Saint Joseph Church
COLLINGDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 19023
www.saintjoseph-collingdale.com
Rectory: 500 Woodlawn Avenue
Religous Education Office
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Thomas M. Sodano, Pastor
Rev. Msgr. Charles J. Monaghan, Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Msgr. Charles E. McGroarty, Pastor Emeritus,
St. Matthew Parish, Philadelphia In Residence
Rev. Patrick J. Brady, Weekend Ministry
Deacon Thomas Taylor, Permanent Deacon
Deacon Patrick Kelly, Permanent Deacon
Deacon Paul MCBlain, Retired Permanent Deacon
Mrs. Mary Carney, Director of Faith Formation
E-mail: [email protected]
Mrs. Diana M. Martyn, Director of Music
CYO 610-583-4530
610-583-4530
Fax: 610-583-7730
610-586-1520
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday:
4:30PM Vigil
Sunday:
8:00AM, 10:00AM, and 12 Noon
Weekdays:
(Monday – Friday) 8:00AM
Saturdays:
8:30AM
Holy Days:
5:00PM Vigil; 8:00AM & 7:00PM
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time • February 8, 2015
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday: 3:00 - 4:00 PM
MARRIAGES:
Couples contemplating marriage should contact the
rectory a minimum of six months before the date of the
wedding.
BAPTISMS:
Baptisms are celebrated on the first and third Sundays of
each month after the 12 Noon Mass. Parents are required
to attend Pre-Jordan classes in preparation for Baptism.
The class is held on the fourth Monday of the month at
7:30PM in the Church. Please call the rectory to make
arrangements for the Baptism and to attend class.
APPOINTMENTS:
The pastor is most willing to be of service to our parishioners. If you wish to meet with him, please call the rectory
in advance to arrange an appointment.
R.C.I.A.:
The RCIA prepares adults for Baptism and full communion
in the Church. If you’re interested in becoming a Catholic or
completing your initiation into the Catholic Church, please
contact Mrs. Mary Carney, Director of Faith Formation.
RECTORY OFFICE:
The secretaries are available for business matters from
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
VISITS TO THE SICK AND ELDERLY:
The clergy and extraordinary ministers of the Holy Eucharist visit the homebound sick and elderly on a regular
scheduled basis. Please call the Rectory to report a
needed visit.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK:
If you are scheduled for surgery or a hospital stay, receive
the Sacrament of the Sick before you go to the hospital.
Call the rectory or ask the priest on Sunday to administer
the Anointing of the Sick after Mass.
HOSPITAL VISITS:
Due to the Pennsylvania Privacy Act you must tell the
hospital that you would like to be visited by a priest who
serves the hospital as Catholic Chaplain.
PARISH REGISTRATION:
WELCOME TO ST. JOSEPH PARISH!
We invite all Catholics living within parish boundaries to
become registered members of St. Joseph Parish as soon
as possible. If you have recently changed your status,
married, moved out of your parents home or graduated
from college, you need to re-register. If you move, we
would also appreciate a phone call to the rectory so that
our records will be in order.
Handicapped Accessible
BULLETIN DEADLINE - TUESDAY, 12:00 NOON
Sunday, February 8, 2015
th
5 Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sun, 02/08 8AM Bennett Family
10AM Louis Nigroni
12PM John Spicer
Mon, 02/09 8AM Cathy Toland
Tues, 02/10 St. Scholastica, Virgin
8AM For God to establish His kingdom on
Earth
Wed, 02/11 Our Lady of Lourdes
8AM Carl & Helen Crail
Thu, 02/12 8AM Deceased Members St. Joseph
Memorial Fund
Fri, 02/13 8AM Intentions of Deacon McBlain
& Family
Sat, 02/14 Sts. Cyril Monk, and Methodius Bishop
8:30AM Living & Deceased Members
John Kane Family
4:30PM Arlene L. Davis
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Jackson Roche - Linda Holmes – Mary Pat Hee –
Cheryl McKee – Gina Swentner – Marie Watson – Clara
Antonelli - Claire Burt - Mia Zarzycki – Eileen Davis – Jordan
Dougherty – Carmella & Annie Maraccicio – Claire Reyburn –
Sandra Reilly – Marilyn Bolesta – Gene Holt – Moxie McCutcheon
- Anna Kelly - Daniel Switlinski
Anyone who would like to be on this sick list needs to call or have
an immediate family member call. Names will be kept on the sick
list for one month. Thank you.
WEEKLY COLLECTION
January 31 - February 1, 2015: $6,887.00
February 1 - 2, 2014: $7,664.00
Call 1-866-parish-1 or go to www.parishpay.com
to donate electronically.
Thank you for your financial sacrifices
CHURCH CLEANING ~
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AFTER
THE 8:30AM MASS. PLEASE COME
OUT TO HELP SPRUCE UP THE
CHURCH FOR OUR KICK OFF MASS!
Call the rectory or e-mail Sally Gnoza at
[email protected] if you can help.
This week at St. Joseph’s †
Sunday 2/8/15
10:30AM – 11:30AM Scrip sales in rectory basement
1PM Baptisms
1:30PM Altar server practice for 2/15/15
Monday 2/9/15
6:15PM Holy Hour in church
7PM Narcotics Anonymous in rectory basement
7:30PM Zumba in Parish Hall
Tuesday 2/10/15
6:30PM – 7:30PM Scrip sales in rectory basement
6:30PM – PREP classes in parish hall classrooms
Wednesday 2/11/15
7PM Choir practice in church
Thursday 2/12/15
6:30PM Girl Scouts in parish hall
7PM RCIA in rectory basement
7:30PM Legion of Mary in rectory basement
Friday 2/13/15
9AM – 10AM Scrip sales in rectory basement
8:30PM Alcoholics Anonymous in rectory basement
Saturday 2/14/15
9AM - church clean up
3PM – 4PM Confessions
Pre-Jordan class for Baptism: Monday, February 23, 2015
at 7:30pm in the church. Please call the rectory to arrange
for this mandatory class and for the Baptism.
†
The Legion of Mary meets every Thursday at 7:30pm in the
rectory basement. Join us to pray the rosary or to join.
†
The Knights of Columbus are always looking for new
members! If you would like to join, call the rectory.
†
Divine Mercy Cenacle meetings are held the first and third
Saturdays of the month in the Rectory basement at 10am.
†
Moments for Mothers and Others meets the first
Wednesday of every month at 9AM in the rectory basement
†
Holy Hour is held Mondays at 6:15pm
†
St. Joseph Novena with relic veneration is prayed every
Thursday after 8AM Mass.
†
Coffee Social is held the last Thursday of the month in rectory
basement after 8AM Mass
SCRIP SALES: Rectory Basement:
Sunday 10:30am – 11:30am
Monday 10am – 3pm from the rectory front door
Tuesday 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Friday 9am – 10am.
Reflections from a Carpenter’s Angle
IT HAS BEGUN!
On Thursday, February 5th, our parish turned 99 years
old! HOORAY! We are 99 today!!!! This time next
year we will be 100! From that time Archbishop
Prendergast appointed Father Gromoll to be our first
pastor we have fostered the love of Jesus Christ for
thousands of St. Joseph's sons and daughters. That love
for Jesus has overflowed to so many of our neighbors.
This love was not only to many of our neighbors in
Aldan, Glenolden and Collingdale. Our love for Jesus
has benefited thousands throughout the Archdiocese's of
Philadelphia. St. Joseph's charity did not stop even
there. Our love has helped thousands and even millions
throughout the world over the past 99 years.
Like a river that travels many miles and benefits all the
lands through which it flows, St. Joseph's love for Jesus
has blessed many peoples and many lands around the
world. There is so much to celebrate this year! Please,
come to our opening mass next Sunday at noon. On
Sunday, February 15, Bishop John J. McIntyre we
celebrate the opening mass for our 100th year. The
priests, deacons and all of our staff will be there. Even
if you cannot be there for the mass, please stop by at our
school annex for drinks and refreshments. Bring any of
your memorabilia. Our centenary staff is putting
together a history and exhibit for our 100th celebration.
Your stories are part of our story! It is the story of Saint
Joseph Church, school and parish.
Saint Joseph foster our love for Jesus,
Father Sodano
We Mourn Those Who
Have Gone Before Us in Faith:
Mary P. Drozda
Jack Kelly
The 2016 Mass Book will be opened on
Saturday, February 28 following the 8:30AM Mass
in the rectory basement.
2014 STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS: Please call the
rectory to request a statement of your 2014 church
contributions. Statements may be picked up at the rectory, or
you may send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and we
will mail your statement. **We can e-mail your statement,
please call the rectory for this option. Thank you.
The 10 months prior to the World Meeting of
Families have been assigned 10 themes based
on the Preparatory Catechesis Love is Our
Mission: The Family Fully Alive.
February’s theme is Two Become One: “We are not made
to be alone. Human beings need and complete each other.
Friendship and community satisfy that longing with bonds of
common interest and love. Marriage is a uniquely intimate
form of friendship that calls a man and woman to love each
other in the manner of God’s covenant. Marriage is a
Sacrament. Married love is fruitful and offered without
reservation. This love is in the image of Jesus’s faithfulness to
the Church.”
We support, thank and pray for our loved
ones serving our country in the Armed
Forces: Cpl. Kevin Michael Smart, USMC –
Sgt. Amber McCaughan, USA - Seaman William L.
McCaughan, USN.- Captain Ryan J. McCaughan, USAF Airman James A. McCaughan III, USN – Petty Officer Mark
McCrory, USCG – PFC Kraig Sponheimer, USMC – Cpl. Tim
Lindsay, USMC - MSGT James Toland, USMC – Airman
Brendan J. Farrell, USN – PFC Christopher Shanahan, USA Lt Col Michael Rasbach, USAF – Sgt. F. Joshua Cherry,
USMC If you wish to have a family member or friend’s
name published in the bulletin, please call the rectory.
Altar Server Schedule:
Saturday, February 14
4:30PM Rogue Crowe & Elizabeth Clendenin
Sunday, February 15
8AM As assigned
10AM Madison Turner & Emily Dawson
12PM Natalie Felker, Jenna Frisch, Thomas Ohrt, Christine
Sweeney, Matthew Taylor, Nicholas Taylor, & Sarah Taylor
RCIA (for people joining the Church) is held every
Thursday evening at 7pm in the rectory basement.
If the topic of the week interests you, please feel free
to join us and learn more about your faith!
February 12 topic is “ Annointing of the Sick”
† PREP SCHEDULE - Tuesdays at 6:30PM.
Feb. 10: Regular Class
Feb. 17: Regular Class
Feb. 24: Regular Class/Confirmation Meeting Students only 6:45 in Rectory Basement.
Rituals are powerful; they help us see what
we otherwise might forget to look for. The
same is true at home. Daily rituals and
family traditions serve to show us and our
children who we are and what matters to us.
– loyola press
CASSEROLE SUNDAY: Our next collection of
frozen casseroles for the St. John Hospice
Program will be February 14th & 15th at the
Parish Hall kitchen door during the ½ hour prior to all of the
Masses. Last month we collected 37 casseroles. Tins will be
available in the vestibule of the church this weekend. Thank
you for your continued support.
FOOD DRIVE for our Food Pantry:
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Needed for our pantry is pasta sauce,
tuna fish, and cereal.
Our Food Pantry will be open on Sunday, February
22: Food will be distributed the ½ hour after all Sunday
Masses in the Parish Hall! If you or someone you know
is in need of food, please stop over! Thank you.
St. Joseph Adult Scripture Study begins!
“Galatians” will be studied in the rectory
basement on Wednesday mornings from 9am – 10am
and Wednesday evenings from 7pm – 8pm. beginning
Wednesday, February 11, 2015. This is an 8 week DVD
instruction from noted Scripture Scholars. Contact
Mary Carney at [email protected] or 610-586-1520
to register or for more information. There will be a $5
fee for supplies.
An additional Mass is added to our Sunday
schedule during Lent beginning Sunday,
February 22, 2015 at 6PM.
Individual confessions will be heard every Sunday
from 9:25AM - 9:55AM in Lent and will continue to be
held Saturdays from 3pm – 4pm.
Thank you to all our organizers, workers
and supporters of our family bingo. It was
a great success and everyone had fun!
St. James Alumni Assn will again sponsor scholarship
grants for students who will be attending Archdiocesan
High schools. Requests for an application can be sent to St.
James Alumni Association, 1499 E. 9th St, Eddystone, PA
19022; Attn: Scholarship Committee by phone at 610-8762006 or e mail [email protected].
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Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 12Noon
Tickets are $39 thru Feb. 1 then $45 until March 13.
Call the rectory at 610-532-6880 or Carole & Paul at
610-461-0443 for tickets. Catering by Capozzoli.
St. Joseph Parish 100th Anniversary
A Century of Fostering Jesus
Events are being planned as follows:
• 100th Anniversary Kick-off Mass – Sunday, February
15, 2015 at 12:00 Noon with a Social to follow in the
Parish Hall. The Most Rev. John J. McIntyre,
Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, will be the main
celebrant. Former and current parishioners are invited
to attend and to bring pictures and memorabilia to the
Social to be copied that day for the parish archives.
• Parish Carnival – May 6 through May 9th, 2015 on the
parish grounds
• Alumni Reunion – November 21, 2015 with a 4:30
P.M. Mass at the church followed by dinner at 6:00
P.M. to be held at the Oaks Ballroom, Oak Lane,
Glenolden, PA. Cost: $30 pp with cash bar.
• 100th Anniversary Closing Mass – Saturday, February
6, 2016 with 4:30 P.M. Mass celebrated by Archbishop
Charles Chaput. Dinner to be held at a location TBD
immediately following the Mass.
Follow us on Facebook at st. joseph/100th anniversary for more
information and updates.
St. Joseph Parish Knights of Columbus
Lenten Season Crab Cake/ Soup /Fritters Sale
Featuring famous “Smith Island” Crab Cakes from
Captain Chucky’s and new: Crab Fritters!
Captain Chucky’s Order Form
Name ________________________________
Phone _______________________
Crab cakes sold only in packages of 4, 6 or 12
Qty 4 = $20.00
Qty 6 = $28.50
Qty 12 = $54.00
Quart of Maryland Crab Soup = $10
50 Piece Bag of Crab Fritters = $15
Number of Crab Cakes
_____ Cost__________
Number of quarts of soup _____ Cost__________
Number of bags of fritters _____
Cost__________
Total enclosed: $ __________
Please make checks payable to Knights of Columbus 8924
and return your pre-paid order to: Knights of Columbus, 500
Woodlawn Ave, Collingdale, Pa 19023 or orders can be
dropped off at the rectory or placed in collection basket
marked “K of C Crab Cake Sale. The first order will be
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up at the parish hall. Pick up time will be on Sundays
between 11am and 12pm. Thank you!
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