OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION CHURCH Parkesburg, Pennsylvania 19365 Rectory Phone: (610) 857-3510 Fax Number 610-857-2353 www.olcchurch.org NOVEMBER 23, 2014 OUR LORD JUSUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE MISSION STATEMENT FOR OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION PARISH We, the Joyful Family of God, united in our Catholic Faith, seek to model our patroness, Our Lady of Consolation, by bringing love and comfort to all, teaching God s Children in His ways by word and sacrament, and keeping the vibrant love of Jesus present in our world.
CLERGY Rev. Victor J. Eschbach, Pastor vje@comcast.net Rev. Thomas J. Rossi, O.Praem. Rev. Peter Welsh (Spanish Mass) Rev. Mr. Eugene Favinger, Deacon Our Lady of Consolation Weekday Mass: 8:30 am Saturday : Vigil Mass 5:00 pm 7:00 pm (Spanish Mass) Sunday: 8:00 am St. Malachy Sunday: 9:30 am Schneider Parish Center Sunday: 11:00 am Confessions Saturday: after the 5:00 pm Mass Holy Days Our Lady of Consolation 8:30 am & 7:00 pm Please note there will no longer be a Vigil Mass for Holy days OFFICE STAFF Mary Wishneski - Business Manager Mwishneski@comcast.net Mary Beth Rohrer - Parish Secretary mbrohrer@comcast.net Doug Rohrer Property Manager PASTORAL COUNCIL Bill Mann - Chairman-Bmann3@earthlink.net Monk Angelo-clevioangelo@comcast.net Brian Appolloni-Ab5adventure@verizon.net Joe Dagney-jdagney@gmail.com Janice Dagney-jdagney@gmail.com Carol Egan-jcegan4@verizon.net Deacon Gene Favinger-senorfav@netzero.net Paul Harkins-pharkins@verizon.net Darren Hodorovich-iamreadyforlunch@gmail.com Maureen McCormick-olcconnection@verizon.net Anita O Meara-aomeara@theomearalawfirm.com Jack Reece-jackreece84@comcast.net Kathy Rick-Kmr58@comcast.net Marty Sannino-msannino@verizon.net Tom Shaw-ts555inc@yahoo.com Mary Wishneski-Mwishneski@comcast.net Larry Woolley-ljwxi@comcast.net Please feel free to contact any member to offer suggestions or feedback and to propose issues for consideration by the Council. CCD Office Janice Dagney 610-857-0511 jdagney@gmail.com Early Learning Center Janice Dagney 610-857-1163 Baptism Meetings 1 st Sunday of the month. Register by calling the rectory. Baptisms To make arrangements, please call the rectory. Confessions Saturday after Mass Marriages Couples planning to be married are required to notify the rectory no less than six months prior to the marriage. Page 2-098
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 5:00 pm Shirley Rigoroso req. by Bill & Bunny Beers 7:00 pm Spanish Mass SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 8:00 am Deceased members of Coblentz & O Flaherty families req. by Denise 9:30 am Jo Cochran req. by Ella Sestrich 11:00 am Mary & Charles Rhoades req. by McCracken family THE WEEK AHEAD IN OUR PARISH 8:30 am Weekday Mass (OLC) Sunday November 23 8:00 am Mass & Children s Church (OLC) 9:15-10:45am Refresh & Renew (SPC) 9:30 am Mass (St. Malachy) 11:00 am Mass & Children s Church (SPC) 9:15-10:45 am Prep classes/ K thru 5th grade (SPC) 12:30 pm-2:00 pm LifeTeen (SPC) 12:30 pm-2:00 pm R.C.I.A. (SPC) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday DAILY MASS 8:30 AM Carolyn Grzenda, Happy Birthday from your loving husband Ed. Fr. John Happy Birthday req. by Bart & Barb Tuttle Shirley Rigoroso req. by Bernadette & John Sardella Happy Birthday Father John, req. by Nancy McNamara Louis Bellanca 95th birthday req by family Monday-November 24 6:00 pm Zumba (OLC-church hall) 7:15pm Knights of Columbus (OLC-church hall) Tuesday-November 25 6:30-8:00 pm LTJV 6:30-8:00 pm One8 Wednesday-November 26 6:00-6:45 pm Kids for Christ Choir (OLC) 7:00-8:30 pm Voices of Praise Choir (OLC) 11:0 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 5:00 pm Pat Nolan req. by Joanne Nolan & family 7:00 pm Spanish Mass Thursday-November 27 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 8:00 am Happy Birthday to my special angel, Carolyn, req. by your husband, Ed 9:30 am Jo Cochran req. by Ella Sestrich 11:00 am Special Intention for Father John req. by Prayer Group Friday-November 28 No Bingo Saturday-November 29 5:00 pm Vigil Mass (OLC) 6:00 pm Confessions (OLC) 7:00 pm Spanish Mass (OLC) Page 3-098
Deficit income Expenses 47 th Week 2013 $ 7,782 $ 12,681 $ -4,899 47 th Week 2014 $ 6,604 $ 11,640 $ -5,036 In order to make you aware of the collections weekly versus our weekly expenses, we will be publishing both in the bulletin with a comparison to last year s income and expenses. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mary Wishneski at mwishneski@comcast.net or 610-857-3510. Thank you for your support of your parish! PRAYER LIST John DiBerardinis, Sue Wilde, Kathy Reece, Jenny Reece, Anne Debiak, Eileen Mariano, Margareta Apgar, Charlene McCaw, Becky Becker, Betty O Hop, Paddy and Kathy McGroarty, Bernice Wentz, Chick Fischer, Doris Swain, Suzanne Apple, Joan Mc Cartney, MaryAnn Barber, Lou Peticca, Ann Besash, Trish Irrgang, Catherine Carr, Judi and David Mac- Intrye, Jane Roper, Hazel Shank, Joy Havey, Dawn Del Rocini, Ed & Joan Chapman, Isabella Nelson, Terry Heller, Lillian Helm, Marene Urbany, Christine Powell, Delores McLaughlin, Mike Vaccaro, Barbara Burnett, Mary Mullen, Norman Karmilowicz, Shannon Groff, Jen Ealer, Mandy Beidler, James Mann, Mary Mullen SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN Santa is coming to the Schneider Parish Center! Please join us for our annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 13, from 9:00-11:30am. All are welcome and encouraged to join in the fun. A Breakfast with Santa committee is being formed and we are looking for volunteers to assist with this event. Please contact Wendy Michalski at 215-776- 5091 or michalski16@gmail.com. THANKSGIVING HELP NEEDED PCCO will be providing delicious turkey dinners to area residents this Thanksgiving morning. We need: Food to be put into containers. Set up and clean up. Plan on coming out Thanksgiving morning for an hour (9:30-10:30 am) to join in this annual morning of fellowship. Contact: Diane Sager at 484-354-6719 or diane.sager@comcast.net for additional information. Thank you for helping our community OLC-ELC We thank everyone who donated items and volunteered their time at our annual craft fair. We could not do this without the support of our families, friends and community! This week, our preschoolers will celebrate Thanksgiving. Please be aware there will be no afternoon classes or extended care on Wednesday, 11/26. The children will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. The ELC will also be closed on Monday 12/1 to enjoy a great 5 day weekend. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Page 4-098
STEWARDSHIP As committed stewards we take up Jesus mandate to wash the feet of others as He washed the feet of His disciples. Jesus tells us, I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do. (John 13:15) Todays Gospel of Matthew 25 makes it quite clear, in fact, I don t think Christ could have been any clearer, Whatever you did for the least of my brothers, you did for me. As part of our stewardship plan, we are conscious of how we serve others. We are conscious of our time spent in prayer and with our families; how we use our talents in service to others and how we share a portion of our treasure to further the mission and ministry of Jesus. We evaluate our efforts and try often to take-a-step to do even more to help build God s kingdom. It is time to put our faith into action! We receive the Body of Christ to become the Body of Christ as stewards in today s world. We are the hands of Christ yours are the hands of Christ. Reflecting on the words of Saint Teresa of Avila as a guide, embrace stewardship as a way of life. Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet, on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which He looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which He blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet. Yours are the eyes, you are His body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours. PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY Please remember in your prayers all the men and women who are serving our country in the armed forces. Lord, protect them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord. Amen. C.A.F..E Advent Study Begins November 25 Perhaps the best Christmas gift you could give is one for yourself. Please consider spending just one hour a week during the Advent season to spiritually prepare for the beautiful feast of our Lord's birth. CAFÉ, our adult faith enrichment group, will be offering an Advent Study starting Tuesday, November 25 and continuing on three consecutive Thursdays, December 4, 11, and 18. We will meet from 7:00-8:00 pm in the lower level of the Schneider Parish Center, to read and discuss the Scripture passages for the upcoming Sunday Mass. We will also talk about ways to live out our faith during the Advent season so that Christmas will be more meaningful to us. The study book is optional, and will cost approximately $8. To register, please send email to olccafeteam@gmail.com, or call Sue Brown at 610-857-2026. Advent Daily Reflection from Father Barron If you would like to receive a daily email reflection from Father Robert Barron during Advent, you can sign up by going to http://adventreflections.com/. Father Barron offered a similar program during Lent, and many of our parishioners found it rewarding. Father Barron s Catholicism Series on Sunday Mornings Refresh & Renew, our Adult Sunday School program, is presenting Father Barron s Catholicism Series each Sunday morning from 9:15-10:45am. We meet in one of the center classrooms downstairs at the SPC. This is open to all parishioners, and you are welcome to drop in any time throughout the school year. We watch 25 minutes of the DVD presentation, and then follow up with a very relaxed, faith-filled discussion. Hope to see you there! Page 5-098
OCTORARA AREA FOOD CUPBOARD CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE As we have for the past several years, OLC will be participating in a Christmas Giving Program for needy children. The tags are on the trees at the back of each worship site. through the weekend of November 29/30. Please adhere to the following guidelines: 1. $50 per child, no gift cards. 2. If more than one gift is purchased for the child, please package as one. 3. Mark each gift with the child s first name, child, ID and family ID 4. Please return your gift to one of our worship sites by Friday, December 5. On Saturday, December 6, at 7:00pm, at the Octorara Area High School Auditorium, the Octorara Area Food Cupboard will sponsor a benefit concert featuring the following chorus and choir groups; OHS Senior Chorus OES Combined Chorus The Mt. Zion AME Church Choir Christiana United Methodist Church Choir Unionville Presbyterian Church Choir Come and support your local Food Cupboard! Admission Fee: $5 Chance to win an over night stay and dinner for two at the Mendenhall Inn Octorara Area Food Cupboard 714 Main St. Parkesburg, Pa. 19365 www.octfood.com Tuesday: 10am-12pm, 2-4pm Wednesday: 10am-12pm, 3-7pm It s very important that donors return their gifts by the December 5 deadline to allow sufficient time for the coordinators to prepare for the gift distribution. Thank you so much for participating in this ministry. For many children, this will be their only Christmas gift. If you have any questions, please contact Sandy Hodorovich at shodorovich5@comcast.net or call 484-716-3192. You may also contact the rectory office. With the holidays approaching you can help those who are more needy by placing nonperishable food items in the containers at the back of each worship site. Your donations are greatly appreciated. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The Knights of Columbus is holding its annual Christmas Crab Cake Sale. The funds raised will help support various council charitable activities such as winter coats for kids, support for a seminarian at St. Charles, T-shirts for our veterans, and Christmas gifts for our altar servers. Order forms are available at all three worships sites and the rectory. Orders must be in by Sunday, December 14, as we must turn in the parish order on Monday, December 15. Pick up is on Wednesday, December 17, between 5:00-7:00pm at the Schneider Parish Center. For more information please contact Albert Bryson at: 484-925-7535 or almbryson@gmail.com Many Thanks for supporting your local council. Page 6-098
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