Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
August 16,
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.
LET US PRAISE
CHRIST TOGETHER
Missionary Appeal
Weekend of August
22nd/23rd
Next weekend, we welcome Sr. Marie Janesch to our parish. She will make an Appeal on behalf of the
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, a religious congregation of over 800
members, many of whom serve in mission lands throughout the world. I urge you to welcome her and make a
generous sacrifice for the spread of the Gospel in mission lands.
WHO ARE THE MSC?
MSC are Latin initials for Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. They are women who believe that nothing is
more important than the saving power of God’s love.
HISTORY
The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus were founded in
Hiltrup, Germany, in 1899 by Hubert Linckens, MSC.
Their first overseas ministry was for the purpose of assisting the
Missionary Fathers of the Sacred Heart in their missionary endeavors in Papua
New Guinea.
Because of the quick growth of the young community, new apostolates
were opened in various countries.
In 1908, they were invited to the U.S.A. to work among the Slovak
immigrants. Today, Missionary Sisters
of the Sacred Heart can be found in the United States, Germany, Spain, Korea,
Peru, Dominican Republic, Namibia, Australia, India, Italy, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Rumania, China, Paraguay and Keriberti.
SPIRITUALITY
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus are women who “have
come to know and to believe in the love of God has for us” (1 John 4:16) and
who burn with a passion to share that love with others.
Our founder, Father Hubert Linckens, MSC, gave us Sisters his own
graced heritage, presenting Jesus Christ as God’s way of loving-with a human
heart. “For this heart,” he said, “you
are in the midst of the world!”
The vision of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart is rooted in a spirituality of the
heart which focuses and empowers their lives to be all-embracing expressions of
God’s compassionate and healing love to a broken and wounded society. They believe in the healing power of God’s
love to effect peace and reconciliation in our world.
MISSION
Our vocation-our commitment to Christ and the missionary mandate to the
Church-is a vowed form of discipleship lived through community. We serve among God’s people-especially the
suffering, the needy and those whose rights are disregarded-through a variety
of gifting ministries in the U.S.A. and abroad. “Our mission is not finished until the whole world has turned to
Christ.” (H. Linckens)
There will be a second collection next weekend after communion for the
work of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart.
Praise Be Jesus Christ…Now and forever!
Father
Roncase
Serving at Mass August
23rd
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm - Janet
Kendra Ernie
Quatrani
Alice Swift
Priest
Priest
Pat Kennedy
Diane Kennedy
7:30 am – Michele
Martin Theresa
Gilmore
Peter D’Amico John
Gilmore
Priest
Deacon
Dina Corrado
Lori Brozena
9:30 am – Mary
Godshall Matt
Horvath
Michael Dougherty M.
Gehringer
Jeff Daley
Priest
Eleanor Brennan
Bob Brennan
11:00 am – Kevin
Charlton Eileen
Davis
Maryanne Charlton Michele
Charlton
Amanda Charlton
Priest
Jeanne Hermley
Bob Hermley
Serving at Mass August
30th
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Trudy
Moser Bob Ellis
Dave Moser
Priest
Priest
Mark Meinzer
Pat Meinzer
7:30 am – Wally
Varallo John
Guckin
Joan Varallo Pete
Frank
Denise Guckin
Priest
Pat Scheerbaum
Immaculata Barndt
9:30 am – Mary
Souder J.
Sakalouckas
Judy Sledgen Susan
DiMarco
Deacon
Priest
Stephan Adelsberger
Christine Adelsberger
11:00 am – DJ
Williams Bob
Piccone
Sandy Williams Luke Verna
Anita Weilnau
Priest
Marlene Leidy
Mary Goodfellow
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
August 16, 2009
Monday, August 17
8:00 am – Twenty-Fifth Anniversary, Jim Brady
Tuesday, August 18
8:00 am – Anna Haller, (Nancy & Tom
Brogan)
Wednesday, August 19, John Eudes, priest
7:00 pm – Fred Yerger,
(Irwin Yerger, Rachel Henry, Ken & Rita
Latshaw)
Thursday, August 20, Bernard, abbott &
doctor
8:00 am – George Reed, (Rich & Barbara
Grochowski)
Friday, August 21, Pius X, pope
8:00 am – Alice McIntyre, (Kathy Kulp)
Saturday, August 22, Queenship of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
8:00
am – Clarice Allen, (Ed Hurys)
5:00 pm – Dennis M. Krause,
(parents, Dennis & Mary Ann Krause)
Sunday,
August 23
7:30 am – Mary Mokriski, (John Mokriski)
9:30 am – For the living & deceased
members of the Parish
11:00 am – Fourth Anniversary, Bobby Lee,
(Russell & Mary Godshall)
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, Betty Risko, Christine Keer, Robert Joseph Drelick,
Hilda Stine, Joe Johnson, Baby Lucy Littlefield, Charlotte Azarovich, George
Bradford, Margie Shelley, Matthew Melcher, Rick DeStefano, Catherine Wlazelek, Debbie
Proffit, Mark & Margaret Clark, Bill Engle, Carrie Desetto, Anthony Bodgon,
Jean Miller & Rose Denyan.
For those who have died, and in particular for Gabrielle
Beres & Agnes Josko, 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
August
10, 2008 August 9, 2009
Envelope:
$ 9,534.00 $ 8,522.85
Loose: 1,453.00 1,486.00
Children: 40.55 46.50
Total: $11,027.55 $10,055.35
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*
Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – August 20th – Team #1
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Bingo: August 6th – 71 players
Games: $ 206.20
Kitchen: 228.55
Total: $ 434.75
PARISH BREAKFAST
Our next breakfast is Sunday – August 23rd from 7:00 am to 12:30 pm in the
gym.
Save the date and mark your calendars!
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.
In memory
of Patricia Cody, requested by:
SPN Grade
School Faculty & Staff, and
Dominic
& Joanne Pulice
In memory
of Debra Lee Steffenino, requested
by,
Henry &
Clare Kussay, Sr.
Henry &
Gail Kussay, Jr.
Ken &
Megan Kussay and family, &
Frank &
Theresa Brown & family.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday,
August 16th – Children’s Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass
Sunday,
August 16th – Men’s 30 and Over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm
Monday,
August 17th – Finance Council Meeting- rectory – 7:00 pm
Monday,
August 17th – Friendly Visitor’s Meeting & Picnic – gym –
Meeting Rooms A&B – 6:00 pm
Monday,
August 17th – Bible Timeline Study – rectory – 7:00 pm
Monday,
August 17th – Charismatic Prayer Group – in the Chapel at 7:00 pm
Tuesday,
August 18th – Adult Choir & Cantor practice – in Church at 6:30
pm
Tuesday,
August 18th – Garden Club – church grounds – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Wednesday,
August 19th – Cub Parent Meeting – Neri Center – 6:00 pm
Thursday,
August 20th – Bingo – gym – 6:30 pm
Friday,
August 21st – Bible Timeline Study – rectory – 9:00 am
Friday,
August 21st – SPN Quilting – gym – 1-3 pm
Saturday,
August 22nd – Parish Breakfast set-up, gym – 7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sunday,
August 23rd – Parish Breakfast – gym – 7:00 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday,
August 23rd – Children’s Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday,
August 23rd – Men’s 30 & over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm – 10:00
pm
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Bible
Timeline Study – Monday, August 24th – rectory – 7:00 pm
Meeting
St. Paul Today – Book Discussion – Tuesday, August 25th – rectory –
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Bible
Timeline Study – Friday, August 28th – rectory – 9:00 am
Blood
Drive – Monday, August 31st – gym – 1:30 – 7:30 pm
First
Friday – September 4th – Mass in Church at 9:00 am; Adoration –
10:00 am – 7:00 pm, Benediction at 7:00 pm
Bible
Timeline Study – Friday, September 4th – rectory – 10:00 am
SPN
Energy Committee Meeting – Saturday, September 5th – gym – 10:00 am
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.
SCHOOL NEWS
A used Uniform Sale will be held on Tuesday,
August 25th, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Old Rectory. You can also
use this time to drop off any uniforms you no longer need.
“Back to School" Packets and Volunteer
Information will be distributed before or after each Mass on August 22nd - 23rd
and August 29th - 30th in the vestibule at church. The packets will also be available at the Used Uniform
Sale. If you are a volunteering parishioner, please stop by the vestibule
and pick up your Volunteer Information.
The following volunteer positions are still
open for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year.
Parents and parishioners:
If
you are interested in volunteering for any of these positions, please complete
the Volunteer Form included in this Bulletin (page 12) and return it to the
rectory or email Agnes O’Connor at: aoc73156@hotmail.com.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
HOME ROOM PARENTS:
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
LIBRARY AIDES:
Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday (AM only)
Check books in or out, shelve returned books
LUNCH MONITORS: 11:20
am – 12:40 pm
Monday, Grades K-3; Grades 4-8
Wednesday, Grades 4-8
Thursday, Grades 4-8
Friday, Grades 4-8
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PREP SCHEDULE
- September-October 2009:
September
9th – First night of classes –
All
grades – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
September
16th- classes
September
23rd – classes
September
30th – classes
October 4th
– Little Church begins – 9:30 am – gym
October 7th
– Marion Prayer Service – Church
(School
& PREP)
October
14th – classes
October
14th – First Penance Parent Meeting –
6:10
pm – mandatory Meeting – Neri Center
October
21st – classes
October
28th - classes
PARISH NEWS
OUR PARISH GRADE SCHOOL
“Our parish/regional school admits
students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights,
privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to
students at our school. Similar
policies apply to the school staff.
Our school does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in the administration of its
educational policies, its admission policies, or in any school-administered
program.”
RCIA NEWS
Our parish RCIA (Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults) will begin the 2009-2010 instructional year in
September. If you or someone you know
would like more information about the Catholic Church or are interested in
becoming a Catholic please call the rectory at (215) 679-9275. Your name will be given to Deacon Mike
Franks who will then contact you with more information. If you were baptized Catholic but never
received the other sacraments or if you are a Catholic who has been away from
the Church or would like to develop a deeper understanding of the faith then
the RCIA is for you, too.
If anyone would like to be a member of
our teaching and facilitating team or possibly be a sponsor we would love to
have you join us. Just let Deacon Mike
Franks know.
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, September 14th.
NEWLY REGISTERED FAMILIES
July 2009
We welcome the following new
parishioners into our parish family here at St. Philip Neri!
The Anderson Family The Miller Family
The Carlucci Family
The Sweeney Family
The Fagan Family The Van Gilson Family
The Heveran Family
CHURCH
MINISTRY INSTITUTE
The Church Ministry Institute of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia offers a three-year certificate program designed to
enrich the faith formation of adults.
One specific goal of the program is to foster a greater knowledge and
deeper appreciation of the Catholic Church and her teachings. It also prepares
lay men and women for ministry and service to their parish or other Apostolates.
Sessions begin in September and end in
May. Classes are held one evening a
week from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Brochures
outlining the program and the various locations are in the vestibule of the
church.
If you are interested in attending the program
or would like additional information, please contact the rectory at
215-679-9275.
BLUE
KNIGHTS CATHOLIC CLUB
The Blue Knights Catholic Club is a boys' club aimed at teaching
the truths of the Catholic faith to boys through Scripture, saints'
biographies, sports/games, crafts and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
This program developed by Major Dan McGuire maps out nine virtues for boys ages
5 and up in the first year, and then follows up with three years covering nine
catechetical lessons each. The boys keep track of their progress by earning
badges that form shields to proudly display on their Crusader breastplates.
Each year also has its own colored cape (blue, green, red, or gold) to mark
your Blue Knight's advancement through the program. If you are interested in
this program, please contact Bill Orr at 215-679-8223 or dana@goodnews4health.net
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.
ELIZABETH MINISTRY
The mission of Elizabeth
Ministry is to support women of childbearing age. We support women
emotionally and spiritually through various means.
One of the means is
the Mom to Mom Connection. On Sunday, September 13 from Noon to
2:00 p.m., treat yourself to two hours of companionship with each other in
the Social Hall meeting room. (see page eight (8) of bulletin for more
details)
FRIENDLY VISITORS
Reminder…Friendly Visitors will have their
Picnic Meeting at 6:00 pm on Monday, August 17th in the Parish
Social Hall. DON’T FORGET.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP
The Fall Bereavement Support Group will begin
on Tuesday evening, September 29th at 7:00 pm in the Parish Outreach
Office. This Bereavement Support Group will
meet every Tuesday evening from September 29th thru November 10th.
We will end meetings by participating
in the Remembrance Mass, in Church, on November 10th. Mass will be followed by refreshments in the
Parish Hall Meeting room. Please come
to the Bereavement Support Group; let God heal you of your loss, and let God use
you to help others through their loss.
If you want to register, please phone the
Parish Outreach Office at 215-679-2282, by September 22nd. If no answer, please leave a message, but
please speak s-l-o-w-l-y.
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.
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 at the rectory.
For information, call Madeleine
Gehringer 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:
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?
CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN
Heritage of Faith –
Vision of Hope
Many of you are asking about where to
send your payments. Please reference
the Parish Number 2280 on your payment.
ALL checks are to be made payable to:
HERITAGE of FAITH – VISION of HOPE
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.
SAINT PHILIP NERI CHURCH
SUMMER DIAPER DRIVE
Weeks of August 23rd & August 30th
Business is
booming at Birthright in Pottstown. As you know, one of the many services that
Birthright provides is practical help for Mothers who have chosen life for
their babies. The one thing these Moms can’t just get enough of is…DIAPERS!
EVERY SIZE IS
NEEDED!
If you wish
to help these bare-bottomed little cherubs, just drop your diapers in the
narthex of the Church on the following weekends: August 23rd and August 30th.
Baby and
Maternity Clothes (new or used) are always needed also!
Any
questions, or for more information, please call Pat Cahill: 215-234-0124.
SAINT PHILIP NERI PRESCHOOL
FUN IN THE SUN DAY!
Monday, August 24th
Location: Preschool Playground
Attendees:
Children ages 3-4 & their parents
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Please sign up by Thursday, August 20th
by calling St. Philip Neri School Office: 215-679-7481.
Note: There is NO Rain Date!
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
HOMEMADE
CANDY is the baking contest Theme for this year. Four (4) judges are needed.
Please call Shirley at the rectory: 215-679-9275 or send an email to: spnofc@comcast.net if you would like to be
a judge.
Advance
sale Food Tickets will be available August 22nd thru September 13th
at the SCRIP table and at the rectory.
Fourth (4th)
Annual Tee Shirt information will follow shortly.
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 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.
SAFE ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOP
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The Neri Center
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
or
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
You MUST
register on or before Monday, September 14th, 2009 to attend this class. You can register by completing the attached
form or by calling Agnes O'Connor at 267-823-8635. Forms can be sent to school or dropped off at the Rectory.
Please remember that you MUST have a current Safe Environment
Certificate to volunteer at our school.
If you are unable to attend this session you can obtain a complete list
of sessions at Virtus.org or by contacting Agnes O'Connor at 267-923-8635 or
via email at aoc73156@hotmail.com
Thank You!
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Your Calendars!!!
Sunday,
Sept. 13
Elizabeth
Ministry’s 3rd Mom-Mom Connection
12 noon
to 2:00 PM
Social
Hall Meeting Room
Topic: Joys
and Challenges of Motherhood
Chat, Chew and Chonversation
Questions????
Call Maggie Narducci at 215-679-6297
or
LaRue Emmell at 215-679-3086
SAINT PHILIP NERI PARISH COMMUNITY
-BUSINESS STIMULUS EXPO-
Learn more about the
businesses owned by Our Parishioners, and build businesses within the parish.
Join us in the Parish Social Hall on:
Saturday – November 7th &
Sunday – November 8th
immediately following each Mass!
Refreshments, entertainment,
Promotional giveaways, Chair massages,
Raffles and prizes
For more information, please contact:
Bill Orr: 215-272-8910
or
Shirley: 215-679-9275
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
RESPECT LIFE BULLETIN BRIEFS
“The National Vietnam Memorial in Washington,
D.C., is a shiny black wall that stretches 492 feet and lists the names of 58,022
known Americans killed in that war. If
such a wall listed the names of the children killed by abortion since 1973, the
wall would be more than 60 miles long!
The casualties of our wars put together are fewer than the casualties
from abortion in just a single year! (Priests for Life)
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.
Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen
and grow—a day at a time.
Sunday,
August 16, 2009
Twentieth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
What’s more
Some might know that “eating the
body of Christ” at the Lord’s Supper is best understood as a symbol of the
Lord’s love and presence among us. But that’s not enough. The genteel young
Southern fiction writer Flannery O’Connor must have shocked her companions when
in conversation about the Eucharist, she once objected, “Well, if it’s a
symbol, to hell with it.” In one of her letters, she wrote that the Eucharist
“is the center of existence for me; all the rest of life is expendable.” The
meaning of the Eucharist resists taming; it refuses to be reduced to a mere
anything. Another American writer, poet William Carlos Williams, maintained
that in a poem there are “no ideas except in things.” The Eucharist is not an
abstract idea. It is an experience of mystery that will always be more than our
struggle to articulate it. It is a “more” that is always shocking.
Today’s readings: Proverbs 9:1-6; Ephesians 5:15-20;
John 6:51-58
“Come, eat of
my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed.”
Monday,
August 17
Possessed or saved?
Why does having many possessions
stand in the way of our spiritual freedom? If that is the case, why do we go to
such great lengths to acquire things, and why is it so difficult to part with
them, even when their usefulness to us is long gone? Perhaps it’s because we
all need something we can hold onto, and holding onto things we can see and
touch is certainly an understandable response to insecurity. But ultimately
perishable things will fail to deliver the hoped-for security, as each of us
learns sooner or later in life. Our relationships with God and our fellow human
beings are the only sources of security that can endure. As spiritual giant Thomas
Merton put it, “In the end, relationships save everything.”
Today’s readings: Judges 2:11-19; Matthew 19:16-22
“He went away
grieving, for he had many possessions.”
Tuesday,
August 18
The art of the possible
“With God all things are possible”
is surely one of the most well-known of Jesus’ statements. It’s short,
optimistic, and, most important, we want it to be true. But when we look
around, the scripture passage that more likely comes to mind is, “If the Lord
is with us, why has all this happened?” The ancient Israelite leader Gideon
said that. What he didn’t know and we forget is that God holds the entire
picture of creation, while we see only a very small piece. It’s like viewing a
corner of a painting and wondering why we can’t make sense of the whole canvas.
What’s a believer to do? Believe. Believe in a loving, merciful God who makes
all things possible. That’s what Gideon did.
Today’s readings: Judges 6:11-24a; Matthew 19:23-30
“If the Lord
is with us, why then has all this happened to us?”
Wednesday,
August 19
Feast of John
Eudes, priest
Love for the least
Saint John Eudes (1601-1680) was a
famed preacher of “parish missions” and a promoter of the devotions to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Even early in his
priestly life he brought the love and mercy of God to those struck by the
plague. He ministered among and helped them when he could in both body and
spirit. Who in your life is ill in body, spirit, or mind? How can you help
them?
Today’s readings: Judges 9:6-15; Matthew 20:1-16
“The last
will be first, and the first will be last.”
Thursday,
August 20
Feast of
Bernard, abbot, doctor of the church
Calm in the storm
Bernard of Clairvaux, a French
abbot of the 12th century, had a tremendous influence on the course of
Catholicism at a time of great strife and intrigue in the church. He reformed
monastic life, brought Mary to the forefront of popular piety, and mediated
between princes and popes. He was also instrumental in the founding of the
Knights Templar, who became models of the medieval ideal of a Christian knight
and were heavily involved in the Crusades. Through all the tumult of his times,
Bernard managed to maintain his contemplative spirit. Our own day is equally
tumultuous. What can you do to cultivate a contemplative spirit in the midst of
it all?
Today’s readings: Judges 11:29-39a; Matthew 22:1-14
“The wedding
is ready, but those invited were not worthy.”
Friday,
August 21
In-laws who got along
In-laws often get a bad rap.
Mothers-in-law in particular have a reputation for being overbearing,
especially when it comes to their sons’ wives. True, there are some delicate
relationships out there, but there are others who blow this stereotype out of
the water. Take Ruth and her mother-in-law, Naomi, who are written about in the
Book of Ruth in Hebrew scripture. The two women experience the deaths of their
husbands. Though free to leave, Ruth remains with her mother-in-law, fiercely
standing by her side. Somehow—through their family ties, shared grief, and
faith in the God of Israel—the two women remain committed to one another. Who
are the proverbial “in-laws” in your life, those people with whom you’ve formed
lasting relationships despite the jokes and assumptions of others?
Today’s readings: Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22;
Matthew 22:34-40
“Where you
go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people,
and your God my God.”
Saturday,
August 22
Feast of the
Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Shine up that crown!
A generation ago Catholics didn’t
worry that Mary was never crowned Queen of Heaven in scripture. She was queen
of our hearts, and that was enough. Still, the question must be asked: In what
way is her queenship “real”? Mary’s royal stature has meaning for us apart from
whatever it may mean in the realm of God. We are likewise invited to be a holy
and royal people, to live as heirs in God’s kingdom. What Mary already
possesses is a vision of what awaits us as her children in faith. Treat those
around you like royalty today. They are!
Today’s readings: Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17;
Matthew 23:1-12
“Why have I
found favor in your sight, that you should take notice of me?”
