Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
May 17, 2009
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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: 6th & 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 6th & 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 2nd & 3rd Sundays of each
month. Please
call the Rectory to schedule. 2nd Sunday
Baptisms are held at the 11:00 AM Mass 3rd Sunday
Baptisms are held at 12:30 PM PRE-JORDAN
CLASSES 1st
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
1st 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.
Serving
at Mass May
21st
Extraordinary
Ministers Lectors
The Ascension of the Lord
5:00 pm – Jim Quigley Pete Frank
Annemarie Quigley
John Burke
Priest
Claire Holcombe
Marci Jaman
8:00 am – Immaculata Barndt Joe Cassarella
LaRue Emmell
Jim Michels
Priest
Kathryn Talbot
Bob Talbot
9:30 am – Cecilia Kirkwood George
Kirkwood
Tina Evans
Mary Souder
Priest
Gerald Murphy
Anna Murphy
7:30 pm –
Lee Johnson M.
Gehringer
Catherine Cahill
Deacon
Priest
Dianne Kennedy
Pat Kennedy
Serving
at Mass May
24
Extraordinary
Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Anna Murphy Bob Ellis
Gerald Murphy
Priest
Deacon
Priest
John Burke
Teri
Boone
Dave Boone
Jim Camarata
Catherine Cahill
Jim Quigley
Annemarie Quigley
7:30 am – Peter D’Amico J. Sakalouckas
Michael Duka Ernie
Quatrani
Priest
Michele Martin
Immaculata Barndt
Keith Greczek
9:30 am – Mary Godshall Matt
Horvath
Jenny
Josko Sue
DiMarco
Priest
Bill Orr
Jack Nash
Monica Nash
11:00
am – Mary Goodfellow Eileen Davis
Tina Evans Luke
Verna
Priest
Amanda Charlton
Kevin Charlton
Maryanne Charlton
Serving
at Mass May
31
Extraordinary
Ministers Lectors
Pentecost Sunday
5:00 pm – Bob Talbot Bob Piccone
Kathryn Talbot
Priest
Priest
Lisa Edleman
Michael Edleman
7:30 am – Denise Guckin John Guckin
Mike Heveran Pete
Frank
Priest
Deacon
Jim Michels
Pat Scheerbaum
Joan Varallo
Wally Varallo
Immaculata Barndt
Lori Brozena
Maureen Moser
Paul Moser
9:30 am – Bill Gurgick M. Gehringer
Lisa Gurgick Joe
Cassarella
Priest
Mary Souder
Joshua Hewitt
Lillian Hewitt
11:00 am – Linda DiTondo Jim Brinckman
Doug DiTondo Adam Canigiani
Priest
Anna Kells
Jeanne Hermley
Bob Hermley
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, Jack Conlen, Mary Conover, Barbara Duklis, Olga Durco, Betty Watkins,
Baby Robert John Riegel, Jr., Kelly Connolly, Jennie Virus, Robert Rukstalis, Mary
Ann Bencie, Frances Cannon, Josh Frumnecht, Steven Gebhardt, Ann Bowdren, Jack
Cahill, Dianna Rynkiewicz, Ethel Buck, Gary Lester Keller, Mary R. Giambrone,
Michael Andrusko, Betty Risko, Christine Keer, Anna Rickert, Robert Joseph
Drelick, Hilda Stine, Donald Abramo Sr., James Abramo, Christine Erb, Delia
Grim, Joe Johnson, Baby Lucy Littlefield, Gesse Liguoro, Charlotte Azarovich,
George Bradford & Margie Shelly.
For those who have died, and in particular for, Mary
Rose Slemmer & Robert Lutz, grant them eternal rest and peace.
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 17, 2009
Monday, May 18, John I, pope, martyr
8:00 am- Noreen Bauer, (Joe & Theresa
Cassarella)
Tuesday, May 19
8:00 am – Viola DiGiacomo, (Rita & Hank
Tokarski)
Wednesday, May 20, Bernardine of Siena, priest
8:00 am – Joe & Mary Kaiser, (Gloria
Kaiser & family)
5:00 pm – Vigil – Church
Gordon Heckler, (Mae Gerhart)
Thursday, May 21, The Ascension of the Lord
8:00 am – Mass
in Church
Joseph Cassidy, (Maureen Homan)
9:30 am – Mass
in Church
Edward Wojciechowski, (Bob & Pat Kanya)
7:30 pm – Mass
in Church
Joe Kaiser, (Gloria Kaiser & family)
Friday, May 22, Rita of Cascia
8:00 am – Joe & Ida Mann, (Marlene &
family)
Saturday, May 23
8:00 am – Anne Gagen, (Jim & Ann Michels)
5:00 pm – Josephine Papera, (Husband &
Children)
Sunday, May 24
7:30 am – Alliene Hipszer, (Barbara & Neil
Hipszer)
9:30 am – For the living & deceased
members of the Parish.
11:00 am – Gordon Heckler, (Bob & Karen
Gehringer)
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: 610-287-9829.
Boy Scouts – Tuesday
evenings in Social Hall from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Join our Boy Scouts by calling Joe Smith at: 610-754-6316.
Cub Scouts – Thursday
evenings in the Neri Center – East Greenville. Join our Cub Scouts by calling
Alicia Tryon at: 215-679-4193 or email to: Cubpack591@yahoo.com.
CYO Sports – For more
information, please contact Kevin Loose at: 215-679-5481.
Parish Youth Ministry – For more information, please contact Colleen Daley at: 215-541-1716.
FLORAL/ROSE
ARRANGEMENTS
The floral
arrangement on the altar is in memory of Mary
Jean Mikanowicz on her Second Anniversary, requested by, Husband Edward
Mikanowicz.
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 Mary Cushman, requested by:
Joe Pulli
and Luanne Pulli
In memory
of Mary Rose Slemmer, requested by:
Ken &
Rita Latshaw and Saint Philip Neri Bingo Kitchen Committee.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*
Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – May 21st Team #4
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Please note:
BROWN BAGS
ARE NEEDED FOR BINGO!
Please drop
off at Social Hall on Tuesday’s & Thursday’s between 8:00 am & 12:00
pm.
Bingo: 82 players – 5/07/09
Kitchen: $
314.00
Games: 986.00
Total: $ 1,300.00
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
May
11, 2008
Envelopes: $
8,829.00
Loose 1,705.00
Children 55.70
Total:
$10,589.70
May
10, 2009
Envelopes: $
8,097.50
Loose 1,204.00
Children 67.50
Total:
$ 9,369.00
Educational
Fund:
$ 987.00
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday,
May 17th- Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Church – during the 9:30
am Mass
Sunday,
May 17th – Youth Ministry – gym – 5:00 pm
Sunday,
May 17th – Carnival Gambling Practice – (BlackJack & Poker) for
Dealers – rectory – 7:00 pm
Sunday,
May 17th – Men’s 30 & over Basketball – 8:00 pm
Tuesday,
May 19th – Adult Choir and Cantor practice in Church – 6:30 pm
Tuesday,
May 19th – Boy Scouts – gym – 7:00 pm
Tuesday,
May 19th – SPN Craft Guild – Meeting Room A – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Tuesday,
May 19th – Carnival Committee Meeting – rectory – 7:00 pm
Tuesday,
May 19th – Early Bird Drawing of Parish Carnival Chances – at
rectory. (Winning ticket will be placed
back in the drum for the grand prize drawing on May 31st)
Tuesday,
May 19th – Friendly Visitor’ General Meeting in the gym – Meeting
Rooms A & B – 7:00 pm
Wednesday,
May 20th – Holy Day Vigil Mass at 5:00 pm
Wednesday,
May 20th – Respect Life Ministry Meeting – rectory – 7:30 pm
Wednesday,
May 20th – Cub Parent Meeting – Neri Center – 6:00 pm
Thursday,
May 21st – Holy Day Masses in Church: 8:00 am; 9:30 am & 7:30 pm.
Thursday,
May 21st – No School
Thursday,
May 21st – Bingo – gym – 6:30 pm
Friday,
May 22nd – No School
Friday,
May 22nd – SPN Quilting – gym – Meeting Room B – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Saturday,
May 23rd – Parish Breakfast set-up – in the gym – 7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sunday,
May 24th – Parish Breakfast – gym – 7:00 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday,
May 24th – Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Church – 9:30 am Mass
Sunday,
May 24th – Set-up for Carnival – 2:00 pm
Sunday,
May 24th – Men’s 30 and over Basketball – 8:00 pm
UPCOMING MEETINGS
New Altar
Server Practice – Saturday’s – May 23rd, May 30th &
June 6th in Church at 1:00 pm
Usher’s
Meeting - Monday – June 1st – Church – 7:00 pm
Pre-Jordan
Baptismal Class – Monday – June 1st – rectory – 7:30 pm
Welcome
Committee Meeting – Tuesday, June 9th – 7pm
Elizabeth
Ministry Meeting – Tuesday – June 16th – Neri Center – 7:00 pm
Cub
Parent Meeting – Wednesday, June 17th – Neri Center – 6:00 pm
SCHOOL
NEWS
SCHOOL
REGISTRATION – 2009 - 2010
Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to
provide your son or daughter with a Catholic School education at St. Philip
Neri School!
Our school provides a safe, nurturing
value-centered learning environment for students in Preschool through Eighth
Grade. The Hop Ahead Preschool has a
program Tuesdays and Thursdays for 3 year olds and Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays for 4 year olds from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Our Kindergarten program is a full day program along with our
First through Eighth Grade which begins at 7:45 a.m. and ends at 2:25 p.m.
An after school program, C.A.R.E.S., is also
available for students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade.
If you would like any additional information
on our school or would like to register your child for the 2009-2010 school
year, please call the school office at 215-679-7481. When registering your
child for Preschool, please have a copy of your child’s immunization
records. If registering for Grades K
through 8, please have the following at registration: original birth
certificate, copy of baptismal certificate, and current immunization record as
required by the State of PA at the time of registration.
School begins on September 8, for Grades 1 to
8.
SCHOOL
CLASSROOM NEWS
Preschool – Many thanks to
everyone who came to visit at our “May Play Date” on Friday.
Kindergarten –
We have been working on addition and subtraction in Math. We used students, cubes, food, and anything
else we could add and subtract.
First Grade here we come!
1st – We wrote stories about
being nature detectives. We also
finished up our Money unit in Math and are now working on measurement.
2nd – To finish up our
measurement unit in Math, the children measured S’mores, our class guinea
pig. We will see how much he has grown
during this year in centimeters and pounds.
There is a big planter with growing parsley on our windowsill for him to
eat. It is his favorite food.
3rd – Students are learning
about immigrants. They made a poster
that displays information about an immigrant they have interviewed or read
about. Students are reading a play called “The Crowded House.” They will then perform the role of a
particular character.
4th – Equivalent Fractions
and Simplifying are our current Math concepts.
Students are manipulating fraction strips to show equality. If they find three examples of fractions
used in the “real world”, they earn a paycheck!
5th – The students are
excited to start learning about ecosystems.
They will make their own ecosystem and keep a journal of it.
6th – The students did an
excellent job performing in the Spring Concert last week.
In ILA, the students are continuing their work
with Literature Circles. We are
creeping closer to our 300 books read goal.
7th – The students are
having fun learning about plants and their structures.
8th – Last week, the Eighth
Grade traveled to Bishop Shanahan to participate in Chastity Day. This is an annual event sponsored by
Generation Life inviting all 8th grade students in archdiocesan schools to come
together and participate in a program emphasizing chastity and the message “I’m
worth waiting for.” The program features a prominent guest speaker, video, and
various skits.
PARISH
NEWS
HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION
Ascension Thursday – May 21st
Vigil
Mass:
Wednesday,
May 20th – 5:00 pm
Holy Day:
Thursday,
May 21st – 8:00 am; 9:30 am & 7:30 pm
SPN PARISH ADULT EDUCATION
Book Discussion
Meeting St. Paul Today –
Understanding the Man, His Mission, and
His Message by Daniel J. Harrington, SJ
“The teachings of the letters of St.
Paul permeate just about everything Christians believe and practice, but many
of us know very little about this great apostle of the Church.”
Monday nights – May 18th
& June 1st – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. For further information, please call Madeleine Gehringer at:
215-679-0737 or email @ mgehringer47@hotmail.com.
Books and schedules are now available
at the rectory during regular business hours.
The cost is $12.00/book.
Monday
– May 18th:
1. Who
was Paul the Apostle?
2. What
do we learn from Paul’s letters?
Monday
– June 1st:
3. What
do we learn from Later Pauline Letters?
4. How
might we interpret A Pauline Text Today?
5. What
can we learn from Paul today?
General
questions to think about each week:
Did I read something that was new
information or a new idea?
Did I read something that affirmed what
I presently think or believe?
Did I learn something that surprised me?
Did I read something that made me think
in a different way?
Did I read something that had me
wondering what others thought?
SPN CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP
(CHANGE OF DAY!)
Beginning Monday, May 18th,
the SPN Charismatic Prayer Group will begin meeting in the Chapel at 7:00
pm. The Charismatic Prayer Group will
meet every Monday in the Chapel at 7:00 pm.
Everyone is welcome!
EAGLE SCOUT CEREMONY
Saint Philip Neri Boy Scout Troop 591
will be holding an Eagle Court of Honor on this Sunday, May 17th,
for Matthew D’Ippolito.
Members of the parish and community are
invited to attend this special Event honoring Matthew for achieving the highest
rank in Boy Scouts – that of Eagle Scout.
The Ceremony will take place at 2:00 pm
in the Church. (please note location & time change for the ceremony). Refreshments will follow in social hall.
FROM THE PARISH OUTREACH OFFICE
FRIENDLY VISITOR UPDATE
A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter; he who
finds one finds a treasure. Sirach
6:14. Are you willing to be
of service to one of God’s people by lending a listening ear and making small
conversation in order to lift spirits?
You would be developing a valuable friendship with another parishioner
who is lonely and homebound. The
rewards are immeasurable. Call Shirley at the rectory: 215-679-9275, or Sister
Patricia Kelly at the Outreach Office: 215-679-2282. Speak slowly, please.
H.O.P.E.
The H.O.P.E. Ministry is part of Outreach and
services our Church Community. H.O.P.E. provides FREE transportation for
medical appointments, errands, respite care, light housekeeping and to mass.
Our volunteers are parishioners who are willing to serve and answer your needs.
Please call Kathy or Bob Talbot–Coordinators -
at: 215-541-0250 or the Outreach Office: 215-679-2282.
ELIZABETH
MINISTRY UPDATE
Sharing our love through positive action; an
Elizabeth Minister makes a commitment to celebrate new life, to support
families with young children, to encourage those trying to become new parents
and to comfort those in crisis and death circumstances. The role of Elizabeth Ministers is not to do
the extraordinary, but to engage the ordinary with an extraordinary degree of
love.
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.
SPN ROSARY SOCIETY
Come and pray
the Rosary every 2nd Monday of each month at 1:00 pm in the Chapel
Our next
prayer gathering is Monday, June 8th.
PARISH CARNIVAL
WED MAY 27 – SAT MAY 30
6-10 PM
SUNDAY MAY 31 1-6 PM
ADVANCED
FOOD TICKETS
can be
purchased May 2 thru May 24th at the SCRIP table or at the rectory
until May 22nd. For every $5
purchased, you receive $6 in food tickets.
CARNIVAL
SET UP
- Help is
needed with setting up stands and tents, roping off areas, moving tables and
getting the grounds ready for the carnival.
If you can help either call Shirley at 215-679-9275 or just come to the
church grounds on Sunday, May 24th at 2 pm.
CHANCES – Chances for our grand
prize drawing should be arriving at anytime.
Returns made before May 19th
will be placed for an Early Bird Drawing on this day! More tickets can be picked up at the rectory. THE
EARLY BIRD DRAWING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 19th, AT THE
CARNIVAL MEETING. THE WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED.
RIDE
BRACELETS - We
will be selling discount bracelets for carnival rides on (3) three days this
year. Wednesday, May 27th, Thursday May 28th, and Sunday,
May 31st. Cost of the bracelet per day is $15.00. Individual ride tickets will
also be available.
WANTED!!
WANTED!! WANTED!!
DUNKIN’
DONORS
IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD A DREAM OF SITTING
ON A METAL SEAT ABOUT 4-5 FEET OVER WATER WITH PEOPLE THROWING BASEBALLS AT A
TARGET TO ‘DUNK’ YOU IN THE WATER,
WE WANT
YOU! WE NEED YOU!
The carnival is in need of individuals
who would like nothing more than to ‘DONATE”
their time and help out “in” our dunk tank. We are looking for adult volunteers (ages 16 or older) for Friday
– May 29th: 6:00 – 10:00 pm; Saturday, May 30th: 6:00 –
10:00 pm; and, Sunday, May 31st: 1:00 – 6:00 pm.
YOU MAY WANT TO CALL ASAP SINCE WE KNOW
THERE WILL BE A WAITING LIST.
Please call the rectory at 215-679-9275
OR e-mail Doris Decker at gmomdecker@yahoo.com
DORNEY PARK TICKETS
The Dorney Park tickets are SOLD OUT. If there are any questions regarding orders
that were placed after May 1st, you must contact Mrs. Agnes O’Connor
at: 267-923-8635.
THANK YOU!
The ladies of the St. Philip Neri
Church Craft Guild wish to thank everyone for their help and support to our
Chicken Barbque and Bake Sal that was held on Saturday, May 2nd. It was a “SELL OUT”. A special thank you to Brian Latshaw for his
help with advertising.
Congratulations to our Raffle Winners:
Barbara Scott - Latch Hook Wall
Hanger
Kay Strelecky - Floral Wall Hanger
MARKET DAY
There’s still time to order MARKET DAY
and receive a FREE 4-pack of Ľ lb. burgers with a minimum order of $35. Every purchase you make helps us reach our
goal, so stock up for the summer with all your favorite MARKET DAY foods. Order online at www.marketday.com until NOON on May 20th.
If you have any questions or would like
to volunteer to help, please call Lisa Vetter at 215-538-2308.
We appreciate your support and look
forward to seeing you at our MARKET DAY Sale!
ARCHDIOCESAN
NEWS
SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO SEMINARY
Thinking about a summer conference or
spiritual retreat? Saint Charles
Borromeo Seminary is offering a new summer program that combines learning the
faith with spiritual reflection. Summer
Academic Retreats begin in July.
To learn more and download a
registration form, visit:www.StudyCatholicTheology.com.
Undergraduate certificates and a Master
of Arts in Theology program also available.
Apply now for summer session
LO0KING FOR FOSTER PARENTS
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 at:
215-587-2458!
YEAR OF SAINT PAUL
June 28, 2009 – June 29, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI grants a Plenary
Indulgence for the year of Saint Paul.
What is an Indulgence? “Every sin has consequences. It disrupts our communion with God and the
Church, weakens our ability to resist temptation, and hurts others. The necessity of healing these consequences,
once the sin itself has been forgiven, is called temporal punishment. Prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and other works
of charity can take away entirely or diminish this temporal punishment. Because of the fullness of redemption
obtained for us by Christ, the Church attaches to certain prayers and actions
an indulgence or pardon, that is, the full or partial remission of temporal
punishment due to sin. Christ, acting
through his Church, brings about the healing of the consequences of sin when an
individual uses such a prayer or engages in such an action.”
(United
States Catholic Catechism for Adults)
During the year of Saint Paul, the Holy
Father has granted a plenary (or full) indulgence to the faithful who:
Make
a good confession
Receive
Holy Communion
Pray
for the Holy Father’s intention
Visit
a Holy place, church or shrine which
honors
the Apostle to the Gentiles.
Cardinal Rigali has designated the
following official sites:
Cathedral
of Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul
Saint
Paul Church, Philadelphia
Saint
Paul Church, Norristown
ST. JOE’S UNIVERSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP
Saint Joseph’s University Women’s
Basketball is having two great weeks of Basketball Camp at the Academy of Notre
Dame in Villanova – June 15th to June 19 and June 22nd to
June 26th. Camp will be held
from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for girls ages 9-17.
Our Junior Hawk Camp is from 9:00 am to 11:45 am for boys and girls ages
5-8. Skills and drills, stations,
competitions, games and much more will be held each day! We are also having an overnight team camp
June 20th to June 21st on the SJU Maguire Camp for Girls
– 7th to 12th grades, ages 12-18. All grade school, high school, travel, &
AAU teams welcome! Five game
guarantee!
For more SJU information, please call
Kathy MacDonald in the SJU Women’s Basketball office at: 610-660-1710 or email
to: kmacdona@sju.edu or Katie Gardler at:
stjoe21@comcast.net
AREA PARISH NEWS
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DEPAUL
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of
Philadelphia, serving the underprivileged of the Philadelphia five county area
since 1851. is collecting donations of usable men’s, women’s, and children’s
clothing. We will also be accepting
small household goods (bed and bath linens, pots & pans, dishes, cooking
utensils, shoes and books). We also
accept small appliances in good working order.
No
baby equipment, only clothing.
Individuals are invited to take all
donations on Saturday and Sunday – June 6th & June 7th
from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm to our truck located at the following location:
Sacred Heart Church
838 Walnut Street – Royersford
The Society is an international
Catholic organization of lay people that has been active in aiding the area’s
needy for almost 150 years. There are over
1,000 local members who work on a person-to-person basis with the poor,
providing spiritual and financial assistance as well,
AREA NEWS
Montgomery County Health Department’s
2009 Rabies Clinics
Date Place Time
June 6th Abington Recycle Ctr 9am -11am
Florey
Lane
(off
of Easton Road)
Abington
June 13th Collegeville 9am – 11an
Community
Park
4th
& Park Avenue
Collegeville
June 20th Harleysville Sr. Ctr. 9am -11am
312
Alumni Ave
Harleysville
June 27th Burnside Oakland 9am – 11am
Park
Burnside
Avenue & Oakland Drive
West
Norriton
BINGO VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
We are in need of Bingo Volunteers for
BOTH the kitchen, and working the floor, checking winning Bingo cards.
You only work one each month on
Thursday evenings. We have 4 teams for
both the kitchen and floor and are in need of help on each team.
CAN YOU HELP?
NOT EVERY WEEK –
JUST ONE WEEK, ONCE A MONTH!
If you can help, please check the area
you are interested in.
PLEASE PRINT AND RETURN IN THE
COLLECTION BASKET OR TO THE RECTORY.
_____KITCHEN
_____FLOOR WORKER
Name: _________________________
Phone:_________________________
Breakfast
Volunteers NEEDED
Our Parish Breakfast
is a major fundraiser for our Parish and a tremendous Community and Parish
Social Event. We are in need of more
parishioners to help with this monthly event.
Our breakfast is held the 4th Sunday of each month (excluding
November & December).
CAN
YOU HELP?
Not
the entire morning…
but
only a few hours each month!
Please print and return in collection basket or to the
rectory:
Cooks: Line
Servers:
___6am-9am ___6:45 am- 9:00 am
___9am-11am ___9:00 am – 11:00 am
___11am-1pm ___11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Dishwashers: Cleaning
the gym:
___7:30am-10:00 am ___12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
___10:00 am – 12noon
___12noon – 2:00 pm
Washing Trays Dessert
table, coffee
___8am-10am ___7:00 am – 9:00 am
___10am – 12noon ___9:00 am – 11:00 am
___12noon-1:30 pm ___11:00
am – 12:30 pm
Name: _________________________
Phone: ________________________
Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen
and grow—a day at a time.
Sunday, May
17, 2009
Sixth Sunday
of Easter
The collection for new life
They’ll pass
the basket this Sunday for the Catholic Communication Campaign. It’s one of the
ways we get the word out, telling others about the great joy we have in the
Risen Christ. Another way to share our faith is to live what we believe. When
our lives proclaim the love of God to others, and the forgiveness that is ours
in Christ, we unleash a mighty power. People yearn for what we have, and the
power of God’s Spirit is awakened in them. Yes, let’s put money in the
collection, but let’s also strive to inject new life into the world around us.
Today’s readings: Acts
10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17
“While Peter
was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word.”
Monday, May
18
Feast of John
I, pope, martyr
No-win situations
“Between a rock and a hard place”
describes those unenviable times when you can’t win—and will probably
lose—whichever way you go. Popes have not been immune from similar binds.
Despite his protests, the sixth-century Pope John I was sent by a king,
Theodoric, to try to get an emperor, Justin, to tone down a decree against
heretics, the Arians. It was also a threat: Don’t succeed, and there will be
trouble for your flock back home. When John returned to Italy, Theodoric
accused him of conspiring with Justin and had him thrown in jail, where he died
of ill-treatment. When you’re in a situation where it’s hard to see the best
way to go, ask yourself which course of action brings the most good and the
least bad to all those involved.
Today’s readings: Acts
16:11-15; John 15:26-16:4a
“Indeed, an
hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are
offering worship to God.”
Tuesday, May
19
Easter weekday
Who’s in charge here?
Ever wonder just what a belief in
Jesus saves us from? It’s simple: Jesus saves us from ourselves and a warped
worldview that puts us in power instead of someone infinitely more competent:
God. Once we let go of our illusions of control and accept God’s direction, our
burdens are lifted and we feel compelled to live our lives for others: to feed
the hungry, clothe the naked, welcome the stranger, free the prisoner, and
gather to offer praise and thanksgiving for the way that has been lit for us.
Remember to follow the leader today.
Today’s readings: Acts
16:22-34; John 16:5-11
“ ‘Men, what
must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus.’ ”
Wednesday,
May 20
Feast of Bernardine of Siena, religious,
missionary
Busy, busy, busy
In these days of frequent job
changes and overwork, the modern multi-tasker might look to Saint Bernardine
(1380-1444). With some companions he set in order a hospital for
plague-sufferers when no one else wanted to go near it. He then joined the
Franciscans and lived quietly but later was called to what became his favorite
activity: preaching. Offered the position of bishop of Perugia, he turned it
down but did accept a leadership role with the Franciscans, where he promoted
education among the friars. He then “retired” to resume his true bliss as a
traveling preacher. However many activities you choose and responsibilities you
are asked to take on, remember to keep them grounded in God.
Today’s readings: Acts 17:15,
22-18:1; John 16:12-15
“ ‘In him we
live and move and have our being’ ”
Thursday,
May 21
Feast of
Christopher Magallanes
Dying to find a better way
Christopher
Magallanes was a priest in Mexico during a difficult time in Mexican history.
On the heels of the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1917, the Catholic Church and
the Mexican state were at loggerheads. Magallanes wrote and preached against
armed rebellion but was falsely accused of promoting armed uprising during what
came to be called the Cristero Rebellion. Arrested in 1927 on his way to
celebrate Mass, he gave his few possessions—as well as absolution—to his
executioners. His last words were “I die innocent, and ask God that my blood
may serve to unite my Mexican brethren.” Since 1929 church and state in Mexico
have avoided further violent conflict and are on much better terms than in the past.
Pray for peaceful resolutions to conflicts in the world today.
Today’s readings: Acts 18:1-8; John 16:16-20
“Very truly,
I tell you . . . you will have pain, but your pain will turn into joy.”
Friday, May
22
Feast of Rita
of Cascia, religious
Look again at your lost causes
Saint Rita, patroness of lost
causes, was married at 12 and endured years of abuse from her husband before he
was murdered. Still, she forgave her husband before he died and later
reconciled her family to his murderers. Then Rita spent the last years of her
life in the convent where she had wanted to be from the beginning. If Rita had
not taken the long view, if she had not supported her desire with prayer and
active, faithful waiting, her life would surely have ended up a “lost cause.”
Sometimes what seems like a “lost cause” is only an incomplete picture, an
unfinished story. What in your life feels like a “lost cause”? How can you take
the long view? And what can you do in the meantime?
Today’s readings: Acts 18:9-18; John 16:20-23
“So you have
pain now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one
will take your joy from you.”
Saturday,
May 23
Easter weekday
Coworkers for Christ
The 12
apostles did a great job at teaching and spreading the Good News of Jesus, but
they weren’t the only ones. The New Testament has many references to women and
men, married couples, and single people who were leaders in the early church.
Saint Paul often wrote of these leaders, noting how indispensable they were to
the ministry of the church. In the Acts of the Apostles we are introduced
briefly to Priscilla and Aquila, a wife and husband team who worked in Corinth
and Ephesus. The two are presented as well-known and well-respected partners in
ministry in the early church. Spend some time with Acts 18 and learn more about
how this couple worked together to spread the Good News.
Today’s readings: Acts 18:23-28; John 16:23b-28
“[Apollos]
began to speak boldly in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard
him, they took him aside and explained the Way of God to him more accurately.”
