SAINT JOSEPH RC CHURCH
THE BEACON OF AMBLER S. Main and Poplar Streets Ambler, PA 19002
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Eugene M. Tully, Pastor
Rev. Daniel J. Cavanaugh, Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Charles J. McElroy, Resident
Deacon Francis Clark, Permanent Deacon
Mrs. Anne-Marie Singh, Director of Religious Education
Mrs. Lisa Gallagher, Parish Secretary, Music Ministry
Rectory
215-646-0494
16 S Spring Garden Street
Parish Office 215-646-0494
Fax 215-643-6389
Parish Religious Prep 215-646-0494 General Delivery Voicemail
Website stjoeambler.org
E-MAIL ADDRESS- [email protected]
WEBSITE: stjoeambler.org
MASS SCHEDULE
Daily Masses Monday to Friday – 8:00 AM
Saturday Vigil – 5:00 PM
Sunday – 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM
Holydays – 8:00 AM and 7:30 PM
Confessions: Saturdays 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
MASS IN SPANISH- November 16 at 2PM
Miraculous Medal Novena
Fridays
at the 8:00 AM Mass
PARISH REGISTRATION
Welcome new members to our Parish Family. Please see the
Pastor, Fr. Tully to register call the rectory, or email. One must
register in the parish to be recognized as a member. We cannot
issue certificates of eligibility if a person is not properly
registered in the Parish. .
PRE-JORDAN
The Baptismal-Parent-Preparation program instructs parents
that they are the “first teachers of their children.” To help parents fulfill their obligations a baptismal preparation evening is
provided on the
third Thursday of each month. Preregistration is required. Parents must attend this program
prior to the baptism of their child, or even before the baby
is born. Godparents are welcome to attend. For more information, or to schedule, please call St. Joseph Rectory at 215-6460494 or email. Baptisms in Spanish are by appointment.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
The Sacrament of Baptism for children is celebrated on the
second Sunday of the month at 12:00 PM.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE – Parishioners who are
planning wedding dates must make an appointment to set a
wedding date six months prior to that wedding date and arrange
for Marriage Preparation Class at
www.philamarriageprep.com or call 610-873-2017.
GODPARENTS/SPONSORS
The role of baptismal sponsor is primarily a spiritual role to
help the newly baptized lead a Christian life. Therefore, a
sponsor must be a practicing Catholic, in good standing
(married validly), at least 16 years of age, and have received the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation
and Eucharist). A baptized person who belongs to a non
Catholic Church may be admitted as a witness to Baptism together with a Catholic sponsor. The choice of Godparents/
Sponsor should be made primarily on their spiritual basis.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
In case of serious illness, please contact the Pastor at the
Rectory. Eucharistic Ministers make Communion calls on a
regular monthly basis to the homebound.
MISA EN ESPAÑOL
DOMINGO 16 DE NOVIEMBRE
2014 A LAS 2:00 PM.
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH A TITHING PARISH
November 9, 2014
Dedication of the
Lateran Basilica
Preparation for Baptism
The Pre-Jordan Classes, which are a prerequisite for
Baptism, are scheduled for the third Thursday of every
month at 7 PM in the Religious Education Room in the
Rectory. You must register for the classes.
**** The next class is scheduled for:
November 20, 2014
Spanish Pre-Jordan classes are available by
appointment. Contact the Rectory.
(Clases de Español Pre-Jordania están disponibles
con cita previa.
Contacto rectoría
Do you have questions about the Catholic Faith or are
thinking about how to become a Catholic?
St. Joseph’s RCIA Program is for you!
Every Monday @ 7 PM in the Rectory Religious Ed
Room. We have a good group but it’s not too late so
anyone wishing to participate in the program please
contact Anne-Marie Singh at 215-646-0494. All Are
Welcome to Attend-come see what it is all about!
TODOS LOS LUNES A LA
6:00PM
ROSARIO EN ESPAÑOL
The next practices are:
Sunday, November 23rd
and November 30th at
12PM.
SUNDAY COLLECTION: $ 5010.00
Thank you for your continued support
in our Sunday and Block Collection.
Your sacrifices help to upkeep our
buildings, pay our bills and continue
our ministries in the parish, of which I
am most grateful. God bless you and your families!
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — I saw water flowing out of the temple;
wherever the river flows, every living creature shall live
(Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12).
Psalm — The waters of the river gladden the city of
God, the holy dwelling of the Most High (Psalm 46).
Second Reading — Do you not know that you are the
temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
(1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17).
Gospel — Destroy this temple and in three days I will
raise it up (John 2:13-22).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,
International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ARE SELLING
CHRISTMAS CARDS AFTER ALL THE
MASSES. BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS AND A
MODEST PRICE! PLEASE HELP SUPPORT
SUCH A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION!
Our Thanksgiving Food Drive benefiting the
“Community Cupboard” is this weekend
November 8th and 9th. The Cupboard needs
gravy, canned corn, cranberry sauce, boxed
stuffing and boxed potatoes-as well as jelly,
spaghetti sauce and cereal. Let’s help give the
unfortunate a wonderful , traditional
Thanksgiving Dinner! Thank you!!
Parish Pastoral/ Finance
Meeting on Monday,
November 10, 2014 at 7 PM in
the Religious Ed Room.
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Pr o g r a m
PREP meets Sunday mornings from 10:30am to 12 noon. If
you have not signed up yet, please contact Anne Marie Singh,
Director of Religious Education at 215-646-0494.Riches of the
Mass
If you are in the 4th grade or older and would like to be an altar
server, please contact Mrs. Anne Marie Singh at #215-646-0494
or email at [email protected]. Adult altar
servers also needed. If interested, please call the office.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Office for Cathechetical Formation Lumen Gentium Part I:
Mystery and Communion
“Light to the Nations”
When: November 6, 13, and 20th at 7:00PM
Where: Heritage Room
Fee: $25
Join us for this informative experience. **All Catechists and
teachers will receive credit for the course. Parishioners and other
guests are also welcome to participate. REGISTRATION FORMS
CAN BE FOUND ON ALL THE TABLES OR ON THE
ARCHDIOCESAN WEBSITE.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
For several weeks, we have considered penance as a
sacrament of forgiveness, and yet there are two other
sacraments in this category. The first, of course, is the
Eucharist itself. The other is the sacrament of the sick,
long associated with penance.
The Letter of James sets out the deep tradition for
caring for the sick: sending for the priests, who will pray
and lay their hands on the sick ones, anointing them with
oil, and giving them forgiveness. Long before other rites
of penance developed, the sacrament of the sick was
therefore a profound experience of forgiveness. Jesus
often healed the sick, nearly always as a visible sign of
forgiveness of sin. The tradition didn’t unfold smoothly,
however, and within a few centuries the oil of the sick
was taken home to be applied by caregivers as a salve, or
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SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Monday:
Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time;
St. Leo the Great
Tuesday:
St. Martin of Tours; Veterans Day
Wednesday: St. Josaphat
Thursday: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Saturday: St. Albert the Great; Blessed
Virgin Mary
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
LOVE YOUR FREEDOM? THANK A
VET! May God bless all those who
served in our military and continue to
serve this great country of ours-the United States of
America!
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St. Alphonsus Parish, Maple Glen invites you to join us for an
“Olde Fashioned Christmas Bazaar” on Sat., Nov. 22, 9:00 - 3:30.
HO-HO-HO!! Start your Christmas buying & enjoy a holiday
atmosphere. There will be a food court; a children’s Secret Santa
Shoppe; a home-baked goods table; gift raffles and 50-50 chances
plus 40 vendors featuring mostly handcrafted items. Instead of an
entrance fee, we ask that shoppers bring a dry staple or canned good
for a local food pantry! Further info: Ellen Lee (215) 837-0706 or
Mary Frances Kelly (215) 206-9112
Please take a Seminarian Prayer Card and pray for a
young man who has been called to the Priesthood. Prayer
cards are on all the entrance tables in the Church.
Welcome Visitors with Hospitality
Many of our visiting families are traveling long
distances to reach the World Meeting of
Families – Philadelphia 2015. As an affordable
alternative to hotel accommodations and to
support the volume of people coming to the Philadelphia area, we are
offering families located in the Philadelphia region the opportunity to
open their doors to our visitors.
If you would like to open your home to a World Meeting of Families
Visitor, you can register at
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Host Families can host visitors in a spare bedroom, a vacated
apartment, or any amenable facility. Visiting individuals and families
can then search the Host Family database to find hosts to be matched
too. When registering as a Host Family, you will include information
on your hosting situation (bedrooms, family hobbies, pets, allergies,
access to public transportation, etc.). Additionally, each visiting
family will pay a nightly fee to the Host Family. The Host Family can
use that money to offset costs, buy breakfast each day, donate to the
visiting family, or in any other way desired. Your role, as a Host
Family, is pivotal in enabling many families to make this trip safe and
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NOVEMBER 9, 2014
Information for the Pastoral Planning- FAQ
How were areas chosen for study in Pastoral Planning?
All Parishes in the archdiocese will engage in pastoral
planning. The parishes in certain areas have been given
priority, however, because they face particular
challenges. These challenges can include dramatically
changing demographics, declining sacramental activity,
financial difficulties such as large debts and/or ongoing
operating deficits that are draining parish savings, a
density of parishes in a small area, and buildings in
disrepair. Situations vary but the hope is that by
working together parishes will be better able to
address these issues and be in a better position to
serve future generations.
For more information check the Archdiocesan Pastoral
Planning web page at http://archphila.org/conversion/
conversion_index.php
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THE TEMPLE AND WORSHIP
In all of today’s readings, the temple is prominently
mentioned. Ezekiel speaks of streams of living water
flowing out from the temple, watering the desert,
bringing life to all living things, offering fresh healing
to God’s people.
Paul reminds the Corinthians that their faith rests
upon the firmest of foundations, Christ himself. More
than that, Paul reveals that those who follow Christ are
themselves temples, temples of the Holy Spirit; that is,
God dwells not only with them, but in them.
For the Jews of Jesus’ time, the temple had come
to be identified with the presence of God and the only
place where authentic worship of God took place. Jesus
had a different perception. Jesus identified himself not
with the temple, but as the temple. In so doing, Jesus
indicated a dramatic shift in what it means to worship
God, to be in God’s presence. No longer was a place to
be the focus of prayer. Instead, a person, the person of
Jesus Christ, becomes the center of our worship.
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NEXT WEEKEND!!!!
Spread the Word!!
St. Joseph’s Holiday Craft
Fair
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 15th- 10 AM-4 PM and
Sunday, Nov. 16th- 8 AM-2 PM
We need people to come out and make this a great
success. All table and food profits go directly to the
Church. If you can help in any way, please contact
Deborah Busch at 215-646-4781 or sign the sign
up sheet on the table in church. We will need
bakers and also people to help in the kitchen.
Fellowship Group-our next event will be to help with the
Craft Fair in November. Anyone who would like to help
with this event please contact the rectory or sign up on
the sheets on the church tables.
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Ciavarelli’s Holiday Remembrance Tribute
You are cordially invited to remember those who
have passed on and support those who remain.
Please Join Us On:
Saturday, November 22, 2014 at our
Conshohocken Home and
Sunday, November 23, 2014 at our Ambler
Funeral Home
Tribute Begins at 1:00PM
(All guests are encouraged to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to
1:00PM)
Please extend this invitation to all family members of your
immediate family. Please RSVP by November 17th at
610-828-1336 OR 215-646-1155
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St. Joseph Parish 16 S. Spring Garden St. Ambler 19002
Reuniones: Martes Y Jueves 8:00 A 10:00PM, Viernes Y
Domingos 7:00 A 9:00 PM. Tel (215)500-5215, (267) 4073561, (267) 210-4959
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REQUESTED BY
5:00 PM
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
Madeline Mackay
Bill Schlagnhaufer
Deceased members of St. Joseph Parish
Bretti Family
Family
Michael & Tommasina Ruggiero
Joe & Barbara & family
Monday
8:00 AM Jim & Lee O’Neill
Terri & Kathy O’Neill
Tuesday
8:00 AM Mario Carlo, Jr.
Mr/Mrs. Emilio Iuliano
Wednesday
8:00 AM Salvatore Frank Penna Adele & Frank Bova
Thursday
8:00 AM Victor Fiola
Caterina Bova & family
Friday
8:00 AM Joe (Pep) Rocco
wife, Fran
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WEEKEND OF November 15-16
5:00 PM Nicholas/Rita Scanlan
7:30 AM Deceased Members of St. Joseph
9:00 AM Carolyn Gormley
11:00 AM Connie/Russell Buttacavoli
Thank you for your Time, Talent, and Treasure
ALTAR SERVERS
5:00 PM Nicolaus/TJ Gagliano
7:30 AM Kelly Regan
9:00 AM Timothy Mazur/Adeline Urbanavage
11:00 AM Victor Ramerez
LECTORS
5:00 PM T. Jones
7:30 AM N. Cooper
9:00 AM R. Layden
11:00 AM R. Benischeck
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
5:00 PM K. Martin, M. Amento
7:30 AM J. Junker, T. McMonagle, M. Kershaw
9:00 AM P. Ingam, S. Super, R. Price
11:00AM A. Wetter, J. Stabilito, S. Watkins
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November 15-16
5:00 PM (vigil)
(Sunday)
9:00 AM
Father Tully
7:30 AM
Father Tully
Father Mc Elroy
11:00AM Father Mc Elroy
***2:00 PM Father Vargas (Spanish)
CANDLES FOR THE WEEK OF Nov. 9
The Church Sanctuary Candle
Zeola Family
The Rectory Chapel
Special Intention
The Blessed Virgin Mary Candle
Pina Rocco
The Saint Joseph Candle
Joe (Pep) Rocco
PRAYERFULLY REMEMBER: Hannah Coyle, Florence Fus,
Kathleen Hart, Eugene Mc Gonagle, Keith Moyer, Pina
Rocco, Jean Romano, Reverend Daniel Vitz and all those
who are homebound or in nursing homes, and the
deceased members of the St. Joseph Parish Community.
Because of privacy issues, a family member must call 215
-646-0494 to place someone on the sick list. If a name
has been removed then prayers have been answered.
**Please Note: Names will be removed monthly, unless
prayers are still requested. Please call the office at 215646-0494 to remain on the list. Thank you. Please
continue to pray for all our military who help protect our
country. God bless and protect them all.
Church Housekeeping 11-8- Team SUE
Come and join our housekeeping crew-nothing
heavy-just sweeping and dusting.
Call 215-646-0494.
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La Arquidiócesis de Filadelfia Misa Televisada en
Español Todos los domingos a las 6:30 a.m. En
Univisión 65 Sirviendo a todos los ancianos,
enfermos y personas confinadas a su hogares de
nuestra comunidad. La Misa televisada es un
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