Saint Agnes Catholic Church
233 West Gay Street
West Chester, PA. 19380
610-692-2990
www.saintagnesparish.org
Saint Agnes Catholic Church
233 West Gay Street • West Chester, PA 19380
www.saintagnesparish.org • Phone: 610-692-2990 • Fax: 610-692-9623
SCHEDULE
Masses:
Saturday:
Sunday:
8:00 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. (Sunday Vigil)
7:00, 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m. (Spanish) 5:15 p.m.
Weekdays: 6:30 & 8:00 a.m.
First Friday: 6:30 & 9:00 a.m.
Holy Days: 5:15 p.m (anticipated)
6:30 & 8:00 a.m. 12:10 & 5:15 p.m
(Spanish) 7:00 p.m.
PARISH STAFF
Pastor
Rev. Alfonso J. Concha ( Fr. Al)
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Laurence J. Gleason
Weekend Ministry
Rev. Stephen J. Baker, O.S.A.
Rev. John Franey
Deacons
Deacon Victor Gonzalez
Deacon Clement J. McGovern
Deacon Thomas Shurer
Sr. Dorothy Mayer, I.H.M., Superior of Convent-610-692-9430
Eucharistic Adoration:
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
SACRAMENTS
Baptisms:
Second, Third and Fourth Sundays: 1:30 p.m.
First Sunday in Spanish:
1:15 p.m.
Pre-Jordan, First Sunday (TPH)
12:00 p.m.
Sr. Joan Felicia, I.H.M., School Principal- 610-696-1260
Felicia Navarro, Coordinator of Religious Education-610-436-4640
Confessions:
Sr. Helene McGroarty, I.H.M., Hispanic Ministry-610-344-7224
Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sr. Martha Staarman, O.S.U., Hispanic Ministry-610-436-5580
Mr.Sean McElwee,Director of Music–
[email protected]
Saturday: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Vigil of Holy Days & First Friday Eve: 4:00-4:30 p.m.
Mrs.Barbara Kirby,Director of Outreach Services-610-429-0697
Mr. John Mattia, Facilities Manager- 610-692-2990
Mrs. Joan Fogarty, Business Manager- 610-692-2990
Mr. Samuel Riccardo, Jr., Cemetery Manager- 610-692-4421
Marriages: To register for Pre-Cana contact:
www.philamarriageprep.com
Dear Parishioners, Friends and Visitors,
Alleluia! Christ is Risen, Alleluia! I want to extend wishes of a beau ful and happy Easter to all parishioners, staﬀ, and visitors who have gathered here at St. Agnes Church to celebrate the Resurrec on of our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ. We have now entered into the great season of Easter de. May we all celebrate
with great joy the promise of our new life in Christ, our Risen Lord.
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. The Lord Jesus, through his cross and resurrecon, has destroyed the power of sin and death and brought us into His life. Christ has won for us victory
over the grave. The Church in her wisdom asks us to keep this feast alive for fi y days. We need to reflect
on this and just how much our Lord loves us. Easter is so much more than flowers, cards, Easter eggs, candy
and even beau ful music. It is the historical event that gives ul mate meaning and purpose to our lives. Because Jesus died and rose from the dead, we no longer have to fear sin and death. The victory has been won
in Christ. We celebrate Jesus who is our Paschal Lamb who died out of sheer love for us.
"I invite all Chris ans, everywhere at this very moment to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus
Christ, or at least an openness to le ng him encounter them: I ask all of you to do this unfailingly each
day. The Lord does not disappoint those who take this risk; whenever we take a step toward Jesus, we
come to realize that he is already there, wai ng for us with open arms. " Pope Francis
I thank all our parishioners for helping to make St .Agnes such a warm, caring and friendly community of
faith. Also, I appreciate those who helped in any way to set-up and/or decorate. I also thank our altar servers, lectors, choir, EMEs, ushers, and all volunteers, who did so much to make this Easter so beau ful. Together we have been blessed to use our me and talents to praise and adore our Risen Lord.
In His love, May the Peace of our Risen Lord be with you all.
Father Al Concha
The Resurrection Of The Lord
Week of April 5, 2015
Monday: Octave of Easter (white)
6:30AM:Dorothy Ann Greenwann by Steve & Colleen
Pimer
8:00 AM: Raffaele Francesca Clementi by Family
Tuesday: Octave of Easter (White)
6:30 AM: Michelle Leonard by Rena & Robert
DiLorenzo
8:00 AM: Anna Mastrovito by Mastrovito Family
Wednesday: Ovtave of Easter (white)
6:30AM: Christy Yvonne Deubuque by Charles Sload
8:00 AM: Dora Tavani DiArcangelo by Art
Thursday: Octave of Easter (white)
6:30AM:Frank McCormick by 1st West Chester Fire
Company
8:00 AM: Robert Proietto by Joe & Evie Natalie
Friday: Octave of Easter (white)
6:30 AM: Suzanne Masceri by Jane Guokas
8:00 AM: Lee Bordelman by Steve & Anne Quigley
Saturday: Octave of Easter (white)
8:00 AM: Dorothy Dougherty by Daniel Dougherty
Glorious Mystery
The ResurrecƟon
You need not be amazed! You are looking
for Jesus of Nazareth, the one who was
crucified. He has been raised up: He is not
here. See the place where they laid
Him” (Mark 16: 6)
Join us daily for the Rosary of The Blessed Virgin Mary immediately following the 8 a.m. Mass.
Lisa Jacobsen, Samantha Calfapietra, Charles Gebel,Carol
Theis, Susan Curran, Geralyn Mattera, Bob Hoeveler ,Barbara Watkins, Kenneth Wylie,Tiffany Brandt,Agnes
Grady Chesko,Breelyn Valentine, Noreen C. Crowley, Phil
Kennedy, Zachary Trexler, Megan Whitman, Alexandra
Kendell, Isabella Large, James Dudrick,
Joseph Zaber, Patty Rositter
Please pray for the
repose souls of
Our family and friends
May they rest in peace
Rose Valentino
Mary Frances Grubb
“Present on our altars as on a throne of love and mercy,
to dispense graces and there to show us the love which He
bears for us by being pleased to dwell night and day hidden
in our midst." (St. Alphonsus Liguori)
Adora on every Wednesday following the
8 a.m. Mass concluding at 8 in the evening.
Pope Francis’ Announcement of Jubilee Year of Mercy
In his homily on March 13th, Pope Francis announced his inten on to call for an Extraordinary Jubilee Year. This “Jubilee of Mercy” will commence with the opening of
the Holy Door in St. Peter’s on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Concep on, 2015, and
will conclude on November 20, 2016 with the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of
the Universe. At the start of the new year, the Holy Father had stated: “This is the me
of mercy. It is important that the lay faithful live it and bring it into diﬀerent social environments. Go forth
From The Dorothy Day Ministry Center:
“The Church betrays it’s love for God and it’s fidelity
to the Gospel if it ceases to be ‘the voice of those who
have no voice’, defending the rights of the poor, ani‐
mating all who are yearning for a just liberation, ori‐
enting, empowering and humanizing all who are le‐
gitimately struggling to gain a just society that pre‐
pares the way for the true reign of God in history.
This requires the Church to place herself among the
poor with whom it should stand firmly, taking the
same risks as the poor, their destiny of persecution,
ready to give the greatest testimony of love by de‐
fending and promoting those whom Jesus loved with
preference.
This preference for the poor, I repeat, does not signify
an unjust discrimination of class but an invitation to
all regardless of class to accept and take up the cause
of the poor as if accepting and taking up one’s own
cause, and the cause of the poor is the same as that of
Christ: ‘That what you do to the least of my brothers
and sisters you do to Me’ “.
Archbishop Oscar Romero, Catholic Martyr
Joyous Easter to all who
help us serve the least of
our brothers and sister in
our community!
The Legion of Mary
One year ago the Holy See solemnly recognized the Legion of Mary as an interna onal Associa on of the Faithful with juridical personality under Canon Law. This special honor was given for all the lay people around the
world who touch the lives of so many in the service
Mary. Join us at one of our mee ngs and see what we
are about, Monday, 7:00 PM,TPH 201.
If you knit or crochet, please consider joining Saint
Agnes's Prayer Shawl Ministry. Comfor ng shawls
are prayerfully worked to be given to others: invalids, ill, bereaved, infants at-risk, etc.
For informa on, or to request a shawl:
610-431-3355, [email protected]
Sunday Collec on Report
Sunday Collec ons:3/29/2015– To be Announced
(includes direct debit of $1680.50)
Sunday Collec on: 3/30 /14–$23,951.95
(includes direct debit of $1520.50)
Thank You for your generosity to
St. Agnes Parish!
April 12,2015
3:00 PM: DEVOTIONS & BENEDICTION
2:00– 3:00 PM: Confessions
BOY SCOUT
EASTER FLOWER SALE
Today!!!
Boy Scout Troop 153 of St. Agnes is selling Easter
Flowers again this year during the Easter Weekend, April 4,and 5th. The Troop will be selling
flowers at Susquehanna Bank ( 5 Points Road and
Paoli Pike) from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Friday
include tulips, hyacinths, Easter lilies, hydrangeas,daﬀodils,azaleas and more. Troop 153 has
been selling Easter flowers as a fund raiser for
more than 30 years. Please consider suppor ng
the Troop 153 flower sale fund raiser this year.
Thank You for suppor ng the Scouts!
SAVE THE DATE
HANDBAG BINGO
PRESENTED BY:
St. Agnes School Hispanic
Scholarship Fund
Saturday, April 18,2015
Doors open at 6:30 P.M.
Games begin at 7:00
Tickets are $25.00 each
Or a table of seven $160.
At the door- $30.00
Call Sr. Helene-610-344-7224
Further informa on is coming.
DOORPRIZES AND RAFFLES!
TICKETS available a er Mass
or in the school oﬃce.
Calling all 7th Graders!
CLOTHING DRIVE
St. Agnes Parish will be hosting a clothing drive to benefit The Society of St.
Vincent de Paul, Thursday, April
30th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be using the services of GreenDrop to support their clothing drive. Look
for the GreenDrop truck in the church parking lot where
an attendant will be available to assist you with your donations. Please place your donations of usable men's, women's and children's clothing in plastic bags or boxes. Household items such as: kitchenware, games/toys, small appliances under 50 pounds, electronics, sporting goods, books,
CDs & videos are also accepted. Unfortunately, furniture,
large appliances, TVs or computer monitors cannot
be accepted. For a full list of acceptable items visit
www.gogreendrop.com
YOU ARE INVITED to
Bishop Shanahan High School
7th Grade Visitation Day April 16, 2015 - 8:30 am to
1:30 pm Spring Open House
For 6th, 7th & 8th Graders and Families April 30, 2015 –
7:00 pm Visit www.shanahan.or g Admissions - Upcoming Events to register for each event and more information Email [email protected] or call 610-3436206
Are you a Mandated Reporter?
All volunteers (CYO, Prep, School Parents) and
paid Staff that have contact with children must
complete the Mandated Reporter available at
www.childyouthprotection.org and submit the
certificate to the rectory
Thank you for keeping our child safe!
Love is Our Mission:
The Family Fully Alive
We are called to acknowledge how beautiful,
true and good it is to start a family, to be a
family today… We are called to make known
God's magnificent plan for the family…as we accompany them amidst so many difficulties." Pope Francis, February 20, 2014
For Pope Francis, as for his predecessors Saint
John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, this
is more than just talk. It is a rallying cry. This is
the focus of the 2015 World Meeting of Families:
Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.
Available in the rectory- $10.00
Pre-Jordan
Adult Faith Formation
School of Community – weekly companionship & reflection on
the presence of Christ in our lives using writings promoted by
Communion & Liberation, a lay movement founded by Msgr.
Luigi Giussani
Meets: Tuesday evenings 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Day Room
Contact: Barbara Kirby (610) 429-0697
Women’s Bible Study – “Walking toward Eternity”
Meets: Thursday mornings 9am – 11 am TPH
Contact: Sharon Chevalier (610) 738-7720
Men’s Bible Study
Meets: Friday mornings 6:30 am – 7:30 am TPH
Contact: Denny Masson –484-354-9601
The King’s Men
Contact: Denny Masson—[email protected]
Adult Evening Study -Acts of the Apostles
Meets:Thursday evenings from 7-8:30pm in the Cafeteria
Contact: Rob and Terry Gallagher at (610) 996-6761
or [email protected]
Breaking Open of the Word- is a time to come together as a
community and share how God speaks to us through his Word in
Sacred Scripture proclaimed in the Sunday readings at Mass.
Breaking Open the Word is every Sunday immediately following
the 10:30 Mass. Both take place in the Religious Education Office. All are welcome to come and learn about the faith or share it
with others. Anyone inter ested may contact Claudia Robuck
at [email protected] or the Religious Education Office at (610) 436-4640.
Crown of Thorns Prayer Ministry The ministry prays for healing of people with mental, emotional and physical illnesses, conversion of hearts and souls to God, and reparation of sins. Any
questions please contact Chris Turner at [email protected] or
call at 484-459-3838.
Legion of Mary-Join us for work and devotions,
Contact: Carmela Cinquina at [email protected]
April Pre-Jordan class will take place on April 12th at
12:00 noon in TPH due to Easter
Are You a Young Adult in Chester County?
The Catholic Young Adults of Chester County (CYACC)
invite you to join us for a talk on Rela vism by Meghan Cokely from the Archdiocesan New Evangelizaon oﬃce this Wednesday April 8th at 7:30pm. For
more informa on, check us out on Facebook or email
us at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!
USMC: Sgt.John Mitas, 2nd ,Pvt. Joseph Rochford,Jr., Capt. Ryan
Yeandel, Capt. Gregory W. Kosh, Sgt. Isaac Pineda ,Sgt. Joshua
Feliciano
USAF: 1st Lt. Timothy J. Baldwin, 1st Lt. Kathleen Styron, Capt.
Jared Yankech, Major Katie Sullivan, Major Lt.Adam M. Sema,
2nd Lt. Jessica Clark
USN: LTJG Charles G. Schappert, CTR2 Alexandra
Haney,CTR3 Reilly Haney,Lcpl Anthony Serrato
USA: Specialist Jason Hall, 1st Lt Grant T. Hahn, Capt. John Paul
Snook, Sgt. James Mac Fadden,1st Lt Eric Lugo, David P. Estes,
Private 2nd Class, Specialist Ian Donoghue,1st Class,2nd Lt. Walter R. Snook, Capt. Jessica Bayer Chominski 1st Lt. John Eife,
SPCMatthew Conway.2nd Lt.James DiBello
IGLESIA SANTA INÉS
5 de abril de 2015
Domingo de Pascua de la Resurrección del Señor
Misa en español Todos los domingos a las 12:00 (mediodía ) y días de precepto a las 7:00
pm.
Horario de confesiones: Sábados de 4:00 a 5:00 pm en la iglesia.
Bautizos: El primer domingo de cada mes a la 1:15pm. Comuníquese con la hernana
Martha para registrarse a tiempo.(610) 436-5580.
Clases de Inglés: Grupo A: Lunes y Jueves de 6:30 a 8:00 PM , y Grupo B: Martes y miércoles de 10:00 a 11:00 AM. Empezando en la semana del 15 de septiembre.
Pláticas pre-bautismales: El último jueves de mes a las 7:00 pm, en la capilla. Comuníquese con Eva Henríquez al teléfono (610)692-4708.
Grupos de Oración: Se reunen en el Thomas Patrick Hall (TPH) los miércoles a las
7:00pm. Para información, comuníquese con el diácono Victor González.
Bole n: Para cualquier anuncio que desee publicar en esta página del bole n, favor de llamar a Eva Henriquez al teléfono
(610) 692-4708 o enviar mensaje: [email protected]
Comité Parroquial: Se reune todos los 3er lunes de cada mes enThomas Patrick Hall a ;as 700pm.
Jesús resucitado nos ofrece la salvacion. Podemos experimentarla
porque, con su gracia, podemos sacudirnos el yugo del egoismo y
empezar a amar como él nos ha amado. En el siguimiento del amor
de Cristo empezamos a recorrer el camino que él nos ha amado. En
el seguimiento del amor de Cristo empezamos a recorrer el camino
que él nos ha abierto hacia Dios. Y en ese amor reconocemos que es
Cristo el que nos lleva, que está verdaderamente con nosotros porque si no fuera así, no seríamos capaces.
En la vigilia pascual hemos recordado el bau smo. San Pablo nos dice
que por el bau smo par cipamos de la muerte y resurrección de
Cristo, y que la resurrección de Jesucristo supone también para nosotros una vida nueva: somos hechos hijos de Dios. Jesucristo nos comunica su propia vida y nos introduce en el dinamismo de su amor.
Nos dice san Pablo: Consideraos muertos al pecado y vivos para Dios
en Cristo Jesús. Estar vivo para Dios significa que nuestra existencia
está totalmente abierta a su amor y, al mismo empo, que nuestras
acciones expresan nuestro amor hacia él. También esto es la salvación: reconocer que nuestra vida es orienta hacia alguien que nos
ama, al Padre , hacia el que vamos acompañados por el Hijo.
Esta certeza nos libera de la angus a y nos llena de esperanza y de ella nacen las obras de caridad, que son fruto de la resu-
Jesús ha resucitado, alegrémonos con él y comuniquemos nuestra alegría a los demás con el amor que nos ha sido dado. Dios les bendiga, P.Al
rrección de Jesús en el mundo y en la historia.
St. Agnes School News
Kick BuƩs Day
Congratula ons to 8th grade students Erin Byrd, Annie Daly
and Sam Jones for being selected as 3 of the 10 finalists in
the Chester County Health Department’s Kick Bu s Day Essay
Contest celebra ng youth advocacy and tobacco-free living.
Erin was the 2nd place winner and Annie took 3rd place.
Please visits www.chesco.org/cc c for an e-copy of the top
essays.
Tea & Scones with Sister Joan
Science Fair Winner Advances
Congratula ons to Johanna Arevalo and Robbie Guldi who advanced in the Science Fair. Robbie took second place in the Consumer Science Category and will
advance to the Delaware Valley
Science Research Compe on
and Johanna received Honorable
Men on in the Medicine and
Health Category.
Congratula ons to SAS alum, Alyssa Manley! She was nominated for academic recogni on as a Delegate represen ng
BSHS and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the congress
of Future Science and Technology Leaders this coming June in
Boston, Massachuse s.
History Fair Winners Advance to States
Eight lucky friends joined Sister Joan in the convent for a
homemade lunch, tea and scones for being the Night at the
Races Teacher Treasures high bidders. Sister Joan lovingly
prepared all of the food and enjoyed hos ng the girls during
their usual lunch and recess me!
Registra on is under way for the 2015-16 School Year
Please call the oﬃce (610) 696-1260 for more informa on.
Congratula ons to the 7th grade students that competed at
the 2015 Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Na onal History
Day at the Chester County Historical Society: Jackie Hug,
Raquel Lacusky, Eli Vincent, Monica Manley, Ella Rokke, Mia
DelVescovo, McKenna Mears, Gianna Charney and Caitlin
Howe. Ella and Monica won second place in the group project category and will advance to the Pennsylvania State
Na onal History Day compe on.
Our mission at Saint Agnes Catholic School is to develop every student spiritually, intellectually, physically, emoƟonally and socially in a joyful,
faith-based environment that inspires integrity, ciƟzenship, leadership and service to others in the Church and in the world.
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