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The Dedication of
The Lateran Basilica
November 9, 2014
‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’
John 2:17
Sunday, Nov. 9; The Ded. of The Lateran Basilica
Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 / 1 Cor 3:9-11, 16-17 / Jn 2:13-22
4:15 PM
Freda Mudrick
(Saturday)
7:30
John W. Laubach
9:00
The People of the Parish
10:30
Deceased Members of the
Melchiorre Family
12:00 Noon JoAnn Funari
Monday, November 10; Saint Leo the Great, Pope
and Doctore of the Church
Ti 1:1-9 / Lk 17:1-6
6:30
Agnes Barr
8:00
John Borgmann, 15th Anniversary
Tuesday, November 11; Saint Martin of Tours,
Bishop
Ti 2:1-8, 11-14 / Lk 17:7-10
6:30
Justice Among Nations
8:00
Josephine Berndt
Wednesday, November 12; Saint Josaphat, Bishop
and Martyr
Ti 3:1-7 / Lk 17:11-19
6:30
Terry L. Demeter
8:00
Walter J. Werner
Thursday, November 13; Saint France Xavier
Cabrini, Virgin
Phlm 7:20 / Lk 17:20-25
6:30
Pauline Kline
8:00
Vincent Wohlheiter, Sr.
Friday, November 14; Weekday
2 Jn 4-9 / Lk 17:26-37
6:30
Michael OBerec
8:00
Joseph Kusko
9:00
Louise Scheetz
(School Mass)
Saturday, November 15; Weekday; Saint Albert
the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church; BVM
3 Jn 5-8 / Lk 18:1-8
8:00
Robert O’Neill
Sunday, November 16; Thirty-Third Sunday in OT
Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 / 1 Thes 5:1-6 /
Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21
4:15 PM
Robert J. Petko
(Saturday)
7:30
Richard Clark
9:00
The People of the Parish
10:30
Vincent Notter
12:00 Noon Barbara Lutte
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The Pastor’s Corner:
Dear Parishioners and Friends,
This past week all the priests of the Diocese of Allentown
gathered for our annual Priest Convocation. It was a
wonderful week in which we learned more about how to be
an effective preacher. We had time to pray together, grow in
friendship and priestly fraternity and rest. It was a
wonderful time to be renewed in our vocation as priests.
Looking around the room, however, I realized
that the clergy in the diocese are aging. We need
to encourage more young men to consider a call
to the priesthood. All of us can be a “vocation
director” in the sense that we can and should
encourage young men to consider a vocation. A simple and
sincere invitation to someone you know might be the exact
things God wants to use to call someone to the priesthood
and it might be the exact thing the young man was waiting
to hear. I like the ICNU method. We can say something like
this: “John, I see in you (ICNU) the qualities that would
make a good priest. I want you to think and pray about it.”
If we want more vocations to the priesthood and religious
life, we need to ask. Does not Our Lord in Matthew 9: 38
say, “Beg the master of the harvest to send laborers in to the
vineyard”? Ask, invite and watch the grace of God work!
In Christ,
Monsignor Baker
STEWARDSHIP BOX—Sacrificial Giving
November 1, 2014
All Saints: $1,685 Envelopes: 167
November 2, 2014
Stewardship: $22,629.90 Envelopes: 594
All Souls: $3,061 Envelopes: 250
Sacrificial Giving—WE ARE A STEWARDSHIP PARISH
Upcoming Collections
Sunday, November 8 / 9 – One Collection
Regular Sunday Offering / Fuel Offering
Sunday November 15 / 16 – Two Collections
Regular Sunday Offering / Debt Reduction
Diocese of Allentown Poverty Relief Fund
Sunday, November 22 / 23 – One Collection
Regular Sunday Offering
Thursday November 27 – One Collection
Thanksgiving Offering
Sunday, November 29 / 30 – One Collection
Regular Sunday Offering
Sunday December 6 / 7 – Two Collections
Regular Sunday Offering
Christmas Flowers
Note: If you are making a payment on your Campaign Pledge,
please MAKE SURE YOU PLACE YOUR CONTRIBUTION
IN THE BLUE CAMPAIGN ENVELOPE—NOT THE
DEBT ENVELOPE.
November 9, 2014
Dear Monsignor,
I have your kind letter and the generous offering from
your parish family. No one could be more grateful!
Holiday Bulletin Schedules
It was a joy to be with your people for your Forty Hours
Due to our publisher’s deadlines for the
Devotion and Parish Mission. Your hospitality was super!
Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday bulletins, the
Everything was arranged so well.
following dates are the deadlines for submitting
My thanks to Fr. Bernard for all his kind help, what a joy
announcements and inserts to the rectory office.
he is!
I promise my prayer for you and your precious people.
Sunday
Article Deadline
God reward you forever!
Ever Grateful,
November 16
Fri., November 7
Fr. Angelus
November 23
Tues., November 11
November 30
Wed., November 12
Bishop’s Annual Appeal
December 7
Fri., November 21
2014 Parish Goal: $115,569
December 14
Mon., December 1
December 21
Tues., December 2
If you have any questions or would like to make a gift, please call
December 28
Fri., December 5
the parish office or visit the Appeal website at www.adbaa.org.
January 4
Fri., December 12
Because of the many parish, school activities and
requests from outside organizations, material will
be accepted first come first served. Announcements
that are not in by the above deadlines cannot be
guaranteed publication. Please call Karon at the
rectory if you need help meeting your deadlines.
Thank you.
This weekend Scouts will be outside
collecting non-perishable food items for
Scouting For Food. Your donations are
directly taken to the Ecumenical Soup Kitchen
on Chew Street.
Donations can be any in-date, unopened, non-perishable
food, dry food, baby formula and supplies and dry goods.
If you would like to donate food items and cannot get them
to the church, please contact the Boy Scout Troop at
[email protected] or 610-395-9053.
Maintenance Worker Needed
The Cathedral Parish is looking for a maintenance worker who
will provide both janitorial, maintenance, and sacristan work for
all parish properties. Duties include, but are not limited to:
trash removal, mopping, lawn maintenance and weeding,
snow and ice removal, various repairs, security vigilance and
setting up for parish and episcopal ceremonies and events.
This position will also help coordinate the schedule for the
maintenance department, be responsible for ordering supplies
and serve as a contact person for outside contractors. If
interested, please contact Msgr. Baker
610-433-6461 or [email protected].
2014 Parish Goal
$115,569.95
*Pledges & 1-Time Gifts
$155,545.41
Amount Collected
$144,871.41
Average Gift
$246.80
Number of Donors
614
Number Registered Families
1,876
Participation Rate
32.73%
Diocesan Pledge Update
Total Goal:
$5,000,000.00
Total Raised:
$4,652,241.66
Total Collected:
$4,344,911.30
Number of Donors:
23,167
Average Gift:
$200.81
Percentage of goal
93%
Thank you for your support of the
2014 BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL.
Our Parish’s dedication to maintain the ministries of the
Diocese of Allentown continues to touch thousands of lives.
As you know, parishes received a 50% return on every
dollar raised above the parish goal.
Below is a recap of our parish’s
progress as of September 30th.
Parish BAA Goal: $115,569.95
Amount collected as of September 30th: $142,466.91
Amount collected over goal: $26,896.96
50% of average: $13,448.48
Thank you for your support and dedication to go the
needs of God’s people. Every gift makes a difference!
HOLY SAVIOUR CEMETERY/610-866-2372
RESURRECTION CEMETERY/610-395-3819
To arrange for a Christian Burial
Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for November
Use QR code for more info. about our parish.
That young seminarians and religious may have wise
and well-formed mentors.
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PRAY FOR VOCATIONS
Parish Anniversary Mass
Participants
Congratulations and thank you to all our
couples living out their wedding vows!
65 years
Joesph and Louise Cichonski
60 years
John and Irene Horvath
55 years
Robert and Carol Bielecki
George and Theresa Viti
50 years
Joseph and Margaret Brogan
Gene and Marcia Buckno
Robert and Agnes Melchior
45 years
Frank and Sharon Polaha
John and Rosemary Rindock
Mike and Kathy Scarpino
40 years
Paul and Eileen Charlton
Jeff and Rita Kriebel
Julio and Ana Maria Rojas
35 years
Thomas and Rosemary Luczejko
30 years
Gregory and Mary Ann Baunach
Frederick and Lisa Koons
25 years
Michael and Paula Fazio
Stephen and Carol Loughlin
William and Mary Ann Sweeney
15 years
Charles and Tina Gergits
10 years
Raul and Soralis Valenzuela
5 years
William and Karon Coughlin
Luis and Ines Echevarria
Antonio and Ibis Fernando
Lottery Calendar Try your luck at the newest
Women’s Alliance fundraiser: Lottery Calendar.
Only 1,000 to be sold and over 150 chances to win!
Choose your favorite 3 digit numbers and get your 6
month calendars today. Purchase from any Women’s
Alliance Board member or in the vestibule on select
Sundays through the end of the year. $20 each with
the 5th one free. First drawing is January 1.
This is the last weekend to
place a Nut Roll order. Orders will be available for pick up
November 22nd & 23rd just in time for the holidays! Orders
will be taken after this weekend’s Masses.
Nut Roll Sale
NEWS
From The Center for Religious Education
November
P.R.E.P. Calendar
9 Classes Confessions 3rd through 8th grade
16 Classes Confessions Continued
23 PREP Mass—9:00AM—(Grade 7 reading) followed
by Classes
30 NO Classes
First Sunday of Advent
Do you have a gift for working with children with special
education needs? Miss Shankweiler is looking for a
volunteer to work with a few children at P.R.E.P. on
Sunday mornings from 10:10-11:45 AM.
If you are interested, please contact
Miss Shankweiler at 610-432-7655 or
[email protected].
Miss Shankweiler, director of PREP, is
looking for an “Angel” to donate a Kindle Voyage—
approximate value of $199.00 and an Apple Ipad mini
—approximate value of $329 to be raffled off to raise
money for Vacation Bible School.
If you would like to be that “Angel,” please
call or email Miss Shankweiler at 610-432-7655 or
[email protected].
Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve
Service - This year’s service will be held
at the First Presbyterian Church
Allentown, 3231 W. Tilghman Street on
Wednesday, November 26 at 7:30 PM in
their sanctuary. Part of the service will include an
interfaith choir. A reception will follow in Fellowship
Hall of the church.
Cedarbrook Mass
Mass will be celebrated for residents at Cedarbrook on
November 18th at 2:00 PM. If you are available, we
would love to have your help escorting residents.
Please meet at 1:30 PM at the Cedarbrook auditorium.
Questions? Call Mary Kovacs at 610-437-5933.
Questions? Call Mary Kovacs at 610-437-5933
Fashion Show—This is your last
weekend to purchase tickets to check out
the latest fashion at the Women’s Alliance Fashion Show
on November 12th at 7:00 PM in the Parish Activity
Center. Fashions provided by Macy’s with hair and
makeup styling by The Salon.
Tickets $15 for a fun-filled evening may be purchased from
any Women’s Alliance board member or in the vestibule
after Mass.
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November 9, 2014
Prayer for the Holy Souls
November is the month when we remember the holy
souls in purgatory. St. Gertrude the Great was a
Benedictine nun and mystic who lived in the 13th
century. Her feast day is November 16th. St. Gertrude
had great love and compassion for the holy souls in
Purgatory and prayed frequently that God release many
of them to heaven. This is the prayer she would pray
many times every day, and we encourage you to do the
same during the month of November:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of
Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said
throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in
Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the
universal Church, those in my own home and within my
family. Amen
Gathered in Grace Prayer Ministry
is hosting a one day Women’s Conference on Saturday,
November 15th from 9:30 am to 3 pm at Hackman’s Bible
Bookstore, Whitehall.
“Calling all women to ARISE” features Christian author
and speaker Deborah Lovett. After a tragic house fire that
claimed all of her family’s possessions, Deborah was
amazed that God had left two items among the ashes: her
personal Bible and a pewter plate that said “Give us this day
our daily bread.” With God’s promise of His Word and His
provision, Deborah embarked on a new assignment: Calling
women to ARISE above their circumstances in faith, hope,
and love.
Join us for a day of redemption and restoration.
For more information or to register, call Michele Giletto at
610-509-3167 or Hackman’s Bible Bookstore at 610-2648600.
To register online go to:
http://catholicwomengathering.com/gathered-grace/deborah
-lovett-event
News From the North Pole!
Miss Dolly and Santa are SO grateful for the
many beautiful Christmas and nonChristmas items already received for the
Santa Shop. Not even in the most exclusive boutiques is
there such an awesome assortment of gifts.
The success of the Santa Shop depends on your
help! We are now accepting those new or nearly new
items taking space in your closets until Wednesday,
November 26th. Your unused treasures WILL HELP fill
the shelves of the shop when it OPENS on Monday,
December 8th.
Drop-off items for donations will be accepted Monday
through Friday from 9:00 AM until 4:30 PM at the
rectory. Miss Dolly would like to thank donors, so
remember to leave your name with your donation.
Any questions, please call her North Pole location at
610-841-3982. Santa Shop hours will be published at a
later date. Thank you. Ms. Karon, Santa’s Secretary
In faith - celebrating today, embracing tomorrow!
St. John Vianney Regional School
PrePreschool Programs
Full Day Kindergarten through 8th Grade.
Safe Environment, Faith-Filled Curriculum, Outstanding
Academics. Free Tours and Shadow Days.
REGISTER NOW for 2014-2015! (610) 435-8981
www.StJohnVianneySchool.org
In faith-celebrating today, embracing tomorrow.
To the parishioners who support our school every
week, we at Saint John Vianney offer our most sincere
gratitude. Please know that you are in our prayers.
Visit us and see why.
We will host an Information Session about Grades
K-8 on Sunday, November 16 from 2-3 p.m. Please
come, bring your questions, take a tour, and
understand why your sacrifice to send your children to
Catholic school is worth the cost.
BonTon—Comm DAYS 2014
St. John Vianney Regional School
Help Support SJVRS
BonTon has given the SJVRS family the great opportunity
of 100% fund raiser. Their Community Days booklets are
being sold for $5.00, all of which is payable to the school
and applicable to SJVRS’ family fund raising obligation.
The first coupon in the booklet is a $10 off ANY purchase
of $10 or more — this pays for the booklet itself. The days
to shop are November 14 & 15, 2014. At the end of the
event, BonTon will write SJVRS a check for its
participation. This is a win-win effort. Please help support
our school by purchasing a booklet. This is an easy way to
make a difference in our school. To purchase a booklet,
please contact Bushra Fries at [email protected].
Thank you.
“Whom Am I To Judge?” Pope Francis &
Homosexuality, Fri., Nov., 14th; 5:30—7:30 PM. Lehigh
University Newman Center, 417 Carlton Ave., (behind
Holy Ghost Rectory); Rev. Allen Hoffa, Chaplain, Lehigh
University. All are welcome; Ages 18-35—Come and
bring a friend!
Advent Bible and Book Sale
The weekend of November 22 and 23 our Parish
Prayer and Worship Committee will be holding our
Advent Bible and Book Sale in the vestibule after all
the Masses. There will be Bibles and missals, as well
as Advent wreaths and candles. Devotional booklets
for the spiritual journey in anticipation of the birth of
Jesus will be on sale.
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November 9, 2014
Altar Servers
November 10, 2014 through
November 16, 2014
(Please remember to sign in when you arrive)
Weekday Masses
Monday, November 10
8:00 AM
G. Grim/D-D. Dushime
Tuesday, November 11
8:00 AM
H. Kistler/R. Kromer
Wednesday, November 12
8:00 AM
B. Christ/C. Christ
Thursday, November 13
8:00 AM
A. Pryblick/B. Carbonetto
Friday, November 14
8:00 AM
R. M. Tomy/A. Filipos
Saturday, November 15
8:00 AM
C. Anderson/K. Colarusso
Weekend Masses
Saturday, November 15
4:15 PM
B. Christ/C. Christ/
C. Durishin/C. Aboulhouda
Sunday, November 16
7:30 AM
A. Wursta/C. Wenck/L. Koons
9:00 AM
C. Leighton/M. Melchoir/
G. Grim/Z. Shellenberger
10:30 AM
D. Ganchoso/D. Ganchoso/
J. Ganchoso/B. R. DeJesus
12:00 PM
J. Dougher/M. Dougher/M. Dano/C. Pauls
Let Us Continue to Pray
for those
who are sick in our parish community
James Lawrence, Julie Domonkos, Natalie
Schuelz, Jean Sheaks, Ethel Thomas, Gordon L.
Gladden, Harriet Jones, The Hentz Family, Joseph
Kochan, Katie Hines, Joseph Fryzol, Steve Becsey,
Gabriella Snyder, Edward Hillanbrand, Filomena
Bachman, Dominic Scotto, Nick Sorrentino, Joyce
Clause, Sharon James and family, Mary Altieri, Elizabeth
Benko, Michael Skrypczak, Patricia Schuessler, Michelle
Gimbert, Anna Janowiak, Veronica Stelzman, Albert
Griech, Barbara Vulgaris, Nathan Goodson-Gregg, Mary
Cashmore, Rose Frisch, Joseph Kwiatek, Irene Beckwith,
Teo Moya, Helen and Frederick Galle, Jennifer Miller,
Sharon C., James Nagy, Barbara Lewis, Ned Squires,
Fred Jerant, Elizabeth Oranczak, Carmen Rodriguez,
Lillian and Walter Cress, Linda Ports, Liberio Obeid,
Dan Jones, Bernard Klotz, Johnathan Jones, Joan
Holzman, Robert Koch, Martha Cluin, Connie Trach,
Larry Wassil, C. June MacNamara, Alex Saavedra, Mae
Fredericks, Kara Sorrentino, Maryava Hobin, Dorothy
Blose, Judy Eberhard, Susan Schlegel, Glenn Fretz, Mary
Iannelli, Stephen Pollack, Felicity Sorrentino, Hayden
Sorrentino, Mae Squires, James O’Donnell, Ruby
Richard, Marge Welty, Mary Eagan, Randy Krause,
Michele, Daniel Heist, Sue Heist, Dr. Joseph Barchini,
and Tony Calcagni. Please let us know when your loved
one is better. Thank you.
Cathedral Happenings
Sunday, November 9
Vestibule
7:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Women’s Alliance Sales/
CCHS Trip Sales
Bishop Thompson Room
6:00 - 7:30 PM - Cathedral Youth Group
Parish Activity Center
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM Scouting for Food
Monday, November 10
Msgr. Ott Room
7:00 - 9:00 PM - Knights of Columbus Council #14397
Faculty Lounge
6:30 - 8:00 PM - Girl Scouts Cadette Troop 6783
Tuesday, November 11
Parish Activity Center
7:00 - 9:00 PM - Boy Scout Troop 74
Bishop Thompson Room
7:00 - 9:00 PM - Liturgy Committee
Faculty Lounge
7:00 - 9:00 PM - Knights of Columbus Council #14397
Wednesday, November 12
Parish Activity Center / Kitchen / Msgr. Ott Room
3:00 - 6:30 PM - Set Up W A Fashion Show
7:00 - 11:00 PM - WA Fashion Show
Thursday, November 13
Parish Activity Center
1:30 - 4:30 PM - Golden Age Club Social Meeting
Friday, November 14
Saturday, November 15
Vestibule
3:00 - 5:00 PM - KoC Basket of Cheer Ticket / WA
Sales
Sunday, November 16
Vestibule
7:00 AM - 1:00 PM - KoC Basket of Cheer / WA Sales
Bishop Thompson Room
6:00 - 7:30 PM - Cathedral Youth Group
Protecting God’s Children Workshops
Wednesday, November 12, 2014—7:00—10:00 PM
Our Lady Help of Christians School, Allentown, PA
To register, please call 610-432-9384
Spanish—Friday, November 14, 2014—7:00—10:00 PM
Our Lady Help of Christians School, Allentown, PA
To register, please call 610-432-9384
Wednesday, November 19, 2014—4:00—7:00 PM
Our Lady Help of Christians School, Allentown, PA
Holy Family Manor, 1200 Spring Street, Bethlehem, PA
To register, please call 610-865-5595
Sunday, November 23, 2014—6:00—9:00 PM
St. Elizabeth Parish Hall, 433 Pershing Blvd., Whitehall, PA
To register please, call 610-266-0695-Mary Spieker
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