NOVEMBER 8 & 9, 2014 FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR
Dear Friends in Christ,
We continue to pray during this month of the Holy Souls for all
of those we have lost from this life. A recent death particularly can
cause us great pain during the holiday season. It is for that reason that
Sr. Maureen will be having a special bereavement session instead of
the regular one this month. It will be entitled “Coping with grief during
the holidays.” There is a separate announcement later in this bulletin. I
know my own Mother died some years ago in early December. It made
Christmas not as joyful time as it might have been. Please give some
thought to attending this special session on Monday, November 24th at
6 PM. We ask you to call and register for two reasons: so we can know
how large the room needs to be and so we can have adequate refreshments. If you are kicking the idea around until the last moment, it would
still be ok to come. We want to be of assistance as the holiday season
nears.
We have reached the two thirds mark in our annual appeal
which we call the “Block Collection.” After this Sunday, we will be sending reminders to those who have not yet contributed. This is intended
for the people who intended to contribute but who find that they forgot
to take care of this. If you have been waiting until your other bills are
paid, that’s fine. Just give if and when you can. We are in need of accomplishing our goal so that we can continue to make the improvements necessary on our parish grounds and buildings. As always, thank
you so much for your support.
I want to spend a moment to talk to you about Holy Days of
Obligation – the obligation being that we are bound to treat those days
like Sundays as far as attending Mass goes. First of all, it has always
been a phenomenon that each country may have different days of obligation to attend Mass. For instance, in Ireland St. Patrick’s Day on
March 17th is a day of obligation to attend Mass. In the United States,
there are six Holy Days of Obligation. They are: New Year’s Day (the
Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God), Ascension Thursday (a date
that varies each year), the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(August 15th), All Saints Day (November 1st), the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8th), and Christmas Day
(December 25th).
Several years ago, the American bishops petitioned Rome to
suspend the obligation to attend Mass when some holy days fell on a
Saturday or Monday. They are New Year’s Day, the Assumption BVM,
and All Saints Day. This year All Saints fell on a Saturday; so the obligation to attend Mass was suspended (we actually did get a pretty nice
crowd at the one Mass we had on All Saints Day last Saturday). The
other 3 days: Ascension Thursday (which obviously never falls on a
Saturday or Monday!), the Immaculate Conception (December 8th), and
Christmas are always celebrated. The reason for Christmas is obvious.
The reason we always celebrate Mary’s Immaculate Conception is that
our country is dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception –
that makes it our national feast day. So, this year, even though the Immaculate Conception falls on a Monday, we are obligated to attend
Mass that day.
I hope the above gives a little clarity to the holy day obligation.
We celebrate these special days to renew ourselves in the mysteries of
our faith in the celebration of the Eucharist
Asking the Lord’s continued blessings on you all, I leave you
In the peace of Christ,
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MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2014
5:00 pm Vigil — Kathryn McNamee
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014
7:30 am —Agnes Daley
9:00 am — Rudolph & Mary Colantino
10:30 am — George H. Shaeffer, Sr.
12:00 pm — Linda Caranci
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014
6:30 am — Irene Farina
8:30 am — Harry Donaghy
(51st Anniversary)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014
6:30 am — Mr. & Mrs. George
& Kay Cebra
8:30 am — K.S.Chacko
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014
6:30 am — Michael Verdi
(34th Birthday Mem.)
8:30 am — Jack Wiedmayer
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014
6:30 am — Edward & Marion McNicholas
8:30 am — Eugene & Kazymyra Spisak
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014
6:30 am — Rosina Pontarelli
8:30 am — John Fox. Sr.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014
8:00 am — Michael J. Stack, Jr.
5:00 pm Vigil — Joanna Miller
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014
7:30 am — Adam Mattes
9:00 am — Robert Allen Binder
10:30 am — William J. Thomas, Jr.
12:00 pm — Vincent P. Donahue
CELEBRANT SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014
5:00 PM – Fr. Michel
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014
7:30 AM – Msgr. Boland
9:00 AM – Msgr. Garvin
10:30 AM – Msgr. Garvin
12:00 PM – Fr. Michel
The Adoration Chapel will be closed on
Tuesday, November 11 for Veterans Day!
NOVEMBER 8 & 9, 2014 FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
Bereavement Support
On Monday, November 24th at 6PM, there will be
a special session entitled “Coping with Grief
through the Holidays” Anyone who has had a
recent loss is invited to attend. There is no need to
commit to a group and you can come and just listen if your are more comfortable with that. Session
will be from 6 to 7pm, followed by light refreshments and, if you choose, informal discussion with
others who have experienced a similar loss.
Please call the parish office at 215-673-5177 to
register.
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Weekly Collection
Collection for November 1 & 2, 2014:
$22,139
(includes $1,603 from E-Giving)
Collection for November 2 & 3, 2013:
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
Annual Appeal
Please Generously Support the
Annual Seminary Appeal
The Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Annual
Appeal kicks off during the month of November,
2014. Please note that the Seminary Appeal is a
direct-mail appeal. You should have received an
envelope and other material about the seminary
in your home.
The Seminary community is grateful to you for your
faithful support. Your tax-deductible gift helps to
enhance the many resources needed for priestly
training and enables the church to form holy,
educated and dedicated priests.
Make checks payable to:
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
PLEASE SEND YOUR DONATION DIRECTLY TO:
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
CL #5315
PO BOX 95000-5315
Philadelphia, PA 19195-5315
$23,250
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR PARISH.
E-GIVING TO
ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISH
Are you a person who pays bills online or has them
withdrawn automatically from your account? Now
you can have that same convenience for your
Church contributions. You can authorize your
contributions to be safely transferred to a Church
account. Forms are available in the back of the
Church or in the Parish Office. For more
information contact:
Mary Wilkinson at 215-673-5177, ext. 22
BLOCK COLLECTION
If you wish you may place your envelope
in the regular weekly collection basket.
IMPORTANT REMINDER TO SCHOOL
PARENTS REGARDING TUITION PAYMENTS
AND CHURCH CONTRIBUTIONS
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A mailing containing a letter and a Block
Collection envelope has been sent to your homes.
Thanks to all of you who have begun to respond to
this year’s Block Collection. As in previous years, our
parish goal is $130,000.00.
Please place your Block Collection offering in the
regular Sunday collection basket. You may also mail
your offering to the Parish Office or drop it off there
as soon as your means allow.
$420 through November 23rd.
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$130,000
$ 84,972 (65.4%)
$ 45,028
FOR REPORT CARDS TO BE ISSUED ON
DECEMBER 3rd:
Stewardship families must be up-to-date in
their church contributions, Mass attendance and
all monthly tuition payments must be paid through
November.
God bless you and your families
for contributing to this very important appeal.
PARISH GOAL:
RECEIVED TO DATE:
NEEDED TO REACH OUR GOAL:
For families on the monthly payment plan,
October payments should have been paid and
November is past due.
For families at the Stewardship rate, the amount
in the church contribution should be at
Please call Lisa Keane, Tuition Manager, at the
Parish Office with any questions or concerns.
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NOVEMBER 8 & 9, 2014 FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
Fair Trade Sale
ATTENTION ALL PARISH GROUPS
NOVEMBER 15TH AND 16TH
AFTER ALL THE MASSES
HOLY FAMILY HALL
Help us help poor artisans and farmers around the
world provide for their families. Our coffee, candy,
jewelry, scarves, tree ornaments, etc. would make
great Christmas gifts!
CASH OR CHECKS ONLY
If you have any announcements that you would like to
have published in the bulletin for the weekend of
November 30th they must be submitted to
Peggy Gutchigian at the Parish Office no
later than 9:00 am on Tuesday November
18th due to the early transmission for the
Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you for your
cooperation.
H.O.P.E.
HELPING OTHER PEOPLE IN AN EMERGENCY
ATTENTION: PARISHIONERS WHO PARK
ON PROCTOR ROAD
We ask that you be considerate of our neighbors and
that you not park in front of the homes of our
neighbors on Proctor Road. Your consideration of
this matter will be very much appreciated.
CYO COACH
NEEDED FOR VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL
PLEASE CALL MRS. GIAMMARUTI
215-673-5787 EXT. 32
When family, friends or neighbors are unavailable
and you have need for local transportation to get to
doctor appointments, shopping, hospital visits or
church, call our H.O.P.E. coordinator. Please leave
your name and phone number and the coordinator
will call you back.
TO SCHEDULE A RIDE CALL: 215-947-3769
MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
ANY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS OR GIRLS INTERESTED
IN PLAYING BASKETBALL PLEASE CONTACT
SEAN YOUNG 267-265-4445
TO ST. CHRISTOPHER MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY OF JAMES P. COLLINS
From: Joann T.Gerney
PRE-JORDAN BAPTISM CLASS
First-time parents, as well as parents who have not
already done so, must attend a Pre-Jordan class
before scheduling the Baptism. We suggest that you
attend before the birth of your baby. The next class
will be on:
Wednesday, November 19th, at 7:00 pm
in the Parish Meeting Room.
Please call the Parish Office to register in advance.
Congratulations Newly Baptized
Rowan Elizabeth Alberts
Bible Study with the Seminarians
Join our Seminarians as they take a look at the readings that will be proclaimed at the weekend Masses.
Each week will certainly be a time of prayer and insight. Come as often as you can, and bring your
friends!
Thursdays at 1:30 pm
in the Parish Office
(please park in the Trainer Hall parking lot)
Please Pray for our Deceased
Stanley Powalowski,
Edward Stanojev
Rev. Msgr. James J. Howard
Lector Meeting
Thursday, November 13, 2014
7:30 pm, Parish Meeting Room
The regular meeting of the Lectors will be held
on Thursday, November 13th to go over procedures, sign up for the holiday services, and pick
up workbooks, if available. It is important that
everyone attend. Anyone interested in becoming a lector is also invited to attend.
GIFT CARD CENTER/SCRIP
Sunday:
8:30 - 11:30 am
Tuesday:
8:30 - 10:00 am
Wednesday: 9:00 - 10:00 am
Thursday:
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Friday:
9:00 - 10:00 am
Envelopes can be sent in on Tue., Wed., and Friday
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NOVEMBER 8 & 9, 2014 FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK
Father Judge Mothers’ Association
(NEW NAMES IN BOLD)
is hosting
A Holiday Shopping Vendor Day
DAVID GRIFFIN, SHANNON VALOTTA, BENNY SHIRK,
BARBARA O’CONNOR, LEE MURPHY
Sunday, November 16th—11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Dolores Anderson, Mary Kay Banks, Robert Banks,
Albert Bauer, David Bauer, Anne Beebie, Mary Berk,
Lou Berk, Patricia Bernardo, John Bilkins, Rita Brennan,
Bob Breeze, Anna Burzak, Helene Callahan, Pam Carroll,
Nicholas Clerkin, John Costello, Deborah Cutillo,
Silvino Dalessandro, Lisa DeCero, Anthony DeRose,
Louis Desiato, Bernard Devlin, Frank DiNardo,
Joann Dittmar Chris Doheny, Marie Dolhancryk,
Joseph Donnelly, Taylor Dworznicki, Anne Fekete,
Frank Fekete, Nancy Finn, Nora Forgione, Ted Franks,
John F. Galeone, Maryanne Gaul, Steven Geib,
Tony Gibilante, Hugh Gilmore, Mary Ann Graham,
Sally Graybeal, William Greene, Michelle Griffin,
Ronald Gutachall, Ronin Xavier Ham, Joanne Henes,
James Hannan, Catherine Hesson, William Impriano,
Mildred Kaye, Betty Keiper, Maggie Langdon,
Leonard Laurito, Rina Laurito, Robert Lawrence,
Adele Litwinczuk, Barbara Ludovico, Lisa MacWilliams,
Joan Martin, Paul Martin, George Matwiejczyk, Judy May,
Marie McBride, Ann McCauley, Frances McElroy,
Suzanne McGinnis, Mary McKeever, Kevin McKeever,
Patrick McLaughlin, Maureen McNally, Jennifer Mariano,
Louis Menna, Stephanie Merenda, Betty Monahan,
Elizabeth Morris, Sandy Morse, Brook Mulford,
Jimmy Murray, Theresa Myers, Mary Lew Nederoski,
Helen Nelson, Teresa Osborne, Josephine Pickul,
Martha Plum, Mary Pulli, Marie Raab, Ann Rego,
Barbara Rogers, Betty Rosa, Baby Katherine Rose,
Cecilia Schilk, Marianna Serpiello,
Baby John Joseph Sharkey, Joe Shields, Loretta Shields,
Rev. Paul Stenson, Arden Sukeena,
Babies Aliana & London Walker,
James Weidman, Dorothy Weischedel
For information contact Dawn Berner at:
[email protected]
THANK YOU FROM THE BLESSED MARGARET HOME
To Ms. Thompson, Second grade teachers, and other
Friends for the wonderful donation of diapers, wipes,
baby clothes, baby toiletries, toys, and Big Lot Gift
Cards
The Shrine of the Miraculous Medal will host
their Annual Solemn Novena (Nine Days of
Prayer), November 17th to 25th with Fr. Michael Whalen C.M. The Theme is: “The Hail Mary:
Prayer of Angels, Saints, and Sinners.” Mass, homily and Novena prayers at 7am, 9am, & 12pm daily
except Sunday. Novena prayers, Homily & Benediction in afternoons and evenings. Confessions
heard on Mondays and Thursday. Free and secure
parking is always available.
Visit: www.MiraculousMedal.org for details
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ST. CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL
DROP-IN TUESDAYS
9:00AM—11:00AM
We are hosting a weekly open house to understand the
benefit of a St. Christopher School education.
NOTICE ABOUT OUR SICK LIST: If you wish to
place or remove a name from the prayer list, please call
the Parish Office (215-673-5177) during regular hours.
NOTICE ABOUT OUR SICK LIST:
Beginning the weekend of November 29 & 30 we
will start to publish an updated Sick List. All of the
sick in our parish community and families will
continue to be remembered in our prayers and in
the weekly petitions. To add the name of a loved
one to the new list, please call the Parish Office,
215-673-5177 during normal business hours
(Monday-Friday).
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