The Church of St. David 316 N. Easton Road Willow Grove, PA 19090 First Sunday of Lent Sunday February 22, 2015 O Lord, I trust in your merciful love. My heart will rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me. Saint David Parish is a faith-filled Catholic Christian Community which responds to God’s call to all people to seek God, to know God, to love God with all our being, and to become God’s adopted children and heirs of God’s blessed life. MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Night: 5:00 PM Vigil Mass Sunday Mass: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM Daily Weekday Mass: 6:30 AM (Chapel) Holy Day: 5:30 PM Vigil Mass, 6:30 AM & 9:00 AM and 7:30 PM (except Christmas and New Years) Eucharistic Adoration (Chapel): Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM (except National Holidays) Miraculous Medal Novena: Every Saturday after the 9:00 AM Mass MINISTERIAL STAFF Rev. Richard P. Connors, Pastor RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.- Fri. 9 :00 AM to 12:00 Noon & 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM New Parishioners: For Parish registration please contact the rectory. Rev. Msgr. Richard T. Bolger, Pastor Emeritus Deacon William Eliason, Retired Sr. Maryanne Winterberg, IHM, Convent Superior Sr. Margaret Rose Adams, IHM, School Principal Sr. Mary St. Mark, IHM, D.R.E. Sr. Joan Sasse, IHM, Assistant D.R.E. Sr. Kathleen Maguire, IHM, Pastoral Visitor Sr. Judith Moeller, IHM, O.L.C. Principal Stephen P. Kowalchik, Choir Director Barbara Aughtmon, Parish Organist Maureen Mahon, Parish Secretary John Hotz, Business Manager Joan Fenstermacher, Sacristan SACRAMENTS Confessions: EVERY SATURDAY - 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM. and 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM. NO scheduled confessions for the Eve of First Fridays or Holy Days. Confessions for First Fridays by appointment only. Baptisms: Second and Fourth Sundays of each month at 1:30 PM. Prior scheduling is necessary with the Pastor. N.B. Baptism Workshop: 2nd Thursday of each month in Rectory at 7:30 PM. Parents and Godparents are encouraged to attend before the birth of the child. Marriages: Make arrangements at the Rectory at least 6 months before the date of marriage. Marriages can be celebrated on Saturdays up to 2:00 PM. Sacraments at Home: Any sick or housebound parishioner can have the priest visit to administer the Sacraments. please call the Rectory. Rectory Convent Queen of Angels School Faith Formation Office 215-659-0445 Upper School Lower School 215-657-0252 * 215-657-0253 215-659-6393 215-659-4251 Email: [email protected] Our Lady of Confidence Day School: Religious Education Office 215-659-4059 215-657-9311 ANNOUNCEMENT DEADLINE: Monday 3:00 PM. Announcements may be edited for space. For more information, visit us on the web at http://www.stdavidparish.org 164 1 First Sunday of Lent February 22, 2015 MASSES FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY Feb 21 5:00 PM VIGIL For the Intention of the Celebrant SUNDAY Feb 22 7:00 AM For the Intention of the People 9:00 AM Alba Lalli 11:00 AM Bill Malizia 12:30 PM Jerry Weinert MONDAY Feb 23 6:30 AM Betty Lacause TUESDAY Feb 24 6:30 AM Rosemarie Carroll WEDNESDAY Feb 25 6:30 AM Louis Trzaska THURSDAY Feb 26 6:30 AM Josephine Mehlbaum FRIDAY Feb 27 6:30 AM James B. McClernand SATURDAY Feb 28 9:00 AM Trudy McAnany Altar flowers can be donated in memory of loved ones. Please call the Rectory for details. LIVING YOUR FAITH Lent: A Sign of Contradiction Of all of the liturgical seasons in the Catholic Church, Lent is the one that is the most obvious, both to Catholics and to our non-Catholic friends. While the Easter season is longer, most people no longer observe it in any meaningful way once the Octave of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) has passed. Advent has been subsumed into the "holiday shopping season"; Christmas is over almost before it has begun. Only the 40 days of Lent remain today as a sign of contradiction, a period of prayer and penance that the world cannot help but notice. FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK T omorrow night, February 23rd, Father Michael Duffy from the St. Francis Inn will be joining us for a Mass at 7:30 P.M. Please join us What you need to know for Lent: Lenten Fast and Abstinence Requirement: Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast (no eating between meals) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Also all Catholics 14 years and older must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent. During Lent there will be an extra Mass with Confes- sions on all Tuesdays. Confessions: 7:00PM to 7:30PM and Mass at 7:30PM. On Fridays: Stations of the Cross at 1:15PM and 7:00PM in the Church. Also there will be Morning Mass at 6:30AM, and Adoration Chapel will be open from 7:00AM to 8:00PM for private prayer time. PARISH MISSION: On Sunday March 8th our Parish Mission will begin at 7:00PM and continue through Monday, March 9th and Tuesday, March 10th. The Parish Mission will be presented by Rev. Christopher Walsh, formerly of Archbishop Wood High School and currently pastor at St. Raymond Parish in Philadelphia. The topic is The Beatitudes. I have personally heard him speak on this topic and it was EXCELLENT AND MEMORABLE. I am very grateful to him for accepting our invitation. Plan now to attend! This is an important spiritual event for the parish and important for your Lenten journey. Please invite your family of all ages and friends to join us. God Bless You and your Families, Rev. Richard P. Connors P.S. Information on Increased Offerings and electronic giving will be presented soon for your consideration. Thank you for all your generous support and continued participation in the life of our parish. REMEMBERING IN OUR PRAYERS... ...our sick: Bobby Taggart, Edward Duff, Marylou Zappetelli, and victims of human trafficking; and all those in nursing homes or hospitals. ...our deceased: all victims of ISIS, especially our brother and sister Christians. For more information, visit us on the web at http://www.stdavidparish.org 164 2 Parish Activities and Events Queen of Angels School News Student of the Month: February Sunday Feb 22 ♦ Children’s Liturgy of the Word (9:00AM Mass) ♦Scrip Sales (10:00 M – 11:00 AM in FCH) ♦AA Mtg. (6:30PM – 7:30PM in FCH) Monday Feb 23 ♦ Brownie Troop Meeting (3:00PM in FCH) ♦ Scrip Sales (thru backpacks only on FULL school days) ♦ Charismatic Prayer (7:30PM in Upper Room) Tuesday Feb 24 ♦ Scrip Sales (7:00PM - 7:30PM in Rectory) ♦ Choir Rehearsal (7:30PM in the Upper Room) Wednesday Feb 25 ♦ Widows’ Group (9:45AM in Upper Room) ♦ RCIA Team (7:00PM in Rectory) ♦ Legion of Mary (7:30PM in Rectory) ♦ Gamblers Anonymous (7:00PM in FCH) Thursday Feb 26 ♦ St. David School of Religion (4:30PM-6:00PM Q of A Lower School & 7:00PM in Upper School) Friday Feb 27 ♦ Scrip Sales (9:30 AM – 10:00 AM in the Rectory and in backpacks on FULL school days only) Saturday Feb 28 ♦ Jr. Legion of Mary (10:00AM in Rectory) Looking Ahead Lenten Parish Mission Mar 8-10 Blessed are they who walk the way Jesus desires! Join us on Sunday, March 8th, Monday, March 9th and Tuesday, March 10th for our Lenten Parish Mission preached by Father Chris Walsh, Pastor of St. Raymond Church in Mt. Airy. Join us each night at 7pm in the Church as we explore the Beatitudes as a path toward Total Surrender, Loving Trust and Cheerfulness in our walk with Jesus. Upcoming Job Opportunity Recently I was recalled by the Census Bureau to work on a temporary survey that occurs every 2 years in the 5 county region. It is named the American Housing Survey (AHS). There will be good, temporary jobs available for the spring and summer. Interested persons must take a test during that window in order to be considered for employment. Feel free to contact John Monaghan with any questions at [email protected], or 267-253-7314 (Cell). Statues for Our Adoration Chapel For some time I have been attempting to place statues of the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph in our Adoration Chapel. If any one is interested in donating money towards acquiring these statues, please contact Father Connors at the rectory. A dedication plaque will be placed on the statue(s) of those wishing it. The cost depends on what we receive in part or in whole. Thank you! Congratulations to the following students who live their faith every day and were selected as the Student of the Month in February for the virtue of Faith: Augustus Nama, Christopher Laidley, Nicholas Tait, Isabella AndoMcLane, Nicole Cartlidge, Kylie McHugh, Eric Krause, Owen Coyle, Dylan Murphy, Kim Motz. Box Top Collection Thank you to all clipped and sent in Box Tops. We had many classes bring in over 1000 box tops. The grand total of the classes was 9,991 that will be $999.10 for Queen of Angels School. Once the box tops from OLHC and St. David are counted in, we are over $1000.00 ! Great job and thank you!!! Remember to keep clipping those box tops for our school! Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School Registration Now Open!!!! Queen of Angels School provides the children with a quality Catholic education that includes all the regular subjects enhanced with art, computer, gym, library, music, and Spanish for all grades. Grades 5-8 also have an honors math class. Grades K-5 receive religious enrichment each week. The children make regular use of iPads, Netbooks and Surface tablets to enhance their learning. The value of our PreK program in terms of quality of education and price surpasses all. Our PreK program is filling up quickly. If you would like more information about our school or to make an appointment to register, please contact Sister Margaret Rose Adams, our principal at 215-659-6393 or [email protected]. St. David Parish Youth News EPIC Youth Group Sunday Feb 22nd and March 1st: Life Night on Discipleship @ OLHC 6 p.m. Sunday March 8th: Generation Phaith, A retreat for Archdiocese teens. Archbishop Carroll HS 9-5 Sunday March 15th: OLHC Parish Mission and Pizza Party For more information, visit us on the web at http://www.stdavidparish.org 164 3 Good News You Can Use ♦ Scrip Info The next special order is due March 6th don't miss out! Even if you don't have children attending Catholic school, you can still purchase scrip. You can earmark the credit you earn and put it towards a neighbor, friend or simply indicate "needy family". Call Carol if you have any questions (215-784-9384). ♦ Hispanic Community | Catholic Parishes For several decades the Church in the U.S. has been undergoing demographic transition in which Hispanics are rapidly becoming a majority. Come learn more about the growing witness to faith. Where: Cathedral Hall, 18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Phila. 19103. When: February 27, 2015 from 9:00AM to 2:00PM. To register call 215-667-2820. ♦ Collection for Aged and Retired Priests Feb 22 Remember the wonderful Father John Shelly and our former pastor Msgr. Richard T. Bolger? Of course you do. You know our Sunday help: Msgr. Michael Flood and Msgr. James McCoy. What do they have in common? They are all retired priests. Not Aged, but Retired and still serving. Please remember them in the Collection for Aged and Retired Priests taken up today at all the Masses. If you do not have an envelope please, acquire one from the entrances to church, or bring it next week. There is no limit to the amount we can accept! ♦ St. Francis Inn Annual Mass and Benefit Feb 23 St. David Parish, St. Vincent de Paul Society and Queen of Angels School will host our annual benefit for the St. Francis Inn on February 23rd with Mass on Monday night at 7:30PM. Fr. Michael Duffy and the Franciscans from Philadelphia's lower Kensington section will be with us. We share their ministry by collecting food and by giving our Mass collection. This year OLHC Prayer Group will double all the money collected for the Franciscans. Donations can be taken to Fr. Curran Hall until 8:00PM February 23rd. This is the 1st Monday of Lent. Please start preparing nonperishable food, diapers, baby formula, blankets, toiletries, shoes and financial sacrifice. NO CLOTHING DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME. Pray for our outreach, the poor and the Franciscan Priests, Brothers, Sisters and the young adults who give one or more years of their lives to help others. Did you know? What is the Significance of the 40 Weekdays Before Easter? The 40 days of Lent which precede Easter is based on two Biblical accounts: the 40 years of wilderness wandering by the Israelites and our Lord's 40 days in the wilderness at which point He was tempted by Satan. Each year the Church observes Lent where we, like Israel and our Lord, are tested. We participate in abstinence, times of fasting, confession and acts of mercy to strengthen our faith and devotional disciplines. The goal of every Christian is to leave Lent a stronger and more vital person of faith than when we entered. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, "The seasons and days of penance in the course of the liturgical year (Lent, and each Friday in memory of the death of the Lord) are intense moments of the Church's penitential practice. These times are particularly appropriate for spirKey Dates: itual exercises, penitential Feb 18: Ash Wednesday liturgies and pilgrimages Mar 19: Solemnity of St. as signs of penance, vol- Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed untary self-denial such as Virgin Mary Mar 25: Solemnity of the Anfasting and almsgiving, nunciation of the Lord and fraternal sharing Mar 29: Palm Sunday (charitable and missionApr 2-4: The Sacred Triduum ary works)." 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