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ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA
PARISH
MASS SCHEDULE
ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH—208 BALTIMORE AVE. (CLOSED FOR THE RENOVATIONS) HOLY SAVIOR CHURCH—1705 PHILADELPHIA AVE. SUNDAY 7AM, 8:30AM & 10AM MONDAY – THURSDAY AT 8:30AM SATURDAY VIGIL AT 5:15PM
PARISH OFFICE — HOURS Monday, Tuesday & Thursday—9am to 5pm Wednesday & Friday—9am to 3pm Phone: 410-289-0652 Fax: 410-289-1026 Address: 1705 Philadelphia Ave. Ocean City, MD 21842 Parish Administrator: Rev. John Solomon [email protected]
Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Donna Santoni [email protected]
Faith Formation: Mrs. Rita Danhardt [email protected] 410-289-7038
Music Director: Mr. Jordan Pantalone [email protected]
Facilities Manager: Mr. Tony Dicken [email protected]
Website: Stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com
Facebook: st mary star of the sea/holy savior parish in ocean city, md
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT March 15, 2020
Confessions / Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and anytime by appoint-ment.
Baptism Baptisms are held on Saturdays by appointment or the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month. Please contact Rita Danhardt for additional information.
Matrimony Please contact the Parish Office at least one year in ad-vance of desired date and prior to making any arrange-ments for the wedding reception.
Confirmation Please contact Rita Danhardt for information. Confirmation is conferred in the Tenth Grade.
R.C.I.A. If you feel you are being called to join the Catholic Church, please contact Rita Danhardt.
Anointing of the Sick Please inform the Parish Office about parishioners who need this sacrament as soon as their illness becomes seri-ous or before surgery.
Holy Orders If you believe you are being called by God to serve the Church as a priest, deacon or religious brother or sister, contact Fr. Solomon.
“Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in
us.” (2 Tim 1:14) “Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in
us.” (2 Tim 1:14)
“In everything, do to others as you would have them do to
you; for this is the law and the prophets.” (Mt 7:12)
From the Administrator’s Desk…….
Because of how severe coronavirus has be-
come in Rome, all public Masses and funerals there
are cancelled until April 3rd. So, people won’t be able
to go to Mass until Palm Sunday at the earliest.
Please keep the people of Rome and all those around
the world suffering from this virus in your prayers.
Now, something fun for Lent:
Enjoy Chicken? Thank Medieval Catholic
Monks by Billy Ryan
“For the past six thousand years, humans and
chicken have shared an intricate common existence.
Today’s chickens provide us with plentiful meat and
eggs and are the most common form of poultry con-
sumed across the world.
Our current cultivated chickens descended
from an ancestral species of Asian jungle fowl, bred to
be very passive with little fear of humans and an abil-
ity to lay many eggs quickly. However, chickens were
not always the easy-going birds they are today. If you
can’t get enough of chicken or eggs, you should
probably thank medieval Catholic monks.
Archaeologists have long noted an increase in
the fossil record of chicken bones from the 9th century
AD onward. A team of researchers from Oxford Uni-
versity set out to find the cause of this increase in the
archaeological record. They first wanted to identify the
difference between today’s modern chicken and the
birds of yesteryear. In doing so, they identified
the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor gene, or
TSHR gene for short, that is one of the primary
causes of reduced aggression and increased egg-
laying ability.
While nearly 100% of chicken’s today carry
this gene, 1100 years ago less than half carried it. To
figure out what caused this sudden dramatic shift, they
looked at the years with an increase in chicken bones
to identify what pressures selected for chickens with
the TSHR gene.
In their study, they directly linked Catholic fast-
ing practices of Benedictine Monks to the domestica-
tion of chickens, because during a fast meat from four-
legged animals was not allowed while chicken was
exempted from this rule. One author of the study, An-
ders Eriksson says:
“This significant intensification of chicken and
egg production has been linked to Christian fasting
practices, originating with the Benedictine Monastic
Order, which disallowed the consumption of meat from
four-legged animals during fasting periods, but the re-
strictions did not extend to birds or eggs. These die-
tary rules were adopted across Europe and applied to
all segments of society around 1000 AD.”
Because Benedictine monks were allowed to
consume chicken during their fasts, selective pres-
sures on chickens who were easy to breed and not
aggressive to humans rapidly caused them to shift to-
wards carrying the TSHR gene. As the TSHR gene
become predominant, the modern chicken of today
appeared and the billions of people around the globe
have monks to thank for it.”
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1. https://ucatholic.com/blog/enjoy-chicken-thank-catholic-
monks/
THIRDSUNDAY OF LENT
WHAT KINDS OF PEOPLE become priests, deacons or religious? What kind of people enter into sacramental marriage? They are people who love others. They are
people with the courage to touch lives, hearts and souls in a high-tech, unchurched world. Are you that kind of person? If you think God is calling you to be a priest, religious or deacon, contact Fr. Norm Carroll voca-t i o n s @ c d o w . o r g 3 0 2 - 5 7 3 - 3 1 1 3 [email protected]
Yes! Our Annual Fish Fry is around the corner…..
Friday, March 27th 5pm to 6:45pm
We will be serving: Fried White Cod
French Fries Home Made Cole Slaw, Salad, Rolls
We will also have Mac & Cheese for the Kids! Adults: $12. per person &
Children under 12: $6.00 per person
We hope you can join us:)
KEEPING IN TOUCH DURING LENT
Adoration will be held every Wednesday From 9am to 12noon
Stations of the Cross will be held
Every Friday at 7pm
Lenten Soup Dinner Friday, March 13th—5pm to 6:46pm
Fish Fry
Friday, March 27th—5pm to 6:45pm
Penance Services Tuesday, March 24th 6pm—St. John Neumann
Tuesday, March 31st 6pm—St. Luke’s
We encourage you to take some time this lent
to attend.
MASS INTENTIONS
Readings for the week of March 15, 2020
Sunday: Ex 17:3-7/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4 [cf. Ps 42:3]/Lk 4:24-30 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9 [6a]/Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20 [12a]/Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and 17 [cf. 11 and 9a]/Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab [cf. Hos 6:6]/Lk 18:9-14 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38
March 14 Holy Savior Saturday 5:15p.m. Joan Kirsch March 15 Holy Savior Sunday 7:00a.m. Parishioners 8:30a.m. Kevin Walter 10:00a.m. Patricia & Lugene Cleary
March 16 Monday 8:30am Shirley Salmon March 17 Tuesday 8:30am Ray Sarlitto March 18 Wednesday 8:30am Edward Blanchard 9am—12pm Adoration March 19 Thursday 8:30am Vincenzo Esposito March 20 Friday No Mass March 21 Holy Savior Saturday 5:15p.m. S.I. of Al Burton March 22 Holy Savior Sunday 7:00a.m. Rosie Hall 8:30a.m. Mary Elizabeth Martin 10:00a.m. Parishioners
If you would like a Sanctuary Candle lit for the week for a special intention or in memory of a loved one, please contact the parish office. A donation of $10.00 is appreciated. The candle this week is in loving memory Ed Blanchard from Irene & Richard Jendrek
Envelopes for Easter Altar flowers have been placed in the pews. If you would like a loved one remember in the Easter Novena, please fill out one of the envelopes. Thank you.
All are welcome to join us for Adoration on Wednesday’s from 9am to 12noon.
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT From the desk of Kathleen Manns, Principal…
During Lent our school’s observances include classes praying the Stations of the Cross and the Rosary as well as participation in Operation Rice Bowl to support Catholic Relief Services. Each family in our MBS school community has received a Rice Bowl into which coins or bills will be collected and turned into the school office. Please pray for our faculty as we join together this week to participate in our annual retreat day. We are currently accepting enrollment applications for the 2020-2021 school year for students entering pre-K3 through 8th grade. There are limited openings throughout our grades and we want to extend this information to our supporting parishes. Have you ever wondered what an excellent 21st century Catholic school education looks like? Do you wonder if it’s similar to your Catholic school education? Would you like to see how our students are learning in an environment that is rich in the arts and technology? Do you want to see how our students practice reverence and respect in all aspects of their education? We would love to share all that MBS does to help shape the next generation. Please contact Amanda Evans, Director of Admissions, at 410-208-1600 for more information and to schedule your tour. All are welcome. Refresh your family prayer habits and encourage each other to start and end the day in prayer together. May God Bless all our families. It’s a great time to be an MBS Dolphin!
UPCOMING DATES 3/23 5-8 p.m. Alley Oops – proceeds benefit MBS HSA 3/26 6-7:30 p.m. Family Reading Night 3/27 12:30-3:00 p.m. Professional Development for faculty
One of my favorite parts of Lent is being able to experience the Living Stations as presented by our fifth and sixth Grade
students! The children and the Catechists give their all to this performance They will begin practicing this week-end and will study and work on it until the performances! If you have never experienced it, I strongly encourage you to try and make one of the two performances! It is a very moving reenactment of our Lords Passion and death! It allows both children and adults the ability to experience the events of Holy week in a whole new light! It can be a very emotional experience! It is a true team effort with the music ministry, parish staff and Religious Education working together to create a beautiful experi-ence for the whole parish! The dates for the perform-ances are Friday April 3rd and Good Friday, April 10. The performances take place at 7 PM. It is an event suitable for the whole family so join us and bring the kids, grandkids, aunts, uncles grandparents and neighbors. I also encourage the families of our fifth and sixth grade kids to support your child, encourage them to take part in the Living Stations. It is a parish tradition that they will remember forever and it gives them an understanding of our Lord’s Passion that they just can’t get from books and pictures! So, mark these dates on your calendar, put it on your phone write it on your refrigerator!! Where ever you won’t forget!! See you there!! God Bless…, Rita
Religious Ed ~ Reconciliation Service was postponed from this weekend to next. It is rescheduled for March 22 - 2PM Grades 2 to 10 So there are no morning or eve-ning classes. All should attend the Rec-onciliation Service!
Big Sale!! On your way up to break-fast be sure to check out our Reli-gious Gift Shoppe Sale. Spring gifts, Confirmation, First Communion and Easter!! Take some time to check it out…if you are looking for something that you don’t see, feel free to ask…we can order for you!
THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
FINANCE COUNCIL NEWS
Monthly Budget Update 7/1/19—01/31/20
Total Actual Revenue $450,189
Total Budged Revenue $454,947
Revenue Deficit $ -4,758
Total Budget Expenses $484,023
Total Actual Expenses $465,239
Expense Surplus $-18,784
Actual Net Income $ -33,834
Budgeted Net Income $ -10,292
Net Income Deficit $ -23,542
Thank you for your continuing support!
Electronic Giving
Electronic giving (called WeShare) is the preferred way to make your weekly offertory. By giving electronically, it relieves the need for about 6 parishioners to count money every Sunday (about 10 hours total). Furthermore, the parish could eventually save money on envelope printing and mailing and you would not have to write checks. The Finance Council would also be able to budget more efficiently. Please consider making the switch; it is safe and secure. Cards are avail-able in the back of church with instructions to join WeShare and have your offering sent electronically. If you need assis-tance setting this up, please don’t hesitate to call the parish office (410-289-0652). Thank you for your continuing support.
Tax Free Charitable Distribution
Need a tax break? Congress has permanently enacted qualified charitable distributions from your traditional IRA accounts. These distributions can be used to satisfy all or a portion of your Required Minimum Distribution and are free of federal and state income tax. Also, these gifts help you avoid the Medicare high income surcharge and can help reduce your income taxes on your social secu-rity benefits. Distributions must be made directly from your IRA ac-count to St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church. For questions, contact the parish office at 410-289-0652
“GO FUND ME” Capital Campaign Site
Please tell your family, friends, and neighbors and/or post on social media that St. Mary’s Star of the Sea has a Go Fund Me page to help us finance the Ex-panding Our Home capital campaign. This project not only expands and renovates historic St. Mary’s Church, but also improves Ocean City’s downtown. Please post this link on your social media sites. https://www.gofundme.com/f/expanding-our-home