St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish 820 Susquehanna Road, Rydal, PA 19046 215-884-3252 / (NEW) sthilaryrydal@gmail.com / www.sthilarypoitiers.org JANUARY 20, 2019 SECOND SUNDAY ON ORDINARY TIME St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish Sunday Mass Schedule 5:00pm Vigil 8:00am Sunday 10:00am Sunday 12:00noon Sunday WEEKDAY MASSES 8 AM on Monday - Friday (No morning Mass on Saturdays) Adoration on Monday's after the 8:00am Mass until 5:00pm CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:00 4:45 PM Pastor - Rev. Kevin P. Murray Resident - Rev. Lawrence J. Gleason Weekend Assistance - Rev. Edward Dixey, OSA Weekend Assistant Msgr. Gregory J. Fairbanks Permanent Deacon - Deacon John K. Hunter Pastor Emeritus - Msgr. Michael J. Carroll St. Hilary School Principal - Mrs. Eileen Fagan PREP Program Coordinator - Mrs. Noreen Forkin Music Director, Justin Jue jjue@sainthilaryschool.com Maureen Maher, Business Manager Marian Stengel, Parish Secretary Rectory Phone (215) 884-3252 School Phone (215) 887-4520 BAPTISM: First and third Sundays of the month. Contact the Rectory for more information. MATRIMONY: Couples planning to marry should contact the Rectory six months before the date desired for the wedding. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS The following are the Rectory Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 9 AM to 4 PM: closed for lunch 12:00-1:00pm. Following the Way, the Truth and the Life
St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish January 20, 2019 Second Sunday in Ordinary time Deacon s Corner The grace of God has appeared saving all. Titus 2:11-14 The Baptism of Jesus officially ends the Christmas season. Yet the fragrance and joy of Christmas must now be filtered throughout the new year. Christmas highlights what we can experience everyday and through all the seasons of life. Everyday God offers comfort, speaks tenderly and embraces us with mercy. This saving grace is found in the Person of Jesus Christ. By stepping into the waters for baptism, Jesus not only changed the current of those waters. He changed the current of godless ways, worldly desires, sin and lawlessness. By our Baptism into Christ we all have been given that same grace to live temperately, justly and devoutly. We look to our own patron, Saint Hilary whose feast is today. He defended the faith and the divinity of Christ against an unbelieving world, For him Jesus was God from God, light from light, true God from true God. May we make St. Hilary s our prayer and desire in the New Year. Prayer of St. Hilary of Poitiers I am well aware, almighty Father, that in my life I owe you a most particular duty. It is to make my every thought word speak to you. I need to pray for the gift of your help and mercy. As we spread our sails of trusting faith, fill them with the breath of your Spirit, to drive us on as we begin this course pf proclaiming your truth. Happy & Blessed New Year, Father Murray Sunday, January 20, 2019 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00pm Vigil Seamus O Malley 8:00am Ralph Gilmore 10:00am Martin E. Murray 12:00noon George & Marie Sherban 2nd Week in Ordinary Time St. Agnes Monday, January 21, 2019 8:00am Connell & Mary O Donnell World Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Tuesday, January 22, 2019 8:00am Peter Nguyen St. Vincent-Deacon, St. Marianne Cope Wednesday, January 23, 2019 8:00am George Schlacter, Jr. St. Francis de Sales Thursday, January 24, 2019 8:00am Elda DeRits & Maria DiCarlo The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Friday, January 25, 2019 8:00am Jack Duffy January 27, 2019 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00pm William Ottey 8:00am Dougla Steel 10:00am Jack & Patsy Whalen 12:00noon Gina LaCroce The daily rosary is recited after the 8:00am mass. All are welcome to join. The rosary is the most beautiful and most rich in graces of all prayers, it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God. If you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family rosary. St Pius X Stewardship Report TOTAL WEEKLY SUNDAY COLLECTION Jan 7, 2018 Jan. 6, 2019 Sunday Offering $7,483.00 $8,916.00 E-Giving $3,477.00 $1,266.00 $10,906.00 $10,182.00 Christmas Collection 2017 $48,742.00 2018 $56,128.00 Page 2/ January 13, 2018
St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish Prayer Line To request Parish Prayer Line prayers for a loved one, friend who is ill, or a service man or woman, please call Evelyn at 215 947-4951, Pat at 215 485-5512, the Rectory at 215-884-3252 or if you would like your name removed from our list. Please pray for the following: Michael Dooley Angela Gavin Tina Hardimon Jack Avak William Hartner Lionel Melly Wright Michael Brown Mary Jane Hummel Cole Plachter Bob Bray Alicia Flannery Mary Joe Reaby Nicholas Liddy Michele Kelly Arlene Rims-Lloyd Bob Kilcoyne Tina Savarino Kevin Rosenbaum Elizabeth Dieckman Sarah Koehler Lieut.Schaffer David Gengler Paris Luckowski Jacalyn Strigle Helen Weinstrup Judy Sklar Dan Webb Frank DiMento Bernadette Redican Eucharistic Adoration Our day of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is on Monday s following the 8:00am Mass until 5:00pm. Many thanks for all your time spent in prayer and adoration before the Lord. No doubt your prayers will bring many favors and blessings to our parish community. Saint John Vianney.The more you pray, the more you want to pray. It s like a fish that starts by swimming near the surface of the water, then plunges, is swallowed up. Loses itself in the delights of conversation with God. Christmas Thanks As this Christmas draws to a close. I am thankful to all our parishioners for your kindness and generosity. Your giving throughout this past year in time, talent and treasure is a great source of strength and inspiration. To all our volunteers, parish organizations, to all who simply strive to live their faith day in and day out. I am most grateful. All of your sacrifices known and un known bear witness to the fact that our faith here is alive and well. May we all keep the spirit of Christmas well throughout this New Year. I pray that the Lord bless you and keep you may His face shine upon you and He be gracious to you. May the Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace! Happy New Year, Father Murray Page 3/ January 13, 2018
During our Christmas Season, please join us in reciting the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel. His name is recited in Scriptures as defending God s people against Satan and the forces of evil. We call upon St. Michael in our time of crisis for the Church and the world to stand against the deceits of the devil. We pray for the renewal and purification of the Church and all its members. We will recite this prayer together to conclude the petitions at Mass. The prayer to St. Michael can be found in our pews. Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray: And do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the Power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits, who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. CatholicPhilly.com Stay up to date with local Catholic news from CatholicPhilly.com. Use your computer or smart phone to read about parish news, Archbishop Chaput s column and information on activities throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Sign up for a free newsletter sent by email twice a week at www.catholicphilly.com/newsletter. Save the Date: On January 16 at 10:00am in the Parish Center the 55+ Spirit Club will welcome Officer Townsend from the Abington Police Department. He will discuss safety measures with Seniors in mind. Last year he answered many questions and gave us insight into what is happening in our neighborhoods. The program was enjoyable and enlightening---a good way to start the New Year. Refreshments will be served, scrip will be available for sale and updates on our planned trips provided. Questions to Margie Magee 215-885-8722 or Bridget McErlean 215-663-0411 Burial & Cremation Pope Francis, through the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has issued instructions regarding the burial of the deceased especially those who choose cremation. This instruction should help to maintain and recognize the human body as a living temple of Gods presence. Proper respect for the deceased and their remains must always be upheld. Copies on the guidelines are available at the rectory For Catholics a valid sacramental marriage is before a Priest and two witnesses in what is called the Form of Marriage. If you have been married by a Justice of the Peace or in a Civil Marriage and wish to have your marriage blessed by the Church and be able to return to the sacraments, most especially, the Sacrament of the Eucharist, please call the rectory at 215-884-3252 and ask to speak to Fr. Murray. PREPARING FOR YOUR WEDDING You can visit www.phillycatholiclife.org to schedule your Pre-Cana classes. You would select PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE. Scroll down and select FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PREP AND REGISTER. At the bottom of the page select REGISTER NOW. We recommend that you register and attend the seminar at least six months before your wedding date to reserve a seat. Page 4 / January 13, 2018 All Families interested in having your child baptized need to call the rectory to make arrangements. All families must attend a Pre- Jordan class prior to the Baptism. (if you have already attended a pre- Jordan class for another child, you do not need to attend. To make arrangements call the Rectory # 215 884-3252 The Gold Envelope Please note your Gold Envelope in your monthly packet is designated to our St. Vincent DePaul Society. Your generous support helps families in need. We provide assistance to families in need of financial help in the way of food resources, household bills, clothing and many other ways of support. Your generosity is great appreciated by all those we are able help.
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The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord As our Church officially brings down the great blue and silver curtain on the Christmas season for another year, we have our personal memories of the season to savor all winter and beyond. No doubt, the season is one for gift giving and receiving. But before we turn our attention elsewhere, the occasion of the Lord s baptism presents us with an opportunity to consider gifts of a different kind. Don t bother searching websites and online catalogs. These are spiritual and special. We can begin with the ultimate gift our parents gave us in their trusting co-operation with God in continuing the human race by bringing no less than us into the world. Never to be forgotten, this gift demands lifelong respect due our parents as they age and perhaps grow more and more dependent on us. After all, we gave them many sleepless nights and piles of diapers and everything involved with food, clothing and shelter for at least 18 straight years. Not to omit love, education, love, support, correction and love. (Did I mention love?) Then, soon after birth, for most of us anyway, they went a step further and gave us something even greater than themselves: our baptism. Our share in God s very life. Our adoption by God as His child also. Our ticket so to speak, to eternal happiness in heaven. What we have done with that ticket is a story for another day. No doubt you know your own birthday. But do you know the date when you were born again at the parish font? Do you ever celebrate it? You should, you know. You really should. Have a candle nearby of a sturdier type than the little ones on your cake, lit for yourself and anybody who asks as a reminder that on that day you became part of God s family too. This is a way to evangelize, that is, preach the Gospel without words for the next generation, and to do it in a family setting. Obviously, we re not saints yet. Lighting that candle reminder is not meant to say differently. However, like so many other moments that come our way, any reminder of Baptism brings up the thorny question of how well we have done with this project of getting ourselves home to heaven by staying close friends with God. Obviously we need Christ s help to keep that account solvent. And that He will do if we make regular prayer deposits and keep current with good deeds for our neighbor. In living out our baptismal obligations to be good persons; good members of the Church; good missionaries by example, always be careful of anyone selling shortcuts. When James Garfield, later to become President of the United States, was principal of Hiram College in Ohio, one father asked him if the course of his studies could not be shortened so that his son might be able to complete his studies in less time. Certainly, Garfield replied. But it all depends on what you want to make of your boy. When God wants to make an oak, He takes one hundred years. When He wants to make a squash, he requires only two months. Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson