CLERGY R. M J. L, O. P., P R. S A, O. P., P V D J P. L D S M D W M. M (R )

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1 September 2, 2018 CHURCH 50 L R, P, P P F SCHOOL 6 G R, P, P P : F : M K H, P 22 S I O T St. James begins by instructing us that All good giving and every perfect gift is from above. We don't make the rules, but God grants us good gifts that we are to share generously with others. He says, Be doers of the word and not hearers only... Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world. We are to care for our brothers and sisters in need, and especially for the children, who are often the forgotten little ones. Jesus further defines what being defiled by the world really means. From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. Quite a list! Jesus asserts that All these evils come from within and they defile. Not following man-made laws did not make the list. MASS & WORSHIP SCHEDULE S V : 5 :30 S M : 7 :30, 9, 11 ; Spani sh 1:30 ; Youth Mass 6 M -F : 6:30 ; S 8 ; D 8 M D A, 220 S. V R, P R : Saturday 4-5 or by Appointment A : Saturdays 4-5 CLERGY R. M J. L, O. P., P R. S A, O. P., P V D J P. L D S M D W M. M (R ) H T It would be easy to wonder why the disciples ate with unwashed hands, especially in those times when dust and dirt were plentiful, and the disciples worked with their hands as fishermen. But these scriptures are not concerned so much with physical cleanliness as with spiritual cleanliness. The Pharisees, who were so picky about following every letter of every law, had an aha moment in which they saw an opportunity to accuse Jesus and the disciples of breaking the law of Moses. Jesus responds in a very sensible way. He says, Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honors me with their lips, But their hearts are far from me; In vain do they worship me, Teaching as doctrines human precepts. You disregard God's commandment but cling to human tradition." T T The same could be said about some of today s Christians, who are so enamored of the past that they cannot see that Jesus has brought about a new interpretation of tradition. Just as we celebrate birthdays with cake and candles, perhaps now with chocolate cake and tiny candles whereas in the past it was only white cake and bigger candles tradition adapts to the times while holding on to the essence of what was celebrated before. Tradition preserves the essence while changing the details, something that some of us may fail to grasp. Such people may want everything to be the same in every detail and accuse others of failure to worship properly because they do not hold to past practices. Like the Pharisees, sometimes we want to cling to the way things were done our childhood, never accepting change of any kind. We fail to see the essence of the tradition preserved in a new way of doing things. Perhaps we don t understand the essence of tradition, or perhaps we are so unsure of ourselves that we want to be instructed strictly in the old ways, like the Pharisees who knew the law by heart and were quite comfortable practicing what poorer people had no way of doing perfectly. It was the poorer people who followed Jesus because he offered them hope. It would be well for us to remember that the essence of tradition is the worship of God, not the preservation of human habits. We can learn to practice charity and love in emulation of others who have willingly, in following Jesus, held their faith to mean loving their neighbor. T ' R : Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, J. S. Paluch Company

2 Page 2 September 2, S O T As for me and my household, we will Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. James 1:21b Sunday, September 2 Vigil Carlo DiValerio 7:30 Parishioners 9:00 Cordine Scartozzi 11:00 Felice DiFrancesco 1:30 Por Las Almas Del Purgatorio 6 Jane Kovanic & Martha Pogorzelski Monday, September 3 6:30 No 6:30 8:00 Victoria Rutkowski Tuesday, September 4 6:30 AbbeyFest 8:00 Bernadette C. Young Wednesday, September 5 6:30 Mark McDaniel 8:00 Louis Morelli Thursday, September 6 6:30 Catherine Lee Murphy 8:00 Maryann Whalen Friday, September 7 1st Friday 6:30 Victims of Abuse 8:00 Tony Mullen 9:00 Philip Fragassi Saturday, September 8 8:00 Deceased Members of the McDonald Family Sunday, September 9 Vigil Jeanne Lahiff, 2nd Anniversary 7:30 Deceased Members of the Lupinski Family 9:00 Brian Zwaan 11:30 Robert Uzzo 1:30 Spanish Community 6 Fred Buttaccio O V St. Norbert Parish aspires to become one in Christ as a community of fervent disciples, who listen attentively for the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and who lovingly embrace Jesus, present in the poor, the alienated and the spiritually hungry. V S H S N. Gratitude Measuring Stick In today s Gospel from Mark, Jesus instructs us in the best way we can honor Him, teaching us the meaning of true worship. Jesus reveals that the way we truly worship Him is by giving Him our hearts. We also learn in this Gospel passage what our Lord does not want the pious lip service that the scribes and Pharisees offer. But how can we determine if we really are giving our hearts over to the Lord and not just paying Him lip service? We must examine our lives to see if they reflect a life lived out for Him. Stewardship gives us a concrete means to examine our lives in three fundamental areas the use of our time, our talents, and our material gifts. A stewardship way of life invites and challenges us to make specific commitments in each of these areas on a regular basis, giving us a practical means to commit to the Lord. How well we are keeping these PRAYERS & READINGS P H : Corinne Kerrigan, Greg Kleckner, Maria Palfy, Ryan Schlecht, Julian D Orazio, Maria Morales, Michael Fullam, Mary Corcoran, Tim Dippel, Alice Bowman, Dorothy Wilson, Ed Rofi, Guillermo Maldonado, Rudy Spina, Helen Gelstine, Peter Lim, Ann Sassaman, Clare Rossmeisl, Diana Reyes, Frank Henriquez, Phyllis McCullough, Patricia Boyce, Louanne Armstrong, Joan Schauble, Ruth Chavez, John F. Erickson, Trudy DiNardo, Debra Ulicny, Roberto Barajas, Joseph Mongiello, Mary Alice Spina, Sue Birmingham, Todd Monastero, Dan Petrella, Julianne Zelov, Guillermo Lopez, Maura Tehrani Henderson, Kate Fullam, Marion Fries, Isabelle Oravecz, Midge Malloy, Bob Denney, Mary Pyne, William R. Ewing, Jackson Kahn, Marc Palfy, Mary Ann Gallagher, Missy Schwartz, Eduardo Lalo Quintana, Joseph Moreilli, Gerry Hughes, James Buroker, Layne McHugh P F O T : Pvt. Matthew Cress, USA; Pvt. Jessica Flowers USA; Pvt. Michael Flowers, USA; Capt. Rob Kersey, USN; Capt. Spencer Lahiff, USMC; Sgt. Justin Lansford, USA; Pvt. Bryan McCormick, USA; Lt. Col. James Merenda, USAF; Lt. Nicholas Prestipino, USA ; Sgt. R. J. Paski, USA; Sgt. Matthew Paski, USAF; Maj. Brian Wallin, DO, USA commitments can give us a kind of measuring stick to see if we are growing closer to Him, or perhaps need to put a little more effort into a particular area of our lives. When we all strive to give God true worship putting Him first with all our hearts what beauty we will find in our homes, our parish, and our world. catholicsteward.com M C S M Starting Sunday, Sept 9, the 11 Mass goes BACK to 11:30 D M S T, S 4, 6:30 AND 8 M A Starts again on Thursdays beginning Sept 6 from 8:30 to 8 R Starts again on Thursdays beginning Sept 6 from 7-8 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Lk 4:16-30, or for Labor Day, any readings from the Mass For the Blessings of Human Labor, nos Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc -4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, [18-23] Sunday: Is 35:4-7a; Ps 146:7-10; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37

3 St. Norbert Bulletin Page 3 Pastor s Pulpit L T T L... A E O H Last week, we held a special Taize prayer service for all those abused by clergy and for families and all of us grieving for our Church over the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report and the latest revelations on this scandal. Healing, forgiveness and justice are words that have been echoing in the minds of many and were reflected on that special evening. A Taize prayer service is a combination of meditative music, silence, brief Scripture readings, a psalm, more silence, music, a very short reflection and intentions. For those who were not able to attend our prayer night, I would like to share with you some of the intentions from the participants that we prayed together for healing on so many levels: P For healing and hope. For all the faithful priests who serve us. For all our children who have left our Church because of abuse. That we not forget to pray for the inner healing of the perpetrators. For hope for those whose hope is faltering. Lord, please heal all victims of any traumatic memories through your mercy. For comfort and peace for our victims. May God provide solutions for all. For humility and acknowledgment from the cardinals and bishops. Healing for the Church, Lord. I pray that the generations after us will embrace the true Gospel message to love one another and to call out evil when necessary. For the victims who have lost their self-esteem and whose ability to relate to other human beings has been shattered, may God pour out His healing and make them whole in spirit. That God will cleanse His Church and remove its stain no matter how difficult. For anyone who is depressed, anxious, or emotionally traumatized by events in their life, I pray. Wisdom in this time of sadness and pain in our Church, and care for all survivors of abuse. For Peace, Healing and Hope for victims of sexual abuse and for Christ-like response of loving courage and decisive change from Church leaders. Justice in the civil courts for survivors of all child sexual abuse no matter how long ago it happened. That our punctured lives will be mended through His Love. Recently, Archbishop Chaput wrote a column On Anger, Grief, and the Future. 1 Here is a brief excerpt that says a lot about what many of us are feeling right now: The anger Jesus showed toward the Temple moneychangers, the Sadducees, and the Pharisees was not merely acceptable but right and good. The anger Philadelphians felt toward the Archdiocese after the 2005 and 2011 grand jury reports was likewise well placed and justified. We ve worked hard to remember the lessons of that time. Seven years later, we are keenly aware of the evil that sexual abuse victims have suffered. We understand our obligation, and we re sincerely committed, to help survivors heal. We ve worked hard to ensure the safety of children and families in Church-related environments. In that task, the guidance and counsel of laypeople including former law enforcement officials and professionals in assisting abuse survivors have been especially valuable. We know that rebuilding the trust of our people and the morale of our good priests can only be accomplished with a record of doing the right thing over time. The roughly 100,000 laypeople and clergy we ve trained in recent years to recognize and report the signs of sexual abuse are part of that effort. This [past] week s grand jury report on clergy sex abuse in six Pennsylvania dioceses covers more than seven decades. Some people, credible people, have challenged its processes and disputed elements of its content. But the substance of the report is brutally graphic and profoundly disturbing as a chronicle of evil inflicted on hundreds of innocents. The only acceptable responses are grief and support for the victims, and comprehensive efforts to ensure that such things never recur. And anger. Anger is also a righteous and necessary response but it needs to be an anger that bears good fruit; an anger guided by clear thinking, prudence, and a desire for real justice. That kind of anger all of us should feel this week and carry with us into the days ahead. Finally, several parishioners have contacted me, and we have met. For me, and hopefully them, our meeting has been helpful, fruitful, intense, prayerful and powerful. Please do not hesitate to contact me after Mass or call the Parish Office if you would just simply like to talk. Saint Michael the Archangel defend us! Fr. Mike 1

4 Page 4 September 2, 2018 News & Events S T S... W F. A Please extend a warm St. Norbert welcome to Fr. Arul Amalraj (photo right) joining us as Parochial Vicar and saying his first Masses here this weekend while Fr. Mike is away on pilgrimage in Mexico. Fr. Arul is a Norbertine and joins us from St. Patrick s in Malvern where, according to parishioners we know, he will be greatly missed. One St. Pat s parishioner said of Fr. Arul, He is a very holy man. His homilies were very thought provoking and he always had a challenge for us to think about each week as we reflected on that Sunday s readings. He will be greatly missed at St. Pat s. And I m sure you will come to appreciate him as much we did here. Mark Griswold, Director of our CaFFE (Catholic Family Formation & Evangelization) spoke about his encounters with Fr. Arul: I ve had the pleasure of going to Confession with Fr. Arul and I was always encouraged and inspired by the wisdom he would share. I look forward to having him as part of our St. Norbert community and being blessed by the gifts he will bring to us. Please say hello to Fr. Arul after all Masses! S U N! R...S...G! Attention Parents: Register now for the Fall season of Field Hockey, Soccer, Football and Cross Country. Go to StNorbert- CYO.org website and click on the link to Wagdogs.com C : David Fritz for Cross Country at davidfritzjr@gmail.com B M... E L? The Fall sessions start on Tuesdays, Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 and Nov 6 and 13, 7-8:30, at St. Patrick s in Malvern. C : Pat at or Sharon at for more information. S E C Anyone who works or interacts with children (under 18 years of age) must attend an Archdiocesan Safe Environment Class. The next St. Norbert class will be Sept 5, Wednesday, from 7-9:30 C : Ed Grady at , ext 115 or egrady@parish.stnorbert.org

5 St. Norbert Bulletin Page 5 D A O... H P A faith sharing experience around the book, Polarization in the US Catholic Church: Naming the Wounds, Beginning to Heal starting on September 27, and for four alternating Thursdays (9/27; 10/11; 10/25 and 11/8). This book features 13 essays that were originally presented as talks at a Notre Dame University conference in Starting at 7, each session will begin and end with prayer, and will encourage participants to freely dialogue without judgement of others, with the hope that we may more readily become a people of reconciliation. Abbot Domenic Rossi will be the moderator of these sessions. Cost: $20 for a copy of the book and a free -will donation to support this and other works of Daylesford Abbey. Registration: daylesfordabbey.org/occasion/polarization-in-the-uscatholic-church-naming-the-wounds-beginning-to-heal/ 50+ G H... T T Join us on Thursday, Sept 13 for a Full Afternoon Tea at A Taste of Britain in Eagle Village in Wayne, and a stroll through the grounds of Stoneleigh, the former Haas family property at 1829 East County Line Road in Villanova that is now a free 42-acre public garden. Bring your friends, your kids or your grandkids--come for the walk, the tea, or both. Stoneleigh: 2:30 for a self-guided walk through the grounds. The paths are flat and paved easy for walking, and perfect for baby strollers or wheelchairs. Free. Afternoon Tea: 4:00 to 5:30 at A Taste of Britain. C : is $26 per person, including gratuity. RSVP by Friday Sept 7 to attend the Tea; for Stoneleigh, RSVP requested, but not required. Drop off or mail the registration form and payment to the Parish Office or use the mail slot. C : Moira Murphy tigers.bisons@verizon.net or S S & A T B T Thursday, Sept 13 Name(s): Phone: Number Visiting Stoneleigh: Number Attending $26 each: Total Enclosed: (cash or check payable to St. Norbert 50+ Group) Drop off or mail complete form with payment to St. Norbert Parish Office, 50 Leopard Road, Paoli, PA Due Date: Friday, Sept 7

6 Page 6 September 2, 2018 R C I A (RCIA) A J F Come and see: Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic faith? Whether you are an adult who has never been baptized, you were baptized in a different faith community, you have been away from the Church, or you are an adult Catholic who doesn t feel they had a solid faith formation, we invite you to journey with us! All inquirers are welcome: NO COMMITMENT is required to come and explore the faith. This is a time to ask questions about all things Catholic. Explore Catholic spirituality in community and deepening our relationship with Jesus Christ. After a couple of months, there is the opportunity take further steps to continue the journey toward full communion with the Catholic Church. Starting in October: RCIA weekly sessions will begin on Monday, Oct 1, at 7, in a relaxed, conversational setting. Join us on this journey of faith! C : Lorrie Grady at lhg905@verizon.net or Hank Fila at HankFila@gmail.com K J... C S 2 Kingdom Junction, our ministry to toddlers up to 5 years old during the 9 Mass, will be closed on Labor Day Weekend, Sunday, Sept 2. Parents: Come to Mass as a family while your tots watch Bible cartoons, color and learn Scripture stories in the Narthex Sacristy Meeting Room. S T F... W W P Please join us for Walking with Purpose (WWP) starting Tuesday, Oct 9 at 9 in the St. Norbert School cafeteria. For the 4th year of WWP at St. Norbert's, we will be offering two courses: 1) Opening Your Heart, the Starting Point which is our foundational Bible study recommended for all new participants to WWP. 2) Keeping in Balance, Creating Order Within for those that have completed the our first study. Childcare provided. C : Lisa McGowan at mcgowanlh@gmail.com F F : S. N 50+ G is a ministry that provides adults age 50 and up with spiritual, social, educational and service activities as well as fellowship in a welcoming environment. In addition to our advertised special events, the 50+ Group invites you to participate in our ongoing service and spiritual activities: Assisted Living Visits: Volunteers interact monthly with residents at Highgate and Daylesford Crossing Assisted Living facilities on Saturdays, usually from 10:30-11:30. C : Carol Coyne Shannahan at Readers at St. Norbert School: Our volunteers read to 1 st and 4 th grades at St. Norbert School. Volunteers must complete Safe Environment Training and state required background check and clearances. C : Suzy Hoffman at or suzyelee@hotmail.com Christian Practice of Yoga: Wednesdays starting Sept 12, 10:30 to 11:30, Parish Office Lower Level. Parishioner and certified yoga instructor Suzanne Schoenhut offers a gentle restorative yoga practice from a Christian perspective. Beginners welcome. Open to all ages. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. C : Suzanne Schoenhut or suzbill427@gmail.com A G : T F P : Conversations about Life and Faith is a special Thursday Night Football & Faith evening on Oct 11 prior to the Eagles-Giants game. Carson Wentz, Nick Foles and other current and former Eagles witness the role faith played and plays in their lives. Homes in our area are currently signing up to host a viewing of the Eagles talking about their faith on streaming video. Consider hosting this evening with family, friends, neighbors or fellow parishioners. Then watch the Eagles demolish the Giants. This is an outreach of our That Man Is You sessions starting Sept 13. C : Tom Cancelmo at tcancelmo@btcmarketing.com on how to register and host this evening. T G B M : Want to explore the meaning to life in a friendly, relaxed setting? Looking to learn more about Jesus the person and his teaching in a non-threatening atmosphere where no question about life or God is too simple or too hostile? Then think about Alpha. More than 16 million people in 168 countries around the world have taken the Alpha Course in Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant churches. The next Alpha Course at no charge starts Sunday, Sept 16-Nov 25 from 1-2:30 at St. Monica s in Berwyn. C : Fr. Charles Zlock at czlock@saintmonicachurch.org H N A S : St. Norbert School is looking for enthusiastic and caring individuals to help monitor and direct activities for our afterschool program. C : Geraldine Donaher at gdonaher@stnorbert.org C 50 A : Sunday, Sept 9. Preludes before the 11:30 am Mass with hospitality after. Join in this celebration. Visit S N. for homilies and Bulletins