Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
July 26,
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.
FROM THE PARISH
OUTREACH DESK OF
SISTER PATRICIA
KELLY, M.S.B.T.
Through
Catholic Social Teaching, we learn that we are to preach the Gospel in faith
and charity. We express faith and
charity by “answering Christ’s call to discipleship through Word, Sacrament,
and Service.” The root word of
discipleship is disciple; meaning one who has been taught. We are disciples and apostles when we
nurture and support one another in our faith community and beyond.
How do we
come to know one another in our faith-community in order to nurture and support
them? St. Philip Neri Parish has many
community-building activities wherein we can get to know one another –
activities such as monthly breakfast, bingo, picnic, carnival, car show, Mass
of Remembrance, Bible Study, volunteer dinner, Welcome Committee, garden club, social
club, (travel), the Craft Guild, and other groups.
Another
form of community-building (although it is not its focus) has to do with
service activities and Catholic Social Teaching. As mentioned in earlier columns, we are called to service
through our Baptism. There are many
opportunities for service, here in St. Philip Neri Parish. Mentioned in earlier columns are Friendly
Visitors and Bereavement Support Groups. We also have our Respect Life
Ministry, and annual Giving Tree, and those who serve by peeling potatoes for
the monthly Breakfast.
In how many
community-building and service activities do you participate? Several people have said to me: “How can we get new people to
volunteer? It seems that the same
people go from one service to another, and can always be relied upon, but no new
people come forward. Why is that? Since I do not know the answer to that question,
I ask you, the
non-participants: “Why don’t you do
something for God through service to his people? This question does not deny that, here in St. Philip Neri Parish,
we are blessed to have compassionate, caring people who give of their time and
talent through service.
How pleased
our Triune God must be to see His people being served!
Another
example of God’s people being served is our H.O.P.E. (Helping Other
People Enthusiastically) Program. In 2008, H.O.P.E. had 309 requests for services. The services were performed, giving 607 hours
of service. So far in 2009, we have had
sixty-four (64) requests of service which were performed in 122 and a half
hours, plus twenty (20) hours of administrative time. These service hours were performed by approximately twenty-five
(25) generous people.
H.O.P.E.
requests for services – which are free – include, but are not limited to: transportation to shopping, therapy
sessions, doctors offices, light lunch preparation, occasional child care,
light housekeeping, etc.
This column
began by my saying that we are called to preach the Gospel. We can preach the Gospel through the
community-building and service activities of our Parish. St. Francis of Assisi is quoted as
saying: “Preach the Gospel. And if you have to, use words.”
I leave you
in the warmth of the Trinity.
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
Serving
at Mass August
9th
Extraordinary
Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm - Dave Moser Bob
Ellis
Trudy Moser
Priest
Priest
Alice Swift
Dawn Ellis
Extraordinary
Ministers Lectors
7:30 am – Paul Moser Ernie Quatrani
Maureen Moser J. Sakalouckas
Pat Scheerbaum
Priest
Chuck Rodgers
Maria Rodgers
9:30 am – John Nash Larry
Concio
Monica Nash Matt
Horvath
Jenny Josko
Priest
Joshua Hewitt
Lillian Hewitt
11:00 am – Bob Schwind Bob Piccone
Barbara Schwind D. Tarantino
Deacon
Priest
Tina Evans
Sarah Franks
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
July 26, 2009
Monday, July 27
8:00 am – Ninth Anniversary, Charlotte
Pulli
(Joe Pulli & Luanne Pulli)
Tuesday, July 28
8:00 am – George Dykie, (Lisa Cowan)
Wednesday, July 29 - Martha
7:00 pm – Eighth Anniversary, Albert J.
Anderson,
(Wife Nancy, children & grandchildren)
Thursday, July 30 – Peter Chrysologus
8:00 am – James Lowall, (James McGough)
Friday, July 31 – Ignatius of Loyola,
priest
8:00 am – Lila & Paul Smith
(Estate)
Saturday, August 1 – Alphonsus Liguori
8:00
am – John Heveran, (Mike Heveran)
5:00 pm – James Engle,
(Clark & Barbara Robinson)
Sunday, August 2
7:30 am – David Nunan, (Pat &
Eileen Cahill)
9:30 am – George Dykie,
(Joe & Theresa Cassarella)
11:00 am – For the living and deceased
members
of the Parish.
FLOWER/ROSE ARRANGEMENTS
The Red Rose placed on the Sacred Heart
Altar is in memory of Dennis M. Krause,
requested by His parents.
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.
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 20, 2008 July 19, 2009
Envelope: $ 8,395.00
$ 7,293.50
Loose:
987.00 1,233.00
Children: 36.79 44.00
Total: $ 9,418.79 $ 8,570.50
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*
Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – July 30th Team #2
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Bingo: July 16th
Games: $ 161.80
Kitchen: 106.20
Total: $ 268.00
BAKED GOODS NEEDED
Baked Goods needed weekly for Bingo and monthly
for parish Breakfast.
If anyone is
willing to donate some goodies for the Bingo and Breakfast, please call Rita
at: 215-679-7009 or the rectory office:
215-679-9275.
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.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
In memory
of Jennie Virus, requested by:
Edward
Mikanowicz, and Chris and Claire Ferdock & family.
In memory
of Adam Novicki and Arthur Fillman, requested by: The Fillman family
In Honor of
Helen & Joseph Bohar on their
Fiftieth
Wedding Anniversary, requested by:
John, Fay
and Karen Katrinak.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday,
July 26th – Parish Breakfast – gym – 7:00 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday,
July 26th – Children’s Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday,
July 26th – Men’s 30 and over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm
Tuesday,
July 28th – Adult Choir and Cantor Practice in Church at 6:30 pm
Tuesday,
July 28th – Garden Club – Church grounds – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday,
July 30th – Bingo –gym – 6:30 pm
Sunday,
August 2nd – Children’s Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday,
August 2nd – 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
Carnival
Committee Wrap-Up Meeting – Tuesday, August 4th – rectory – 7:00 pm
Pennsburg
Nursing Home Mass – Thursday, August 6th – at 10:00 am
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
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.
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.
PARISH PICNIC COMMITTEE MEETING
There
will be a Picnic Committee Meeting on Monday, August 3rd, 7:00 pm at
the rectory.
Everyone
is welcome to attend!
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.
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 CHURCH
BLOOD
DRIVE
It is once again that time of year for
our yearly Red Cross Blood Drive. Here
is your chance to donate a vital source for life.
Please join us on Monday, August 31st
anytime between 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm in our air conditioned Parish Social Hall.
Refreshments served upon completion of
your donation.
For more information on an appointment,
please call Pete Frank: 215-679-6942.
ST.
PHILIP NERI CHURCH
HOAGIE SALE
CHEESE,
ITALIAN or TURKEY
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
12:00
NOON – 6:00 PM
St.
Philip Neri Social Hall
COST: $4.00
All
orders due by:
Monday
– August 31st
Please
call:
Rita
– 679-7009 or Pat – 679-5675
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 by RED BAND – 4:30 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!
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 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.
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.
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.
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
YEAR of the
PRIEST
Prayer for Priests
Ever-living God and
Father of us all, you give to your Church the Priesthood of your Son, Jesus,
and by the power of the Holy Spirit, you provide holy priests for a holy
people.
We pray for all our
priests, who announce the Word of God and celebrate the Sacraments, for those
who are young and those who are old, for those who serve in difficult and
trying circumstances, for those who are faithful and those who are faltering,
and for those who have died.
We entrust all our
priests to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, that
they may persevere with fidelity to you and to your Church. With Saint John Vianney, patron of priests,
we pray that our priests may never fail to lead us to you.
We ask through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
SAINT JOHN MARIE VIANNEY – CURÉ OF ARS
Patron of Priests
John Vianney was born at
Dardilly, near Lyons, France on May 8, 1786, son of Matthew and Marie Vianney.In
his youth John taught other children catechism. Though he was of average intelligence, his formal knowledge was
extremely limited. As he studied for
the priesthood, he found the study of Latin excessively difficult. One of his fellow students, Matthias Loras,
afterwards the first Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, assisted him with his Latin
lessons. On August 13, 1815, he was
ordained a priest.
After serving as a
parochial vicar in Ecully, France he was assigned to the parish of
Ars-sur-Formans, a tiny village near Lyons.
This parish suffered from
lax attendance and little
spiritual activity. The
Curé John Vianney began visiting his parishioners, especially the sick and
poor, spent days in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, did penance for his
parishioners and led his people by example. He had the gifts of discernment of
spirits, prophecy and even worked miracles. His life of penance consisted in
constant prayer and sacrifice, while just getting 2-3 hours of sleep each
night. Crowds came to hear him preach
and went to Confession to
him throughout the day because of his reputation for holiness and his loving concern
for penitents. By 1855, there were
20,000 pilgrims a year to Ars.
After spending 40 years
as the parish priest, John Marie Vianney died on August 4, 1859. He is interred in the Basilica of Ars. Pope Pius XI canonized him on May 31, 1925.
The relic and icon of
Saint John Marie Vianney, the patron of Priests, will be here in our Church
from August 13th to August 20th. You are invited to venerate this relic as
you pray for all priests during this Year of the Priest. During the weekdays, it will be in the
Chapel.
OUR PARISH
BULLETIN NEEDS YOUR HELP!
It is free
and provides important revenues to our parish.
Please have
your Business, Service or Practice recommend to all our parish families with an
AD supporting our Bulletin.
Please call
Jim Finnen at your earliest convenience on his cell phone or home phone number:
Cell
phone: 610-653-2145
Home phone: 610-838-2238
It is one
of the few, inexpensive local advertising opportunities left in our area and
your parish thanks you!
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
RESPECT LIFE BULLETIN BRIEFS
“By virtue of the simple fact of
existing, every human being must be fully respected…Discrimination with regard
to human dignity based on biological, psychological, or educational
development, or based on health-related criteria, must be excluded.”
(Dignitas
Personae, Instruction on Certain Bioethical Questions, Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith, September 8, 2008)
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.
SAINT CHARLES
BORROMEO SEMINARY –
FALL COURSES
Is God
calling you to a deeper knowledge of himself?
Take a Theology class at one of the best Seminaries in the country,
right here in our own Archdiocese of Philadelphia. This fall, consider a class on the Catechism of the Catholic
Church, Scared Scripture in the Liturgy, The Life and Thought of Benedict XVI,
the History of Black Catholics in the United States, or Spiritual Gifts of
African Americans. Can’t travel to the
Seminary each week? Consider an online
course on An Introduction to Catholic Theology, The Psalms, or the History of
Black Catholics in the United States. Classes start August 31st. Register today at www.StudyCatholicTheology.com
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.
Please
write or call:
The
Tribunal
222
N. 17th Street
Philadelphia,
PA 19103-1299
215-587-3750
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!
