Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
January 10,
2010
|
Rev. Robert A.
Roncase, Pastor Deacon Michael J.
Franks,
Permanent Deacon Rev. Edmond J. Speitel, Pastor Emeritus Rev. John J. Scarcia, Retired Pastor Rev.
Raymond W. Smart,
Retired, Resident Shirley
Misiak,
Office Manager Mark J.
Meinzer,
Business Manager Catherine
E. Faust,
Director of Music Patricia
A. Schleeweiss,
School Principal Jeffrey
W. Daley,
Director of Religious Education Colleen
Daley,
Parish Youth Minister Sister
Patricia Kelly, M.S.B.T., Parish Outreach Rectory Phone 215.679.9275 Rectory Fax 215.679.0386 School Phone 215.679.7481 Religious Education
Phone 215.541.3120 Religious Education
Fax 215.541.1398 Parish Social Hall
Phone 215.679.8116 Parish Outreach Phone
215.679.2282 Neri Center Phone 215-679-6490 Church & Rectory
Address: 1325 Klinerd Road Pennsburg, PA 18073 Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Email Address: spnofc@comcast.net Website Address: www.spnparish.org School Address: 6th & Washington Streets East Greenville, PA 18041 Hours: 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM Website Address:
www.spnelementary.com Religious Education
Center Address 565 Main Street East Greenville, PA 18041 Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Neri Center Address 6th & Washington Streets East Greenville, PA 18041 ROSARY: Prayed in the Chapel Every Saturday after the 8:00 AM Mass Every 2nd Monday at 1:00 PM |
SCHEDULE
OF MASSES
Saturday – Vigil Mass – 5:00 PM Sunday
– 7:30, 9:30, 11:00 AM Weekdays – In the Chapel Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
& Saturday – 8:00 AM Wednesday – 7:00 PM HOLY
DAYS: 8:00
AM, 9:30 AM, 7:30 PM Eve of
Holy Days –5:00 PM CHAPEL
OPEN FOR VISITS The
Chapel will be opened Monday thru Saturday until
7:00 pm for your visits to the Blessed Sacrament. CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 4:00 – 4:45 PM Eve of
Holy Days: 4:15 – 4:45 PM BAPTISMS Celebrated the 2nd & 3rd Sundays of each
month. Please
call the Rectory to schedule. 2nd Sunday
Baptisms are held at the 11:00 AM Mass 3rd Sunday
Baptisms are held at 12:30 PM PRE-JORDAN
CLASSES 1st
Monday of every month at 7:30 PM in the Rectory meeting room. MARRIAGES Arrangements should be made at least SIX MONTHS
before the date of the wedding. NEW
PARISHIONERS Welcome to your new home! Please stop by the rectory between 9:00 am -
3:00 pm to fill out a registration card.
We are happy to have you in our parish and want to get to know you. SHUT-INS Please
call the Parish Outreach Office. SACRAMENT
OF THE ANOINTING Please
call the Rectory. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every
1st Friday from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM in the church, followed by Benediction. FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
If
you wish to have a floral arrangement placed in front of the altar, please call
the rectory. |
OUR PARISH MISSION
STATEMENT
WE ARE THE CATHOLIC PARISH COMMUNITY OF ST. PHILIP
NERI, ANSWERING CHRIST’S CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP THROUGH WORD, SACRAMENT AND
SERVICE.
WE PROCLAIM GOD’S HOPE AND LOVE TO ALL.
LET US PRAISE
CHRIST TOGETHER
I finally have returned to my office in the
rectory. During the Christmas Holidays,
it is mostly a place where I don’t spend a great deal of time. There is so much else to do around the
parish, school and Church. My office
and the kitchen are still piled high with good wishes, cards, cookies and gifts
from you all. I most sincerely thank
you!
We begin a new year and the papers on my desk and
my calendar which overwhelms me speak of a busy year to come and an active
spring hopefully around the corner.
There will be the regular everyday happenings and many major Events her
at St. Philip Neri.
Along with the in-between not so big, and not so
small activities. Lent will be here in
a short six weeks or so. Easter then
will not be too far behind. This Lent
we again will gather for another Parish Mission/Retreat. Father Miniscalco will be with us from the
St. John Neumann Shrine located at St. Peter the Apostle Church in
Philadelphia. We are in the planning
stages for this Spiritual activity. The
outdoor Stations of the Cross still wait to be formally blessed; we will invite
the Bishop for this. Carnival in the
Spring, many, many Events in between.
Pastoral Council will be implementing revised By-Laws and set-up. So much more, I could go on and on. Like all of you, I take one day at a
time. That is what our God wants us to
do. Experience Him in every Event,
everyday, each day on its own.
Thank you all for being present with me in this
Journey with me. We are a Parish Family
living in and with God and one another moving from day to day in His love.
PS: (Thank
you so very much for the generous Christmas collection; many bills are paid
because of your commitment and generosity).
Praise Be Jesus Christ…Now and Forever!
Father Roncase
Serving at Mass January
10
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Dawn
Ellis Bob
Piccone
Trish Dornisch Bob
Ellis
Priest
Priest
Lisa Edleman
Michael Edleman
7:30 am – Joan
Varallo John
Gilmore
Wally Varallo Theresa
Gilmore
Priest
Michele Martin
Maureen Moser
Paul Moser
9:30 am – Lisa
Gurgick Terry
Benner
William Gurgick Wendy
Benner
Priest
Stephanie Greczek
Monica Nash
John Nash
11:00 am – Kevin
Charlton Donna
Tarantino
Maryanne Charlton Adam
Canigiani
Priest
Deacon
Amanda Charlton
Tinamarie Evans
Serving at Mass January
17
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Dave
Moser Ed Tryon
Trudy Moser S.
Hunsberger
Priest
LaRue Emmell
Claire Holcombe
John Burke
7:30 am – Christine
Adelsberger Ernie Quatrani
Stephan Adelsberger J.
Sakalouckas
Priest
Immaculata Barndt
Lori Brozena
Dina Corrado
9:30 am – John
McHale Eileen
Koch
Jenny Josko Matt
Horvath
Priest
Deacon
Bill Orr
Colleen Daley
11:00 am – Jeanne
Hermley D. McCausland
Bob Hermley Adam
Canigiani
Priest
Deacon
Mary Lavin
Marlene Leidy
THE BAPTISM OF THE
LORD
January 10, 2010
Monday, January 11
8:00 am – Eric F.
Shellenberger, (Bette Loeb)
Tuesday, January 12
8:00 am – Joseph
Grochowski,
(Rich & Barbara
Grochowski)
Wednesday, January
13, Saint Hilary
7:00 pm – Adelaide
Yurick, (Robert Virus & family)
Thursday, January 14
8:00 am – Anna
Dietrich, (Ken & Rita Latshaw)
Friday, January 15
8:00 am – Jerome
Tomeo, (Cory & Chris)
Saturday, January 16
8:00 am – Douglas
Fraser Shiflet, (Ann Thackray)
5:00 pm – Leo
Witkoski, (The Swift family)
SECOND SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
January 17, 2010
7:30 am – John
Braca, (Souder family)
9:30 am – For the
living & deceased members
of the Parish.
11:00 am – Marie
Treffeisen, (Regina & Bill Mahoney)
FLORAL/ROSE
ARRANGEMENT
The red
roses placed on the Blessed Mother and Sacred Heart Altars are in memory of Joseph Josko on his Second Anniversary,
requested by Wife Jenny and Family.
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, 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 Brinckman, Carla Kozak,
Bill Kulp, Janice Minnich, Al Kornak, Michael Sinisko Jr., Bob McCarty,
Christine Keer, Christine Erb, Jean Kosich, Patrick Malloy, Tom Brogan, William
McAffee, Garrett Sterner, Delia Grim, Robert Engler & John Brazuk.
For those who have died, and in particular for Margaret
Dougherty, Norbert Mutter and Michael Schasney, grant them eternal rest and
peace.
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
December 21, 2008 December 20, 2009
Envelopes:
$ 6,333.00 $
6,073.00
Loose:
1,055.00
463.00
Children:
46.35 31.21
Total:
$ 7,434.35 $
6,567.21
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
December 25, 2008 December 25, 2009
Envelopes:
$20,397.32 $20,677.00
Loose:
3,579.00 4,140.00
Children: 109.00
80.22
Total:
$24,085.32 $26,550.72
December 28, 2008 December 27, 2009
Envelopes:
$ 9,435.00 $
9,942.50
Loose: 1,846.00
1,127.00
Children: 67.00
65.20
Total:
$ 11,348.00 $
9,481.20
ACTIVITIES -
*BINGO*
Kitchen
opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working
Thursday – January 14th – Team #2
All
regular games pay $50
FINAL
COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
PARISH
BREAKFAST
Sunday – January 24, 2010
7:00 am – 12:30 pm
Save the date!
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 Wayne Brinckman, requested by:
Employees
of The ALSTOM Power Company.
In memory
of Dr. Francis Buffett, requested
by:
Cliff &
Connie Marks.
In memory of
Robert Smith, requested by:
David Dini
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday, January 10th
– Children’s Liturgy of the Word – 9:30 am Mass
Sunday, January 10th
– Little Church – in the gym – 9:30 am
Sunday, January 10th
– Knights of Columbus Meeting – rectory – 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 10th
–Men’s 30 & Over Basketball – in the gym – 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sunday, January 10th – CYO Basketball –
gym
Monday, January 11th – Holy Rosary –
Chapel – 1:00 pm
Monday, January 11th – Pastoral Council
Meeting – rectory – 7:00 pm
Monday, January 11th – Car Show
Committee Meeting – rectory – 7:00 pm
Monday, January 11th – SPN Quilting –
gym – Meeting Room – 1:00 pm
Monday, January 11th – CYO Sports – gym
– 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Tuesday, January 12th – Choir &
Cantor Practice – in Church – 6:00 pm
Tuesday, January 12th – Boy Scouts – gym
– 7:00 pm
Tuesday, January 12th – CYO Sports –
gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Wednesday, January 13th – Home &
School Board Meeting – rectory – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, January 13th – PREP –
Religious ED – school – 6:00 pm
Wednesday, January 13th – CYO Sports –
gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Thursday, January 14th – Pennsburg
Nursing Home Mass -10:00 am
Thursday, January 14th – Bingo – gym –
6:30 pm
Thursday, January 14th – Cub Scouts –
at the Neri Center – 6:45 pm
Friday, January 15th – SPN Quilting –
gym – Meeting Room – 1:00 pm
Friday, January 15th – Cub Scout
Overnight – Camping Activity – 6:00 pm to 6:00 pm Saturday evening, January 16th
Saturday, January 16th – Cub Scouts
Camping Activity in the gym until 6:00 pm
Sunday, January 17th – Children’s
Liturgy of the Word – at the 9:30 am Mass
Sunday, January 17th – Little Church –
gym – 9:30 am
Sunday, January 17th – CYO Sports – gym
– 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm
UPCOMING MEETINGS
No School – Monday, January 18th
Liturgy Committee Meeting – Monday, January 18th
– rectory – 7:00 pm
CYO Sports – Monday, January 18th- gym
– 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Free Throw Contest – Monday, January 18th
– gym – registration begins at 6:30 pm
Choir & Cantor Practice – Tuesday, January 19th
– in Church at 6:00 pm
Boy Scouts – Tuesday, January 19th –
gym – 7:00 pm
CYO Sports – Tuesday, January 19th –
gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
First Communion Parent Meeting – Wednesday, January
20th – Neri Center – 6:10 pm
PREP – Religious ED – Wednesday, January 20th
– School – 6:00 pm
Respect Life Ministry Meeting – Wednesday, January
20th – rectory – 7:30 pm
CYO Sports – Wednesday, January 20th –
gym – 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Pro-Life Adoration – Thursday, January 21st
– in the Chapel – 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Cub Scouts – Thursday, January 21st –
in the Neri Center – 6:45 pm
March for Life – Washington, DC – Friday, January
22nd – Mass in Church at 7:30 am; bus departs at 8:00 am
CYO Sports – Friday, January 22nd – gym
– 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Parish Breakfast set-up – Saturday, January 23rd
in the gym
Parish Breakfast – Sunday, January 24th
– gym – 7:00 am to 12:30 pm
Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Sunday, January
24th – at the 9:30 am Mass
Little Church – Sunday, January 24th –
gym – 9:30 am
Men’s 30 & Over Basketball – Sunday, January
24th – gym – 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PREP SCHEDULE
January
2010:
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 – 6pm
April 24th
– First Holy Communion – in Church at 10:00 am
April 28th – last class
May 2010:
May 11th – Marian May Procession –
Church-6:30 pm
SCHOOL NEWS
Pre-K – We celebrated the
season of Winter. Everyone shared the
fun and exciting activities they like to do in winter. The children dressed paper dolls in
appropriate winter attire. We ended the
week by making bird feeders for our feathered friends.
Kindergarten – This week we
started talking about winter. We
discussed the weather, what we wear, and some fun things we like to do during
this season.
1st – We started our third
reader, and we read a play this week.
We also learned about symmetry in Math.
2nd – The children are
preparing to make their First Reconciliation (Confession). They will also be starting to learn how to
write in cursive.
3rd – We are starting off
the New Year writing in cursive. We
will write in cursive in all subjects.
In Math, we are starting multiplication.
4th – Students are able to create and interpret various graphs to
solve problems. We have discussed the
importance of graphs in problem solving.
5th – We began our new
year by revisiting our hopes and dreams for this school year. We are also learning about the parts of the
Mass and its importance in our lives.
6th – The students are
finishing Unit 2 in ILA. They finished
their novel study before the Christmas break.
They will return to short stories.
7th – We are learning
about events that led to the American Revolution. We are writing reviews and public service announcements.
8th – Our class is
exploring how the expansion of the railroads into the western frontier changed
the cultural geography of America.
PARISH NEWS
PARISH MISSION
February 28, 2010 – March 4, 2010
Parish Lenten Mission conducted by Father Donald Miniscalco. More information will follow next week!
WELCOME COMMITTEE
NEW MEMBERS NEEDED!
If you
haven’t been born and raised in the area, you know how you felt when you first
moved into the parish. You don’t know
anyone. Did you know that St. Philip
Neri Church has a Welcome Committee?
Did you know that we contact new parishioners soon after they register
in the parish and tell them all about the parish, its activities and groups
within the Parish. Our parish is
growing; so our Welcome Committee is growing.
We need a few good men or women, or couples to contact these new
families – the more the merrier! We
meet four (4) times a year to find way to improve our approach to new
families. Can we count on you? For more
information, please contact Joan Lampart at 215-529-5686 or email to jmlampart@verizon.net
(please put SPN Welcome Committee on the Subject Line so I
will know it is from a parishioner.)
QUILTERS NEEDED!
Saint Philip Neri Church Quilting Group is in need
of Quilters. Come join our group and
have fellowship as we quilt.
If anyone is interested, please call:
Connie: 610-287-9829
Rita: 215-679-7009 or
Joan: 215-234-4813
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 –
January 11th.
FREE THROW CONTEST
St. Philip Neri Social Hall
Monday – January 18, 2010
Registrations begin at 6:30 pm.
This contest is for boys and girls ages ten (10) years old thru
fourteen (14) years old.
Questions? Call Bernie at:
215-679-8275
Sponsored
by: The Knights of Columbus
NEWLY REGISTERED FAMILIES
December 2009
We welcome
the following new parishioners into our parish Family here at St. Philip Neri!
The
Finneran Family
The Hurley
Family
The Lamson
Family
The Lujan
Family
The Pearre
Family
CONTRIBUTION
STATEMENTS - 2009
Any parishioner wishing to receive a copy of their
2009 Contribution Statement, is asked to please call the rectory office:
215-679-9275. Copies will be mailed
upon request only.
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.
Unemployed? Underemployed?
Need new job skills?
Maybe Careerlinks can help, at NO COST
Registration
is required.Contact Michele Fillippo at: 215-679-3336 or email to:
PA CAREERLINK AND
PERKUP CAREER
TRANSITION WORKSHOPS
Week of January 11th & 18th
9:30 am – 10:00 am – CareerLink Orientation (1/13/10)
10:00 am -12:00 noon – Transferable Skills (1/13/10)
12:30 pm- 2:30 pm – Job Search (1/13/10)
10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Resume Writing (1/14/10)
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Interviewing Skills (l/14/10)
9:30 am – 10:00 am – CareerLink Orientation (1/20/10)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Transferable Skills (1/20/10)
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Job Search (1/20/10)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Resume Writing (1/22/10)
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Interviewing Skills (1/22/10)
GREETERS SCHEDULE
The First Quarter 2010 Greeters Schedule is
available on the Parish Website. Paper
copies are available in the small room off the vestibule for those who do not
have Internet access.
THANK YOU FROM
BIRGHRIGHT
Dear Father
Roncase,
Please
thank all your parishioners for their generous donations (a truck load) to help
our Mothers and babies, born and pre-born.
We could
not be here to speak for life and to offer real assistance without the
generosity of God’s people who give to us.
There is
real need in the area we serve – a baby may be born as a direct result of your
help to his/her Mother!
Gratefully,
Betty Ann
Daily,
Director
FROM THE PARISH OUTREACH OFFICE
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.
Needed: A few good men and women to become a
Friendly Visitor and/or a H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Enthusiastically)
Volunteer. A short Orientation Program is required before beginning.If you can
serve God’s people as a Friendly Visitor or, a H.O.P.E. Volunteer, please call
Sister Patricia Kelly, M.S.B.T. at the Parish Outreach Office:
215-679-2282. If no answer, please
speak slowly and leave your name and number.
Please say the number, twice.
Another THANK YOU from Catholic Social Services
(C.S.S.):
For those
of you who took a C.S.S. “Ornament” from the Tree of Love, and returned the
gifts on time, THANK YOU! The families
were greatly pleased with their gifts.
C.S.S. Staff are greatly pleased with your loving generosity. THANK YOU.
Your reward will be a hundred-fold because God cannot be outdone in
generosity.
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
NEW SUPPORT GROUP
FOR SURVIVORS OF:
CLERGY SEXUAL
ABUSE
A place to gain
support and encouragement
SUPPORT GROUP
PARTICIPANTS ARE:
1. Adult
men/women who were sexually abused as children by Clergy regardless of where
the abuse occurred.
2.
Survivors who feel they may gain from a group experience.
3.
Survivors looking for a safe place to talk with other.
START DATE: Tuesday,
January 12, 2010
TIME: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
LOCATION: Meeting place near the Philadelphia Airport to be confirmed at
the time of registration.
YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND.
COST: There is NO FEE. Funding for the group is provided by the
Victim Assistance Program of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
CATHOLIC SOCIAL
SERVICES
Catholic
Social Services is looking for single or married adults to become foster
parents to children of all ages and races.
There is a
special need for families who can provide care to Teenagers – a population that
needs love, guidance, and support as they move into adulthood.
To learn
about becoming a foster parent, please call us at 215-587-3960!
TV MASS
2010 Sunday
Missals -
Now available
The
Archdiocesan office for Communications has copies of the 2010 Sunday Missal
available for homebound parishioners who view the television Mass on WPVI-TV,
every Sunday at 5:30 am. If you or
someone you know is interested in receiving a missal free of charge (donations
are accepted; a postage paid envelope is included) please contact the Office
for Communications at 215-587-3747 or
communof@adphila.org
ST. CHARLES
BORROMEO SEMINARY COURSES
Is God
calling you to a deeper knowledge of Himself?
This spring, consider a class on the Theology of Liturgical Music and
its Pastoral Applications, John Paul II and the New Evangelization, Johannine
Literature, or the Cathechism of the Catholic Church: Pillars II and IV. Can’t travel to the Seminary each week? Consider an online course on Catholics and
the Economy. A study of Caritas in
Veritate, the Synoptic Gospels, or the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Pillars II and IV. Registration deadline is
January 11th. Classes start January 25th.Register today
at www.StudyCatholicTheology,com.
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CLASSES AT ST.
CHARLES SEMINARY
Registrations
are being accepted for Saint Charles Seminary Spring classes. Undergraduate courses begin January 25,
2010.
Non-credit
adult catechesis program begins in February.
For more
information, please go to www.StudyCatholicTheology.com.
AREA PARISH NEWS
BLESSED TERESA OF CALCUTTA PARISH –
CUSTODIAN POSITION
A part time
Custodian position is available at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Education Center
located at 256 Swamp Pike, Limerick Township from 6:15 pm until 10:00 pm,
Monday thru Friday.
Please
submit resume to Tammy Brock at: bmgr@blteresacalcutta.com
or mail to P.O. Box 229, Limerick, PA 19468.
SURVING ADOLESCENCE:
A Parent’s Guide
Fr. Paul
Brandt will conduct an informational evening discussing the developmental and
relationship issues of adolescents.
This session will assist parents in understanding the behavior and
actions of teenagers as well as effective ways to communicate with their
teenager children. This evening is for
parents of children of all ages. This
meeting will be conducted on Wednesday, January 13th at 7:00 pm at
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Education Center.
This session is FREE of charge; but you are asked to register by Monday,
January 11th at badmin@blteresacalcutta.com.
ARCHDIOCESE OF
PHILADELPHIA
Men’s Spirituality
Conference
March 13, 2010
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Mike Piazza,
Member of Catholic
Athletes for Christ,
12 time Baseball
All-Star
Jesse Romero
Catholic
Evangelist
3-time World
Police Boxing Champion
8:45 am – 5:00 pm
Archbishop Ryan
High School
11201 Academy Rd.,
Philadelphia
Mass for Sunday –
4:00 pm
Cardinal Justin
Rigali
For more information, please call: 215-87-5639 or
email us at: mcquestions@adphila.org.
AREA PARISH NEWS
BINGO
Saint Aloysius Church
in Begley Hall
Beech & Penn Streets,
Pottstown, PA
ALL CASH
Every Monday at 6:30 pm
Large JACKPOTS!
Society of St.
Vincent de Paul
CLOTHING DRIVE
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of
Philadelphia, serving the underprivileged of the Philadelphia five-county area
since 1851, is collecting donations of usable men’s, women’s and children’s
clothing. We will also be accepting
small household goods (bed and bath linens, pots & pans, dishes, cooking
utensils, shoes and books). We also
accept small appliances in good working order.
No baby equipment – only clothing.
Individuals are invited to take all donations on
Saturday, February 13, 2010, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm to our truck located at
the following location:
St. Mary Delphi
40 Spring Mound Road
Schwenskville, PA 19473
The society is an international Catholic
organization of lay people that has been active in aiding the area’s needy for
almost 150 years. There are over 1,000
local members who work on a person-to-person basis with the poor, providing
spiritual and financial assistance as well.
AREA NEWS
APEX LEARNING
PROGRAM –
SAT REVIEW COURSE
Classes
meet Monday and Wednesday beginning Wednesday, January 20th at St.
Pius X High School from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm or 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Classes will end Wednesday, March 10th.
SAT Test is Saturday, March 13th.
Parent Orientation Meeting will be held Thursday, January 14th,
at 7:00 pm in the school Library. Cost for the Course is $325. (this includes
all materials). Any questions and to
register, please call: 610-326-8990,
ext. 37.
ST. PIUS X ALUMNI
CORNER
All Alumni
men basketball players are invited back for the boy’s basketball game on
Saturday, January 16th.
Pregame intro: 3:00; reception
after game.
All Alumni
women basketball players are invited back for the girl’s basketball game on
Saturday, January 30th.
Pregame intro: 1:00; reception
after game.
Please RSVP
to: development@stpius.org.
Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen
and grow—a day at a time.
Sunday,
January 10, 2010
Feast of the
Baptism of the Lord
Know how loved you are
If you go to church often enough,
you’re so used to hearing about God’s love that the words can sound a little
threadbare. So let’s focus on what it means to be the beloved of God.
God would do anything for you: If there’s a crucifix handy, consider how this
image underscores what God means by “anything.” When love this immense comes
into your life, you want to respond in a big way, too, as our baptism reminds
us. As the annual National Vocation Awareness Week begins, spend a few minutes
each day reflecting on how you’re invited to share in God’s “big love.”
Today’s readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7;
Acts
10:34-38; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22
“You are my
Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
Monday,
January 11
Can you hear me now?
The telecommunications industry
would have us believe that the most important connections we make are via
computer and cell phone. While it’s true that these devices are useful in
today’s world, there remains the crucial connection with that still, small
voice within our own hearts that no computer can reach. That voice, which is
God’s, can only be heard in stillness: in the bare branches of trees against a
clear blue winter sky, the quiet of new-fallen snow, the starry brilliance in a
winter night sky, our breathing in and breathing out. What is God calling you
to do now? Spend some time today just listening.
Today’s readings: 1 Samuel 1:1-8;
Mark 1:14-20
“And Jesus
said to them, ‘Follow me.’ ”
Tuesday,
January 12
Call waiting
National Vocation Awareness Week
began with the celebration of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which marks
Jesus’ initiation into public ministry. There are many ways to serve God, many
vocational paths. Pray for men and women in your parish and diocese who are
discerning their vocation and encourage them. You might also send a card to a
priest or consecrated person this week, thanking them for their ministry to you
and the church. Then take a step further and live out your own call as fully as
you can.
Today’s readings: 1 Samuel 1:9-20;
Mark 1:21-28
“The people
were astonished at his teaching.”
Wednesday,
January 13
Did you hear a voice?
Very often a person professing
vows as a member of a religious community will choose the story of Samuel in
the temple as the first reading for the service. In tried-and-true storytelling
fashion, three times young Samuel mistakes the voice of God for that of his
mentor, Eli. After the third time the elder recognizes that persistent voice
and tells the boy that the next time he hears it he must answer, “Here I am,
Lord. Speak, your servant is listening.” That’s the response of anyone open to
the “still, small voice” that is God’s, so easily drowned out, so easily
misunderstood. In the middle of Vocation Awareness Week we remember that vocation
means a “call,” and God’s call is not addressed only to beginners. The road is
long, and if we’ve chosen that narrow path with Christ, we need continual
course-correction, continual attention to that voice and awareness that today’s
journey must be guided by God alone.
Today’s readings: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20; Mark 1:29-39
“Then Eli
perceived that the Lord was calling the boy.”
Thursday,
January 14
Bad examples
The two sons of Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, were the trusted priests of the ancient temple in Shiloh. But they
were dipping into the collection, tapping the till, so to speak. That’s why the
army of Israel got hammered by the Philistines, and Hophni and Phinehas got
theirs. Not only that, but the Philistines took the ark of God captive. Now
what will Israel do? Don’t worry, they get it back. And it’s a great story. It
should inspire us to pray for vocations, men and women to serve the Lord in
truth and integrity.
Today’s readings: 1 Samuel 4:1-11;
Mark 1:40-45
“The ark of
God was captured; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.”
Friday,
January 15
Get going
There’s a lot in life that can get
us down. Sometimes things of our own making, and sometimes, well, it’s life.
It’s not always easy to know what to do. We can stand still and try to figure
it out, or we can try to backtrack to see what happened. At some point,
however, it is time to move—to step out of what happened and to imagine
something new. There’s no magic trick to moving on, and there’s no
one-size-fits-all solution. But there is one thing we can do: Begin.
Today’s readings: 1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22a; Mark 2:1-12
“Stand up and
take your mat and walk.”
Saturday,
January 16
Let religious freedom ring
On January 16, 1786 Thomas
Jefferson signed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom—the basis
for the religion clauses in the U.S. Constitution that prohibit Congress from
making laws that establish religion or prevent its free exercise. Catholics are
among the many religious groups to have benefitted from Jefferson’s “wall of
separation between church and state.” In the 19th and 20th centuries Catholics
were able to establish churches, schools, and hospitals free from the
persecution they faced in other parts of the world. In addition they were not
forced to follow the devotional practices of other faiths when they entered a
public classroom or courthouse. Jesus showed a tolerance and respect for all he
encountered. May we continue to do the same as a church and nation.
Today’s readings: 1 Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a; Mark 2:13-17
“Many tax
collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many
who followed him.”
