Linking more than 200 years of Catholic Heritage in Coatesville Our Lady of the Rosary Parish 80 South 17 th Avenue It s a family thing Coatesville, PA 19320 Fellow citizens...members of God s household, because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone (Ephesians 1,19). There are no strangers in grace... only the friends we have been waiting to meet! SACRAMENTAL AND DEVOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Morning Prayer: 6:45 before morning Mass. Daily Mass: M, T, T, F, S: 7 AM; Wed. 6 PM Weekend Mass : Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:30, 10:45 AM Holy Day Mass: Will be posted for each Holy Day Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:00-4:45 PM Our Prayer is our Mission Our Mission is our prayer BAPTISM dates are scheduled once parents have submitted all necessary forms and have completed the Pre-Jordan session. Please do not anticipate any date for a Baptism until you have consulted with Fr. Brennan. To begin the Baptism journey, call the Parish Office. Rosary each Monday at 7:00 PM. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Most Saturdays: 7:30 to 12 noon; Last Monday of each month: 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM; Divine Mercy Chaplet: 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM Rosary 7:30 PM Saint Jude Novena with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Miraculous Medal Novena each Saturday after 7:00 AM Mass Sacred Heart Novena First Friday after daily Mass Heavenly Father, pour down your spirit upon Our Lady of the Rosary Parish. Unite us as one, sharing a vision of your glory, a new experience of your power, a new faithfulness to your word, and a new consecration to your service. Through our renewed witness, and with the help of Mary, Queen of the Rosary, may your Holy Name be glorified, and your kingdom advance. We ask this through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. Parish Office: 610-384-1415 Fx: 610-383-6592 www.olrcc.org PREP: Parish Religious Education Program Jackie Townsley and Paul Friel - Directors Pope John Paul II Regional Elementary School Principal: Mrs. Sarah Kerins 610-384-5961 Shussssh REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 30 PAINTING WITH A TWIST OCTOBER 5 You are invited- Party Time OCTOBER 5-6-7-8-9 HERITAGE FEAST DAY CELEBRATION NOVEMBER 9 THE HOP SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 23 rd Sunday in Ordinary Be strong! Fear not! God comes to save you.
Monday December 10 Tuesday December 11 Wednesday December 12 Thursday December 13 Friday December 14 Saturday December 15 Sunday December 16 This Week at Our Lady of the Rosary Church Readings: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab-14; Lk 5:17-26 7:00 a.m. Mass Annemae Augustine by Dorothy Ruscio 6:00 p.m. Rosary in church Readings: Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3,10a-c,11-13; Mt 18:12-14 7:00 a.m. Mass Eleanor Holbrook by Mary Lou Mancuso & Family Readings: Zec 2:14-17; 12:1-6a,10ab; (Ps) Jdt 13:18b-19; Lk 1:39-47 6:00 p.m. Mass Jim Mariano by Kay & Gene Spratt Harry Quinn by sister Anne & Don Riley 7:00 8:30 p.m. Adult Choir rehearsal in church Readings: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1,9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 7:00 a.m. Mass Peggy Urbine Panetti by Jean Helm & Family 6:30 7:15 p.m. Grace Notes rehearsal in church Readings: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4,6; Mt 11:16-19 7:00 a.m. Mass Jim Mariano by Jean Helm & Family Gova Showraiah Karnam by Mary & George Karnam Readings: Sir 48:1-4,9-11; Ps 80:2-3,15-16,18-19; Mt 17:9a,10-13 7:00 a.m. Mass Deceased members of Francis & Joan Meade s Family Paolo & Giovina Parenti by Children 7:30 a.m. Noon Eucharistic Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 4:00 4:45 p.m. Confession 5:00 p.m. Mass Albert D. Guiseppe by wife Catherine & Family Ben, Elsie & Francis Pilotti by Francis Lawrence & Family Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon John DuBois, Diane Mascuilli & Raul Gesmundo Lector: Joseph Hould Altar Servers: Arden McErlean & Gabe McErlean Readings: Zep 3:14-18a; (Ps) Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18 8:30 a.m. Mass Linnett Porreca by grandchildren Michele Sheeler & Michael Townsley, Jr. Joe & Mary Sabo by Joe & Sharon Sabo Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Fred Kerr, Janice Andersen & KathyvEsposito Lectors: Randy Seeker & Mike Walker Altar Servers: Jimmy McEvoy & Stephen Schubert Music Ministry: Adult Choir 10:45 a.m. Mass Joseph Guerrera (4 th anniversary) by Family Todd Morris by Nana & Pops Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Fred Kerr, Tom Stoffey & Pat Trolio Lector: Maura Hook & Lena McKim Altar Servers: Lucas Donaldson & Dominic Sano
PARISH NEWS MONDAY ROSARY The next Monday Rosary will be held tomorrow Monday, December 10 th at 6:00 p.m. to pray the Joyful Mysteries. All are welcome to join in the prayer. The Rosary is also recited at 4:30 p.m. on all Saturday evenings before the Vigil Mass at 5:00 p.m. This is a wonderful way to obtain grace from Mary, Queen of the Rosary, for whom our church is named. CHRISTMAS Be part of the joyful expression of love for the new born Jesus. All are invited to help bring out the joy of OLR s Christmas celebration. Church decorating takes place on Friday, December 21 st at 6:00 p.m. Your graceful touch will be appreciated. Everyone is welcome! VERY GRATEFUL A very special thank you to everyone who contributed to the Lights of Love Memorial Campaign sponsored by the Sodality. With your help and support this generous act of love has again been a great success. A copy of the program can be found on the entrance tables of church. YOUR SERVICE OF SUPPORT Sunday Collection, December 2, 2018 Envelopes Offered: 326 Donations: $10,634.00 Retirement Fund for Religious Collection Envelopes Offered: 123 Donations: $2,722.00 We thank all parishioners for their generosity and commitment to OLR. You are truly a blessing!! TEEN LIFE & JR. CYO Today, Sunday, December 9 th, the Teen Life and Jr. CYO will meet for a live Nativity practice from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and a service project. SUNDAY FLOWERS The bouquet at the Main Altar was donated in memory of Tom McInerney by wife Barbara. The bouquet at the St. Joseph Shrine was donated in memory of Dominick Braccio by wife Pauline. AN INVITATION Next Sunday, December 16 th, we celebrate Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent. You are invited to bring to Mass your Baby Jesus figurine from you home Nativity Scene. A special blessing will be offered for these images of the Christ Child after all the Masses. Christmas Wafers will also be available at the entrance tables in church. We will continue with our Parish Family Christmas Tree! A Christmas tree will be present in the new entrance way to church. If you wish to place an ornament from your family for the Christmas season, you are encouraged to do so. You may wish to make an ornament, have your family represented on the ornament or use an ornament that has special meaning to your family. We hope that all parish families take part in making this Parish Family Christmas Tree a true representation of our entire parish family so it may serve as a worthy tribute to celebrate the Birthday of Our Lord Jesus. After the Christmas Season, we ask that you then remove your ornament and keep it safe for next year s tree. PRAY FOR THE SICK Frank Balisteri, Maureen Bole, Dolly Carnuccio, Nina Cordaro, Brian Dray, Heather Fuller, Shelly Guiseppe, Christopher Hagee, Kathy Hawk, Liam Hawk, Jr., Joanne Hill, Skip Hill, Raymond Holter, Mya Hostutler, Richard Humphreys, Cindy Kerr, Frank LaPolla, Julia Lavin, Emerson Ann Mascherino, Jeff McCoy, Josephine Nardizzi, Mary Pointek, Stanley Pointek, James Porreca, Janet Rambo, Mary Riley, Carlos Sanz, Baby Maverick Sonneborn, Joe Spagnuola, Roseanna Terriman, Hedy Tranchitella, Fred Weller, Frank Yannetti and Lucas Yost. Next Sunday, December 16 th, the Teen Life and Jr. CYO will meet in the hall to set-up for the Children s Christmas Party. Pray for our Military! 2-206
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Everyone is invited to join in the all-day Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament which is offered on the last Monday of each month. Our next Eucharistic Adoration will be held on Monday, December 31 st. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed from noon till 5:00 p.m. Mass will be celebrated at 6:00 p.m. Come and spend some time before our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament! LOTTERY CALENDAR 11/27/18 880 So close! 11/28/18 817 Wish it were you! 11/29/18 419 Missed a biggie! 11/30/18 040 House wins! Thank You! 12/01/18 933 Just missed it! 12/02/18 118 Could have had it! 12/03/18 528 Christine Mitchell GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS The 2019 Lottery Calendar is available. Don t miss out on your opportunity to put some $$$ in your pockets. Call the rectory or complete the form on page five of this bulletin and return to the rectory or drop in Sunday s collection basket. CHRISTMAS FLOWERS If you wish to make a donation in memory of a deceased loved one or in honor of a living person for our Christmas decorations, please call the rectory at 610-384-1415 or email eileendevine@olrcc.org. Please consider making a donation of at least $20. Intentions are due by Wednesday, December 19 th. A Christmas Flower booklet can be found on all the entrance tables of church on Christmas Day. OPPORTUNITY With Christmas on the way more opportunities to be of help are waiting. The Angel Giving Tree, the Gift Card support program and the St. Vincent de Paul offerings are open doors for your generosity. Once again, always be proud of the good that you do and know that God is proud of you for doing good in such loving and caring ways. Continue to be the blessing that you are! JOB OPENING Bishop Shanahan High School has an immediate opening for a maintenance technician and a custodian. Full and part-time positions available. If interested, email dgentile@shanahan.org. BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS All information for the December 23 rd bulletin is due to the rectory no later than Tuesday, December 11 th. All information for the December 30 th bulletin is due to the rectory no later than Tuesday, December 18 th. All information for the January 6 th bulletin is due to the rectory no later than Friday, December 21 st. PREP The last classroom session before Christmas will be held next Sunday, December 16 th. PREP classes will resume on Sunday, January 6 th. May all the students and their families have a very blessed Christmas! CAROLING There will be a Christmas Caroling event next Sunday, December 16 th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Please meet in the church hall to carol around the neighborhoods and then return for refreshments provided by our Holy Name Society and Sodality. Dress warmly and bring flashlights, candles, jingle bells, and the like. For those who wish to stay inside and socialize, our Prayer Folk Group will be singing in the hall. For more information, call Peter DiMaio at 610-384-4943. There will also be a Community Caroling Event today, Sunday, December 9 th from 1:45 to 5:00 p.m. The fun begins at the Coatesville Senior Center. PRE-JORDAN Parents and godparents presenting a child for Baptism need to attend a preparation class in order to be properly informed about the meaning of the Sacrament of Baptism. The next class will be held on Monday, January 7 th at 6:00 p.m. in the last classroom in the parish hall. Registration is a must. Please register in advance by calling Mrs. Coxson at 610-384-5560. Please do not assume any date for baptism before confirming the date with Father Brennan. ANGEL TREE The Teen Life and the Jr. CYO have put up the Angel Tree in church. On this tree will be tags for various items that are needed for the less fortunate. Please take a tag, buy the gift and return the gift in a gift bag. Don t forget to attach the tag. All items should be new. Deadline to return the gifts is today, Sunday, December 9 th. The Christmas Season is a wonderful way to help others! 3-206
Children s Christmas Party All the children of the parish (12 years of age and younger) are invited to attend our annual Children s Christmas Party. There will be crafts, games, food, and of course Santa who will have a gift for each child. This party is sponsored by our Teen Life and Jr. CYO team. It is one of the many customs which makes our parish so special. SANTA IS COMING!! Sunday, December 16 12: 00 to 2:00 p.m. 4-206
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