Mrs. Stark and Sister

Aloysius for a story, activity, and snack. This is a free activity but a parent must accompany the child. Please

R.S.V.P. by April 24th to Rachel O’Connor at 301-733-1184.

Introducing - Take A Look Tuesdays

SMCS staff will be available every Tuesday from 9:00 am – 11:00 am to give you a tour and provide infor-

mation about St. Mary Catholic School. Stop by and see for yourself why St. Mary Catholic School is the

right place for your student.

Starting New for 2017-2018

St. Mary Catholic School is excited to announce a Full Day option (8:15 AM – 2:45 PM) will be available

for our Pre-K 4 program. The Half Day option is from 8:15 AM – 11:30 AM. Space is limited so don’t de-

lay. Email Rachel O’Connor at roconnor@stmarycatholicschool.org or call 301-733-1184 for an infor-

mation packet and/or a tour.

Welcome Grants

Students who are currently enrolled in public school who wish to transfer to St. Mary Catholic School are eli-

gible to receive a tuition grant for $2,000 off the first year’s tuition and $1,000 off the second year’s tuition. A

limited number of grants are available to students actively participating in a Catholic parish. Grants will be

available from January 20th until May 1st, 2017 for Grades 2nd through 5th only.

Don’t delay! Some grades are starting to fill-up.

St. Mary Catholic School invites you to attend our next Open House which will be held on Monday, May 8th

from 5:00pm – 7pm. Take a tour, Meet the Teachers, and Ask our Principal questions. Call or email Rachel

O’Connor at 301-733-1184 or roconnor@stmarycatholicschool.org for more information.

SCHOOL NEWS

"Be Still and Know that I am God" Please consider joining us at St. James in Boonsboro for our monthly prayer service in the style of the Taize community on Friday, April 28, at 7:00. This candlelit service is intended to help us calm the distractions in our minds so we can listen to the Holy Spirit in the quiet of our hearts. We will sit in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament and hear passages of scripture from the coming Sunday's Mass. We sing a simple repeti-tive song (just listening is okay too!), we keep ourselves in silence for a period, and we offer intentions. It's a powerful way to pray corporately and privately at the same time. Please call Barbara at 703-297-5571 with any questions.

Spring Spiritual Retreat: How to spiritually pray and meditate in every way! Saturday, May

20th, 10:00AM-3:00PM. St. Peter Church, Hancock. This retreat will be based upon Fr. Jack

Lombardi’s upcoming book, “ Thirty-Three Breaths: A Little Book on Meditation”. This in-

cludes talks on adoration, spiritual focusing, aspiration-mantra prayers, obstacles and solutions to

inward prayer, and scripture-based prayer. Lunch is included as well as meditation card, excerpts

from Fr. Jack’s “Little Book,” a coupon for future free book; spiritual guide-handouts, Q & A