Church of Saint Philip Neri,

Pennsburg

October 19, 2008

Rev. Robert A. Roncase, Pastor Deacon Michael J. Franks, Permanent Deacon Rev. Edmond J. Speitel, Pastor Emeritus Rev. John J. Scarcia, Retired Pastor Rev. Raymond W. Smart, Retired, Resident Shirley Misiak, Office Manager Mark J. Meinzer, Business Manager Catherine E. Faust, Director of Music Patricia A. Schleeweiss, School Principal Jeffrey W. Daley, Director of Religious Education Colleen Daley, Parish Youth Minister Sister Patricia Kelly, M.S.B.T., Parish Outreach Rectory Phone 215.679.9275 Rectory Fax 215.679.0386 School Phone 215.679.7481 Religious Education Phone 215.541.3120 Religious Education Fax 215.541.1398 Parish Social Hall Phone 215.679.8116 Parish Outreach Phone 215.679.2282 Neri Center Phone 215-679-6490 Church & Rectory Address: 1325 Klinerd Road Pennsburg, PA 18073 Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Email Address: spnofc@comcast.net Website Address: www.spnparish.org School Address: 6^th & Washington Streets East Greenville, PA 18041 Hours: 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM Website Address: www.spnelementary.com Religious Education Center Address 565 Main Street East Greenville, PA 18041 Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Neri Center Address 6^th & Washington Streets East Greenville, PA 18041 ROSARY: Prayed every Saturday after the 8:00 AM Mass.

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday – Vigil Mass – 5:00 PM Sunday – 7:30, 9:30, 11:00 AM Weekdays – In the Chapel Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday – 8:00 AM Wednesday – 7:00 PM HOLY DAYS: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 7:30 PM Eve of Holy Days –5:00 PM CHAPEL OPEN FOR VISITS The Chapel will be opened Monday thru Saturday until 7:00 pm for your visits to the Blessed Sacrament. CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 4:00 – 4:45 PM Eve of Holy Days: 4:15 – 4:45 PM BAPTISMS Celebrated the 2^nd & 3^rd Sundays of each month. Please call the Rectory to schedule. 2^nd Sunday Baptisms are held at the 11:00 AM Mass 3^rd Sunday Baptisms are held at 12:30 PM PRE-JORDAN CLASSES 1^st Monday of every month at 7:30 PM in the Rectory meeting room. MARRIAGES Arrangements should be made at least SIX MONTHS before the date of the wedding. NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome to your new home! Please stop by the rectory between 9:00 am - 3:00 pm to fill out a registration card. We are happy to have you in our parish and want to get to know you. SHUT-INS Please call the Parish Outreach Office. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING Please call the Rectory. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every 1^st Friday from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM in the church, followed by Benediction. FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS If you wish to have a floral arrangement placed in front of the altar, please call the rectory

OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

WE ARE THE CATHOLIC PARISH COMMUNITY OF ST. PHILIP NERI, ANSWERING CHRIST’S CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP THROUGH WORD, SACRAMENT AND SERVICE.

WE PROCLAIM GOD’S HOPE AND LOVE TO ALL.

LET US PRAISE CHRIST TOGETHER

Today we are remembering and being called to support the Missionary Appeal. The missionary work of the Church is universal. We are asked today to financially support and to pray for the men and women throughout the world who are spreading the gospel message. Not just words of hope, but, many and varied acts of compassion and love. The missions bring hope and love in both words and deeds. Today is a time for us to thank them with our financial support and prayers. We must also not forget that we are all called to be missionaries for Christ by virtue of our baptism.

According to the Webster Dictionary, a missionary is “a person undertaking a mission - especially a religious mission”. A mission is a task assigned. All of us must not hesitate to live the task assigned to us by Christ Himself. What is the task? To proclaim God’s glory, to live in His love and be His presence to all those we encounter. Where?...Here! When?...Now! How…? In limitless and varied ways that I know do not need to be explained! As our Parish Mission Statement reads…a parish community, answering Christ’s call to discipleship through Word, Sacrament and Service. Proclaiming God’s Hope and Love to all.

When it is all said and done, St. Paul tells us that there are really only three things that remain…Faith, Hope and Love. All of us missionaries of Christ are responsible to bring Faith, Hope and Love to everyone.

Praise Be Jesus Christ…Now and forever!

Fr. Roncase

Fr. Roncase will be away on a Workshop from Tuesday morning October 21^st, returning Thursday afternoon, October 23^rd.

CONFIRMATION AT ST. PHILIP NERI

Bishop McFadden will be here at St. Philip Neri on Monday, October 27^th at 4:00 pm to celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation. All parishioners are invited. Please pray for our Confirmation Class.

CHAPEL OPEN FOR VISITS

Our Chapel is open Monday thru Saturday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm for visits to the Blessed Sacrament.

2009 MASS BOOK is now open for Mass intentions. Stop by the rectory or call Shirley at the rectory.

Serving at Mass: October 26

Extraordinary Ministers Lectors

5:00 pm – Mark Meinzer Pete Frank

Priest

Priest

Deacon

Priest

Pat Meinzer

Dave Moser

Trudy Moser

Linda Benko

Alice Swift

Bob Talbot

Kathryn Talbot

7:30 am – Jim Michels John Gilmore

Priest

Deacon

Stephan Adelsberger

Christine Adelsberger

9:30 am – Colleen Daley Eileen Davis

Mary Weber

Priest

Mary Souder

Bob Brennan

Eleanor Brennan

11:00 am – Tinamarie Evans D. McCausland

Mary Goodfellow

Priest

Anna Kells

Jeanne Hermley, Bob Hermley

Serving at Mass: November 2

Extraordinary Ministers Lectors

5:00 pm - Jim Camarata Ernie Quatrani

Linda Franks

Priest

Deacon

Dave Boone

Teri Boone

John Burke

Catherine Cahill

Lee Johnson

Trish Dornisch

Lisa Edleman

Mike Edleman

7:30 am - Anna Murphy John Guckin

Gerald Murphy

Priest

Deacon

Denise Guckin

Michele Martin

Joan Varallo

Wally Varallo

Mary R. Giambrone

Pat Scheerbaum

Maria Rodgers

Chuck Rodgers

9:30 am - Dana Orr George Kirkwood

Cecilia Kirkwood

Priest

Priest

Monica Nash

Jack Nash

11:00 am – DJ Williams Luke Verna

Sandy Williams

Priest

Priest

Mary Lavin

Marlene Leidy

Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time

October 19, 2008

Monday – October 20, Paul of the Cross, priest

8:00 am – Michael G. Kusnir, (Hank & Marie Tokarski)

Tuesday – October 21

7:00 am – Romeo P. DeJesus, (Rachael Kelly & Alice Wright)

Wednesday – October 22

7:00 pm – Joseph Josko, (Debra Wanzia)

Thursday – October 23, John of Capistrano

8:00 am – Anthony & Mary Tokarski, (Henry & Rita Tokarski)

Friday – October 24, Anthony Mary Claret, bishop

8:00 am – Helen Delzingaro, (Bob & Barbara Schwind)

Saturday – October 25

8:00 am – Special Intention – Thank you for request granted

5:00 pm – In Honor of Clifford & Connie Marks –

50^th Wedding Anniversary

Sunday – October 26

7:30 am – Fir the living & deceased members of the Parish.

9:30 am – Helen & Joseph Swann, (Daughter Charlotte)

11:00 am – Stephen Fogel, Sr. (Jack & Christine Gibble)

FLOWERS/ROSES

The yellow roses placed on the Blessed Mother and Sacred Heart Altars are in memory of Jean Pulli, requested by Luanne & Joe Pulli.

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The special arrangement of red and white flowers placed on the altar is in honor of Nicole & Kevin March on their marriage, requested by Bob & Marlene Leidy.

BUILDING MEMORIALS

Give a St. Philip Neri Memorial Gift! For a donation of $25 or more, there is a beautiful folder recording the gift and donor to be presented to the family. A Mass is offered each month.

In memory of James Engle, requested by:

St. Philip Neri Boy Scout Troop #591.

We also have “Living Memorials” for those special occasions in life.

WE INVITE YOUR PRAYERS

For the sick, those in hospitals, nursing homes and also for their caregivers.

Please pray in particular for:

Rev. John J. Scarcia, Frances Cannon, Josh Fromnecht, Bernadette Hanna, Charles Snyder, Mary Ann Bencie, Madeline Eiser, Lori Thorsen, Jake Kriebel, Kate Nellett, Bruce Gerhart, Henry Tarver, Mike Wieder, David Albright, Richard Whitney, Elizabeth Campaglia, Cathy Compos, Jim McCaughn, Natalie McNish, Mary Pondo, Cory Ronayne, Kelly Brogan, Marigo Vanim, Neal Hanke, Steven Gebhardt, Mary Finkbeiner, Peggy Romberger, David & Kim Koch, Baby Tristen Scott, David Leister, Robert Joseph Dreleick, Alice Swift, Jennie Virus, Lily Dusza, Jeremy Kircher, Edward Azarovich, Robert Rukstalis & Stanley Piontkowski.

For those who have died, and in particular for Jane Remick (mother of Cynthia Robinson – parishioner), grant them eternal rest and peace.

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Knights of Columbus – Fr. Leo J. Letterhouse Council #6614 meets every second Sunday of the month in the Council Meeting Room at the rectory. Consider joining us by calling Duke Doherty at: 215-679-0660.

________________________________________________________St. Philip Neri Craft Guild – Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month in the Social Hall Meeting Room from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. For more information, please call Connie Marks at: 610-287-9829.

________________________________________________________Boy Scouts – Tuesday evenings in parish Hall from 7:00 pm- 8:30 pm. Join our Boy Scouts by calling Mark Walther, 610-754-6541.

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CYO Sports – For more information, please contact Kevin Loose, 215-679-5481.

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Parish Youth Ministry – For more information, please contact Colleen Daley, 215-541-1716.

Bible Timeline Study – Monday evenings – 7:00 pm & Friday mornings – 9:00 am (except 1^st Friday – 10:00 am) in rectory meeting room for the next seven consecutive weeks.

For more information, call the rectory office: 215-679-9275.

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

October 14, 2007 October 12, 2008

Envelopes $ 8,531.00 Envelopes $ 8,127.00

Loose 1,033.00 Loose 1,083.00

Children 38.90 Children 51.00

Total $ 9,452.90 Total $ 9,261.00

ACTIVITIES - *BINGO*

Kitchen opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm

Working Thursday – October 23rd – Team #2

All regular games pay $50

FINAL COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500

Bingo: October 9th

Players: 83

Games: 970.25 – Kitchen – 144.70 – Total $1,189.95

MEETINGS and EVENTS THIS WEEK

Sunday, October 19^th – Little Church – gym – 9:30 am

Sunday, October 19^th – Men’s 30 & over basketball – 8pm

Monday, October 20^th – Bible Timeline – rectory -7:00 pm

Monday, October 20^th – SPN Pre-Cana Workshop – Neri Center -7:30 pm

Tuesday, October 21^st – SPN Craft Guild – gym – 1:00 pm

Tuesday, October 21^st – Choir and Cantor Practice – Church – 6:30 pm

Tuesday, October 21^st – Elizabeth Ministry Meeting – Neri Center – 7:00 pm

Tuesday, October 21^st – Estate Planning Seminar – gym – 7:30 pm

Wednesday, October 22^nd – PREP Religious Education – School – 6:00 pm

Wednesday, October 22^nd – ALPHA – gym – 6:30 pm

Wednesday, October 22^nd – Charismatic Prayer Meeting – Chapel – 7:30 pm

Thursday, October 23^rd – Cub Scouts – Neri Ctr. – 7:45 pm

Thursday, October 23^rd – Bingo – gym – 6:30 pm

Thursday, October 23^rd – RCIA – rectory – 7:00 pm

Friday, October 24^th – Bible Timeline – rectory – 9:00 am

Friday, October 24^th – SPN Quilting – gym – 1:00 pm

Saturday, October 25^th – Parish Breakfast set-up – gym – 7:00 am – 1:00 pm

Sunday, October 26^th – Parish Breakfast – gym – 7:00 am – 12:30 pm

Sunday, October 26^th – Little Church – gym – 9:30 am

Sunday, October 26^th – Confirmation Rehearsal – Students and Sponsors – Church – 12:15 pm

Sunday, October 26^th – EDGE – Youth Ministry – gym – 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Sunday, October 26^th – Men’s 30 and over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm

UPCOMING MEETINGS

H.O.P.E. General Meeting – Monday, October 27^th – gym – 7:00 pm

Confirmation – Monday, October 27^th – Church – 4:00 pm

All Souls Mss in our Parish Cemetery – Monday, November 3^rd – 12:10 pm

Pre-Jordan Baptismal Class – Monday, November 3^rd – rectory – 7:30 pm

1^st Penance Parent Meeting – (Mandatory Parent Meeting) – Wednesday, November 5^th – Neri Center – 6:10 pm

County Flu Shots – Wednesday, November 5^th – SPN gym – 10:00 am -12:00 noon

Pastoral Council Meeting – Monday, November 10^th – rectory – 7:00 pm

We Remember Mass – Tuesday, November 11^th – Church – 7:30 pm

Home & School Board Meeting – Wednesday, November 12^th – rectory – 7:00 pm

Parish Pork & Sauerkraut Dinner – Saturday, November 15^th – gym – 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm – takeout available, too.

SCHOOL NEWS

Week of October 13th

Preschool – The children celebrated themselves at school, and thanked God for the special gifts He has given them. Everyone loved reciting the nursery rhyme, “Little Miss Muffet” and they had fun making spider webs with marbles and paint.

K – In Math this week, the Kindergarten started to practice writing and counting numbers 1-5. We counted many groups of thing and even counted items in our classroom.

1st – This week in First Grade, we continue to learn how to add and subtract in Math. In ILA, the students will read a story about corn and write about their favorite foods.

2nd – The Second Graders read a photo essay called “Helping Out.” The children have been discussing all sorts of ways they help out at home and school. Their parents should be proud of what they do!

3rd – In Math this week, we are adding three 3-digit numbers. We also started a new story about the Olympic Games. Students’ are very excited to discuss the Olympics especially after watching them this summer.

4th – Students in 4th Grade are writing personal narratives about a recent event. We have gone through the writing process to arrive at a final copy. The children are using a Thesaurus to make their words more vivid.

5th – Our class is working hard taking the Terra Nova tests this week.

6th – The students are finishing their first reading unit. They are very excited to be starting a novel study.

7th – We have just begun learning about Colonial times. What an interesting time in our country’s history! In Language Arts, we are writing compare and contrast essays.

8th – The students in the 7th and 8th grades are making rosaries in honor of Mary and October as the month of the Holy Rosary. We have also written letters to shut-ins and our prayer partners, the PreK-3’s and 4’s, have made fall pictures to go along with our letters.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

PREP SCHEDULE:

October 22^nd – class

October 26^th – Confirmation Rehearsals for all Students and Sponsors (Church) – 12:15 pm after 11:00 am Mass.

October 27^th – Sacrament of Confirmation – 4:00 pm

All children are to be at the Social Hall by 3:00 pm

October 29^th – class

November 5^th – class

November 5^th – First Penance Parent Meeting – 6:10 pm – Mandatory Meeting

November 12^th – class

November 19^th – class

November 26^th – NO CLASSES

THE EDGE

After the masses on October 11^th &12^th, we handed out Flyers and bags to the parishioners for our food collection for Open Line. They need our help. This would be an excellent opportunity for service. Please call Mrs. Daley to sign up to help. We will also need more help the following weekend to collect the food and take to Open Line. Thanks for serving others!

Permission slips were due October 12^th for the Fall Fest that we will be attending on October 26^th. If you did not receive one, please let me know ASAP. Also, I was given permission for sixth graders to be able to attend despite what the Form says. We will also need a few additional chaperones that night!

It is the youth leader’s prayer that each and every tween/teen build a closer relationship to Christ and His Church.

For more information, please call Mrs. Daley at: 215-541-1716 or email: prolifer53@comcast.net.

PARISH NEWS

FROM THE PARISH OUTREACH OFFICE:

FRIENDLY VISITORS MINISTRY

Are you recently retired? Is God calling you to serve someone in need? “As long as you did it for the least of my brothers, you did it for me.” Friendly Visiting is the ministry for you!

There are only two things required:

1.) a short orientation program,

2.) a willingness to listen.

If you can serve God’s people as a Friendly Visitor, please call the Parish Outreach Office at: 215-679-2282. Leave your name and number. (speak slowly)

Won’t you consider joining us as we serve our parishioners who are in need of a friend?

H.O.P.E.

Do you need a FREE ride to appointments, store, bank, phone assurance, light housekeeping? Volunteers are willing to respond to these needs.

Please call H.O.P.E. Outreach Office at 215-679-2282 or Kathy & Bob Talbot: 215-541-0250.

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Reminder: H.O.P.E. Meeting on Monday, October 27^th in the parish Social Hall.

If unable to attend, please call Kathy or Bob: 215-541-0250.

ELIZABETH MINISTRY UPDATE

Mom-to-Mom Connection: On the go all the time? Feel like your kids are busier than you are? Worried about how your kids are handling all the stress? Then join us to talk about “Preserving Childhood in a Fast-Paced World” on Sunday, November 2^nd from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm in the SPN social Hall. Bring your ideas, questions, concerns and share them with other moms. Mom-to-Mom Connection is a seasonal gathering of moms sponsored by the Elizabeth Ministry of SPN.

Our programs are designed to support and challenge each other in the amazing journey of motherhood.

We hope you will join us for this free, informative discussion. Light refreshments will be served.

HOSPITAL VISITS

Please call the rectory to request a visit when you or a family member is hospitalized. Due to the Privacy Act, a request to have a priest or the hospital minister visit and/or bring Holy Communion can be made only by you or a family member.

BOX TOPS/LABELS/REDNER’S RECEIPTS

Our parish school participants in several programs that benefit our school simply by collecting what would otherwise become trash. Please help us make the most of these programs by saving your Redner’s cash register receipts, Campbell’s soup & product labels and General Mills box tops. Please clip the UPC from Campbell’s products (they no longer require the front label) and the box top coupon from General Mills products.

A collection site is located in the church vestibule. Please remember that Redner’s receipts only qualify if you submit the ENTIRE RECEIPT and present your “Save-a-tape” card when checking out. If you do not have a card, any cashier can provide you with one at check-out time. Please call Agnes O’Connor at 267-923-8635 if you have any questions pertaining to these programs.

OCTOBER MARKET DAY

Our next Market Day pickup is Tuesday, October 21^st at the Neri Center. All orders need to be dropped off at St. Philip Neri School no later than Tuesday, October 14^th – 12:00 noon. All internet orders (marketday.com) are due Wednesday, October 15^th at 12:00 noon. Thank you for supporting our Market Day Fundraising Program!

CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP

Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm in the Chapel following the 7:00 pm Mass. Come to grow closer to God and experience the power of the Holy Spirit through prayer, praise, song, scripture reading, teaching, witnessing, and use of the charisms. Discover the love of God in a more profound way.

Call Rich Grochowski at: 610-323-1127 for more information

LITTLE FLOWER GIRLS CLUB

Attention Girls ages 5-10 years…Saint Philip Neri Parish will be hosting the Little Flowers Girls’ Club this coming school year…Little Flowers Girls’ Club is a catholic program for girl’s ages 5-10 based on learning catholic virtues through the lives of catholic saints, scripture, and the catechism of the Catholic Church. The club strives to bring the catholic faith alive and inspire the girls to become authentic catholic women. The club will meet monthly to perform a craft/activity, sing songs, learn about saints, and earn badges. The Little Flowers will meet at the Neri Center, East Greenville, on the First Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm starting in October. The schedule will be as follows:

November 4^th, December 2^nd

January 6^th, February 3^rd, March 3^rd,

April 7^th, May 5^th & June 2^nd.

If you are interested in this club, please call Dana Orr at: 215-679-8223, or DANA@GOODNEWS4HEALTH.NET or check the website: WWW.ECCEHOMOPRESS.COM

ST. PHILIP NERI CHRISTMAS CONCERT

We are delighted to announce that the gifted Irish singer John McNally will be performing a Christmas Concert at St. Philip Neri Church on Saturday, December 6^th at 7:30 pm. This is a much-anticipated return engagement for the Dublin native who now resides in Sydney, Australia. His exceptional singing talent will not only provide us with favorite Christmas carols, but also many Irish selections, religious favorites and some of the grand “old” standards. John is relaxed and outgoing with his audience, but he is always the consummate professional musician and performer.

The occasion promises to be an enjoyable evening and a wonderful way to begin the Christmas season! Tickets are available now for purchase and cost $15/person. Children ten and under are FREE! For tickets call: rectory, 215-679-9275, 215-541-1048 or 610-754-7185.

ST. PHILIP NERI CUB SCOUTS

PACK # 591

BOYS – grades first thru fifth

Cub Scout Pack 591 is underway!

We are looking for boys who want to have fun and adventure. Meetings are every Thursday in the Neri Center (East Greenville) from 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm.

COME JOIN THE FUN!!!

Contact Alicia Tryon at: 215-679-4193 or

Cubpack591@yahoo.com

Free Influenza/Pneumococcal Immunizations

Where? St. Philip Neri Social Hall

When? Wednesday, November 5th

Time? 10:00 am – 12:00 noon

Provided to Montgomery County residents aged 50 years and older, children and adolescents aged 6 months through 18 years, pregnant women, household contacts and caregivers of high-risk individuals and of infants less than 6 months of age, and people who have a long-term health problem such as: Heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, diabetes, neuromuscular disorders, anemia, asthma, weakened immune system due to steroid use, cancer treatment, HIV/AIDS. Medicare patients – please bring your Medicare Card.

ALL DAY SCRAP BOOKING EVENT

Where? – Neri Center

6^th & Washington Streets

East Greenville

When? – Saturday, October 25^th

8:30 am – 6:00 pm

Enjoy a day of fellowship and the opportunity to get away for awhile and work on your scrapbooks.

Please provide your own refreshments.

This is a free Event, but, space is limited – so please register with Wendy Benner: 215-234-0354, ASAP

ST. PHILIP NERI CHURCH

is hosting a FREE informational seminar on

“Aging in America,

the confusing issues facing today’s

Retirees and the families trying to help them”

Tuesday – October 21^st

7:00 pm

St. Philip Neri Social Hall

1. What needs to be done regarding your money (and how to protect it)

2. Changes that have occurred regarding nursing home and Medicaid rules.

3. End of life decisions and care restrictions that should be in place (and how to avoid mistakes).

4. Your Estate Planning steps under the new Medicaid Law (protecting your assets)

Sessions will touch on:

*Your money – taxes are going up, interest rates are going down and the market is very ugly; learn how to avoid or eliminate the higher taxes on your income and social security you may face this year as well as investment options that can guarantee your money. Presented by Thomas Rutter, Certified Senior Advisor, Certified Estate Planner.

*Estate Planning – Planning your estate to protect your life’s savings from nursing care expenses. Review of how Medicaid rules have changed significantly. The severe challenges that affect your Powers of Attorney and Living Will. Presented by elder law attorney, Gerald J. Mullaney, Sr., Esquire.

Nursing Home Costs and Contracts – learn the ins and outs of what nursing homes really do cost and what Medicare and Medicaid pay. Presented by Carole Monahan, former nursing home administrator.

Three excellent speakers.

Issues that are important to you and your family.

No cost, but it can save you and you family heartaches and headaches.

Plan on attending!!!

St. Philip Neri Pork & Sauerkraut Supper

SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, November 15^th

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Parish Social Hall

EAT-IN or TAKE-OUT

Adults - $8.00

Children 4-10 - $4.00

Under 4 – FREE

Take-out - $9.00

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

THANKSGIVING 300 SPECIAL

ON SALE NOW!

AT CHURCH ENTRANCES OR

CONTACT ANY KNIGHT

$10 DONATION

One winner for every 5 tickets sold

TOP PRIZE - $1000

Total of $2000 in cash prizes

DRAWING:

Sunday – November 30^th

AFTER ADVENT SERVICE

CASINO TRIP

Tuesday – December 9^th

Christmas Show Package at the TROPICANA!

Cost: $20.00

You receive a $10.00 coin voucher!

Bus departs SPN Church parking lot at 10AM!

Reservations must be received by November 15th

Call Kathy: 267-923-5173 or

Janet: 215-679-6175

PARISH NEW YEARS’S EVE PARTY

Save the date

Wednesday evening, December 31^st – 8pm to 1am

Dinner dance for those 21 years of age and older!

Single: $45 – Couples: $80

Tickets will be available soon!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Winners from Finger Friendly Dessert Contest

St. Philip Neri Church 3^rd Annual Picnic

September 14th

1^st place – Veronica Diehl

“Hello Dolly” dessert

2^nd place – Josephine Phillips

Chocolate Mint Bars

3^rd place – Kelly Wright

Chocolate Raspberry Bars

ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary

Annual Open House

Spend a day at the Seminary! Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary will host its 55^th Annual Open House on Sunday, October 26^th. There will be tours from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, followed by Evening Prayer at 5:00 pm.

You are invited to tour our grounds, learn about life at the Seminary, and view our sacred and historical art collection from noon to 4:00 pm and then join us for Evening Prayer and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 5:00 pm.

To learn more about the Seminary, please visit our website: www.scs.edu.

For further information or for directions, please contact: Office for Development at 610-785-6231, Monday thru Friday 8:30am – 4:30 pm.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR TRIBUNAL?

The Tribunal is a group of specially qualified priests, sisters, and lay persons whose responsibility is to come to the help of people who have experienced divorce.

When a divorce occurs, the Catholic Church always seems to balance two realities. One is the unbreakableness of the bond of marriage. This is God’s law. It cannot be broken by human intervention. On the other hand, the Church is concerned about the spiritual welfare of the people involved. Was this a true marriage? Even though a Catholic marriage was celebrated, was there perhaps some weakness in the consent of the parties involved? The annulment procedure addresses this problem without affixing blame on either party.

If you are divorced or married outside the Catholic Church, please telephone or write the Tribunal Office. Have no fear. All interviews are private.

The Tribunal

222 N. 17^th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

215-587-3750

CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES –FOSTER FAMILIES

Catholic Social Services is looking for single or married adults to become foster parents to children of all ages and races.

There is a special need for families who can provide care to Teenagers – a population that needs love, guidance, and support as they move into adulthood.

To learn more about becoming a foster parent, please call Melissa or Pat at: 215-587-3960.

AREA PARISH NEWS

Saints for our Times

Thursday, November 13^th

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Corpus Christi Parish Center

Conference Rooms B & C

Guest speaker: Father John Nguyen

During the month of November, the Church celebrates the memorial of the Vietnamese Martyrs. In 1988 Pope John Paul II canonized all 117 of these holy men, women and children killed between 1625 and 1886. Today, this group and the thousands of other unnamed Vietnamese martyrs they represent stand as a luminous cloud of witnesses to the Church throughout the world. Come and discover why these holy people are truly “saints for our times.” There is no cost for this conference. To register for this event or for further information, please contact 215-855-1311 or corpuschristiaff@yahoo.com.

AREA NEWS

LANSDALE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLNEWS

Lansdale Catholic 8^th Grade Scholarship Exam – LC will hold their annual Scholarship Exam on TWO dates: Saturday, October 25^th and Saturday, November 15^th, both beginning at 8:15 am. You must be registered as a member of the Class of 2013 to take this exam. Students from regional public, private and parochial schools are encouraged to call the Admissions Office at: www.lansdalecatholic.com/admission_faq.htm.

Lansdale Catholic FREE Activity Pass for Jr. Hi Students – All 7^th and 8^th graders can sign up for the FREE pass! This pass allows you to attend any LC home basketball game, home football games, spring play and much more. You must visit: www.lansdalecatholic.com to register. You may also call LC Admissions Director, Mrs. Kris Cope at: 215-362-6160 – ext. 194.

CANDY CARNIVAL

Saturday – October 25^th

11:00 am – 4:00 pm

The old Red Hill Elementary School Bldg.

(right behind Turkey Hill)

FREE Popcorn, face painting, balloons, music

Petting Zoo (2 – 4 pm)

Door prizes & more!

Play carnival games for candy prizes

Two Moon Bounces (one just for toddlers)

FOOD DRIVE: non-perishable food donations will be accepted and will go to Open Line & other local food banks. Call Hope Valley Community Church at:

215-541-4888 for more information.

Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow—a day at a time.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Mission Sunday

What does not belong to God?

Isaiah claimed that the pagan King Cyrus was still the instrument of the one true God, whether the king knew it or not. In other words, God’s domain knows no boundaries, no puny distinctions between race and nations. All belong to God; all are beloved of God. The antagonists of Jesus think they will trick him into either treason or blasphemy, but he is onto their hypocrisy. As some scholars delight in noting, when Jesus asks for a coin to see whose image is on it, it is because he doesn’t have a Roman coin while the oh-so-pure Pharisees do! On this World Mission Sunday, we who are baptized into Christ are reminded to see a border-free world: Everything and everyone belongs to God. It is our part to love and cherish each person, no matter what side of the border or the tracks he or she lives on—even as we share the good news of the treasure we have found in Christ Jesus.

Today’s readings: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6;

1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21

“It is I who arm you, though you know me not.”

Monday, October 20

A most gracious gift

Jealously guarding our time can be considered a form of greed. We receive from God the gift of 24/7; we need to give some of it as a gift. That’s why this week we observe Pastoral Care Week, sponsored by the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. This week was established to recognize the many ways church professionals respond with attentive listening to those with physical, emotional, or spiritual concerns. Hospitals, prisons, nursing homes, and your local parish will accept volunteers who wish to donate their time for this important work. So cut loose a couple of hours a week and give them to someone in need. Don’t be greedy now.

Today’s readings: Ephesians 2:1-10;

Luke 12:13-21

“Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

Tuesday, October 21

Let’s get together

Saint Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, written during his imprisonment in Rome, reads as a testament to the desire and struggle for unity in the early church. With the use of the words one and together Paul implores the Christians of Ephesus, both Jew and Gentile, to see themselves as bound through their being parts in the one body of Christ. In these times more than any others it is astoundingly easy for us to avoid associations with anyone outside our immediate circle of friends. Mass communications such as the Internet and cell phones have paradoxically allowed us to become more isolated from the stranger down the block. How does Paul’s message about the body of Christ address the divisions in society today?

Today’s readings: Ephesians 2:12-22;

Luke 12:35-38

“In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.”

Wednesday, October 22

Simchat Torah

The never-ending story

Jewish communities today celebrate Simchat Torah (Hebrew for “rejoicing with the Torah”), the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle. The last section of the Book of Deuteronomy and the first section of the Book of Genesis are read out loud in the synagogue. In this way the cycle of readings is unbroken. The Roman Catholic cycle of liturgical readings also comes up for renewal every year on the first Sunday of Advent, about a month from now. The Judeo-Christian community is part of the never-ending story of salvation. Now is a good time to reflect on how important the cycle of holy readings is to your own sense of religious identity.

Today’s readings: Ephesians 3:2-12;

Luke 12:39-48

“Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God’s grace that was given me by the working of his power.”

Thursday, October 23

Feast of John of Capistrano, priest

Preaching the fire

Jury duty is a privilege of living in a just society. It can also be a vexing inconvenience you’d love to avoid. Next time you get that little card in the mail, say a prayer to the patron saint of jurists, John of Capistrano. His brilliant legal career in the 14th century ended with a politically motivated prison stay. During this disheartening season, he had plenty of time to meditate on his future. Upon his release, he joined the Franciscans and became the “apostle of Europe” for his itinerant preaching. Take a few steps out of your way for the good word.

Today’s readings: Ephesians 3:14-21;

Luke 12:49-53

“I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!”

Friday, October 24

Everywhere a sign

We’re used to thinking about God as “hidden” or invisible, requiring an effort to perceive in the world around us, and one whom we will know fully only when we die. After all, doesn’t Saint Paul say, “Now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face”? But it’s also true that signs of God, as Jesus said, lie everywhere and are as obvious as a cloud bringing rain or a hot wind promising warm weather. So be a meteorologist for God. The signs of Christ’s presence are all around. Where do you see them?

Today’s readings: Ephesians 4:1-6;

Luke 12:54-59

“You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?”

Saturday, October 25

Vocation awareness

Each of is called to build up the body of Christ. That is our Christian commission. But just how we dedicate ourselves to do that is up to us. We must each discern how we can best give witness to our faith in the commitments we make and the work and service we choose to do. Don’t be afraid to be who you feel called to be. As famed Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote: “Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone’s task is unique as his specific opportunity.” Make the most of the opportunity given to you.

Today’s readings: Ephesians 4:7-16; Luke 13:1-9

“Some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for building up the body of Christ.”