Saint Matthias Parish 128 Bryn Mawr Avenue Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004

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1 Saint Matthias Parish 128 Bryn Mawr Avenue Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Founded 1906 W e b s i t e : w w w. s a i n t m a t t h i a s. o r g E m a i l : m a t t h i a s a i n t m a t t h i a s. o r g R e c t o r y : F a x : Parish Religious Education Office and Youth Office: Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Mass Schedule Monday Friday: 7:30 a.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Saturdays at 4:15 PM, also by appointment Reverend Monsignor Gerard C. Mesure, Pastor Parish Business Manager: John Yura Reverend John A. McGinnis, Retired Priest Director of Parish Outreach: Peggy Haley Deacon Michael J. Kubiak Director of Liturgical Music: Berthilla Wiscount Brandon M. Artman, Seminarian Coordinator of Religious Education: Peggy Haley Director of Youth/Young Adult Ministry: Katie Bryson NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to Saint Matthias Parish! Please see Monsignor and register at the Rectory after any weekend Mass. Additional information about registering at Saint Matthias Parish may be found on our website. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: The office staff is available for business matters Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. APPOINTMENTS: You are asked to arrange an appointment in advance by telephone with the Priest you wish to see. SICK CALLS: Emergencies Please call the Rectory. Hospital Visitation The Parish Priests will be happy to visit any Parishioner who is hospitalized. Please contact the Rectory, since hospitals do not contact the Rectory. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: The Sacrament of Baptism is administered most Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Arrangements are made in advance at the Rectory. Sponsors must provide proof of eligibility by a letter from their respective Pastors. First time parents attend a Pre-Jordan Meeting prior to Baptism, which is arranged at a mutually convenient time. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made with the Pastor at least six months before the date of the Wedding. Pre-Cana instructions are required. Weddings may be scheduled on Saturdays between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., or on Friday evenings. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever. A U G U S T 9, 2015 NINET E E N TH S U N D A Y I N O R D I N A R Y T IME

2 August 9, 2015 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, August 8, 2015 Vigil, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 Emma Rowe Coleman Sunday, August 9, 2015 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 Joe Frustaci & Sal Basile *10:30 In Memory of Charles Moreau 7:00 Rose & Glenn Artman 40 th Wedding Anniversary Monday, August 10, 2015 St. Lawrence 7:30 Joseph McKee Tuesday, August 11, 2015 St. Clare 7:30 Agnes Dixon & Jim Tuckett Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Weekday/St. Jane Frances 7:30 Special Intention de Chantal Thursday, August 13, 2015 Weekday/Ss. Pontian & Hippolytus 7:30 Hans Steinbeis Friday, August 14, 2015 St. Maximilian Kolbe 7:30 Special Intention Saturday, August 15, 2015 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (NOT a Holy Day of Obligation this year) 8:00 Russ DiBello 5:00 Gertrude Keegan Sunday, August 16, 2015 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 For Our Parishioners *10:30 Patricia Finn Thornton 7:00 Marian Mullahy *Extraordinary support through the Saint Matthias Day Program LIVING LIGHTS: On the side of the Sanctuary near the statue of the Sacred Heart is a place where three candles burn for special intentions. If you wish to have one of these candles burning for your intention, please bring your donation and intention to the sacristy or the rectory office. The Donation for these candles is $10. This week s candles are lit for: Our Youth, Marriage & Family, and Special Intention. Priest Celebrant Schedule: August 15/16 5:00 Fr. McGinnis 8:30 Fr. Quan Tran 10:30 Fr. McGinnis 7:00 Fr. Quan Tran H.O.P.E. Helping Other People Enthusiastically H.O.P.E. volunteers assist fellow Parishioners by providing transportation to doctors offices, banks, and supermarkets. The Captain for August 10 16: Marge & Ed Kiefski: PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Carmel Bane, Joseph Butler, Tom Hennessey, Jr., Marie D. Fratini, Martha Eckert, Richard Knorr, Stephen Williams, Ryan Williams, Wyn Marino, Thomas Liciardella, Jeanne Glick, Nita Dransfield, Anthony Massini, Louise Rascioli, Paul Snyder, Joe Casino, Irma Bates, Mary Takacs, John Lynch, Dorothy Rubincam, Eugene Scotti, Catherine O Connor, Tom Klemick, Alec Boult, Frank Diebold, Louise Grato, Bernie, Katherine, Jordan Damas, John DiVivo, Baby Michael Anthony Siniscalchi, Mary Rowland, Joan Grzeskowiak, Gerry Gregory, Roger & Lelene Lifleur, Josette Brun, Eleanor Kuhl, Joe Campopiano, Fran Cravereo, Jim Cassalia, Hannah D Agosta, Jacqueline Gregory, Christine Ambrose, Lorraine Beaulieu, Dr. Joan Hurlock, Theresa Jandrositz, Raymond Sullivan, Rev. Thomas Wheeler, SJ, Thomas Melone, Maryhelen Hogan, Thomas O Connor, Jr., Dante Scott, Gerard Hilard, Gabriel Minders, Chadd Kraus, Sr. Rita Powell, Elizabeth Ann Fergione, and Bill Duffy. We also pray for those served by our Parish in Inglis House and Bala Nursing Home. If you wish to have someone s name added to our prayer list, please call the Rectory. Kindly notify the Rectory when a name should be removed from the Sick List. MEMBERS OF THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Heidi Anderson, Pat Black, Ethan Boldt, Tom Bruner, Katherine Bryson (ex-officio), Maggie Duffy, Peggy Haley (ex-officio), Ross Holgado, Ray Nepomuceno, Mark Rooney, Peggy Saeger (Secretary), John Yura (ex-officio), H. Nelson Keyser III (Finance Council representative), Mike Utkus, Berthilla Wiscount (ex-officio). Sacrificial Giving ~ Stewardship Collection for August 1/2: $ 4,967 Air Conditioning Collection (taken up August 1/2): $ 1,394 Thank you for your continued sacrificial generosity! It s not too late to make your Catholic Charities Appeal donation! Visit or place it in any collection, marking it for Catholic Charities. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to exceed this year s parish goal! But those in need still need our help 075 Saint Matthias - 2

3 Parish Bus for Papal Mass We have reserved a bus to take people to the Papal Mass on Sunday, September 27 th. Those who signed up when we first asked about interest have already been given seats. We have about 25 additional seats available on the bus. We still do not know where the buses will be parking. In any case, a great deal of walking will still be involved. We do not have a firm time for departure but it could be as early as 10 AM for the 4 PM Mass. The cost will be around $35 per person but even that amount does not cover the actual cost of the bus, so any additional donations would be welcome. If we have more people interested in the bus than we have seats, we will use a lottery system. So, if you are interested in reserving spots on the bus please return the form below to the rectory by Sunday August 23 rd. We will give preference to registered members of the parish. Please only submit one form per household. Please only list the number of people actually living in your home (not extended family from elsewhere or visitors). We will notify those who have seats by August 27. BUS FOR PAPAL MASS NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: NUMBER OF PEOPLE: Second Collection Envelopes Next Weekend: Catholic Education Collection This collection is used to support the various educational projects of the Parish, in particular, it underwrites the costs of our PREP program and the subsidies we as a Parish provide for our children attending Catholic grade schools. Second collection envelopes should be placed in the main collection at the time of the offertory of the Mass. World Meeting of Families Film Festival The World Meeting of Families Film Festival will open September 22 and close on September 25, just before Pope Francis arrival in Philadelphia. It will be held at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, adding to the many cultural and family-friendly events being planned across the Philadelphia region for the week of the 2015 World Meeting of Families Congress (September 22 25) and Papal Visit (September 26 27). Films set to be shown include, The Mighty Macs, the story of the NCAA Champion Immaculata College Women s Basketball Team, and Diary of a City Priest, which tells the story of Father John McNamee and his work at St. Malachy Parish in North Philadelphia. The Mighty Macs and Diary of a City Priest star Philadelphia-born actors David Boreanaz and David Morse, respectively. Other films to be shown include The Wizard of Oz, Invincible and M. Night Shyamalan s Wide Awake. The festival will also premiere Urban Trinity, a film chronicling the history of Catholicism in Philadelphia, produced by Sam Katz. This film will premiere on September 23 at 8 p.m. All films will be shown in the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center, with the exception of two films. On September 24, 1,400 high school students from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia will gather at Congregation Rodeph Shalom for a special screening of the Academy-Award winning film, Schindler s List. On the evening of September 25, an outdoor screening of the popular Sing-a-Long version of The Sound of Music will be held at Dilworth Park. A final schedule will be released in August, and ticket information for all shows will be forthcoming. Updates: Vatican Releases Schedule for Pope Francis Visit Saturday, Sept. 26, :30 a.m.: Private arrival, PHL International Airport 10:30 a.m.: Mass with Pope Francis in the Cathedral Afternoon: Seminarians of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary greet Pope Francis at the front steps of the seminary 4:45 p.m.: Address by Pope Francis, We Hold These Truths on the expected themes of religious liberty and immigration, outdoors at Independence Hall 7:30 p.m.: The Festival of Families (Ben Franklin Parkway) Sunday, Sept. 27, :15 a.m.: Address to cardinals and bishops attending the World Meeting of Families at St. Martin s Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary 11 a.m.: Visit with prisoners and select families at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility 4 p.m.: Papal Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway 7 p.m.: Celebration of the World Meeting of Families for supporters and volunteers at PHL International Airport 7:45 p.m.: Official departure ceremony at airport 075 Saint Matthias - 3

4 September 22-27, 2015 Visit See the conference line-up, including speakers, sessions, and conference schedule, and register. Read about the transportation plan. Learn about the events taking place throughout the week. See prayers and learn about the WMOF saints. Learn about volunteering. More than 10,000 volunteers are needed to help with this historic event! Host a family. You can open your home to host a family or individual. Learn more about the many WMOF-related events for locals and visitors alike, such as the Vatican Museums exhibit at the Franklin Institute, and a large mural at St. Malachy s School that is part of Philadelphia s Mural Arts Program. Shop for WMOF merchandise. Those without internet access may call August 15, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is normally a Holy Day of Obligation. Because it falls on a Saturday this year, the obligation to attend Mass is lifted. The Assumption will be celebrated with Saturday daily Mass at its usual time of 8:00 AM. CASSEROLES FOR SAINT JOHN S HOSPICE We are grateful to those who make a casserole, freeze it in a foil pan (pans & recipes available in the church vestibules), then place it in the gym lobby in the morning of the third Monday of each month. The next pickup will be next Monday, August 17. Saint John's Hospice seeks to be a community grounded in faith and service where homeless persons find dignity, respect, nourishment, and opportunities for new beginning. The hospice is in need of additional casseroles each month as the number of homeless men served has increased over the past few years. Many thanks to those who exercise this Corporal Work of Mercy to ensure the homeless of Philadelphia have a hot meal at Saint John s. 075 Saint Matthias - 4

5 Help Wanted: Field Hockey Coaches Merion Mercy Academy, an independent, all girls Catholic High School sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, is seeking to hire coaches for Field Hockey Head Varsity, JV and assistant coaches. Please contact Barbara Clarke, Athletic Director, at Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) Classes resume Sunday, September 13 th Welcoming children who enter K in September PREP continues through Grade 8 REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE AT ALL CHURCH ENTRANCES Any parish child (6 th and 7 th grade) who has not received the Sacrament of Confirmation and attends a private or Cathlic school please contact Peggy at the Rectory ASAP. The Sacrmanet of Confirmation takes place in the child s home parish. Peggy Haley at or peggyh@saintmatthias.org DRIVER NEEDED A parishioner is in need of a ride to and from either the Saturday, 5:00 PM Mass or Sunday, 10:30 AM Mass. Currently lives at Oakwyn House in Wynnewood. Please call Peggy at the rectory if you are able to help. Thanks! Andi Bauman, one of our cantors, is seeking elder care/companion work. She is available for at least 20 hours per week, and is available for overnight work. If you have any needs, and/or can pass this information along, Andi can be reached at Questions are welcome, and references are available. Does your marriage need a tune-up? Keep your relationship running smoothly with a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. You learn how to communicate at a deeper level, how to rekindle the romance in your relationship, how to renew your dreams for your marriage. It s time away together that really pays off big for your family. The next Weekend is being offered at St. Mary of Providence Center in Elverson, PA, October For more information or to register, visit our website at or call A Note from Our Parish Seminarian Dear friends, After attending the 9-week Institute for Priestly Formation (IPF) program of spirituality for diocesan seminarians at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, four of my fellow Philadelphia seminarians and I are home! We were 5 of 175 seminarians from across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Africa who attended IPF and learned many things, especially more about the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola. We attended classes, lectures, communal Morning and Evening Prayer, and Mass daily. Twice a week we went out on apostolic service. I had the privilege of visiting with several people with severe dementia and advanced Alzheimer s disease. This was an extremely challenging, but also rewarding, experience. During our 8-day silent retreat, we experienced encounters with God at very deep levels, and grew immensely in our prayer lives. Our classes taught us about prayer, as well as various human formation issues that we can use in our own lives, and please God, in our future as priests, ministering to God s people. I am blessed to have had all these experiences. We also shared a lot of fun fraternity during our two months together! On the way home, I was able to visit Bishop Daniel Thomas in his new home as Bishop of Toledo, OH. He sends his best to everyone in Philadelphia! All in all, it was a very fulfilling summer program. Thank you for your prayers, and please continue them for all our seminarians as we begin classes again on August 18. Sincerely in Christ, Brandon Artman 075 Saint Matthias - 5

6 Saint Matthias is YOUR Parish... Are YOU Involved?? Saint Matthias Youth Group (grades 7-12) meets Sundays from 5 to 7 PM in the Parish Center. We learn more about our Catholic Faith, share meals together, participate in community service, and enjoy other fun activities. Please contact Katie at or katieb@saintmatthias.org. We invite our young adults in their 20s & 30s to gather together to deepen their Catholic Faith, develop friendships with other believers, strengthen a sense of community, and find help to live our Catholic faith through service and discipleship. The Saint Matthias Young Professionals Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is next Wednesday, August 19 at 7:30 PM at the New Tavern, 261 Montgomery Ave. We will be discussing Pope Francis new encyclical Laudato Si, which you can read at vatican.va. For more information please contact Katie Bryson at or katieb@saintmatthias.org. PREP (Parish Religious Education Program) Teachers needed! Volunteers are needed to be teachers and teachers aides at PREP/CCD classes this Fall. Classes take place on Sundays mfrom 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. If you are interested in sharing of your time and talent to help build the religious foundations of our young people, please call Peggy Haley at the Rectory for an interview: Senior Servers are either retired parishioners or those with a flexible weekday schedule who act as Altar Servers specifically at Funeral Masses. We also occasionally utilize Senior Servers at other Masses as needed. Training provided. We are in need of additional Greeters at all Masses. Duties include arriving approximately 20 minutes before Mass, greeting and distributing a hymnal to each person as they arrive, taking up the collection, and briefly tidying up the pews after Mass. You will be scheduled approximately twice a month to greet. We are also in need of Sunday Collection Counters. Join fellow parishioners on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM on a rotating basis to help count the collections. If you are interested in becoming an active part of any (or more than one!) of these ministries, please contact Katie Bryson at or KatieB@saintmatthias.org. For Sunday collection counters, please contact Jack Yura at or JackY@saintmatthias.org. Attention musicians! We are in need of additional cantors, choir members, and instrumentalists for our liturgical music program. If you re interested in getting involved and sharing your musical talents, please contact B. Wiscount at the Rectory: Saint Matthias - 6