Saint William Catholic Church 6200 Rising Sun Avenue Philadelphia, PA. 19111 (Tel.) 215.745.1389 (Fax) 215.745.8432 www.churchofstwilliam.com Rectory Office Hours: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Convent Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary (Tel.) 215.745.3513 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 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) Business Manager Matt Smith Director of Music Mr. Kenneth Houser Secretaries 215-313-7753 267.499.6376 music@churchofstwilliam.com December 4, 2016 Baptism (Lower Church) 4:00-4:45 PM 4:00-4:45 PM After the 12:00 Noon Mass Only Matrimony Missy Elwell, Minerva Baez Spanish: 2nd Wednesday at 7:00 PM (Rectory Basement) English: 1st Sunday at 1:00 PM - Church. Reconciliation Convent Sr. Rose P. Kuhn, IHM, Superior 215-745-3513 Pastoral Ministry to Hispanics Sr. Marie Bernadette Taraschi, IHM Pre-baptismal classes Saturdays: Eve of Holy Days: Eve of First Fridays: PARISH DIRECTORY Parochial Religious Education (PREP) Year of Mercy is completed. God s Mercy is infinite! Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM English: 2nd or 4th Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM MASS SCHEDULE Sr. Rose Patrice Kuhn, IHM CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS Weddings may be scheduled for Saturdays at 11:00AM, 1:00PM or 3:00PM in the Upper Church; and 2:00PM 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. Second Sunday of Advent
Sunday Collection 2016: November 20 th - $7,009.50; November 27 th - $ 6,934.50 2015: November 22 nd - $7,724.50; God Blesses the generous giver! Fr. Al, Pastor The Immaculate Conception, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, was the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne, free from original sin by virtue of the foreseen merits of her son Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church teaches that Mary was conceived by normal biological means, but God acted upon her soul (keeping her "immaculate") at the time of her conception. Although the belief that Mary was sinless and conceived immaculate has been widely held since Late Antiquity, the doctrine was not dogmatically defined until 1854, by Pope Pius IX in his papal bull Ineffabilis Deus. The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8; in many Catholic countries, it is a holy day of obligation or patronal feast. The Spirit of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) The spirit of the congregation is, in the tradition of St. Alphonsus Liguori, the spirit of Jesus Christ the Redeemer. This spirit impels the sisters to offer themselves in joyful oblation to God by their transformation in Christ and their incorporation into his redeeming mission through the Church. Currently, St. William Convent is the home of ten Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. At one time, St. William School was staffed by several Sisters of IHM. Due to changes and closing of our school, Sisters were assigned to different parishes in the Archdiocese. As we celebrate the Feast of the IHM Sisters on December 8, the Parish Community of St. William extends our heartfelt gratitude to all Sisters for their magnificent job in the past and their excellent ministry to St. William church and also teach English to adults at St. Bernard s Language school. Fr. Al Concha, Pastor Sunday, December 4, 5:00PM (Vigil) Cassidy Family (Memorial Mass) 7:30 Michael Nyce (1 st Anniversary) 9:00 Parishioners of Saint William 10:30 Erick Hernandez 12:00 Noon John Scanlon, Sr. 8:00PM Pat McSloy Monday, December 5, 6:30 Margaret Weltz 12:00 Noon Michael Nyce (1 st Anniversary) Tuesday, December 6, 6:30 Margaret Weltz 12:00 Noon Danny and Mary Logue Wednesday, December 7, 6:30 Holy Souls 12:00 Noon Special Intention 5:00 PM Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary Thursday, December 8, 6:30 Thomas Lally 12:00 Noon Edward Sterling (58 th Anniversary) 7:00 PM Marion McAleer (B day Memorial) First Friday, December 9, 6:30 William D. Reichert (42 nd Anniversary) 12:00 Noon Michael Nyce (B day Memorial) Saturday, December 10, 8:00 James Kain (2 nd Anniversary) 5:00PM (Vigil) Paulachok Family Remember those who have passed away and are now in Heaven with God. All the faithful departed are remembered during the month of November Masses.
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 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 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 F. Joseph Sullivan Ethel Thomas Betty Thompson Kathleen Thompson Phyllis Thompson James Trainor Guillermo Velasquez Angela Walsh Betty Wilson Catherine Wimsey Elizabeth Wismer SPECIAL OBSERVANCES AND READINGS FOR THE WEEK: Sunday 12/04 Second Sunday of Advent: Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 Monday 12/5 Advent weekday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday 12/6 Advent weekday: Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13; Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday 12/7 St. Ambrose: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30 Thursday 12/8 Immaculate Conception: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Friday 12/9 St. Juan Diego: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday 12/10 Advent weekday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 MORNING OFFERING My Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all, thank you for bringing me to the beginning of a new day. Grant me your help and blessings so that I may use it well. I entrust and offer to you all of my thoughts, words and actions. May they be a prayer of praise to your divine goodness. Grant that all the joys, as well as sorrows which I experience today, bring me closer to you. In union with our sacrifice on the cross, I ask that all these things be a source of grace to all with whom I will be in contact today. Protect me from all sin and danger, and may I be kept close to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, now and forever. Amen SUNDAY S READINGS: First Reading - He shall bring justice for the afflicted; the earth shall overflow with the knowledge of the LORD (Isaiah 11:1-10). Psalm - Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever (Psalm 72). Second Reading - Glorify God by living in harmony with one another, welcoming each other as Christ welcomed you (Romans 15:4-9). Gospel - Produce good fruit worthy of your baptism; repent, for the reign of God is near (Matthew 3:1-12). Upcoming Events Thurs Dec. 8 th Immaculate Conception (Day of obligation) Weds 5pm Vigil Mass; Thurs 6:30; 12 noon; 7pm Confessions for Christmas: Dec14 th 6:30-8:00 PM; 12/17 th 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM 12/17 5 pm Mass & Parish Family tree decoration Updated 2016 Christmas Schedule Confessions in preparation for Christmas December 14 th 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM 17 th 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Vigil of Christmas Saturday, December 24 th 4:00 PM - English - UPPER church 7:00 PM - Bilingual - lower church 8:00 PM - Haitian - UPPER church Christmas Day Sunday, December 25 th 7:30 AM - English - lower church 9:00 AM - English - lower church 10:30 AM - English - UPPER church 12:00 PM - English - UPPER church 2:00 PM - Urdu - lower church 5:30 PM - Haitian - UPPER church Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mather of God Eve Mass Saturday, December 31 st 5:00 PM - lower church Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mather of God New Year s Day Sunday, January 1 st, 2017 7:30 AM - lower church 9:00 AM - lower church 10:30 AM - UPPER church 12:00 PM - UPPER church 2:00 PM - Urdu - lower church 5:30 PM - Haitian - UPPER church NO 8:00 PM MASSES on DEC 25 th and JAN 1 st
Lady of Guadalupe Mass Monday, December 12 th at 7:00 PM Saint William Living Nativity Saturday, December 17, 2016 after the 5:00 PM Vigil Mass. St. William Church Parking Lot. Blessing of the Mangers - bring your Christmas manger scene to be blessed. Readings and Christmas Carols, hot chocolate, coffee, tea and cookies. Information: 215.745.1389 or www.churchofstwilliam.com St. William s Christmas Tree Children and families are asked to bring homemade or traditional ornaments to decorate the Parish tree on Saturday and Sunday Dec 17 th and 18 th after Communion. Annual Christmas Wreath Sale FRESH EVERGREEN WREATHS STILL ONLY $10.00 Sold after all the Masses December 9, 10, and 11. Announcement Sacrament classes for any High School student will begin Sunday, December 11 th ~ 9:00 AM ~ Convent basement. Social Media St. William is now on Twitter and Instagram! Follow us for news, inspiration, and more: Twitter: @stwilliamphila Instagram: stwilliamphila Congratulations to St. William members Sacraments received November 2016 Confirmation (additional candidates) Christa Bellevue, Gael Bellevue, Yvena Bellevue, Marie Calvaire, Jovianie Saint-Jean, and Adults: Catherine Barionnette, Kelly Charles, Nadia Loiseau. Baptisms Lola Grimaldi, Breannah Pierre, Juliah Pierre, Aimie Alcanthe, Natalee Rosa and Nelson Rosa, Jr. Marriages Michael Freiling and Casey Pritz, Johny Merida and Gimena Morales, Joseph Sabia and Emily Keever SEGUNDO DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO "CONVIÉRTANSE PORQUE ESTÁ CERCA EL REINO DE DIOS." Juan Bautista increpa a fariseos y Saduceos y les desafía a convertirse. El desafío es para todos. Conversión es cambio interior. Es abandonar malos hábitos. Es nacer a nueva forma de vida. Es aprender a vivir de acuerdo al Evangelio. Jesús, a quien esperamos, quiere sembrar cordura, comprensión, paz y fraternidad de todos entre sí, con el mundo y con Dios. Esperar al Mesías prometido es aceptar que hay mucho por hacer, por nosotros y por los demás. Concédenos tu gracia para dar frutos de conversión. Que reconozcamos en los demás, el rostro del hermano y hermana y les acojamos con bondad y con misericordia. Ven, Señor, Jesús! Misa de la Virgen de Guadalupe Lunes, 12 de Diciembre a las 7:00PM 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 Ida Jiménez ROSARIO: Estan invitados a rezar el Rosario cada domingo a las 10:00 AM antes de la Misa. CELEBREMOS CON NUESTROS AMIGOS DE: Paraguay: Nuestra Señora de los Milagros de Caacupe: 8 de dic. Nicaragua: Nuestra Señora del Rosario: 8 de dic. ACTIVIDADES EN EL ADVIENTO: 12/6: Concierto Navideña a las 7 pm 12/8 Misa de la Inmaculada Concepción: 6:30 AM, 12:00 y, 7:00 PM 12/ 9 al 18 POSADAS en diferentes casas. 12/12 Misa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: a las 7:00 PM 12/13: Oración Navideña: durante PREP: 7:00 PM 12/14: Confesiones: 6:30 8:00 PM y 17 de dic.: 4:00-4:45 PM 12/17: Dceoration del Arnbol y Pesebre Viviente: 5:45 PM 12/17-18: Adornar los árboles navideños en la Iglesia. Padre nuestro que estas en los cielo, santificado sea tu nombre. Venga a nosotrosa tu reino asi en la tierra como en el cielo. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada dia y perdona nuestras ofenzas asi como nosostros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden y nos nos dejes caer en tentacion y libraanos de todo mal. Amen FUEL ASSISTANCE: Llamar a United Social Services 215.923.1900 Durante la Navidad, Dios se revela a los humildes, a los pequeños, dijo el Papa Francisco y por ello subrayó la importancia de hacerse pequeños en este tiempo para poder acercarse al Señor que viene.
COVER SHEET CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS #002005: St. William Church 6200 Rising Sun Avenue Philadelphia, Pa. 19111 PHONE CONTACT PERSON Minerva Baez SOFTWARE Microsoft Office 2013 Adobe Acrobat XI Standard Windows 7 PRINTER Sharp MX-5110N NUMBERS OF PAGES SENT 1 Through 5 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION December 4, 2016 TRANSMISSION TIME SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS