
Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
July 19, 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 July
26th
Extraordinary
Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Jim Camarata Bob
Piccone
Trish Dornisch
Priest
Priest
Mark Meinzer
Pat Meinzer
7:30 am – Michele Martin John Gilmore
Peter D’Amico T. Gilmore
Deacon
Priest
Dina Corrado
Lori Brozena
9:30 am – John McHale M. Gehringer
Irene Novelli J.
Sakalouckas
Bill Orr
Priest
Ken Mayer
Marilynn Mayer
11:00 am – Maryanne Charlton M. Charlton
Kevin Charlton D. McCausland
Amanda Charlton
Priest
Anita Weilnau
Marlene Leidy
Serving
at Mass August 2nd
Extraordinary
Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Dave Boone Ed
Tryon
Teri Boone
Priest
Deacon
LaRue Emmell
Linda Franks
7:30 am - Wally Varallo Michael Lynch
Joan Varallo John Guckin
Priest
Deacon
Denise Guckin
Immaculata Barndt
9:30 am – Ed Tryon M. Gehringer
Alicia Tryon Joe Cassarella
Priest
Priest
Christine Kemp
Lester Kemp
11:00 am – Linda DiTondo Eileen Davis
Doug DiTondo Luke Verna
Priest
Priest
Jeanne Hermley
Bob Hermley
SIXTEENTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
July 19, 2009
Monday, July 20, Apollinaris, bishop
8:00 am – George Dykie, (Tom &
Jackie Shewell)
Tuesday, July 21, Lawrence of Brindisi
8:00 am – Margaret & Joseph Harvey,
(Bob & Elaine Roncase)
Wednesday, July 22, Mary Magdalene
7:00 pm – Noreen Bauer, (Gloria Kaiser
& family)
Thursday, July 23, Bridget of Sweden,
religious
8:00 am – Joseph Kehoe,
(Rich & Barbara Grochowski)
Friday, July 24, Sharbel Makhluf
8:00 am – Monica Kim, (Sung & Sun
He Suh)
Saturday, July 25, James, apostle
8:00
am – David Nunan, (Catherine Wlazelek)
5:00 pm – Pauline Bozzelli,
(Children & grandchildren)
Sunday, July 26
7:30 am – David Nunan, (Pat &
Eileen Cahill)
9:30 am – George Dykie,
(Joe & Theresa Cassarella)
11:00 am – For the living &
deceased members
of the Parish.
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, Mary Conover, Barbara Duklis, Olga Durco, Baby Robert John Riegel,
Jr., Kelly Connolly, Robert Rukstalis, Mary Ann Bencie, Frances Cannon, Josh
Frumnecht, Steven Gebhardt, Ann Bowdren, Jack Cahill, Dianna Rynkiewicz, Ethel
Buck, Gary Lester Keller, Michael Andrusko, Betty Risko, Christine Keer, Robert
Joseph Drelick, Hilda Stine, Donald Abramo Sr., James Abramo, Joe Johnson, Baby
Lucy Littlefield, Charlotte Azarovich, George Bradford, Margie Shelley, Baby
Amelia Lyman, Matthew Melcher, Rick DeStefano, Catherine Wlazelek, Viola
Kavacky, Lloyd Rothenberger, Debbie Proffit, Elizabeth Hardy, Tom Healy,
Kathleen Sturgeon, John Zan, Mark & Margaret Clark.
For those who have died, grant them eternal rest and peace.
FLOWERS/ROSES
The special
bouquet arrangement of flowers placed on the Blessed Mother and Sacred Heart
Altars are in honor of Carol & Kerry
Goodwin on their Thirtieth Wedding Anniversary.
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The Red
Roses placed on the Blessed Mother and Sacred Heart Altars, are in memory of Michael Burgert, requested by: Marlene
Burgert.
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The floral
arrangement placed on the center altar is in memory of Andreas Nicolaou, requested by: Leonette Nicolaou.
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 - Our next meeting will be: Tuesday, August 4th. 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: 484-824-4364.
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.
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
July 13, 2008
Envelope: $ 9,029.50
Loose: 1,045.00
Children: 49.45
Total:
$10,123.95
July 12, 2009
Envelope: $
9,215.00
Loose:
1,070.20
Children:
44.00
Total: $10,329.20
Campaign for Human Development:
July 12th: $
1,045.80
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*

Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – July 23rd – Team #1
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Bingo: July 9th – 56 players
Games: $ 182.50
Kitchen: 130.50
Total: $ 313.00
Hoagie Sale:
July 7th - $207.69
BAKED GOODS NEEDED
Baked Goods needed weekly for Bingo and monthly
for parish Breakfast.
Anyone willing to donate baked goods, please call
Rita at: 679-7009 or the rectory office: 679-9275.
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 Anna Dietrich, requested by:
Joe &
Dolores Dietrich
In memory
of Jennie Virus, requested by:
Helen
Virus, Mike & Kay Virus, Betty Sova,
Catherine
Fried, Nancy & Tom Brogan,
Sarah
Greiss, Phyllis, John & Luke Schwarz, and
Jesse &
Judy Hasson.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday,
July 19th – Children’s Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass
Sunday,
July 19th – Men’s 30 & over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm
Monday,
July 20th – Car Show Stand Erection and Placement – Church parking
lot at 6:30 pm; rain date set for July 21st at 6:30 pm
Monday,
July 20th – Charismatic Prayer Group – in the Chapel at 7:00 pm
Tuesday,
July 21st – Adult Choir and Cantor Practice – in Church at 6:30 pm
Tuesday,
July 21st – Garden Club – Church grounds – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday,
July 23rd – Bingo – gym – 6:30 pm
Friday,
July 24th – Parish Car Show – Church grounds – 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday,
July 25th – Parish Breakfast set-up – gym -7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Saturday,
July 25th – Youth Ministry Car Wash – SPN School Parking Lot – 9:00
am – 2:00 pm
Sunday,
July 27th – Parish Breakfast – gym – 7:00 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday,
July 27th – Children’s Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday,
July 27th – Men’s 30 and over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Vacation
Bible School – Monday, August 3rd thru Friday, August 7th
– gym – 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Picnic
Committee Meeting – Monday, August 3rd – rectory – 7:00 pm. Anyone welcome!
Pre-Jordan
Baptismal Class – Monday, August 3rd – rectory – 7:30 pm
First
Friday – August 7th – Mass in Church at 9:00 am – Adoration – 10:00
am – 7:00 pm – Benediction – 7:00 pm
Knights
of Columbus General Meeting - Sunday – August 9th – rectory – 7:30
pm
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.
Please check out our website for any
information about the 2009-10 school year at:
www.spnelementary.com.
PARISH NEWS
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.
FROM
THE PARISH OUTREACH OFFICE
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.
BE PREPARED! COMING IN
THE FALL
What’s coming
now? MARTHA MINISTRY
This is a Ministry
to persons/families who have just lost a loved one. A Martha Minister calls the family and asks to bring them a cake
or casserole. Once at the home, the
Martha Minister offers to do any light service that may need to be done; e.g.,
take clothes to the cleaners, meet someone at a bus station, food shop, etc.
Watch the Bulletin
for further information.
CAR SHOW COMMITTEE DATES
Monday – July 20th:
Stand
erection and placement in the Church Parking Lot at 6:30 pm with the RAIN DATE
set for Tuesday – July 21st at 6:30 pm.
Any
questions, please call Pete Frank:
215-679-6942.
ST. PHILIP NERI CHURCH
SEVENTH ANNUAL CAR SHOW
CHURCH GROUNDS (OFF
ROUTE 663)
Friday – July 24th
- 6:00 – 10:00 PM (registration begins 5:00 pm)
$10 Registration Fee
RAIN or SHINE!
People’s Choice
Awards,
Dish Plaques for first
100 pre-registered
Great Food, Door Prizes,
Music by Hodge Podge
COME-N-GO-BINGO
Last day of Garage
Sale & MUCH MORE!
ADVANCED
SALE FOOD TICKETS may be purchase at the script table thru July 19th. Food tickets will also be available at the
rectory July 20th. For every
$5 purchased, you receive $6.00 in food tickets.
VOLUNTEERS
will be needed for security, parking, tickets sales, bingo, kitchen and food
stands. If you would like to volunteer
you can fill out a volunteer form, (see page 13) call Maureen at 679-8039,
Shirley at 679-9275 or e mail Doris at gmomdecker@yahoo.com.
For
information: call Shirley at
215-679-9275 (daytime) or Pete at 215-679-6942 (evenings)
YOUTH
MINISTRY CAR WASH
Saturday –
July 25th
9:00 am –
2:00 pm
St. Philip
Neri School Parking Lot
Come by to have your car washed, have a cold
drink and a bake sale item!
All proceeds will benefit Youth Ministry.
Donations of baked goods are welcome.
Any questions or to pick up donations, please
call Mrs. Daley at: 215-541-1716.
SUMMER DRIVE
The Open Line, located in Pennsburg, is
in need of a Summer Drive…specifically requesting the following products: Paper towels, toilet tissue, Kleenex &
detergents. This Summer Drive will take
place on the weekend of July 25th & 26th after all
Masses.
Our Youth Ministry Group will be there
to assist and work the collection.
BIBLE
TIMELINE
Evening
session: Monday, August 10th
– 7pm
Day
session: Friday, August 14th
– 9am
All sessions
held in rectory meeting room
(next to
Chapel)
This session will be seven (7) weeks starting
with Lesson 18 (Messianic Fulfillment).
For those who have been with us for the entire
Bible Timeline, welcome back.
For anyone wishing to join the group, please
contact Joan Lampart: 215-529-5686.
SILVER
SPIRITS
CASINO
TRIP – August 8th
The Casino Trip is now
filled; however, there will be a “WAITING LIST”. If cancellations are reported, the names on the list will be
contacted in the order that they were received.
ALL monies are due now if
you have not paid. Remember, reservations
will not be confirmed until ALL payments are received.
Any questions, please
call Kathy Kulp: 267-923-5173 or Kathy Talbot: 215-541-0250.
SPN PARISH ADULT
EDUCATION
Book Discussion
Meeting St. Paul Today
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
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.”
Tuesday
evening – August 25th – 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 available at
the rectory during regular business hours. The cost is $12.00/book.
Tuesday
– August 25th:
1. Who
was Paul the Apostle?
2. What
do we learn from Paul’s letters?
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?
ST. PHILIP
NERI PARISH PICNIC
Sunday –
September 20th
2:00 pm –
8:00 pm
Our
parish Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 20th from 2:00 pm
until 8:00 pm on our Church grounds.
Once again, a good time is promised…
Live Music from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm,
St. Philip Neri Grade School Band Concert,
Children’s games, Bingo, Moon Bounce,
Great Food, Beer and Wine
Save the date and see you at the picnic!
NEWLY
BAPTIZED
June 2009
Congratulations to our newly baptized
infants for the month of June:
Jeffrey W. Gunder
Graham P. Hanna &
Benjamin L. Sands
HOLY CROSS CEMETRY
The
planting of bushes on cemetery property is not permitted; and also the
outlining of graves with stones and bricks is also not allowed.
Where
bushes have been planted and are being maintained, these will be permitted to
remain.
Where
graves are overgrown with bushes and weeds, these will be removed so proper
maintenance and the dignity of burial ground will be preserved.
CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN
Heritage of
Faith – Vision of Hope
Many
of you are asking about where to send your payments. The Campaign is run by the Archdiocese and not by the
Church.
You
will receive from the Archdiocese a thank you letter with your Pledge
Information. This will be followed by a
letter (about 2-3 months after you receive the thank you) with a request for
payment.
This
letter should have Pledge Number and your ID Number. If you wish to send a payment to them before you receive your
numbers, please use the address below.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Office for Accounting Services
P.O. Box 70883
Philadelphia, PA 19176
215-587-3943
Please
reference the Parish Number 2280 on your payment.
ALL
checks are to be made payable to:
HERITAGE of FAITH – VISION of HOPE
TROOP
591 NEWS
Troop 591, established in 1964, is the Boy
Scout Troop of St. Philip Neri Parish, open to all boys in the Upper Perkiomen
Valley age 11 years and older. Troop
591 strives to teach its scouts leadership, citizenship, personal enrichment
and community service.
Troop 591 is looking for adults, young and
old, to compliment the Troop’s current adult leadership. These leadership roles are typically held by
the parents of past, current and prospective scouts, but the Troop is looking
for non-parents to serve in this Parish ministry. We are looking for adults interested in sharing their time and
talent with the scouts. Ideal
candidates would be former scouts who would like to re-engage with scouting or people
with no prior scouting experience who enjoy teaching and guiding young people.
If interested, please contact Andrew Souder,
Troop Committee Chairman, at 215-804-0845 or andrew@rafind.com.
Also, Troop 591 is looking for a two items: a storage shed, 10’x16’ or larger, in good condition (to store scout gear); and a 10 foot truck trailer (to haul scout gear). If anyone would like to donate such items, please contact the troop.
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
RESPECT LIFE BULLETIN BRIEFS
“The human being is created in the
image of God, and God himself is love.
It is, therefore, the vocation to love that makes the human person an
authentic image of God: man and woman
come to resemble God to the extent that they become loving people.”
(Pope
Benedict XVI, July 8, 2006)
FOSTER
FAMILIES NEEDED
You
can change the future…by becoming a Foster Parent! Foster families provide temporary homes to children of all ages,
races and religions whose families are in crisis.
The
love, service and example of Catholic Social Services foster parents, has a
lasting and positive effect on the children whose lives they touch.
For
more information on how you can become a foster parent, please call Melissa at: 215-587-2458!
ARCHDIOCESE OF
PHILADELPHIA
Office for
Child & Youth Protection
SAFE
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM
Protecting
God’s Children for Adults Awareness Sessions.
Unless
otherwise indicated, all sessions begin at 7:00 pm. Sessions are approximately 2.5 hours in length.
Summer
2009:
8/20/09 -
St. Joseph – Downingtown
8/24/09 -
St. Matthew – Philadelphia
8/26/09 -
Archdiocesan Office Center
Philadelphia – (6:30 pm)
8/27/09 -
St. Bernadette – Drexel Hill
To
register: Those with internet access
should visit the Virtus website: www.virtus.org. All others can call the Office for Child and
Youth Protection at: 215-587-2466.
AREA
PARISH NEWS
SOCIETY
of ST. VINCENT de PAUL
CLOTHING
DRIVE – July 25, 2009
St. Mary
of Delphi - Schwenksville
9:00 am
– 2:00 pm
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul serving the
underprivileged of the Philadelphia five-county area 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.
AREA NEWS
FATIMA DAY IN DOYLESTOWN
The National Shrine of Our Lady of
Czestochowa located at 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!
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: ________________________
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:_________________________
Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen
and grow—a day at a time.
Sunday, July
19, 2009
Sixteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Street smarts
A grade-school kid spent the whole
of a summer playing school in the neighborhood. Didn’t she get enough of the
classroom during the academic year? The girl insisted it wasn’t for herself
that she maintained her street-corner “classroom.” She was teaching younger
children down the street how to read. Why? “Because they don’t know how,” she
said simply. Sometimes the ignorance of others compels the teacher in us all to
come forward. Jesus couldn’t walk away from a crowd that demonstrated a need to
learn. Another name for the divine teacher is Compassion.
Today’s readings: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Ephesians
2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34
“[Jesus]
began to teach them many things.”
Monday, July
20
Feast of
Apollinaris, bishop, martyr
Seeing is believing
Apollinaris was a disciple of
Jesus who was commissioned a bishop by Peter and sent to Ravenna, Italy. Upon
his arrival he met a soldier who implored him, “If your God is as powerful as
you say, ask him to give sight to my son who is blind. Then I will believe.”
Apollinaris made the sign of the cross over the boy’s eyes and his sight was
immediately restored. Sometimes we long for a sign—it would be so much easier
to believe if only we had some sign! But the truth is all the things in this
world are signs of God’s love for us; all of creation is a love letter from
God. Today may your prayer be the same as the soldier’s: to see.
Today’s readings: Exodus 14:5-18; Matthew 12:38-42
“Teacher, we
wish to see a sign from you.”
Tuesday,
July 21
Feast of
Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, doctor of the church
The gift of tongues
The term “precocious child” could
have been coined for Lawrence of Brindisi, who progressed in his studies so
rapidly that he was the student chosen to give a sermon to his fellow students
on the infant Jesus at Christmas, an Italian custom. He entered the Capuchin
order at age 16 and was said to have mastered not only the major European
languages but most Semitic languages as well. He used his prodigious gifts to
build up the church during the contentious age of the Reformation. How can you
use your gifts to promote unity during divisive times?
Today’s readings: Exodus 14:21-15:1; Matthew
12:46-50
“Whoever does
the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
Wednesday,
July 22
Feast of Mary
Magdalene
Jesus & Mary Magdalene: BFF
We seem to be coming closer to
understanding Mary Magdalene as she was, not the reformed sinner (a role
mistakenly ascribed to her first not in scripture but by Pope Gregory I in 591)
but, as the Mass prayers and readings for her feast day remind us, the beloved
friend of Jesus, the first witness of his resurrection, and its first
missionary. All the prayers in the Mass in her honor praise her memory as one
much like the Beloved Disciple in John’s gospel—a particularly close but not an
exclusive friend of the Lord. During his last night on earth, Jesus made a
point of calling his disciples his friends rather than his servants because he
has told us everything in his heart. We can celebrate Mary Magdalene by
recommitting ourselves to our own intimate, open-hearted, prayerful friendship
with Jesus and to our own treasured friends.
Today’s readings: Exodus 16:1-5, 9-15; John 20:1-2,
11-18
“Mary
Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord.’ ”
Thursday,
July 23
Feast of
Bridget of Sweden
Out and about
Saint Bridget could have stayed
home. She was the daughter and wife of important Swedish officials and could
have taken advantage of an easy life. But that was not for her. She experienced
revelations—the written form of which filled up seven volumes—and journeyed to
Rome where she became involved in the politics of both church and state. She
even used her revelations to influence the course of events. Like Bridget you
can make your faith an active and not a passive affair. “No good works,”
Bridget heard in one of her revelations, “will be forgotten before God.” Find
some ways to put your faith into action.
Today’s readings: Exodus 19:1-2, 9-11,
16-20b;
Matthew 13:10-17
“Truly I tell
you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not
see it.”
Friday, July
24
Feast of
Sharbel Makhluf, priest
From East to West
Sharbel Makhluf (1828-1898) was a
monk of the monastery of St. Maron at Annaya, Lebanon who lived as a hermit for
the final 23 years of his life. His reputation for holiness prompted people to
seek him to receive a blessing and be remembered in his prayers. His
canonization in 1977 helped reinforce the notion that Christians East and West
have much to learn from each other. As Pope John Paul II put it, the church
“has two lungs [East and West]” and must learn to breathe with both of them.
Today we can cherish and honor the diversity and scope of Christianity in the
world.
Today’s readings: Exodus 20:1-17;
Matthew 13:18-23
“What was
sown on good soil indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in
another sixty, and in another thirty.”
Saturday,
July 25
Feast of
James, apostle
A shrine to endless life
Legend has it that Saint James was
preaching the gospel in Spain when the Virgin Mary appeared to him and called
him back to Judea, where he was beheaded by King Agrippa. His body, along with
his head, was then taken up by angels and brought back to Spain, where it was
buried at Compostela. A shrine to James was established there in the ninth
century, and for the next thousand years the Way of Saint James to the
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela was the most important pilgrimage in the
world next to Jerusalem and Rome. Today it serves as a reminder to us to be
fearless in proclaiming the truth: Our lives are eternal.
Today’s readings: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew
20:20-28
“We are
afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
persecuted, but not forsaken.”


Set in a rugged and majestic DISCOVERY
CANYON, this VBS has something for everyone! This week of adventure
will have kids crafting away in Cavern Crafts, running and
jumping and playing in Gully Games, try and see
what’s in the Shadow Science, sing a set of new tunes that Rock,
and hearing the Good News Echo off canyon walls!
Reserve the Date
August 3rd
– 7th
Children enter 1st thru 4th and their
friends!
Saint Philip Neri Social Hall
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Registration Fee only $20.00
Call Mr.
Jeffrey Daley, DRE
Catholic
Vacation Bible School ~ Discovery Canyon
□ Registration Fee: $20. ~ Due date for
registration July 19, 2009
□ Please mark envelope VBS. Drop off in the collection basket or
rectory.
Saint
Philip Neri
Registration
Form (separate form for each child)
Discovery
Canyon Dates: August
3rd-7th Confidential
Form
Child’s name:
__________________________________________________________________
Nickname/preferred name to be called:
______________________________________________
Parent/Guardian name: ___________________________________________________________
Address:
______________________________________________________________________
Home telephone: _______________________ Cell phone:
_______________________________
Home e-mail address:
____________________________________________________________
Child’s age: ______________ Date of birth:
_______________________________ Gender: M F
Last school grade completed: _____________
In
case of emergency (when the parent/guardian cannot be reached) please contact:
Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Telephone:
_____________________________________________________________________
Relationship to child:
____________________________________________________________
Please list any allergies/medical needs the VBS staff
should be aware of:
______________________________________________________________________________
Person responsible for picking up this child at the end of
each VBS day:
Name:
________________________________________________________________________
Telephone number:
______________________________________________________________
This will / will not be my child’s first large group
experience other than faith formation.
Special needs/circumstances:
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Signature of parent/guardian:
______________________________________________________
Please check here if you would like to volunteer
Site Guide Assistant Registrar
Other _____________________
Days available: □ Monday □ Tuesday □ Wednesday
□ Thursday □ Friday
Office
use only
Registration Fee $____________ □ Check #__________ □ Cash Date____________
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP FOR THE
ST. PHILIP NERI CAR SHOW
FRIDAY JULY 24, 2009
6:00 -10:00 PM
Volunteers are needed for our 7th
Annual Car show to be held on Friday, July 24, 2009. Please complete this form and return it in the collection basket
or to the rectory. If you prefer you
may call Shirley at 215-679-9275, Maureen at 215-679-8039 or e mail Doris at gmomdecker@yahoo.com. Confirming phone calls will not be made,
please come to the car registration tent in the circle in front of the church,
when you arrive.
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(please print)_____________________________________________________________
PHONE#__________________________________E-MAIL_____________________________
COMMENTS:__________________________________________________________________
____________ SET UP – MONDAY JULY 20 AT 6:30 PM (Rain date Tues. July 21)
No Preference _____4:30-10:15 _____4:30-7:30 _____7:15-10:15
Parking _____4:30-10:15 _____4:30-7:30 _____7:15-10:15
Kitchen _____4:30-10:15 _____4:30-7:30 _____7:15-10:15
Food Stand _____4:30-10:15 _____4:30-7:30 _____7:15-10:15
Rip Off’s _____4:30-10:15 _____4:30-7:30 _____7:15-10:15
Security _____4:30-10:15 _____4:30-7:30 _____7:15-10:15
Bingo _____ 7- 10 pm
_________I can provide a dessert. Desserts can be dropped off on Thursday July
23rd at the social hall from 2-8 pm or on Friday July 24th
after 4 pm.
It Takes
a Parish to Raise a Child……………….......
Can YOU
Help?
Our
Parish School is always in need of volunteers.
We are currently preparing our 2009 – 2010 Volunteer Schedule. If you have some free time, love working
with children and would like to be part of our Parish School please complete
this form and drop it in the collection basket or return it to the SCRIP
table. You will be contacted over the
summer months. Thank you, in advance,
for volunteering your time and energy to our Parish School.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Name
______________________________________ _______________________________________
Phone Number Email Address
I am available on the following day(s)
(Please circle all that apply)
MONDAY TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
I am interested in the
following duties: (Please check all
that apply)
□
Lunch
Monitor 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
□
Lunch
Monitor Substitute
□
Library
Aide (check books in and out, stock shelves, help with Book Fair)
□
Reading
with Rover (bring students to and from Rover) 2 hours every other week
□
Homeroom
Parent (assist as needed/requested by teacher)
□
Office
Aide (photocopy, etc.)
□
Lunch
Order Aide (tally lunch orders)
□
Computer
Aide
□
Garden
Committee (grounds upkeep) 2 – 3 times per year
□
Redner’s
Receipts/Box Top/Campbell Soup Labels (collect, organize) can be done at
home.
□
Scissor
Helper (cut shapes, etc.) can be done at home