Permanent Deacons Emil J. Wernert, Michael Pascarella, Jr. William R. Radetzky (Retired), Kenneth P. Clancy (Retired) Joel M.

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1 August 24, 2014 Pastoral Staff Rev. Joseph J. Quindlen, Pastor Rev. James J. Kelly, In Residence (Retired) Parish Office Phone: (610) Fax: (610) Walton Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA Paris A. DiPietro: Business Manager Constance M. Steuer: Director of Music Lydia Hayward: Business Secretary JoAnn O Connor: Administrative Assistant Cecilia T. Dadario: Administrative Assistant, part-time Nicole Zimmerman: Information Technology Coordinator, part-time Anthony R. Mashaintonio: Maintenance Supervisor John F. Phipps: Church Sacristan, part-time Permanent Deacons Emil J. Wernert, Michael Pascarella, Jr. William R. Radetzky (Retired), Kenneth P. Clancy (Retired) Joel M. Ziff, (Retired) Office of Youth Ministry (215) ymmin@eol.comcastbiz.net 3050 Walton Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA Gail Toto, Coordinator, part-time Office of Religious Education (215) rep@eol.comcastbiz.net 3050 Walton Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA Stephanie Quigley, Coordinator, part-time, Carla Manno, Adm. Assistant, part-time Holy Rosary Regional Catholic School Walton Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA Lisa S. Hoban: Principal, (610) lhoban@holyrosaryregional.com Beth Sheldon, Administrative Assistant bsheldon@holyrosaryregional.com Epiphany of Our Lord Church - August 24, 2014 Page 1

2 Did you know? Did you know? The diaconate is lived in a particularly powerful way in the manner in which a deacon fulfills his obligations to his secular occupation, to his civic and public responsibilities, and among his family and neighbors. This, in turn, enables the deacon to bring back to the Church an appreciation of the meaning and value of the Gospel as he discerns it in the lives and questions of the people he has encountered. In his preaching and teaching, the deacon articulates the needs and hopes of the people he has experienced, thereby animating, motivating, and facilitating a commitment among the lay faithful to an evangelical service in the world (The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States, No. 58). The Catholic University of America The Collection for The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., will be held in parishes of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia this weekend, Aug The Catholic University is the national university of the Catholic Church the only institution of higher education founded by the U.S. bishops and chartered by the Vatican. The Catholic University of America educates clergy, religious, and young lay men and women from every geographical region of the United States. Nearly 500 Catholic parishes participate in the University s Parish Scholarship Program, through which 1,521 undergraduates are nominated by their pastors to receive annual scholarships valued at $4.5 million. Your gift helps our students choose The Catholic University of America experience. Guest Homilist Deacon Robert Hamilton, recently ordained for the Diocese of Camden, N.J., and son of longtime parishioners (since 1965) Bob and Helen Hamilton of Apache Lane, will be the guest homilist at our 5 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, Aug. 30. I have very fond memories of Epiphany of Our Lord, as an altar server in the new, and even the slightly cramped, old church. I graduated from the school ( 72), and my four sisters were all married here, Deacon Hamilton said, anticipating his visit. There is nothing quite like coming home. He now resides in Audubon, N.J. and serves at his home parish, St. Rose of Lima. To Our Readers An exciting new cover design and format will debut with our parish bulletin Sept. 7, the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, to begin the new school year. Stay tuned! Parish Finance Council Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. Religious Education Program (REP) Aides Needed REP needs 5 aides for grades 3, 4 & 5 to assist the teachers in the classrooms on Monday evenings from 6-8 p.m. from September to May. If you are a high school student looking to do community service hours, please consider volunteering your time in the Religious Education Program. Duties include: taking attendance, assisting with the arrival and dismissal of the children, assisting the teacher in the classroom as needed and monitoring the children who use the bathroom, get a drink or leave early. The first REP class is Monday, Sept. 8. For more information, please call Stephanie Quigley at (215) or rep@eol.comcastbiz.net. Music Ministry Information Registration for the Epiphany parish Children s Choir (grades 2-8) will be held on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m. in church. Former members are required to register if they would like to continue; and, new students from private, parochial and public schools are encouraged to join! A rehearsal and Mass schedule will be distributed at registration! We look forward to welcoming new members who enjoy singing or who are interested in learning to play the handbells! For more information, please contact Connie Cannon Steuer at hootcob@aol.com. The Unity Choir (grades 6th Adult) will begin rehearsals on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. in church. New members are encouraged to join rehearsals held twice each month on Thursday evenings and the choir sings at three 9:30 a.m. Masses each month. If you like to sing and want to more fully participate in Mass, please consider joining! It is not necessary to read music! Please stop by the piano to speak with Connie if you have any questions. Youth Ministry Junior High Kick-Off Event: All students going into 7-8th grades are welcome to attend the event this Sunday, Aug. 24, from 7-9 p.m., in the Parish Center. For more information contact ymmin@eol.comcastbiz.net. Married Couples Needed The Pre-Cana team is looking for happily married couples to join them in sharing their experiences with engaged couples. Please contact Karen Weiss at kbweiss5@comcast.net if interested. Epiphany of Our Lord Church - August 24, 2014 Page 2

3 Bob Koneski Memorial Holy Rosary Regional CYO Golf Outing & BBQ Bash at the Barn Bob Koneski Memorial Holy Rosary Regional CYO Golf Outing & BBQ Bash Friday, Sept. 19 Golf at Meadowlands Country Club 10 a.m. Shot Gun Start- Scramble Format BBQ, Beer, Prizes, DJ & Dancing To follow at the Barn at Mermaid Doors and Bar Open at 3 p.m. Dinner at 5 p.m. Golf & BBQ Bash ~ $135 paid by Sept. 12, ~ $145 - Sept BBQ Bash Only - $35.00 Golf Includes: Skills Competition Gift Bag at registration Lunch Beverage stations on course Beer, Gatorade, Soft Drinks Prize at BBQ Bash Dinner & Open Bar (Beer & Wine) To register for golf/dinner or to donate an item for Auction/Raffle visit holyrosarycyogolfouting@gmail.com or contact: Chris Koneski at (610) I am unable to attend, but please accept my contribution of $ Sponsorship Registration Form Gladiator Sponsor -$900 Tax deductible portion of this sponsorship is $360 Foursome for golf and BBQ Bash Signage at BBQ Bash Hole sign Full page advertisement Patio Sponsor -$250 Tax deductible portion of this sponsorship is $250 Signage at BBQ Bash Hole sign Full page advertisement Hole Sponsor -$100 Tax deductible portion of this sponsorship is $100 Hole Sign ½ page advertisement Patron -$50 Tax deductible portion of this sponsorship is $50 ½ page advertisement Sponsor Name: Address: Phone: Contact Person: Ad or Message for Program (please include business card): Please make all checks payable to Holy Rosary Regional CYO Golf Outing Please mail sponsorship form and payment to: Chris Koneski 23 Yorktown Court Blue Bell, PA Epiphany of Our Lord Church - August 24, 2014 Page 3

4 Some seeds take time to cultivate By Lou Baldwin Reprinted with permission from Posted in Profile on August 1, 2014 When Deacon Michael Pascarella Jr. was ordained to the permanent diaconate two years ago with assignment at his home parish, Epiphany of Our Lord in Plymouth Meeting, he knew at some point after retirement from the federal government he would like to enter full-time ministry in some capacity, perhaps teaching religion. Now it is about to come true, but not as a classroom teacher. He has just been named Associate to the Vicar for Clergy for Permanent Deacons, succeeding Deacon James Owens, who was the first to hold that post and is now retiring from that part of his ministry. Deacon Pascarella has already been serving as a part-time assistant to Deacon Owens, and will remain in ministry at Epiphany as a secondary assignment. Deacon Pascarella always knew he had a calling to ministry of some type, and even considered the priesthood all the way through grade school, at St. Lucy in Manayunk. Someday you will be in a service profession, predicted Holy Child Sister Christian Jones, one of his first teachers. In 1974 he went off to Roman Catholic High School. I loved it, he said. The influence for the person I am today came mostly from Roman and St. Charles Seminary. I had wonderful priests and teachers, and I keep in touch much more with the people I went with in high school than those I went with in college. That was the time Roman started its National Honor Society program. Bishop Daniel Thomas, who was a senior at the time, was the first president. Father Joseph Bongard, who is just returning to Roman in his second stint in leadership there, was also a senior and founding NHS member. So was Deacon Pascarella, who was a member although a junior. The three men now represent the full spectrum of ordained ministry, he notes: bishop, priest and deacon. When he was in his senior year Father John Wilz called Deacon Pascarella into the office and told him he thought he had a vocation to the priesthood. He thought it over but put it aside, opting to go to Temple University instead. He started as a journalism major, meanwhile paying his way through a job in the Philadelphia court system. Through this work he decided to switch his major to criminal justice and graduated in In 1984 he married Susan McKeown, a girl from neighboring Holy Family Parish, and a year later he switched from court administration work to probation work. Because it was his conscious decision to switch from the city system to the federal system he went back to college for a master s degree in criminal justice at West Chester University. He was hired by the U.S. Probation Office in 1988 and the following year he and Susan moved to Conshohocken but attended several different parishes, and it was during this period, in 1989, he saw his first permanent deacon at a Mass. He was intrigued enough to research just what a permanent deacon was, but if God was calling him to ministry it was just a whisper. God would have to raise his voice a bit over time. Epiphany of Our Lord Church - August 24, 2014 Page 4

5 Some seeds take time to cultivate continued Meanwhile, Father Francis Sabatini at St. Lucy asked him to go through the Church Ministry Program at St. Charles Seminary, which he did, and although he served in various ministries in the parish he opted not to continue on through the diaconate program, even though God gave him another nudge in It was in July of that year while at Malvern Retreat House with Our Lord of the Sea Group. He woke up at 4:30 a.m. fully alert and decided to drop into the chapel although it was not his scheduled time for Eucharistic Adoration. I think it was the first and only time I ever experienced contemplative prayer, he recalls. After an hour as he was preparing to leave, he felt a sudden sensation. He turned around, looked at the tabernacle and said out loud, Lord, when you want me to become a deacon, let me know. That morning after breakfast, Deacon Richard Nightingale, whom he d known for years, remarked out of the blue, I ve been meaning to talk to you for a long time about becoming a deacon. You would think this non-coincidence would be the clincher, but it wasn t. He still hesitated. For years he and Susan had been hoping for children, and in 1995 their prayers were answered through the birth of their twins, Michael and Matthew, who are now entering their sophomore year at Immaculata studying physical education. They were both baseball players; that s a big part of our life, their father said. It was 2005 when a letter came in the mail inviting him and Susan to attend an information night for the permanent deacon program. They went and this time it was different. A bit later he took Susan to lunch and asked her what he should do. She put her head down a bit then said, I think you should apply. She has been with me a thousand percent ever since, Deacon Pascarella said. I entered the program in 2006 and with God s grace I was ordained in I was ordained by Bishop Thomas. It was Father Wilz (at Roman Catholic) who also told him he had a vocation. Meanwhile he s been enrolled in St. Joseph s College in Maine for a master s in theology with a concentration in advanced diaconal studies. Last year Deacon Owens asked him to serve as assistant, which he has done. Among other things, the role involves assigning deacons to serve on the altar with Archbishop Chaput at the cathedral or when he visits parishes. I ve also been helping with the paperwork and serving as a liaison with the Office for Divine Worship, Deacon Pascarella said. In the meantime he s also been working along with Deacon Kenneth Werner at Epiphany Parish. He preaches every other week, conducts pre-baptism classes, teaches the altar servers and participates in various other ministries that permanent deacons perform to assist their pastor. He also serves as Catholic chaplain for the Harmonville Fire Department. The ministry has been beyond my expectations, he said. Now as Associate to the Vicar for Clergy for Permanent Deacons, he will retire from the federal government to devote full time to ministry, including keeping his hand in at Epiphany. God planted the seed in 1989 and it took years to cultivate it, Deacon Pascarella said. I am humbled and I am blessed I was chosen. I am aware that I cannot do this alone. I can only do it with God s grace. My goal is to surround myself with very bright people and build on the wonderful foundation left to me by Deacon Owens. Epiphany of Our Lord Church - August 24, 2014 Page 5

6 MASS INTENTIONS Monday, Aug. 25 8:30 a.m. Connie Manifesta Tuesday, Aug. 26 8:30 a.m. Rev. Francis Novak, CSSR Wednesday, Aug. 27 8:30 a.m. David W. Zubko Thursday, Aug. 28 8:30 a.m. Thomas Macrina Friday, Aug. 29 8:30 a.m. Dr. Stephen Bacino Saturday, Aug. 30 8:30 a.m. David W. Zubko Sidewalk Project Cosimo Riccioli & Sons from Norristown was the winning bid for sidewalk replacement for the parish. The $47,500 project cost is being financed from the Heritage of Faith ~ Vision of Hope Campaign proceeds. As of Aug. 4, the following has been completed: 1. The front wall of the school: bricks re-pointed, caps reset, and caulked where necessary sidewalk blocks were replaced along Walton Rd. in front of the school and the parking lot sidewalk blocks were replaced along Township Line Rd. from the property line up to the entrance/exit to the parking lot More sidewalks will be replaced in the front of the Church along Walton and Township Line Rds., along with the giant concrete pads directly in front of the Church. Stewardship is a way of life. Tithing is God s Plan for Giving. 8/10/14 Envelope Giving $ 12,266 8/10/14 Electronic Giving $ 642 8/10/14 Tithe + E-Giving $ 12,908 8/11/13 Tithe $ 12,990 8/10/14 Children s Tithe $ 20 From the Pastor: As Eliakim is given authority as master of the palace, so does Jesus confer upon Peter authority to bind and loose. To Jesus, who promised to be with his Church for all time, be glory for ever and ever! From the Children: Babysitting my cousins. Went to Mass. Playing with others. Assumption B.V.M $2,427 Baptism We welcome to our parish family Madison Skye Fair Baptized Aug. 17 Respect Life Rose Remember in our Prayers Patricia Tashman Who died Aug. 19 Wife of Richard Tashman Mother of Heather Tashman Dr. Richard Kozera Who died Aug. 13 Father of Leslie Kozera & Brian Matthew Phyllis Hubbert Who died Aug. 12 Mother of Martina Wiedmayer & Jennifer Staples Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord. May they rest in peace. Please Pray For The Sick Is Loving Memory of Connie Manifesta The rose will remain on the Altar in front of The Blessed Mother In Loving Memory Names will remain on the prayer list for 3 weeks. Call Lydia Hayward at (610) or lydiahayward@comcast.net to renew. Robert Auch* Kathy Kane* Helen Miller* Anthony Minori, Mary Pizzico,* Deacon Bill Radetzky,* Joe Steuer* *Parishioner Epiphany of Our Lord Church - August 24, 2014 Page 6

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8 Gifts from a Retirement Plan To make a retirement plan gift, simply contact your IRA, 401 (k), or other retirement plan administrator, and ask to have Epiphany of Our Lord Church as beneficiary. For those 70 and 1/2 or older, there are special IRA rollover provisions through 2013 to discuss with your administrator. Benefits of Retirement Plan Gifts include: Avoiding the potential double taxation your retirement savings would face if you designated them to your heirs. Continuing to take regular lifetime withdrawals. Maintaining flexibility to change beneficiaries if your family s needs change. Gifts of Appreciated Stocks or Asset To give a gift of appreciated stock, you transfer appreciated assets you have owned for more than one year to Epiphany of Our Lord Church. Benefits of Appreciated Asset Gifts include: You receive an immediate income tax deduction for the fair market value of the securities on the date of transfer, no matter what you originally paid for them. You pay no capital gains tax on the transfer when the stocks is sold. Giving appreciated stock could be more beneficial than giving cash. Gift of Life Insurance Policy You can name Epiphany of Our Lord Church as beneficiary or you can transfer ownership of a paid-up policy to Epiphany of Our Lord Church. Perpetual Adoration Chapel In order to keep our Perpetual Adoration Chapel open 24/7, we need your help. Please ask a family member or friend to consider spending time with our Eucharistic Lord Jesus. You can come to HIM, to praise and adore HIM or to pour out one s heart to HIM, to ask for inspiration, to be consoled and comforted, to ask for favors and guidance, and to give thanks. Please call Elaine Thorpe at (610) If you can commit to any of the following Open Hours: SUNDAY: MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: SATURDAY: 5-6AM, 12-1 PM,1-2PM, 3-4PM, 8-9PM 5-6AM, 11AM-12PM, 4-5PM 5-6AM, 11AM-12Noon, 2-3PM, 4-5PM, 9-10PM 4-5PM, 5-6 PM 6-7PM, 7-8PM, 10-11PM 5-6AM, 3-4PM, 6-7PM, 7-8PM, 9-10PM, 10-11PM 6-7AM,11AM-12PM, 12-1PM, 1-2PM, 3-4PM, 7-8PM, 9-10PM SATURDAY: SUNDAY: DAILY: HOLYDAYS: MASS SCHEDULE 5 p.m. Vigil (fulfills the Sunday Obligation) 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., & 11:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Monday to Saturday Vigil at 7 p.m., 8:30 a.m., 12 & 7 p.m. CONFESSIONS Saturday: 3:30-4:30 p.m. and by appointment PARISH OFFICE HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. After 4:30 p.m. by appointment only Closed for lunch: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. SATURDAY By appointment only SUNDAY By appointment only A mail slot is located in the rectory front door. PARISH OFFICE REQUESTS To register in the parish, arrange for a baptism, or request a Certificate of Eligibility for sponsorship at baptism or confirmation, contact the rectory Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ( is preferable). Also, please advise our office staff of any change of address, telephone number or family status. Thank you. Anointing of the Sick First Saturday of the month during 8:30 a.m. Mass or by special request. Please notify the rectory as soon as possible when any parishioner becomes seriously ill or is admitted to the hospital. Baptism Baptisms are celebrated after the 11:30 a.m. Mass every Sunday, with the option of baptism during the 11:30 a.m. Mass on the fifth Sunday of the month. Both first-time parents must attend a Pre-Jordan class, which is held the first Wednesday of every month. Pre-Registration for the class is required by contacting the rectory. Sponsors not from Epiphany are required to submit a Certificate of Eligibility from their parish two weeks prior to the baptism. Marriage Notify the priest of your intention to marry at least six months before the date of the wedding to assure sufficient preparation and to arrange for Pre-Cana sessions. Pre- Cana Days are held in March and October. MIRACULOUS MEDAL PERPETUAL NOVENA After 8:30 a.m. Mass every Saturday Epiphany of Our Lord Church - August 24, 2014 Page 7