Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
May 23, 2010
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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 7:00 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.
In my March
column, I wrote about the second area of service to which the lay faithful are
called (Part I), according to the Compendium of Social Doctrine of the
Church by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Today’s column will be excerpts from Part II
of the Lay Faithful’s Service in Culture.
The second
challenge for Christian commitment concerns the context of culture; that is
truth. The question of truth is
essential for culture because it remains each man’s duty to retain an
understanding of the whole human person…The dynamism of openness to the truth
is guaranteed, above all, by the fact that different cultures are basically
different ways of facing the question of the meaning of personal existence.
Christians
should work so that the full value of the religious dimension of human life, at
both the individual and social levels.
The question arising from the mystery of life, and referring to the
greater mystery of God, is at the center of every culture; when it is
eliminated, culture and the moral life of nations is corrupted.
In the
promotion of authentic culture, the Laity will place great importance on Mass
Media, examining the contents of the choices that people make. These choices all have a moral weight and
should be evaluated in this light.
The Lay
Faithful will look upon the media as possible and powerful instruments of
solidarity. Solidarity is a consequence
of genuine and right communication, and the free circulation of ideas that
further knowledge and respect of others…”Therefore, putting away falsehood, let
everyone speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members, one of another…Let
no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only that which is good for edifying,
as fits the occasion, that it may impart grace for those who hear. (EPH.4:25-29)…
In the
light of faith, human communication can be seen as a journey from Babel to Pentecost,
or rather, as the personal and social commitment to overcome the collapse of
communication, opening people to the gift of tongues, to communication as
restored by the power of the Spirit sent by the Son.
Serving at Mass May
23
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Janet
Kendra Bob
Piccone
Lee Johnson Pete
Frank
Priest
Marci Jaman
Lisa Edleman
Michael Edleman
7:30 am – Wally
Varallo Theresa
Gilmore
Joan Varallo John
Gilmore
Priest
Deacon
Pat Scheerbaum
Linda Franks
Chuck Rodgers
Maria Rodgers
Anna Murphy
Gerald Murphy
Paul Moser
Maureen Moser
9:30 am – Jeff
Daley Matthew
Horvath
Marianne Peters
Mark Meinzer
Priest
Mary Weber
Michael Sledgen
Irene Novelli
11:00 am – Sandy
Shellaway Luke Verna
Tony Shellaway D.
McCausland
Priest
Anita Weilnau
Ken Mayer
Marilynn Mayer
Serving at Mass May
30
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Bob
Talbot Larry
Concio
Kathryn Talbot S.
Hunsberger
Priest
Deacon
Annemarie Quigley
Jim Quigley
Dave Moser
Trudy Moser
Pat Kennedy
Dianne Kennedy
Mark Meinzer
Pat Meinzer
7:30 am – Denise
Guckin Ernie
Quatrani
Keith Greczek John
Guckin
Priest
Immaculata Barndt
Lori Brozena
Dina Corrado
9:30 am – Alicia
Tryon Joe
Cassarella
Ed Tryon Susan
DiMarco
Priest
Judy Sledgen
Mary Souder
Andy Souder
11:00 am – Jeanne
Hermley Eileen Davis
Bob Hermley M.
Gehringer
Priest
Mary Goodfellow
Anna Kells
PENTECOST SUNDAY
May 23, 2010
Monday, May 24
8:00 am – Patricia
Cody, (Nancy & Tom Brogan)
Tuesday, May 25,
St. Beade the Venerable,
St. Gregory VII,
pope,
Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi
8:00 am – Dora
Piccone,(Cookie & Gary Amerman)
Wednesday, May 26,
St. Philip Neri, priest
7:00 pm – Jennie
& John Virus, (Estate)
Thursday, May 27,
St. Augustine of Canterbury
8:00 am – Wayne
Brinckman, (The Barrie Smith Family)
Friday, May 28
8:00 am – Anna
Pawson, (Ann & Al Smart)
Saturday, May 29
8:00 am – Norbert
Mutter, (Charles & Eileen McMillen)
5:00 pm – First
Anniversary, Anna Dietrich,
(Trish Dornisch)
THE MOST HOLY
TRINITY
7:30 am – William
Dermody, (Christine Dermody)
9:30 am – Jennie
Virus, (Joe & Theresa Cassarella)
11:00 am – For the
living & deceased members of the Parish.
MASS GREETERS
NEEDED
Greeters are
needed for Saturday and Sunday Masses.
Greeters arrive at Mass about 15 minutes before the start of Mass; greet
parishioners at the door, help take care of any special needs; and distribute
the Bulletins at the conclusion of Mass. If you would like to 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.
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 Riegel Jr., Robert Rukstalis, Frances Cannon, Ethel
Buck, Gary Lester Keller, Baby Lucy Littlefield, Charlotte Azarovich, George
Bradford, Rick DeStefano, Tommy Slattery, Baby Olivia Enriquez, Carla Kozak,
Janice Minnich, Christine Erb, Jean Kosich, Patrick Malloy, William McAffee,
John Brazuk, Thomas Zappala, Adam Canigiani, Jr., Jo Maturo, Elsie Connelly,
Theresa Homan, Anna Hoffman, Colleen McMillar, Pete Duklis, Sr. Ron Leckey,
Anthony Bonanno, Ben and Mary Finkbeiner, David Campbell, John Cahill, Jr.,
Grace Guckin, Tony Interrante & Patti Kolb.
For those who have died, and in particular for Mary
Garis, grant them eternal rest and peace.
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
May 10,
2009 May 9, 2010
Envelopes: $
8,097.50 $ 7,835.50
Loose: 1,204.00 1,488.00
Children: 67.50 61.00
Total: $
9,369.00 $
9,384.50
May 13,
2010 – ASCENSION Thursday - $2,076.00
May 17,
2009 May 16,
2010
Envelopes: $
9,558.50 $ 8,996.00
Loose: 1,332.00 1,913.00
Children:
69.20 89.00
Total: $10,959.70 $ 10,998.00
Give a St. Philip
Neri Memorial Gift!
For a
donation of $35 or more, there is a beautiful folder recording the gift and
donor to be presented to the family. A
Mass is offered each month.
We also
have “Living Memorials” for those
special occasions in life.
ACTIVITIES - *BINGO*
Kitchen opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm
Working Thursday – May 27th – Team #1
All regular games pay $50
FINAL COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Bingo –
May 6th: 59 players
Games -
$ 417.00
Kitchen
- 103.00
Total -
$ 520.00
Bingo –
May 13th: 65 players
Games -
$ 262.00
Kitchen
- 139.00
Total -
$ 401.00
Hoagie
Sale – May 4th:
$929.00
Please note: Brown paper bags are needed for Bingo.
If you have any to spare, please drop them off at the Social Hall on
Tuesday’s or Thursday’s between 8:30 am & 12:00 pm.
MAY – THIS WEEK AT
A GLANCE
Pentecost Sunday,
May 23rd
Children’s
Liturgy of the Word 9:30 am
Church
Parish
Breakfast 7:00 am – 12:30 pm Gym
Men’s 30
& Over Basketball 8:00 pm Gym
Monday, May 24th
Charismatic
Prayer Group 7:00
pm Chapel
SPN
Quilting
1:00 pm Gym
St. Maria
Goretti (Hatfield) –
Eighth Grade Class Retreat 9:30 am
Tuesday, May 25th
Garden Club
– Church Grounds 5:00 pm
Choir &
Cantor Practice
6:00 pm –Church
Boy
Scouts
7:00 pm Gym
Wednesday, May 26th
ALPHA 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Rectory
SPN School
Play – Fifth, Sixth & Seventh Grades:
7:00
pm Gym
Thursday, May 27th
Rosary at
Pennsburg Manor 1:15 pm
Bingo 6:30 pm Gym
Respect Life
Ministry:
Food PREP for the Homeless 5:15 pm Rectory
Cub
Scouts 6:45 pm School
Friday, May 28th
SPN
Quilting 1:00 pm Gym
Saturday, May 29th
FREE DAY –
No Activities
Sunday, May 30th
Children’s
Liturgy of the Word 9:30
am Church
Men’s 30
& over Basketball
8:00 pm Gym
Youth
Ministry: EDGE (Grade School) 6:00 pm
Gym
Youth
Ministry: TLIC (High School) 7:30
pm Gym
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Memorial Day –
Monday, May 31st – Mass in Church at 9:00 am
Choir & Cantor
Practice – Tuesday, June 1st – in Church at 6:00 pm
Garden Club –
Tuesday, June 1st – Church grounds – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Boy Scouts –
Tuesday, June 1st – Gym – 7:00 pm
Parish Carnival –
Wednesday, June 2nd – 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Bracelet Night)
Parish Carnival –
Thursday, June 3rd – 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Bracelet Night)
Cub Scouts –
Thursday, June 3rd – School – 6:45 pm
First Friday Mass
– Friday – June 4th – Church – 9:00 am - Adoration in Church – 10:00
am – 5:00 pm
Parish Carnival –
Friday, June 4th – 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Parish Carnival –
Saturday – June 5th – 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
SPN Energy Committee
Meeting – Saturday, June 5th – Gym – 10:00 am
Children’s Liturgy
of the Word – Sunday, June 6th – at the 9:30 am Mass
Parish Carnival –
Sunday, June 6th – 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
(Bracelet Night)
Senior Altar
Servers Recognition – Sunday, June 6th – at the 9:30 am Mass
PARISH NEWS
PARISH CARNIVAL
WED JUNE 2nd – SAT JUNE 5th – 6-10 PM
SUNDAY JUNE 6th – 1-6 PM
ADVANCED FOOD TICKETS can be purchased April 24th to May 30th at the
SCRIP table or at the rectory until Thursday, May 28th.
For every
$5 purchased, you receive $6 in food tickets.
CARNIVAL SET-UP – Help is
needed with setting up stands and tents, roping off areas, moving tables and
getting the grounds ready for the Carnival.
If you can help, either call Shirley at 215-679-9275, email Doris at gmomdecker@yahoo.com or just come to the
Church grounds at 6:00 pm on any of the following dates: Monday, May 17th, Tuesday, May 18th
and Tuesday, June 1st.
Rain dates
are: Monday, May 24th and Tuesday, May 25th.
RIDE BRACELETS – We will
be selling Ride Bracelets for Carnival Rides on three (3) days this year;
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Cost of
the Bracelet is $15.00. Individual Ride
Tickets will also be available. With a
Ride Bracelet, you can ride all night.
PARISH GARAGE SALE
Our Parish
Garage Sale will be held from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Wednesday, Sunday, May 23rd;
Wednesday, May 26th; Saturday, May 29th; and June 2nd
thru June 6th during the Carnival.
GARAGE SALE VOLUNTEERS – To volunteer, please call Shirley at 215-679-9275 (9:00 am – 3:00 pm),
Rich at 215-679-8256 or you may email Rich at richnruthrod@enter.net
NEW FOR THE CARNIVAL
HOT WINGS
Two volunteers will be needed each day to prepare the wings. The carnival will be held from 6-10 pm on
June 2, 3, 4, 5 and on Sunday June 6th from 1-6 pm. Please contact Shirley at 215-679-9275 or
email Doris at gmomdecker@yahoo.com, if
you would like to prepare the Hot Wings anytime during the Carnival.
WANTED!! WANTED!! WANTED!!
DUNKIN DONORS
If you have
ever had a dream of sitting on a metal seat about 4-5 feet over water with
people throwing baseballs at a target to “DUNK’ you in the water. WE WANT YOU! WE NEED YOU!
The
Carnival is in need of individuals who would like nothing more than to ‘DONATE’ their time and help out “IN” our Dunk Tank. YOU MAY WANT TO CALL ASAP SINCE WE KNOW
THERE WILL BE A WAITING LIST!
Please call
Shirley at: 215-679-9275 OR email Doris a: gmomdecker@yahoo.com.
CARNIVAL DECORATING HELP
May 26, 2010
The
Carnival Committee has decided to brighten up our stands and the stand area
with lights and flags.
If you
would like to help, contact Shirley at 215-679-9275, email Doris at gmomdecker@yahoo.com or come to the
Church grounds at 6:00 pm.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY COMMITTEE
Are you updating your digital camera or
video camera? The Historical Committee
could put your “old” one to good use.
If you have a camera you would like to
donate, please call Shirley at 215-679-9275 or email spnhistory@comcast.net.
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 – June 14th.
ST. PHILIP NERI PRAYER
SHAWL MINISTRY
For those who are not familiar with
knitting, crocheting, or are just struggling, we will teach you! The Prayer Shawl Ministry will have another
training on Monday, May 24th, at the old rectory located at 565 Main
Street, East Greenville - 7:00 pm. Please call Jo Ellen Carr, 215-679-6547 with any questions.
SPN RESPECT LIFE
SUMMER CLOTHING DRIVE
St. Philip
Neri Respect Life Ministry is collecting used summer clothing. (tee shirts,
summer jackets, lightweight pants) and new men’s underwear. These can be dropped in the main vestibule
of Church this weekend - May 22nd/23rd.
Elizabeth
Ministry Announcement
The Elizabeth Ministry is sponsoring a Babysitting 101 class for all interested
youth between the ages of 11-14. It
will be held on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the
Social Hall. Class size is limited
to 20 so get your reservation in early!
Please read the details for the fee and the reservation form in the
flyer in this Sunday’s bulletin. Any
questions, please call LaRue Emmell at 215-679-3086.
CALLING ALL YOUTH AGES 11-14!
Babysitting 101
Wednesday – June
23
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
St. Philip Neri
Gym
Cost:
$55-certificate awarded upon completion
Drinks and snacks provided, but bring your own
lunch.
Class sponsored by
Elizabeth Ministry.
Email LaRue Emmell
at lemmell2@comcast.net
Program provided by Child, Home & Community
Incorporated. Class taught by experienced, trained workshop facilitators. www.chcinfo.org
Please detach and return with payment
Make check payable to “CHC”
144 Wood Street, Doylestown 18901
Due by: June 11, 2010
Name ___________________________
Age __________
Parent’s name
_________________________________
Phone number
______________________
Address
________________________________________
Class site: St.
Philip Neri Parish, Pennsburg, PA
Any questions,
call Becky at 215-348-9770
Class size limited to 20!
CEMETERY MEMORIAL
TREES
Memorial
Trees are available for purchase to be planted throughout our Parish Cemetery
“Holy Cross”. The cost is $425; this
covers the price of the tree, its planting and the Memorial Plaque.
Shade and
Evergreen Trees will be planted throughout the cemetery where space is
available. To purchase a Memorial Tree,
please call the rectory.
NEWLY REGISTERED FAMILIES
We welcome the following new
parishioners into our parish Family here at St. Philip Neri!
April 2010
The Vafeades Family
The Ziegler Family
SOFT
PRETZEL SALE
The Youth Ministry will be selling Soft
Pretzels the weekend of June 12th &13th after all
Masses. The cost is $.50/pretzel or
3/$1.00.
Thank you for your support of our Youth Ministry!
PARISH
LIBRARY -
BOOK
SEASON HAS ARRIVED!!
The St Philip Neri bookcases are ready to be
filled. We are looking for gently used or new books.
They must be pertaining to our Catholic
faith. Examples would be Lives of the Saints, Scriptural, any reference
material or children’s stories, any type of spiritual book. They can be novels,
too.
We are looking for CD's or DVD's as well,
movies or music. We can use the large print editions, too. Please drop off
your books at the rectory during business hours.
If you don't have any
books to donate please consider a contribution to be made "In Memory
Of" and we will purchase the requested book and place a memorial marker
inside of it.
SHOWBOAT CASINO
Saturday – July 31st
Cost is $30 with $25
in Slot Play return. Leave St. Philip
Neri Church parking lot at 10:00 am.
Please call Kathy
at: 267-923-5173 with your reservation requests.
Bus fills during the
summer months. Please save the date!
Enrich Your Catholic Faith thru History – in
Philadelphia!
Why not
enhance your knowledge with our Adult Faith Formation Team and visit the
Shrines with us in Philadelphia on Wednesday, August 18th. You will visit St. Kathrine Drexel, have a
boxed lunch, go to Mass at St. John Neumann and a guided tour of both upper and
lower churches; then we go to St. Rita Cassia Shrine and have a guided tour as
well. We will finish the day at
Crackerbarrel Restaurant on the way home.
All three
(3) sites have gift shops to browse in.
The cost is
$65 that includes the boxed lunch and all Shrine admissions. Dinner will be on your own.
Please call
Kathy at 215-272-2130, or leave a message at the rectory for any other
information you may want.
PARISH OUTREACH –
H.O.P.E.
(Helping Other
People Enthusiastically)
Are you in
need of a service that H.O.P.E. can provide?
In addition to transporting people to doctors’ appointments, dialysis,
and chemotherapy, H.O.P.E. volunteers can take you to the grocery store, post
office, drug store, etc.
If you need
H.O.P.E. assistance, please call Sister Patricia Kelly, M.S.B.T. in the Parish
Outreach Office: 215-679-2282. If no answer, you MUST leave a message. Say your and number slowly. Say your number, twice.
MOTHER’S MARKET
Moms – Dads
– and Grandparents: The Elizabeth
Ministry of St. Philip Neri is planning a Mother’s Market for the Fall
2010.
Anyone
interested in selling used baby and kids’ equipment, clothes or toys, please
contact Kathy Hunt at 215-541-9180 or email her at: ElizMininfo@yahoo.com.
DORNEY PARK
TICKETS
There are
about fifty (50) Dorney Park Tickets available for purchase. If anyone is interested in purchasing some,
please call the rectory between 10:00 am & 4:00 pm. For those who requested to pick up their
tickets at the rectory, they are now here and ready for pickup between 10:00 am
& 4:00 pm.
WIN A WEEK AT A VACATION RESORTS
Las Vegas and Orlando
We are
chancing off two (2) Vacation Resorts Locations. The Drawings will take place on Sunday, June 6th at
our Parish Carnival.
Las Vegas:
A week at the Grandview at Las
Vegas.
Check-in: Saturday, July 10, 2010 to Saturday, July 17, 2010. Two bedroom, full kitchen, sleeps eight (8)
maximum. Pools, spas, water features,
fitness room, picnic & barbque area, game room.
Located on the Las Vegas Blvd.
Orlando,
Florida:
A week at the Orlando International
Resort Club.
Check-in: Saturday, August 7, 2010 to Saturday, August 14, 2010.
Two (2) Bedrooms, full kitchen, sleeps
six (6) maximum. Twenty minutes from
Walt Disney World and the Orlando International Airport. Indoor/Outdoor Pools.
Prize is for Resort only.
(TRANSPORTATION NOT INCLUDED)
Chances: $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00
Chances can be purchased in the Church
Vestibule, the rectory and the Parish Carnival.
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
For Survivors of
Clergy Sexual Abuse
A NEW SUPPORT GROUP
Facilitated
by: Network of Victim Assistance of
Bucks County (NOVA)
Call if you are
looking for a safe place to talk with others.
Adult men and women, who were sexually abused as children by Clergy,
regardless of where the abuse occurred, are invited to attend. There is no fee for the group. Funding is provided through the Victim
Assistance Program of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR
TO ENROLL:
PLEASE CALL NOVA
DIRECTLY AT:
1-800-675-6900
HELP WANTED: Courageous, committed men to do the work of
the Lord. Consider the priesthood. www.HeedTheCall.org
LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
OF:
SAINT CHARLES
BORROMEO SEMINARY
In response
to the increasing Spanish-speaking population in the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary opens its Language Institute for a three week session of instruction in the
Spanish language from June 21 thru July 9.
Sessions run Monday thru Friday for three hours (9 am – 12 pm). The cost is $300 for the three week
session. Applications are now being
accepted. You may download an
Application from the Seminary website at www.scs.edu. Please direct phone inquiries to Mrs. Susan
Heppler at 610-785-6525.
PRE-8TH GRADE
SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
June 28 – July 28
8:45 am – 1:00 pm
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
1733 Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
Spend part of your summer at the PREP and
participate in the Pre-8th Grade Summer Enrichment Program!
PROGRAM TOPICS
INCLUDE:
Algebra
Athletics
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Drama
Transportation is available in Philadelphia, New
Jersey and the Five County area.
For more information, call the Summer School
Office at: 215-978-1954 or visit our website: WWW.SJPREP.ORG/PRE8
ST, CHARLES BORROMEO SEMINARY
How well do you know
your faith? Consider taking a class or
making a retreat at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary this summer.
Go to www.scsrsd.org for details.
CORPUS CHRISTI
CELEBRATION –
FIRST HOLY
COMMUNICANTS & FAMILIES
His
Eminence, Cardinal Justin Rigali will celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy
Body and Blood of Christ on Sunday, June 6th with a Mass at 2:00 pm
at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown,
followed by a procession and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Cardinal Rigali is inviting all of the First
Holy Communicants of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to join him for this
special Event. A personal invitation
was mailed to each First Holy Communicant.
Families are asked to respond to the invitation by Monday, May 3rd.
If you did not receive your invitation or if you have any questions, please
contact the Office for Special Projects at: 215-587-3519 or visit the
Archdiocesan website at www.archphila.org
CATHOLIC SOCIAL
SERVICES –
FOSTER FAMILIES
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
more about becoming a foster parent, please call Melissa or Pat at
215-587-3960.
AREA NEWS
ST. PIUS X ALL
CLASS REUNION UPDATE:
St. Pius X Alumni Golf Outing:
Saturday,
June 12th – 1:00 pm at the:
Hickory
Valley Golf Course;
Shotgun
Start – Cost $100 – includes golf, cart, food and prizes. For additional
information, please call: 610-326-8990 – ext. 26.
MARRIED COUPLE
PRAYER RETREAT
Marriage
Retorno, a couple prayer Retreat will be held July 10-11 at Daylesford Abbey in
Paoli. Marriage Retorno is a Scripture
based Couple Prayer Retreat for married couples wanting to deepen their
relationship with one another in the Lord.
While it is the second step of Marriage Encounter, couples do not need
to attend ME first. The cost is
$290/couple (overnight) or $165/couple (commuting). Space is limited. For
information, call Joe & May Ward: 215-362-8699 or the website at: www.marriageretorno.org.
FREE CAR SEATS
Through a
Grant from the state of Pennsylvania, Grand View Hospital is able to provide
free car seats to individual s who:
Do not currently have a car seat and cannot afford
one.
Have
an unsafe car seat and cannot afford a replacement.
To receive
a free car seat, the individual must register for a car seat check appointment
through the Grand View Information Line at: 215-453-4300, informing the
operator that he/she cannot afford a car seat.
Our
representatives will then make the necessary arrangements with the caller.
Montgomery County Health Department’s
2009 Rabies Clinics
Date Place Time
June 5th Abington Recycle Ctr 9am -11am
Florey
Lane
(off
of Easton Road)
Abington
June 12th Collegeville 9am - 11m
Community
Park
4th
& Park Avenue
Collegeville
June 19th Harleysville Sr. Ctr. 9am -11am
312
Alumni Ave
Harleysville
June 26th Burnside Oakland 9am – 11am
Park
Burnside
Avenue & Oakland Drive
West
Norriton
SAINT JOSEPH’S
BASKETBALL CAMP
Phil
Martelli’s Middle School Team Academy seeks boys’ teams (CYO, Middle school,
Church groups, Youth Organizations) for its June 14th – June 17th
Camp. The Camp will be held from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm each evening at Saint
Joseph’s University.
Included
will be 5-on-5 officiated games, basketball/skill development, and numerous
life skills lectures for coaches/parents/players.
Contact Rob
Sullivan at 610-660-1961 or email rsulli01@sju.edu
to receive further information.
See you on
Hawk Hill!
Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen
and grow—a day at a time.
Sunday, May
23, 2010
Solemnity of
Pentecost
Get in the Spirit
The first time an English speaker
hears Mass in Spanish can be striking, particularly when familiar responses are
presented in a new light. For example “And also with you” becomes “Y con tu
Espiritu” (“And with your Spirit). That opens things up—not only about how
to understand this part of the liturgy but also how to understand our brothers
and sisters. How amazing it is to consider that indeed the Holy Spirit is with
each one of us. And not only at Mass or when we are doing “religious” things or
with people we like. What would the world be like if we truly recognized the
Spirit within ourselves and within one another?
Today’s readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Romans 8:8-17;
John 20:19-23
or 14:15-16, 23b-26
“All of them
were filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Monday, May
24
Stuff, stuff, and more stuff
“Coat Hanger Syndrome” refers to
the way coat hangers seem to multiply all by themselves in an unused closet.
The same thing happens in a garage when stuff multiplies to the point where the
car no longer fits. Desk drawers have the same problem. In fact life itself can
become so burdened with stuff, things we own and accumulate over time, that we
become dulled to the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit within that leads us
to fulfillment and true joy. Our stuff is supposed to make our lives better,
but it doesn’t. The Spirit is our best bet.
Today’s readings: 1 Peter 1:3-9;
Mark 10:17-27
“Go, sell
what you own, and give the money to the poor.”
Tuesday, May
25
Feast of
Gregory VII, pope
Let God be the highest bidder
There was a time when those with
enough wealth could legally buy all sorts of important positions in the
hierarchy of the church. The practice, known as simony, is named for Simon
Magnus, who appears in the Book of Acts and offers to pay the apostles in
exchange for special spiritual powers. They reject him outright, but the custom
nonetheless was common in the early church and led to widespread corruption.
Gregory VII, pope from 1073 until his death in 1085, was instrumental in
putting a stop to it. As Jesus said, we can’t serve two masters—God and money.
Let’s make sure our priorities are in order.
Today’s readings: 1 Peter 1:10-16;
Mark 10:28-31
“Look, we
have left everything and followed you.”
Wednesday,
May 26
Feast of
Philip Neri, priest
Patron of mirth
Some vocations come out of the
blue, the result of divine intervention in an otherwise ungovernable life. So
the church welcomes demon-plagued Mary Magdalene, self-involved Augustine, and
strong-willed Dorothy Day into its ranks. But others are more like Philip Neri,
such a terrific kid they called him “Philip the good” from the start. The
patron saint of everything from rheumatism to earthquakes, Philip was best
known for his hilarious sense of humor. That is cause enough for sainthood:
choosing to lift the spirits of others. And couldn’t the church use more people
who can make us laugh?
Today’s readings: 1 Peter 1:18-25;
Mark 10:32-45
“The grass
withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord endures forever.”
Thursday,
May 27
Feast of
Augustine of Canterbury, bishop
Good news comes ashore
In 596 Pope Gregory the Great
tabbed Saint Augustine of Canterbury and 30 other monks to bring the gospel to
the Anglo-Saxons. When the missionaries landed in southern England, they were
met by the Anglo-Saxon King Ethelbert. In his speech to Ethelbert, Augustine
said: “Do not see us as coming to force upon an unknown people against their
will. Be assured that only a great love constrains us to do this.” We bring
you, Augustine said, “news of never-ending joy.” Ethelbert was so impressed he
gave Augustine freedom to do his work and even a base of operations at
Canterbury. Isn’t that the heart of sharing your faith with others: not
compulsion but persuasion—delivering news so good that another can’t resist it?
Today’s readings: 1 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12;
Mark 10:46-52
“Long for the
pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation—if indeed you
have tasted that the Lord is good.”
Friday, May 28
Difficult, Godlike—and necessary
Mark’s gospel does not include
Jesus teaching the Lord’s Prayer, as he does in the other gospels. Like Matthew
and Luke, however, Mark does show Jesus linking our own forgiveness to our
willingness to forgive others. The Lord’s Prayer asks that God forgive us as
we forgive others; those who seek forgiveness must be “forgivers” themselves.
In Mark, Jesus says: “Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything
against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your
trespasses.” Jesus characterizes his own mission as handing himself over “so
that sins may be forgiven.” We need forgiveness! How much we desire it! But at
the same time we must be its vehicle to others, especially those who have hurt
us.
Today’s readings: 1 Peter 4:7-13;
Mark 11:11-26
“Whatever you
ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Saturday,
May 29
Faith large and small
When you think about it, Jesus
asks both a lot and only a little of his disciples. A lot: that they give
themselves completely to following him and his way. But also a little: doing a
few basic things like having faith and trusting him and the Father who sent
him; loving as you are loved by God; forgiving because you are forgiven; and
showing mercy, for you have received mercy. Though it asks much—everything,
really—of people, being a Christian is actually pretty simple: Love God with
your whole self, and share that love with others.
Today’s readings: Jude 17, 20b-25;
Mark 11:27-33
“Build yourselves up on your most
holy faith . . . keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy
of our Lord Jesus Christ . . . .”
