Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
September 6,
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.
Ask
deacon mike
We continue our
reflections on the Eucharist.
One
of the most frequently asked questions concerns the obligation to attend Mass
on Sunday. Article 2181 of The
Catechism of the Catholic Church states:
The Sunday Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of all
Christian practices. For this reason
the faithful are obliged to participate in the Eucharist on days of obligation
unless excused for a serious reason or dispensed by their own pastor. Those who deliberately fail in this
obligation commit a grave sin.
In essence we are
obligated under the pain of mortal sin to attend Mass on Sundays and other days
of obligation. People struggle with
this for various reasons. The
Eucharistic Celebration (Mass) is at the center of all of our religious
practices. We celebrate new life at
Mass with Baptism (We have Baptism within Mass at 11:00 AM on the 2nd
Sunday of the month.). We celebrate the
uniting of two lives in marriage with a Nuptial Mass. We celebrate God’s gift of life and the promise of everlasting
life after earthly death with a Funeral Mass.
Each Sunday the people of God assemble to hear God’s Word and receive
Jesus’ Body and Blood as an act of faith, repentance and thanksgiving.
As you can see, the
Mass is the foundation of all of our religious practices. It is for this reason that we are obliged to
come together as God’s collective people.
But I like to look at Sunday obligation this way, also. We have chosen to be Catholic and we have
chosen (by acceptance of Baptism) to live a way of life that is different from
others. The Mass offers us the
opportunity to participate in the presence of Jesus through the celebration of
His Word (scripture) and in the Blessed Sacrament. Therefore, the obligation is not just to God. The obligation is to ourselves. In Baptism we pledged ourselves to live as
Priest, Prophet and King forever in God’s kingdom. We owe it to ourselves to participate at Mass and fulfill the
obligation we accepted. Failure to do
so places us in a state of serious sin unless there is legitimate reason.
I also want to look
briefly at the structure of the Mass.
While one part flows into the next the Mass is really two celebrations
where Jesus becomes truly present to us.
They are the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the
Eucharist.
The Liturgy of the
Word
includes the Introductory and Penitential Rites, the proclamation of the
scriptures, the homily, the Creed and the intercessory prayers. Every assembly of persons for the worship
and praise of God has a welcoming part.
Our priest who represents Jesus as the leader of the assembly welcomes
all present by offering the grace and peace of God to all. Before we go further we pause to acknowledge
our sins before God and each other. As
we do we ask forgiveness for the times we fail to live as we should.
The proclamation of
the scriptures follows. Jesus is truly
present to us in the proclamation of God’s Word. This is something we have overlooked or failed to recognize for
far too long. Scripture is God’s Word
reaching into the realm of humanity.
Following the scripture readings is the homily. A homily is neither a speech nor a
sermon. It is an exhortation by the
bishop, priest or deacon for us to accept what was just proclaimed for what it
is – the Word of God. The homily also
urges and instructs us to put God’s Word to work in our own daily lives.
After the scripture
readings and homily come our response: the Profession of Faith (Creed) and the
Prayers of Intercession. Having heard
God’s Word we are inspired to profess what we believe – what the Church
teaches. We then offer our prayers on
behalf of all humanity asking God’s mercy, blessing and protection for
all. The Church gives us specific
instructions as to the form and content of these prayers so that the needs of
everyone are brought to God through our prayer.
The Liturgy of the
Eucharist
begins with the Offertory where we offer to God all that we have in thanksgiving
for all that God has given us. The
bread and wine that will be offered on the altar to become the Body and Blood
of Jesus represents those blessings.
The
Eucharistic Prayer begins immediately after we sing the Holy, Holy, Holy. Only the priest says the Eucharistic
prayer. This beautiful prayer to the
Father (actually there are four to choose from for typical Sunday Mass along
with others specifically written for other celebrations such as funerals,
weddings, and other particular Masses) leads up to the Consecration of the
bread and wine that becomes the Body and Blood of Jesus. The Our Father and the reception of Holy
Communion follow the Eucharistic Prayer.
Mass concludes with a
final prayer, blessing and dismissal.
Sometimes there is a prayer before the blessing that asks God to bestow
His favor upon us in a special way. The
final words of the Mass sum up all that Jesus said and did. Jesus came to offer us God’s peace. At the beginning of each Mass our priest
begins by offering that peace again. At
the end of Mass, having been nourished by God’s Word and the Body and Blood of
Jesus we are instructed to go in peace:
Our Mass has ended. Let us go
in peace to love and serve our Lord. Or,
Go in the peace of Christ.
The Mass with its many
parts comprises the most beautiful prayer of the Church. Where else can we become one with God and
each other in such a dynamic way?
People who fail to recognize this need to look at their faith. They need to remember the promises they made
at Baptism and remember that they set themselves apart by the seal of the Holy
Spirit in Confirmation. May God give us
all the strength to use our faith and remain faithful to Him always.
Please remember that
you can send me your questions at anytime.
Just drop them in the Sunday collection basket, mail them to the rectory
office, or you can simply send them by e-mail to deaconmikefranks@verizon.net.
Next month we will
conclude our reflections on the Eucharist with a look at the Church’s teaching
about the real presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. We will also look at Benediction and its
relationship to the Mass. Until then
always remember: I love you all. Deacon Mike Franks
Serving at Mass Sept.
13th
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Bob
Talbot Ed
Tryon
Kathryn Talbot
Priest
Priest
John Burke
Linda Benko
7:30 am – Trish
Dornisch John
Gilmore
Peter D’Amico Theresa
Gilmore
Mike Heveran
Priest
Jim Michels
Dina Corrado
9:30 am – Andrew
Souder Wendy
Benner
Judy Sledgen Terry
Benner
Bill Orr
Priest
Marianne Peters
John McHale
11:00 am – Linda
DiTondo Eileen
Davis
Doug DiTondo Donna
Tarantino
Deacon
Priest
Sandy Shellaway
Tony Shellaway
Serving at Mass Sept.
20th
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Dave
Boone Bob
Ellis
Teri Boone
Catherine Cahill
Priest
Jim Camarata
Trish Dornisch
7:30 am – Lori Brozena
JoanWieder
Immaculata Barndt Ernie
Quatrani
Michele Martin
Priest
Michael Duka
Pat Scheerbaum
9:30 am – Colleen
Daley Matt
Horvath
Priest J.
Sakalouckas
Deacon
Priest
Mary Ellen Paulk
Rose Anderson
Irene Novelli
Mary Weber
Bill Gurgick
Lisa Gurgick
Christine Kemp
Lester Kemp
11:00 am – Linda
Franks Bob Piccone
Priest Luke
Verna
Deacon
Priest
Tina Evans
Marlene Leidy
Mary Goodfellow
Anita Weilnau
Ken Mayer
Marilynn Mayer
DJ Williams
Sandy Williams
TWENTY THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Monday, September 7
9:00 am – Mass in Church – Stephen Fogel,
(Helen Fogel)
Tuesday, September 8, Nativity of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
8:00 am – For all those enrolled in the
Memorial Society.
Wednesday, September 9, Peter Claver
7:00 pm – Elizabeth Copestick, (Guy &
Robin Piza)
Thursday, September 10
8:00 am – Tom Virus, (Judi Virus, daughters
& granddaughter)
Friday, September 11
8:00 am – Helen & Alexander LeGrand,
(Henry & Rita Tokarski)
Saturday, September 12
8:00
am – Doris Cahill, (Pat & Eileen Cahill)
5:00 pm – Gordon Heckler, (Bob & Dawn
Ellis)
TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sunday, September 13
7:30 am – For the living & deceased
members of the Parish.
9:30 am – Kathleen Piepszowski, (Joe &
Mary Verna)
11:00 am – Deceased members of Dimeo families;
Anthony, Sr., Catherine & Anthony, Jr.,
(Dolores & Anthony Bucci)
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, Tommy Slattery, Neal Lester
& Ruth Wunder.
For those who have died, and in particular for Bill
Myers, grant them eternal rest and peace.
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
August
31, 2008 August 30, 2009
Envelope:
$ 8,048.00 $ 8,370.00
Loose: 1,355.00 1,101.00
Children: 49.00 74.00
Total: $
9,452.00 $ 9,545.00
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*
Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – September 10th – Team #4
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Bingo: August 27th – 85 players
Games: $
842.00
Kitchen: 220.00
Total: $ 1,062.00
PARISH BREAKFAST!
Our next breakfast is Sunday – September 27th in
the social hall gym from 7:00 am – 12:30 pm; save the date and mark your
calendars!
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 Lloyd Rothenberger,
Cliff &
Connie Marks.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday, September 6th – Children’s
Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass
Sunday, September 6th – Men’s 30 &
over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuesday, September 8th – First Day of
School – grades 1 thru 8, with noon dismissal.
Tuesday, September 8th – Choir &
Cantor Practice in Church at 6:00 pm
Tuesday, September 8th – Library
Meeting for all Library Aides right after start of school.
Wednesday, September 9th – Kindergarten
Parent Meeting – Neri Center – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, September 9th – Home &
School Board Meeting – rectory – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, September 9th – BETA Program
– gym – meeting room – 10:00 am
Thursday, September 10th – Kindergarten
Visitation – Meeting Teachers – school – 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Thursday, September 10th – Pennsburg
Manor Nursing Home Mass – 10:00 am
Thursday, September 10th – Bingo – gym
– 6:30 pm
Thursday, September 10th – Martha
Ministry Meeting – rectory – 7:00 pm
Thursday, September 10th – Cub Scouts
Open House – Neri Center – 6:45 pm
Friday, September 11th – First day of
Kindergarten
Friday, September 11th – Bible Timeline
Study – rectory – 9:00 am
Friday, September 11th – SPN Quilting –
gym – 1pm
Saturday, September 12th – RCIA –
Organizations; Introductions; Kick-off – rectory – 2:00 pm
Sunday, September 13th – Children’s
Liturgy of the Word at the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday, September 13th – Knights of
Columbus Meeting – rectory – 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 13th – Elizabeth
Ministry Mom to Mom Connection – gym – 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
Sunday, September 13th – Men’s 30 &
over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
UPCOMING MEETINGS
SPN Rosary Society – Monday – September 14th
– Chapel at 1:00 pm
Pre-Jordan – Monday – Sept. 14th –
rectory – 7:30 pm
First day of Pre-K4 at school; Monday – Sept. 14th
Parish Council Meeting – Monday – September 14th
– rectory – 7:00 pm
Bible Timeline Study – Monday – September 14th
– rectory – 7:00 pm
Charismatic Prayer Group – Monday – September 14th
– Chapel – 7:00 pm
First Day of Pre-K3 at school; Tuesday – Sept. 15th
Back-to-School Night – grades 1 thru 8 – Tuesday –
September 15th
Elizabeth Ministry Meeting – Tuesday – September
15th – Neri Center – 7:00 pm
Welcome Committee Meeting – Tuesday – September 15th
– rectory – 7:00 pm
Boy Scouts – Tuesday – September 15th –
gym – 7pm
Choir & Cantor Practice – Tuesday – September
15th – Church – 6:00 pm
PREP – Religious Ed – First day of classes –
Wednesday – September 16th – school – 6:00 pm
BETA Program – Wednesday – September 16th
– gym – Meeting Room – 10:00 am
UPCOMING MEETINGS (con’t.)
Respect Life Ministry Meeting – Wednesday,
September 16th – rectory – 7:30 pm
Cub Scouts – Thursday – September 17th
– Neri Center – 6:45 pm
Opening School Mass – Friday – September 18th
– in Church at 9:00 am
Bible Timeline Study – Friday – September 18th
– rectory – 9:00 am
Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Sunday, September
20th – at the 9:30 am Mass.
Parish Picnic – Sunday, September 20th
– Church grounds – 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Men’s 30 & over Basketball – Sunday, September
20th – gym – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
SCHOOL
NEWS
SCHOOL MEETINGS
A brief meeting
will be held on Tuesday, September 8th
for ALL volunteer Library Aides. (Please note date change) 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:
NO PREP classes on September 9th
September
16th – 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
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.
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 -
Sept. 14th.
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 six (6) 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.
CONFIRMATION
NOTIFICATION
We (Saint
Philip Neri Parish) have been notified from the Bishop’s office that the
students will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation during their 6th
and 7th grades in the School and PREP Program. This change will affect the present 4th
and 5th grade students. With
this change and transition, we are not scheduled to celebrate the Sacrament of
Confirmation until Fall, 2011. During their Faith Formation process and
preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation, the child is required to be
enrolled in our Parish School or Parish Religious Education Program up to and
including the 7th grade.
If you have
any questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Jeff Daley, DRE at: 215-541-3120
or email to: egneri@comcast.net.
BETA BEGINS
When: Wednesday, September 9th
Where:
SPN Social Hall Meeting Room
Time: 10:00 – 12:00 noon
ALL ARE WELCOME!
For more information
please call:
Sue DiMarco:
215-679-7193
ST.
PHILIP NERI CHURCH
HOAGIE SALE
CHEESE,
ITALIAN or TURKEY
Tuesday
– September 15th
(please
note date change)
12:00
NOON – 6:00 PM
St.
Philip Neri Social Hall
COST: $4.00
All
orders due by:
Tuesday
– September 8th
Please
call:
Rita: 679-7009 or Pat: 679-5675
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!
ST. PHILIP
NERI PARISH PICNIC
Sunday – September 20th
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
HOMEMADE
CANDY is the baking contest Theme for this year.
Advance
sale Food Tickets are available now thru September 13th at the SCRIP
table and at the rectory.
Save the date and see you at the picnic!
Moms, Mark
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
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 267-923-8635. 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!
CUB SCOUT PACK 591 CAR
WASH
St. Philip Neri Center
Saturday – September 26th
12:00 noon – 5:00 pm
$5.00/car
Please
contact Scott Klugh for more information at: 267-374-6469.
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
“USED” Clothing &
Food Collection for Homeless
On the weekends of September 20th
& 27th, the Respect Life Ministry will be conducting a Fall & Winter Clothing & Food Drive to benefit the homeless in
the Philadelphia area.
We are requesting your help in
supplying the following “used”
items of clothing:
Blankets,
coats, sweaters, socks, shirts, scarves, gloves, sweatshirts, hats and pants.
We are also asking for the following
food and personal items in “travel
size”:
Juice
boxes, granola bars (soft texture), crackers (cheese/wheat or peanutbutter),
raisins (box), homemade cookies, soap/deodorant, shampoo, toothbrush/paste,
shaving gel or cream and after shave.
Donations are always welcome and
greatly appreciated. *Monetary gifts
will be used to purchase food.
If you wish to donate any of the above
items, please drop them in the box in the vestibule, located in the back of the
Church.
Thank you for your generosity in the
past, and know that you will be giving comfort to those in dire need.
May God bless you!
If you wish
more information, call Mike: 215-541-9032 or Pat: 215-234-0124.
FAMILY RETREAT
Are you
looking for an opportunity for your family to take a vacation with God? At a Malvern Family Retreat, you will
experience activities focused on fun and spiritual growth for all ages!
For more
information, contact Bill & Dana Orr: 215-679-8223 or dana@goodnews4health.net.
CASINO TRIP
Enjoy a visit to the Tropicana Resort & Casino
in Atlantic City with Silver Spirits and have a great time!
October 31, 2009 at 10:00 am from St. Philip Neri
Church Parking Lot.
Cost: $30.00/person (includes
gratuity)
Package includes:
*$25.00 in slot play for all passengers
*Motorcoach transportation
*Pick-up and return to St. Philip Neri Church
Please contact:
Kathy Talbot: 215-541-0250 or:
Kathy Kulp: 267-923-5173
***Payment confirms your reservation***
OUTLET STORES SHOPPING & CHRISTMAS SHOW
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, a trip to Rockvale
Outlets for a morning of shopping and lunch on our own; then we are off to the
American Music Theatre to see a Christmas Show that will delight everyone!
The cost to you is $65.00. For more
details/information, call Kathy Talbot: 215-541-0250 or Kathy Kulp:
267-923-5173.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD
NOTIFICATION
Little Church
10/04/09 ~ 05/02/10
Ages 3 – 5 only
Little Church is for Preschoolers to
learn about their faith with bible stories and activities during the 9:30 a.m.
Mass in our Social Hall meeting Rooms.
(Drop off
when Mass begins … pick up when Mass is finished.)
Registration Form
Required – No Fee
Please
contact Mr. Jeffrey Daley, DRE or email egneri@comcast.net
for a registration form.
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(Will
continue all year except Christmas / Easter)
Ages 5-8 only
During our 9:30 a.m.
Mass
No Form Required
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
Office of the Cardinal
September 4, 2009
Dear Brothers
and Sisters in Christ,
Evangelization – Strengthening one’s own faith and
those around us…is the theme for this year’s National Collection
for the Black and Indian Missions. Your
financial contribution to this fund assists clergy, religious and lay
catechists, parishes, schools, and catechetical centers for the evangelization
of the Black and Native American peoples throughout our country. Locally, through grants awarded from this
collection, a number of parishes and organizations within the Archdiocese are
able to fund pastoral outreach and evangelization programs.
The collection for the Black and Indian
Missions will be held in all our parishes on the weekend of September 12 and 13, 2009. I ask your continued prayers and generous
financial support of this collection.
Sincerely in
Christ,
Cardinal
Justin Rigali
RESPECT LIFE BULLETIN BRIEFS
“[Children] have a right to be educated in
authentic moral values rooted in the dignity of human person. This brings us back to our consideration of the
centrality of the family and the need to promote the Gospel of Life…We need to
reassess urgently the values underpinning society so that a sound moral
formation can be offered to young people and adults alike.”
(Pope Benedict XVI, April 16, 2008)
AREA PARISH NEWS
Calix is coming to
Saint Eleanor
What is Calix?
The Calix
Society is men and women suffering
from addiction, helping each other get through the next 24 hours. Using the principles of twelve-step recovery
and Catholic spirituality, Calix can
help you recover from addictions to alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, sex or
work. Whatever your addiction, let the
Calix Society help.
THROUGH FAITH AND CHARITY,
RECOVER YOUR HOPE!!!
First meeting:
September 27th – 8:00 pm at the Vianney Hall (lower level of St.
Eleanor Rectory).
For more
information, call Joe: 215-872-5570, Eileen: 484-368-2633 or Pat: 484-685-8769.
Protecting God’s
Children Awareness Session
Blessed
Teresa of Calcutta will be hosting a Protecting God’s Children Awareness
Session on October 14th at 6:00 pm.
To pre-register, go to www.virtus.org.
or call Maureen Mochwart at: 610-287-2525 ext. 104.
AREA NEWS
PALLIATIVE
VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Grandview
Hospital will offer a Palliative Care Volunteer Training Session this fall for
their new “Transitions In Care” Program.
“Transitions In Care” is for patients experiencing serious illness who
may be receiving disease treatment but who also desire management of symptoms
and assistance with advance healthcare planning. Time commitment would be approximately two hours weekly. The three-day training will include the
mission and concept of palliative care and the practical knowledge needed to
assist patients and their families in their homes. For more information or to register for training, please call
Joanne Day, RN at: 215-453-4149. The
deadline for registration is September 15, 2009.
ST. LUKE’S
HOSPITAL – QUAKERTOWN
GRAND OPENING
CELEBRATION OF:
The New St.
Luke’s Upper Perk Outpatient Center at 663 and Geryville Pike on Saturday,
October 10th and Sunday, October 11th from 10:00 am until
4:00 pm. Free screenings, tour of facility, and many fun, family focused
activities such as a pumpkin patch and face painting will be featured. Services include a family practice, walk in
lab testing, radiology, physical therapy and more. The Center opened August 24, 2009.
FORTY DAYS FOR
LIFE
This fall,
join the hundreds of thousands of people participating in 40 Days for Life
across North America and internationally.
40 Days for
Life saves lives through: Prayer and
Fasting for an end to abortion, Peaceful Vigil outside the abortion facility at
Planned Parenthood, 644 High Street and Community Outreach to spread the
message that life is sacred.
Learn how
you can help save lives here in (Pottstown) by contacting Marie Deterinidad at:
484-363-2376 or by visiting:
www.40daysforlife.com/cityname
Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen
and grow—a day at a time.
Sunday,
September 6, 2009
Twenty-third
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Take it all in
In religion class an indignant
little boy, hands on hips, declares, “I don’t think it’s fair that blind people
have better hearing than the rest of us!” Recognizing an opportunity, the
teacher instructs her students to sit down, close their eyes, and listen. For
the next ten minutes the children hear the sounds they usually tune out—birds
chirping outside, a door closing down the hall, the drone of an airplane overhead—and
come away with a renewed sense of wonder and appreciation for their sense of
hearing. Today is a good day to celebrate our senses. We might close our eyes
for a few minutes in order just to listen, hold a loved one’s hand, or stop to really
smell the coffee—and taste it, too.
Today’s readings: Isaiah 35:4-7a; James 2:1-5; Mark
7:31-37
“He even
makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
Monday,
September 7
Labor Day
A labor of love
Labor Day is a good day to reflect
on the Catholic Church’s extensive body of social encyclicals. Rerum novarum
(Of New Things) issued in 1891 is the granddaddy of them all. Authors Tim and
Jean Unsworth wrote in Upon This Rock (ACTA, 1991): “This was the most
significant of all the encyclicals before or since. Rerum novarum broke
down the barriers that separated the church from the worker. Never before had
the church spoken on social matters in such an official and comprehensive
fashion.” Pope Benedict XVI recently added his contribution to the tradition of
social teachings with Caritas in veritate (Charity in Truth). Read up!
Today’s readings: Colossians 1:24-2:3; Luke 6:6-11
“Is it lawful
to do good on the Sabbath?
Tuesday, September
8
Feast of the
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Great expectations
Disappointments come in all
varieties: in finance, romance, parenting, and professional fulfillment. Some
of us dream big dreams only to reap what seem humble returns. Should we set our
sights lower, then, to keep disappointment at bay? For his part Saint Paul does
recommend an attitude adjustment: Aim for love. Those who orient their actions
and intentions toward love of God will not be disappointed because God is glad
to employ all things, successes and failures together, to fulfill divine
purposes. Just ask Saints Joachim and Anne, aged parents of a late-arriving
child soon to be called “full of grace.”
Today’s readings: Micah 5:1-4a or Romans 8:28-30;
Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23
“We know that
all things work together for good for those who love God.”
Wednesday,
September 9
Feast of Peter Claver, priest
No need to seek approval
The Spanish Jesuit priest Saint
Peter Claver spent 40 years ministering to African slaves arriving in the port
of Cartegena, in what is now Colombia. Many thought he was wasting his time and
even opposed his work with people whose welfare was almost entirely neglected.
In the last few years of his life, Peter himself was nearly forgotten, having
become ill and confined to his room. Yet his death in 1654 prodded the city
into the realization they had lost a saint. Even if your efforts to help others
go unnoticed—or if noticed, perhaps criticized—know it’s likely that the
beneficiaries of your assistance do realize what you’ve done, and that God
certainly does.
Today’s readings: Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 6:20-26
“Blessed are
you when people hate you, and when they exclude you . . . on account of the Son
of Man.”
Thursday,
September 10
You are what you wear
Clothing has a dual purpose: to
protect the fragile body from harsh weather and to adorn and identify ourselves
and what we are about: the business suit of an executive, the torn jeans of a
teenager, the uniform of a soldier. So it makes sense that Saint Paul says we
should “put on” virtue; we should wear compassion, kindness, patience,
gentleness—colorful and obvious as our outfits. Paul wants us to wear our
allegiance to Christ—“on our sleeves” if you will—not as a boast like a Gucci
or Prada logo, but as a simple, humble sign that this woman, this man, this
youngster belongs to Christ, and you’ll know it because you can see that she or
he is dressed in love.
Today’s readings: Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 6:27-38
“Above all,
clothe yourselves with love.”
Friday,
September 11
Becoming like the teacher
Remember that frightening moment
when you first realized: “Oh, my gosh, I’m becoming my mother!”—or your father
or whoever it was staring back at you from the mirror of your life? We do tend
to grow up to become like our parents in many ways, whether we like it or not.
Perhaps an even more frightening realization is that someday our kids
will be saying the very same thing. We put a lot of time and effort into trying
to control our kids when, if the above is true, we ought to spend at least as
much energy controlling ourselves. That way, when the student becomes like the
teacher, we will have made some progress.
Today’s readings: Readings: 1 Timothy 1:1-2, 12-14;
Luke 6:39-42
“A disciple
is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will be like the
teacher.”
Saturday,
September 12
Feast of the
Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A name you can trust
Dating back originally to the 16th
century, the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary was reinstated on the Catholic
calendar in 2000 by Pope John Paul II. It celebrates the gift of Mary’s name
for when we are in need of a mother’s care. So in the Mass for this feast the
priest says: “Grant that we who call upon the holy name of Mary, our mother,
with confidence in her protection may receive strength and comfort in all our
needs.” Today keep the name of the Blessed Virgin on your lips, so as to be
prepared for the moment you are in need.
Today’s readings: 1 Timothy 1:15-17; Luke 6:43-49
“I will show
you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them.”
