Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
November 22,
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.
So what are
we doing this coming Thursday, November 26th? The country will be celebrating Thanksgiving
Day! But what does that mean? Turkey Day – a day off from work – football
– yes. But what more could it
be?
According
to the Catholic Dictionary, the definition of Thanksgiving is: “expression of gratitude to God; one of the
four ends of prayer.” And according to
the Oxford American Dictionary, the definition of Thanksgiving is: “an expression of gratitude, especially to
God.” So both the Catholic Dictionary
and the secular Dictionary refer us to God, when we are in the area of giving
thanks.
Other,
related definitions of Thanksgiving, or giving thanks are: gratitude: “pleasure
in satisfaction of something;” thankful “conscious of a benefit
received.”
And so, for
this column, I wonder what we are thankful for in addition to Turkey Day; a day
off from work, and football….Are we thankful for
. Our
Catholic faith?
. Our
families?
. being
member of St. Philip Neri Parish?
. For God’s
love for us?
. For God’s
loving forgiveness?
. For the Gospel
call to service, stewardship,
justice, and the common good?
. For
living in America?
. For
opportunities to seek out those who are
Isolated; the elderly; the immigrant; the
poor –
and offer them the gift of our presence?
. For
Christ’s presence in the Eucharist?
. For
Adoration on the First Friday of each month?
. For
adequate food and nutrition?
. For our
good health?
. For
educational opportunities?
. For the
gift of life at all stages?
. For
friends and neighbors?
. For heat
in winter and air conditioning in the
summer?
. For
modern technology?
. For the
latest medical advances?
. For
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters that give
us direction for deepening our spiritual
lives?
. For the
community – building social activities
at St. Philip Neri Parish?
. For our
Pastor?
. For our
Parish Staff who try to engage you in
ministry in the Parish?
. For
Parish benefactors?
These
eighteen questions just “scratch the surface” of things we may be thankful
for. How many more can you add?
This coming
Thursday, November 26th, Thanksgiving Day, let’s join one another in
giving thanks to our Triune God for opportunities to pray for and serve each
other.
I leave you
in the warmth of the Trinity.
PARISH ADVENT
WREATH
Once again
we invite families, friends or organizations to pick a Saturday evening or
Sunday morning Mass in Advent and light the Parish Advent Wreath, and say the
prayer at the beginning of Mass. The
same individuals will bring the gifts to the Altar at the Offertory Procession.
The sign-up
Poster is in the Church Vestibule.
Ministerium Thanksgiving
Eve Prayer Service
This year
the Ministerium Thanksgiving Service will be at Lighthouse Christian Fellowship
on Route 663. The Service begins at
7:30 pm on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 25th.
PARISH
THANKSGIVING MASS
Thanksgiving
Day Mass, Thursday, November 26th, will be celebrated in Church at
9:00 am. At this Mass, our Youth
Ministry will distribute blessed bread to share with your family during your
Thanksgiving Prayer before meals.
Serving at Mass November
22
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Catherine Cahill Ed Tryon
LaRue Emmell
Priest
Priest
Claire Holcombe
Lee Johnson
7:30 am – Dina Corrado Michael Lynch
Peter D’Amico Pete Frank
Priest
Michael Duka
Mary R. Giambrone
Mike Heveran
9:30 am – Bill Orr M.
Gehringer
Sharon Shaak Eileen
Koch
Priest
Judy Sledgen
Andy Souder
Linda Benko
11:00 am –
Tinamarie Evans Luke
Verna
Amanda Charlton Adam
Canigiani
Priest
Deacon
Kevin Charlton
Maryanne Charlton
Mary Goodfellow
Mary Lavin
Marlene Leidy
Anita Weilnau
Ken Mayer
Marilynn Mayer
Serving at Mass November
29
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Dave
Moser S.
Hunsberger
Trudy Moser
Priest
Priest
Mark Meinzer
Pat Meinzer
7:30 am – Immaculata
Barndt Ernie Quatrani
Trish Dornisch J.
Sakalouckas
Priest
Deacon
Dina Corrado
Peter D’Amico
Lori Brozena
Michael Duka
Mary R. Giambrone
Mike Heveran
Michele Martin
John McHale
9:30 am – Joan
Pongia Matt
Horvath
Anthony Pongia Ed
Tryon
Priest
Mary Weber
Alicia Tryon
Rita Tokarski
11:00 am – Barbara
Schwind D. McCausland
Bob Schwind Donna
Tarantino
Priest
Bill Orr
Jeanne Hermley
Bob Hermley
OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST THE KING
November 22, 2009
Monday, November 23, Clement I, pope &
martyr
8:00 am – Bolek Wieczorek, (Rich & Barbara
Grochowski)
Tuesday, November 24, Andrew Dung-Lac, priest
& martyr
8:00 am – June Gardian, (Stephen Gardian)
Wednesday, November 25, Catherine of
Alexandria
8:00 am – Marcello Suh, (Sung & Sun He
Suh)
Thursday, November 26, Thanksgiving Day
9:00 am – Mass in Church
Jesse & Frances
Fonda,(Janet & Frank Kendra)
Friday, November 27
8:00 am – Jenny Hurys, (Ed Hurys)
Saturday, November 28
8:00
am – Lila & Paul Smith, (Estate)
5:00 pm – For the living & deceased members of the
Parish.
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
November 29, 2009
7:30 am – Jake Kriebel
9:30 am – Emmy Hochwind, (Larry Heimes Family)
11:00 am – For the names of the deceased on
the Altar.
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, Christine Keer,
Christine Erb, Jean Kosich & Patrick Malloy.
For those who have died, and in particular for Gerard
German & Heather Loomis, grant them eternal rest and peace.
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
November
16, 2008 November 15, 2009
Envelope:
$ 7,972.00 $ 8,339.50
Loose: 1,469.00 1,401.00
Children: 58.80 73.00
Total: $
9,499.80 $ 9,813.50
Special
collection - Snow Removal:
$ 1,583.00
CENSUS
(BLOCK) Collection: year-to-date
$
23,146.19
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*
No Bingo next Thursday,
November 26th!
Have a Happy
Thanksgiving
See you next week!
Bingo – November 5th
Players: 66
Games: $
485.50
Kitchen: $
197.15
Total: $
682.55
Bingo – November 12th
Players: 61
Games: $
65.00
Kitchen: $
46.00
Total: $
111.00
Hoagie Sale – November
10th:
$ 433.24
Pork & Sauerkraut
Dinner – November 14th:
$1,460.68
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 Stella Sombers, requested by:
SPN
Elementary School Administration, Faculty, and Staff.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday, November 22nd
– Children’s Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass
Sunday, November 22nd
– Little Church-gym-9:30am
Sunday, November 22nd
– Gift of Love Tree Tags – at all the Masses
Sunday, November 22nd
– CYO Sports – gym – 12:00 noon – 8:00 pm
Sunday, November 22nd
– Youth Ministry – gym – Grade School (EDGE) – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm;
High School (Teens
Living in Christ) – 7:30pm-9pm
Sunday, November 22nd
– Men’s 30 & Over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Monday. November 23rd
– Liturgy Committee Meeting – rectory – 7:00 pm
Monday, November 23rd
– Charismatic Prayer Group – Chapel – 7:00 pm
Monday, November 23rd
– CYO Sports – gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Monday, November 23rd
– SPN Quilting – gym – 1pm
Tuesday, November 24th
– Choir and Cantor Practice – in Church at 6:00 pm
Tuesday, November 24th
– Home & School General Meeting – Neri Center – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 24th
– Boy Scouts – gym – 7pm
Tuesday, November 24th
– CYO Sports – gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Wednesday, November 25th
– SPN School dismissal – 12:00 noon
Wednesday, November 25th
– No PREP – Religious Ed
Wednesday, November 25th
– Ministerium Thanksgiving Service –
Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church – 7:30 pm
Wednesday, November 25th
– CYO Sports – gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Thursday, November 26th
– No Bingo
Thursday, November 26th
– No School
Thursday, November 26th
– Thanksgiving Day Mass – in Church at 9:00 am
Friday, November 27th
– No School
Friday, November 27th
– SPN Quilting – gym – 1pm
Friday, November 27th
– Christmas Craft Bazaar – SPN Social Hall – 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 28th
– Christmas Craft Bazaar – SPN Social Hall – 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Saturday, November 28th
– CYO Sports – gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Saturday, November 28th
– Gift of Love Tree gifts returned to Tree.
Sunday, November 29th
– Children’s Liturgy of the Word – 9:30 am Mass
Sunday, November 29th
– Little Church-gym-9:30 am
Sunday, November 29th
– Gift of Love Tree gifts returned to the Tree.
Sunday, November 29th
– Parish Advent Celebration – in Church at 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 29th
– CYO Sports – gym – 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm
Sunday, November 29th
– Knights of Columbus – Thanksgiving 300 Special Drawing – in the SPN Social
Hall after the Advent Service.
Sunday, November 29th
– Men’s 30 & Over Basketball – gym – 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UPCOMING
MEETINGS
CYO Sports – Monday –
November 30th – gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Charismatic Prayer
Group – Monday – November 30th – Chapel – 7:00 pm
Choir & Cantor
Practice – Tuesday, December 1st – in Church at 6:00 pm
Welcome Committee Meeting
– Tuesday, December 1st – rectory – 7:00 pm
CYO Sports – Tuesday –
December 1st – gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Boy Scouts – Tuesday –
December 1st – gym – 7pm
PREP - Religious Ed –
Wednesday – December 2nd – School – 6:00 pm
CYO Sports – Wednesday
– December 2nd – gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Cub Scouts – Thursday –
December 3rd – School – 6:45 pm
Elizabeth Ministry
Meeting – Thursday – December 3rd – rectory – 7:00 pm
Little Flower Girls
Club – Thursday – December 3rd – SPN School Library – 6:30 pm – 8:00
pm
First Friday Mass –
Friday – December 4th – in Church at 9:00 am; Adoration in Church –
10:00 am to 7:00 pm
CYO Sports – Friday –
December 4th – gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Breakfast with Santa
set-up – Saturday - December 5th – in the gym all day
Energy Committee
Meeting – Saturday – December 5th – gym – 10:00 am
Gifts returned to Gift
of Love Tree – Saturday – December 5th.
Children’s Liturgy of
the Word – Sunday – December 6th – at the 9:30 am Mass
Little Church – Sunday
– December 6th-gym-9:30am
Breakfast w/Santa –
Sunday – December 7th – in the gym – 7:00 am – 12:30 pm
Gifts returned to Gift
of Love Tree – Sunday – December 6th.
Youth Ministry
Christmas Party – Sunday – December 6th – gym – all Youth – 6pm to
9pm
Men’s 30 & Over
Basketball – Sunday – December 6th – gym – 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PREP SCHEDULE
November
2009:
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
PARISH NEWS
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.
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.
YOUTH MINISTRY
Thanks to all who
purchased Soft pretzels. It was a
successful venture, and we really appreciate your generosity! We will have another sale of pretzels for
Super Bowl Sunday!
The weekends of
November 21/22 and 28/29, we will again offer the parish an Advent Wreath Sale.
Our next EDGE
Meeting is November 22nd. We
will talk about Christ the King Sunday and Advent.
We will also
discuss our Christmas Party that will be held on December 6th.
Our next Teens
Living in Christ Meeting is also November 22nd. We will present Chapter One in Theology of
the Body. If you haven’t already sent
in permission slips, please do so prior to this meeting. Also, if you are a Highschooler and haven’t
received your books, please call Mrs. Daley ASAP. We will also quickly discuss our December 6th
Christmas Gathering. If you haven’t
come to one of our nights, please join us.
If you have any
questions, please call Mrs. Daley at: 215-541-1716.
THE GIFT OF LOVE TREE
IS HERE!
The “Gift
of Love Tree” has been set up in the Sanctuary of the Church.
If you wish
to participate, take a tag from the tree, purchase the item described, affix
tag, and return it as soon as possible.
All gifts should be returned by Sunday, December 13th. Please attach the tag to the gift and do
not wrap the Present!
The gifts
will benefit Birthright in Pottstown, St. Mary’s Franciscan Shelter and
Catholic Social Services.
For more
information, please call the Rectory Office at: 215-679-9275.
Sponsored by the SPN Respect Life Ministry
St. Philip Neri
Home & School
CRAFT SHOW
At: St. Philip Neri Church Social Hall
Friday – November
27, 2009
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday –
November 28, 2009
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
OVER 60 TABLES!
Crafters
Blankets
& Quilts
Candles
Candy
Decorations
Gift
Baskets
Jewelry
Ornaments
Pillows
Stockings
Wooden
Crafts
VENDORS:
Mary
Kay Cosmetics
Silpada
Jewelry
Tastefully
Simple
Tupperware
Your
Purse Connection
FOOD:
Baked
Goods
Cabbage
& Noodles
Pizza/Hot
Dogs
Sloppy
Joes
Soup
Sale
St. Philip Neri Home & School Craft Show
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Friday, November 27,
2009
4:00 – 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 28,
2009
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
St. Philip Neri Home & School is
hosting the Craft Show this year.
Volunteers are needed in the kitchen and on the floor. If you are able to donate some of your time,
please complete the form below and drop it off at the Rectory or contact Agnes
O’Connor at 267-923-8635 or by email at aoc73156@hotmail.com. Thank you!
____________________
_______________
Name Phone Number
_____Yes, I can help on Friday,
November 27th
From _______________ to _______________
_____Yes, I can help on Saturday,
November 28th
From _______________ to _______________
BAKED GOODS NEEDED
FOR CRAFT SHOW
The Social
Hall Kitchen will be open both days and baked goods will be needed. If you can help, please drop off your baked
goods after 2:00 pm on Friday and after 7:00 am on Saturday at the Social Hall.
Questions, please call Agnes at 267-923-8635 or the rectory office,
215-679-9275.
KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS
THANKSGIVING
300 SPECIAL
ON
SALE NOW!
AT
CHURCH ENTRANCES,
CONTACT
ANY KNIGHT, OR
JOE
CASSARELLA: 215-679-3637
$10
DONATION
One
winner for every 5 tickets sold
TOP
PRIZE - $500
Total
of $2000 in cash prizes
DRAWING:
Sunday
– November 29th
AFTER
ADVENT SERVICE
Saint Philip Neri Home & School
Breakfast with Santa
Sunday, December 6, 2009
7:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Adults: $7.00
Children
(4-11) $4.00
Children
3 and Under Free
Join us
for a holiday celebration:
**
Pictures with Santa **
**
Secret Santa Shop **
** 50/50
Raffle **
Saint Philip Neri Social Hall
1325 Klinerd Road
Pennsburg, PA
18073
Please note that Santa arrives at 9:00 AM!
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
PA CareerLink and PerkUp Present Career Transition
Workshops at:
UPPER PERKIOMEN
VALLEY LIBRARY
350 Main Street,
Red Hill
Career Link will
offer Workshops for UNEMPLOYED and UNDEREMPLOYED.
PA CAREERLINK AND
PERKUP CAREER
TRANSITION WORKSHOPS
Wednesday, December 2, 2009:
9:30 am –
10:00 am – CareerLink Orientation
10:00 am –
12:00 pm – Transferable Skills
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm – Job Search
Thursday, December 3, 2009
10:00 am –
12:00 pm – Resume Writing
12:30 pm –
2:00 pm – Interviewing Skills
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Transferable Skills
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Job Search
Friday, December 11, 2009
10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Resume Writing
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Interviewing Skills
Troop 591 Fall Court
of Honor
On September
27, 2009, Troop 591 held a Picnic/Court of Honor to recognize the scout’s
summertime achievements. The Event was
held at Green Lane Park Boat Launch, where the activities of the day included
fishing, kayaking, and canoeing. This
troop activity was run in conjunction with Cub Scouts from Pack 170 of St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church. After a day of
fishing, boating and picnic dinner, the Scouts received their awards that they
had earned over the summer.
Merit Badges awarded:
Adam Kulp Citizenship in the
Community
Citizenship
in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Family Life
Personal
Fitness
Personal
Management
PhilipMyers Canoeing
Environmental
Science
Leatherwork
Life
Saving
Patrick Souder
Basketry
Canoeing
Coin
Collecting
Cooking
First Aid
Leatherwork
Tyler Stephenson Communication
Small Boat Sailing
Wilderness Survival
Rank Advancements
Awarded:
Tenderfoot Rank: Patrick Souder
Life Rank: Huck David
Congratulations Boys!
TROOP WELCOMES TWO NEW
BOYS!
Troop 591
would like to welcome Adam and Tyler Whittaker, along with their father, Bob
Whittaker, as new members in the Troop!
Adam and Tyler are both currently Star Scouts and former members of
Pennsburg UCC Church 90. We look
forward to working with Adam and Tyler, as the boys progress on their trail to
Eagle!
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 – December
14th.
To
all cancer survivors and those who have been lost from cancer:
My name is Daniel Bauer and throughout my
young life I have lost a lot of people from cancer and had those who survived
it. Most recently, this year I have lost two people in my life from cancer, in
only 3 weeks of each other. Both of these people died at a young age, my cousin
Mat Gray of 42 and my god mother Joan Lowery would have been 48, she battled
different types of cancer for 12 years, from breast, lung, brain and back.
In order to help cure cancer I have decided to
be part of an organization called Movember. It fights against prostate cancer,
which 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with this cancer in their lifetime. The
funds raised go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong
Foundation (LIVESTRONG). I’m doing this by growing a Moustache
this Movember, the month formerly known as November. To make a donation, you can either:
Go online to: http://us.movember.com/mospace/3205/ and donate online
using your credit card or Pay Pal account or by writing a check payable to
‘Movember Foundation’, referencing my Registration Number 3205
and mailing it to: Movember Foundation, PO Box 2726, Venice, CA 90294-2726. All
donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Thank-you for your
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United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops
3211 FOURTH STREET NE – WASHINGTON
DC 20017-1194 – 202-541-3103 – FAX
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U.S. House Keeps Abortion Funding Out of Health Care Reform
Tell Senators:
Follow the House’s Lead on Removing Abortion Funding
Protect Conscience Rights
Ensure Affordable Health Coverage
Allow Immigrants to Purchase Private Health Insurance
As long-time advocates of health care reform, the U.S. Catholic
bishops continue to make the moral case
for genuine health care reform that will protect the life,
dignity, consciences and health of all, especially
the poor and vulnerable.
· On
November 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed major health care reform
that
reaffirms the essential, longstanding and widely supported policy
against using federal funds for
elective abortion coverage.
· It is
critical that the Senate adopt the House-approved Stupak Amendment language on
this
issue. This Amendment ensures that Americans are not forced to pay
for the destruction of
unborn children as part of needed health care reform.
· The Senate
must address other essential moral priorities: protecting conscience rights;
making
health coverage more affordable and accessible for those in need;
and ensuring that immigrants
do not lose or will not be denied health care coverage needed for
the good of their families and
the health of society.
ACTION: Contact Senate and House Members through e-mail, phone
calls or FAX letters.
· To send a
pre-written, instant e-mail to Congress go to www.usccb.org/action.
· Call the
U.S. Capitol switchboard at: 202-224-3121, or call your Members’ local offices.
Full
contact info can be found on Members’ web sites at www.house.gov
& www.senate.gov.
MESSAGE—SENATE:
“Please adopt the House-approved Stupak Amendment that upholds
longstanding policies
against abortion funding, and please protect conscience rights in
health care reform. Health care
must be made more affordable and accessible to those in need, and
immigrants must not lose or
be denied health care coverage.”
MESSAGE—HOUSE:
“I am pleased that the House-passed health care reform bill
maintains the longstanding policy
against federal funding of abortion. Please work to ensure that
this essential provision is included
in any final bill sent to the President.”
WHEN: The Senate schedule is uncertain. Act today! Thank you! For
more information on proposed legislation and the bishops’ position on authentic
health care reform, visit: www.usccb.org/healthcare.
11-13-09
Invest
just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow—a day at a time.
Sunday,
November 22, 2009
Solemnity of
Our Lord Jesus Christ the King
Christ rules
The feast of Christ the King was
created by Pope Pius XI in 1925 to remind us that Jesus is the true king of all
creation and that he “must reign in our hearts, minds, wills, and bodies,” the
pope wrote. The transition time between the end of one liturgical year and the
beginning of another is a good time for reflection and preparation. In what
ways during the past year did you allow Christ to rule over your heart, mind,
will, and body? Next, write yourself a letter stating your spiritual intentions
for the coming year. Put it in a self-addressed, stamped envelope and give the
letter to someone to mail a few months from now. The mid-year reminder will do
you good.
Today’s readings: Daniel 7:13-14; Revelation 1:5-8; John 18:33b-37
“My kingdom
does not belong to this world.”
Monday,
November 23
Feast of
Clement I, pope, martyr
All hands on deck
When it comes to early church
leaders, it doesn’t get much earlier than Clement I, who is believed to have
died around the year 100. We don’t know much about his life, but we do know he
was a prominent leader of the early church in Rome. Tradition has it that
Clement was martyred during a persecution by being tied to an anchor and thrown
overboard. Religious persecution of any kind is a social disease that must be
resisted at all costs. Become aware of the ways in which it is still with us
today and do your part to build a more tolerant environment for all to worship
as they choose.
Today’s readings: Daniel 1:1-6, 8-20;
Luke 21:1-4
“This poor
widow put in more than all of them.”
Tuesday,
November 24
Feast of
Andrew Dung-Lac, priest, martyr, and companions, martyrs
Built with kindness
It is said that the Holy City of
God is built with the good deeds of the saints. When Andrew Dung-Lac was
growing up in Hanoi in the early 1800s, he and his poor Buddhist family were
cared for and fed by Christian missionaries. Despite unspeakable persecutions,
Andrew became a Christian and was eventually ordained a priest. He endured
horrible suffering but persevered until the emperor finally had him beheaded.
Even as his life was being torn down, the good deeds the missionaries did for
Andrew and his family sustained his faith and built up his hope. Isn’t it
amazing what a little kindness can do?
Today’s readings: Daniel 2:31-45;
Luke 21:5-11
“As for these
things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon
another.”
Wednesday,
November 25
Feast of Catherine of Alexandria, virgin, martyr
Some can’t handle the truth, others die for it
Saint Catherine of Alexandria was
a woman to be reckoned with. Not only was she a scholar and skilled public
speaker, but she also was confident in her calling from God. Knowing full well
that this combination of gifts could get her in trouble, Catherine challenged
the Roman emperor himself for his unjust persecution of Christians during the
fourth century. Unable to disprove Catherine’s arguments or sway her from her
faith, the emperor had her killed. But the angry, senseless act of one person
could not put a stop to God’s continued activity through Catherine. To this day
she is still known as friend to all who call on her name. For what or whom
would you be willing to go out on a limb?
Today’s readings: Daniel 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Luke 21:12-19
“They will
arrest you and persecute you. . . . This will give you an opportunity to
testify.”
Thursday,
November 26
Thanksgiving
Day
As Providence would have it
As you sit down to your
Thanksgiving meal today, be sure to give thanks to President Abraham Lincoln,
and even more so to Sarah Josepha Hale. A prominent 19th-century journalist,
Hale campaigned tirelessly for a national Thanksgiving holiday. In the midst of
the Civil War and prompted by Hale’s editorials and letters, Lincoln called the
nation to pause in thanksgiving in 1863. His proclamation read in part: “The
year that is drawing towards its close has been filled with the blessings of
fruitful fields and healthful skies. . . . [Other blessings] have been added,
which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and
soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful
providence of Almighty God.”
Today’s readings: Daniel 6:12-28;
Luke 21:20-28
“Stand up and
raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
Friday,
November 27
Verbal tattoos
To some folks it makes perfect
sense to have the name of a loved one indelibly inked on their flesh, inscribed
with a heart-and-arrow to demonstrate how permeated they are by the
relationship. But most of us don’t need to literally write words on our bodies
because words bond with our psyches most naturally. Still remember the names
you were known by on the playground? Recall the words of praise or blame
affixed to you by parents and teachers? How about adding to those indelible
memories some life-giving words from the Bible? Fall in love with a verse
today.
Today’s readings: Daniel 7:2-14;
Luke 21:29-33
“Heaven and
earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.”
Saturday,
November 28
The beginning of the end
Jesus spoke of the end of time in
different ways, but his constant message was to keep watch. Be on the lookout
for him now, and you will be prepared when he comes again. In saying this, he
was not only counseling the avoidance of self-indulgence but also calling for a
good deal of freedom. Watchfulness means freeing yourself not only from your
sins but also from things such as worry that can be just as burdensome. Being
attuned to the ways you can invite Jesus into your life in every moment frees
you to love God and neighbor more fully—a love with which Christ will repay you
in the end.
Today’s readings: Daniel 7:15-27;
Luke 21:34-36
“Be alert at all times.”
