Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Hellertown, Pennsylvania

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1 Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Hellertown, Pennsylvania Mail: 1408 Easton Road Hellertown, PA Phone: Fax: Web Site: Convent: School: PREP: Please call the Convent or MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Masses Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM, 12:00 Noon Weekday Masses Monday through Saturday: 8:00 AM Holy Day Masses Eve: 7:00 PM Vigil Mass Holy Day: 8:00 AM, 4:45 PM, 7:00 PM Join our Diocesan Family in Celebrating Pope Francis Visit to the 2015 World Meeting of Families Sunday, September 27, 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM at the Steel Stacks in Bethlehem 12:00 Noon Outdoor Mass with Bishop Cullen at the Levitt Pavilion Following Mass Music, Food, Games and Fun 4:00 PM Live Streaming of the Papal Mass from Philadelphia on THREE Jumbo Screens In case of inclement weather, the event in its entirety will be held indoors Parish Mission Statement A Roman Catholic Family of Faith, centered in the Holy Eucharist, faithful to the Church s teachings, bringing the Light of Christ to each other and to our community. CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 4:00-4:30 PM; First Fridays: 7:30-7:45 AM; also by appointment. COMMUNION CALLS TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND Please call the Rectory Office to make arrangements. HOSPITAL VISITS On being admitted to any area hospital, please give the hospital our Parish Code #177. Also, please notify the Rectory Office ( ). ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the Rectory Office to arrange for an Anointing. Emergency calls are accepted any time, day or night. BAPTISMS Baptisms are celebrated on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM. Please call the Rectory Office to register for a Baptism and the required Baptism Preparation Class or for information regarding qualified Godparents. WEDDINGS Engaged couples should make arrangements with one of the Parish Priests at least one year in advance of their intended Wedding. The required Diocesan Preparation Program, One in Christ, should be completed at least six months prior to the intended Wedding. STAFF Pastor: Rev. Jerome A. Tauber, M. Div., S.T.B. Permanent Deacon: Deacon Gerald R. Schmidt Resident: Rev. Msgr. Alfred A. Schlert, J.C.L., V.G. Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Msgr. Raymond F. Merman Pastoral and Educational Services: Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Director of Religious Education: Sr. Lorraine Holzman, I.H.M. Principal: Mrs. Linda M. Schiller, MS. Ed. RCIA Coordinator: Mrs. Ann Lewis Music Director: Mr. Daniel Balf Additional Staff on inside of cover DIOCESAN VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR Ms. Wendy S. Krisak, M.A., NCC, LPC Direct Telephone Number: Direct victimsassistance@allentowndiocese.org DIOCESAN SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATOR Sr. Meg Cole, S.S.J., M.S., LMFT Telephone: , ext mcole@allentowndiocese.org PARISH SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATORS Sr. Lorraine Holzman, I.H.M. Phone: Mrs. Rosemary Benner Phone:

2 DeSales University Center 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA Enjoy hors d oeuvres, dinner and desserts made from fresh locally grown ingredients, accompanied by wine and beer from area wineries and breweries $100 per Person Proceeds benefit St. Theresa Parish and St. Theresa School (as of September 16, 2015) Patrick and Sandra Rooney David Heintzelman Family Holy Name Society of St. Theresa Church, G & S Fastening Systems, Weston Family Grace Realty Co., Inc., Fritch Fuel, Embassy Bank, Holy Name Society of St. Theresa Church, Kilhefner Family Margaret Falatek, Dolores Fartel Saint Theresa Ladies Guild, Mario Marcozzi James and Paula Olexa, James G. McBride, M.D. F.A.C.S. Opthamology, Falk Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Earl and Erika Hill, William and Helen Hagan, Rocco and Andrea Policare, Charles and Rita Bartolet, Mark and Diane Vorndran Helen Marczyk, Joseph and Rosemarie Kach, Jane C. DeCarlo, National Penn Bank, David Eckert, Toby McRyelin, Sisters of I.H.M., Margaret Heaney Rich, Richard and Patricia Koch, Edward and Carolyn Bernhard, Eric and Joan Dornblaser, Earl and Erika Hill, Pennoni Associates, Inc., Nancy Kemmerer, Gene and Barbara Brett, Constance Sisko, Deacon Gerard and Linda Schmidt For a list of Auction Items see next page and/or visit Additional Staff Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sr. Miriam Dennis Sculley, Sr. Marie Eugene Reed, Sr. E. Therese Paull, Sr. Marian Bernadette Chuk, Sr. Anita Patrick Gallagher, Sr. Lorraine Holzman, Commissioned Lay Ministers Mrs. Linda Dull, Ms. Loretta Ulincy Parish Seminarian Jeremy Leidich Parish Secretary Mrs. Donna Russo (sttheresacj@gmail.com) Business Manager/ Bookkeeper Mrs. Rosemary Benner (sttheresacj@gmail.com) Bulletin Editor Isabella LaTassa (bulletin.sttheresacj@gmail.com) HIPAA Privacy Regulations prohibit any hospital, nursing home or medical institution to release your name for pastoral services unless you explicitly authorize them to do so. On being admitted to any area hospital, please give the hospital our Parish Code #177 and let them know you want Catholic Pastoral Services. Also, please notify the Rectory Office ( ). COLLECTION SCHEDULE September 20 (1 Collection) Sunday and St. Vincent de Paul Society September 27 (1 Collection). Sunday October 4 (1 Collection) Sunday and Fuel Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator: Ms. Wendy S. Krisak, M.A., NCC, LPC Direct Telephone Number: Direct victimsassistance@allentowndiocese.org Diocesan Safe Environment Coordinator: Sr. Meg Cole, S.S.J., M.S., LMFT Phone: , ext mcole@allentowndiocese.org Parish Safe Environment Coordinators: Sr. Lorraine Holzman, I.H.M. (Phone: ), and Mrs. Rosemary Benner (Phone: ) 2

3 AUCTION ITEMS (as of September 16, 2015) Spark Orthodontics $500 Gift Card Bethlehem Catholic High School $500 Tuition Credit & Gift Basket Sainted Glass Window from Saint Mary of the Assumption, McAdoo, PA (Value $300) Basketball Signed by the Villanova Men s Basketball Team Dangerfield s Comedy Club in NYC 2 Tickets Sorrenti Cherry Valley Vineyards Gift Certificate for Private Tour and Wine Tasting for 10 Guests Philadelphia Eagles Game Tickets and Parking Pass Whitetail Resort. 2. Learn to Ski or Snowboard Packages (Value $198) Brew Works $25 Gift Card and 2 Logo Glasses Hotel Bethlehem Brunch for Two The Edge Restaurant $25 Gift Card Philadelphia Flyers Signed Official Hockey Stick and Puck (with Certificate of Authenticity) Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Tickets Penn State Nittany Lions Football Tickets Zoellner Arts Center 4 Tickets to a Concert or Theater Performance by the Lehigh University Music/Theater Department Hackman s Bible Book Store $25 Gift Card Allentown Art Museum Admission Passes Pix-ology Photography $100 Gift Certificate Chocolate Lab $40 Gift Card Lehigh Valley Phantoms Tickets Temple Owls Football Tickets Philadelphia Eagles Signed Poster of Lane Janson (with Certificate of Authenticity) Civic Theatre Tickets Island Turf Crafts Madonna Wall Hanging Steel Ice Center Skating Passes Wegmans $50 Gift Card Rose Group Restaurants (Applebee s, etc.) Gift Certificate Shady Maple Smorgasbord Gift Certificate Indy Raceway Program Signed by IRL Drivers Saucon Valley Sporting Goods. 2. $20 Gift Cards (Value $40) Vera Bradley Purse Seven Springs Mountain Resort T-Shirt Team Beachbody 21 Day Workout Program (Value $60) Embassy Bank Gift Basket Saucon Valley Music 2 Free Music Lessons Bechdolt s Orchard $25 Gift Card Under Armour Merchandise The Meadows Grove Gift Certificate St. Theresa Irish Dance Club Month of Free Lessons Saucon Valley Meats $20 Gift Card Girl Scout Camping Gear Basket (Value $50) New auction items being added weekly! 3

4 FORTY HOURS OCTOBER We are very happy to announce that Reverend Thomas F. Dailey, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales (OSFS), will be our Homilist for our Forty Hours Evening Services on October Father Dailey is the founder and current Director of the Salesian Center for Faith and Culture at DeSales University. He also holds the Blessed Louis Brisson Chair in Salesian Spirituality and is a Professor of Theology in the Division of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University. Father Dailey received a doctoral degree in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He has lectured worldwide on topics in biblical theology, Salesian spirituality, and Catholic higher education. He has written, edited or translated six books and more than forty articles/essays in a variety of publications in the USA and abroad including Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Journal of Catholic Higher Education, Review for Religious, and Studia Mystica. Through his work with the Salesian Center for Faith and Culture, he collaborated in the establishment of the Baranzano Society on bioethics, the Ryan Leadership Institute, the Forum for Ethics in the Workplace, and the Lehigh Valley Coalition on Sport Ethics. Father Dailey sits on the Board of Governors of the St. Thomas More Society of the Diocese of Allentown and is the 2008 recipient of the Liberty Bell Award, the highest honor presented by the Bar Association of Lehigh County. Father Dailey just released his newest book, Live Today Well, on July 21, In this book, Father Dailey guides the reader through St. Francis de Sales spiritual plan for life, showing how you can balance time devoted to God with the time needed to complete your many daily tasks. He explores St. Francis de Sales technique of daily prayer and living with grace-filled awareness of the Presence of God in the midst of everyday activities. Father Dailey previously authored the book Praying with Francis de Sales in We are honored to welcome Father Dailey to our Parish as our Forty Hour s Homilist. 2

5 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday, September 20 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM (Sat.) Jerry Lamantia (Eleana Melega) 7:30 John & Irene Ulincy (Loretta Ulincy) 9:00 People of the Parish 10:30 Mary Stackewich (Family) Noon Edward Braxmeier (Marie & Family) Monday, September 21 Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist 8:00 Bernadine Gerhard (Tauber Family) Tuesday, September 22 Weekday 8:00 Mary T.K. & John Freeh (Daughter, Susan) Wednesday, September 23 Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest 8:00 Edward Braxmeier (Marie & Family) Thursday, September 24 Weekday 8:00 Raymond Connors (Agnes Burns) Friday, September 25 Weekday 8:00 Anna & Al Tauber (Sons) 8:45 Sister Helene Joseph Kollar I.H.M. (Sisters, I.H.M.) Saturday, September 26 Weekday (BVM, Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs) 8:00 Matthew & Rachel Dull (Larry & Linda Dull) Sunday, September 27 Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM (Sat.) Carmen Cambiotti (Walt & Lois Grigaruk) 7:30 Kathleen Stahler (Don & Betty Musgnung) 9:00 Mass in Honor of St. Theresa (Ladies Guild) 10:30 Deceased Parishioners of St. Theresa Parish (St. Vincent de Paul Society) Noon Elaine Tatkovsky (Dorothy & Leonard Windish) FIRST FRIDAY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION First Friday Exposition and Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament on October 2. First Friday Confessions 7:30-7:45 AM Prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 7:30 AM Exposition following the 8:00 AM Mass Benediction 12:00 Noon VOTIVE CANDLES FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 The Sanctuary Candle burns this week in honor of our Lord s Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament for John and Irene Ulincy given by Loretta Ulincy. WEDDING BANNS BANN II Dennis George Haldaman Jr. and Sonja Marie Miller BANN III Tony Joseph Dravecz and Amanda Jane Weidner Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We all come to Faith in Jesus because someone else has shared their Faith and the Gospel with us. Parents are the first teachers of the Faith to their children as they help their children know, love, and serve God. All Disciples of Christ are called to give witness to the joy the Gospel in both word and deed so that all God s children, regardless of their chronological age, will be drawn into full communion with God and each other in the Body of Christ. Today, on Catechetical Sunday, we celebrate the members of our Parish and School communities who joyfully share the gift of Faith with others. This year s theme, Safeguarding the Dignity of Every Human Person, reminds us that every person is created in the image and likeness of God and that every person is created to enter into a communion of love with God and others. The dignity of the human person is not based on rights and privileges that civil authorities grant. Human dignity is an intrinsic gift from God that begins at the moment of conception. As followers of Christ, we are called to help people recognize their personal dignity as a child of God. As followers of Christ we are called to cultivate the gift of Faith in every heart. As followers of Christ we protect and defend the dignity of every person and teach others to do the same. On behalf of our entire Family of Faith, we thank all who have heard God s call to be formal ministers of the Gospel message as Catechists for our Parish and School. May the Peace of Christ be with You Always, Father Tauber 2015 World Meeting of Families Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive Come see Pope Francis on the Jumbo Screen at Steel Stacks in Bethlehem Sunday, September 27, :00 Noon to 8:00 PM Join our Diocesan Family in Celebrating the Papal Visit 12:00 Noon Outdoor Mass with Bishop Cullen at the Levitt Pavilion Following Mass Music, Food, Games and Fun [Food will be provide by Parishes and by ArtsQuest] 4:00 PM Live Streaming of the Papal Mass from Philadelphia on THREE Jumbo Screens In case of inclement weather, the event in its entirety will be held indoors at the Steel Stacks. NOTE: The 12:00 Noon Outdoor Mass will fulfill your Sunday Obligation; the 4:00 PM live streaming will not. Throughout the month of October, St. Theresa Parishioners will lead a Decade of the Rosary before every Sunday Mass. Please come a few minutes earlier to join us in seeking Mary s intercession for our Parish, families, and world. (This Marian Devotion is sponsored by our Knights of Columbus.) 3

6 FORTY HOURS DEVOTION OCTOBER Evening Service Homilist Reverend Thomas F. Dailey, OSFS Father Dailey, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, is the founder and current Director of the Salesian Center for Faith and Culture at DeSales University. He also holds the Blessed Louis Brisson Chair in Salesian Spirituality and is a Professor of Theology at the University. He released his newest book, Live Today Well, in July. In this book, Father Dailey guides the reader through St. Francis de Sales spiritual plan for life, showing you how you can balance time devoted to God with the time needed to complete your many daily tasks. October 18 Opening Mass 12:00 Noon Adoration until Evening Service Evening Service 7:00 PM October 19 Mass and Exposition 8:45 AM Adoration until Evening Service Evening Service 7:00 PM October 20 Mass and Exposition 8:45 AM Adoration until Closing Devotions Closing Devotions with Eucharistic Procession 7:00 PM Please plan to spend time in Adoration before Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Let His love touch your heart and transform your life. Sign-up sheets for Eucharistic Adoration will be placed in the main vestibule of the Church. OKTOBERFEST BINGO Saturday, Oktober 17, 2015 / Friendship Hall This Bingo is not for women only! We re looking for the men to come out and play also! Prizes include cash, beer, wine and food. You must be 21 or older to play. (No drinking of alcohol on premises.) Interested in sponsoring some beer, wine, or a gift certificate for the Oktoberfest Bingo? Call and leave a message and someone will contact you! The MASS BOOK FOR 2016 will be open for scheduling intentions at the Rectory Office on Tuesday, October 6, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. (Please Note: No intentions have been scheduled or will be scheduled before October 6 th. No phone-in intentions will be taken until Wednesday, October 7 th.) To ensure an equitable and just distribution of Intentions for all Parishioners, the following policies will be in effect for scheduling Intentions. While there is no limit for the number of Daily Mass Intentions you may request, you will be limited to 4 requests for Saturday Evening / Sunday / Holy Day Masses. Also, to ensure that Masses will be available for Parishioners who will die in 2016, one Daily Mass each week will be held for our recently deceased Parishioners. St. Theresa School offers open enrollment for full-day Kindergarten and Grades 1-8. Pre-School Programs for 3 and 4 year-olds are also available. Our school is staffed with PA certified teachers and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The School and Early Childhood programs are based on our Catholic Faith, guidelines of the Diocese of Allentown, and Pennsylvania Education Standards to ensure that we continue to meet the needs of all Pre-K, Kindergarten, and Grade School students. For information, to arrange a tour, or to enroll in the School or Pre-School, please call the School Office at or visit our website at CREATING SAFE ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR YOUTH: PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN WORKSHOPS All adult volunteers (anyone over 18) who will be working with children and youth (anyone under 18) on behalf of the Parish, School, PREP, or CYO are required to be in total compliance with all stipulations of the PA Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) and with all the requirements of the Diocesan Safe Environment Program (Protecting God s Children). They are required to complete the Clearance Program and a Protecting God s Children Workshop. Protecting God s Children Workshop at St. Theresa s: Monday, September 21, 6:30 PM, Friendship Hall Registration Required. Call the School to register: For a listing of other Protecting God s Children Workshops: Please see the Diocesan website: I.H.M. COMPANIONS There will be a meeting in the Convent on Monday, September 21, at 7:00 PM. The guest speaker will be Sister Maria Magdalena I.H.M whose topic will be All you need is love with a dose of creative hope and fidelity. Want to join us? Call the Convent at PARISH STEWARDSHIP Sunday Collection for 09/13/15... $9,122 Over (Under) budget of $10,195 $(1,073) Mission Cooperative Appeal. $2,775 Thank you for your generous and faithful support of our Family of Faith. DIVINE MERCY CENTACLE The Divine Mercy Centacle (Prayer Group) will resume meeting every second and fourth Monday of each month beginning September 28 th. The Cenacle meets 2:00-3:15 PM in the Parish Center for song, prayer, and discussion on Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the writings of St. Maria Faustina. Please come and pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with us. If you have any questions, you may call Colleen Fitzgerald at All are welcome. 4

7 SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Do you need help or know someone who does? The Saint Vincent de Paul Society provides food and financial assistance to those experiencing emergency situations. If you, or someone you know, needs aid, please contact the Society at All correspondence is strictly confidential. Donations to the Saint Vincent de Paul Society Food Bank can be made in the baskets located at the side vestibules of the Church. We are especially in need of the following items: canned fruit, canned vegetables and paper products. The Saint Vincent de Paul Society is very grateful for your continuing generosity and support of our mission. LADIES GUILD ANNUAL ST. THERESA DAY COMMUNION BREAKFAST Sunday, September 27 / Friendship Hall Immediately following the 9:00 AM Mass Guest speaker: Wendy Krisak Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator Cost per ticket: $10.00 / For tickets call Breakfast prepared deliciously by Bella s Ristorante, Hellertown. Menu: Fruit Cup, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Hash Browns, Roll, Juice, Coffee, Tea and Homemade Muffins baked by members of the Ladies Guild. Open to all Parishioners. Deadline for tickets: September 20 th! A must be there occasion!!! SHOWER OF ROSES FESTIVAL OCTOBER 4, 2015 The Shrine of Saint Therese 15 East Garibaldi Avenue, Nesquehoning, PA :00 PM Mass / Main Celebrant: Monsignor Alfred A. Schlert 3:00 PM Procession with the Recital of the Rosary 4:00 PM Benediction 5:00 PM Shower of Blessings from Heaven Ethnic Foods, Vendors, Music For more information contact Sheree Strauss at or straussrv@hotmail.com or littleflowerassociation@gmail.com. HEALING MASS WITH BISHOP BARRES A Mass of Healing for individuals who have experienced trauma will be celebrated at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, October 14, at Sacred Heart Parish, 243 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton. All are invited to join in prayer at this Mass with Main Celebrant, Bishop John O. Barres, and Homilist, Msgr. Walter Scheaffer. Following Mass there will be a Holy Hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and the opportunity for confession. The evening will conclude with Benediction at 8:30 PM. PARISH CALENDAR OF EVENTS STS = St. Theresa School PREP = Parish Religious Education Program Sunday, September 20 (25 th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Boy Scouts Popcorn Sale after all Masses Catechists Mass for Catechetical Sunday, 9:00 AM Coffee and Baked Goods Social following the 9:00 and 10:30 AM Masses, Friendship Hall Baptisms, 1:00 PM Prayers for the World Meeting of Families: Monday through Saturday, 7:50 AM Monday, September 21 Protecting God s Children Workshop, 6:30 PM, Friendship Hall Boy Scouts, 7:00 PM, Scout Hall I.H.M. Companions, 7:00 PM, Convent Saint Theresa Novena Prayers: Tuesday through Saturday, following the 8:00 AM Daily Mass Tuesday, September 22 Daisies, 6:00-7:00 PM, Friendship Hall Wednesday, September 23 Saucon Valley Manor Communion Service, 9:30 AM Weston Communion Calls PREP Levels 1-6, 4:30-5:45 PM, Friendship Hall and School Thursday, September 24 PREP Levels 7-8, 6:30-7:45 PM, School Friday, September 25 No That Man Is You (due to the World Meeting of Families) STS: Mass, 8:45 AM (All are welcome) Saturday, September 26 Wedding: Tony Dravecz and Amanda Weidner, 2:00 PM Confessions, 4:00-4:30 PM Ladies Guild Communion Breakfast Set-up, 4:00 PM, Friendship Hall Sunday, September 27 (26 th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Ladies Guild Mass in Honor of St. Theresa, 9:00 AM Ladies Guild Communion Breakfast following the 9:00 AM Mass, Friendship Hall Diocesan Celebration of Pope Francis visit to the World Meeting of Families, 12:00 Noon 8:00 PM, Steel Stacks, Bethlehem Junior Girl Scouts, 4:00-5:00 PM, Friendship Hall HARVEST FEST tickets will be sold after all Masses this weekend, September 19/20. Join the fun on October 3 rd 5

8 HELPERS OF GOD S PRECIOUS INFANTS Helpers Pilgrimage Saturday, October 10 th Please join Monsignor Alfred A. Schlert, Vicar General of the Diocese of Allentown, and the Helpers of God s Precious Infants at the Prayer Pilgrimage for the unborn and all those involved in abortion. The pilgrimage begins with Mass at 8:00 AM at Notre Dame Church of Bethlehem, 1861 Catasauqua Road, and continues with the Rosary at the facility located at 31 South Commerce Way in the Bethlehem Industrial Park. Be part of the call to let your prayer and presence bring God s everlasting, unconditional love to those involved in abortion that their hearts may be converted to receive God s gift of life with joy. For more information contact Mary Vigilante at or hogpi@hotmail.com. BOY SCOUTS POPCORN SALE Boy Scout Troop & Pack 311 Scouts will hold their annual popcorn fundraiser at St. Theresa Church after ALL Masses this weekend September 19 and 20. In addition, special tax deductible purchases can also be made to support the men and women of our military. Please stop by to support them! If you have any questions, or are out of town that weekend, please contact Kevin Sullivan ( ). SIMPLY BINGO! Saturday, October 3, 2015 Friendship Hall $20.00 Packet Includes: 24 regular games, 6 specials, and a U-Pick-EM Food and refreshments 6:00 PM / Games begin 6:30 PM The Progressive Jackpot is now $200! Bring in a food item for the St. Vincent de Paul Society and receive a free regular game sheet for each! (Limit 3). Gift certificates available. Call DAYS FOR LIFE Prayer Vigil to End Abortion We pray for the conversion of the parents souls to choose life for their child, and if they do not, we pray that they turn to God to be healed from post abortion trauma. Our local effort will be held at the Allentown Women s Center, 31 South Commerce Way, Bethlehem. All are invited to pray outside for an hour. The Vigil is from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday through Saturday, September 23 rd through November 1 st. Join us and let God work through your sacrifice and prayer! To find out more information or to sign up for an hour of prayer, call Theresa Shemanski at or Schedule40dfl@gmail.com. THE LORD IS MY LIFE AND MY SALVATION! Giant Customer registration is now open for the A+ School Rewards Program. Register St. Theresa School and we will earn cash points from October 9, 2015 through March 17, You may register online or call the Parish Secretary ( ) to assist you. If you registered last year you don t need to re-register this year. St. Theresa School ID# is THAT MAN IS YOU! THE SPIRIT OF NAZARETH The Spirit of Nazareth helps men put their feet solidly on the path to an encounter with God. Participants will come to understand more fully the life to which God is calling them and how to kindle the desire for that life. New participants are always welcome to join this Faith Formation Program. PROGRAM Friday Mornings, Friendship Hall SCHEDULE 6:15 AM Gathering and Light Breakfast 6:30 AM Presentation 7:00 AM Small Group Discussion 7:25 AM Closing REGISTRATION (requested but not required) Register for this free program by contacting Curt Fitzgerald at ecfitz33@ptd.net Missed the Beginning Weeks? It Doesn t Matter! Join Us Anytime! Ministers Schedule for the Week of September 21 st 27 th Altar Server for 8:00 AM Weekday Masses September 21-26: Asher McGonagle 5:00 PM Saturday, September 26 Lector Tom Weiss EEM Colleen Weiss Altar Servers Motus Anderson / Victoria Camacho 7:30 AM Sunday, September 27 Lector Patricia Tallarico EEM Curt Fitzgerald Altar Servers Jonathon & Kevin Glovas 9:00 AM Sunday, September 27 Lector Isabella LaTassa EEM Barbara Brett Altar Servers Talia & Mary Avia 10:30 AM Sunday, September 27 Lector Donna Opsatnick EEM Peggy Vietro Altar Servers Daniel Lanning Jr. / Gerard Behe 12:00 Noon Sunday, September 27 Lector Sean Ryder EEM Anthony Klein Altar Servers Aedan McMenamy / Sean Walshe Sunday Communion Calls / Route D: Maria / Greg Jones Altar Servers, Lectors, and Eucharistic Ministers: Please find a substitute if you cannot fulfill your assignment. 6