ST. JOSEPH The Beacon of Ambler where Faith and Family are One S. Main and Poplar Sts. Ambler, PA 19002 CONTACT: 215-646-0494 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: stjoeambler.org Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM - Noon Office is closed on Holydays and Holidays Rectory Address: 16 S. Spring Garden St. Ambler, PA 19002 PASTOR Rev. Eugene M. Tully, Pastor Rev. Charles J. McElroy, Resident Deacon Mark Kuhn (Fluent in Spanish) (contact number– 484-746-3414) Pastoral Staff Mrs. Lisa Gallagher Mrs. Suzanne Kuhn: Director of Religious Education Parish Secretary, Music Ministry ([email protected])

MASS SCHEDULE Daily - Mon. to Fri. at 8:00 AM *Saturday Vigil- 4:00 PM Sunday- 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM **Masses in Spanish- Every 2nd and 4th Sunday at 2:00 PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays- 3:00 PM- 3:30 PM Holydays of Obligation- 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM **All Holiday Masses are at 9:00 AM/ Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day and Thanksgiving Day

PRAYER TO SAINT THE St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the Power of God, cast into hell and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

We are Easter people is our song!

WELCOME TO SAINT JOSEPH PARISH! Information Corner We are so happy that you have decided to celebrate with our Parish Family. If you would like to register with us to become a member, GENERAL POINTS– The obligation to attend Mass on please let us know. You can see Father Tully after any of the Sundays and holy days of obligation continues to be lifted. masses, contact our rectory office or download our registration Advance notice will be given when restriction is over. form on our website at www.stjoeambler.org. The Archdiocese is slowly implementing new guidelines along with the CDC guidelines.

We will start taking up collection with the basket. The ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT ON FIRST FRIDAYS from 9-12pm hymnals will be placed in their holders. JUST REMINDERS FOR THE RECEPTION OF HOLY Devotion- every Friday at 8 COMMUNION - AM mass Rectory chapel hours are the same as office hours. Come and visit 1. KEEP A REASONABLE DISTANCE the Lord! 2. REMOVE YOUR MASK TO ONE SIDE 3. PROCEED TO THE PRIEST OR EM. MASS INTENTIONS 4. STEP ASIDE AND PLACE THE HOST IN YOUR MOUTH. PUT YOUR MASK BACK ON AFTER YOU Holy Saturday April 3 Requested by: HAVE RECEIVED. VIGIL 7:00 PM EASTER VIGIL Easter Sunday April 4 BRICK FUNDRAISER: It is not too late to purchase a brick 7:30 AM Members of St. Joseph Parish or two. This is an ongoing project and continuous fundraiser. 9:00 AM EASTER INTENTIONS Bricks can also be designated for the living as a living memorial 11:00 AM EASTER INTENTIONS or remembrance. The forms are on all the tables or you can go online to the Brick website and fill out the form with credit card 2:00 PM N/A payment. www.4EverBricks.com/donors/sjcc/

WEEKDAY Morning Masses 8:00 AM Sunday Mass at 11 AM is usually livestream on facebook. We try Monday St. Chrythansus/Holy Souls John Strong to post if there are any changes as soon as possible. Tuesday St. Telemachus/Holy Souls John Strong Wednesday Francesco Paone Immacolata Barone Thank you for your Easter flower contribution. Our church always looks Thursday Philip Capurso Swillo Family so beautiful thanks to your generosity! Friday- Rena Palermo Fred/Maria Voss Rectory Office is closed on Monday, April 5th.

OUR HYMNALS WILL RETURN IN THE PEW HOLDERS SHORTLY. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC CLOSURE, WE CUT Candle Memorials/Intentions DOWN OUR ORDER LAST YEAR. WE WILL CONTINUE The Sanctuary Candle - Swillo Family TO PUT THE READINGS IN THE BULLETIN FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. AFTER USING THE BOOK, WE ASK The Mary Candle– Fred/Alice Iovine THAT YOU RETURN THEM IN THE HOLDER WITH PAGES The St. Joseph Candle– Special Intention FACE DOWN SO THEY DO NOT GET WET WITH THE SANITIZER SPRAY.

Liturgical Schedule and Intention for April 10-11 Celebrants: (subject to change) THE NOVENA TO SAINT JOSEPH WILL 4:00 PM FATHER Mc Elroy TAKE PLACE AFTER MASS ON THE 19TH 7:30 AM FATHER Mc Elroy OF EACH MONTH. THIS NOVENA IS SAID 9:00 AM FATHER Tully IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR SISTERS 11:00 AM FATHER Tully AND BROTHERS OF THE 2:00 PM FATHER Mc Elroy (Deacon Mark) ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA. Each month will have a different intenon. (Sat. Vigil) 4:00 PM John Roberto 7:30 AM Deceased members of St. Joseph 9:00 AM Anthony Votta APRIL 19TH– For the strengthening of Chrisan married 11:00 AM Gernie/Christine Ciavarelli and family life in the image of Christ and His Church. 2:00 PM Mass in Spanish FAAST OF OUR MASS BOOK IS OPEN. WEEKENDS AND WEEKDAYS AVAILABLE. THESE MASS INTENTIONS AND CANDLES WILL Prayerfully remember all those who have BEGIN ON JULY 1ST TO DECEMBER 31ST. requested our prayers: All who are suffering from YOU MAY ALSO E-MAIL YOUR REQUESTS TO covid, and Lucy Amento, Victor Balten, Anthony [email protected]. ______D’Acunto, Kathleen Hart, Mary Marincola, Mary Robinson, Trish Ross, Sacramento Family, Bill and Theresa We here at the rectory are saddened to say Sherwin, Gabriella Turchi, Lorraine Urban. that one of our furry friends is no longer **Names will be removed at the end of the month, unless notified. If you with us. Father Mc Elroy’s companion and know anyone who would like to be on our prayer list, due to privacy issues, best buddy, ‘Bo’, has ‘crossed the rainbow they or a family member must call the rectory. Let us know if they can be bridge’ along with his other friends. removed from the list. It is so good to know that prayers are answered! Bo will truly be missed by all! April 4,2021 Page 3

THE GLORIA! Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we Responsorial Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great R. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. glad. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy en- God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, dures forever. Let the house of Israel say, “His mercy endures have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive forever.” our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, R. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone glad. are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. “The right hand of the LORD has struck with power; the right hand of the LORD is exalted. I shall not die, but live, The Nicene and declare the works of the LORD.” I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven R. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one glad. Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner- Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true stone. By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with eyes. the Father; through him all things were made. R. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and glad. became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered Reading II Col 3:1-4 death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in Brothers and sisters: If then you were raised with Christ, seek accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken him in glory. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of Cf. 1 Cor 5:7b-8a sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the R. Alleluia, alleluia. life of the world to come. Amen. Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed; let us then feast with joy in the Lord. Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord R. Alleluia, alleluia. The Mass of Easter Day Reading I Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Gospel Jn 20:1-9 Peter proceeded to speak and said: “You know what has happened all over Judea, On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the beginning in Galilee after the baptism tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the that John preached, stone removed from the tomb. how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple with the Holy Spirit and power. whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord He went about doing good from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” and healing all those oppressed by the devil, So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. for God was with him. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter We are witnesses of all that he did and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. cloths there, but did not go in. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb This man God raised on the third day and granted that he and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered be visible, his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate not to all the people, but to us, place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had the witnesses chosen by God in advance, arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to He commissioned us to preach to the people rise from the dead. and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.” The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. April 4, 2021 Page 4

Visit the Archdiocesan Website http://archphila.org/joseph/ for more information on the Year of St. Joseph “Go to Joseph” (Ite Ad Joseph) During this Year of St. Joseph, we implore his help and protection by going to him. Let us increase our devotion to St. Joseph and imitate his virtues and his love of Jesus and Mary.

“I have a great love for St. Joseph, because he is a man of silence and strength. On my table, I have an image of St. Joseph sleeping. Even when he is asleep, he is taking care of the Church! Yes! We know that he can do that. So when I have a problem, a dificulty, I write a little note and I put it underneath St. Joseph, so that he can dream about it! In other words, I tell him: ‘Pray for this problem!” St. Joseph pray for us! ______

Welcome home to all those who have come back to visit and welcome back to our St. Joseph family if you have been away this year. As we celebrate today the resurrection of Jesus, we pray that we may all ‘rise’ and return to the Risen Lord together in prayer and song as we lift up our voices with a resounding ‘Alleluia’ as Jesus Christ is risen today!! May you and your families have a beautiful Happy and Holy Easter!

MARCH 5TH MARCH 19TH We were honored to celebrate with our Hispanic family We honor Saint Joseph, our The Feast of Patron and the Patron of the Señor de Esquipulas Universal Church.

This mass in Spanish was We would especially like to celebrated by the Most thank Angela Webb for making Reverend Edward Deliman with our traditional homemade St. concelebrants, Father Tully and Joseph Cakes. They were Father Mc Elroy. It was truly a delicious! Thank you Father beautiful celebration for Lent. Tully for your goodness to treat us for such a special occasion! Thank you also to all our Hispanic families who made our so beautiful this year.

PRAY GOD WE CAN ALL CELEBRATE THESE LENTEN FEASTS TOGETHER NEXT YEAR! April 4, 2021 Page 5

Our country, our military, police and first responders all need our prayers now! Please continue to pray for all in harms way who help protect us and our country. God bless and protect them all. Many have returned home and need both physical and emotional care. They cannot be forgotten. Pray for all those who have unselfishly given up their lives for our freedom. Jesus has said, “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for a friend”. May God give them strength and courage to continue to fight the battles they struggle with abroad and here at home! Please check our military board and if you have anyone in your family who is currently in the military please send us a picture with their information.

Father Bill Atkinson’s Cause for Canonization: Please pray for his intercession.. For favors received or for more information, write Fr. Bill’s Cause-Augustinian Provincial Offices PO Box 340- Villanova, PA 19085 610-527-3330 www.augustinian.org —————————————————————————————— SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM and CONFIRMATION ROLE OF SPONSORS A baptismal preparation evening class is mandatory for all parents who are requesting Baptism. The class is provided on the third Thursday of each month. Baptisms are on the Second Sunday of each month. Please make an appointment with the Rectory Office. Godparent or Sponsor Requirement- You must be a practicing Catholic, in good standing, and attend mass regularly, (married validly if married), at least 16 years of age, and have received the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist). Eligibility Certificates for another Parish- *We cannot issue certificates of eligibility to any parish if a person is not regularly attending Sunday mass and/or isn’t properly registered in St. Joseph Parish .

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK In case of serious illness, please contact the Pastor at the Rectory or call the emergency number if after office hours.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Parishioners planning wedding dates must make an appointment to set a wedding date six months or more prior to that wedding date. They must also arrange for Marriage Preparation Class by contacting www.philamarriageprep.com or call 610-873-2017. ______SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord; Julian Calendar Palm Sunday Monday: Monday within the Octave of Easter Tuesday: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Wednesday: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Thursday: Thursday within the Octave of Easter Friday: Friday in the Octave of Easter; Julian Calendar Good Friday Saturday: Saturday within the Octave of Easter Due to social distance rules, we are so sad to say that we are unable to hold our Annual Easter Egg Hunt this year for the children. Let’s hope next Easter, the Easter Bunny will visit St. Joseph’s and we will hunt for our eggs once again!

The Eucharist: Food for Resurrecon How do we celebrate Easter, the greatest of our Chrisan feasts? By doing what we do every Sunday and every day: celebrang the Mass. On the first Easter, as the heartbroken disciples walked the road to Emmaus, the Lord was with them but they did not realize it. They only recognized him “in the breaking of the bread” (Luke 22:35). It is the same for us. In the Mass—the breaking of the bread—we meet the risen Lord together. We meet him in each other—for by our bapsm into his death and resurrecon, we have become members of one body, the Body of Christ. We meet him in his word—in the liturgy the scriptures are proclaimed to us, that they might take root and grow in us. And we meet him in a special way in the Eucharist, the sacrament of his Body and Blood, which is food for resurrecon: “whoever eats this bread will live forever” (John 6:51). The Lord is risen indeed, and it is the Risen One who truly presides at this and every Eucharist. —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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