OUR LADY OF CHARITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH BROOKHAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA Parish and Mailing Address: 231 Upland Road, Brookhaven, PA 19015 Telephone: 610-872-6192 Fax: 610-872-1120 Parish Website: www.olcbrookhaven.org Parish Email: [email protected] Religious Education Office: 484-844-9160 Email: [email protected] Dominican Sisters at OLC Convent: 245 Upland Road, Brookhaven, PA Telephone: 610-874-0172 Mass Schedule: Our Lady of Charity, Pray for Us PASTOR Rev. Brian A. Izzo (Email: [email protected]) I N R ESIDENCE Rev. Richard C. Williams Pastor Emeritus, St. Thomas the Apostle, Chester Heights PARISH BUSINESS MANAGER Mr. Jerry Esterson (Email: [email protected]) PARISH SECRETARY Mrs. Joan Boyle (Email: [email protected]) DIR. OF R ELIGIOUS EDUCATION PARISH ADULT FAITH COOR. Mrs. Eileen Wilson (Email: [email protected]) PARISH M USIC DIRECTOR Mr. Pete McLaughlin YOUTH/YOUNG ADULT COOR. M ISS JESSICA DUBOIS Email: [email protected] RECTORY OFFICE HOURS The Rectory is open for business Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weeknights, Saturdays and Sundays are by previously arranged appointment only. Please call in advance for Registration appointments or Letters of Eligibility. Weekend: Saturday Vigil 5:15 pm — Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass: Monday through Saturday 8:00 a.m. Holy Days: 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. (on the actual day) Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Thanksgiving Day: 9:00 a.m. Confession: Saturdays: 7:30 to 8 a.m.; 4:15 to 5 p.m.; and other times by appointment. Baptism: The Sacrament of Baptism is usually celebrated on the First and Third Sundays of each month at Noon. Please call the Rectory and speak to the parish priest to register. First-time parents and godparents are expected to attend a pre-baptismal formation session, which is offered on the second Sunday of the month in the Church after the 10:30 a.m. Mass as needed,. To register for session, please call parish secretary before first Friday of each month. Marriage: Couples planning to be married should contact the Rectory at least 6 months in advance of the intended wedding date. Attendance at a Marriage Preparation program is required in accord with Archdiocesan Policy. Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Communion: The parish priests are happy to assist anyone who wishes to receive the anointing of the sick, or to receive Holy Communion. Special Ministers of Holy Communion also assist in taking Holy Communion to those parishioners who are unable to get to Mass. For more information, kindly call the Rectory. Catholic School Policy School-aged children of OLC attend may attend either Holy Family Regional Catholic School in Aston or Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic School in Swarthmore. Our Parish does subsidize Catholic education for all parishioners of OLC who are active and contributing members of the Parish. Please note: Since our Parish School closed abruptly in June 2011, our school families began attending several Catholic elementary schools in the area. In fairness to those children currently attending the other schools, however, we will consider them “grandfathered” and continue to subsidize their education in accordance with the policy about attendance and parish support. Children who attend Public School are requested to register in our PREP Program beginning in first grade to seventh grade. PREP meets on Tuesday evenings from September to May from 6:30 to 7:45p.m. There is a minimal tuition request to defray costs of the materials. No one is denied access to PREP because of an inability to pay. Our New Parish Mission Statement We, the members of Our Lady of Charity Catholic Church, are devoted to building the Kingdom of God in our neighborhoods. Relying on the example of Mary, the first and best disciple, and our parish Patroness, we strive to encourage and promote discipleship by making her Son Jesus present to all through Word, Sacrament, love and service. October 19, 2014 October 19, 2014 Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time October is the Month of the Holy Rosary In Preparation for the World Meeting of Families, September 22-27, 2015 O dear Jesus, I humbly implore You to grant Your special graces to our family. May our home be the shrine of peace, purity, love, labor and faith. I beg You, dear Jesus, to protect and bless all of us, absent and present, living and dead.O Mary, loving Mother of Jesus, and our Mother, pray to Jesus for our family, for all the families of the world, to guard the cradle of the newborn, the schools of the young and their vocations. Blessed Saint Joseph, holy guardian of Jesus and Mary, assist us by your prayers in all the necessities of life. Ask of Jesus that special grace which He granted to you, to watch over our home at the pillow of the sick and the dying, so that with Mary and with you, heaven may find our family unbroken in the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Amen. ANNOUNCED MASSES FOR THIS WEEK SATURDAY, 5:15 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2014 Jim Hino OCTOBER 19, 2014 NEXT WEEKEND’S MASSES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2014 5:15 p.m. SUNDAY, George J. Fink OCTOBER 26, 2014 8:00 a.m. David Gardner 6th Anniversary 8:00 a.m. Marie Maida 2nd Anniversary 10:30 a.m. Anne DeCurtis 1st Anniversary 10:30 a.m. Frank Varzaly MONDAY, 8:00 a.m. TUESDAY, 8:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY, 8:00 a.m. THURSDAY, 8:00 a.m. FRIDAY, 8:00 a.m. SATURDAY, 8:00 a.m. OCTOBER 20, 2014 Phillip and Carmela DiMarco OCTOBER 21, 2014 Pro Populo COLLECTION TOTALS Sunday, October 5 Number of Envelopes returned: Number Attending Masses: $7,701 315 540 Thank you for your generosity! OCTOBER 22, 2014 Elaine Lockbaum OCTOBER 23, 2014 Mary & Thomas O’Malley OCTOBER 24, 2014 Anthony Arcomone OCTOBER 25, 2014 Ann Stein 2nd Anniversary OLC Family Bingo Night NEXT SATURDAY October 25, 7 PM DOORS OPEN AT 6:15 p.m. We hope to see you there! Great Prizes, Hot Dogs, Pizza and more (Please see the insert in today’s bulletin) 2 Greetings from Father Izzo FORTY HOURS DEVOTION: A BLESSING FOR OUR PARISH I am most grateful for the excellent attendance of our Forty Hours Devotions this year, especially factoring in the “crazy” weather that was last Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Following the devotions on Tuesday night, it was overheard by one of our visiting priests heading back over to the rectory afterwards, that a parishioner summed up that evening’s sermon by saying, “Wasn’t that lovely?” I couldn't agree more. And that said it all! To all those who assisted to make our devotions, yet again, a blessing for our Parish, know that I am grateful for all you do. RCIA BEGAN LAST WEEK: NOT TOO LATE FOR OTHERS TO JOIN Mrs. Wilson and I met our Candidates and hopeful Catechumens last week, and it’s not too late for others to join us. What is most important is getting to know who is interested in completing their Sacraments, or those who wish to join the Catholic Faith. Schedules are also important because we strive to assist families in scheduling around their schedules (as best we can). So far, we have received requests from two adults who wish to make their Confirmation when Bishop Fitzgerald comes in November. As always, any one who is interested should contact either myself or Mrs. Wilson about the Sacraments celebrated here at OLC. BISHOP MICHAEL FITZGERALD IS COMING TO OLC FOR CONFIRMATION I can’t remember if I gave this updated announcement yet. About three weeks ago, I learned that Bishop Michael Fitzgerald will be coming in place of Most Rev. Daniel Thomas to celebrate Confirmation for our Parishioners on Tuesday, November 25 at 6:30 p.m. MASS FOR ALL SOULS: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 AT 10:30 MASS Last year, we celebrated our Parish Mass for Deceased Parishioners on the First Sunday of November. This year we are going to continue that tradition, and it is especially nice that the actual Commemoration of All Souls is that day. So if you’ve had a loved one whose has died during this past year, or someone you knew from our Parish who died and was buried from here, try to come to the 10:30 Mass on November 2. We have invited the families of our deceased parishioners to join us as well. YYAM—I—AM: OLC’S YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT GROUP We are focusing this Fall on our forming the Youth part of our Program. So, calling all middle and high school students of OLC! Jess DuBois, our Youth Coordinator, is looking for you. YYAM meets here at OLC on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month, at 3:00 p.m. in the Rectory Meeting Room. On October 26: We’re having Pizza and Youth-Centered discussion on: What is Prayer and how can we pray better? 3 Reflections by Fr. Leonard Peterson Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 19, 2014 A comedian to his audience: “I joined a health club last year and spent about four hundred bucks. I haven’t lost a pound. Apparently, you have to go there.” Talk about missing the point! Yet that failure is the dominant fault of the Pharisees throughout St. Matthew’s gospel. Writing as he did for Jewish converts to Christianity, Matthew wanted not only to illustrate that mistake of their former teachers, but also how Christ Jesus is the answer to all their questions. Many Catholics today are also missing the point in the way they make their moral decisions and they are passing on their error to their children. Here is a segment from the book Still the Best Hope by Dennis Prager, in which he quotes from a column by David Brooks of the New York Times: “What has supplanted belief in the existence of moral truths are feelings about what is moral. Many children have been raised to ask, ‘How do I feel about it?’ rather than ‘Is it right or wrong?’ …This has been confirmed by an extensive study of Americans ages eighteen to twenty-three conducted by the sociologist Christian Smith of Notre Dame University and discussed by New York Times columnist David Brooks: ‘When asked to describe a moral dilemma they had faced, two-thirds of the young people either couldn’t answer the question or described problems that are not moral at all…Moral thinking didn’t enter the picture, even when considering things like drunken driving, cheating in school or cheating on a partner. ‘I don’t really deal with right and wrong that often’ is how one interviewee put it… The default position, which most of them came back to again and again, is that moral choices are just a matter of individual taste. As one put it, ‘I mean, I guess what makes something right is how I feel about it. But different people feel different ways, so I couldn’t speak on behalf of anyone else as to what’s right or wrong.’ (David Brooks concludes): ‘Morality was once revealed, inherited and shared, but now it’s thought of as something that emerges in the privacy of your own heart.’” We have been enlightened by Baptism into Christ. We know the point of today’s Scripture Readings is to emphasize that there truly is an objective morality, one based in God, and that it is still, for every generation presently alive and those yet to be born, a morality that has been revealed, inherited, and meant to be shared. To think otherwise is to think like the benighted Pharisees. Put another way, it is to pretend that your health club membership card itself is what gets you in shape. Knights of Columbus Beef and Beverage Saturday, November 8 7 pm to 11 pm Church Hall $20 per person Includes roast beef sandwiches, salads and beverages. Music and dancing. Tickets on sale this weekend after each Mass. No tickets sold at the door. For questions, call Kevin McCaney at 610299-96 95 or [email protected] PREP News From Mrs. Eileen Wilson, DRE One of the attributes that makes us truly Catholic-Christians is service to our neighbors. Each year, the Nutritional Development Services asks that we participate in one or more of their food drives. To that end, the children in the PREP have been bringing in peanut butter and jelly for a local food bank. Soon their donations will feed the hungry in our area. We ask God to look with favor upon those who will eat the peanut butter and jelly and to bless the families in our parish for their generosity. Important Dates for Confirmation Office of the Archbishop October, 2014 As we move into our final weeks of preparation, please keep the following information handy as we prepare for Confirmation. Tuesday, October 28 @ 6:30 pm Rectory Meeting Room “Catholics Reaching Out Session” (for Parents of Confirmandi) Tuesday, November 11 @ 6:30 pm Rectory Meeting Room “Catholics Reaching Out Session” (for Parents of Confirmandi) Sunday, November 16 Noon to 3:00 pm, in Church Confirmation Retreat All Candidates are expected to attend Tuesday, November 18 @ 6:30 pm Rectory Meeting Room “Catholics Reaching Out Session” (for Parents of Confirmandi) Sunday, November 23 Noon to 3:00 pm, in Church Confirmation Practice All Candidates are expected to attend Sacrament of Confirmation Tuesday, November 25 at 6:30 pm Bishop Michael J. Fitzgerald Candidates and sponsors report to The Church Hall at 5:45 pm (Sponsors will receive instructions at that time. No need to come to practice on 11/13) Candidates dress in dress slacks, dress shirt and tie (boys), covered by robe. Candidates dress in dress, or skirt ( girls), covered by robe. Remember to bring the picture envelopes – more info to come. Dear Friends in Christ, “Today vast numbers of people still do not know Jesus Christ.” Pope Francis begins his message for this year’s celebration of World Mission Sunday with these words. And he quickly offers us the way to make a joy-filled, life-giving difference: “World Mission Sunday is a privileged moment when the faithful of various continents engage in prayer and concrete gestures of solidarity in support of the young Churches in mission lands.” Today, our Archdiocesan family celebrates this “privileged moment” joining with our brothers and sisters around the world who will gather at the Lord’s Table to celebrate, with great joy, our common vocation as Missionaries. Our prayers and concrete gestures of solidarity will help build local churches, like the church in Mongolia, the world’s youngest Catholic Church, and churches across the globe. Through the work of missionaries in these churches, and their witness to Christ, the needy receive practical help and experience God’s love and mercy, His hope and peace. Your prayers and material support will help the Pontifical Mission Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Holy Father’s chief missionary arm, to provide resources to missionaries who proclaim the Gospel and offer help to our brothers and sisters throughout 1,150 mission dioceses. As I said in the past, “We need to bring Jesus Christ to the whole world and the whole world to Jesus Christ. Our mission flows straight from the inner life of the Trinity. God sent his Son. The Son sends his Church. And the Church sends us. We need to be missionaries.” No work of the Church is more central to her reason for being. I thank you in advance for your generous response to the needs of others. May World Mission Sunday offer each one of us an opportunity to accomplish both, as we share the joy of the Gospel and help all people in need with our fervent prayer and our generous hearts! Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Philadelphia 5 OLC Memorial Society Parish Calendar of Events We acknowledge those who have recently given to our Memorial Fund. Thank you to those of you who have given and to those families who have requested donations to the Parish recently. We are grateful for: In memory of: Carmela (Millie) Shuster, $70 John Margetich, $50 Richard DePrince, $20 Stephen Gaspar, $20 Teresa Kukulich, $20 Carl Albrecht, $10 Margaret Brooks, $10 Virginia Kovach Bruno, $10 Mary Castle, $10 Mike Gade, $10 Kenneth N. Hayter, $10 Charles Kachelries, $10 Joseph Murphy, $10 Eileen Roebuck, Richard J. Turek, $10 Adelaidi Wise, $10 Sunday, October 19 Youth and Young Adults, 3 pm, Rec. Conf. Room Monday, October 20 Scripture Class, 7 pm, Rec. Conf. Room Tuesday, October 21 Legion of Mary, 5 pm, Rec. Conf. Room PREP, 6:30 pm, School Serra Club Executive Board, 7 pm, Rec. Conf. Room Wednesday, October 22 Fresh Hope A.A., 5:30 pm, Rec. Mtg. Room Thursday, October 23 Choir Practice, 7 pm, Church Choir Loft Sunday, October 26 Youth and Young Adults, 3 pm, Rec. Conf. Room Monday, October 27 Pastoral Council, 7 pm, Rec. Conf. Room You Are Invited to an Open House The 2014 Open House at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary will be held Sunday, October 26, from 12 noon to 5 pm. St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is located 100 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, Pa. Anyone interested in attending, please contact Father Izzo Children’s Liturgy of the Word Every Sunday at the 10:30 am Mass Children ages 4 to 9 Liturgical Ministers’ Schedules for Next Weekend Saturday, October 25, 5:15 p.m. Altar Servers: B. Stekowicz Lector: Cindy Gallo Special Ministers: Lynn McMonagle, Janice Sawicki, Fred O’Malley Sunday, October 26, 8:00 a.m. Altar Servers: D. German Lector: Velma Clark Special Ministers: Dolores Lavelle, Marie Miele, Jim Heslin Sunday, October 26, 10:30 a.m. Altar Servers: M. & R. Costigan Lector: Connie Johnson Special Ministers: Dominic DiFiore, Corinne O’Grady, Bob Losak Prayers for the Sick Adele Blonski, Mary Ann Breen, Betty Burns, Shawn Burns, Theresa Carlin, Patricia Cawley, Jean Curran, Josephine D’Amico, Dolores DePrince, Maria DiPaola, Louis Finsterbusch, Ruth Ford, Alice Gordon, Francis Griffith, Betty Hart, Richard Laskoski, Mary Layer, Elaine Loflin, Mary Micklo, Sandy Partin, Peter Razonski, Ted Stahl, Susan Stairkoff, Maryanne Talley, Joseph & Seraphine Traub, Adelaide Vernon, Shirley West, Mae Wassel, Bettie Wenrick 6
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