St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Church

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1 St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Church 1229 E Lancaster Ave., Rosemont, PA Office Telephone: Preschool: Fax: A Stewardship Community - Sharing our Time, Talent and Treasure Pastoral Staff: Fr. Joseph L. Narog, O.S.A. Pastor #210 pastor@stvparish.org Fr. Arthur D. Johnson, O.S.A. Parochial Vicar #206 pv@stvparish.org Deacon Donald DiCarlo, Jr. donald_dicarlo@verizon.net #207 In residence: Fr. Allan D. Fitzgerald, O.S.A. allan.fitzgerald@gmail.com Denise DiCarlo Pastoral Visitor to Sick & Homebound p.care@stvparish.org #225 Karen Farley Business Manager #202 bizmgr@stvparish.org Don Giannella Director of Music Don.giannella@villanova.edu Patricia Greenhalgh Director of Weddings #217 weddings@stvparish.org Mary Kurek Dir. Of St. Thomas Preschool stv.maryshouse1@gmail.com Jeanmarie Lorello Administrative Assistant #208 admin@stvparish.org Mary Kate McCauley Parish Nurse #209 nurse@stvparish.org Anne Murphy #205 Dir. of Christian Service service@stvparish.org Alice Obarski Director of Liturgy #203 liturgy@stvparish.org Kathy Roethlein Administrative Assistant #200 office@stvparish.org Helen Savini #211 Religious Education Secretary Gregory Stejskal #204 Dir. Of Religious Education/Youth Ministry rel.ed@stvparish.org Villanova Church Rosemont Chapel SOLEMNITY OF ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA OCTOBER 12, 2014 St. Thomas of Villanova Special Stewardship Bulletin SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION Matrimony: Please call the Parish Center to make arrangements to meet with a parish priest at least 8 months prior to the wedding date. Reconciliation: Saturday after the 9:00am Liturgy in Rosemont Chapel, First Fridays after 12:05 Mass or call the Parish Center to make an appointment. Anointing of the Sick: We are happy to offer many support services to the sick and homebound. Visits are made by the Pastoral Staff and Eucharistic Ministers to homes and hospital care facilities. Call the Parish Center to make arrangements. Baptism: Baptisms are celebrated each month, except during Lent. Call the Parish Center to make arrangements and to receive materials. MASS SCHEDULE Sunday: 7:30am,10:30am, 7:00pm Saturday: 9:00am Vigil Mass: 5:00pm Sunday: 9:00am Daily Mass: Mon Fri: :05pm St. Thomas of Villanova Legal Holiday Mass: 9:00am PARISH CENTER SCHEDULE MONDAY FRIDAY: 9:00am - 4:30pm The Parish Center is closed from 12:00pm-1:00pm: Monday--Friday

2 TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME October 12, 2014 A Note from Fr. Joe. Welcome to this special edition of our parish bulletin, as we celebrate the Solemnity of our patron, St. Thomas of Villanova, and publish our Annual Stewardship Report! The two really go hand-in-hand because of the many things for which St. Thomas is remembered the one that stands out for us is his emphasis on sharing, especially with those in need. He once wrote, One thing alone I can call my own the obligation to distribute to my brethren the possessions with which God has entrusted me. This man, who came to be known as the Beggar Bishop and Father of the Poor, is even said to have given away the straw mattress on which he slept, asking only that he be allowed to borrow it until his death. If you d like to learn more information like this about our patron, please be sure the take the pamphlet, Saint Thomas of Villanova Augustinian Bishop, being made available, starting after all the Masses this weekend. If St. Thomas looked at our Annual Stewardship Report, I can t help but believe that he would be encouraged by the giving of time, talent, and treasure that occurs in our parish. Thanks to all of you who are good stewards, following the Gospel message of Christ and the example of St. Thomas! As St. Paul declares in the 2 nd Reading, Through the evidence of this service, you are glorifying God for your obedient confession of the Gospel of Christ and the generosity of your contribution to them (the poor & needy) and to all others. Please take the time to review the Annual Report, including the parish financials, which are provided as a means of being transparent as possible. To this end, we ve also given an explanation of the stewardship grant distribution process and the criteria we utilize. Obviously, we never want to take our stewardship for granted. My hope is that we all can recommit ourselves this weekend, as we honor St. Thomas of Villanova. Perhaps it s best that I give him the final words We are not born for ourselves, and the natural gifts and free graces that we receive are not for ourselves alone, but we have received them that they might be of benefit to all and we might be faithful in stewardship. (Fourth Sermon after Easter, Sermon 2, 3) Happy Feast Day! Fr. Joe Stewardship Thought for the Week And my God will supply every need of yours Philippians 4:19 God really does provide for those that are grateful and generous. This is very difficult for people that don t live a stewardship lifestyle to believe. People are skeptical and say it s just coincidence. If you are skeptical, try living a stewardship lifestyle for just one month be generous with your gifts of time, talent and treasure and see how God provides for your needs. Thank you for your generosity for the weekend of October 4 and 5, 2014: Number of Envelopes 316 Envelope Amount $16, Loose Cash: $1, Electronic Offerings: $1, Other $ Total $19, % Tithe $1, Income for October 6, 2013 $29, * * Last year this included a single donation of $10, St. Thomas of Villanova

3 Mon., Oct. 13th 12:05PM-RMCH Tues., Oct. 14th 12:05PM-RMCH Wed., Oct. 15th 12:05PM-RMCH Thurs., Oct. 16th 12:05PM-RMCH Fri., Oct. 17th 12:05PM-RMCH Sat., Oct. 18th 9:00AM-RMCH 5:00PM-RMCH Sun., Oct. 19th 7:30AM-VNCH 9:00AM-RMCH 10:30AM-VNCH Weekday Commemoration of the Deceased Benefactors of O.S.A. Weekday; Blessed Gonzalo of Lagos; Saint Callistus I Josefina Mimo Goizueta - Felix Saint Teresa of Jesus Louis J. Lotito Weekday; Saint Hedwig; Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque Mary Ellen Verdeur - Eileen Figueroa Saint Ignatius of Antioch Saint Luke READINGS FOR THE WEEK: Kathleen Rodden - Husband, Pete Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time For the Parishioners of St. Thomas Meg Walters - Ady McGowan Anthony Minutella - Minutella Family Masses in Interpreted American Sign Language We have an American Sign Language Interpreter at the 9:00am Mass in the Rosemont Chapel on the Second and Fourth Sunday of each month. The interpreter will be here on October 26, Monday: Gal 4:22-24, ; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Eph 1:1-10; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: Eph 1:11-14; Lk 12:1-7 Saturday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Lk 10:1-9 Sunday: Is 45:1,4-6; 1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21 National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia 1166 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA nd of Our Novena of Healing Masses: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19th, 2:00PM Confessions: 1:00pm to 2:00pm Celebrant: Fr. Don Reilly, O.S.A. Novena of Healing Masses Celebrated by the Augustinian Friars Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, October 12, 2014 Today vast numbers of people still do not know Jesus Christ. Pope Francis begins his message for this year s celebration of World Mission Sunday with these words. And he quickly offers us the way to make a joy-filled, life-giving difference: World Mission Sunday is a privileged moment when the faithful of various continents engage in prayer and concrete gestures of solidarity in support of the young Churches in mission lands. On October 19, our Archdiocesan family celebrates this privileged moment joining with our brothers and sisters around the world who will gather at the Lord s Table to celebrate, with great joy, our common vocation as Missionaries. Our prayers and concrete gestures of solidarity will help build local churches, like the church in Mongolia, the world s youngest Catholic Church, and churches across the globe. Through the work of missionaries in these churches, and their witness to Christ, the needy receive practical help and experience God s love and mercy, His hope and peace. Your prayers and material support will help the Pontifical Mission Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Holy Father s chief missionary arm, to provide resources to missionaries who proclaim the Gospel and offer help to our brothers and sisters throughout 1,150 mission dioceses. As I said in the past, We need to bring Jesus Christ to the whole world and the whole world to Jesus Christ. Our mission flows straight from the inner life of the Trinity. God sent his Son. The Son sends his Church. And the Church sends us. We need to be missionaries. No work of the Church is more central to her reason for being. I thank you in advance for your generous response to the needs of others. Pope Francis encourages us to take joyful part in the Church s mission to all the nations, as we live our lives grounded in love for Jesus and concern for the needs of the most disadvantaged. May World Mission Sunday offer each one of us an opportunity to accomplish both, as we share the joy of the Gospel and help all people in need with our fervent prayer and our generous hearts! Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Philadelphia St. Thomas of Villanova

4 Schedule of Events for the week of: October 12, 2014 Recitation of the Rosary after the daily Liturgy. We extend a warm welcome to the newest members of our parish: Courtney & Yanni Angelakos & Family of Villanova Andrea & Brendan Howard & Family of Berwyn Michelle & Jim Young & Family of Radnor Resting in Peace: Ms. Mary McCullough Mrs. Margaret (Rita) O Connor Remember those in need of our prayers, especially: Julia Barlow, Peggy Caulfield, Mary Ann Dadourian, Bob Ellison, Jack Geraghty, Patricia Ann Harley, Bridget Kelly, Joseph Maiorana, Garrett P. McAleer (baby), Madeleine O Callaghan, Rita O Connor, Julia Boland Paparella, Alice Rogers, and Annie Sears. Please pray for our soldiers assigned in Afghanistan and in other parts of the world. Please also pray for the soldiers who are returning from their assignments, especially the wounded soldiers. Still willing to tutor a new immigrant on the English Language, but missed the Information Night? Monday, October 13, 2014 Golden Living Ministry Art Class - PC-1 Food Addicts in Recovery - Café First Communion Parent Meeting RMCH Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Step Parent Course - PC1 SFC Mentors Altar Server Training - RMCH Genesis Bells - Aud Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Exercise - Aud Honickman Ministry Religious Education Classes ESL Training - Aud Thursday, October 16, 2014 Men s Gathering - RMCH & Aud Rosemont Presbyterian Mass Walking With Purpose - Aud Eucharistic Minister Training - RMCH Walking With Purpose - Aud Friday, October 17, 2014 Mom s Group Movie Night - Aud Saturday, October 18, 2014 Mass of the Anointing 10:45AM 11:00AM 7:00PM 7:00PM 9:15AM-11:00PM 2:30PM 4:00-5:00PM 7:00PM 10:00AM 10:15AM 4:45PM 5:30-9:00PM 6:30AM 9:00AM 9:00AM 6:45-9:15PM 7:00PM 6:00PM 5:00PM You can still become involved as a Volunteer English Tutor. ( You are invited to attend a 3 hour training course in the Rosemont Auditorium on October 15th from 6:00pm-9:00pm. Contact Anne Murphy at service@stvparish.org for details about this meaningful ministry which supports new immigrants. Upcoming Youth Group Events (Prayer) October 14, 7:00pm, St. Katharine s Church 40 hours closing Mass. After Mass, walk to Capri for water ice. Open to 7-12 grades. (Service) October 19, 11:30am-1:30pm, Radnor Middle School - Dan Schultz Run to benefit For Pete s Sake. Need volunteers and runners. 11:30 registration, 12:30pm yoga, 1:30pm run. Open to 7-12 grades. Sunday, October 19, 2014 St. Francis Inn Word of God Religious Education Class Rosemont Village Eucharistic Prayer Service Baptism-VNCH Help Wanted! 9:00AM 9:00AM 10:10AM 10:30AM 12:00PM We are looking for someone who can help in the religious education office for about 6-10 hours per week during the school year. This person would ensure that the records in the religious education office are kept up to date, both on hard copy and in our computer system. There are a few other light secretarial duties as well. In the past, this person worked on two mornings each week, but we can accommodate a variety of schedules that will allow things to work out for both of us. If you are interested, please send an to Gregory Stejskal at St. Thomas of Villanova

5 CHRISTIAN SERVICE PRAYERLINE The parish prayerline is waiting for your prayer request. This week call Mary Ann Barrow at or to activate the parish prayerline. Two parish teams are available for your special intentions. The Prayerline is now on the Parish Website. Please use this easy access for prayers for your special intentions. PROJECT HOPE This is a transportation ministry for our Parish. If you need a ride to your medical appointments or to food shop this week, please call Pat Herbison at Please give at least 3 days notice. DINNERS TO THE DOORSTEP This ministry is for parish families who are in crisis or for parish couples welcoming a new baby. Homemade dinners are delivered. Two parish coordinators keep a list of volunteers who are called as needed. If you are in need of this delicious community support, please call Sarah Breck at We are in need of COOKS willing to prepare a dinner and deliver it to the home of a parishioner. (3 hours for each meal an hour to shop, an hour to cook, and an hour to deliver) You will be on one of two teams and will be called about 6 times in the next year. Contact Maria Gunn for more information at or maria.jim@comcast.net. ST. FRANCIS INN We are forming a parish work group to serve the midday meal at the St. Francis Inn in Kensington on Sunday, October 19th. The Inn tries to meet the immediate daily needs of the poor and homeless people they serve with food, clothing and hospitality. This ministry is open to anyone 16 years or older. For more information and to sign up, contact our parish coordinator, Sheila Holst at or hagan1126@verizon.net. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th ANOINTING OF THE SICK On Saturday, October 18th during the 5:00pm liturgy in the Rosemont Chapel we will have an Anointing of the Sick. The ANOINTING OF THE SICK is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death. Hence, as soon as any one of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for that person to receive this sacrament has certainly already arrived (Constitution on the Liturgy, #73). This is an important sacramental celebration for the whole parish community. It is our opportunity to actively support the members of this parish family who are in need of the Church s Ministry. If you know anyone who might benefit from this sacrament, please bring him/her. Any questions, call Anne Murphy at or service@stvparish.org. Calling All Men! Guys, please plan on coming back or joining us for the first time for our Men s Gathering, as we celebrate a Communion Service in the Rosemont Chapel this Thursday, October 16 th at 6:30am. We ll then head down to the Auditorium for some fellowship, refreshments, and a talk by our own Deacon Don DiCarlo, who will share with us his journey and explain more about the Permanent Diaconate. Our goal is to gather the third Thursday of each month, before heading off to work or other responsibilities. As always, stay for what you can and feel free to invite a friend from the parish or otherwise! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ADVENT GIVING TREE Advent Angel sellers are need for Selling Angels earmarked for gifts of clothing or gift cards for five faith communities in Philadelphia. You are needed for 1/2 hour after the Mass you attend during the Advent season. Please contact Parish Coordinator, Joan Mauriello at camdo@comcast.net. STV Day Trippers How about a trip to The Barnes Museum early next year, say the end of February beginning of March. Leaving from St. Thomas in Rosemont to The Barnes and returning home. All this for no more than $60.00 a person. We can stop off for lunch if you wish. This should be a delightful day and a nice trip. Let me know by ing me. I would like to have about 26 people to get a Mini-bus to do so. Thank you. tjseidner2001@yahoo.com St. Thomas of Villanova

6 School Open House News ARCHBISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL Scholarship Test Saturday October 18 8am-11am, Saturday October 25 8am-11am, Thursday October 23 4pm-7pm Open House Sunday October 19 11am-1pm or Tuesday October 21 6pm-8pm For further information or COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART Upper School Open House on Saturday, October 18 from 12:30pm-2:00pm. Contact , x 214 or visit to register for the Entrance/Scholarship Exam on Oct. 18, 8:45am-12:00pm. Girls Pre-K through Grade 12 Open House is on Tuesday, October 28 from 9 AM - 11 AM. Contact Admissions: x S. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn, Mawr. DEVON PREPARATORY SCHOOL Open House: Sunday, October 12th - 1:00-4:00pm Scholarship/Entrance Exams: Sunday, October 19th or Saturday, October 25th, 8:30am-11:45am - pkane@devonprep.com or call , x 129. LA SALLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Open House: Sunday, November 9th from 11:00am to 2:00pm - For questions or additional information, contact or admissions@lschs.org. MALVERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL Open House: Sunday, October 26, 2014 Scholarship/Entrance Exams: Sunday, October 26 or Saturday, November 8 at 8:30am - Pre-registration required. To register or for more information, go to MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH ACADEMY Open House on Sunday, October 19th, 12:00-3:00. To pre-register visit Scholarship/Entrance Exam on Saturday, November 1, at 8:00 a.m. For more information please call or visit us online at ST. JOSEPH S PREPARATORY SCHOOL Open House: Sunday, November 2, 2014 from 10:00am to 2:00pm Scholarship/Entrance Exam on Saturday, November 15th or Sunday, November 16th at 8:30am. Students must be applicants. For additional information, please call VILLA MARIA ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL Open House: Sunday, October 19th, from 11:00am until 2:00pm Entrance/Scholarship Exam: Saturday, November 8th or 15th, from 9:00am until 12:30pm. For more information, contact or register online at WALDRON MERCY ACADEMY Open Houses: Sunday, October 26, 2013 at Noon or Tuesday, November 4, 2013 at 9:00am To learn more, please call Sr. Joellen at , ext YOU ARE INVITED TO A ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA BROWN BAG LUNCH Wednesday, October 22nd 12:45pm in the Rosemont Auditorium TOPIC: Come and Make Music Together * an interactive workshop with handbells * hear about the origins of handbells Presenter: Joyce Klink, Parish Handbell Director Joyce has been playing and directing handbell choirs all over the U.S. for the past 25 years. Joyce and her husband are active parishioners and have two children and two grandchildren with three more on the way. - Drinks and desserts are provided. Please join us St. Thomas of Villanova

7 THE FAMILY LIFE COMMITTEE INVITES YOU TO A PARENT LECTURE Monday, October 27th at 7:00pm in the Rosemont Auditorium Topic: Letting Go with Love and Confidence The challenges of being a parent multiply the older kids get. There are no longer sleepless nights and childcare snafus to contend with, but parents of adolescents must juggle the demands of extracurricular activities, driving lessons and increasing concerns about the growing universe of their teens. How to parents of adolescents balance safety concerns with their children s need to achieve growing independence? And how do they create a healthy balance when the world is going 24/7 nonstop? Susan FitzGerald, a Philadelphia journalist and co-author of the award-winning parenting book, Letting Go with Love and Confidence: Raising Responsible, Resilient, Self-Sufficient Teens in the 21st Century, will offer ideas on how to transform a time of potential strife into an opportunity for positive growth for both adolescents and their parents. Her book written with Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg of The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia covers all the when and how questions that can drive parents crazy: When is my kid old enough to get a cell phone? Go to the mall? Date? It also addresses the tough topics that parents struggle with How in the world do I talk with my teen about things like peer pressure and success? FitzGerald will share the three-step litmus test that can be applied to any parenting decision. (Is it safe? Is it practical? Does it meet my standards for decency and morality?) She will also teach parents who to use the check-in rule to keep their kids safe. She is an engaging speaker who delivers a positive message that parents really do matter! Susan Fitzgerald is an award-winning journalist with a specialty in children s health issues. A former staff writer and editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer, she works as an independent writer and editor and has taught writing and journalism at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, LaSalle University, St. Joseph s University and Villanova University. She and her husband are long-time members of St. Thomas of Villanova and have three adult sons. Please join us for a fascinating evening. There will be wine and cheese and a chance to socialize. Bring a friend. Please RSVP to Kathy at or office@stvparish.org. Calling all SKS CYOers, family, alumni and parishioners Please join us for our 2 nd annual Wildcat Day! Saturday, October 25 th 10:00am to 1:00pm 10:00am Varsity kick off, 11:30am JV kick off Food, music, games and more Archbishop John Carroll HS 211 Matsonford Road, Radnor There is no Theology on Tap this week. The next Theology on Tap is on Monday, Evening October 20th at the Bryn Mawr Beef and Ale CYO 2014 Basketball Programs CYO Fall Sports signups for boys and girls in grades 4 through 8 is now open and will be handled online at Use the OMGC Parish for STV and OMGC student athletes. CYO Basketball practice begins in November. You must sign up by October 25, 2014 to be placed on a team. We have a vibrant Boys Program and would like to have Girls Program as well. In the past, we were able to merge Girls teams. All Parishioners MUST sign up at under the OMGC Parish link. You may not play for any other team and we cannot merge with any other team without being released from OMGC/STV parish. If you have any CYO questions, please contact Beverly Owsik or mbmmbj6@gmail.com St. Thomas of Villanova

8 Stewardship...The Art of Living Generously. Ministry Hours Ministers Advent Giving Tree Alleluia Ministry Art & Environment Baptism Team 54 4 Bloodmobile 50 7 Blood Pressure Monitoring Ministry 42 3 Bread for the World Advocacy Butterfly Blessings Cradles to Crayons Daily Mass Ministers: Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (10) Lectors (6) Sacristans (5) Dinners to the Doorstep Dragon Boat Team ESL Ministry Eucharistic Ministers to Homebound Eucharistic Ministers to Institutions Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 18 3 Good Stewards Camp Splash Party Volunteers Ministry Hours Ministers Family Life Events Feed the Hungry at 69 th Street Food Closet Managers Food, School Supplies and Sock Drives Good Stewards Camp Holiday Hugs for Heroes Home Spun Boutique Clothing Drive Honickman Mentors Innkeeper Ministry Interfaith Hospitality Network Kids Care Camp Laundry Angels Liturgy Committee 25 9 Living In Love Marriage Retreat Lazarus Ministry 72 8 Manna Food Drive MLK Day of Service Mom s of Young Children: Service Projects Events St. Thomas of Villanova

9 Ministry Hours Ministers Music Ministry: Parish Choir Bell Choir Leaders of Song Organists/pianists OLBS Mentors Parish Gardeners 52 1 Parking Ministry Preparing to Live in Love Mentors Project Hope Religious Education Catechists Religious Education Receptionist Share the Harvest STV Day Trippers 10 2 Senior Lunch and Lectures Theatre Events 10 2 Turkeys to the Table Villanova Day of Service Word of God Young Adults 34 One Book/One Parish Peace and Justice Events Prayer line St. Francis Inn St. John s Hospice Casseroles Weekend Mass Ministers Altar Servers (24) Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (69) Hospitality Ministers (4) Lectors (29) Mass Coordinators (5) Musicians (35) Sacristans (9) Ushers (10) Welcome Committee Youth Group Service 645 Service with a SMILE! St. Thomas of Villanova

10 Organization / Mission Money will Provide 2014 A Baby's Breath ADROP Augustinian Defenders of the Rights of the Poor The grant will be applied towards the cost of repairing the organization's Phoenixville facility. This right to life organization provides services to women in need. ADROP provides medical services to those who have no health insurance; English language skills and legal services to immigrants St. Thomas of Villanova $2, $15, Cobb's Creek Life Center Assist with providing emergency housing to the homeless. $1, Community Outreach Partnership (CORP) Cradles to Crayons Dawn's Place Supports their Winter Shelter Program where they provide hot meals and shelter to homeless men during the evenings from November through April. The grant will be used to offset the cost of providing school related and personal hygiene related supplies to children in need in Philadelphia. The grant will be used to offset the cost of auto insurance for the organization's vehicle which is used to transport clients to essential services that are part of their healing; these service are not provided on-premises. $2, $1, $1, Donations $2, ER Parish Funds $8, IHM Center for Literacy To aid immigrants in learning English language skills. $1, Interfaith Hospitality Network LaSalle Academy Legacy of Life Overall support of all of their programs and services; specifically their Network Self-Sufficiency Program and their Housing for Success Program. The grant will be used to update classroom libraries as well as the school's library. LaSalle Academy is dedicated to educating children in need. The grant will assist in support of this pro-life organization's support of two crisis women's centers in Bucks County and Philadelphia. $6, $2, $1, Little Sisters of the Poor The grant will be applied towards the purchase of a recumbent stationary $1, cross trainer to be used by the low-income residents of this long-term care facility in order to maintain their upper and lower body strength to ensure their continued mobility. Mercy Neighborhood To fund tuition scholarships for their Adult Education Program. $2, Ministries GED Program Patrician Society Summer The grant will be used to subsidize the cost of sending underprivileged $ Day Camp youth to the summer camp organized by the organization. St. Cyprian's Food Closet $3, St Edmond's Home for Children St Francis Cabrini School St. Ignatius Nursing Home St John's Hospice General Support $2, Upgrading school's technology, including the purchase and installation of a smart board for a classroom. The grant will be used to purchase replacement kitchen equipment for the nursing home. The grant will be used to purchase non-donated items which will allow the organization to continue to provide much needed, life sustaining services to the homeless of Philadelphia. $5, $2, $6,500.00

11 Souper Bowl of $1, Caring Stewardship Costs $3, The Joy of Sox Purchase socks to distribute to the homeless and support the organization. $5, Volunteer English Program The grant will be used to conduct training for volunteers that are instrumental in helping non-english speaking individuals ages 18+ gain the necessary language skills in order to be productive members of the community. $1, LOCAL TOTAL $81, ORGANIZATION Augustinian Fund Holiday Hugs for Heroes St. Martin De Porres Academy NATIONAL TOTALS MISSION / WHAT MONEY WILL PROVIDE Augustinian Volunteers/ Care of the Sick and Elderly/Vocations 2014 Allocated General Support $30, The grant will be used to help fund the Academy s Athletics Program $1, $31, ORGANIZATION MISSION / WHAT MONEY WILL PROVIDE 2014 Allocated Augustinian Missions Aid to families in Peru & Africa General financial support $1, Campus Ministry Villanova University Disaster Relief Philippines Holy Cross Hospice, India Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary St. Rose of Lima School, Haiti Water for Waslala INTERNATIONAL TOTALS Aid to 2-5 students Provide palliative care for terminally ill cancer patients Liberia Ministry Region in Nicaragua; in cooperation with Villanova University Support for students on mission service trips who then share experiences with us Medicine and transportation costs for treating cancer patients Help support a training program for the disabled and their families to become economically independent. School tuition for students in Haiti Water project $2, $3, $2, $1, $1, $5, $17, St. Thomas of Villanova

12 International National Local 2014 International 17, National 31, Local 81, Total 130, Stewardship Total 130, Stewardship Grant Process Time, talent and treasure. As a stewardship parish community, we have heard these word many times since we first embarked on this path back in Just take a look at all of the ministries we support in our parish, and you will see that we have embraced these three pillars of stewardship and have woven them into our daily parish life. One example of stewardship in action is our practice of tithing 10% of our weekly collections and placing them in a Stewardship Fund to be distributed to needy individuals and organizations. Perhaps you have noticed the thank you letters that we receive and publish in the weekly bulletin, or have seen previous reports outlining the organizations we ve supported with grants. You may have wondered, with so many deserving organizations, how did the parish decide who to give to? Well, the grant distribution process is overseen by the Stewardship Council. Over the past several years, we have worked to refine our review and distribution process to ensure that we are truly good stewards of the funds entrusted to us. The grant process begins with the posting of the grant application on our Parish website. We ve established April 30th as our filing deadline and require a good faith effort in completing our application for consideration. At our May meeting, 2-3 grant applications are distributed to each council member who reviews, evaluates and scores them according to our evaluation criteria. (See below for a copy of the first round of criteria used.) Then, during our June meeting, we review the applicants and enter their evaluation score into a spreadsheet that helps us establish minimum grant awards. We then take a closer look at requests that were flagged during the first round and make adjustments to awards based on the available funds remaining. This process continues until we ve awarded all of the available funds. The final step in this process is to provide the Parish s Business Manager with the grant recipient information so she can issue letters and checks. Throughout the year, we invite local grant recipients to address our Stewardship Council and share with us their mission and the impact our stewardship funds are having. Beyond our local communities, our grants aid organizations on an international and national basis as well. For 2014, we received requests for $156,001.13; awarded 26 grants totaling $101, and made additional distributions throughout the year in emergency aid to individuals and organizations of $29, for a total Stewardship distribution of $130, The Holy Spirt is indeed active in St. Thomas of Villanova Parish! St. Thomas of Villanova

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14 St. Thomas of Villanova Financials FYE 6/30/14 & 6/30/13 Unaudited FYE 6/30/14 FYE 6/30/13 Revenues Sunday Collections $ 1,110, $ 1,063, Christmas Collection $ 104, $ 104, Easter Collection $ 65, $ 69, Holyday Collections $ 12, $ 11, Subtotal(10% tithe) $ 1,291, $ 1,248, Diocesan Collections $ 33, $ 30, Education Income-Pre School $ 224, $ 250, Wedding Income $ 100, $ 91, Religious Ed. Income $ 19, $ KenCrest Rental $ 85, $ 82, Interest Income $ 4, $ 8, Other Income $ 138, $ 279, TOTAL REVENUES $ 1,898, $ 1,993, Expenditures Salary & Benefits $ 678, $ 699, Physical Plant $ 170, $ 173, Office Expense $ 121, $ 109, Liturgy $ 52, $ 41, PreSchool Expenses $ 196, $ 190, Wedding Exp. $ 34, $ 32, Religious Education $ 29, $ 21, Service $ 18, $ 20, Subsidy Cath. Ed. $ 128, $ 105, Assessment $ 143, $ 145, Remittals $ 33, $ 30, Capital Improvements $ 101, $ 302, Stewardship(Tithe)10% $ 130, $ 127, TOTAL EXPENDI- $ 1,840, $ 2,000, NET INCOME/(LOSS) $ 57, $ (6,762.00) Includes $162,000 Heritage of Faith proceeds for the installation of the elevator in the Parish Center and new windows in lower level of Parish Center Assets FYE 6/30/14 FYE 6/30/13 Checking/Savings $ 687, $ 441, CD's $ 503, $ 688, Diocesan Trust Fund $ $ Total Assets $ 1,191, $ 1,130, Liabilities & Equity Retained Earnings $ 1,133, $ 1,137, Net Income $ 57, $ (6,762.00) Total Liabilities & Eq- $ 1,191, $ 1,130, St. Thomas of Villanova