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ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 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 Parish 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 Mass- 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 MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL 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 Satan and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. St. Joseph pray for us! “In our time Our Lady has helped us comprehend and love her dear and chaste husband, St. Joseph. She has told us of the mystery surrounding him and of his greatness. She has let us know something of her love for St. Joseph, that most lovable saint who for years held the Word made flesh in his arms.” Blessed Gabriele Allegra CHANGES TO OUR BULLETIN ARE COMING SOON! STAY TUNED :) May 30, 2021 Page 2 WELCOME TO SAINT JOSEPH PARISH! 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, please let us know. You can see Father Tully after any of the masses, contact our rectory office or download our registration form on our website at www.stjoeambler.org. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT ON FIRST FRIDAYS from 9-12pm Miraculous Medal Novena Devotion- every Friday at 8 AM mass Rectory chapel hours are the same as office hours. Come and visit the Lord! VIGIL May 29 Requested by: LITURGICAL MINISTERS 4:00 PM John Jack St. Marie Gallagher family Maureen (EM) Jean (Both) Sunday May 30 7:30 AM Members of St. Joseph Parish Virginia (Both) 9:00 AM Giuseppe Pileggi Frank/Marianne Paone Maureen (L) Joanne ( EM) 11:00 AM Rosa Serratore Pietro/Antonello Maryellen (L) Marge (EM) 2:00 PM n/a **If 2 EM’s are needed, thank you for stepping up :) WEEKDAY Morning Masses 8:00 AM Monday(9AM) Ray Moore Joanne Junker Tuesday John/Maria Mesuraca Family Candle Memorials/Intentions The Sanctuary Candle - Joan Pugliese (17th Anniversary) Wednesday Pat Smith Mc Lane Sue/John Hill The Mary Candle– Maeve Mc Kenna (Birthday) The St. Joseph Candle– In Thanksgiving Thursday Vincent Talese Cowman family Friday Felix/Laura Jemionek Jeanette Mc Kenna Liturgical Schedule and Intention for June5-6 Prayerfully remember all those who have requested our Celebrants: (subject to change) prayers: Lucy Amento, Victor Balten, Anthony D’Acunto, 4:00 PM FATHER Tully Clare Di Donato, Kathleen Hart, Mary Marincola, Mary 7:30 AM FATHER Tully Robinson, Trish Ross, Lorraine Urban. 9:00 AM FATHER Mc Elroy 11:00 AM FATHER Mc Elroy **Names will be removed at the end of the month, unless notified. If you know anyone who would like to be on our prayer list, due to 1:00 PM FATHER SCOTT BRENTWOOD (Italian) privacy issues, they or a family member must call the rectory. Let us know if they can be removed from the list. (Sat. Vigil) 4:00 PM Jenni DelRicci It is so good to know that prayers are answered! 7:30 AM Deceased members of St. Joseph 9:00 AM Giuseppe Paone 11:00 AM Patrick J. Murphy 1:00 PM Leah Holton (Mass for St. Francis di Paola) THE NOVENA TO SAINT JOSEPH WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER MASS ON THE 19TH OF EACH MONTH. THIS NOVENA IS SAID IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA. Each month will have a different intention. JUNE 19TH- For all priests and for more numerous vocations to the Holy Priesthood May is the Month of Mary! Do you know Mary our Mother has many devotions and titles all around the world? Our Lady of the Thirty-three November 8 Our Lady Help of Christians May 24 On April 19, 1825, thirty-three In 1815 Pope Pius VII Uruguayan patriots fighting for independ- instituted a feast day on May 24 ence placed the future of their new nation honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary un- at the feet of an image of the Virgin in a der this title after he returned to Rome small chapel. National independence was from several years of captivity imposed proclaimed on August 25, and the mem- by the emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. bers of the Constitutional Court presented Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. themselves again before the statue to place their nascent country under her pro- tection. Ever since, this image has been known as La Virgen de los Treinta y Tres. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. May 30, 2021 Page 3 THE GLORIA! Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we Responsorial Psalm33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22 bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, Upright is the word of the LORD, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only and all his works are trustworthy. Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the He loves justice and right; Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy of the kindness of the Lord the earth is full. on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, By the word of the LORD the heavens were made; have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you by the breath of his mouth all their host. alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus For he spoke, and it was made; Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the he commanded, and it stood forth. Father. Amen. R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, The Nicene Creed upon those who hope for his kindness, I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of To deliver them from death heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I and preserve them in spite of famine. believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from Our soul waits for the LORD, God, Light from Light, true God from true God, who is our help and our shield. begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us through him all things were made. who have put our hope in you. For us men and for our salvation he came down from R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of Reading II Rom 8:14-17 the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the Brothers and sisters: For those who are led by the Spirit of living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slav- believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who ery to fall back into fear, but you received a Spirit of adop- proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the tion, through whom we cry, “Abba, Father!” Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the with him so that we may also be glorified with him. resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Reading I Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 Moses said to the people: "Ask now of the days of old, before your time, ever since God created man upon the earth; Gospel Mt 28:16-20 ask from one end of the sky to the other: The eleven disciples went to Galilee, Did anything so great ever happen before? to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them.