Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
June 14,
2009
|
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 in the Chapel Every Saturday after the 8:00 AM Mass Every 2nd Monday at 1:00
PM |
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 June
21
Extraordinary
Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Dave
Boone Bob
Ellis
Teri Boone
Dawn Ellis
Priest
Patrick Kennedy
Dianne Kennedy
7:30 am – Joan
Varallo Ernie
Quatrani
Wally Varallo John
Guckin
Denise Guckin
Priest
Anna Murphy
Gerald Murphy
9:30 am – Bob
Brennan Terry
Benner
Eleanor Brennan Wendy
Benner
Priest
Deacon
Priest
Linda Benko
Joan Pongia
Anthony Pongia
Jack Nash
Monica Nash
Irene Novelli
Marianne Peters
11:00 am – Linda
DiTondo Luke
Verna
Doug DiTondo Michele
Charlton
Priest
Deacon
Priest
Sarah Franks
Amanda Charlton
Kevin Charlton
Maryanne Charlton
Tina Evans
Mary Goodfellow
Anna Kells
Serving at Mass June
28
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Jim
Quigley Pete
Frank
Annemarie Quigley
Priest
Deacon
Priest
Jim Camarata
Bob Talbot
Kathryn Talbot
Alice Swift
LaRue Emmell
Lisa Edleman
Michael Edleman
7:30 am –
Christine Adelsberger Theresa
Gilmore
Stephan Adelsberger John
Gilmore
Priest
Michele Martin
John McHale
Rita Tokarski
9:30 am – Mary
Ellen Paulk D.
McCausland
Rose Anderson Sue
DiMarco
Priest
Sharon Shaak
Judy Sledgen
11:00 am – Ed
Tryon Jim
Brinckman
Alicia Tryon Adam
Canigiani
Priest
Anita Weilnau
Ken Mayer
Marilynn Mayer
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
June 14, 2009
Monday, June 15
8:00 am – Lawrence & Marie Fronheiser,
(Paul & Vera Fronheiser)
Tuesday, June 16
8:00 am – Gordon Heckler, (Barry Slemmer)
Wednesday, June 17
7:00 pm – George Dykie, (Pete & Peg
Duklis)
Thursday, June 18
8:00 am – Ignatius, Sagan & Anthony
Tokarski,
(Henry & Rita Tokarski)
Friday, June 19, The Most Sacred Heart of
Jesus
9:00 am – Helen & Joseph Semancik,
(Catherine Cressman)
Saturday, June 20, The Immaculate Heart of
Mary
8:00 am – Charles Sailer & Albert
Anderson,
(Andeson & Paul Families)
5:00 pm – Theodore Mikanowicz, (Edward
Mikanowicz)
Sunday, June 21
7:30 am – No Intentions
9:30 am – No Intentions
11:00 am – No Intentions
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, 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 Shelley, Baby
Amelia Lyman, Matthew Melcher, Dolores Misiak, Rick DeStefano, Catherine
Wlazelek, & Florence Stump.
For those who have died, and in particular for Angelo
Gentile, Robert Preston, & Marie R. Treffeisen, 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: 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.
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.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
In Honor of
Anita & Frank Russo on their
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary, requested by:
Bob & Marianne
Peters.
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*
Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – June 18th Team #4
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Please note:
BROWN BAGS
ARE NEEDED FOR BINGO!
Please drop
the bags off at the Social Hall on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s between 8:00 am and
12:00 noon.
Bingo: 63 players – June 4, 2009
Kitchen: $
244.40
Games: 753.10
Total: $ 997.50
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
June
8, 2008
Envelopes: $
9,406.75
Loose 1,084.00
Children 43.60
Total:
$10,534.35
June
7, 2009
Envelopes: $
9,559.00
Loose 1,316.00
Children 71.00
Total:
$10,946.00
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday,
June 14th – Children’s Liturgy of the Word at the 9:30 am Mass
Sunday,
June 14th – New Altar Server’s Commissioning and Thank you for the
graduating Altar Servers in Church - at the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday,
June 14th – Knights of Columbus General Meeting – rectory – 7:30 pm
Sunday,
June 14th – Men’s 30 & over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm
Monday,
June 15th – TOSCO’S Day
Tuesday,
June 16th – Elizabeth Ministry Meeting – Neri Center – 7:00 pm
Tuesday,
June 16th – Adult Choir and Cantor Practice in Church at 6:30 pm
Tuesday,
June 16th – SPN Craft Guild – gym – Meeting Room A – 1:00 pm – 3:00
pm
Tuesday,
June 16th – Garden Club – Church grounds – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tuesday,
June 16th – Car Show Meeting – rectory – 7pm
Wednesday,
June 17th – Cub Scout Parent Meeting – Neri Center – 6:00 pm
Wednesday,
June 17th – Home & School Board Meeting – rectory – 7:00 pm
Thursday,
June 18th – Bingo – gym – 6:30 pm
Thursday,
June 18th – Pastoral Council Meeting – rectory – 7:00 pm
Friday,
June 19th – SPN Quilting – gym – Mtg. Room B – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Sunday,
June 21st – Children-s Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass in
Church
Sunday,
June 21st – Men’3 30 & over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Parish
Calendar Meeting – Monday, June 29th – rectory – 7:00 pm
SCHOOL
NEWS
St.
Philip Neri Grade School News
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, 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.
Hurry, as we need to prepare for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year! School begins on September 8th for Grades 1
to 8, September 11th for Kindergarten, September 14th for Pre K-4s, and
September 15th for Pre K-3’s.
The Administration, Faculty and Staff of St.
Philip Neri Grade School would like to wish everyone a happy and safe summer!
Please check out our website for any
information about the 2009-10 school year at:
www.spnelementary.com.
St.
Philip Neri Grade School Tuition Assistance
Did you know that Tuition Assistance is
available for your child to attend St. Philip Neri Grade School?
Tuition Assistance is available to those
showing a real need. Address your
request to:
St. Philip Neri Tuition Assistance Program
1325 Klinerd Road
Pennsburg, PA 18073
You will receive a letter asking for
some information and you will be notified of any decision before the school
year starts.
Guidelines for:
TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Minimal Criteria
1. Tuition Assistance will apply only to
students in grades K-8 who are enrolled at Saint Philip Neri Elementary School.
2. Parent or legal guardian must be a
registered parishioner of St. Philip Neri Parish.
3. Must demonstrate financial need,
subject to review and approval of Tuition Committee.
4. Must be active and volunteer in parish
activities.
5. Tuition
Assistance will be applied towards tuition as credit.
CHARISMATIC PRAYER
GROUP
Every Monday at 7:00
pm in the Chapel. 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 at: 610-323-1127.
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
The Elizabeth Ministry was formed in the St.
Philip Neri Parish in January, 2008.
This international ministry has its roots in the scripture story of the
Visitation when Our Blessed Mother Mary visited her pregnant cousin, Elizabeth.
Our mission is to reach out to mothers of very
young children to support each other emotionally and spiritually during this
challenging period of our childbearing years.
We do this through email, phone, play groups, visits with each other and
quarterly meetings.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, June 16 beginning
at 7:00 PM in the Neri Center.
Won’t you consider joining us for companionship and conversation? If you have any questions, please call LaRue
Emmell at 215-679-3086 or email: lemmell2@comcast.net.
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.
PARISH CARNIVAL TEE
SHIRTS & LAWN SIGNS
Please return ALL parish
Carnival Tee Shirts and Lawn Signs to the rectory or to the Church (in the
small room) so we can pack them away for next year’s Event.
ST.
PHILIP NERI CHURCH
HOAGIE SALE
CHEESE,
ITALIAN or TURKEY
TUESDAY
– JULY 7, 2009
12:00
NOON – 6:00 PM
St.
Philip Neri Social Hall
COST: $4.00
All
orders due by:
Monday
– June 29th
Please
call:
Rita
– 679-7009 or Pat – 679-5675
TROPICANO CASINO
TRIP
Saturday – August 8th
Bus leaves SPN Church Parking lot at 10:00 am!
$5.00 – no Show or coin included
Call Kathy Kulp: 267-923-5173 or
Kathy Talbot: 215-541-0250
OUR
PARISH BULLETIN NEEDS YOUR HELP!
It
is free and provides important revenues to our Parish.
Please
have your business, service or practice recommended to all our parish families
with an Ad supporting our Bulletin.
Please call Jim Finnen this week:
Cell
phone – 610-653-2145 or
Home
phone – 610-838-2238
It is one of the few, inexpensive local
advertising opportunities left in our area and your parish thanks you.
FREEDOM FEST & JULY 4th CELEBRATION
July 1st – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
July 2nd – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
July 3rd – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
July 4th – 10:00 am – 9:30 pm
New Goshenhoppen Park
Third Street
East Greenville, PA
The
Upper Perkiomen Ministerium is once again sponsoring the area FREEDOM FEST and
JULY 4TH CELEBRATION and FIREWORKS.
Saint
Philip Neri Church will be involved in this local Event. We will be sponsoring a Food Booth in the
kitchen with a limited menu.
Help is
needed to sell food on the following days:
July 1st – July 3rd – 5:30 pm – 9:00
pm
July 4th – 11:30am – 9:30 pm.
There
will also be a Sign-up Poster, for volunteers in Church.
Please
call Maureen at: 215-679-8039, Shirley at the rectory: 215-679-9275 or email
Doris at: gmomdecker@yahoo.com.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!
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.
RESPECT LIFE BULLETIN BRIEFS
The Most
Holy Body and Blood of Christ – “If you judge people, you have no time to
love them.”
(Blessed
Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
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.
NATIONAL
FOSTER CARE
National Foster Care is a time when we look to
individuals and communities to come forward and make a positive difference in
the life of a child. At present, there
are over 4,000 children in foster care in Philadelphia in need of safe,
temporary homes.
Catholic Social Services is looking for single
or married adults to become foster parents to children of all ages and
races. To learn more about becoming a
foster parent, please contact Melissa at: 215-587-2458. Remember, you can make a difference that
will last a lifetime!
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 seeks 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, perhaps there was 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 the Tribunal
Office. Have no fear. All Interviews are private.
Write or call:
The
Tribunal
222
N. 17th St. – Philadelphia 19103
215-587-3750
AREA
PARISH NEWS
PART-TIME POSITION
St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother
Parish in Stowe, is looking for someone to be its next Coordinator of Religious
Education.
All who are interested in this
part-time position are asked to call 610-326-5127.
RESPECT
LIFE PROGRAM: DESIGNER BABIES
St.
Maria Goretti Parish Library
Hatfield,
PA
June 23rd
– 7:30 pm
“Learn about Assisted Reproductive
Technologies in a Catholic framework with Dr. Les Ruppersberger. Find out which treatments are approved for
use and which are considered immoral, and why.
For more information, please contact Michele
at Michele.haytko@gmail.com or
215-256-1466.
SOCIETY
of ST. VINCENT de PAUL
CLOTHING
DRIVE – July 25, 2009
St. Mary
of Delphi
40
Spring Mount Road
Schwenksville,
PA 19473
9:00 am
– 2:00 pm
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 to
the location listed above.
AREA NEWS
FATIMA DAY IN DOYLESTOWN
The National Shrine of Our Lady of
Czestochowa located at 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, invites you to come and pray
with us for peace in the world! Join us
on the 13th of every month from now until October at 7:00 pm.
We begin with Holy Mass followed by a
candlelight procession, Holy Rosary recited in different languages and Act of
Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Your prayers and presence are
needed!
For more information, please call the
Shrine at: 215-345-0600.
APEX LEARNING SUMMER PROGRAMS
Sponsored by St. Pius X High School
All classes start June 30 to July 30
Math and
Reading – Grades K-6
Math, reading
& study skills – Grades 7-8
Classes held
Tuesday & Thursday as follows:
9:00 am –
10:30 am or 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
SAT Review
Class Tuesday & Thursday:
9:00 am –
11:00 am
Registration will be held on Wednesday,
June 24th, 9:00 am St. Pius X High School.
For more information or
pre-registration, contact Mrs. Sedlock at: 610-326-8990 x37.
INSIDE THE STAGE DOOR
A Saint John Chrysostom Children’s Theater Camp
Boys and Girls, ages 6-14
July 13-17, 2009
9am –2:30 pm
Daily voice, dance and acting sessions
Learn about stage makeup, auditions,
and back stage work.
Be a part of a “cast” and a performance
at the end of the week.
Have fun and meet new friends!
The cost is $160 per
camper if registered by June 16th/$180 if registered after June 16th.
Director of Inside
the Stage Door, Missy Piffath is a teacher and director at Archbishop John
Carroll High School.
For more information,
please contact Missy Piffath @ mpiffath@comcast.net
Montgomery County Health Department’s
2009 RABIES CLINICS
Date Place Time
June
20 Harleysville
Senior Center 9am-11am
June
27 Burnside
Oakland Park 9am – 11am
Animals
must be leashed or in an approved Carrier.
***DOGS, CATS & FERRETS***
$10/SHOT – 3 YEAR SHOT
Year of St. Paul
