Church of Saint Philip Neri Pennsburg, PA December 23, 2018

Transcription

1 Church of Saint Philip Neri Pennsburg, PA December 23, 2018 Rev. Robert A. Roncase, Pastor Michael J. Franks Patrick J. Kennedy Mark J. Meinzer, Retired Rev. Edmond J. Speitel, Pastor Emeritus Rev. John J. Scarcia, Pastor Emeritus 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 Parish Outreach Fax Numbers: Rectory Religious Education/PREP Catholic Family Life Center Church & Rectory Address: 1325 Klinerd Rd; Pennsburg Hours: 9:30 AM 4:30 PM Address: Website Address: Parish Outreach Religious Education Office Hours: 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA Monday & Friday: Offices are closed Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 AM 4:00 PM Wednesday: 12:00 PM 8:00 PM address: Neri Center Address 575 Main Street, East Greenville, PA Catholic Family Life Center Address 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA address: 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 Monday s at 1:00 PM EUCHARISTIC ADORATION in St. Anne Chapel Monday Friday: 9:00 am - 7:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM FIRST FRIDAY 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: NO Communion Service or Mass on Monday s. 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, be baptized and receive the Sacraments of Communion and Confirmation, 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 Also, children who turn 26 years of age or complete higher education and continue to reside within our area should become individually registered parishioners. 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. SAINT PHILIP NERI CATHOLIC CHURCH CHRISTMAS MASSES: Christmas Eve, December 24 th : 5:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM Christmas Day, December 25 th : 9:00 AM December 31 st : Holy Day Vigil 5:00 PM January 1 st : New Year s Day: 9:00 AM We wish you a Blessed Christmas and a Holy New Year! Serving at Mass December 24 Extraordinary Ministers Lectors 5:00 PM Paul Moser S. Hunsberger Maureen Moser Mike Misiak Ken Mayer Marilynn Mayer Jim Quigley Annemarie Quigley 8:00 PM Catherine Cahill E. Koch Amanda Charlton S. DiMarco Mary Anne Charlton Kevin Charlton Terry Benner Wendy Benner Leonette Nicolaou 10:00 PM Dawn McCausland E. Quatrani Theresa Quatrani L. Franks Serving at Mass December 25 Extraordinary Ministers Lectors 9:00 AM Marci Jaman R. DeGrassi Marianne Peters R. Ellis Janet Kendra Marlene Leidy Dawn Ellis Bob Schwind Judith Doherty Linda Benko Serving at Mass Altar Servers 5:00 PM K. Frankenfield 5:00 PM P. Hunsberger 5:00 PM A. Hunsberger 5:00 PM B. McCloskey 5:00 PM N. McCloskey Serving at Mass Altar Servers 8:00 PM K. Koch 8:00 PM R. Sink 8:00 PM O. Benner Serving at Mass Altar Servers 10:00 PM B. McCausland 10:00 PM K. McCausland 10:00 PM E. Runkle Serving at Mass: 9:00 AM Adult Altar Servers Note: Servers please report thirty (30) minutes before Mass. There are still a few slots remaining for Eucharistic Minister; call or Mike Franks if you can assist. Serving at Mass December 30 Extraordinary Ministers Lectors 5:00 PM Claire Holcombe E. Koch Alice Swift R. Leidy Annemarie Quigley Jim Quigley 7:30 AM Chuck Rodgers B. Bowser Mike Misiak C. Bowser Mary R. Giambrone Mary Weber

3 10:00 AM LaRue Emmell E. Davis Andrew Souder M. Souder Renee DeGrassi Madeleine Gehringer Christine Adelsberger Steve Adelsberger Dawn McCausland Theresa Walker Rose Anderson Mary E. Paulk Fourth Sunday of Advent December 23, 2018 Christmas Eve - Monday, December 24 8:00 AM Second Anniversary, Joe Verna (Mary Verna) 5:00 PM NO Intentions 8:00 PM NO Intentions 10:00 PM NO Intentions NO Adoration The Nativity of the Lord - Tuesday, December 25 9:00 AM NO Intentions NO Adoration Wednesday, December 26, Saint Stephen 8:00 AM Communion Service only 9:00 AM 7:00 PM Adoration in the Chapel Thursday, December 27, Saint John 8:00 AM Barbara Geist, (Claire Coneghen) 9:00 AM 7:00 PM Adoration in the Chapel Friday, December 28, The Holy Innocents 8:00 AM Pat Meinzer (Terry & Wendy Benner and Matt & Anita Fuhs) 9:00 AM 7:00 PM Adoration in the Chapel Saturday, December 29 10:00 AM 4:00 PM Adoration in the Chapel 5:00 PM For those enrolled in the Memorial Society The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph December 30, :30 AM For the Living and Deceased Members of the Parish. 10:00 AM Justina Pellerite, (Tony & Dolores Arnao) 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: Michael Quigley. For those who have died, and in particular for, Richard Fronheiser, grant them eternal rest and peace. FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS The red roses placed at the Blessed Mother and Sacred Heart Altars, are in memory of Joe Johnson; requested by Lee Johnson. PARISH NEWS SUNDAY COLLECTIONS The collections for December 16 th will be published in the December 30 Bulletin. Because of the Christmas Holiday schedule, our publisher requires early transmission. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS December 2018 Christmas Flowers, Christmas Day, Retired Religious, Holy Day: Immaculate Conception and 100 th Anniversary. HOUSE BLESSINGS House Blessings may be arranged by calling or ing Shirley at the rectory Monday Friday: ofcmgr@spnparish.org. Your request will then be recorded and then forwarded to one of the s who will call to schedule a visit. CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS: 2018 Call/ the rectory office at: ofcmgr@spnparish.org/ Statements mailed upon request only. Give a St. Philip Neri Perpetual Memorial For a donation of $50 or more, there is a beautiful Folder recording the gift and donor to be presented to the family. In memory of Richard Fronheiser; requested by: Leonard & Nadine Blair; Rosie Simmons and Family. FREE THROW CONTEST Saint Philip Neri Parish Hall Monday January 21, 2019

4 Registration begin at 6:30 PM This contest is for boys and girls ages nine (9) thru fourteen (14) years of age. Any questions: call Steve at: COME-N-GO BINGO St. Philip Neri Parish Hall FREE ADMISSION Saturday January 19, 2019 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 /50 DRAWING Just a reminder... about the 50/50 Drawing! Tickets are $20/each and the first drawing date will be on Bingo Sunday February 3, 2019 in the Parish Hall. Total ticket sales are limited to 1,000 tickets; make checks payable to St. Philip Neri Parish. Four equal prizes of $2,500 dollars each if ALL tickets are sold; prize amounts will be adjusted if ALL tickets are NOT sold. Each prize amount equal to one-quarter of 50- percent of all ticket sales. Up to 4 chances to win on each ticket: Winning ticket stubs will be returned to the Drawing Drum after 1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd Draw. Possibility of winning up to four times. You can purchase tickets at Mass or the Rectory Office between 10AM & 4:30PM. 50/50: Chance to win Basket of CHEER! The Christmas season starts early this year, so why not spread some Cheer? The Parish Council of Saint Philip Neri is now selling tickets for a Basket of Cheer thru Sunday December 30; the winner will be announced after the last Mass. Costs are $2/each or 3 for $5. Start the New Year right with a chance to win! Questions? Georgine Heibeck at: heibeck22@gmail.com or Dawn McCausland at: bd4mc@comcast.net. RECTROY OFFICE: HOLIDAY SCHEDULE The rectory offices will be closed Monday December 24, 2018 thru Tuesday January 1, 2019 for the Christmas and New Year s Holiday. Offices re-open on Wednesday January 2 nd at 9:30AM. SPN CFLC NEWS There are upcoming programs through the end of January! Registration is required by going to: CFLC: January 16 non-perishable donations request for Mother of Mercy House in Philadelphia. These items feed the poor and homeless in the Kensington and Allegheny neighborhoods. We are requesting the following for our JANUARY16 delivery: Dry cereal Pasta and sauce Peanut butter and jelly Items can be dropped off Mon-Fri 8:30am-3:30pm at the CFLC, 26 E. 6 th St., East Greenville (phone ahead ); before/after Mass in the vestibule donation box at St. Philip Neri, 1325 Klinerd Rd., Pennsburg; or phone and we will be happy to pick up your donation. Monday: January 14, 2019 Suicide QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer Training offered by Montgomery County Suicide Prevention Taskforce 7:00 8:30 pm St. Philip Neri Parish Hall Cost: FREE. See Flyer in parish bulletin. JOYFUL HEART LOUNGE AND LIBRARY: FREE rental of DVD Blu-Ray movies previously shown at CFLC! Browse books, periodicals and magazines Children s area with books, coloring, and DVDs. Free religious articles including rosaries, medals, etc. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 am 3:30 pm and one hour before/during evening programs. You may also phone for a special appointment. We have an opening for a volunteer library assistant

5 position which includes: Greet visitors and orient them with library offerings; organization and logging incoming/outgoing books and periodicals; assisting in program registrations, suggesting ideas for growing the library, etc. Please phone Tom Dewees at or PREP/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CALENDAR January 2 January 9 January 16 January 23 January 30 February 6 February 13 February 20 February 27 March 6: Ash Wednesday; Mass at Church. Attendance will be taken March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24: Last class Sunday: April 28 First Holy Communion SPN YOUTH GROUP CALENDAR January 6th: Life Night 6-7:30PM Location: TBD January 13 th : Service* after 10AM Mass January 20 th : Life Night 6-7:30PM. Location TBD February 3 rd : NO Meeting February 17 th : Life Night 6-7:30PM. Location TBD March 3 rd : Life Night 6-7:30PM. Location TBD March 17 th : St. Patrick s Party 5:30-7:30PM. Location TBD. Welcoming incoming 7 th Grade. March 31 st : 5 th Sunday Movie Night! April 7 th : Life Night 6-7:30PM. Location TBD. April 10 th : Service* after 10AM Mass April 21 st : NO meeting May 5 th : 10AM Youth Church July 19 th -21 st : Steubenville Conference. All students going into 9 th Grade are eligible ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS Monthly on Sundays continuing December 16 from 5:30-6:30PM. Holy Hour of Reparation and Petition for the Scandals of the Catholic Church All Catholics of the greater Philadelphia area are invited to attend a monthly holy hour of prayer before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament to ask for His mercy upon His Church in this moment of profound crisis. We come to make reparation for our own sins and those of our bishops and priests. We come also in confident hope that from Christ s superabounding mercy will come the purification, healing and restoration of holiness for which we long. Location: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Visit archphila.org/vigil Tuesday, January 1, 2019, 12 Midnight Event: Midnight Mass for New Year's and the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul invites you to celebrate the New Year and the feast of Our Lady at Midnight Mass. This Solemn Mass will take place in the Cathedral Chapel. Location: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 7pm Event: St. Genevieve Parish Pro-Life Lecture The pro-life community rightfully focuses on Roe v. Wade. But whether Roe is reversed or not, our pro-life goal won t be achieved unless we convert the culture, the work primarily of the laity. The lecture will focus on the role of the laity & offer suggestions on the ways we can best work to convert the culture, especially on life issues. Speaker: Marie Joseph, Founding Executive Director of Legacy of Life Foundation & Women s Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Location: St. Genevieve Parish Church, 1225 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown, PA To Learn More Contact: St. Genevieve Rectory or rectory@stgensparish.c... Saturday, January 12, 2019, 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Event for Women: Pope John Paul II High School A Day of Healing with You are Made New Ministry Do you struggle with anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, self-doubt, self-criticism? Come! Let the Lord meet you right where you are and guide you forward. Retreat activities include inspiring talks, community-building, healing prayer, personal reflection, music and more. This is a wonderful opportunity for any woman

6 seeking healing and freedom from adverse patterns or habits - of body, mind, and emotion in order to live fully in the love and freedom that the Lord desires for us. Facilitators: De Yarrison CPCC & Father Stephen DeLacy.Register: AREA NEWS Metanoia January 2019: Social Event TBD Tuesday: January 8 Bible Study at St. Rose of Lima in North Wales. Tuesday: January 15 Theology on Appalachian Brewing Co., in Collegeville. Doors open at 7PM; talks start at 7:30PM Tuesday: January 22 Holy Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Parish in North Wales. Saturday: January 26 Service Cradles to Crayons in Conshohocken. (**Pre-registration is required)** An Offer of Prayer from the MSBT Sisters A Gift of Prayer: In gratitude for the joy of serving in your Parish in years past, and in celebration of one hundred years of service to the Church, we, the Missionary Sisters of the Most Blessed Trinity (Trinitarians) would like to offer to pray for anyone who requests it. You may send your prayer requests to prayer@msbt.org or, you may write to us at: Centennial 3501 Solly Avenue Philadelphia Visit us at: msbt.org. Our sisters look forward to this opportunity of providing Ministry of Prayer. imagine. You d think we d treat the future a little better, considering how much time we hope to spend there. One way to be kinder to our future is to invest very, very heavily in our children. Certainly our actual, literal offspring deserve every benefit we can provide, including especially our love and protection. The world s children could use the same advantages: homes that are stable and secure, proper nutrition, health care and education, safety from violence. What are you investing in the future? TODAY'S READINGS: Micah 5:1-4a; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 (12). Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Monday, Dec 24, 2018 ADVENT WEEKDAY Peace is within our reach The promise of peace is surely the greatest of all God s rewards. For a human race caught up in the throes of fear and competition year in and year out, the idea that there is a path toward peace is good news indeed. As Christians we believe Jesus was sent to us by God for the specific purpose of showing us the way of peace. Jesus is not only the Prince of Peace, he is peace itself. Embrace Jesus and you embrace peace. Then, as promised, you will be filled with a sense of wholeness, harmony, healing, and hope. What more is there to proclaim but hallelujah! TODAY'S READINGS: Morning: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Luke 1:67-79 (200). The dawn from on high shall break upon us,... to guide our feet into the way of peace. Tuesday, Dec 25, 2018 SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) Rejoice, I say, rejoice! Saint Augustine said that God became human so that humans might become God. It s an amazing statement, when you think about it and today s a pretty good day to do so! Both sides of the equation are astonishing, actually. First, the idea that the immortal, eternal, boundless God would willingly take on the Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow a day at a time. Sunday, Dec 23, 2018 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Cherish the future The future is a land to which we re all headed, and sooner than we limits, sorrows, and vulnerability of a human infant. And then, that by doing so, God invites limited and vulnerable humans like us to share in God s immortal and eternal nature. Could there be a greater Christmas gift? A better reason to rejoice? Merry Christmas! TODAY'S READINGS: Vigil: Isaiah 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-

7 25; Matthew 1:1-25 (13); Night: Isaiah 9:1-6; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 (14); Dawn: Isaiah 62:11-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20 (15); Day: Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18 (16). To those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God. Wednesday, Dec 26, 2018 FEAST OF STEPHEN, FIRST MARTYR The good with the bad It s the day after Christmas, and we re still cleaning up, wearing our new sweaters, and working on the leftovers. Why remember the first martyr someone stoned to death? But for more than 1,500 years the church has celebrated this feast at this time. Before his death, Stephen, as Acts of the Apostles tells us, was a deacon (the first in that category, too) and was responsible for feeding the poor. He also worked a few miracles and debated with opponents of the early Christian community one particularly nasty dispute got him killed. As the day-after-christmas saint, Stephen reminds you that, in the midst of celebrating the birth of Jesus, service and sacrifice continue to be part of calling yourself a Christian. TODAY'S READINGS: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Matthew 10:17-22 (696). Brother will betray brother to death, and you will be hated by all because of my name. Thursday, Dec 27, 2018 FEAST OF JOHN, APOSTLE, EVANGELIST The disciple Jesus loves While it s usually assumed that the author of the Gospel of John is also the beloved disciple referred to in that gospel, nowhere is this identification explicitly made. Some scholars think this ambiguity means we are intended to see ourselves as the beloved disciple. Each one of us is the disciple whom Jesus loved. In our faith lives, so much works itself out if we can really feel God s love for us, if we can feel our absolute value in the eyes of God and know in our hearts we are forgiven. Only then can we love and forgive others. TODAY'S READINGS: 1 John 1:1-4; John 20:1a, 2-8 (697). The other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed. Friday, Dec 28, 2018 FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS, MARTYRS Kids don t ride free Each day a great number of innocent people many of them children suffer and die because of war, disease, and poverty. In our own country, school and gang violence, child predators, and other lethal forces threaten the lives of our young ones. The holy innocents those King Herod ordered murdered in his vain hunt for the infant Jesus are also all those who suffer from the violence humans inflict on one another and the planet. All destructiveness begins in the human heart when people do harm out of fear or selfishness. This year, this Christmas season, tell yourself that hate and neglect will stop with you. TODAY'S READINGS: 1 John 1:5 2:2; Matthew 2:13-18 (698). Herod... was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were 2 years old or under. Saturday, Dec 29, 2018 MEMORIAL OF THOMAS BECKET, BISHOP, MARTYR Walk the walk Thomas Becket began his career by serving in the household of Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury. He performed his duties so well that he was soon named archdeacon. King Henry II appointed him chancellor of England and later, after Theobald s death, archbishop. Thomas was not ordained at the time. After his ordination, he resigned as chancellor and worked to uphold the separation of church and crown, much to the surprise and anger of the king, who eventually encouraged Becket s murder. Thomas Becket excelled at everything he did, especially discipleship. He lived and died a true servant of God. Follow in his footsteps. TODAY'S READINGS: 1 John 2:3-11; Luke 2:22-35 (202). Whoever says, I abide in him, ought to walk just as he walked.

8 SPN SENIOR CLUB LUNCHEON WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 23, :30 AM - PARISH HALL LET S PLAY BINGO! One card only - $ 2.00 Reservations are a must: Call Rita Latshaw: Reservation deadline is January 18, 2019 Suggested lunch offering is $5.00 pp REMINDER: Bring all your loose change for the Christmas Coin Jar!

9 ASK A QUESTION, SAVE A LIFE! YOU ARE INVITED TO QPR GATEKEEPER TRAINING! QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer: 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Gatekeeper Training prepares attendees to: Recognize the warning signs of suicide Ask someone about suicidal thoughts Offer and connect to help SPN Catholic Family Life Center is hosting a FREE QPR Training for the Community: January 14, :00 8:30 pm SPN Parish Hall 1325 Klinerd Road Pennsburg ALL are welcome, but space is limited. To ask any questions or to RSVP contact: Tom Dewees at or His training is in partnership with St. Philip Neri Catholic Family Life Center, Marlborough Police Department, Upper Perk Police Department, East Greenville Police Department, Access Services and the Montgomery County Suicide Prevention Taskforce. For more information about local suicide prevention efforts, contact Erin Hewitt at ehewitt@montcopa.org or visit

10 ST. PHILIP NERI SUNDAY BINGO January 6, 2019 Working Team #1 Bingo begins at 1PM; Doors open at 12 NOON Parish Hall 1325 Klinerd Rd Pennsburg All Regular Games Prize is $50 Final Cover All-Special Prize is $500 Great food available!