Saint Bede the Venerable Founded 1965 1071 Holland Road • Holland, PA 18966 Web Site: www.st-bede.org

Pastor Rev. Monsignor John C. Marine

Parochial Vicars Rev. Matthew J. Tralies Rev. Thomas D. O’Donald

Transitional Deacon Rev. Mr. Alexander Pancoast

Parish Office 215-357-5720 Hours: Mon-Fri 8a.m. to 9p.m. Sat 9a.m. to Noon CLOSED SUNDAY Fax Number 215-396-0704 Office Manager Barbara Rogowski Receptionist, Secretary, Safe Environment Manager Cathleen M. Lynskey Communications Patrick McNally Music Director Susan DiFlorio Facilities Manager Richard Bergen

Religious Education/C.C.D. Eucharistic & Devotional Celebrations 215-357-2130 Vigil Mass (Saturday Evening): 5:30PM Director. Religious Education Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:30, 11:00AM, & 12:30PM Carole Obrokta Weekday Masses (Monday through Friday): 6:30 & 9:00AM Administrative Assistant Linda Bourcet Saturday Mass & Miraculous Medal Novena: 8:30AM Holy Days (Except Christmas & New Year's) Vigil Mass: 5:30PM Parish Youth Ministry Holy Day Masses: 6:30, 9:00AM, 5:30PM, & 7:30PM 215-357-5113 Sacrament of Reconciliation (Saturday): 4:00 to 5:00PM Youth Ministry Coordinator Maritza Carmona-Kelly Parish Rosary (Tuesday). 7PM 24-Hour Perpetual Adoration Chapel Parish Outreach Ministry 215-357-4113 Sacramental Sponsorship - For letters of eligibility, one must be a registered Parish Nurse member of the parish for six months or more (a reference letter from your previous Kris Ingle parish will be accepted). Please contact the Parish Office five days in advance.

St. Katharine Drexel Baptism - Usually celebrated on 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, at 1:30pm. MANDATORY Pre-Jordan Classes are held on the 2nd Sunday of the month, Regional School at 12:15pm. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - please call the Parish Office to 215-357-4720 make arrangements (215-357-5720). Principal Laura Clark Marriage - Saturday weddings are 10:00AM, 12:00 Noon, & 2:00 PM. It is Advancement Director Diocesan policy that arrangements must be made AT LEAST 6 MONTHS prior to the Daniel Clifton wedding. Information on Marriage Instructions can be obtained from the priests. For Grade School Secretaries information on music, call Susan DiFlorio at 215-891-0869. Debra Guarino Anointing of the Sick - In case of serious illness (or advanced age), please call Kathleen Young the priests. Hospital cases should contact the Chaplain, but the Parish Office should be notified so one of the priests may visit the patient. NOTICES FOR THE BULLETIN Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturdays 4:00 PM to 5 PM, or by appointment (SUBJECT TO SPACE AVAILABILITY) with a priest. MUST BE AT THE RECTORY BY MONDAY, 12:00 NOON. ______

December 9, 2018 St. Bede 103 Second Week of Advent December 9, 2018

“Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his path. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low.” (Luke 3: 4-5)

A Message From Your Pastor Scripture Readings for Next Sunday Third Week of Advent My Dear Parishioners, December 16, 2018 Many of us have likely heard the phrase, “All roads Zephania 3: 14-18A Psalm: Isaiah 12: 2-6 lead to Rome.” The Roman Empire prided itself on its com- Philippians 4: 4-7 plex system of roads, connecting every part of the empire, Luke 3:10-18 even as far as the Holy Land. John the Baptist, who is one of Saint Paul tells us that our “kindness the central biblical figures of this holy season of Advent, should be known to all.” Coupled with the Rev. Monsignor would have traveled Roman roads many times in life, as did message of Saint John the Baptist in the Gos- John C. Marine those who came out into the wilderness of the desert to hear pel that we should share with those who have John preach. nothing, our Advent message is clear. We are It was there, where the roads end in the to prepare the way for the Lord by serving desert, that John tells his disciples and all of others, so that they too will have a reason to us to “Build a new road for God’s Son.” rejoice at the coming of the Lord. Let us listen John was not telling them to pick up shovels to God’s word and rejoice! and pick axes. Rather, he calls us to pave a way for the love of God to enter our lives and touch our souls. Adoration Chapel You see, that is God’s hope for each of Altar Candle Dedication us this Christmas: that His Son will find Dec. 10-16, 2018 room in our hearts to receive Him and His Req. by Denise and Tom Bresnahan peace. Unfortunately, the road to our hearts 2019 weeks are now available to reserve! is often cluttered with disappointments, Just come into the Parish Office. fears, resentment, jealousy, hatred, and so Candle dedications are a $30 donation for the week. many other things that come with modern- day living. There are brothers and sisters we find hard to forgive, unrealistic expecta- Welcome Our New Parishioners A photo from my trip to the Holy Land of Michael & Virginia Hoefert tions we have placed on our children and the Wilderness near the River Jordan, grandchildren, and persistent sins that make where John Preached. Mrs. Patti Newman us feel rotten. Parish registration can take place immediately after Mass by seeing one of the priests. Consult John the Baptist said, “Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and with our ushers or greeters for further details. hill shall be made low.” The Lord came to us that first Christmas to assist us in that road making, by forgiving our sins. He makes that happen when we come Remember The Deceased to meet Him in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and make a good confession. Eleanor DelRossi, William J. Yost, Jr., Beginning this Sunday, we are listing all of the times for confession, not Gerald Flannery, William V. Wagner only here at St. Bede, but in our neighboring parishes. There are many reasons We are united in prayer with their families and with one why people stay away from confession. The one I hear a lot is, “I don’t need another as we and all the departed await our rising with the confession. I don’t do anything wrong.” It reminds me of people who don’t like Lord. to go for a checkup with a doctor. “He will just send me for tests. I’m okay – I don’t need a doctor.” But are we okay? The test Jesus wants us to have is an Examination of Conscience, and a good and thorough one. Sometimes the reason we lack peace is not always someone else’s fault – it’s often ourselves. Next week when Congratulations to: I publish the Examination of Conscience, look it over carefully, prayerfully, Savannah Crossin, Scarlett Everly Gore, honestly and slowly. Aubrey Mary McLaughlin, Imagine you are in God’s presence. If there’s an obstacle to peace, He wants Owen Hamilton Tomaszewski, us to admit it, be sorry for it, so He can embrace us with His forgiveness. It’s Dominic Alexander Robertson, that easy! If you want to have a truly Happy Christmas, “Prepare the way of the Aubrey Marie Sweeney, Lord! Make straight His path.” Georgina Elizabeth Bocigalupo, Hanna Rae Birch, Dominic Luca Hanson Happy Advent! Who were recently baptized in our church. Welcome to the St. Bede community!

December 9, 2018 2 St. Bede 103 Another Wonderful Christmas Concert The seventh annual Christmas Concert at St. Bede Church last Sunday once again featured beautiful singing by our choirs and wonderful musicianship by our School Band and Christmas Concert Orchestra. (photos by Gary Gehringer)

SKD School Band

Once again, a wonderful audience of parishioners and neighbors were on hand. SKD School Choir

St. Bede Teen Choir

Monsignor Marine proudly sat with his family, including the newest addition, Oliver Matthew Seiple, who also played the Infant Jesus. Fr. Kyle Adamczyk came back to the parish to play in the orchestra. St. Bede Guitar Group

St. Bede Adult Choir, with orchestra Young parishioners also got into the act, performing in the concert’s finale. December 9, 2018 3 St. Bede 103 Principal’s Corner Perpetual Adoration “The most important thing that can happen to a person is to It is hard to believe that we will start the encounter Jesus.” - Pope Francis Second Trimester of the school year on Come to the adoration chapel during Advent where you can Monday. Monsignor Marine, Father Mike, spend time with Jesus and prepare your heart and soul for His and I look forward to distributing report coming. cards to our students. Our students are Consider making the commitment to be a regular adorer by commended for their hard work and effort. Ms. Laura Clark adopting one of our open hours. These include: Sunday 11AM During this Advent season, let us “take time, slow down, be & 7PM, Monday 9AM, 10AM, 11AM, Tuesday 12AM, 1AM & still, and be awake to the Divine Mystery that looks so 9AM, Wednesday 4AM & 6AM, and Saturday 2AM & 3PM. common and so ordinary yet is wondrously present.” If these hours are impossible for you due to your schedule, please contact us to arrange a more convenient time. We can Ms. Laura Clark / Principal, St. Katharine Drexel School accommodate every schedule. We also have a number of 215-357-4720 / www.skdschool.org adorers that are in need of a prayer partner. This usually involves adopting 2 hours per month instead of a weekly commitment. If you have any questions or need more information please contact Debbie & Sean McDermott at 215-504-9897, e-mail us Gift cards for Christmas at [email protected] Gift cards to food stores, Target , and Walmart are needed to or sign up on line at https://st-bede.org/perpetual-adoration/ help families in need over the holidays. Each Christmas we sup- ply families in need with gift cards for food, as well as for Save the Date – Day of Recollection January 12th, 2019 Christmas gifts for their children. Your generosity makes this Please remember to mark Saturday, January 12th, 2019 on possible. Cards can be purchased in the rectory and left in the your calendar to join us for our annual morning of Recollection. Parish Nurse Ministry mailbox. Please have all donations in for This year’s guest speaker will be Sister Mary Beth Antonelli Christmas by 12/17/18 so we can distribute them in a timely OSF. Sister is a hospital chaplain at St. Francis Hospital in way . Wilmington Delaware. She will present a meditation on the San Thank you and God Bless! Damiano cross, a replica of which hangs over the altar in the adoration chapel. We begin with mass at 8:30AM and end at Kris Ingle / Parish Outreach Coordinator noon. 215 357-4113

Greeters Needed For Christmas Masses St. Katharine Drexel School Sign-up Sheets for anyone who would Community Service Project like to volunteer to be a Greeter for the As we prepare for the season of giving, we ask you to Christmas Masses are now available at all embrace a fellow Catholic school, St. John the Evangelist in the Church entrances. For additional Panama City, Florida, that suffered terribly during Hurricane information, email Aubrey Mento at Michael. They incurred tremendous damage and have [email protected] or call Eileen consequently been relocated to another location for the Gosciniak at 215-806-8146. Thank you! remainder of the school year as they repair and rebuild.

SCRIP SALES Supermarkets - Restaurants - Department Stores - Gas Stations - And Much More! Over the next few weeks, our Parish Community, in

Scrip is a great option for food shopping or gift shopping. partnership with St. Katharine Drexel School, will collect And you can earn credits toward parochial school, monetary donations that will be sent directly to this school. CCD tuition or other Parish Ministries. Kindly deliver or mail your donations to the rectory marked: St. John the Evangelist School Service Project. Checks can For Sale after Saturday Vigil be made payable to St. Bede the Venerable with the service and Sunday Masses project referenced in the memo. We will combine all donations Monday through Friday in the into one payment to the school. Please submit donations by Parish Office from 8am to 4pm. December 10th. Or order by phone or email! YOUR GENEROSITY Call Parish Secretary Cathleen Lynskey at 215-357-5720 ON BEHALF OF OUR PARISH AND SCHOOL Or email to [email protected] COMMUNITY IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. December 9, 2018 4 St. Bede 103 Bereavement Support Meeting Tuesday, December 11 at 7:30 p.m. In the St. Francis Center Topic: “Dealing with the holidays after a loss” All are welcome! For Information call Lynne O' Brien 215-504-4718.

2019 Calendars Available This year’s Liturgical Calendar St. Bede the Venerable Church focuses on Feasts and Saints, beginning Saturday, Dec. 15: 4pm to 5pm in January with “The Conversion of Saint Paul.” We thank the Joseph Fluehr *Thursday Dec. 20: 7pm* III Funeral Home for providing our fam- *This is the best time for Confession, ilies with this calendar. Please take one as extra priests will be available. home with you today, and in the coming Saturday, Dec. 22: 3pm to 5pm weeks, leading up to the New Year.

St. Andrew Church (Newtown) Monday Dec. 17 & Tuesday Dec. 18 : 6:30pm-7pm Saturday Dec. 15 & Dec. 22: 4pm-4:45pm Our December Women's Club meeting will be on Wednesday Assumption BVM Church (Feasterville) December 12 at 7:00 PM in the Saturday Dec. 22: 10am –12 NOON Drexel Center. We are having a Saturday Dec. 22: 3:30pm-4:30pm Christmas Party with wine, cheese and appetizers. We will do a cookie Our Lady of Good Counsel (Southampton) exchange and also have a Christmas Thursday, Dec. 20: 4pm-5pm / 7pm-9pm Trivia contest with prizes. Please Saturday Dec. 15 & Dec. 22: 8:30am-9:30am / 3pm-5pm bring two dozen of your favorite specialty cookies to exchange. We will then be able to exchange our cookies with each other and have a variety of cookies to bring home to our families. As always, we would appreciate a small dessert or an appetizer to share for the par- ty. We will be sponsoring a family for Christmas and will pre- Form For Confession sent a check to Kris Ingle at this meeting. If you are feeling (Cut out and bring with you) generous we will also be collecting gift cards for Kris Ingle's pantry at this meeting. Enter and say: “Bless me Father for I have sinned. It has been ______since my last confession. These are my sins.” (Tell the priest your sins and the approximate frequency) MASSES: Christmas 2018 New Year 2019 Then say: “Father, I am sorry for these and all the sins of my past life, especially ______.” Christmas Masses (Holy Day of Obligation) The priest speaks to you and suggests an appropriate Monday, December 24 - Christmas Eve penance. Then say the Act of Contrition: 4 p.m. (Both in the Church and Gym) 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and Midnight (In Church) Tuesday, December 25 - Christmas Day Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for (All Masses are in Church) 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Having offended you, and I detest All my sins, because of Your just Octave of Christmas Punishments, but most of all Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Because they offend You, My God, who are (Holy Day of Obligation) all-good and deserving of all my love. Monday, December 31, 2018 - New Year’s Eve I firmly resolve, with the help of 5:30pm Vigil Mass Your grace, to sin no more and to Tuesday, January 1, 2019 - New Year’s Day Avoid the near occasion of sin. (All Masses are in Church) 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

December 9, 2018 5 St. Bede 103 Religious Education

Content For All Ages A Gift from St. Bede Parish December 8 and December 12 are two very special Marian feast days: the Immaculate ConcepƟon and Our Lady of Guadalupe. Make Ɵme in your hecƟc “get ready for Christmas schedule” for Our Lady. Here are two suggesƟons.

Advent 1531: A Story That Isn’t Finished Yet In WATCH: Movies/The Life & Witness of Mary

Mary, The Indispensable Mother of God

In LISTEN: Talks/Discover the Saints

Register today: Go to formed.org & enter our parish code RBPX6B (case specific). You’ll be asked to enter a user name for yourself and create a password. In the future, just log in with your user name & password. Enjoy! To easily locate the content you wish to view, click on “Content List” at the bottom of the Home Page and click on the title. For electronic copies, simply click on icons.

Pray for the Sick Mark Turk Dan Miller Baby Hanna Smith Kathryn Potok Doreen Murphy Marie Egan Sr. Frances Jennifer Johns Connie Uphoff Thomas Cawley DeSales Florence Crawford Colin Kalista Jennifer Shultz John O’Connor Joseph Burke George Orth Nikki Morales Amy Boland Bob Sierko Michael Bradley Roberta Olson Shaun Lambert Lisa Fioravanti Edward Hess Jeanette Coburn Dean Anderson Bill DeHaven Frances Barckocy Barbara Cailyn Stratton Ann Orth Walter Niederriter Ray O’Donnell Nicholas Liddy Meiderdiercks Christine Timmins Terry Miller Mary Kraft Lynne DiTizio Carolyn Vizzard Drew Miller Daniel Lewis Susan Rich Shirley Kates Dwayne Schwarz Dominic Cupo 2020 Parish Mass Intention Dorothy Leone Lauren Rada Pauline Haynes Rosemarie Butler Book to Open December 15 Michael Cherin Tim Lawall William Kilroy Callie James Good Donald Gosciniak Karin Kane Sue Wartenberg Isabella Rae Good The Church encourages us to remember our dead by praying for Hugh McConville Anna Keller Msgr. Robert Marge Hartz them and having Masses celebrated for their speedy entry into Heaven. Anne Tuohy Jessie Gnoza Grudowski Joan Boland It is always heartwarming to see families gathered together for a Ed Jurgelewicz Shirley Blackburn Thomas Weir Thomas weekday or weekend Mass because the intention of that Mass has been Alfie Nicolosi Nancy Carberry Edward Herman Christmann reserved for the beloved deceased. Clara Stanton Casimir Ilenda Fred Hubbard Theresa Flanigan Jennifer Shultz Vincent Criniti Ray Rios Nicholas Viola Our 2020 Mass Intention Book opens on Saturday, Dec. 15. Ron Kaufman Theresa Webster Joseph Cusick Jennifer Perleman Please come to the Church Meeting Room-Library after the 8:30 a.m. Krista Chalfont Kadence Lawson Baby Curston Karin Kane Mass that day to reserve your Masses for 2019. After Dec. 15, Mass Christine McEntee Tom Merchel Boland Michael Clark intentions can be reserved at the Parish Office. Charles Resch Norine Cross Leslie Kobsina Georgie Hartley Sean Marriiott Peggy Haley Stephanie James Hartley Andrew Spiteri Eugene Hummel Weidner Vincent Restituto Joan Nachtman Michael Corless Leona Wolanin Virginia Samhouri Linda Brassington Vincent Amodei Charles Branson OUR CALENDAR IS NOW ONLINE! Bob Borkowski Angelique Edward Rogowski Elaine Schneider Couturier Joseph Murray We will no longer be listing the Parish Calendar or weekly Eugene Boisvert Richard Kern Albert Kilchesty events. This information can be easily accessed on our parish Names can be put on the prayer list by contacting the Parish Office in person, website: www.st-bede.org, and clicking on the calendar icon. by phone (215-357-5720) or by email ([email protected]). All names will The elimination of the calendar listing will free up much be left on the list for a period of 4 weeks. If you would like the intention to stay needed space for our bulletin. on for more than 4 weeks, please contact us again December 9, 2018 6 St. Bede 103 Artist’s conceptualization of Proposed Colored Tile Mosaic for St. Bede Bell Tower The scene is the Upper Room or Cenacle, where the Apostles gathered with the Blessed Mother after Jesus’ death and Resurrection. On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended on them. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, they left the safety of the Upper Room and began Christ’s Church. This scene is a reminder that as a parish we are now called to leave our church after each Mass, and carry the Gospel to our community.

Donations totaling $500 or more will be acknowledged on a plaque near the vestibule after the project is completed. At this point we have raised $14,000, which is approximately 32 percent of the cost, which is $45,000. Many of these donations have been received in memory of a recently deceased family or parish member. Please contact Monsignor Marine for further information or questions: 215-357-5720

December 9, 2018 7 St. Bede 103 Hello Everyone!!! Last week several teens, Deacon Alex and I went to the 177 Project event at St. Robert Bellermine Church. It was a beautiful evening of adoration and music. The artist, Taylor Tripoli was simply fantastic! Maritza Carmona-Kelly

Our youth (middle School and High school) will be visiting our homebound along with our parish priests next week during their Annual Christmas Communion Calls on Dec. 15. Youth /families who would like to join us should contact me ASAP. The Teen Council members are busy planning the Annual Teen Lock-in which is Dec. 27. This year the theme is BEACH (God’s Love is Vast as the Ocean). It is a fun night of games, talks, Mass, a service project for members of the Military and much, much, much more. Sign up NOW! Register NOW for the KAIROS retreat being held at Mother Boniface Spirituality Center on the weekend of March 1-3, 2019. For more information contact the Youth Ministry office. Mark your Calendar for the LEAD night/Youth Event on Sun. Jan. 27, we are having a guest, John Paul Kasperowicz ALL youth in grades 7 to 12 are invited.

God Bless! Maritza

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Teen Topic Thursday’s Dinner and Discussion gatherings

On Thurs. Dec. 13th At 6pm in the St. Francis Center/ Youth Center

ALL H.S. TEENS ARE INVITED! WE ARE HAVING A GAMES NIGHT!

December 9, 2018 8 St. Bede 103 Mass Intentions This Week Cornerstone for Life Weekday Masses are in the Daily Mass Chapel, unless noted

Monday, Dec. 10 + 6:30am - Jeanine Moritz (Req. by Brian & Debbie Stedman) + 9am - William Damico (Req. by Barbara & Ed Rogowski)

Tuesday, Dec. 11 + 6:30am - Maryanne Bedesem (Req. by the Gronczewski family) + 9am - William Damico (Req. by Lisa Brauckmann & family) Do you want your marriage to last a lifetime? Do you never want to fall out of love? Many couples who have learned Natu- Wednesday, Dec. 12 ral Family Planning discover it helps their marriage in many + 6:30am - Edward Leigh (Req. by Barb & Bob Scanlan) more ways than they anticipated. Show her you would marry + 9am - Jesus & Hugo Marchese (living Mass) her again every day of your life and enroll in a class today! (Req. by Nancy & Angelo Marchese) To learn more, visit www.live-the-love.org, or contact Helen Thursday, Dec. 13 Hallowell at 267-252-6207 or [email protected] + 6:30am - Agnes M. Samra (Req. by Lenore & Joe Stepenosky) + 9am - Sam Bowlen (Req. by Patricia Bavosi) REGNUM CHRISTI Friday, Dec. 14 Formation Series - Social and Talk + 6:30am - Thora Cuerou-35th anniversary Saturday, Dec. 15: St. Bede Drexel Center at 9:15am (Req. by his daughter, Andrianne Wright) “Encountering Christ through Scripture and Meditation” + 9am - Michael T. McHale (Req. by Linda & Jack McHale) (you may bring your preferred beverage) Saturday, Dec. 15 + 8:30am - James & Dorothy Agnew (Req. by the Spearing family) + 5:30pm - Jimmy Vollrath (Req. by the Barlow family) Bereavement Service for Parents Our Lady of Good Counsel Sunday, Dec. 16 Church in Southampton will be + 7:30am - Frances Logue (Req. by Shirlee & Joe Longmore) holding its annual Candlelight + 9:30am - Kyle Raymond Robinson (Req. by Students of ACHIEVE) Vespers Service for bereaved + 11am - Robert Geisheimer (Req. by Kris & Ed Ingle) + 12:30pm - Kiernan Joseph Timoney (Req. by Maria & Carl Hoffman) parents on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 7 PM. All are welcome to attend and to extend the invitation to St. Bede’s Collection - other bereaved parents. If you can, please bring a photo of your child, which will be placed on the

God Bless Your Generosity! sanctuary step alongside a votive candle provided by us. (Week of December 2, 2018) FIRST COLLECTION / ENV. AND LOOSE BILLS: $19,365.75 FIRST COLLECTION / E-GIVING: $3,697.50 TOTAL FIRST COLLECTION: $23,063.50

Last year’s First Collection Total: $24,892.00 FIRST COLLECTION AVERAGE (Includes e-giving) $22,455.00

SECOND COLLECTION (Retirement for Religious) $3,470.00

Grade School: $53.54

STEWARDSHIP (collected thus far-including e-giving): $97,500.00 BLOOD DRIVE Last year’s total: $134,223.00 Friday, Jan. 11, 2018 CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL (as of Nov. 15): $77,590.00 (80 percent of our goal) (2-7pm) In the Drexel Center

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP NEWS! To make an appointment sign up ALL M.S. and H.S. youth are invited to attend at redcrossblood.org Christmas Communion Calls Enter Sponsor Code: on Sat. Dec. 15th 9:30am - 1pm PARENT DRIVERS/VOLUNTEERS WITH CLEARANCES NEEDED. StBedevernerable Or contact Maritza at Questions about this group, to receive registration forms and/or if you would like to be added to the Middle School Youth Group e-mail list to [email protected] or receive news of upcoming events, send an e-mail to 215-357-5113 [email protected]

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