Church of Saint Philip Neri Pennsburg, PA October 15, 2017

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1 Church of Saint Philip Neri Pennsburg, PA October 15, 2017 Rev. Robert A. Roncase, Pastor Deacon Michael J. Franks Deacon Patrick J. Kennedy Rev. Edmond J. Speitel, Pastor Emeritus Rev. John J. Scarcia, Retired Pastor Locke Highleyman, Business Manager Shirley Misiak, Office Manager Catherine E. Faust, Director of Music Wendy Benner, Coordinator of PREP/Religious ED Joan Lampart, Coordinator of Parish Outreach Tom Dewees, Director Catholic Family Life Center Dianne Linden, Administrative Assistant CFLC Anita Fuhs, Youth Minister Parish Phone Numbers: Rectory Youth Ministry Religious Education/PREP Catholic Family Life Center Parish Hall Fax Numbers: Rectory Religious Education/PREP Catholic Family Life Center Church & Rectory Address: 1325 Klinerd Rd; Pennsburg Hours: 9:00 AM 4:00 PM Address: Website Address: Religious Education Office Summer Hours: 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA Monday & Friday: Offices are closed Tuesday & Thursday: 8:00 am 4:00 pm Wednesday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm address: prep@spnparish.org Neri Center Address 575 Main Street, East Greenville, PA Catholic Family Life Center Address 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA address: tdewees@spncflc.org Website Address: Youth Ministry Office hours: (East Greenville) Tuesday & Thursday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm address: youthministry@spnparish.org ROSARY: Prayed in the Chapel Saturday after the 9:00 AM Mass Monday at 1:00 PM EUCHARISTIC ADORATION in St. Anne Chapel Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 PM Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 am - 7:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM First Friday's: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM followed by Benediction. FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS For a floral arrangement to be placed at the altar, please call the rectory. SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM Sunday 7:30 AM; 10:00 AM Holy Day Masses as announced WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE - St. Anne Chapel The Chapel is open Monday thru Saturday until 7:00 PM for your visits to the Blessed Sacrament. Daily Mass is celebrated in the Chapel attached to the rectory: Monday - 5:00 PM Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 8:00 AM CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 4:00 4:45 PM or: at the Rectory BY APPOINTMENT. BAPTISMS: Please call the Rectory to schedule 2 nd Sunday Baptisms are held at the 10 AM Mass 3 rd Sunday Baptisms are held at 11:30 AM SPONSORS: Sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation need to be at least 16 years of age, to be confirmed, attend Mass weekly, and if married, be in a valid marriage. PRE-JORDAN CLASSES Call the Rectory Office to schedule. MARRIAGES Arrangements should be made at least SIX MONTHS before the date of the wedding. NEW PARISHIONERS Stop by or call the rectory between 9:30 am - 4:30 pm SHUT-INS Call the Parish Outreach Office. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Call the Rectory Office.

2 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. Serving at Mass October 22 Extraordinary Ministers Lectors 5:00 pm Mike Misiak G. Plosa Alice Swift Priest Deacon Annemarie Quigley Jim Quigley 7:30 am Chuck Rodgers R. Leidy Jan Valeriano Priest Deacon Mary Weber Barbara Jaruszewski Christine Adelsberger Steve Adelsberger Marlene Leidy Lori Brozena Maureen Moser Paul Moser 10:00 am LaRue Emmell E. Davis Diane Kennedy S. DiMarco Priest Deacon Keith Greczek Stephanie Greczek Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 15, 2017 Monday, October 16, Saint Hedwig, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Adoration in the Chapel 5:00 pm Irwin Yerger, (Victor & Veronica Diehl) Tuesday, October 17, Saint Ignatius of Antioch 8:00 am Donald Durr 9:00 AM - 7:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel Wednesday, October 18 8:00 am Anne Koch, (Joanna Zappala; Rose Devitt, Tom Devitt) 9:00 am - 7:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel Thursday, October 19, Saints John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues 8:00 am Salvatore DiBattista, (Frank & Janet Kendra) 9:00 am - 7:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel Friday, October 20, Saint Paul of the Cross 8:00 am Peter & Helen Szczybek, (Dorothy & Walter Kolb) 9:00 am - 7:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel Saturday, October 21 10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel 5:00 pm Living and Deceased Members of the Parish. Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22, :30 am Kenneth Latshaw, (Rita Latshaw) 10:00 am 2 nd Anniversary, Lester Kemp (Christine Kemp) FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS The Red Roses placed at the Blessed Mother and Sacred Heart Altars are in memory of Earl Leister on his Tenth Anniversary; requested by Irene Leister. MASS BOOK The Mass Book for 2018 will open on Friday, October 27 th from 11AM to 3PM. Please come to the Rectory. WE INVITE YOUR PRAYERS For the sick, those in hospitals, nursing homes, also for their caregivers; and all those we hold close in our hearts. Please pray in particular for: Philip Myers; Michael Quigley. For those who have died, grant them eternal rest and peace. PARISH NEWS SPN AT LARGE PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS - SPN Parish Council At-Large Members welcome any questions or comments you may have. Tony Bauer: ajbauer337@gmail.com Ray Carr: bigdaddy2530@gmail.com Kevin Charlton: mpcharlton@comcast.net Matthew Fuhs: matthew.fuhs@comcast.net Karen Katrinak: karenkat1@verizon.net Theresa Walker: cheg1978@comcast.net

3 100 th ANNIVERSARY The anniversary year will be a year of celebration and renewal. It will begin in October of 2019 and continue to October of As the committee makes headway, I will keep you informed of the plans and our progress. We will continue with our Sharing Our Blessing Fund until January (We have pledged a gift of a minimum of $100,000 dollars to be given to the Poor of the Valley. A committee formed when we announced this project, will be making recommendation on which organization or organizations will receive this gift). As of now over $92,000 dollars has been raised; God Bless you for your generosity. Beginning January 2019 to October 2020, the Counting Your Blessing Envelope will change to a monthly envelope to help pay some of the costs for our Anniversary Year. So we have the pre-anniversary events, collection of money for the poor, and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in our Chapel. Then the year of celebration itself. What after? This milestone of 100 years needs to be remembered for the generations to follow. The 100 th Anniversary Year will be remembered with the 100 th Anniversary Chalice. You will be invited to donate a precious gem stone that will be incorporated into the 100 th Anniversary Chalice. This is a few years away and the design of the Chalice will be shared once we begin this project. I am so privileged to be here at St. Philip Neri during these years and I thank God and You for the many blessings given. PS: Our Historical Committee has been working hard collecting memorabilia and memories. Very soon you will see a very unique timeline and major events in the life of the parish in our Parish Social Hall. They have been working so very hard this past many years. I thank them! SUNDAY COLLECTIONS October 9, 2016 October 8, 2017 Envelopes: $ 5, $ 5, Online: 2, , Loose: 1, , Children: Total: $ 8, $ 8, Special collection for HOPE Fellowship Church: $ Special Second Collections: October For those who do not receive Sunday collection envelopes or if you are an on-line giver, the following special collections are: All Souls; Mission Sunday; 100 th Anniversary WEEK AT A GLANCE: OCTOBER Monday October 16 Adoration in the Chapel 9AM 5PM Holy Rosary Hour 1PM Chapel Open Parish Council Meeting 7PM Parish Hall Tuesday October 17 Adoration in the Chapel 9AM 7PM Boy Scouts 7PM Parish Hall Wednesday October 18 Adoration in the Chapel 9AM 7PM Garden Club 5PM PREP/Religious Education 6:30 PM CFLC Thursday October 19 Adoration in the Chapel Bible Study Praise and Prayer Friday October 20 Adoration in the Chapel Bible Study Frontier Girls Saturday October 21 Adoration in the Chapel KOC Come-n-Go Bingo 9AM 7PM 7PM Neri Center 7:30PM Chapel 9AM 7PM Chapel 9AM Neri Center 6:30PM Parish Hall 10AM 4PM 6PM Parish Hall Sunday October 22 Children s Liturgy of the Word at 10AM Mass Little Church 10AM Parish Hall Men s Basketball 8PM Parish Hall God Bless you, Father Roncase

4 Questions in our Suggestion/Question Box Two (2) questions were placed in our Suggestion/Question Box before summer. SPN SENIOR CLUB 2017 CALENDAR Oct. 25 Halloween Party *Nov. 15 Salute to Veterans Dec. 1 American Music Theatre Christmas Show *Dec. 13 Seraphims from St. Mary Catholic School 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. We also have Living Memorials for those special occasions in life. In memory of Claude Balduzzi; requested by: Vince & Carolyn Bisazza; Anthony & Diana Canamucio; Craig & Maria Tahamont; and Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Diegelman. In loving memory of Helen A. Schneider and Gerard J. Schneider Sr. requested by: Bob & Marianne Peters. In loving memory of Dorothy S. and William Peters; requested by: Bob & Marianne Peters. We also have Living Memorials for those special occasions in life. In Honor of The Staff at Willow Brooke Court at Fort Washington Estates; requested by: Bob & Marianne Peters. 1. One asked about the possibility or need of another Restroom in the Church building. Many times there have been long lines especially to the women s room. Unfortunately, there is no space available for renovations in the church for the addition of a women s or any Restroom. The construction cost of changing the ladies room would be an extremely huge cost and the addition of toilets would need approval from government officials since we have a Septic System and are not connected to any sewage lines. Ladies should feel free to use the men s facilities; this is a private one person room in the rear of the Church which does lock. I ask that you all be considerate of the time spent in the restroom facilities and only use them if or when absolutely necessary. Please also try to keep them presentable for the next user. 2. A second question asked about the possibility of having individual Votive Lights in our St. Anne Daily Mass Chapel, similar to those in the Church. I had been thinking about this for many years. Through the generosity of a parishioner here at St. Philip Neri, a small Votive Candle Stand has been purchased and as soon as it is received, will be placed in our Daily Mass Chapel. PARISH BREAKFAST Our breakfast for October was held on Sunday with 289 in attendance. There were two (2) winners for a FREE breakfast. Kevin Bush and Steve Hawk The next breakfast is November 12 th ; be sure to mark your calendar and save the date! OPEN PARISH COUNCIL MEETING On Monday, October 16, 2017, there will be an Open Parish Council Meeting at 7:00 PM. Please come to the Parish Hall. All parishioners are welcome to attend.

5 WE REMEMBER MASS We pray for, and we are united with our families and friends who have died during the past year. We are united with them through the Communion of Saints. We remember them. We remember with them. Our annual Remembrance Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 14 th at 7:00 PM in Church. All are welcome to come and celebrate the lives of our deceased in this Mass of Remembrance. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. SPN SENIOR CLUB NEWS On Wednesday, September 27 th, the SPN Senior Club held its monthly Gathering in the Parish Hall with 108 in attendance. We celebrated the 50 s Era with music, dancing and authentic memorabilia. Many of the attendees wore clothing reminiscent of the time dressing jeans, white tees with rolled sleeves and a couple of poodle skirts. There was a Trivia Contest and Peggy Bambrick was the winner! Denise and Tom Walsh were declared winners of the Twist Contest! Thank you to Tony Bauer for helping out as the Deejay! Ed Monaghan was the September birthday winner, along with Marge Elliott as the 50/50 winner along with Alice McCarthy as the Door Prize winner. At our next Gathering on Wednesday, October 25th, we will be celebrating Halloween so get your costumes ready and don t forget to make your reservation! COME-N-GO BINGO St. Philip Neri Parish Hall FREE Admission Saturday, October 21 Doors open at 6PM; games begin at 6:30PM Cost: $.25/game 50/50 cash pots Special bonus and gift prize pots Menu: hot/cold foods, drinks If you bring a non-perishable item to benefit Open Link, you play two free games of bingo! Sponsored by KOC 6614 More information call: St. Philip Neri Church All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Breakfast! Sunday, November 12th... 7AM-12PM Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, Scrapple, chipped beef, home fried potatoes French Toast, cereal, toast Milk, coffee, hot tea, 3 juices Omelette Station: prepared to order - always with a minimum of 4 different ingredients. Make your own Waffles: Fix'n Bar: yogurt, granola, fresh fruit Homemade Egg Rolls for sale! For every 100 sold breakfasts, one FREE will be given away! Community Thanksgiving Service St. Philip Neri Church Wednesday November 22, :00 PM Seniors (60 & up): $ 8.00 Adults (11-60) $ 9.00 Ages 4-11: $ & under: $ 1.00 Check s & major credit cards are accepted.

6 SPN St. CATHOLIC Philip Neri FAMILY Parish LIFE Breakfast CENTER All-You-Can-Eat Buffet The 2017 Fall Sunday, Program November has been 12 mailed to your home we have 7:00 many AM new 12:00 Programs! PM Please check out the Family Option as well! Menu: REGISTRATION is still open for ALL Programs! Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage Go to or just use Scrapple, the form chipped that is beef, in the home catalog. fried Checks potatoes are made payable to: CFLC or call: French toast, cereal, toast UPCOMING Milk, SPECIAL coffee, EVENTS: hot tea, 3 juices Steeples and Steel: take a ride through Omelette Station: prepared to order always the South side of Bethlehem in which with a minimum of 4 different ingredients. steelworkers lived in the 1800 s and early 1900 s. Learn about the churches and Make your own Waffles: cemeteries of their communities and ride to the Fix n Bar: yogurt, granola and fresh fruit Bethlehem Steel Site for a history of the plant and area. Registration deadline is Saturday, Homemade Egg Rolls for sale! October 28 th. For every 100 breakfasts sold, one FREE will be Hilarious Magic of Sam Sandler; enjoy given away. America s only full-time deaf magician as he combines magic with comedy with jaw Seniors (60 & up): $ 8.00 dropping illusions and music for the entire Adults (11-60) $ 9.00 family! Registration deadline is Wednesday, Ages 4-11: $ 5.00 November 1 4 & under: st. $ Ringing Hills Chorus; listen to the Checks and major credit cards accepted. barbershop harmony of this chapter of The Sweet Adeline s International as they perform many memorable songs from the 1960 s! Registration deadline is Monday, November 6 th. Joyful Heart and Lounge Library: NEW DAYS AND TIMES: Tuesday s, Thursday s and Friday s: 5:30 PM 7:00 PM Other days/time by appointment only. ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS: Little Flower Forever! On Saturday, October 28 th, Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls invites you to join them in celebrating twenty-five years of since saving their school. There will be tours, a program and social. The Flossie Shop will be open from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. RSVP to: ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 7pm Event: Vianney - Renewing the Heart of the Church Experience this inspiring production on the life of St. John Vianney, a remarkable priest and model of holiness who courageously battled the devil to save souls. The performance, which is filled with all the elements of professional theater, is suitable for ages nine and up. Performed by: Leonardo Defilippis Location: St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 15 East Pleasant Grove Road, West Chester, PA Cost: $8 single ticket / $10 two tickets / $15 families of three or more. More info: or Saturday, November 11, 2017, 9am - 12pm Event: Come Learn About Walking With Purpose! Do you have a heart for other women and a desire to connect them in the parish...to meet women where they are and draw them closer to Christ? Come attend an information session about Walking with Purpose, a women s Catholic Bible study now offered at 19 parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Continental breakfast will be provided. There is no cost to attend. Location: St. Joseph Church in Downingtown, PA More info: To register, contact Laura White at LauraWhiteWWP@gmail.com AREA NEWS: ORGAN RECITAL Today, Sunday October 15 th at New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ there will be an Organ Recital; the organist is Dr. Gordon Turk. FREE will offering and reception will follow after the program. Call or go to the website: for more information.

7 Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow a day at a time. form and showed mercy and love for humanity. Adore Jesus humanity by showing that same mercy and love. TODAY'S READINGS: Romans 1:1-7; Luke 11:29-32 (467). Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; break into song; sing praise. Sunday, Oct 15, 2017 TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Accept the invitation Have you ever shown up at a party or other social function only to realize you re woefully underdressed? It s unnerving to realize everyone else is in formal wear when you came ready for a picnic. In today s gospel Jesus taps into the powerful symbol of clothing as revealer of our interior disposition when he tells about the wedding guests who uninvite themselves by showing up in the wrong clothes that is, unprepared to join the celebration. It s not that Jesus is a stickler for fashion do s and don ts, but he cares enormously about the state of our hearts. And so should we. TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 25:6-10a; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 (142). Many are called, but few are chosen. Monday, Oct 16, 2017 MEMORIAL OF MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE, VIRGIN Take heart in Jesus Devotion to the physical heart of Jesus goes back to the Middle Ages, but it really did not become widespread until a Visitation sister, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, had a series of visions between 1673 and 1675 that gave a clearer shape to the devotion. Though prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus became one of the most popular devotions in the history of Catholicism, it did have its opponents, who thought it meant separating the human part of Jesus from the divine and worshiping it idolatry, in other words. What they failed to see was that the Sacred Heart testified to the Incarnation: how God took human Tuesday, Oct 17, 2017 MEMORIAL OF IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, BISHOP, MARTYR The same yesterday, today, and tomorrow Ignatius, born in the first generation after Jesus, became bishop of Antioch in the year 69, shortly after the deaths of Peter and Paul. On the way to his own martyrdom in Rome, Ignatius wrote seven letters revealing much about the early church. They affirm that the humanity of Jesus was not simply an appearance; that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior ; and that the bishop is the primary teacher of the faithful. Ignatius was also the first to describe the church as catholic as in universal. Appreciate the gift of consistency in teachings across the millennia. TODAY'S READINGS: Romans 1:16-25; Luke 11:37-41 (468). But as to what is within, give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you." Wednesday, Oct 18, 2017 FEAST OF LUKE, EVANGELIST Retell the story To Luke is attributed the authorship of both the gospel bearing his name and the Book of Acts; the two books are really one continuous work. Reputed to have been a physician, Luke also went with Paul on one of his missionary journeys. Each of the gospel writers addressed a somewhat different audience and brought out somewhat different aspects of Jesus and his ministry. Luke emphasized Jesus as both the fulfillment of the hopes of the Jewish people and the light to the Gentiles. What does your picture of Jesus include? If you were retelling the story of Jesus to

8 someone, how would you frame it? TODAY'S READINGS: 2 Timothy 4:10-17b; Luke 10:1-9 (661). Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into the harvest. Thursday, Oct 19, 2017 MEMORIAL OF JOHN DE BRÉBEUF AND ISAAC JOGUES, PRIESTS, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Faithful to the end Saints Isaac Jogues and John de Brébeuf were among a group of Jesuit missionaries who tried to evangelize Native Canadians in the 1640s in what is now Ontario and upstate New York, often meeting fierce resistance. After a long imprisonment, Jogues returned to France to recuperate, so altered by his experience that his own brother did not recognize him. Given the option to stay in France and teach, Jogues decided to go back to the colonial territories even though it meant certain death, and indeed this time he was martyred. Determination and endurance can make an effort worthwhile, regardless of the outcome. TODAY'S READINGS: Romans 3:21-30; Luke 11:47-54 (470). Let your ears be attentive to my voice in supplication. Friday, Oct 20, 2017 our assertive culture, try it out sometime and see if it does not bear unexpected fruit in your own life. TODAY'S READINGS: Romans 4:1-8; Luke 12:1-7 (471). "There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Saturday, Oct 21, 2017 MEMORIAL OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Shed some light on things One of the great biblical themes is the presence of light in the world. Light is God s eldest daughter, according to clergyman Thomas Fuller, who noted that God separated light from darkness as the primary action in Genesis. God s presence is ever after associated with light, from the flaming torch Abraham sees in a trance, to the burning bush drawing Moses to his destiny, to the pillars of fire guiding the Israelites through the desert, to the fiery tongues of Pentecost. The psalmist calls the word of God a lamp for our feet, and Jesus calls himself the light of the world. Pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary today, asking God for this discerning light in your decision-making. TODAY'S READINGS: Romans 4:13, 16-18; Luke 12:8-12 (472). "I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. MEMORIAL OF PAUL OF THE CROSS, PRIEST Be slow to anger Though Jesus could have resisted his persecutors, he chose not to. Paul of the Cross, a mystic, saw in the Lord s suffering and dying the greatest demonstration of God s love. He encouraged us to imitate Christ especially when tempted to lash out at someone who is bothering or irritating us. On a small scale we can chose the path Jesus chose on a very large scale: When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, wrote Paul, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His ignominies and sufferings. Though this approach runs counter to

9 SPN SENIOR CLUB IS HAVING A HALLOWEEN PARTY (Costumes are optional) PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN AFTERNOON OF TRICKS AND TREATS! WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, :30 AM - PARISH HALL Reservations are a must! Call Rita at Deadline: October 20, 2017 Remember to bring your canned goods for our donation to Open Link for Thanksgiving Suggested Offering for Lunch is $5.00 pp

10 STEEPLES AND STEEL TOUR! BETHLEHEM, PA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, :30 AM 1:00 PM Join us! These tours take you back to the era of immigration of the late 1800 s and early 1900 s. We ll learn about the South Side Bethlehem ethnic communities, the steelworkers, and their churches and cemeteries. The first part is led by a South Bethlehem Historical Society guide who will drive us through steelworker churches on Bethlehem s South Side. We ll stop at St. Peter s Evangelical Lutheran Church and cemetery to hear the history of the church and cemetery, the final resting place of many steelworkers. From there we ll visit the plant site of Bethlehem Steel to hear the history of the Bethlehem Steel plant. We ll ride back to St. John s Windish Lutheran Church for a short tour and an enjoyable Eastern European goulash lunch! We will board the bus back to CFLC to return by 1:00 pm. REGISTRATION DEADLINE OCTOBER 28 Go to to register! Cost: $45 includes transportation, tours, and lunch Name: Address: * *Home Phone: *Mobile: City: State: Zip Code: *Required for contact in case of change or cancellation Or send in this form with check payable to CFLC at 26 East 6 th St., East Greenville, PA or phone