He Is Risen. Epiphany of Our Lord Church. Easter Sunday of The Resurrection of The Lord. April 5, 2015

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1 Epiphany of Our Lord Church He Is Risen Easter Sunday of The Resurrection of The Lord April 5, 2015 Epiphany of Our Lord Church - April 5, 2015 Page 1

2 Easter Reflection Josef Pieper once remarked that the human capacity for festivity arises from the ability to affirm all creation as good-from the ability to embrace, in one resounding yes, the length and breath, the heights and depths of our experience in this world. We can hear this yes in Mozart s music-the play of light and shadow in the later piano concerti; the poignant song of an oboe rising above a steady pulse in a divertimento for winds. We can hear it in the delighted squeals of a child as its face is licked by the moist tongue and hot breath of a new puppy. We can hear it in the contented, prayerful whispers of an elderly woman-full of love, grace and years-as she prepares to meet death with quiet courage and dignity. Saying yes to all of life, letting all of it in-that is festivity s sustaining source. But there s the rub. Few of us can say yes to anything for very long. We live, after all, in an intensely mobile culture of fast food, faster cars, disposable diapers and planned obsolescence. Our greatest goal (as Andy Warhol once quipped) is to be famous for fifteen minutes. At parties, we do not carry on conversations, we posture-repeating to one another snippets of dialogue from movies, beer commercials, sitcoms, or interviews with sports celebrities. Small wonder that many in our society feel so isolated and lonely, so unable to connect, so incapable of forming relationships that last. Small wonder, too, that as a people we find ourselves increasingly bored, angry and violent-enraged and terrified by the awful emptiness that seems to stretch in every direction around us. Given such cultural conditions, the Christian celebration of the blessed Pentecost will strike many as mad indeed. Fifty days of dwelling in the paschal mystery! Fifty days of surrendering in joyful faith and love as the Spirit of God takes possession of our lives! Fifty days of mystagogy, of walking with the neophytes ever more deeply into the baptismal mysteries of death and resurrection. Good heaven! What an order! One reason why such a prolonged celebration strikes us as difficult-if not downright absurd-is that we tend to link feasts and holidays with mindless hoopla. Party time, for many, is an invitation to obliterate consciousness, to get wasted, to veg out, to forget. But, a season of Christian festival is precisely the opposite. It is a time of intensified consciousness, finely tuned awareness, awakened memory. The great fifty days of Pentecost are not an unwelcome, unrealistic, obligation to party on, even if we don t feel like it, but an invitation to explore more deeply the weather of the heart, to awaken our memory of God s presence and power in our lives, to look more closely at all the rich and varied textures of creation. In short, Pentecost is a season for learning how to say yes in a culture that wants to keep on saying no. Taken from The Blessed Pentecost, Nathan Mitchell, in Assembly, Vol. 20:1. Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, Notre Dame, IN. Bereavement Support Sponsored by Mercy Suburban Hospital, 2701 DeKalb Pike, East Norriton. Thursdays, from Apr. 9-May 14 at 6 p.m. Pre-Registration is requested. For more information, call (610) St. Mary s Easter Dinner All are invited to join us on Saturday, Apr. 11, at 1 p.m. at St. Mary s Hall on Elm and Oak Sts., Conshohocken. $15 Adult, $7 children, under 6 free. For tickets, contact Felicia Jemionek Rzeznik at (610) , Gloria Mastrocola at (610) , or Leah Hepler at (610) Spiritual Baby Shower The Respect Life Committee is continuing its annual Spiritual Baby Shower the weekends of Apr and Apr We will collect gifts the weekend of Apr Baskets containing colorful Easter eggs will be at all doors as well as in the vestibule. Enclosed in the eggs are gift suggestions. Please do not wrap gifts. All financial gifts should be placed in an envelope. Make checks payable to Respect Life Epiphany of Our Lord. Knights of Columbus Annual Dinner Epiphany Knights of Columbus Council #10605 will be holding its annual dinner on Saturday, Apr. 11, at the Plymouth Country Club. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. All Knights are invited along with their spouse, companion or friend. Dinner is your choice of chicken cordon blue, baked salmon or prime rib. Cost is $35 per person. Please plan on joining us for this great event. Contact Frank McCreesh at fxmccreesh@gmail.com for further details. Holy Rosary School s Class of 2015 Spaghetti Dinner Join them on Saturday, Apr. 11, from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Holy Saviour Social Club, 434 E. Main St., Norristown. There will be Raffles, Lottery Tree, Wine Wall, and MORE! There is plenty of off-street parking and Take-Out is available. For reservations, contact Janet at marfam1@verizon.net, or purchase online at The proceeds will be used to offset the graduation expenses of Holy Rosary s Class of Epiphany of Our Lord Church - April 5, 2015 Page 2

3 Divine Mercy This year we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday on Apr. 12. Excerpt from the Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun from the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Poland: "On (the Feast of Mercy) the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy... The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. Every day at three o'clock, implore My mercy, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy... In this hour I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion. Please pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet every day. Services for Divine Mercy Sunday will be held at St. Paul Church, 2007 New Hope St., East Norriton. The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy will be recited at 2:30 p.m. and Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Religious Education Program (REP) Registration REP registration for grades 1 through 7 is now open and forms are due by Monday, Apr. 13. Registration is to be completed online at epiphanyofourlord.com/rep/documents/ and checks for tuition and any applicable sacramental fees should be made payable to Epiphany of Our Lord Parish and mailed to: Religious Education Office, 3050 Walton Rd., Plymouth Meeting, PA Families must be registered in Epiphany of Our Lord Parish to participate in REP or have permission from the parish where they are registered. A Baptismal Certificate is required for all new students. Parents Meeting: to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 6:45 to 8 p.m. in Parish Center 2. New families are asked to have at least one parent attend this meeting. Contact Stephanie Quigley at (215) with any questions or visit Spring Workshops for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Cathedral Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Saturday, Apr. 18, from 10 a.m Noon. Saint Katherine of Siena, Northeast Philadelphia, Thursday, Apr. 23, from 7-9 p.m. Youth Group Events Junior High Youth Group Resurrection Party: All 6th-8th graders are invited for an XTREME EGG HUNT, egg dyeing and more on Sunday, Apr. 12, 6-8 p.m. in the Parish Center. RSVP to Gail Toto at ymmin@eol.comcastbiz.net. NET Overnight Retreat/Lock-In: Montgomery County Youth in 8th-12th grades are welcome the weekend of Apr , 10 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Church, North Wales. Cost is $30 which includes food, registration, supplies and Mass. Financial assistance available if needed. What is NET? NET is a ministry challenges young Catholics to love Christ and embrace the life of the Church. Every August, 150 young Catholics aged leave behind their jobs, school, family, and friends to devote nine months to serving with the National Evangelization Teams (NET). These young adults travel the country giving youth retreats, speaking at high schools and giving parish missions. What is a NET retreat/lock-in? A NET retreat is lead by a group of young adult missionaries that have spent time training and working with youth. The retreat will consist of skits, games, testimonies, talks, small groups, activities, prayer, mass and relationship building. For more information, Gail Toto/EOL Youth Minister at ymmin@eol.comcastbiz.net. Steubenville Trip: Will be going to St. John's University in New York for the annual Steubenville Youth Conference, Aug $300 due on May 1. Make checks payable to Epiphany of Our Lord and mail or drop off at the Parish Office, Attn: Gail Toto. The trip is open to all incoming freshman to graduating seniors! Pre-K is back! Holy Rosary Regional Catholic School is now offering a 4-year-old Pre-K! Options include three or five full days from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with before and after CARES available. Students will enjoy our faithcentered school along with Middle School Buddies, Spanish, Technology, PE, Library and the arts. Sign up now. Spots are filling quickly. For more information, contact Beth Sheldon at (610) or by at bsheldon@holyrosaryregional.com. Epiphany of Our Lord Church - April 5, 2015 Page 3

4 Of Human Dignity: The Declaration on Religious Liberty at 50 +Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood March 17, 2015 EXCERPTS Vatican II ended in December 1965 with an outpouring of enthusiasm and hope. The Council s hope was grounded in two things: a renewed Catholic faith; and confidence in the skill and goodness of human reason. In some ways, the Council s Declaration on Religious Liberty Dignitatis Humanae in Latin, or Of Human Dignity in English is the Vatican II document that speaks most urgently to our own time. The reason is obvious. We see it right now in the suffering of Christians and other religious believers in many places around the world. Pope Paul VI, who promulgated Dignitatis Humanae, saw it as one of the most important actions of the Council. It changed the way the Church interacts with states. And it very much improved the Church s relations with other Christians and religious believers. In its own words, Dignitatis Humanae says religious freedom has to do with immunity from coercion in civil society [emphasis added]. Therefore it leaves untouched traditional Catholic doctrine on the moral duty of men and societies toward the true religion and toward the one Church of Christ. In the same passage, the Council Fathers stress that the one true religion subsists in the Catholic and Apostolic Church, and that all men are bound to seek the truth, especially in what concerns God and his Church, and to embrace the truth they come to know, and to hold fast to it. To put it another way, Dignitatis Humanae is not just about freedom from coercion. It s also about freedom for the truth. The issue of truth is too easily overlooked. In the mind of the Council, religious liberty means much more than the freedom to believe whatever you like at home, and pray however you like in your church. It means the right to preach, teach and worship in public and in private. It means a parent s right to protect his or her children from harmful teaching. It means the right to engage the public square with moral debate and works of social ministry. It means the freedom to do all of this without negative interference from the government, direct or indirect, except within the limits of just public order. It s also worth noting that the full title of Dignitatis Humanae is: On the right of the person and of communities to social and civil freedom in matters religious. Religious liberty belongs not just to individuals, but also to communities. Civil society precedes the state. It consists of much more than individuals. Alone, individuals are weak. Communities give each one of us friendship, meaning, a narrative, a history and a future. They root us in a story larger than ourselves or any political authority. Which means that communities, and especially religious communities, are strong and a necessary mediator between the individual and the state. And what about the United States? Compared to almost anywhere else in the world, our religious freedom situation is good. Religious believers played a very big role in founding and building the country. Until recently, our laws have reflected that. In many ways they still do. A large majority of Americans still believe in God and still identify as Christian. Religious practice remains high. But that s changing. And the pace will quicken. More young people are disaffiliated from religion now than at any time in our country s past. More stay away as they age. And many have no sense of the role that religious freedom has played in our nation s life and culture. Epiphany of Our Lord Church - April 5, 2015 Page 4

5 Of Human Dignity: The Declaration on Religious Liberty at 50 cont d That leads to the key point I want to make here. The biggest problem we face as a culture isn t gay marriage or global warming. It s not abortion funding or the federal debt. These are vital issues, clearly. But the deeper problem, the one that s crippling us, is that we use words like justice, rights, freedom and dignity without any commonly shared meaning to their content. We speak the same language, but the words don t mean the same thing. Our public discourse never gets down to what s true and what isn t, because it can t. Our most important debates boil out to who can deploy the best words in the best way to get power. Words like justice have emotional throw-weight, so people use them as weapons. And it can t be otherwise, because the religious vision and convictions that once animated American life are no longer welcome at the table. After all, what can human rights mean if science sees nothing transcendent in the human species? Or if science imagines a trans-humanist future? Or if science doubts that a uniquely human nature even exists? If there s no inherent human nature, there can be no inherent natural rights and then the grounding of our whole political system is a group of empty syllables. Modern pluralist democracy has plenty of room for every religious faith and no religious faith. But we re lying to ourselves if we think we can keep our freedoms without revering the biblical vision the uniquely Jewish and Christian vision of who and what man is. Human dignity has only one source. And only one guarantee. We re made in the image and likeness of God. And if there is no God, then human dignity is just elegant words. Earlier I said we need to leave here tonight with a spirit of hope. So let s turn to that now in these last few minutes before we have questions and discussion. We need to remember two simple facts. In practice, no law and no constitution can protect religious freedom unless people actually believe and live their faith not just at home or in church, but in their public lives. But it s also true that no one can finally take our freedom unless we give it away. Jesus said, I am the way the truth and the life (Jn 14:6) He also said, You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free (Jn 8:32). The Gospel of Jesus Christ is for people who want to be free, free in the truest sense. And its message is meant for all of us; for all men and women unless we choose to be afraid. Looking back over the past 50 years, and even at our lives today, I think it s too easy to see the problems in the world. It s too easy to become a cynic. There s too much beauty in the world to lose hope; too many people searching for something more than themselves; too many people who comfort the suffering; too many people who serve the poor; too many people who seek and teach the truth; too much history that witnesses, again and again, to the mercy of God, incarnate in the course of human affairs. In the end, there s too much evidence that God loves us, with a passion that is totally unreasonable and completely redemptive, to ever stop trusting in God s purpose for the world, and for our lives. The Second Vatican Council began and ended in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the worst war in human history. If there s an argument to be made against the worthiness of humanity, we ve made that argument ourselves, again and again down the centuries, but especially in the modern age. Yet every one of the Council documents is alive with confidence in God and in the dignity of man. And there s a reason. God makes greatness, not failures. He makes free men and women, not cowards. The early Church father Irenaeus said that the glory of God is man fully alive. I believe that s true. And I d add that the glory of men and women is their ability, with God s grace, to love as God loves. And when that miracle happens, even in just one of us, the world begins to change. Epiphany of Our Lord Church - April 5, 2015 Page 5

6 Our Holy Father s Prayer Intentions for April MASS INTENTIONS Monday, Apr. 6 8:30 a.m. MaryAnne P. Koehler Tuesday, Apr. 7 8:30 a.m. Joan Cullen Wednesday, Apr. 8 8:30 a.m. Elizabeth Dungan Thursday, Apr. 9 8:30 a.m. Anthony Engro Friday, Apr. 10 8:30 a.m. Edward Dash Saturday, Apr. 11 8:30 a.m. Mary & Joseph Velten Voter Registration Christians have a duty to be politically active, to register, vote and speak up about issues that affect the common good. Tuesday, May 19 is the Primary Election Day. Make sure that you are properly registered to vote. The last day to register is Monday, Apr. 20. If you know that you will be out of town on that day, or otherwise are unable to get to the polls, don't let that make you lose your vote! Obtain an absentee ballot application and submit it right away! But the deadline is Tuesday, May 12. Registration materials and absentee ballot applications are available in the church vestibule. Stewardship is a way of life. Tithing is God s Plan for Giving. Due to the printing deadline, tithing information was not available for this parish bulletin. Thank you for your continued support! From the Pastor: The fifty days from the Sunday of the Resurrection to Pentecost Sunday are celebrated in joy and exultation as one feast day, indeed as one great Sunday (St. Athanasius, Epistula festalis: PG 26, 1366). These are the days above all others in which the Alleluia is sung (Universal Norms, 22). Universal: That people may learn to respect creation and care for it as a gift of God. Evangelization: That persecuted Christians may feel the consoling presence of the Risen Lord and the solidarity of all the Church. The Adoration Chapel Votive Candle is In Memory of Robert Auch* Miriam Beaumont* Bartholomew Cahan Maureen Cahan Stacy Callahan, 8yrs Old Kathy Fonash* Esperanza Galshack* Steven Hedricks Respect Life Rose Is in Loving Memory of Mary Mack This rose will remain on the Altar in front of The Blessed Mother Please Pray For The Sick Kathy Kane* Bill Keenan* John P. Kelly* Bob Hamilton* Helen Miller* Mary Mirabile* Janet O Connor* Mary Pizzico,* Apr. 5 Debbie Miller The Adoration Chapel Votive Candle If you wish to reserve a week for a special occasion that merits a memorial candle, simply a wish, or tribute for someone? The Votive Candle Stand offers you a candle for a donation of $10 that will remain lit 24/7 for one week and a parish bulletin announcement. Call Lydia Hayward at (610) Carry Your Rosary Everyday When you carry a Rosary, Satan has a headache. When you use it, he collapses. When he sees you praying it, he faints. Let us pray the rosary every time, Indulgences A plenary indulgence is granted if the Rosary is recited in a church or public oratory or in a family group, a religious Community or pious Association. A partial indulgence is granted in other circumstances. Phyllis Pupkiewicz Jill Ramos Gloria Scandale* Katty Tucker Margaret Zenner *Parishioner Epiphany of Our Lord Church - April 5, 2015 Page 6

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8 Epiphany of Our Lord Church Tel (610) Fax (610) Walton Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA Pastoral Staff Rev. Joseph J. Quindlen, Pastor Rev. James J. Kelly, In Residence (Retired) Permanent Deacons Emil J. Wernert, Michael Pascarella, Jr. William R. Radetzky (Retired), Kenneth P. Clancy (Retired) Joel M. Ziff, (Retired) Parish Staff Business Manager, Paris A. DiPietro Director of Music, Constance M. Steuer Business Secretary, Lydia Hayward Administrative Assistants* *JoAnn O Connor *Cecilia T. Dadario, part-time Information Technology Coordinator, Nicole Zimmerman, part-time Maintenance Supervisor Anthony R. Mashaintonio Church Sacristan, John F. Phipps, part-time Religious Education (215) rep@eol.comcastbiz.net Stephanie Quigley, Coordinator, part-time Carla Manno, Adm. Assistant, part-time Youth Ministry (215) ymmin@eol.comcastbiz.net Gail Toto, Coordinator, part-time Holy Rosary Regional Catholic School (610) Walton Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA Lisa S. Hoban: Principal lhoban@holyrosaryregional.com Beth Sheldon, Administrative Assistant bsheldon@holyrosaryregional.com Mass Schedule Saturday 5 p.m. Vigil (fulfills the Sunday Obligation) Sunday 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., & 11:30 a.m. Daily 8:30 a.m. Monday to Saturday Holydays 7 p.m. Vigil, 8:30 a.m., 12:05 & 7 p.m. Confessions Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. & 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. 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: 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. 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 5-6AM, 12-1 PM,1-2PM, 3-4PM, 8-9PM 5-6AM, 11AM-12PM, 4-5PM 10-11AM, 11AM-12Noon, 2-3PM, 4-5PM, 9-10PM 4-5PM, 5-6 PM 6-7PM, 7-8PM, 10-11PM 3-4PM, 6-7PM, 7-8PM, 9-10PM, 10-11PM 11AM-12PM, 12-1PM, 1-2PM, 3-4PM, 7-8PM, 9-10PM 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. Miraculous Medal Perpetual Novena After 8:30 a.m. Mass every Saturday. CHAPEL CLEANERS NEEDED Since many people come to pray at our Adoration Chapel, we are in urgent need of volunteers to help clean. Consider helping ONLY ONCE every eight weeks on Mondays, from 8-10 a.m. Please call Dolores Gallagher at (610) NOTE: We are asking the men of the parish to cover the early morning times. Please do not leave any religious articles in the chapel, ie, books, magazines, metals, prayer cards, rosaries, etc. Epiphany of Our Lord Church - April 5, 2015 Page 7