Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
November 1,
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.
EUCHARISTIC
MINISTER SCHEDULE
Serving at Mass November
1st
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Dawn
Ellis Bob
Ellis
Linda Benko
Priest
Deacon
Trudy Moser
Dave Moser
Lisa Edleman
Michael Edleman
Bob Talbot
Kathryn Talbot
Dianne Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
7:30 am – Chuck
Rodgers Pete
Frank
Maria Rodgers Michael
Lynch
Priest
Deacon
Mary R. Giambrone
Dina Corrado
Mike Heveran
Michael Duka
Gerald Murphy
Anna Murphy
Keith Greczek
John McHale
9:30 am – Lillian
Hewitt J. Sakalouckas
Joshua Hewitt Joe
Cassarella
Priest
Priest
Bill Gurgick
Lisa Gurgick
11:00 am – DJ
Williams Luke
Verna
Sandy Williams Adam
Canigiani
Priest
Priest
Sandy Shellaway
Tony Shellaway
Serving at Mass November 8th
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Marci
Jaman Mark Meinzer
Alice Swift
Priest
Priest
Gerald Murphy
Anna Murphy
7:30 am – Joan
Varallo Ernie
Quatrani
Wally Varallo John
Guckin
Priest
Denise Guckin
Jim Michels
Immaculata Barndt
9:30 am – Lester
Kemp Wendy
Benner
Christine Kemp Terry
Benner
Priest
Michael Sledgen
Jack Nash
Monica Nash
11:00 am –
Maryanne Charlton Donna
Tarantino
Kevin Charlton D.
McCausland
Priest
Deacon
Amanda Charlton
Tinamarie Evans
Mary Goodfellow
Anna Kells
Jeanne Hermley
Bob Hermley
Mary Lavin
Marlene Leidy
FIRST FRIDAY
Friday,
November 6th, is the first Friday of November. Mass is in Church at 9:00 am. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Church
from 10:00 am until evening Prayer and Benediction at 7:00 pm.
The sign-up
binder to commit for adoration time can be found in the vestibule under the
crucifix.
Please
commit to spend some time with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
ALL SOULS DAY
CEMETERY MASS
All Souls
Day is Monday, November 2nd.
On this day, we remember our loved ones who have departed from us. We
pray that they will be united with God in His eternal kingdom. There are two Masses celebrated on All Souls
Day for our deceased. The 8:00 am Mass
in the Chapel and a 12:10 pm Mass in our Parish Cemetery. Anyone attending the 12:10 pm Mass is
reminded to bring a lawn chair for this Mass.
November is
the month when the Universal Church prays for our departed loved ones. Please remember all the deceased in your
prayers!
WE REMEMBER MASS
We pray for
our parishioners who have died during the past year…We Remember Them.
Mass
remembering them will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 10th at
7:30 pm in Church.
Everyone is
welcome to come and pray with us in this Mass of Remembrance. A reception will follow in our Social Hall.
FEAST OF ALL SAINTS
Monday, November 2, All Souls Day
8:00 am – For all the names of the Deceased on
the Altar
12:10 pm – All Souls Mass at Holy Cross
Cemetery,
For all the names of the Deceased on the Altar
Tuesday, November 3, Martin de Porres
8:00 am – Clifford Rothenberger,
(Fr. Leo Letterhouse Council #6614)
Wednesday, November 4, Charles Borromeo
7:00 pm – Maryann Moyer, (Judi Virus &
family)
Thursday, November 5
8:00 am – Vincent Pongia, (Joan & Anthony
Pongia)
Friday, November 6
8:00 am – Frank Bozzelli, (Children &
Grandchildren)
Saturday, November 7
8:00
am – John Virus, (The Family)
5:00 pm – For all the names of the Deceased on
the Altar
THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sunday, November 8
7:30 am – Eugene Cressman, (Catherine
Cressman)
9:30 am – For the living & deceased
members
of the Parish.
11:00 am – Maria Goffredo, (The Family)
ROSE/FLORAL ARRANGEMENT
The red roses placed on the Blessed
Mother and Sacred Heart Altars are in memory of Maryann Moyer, requested by her Mother, Helen Virus & Family.
*********************************************************
The floral arrangement on the altar is
in memory of Michael Sinisko on his Tenth
Anniversary, requested by Viola Sinisko.
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, Baby Robert John Riegel Jr., Robert Rukstalis, Kathy Rukstalis, Mary
Ann Bencie, Frances Cannon, Dianna
Rynkiewicz, Ethel Buck, Gary Lester Keller, Baby Lucy Littlefield, Charlotte
Azarovich, George Bradford, Margie Shelley, Matthew Melcher, Rick DeStefano,
Catherine Wlazelek, Mark & Margaret Clark, Bill Engle, Carrie Desetto,
Anthony Bodgon, Kathrine Kerivel, Herman Adam, Tommy Slattery, Ruth Wunder,
Baby Olivia Enriquez, Elizabeth & Wayne Brinckman, Carla Kozak, Bill Kulp,
Janice Minnich, Al Kornak, Michael Sinisko, Jr. Bob McCarty, Peggy Hallahan,
Christine Keer & Jean Kosich.
For those who have died, and in particular for Dorothy
Dewson, grant them eternal rest and peace.
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
October 26, 2008 October 25,
2009
Envelope: $ 7,910.00 $ 7,861.00
Loose: 1,164.00
1,266.00
Children: 73.30 36.13
Total: $ 9,147.30 $ 9,163.13
CENSUS (BLOCK) Collection:
$ 17,672.44
Saint Charles
Borromeo Seminary
2009/2010
Annual Appeal
We welcome,
Seminarian Mr. James Harper
IV College
has
been assigned to speak on behalf of the Seminary Appeal at St. Philip Neri,
next weekend. James will speak after
communion, and the second collection will take place after communion.
PARISH BREAKFAST
Our parish Breakfast was held on
Sunday, October 25th. Thank
you so much to those who came out and worked hard to make the Breakfast fun and
successful. We served 500 people
with a $2,392.00 profit! Our next parish Breakfast is January 24,
2010.
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*
Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – November 5th – Team #4
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Bingo: October 22nd – 73 players
Games: $ 581.30
Kitchen: 205.60
Total: $ 786.90
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 Anthony Falcarelli, requested by:
Florence
Kile.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday, November 1st – Knights of
Columbus Communion Breakfast & Mass – 9:30 am
Sunday, November 1st – Children’s
Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass
Sunday, November 1st – Little Church –
gym – 9:30am
Sunday, November 1st – Men’s 30 &
Over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Monday, November 2nd – All Souls
Cemetery Mass – at Holy Cross Cemetery – 12:10 pm
Monday, November 2nd – Pre-Cana – at
the Neri Center – 7:30 pm
Monday, November 2nd – Pre-Jordan –
Rectory Meeting Room – 7:30 pm
Monday, November 2nd – Charismatic
Prayer Group – in the Chapel at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 3rd – Choir &
Cantor Practice – Church – 6:00 pm
Tuesday, November 3rd – SPN Craft Guild
– Gym Meeting Room – 1:00 pm
Tuesday, November 3rd – Boy Scouts –
Gym – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 4th – PREP –
Religious Ed – School – 6:00 pm
Wednesday, November 4th – BETA Program
– Rectory Meeting Room – 10:00 am
Thursday, November 5th – Bingo – Gym –
6:30 pm
Thursday, November 5th – Cub Scouts –
in the School at 6:45 pm
Thursday, November 5th – Little Flowers
Girl Club – in the School Library – 6:30 pm
Friday, November 6th – 1st
Friday Mass in Church at 9:00 am;
Adoration in Church – 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday, November 6th – SPN Quilting –
Gym Meeting Room – 1:00 pm
Saturday, November 7th – SPN Energy
Committee Meeting – Gym – 10:00 am
Sunday, November 8th – Children’s
Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass.
Sunday, November 8th – Little Church –
in the Gym – 9:30 am
Sunday, November 8th – Knights of
Columbus Meeting – Rectory – 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 8th – Parish Youth
Ministry – The EDGE in the gym – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm; Teens Living in Christ
(High School) – gym – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday, November 8th – Men’s 30 &
Over Basketball – in the Gym – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Pastoral Council Meeting – Monday, November 9th
– Rectory – 7:00 pm
CYO Sports – Monday, November 9th – Gym
– 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Holy Rosary Prayer Group – Monday, November 9th
– Chapel – 1:00 pm
Charismatic Prayer Group – Monday, November 9th
– in the Chapel – 7:00 pm
Hoagie Sale – Tuesday, November 10th –
Gym & Meeting Rooms – 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
We Remember Mass – Tuesday, November 10th
– in Church at 7:30 pm
Boy Scouts – Tuesday, November 10th –
gym – 7pm
Home & School Board Meeting – Wednesday, November
11th – Rectory – 7:00 pm
PREP – Religious Ed – Wednesday, November 11th
– in School – 6:00 pm
CYO Sports – Wednesday, Nov. 11th-gym-5-10pm
Pennsburg Manor Nursing Home Mass – Thursday,
November 12th – 10:00 am
Cub Scouts – Thursday, November 12th –
Neri Center – 6:45 pm
CYO Sports – Friday, Nov.13th– gym -
5pm - 10pm
SPN Pork & Sauerkraut Dinner – Saturday,
November 14th – Gym – 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Sunday, Nov. 15th
– at the 9:30 am Mass
Little Church – Sunday, Nov. 15th-gym-9:30am
CYO Sports – Sunday, Nov. 15th–gym-12
noon-8pm
Men’s 30 & Over Basketball – Sunday, Nov. 15th
– in the Gym – 8:00 pm – 10:00pm
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PREP SCHEDULE
November
2009:
November
4th – classes
November
11th – classes
November
18th – classes
November
25th – NO CLASSES
December
2009:
December
2nd – classes
December
9th – classes
December
16th – PREP Advent Prayer Service – Social in Gym at 7:00 pm
December
23rd – NO CLASSES
December
30th – NO CLASSES
January
2010:
January
6th – classes resume – Happy New Year
January
13th – classes
January
20th – classes
January
20th – First Communion Parent Meeting – 6:10 pm – MANDATORY
MEETING
January
25th – First Penance Prayer Service –
7:00
pm in Church
January
27th – First Penance Prayer Service –
(SNOW
DATE)
February
2010:
February
3rd – Classes
February
3rd – First Communion Parent Meeting – 6:10 pm – Mandatory Meeting (SNOW
DATE)
February
10th – classes
February
17th – NO CLASSES
February
24th – classes
March
2010:
March
3rd – classes
March
10th – classes
March
17th – classes
March
23rd – First Communion Retreat – Social Hall/Church
March
24th – classes
March
31st – classes
April
2010:
April
4th – Easter Sunday
April
7th – classes
April
14th – classes
April
21st – classes
April
22nd – First Communion Practice – Church – 6:00 pm
April
24th – First Holy Communion – in Church at 10:00 am
April 28th – last class
May 2010:
May 11th – Marian May Procession – in Church
at 7:00 pm
SCHOOL NEWS
October
26th – November 1st
Preschool – Our four-year old
class created an “I Spy” Wacky Witch’s Brew bottle. Both classes had a delightful time dressing up in their Halloween
costumes and parading around school.
Kindergarten – Pumpkins, pumpkins
everywhere! This week we observed the
outside and inside of a pumpkin. Miss
Albany carved it out and placed a light inside which reminds us that Jesus is
our light!
1st – We will be starting
our second reader this week. We are
working hard and moving quickly along.
Soon October will be over and many of us will
be receiving our first Book-it awards!
2nd – In honor of All
Saint’s Day, the students each made a Saint Sash.
They read about a different saint and created
a sash by writing a few interesting facts and decorating it with appropriate
pictures and symbols of their saint to share with the class.
3rd – This week we are
reading a story called “Turtle Boy.” We
will be making posters on helping the environment since the main character in
the story cleaned up litter from the beaches.
4th – We are learning how
to study by using color and graphic organizers. Remembering information about PA’s region is much easier that
way.
We are looking forward to sharing information
about saints we have recently researched with our prayer partners.
5th – The students are
putting the planets in order, using themselves as the model.
6th – We are completing an
ILA project. They are creating posters
about themselves. A look ahead to next
week… The students are starting their novel study for “Number the Stars” by
Lois Lowry.
7th – In Social Studies
we have begun to study about the English colonies.
The students are also making analogies about
the cell – some of these are very creative!
8th – Christmas has come
early to the 7the & 8th grade Religion class. We are learning about the birth of Jesus through our study of the
Infancy narratives.
PARISH NEWS
MASS GREETER S NEEDED
We are in need of Greeters at Saturday and Sunday Masses. Greeters arrive at Mass 15 minutes before
the start of Mass; greet parishioners at the door; help take care of any
special needs; and distribute Bulletins at the conclusion of Mass.
If you can be a Greeter on a regular basis or as a substitute, please
call Dawn at: 215-679-2160; Shirley at the rectory: 215-679-9275 or email Doris
at: gmomdecker@yahoo.com.
THE PARISH
HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
A new
committee is being formed to catalog and record the Events in our parish. One phase of our task will be to review and
catalog the many photos and newspaper articles we already have. We hope to interview many of our long-time
parishioners and record all future parish Events. There will be a minimal number of meetings; the majority of work
will be done at home.
If you have
any questions or would like to be part of this committee, please call Shirley
at 215-679-9275, or email Doris at: gmomdecker@yahoo.com.
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 – November 9th.
FROM THE PARISH OUTREACH OFFICE
Eli
Elizabeth Ministry is based on Mary’s visit to
her cousin Elizabeth (Luke: 39-55). With Jesus in her womb she hastened to
Elizabeth’s home so she could share her joy and awe at the power of God. Elizabeth’s pure and simple response must
have brought great comfort to her. The
Elizabeth Ministry hopes to support women in our parish who are expecting a
child or have recently given birth, too.
We seek to emulate Mary, our Mother, by sharing with other women in the
joys, challenges and sorrows of the childbearing years. If you or someone you know is expecting a
child or has given birth, please call us to share in your joy and receive
support in the challenges of motherhood.
We are willing listeners and can provide caring companionship, as Mary
offered to Elizabeth.
Call the rectory at (215)679-9275 or LaRue
Emmell at (215)679-3086.
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.
ST.
PHILIP NERI CHURCH
HOAGIE
SALE
CHEESE,
ITALIAN or TURKEY
TUESDAY
– NOVEMBER 10, 2009
12:00
NOON – 6:00 PM
St.
Philip Neri Social Hall
COST: $4.00
All
orders due by:
Monday
– November 2nd
Please
call:
Rita:
679-7009 or Pat: 679-5675
ST. PHILIP NERI CHURCH
PORK & SAUERKRAUT SUPPER
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, November 14th
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tickets may be purchased at all Masses thru
November 8th. The prices are
as follows:
Adults - $8.00
Children 4-10 - $4.00
Under 4 – FREE
TAKE-OUT - $9.00
INFORMATION –
IMPORTANT
Do you need help in obtaining low-cost prescription medications? Contact the RX Support Program to obtain
assistance.
The phone number is:
1-877-747-7257.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
LIHEAP=Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program Applications will be available for first
time requestors at Open Line on November 2, 2009. If a family has had LIHEAP previously, an
application will be sent directly to the home.
Note: There will be a few LIHEAP applications in
the Parish Outreach Office. Call
215-679-2282. Speak slowly if leaving a
message.
PARISH NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY
SAVE THE DATE!
THURSDAY EVENING – DECEMBER 31st
8:00 PM TO 1:00 AM
Dinner dance for those 21 years of age & older!
Single person: $50 (note price increase)
Couples: $100 (note price increase)
Tickets will be available soon!
CYO SPORTS NEWS –
NEW CANDIDATES NEEDED
2010-2011 BASKETBALL SEASON
The
following positions will be available for the 2010-2011 season:
Athletic
Director
President
Vice
President
Treasurer
Snack
Stand Coordinator
(newly
created position)
If anyone
is interested in any of these positions, please call Kevin Loose at:
215-679-5481 as soon as possible.
LITTLE FLOWER
GIRLS CLUB
Little
Flower Girls Club is a Catholic Program for girls ages 5 and up based on
learning Catholic virtues through the lives of Catholic Saints, Scripture and
the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The next
meeting is November 5th in the SPN School Library from 6:30 pm – 8:00
pm. Any questions, please email joycepatrick@comcast.net.
ITALIAN HOLIDAY
TRIP
If anyone would be
interested in a visit to the eternal city of Rome and travel to Assisi as well
as Padre Pio’s home church, and end our visit in Venice around late Fall of
2010, please call Kathy at: 267-923-5173.
Our stay would be between eight to ten days.
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
Office of the Cardinal
October 30, 2009
Dear
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
During this year we
join our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, in celebrating the “Year of the
Priest.” The year affords us many
opportunities to reflect on the gift of the Priesthood and its importance in
the life of the Church, and to pray for our Priests, future priests, and an
increase in vocations to the diocesan priesthood.
Saint John
Vianney, Patron Saint of Parish Priests, refers to the Priesthood as the “love of the heart of Jesus.”
Love of the heart of Jesus calls us to continually grow in our
relationship with him and at the same time have our hearts transformed to love
others as He has loved us. This is one
of the goals of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary as it helps prepare men for
ordination and service as Priests. We
are so fortunate, here in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, to have our own
Seminary where all our future priests are formed. In the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, we currently have 48 young
men who have encountered Jesus Christ and who are striving to respond to His
call. They need your support so that
they can share in His Priesthood.
In this Year of the Priest, the Seminary Appeal is more important than
ever before. Your generosity each year
for this Appeal is extraordinary. I am
grateful for your support in the past and appreciate all the sacrifices you
make to support our Seminary. The
annual goal of $2.5 million is necessary to help reduce the costs for
seminarian education and formation. The
Appeal will also assist the Seminary in recovering from the economic downturn which
has affected so many people and institutions this past year. Conscious that we have all felt the effects
of the current challenging economic situation, I ask you please to make the sacrifice to offer a generous contribution to our Saint
Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Please help our courageous young men become priests. Our world and our Archdiocese desperately
need them, for without the Priesthood there would be no Eucharist, and with the
Eucharist there would be no Church.
Please know how
grateful I am for your generosity to this important cause.
Sincerely,
Cardinal Justin
Rigali
SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO SEMINARY
ANNUAL APPEAL
Please generously
support
The Annual
Seminary Appeal!
The Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Annual Appeal
kicks off during the month of November.
Please consider supporting the Seminary, and, if possible, increasing
your gift over what you gave last year.
The Seminary community is grateful to you for your
faithful support. Your tax-deductible
gift helps to enhance the many resources needed for priestly training and
enables the Church to form holy, educated, and dedicates priests.
PLEASE SEND YOUR
DONATION TO:
Saint Charles
Borromeo Seminary
Office for
Development
100 E. Wynnewood
Road
Wynnewood, PA
19096
Or:
make your donation
online by visiting:
www.scs.edu
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
CATHOLIC LIFE CONGRESS 2009
Saturday, November 14th
Archbishop Carroll High School
Celebration of the Eucharist:
The Most Reverend Robert P. Maginnis
Keynote Address: Joseph
Paprocki
Presentacion principal: Marta McGlade
Download the
registration at:
:www.archdiocese-phl.org/evangelization/clg.htm.
For information
call: 215-587-5667
AREA PARISH NEWS
BINGO
Saint Aloysius – Begley Hall
Beech & Penn Streets, Pottstown
ALL CASH
Every Monday at 6:30 pm
Large JACKPOTS!
For more information:
call Martha or Chet: 610-323-6263
SACRED HEART SCHOOL BASKET RAFFLE
Friday, November 13th
Sacred Heart School Gymnasium
Lewis Road & Washington Streets
Royersford, PA
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Raffle starts at 8:00 pm
Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door
Over 150 baskets, 2 50/50’s & grand prizes
Call Diane at 610-948-0668 or
email: ticketsforbaskets@sacredheartroyersford.org
SOCIETY OF ST.
VINCENT DE PAUL
The Society
of St. Vincent de Paul will be at St. Eleanor Church, 647 Locust Street,
Collegeville on November 7th & 8th, from 9:00 am –
2:00 pm to collect donations of usable men’s, women’s, and children’s
clothing. They will also be accepting
small household goods (beds and bath linens, pots, pans, dishes, cooking
utensils, toys, books, small appliances in good working order). You are invited to take all donations to the
society’s trailer in the parking lot of the location noted above. Tax receipts are available upon
request.
The Society
also offers pick-up service for furniture/large appliances and vehicle
donations.
AREA NEWS
ST. MARY’S
CONFIRMATION PREP
c/o Tom Dewees
WILL YOU TAKE THE
CHALLENGE?
Father
Chuck’s Challenge is committed to building homes and providing the basics of
life for the needy of Nicaragua.
In this
“Year of the Priest”, St. Mary’s Confirmation PREP, Schwenksville, is taking up
the challenge of helping to “shelter the homeless” by sponsoring a two (2) mile
WALK FOR THE POOR on Saturday, November 7th at Upper Salford Park in
Salfordville beginning at 10:00 am.
Please
consider this an invitation to join our students and families as a walker or a
sponsor. For an information packet,
please contact Tom Dewees at 610-287-8317 or by email at: s880hydros@aol.com. Pre-registration is required.
BASKET BINGO
St. Isidore School
Friday, November 6th
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Games begin at 7:00 pm
Come for dinner
and have a great time playing BINGO!
Many wonderful baskets and pottery filled with great items. Extra games, raffles and many nice door
prizes. Tickets are $20.
For more
information or to purchase tickets, please call Colleen Erwin at 215-536-2614.
CRAFTERS/VENDORS WANTED
HOLDIAY BAZAAR
Upper Perkiomen Senior Center
517 Jefferson Street
East Greenville
November 14th
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Fee per 6’ table: $20 plus
donated craft/item
To sign up, call UPSC at 215-679-6550
PIANIST JIM HENDRICKS IN CONCERT!
Palm Schwenkfelder Church
833 Gravel Pike – Palm
Sunday, November 1st
3:00 pm
Jim
Hendrick’s arrangements of traditional Gospel and contemporary Christian music
are characterized by unmatched technical ability and passion. Because of the fun, humor, energy and
variety of Jim’s performances, people of all ages with diverse tastes in music
are sure to enjoy this program. Jim
Hendricks has performed in churches all over the land, including the Crystal
Cathedral. He has also been a featured
symphonic orchestra soloist of Rachmaninoff’s piano music and has performed
with such greats as the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Della Reese, Jack
Jones, Clark Terry, Louie Bellson and many others. Come catch the excitement!
Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen
and grow—a day at a time.
Sunday,
November 1, 2009
Solemnity of
All Saints
Saints abound
How many saints are there? The
lists of the canonized contain thousands of names, but the communion of saints
is even fuller. In the Book of Revelation John of Patmos envisioned their
number as vast and uncountable. It includes all the wonderful relatives and
friends of happy memory, and a lot of really kind strangers you meet along the
way. When you start to think about it, goodness encompasses a big, big number
of folks. In the words of Saint Claude de la Colombiere: “It is possible to be
a saint anywhere and everywhere when one really wishes to become one.”
Today’s readings: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12a
“There was a
great multitude that no one could count . . . from all tribes and peoples and
languages.”
Monday,
November 2
Commemoration
of All the Faithful Departed
Step outside the limits
The feast of the Commemoration of
All the Faithful Departed, commonly known as All Souls Day, is the day the
church has set aside to pray for everyone who has died. All Souls, however, is
not only for the benefit of those who have gone before us. For the living it is
an invitation to shift our attention away from the limits of ordinary time
(past, present, and future) toward a spiritual concept of time—that is, God’s
time: the eternal now. As we do that, daily annoyances, minor crises, doubts,
fears, and worries begin to dissolve, and we notice the enormousness of the
human experience. Practice taking the long view. What changes?
Today’s readings: Wisdom 3:1-9;
Romans 5:5-11
or 6:3-9; John 6:37-40
“But the
souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch
them.”
Tuesday,
November 3
Feast of
Martin de Porres, religious
Determined to love
Having a dark-skinned mother
(perhaps African, perhaps native) and a white father could have made Saint
Martin de Porres bitter over the rejection he felt in 17th-century Peru.
Instead, his mixed race opened his heart to all. Martin trained as a barber and
eventually applied to the Dominicans, where he wished to remain a lay “helper.”
The friars, however, saw his unbounded compassion and urged him to become a
full member. As such he continued to care for slaves and orphans, working for
the order and the city of Lima as a purveyor of food and goods while finding
time to act as a spiritual director for many. Pope John XXIII said at his 1962
canonization: “He deserved to be called Martin of Charity.” There’s no stopping
a heart bent on caring.
Today’s readings: Romans 12:5-16b;
Luke 14:15-24
“Love one
another with mutual affection.”
Wednesday,
November 4
Feast of
Charles Borromeo, bishop
Reform begins with you
The 16th-century bishop Charles
Borromeo didn’t only “talk the talk,” he “walked the walk.” As the Council of
Trent tried to reform questionable practices in the church, Borromeo believed
that if the laity was being asked to uphold a higher moral standard, the clergy
needed to set the example and renew their apostolic spirit. He gave generously
from church wealth to charity, and during the plague and famine that struck
Milan in 1576, while civil authorities fled and to the detriment of his own
health, Borromeo stayed and ministered to the sick and dying, borrowing large
sums of money that required years to repay. How will you set an example of
apostolic spirit today?
Today’s readings: Romans 13:8-10;
Luke 14:25-33
“None of you
can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.”
Thursday,
November 5
What’s one life worth?
Having children is a huge risk.
It’s not like a box of chocolates; you can always put a bad candy back in the
box. But raising a family is a pure roll of the dice; you could gain a lot, but
you could lose everything. Then why do so many do it? Because it’s worth it. In
the same way, the shepherd leaves the 99—a huge risk—and searches out
the lost one. God is willing to sacrifice everything. No wonder there’s such
joy when the lost are found.
Today’s readings: Romans 14:7-12;
Luke 15:1-10
“Which one of
you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the
ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds
it?”
Friday,
November 6
Make no mistake about it
In the short story Greville
Fane author Henry James notes of his fictional character, the popular
writer Mrs. Stormer, that “she had an unequalled gift, especially pen in hand,
of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.” Although Mrs. Stormer’s
story was fictional, we know all too well about making big mistakes in the
nonfiction of our own lives. We can’t avoid all mistakes, but we can learn from
them and make amends for any harm caused. Like Mrs. Stormer, we can become
gifted in our ability to squeeze big mistakes into small opportunities. That
takes practice and a willingness to admit both that we’ve fallen short and that
we have the capacity to grow. What small opportunity might be waiting around
the corner for you?
Today’s readings: Romans 15:14-21;
Luke 16:1-8
“And his
master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly.”
Saturday,
November 7
All the big things are little things
In today’s gospel passage, Jesus
says something very peculiar about money: “Make friends for yourselves by means
of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the
eternal homes.” Huh? Was he providing a justification for corrupt politicians
and fraudulent financiers to do their dirty deeds? And would such dishonesty
get them into heaven? No. But he was pointing out what would happen if people
gave as much attention to following the ways of God as they did to the pursuit
of money. Think of the things you do with great care. How can you do the same
for your faith?
Today’s readings: Romans 16:3-9, 16, 22-27; Luke 16:9-15
“Whoever is
faithful in a very little is faithful also in much.”
