Church
of Saint Philip Neri
Pennsburg, PA 18073
July 4, 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 7:00 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.
The
Stations of the Cross
In addition to today being Independence Day, we are also celebrating the
visit of our Cardinal Archbishop to our parish. Cardinal Justin Rigali is with us today to celebrate the 11:00 AM
Mass. Afterwards, His Eminence will
bless our new outdoor Stations of the Cross.
As you may know, our local Knights of Columbus council cleared the woods
behind the church and erected the Stations.
Each Station was paid for by individual parishioners and families. This beautiful wooded area is the perfect
place to spend some time in solitude meditating on the wonderful gift which
Christ gave us when He allowed Himself to be tortured and crucified for the
salvation of the world. Therefore, I
would like to devote this issue of Ask Deacon Mike to sharing with you a brief
history of this popular devotion.
Much of the following is taken from www.communityofhopeinc.com.
The Stations of the
Cross, also called The Way of the Cross, is a devotion to the passion of Christ
consisting of prayers and meditations on fourteen occurrences that were
experienced by Christ on His way to the crucifixion. During the time of the
crusades (1095-1270), it became popular for pilgrims in the Holy Land to walk
in the footsteps of Jesus to Calvary. After the Moslems recaptured the Holy
Land pilgrimages were too dangerous. As a result, the Stations of the Cross
became a popular substitute pilgrimage throughout Europe. The Stations
represented critical events from Scripture or tradition of Jesus' journey to
Calvary. Originally done only outdoors, the Stations were allowed inside
churches in the mid-18th century. Eventually fixed at fourteen, the Stations
soon became a familiar feature in all Catholic churches. The devotion may be
conducted personally by the faithful, making their way from one station to
another and saying the prayers, or by having an officiating celebrant move from
cross to cross while the faithful make the responses. The stations themselves
must consist of, at the very least, fourteen wooden crosses, pictures alone do
not suffice, and they must be blessed by someone with the authority to erect
stations. Our beautiful new stations
certainly meet this requirement.
The devotion
originated in the late 4th century when pilgrims flocked to the Holy Land from
all parts of the world to visit the land of Jesus. Heading the list of places
they visited was the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which had been built by the
Emperor Constantine in 335 AD atop Calvary and the tomb of Jesus.
Processions of
pilgrims to this church were common. Egeria, a woman from Gaul who traveled to
the Holy Land in the 4th century, recalls in her diary how she joined
Christians from all parts of the Roman world walking westward on Holy Thursday
from the garden of Gethsemane to the church of the Holy Sepulcher, where they
celebrated Jesus' death and resurrection.
Christian pilgrims
contributed to the development in Europe of the Stations of the Cross in its
present form. Returning from the Holy Land, they brought oil from the lamps
that burned around Jesus' tomb, soil and relics from the holy places. More
important, they brought memories of the liturgies, devotions, and shrines they
experienced. Soon, churches and shrines were being built throughout Europe
modeled on the pilgrim sites, and Jerusalem's devotions and liturgies
influenced the liturgical and religious life of western Christians.
The Moslem conquest of
Palestine in the 7th century contributed to the building of replicas of the
holy places in Europe, as Christians, finding access to the holy places more
difficult, sought places of pilgrimage nearer home. If they could not go to
Jerusalem, they would have reminders of Jerusalem close by.
For most of us the
practice of this devotion occurs during Lent.
But, with our new outdoor Stations of the Cross we have the opportunity
to pray and meditate on Christ’s passion and death at any time of the year. We often focus on Jesus as the Son of God
and the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.
Praying the Stations gives us the opportunity to unite our human
suffering with the very real human suffering of Jesus.
If you have any
questions concerning the Church, sacraments or parish life please contact me
and I will address them here. As always
your identity will be kept anonymous.
You can place your question in the collection basket or send it to the
rectory. Just be sure to address the
envelope to Ask Deacon Mike. You can
also contact me by e-mail at deaconmikefranks@verizon.net.
I would like to
express my appreciation to our Knights and the other workers who made this
project possible and to our parishioners who contributed to purchase the
Stations and benches. I wish you all a
happy 4th of July and as always, I love you all. Deacon Mike Franks
Serving at Mass July
4
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Dave
Moser Bob
Piccone
Trudy Moser Ed
Tryon
Priest
Deacon
Anna Murphy
Gerald Murphy
7:30 am – Michael
Duka T. Gilmore
Mary R. Giambrone John
Gilmore
Priest
Deacon
Mike Heveran
Michelle Martin
9:30 am – Bob
Brennan Joe
Cassarella
Eleanor Brennan M.
Gehringer
Priest
Priest
Michael Dougherty
Mary Godshall
11:00 am – Deacon Mark Meinzer
Priest Bob Ellis
Bishop
Pastor
Priest
Priest
Jack Nash
Monica Nash
Pat Kennedy
Dawn Ellis
Linda Franks
Pat Meinzer
Serving at Mass July
11
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 pm – Anne
Marie Quigley S.
Hunsberger
Jim Quigley Larry
Concio
Priest
Priest
Alice Swift
Linda Benko
7:30 am – Jim
Michels Ernie
Quatrani
Pat Scheerbaum Michael
Lynch
Priest
Immaculata Barndt
Maureen Moser
Paul Moser
9:30 am –
Stephanie Greczek Terry
Benner
John McHale Wendy
Benner
Priest
Jenny Josko
Bill Gurgick
Lisa Gurgick
11:00 am – Bob Schwind Luke Verna
Barbara Schwind M.
Gehringer
Priest
Deacon
Anna Kells
Marlene Leidy
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY
TIME
July 4, 2010
Monday, July 5,
Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria
9:00 am – Mass in
Church
Filomena D’Aloia, (Paul &
Maureen Moser)
Tuesday, July 6,
Saint Maria Goretti
8:00 am – Stanley
Wlazelek, (Catherine Wlazelek)
Wednesday, July 7
7:00 pm – In
Thanksgiving to God for a Special Intention
Thursday, July 8
8:00 am – Jennie & John Virus, (Estate)
Friday, July 9,
Saint Augustine Zhao Rong
8:00 am – Norbert
Mutter, (Charles & Libby Monteleone)
Saturday, July 10
8:00 am – John
Dykie, (Patsy Bobinski)
5:00 pm – For the
living & deceased members
of the Parish
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY
TIME
July 11, 2010
7:30 am – Eugene
Cressman, (Wife Catherine & children)
9:30 am – Andreas Nicolaou, (Terry & Wendy Benner)
11:00 am – Maria
Goffredo, (The Goffredo Family)
ROSE/FLORAL
ARRANGEMENT
The red
roses placed on the Blessed Mother Altar are in memory of Carol Shaffer, requested by Sue Cimorelli.
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, Adam Canigiani,
Jr., Jo Maturo, Elsie Connelly, Theresa Homan, Colleen McMillar, Anthony
Bonanno, David Campbell, Grace Guckin, Tony Interrante, Steven Gebhardt, John
Culbertson, (Father of Ellen Abramo), Evelyn Dixon (mother of Dawn Ellis),
Mildred Moyer, Helga Camasso, Tom Brogan, Stephanie Dykie, Betty Caroff, Keith
Hotz & Lily Morgitan.
For those who have died, and in particular for Louise
Francese & Mary J. Michael, grant them eternal rest and peace.
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
June
28, 2009 June 27, 2010
Envelopes: $
8,206.50 $ 8,269.99
Loose: 1,118.00
1,549.00
Children’s: 55.00
46.40
Total: $ 9,379.50 $ 9,864.40
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 – July 8th – Team #3
All regular games pay $50
FINAL COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500
Bingo: June 24 – 64 players
Games: $ 367.00
Kitchen: 204.00
Total:
$ 571.00
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.
PARISH BREAKFAST
Our parish
Breakfast was held on Sunday, June 27th and 476 people were
served. Thank you so much to those who
came out and worked so hard to make this another successful Breakfast. Our profit was $2,308.00. Our next parish Breakfast is Sunday, July 25th. Save the date!
BAKED GOODS NEEDED
Baked goods
are needed for our weekly Bingo and monthly Breakfast.
If anyone
is interested in donating baked goods, please call Rita at: 215-679-7009.
JULY: THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sunday – July 4th
Blessing of
the Outdoor Stations of the Cross –
(at the 11:00 am Mass)
Monday, July 5th
Mass in
Church at 9:00 am
Tuesday, July 6th
Pre-Jordan 7:00
pm rectory
Choir &
Cantor Practice 6:00 pm Church
Garden Club
– Church Grounds 5:00 pm
Holy Rosary
Hour for Gary L. Keller 1:00 pm Chapel
Wednesday, July
7th
FREE DAY –
No activities scheduled
Thursday, July 8th
Bingo 6:30 pm Gym
Pennsburg
Manor Nursing Home Mass 10:00 am
Friday, July 9th
FREE DAY – No activities scheduled
Saturday, July
10th
FREE DAY –
No activities scheduled
Sunday, July 11th
Children’s
Liturgy of the Word at the 9:30 am Mass
New Altar
Server Installation 9:30 am
Church
Knights of
Columbus Meeting 7:30 pm Rectory
Men’s 30
& Over Basketball 8:00
pm Gym
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Car Show
Committee Meeting – Monday, July 12th – 7:00 pm at the rectory
Charismatic
Prayer Group – Monday, July 12th – 7:00 pm in the Chapel
Choir &
Cantor Practice – Tuesday, July 13th – 6:00 pm in Church
Garden Club
– Tuesday, July 13th – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm on the Church grounds
Hoagie Sale
– Tuesday, July 13th – 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm in the Social Hall
FREE DAY –
No activities planned – Wednesday, July 14th
Bingo –
Thursday, July 15th – 6:30 pm – Gym
FREE DAY –
No activities planned – Friday, July 16th
FREE DAY –
No activities planned – Saturday, July 17th
Children’s
Liturgy of the Word – Sunday, July 18th – at the 9:30 am Mass
Men’s 30
& Over Basketball – Sunday, July 18th – 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm –
Gym
SCHOOL NEWS
St. Philip Neri School
HONOR ROLL
June 2010
GRADE DISTINGUISHED HONORS
5 Ashley Serafin
5 Matthew Souder
5 Laura Vetter
6 Meaghan McKiernan
7 Emily Beck
7 Nick Camarata
7 Keira Koch
7 Allison McCausland
7 Patrick Souder
8 Isabel Perez
GRADE FIRST HONORS
4 Rosario LaSpina
4 Claire Stoll
5 Danilo Perez
6 Paul Chappelle
6 Kelsey
Gallagher
6 Hayley Martin
6 Sara McMahon
6 Richard Smith
6 Cooper Wright
7 Elizabeth Mullaney
7 Lauren Serafin
8 Zachary Washko
8 Joshua Williams
GRADE SECOND HONORS
4 GraceAnne Shrift
4 Mandy Shrom
4 Cassidy Wright
5 Andrew Benensky
5 Kate Ferdock
5 Nora Myers
5 Ian Stephens
5 Ben Tryon
6 Hannah Mattaliano
7 Lauren Pera
7 Charlie Stoll
7 Morgan Tielemans
7 Patrick Vetter
8 Christopher Malantonio
PARISH NEWS
RCIA: We will resume our parish RCIA process in
September. Anyone who wishes to join
the Catholic Church or learn more about the Catholic faith is invited to join
us on Thursday evenings. If you would
like further information please call the rectory and leave your name and phone
number. Deacon Mike Franks will contact
you. Watch the bulletin for more
information in the coming weeks.
PARISH COUNSELING
AVAILABLE
Confidential,
professional counseling can be provided through our Parish Outreach Office.
The
types/kinds of counseling that can be done are: Relationship Counseling;
Marriage Counseling; Situational Counseling; and Project Rachel Counseling (for
women who have had an abortion).
Call for an
appointment: 215-679-2282. If no answer, leave your first name and
number. Say the number, twice.
MASS TIME CHANGE – WEDNESDAY’S
Effective January 1, 2011, the Chapel
Masses on Wednesday’s will be at 5:00 pm instead of 7:00 pm.
ST. PHILIP NERI PRAYER
SHAWL MINISTRY
The Prayer Shawl Ministry will not meet
in July.
SAINT PHILIP NERI
ROSARY PRAYER GROUP
Our Lady of
the Rosary Prayer Group at St. Philip Neri, which normally meets the 2nd
Monday of each month, will meet on the following dates to say the Rosary for
Gary L. Keller at 1:00 pm in the Chapel:
Tuesday, July 6th, Monday, July 12th & Monday,
July 19th.
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.
PARISH OUTREACH
When you
read that someone is needed to do a particular service for the sake of Jesus
Christ, do you understand that it means that YOU are being asked to do the
service for Him? Do you take the matter
to our Triune God in prayer? As you
think and plan for summer fun, consider what Jesus is asking you to think and
plan for.
H.O.P.E.
Get With
The Program! What Program?? The H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People
Enthusiastically Program!) If
you are in need of services such as transportation to doctors, bank, grocery
store, etc. OR need simple assistance at home, etc., contact the
H.O.P.E. Coordinator, Sister Patricia Kelly, M.S.B.T. at the Parish Outreach
Office: 215-679-2282. If you get the
recording, you MUST leave your name and number. Please say your number, twice.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
If you need a H.O.P.E. (Helping Other
People Enthusiastically) service during the week of July 12th,
please call Anne Dykie at: 215-679-2034.
This is for the week of July 12th ONLY.
H.O.P.E. – Hours
of Service
In the
first quarter of 2010, the H.O.P.E. Program Volunteers gave 53 hours of service
to God’s people in St. Philip Neri Parish.
In the second quarter they gave 30.5 hours of service.
Thank you,
H.O.P.E. Volunteers for living your Baptismal Call to service in such a caring,
practical way.
H.O.P.E. LEADER
NEEDED
Some months
ago, this bulletin reported that a H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People
Enthusiastically) Leader is needed.
Right now, H.O.P.E. seems to be the only Ministry without a leader.
If you feel
you can be the H.O.P.E. Leader, please contact Sister Patricia Kelly, M.S.B.T.
at the Parish Outreach Office: 215-679-2282.
Leave your name and number. Say
your number twice.
FRIENDLY VISITORS
The Friendly
Visitors Program of our Parish is almost 9 years old! We need about 3 more Friendly Visitors. If you discern that Our Lord is asking you
to visit his sisters and/or brothers as a Friendly Visitor, please call Sister
Patricia Kelly, M.S.B.T. at the Parish Outreach Office: 215-679-2282. If you get a recording, you MUST
leave your and number. Please say your
number twice.
3rd Quarter
Liturgical Ministers Schedule
The 3rd
Quarter Liturgical Ministers Schedule is now available.
For those
who have computer access, the schedule is now available on our parish website (www.spnparish.org).
For those
who do not have a computer, a limited amount of printed Schedules are available
in the small room off the vestibule.
Please do not take a paper Schedule if you have computer access.
3rd
Quarter Greeters Schedule
The 3rd
Quarter Greeters Schedules are now available.
You may pick them up in the small room off of the vestibule or access by
going online to our parish website: (www.spnparish.org).
YOUTH MINISTRY
Thanks
is hardly enough to express our sincere gratitude for the prayers, support, and
financial contributions that our parish made for our trip to Steubenville. This
weekend was even deeper than last year and the twenty of us felt God's love in
such a deeper way. We will be going back next year for sure, and hope to
multiply the number of teens. Every teen who went were touched so deeply. This
is what some of them said after:
"I
don't think I can put the wonder and love I experienced this weekend into a
sentence! My soul jumped for joy at the sight of Him in the blessed Sacrament.
I love Jesus. It was so great to experience God in a new location. This retreat
put my faith back fully into my life. God needs more me time. I can't not pray
after Steubenville. The weekend inspired me." They go on, and we will be
sharing them in the next few weeks. God bless these teens, and God bless all of
the parishioners of St. Philip Neri Parish. THANK YOU!
SAINT PHILIP NERI
CRAFT GUILD
The St.
Philip Neri Craft Guild will not meet in July; the next Meeting will be
Tuesday, August 3rd – 1:00 pm.
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.
ST.
PHILIP NERI CHURCH
HOAGIE
SALE
CHEESE,
ITALIAN or TURKEY
Tuesday
– July 13th
12:00
NOON – 6:00 PM
St.
Philip Neri Social Hall
COST: $4.00
All
orders due by:
Tuesday
– July 6th
Please
call:
Rita
– 679-7009
or
Pat
– 679-5675
ST. PHILIP NERI PARISH
EIGHTH ANNUAL CAR SHOW
Friday – July 23rd
6:00 – 10:00 PM
(registration begins 5:00 pm)
RAIN or SHINE!
Great Food
Music by Hodge
Podge
ADVANCED
SALE FOOD TICKETS
will be available for purchase at the script table starting June 26 until July
18. Food tickets will also be available
at the rectory from
June 28 to July 20. For every $5 purchased, you receive $6.00 in
food tickets.
VOLUNTEERS will be needed for
security, parking, kitchen and food stands.
If you would like to volunteer you can fill out a volunteer form, call
Shirley at 215-679-9275 or e mail Doris at gmomdecker@yahoo.com.
For information: call Shirley at 215-679-9275 (daytime) or
Pete at 215-679-6942 (evenings)
GARDEN CLUB – HELP
NEEDED
Our Garden
Club of St. Philip Neri Church needs your help to maintain the Church grounds,
Flower Beds, watering, weeding, etc.
Attention is especially needed maintaining the Outdoor Stations of the
Cross area. The Garden Club meets every
Tuesday evening from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm on the Church grounds; BUT, you
are most welcome to come over any day of the week and a time that best meets
your schedule. Any questions, please call Lee Johnson: 679-6309.
END OF SUMMER BOOK DISCUSSION
Tuesday – August 24th – 7:00 pm
St. Philip Neri Rectory Meeting Room
“MY LIFE WITH THE SAINTS”
By: Martin James, SJ.
A Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2006. “An outstanding and often hilarious memoir of one man’s
interaction with the saints of the Roman Catholic tradition”.
Winner of a 2007 Christopher Award for books that “affirm the highest
values of the human spirit”.
Books will be ordered and available at a later date for purchase. The cost to you is $20.00
For more information, please call Madeleine Gehringer at: 215-679-0737
or call the rectory office at: 215-679-9275.
MOTHER’S MARKET
The
Elizabeth Ministry of St. Philip Neri is looking for anyone interested in
selling gently used baby and children’s equipment, clothing, or toys at their
MOTHER’S MARKET that will be held on Saturday, September 11th from
8:00 am until 2:00 pm in the St. Philip Neri Social Hall.
Tables will
cost $10 each. If interested, please
call Kathy at: ElizMinnfo@yahoo.com or 215.541.9180.
PARISH CARNIVAL TEE
SHIRTS & LAWN SIGNS
Please return ALL parish Carnival Tee Shirts and Lawn
Signs to the rectory or to the Church (in the small room) so we can pack them
away for next year’s Event.
St.
Philip Neri Grade School Tuition Assistance
Did you know that Tuition Assistance is
available for your child to attend St. Philip Neri Grade School?
Tuition Assistance is available to those
showing a real need. Address your
request to:
St. Philip Neri Tuition Assistance Program
1325 Klinerd Road
Pennsburg, PA 18073
You will receive a letter asking for
some information and you will be notified of any decision before the school
year starts.
Guidelines for:
TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Minimal Criteria
1. Tuition Assistance will apply only to
students in grades K-8 who are enrolled at Saint Philip Neri Elementary School.
2. Parent or legal guardian must be a
registered parishioner of St. Philip Neri Parish.
3. Must demonstrate financial need,
subject to review and approval of Tuition Committee.
4. Must be active and volunteer in parish
activities.
5. Tuition
Assistance will be applied towards tuition as credit.
SAVE
THE DATE: Friday, October 8
Fourth
Annual
St.
Philip Neri Golf Outing
Macoby
Run Golf Course,
Green
Lane, PA
18
Hole 4-golfer Scramble,
1:00
pm
Shotgun
Start
Food,
Beer, Prizes
$70
per golfer
To
register your foursome or to volunteer, contact:
Andrew
Souder, 215-804-0845
or
email to:Andrew@rafind.com
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
Dear
Brothers and Sisters,
In
his most recent encyclical Caritas in veritate (Charity in Truth), Pope
Benedict XVI reiterated what he calls an important truth set forth by his
predecessor Pope Paul VI in his encyclical Populorum Progressio (On the Development
of Peoples): “…the whole Church, in all her being and acting – when she
proclaims, when she celebrates, when she performs works of charity – is engaged
in promoting human development.” Our Holy Father goes on to say that “…integral
human development is primarily a vocation, and therefore it involves a free assumption
of responsibility in solidarity on the part of everyone.” For nearly 40 years,
the Catholic Campaign for Human Development has concretely demonstrated the Catholic
Church’s solidarity with the poor in our country by funding local community
organizations that promote integral human development. These groups actively
engage the poor to participate in organized efforts that address the root
causes of poverty. Access to affordable housing and health care, quality education
for children, and vocational training for the unemployed are among the goals of
funded organizations. Each year the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
sponsors a nationwide collection in support of the Catholic Church’s
longstanding efforts to reduce poverty by addressing its root causes. In the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the annual collection will take place on the
weekend of July 10-11, 2010. Funds
collected support anti-poverty projects across the country and in the
communities and neighborhoods of our own region, providing the means for our
less fortunate brothers and sisters to become agents of their own progress and
human development. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia exercises due diligence in
carefully reviewing all applications for grants from community organizations in
our region, ensuring that the mission and goals of prospective grant recipients
are consistent with the Catholic Church’s social and moral teaching. The
activities of funded organizations are closely monitored for ongoing compliance.
Nearly 40 million Americans are now living in poverty, and in these challenging
economic times that have adversely impacted so many people, the effect on the
poor is even more dramatic. Through your contribution to the Catholic Campaign
for Human Development, you assist your neighbors near and far in breaking the
cycle of poverty and achieving the dignity of self-reliance in their pursuit of
a better future. On their behalf, I express my appreciation and ask God’s
blessing upon you for your generous response to this appeal.
Sincerely
in Christ, Justin Cardinal Rigali
Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen
and grow—a day at a time.
Sunday, July
4, 2010 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time;
Independence Day
Declare to share
In early July of 1776, at the time
of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams wrote of the importance of the
moment to his wife Abigail: “It ought to be commemorated as the day of
deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized
with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and
illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time
forward forever more.” Despite our problems and challenges as a nation, we can
give thanks today for the many blessings we enjoy. And we can commit ourselves
to doing our part so that all who reside in our land can share in those
blessings.
Today’s readings: Isaiah 66:10-14c; Galatians 6:14-18; Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9
“The harvest
is plentiful, but the laborers are few.”
Monday, July
5
Feast of
Anthony Mary Zaccaria, priest
Log on to Jesus’ chat room
Anthony Zaccaria (1502-1539), an
Italian priest and devoted admirer of Saint Paul, founded three religious
orders: one for men, one for women, and one for married couples. His letters,
of which only 11 remain, are warm, deeply spiritual, and very human. In his
second letter, for example, he laments the irresoluteness and indecisiveness
that renders him incapable of making any progress—a conundrum we can surely all
appreciate! Throughout his writings, in a variety of ways and for all problems
and difficulties, he offers this counsel: Ask Jesus for help. “Enter into a
conversation with Jesus as familiarly as you would with me . . . chat with him
and ask his advice.” We ought to do the same.
Today’s readings: Hosea 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Matthew 9:18-26
“ ‘Your faith
has made you well.’ ”
Tuesday,
July 6
Don’t close your eyes
Years ago teenage driver education
students were forced to watch an instructional film describing the “I.P.D.E.”
method of driving safely. “I.P.D.E.” stood for identify, predict,
decide, and execute. Of course some high-schoolers in their
inimitable way restated the meaning as identify, pursue, destroy,
and escape. How you perceive things affects what you decide to do. If
you see with the eyes of faith, all people become children of God and every
situation becomes an opportunity to seek the good of others. Close the eyes of
faith and you sink into the darkness of self-centeredness. The best
instructions to follow: Keep your eyes on God.
Today’s readings: Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13; Matthew 9:32-38
“They made
kings, but not through me; they set up princes, but without my knowledge.”
Wednesday,
July 7
Offer the present
Perhaps you have heard the phrase
“pie in the sky when you die,” usually uttered in disdain as a critique of
Christianity’s supposed exclusive focus on the hereafter. Jesus, however, was
clear on this point—his message to his disciples was unequivocal: “The kingdom
of heaven is at hand.” That is a present-tense description; the kingdom is here
and now, not there and then. Jesus’ message has profound implications for
Christians and for the entire church: We have a mission to the world, to make a
difference for good here and now. Start small; what acts of goodness, generosity,
and forgiveness can you offer today that will help make the kingdom present for
someone else?
Today’s readings: Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Matthew 10:1-7
“As you go,
proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ ”
Thursday,
July 8
Peace is a choice
We all want peace. But how we hope
to get peace is a different matter. Some expect it to drop from heaven
at some future time. Others are convinced we must fight for the right to it.
Pope Benedict XVI made a direct pitch for peace at the start of the New Year
when he declared: “I want to appeal to the consciences of those who are part of
any kind of armed group. To each and every one I say: Stop, reflect, and
abandon the path of violence.” You and I may not recognize that we, too, go
into each day “armed” for conflict. Try laying down your defenses today.
Today’s readings: Hosea 11:1-4, 8c-9; Matthew 10:7-15
“For I am God
and no mortal, the Holy One in your midst, and I will not come in wrath.”
Friday, July
9
Feast of
Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, martyr, and companions, martyrs
Catholicism can be subversive
If you’re visiting China, you will
soon discover that there are two Catholic Churches: the real one and the
“official” one. The second is the up-front one you can see. It’s sanctioned by
the government. The real one is the one you can’t see. It’s an illegal,
underground community with hidden clergy and clandestine sacraments. The
Chinese government sees Christianity as culturally subversive, which of course
it is. That’s why when Zhao Rong was baptized and ordained a priest in the 19th
century, he was among a group of 120 Catholics arrested and executed for
criminal activity. Sometimes real Catholicism puts you at odds with your
society and your government. Can you accept that?
Today’s readings: Hosea 14:2-10;
Matthew
10:16-23
“You will be
dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them.”
Saturday,
July 10
Pick me!
“Here I am; send me!” Think about
these two simple yet powerful statements of Isaiah. “Here I am” is a
recognition that I am present. I am someone. I matter. Further, it is a
recognition of the unique talents, personality, creativity, and spirit that God
has blessed me with. “Send me!”: I am a fully capable person who can influence
the world through the gifts I’ve been given, gifts that are not for me alone
but in turn to give to others. “Send me!” is a readiness to be surprised by
God, trusting that the unknown future will be brought to good by God. Spend
time with these words and let them echo in your heart throughout the day.
Today’s readings: Isaiah 6:1-8;
Matthew
10:24-33
“Then I heard
the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And
I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’ ”
