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Saint Ignatius Of Loyola Catholic Church
636 N. 43rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215- 386-5065 Fax: 215-386-2832
Website www.stignatiuswestphilly.com
Email [email protected]
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Our Mother of Sorrows Worship Site - 1030 North 48th Street Philadelphia, PA 19131
January 25, 2015 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parish Office Hours:
Parish Staff:
Monday to Friday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Parochial Administrator
(Closed 12-1 PM for lunch)
Reverend Francis X. Kelly
Mass Schedule
Administrative Assistant
Sunday Mass: 10:00 AM
St. Ignatius Church
Portia S. Conix
Director of Religious Education and Youth Coordinator
Daily Mass: St. Ignatius Nursing Home
Monday - Friday: 9:30 AM
Holy Day Masses:
9:30 AM St. Ignatius Nursing Home
7:00 PM St. Ignatius Church
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Before Sunday Mass 9:15AM – 9:45 AM
or by appointment
Eucharistic Adoration:
St. Ignatius Church –Thursday, 3:00PM - 7:00 PM
OMS Rectory – Wednesday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Jennifer Simmons
Music/Choir Director
A. Rita Bostic
Business Manager
Sister Stephanie Henry, SBS
Parish Social Minister/Lunch Program
Sister Nancy Roche, SSJ
Located in OMS Rectory – 215-878-0875
St. Ignatius Food Outreach Program
Ms. Sherry Reid, ASBS
JANUUARY 25, 2015 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
January 25, 2015
Mass Intention for 10am Mass: Irvin Holloway & Deceased Members of St. Vincent de Paul Society
Requested By: Janet Cosby
Please Pray for our Sick: Marc Davis, Agnes Halmon, Humphrey W. Conix Jr., Sr. Nancy Roche, Harry
Wright, Mary Elizabeth Parker, Cleveland Goss, Bryan Anderson, George Butler, Mabel Pryor, Peggy Kowalczyk,
Beverly Fisher, Sandra Layton, Melissa Whitmire, Herbert Belt, Joe Steuer, Nicole and Sharon Oliver, Garland B.
White, Patrick McKaig, Cynthia Leslie, James Butts, James Guess, Jean Morgan, Carolyn Holmes, Alvetta Webb,
Monica Carvajel, Mary Ruffin, Frank Long, Joseph Innes Tchume, Richard Gerber, Nadunou Sali, Ricky Wood, John
Entsuan, Lucille Rouse, Vernice Lane, Sylvia Gillings, Vernon Ruffin, Geraldine Fetcher, Norman Lee, Dorothy Artis,
Jean Rutherford, Sondra Scott, Jacine Wright, Grace Jordan, Janice McCoy, Tracie Smith, Sister Peggy Keane, Peggy
Law, Elizabeth Proctor, Robert Pouncey, Diannah Richardson, Liz Ford, Sr. Jeanne McGowan, Alice Way, Chris
Carvalho, Dianne Montano, Christina Brown, Hazel Morris, Mae Phillips, Eric Stokes, Richard Dickerson, Nicholas
Rocelli, Harvey Bellaspica, Edmond Pavrette, Margaret Jackson, Joseph Kane, Steven Dancy, Michael Arena, Maurice
Oliver, Cassie Harris, Donna Maria Dyer, Betty Smith, Bernadette Hill, Bridgette Hill, Vinnessa Harrison, Marquita
Oliver, Sr. Joan Hoggard,S.S.J., Joe Gillespie, Elaine Mapp, Jordan Munkanta, Carmella Bennett, Charles and Ruth
Schretzenmaire, Sr Ruth Catherine Spain, William Smith, Lonnie McNeil, Patricia Davenport, Marie Jordan, Dennita
Oliver-Moore, Ruth Grant, Valerie Woodland, Janice Durham, Stacey Finklea, James McDonough, Phyllis West,
Gladys Catlett , the Residents of St. Ignatius Nursing Home and Residents of Centennial Village
Please pray for the protection and safe return of our family and friends who serve in the Armed Forces. Lord,
hold our troops in Your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts
they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this for Jermaine A. Farmer, Kahlia Rainer, Devon Denson, DeHaven
Pollard, III, Duane Wallace, Terrence Wallace, Christian Clark, Antoine Smith, Muriel Pollard, Sean M. Davis, Natasha
Wiley and Tony Young in the name of Jesus, our Lord. Amen
PARISH DEVOTIONS
Sunday -Novena to Our Lady of Africa, Queen of Peace
Wednesday – OMS Eucharistic Adoration
After 10AM Mass at OMS Rectory Chapel
9:00AM to 12:00 PM OMS Rectory Chapel
Sunday – Legion of Mary meets
Thursday - Evening Adoration
After 10AM Mass at SI Rectory
3PM to 7PM SI Church
LITURGICAL MINSISTERS SCHEDULE
January 25, 2015 10am Mass
February 1, 2015 10am Mass
Readers: Sr. Franceline Malone, Donna Holland
Readers: Donna Davis, Anthony Gibbs
Commentator: Sandra Layton
Commentator: Sandra Layton
Extraordinary Ministers: Rhonda Denson-Corbin,
Extraordinary Ministers: John Mackey, Debra Alexander,
Denise Epps, Donna Holland
Jennifer Simmons, Kathy McDonald, June Evans
Children’s Ministry of the Word: Barbara Stanford-Allen
Children’s Ministry of the Word: Ed Scott, Nellda Harris
Gwen Davis
Collections for the week of January 18, 2015:
1st Collection
$951.00
Fuel & Utilities
68.00
Facilities & Grounds
43.00
Catholic Relief Fund
35.00
Christmas Gift
50.00
In Thanksgiving
30.00
Total
$1,177.00
Thank You for Your Generosity
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JANUUARY 25, 2015 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
MONDAY
Beginner’s Line Dance Class; 6:00pm to 7:30pm,
Mitchell Room
Soup Kitchen; 11:30am to 12:30pm, OMS Rectory
TUESDAY
Bible Study; 12:30pm Rectory & 6:30pm Lower Church
Soup Kitchen; 11:30am to 12:30pm OMS Rectory
Food Pantry 10:00am to 12:00pm @ SI
WEDNESDAY
TLC Youth Group 4:00pm Lower Church
Soup Kitchen; 11:30am to 12:30pm @ OMS
Adoration @ OMS Chapel 9:00am to 12:00pm
NA Meeting; 6:30pm Daly Hall
THURSDAY
TLC Jrs. Youth Group 4:00pm @ OMS Rectory
Cub Scouts 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Adoration @ SI 3:00pm to 7:00pm
NA Meeting; 6:30pm Daly Hall
FRIDAY
NA Meeting; 6:30pm Daly Hall
SATURDAY
NAMI Meeting 10:00am to 12:00pm Lower Church
(Every Third Saturday)
ADULT BIBLE STUDY!! – Have you heard
that “Bible stands for Basic Instructions before Leaving
Earth? How well do you know your Bible? The hours of
bible study will be Tuesday at 12:30pm in the rectory and
again at 6:30pm in the Mitchell room. Please call
Jennifer at 215-386-5065 to register.
PARISH RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation For Adults
This is for any adult who would like to find out about the
Catholic Church. Perhaps you have been baptized but
need to complete the sacraments of initiation or you have
never been baptized and would like to be. This is also for
members of other faiths who would like to join the
Catholic Church. Please see Jennifer Simmons to register
at the rectory or for any questions.
OUR LADY OF AFRICA QUEEN OF
PEACE ASSOCIATION
Please join us on the last Sunday of every month at 2pm
to celebrate Mass as Ghanaian Catholics with prayer and
song in celebration of our Ghanaian culture. Mass is
celebrated by: Fr. Stephen Bilson-Ogoe. For more
information please contact Thomasina Kweku-Kennedy
at 215-704-6300, Daniel Bonsu at 215-888-1387 or email
[email protected] .
ST. IGNATIUS FOOD
OUTREACH PROGRAM
The Food Outreach Program at St. Ignatius is open on
Tuesdays from 10am to 12pm. For those in need of
emergency groceries please bring Photo I.D. and fill out
an application. Please contact Ms. Sherry Reid if you
have any questions. If you would like to make a food
donation (non-perishables) they can be dropped off at the
church after mass on Sundays or during business hours at
the rectory. ~ Thank You and God Bless, Ms. Sherry.
The NAMI group (National Alliance on Mental
Illness) will be meeting every third Saturday at St.
Ignatius from 10am to 12pm. If you would like more
information please contact Rose Carvalho or call the
rectory
CONSOLATION COMMITTEE
The Consolation Committee is looking for readers to
help with funeral masses. You would have to be
available to read chapters from old and new testament
along with prayers of the faithful when neccesary. If
you are interested please contact Joan Chisholm or call
the rectory. If you are interested in joining the
Consolation Committee to help with meetings with the
family, again you may contact Joan Chisholm or call
the rectory.
FUNERAL PROCEDURES
For anyone wishing to schedule a Funeral
Mass at St. Ignatius or at Our Mother of Sorrows
Worship Site they must first contact Portia Conix, the
Administrative Assistant for scheduling. The
Consolation Committee will then meet with the family
along with Administrative Assistant to go over the
procedures, pricing and order of Mass. Any special
requests can be discussed at the meeting. All music
and musical requests will go through the Musical
Director Rita Bostic after they have met with the
Committee.
We ask that all arrangements be finalized at
least 72 hours prior to the day of the funeral. Any late
notices must be approved by Fr. Kelly. For any
questions please call the rectory at 215-386-5065.
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SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA PARISH
SCHOOL NEWS
Our Mother of Sorrows/
St. Ignatius of Loyola School
GRADES Pre-K to 8
Welcome Back and Happy New Years! Catholic
Schools Week is here starting January 25th. We have
several fun activities planned including Bring a Parent
to Lunch day and our Annual Parent vs. Student
Basketball Game on Friday Jan. 30th. Please come out
and show your support for the school.
Please remember to send your school “box top”
coupons to school to help us out!
PASTOR’S CORNER
Thou Shall Not Kill
Remember when things were so simple. We
learned the commandments and we expected to follow
them. No excuses, no exceptions.
Then somewhere around age of 10 we started
to think about the commandments and noticed that it
was not so simple. God said we were not to kill but
we had war and the death penalty. It was difficult to
get our minds around this and we started to adjust.
God must have allowed us to do this. God must not
see war as killing.
Scripture did not seem to help. It seemed that
most of the Old Testament recounts wars and death.
This made understanding the simple commandment
more difficult.
In the late 1960’s the understanding of the
command not to kill seemed not to apply anymore.
We were fed a study diet of death and destruction on
the TV news each night. We watched beloved
political leaders killed. We had riots in our streets and
then the Supreme Court told us that abortion was a
right that could not be controlled. We were told that
the growth in the woman’s womb was just a growth
that could be cut out if desired.
What we never discuss is the effect of killing.
We may have to choose to let someone die (as in war)
but we must also count the cost of this decision. How
our world is made less holy and blessed because a life
was not allowed to live out its destiny. We are
diminished by taking life.
I know that the killing of convicted criminals
seems like a good idea but really what does it get us.
Would it not be better to allow the condemned to live
with their crime and maybe seek redemption then for
us to decide that their life is not worth living?
Remember there is more rejoicing in heaven over one
repentant sinner. . .
I understand the reasoning behind abortion but
have we considered the cost of all those souls who are
not able to grow with us and reveal a different side of
God’s life in this world.
I think the commandment not to kill is a
protection for us. It forces us to live with difference
and find ways to be peaceful and loving. Just getting
rid of that which is not wanted or desired does not
allow Grace to intervene in our lives.
Let us take some this and reflect on how we
encourage life in all forms and seek ways to allow
Grace to move us to love. God Bless you my brothers
and sisters. ~ Fr. Frank
OMS ALUMNI – All alumni are encouraged
to use the OMS Alumni site, http://omsalumni.org, to
keep in touch with each other as well as school and
parish events. Help other alumni stay connected by
telling them about this site!
RECYCLE AT OMS!
Please don't forget to keep using the green paper
recycling bin in the OMS school yard! Each time you
use the bin, you give a donation to our schools! You
can recycle paper, newspapers, catalogs, magazines,
junk mail, folders, construction and poster paper,
spiral notebook/theme books, office and school mail
24/7 here at the recycling bin in the OMS school yard.
Tell neighbors and local businesses that they can bring
their paper to our bin! Even recycle this bulletin!
World Meeting of Families Prayer
God and Father of us all, in Jesus, your Son and our
Savior, you have made us your sons and daughters
in the family of the Church.
May your grace and love help our families in every
part of the world be united to one another in fidelity to
the Gospel.
May the example of the Holy Family, with the aid of
your Holy Spirit, guide all families, especially those
most troubled, to be homes of communion and prayer
and to always seek your truth and live in your love.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary and
Joseph
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SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA PARISH
VALENTINE’S CABARET
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2015
WEEKLY WORD: “O sing a new song to the
Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In his presence are
majesty and splendor, strength and honor in his holy
place.” (Psalm 96:1,6)
Ladies Crt # 280 will be hosting a Valentine’s Cabaret
on Saturday February 14, 2015 from 8pm to 1am.
Music by DJ Steve, tickets are$10 and $13 at the door.
It will be B.Y.O.B. and B.Y.O.F. Set-ups will be sold
along with 50/50 raffle tickets. Please see Kathleen
Gambrel, Santa Conix or Lola DeCarlo- Coles to
purchase tickets.
REFLECT ON THE WORD,
SUNDAY’S READINGS
Today, Sunday – January 25, 2015
Jonah 3:1-5, 10
1st Reading
2nd Reading 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Gospel
Mark 1:14-20
Next Sunday – February 1, 2015
1st Reading Deuteronomy 18:15-20
2nd Reading 1 Corinthians 7:32-35
Gospel
Mark 1:21-28
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MLK
DAY OF SERVICE
A gracious thank you to everyone who helped to move
St. Ignatius Outreach to its new space, in the lower
church. Mr.& Mrs. Bostic, Dave Dawkins, Darrell
Lettsome, Jamal Rogers, Rachael Rogers, Sr.
Stephanie Henry, Sr. Franceline Malone, Charlotte
Bodie & Gayle Sloan (Sherry Reid’s Sisters). Thank
you for all the work that you did to help move
Outreach from point A to point B. God Bless You,
Sherry Reid, ASBS.
CAMPUS CORNER
Minor Facility Repairs: DECEMBER –Work
continues on the new Youth Group room. The doors of
Our Mother of Sorrows have been painted. Thank you
to Best Brush for all their work. A new oven for Our
Mother of Sorrows Outreach has been installed as well
as a new oven for St. Ignatius Lower Church. Thank
you to James Ashley (Butch) for helping with
extermination problems on both OMS and SI
campuses.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Temple University – Office of Community Outreach
and Hiring & Office of Community Relations Present:
FREE Job Readiness Workshops – Spring 2015 ;
MONTHLY TRAINING SESSIONS
February 19, 2015- 4:00pm-5:30pm
“Effective Resume Writing Tips”
March 19, 2015- 4:00pm-5:30pm
“Expert Job Search Tips & How to Apply for Jobs
Online”
April 16, 2015- 4:00pm-5:30pm
“Successful Interviewing Tips: Making a Good
Impression”
(MOCK INTERVIEWS with Temple University Human
Resources Managers!)
May 28, 2015- 4:00pm-5:30pm
Office Etiquette/Quality Customer Service:
“How to Resolve Workplace Conflict & Harassment”
All workshops are FREE and will be held at:
Temple University Entertainment and Community
Education Center 1509 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 2nd
Floor/Room #214 Philadelphia, PA 19121
Seating is LIMITED Call Today To Reserve Your Spot:
Andrea Swan - Office of Community Relations:215-2047409 OR
Michael Robinson - Office of Community Outreach &
Hiring:215-204-0677
To view employment opportunities at Temple University,
go to: www.temple.edu/hr
THE YEAR FOR CONSECRATED LIFE 2015
Pope Francis had declared a Year of Consecrated Life,
beginning November 30, 2014 and ending February 2,
2016. Pope Francis has encouraged those in consecrated
life to “Wake up the world and be witnesses of a different
way of doing things.” Throughout this year, all the
faithful are encouraged to give thanks for the sacrifices
and example of those in consecrated life and our youth
are encourages to discern a calling to the consecrated life.
Resources to assist parishes in observing the Year for
Consecrated Life are available from the National
Religious Vocation Conference at:
https://nrvc.net/275/article/year-of-consecrated-lifeparish-packet-and-other-resources-4924.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Women’s Day Committee Meeting Sunday January
25th After Mass in the Lower Church
Medicare Seminar – Sunday January 25th @ 11:30am
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