Saint William Catholic Church 6200 Rising Sun Avenue Philadelphia, PA. 19111 (Tel.) 215.745.1389 (Fax) 215.745.8432 www.churchofstwilliam.com office@churchofstwilliam.com Rectory Office Hours: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Convent Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary (Tel.) 215.745.3513 With God s help, may we have a Blessed New Year in 2017! Mary Holy Mother of God PARISH STAFF Rev. Alfonso J. Concha (Fr. Al), Pastor Rev. Msgr. James E. Mortimer, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Tariq Isaac, Parochial Vicar Rev. Augusto Concha (Fr. Gus) Retired, Resident Rev. Alfred Lauricien, O.M.I., Resident Rev. Mr. Felipe Cruz, Permanent Deacon Rev. Mr. Bill Moser, Permanent Deacon MASS SCHEDULE Weekdays: 6:30 AM and 12:00 Noon Saturdays: 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Vigil Mass) Sundays: 7:30; 9:00; 12:00; 8:00PM 10:30AM - Spanish 4:00PM - Pakistani 5:30PM - Haitian (Upper Church) PARISH DIRECTORY Convent Sr. Rose P. Kuhn, IHM, Superior 215-745-3513 Pastoral Ministry to Hispanics Sr. Rose Patrice Kuhn, IHM 215-313-7753 Parochial Religious Education (PREP) Sr. Marie Bernadette Taraschi, IHM 267-499-6376 Business Manager Matt Smith 215-745-1389 Director of Music Mr. Kenneth Houser music@churchofstwilliam.com Office Assistant Missy Elwell 215-745-1389 CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace. Pre-baptismal classes Spanish: 2 nd Wednesday at 7:00 PM (Rectory Basement) English: 1 st Sunday at 1:00 PM - Church. Baptism (Lower Church) Spanish: 3 rd Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM English: 2 nd or 4 th Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM Reconciliation Saturdays: Eve of Holy Days: Eve of First Fridays: 4:00-4:45 PM 4:00-4:45 PM After the 12:00 Noon Mass Only Matrimony Weddings may be scheduled for Saturdays at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM or 3:00 PM in the Upper Church; and 2:00 PM in the Lower Church. Couples intending marriage are asked to contact our Parish Priest at least six months prior to the intended date of marriage. Participating in a Marriage Preparation Program is a requirement for the reception of this holy sacrament. Anointing of the sick is a Sacrament of God s Blessings for those who are sick. Parishioners in serious illness, please contact one of our parish priests. Anyone unable to attend Mass due to illness may call the Rectory to make arrangements to receive Communion in their homes. January 1, 2017 New Year s Day
World Day of Peace January 1, 2017 Jesus himself lived in violent times. Yet he taught that the true battlefield, where violence and peace meet, is the human heart: for it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come (Mk 7:21). But Christ s message in this regard offers a radically positive approach. He unfailingly preached God s unconditional love, which welcomes and forgives. He taught his disciples to love their enemies (cf. Mt 5:44) and to turn the other cheek (cf. Mt 5:39). When he stopped her accusers from stoning the woman caught in adultery (cf. Jn 8:1-11), and when, on the night before he died, he told Peter to put away his sword (cf. Mt 26:52), Jesus marked out the path of nonviolence. He walked that path to the very end, to the cross, whereby he became our peace and put an end to hostility (cf. Eph 2:14-16). Whoever accepts the Good News of Jesus is able to acknowledge the violence within and be healed by God s mercy, becoming in turn an instrument of reconciliation. In the words of Saint Francis of Assisi: As you announce peace with your mouth, make sure that you have greater peace in your hearts. To be true followers of Jesus today also includes embracing his teaching about nonviolence. As my predecessor Benedict XVI observed, that teaching is realistic because it takes into account that in the world there is too much violence, too much injustice, and therefore that this situation cannot be overcome except by countering it with more love, with more goodness. This more comes from God. He went on to stress that: For Christians, nonviolence is not merely tactical behavior but a person s way of being, the attitude of one who is so convinced of God s love and power that he or she is not afraid to tackle evil with the weapons of love and truth alone. Love of one s enemy constitutes the nucleus of the Christian revolution. The Gospel command to love your enemies (cf. Lk 6:27) is rightly considered the magna carta of Christian nonviolence. It does not consist in succumbing to evil but in responding to evil with good (cf. Rom 12:17-21), and thereby breaking the chain of injustice. Pope Francis www.vatican.va Beginning January 15, 2017 all Masses will be in the Lower Church Good works are links that form a chain of love. Mother Teresa Remember loved ones who have passed away. They live with God in Heaven. May they rest in peace.
Michael Adams Josephine Agozzino Olga Andrijischjn Luis Ariza Dot Aubrey Beatrice Barnes Gertrude Boyes Joseph Bradley John Byrne Florence Caputo Regina Carberry Jared David Carrasco Teresa (Cathy) Carey Patricia Cassidy Adele Censky Patricia Cirone Catherine Clark Marguerite Clauss Emilio Colon Joanne Coleman Shannon Coley Charlotte Corcoran Anna Creniti Caroline Darpino Alaya Diggs Carol DiMaggio Margaret Donahue Tim Edwards Joseph Fenuto Pray for our sick John Flannery Gilda Ford Vicki Francis Brandon Fuscia Rita and Steve Garry Ann Geiges Nellie Grady Barbara Harris James Hamilton Joseph Hearn, Jr. Elizabeth Heasley Marte Heil Frankie and Bob Herbert John Herbert Christopher Higgins Jeffrey Hill Peggy Hoffner Denise Horgan Kathleen Boyle Houseman Sheranne Shea-Jubelirer Luke Kehoe Ellen Kelly Kathy Kilroy Anne Krause Loretta LaBarge Marcial Leon Mark Lewis Teresa Mac Bride Jeanne Mace READINGS FOR THE WEEK: Jerry and Gale Mahoney William Marshall, Sr. Lisa Mathews Lindsey McManus Emma Miller Anne Nyce Annamarie O Donnell Keith Parks Renee Pontuti Verna Quigley Charlie Rehr Thomas E. Reilley Linda Richardson Christopher Rodgers Sally Rodgers Martha Schmid Mary Smith F. Joseph Sullivan Ethel Thomas Betty Thompson Kathleen Thompson Phyllis Thompson James Trainor Guillermo Velasquez Angela Walsh Betty Wilson Catherine Wimsey Elizabeth Wismer Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps loo: l b-5 ; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147;Mk 1:7-11 Sunday, January 1, 2017 5:00PM (Vigil) Margaret Weltz 7:30 Parishioners of St. William 9:00 James M. (Bud) Fenerty 10:30 Las Animas Benditas del Purgatorio 12:00 Noon Michael Staut (Birthday Memorial) No 8:00 Mass Monday, January 2 6:30 Msgr. Charles Monaghan 12:00 Noon Herbet Fleck Tuesday, January 3 6:30 Holy Souls 12:00 Noon Adele Volpe Wednesday, January 4 6:30 Rev. Dennis Van Thuyne 12:00 Noon Joseph & Dorothy Morton Thursday, January 5 6:30 Rev. Paul Wiedmann 12:00 Noon Special Intention Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 First Friday, January 6 6:30 Rev. John Fitzgibbons 12:00 Noon Palmenia Peralta Saturday, January 7 8:00 Deacon Albert George 5:00PM (Vigil) Rose Delp Prayer for the Blessing of Our Homes Dear God and Father, as we begin a New Year, we ask you to bless our home and all who dwell in it as well as every guest who comes within its walls. We ask you to keep our home safe from sorrow and alarm, from sickness, sudden death, from evil, sin and harm. Make our home, we pray, a place of love, peace and rest. Make it our earthly paradise, full of love and blessing. Amen. Sacred Heart of Jesus, we trust in you! Adult Bible Study Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John What does your relationship with Christ look like? Do you see Jesus as simply a great teacher? A prophet? A man of great wisdom? Or do you see him as more? Jesus calls us to be more than simply believers he calls us to be his disciples and his friends. Do you consider yourself a disciple and friend of Christ? The Gospel of John shows us that God became like us; he became a man so that we could become like him and grow closer to him. Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John is your guide to a personal encounter with Christ. We will begin Follow Me on Monday, January 23 at 7:00 pm in the Middle School. For more information or to register for the study, see the flyers on the church bulletin boards, visit our parish website (churchofstwilliam.com), or contact Sr. Bernadette (sbernadette@churchofstwilliam.com or 267-499-6376). I hope you can join us. You will love it! On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me and I in you. (John 14:20)
Pope Francis New Year's Resolutions 1. Don't gossip. It's one of our hobbies. For Francis, it's also one of the most evil activities. 2. Finish your meals. No leftovers, please. 3. Make time for others. Tending to 1.2 billion members, Francis seems too busy for anything else. That is, until he calls up strangers. Or entertains a random biker. 4. Choose the 'more humble' purchase. The Pope preaches against materialism. 5. Meet the poor 'in the flesh.' It is not enough to mediate this commitment through institutions. There is no excuse for us from our establishing personal contact with the needy. 6. Stop judging others. In the same way he denounces gossip, Francis condemns prejudice. 7. Befriend those who disagree. When leaders in various fields ask me for advice, my response is always the same: dialogue, dialogue, dialogue. 8. Make commitments, such as marriage. The Pope says: Today, there are those who say that marriage is out of fashion; in a culture of relativism. They say that it is not worth making a life-long commitment, because we do not know what tomorrow will bring. I ask you, instead, to be revolutionaries, to swim against the tide. 9. Make it a habit to 'ask the Lord.' Dear young people, he says, some of you may not yet know what you will do with your lives. Ask the Lord, and he will show you the way. 10. Be happy. The true Christian, says the Pope, exudes great joy. The Christian sings with joy, and walks, and carries this joy." This joy, he reminds us, should translate to love of neighbor. Senior Citizens News January 11 Board Meeting: 11:00 am General Meeting: 12 noon Social Media St. William is now on Twitter and Instagram! Follow us for news, inspiration, and more: Twitter: @stwilliamphila Instagram: stwilliamphila SANTA MARIA, MADRE DE DIOS. JORNADA MUNDIAL DE LA PAZ. DOMINGO 1, DE ENERO, 2017 - El primer día del Año Nuevo es el día de la Madre que engendra al Hijo de Dios. Así, veneramos la maternidad divina de María. Qué hermoso es ver a María con Jesús en sus brazos. Que Dios nos bendiga y nos conceda la Paz! La paz es nuestra aspiración más grande. Jesús ha nacido para liberarnos del odio, la violencia. Que Jesús y María nos ayuden para trabajar por la paz, el perdón, la fraternidad. Que Jesús nos conceda su paz. Feliz y Santo Año Nuevo 2017. We need a bilingual (Spanish and English) secretary for our parish office. Please contact Fr. Al at pastor@churchofstwilliam.com or call (215) 745-1389. CONFESIÓNES: Todos los Domingo: 10:00-10:20AM BAUTISMO: Coordina con Diácono Felipe o Hermana Rosa. 2 Miércoles del mes a las 7:00 PM - Charla 3 Domingo del mes a la 1:00 PM - Bautismo RICA: Preparación Sacramental para Adultos domingos a las 9:00 AM en la Rectoría. Hable con Diácono Felipe o Hna Rosa. EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA: PREP Los Martes, 6:15-7:45 PM JÓVENES DE SECUNDARIA: Los domingos, 9:00-10:00 AM en el convento. Visitas y Comunión a los ENFERMOS y ANCIANOS: Coordina con Fr. Al.. Asistente Ida JImenez. ROSARIO: Cada domingo a las 10:00 AM antes de la Misa. Solemnidad de María, Madre de Dios: 1 de enero 10:30 AM Misa en español Misa de la Fiesta de la Epifanía: 8 de enero 10:30 Misa en español: Bienvenidos a los 3 Reyes Magos St. Cecilia School Reunión de los Padres de Familia después de la Misa Domingo, el 8 de enero, en el sótano del convento para charlar sobre la comunicación entre las familias hispanas. MISA de SANACIÓN: Vier nes, 20 de enero, a las 7:00 PM Celebrante: Padre Gus Puleo. Todos están invitados. Programa sobre el alcohol y las drogas para los adolescentes: Un programa para adolescentes en edades de 12 a 22 que están actualmente luchando con el uso de las drogas y el alcohol. Para un referido o preguntas, llamar a Elisa 215-763-8870 ext. 1341 o lopeze@congreso.net Servicios Sociales Católicos: 222 N. 17 th St. 215-854-7004 Consultas sobre la INMIGRACIÓN HIAS: 2100 Arch St. 3 rd floor; 215-832-0900 Servicios Sociales Católicos: 222 N. 17 th St.; 215-854-7004
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