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.

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

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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 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 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 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 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. Was it ever heard of? Did a people ever hear the voice of When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. God speaking from the midst of fire, as you did, and Then Jesus approached and said to them, live? Or did any god venture to go and take a nation for "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. himself from the midst of another nation, Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, baptizing them in the name of the Father, with strong hand and outstretched arm, and by great and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, terrors, all of which the LORD, your God, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age." This is why you must now know, and fix in your heart, that the LORD is God in the heavens above and on earth The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. below, and that there is no other. You must keep his statutes and commandments that I enjoin on you today, that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may have long life on the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you forever." The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. May 30,2021 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 vir- tues and his love of Jesus and Mary.

WHO IS ST. JOSEPH TO YOU? Is he a protector to you as Terror of Demons? Is he a defender of Christ? Is he a role model of fatherhood? Is he an intercessor for you when you defend the Church? Is he a protector of priests? Is he hope of the sick? Is he patron of the dying? Or is he a stranger? Regardless of where you are in your relationship with St. Joseph, take some time this year and get to know him a little bit better. We will be sharing our memories/stories here...who knows you just may inspire someone to have a stronger devotion to this great and holy man of God.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK THE MYSTERY OF THE BLESSED TRINITY Monday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Today we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56 Church sets aside this Sunday to focus our attention on the mystery of the Tuesday: Tb 2:9-14; Ps 112:1-2, 7-9; Mk 12:13- Blessed Trinity, God who is one, but three persons—Father, Son, and Ho- 17 ly Spirit. Wednesday: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Ps 25:2-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; SUNDAY, JUNE 6TH AT 1:00 PM WE CELEBRATE THE Mk 12:18-27 FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS DI PAOLA. REVEREND SCOTT Thursday: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a; BRENTWOOD WILL BE THE MAIN CELEBRANT WITH MASS Ps 128:1-5; Mk 12:28-34 IN ITALIAN. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL Friday: Tb 11:5-17; Ps 146:1b-2, 6c-10; Mk CELEBRATION. 12:35-37 Saturday: Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20; Tb 13:2, 6efgh-8; Mk 12:38-44 Sunday: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116:12-13, 15-18; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26

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As of May 31st– the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in compliance with the CDC has lifted all restrictions for Sacred Liturgy in Montgomery County.

- SMILE AT ONE ANOTHER!  Masks are no longer required to anyone MEMORIAL DAY– MONDAY MAY 31 who has been vaccinated, however; we respect a person’s choice to wear one MASS AT 9:00 AM but it should still be removed prior to receiving communion

-all ribbons/tapes will be removed as social distance is no longer a requirement ****(We will need help in removing all the adhesive left on the pews) SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Most Holy Trinity; -hand sanitizer is no longer necessary or require on the altar or in the naïve of the Julian Calendar Pentecost church. Sanitation of the church is no longer required. Monday: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin -all signs, labels, floor tapes may be removed as previously directed Mary; Memorial Day; -we are at 100% capacity– no pew separations required Ninth Week in Ordinary Time -Offertory Processions may begin immediately. Collections have been taken up Tuesday: St. Justin with baskets. Wednesday: Ss. Marcellinus and Peter Thursday: St. Charles -all Altar Servers, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers are asked to come back and Lwanga and fully participate in their ministerial duties Companions **-hand shaking at the ‘offering of peace’ is still suspended Friday: First Friday Saturday: St. Boniface; First Saturday

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Our country, our military, police and first Our social events have not been scheduled yet, but as responders all need our prayers now! Please more restrictions are lifted, God willing, we will be continue to pray for all in harms way who able to all gather together to have some fellowship help protect us and our country. God bless and fun!! and protect them all. Many have returned FEA home and need both physical and emotional care. They cannot be forgotten. Pray for all Many of us have strong devotions, but this year as we those who have unselfishly given up their honor St. Joseph we would like to hear from you about lives for our freedom. Jesus has said, “There is no greater love your comments or stories where St. Joseph has been in- than to lay down one’s life for a friend”. May God give them strumental in your life. It can even be your special strength and courage to continue to fight the battles they struggle with abroad and here at home! Please check our military board memories about our own St. Joseph Church. We will and if you have anyone in your family who is currently in the publish it in our bulletin on our St. Joseph Page. Your military please send us a picture with their information. name is optional. You can email it to stjosepham- [email protected] or you can just drop it in the collection Father Bill Atkinson’s Cause for : Please basket– marked St. Joseph. pray for his intercession.. For favors received or for more information, write Fr. Bill’s Cause-Augustinian ***Children are also asked to participate with a drawing Provincial Offices PO Box 340- Villanova, PA 19085 or few sentences. Thank you for your participation. 610-527-3330 www.augustinian.org ——————————— AST OUR HYMNALS ARE ON A CART AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM and CONFIRMATION ROLE OF OF CHURCH . OUR NUMBERS WERE UNCERTAIN WHEN WE HAD SPONSORS A baptismal preparation evening class is mandatory TO PLACE THE ORDER. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUT THE READ- for all parents who are requesting Baptism. The class is provided on INGS IN THE BULLETIN FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. PLEASE RE- the third Thursday of each month. Baptisms are on the Second TURN THE BOOKS BACK TO THE CART AFTER EACH MASS. IF Sunday of each month. Please make an appointment with the YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE HYMNAL APP GO TO Rectory Office. Godparent or Sponsor Requirement- You must THE APP STORE FOR OCP. BRING YOUR PHONE OR YOUR TABLET be a practicing Catholic, in good standing, and attend mass TO CHURCH AND FOLLOW ALONG. regularly, (married validly if married), at least 16 years of age, and have received the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation BRICK FUNDRAISER: It is not too late to purchase a brick and Eucharist). or two. This is an ongoing project and continuous fundraiser. Eligibility Certificates for another Parish- *We cannot issue Bricks can also be designated for the living as a living memorial certificates of eligibility to any parish if a person is not or remembrance. The forms are on all the tables or you can go regularly attending Sunday mass and/or isn’t properly online to the Brick website and fill out the form with credit registered in St. Joseph Parish . card payment. www.4EverBricks.com/donors/sjcc/

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK In case of serious illness, please EA OFEAST OFLiturgy and the Holy Trinity contact the Pastor at the Rectory or call the emergency number if after office hours. The Trinity is the central mystery of our faith. We believe that God is one, yet three: total unity and rich diversity. God is SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Parishioners planning wedding not a monolith, but a dynamic community of persons, a per- dates must make an appointment to set a wedding date six months or more prior to that wedding date. They must also arrange for fect, loving harmony of three. And the liturgy is the work of Marriage Preparation Class by contacting the Trinity. We begin all our liturgical celebraons with the www.philamarriageprep.com or call 610-873-2017. , a reminder of our Trinitarian bapsm, and BLOOD DRIVE the simplest of all professions of our faith. We believe that St. Anthony of Padua Parish God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and we gather in the name 259 Forest Avenue, Ambler of this triune God. Throughout the Mass, we address our pray- ers to God the Father, through Christ our Lord, in the Spirit’s Tuesday, June 1, 2021 power. And the Father hears our prayer, transforming bread Friendship Hall 2:00pm to 7:00pm and wine into the Body and Blood of his Son by the Holy Spirit. Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) The Church is “the sacrament of trinitarian commun- Or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: STOP to ion” (Sacramentum Caritas, 16). It is the Trinity who holds us Schedule an appointment. together as well. In the words of Saint Cyprian, we are “a peo- ple made one by the unity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy

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