Church of Saint Philip Neri Pennsburg, PA September 13, 2015

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1 Church of Saint Philip Neri Pennsburg, PA September 13, 2015 Rev. Robert A. Roncase, Pastor Rev. Raymond W. Smart, retired; resident Deacon Michael J. Franks Deacon Mark J. Meinzer, Business Manager Rev. Edmond J. Speitel, Pastor Emeritus Rev. John J. Scarcia, Retired Pastor Shirley Misiak, Office Manager Catherine E. Faust, Director of Music Wendy Benner, Coordinator of PREP/Religious ED Tom Dewees, Director Catholic Family Life Center Diane Cunningham, Adm. Assistant CFLC Anita Fuhs, Youth Minister Sister Patricia Kelly, M.S.B.T., Parish Outreach Parish Phone Numbers: Rectory Youth Ministry Religious Education/PREP Catholic Family Life Center Parish Hall Parish Outreach Neri Center Fax Numbers: Rectory Religious Education/PREP Catholic Family Life Center Church & Rectory Address: 1325 Klinerd Rd; Pennsburg Hours: 9:00 AM 4:00 PM Address: Website Address: Religious Education Office address & hours: 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA Monday & Friday: Offices are closed Tuesday & 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: spnym@comcast.net ROSARY: Prayed in the Chapel Saturday after the 9:00 AM Mass Monday at 1:00 PM EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 1 st Friday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Chapel, 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, 9:30, 11:00 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: Monday - 5:00 PM Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 8:00 AM Saturday - 9:00 AM CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 4:00 4:45 PM or: at the Rectory BY APPOINTMENT anytime. BAPTISMS: Please call the Rectory to schedule 2 nd Sunday Baptisms are held at the 11 AM Mass 3 rd Sunday Baptisms are held at 12:30 PM SPONSORS: Sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation need to be at least 16 years of age, to be confirmed, attend Mass weekly, and if married, be in a valid marriage. PRE-JORDAN CLASSES 1 st Monday of every month at 7:00 PM in the Rectory meeting room. MARRIAGES Arrangements should be made at least SIX MONTHS before the date of the wedding. NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome to your new home! Please stop by or call the rectory between 9:00 am - 4:00 pm to fill out a registration card. SHUT-INS Please call the Parish Outreach Office. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the Rectory. 059-St. Philip Neri, page 1

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. Serving at Mass Sept. 20 Extraordinary Ministers Lectors 5:00 pm - Catherine Cahill Pat Kennedy Trish Dornisch Priest Deacon Dawn Ellis Linda Franks 7:30 am - Maureen Moser Chris Mullaney Paul Moser Shaun Snyder Priest Deacon Chuck Rodgers Trish Dornisch 9:30 am - Christine Kemp Judy Horvath Lester Kemp Matt Horvath Priest Deacon Cecilia Kirkwood Michelle Martin 11:00 am - Barbara Schwind Mary Souder Bob Schwind Priest Deacon Sandy Shellaway Tony Shellaway TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME September 13, 2015 Monday, September 14, The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 5:00 pm - Helen Pownall Tuesday, September 15, Our Lady of Sorrows 8:00 am - Eleanor Smart, Charlie & Eileen McMillen Wednesday, September 16, Saints Cornelius and Cyprian 8:00 am - Alexander Stubits Thursday, September 17, Saint Robert Bellarmine 8:00 am - Emily Fuga, (McCausland family) Friday, September 18 8:00 am - 1st Anniversary, Jerry Vanim (Florence Stump) Saturday, September 19, Saint Januarius 9:00 am - Joseph Iski, (Sandra Taglieber) 5:00 pm - Fourteenth Anniversary, Jeanmarie Siedlecki, (Mom & family) 059-St. Philip Neri, page 2 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME September 20, :30 am - For all living and deceased Parishioners. 9:30 am - John & Jenny Virus, (Stan Mikanowicz) 11:00 am - For those enrolled in the Memorial Society FLORAL ARRANGEMENT The red roses placed at the Blessed Mother and Sacred Heart Altars are in Honor of Victor & Veronica Diehl on their Sixty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary. **************************************************** The center floral arrangement is also in Honor of Victor & Veronica Diehl on their Sixty- Fifth Wedding Anniversary. WE INVITE YOUR PRAYERS For the sick, those in hospitals, nursing homes, and also for their caregivers. Please pray in particular for: Reverend John J. Scarcia, Reverend William McGeown, Florence Anders, Terry Aston, Charlotte Azarovich, Terry Brooks, Frances Cannon, Dottie Cappelli, Charles Carr, Danny Carr, Sue Ann Creamer, Helen Crouthamel, Kathryn D'Alessandro, Matt DeStefano, Jennifer Diascro, Janet Dorman, Sondra Dykie, Charles Eberle, Karen Freed, Steven Gebhardt, Stephanie Gebhardt, Jeff Hull, Fran Jacobs, Joe Johnson, Bob Kanya, Christine Keer, Don Lammers, Mara Maginnis, Kate Mausteller, John McArdle, Joanne Metzinger, Alan Miller, Annie Moran, Bernard Nichols, Virginia Piechocki, James Rosso, Anthony Sammartino, Alexis Semler, Beverly Slifer, John Soffa Jr., Sean Stefanowicz, Evelyn Steffenino, Susan Stubits, Bill Tersine, Margaret Tocci, Christine Troll, Ralph Updegrove, Martin Waldenberger, Sarah Werkley, Vincent Wixted, Larry Wood & Jeannie Zinn. For those who have died and in particular for Helen Alves and Vera Fronheiser, grant them eternal rest and peace. SEPTEMBER 2015: THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE Sunday - September 13 Children's Liturgy of the Word at the 9:30 am Mass Men's Basketball 8:00 pm Parish Hall Monday September 14 Holy Rosary Hour 1:00 pm Chapel Prayer Shawl Ministry 7:00 pm Neri Center Tuesday September 15 Boy Scouts 7:00 pm Parish Hall Historical Committee Mtg. 7:00 pm CFLC

3 Wednesday September 16 Garden Club (Church grounds) 5:00 pm PREP/Religious Education 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm Bible Study Bible Study Frontier Girls SPN Quilting Thursday - September 17 7:00 pm Neri Center Friday September 18 9:00 am Neri Center 6:30 pm Parish Hall 1:00 pm Parish Hall Saturday September 19 Charismatic Prayer Group 10:00 am Chapel Sunday - September 20 Children's Liturgy of the Word at the 9:30 am Mass Men's Basketball 8:00 pm Parish Hall Youth Ministry Muffin Sunday after all Mases Youth Ministry Kickoff 5:30 pm Parish Hall UPCOMING MEETINGS Holy Rosary Hour - Monday, September 21-1:00 pm - Chapel SPN Quilting - Monday, September 21-1:30 pm - Parish Hall Boy Scouts - Tuesday, September 22-7:00 pm - Parish Hall Garden Club - Wednesday, September 23-5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Church grounds NO PREP Class - Wednesday, September 23 Bible Study - Thursday, September 24 - contact Joan Lampart (this is WMOF Week - Study may be canceled) Men's Basketball - Thursday, September 24-8:00 pm - Parish Hall Bible Study - Friday, September 25 - contact Joan Lampart (this is WMOF Week - Study may be canceled) Frontier Girls - Friday, September 25-6:30 pm - Parish Hall SPN Quilting - Friday, September 25-1:00 pm - Parish Hall NO activities - Saturday, September 26 NO Children's Liturgy of the Word - Sunday, Sept. 27 NO Men's Basketball - Sunday, September 27 PARISH NEWS Saint Philip Neri Parish Council Members-at- Large welcome any questions or comments you may have. Names/ addresses: Tony Bauer: ajbauer337@gmail.com Matthew Fuhs: Dave Klauder: Marlene Leidy: Ed Tryon: matthew.fuhs@comcast.net stickman@enter.net marleneleidy@comcast.net greeneng2001@yahoo.com Theresa Walker: cheg1978@comcast.net SUNDAY COLLECTIONS September 7, 2014 September 6, 2015 Envelopes: $ 6, $ 5, Online: 1, , Loose: Children: Total: $ 9, $ 8, Special Second Collections: September 2015 For those who do not receive Sunday collection envelopes or if you are an On-Line giver, the following second collections are: Black & Indian Missions; Sharing Our Blessings 100th Anniversary. Give a St. Philip Neri Building Memorial For a donation of $35 or more, there is a beautiful Folder recording the gift and donor to be presented to the family. In memory of Vera Fronheiser; requested by: Louise & Richard Fronheiser, Kevin, Brenda, Dean, Joe & Michelle Fronheiser, James & Darlene Stoudt. In memory of James J. Nunan Jr.; requested by: Mark Nunan. In memory of Alice Weckerly; requested by: Elva Bolognese. We also have "Living" Memorials for those special occasions in life. R.C.I.A. Our RCIA will begin Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the Rectory Meeting Room. Registration is open until September 24. If you or someone you know would like to learn more about the Catholic Faith or was baptized as a Catholic but never completed your Sacramental preparations, then RCIA is the process we would employ to assist you in attaining full membership in the Church. Please call the Rectory Office as soon as possible ( ) to let us know if you are interested. Deacon Mike Franks will contact you to set up an appointment to come in and discuss. 059-St. Philip Neri, page 3

4 MASS BOOK 2016 The Mass Book for 2016 will open Friday, September 18. Come to the Rectory Offices between 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Each person will be allowed five (5) weekday Masses and two (2) Sunday Masses. CAR SHOW SIGNS A few Car Show signs were not returned after this year's Show. If you have a sign, please return it as soon as possible. CATHOLIC FAMILY LIFE CENTER Registration is coming along nicely and the Programs have lots of room available! Please sign up at your earliest convenience to ensure you will be able to attend the Programs that interest you the most. We are also having our Second Annual Halloween Pet Parade on Sunday, October 18 at 2:00 PM. The cost is free and we look forward to seeing all of the pets! There will be other things to do as well. More to come! Just remember to pre-register your pet and yourself at: Signs may be dropped off in the small room off the Vestibule of the Church or at the rectory. HISTORICAL COMMITTEE MEETING The Historical Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00 PM at the Catholic Family Life Center. If you would like to be part of this organization, contact Eileen: ; eileendavis62@gmail.com or Kelly: ; kelly020675@yahoo.com. RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY The Respect Life Ministry of SPN, invites you to join them on a 6 Day Pilgrimage to the site where Our Lady of Guadalupe outside of Mexico City visited in The Pilgrimage will be from May 16 to May 21, Cost of $1,695 includes: Airfare from Philadelphia 5 nights of lodging at Casa Blanca Hotel 2 meals/day (breakfast & dinner) All ground transportation All entry fees All gratuities A $300 deposit is due by November 30. A minimum of 15 people is required for the trip; there is a maximum of 40 on a first come basis. SPN SENIOR CLUB LUNCHEON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 PARISH HALL - 11:30 AM to????? Come and enjoy a great catered lunch. A reservation is requested. Call Rita Latshaw: ; jwalther50@yahoo.com OR sign the reservation sheet in the vestibule of the church. A suggested offering for lunch is $3.00 per person Test your ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions.. LLLLLLET'S PLAY! For more information, there are Brochures at the SCRIP Table in Church, at the rectory or call Mark Nunan: St. Philip Neri, page 4 TRIVIAL PURSUIT

5 SPN SENIORS American Music Theatre Christmas Show Thursday, November 12 Get into the holiday spirit with a trip to Lancaster County. Your day begins with a delicious family style meal at the Fulton Steamboat Inn which offers a charming atmosphere and friendly, personalized service. Itinerary: 11:00 am - depart SPN Church 12:30 pm - included family style meal at Fulton Steamboat Inn 3:00 pm - American Music Theatre Show 5:00 pm - return to Pennsburg by 7pm cost per person is $85 which includes deluxe motorcoach transportation, lunch, tax and gratuity, Christmas show and driver gratuity. Full payment due on or before October 1. Make checks payable to SPN Church. Call Gerri Haberacker: or gerriha@comcast.net to make a reservation. Arrangements by Perkiomen Tours & Travel. MUFFIN SUNDAY CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW St. Philip Neri Church is once again having a Christmas Craft Show on Saturday, November 28, 2015 in the Parish Hall from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. The Parish Hall will be open for setup Friday evening, November 27th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM and also Saturday morning at 7:00 AM. Tables are $15 each and with electric $20. Mail payments to Phyllis Fluck: 107 E. Fifth Street; Apt. 122; Red Hill. All tables are 8 feet. Food will be available for purchase. We are going to form a Planning Committee; if anyone is interested to be part of this call Phyllis at: as soon as possible. We only need 2-3 people. TIME to REGISTER for LITTLE CHURCH Little Church is a program for children ages 3 (as of May 1) thru Kindergarten. The children attend the Program during the 9:30 AM Mass on Sundays in the Parish Hall Meeting Rooms. Little Church will begin on Sunday, October 4. There are NO FEES for this program, BUT, registration is a must! Check out the website: spnparish.org for more details or contact Wendy Benner at: ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS Please support the Youth Group's fundraiser by purchasing a muffin! The muffins are available after Masses on Sunday, September 20. All funds go to offset the cost of activities for our group, i.e. special events, Winter Jam 2016 and T-shirts proclaiming who we are and what we stand for. World Meeting of Families coming to Philadelphia in September 2015 and you can help! Thousands will visit for this international event from September You can open your home and host a family or an individual. It is easy to sign up online. Be a part of this historic event and learn more at WorldMeeting2015.org or us at host@worldmeeting2015.org. 059-St. Philip Neri, page 5

6 Come to the World Meeting of Families Congress! September 22-25, 2015 There is something for everyone: Compelling content for Adults; fun Faith Formation for young people ages 6 - high school graduated. Daycare is also available. Register at WorldMeeting2015.org Order your WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES Philadelphia 2015 Gear Today! Check out over 200 items available in our store! Shop.worldmeeting % discount when using this code: SPNPENN20 Saint Philip Neri (Pennsburg) ARE YOU GOING TO THE REVIVAL? On September 21 & 22 join us at the REVIVAL! Love is our Mission, the Family Fully Alive Inspiring preaching! Joyful movement! This will be the debut of the Philadelphia Catholic Mass Choir, and the Immanuel Movement comprised of voices and talent from across the Archdiocese. Also featured will be the Youth Choirs from Gesu School and St. Charles Borromeo Parish. Choir prelude begins at 6:30 pm. Don't be late! Come and get your praise on! FREE admission! All are welcome. The only "cost" is a willingness to praise the Lord! Plenty of free parking at the Church of the Gesu located at 18th & Gerard in Philadelphia. AREA SCHOOL NEWS Host family needed... for an Exchange Student We are looking for a caring host family to host Chinese boy who will attend 10th grade at Pope John Paul II High School. The boy is already here and staying with a temporary home and has a great personality. He is transferring from a school in New Jersey so his English is very understandable and his grades show he is a good student. If you or someone you know would like to host "Steven", you would need to provide him his own bedroom, desk and access to WIFI. We will get him busing, but may need occasional after school rides if he decides to participate in a sport or after-school activity. He has his own spending money and insurance. If you have room in your home and your heart for this young man, please contact me right away. There is an $800/month stipend to help offset expenses. You will need to fill out an application and pass screening. Call Terry at: (CCI Greenheart) AREA PARISH NEWS PILGRIMAGE OF MERCY Tour of the Major Relics of: St. Maria Goretti From September to November, the major relics of Saint Maria Goretti will make a pilgrimage to the US. It is the first time that her body travels to the USA and only the second time that it has left Italy. While St. Maria is universally known as the Patroness of Purity, her greatest virtue was her unyielding forgiveness of her attacker even in the midst of horrendous physical suffering, a forgiveness that would completely convert him and set him on a path to personal holiness. In March, His Holiness Pope Francis announced an Extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy beginning December 8. The visit of the major relics of Saint Maria Goretti is an effort on the part of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and Treasures of the Church to prepare and catechize the US for this great celebration in the life of the Church. Saint Maria Goretti Church in Hatfield will host the bodily remains of Saint Maria Goretti on Tuesday, September 22. Public veneration of Saint Maria will begin at 12:00 PM. The time of the Solemn Mass celebrated in Saint Maria's honor: 7:00 PM. The time public veneration ends: 11:00 PM. 059-St. Philip Neri, page 6

7 Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow a day at a time. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 TODAY S READINGS: Numbers 21:4b-9; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 (638). For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Louder than words What the Letter of James lacks in length, it makes up for in content. At only five chapters long, the Letter, presumed to have been written by James the Just, an early leader of the church in Jerusalem and martyr, is one of the earliest guides to the moral aspects of discipleship. In no uncertain terms, it declares that faith is something to be lived out. Christian witness is embodied in behavior. Just as God is generous, so should we be. No one is perfect, but James reminds us to keep trying. Love your neighbors, give your all, and let your works speak louder than words. TODAY S READINGS: Isaiah 50:5-9a; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35 (131). I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Lift high the cross The cross of Christ is represented in every way imaginable. It s wooden, iron, bejeweled, or composed of stained glass. Burdened with the weight of an anguished Lord or abandoned by the Risen One. Mounted by the Great High Priest or enthroning the King of the Universe. Bearing a dying man writhing with the pain of the world s sin. Or soberly displaying a still and silent corpse. In all of its aspects, we raise that precious cross as a sign of God s deep love for our world. Meditate before the cross today. 059-St. Philip Neri, page 7 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 FEAST OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS In our hour of need Mary has been held up as a model of courage since the earliest centuries. Saint Ambrose in the fourth century sees Mary as a powerful witness at the foot of the cross, refusing to abandon her son even when most of his disciples fled. Imagine the pain of seeing your own child brutally executed. At so many moments in her life Mary displayed this remarkable courage only the deepest faith could have sustained her. When you face your most difficult moments, think of Mary, recall her courage in the face of sorrow, and call upon that same faith to see you through. TODAY S READINGS: 1 Timothy 3:1-13 (444); John 19:25-27 or Luke 2:33-35 (639). Behold, your mother. FEAST OF CORNELIUS, POPE, AND CYPRIAN, BISHOP, MARTYRS Be a bridge over troubled waters The third-century life of Saint Cyprian, the bishop of Carthage, might have given rise to the comedy tag line: It s always something, but his troubles and those of the church were anything but funny. If it wasn t a heresy, it was bitter controversy over whether someone who had renounced the faith might be reconciled with the church; or it was exile, or the plague, or schism. Cyprian s response was always generosity.

8 During a terrible plague, for example, he himself cared for the sick and buried the dead Christians and non-christians alike exemplifying his own words: Love is the foundation of all the virtues. How can love calm the troubles of your own life today? TODAY S READINGS: 1 Timothy 3:14-16; Luke 7:31-35 (445). Wisdom is vindicated by all her children. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 FEAST OF ROBERT BELLARMINE, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Let it go to your heart instead of your head As a respected scholar and church historian, Jesuit Robert Bellarmine was made a cardinal and given apartments in the Vatican in the late 1500s in honor of his great learning. He didn t let it go to his head. Instead, like another Jesuit who currently occupies the chair of Peter, Bellarmine lived a simple life and focused on the needs of the poor. He is said to have used the elaborate hangings that draped his walls to clothe poor people in winter, remarking the walls won t catch cold. Look around your home today for something you don t need that could help someone in need. TODAY S READINGS: 1 Timothy 4:12-16; Luke 7:36-50 (446). Your faith has saved you; go in peace. you, maybe desensitizes you. So exercise what s called, in the Catholic tradition, custody of the eyes that is, be careful what you choose to look at, think about your intention when you choose to look at things, and avoid letting your gaze linger where it could do you harm. TODAY S READINGS: 1 Timothy 6:2c-12; Luke 8:1-3 (447). Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 FEAST OF JANUARIUS, BISHOP, MARTYR Faith with all the toppings Italians refer to Januarius as San Gennaro, and in his patron city of Naples, as well as in a number of Italian-American communities, today will be celebrated with that quintessential food from Naples pizza! Though the details about the life and martyrdom of our fourth-century saint are sketchy, we can take the opportunity to honor all who died for their faith by sharing a meal with those who nurtured our faith. Today is Saturday, a great day to gather the folks, order (or make!) a pizza, and share some stories of faith as you break bread together. TODAY S READINGS: 1 Timothy 6:13-16; Luke 8:4-15 (448). Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Watch where you look We are too often bombarded by digital images, violent and sexual, that we d rather not, or perhaps shouldn t, see. Because when you look upon something, you can t later unsee it. You might forget it, but it affects you, maybe tempts 059-St. Philip Neri, page 8

9 St. Philip Neri Little Church Registration Form Year Please print all information. Student s Last Name First Name Middle Address City Zip Birth Date Parents Names. Phone Number. (Information and updates will be sent out via ) Address. Are you a registered parishioner in Saint Philip Neri Parish: Yes No Registered at: I wish to Volunteer: Catechist ~ Grade Level Catechist Assistant Substitute Level *Confidential: If you are separated or divorced; please describe parental rights, if any of former spouse. (This is only requested for the safety of your child when they are picked up from the School.) (Name) (Info.) To assist your child s catechist, please note anything which they should be made aware (Allergies, medications, learning difficulties, ADD, ADHD.) 3 years old by May 1 St 4 years old Pre-School. 5 years old Pre-School. 5/6 attending Kindergarten School. Sacrament Information Baptism Date: Church: City/ State: We must have a copy of each new student s Baptismal Certificate in our Record files. Please submit a copy by the last week of September. (If baptized here at SPN then please provide the date above ~ no certificate needed.) 059-St. Philip Neri, page 1

10 Youth Group 7th-12th grades we have changed our meeting days!!! We now meet on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month 5:30pm to 7:30pm Please check out our continuously updated website Join us for our Kickoff Sunday, September 20th 5:30pm-7:30pm Get ready to Nerf War!! Dinner is included Feel free to bring a friend! 059-St. Philip Neri, page 2