BAPTISM: Will be celebrated the second and fourth Sunday of each month. Parents and Godparents are required to attend the Pre-Jordan Baptism class.

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1 Epiphany of Our Lord Church Web: Epiphanyofourlordchurch.com Facebook: Facebook.com/epiphanyofourlordchurch/ 11th & Jackson Streets Philadelphia, PA Ph: Fax: Rev. James R. Casey, Pastor Deacon Olindo Mennilli, Permanent Deacon Sister Alexa Meany I.H.M., Dir. Liturgy & Music Ext-21 Sr. Francine Campbell O.S.F. Volunteer in Pastoral Ministry Edward J. Specht IV, Director of Religious Education Mass Schedule See inside bulletin for weekday and holiday Mass schedules Sunday Vigil 5:00 p.m. & 7:30 A.M. Lower Church 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Upper Church Hearing Impaired Mass on the 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday & Evenings by Appointment Only Closed on Weekends The Knights of Columbus, San Salvador Council and they meet the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:45 p.m. in the Rectory. John DeFeo, Grand Knight Anyone interested in joining contact Fr. Casey at ext 12 BAPTISM: Will be celebrated the second and fourth Sunday of each month. Parents and Godparents are required to attend the Pre-Jordan Baptism class. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: From 4:15 to 4:45 p.m.on Sat. and anytime by appointment in the rectory. MARRIAGE: Couples planning to celebrate this sacrament are asked to call the rectory as soon as possible after their engagement but no later than six months prior to the wedding date. Call the rectory to receive a monthly visit. Methodist Hospital: Epiphany of Our Lord Church is on call for the Hospital on Tuesdays. If you are scheduled to be in the hospital on other days please call the rectory at Ph: to arrange to receive Communion. The parish participates in the Aid for Friends Program. Call the rectory for details. Fourth Magi Society: ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION R.C.I.A.: The Rite of Religious Initiation is a way of introducing and preparing those who wish to be baptized. An additional gathering is available for those baptized but desire to become Catholic. Sacramental Instruction: is available to all P.R.E.P Sunday morning instruction for children in public school beginning with Mass at 9:00am. Call Edward J. Specht IV, D.R.E. at Ph: Ext-25 or epiphanyprepsouth@gmail.com, Web: ourladyofhopephilly.com info@ourladyofhopephilly.com Seeking the Light...Sharing Him

2 Epiphany of Our Lord Church 11th and Jackson Streets Philadelphia, PA

3 JULY 1, 2018 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINAY TIME PLEASE PRAY FOR...Our Sick, especially...michael Mooney, Eileen McClain, Jim Curci, Bernadette De Franco, Guido Iuliano, Bill Moss, Clara & Dominic DiTizio, Anthony Pecoraro, Frank Camodeca, Mark Lanning, Jeanette Albanese, Teresa Morone, Marie Cirillo, Jaycee Park, Jean Bruno, Angelina Marchese, Norma Schiavoni, Mario Tropea, Sr., Celeste Leto, Michael Ricci. PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Anna Mennilli, Gilbert Rosati. MASS LITURGIES AND SERVICES SATURDAY/SUNDAY, JUNE 30 & JULY 1 5:00 pm (Vigil) D/M Boianelli Family & Anthony Chiarella 7:30 am (Mass) George F. Deal, Sr. 9:00 am (Mass) John Scutti 11:00 am Mass) Malfara and Morelli Families MONDAY, JULY 2 8:00 am Eucharistic Adoration TUESDAY, JULY 3 8:00 am (Mass) Thomas Mangeri, Jr. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 9:00 am (Mass) Rose Mary Gerace THURSDAY, JULY 5 8:00 am (Mass) People of the Parish FRIDAY, JULY 6 8:00 am (Mass) Anthony and Rose Pitale SATURDAY, JULY 7 8:00 am (Mass) Alfonso Cavaliere (25th Anniversary) 4:15 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation SATURDAY/SUNDAY, JULY 7 & 8 5:00 pm (Vigil) John & Sophia Santore 7:30 am (Mass) Catherine McDermott 9:00 am (Mass) Fr. George A. Gormley 11:00 am (Mass) Josephine & Antonio Colangelo MEMORIAL DONATIONS OF HOST AND WINE To the greater glory of God and in memory of Alfonso Cavaliere the Host and Wine used at parish Masses during the month of July have been donated by his sister Giovanna PARISH GIVING NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE As a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Parish family, help your parish maintain your community in growth and love of God, with a little fun thrown in for good measure (why not?) To enroll in the Epiphany online giving program, log on to our website and click on the Parish Giving logo and follow the easy registration steps. We are excited to now offer Parish Giving on Epiphany s Website. As a church that seeks to serve, we wanted to provide you the convenience of being able to give the way you want. Parish Giving offers you the opportunity to make secure, automatic contributions from your bank account to our church. PARISH GIVING COSTS YOU NOTHING and provides many advantages to you and the church. Benefits For You- No check writing or ATM stops before church, safe, secure, and confidential, use your checking or savings. Schedule recurring or one-time donations, change a gift or account anytime you like. Check out our website for more information. POT OF GOLD The winning numbers for June 26th are: 4, 5, 11, 15, 29. The consolation prize is $100. No one hit the jackpot and one winner hit the consolation prize. Next week s jackpot is $12,800.

4 JULY 1, 2018 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME DESPERATION WITH A DROP OF FAITH Today s readings remind us that in desperate situations even a drop of faith in Our Lord is enough to make the outcome exceed our expectations. In today s First Reading we re reminded that death may be something we expected, but it was not something Our Lord wanted. The Lord created everything as good, something that would help us to grow and thrive. Death is a lack of something, so we can t pin death on the Lord. Sin entered the world because the devil, already fallen, couldn t stand that anyone wasn t. Envy is best summarized as seeing someone s gain as your loss. Sin introduced a destructive element into Creation, and that destruction led to death. Physical death is a consequence of the spiritual death caused by Original Sin and by mortal sin. If physical death is terrifying and horrible, spiritual death is far worse. In today s Second Reading Paul reminds us that Our Lord did the exact opposite of the devil, and his response to sin and death exceeded everyone s expectations. When we spit in the Lord s face due to our sin, he was gracious enough to forgive us and give us another chance. However, he didn t stop there. He took the consequences of sin and death upon himself to destroy them. If envy is seeing someone s gain as your loss, Our Lord saw our loss as his loss and left aside all the riches he enjoyed in Heaven and took death upon himself so that we could regain life. Paul talks about helping others when we re enjoying abundance. Our Lord always has an abundance to share, if we believe in him. In today s Gospel, we see two acts of desperation mixed with faith that need a little encouragement. Jairus, despite his position in the synagogue, is not afraid to throw himself at Our Lord s feet to beg the healing of his daughter. The hemorrhagic woman has tried everything and decides to take a risk on Our Lord being able to help her, but without exposing herself. Our Lord permits circumstances that help them close the gap between what they want-healing-and what they need to get it; faith. The hemorrhagic woman wants something good, and she received it, but she didn t entirely go about it the right way. Touching a rabbi in her state was considered under Mosaic Law a ritual defilement of Jesus. She sought healing from Jesus but wanted it on the sly: she didn t want to be his disciple. Imagine her fear and shock when Jesus knew that someone had touched him and received healing from him. She couldn t remain anonymous; God is not an ATM, and we shouldn t treat him liked one. In this case, being open about her need and the miracle had another purpose; Jairus s hopes had been dashed by the news that his daughter had died. Seeing what the hemorrhagic woman had received with little effort and, after a little coaxing, great courage, helped Jairus to have the faith and courage he needed for Jesus to work a miracle for his daughter as well in the face of an impossible situation. REGISTRATION DATES FOR P.R.E.P. / C.C.D. Registration will take place in the Gathering Room of Epiphany Parish. The location is by the Rectory office with the steps leading downstairs. AUGUST Friday, August 10th, 17th, 24th, - 10 AM 2 PM Saturday, August 11th - 10 AM 2 PM Thursday, August 30th - 6 PM 8 PM Friday, August 31st 10 AM 2 PM SEPTEMBER Thursday, September 6th -- 6 PM 8 PM Saturday, September 8th 10 AM 2 PM Fee for the 2018/2019 school year will be as follows: Registered families $150 per child Non-registered families $200. per child *At the time of registration, please have the following: REQUIREMENTS: 1. Verification of Baptism and last Sacrament (s) completed. 2. A report showing the last level of P.R.E.P. Completed. 3. For students not within the parish boundaries of Epiphany, you must have a letter of permission from your pastor, allowing you to attend Epiphany P.R.E.P. 4. Finally, the program fee is payable upon registration. Payment methods will be cash, check, or money order Checks/Money orders should be made out to Epiphany of Our Lord. Please make sure to have all of the necessary documents and fees present at the time of registration. If the listed items are not available to you at the time of registration you will be asked to come back when you have them. Registration forms can be downloaded ahead of time from our website at epiphanyofourlord.com. If you have any questions or issues with the above, please Mr. Specht at epiphanyprepsouth@gmail.com or call ext 25. I thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Specht D.R.E.

5 JULY 1, 2018 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WELCOME FR. CHINNABATHINI JOSEPH VIJAY! I am pleased to announce that our Parish will be acquiring an assistant priest for the Summer months. Fr. Chinnabathini Joseph Vijay will be coming to us for the diocese of Srikakulam, India on July 10th and will be staying until October 10th. Fr. Vijay is 36 years old, speaks English and is looking forward to being with us. Please give Father a warm Epiphany welcome. Thank you, Fr. Casey P.R.E.P. NEWS Is your faith on fire? Do you have a desire to share the Gospel and pass on your Catholic Faith? If so, instructing the children of Epiphany Parish, as a CCD/ PREP teacher might be for YOU! We are currently looking for a few new catechists. If you are a practicing Catholic, and have availability on Tuesday evenings, please consider serving your parish as a Catechist. It is not necessary to have any previous experience. Please note, the following will be necessary in order to volunteer. Pennsylvania State Police Child Abuse History Clearance. Disclosure Statement application for volunteers. Safe Environment Training. Any costs associated with the above requirements will be completely covered by the Parish. Please contact Mr. Specht at ext 25 if you are interested. CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL News From Our Schools of Special Education Your generous gifts to the Catholic Charities Appeal help support our four Schools of Special Education within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. These gifts are enriching the education and lives of children and young adults with special needs and physical disabilities. We have some exciting news to share from two of our Schools of Special Education! At St. Katherine Day School, student Matthew Rodgers was selected to be featured on a 2018 Special Olympics Athlete Trading Card! St. Katherine Day School educates students with developmental delays and cognitive disabilities. Mathew participated in this year s Special Olympics and was chosen along with 50 other Olympians throughout the country to be featured on the 2018 trading cards. Matthew is not just an athlete, but an ambassador for his school, a member of the Variety Club Camp, and an altar boy at his parish. Congrats to Matthew and all of the Olympian participants! FUNDRAISING WHILE YOU SHOP!!! Stop selling and start earning! Scrip fundraising is a no-selling program that allows families to raise money for their non-profit organization (NPO). Scrip is just anther way to pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash, checks, and credit cards. You purchase gift cards from your organization at face value, and your coordinator orders those cards for Great Lakes Scrip Center at a reduced price. The difference is an instant rebate for your organization. It s really that simple! When you use scrip gift cards at your favorite retailers, you re fundraising while you shop. Great Lakes Scrip Center offers more than 700 of the country s biggest retailers, including grocery, department stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, home improvement, and more. Just by using scrip to pay for your normal weekly purchases, you can easily raise $500 or more per year. It s time to put your shopping dollars to work! DO YOU KNOW YOUR TRIBUNAL? The Tribunal is available to help people who have experienced divorce and who may wish to remarry in the Catholic Church. When a divorce occurs, the Catholic Church always seeks to balance two realities. One is the durable bond of marriage. This is God s law. On the other hand, the Church is concerned about the spiritual welfare of the people involved. Even though a Catholic marriage was celebrated, perhaps there was some deficiency in the consent of the parties involved regarding intentions, understanding or ability? The annulment procedure addresses these circumstances. If you are divorced and want to marry in the Church or remarried outside the Catholic Church, please telephone the Tribunal Office or find us on the web at archphila.org. under the How Do I tab. Sunday Collection Total 6/24/18 - $ 4,361. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

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