Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
August 23,
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.
Last month I asked the question:
In how many community-building and service activities do you participate? Let me share with you what our United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops have said in their document, “Communities of
Salt and Light…..
“But in some parishes, the social justice dimension of parish life is
still neglected, under developed, or touch only a few parishioners.
We have much to learn from those parishes that are leading the way in
making social ministry an integral part of parish ministry and
evangelization. We need to build local
communities of faith where our social teaching is central, not fringe; where
social ministry is integral, not optional; where it is the work of every
believer, not just the mission of a few committed people and committees.
For too many parishioners, our social teaching is an unknown
tradition. In too many parishes, social
ministry is a task for a few, not a challenge for the entire parish community. We believe we are just beginning to realize
our potential as a community of faith committed to serve those in need, and to
work for greater justice”.
One of the roles that our Bishops have is the role of teaching. They have taught us to live the social
dimension of the Gospel. References to
our social dimensions are in the Scriptures; both the Old and New Testaments.
How can we do this? Through a
variety of community-building and service activities, I have already told you about
Friendly Visitors, H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Enthusiastically)
and Bereavement Support Groups.
This month, I’d like to explain another way to live and preach the
Gospel. It is a service that will begin
in October, 2009. The name of the new
service is Martha Ministry.
As you recall from the Scriptures, when Jesus’ friend, Lazarus, died,
Martha told Jesus that if he had been there, her brother would not have
died. Martha is frequently associated
with understanding the pain of losing a loved one.
Martha Ministry should work like this:
when someone dies, the Rectory will notify the Martha Ministry
Coordinator, who will contact a Martha Ministry (M.M.) who is on “duty” that
week. The Martha Minister will call the
family of the deceased and ask to visit them, bringing a casserole or a
cake. If the person agrees to a visit,
a Martha Minister will go to the home.
In addition to the food gift, the M.M. will offer to assist in any way
they can; e.g., make a lunch, meet someone’s bus, go on errands, etc. The Martha Minister will also attend the
Funeral Liturgy.
The family of the deceased will receive a brochure re: Bereavement
Support Groups, and our Mass of Remembrance.
They will also receive “Care Notes” about grief. A year later, they will receive a card on
the Anniversary of the deceased person’s death. All this is to let the grieving family know that their parish
faith community cares for, and supports them in their shadowed time.
If you are interested in serving others as part of Martha Ministry,
please call Kathy Talbot at:
215-541-0250.
Please make some time to consider how our Triune God may be calling you
to serve Him.
I leave you in the warmth of the Trinity.
FIRST FRIDAY MASS
First
Friday is September 4th.
Mass is in Church at 9:00 am, followed by adoration until evening prayer
at 7:00 pm. The sign-up book for
adoration schedule can be found in the Church vestibule beneath the crucifix.
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
Serving at Mass Sept.
6th
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Anna
Murphy Mark
Meinzer
Gerald Murphy
Deacon
Priest
Jim Quigley
Annemarie Quigley
7:30 am – Paul
Moser Ernie
Quatrani
Maureen Moser Michael
Lynch
Deacon
Priest
Chuck Rodgers
Maria Rodgers
9:30 am – Keith
Greczek Joe
Cassarella
Sharon Shaak Larry
Concio
Priest
Priest
Anthony Pongia
Joan Pongia
11:00 am- Bob
Schwind Adam
Canigiani
Barbara Schwind D.
McCausland
Priest
Priest
Michael Dougherty
Tina Evans
TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
August 23, 2009
Monday, August 24, Bartholomew, apostle
8:00 am – Noreen Bauer, (Steve & Judy
Bairstow)
Tuesday, August 25, Louis of France; Joseph
Calasanz
8:00 am – George Dykie, (Bill & Mary
Jacobson)
Wednesday, August 26
7:00 pm – Theresa Lawall, (James McGough)
Thursday, August 27, Monica
8:00 am – Jeanne Miller, (Mike Heveran)
Friday, August 28, Augustine, bishop &
doctor
8:00 am – Lila & Paul Smith, (Estate)
Saturday, August 29
8:00
am – Michael Wong, (Sung & Sun He Suh)
5:00 pm – Jane Remick, (Clark & Barbara
Robinson)
Sunday,
August 30
7:30 am – David Nunan, (Concetta & Angela
Chinnici)
9:30 am – Andreas Nicolaou, (Leonette
Nicolaou)
11:00 am – For the living & deceased
members of the Parish
ROSE/FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
The red roses placed on the Blessed
Mother and Sacred Heart Altars are in honor of three (3) special August Birthdays.
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The floral arrangement on the center
altar is in honor of three (3) special
August Birthdays.
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, 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, Kathrine Kerivel, Herman Adam, Bill Myers & Tommy Slattery.
For those who have died, and in particular for Teofil
Rawluk, 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
17, 2008 August 16, 2009
Envelope:
$ 7,883.00 $ 8,858.50
Loose: 1,189.00 1,115.00
Children: 42.50 93.00
Total:
$
9,114.50 $10,066.50
Special
collection:
Missionary
Co-op: $ 833.00
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*
Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – August 27th – Team #2
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Bingo: August 13th – 72 players
Games: $ 430.35
Kitchen: 50.65
Total: $ 481.00
Paper
Recycling – July 2009:
3.50 Tons -
$23.51
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:
Pete &
Linda Frank, Ellen Malloy & family.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
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
Monday, August 24th – Bible Timeline
Study – rectory – 7:00 pm
Monday, August 24th – Charismatic
Prayer Group – in the Chapel at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, August 25th – Garden Club –
Church grounds – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, August 25th – Meeting St. Paul
Today – Book Discussion – rectory – 7:00 pm
Thursday, August 27th – Bingo – gym –
6:30 pm
Friday, August 28th – Bible Timeline –
rectory – 9:00 am
Sunday, August 30th – Children’s
Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday, August 30th – Men’s 30 &
over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
UPCOMING MEETINGS
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
First Day
of School – Grades 1 thru 8 – with a noon dismissal
Hoagie
Sale – Tuesday, September 8th – gym – 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm
Kindergarten
Parent Meeting – Wednesday, September 9th – Neri Center – 7:00 pm
Home
& School Board Meeting – Wednesday, September 9th – Neri Center
– 7:00 pm
PREP –
Religious Ed – Wednesday, September 9th – School – 6:00 pm
BETA
Program – Wednesday, September 9th – gym – meeting room – 10:00 am
Kindergarten
Visitation – Meeting Teachers – Thursday, September 10th - School –
9am – 11am
Pennsburg
Manor Nursing Home – Thursday, September 10th – 10:00 am
Martha
Ministry Meeting – Thursday, September 10th – rectory – 7:00 pm
Cub Scout
Open House – Thursday, September 10th – Neri Center – 6:45 pm
First day
of Kindergarten – Friday, September 11th
Bible
Timeline Study – Friday, September 11th – rectory – 9:00 am
RCIA –
Organizations, Introductions, Kick-off, Saturday, September 12th –
rectory – 2:00 pm
Knights
of Columbus Meeting – Sunday, September 13th – rectory – 7:30 pm
Elizabeth
Ministry Mom to Mom Connection – Sunday, September 13th, gym – 12pm – 2:00 pm
Men’s 30
& over Basketball – Sunday, September 13th – gym, 8:00 pm –
10:00 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.
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 and return it to the rectory or email Agnes O’Connor at: aoc73156@hotmail.com. Thank you!
HOME
ROOM PARENTS:
6th 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
SCHOOL MEETINGS
A brief meeting
will be held on Wednesday, September 9th for ALL volunteer Library
Aides. We will meet in the School
Library immediately following the start of school. If you are unable
to attend, please contact Agnes O’Connor at: 267-923-8635 or via email at: aoc73156@hotmail.com.
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 on Saturday,
September 12th. 2:00 pm at the rectory. The topic of discussion is:
Organization, Introductions, Kick-off. 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.
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)
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.
COMING SOON – MARTHA MINISTRY
This Ministry is a sub ministry of the
Bereavement Ministry. The Martha
Ministers are representatives of St. Philip Neri Faith Community to offer
consolation and support to the bereaved family at their time of loss. Volunteers (Martha Helpers) will offer food
or cake if needed and the Martha Ministers will call/visit the family and attend
the funeral as the Parish Representative.
Follow-up will continue as needed.
If interested in being a Minister or a
Helper, please attend a Martha Ministry Meeting on Thursday, September 10th,
at 7:00 pm in the Meeting Room of the Rectory.
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.
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
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.
Save the date and see you at the picnic!
PARISH PICNIC TEE
SHIRTS
Our 4th Annual Parish Picnic Tee Shirts
are available for sale beginning today at the Masses:
Children’s
sizes: $7.00
Adult
sizes: $8.00 & $9.00
There is a limited supply of the 4th
Annual Tee Shirts…so get them as soon as possible!
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
CAPE MAY TRIP
By Patrick Souder
On August 8-10, boy scouts from Troop 591 and cub scouts from Packs 591
and 170 (and family members) camped at the Coast Guard Training Facility in
Cape May, NJ. Friday night, we set up
our tents/camp and
enjoyed a quick snack of tomato pie before hitting our sleeping bags. After a delectable breakfast at the
visitors’ mess hall, some scouts went deep sea fishing for four hours, catching
flounder, sand
sharks and bluefish, while the other scouts toured the Cape May Zoo. We rendezvoused back at the campsite for a
satisfying lunch and then proceeded down to the dock where we toured three
Coast Guard ships, used by the Coast Guard for rescue missions, homeland
security, drug interdiction, etc. We
hiked back from the docks, and a brisk game of baseball was followed by dinner
at the mess hall. After awaking from a
rainy night, we ate breakfast and attended Mass at the base chapel. Then we hit the Wildwood boardwalk/beach, broke camp and
caravanned home to St. Philip’s.
The following scouts and guests attended the event: Cub scouts: Liam Daley, Andrew Klugh, Garrett Young, Matt Souder and Brandon
Naylor; Boy Scouts: Philip
Myers, Pat Souder and Tyler Stephenson; Guest: Dominic Souder.
We thank our leaders and parents for another great weekend trip.
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
Troop 591 Member Attains Eagle Rank
On July 28 2009, Adam Kulp of Troop 591
attended the Rank of Eagle after completing his Eagle Board of Review. Adam has
become the troop’s 14th Eagle Scout since it’s inception in 1964.
For Adam’s Eagle project he led the construction and installation of three new
flagpoles and a paver patio at the new Red Hill Fire House. Troop Committee
Member Tony D’Ippolito accompanied Adam to his Eagle Scout Board of Review.
Please welcome us in congratulating Adam on his accomplishments.
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
RESPECT LIFE BULLETIN BRIEFS
“We believe that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is
a ‘Gospel of Life’,…we cannot simultaneously commit ourselves to human rights
and progress while eliminating or marginalizing the weakest among us. Nor can we practice the Gospel of Life only
as a private piety. American Catholics
must live vigorously and publicly.”
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1998)
GOVERNMENT HEALTH
CARE
While this
legislation is still in draft form, the request for action at the local level
is imperative. What we do know is that
we must take action now to share our thoughts and beliefs with our national legislators
in time for them to consider incorporating these points when deliberations
resume in September. We need to ensure that
the new legislation preserves freedom of conscience for health care
professionals and does not violate the right to life by allocating tax revenues
for abortions.
Please contact
Senator Casey and Spector along with your representative in congress and
strongly encourage them with an insistent plea to uphold the dignity and
sanctity of life with this new legislation.
To contact your
representatives and senators directly, please go to www.nchla.org and click on Action Alerts where
you will be able to find the names of your US Representatives and Senators.
The message is
simple: “Support genuine health care
reform that respects the life and dignity of all. A fair and just health care reform bill must exclude
mandated coverage for abortion, and uphold longstanding laws that restrict
abortion funding and protect conscience rights.”
If you have any
questions, the Respect Life Office is readily available to assist you. They can be reached at 215-587-5661.
Thank you for your
support of this vital issue.
