St. Joseph Church 3640 Schuylkill Road, Spring City, PA, 19475 www.stjosephspringcity.com 610-948-7760 Fax: 610-948-8509 [email protected] Rev. Charles R. O’Hara, Pastor Rev. Donato P. Silveri, In Residence February 15, 2015 Catholic School Holy Family School 610-933-7562 221 Third Ave., Phoenixville Principal: Ann Marie Braca www.myholyfamilyschool.org Parish Religious Education Program PREP Director: Andrea Jackowski September- May Sunday: 8:45 – 10:35 AM Grades K-8 610-792-4535 [email protected] Baptism: Sunday 12:30 PM by appointment. Marriages: Couples contemplating mar r iage must contact the pr iest at least 6 months in advance to make an appointment to discuss marriage preparations. Ministry to the Sick: Anyone unable to attend Mass due to illness should call the Rector y to make arrangements to receive Holy Communion. Hospital visitations are made as time permits. If any family member is hospitalized please inform the Rectory to arrange a visit and to be remembered in our prayers. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held daily fr om 8am until 7pm. On Tuesday Evenings, a Holy Hour will begin at 6:00 pm with Private Prayer, followed by the Rosary at 6:15 pm; The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be said at 6:30 pm. Devotion Prayers and Litany of Sacred Heart will begin at 6:45 pm followed by Benediction. Mass Schedule Daily Mass: Monday -Friday 8:00 am Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 am Holy Day Vigil: 7:00 pm Holy Day: 8:00 am, 12:00 pm, 7:00 pm Confessions: Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 pm RECTORY OFFICE HOURS MONDAY 12:30-4:00 PM TUES.-THURS. 8:30AM-4:00PM FRIDAY 8:30AM-12:30PM February 15th,, 2015 i Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Holy Hour, Tuesday, February 17th, 6:00-7:00pm in the Church. i MOJO Meeting, Tuesday, February 17th, 7:00pm in the Rectory Basement, followed by Building Committee Meeting at 8:30pm. i Charismatic Prayer Group, Tuesday, February 17th, 7:15pm in the Church. i Ash Wednesday, February 18th, Masses 8am, 12pm & 7pm. Ashes will be distributed at All the Masses. Monday, February 16 George & Betty Yost & Son George Reg. by: The Family Tuesday, February 17 John “Jack” Melchiorre Req. by: Bobbi Mellinger Wednesday, February 18 i Reconciliation (Confession) Wednesday, February 18th, 6-6:45pm. Ash Wednesday i St. Vincent DePaul Meeting, Thursday, February 19th, 7:00pm in the Rectory Basement. Thursday, February 19 i Beads & Bowling, Saturday, February 21st, 1pm, Limerick Bowl. i MOJO Italian Dinner, Saturday, February 21st, 4pm & 6:30pm, Friendship Fire House, Royersford. i 2nd Collection next weekend for: Care of Aging & Ill Priests. Theresa Roberts Req. by: Families of Schartz, Scowden, Schmitt, Snart & Snyder Friday, February 20 Eleanor Kacanda Req. by: Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Eucharistic Minister Lectors 2/14 4:30 K. Cabot, C. Mungin E. Slanga 2/15 7:30 A. Lightman, Salina, K. Thum J. Kelly 9:00 J. Pomager, Reese, R. Tamburro A. Barrett 11:00 A. Benton, T. Chuck, S. Scowden A. Jackowski *********************************************************************** 2/21 4:30 M.B. Coggins, G. Schartz H. Coggins 2/22 7:30 M. Frank, A. Jackowski, J. Zona J. Reiff 9:00 J. Michael, M.B. Michael, M. Roseo P. Herbert 11:00 C. Bozzelli, T. Duffy, S. Prestia C. Staab Save The Date!! The Women’s Group is having another Faith Tea. Sign up to join us on Saturday, March 7th, more details to follow. Limited seats are available. Reserve your seat now! RSVP to Sue Scowden @ [email protected] or 610-425-7697 and provide your name, phone number & e-mail. You will be notified of the location for “The Tea”! Lorman & Family Stations of the Cross will be on Friday Evenings 7:00pm RETURN YOUR OLD PALMS Please bring your old palms to church and put them in the container in the Foyer. We will burn them to use at the Masses on Ash Wednesday. 2014 CONTRIBUTIONS If you would like to obtain a receipt for your 2014 charitable contributions to Saint Joseph Church please notify the rectory at 610-948-7760 or [email protected]. Be sure to include your envelope number and mailing address in the message. 1/042 February 15th, 2015 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (MOJO) The Men of St. Joseph meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month. We are looking for new members. Join us! NEXT MEETING: February 17th in the Rectory Basement at 7:00 pm. Italian Dinner on Saturday, February 21ST REDNER’S MARKET REMINDER Redner’s Market offers 1 % back on all sales receipts when you use your Save-A-Tape card. Only tapes imprinted with “Save-A-Tape” logo are eligible for cash back rebates. Drop the complete tapes in the box in the vestibule. The St. Joseph Men’s Group will sponsor an Italian Dinner at the Friendship Hook and Ladder Co., Green St. Royersford We are still collecting Box Tops for Education and Campbell Soup Labels for Holy Family School. Please put them in the Redner’s box. Menu: Antipasto, Salad, Soup, Bread, Assorted Pasta, Meatballs, Sausage, Dessert, Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks. There will be two seatings. The Little Angels ministry provides friendship, support and spiritual growth for Catholic mothers and a playgroup for their children. All mothers are welcome to attend. Our fellowship opportunities include: Bi-monthly Playgroups, Mom’s Night Out, Meal’s for Mom’s in need, Family Outings and Children’s Activities. We will be holding a planning meeting soon. Please continue to watch the bulletin for meeting date and time. For additional information please contact Angela Wagner @610-792-5057. Early seating from 4 – 6 pm Earlybird price ….. $15 Adult $ 5 Child(6-17) $40 Family Second seating from 6:30 – 9pm price ……. $20 Adult $15 Senior(60+) $ 5 Child(6-17) $50 Family All Children under 6 years of age are free. Tickets will be available after all Masses in the Narthex or you can call the Rectory at 610-948-7760. Space is limited. To guarantee availability get your tickets early. HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL NEWS: Do your children use personal technology in school? Our Fifth Grade is provided individual Netbooks, while our Sixth through Eighth Grades enjoy the use of personal iPads. There is also a set of classroom iPads that rotates through Grades K-4, which gives all of our students exposure to over 40 educational applications. These “apps” cross all content areas and academic disciplines! The use of such technology enables our students to receive instant feedback from their teachers, maintain and organize class material, and addresses the need for differentiation in instructional methods. As more high schools move in this direction, the students of Holy Family School are ahead of the curve upon entering freshman year! Registration for the 2015-2016 school year is in progress. For more information or a personal tour, please contact us at 610-933-7562 or [email protected] for more information. Holy Family CYO Spring Sports Registration Registration for Spring Sports for Holy Family CYO is now open at www.hfscyo.com. Spring Sports are Baseball (grades 5-8), Softball (grades 6-8), Golf (grades 7 -8), and Track (grades K-8). Registration deadline is approaching-see website for details. CYO sports are open to all children of the parish. Our support group for people who are grieving the death of someone close to them, the Bereavement Support Group will meet on Wednesday, February 25th, 7:00pm in the Rectory Upstairs. Everyone is welcome. 2/042 February 15th, 2015 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Daily Scripture February 16 February 17 Gn. 4:1-15, 25 Gn. 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10 Mk. 8:11-13 Mk. 8:14-21 February 18 Jl. 2:12-18 2 Cor. 5:20-6:2 Mt. 6:1-6, 16-18 February 19 February 20 February 21 Dt. 30:15-20 Is. 58:1-9A Is. 58:9B-14 Lk. 9:22-25 Mt. 9:14-15 Lk. 5:27-32 St. Joseph Devotions Charismatic Prayer Group "Prayer, praise, worship and song in the power of the Holy Spirit! We meet every Tuesday at 7:15pm in the Church. All are welcome! Questions? Please call Ray (610-933-5244) or Andrea (610-7924535). Praise You, Jesus!" February 22 Gn. 9:8-15 1 Pt. 3:18-22 Mk. 1:12-15 FOCUS Reach/Philly Prayer Breakfast Join Archbishop Charles Chaput, Jeff Cavins, Sarah Christmyer and other Catholics from the Philadelphia Community for REACH|philly, a New Evangelization Prayer Breakfast. Gather in prayer and fellowship, encounter Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, hear the words of inspiration speakers, and learn how you can live out the evangelical mission of the Church. Held at Drexelbrooke on Thursday, February 19, 2015 from 6:30–9:30am by FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. For more information and to register, please visit www.focus.org/reach. (Register as a student for a $20 discount.) Living in Love – Retreat for Married Couples St. Thomas of Villanova will be hosting a parish Retreat Workshop for Married Couples called “Living in Love” on February 21-22, 2015. All married couples, whether you have been married 6 months or 60 years are invited to attend this remarkably insightful and energizing experience. The time commitment is 8:00 am to 9:00 pm on Saturday and 8:00 am to 3:30 pm on Sunday. Mark your calendars now and plan to participate! For more information about time schedule, topics, and cost please visit: www.livinginlove.org you may register online or call Dave and Stephanie D’Arcangelo 610-489-4869 or email at [email protected]. First Saturday Devotion & Mass Held on Saturday, March 7th, for Our Lady of Fatima Devotions and Rosary in Honor of Our Blessed Mother followed by Mass at 7:25 am in the Church. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Held daily from 8am until 7pm. On Tuesday Evenings, a Holy Hour will begin at 6:00 pm with Private Prayer, followed by the Rosary at 6:15 pm; The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be said at 6:30 pm. Devotion Prayers and Litany of Sacred Heart will begin at 6:45 pm followed by Benediction. Secular Servites of PA Please also join us immediately following Holy Hour in the Church Foyer to learn more about our community. For any additional information, contact the Prioress: Mrs. Cecilia (Ceal) Prizer at 610-917-9470. The first “Soup and Reflection” program will begin at 6:00pm, Friday, February 20th, in the Rectory Basement. Stations of the Cross follow at 7:00 pm in the Church. We hope you can attend. Good Health, Good Sense During the cold & flu season it makes sense to take steps in the interest of good health. First, if you are sick it can be an act of charity to refrain from being around others. Second, you may want to exchange the Sign of Peace with a nod of the head rather than a 3/042 handshake. February 15th, 2015 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 2015: Two Become One T o prepare for the W orld M eeting of Families and Pope Francis’s visit, we are studying a catechesis on family life called Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive. Each month, our parish is reflecting on one chapter. Previous monthly reflections are online at PhillyEvang.org/wmof. You can order the catechesis and learn more about next year’s big event, at WorldMeeting2015.org. Chapter 4: Two Become One Our first three chapters reviewed basic Christian faith. We saw how confidence in Jesus opens the door to faith, enabling us to know God and what God has done in history. God creates male and female in his image, and makes a covenant with Israel and the Church. God is faithful to his promises, even when we sin. Because God loved us in this way, we spend our lives trying to return our love to God and share it with our neighbor. In this month’s chapter and in the chapters to come, we will study the implications of these doctrines for marriage and the family. When husband and wife promise to love each other as God loves us all, they make a commitment to love not only romantically, but also with mercy and forgiveness. Our culture sometimes teaches us to think of marriage as a negotiable contract between two individuals who happen to feel sexual chemistry. This view of love is a recipe for instability, since it is still premised on individualism and the waxing and waning of romantic feelings. The Church’s alternative account of love enables us to transcend the culture of individualism and become who we were created to be. Founded on Christ, sustained in the sacraments, Catholic marriage builds humility and self-sacrifice into the dynamic between male and female. As this month’s chapter explains in more detail, sacramental marriage creates intimate communion even in times of suffering and hardship. “Love is our mission,” as our catechism’s title declares, because Christ’s love frees us from false, shrunken accounts of love and makes us fully alive.Christopher C. Roberts, catechism editor Did you know? The World Meeting of F amilies is for everyone, whether you are married, single, celibate, or consecrated! Talk topics include marriage, parenting, grand-parenting, celibacy, dating, fostering vocations, family life and much more. Visit the website for the list of speakers and talk titles: WorldMeeting2015.org. Parish Family Alive! Up & Down, Down & Up, Reaching OUT In the past few weeks we have considered the movement of the priest’s hands going from up to down, from down to up. This last Sunday before Lent we look at hands REACHING OUT. The priest oﬀers us PEACE and asks us to oﬀer one another peace. So, we reach out to one another: a handshake, a bow, a caring look of our eyes. And, in this REACHING OUT, we realize that this oﬀering of PEACE is really not meant just for us, we who share these pews in this church. This oﬀering of PEACE calls us beyond this church, beyond our own family. This PEACE is meant to be so much a part of us, that our very presence gives this gift to others. Yet, our daily REACHING OUT is not always so generous and gracious; this inner part of us, that should be peace, can be a bit tattered, a bit torn, it needs restoring … but then, isn’t that what Lent is for? --- so our parish journey continues … Happy Beginning of Lent! 4/042 DiARCANGELO LAWN CARE SHALKOP GRACE STRUNK FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, INC. Your Parish Funeral Home Charles H. Shalkop, F.D. (1916-1995) 135 Bridge Street Robert W. Strunk, Jr. F.D. Spring City, PA 19475 Supervisor, Parishioner of St. Joseph (610) 948-7672 PREMIUM MULCH COMPLETE TREE SERVICE Free Estimates & Deliveries Celebrating 30 Years Of Business Call The Mulch Lady! Local Diocese Member (610) 495-5383 Wedding Invitations & Holiday Cards Main Line Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated Log Onto www.jppc.net conveniently from your home or office. 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