Church of Saint Philip Neri

Pennsburg, PA 18073

August 22, 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:

6^th & 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

6^th & Washington Streets

East Greenville, PA 18041

ROSARY: Prayed in the Chapel

Every Saturday after the 8:00 AM Mass

Every 2^nd 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 2^nd & 3^rd Sundays of each month.

Please call the Rectory to schedule.

2^nd Sunday Baptisms are held at the

11:00 AM Mass

3^rd Sunday Baptisms are held at 12:30 PM

PRE-JORDAN CLASSES

1^st 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 1^st 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.

Service in Politics is the last area of service to which the lay faithful are called, according to The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church by the Pontifical Council for Justice.

Service in Politics: Part I

The lay faithful are called to identify steps to be taken in concrete, political situations in order to put into practice the principals and values proper to life in society. This calls for a method of discernment around the principles of: knowledge of the situations, analyzed with the help of the social sciences and other appropriate tools; systematic reflection on these realities…in light of the Gospel and the Church’s social teaching; identification of choices ensuring that the situation will resolve positively…(In short knowledge, systematic reflections and choice identification)

Many people today believe that the democratic system is agnostic and relativistic. This leads to the belief that truth is something determined by the majority, and conditioned by political considerations. In such circumstances, discernment is particularly demanding…It is also demanding in dealing with realities that involve…more duties such as the sacredness of life, the indissolubility of marriage, the promotion of the family founded on marriage between a man and a woman.

When legislative or political choices, contrary to Christian principles, are proposed or made, the Magisterium teaches that a well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political program or individual law which contradicts the fundamental contents of faith and morals. In such cases where it is not possible…to block or abrogate such laws, the Magisterium teaches that a representative whose personal, absolute opposition to these programs or laws is clear and known to all, may legitimately support proposals aimed at limiting the damage caused by them, and at diminishing their negative effects on the level of culture and public morality…

Faced with the many situations involving fundamental and indispensable moral duties, it must be remembered that Christian witness is to be considered a fundamental obligation that can even lead to the sacrificing of one’s life; to martyrdom in the name of love and human dignity. The history of the last twenty centuries, as well as that of the last century, is filled with martyrs for Christian truth, witness to the faith, hope and love founded on the Gospel. Martyrdom is the witness of one who has been personally conformed to Jesus crucified, expressed in the supreme form of shedding one’s blood according to the teaching of the Gospel: “a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies…it bears much fruit”

I leave you in the warmth of the Trinity.

Serving at Mass August 22

Extraordinary Ministers Lectors

5:00 pm – Jim Quigley Bob Piccone

Annemarie Quigley Pete Frank

Priest

Dave Boone

Teri Boone

7:30 am – Immaculata Barndt Ernie Quatrani

Lori Brozena Michael Lynch

Priest

Deacon

Pete D’Amico

Michael Duka

9:30 am – Christine Kemp Matt Horvath

Lester Kemp Eileen Koch

Priest

Irene Novelli

Jack Nash

Monica Nash

11:00 am – Linda DiTondo Luke Verna

Doug DiTondo M. Gehringer

Priest

Amanda Charlton

Kevin Charlton

Maryanne Charlton

Serving at Mass August 29

Extraordinary Ministers Lectors

5:00 pm – LaRue Emmell Ed Tryon

Trish Dornisch Larry Concio

Priest

Deacon

Priest

Catherine Cahill

7:30 am – Mary R. Giambrone Pete Frank

Mike Heveran Mark Meinzer

Priest

Immaculata Barndt

Jim Michels

John McHale

9:30 am – Mary Ellen Paulk Terry Benner

Rose Anderson Wendy Benner

Priest

Marianne Peters

Ed Tryon

Alicia Tryon

11:00 am – Lillian Hewitt D. Tarantino

Joshua Hewitt D. McCausland

Priest

Mary Goodfellow

Jeanne Hermley

Bob Hermley

TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

August 22, 2010

Monday, August 23, Saint Rose of Lima

8:00 am – John Dykie, (Joe & Stella Cias)

Tuesday, August 24, Saint Bartholomew

8:00 am – Anthony Bogdon

Wednesday, August 25, Saint Louis of France.

Saint Joseph Calasanz

7:00 pm – William Gebhard, (Bob & Pat Kanya)

Thursday, August 26

8:00 am – Jeanne Miller, (The Heveran Family)

Friday, August 27, Saint Monica

8:00 am – James Boles,

(Brian & Dawn McCausland & girls)

Saturday, August 28, Saint Augustine

8:00 am – Erika Carscadden, (Mark Nunan)

5:00 pm – Patricia Cody, (Paul & Maureen Moser)

TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

August 29, 2010

Sunday, August 29

7:30 am – Walter Kulp, (Mark & Janet Walther)

9:30 am – Andreas Nicolaou, (Leonette Nicolaou)

11:00 am – For the living and deceased members

of the Parish.

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, 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, Steven Gebhardt, John Culbertson, (Father of Ellen Abramo), Evelyn Dixon Mildred Moyer, Helga Camasso, Tom Brogan, Keith Hotz, Lily Morgitan, John Brazuk, Irene Maggs, Pat Scheerbaum, Mary Blaszczyk, Thomas Zappala, Peter Szczybek, Lori DiMarco, Tom Latshaw, Bernadette Bevington, Caroline Guldin, Christine Keer, Cathryn Rothenberger & Thelma Stanek.

For those who have died, and in particular for Thomas Zappala, grant them eternal rest and peace.

FLORAL/ROSE ARRANGEMENTS

The Red Roses placed on the Blessed Mother and Sacred Heart Altars are in memory of Christopher Mancini, requested by Marie Mancini.

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

August 16, 2009 August 15, 2010

Envelopes: $ 8,858.50 $ 7,563.00

Loose: 1,115.00 1,006.00

Children’s: 93.00 59.91

Total: $10,066.50 $ 8,628.91

Special Collection: Assumption

$ 2,035.00

Xaverian Missionaries

Mission Cooperative Collection

We welcome, Father Carl Chudy who has been assigned to speak on behalf of the Mission Cooperative at St. Philip Neri, next weekend. The second collection will take place immediately after the first collection.

About the Xaverian Missionaries: Whenever the Xaverian Missionaries have been able to build a church or a seminary, a school or a hospital (often with their own hands), it has been because of the help given to us by our fellow Christians here in the states, who have made a special commitment to aiding the foreign missions: these co-missionaries are the ones who make possible the training of future native priests, brothers and sisters in the missions, who furnish the medicines and very often the training so necessary for missions work. Ultimately, our purpose is to create an atmosphere of Christian love: an atmosphere that encourages those among whom we work to live the two great commandments of love for the one true God and love of neighbor. (at the same time, the Xaverians provide the opportunity for the native themselves to take their spiritual and material destinies into their own hands.)

You too can SHARE in these mission efforts through your prayers, through your financial aid and through encouraging your young men and women to answer their call to be missionaries. Thank you for supporting through our missionary activities, the MISSION OF THE CHURCH. Through them you form, together with us, The Xaverian Family.

Some give by going to the Missions, Some go by giving to the Missions, without both, there are NO MISSIONS.

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.

In memory of Beverly Latshaw, requested by:

Tom & Mary Lewandowski, Richard & Marianne Kolb.

We also have “Living Memorials” for those special occasions in life.

WEEKLY BINGO

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.

Bingo: August 12th – 75 players

Games: $ 424.00

Kitchen: 246.00

Total: $ 670.00

ACTIVITIES - *BINGO*

Kitchen opens 5:00 pm – Bingo – 6:30 pm

Working Thursday – August 26th – Team #2

All regular games pay $50

FINAL COVER – ALL SPECIAL PAYS: $500

AUGUST THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Sunday – August 22nd

Parish Breakfast – 7:00 am – 12:30 pm Gym

Men’s 30 & Over Basketball 8:00 pm Gym

Monday, August 23rd

SPN Quilting 1:00 pm Gym

Holy Rosary 1:00 pm Chapel

Parish Picnic Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Rectory

Charismatic Prayer Group 7:00 pm Chapel

Tuesday, August 24th

Garden Club – Church Grounds 5:00 pm

Choir & Cantor Practice 6:00 pm Church

Historical Society Committee Mtg. 7:00 pm – Old Rectory

Summer Book Discussion 7:00 pm Rectory

Wednesday, August 25th

Bible Study 7:00 pm Rectory

Parish Library Meeting 9:00 am Rectory

Thursday, August 26th

Bingo 6:30 pm Gym

Friendly Visitors:

Picnic/Meeting at the Old Rectory 6:00 pm

Rosary at Pennsburg Manor 1:15 pm

Carnival Committee Wrap-up Mtg. 7:00 pm Rectory

Respect Life Ministry:

Food PREP for the Homeless 5:15 pm Rectory

Friday, August 27th

Bible Study 9:00 am Rectory

SPN Quilting 1:00 pm Gym

Saturday, August 28^th

FREE DAY – NO ACTIVITIES PLANNED

Sunday, August 29th

Elizabeth Ministry:

MOM to MOM Connection 12:00 pm Gym

Men’s 30 & Over Basketball 8:00 pm Gym

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Blood Drive – Monday, August 30^th – 1:30 pm – 7:30 pm – in the Gym

Charismatic Prayer Group – Monday, August 30^th – 7:00 pm in the Chapel

Lady of the Rosary Prayer Group – Monday, August 30^th – 1:00 pm in the Chapel

Liturgy Committee Meeting – Monday, August 30^th – 7:00 pm in the Rectory Meeting Room

Choir & Cantor Practice – Tuesday, August 31^st – 6:00 pm in Church

Garden Club – Tuesday, August 31^st – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm on the Church grounds

Bible Study – Wednesday, September 1^st – 7:00 pm – Rectory Meeting Room

Home & School Board Meeting, Wednesday, September 1^st – 7:00 pm – Rectory

Little Flowers Girls Club – Thursday, September 2^nd – in the School Library – 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Bingo – Thursday, September 2^nd – Gym – 6:30 pm

First Friday Mass – Friday, September 3^rd – 9:00 am – in Church

Bible Study – Friday, September 3^rd – 10:00 am – rectory

Brownie/Girl Scouts – Friday, September 3^rd – at the Neri Center – 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

NO ACTIVITES PLANNED – Saturday, September 4^th

Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Sunday, September 5^th – Church – 9:30 am Mass

Men’s 30 & Over Basketball – Sunday, September 5^th – Gym – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

SCHOOL NEWS

Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to provide your son or daughter with a Catholic School education at St. Philip Neri School! Our school provides a safe, nurturing value-centered learning environment for students in Preschool through Eighth Grade. If you forgot to register your child/children, now is the time to do so as we need to prepare for the upcoming 2010-11 school year! Please call the school office at: 215.679.7481 if you need a School Registration Form or for any inquiries you may have. School begins on Tuesday, September 7th for Grades 1 to 8, September 10th for Kindergarten, September 13th for Pre K-4s, and September 14th for Pre K-3’s. Please note that the AM Pre-4 School Program is COMPLETELY FULL, however, we are having a PM SESSION for Pre-4 that will run three (3) days from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm, and we are also offering an ALL DAY SESSION that runs from 9:00 am – 2:30 pm. Please check out the Flyer in today’s Bulletin for all details which also includes our CARES AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM and ALL FEES. For those who have computer access, check our website: www.spnelementary.com for any information about the upcoming school year.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

PREP SCHEDULE

September 8– First night of classes – ALL grades report – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

September 15 – Classes

September 22 – Classes

September 26 – Little Church begins: 9:30 am Mass in the Social Hall – Registration Form REQUIRED (no fee)

September 29 – Classes

October 6 – Classes

October 10 (Sunday) – Sixth Grade EDGE – in the Social Hall – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

October 13 – Classes

October 20 – Classes; NO CLASSES SIXTH GRADE –

First Penance Parent Meeting – 6:10 pm -

This is a MANDATORY MEETING at the Neri Center.

October 24 (Sunday) – Sixth Grade EDGE – in the Social Hall – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

October 27 – Classes

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 beginning September 9^th, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.

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.

ADULT ALTAR SERVERS

We are in need of men and women to assist us as adult altar servers. Adult servers assist at funerals and holyday Masses. Over the past several years we have enjoyed the help of a group of wonderful and dedicated men and women who have selflessly offered their service at the altar. Their presence has enriched many funeral liturgies and holyday Masses. Unfortunately the number of our adult servers has diminished. As a result we are in need of additional men and women to fill the ranks. If you would like to become an adult server please call the rectory at (215) 679-9275 and leave your name and phone number. Deacon Mike will contact you.

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.

USHERS NEEDED

We are in need of Ushers for the 11:00 am Mass. Please call Tom Pirri at: 215.541.0552 if you are interested.

Youth Ministry Information

Stay tuned for the next few weeks with announcements regarding the 2010-2011 Youth schedule. We will be having our first service project in September. We will be putting together “Breakfast Bags” for Aid for Friends. We will be in need of granola or fruit bars, fruit chews, hot or cold cereal packets (individual), raisins, peanut butter crackers, applesauce and pudding, hot tea or coffee packets, and juice boxes. Aid for friends helps serve the needy elderly. We could use parishioner help in donating items that we would pack and deliver to Aid for Friends. The youth will make the bags up, make up some cards for them. If you would like to put your donation into the basket in the vestibule, “Aid for Friends”, we would most appreciate it!

If you are a teen and are HUNGRY to grow God’s love and learn more about your faith, please call Mrs. Daley to be placed on the mailing list. 215-541-1716.

SAINT PHILIP NERI ROSARY PRAYER GROUP

Our Lady of the Rosary Prayer Group at St. Philip Neri, will now meet every Monday at 1:00 pm in the Chapel. If there are any questions, please call Kathy Kulp at: 267.923.5173.

PARISH PICNIC COMMITTEE MEETING

Our Parish Picnic is around the corner. It is time to start the preparations. Our first Committee Meeting will take place on Monday, August 23^rd at the rectory at 7:00 pm. Anyone interested in being a part of the Picnic Committee is most welcome to attend.

PARISH HISTORICAL COMMITTEE MEETING

When: Tuesday – August 24^th

Where: The Old Rectory

565 Main Street – E. Greenville

Time: 7:00 pm

If you would like to be part of this committee or have any questions, please call Shirley at the rectory office: 215.679.9275; email Doris: gmomdecker@yahoo.com or just come to the meeting.

SCRIP SELLERS NEEDED

SCRIP Sellers are needed for the 7:30 am Mass; anyone interested please call Dawn McCausland at your earliest convenience: 215.541.9531; if no answer, please leave your name, number & best time to reach you.

Effective January 1, 2011, we are also going to need SCRIP Sellers for the 5:00 pm Mass. Please call the number above if you are interested.

END OF SUMMER BOOK DISCUSSION

Tuesday – August 24^th – 7:00 pm

St. Philip Neri Rectory Meeting Room

“MY LIFE WITH THE SAINTS”

Books available for purchase. The cost to you is $20.00. They may be picked up between 10:00 am & 4:00 pm. Call Madeleine Gehringer: 215-679-0737.

FRIENDLY VISITORS PICNIC/MEETING

A Friendly Visitors Picnic/Meeting will be held Thursday, August 26^th – 6:00 pm in the Old Rectory located at: 565 Main St., E. Greenville. (note temporary location and time change) At this Friendly Visitor’s Meeting, our Speaker will be Doris Decker explaining activities of the Parish Historical Society Committee.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: The Parish Outreach Office in SPN Parish will have a Bereavement Support Group on Tuesday evenings from September 21^st thru November 2^nd. Meetings will begin promptly at 7pm – ending at 8:30 pm. Come and let yourself be comforted with others who have lost a loved one. If you would like to attend, please call BEFORE September 17^th: 215.679.2282. Leave your name & number. Say your number twice.

ECONOMY: If you are in temporary need of help with your bills, the Parish Outreach Office may be able to help through the DORCAS FUND. We use this fund only for registered parishioners. Call 215.679.2282 for an appointment.

PARISH LIBRARY MEETING

We are having a Parish Library Meeting on Wednesday, August 25^th – 9:00 am in the Rectory Meeting Room. Everyone is welcome to attend. We need people to help out with our newly established Parish Library. All details will be discussed. call Kathy: 267.923.5173

CARNIVAL WRAP-UP MEETING

Carnival Committee Members: Our Wrap-Up Meeting for the Spring 2010 Carnival will take place at the Rectory on Thursday, August 26^th at 7:00 pm.

BLOOD DRIVE

It is once again that time of year for our yearly Red Cross Blood Drive. Here is your chance to donate a vital source for life. Please join us on Monday, August 30th anytime between 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm in our air conditioned Parish Social Hall. Refreshments served upon completion of your donation. We now have Sign-up Cards for the Blood Drive; for those who wish to give blood between the hours of 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm, you MUST COMPLETE the card and then place in the collection basket. Cards may be picked up in the back of the Church. Call Pete Frank: 215.679.6942 with questions.

ST. PHILIP NERI CHURCH

HOAGIE SALE

CHEESE, ITALIAN or TURKEY

Tuesday – September 14th

12:00 NOON – 6:00 PM

St. Philip Neri Social Hall

COST: $4.00

All orders due by:

Tuesday – September 7th

Please call:

Rita – 679-7009

Pat – 679-5675

Mom to Mom Connection

Elizabeth Ministry

Invites ALL MOMS to:

A GATHERING

Sunday – August 29, 2010

12:00 Noon

Meet, greet and discuss

“The joys and challenges of Motherhood”

St. Philip Neri Social Hall

Questions? 215.679.3086

Save the date!

THANK YOU SAINT PHILIP NERI CRAFT GUILD!

Thank you to the SPN Craft Guild for donating $1,000 in proceeds from the Chicken Barbque held in May of this year and from their Craft Sales at the Sunday Parish Breakfasts.

ONLINE GIVING

Don’t forget to sign up for Online Giving! We are now offering an online option that compliments our offering envelope use. By signing up to give your weekly offertory and special collections online, you will help the parish more accurately forecast our finances and plan more strategically. Online Giving is a safe, secure and dependable means of Income for the Parish. It cuts down on office “busy work” so we can focus more on the mission of the Parish. Go to www.spnparish.org for more information or to sign up.

Click the ICON below to access a list of FAQ’S for more information and to begin donating online:

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.

St. Philip Neri Church – Fall Pre Cana Workshop

Our Fall Workshop for 2010 will be on the following dates scheduled below:

Monday – September 20th

Monday – September 27th

Monday – October 4th

Monday – October 11^th &

Monday – October 25th

Couples needing to attend MUST ATTEND ALL FIVE (5) Monday evenings.

Each Monday Presentation will be held at the:

St. Philip Neri Rectory Meeting Room

1325 Klinerd Road

Pennsburg, PA 18073

All Presentations will begin at 7:00 pm.

Please call the rectory office to register for the Fall Pre-Cana Workshop by Friday, September 10, 2010 – 215-679-9275 – between 10 am – 4 pm.

ST. PHILIP NERI PARISH PICNIC

Sunday – September 19^th

2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Our parish Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 19^th from 2:00 pm until 7:00 pm on our Church grounds. Advance food sale tickets will be available at the SCRIP table starting August 27^th thru September 12^th.

Once again, a good time is promised…

Live Music by RED BAND

St. Philip Neri Grade School Band Concert,

Historical Committee “Share your Memories Event”

Children’s games, Bingo, Moon Bounce,

Great Food, Beer and Wine

Save the date and see you at the picnic!

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

SILVER SPIRITS & CURRAN TRAVEL INC.

PRESENT:

Oglebay Winter Festival of Lights and the

Mountaineer Racetrack & Gaming Resort

Chester, West Virginia

December 29^th – December 31^st

PRICE PER PERSON:

Double Occupancy $ 250.00

Triple Occupancy $ 250.00

Single Occupancy $ 310.00

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

Payment in FULL is due with your reservation.

There will be NO REFUNDS after November 12^th for those passengers who do not have Curran Travel Inc. Trip Cancellation Coverage.

For Reservations and Information, contact:

Kathy Kulp @ 267.923.5173

---------------DETACH HERE---------------

Silver Spirits Mountaineer & Oglebay

December 29^th – 31^st

Name: __________________________________________

(as it appears on your travel documents)

Rooming with: _________________________________

Address: ________________________________________

Phone Number: _________________________________

Signature: __________________________________________________

Trip Cancellation Coverage: _____yes _____no

THIS SIGNED TEAR-OFF MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR CHECK FOR TRIP CANCELLATION COVERAGE.

ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

Archdiocesan Boy Choir Auditions

Do you know a boy who loves to sing? The Archdiocesan Boy Choir of Philadelphia offers a rich musical and spiritual experience for boys in grades 2-8 that also benefits school and parish music programs. The choir performs extensively throughout the Delaware Valley and has toured in the U.S., South America and Europe.

The choir will be holding auditions on September 18^th and September 25^th. To schedule an audition, please call Director Tom Windfelder at: 215.425.6995 or 215.667.7365. Please feel free to visit our website at: www.archboychoir.org.

AREA PARISH NEWS

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Community Festival:

Thurs. Aug. 26 – Sat. Aug. 28; 6 pm – 11 pm.

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish Celebration of

the 100^th Anniversary of Mother Teresa’s Birth:

Thursday, August 26^th

In honor of the 100^th Anniversary of Mother Teresa’s Birth we will conduct an all-day celebration on Thursday, August 26^th in the Parish Church at 1228 Main Street in Linfield. The day will proceed as follows:

8:00 am Morning Prayer, followed by all day exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

12:00 Noon Presentation on the Life of Mother Teresa.

5:00 pm The Rosary/Chaplet of Divine Mercy

7:00 pm Benediction and the celebration of Mass with Bishop Daniel Thomas. All are invited to participate in this special celebration.

Protecting God’s Children Mandatory Class

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia requires that all adult volunteer and employees that have contact with children at the parish at least one time a week take a mandatory class Protecting God’s Children. You need only take this class once. The Archdiocese will present Protecting God’s Children at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish, 256 Swamp Pike, Limerick on Thursday, September 30^th at 7:00 p.m. at the Education Center. Registration for the class must be done online by going to http://www.virtus.org. Click on the registration link on the left hand side of the screen and complete as directed. This class, along with completed valid Child Abuse and Criminal History check forms are a requirement to work or volunteer with children at the parish.

Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow—a day at a time.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Earn what you deserve

A teacher asked his class for examples of words that describe the current crop of college students. He expected to hear “highly educated” or “sophisticated” but was surprised at the honesty of a young woman who responded “entitlement. We think everything is owed to us.” An overstatement, yet such an attitude can often be attached to a particular social class, race, gender, ethnicity, or nationality. I may grow up believing I am owed good things in life because I am white, or black, because I am a woman, or an American, or a Catholic. But scripture makes it clear that simply being a member of a chosen race or having rank upon rank of noble ancestors makes no impression on God. Only one thing does: goodness.

Today’s readings: Isaiah 66:18-21;

Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Luke 13:22-30

“I will send survivors to the nations . . . and they shall declare my glory among the nations.”

Monday, August 23

Feast of Rose of Lima, virgin

Homegrown virtues

Good living doesn’t have to come with a lot of pious packaging. In 1671 Isabel de Flores (also known as Rose) became the first named saint of the Americas. She earned this honor quite simply, without martyrdom, founding an order, ruling a kingdom, or leading an army. Hungering to join the Dominicans, who didn’t have a convent in her native Peru, she established a hut in her garden and lived out her vows there. None of us needs to stand on ceremony to embrace a holy way. Become a saint in your own backyard!

Today’s readings: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 11-12; Matthew 23:13-22

“We always pray for you, asking that our God will . . . fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith.”

Tuesday, August 24

Feast of Bartholomew, apostle

Oh, what a kidder!

You know how you’ll sometimes kid somebody by saying something about them that is exactly the opposite of what they are? Like someone who is tall might have the nickname “Shorty.” Or you might say to someone who is calm, “Don’t get so excited.” Jesus and Nathanael (surnamed Bartholomew) exchange such quips. Nathanael makes a “Nazareth joke,” and Jesus replies with an “Israelite joke.” So, the two men of the gospel story are attracted by their mutual sense of humor. This looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Today’s readings: Revelation 21:9b-14;

John 1:45-51

“When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!’ ”

Wednesday, August 25

Feast of Joseph Calasanz, priest

Spread the wealth of learning

Do poor children deserve the same educational opportunities that children of more prosperous families enjoy? Saint Joseph of Calasanz thought so. But in the 16th century this idea was deemed radical and presumed to lead to social unrest. If the poor received an education, what would they want next? Joseph was ahead of his time in many ways; his friendship with Galileo caused scandal as well. And he was right on the merits of learning altogether. If educating the poor threatens social stability, just see what happens when people remain in ignorance.

Today’s readings: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10, 16-18; Matthew 23:27-32

“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.”

Thursday, August 26

Time to wake up

Jesus regularly admonished his followers to stay awake. But how can we stay awake when we don’t know if we’re asleep? One way to know for sure that we are asleep is when we believe we are right and therefore everyone else must be wrong. When we cannot hear or even imagine another’s point of view, we are asleep. On the other hand, when we place our certainty alongside the possibility that we might be wrong, we are awake. An open mind—toward our partner, child, mother-in-law, boss, or non-Christian neighbor—is a sure sign that we are awake. Give some thought today to whatever you are certain you are right about. Have you fallen asleep?

Today’s readings: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Matthew 24:42-51

“Keep awake therefore.”

Friday, August 27

Rise and shine!

The theme of being awake continues from yesterday’s gospel reading to today’s. Poet Antonio Machado wrote that all of Jesus’ directives come down to one simple command: “Wake up!” Consider how much of our daily routine involves sleepwalking through a series of familiar habits. How easy for us to grow numb to the sufferings and injustices others endure, whether from illness, prejudice, violence, or another social ill, when we are only half awake to them. What can we do to stay alert? Involvement in the lives of others, religious and devotional practices, a commitment to be part of the solution, all have their place. As does keeping in mind that life is too precious to be slept through!

Today’s readings: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25; Matthew 25:1-13

“Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

Saturday, August 28

Feast of Augustine, bishop, doctor of the church

Something’s brewing

Saint Augustine of Hippo is well-known in Western Christianity for his great contributions as a philosopher, theologian, and bishop. It’s easy to understand why he’s known as the “Doctor of Grace,” but did you know he’s also the patron saint of brewers? Prior to channeling his energy and gifts into serving God, this earthy saint was known for his wild living and fondness for beer. As he moved toward a more moderate way of life, he still struggled with his more profligate side. He famously said: “God, grant me chastity and continence—but not just yet.” What helps you temper your more indulgent side? How can you channel this energy for good?

Today’s readings: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 25:14-30

“Consider your own call, brothers and sisters.”