Saint George Parish Community Under the Guidance of the Holy Spirit 22 E. Cooke Avenue, Glenolden, PA 19036 - 610-237-1633 - www.stgeorgeparish.org 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2021
Jesus departed from there and came to His na- tive place, accompanied by His disciples. When the sabbath came, He began to teach in the syna- gogue, and many who heard Him were aston- ished. They said, “Where did this Man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given Him? What mighty deeds are wrought by His hands! Is He not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Si- mon? And are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him. Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in His native place and among His own kin and in His own house.” So He was not able to perform any mighty deeds there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying His hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith. ~Mark 6: 1-6a
Happy Independence Day! God our Father, Giver of life, we entrust the United States of America to Your loving care. You are the rock on which this nation was founded. You alone are the true source of our cherished rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Reclaim this land for Your glory and dwell among Your people. Send Your Spirit to touch the hearts of our nation´s leaders. Open their minds to the great worth of human life and the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. Remind Your people that true happiness is rooted in seeking and doing Your will. Through the intercession of Mary Immaculate, Patroness of our land, grant us the courage to reject the "culture of death." Lead us into a new millennium of life. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Joseph Join us as we pray the Prayer to Saint Joseph at the conclusion of Mass throughout the re- mainder of this Year of Saint Joseph: Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted His only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage, and defend us from every evil. ~Amen.
Contact Us! New Parishioners Godparents We are pleased to welcome new members to our Parish Commu- Only one godparent is required for Baptism. If two are chosen, nity. Please call the Rectory Office at 610-237-1633 to make an one must be male and one must be female. A godparent must be appointment to register and to learn more about our parish, or a fully initiated Roman Catholic (Baptized, Confirmed and re- visit www.stgeorgeparish.org. Note: Students must be registered ceiving the Eucharist), at least 16 years of age, if married, must in the Parish before registering in the Parish Religious Educa- be married in the Church, and in good standing with the Church. tion Program. A baptized non-Catholic Christian may be chosen as a “Christian Sacrament of Baptism Witness” provided there is one Catholic godparent. A former The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the second Sunday of Catholic may not serve as either a godparent or Christian witness. the month at 11:30 AM. Parents seeking baptism for their child R.C.I.A. are asked to please call the rectory. Pre-Jordan is required for If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about parents with a first-born child or parents with additional children the Catholic faith, or if you were baptized Catholic but did not who have not attended within a two-year period. Pre-registration complete your sacraments, please contact Sr. Lorraine Muglie, is required for Pre-Jordan and Baptism. Please contact Mrs. SSJ at the Rectory Office at 610-237-1633 to learn more about Lynda Batten at the Rectory Office for more information. our Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Program. Sacrament of Matrimony Mass Cards Couples planning a wedding are asked to call Father Oswald at Mass cards are available at the Rectory Office. If you would like the Rectory Office at least one year in advance of the wedding to have a Mass celebrated in memory of a deceased loved one, or date. Couples are required to attend the Archdiocesan Marriage for special intentions, please contact the Rectory Office for de- and Family Life Preparation Program. tails. Standard cards are available for a $10 stipend and booklets Sick or Homebound are available for a $20 stipend. In case of serious illness or advanced age, please call the Recto- Food Pantry ry Office. Arrangements will be made for the Sacrament of the Our Parish Food Pantry is available for parishioners and friends Sick and for Holy Communion. If you are going into the hospital who are in need of a meal but cannot provide one for themselves. and you would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick, please If you or a friend needs temporary food assistance, please contact call the Rectory. Also, when you are hospitalized, please contact Mrs. Batten at 610-237-1633. the hospital Chaplain and the Rectory Office. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tree of Life Memorial Eucharistic Adoration is held in the Church every Friday from If you would like to have a leaf ($150) or a boulder ($600) 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM, followed by daily Mass, unless otherwise permanently inscribed in memory of a loved one on the Tree of announced. Life, which is located in the vestibule at the main entrance of the church, please contact Mrs. Mary Ann Zeller at 610-237-1633. Vigil Candles Quotes of the Week Vigil Candles, which are located in front of the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph statues in the front of the church, are available for The Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people spurn Me? your intentions. Small candles are $2 and will burn for two days. And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the signs which I have performed in their midst? ~Numbers 14:11 These can be purchased by placing your donation in an envelope and dropping it in the slot provided by the candles. Large candles Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you are $100 and will burn for an entire year. Large candles can be think. ~Billy Graham purchased by contacting Mrs. Mary Ann Zeller at 610-237-1633. A gold label with your loved ones name will be placed on the Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How candle and it will remain there throughout the year. could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are? ~Martin Luther
Parish Staff
Rev. Leo P. Oswald, Pastor Rev. Martin E. Woodeshick, Pastor Emeritus - Holy Spirit Rev. James McBurney, OSA and Rev. James McCartney, O.S.A., Weekend Assistants
Mrs. Lynda Batten, Administrative Assistant and Sister Lorraine Muglie, SS, Director of Adult Faith Formation and Coordinator of Religious Education, Ext. 101 Pastoral Care, Ext. 103 Mrs. Pat Dinan, Receptionist, Ext. 113 (Tues & Wed) Mr. Keith Tomson, Business Manager, Ext. 104 Mrs. Gloria Greene, Data Entry, Ext. 104 Mrs. Barbara Fister and Mrs. Teresa Murray - Housekeeping Mrs. Kathleen Lerro, Director of Music, Ext. 101 Rectory/Convent/Church Mr. Patrick McCullough, Maintenance, Ext. 104
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Parish Information
Rectory Hours Bereavement Ministry Rite of Reconciliation Monday thru Thursday Mrs. Mimi Ednie 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Saturday afternoons
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Care of the Sick Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Legion of Mary Mrs. Theresa Murray Please contact the Rectory Office in the event of Summer Hours: 9AM to 4 PM daily sickness or hospitalization. Ministry Outreach Program For more details, see page 5. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Phone Number: 610-237-1633 Mrs. Lynda Batten Thursday 6:30 PM - Sept. to Easter Fax Number: 610-237-9626 Choir Director and Music Email: [email protected] Baptism Ministry Second Sunday of the month at 11:30 AM Receptionist: Mrs. Marie Dunleavy Mrs. Kathleen Lerro Mrs. Patricia Dinan Please call the Rectory Office for an appointment
Secretary: Mrs. Lynda J. Batten R.C.I.A. to schedule a Baptism and Baptism Preparation Parish Business Manager: Sister Lorraine Muglie, SSJ (Pre-Jordan)
Mrs. Mary Ann Zeller Convent Join us on Twitter! 11 E. Lamont Avenue
Glenolden, PA 19036 Phone Number: 610-237-1633
Office of Religious Education Director of Adult Faith Formation Sr. Lorraine Muglie, SSJ Phone Number: 610-237-1633
Coordinator of Religious Education Devotions Mrs. Lynda Batten Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - Fridays 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Phone Number: 610-237-1633 Miraculous Medal Devotion - Following the 8:00 AM Mass on Saturdays Fax Number: 610-237-9626 Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet - Thursdays 7:00 PM`
Daily Readings & Mass Intentions Sunday, July 11: Amos 7: 12-15; Ephesians 1: 3-14; Mark 6: 7 -13 - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, July 4: Ezekiel 2: 2-5; 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10; 8:00 AM John O’Connor Mark 6: 1-6a: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Requested by: Ann O’Connor 8:00 AM Pro Populo 10:30 AM Edmund Ferguson 10:30 AM Deceased members of the Oswald and Mo- Requested by: Mary Ann Ferguson ran Families Requested by: Father Oswald Pro Populo means “for the people” of Holy Spirit and St. Monday, July 5: Genesis 28: 10-22a; Matthew 9: 18-26 George Parish. 4:00 PM Dolly Mount Requested by: Bill Battagliese Tuesday, July 6: Genesis 32: 23-33; Matthew 9: 32-38 Daily Mass 4:00 PM Dolly Mount 4:00 PM Monday thru Friday Requested by: Bill Battagliese Weekend Mass Wednesday, July 7: Genesis 51: 55-57; 42: 5-7a, 17-24a; 4:30 PM Saturday Matthew 10: 1-7 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM Sunday 4:00 PM Thomas Forbes, Jr. Holy Days Requested by: Family Thursday, July 8: Genesis 44: 18-21, 23b-29; 45: 1-5; Mat- As Announced thew 10: 7-15 Legal Holidays: 9:00 AM 4:00 PM Catherine Battagliese Requested by: Bill Battagliese Friday, July 9: Genesis 46: 1-7, 28-30; Matthew 10: 16-23 Contributions 4:00 PM Thomas O’Connor Sunday, June 27, 2021 $4,204 Requested by: Ann O’Connor If you are unable to join us for Mass, we respectfully ask that you Saturday, July 10: Genesis 49: 29-32; 50: 15-26a; Matthew remember to send in your weekly envelopes to the Rectory Office. 10: 24-33 Thank you. 8:00 AM Pro Populo 4:30 PM Thomas Frommer & Family Need to Locate a Church? Requested by: Pat Dinan Visit www.maptimes.org to locate a church nearest your vacation destination when you are away this summer.
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GospelGospel Reflection Reflection and and Parish Parish Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson Last April, many of us became “Brits” for the day as we watched the combined military and religious funeral rites for England’s late Prince Philip. We knew something of his fidelity in his tireless service to his adopted country, and in his accepted role as consort to the queen for more than 75 years. We also had to acknowledge his humility as expressed in the funeral ceremony. It was back in 1922, when his uncle, King Constantine I of Greece, had been forced to abdicate in the wake of his disastrous prosecution of the Greco-Turkish war. Only 18 months old and barely ahead of the rioting mob, Philip was smuggled out of Greece in an orange crate that his family had converted into a makeshift crib. A British light cruiser then safely transported them to France. My point here is that all this involved a certain rejection, even if the boy was too young to realize it. Here we are today, celebrating our Independence Day from that very same England. In that masterful Declaration of Inde- pendence, written by Thomas Jefferson, we as a people clearly displayed our rejection of England’s rule. It so stung King George that he declared war on the colonies that defied him. My point is that there really is pain involved in all kinds of rejection. It’s a sting to the heart. Most of us have experienced some form of it in our personal lives. Rejection hurts most of all in matters of the heart. With little effort I can recall the sting I felt when the girl I asked to the junior prom turned me down. Many of us have felt the sting in the breakup of a love affair; or the divorce from marriage vows once happily taken. Hurt infects us when the college admission board turns us down. Or when the expected pay raise is denied, or the promotion not granted. The list is long and long remembered. It is only natural that we wonder where God is in all of these things. Does He know what it feels like? Does He care? If in Jesus He was “like us in all things but sin” was rejection part of the equation? In this weekend’s Gospel, we get the answer. Surely Jesus was rejected, even by His own relatives. More than that, biblical scholars tell us there was an implied insult in calling Him “the Son of Mary,” because in those days all Jews were identified as being sons of their fathers. Where does that leave us? I believe in a place of consolation and ultimate peace. Our God truly understands our pain. Re- jection was no stranger to Him. Yet, He offered a cure: Trust in Faith. This accompanied by His declaration of support: He loves us unconditionally. Maybe at the painful moments we don’t want pat answers or even Scripture quotes. It is only later that we realize that when we coped with rejection and kept on trusting God, we became a better person. G. Campbell Morgan was 1 of 150 young men who sought entrance into the Methodist ministry in 1888. He had passed his written exam but faced the test of giving a trial sermon in front of a panel. When the results were released, Morgan’s name was among the 105 who were rejected. He wired his father with one word: “Rejected.” Then he sat down and wrote in his diary: “Very dark. Everything seems still. He knoweth best.” The reply to his wire was quick to arrive. It read. “Rejected on earth, accepted in heaven. Dad.” Morgan, in later years, became the famous Doctor George Campbell Morgan D.D. who was a British evangelist, preacher, a leading Bible teacher, and a prolific author. As Morgan went on to prove, rejection on earth is often of little consequence. As his father wisely recognized, it is of no consequence in heaven. And that, after all, is our true home. While you enjoy your holiday, may God love you and give you His peace.
Thank you! Saint John’s Hospice Thank you for participating in Catholic Relief Services Rice Good Shepherd Program Bowl this Lent and for your generous contribution. In this pan- It is with pleasure that we announce the return demic, we have all learned how inter-connected we are. The of the Good Shepherd Casserole Program. suffering in one corner of the globe has a profound impact on The St. John’s Hospice truck is back up and all of us. Through Rice Bowl, we learn how our global brothers running! Casserole pans will be available at the doors of the and sisters overcome hardships, like hunger and malnutrition church on the first Sunday in August or can be obtained at the and how our actions on their behalf have the power to change Rectory Office. Also, men’s toiletries (travel size) and men’s socks lives! Although not all Rice Bowl donations are in, it looks like are always needed. Please drop off your donations to the Rectory this year’s collection has rebounded and I am most grateful Office any time during business hours ((Summer Hours: 9:00 AM that you answered the call to solidarity in your parish again. to 4:00 PM Monday to Friday). Thank you. Rice Bowl will touch over 159 million people in over 100 countries. What an amazing impact the Catholic community has worldwide! Our prayers, fasting and giving will touch the Journeying Together Young Adult Pilgrimage lives of people in Madagascar, El Salvador and Timor-Leste. It Mass and Gathering at The Miraculous Medal Shrine also directly impacts those who struggle to put healthy food on Sunday, July 11 - 9:00 AM the table right here in Philadelphia and the surrounding coun- Join young adult leaders from the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Office ties. 25% of the Rice Bowl donations stay right here and ena- for the Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees (PCMR) for Mass ble Nutritional Development Services to purchase food for area and Meetup (afterwards in the Lower Level Shrine). PCMR leaders food cupboards and soup kitchens. Again, thank you for mak- will facilitate a conversation on the needs and experiences of young ing sacrifices that will lift up our brothers and sisters living in adults, and their questions for and expectations of the Catholic poverty. With a shared spirit of solidarity, we can continue to Church. Secure parking is available; Lot entrance is on Magnolia build a culture of encounter that welcomes and embraces all. Street. Please join us! All are welcome. Anne H. Ayella, CRS Diocesan Director
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Parish A Message from Fr. Oswald Pray for Our Beloved Deceased Please check out my weekly video re- As we pray for our own families and friends, we ask you to flections at www.stgeorgeparish.org or please remember Edward Christie, Sister Eileen Eden, SSND, on our Facebook page at St. George Mary Sassani, and all those who have died from the Corona- Church, Glenolden, PA. God bless you, virus. May they rest in the peace of Christ. one and all! ~Father Oswald, Pastor Pray for Our Sick Christine and Grayson Bailey, Al Beck, Helen Belcher, Dan Adult Choir and Marie Bellinger, Beligionino family, Roberta Bennett, Mi- The St. George Adult Choir is on sum- chael Berger, Kay Bittle, Ryan Bostedo, Irene Burns, Helena mer vacation. We wish all of our choir Butler, Suzie Carboni, Rose Celia, John Cianciarulo, Fred members a happy, healthy and safe sum- Cuccinello, Lenora Cuccinello, Rosemary DiDonato, Betty mer! DiGrasso, Leonard DiGrasso, Terry Dolores, Mark Ednie, If you would like to consider Christine Huf, Mark Gallagher, Kathleen Higgins, Patricia joining us in September, please contact Johnson, Rev. Ignatius Marneni, Rev. John Muange Katuba, Mrs. Kathy Lerro, Director of Music, at Doris Kerker, Sr. Ann Marie Loftus, Madeline Loftus, Margie 610-237-1633. New voices are always needed and welcome. You Loftus, Karen Lyons, Angela Mahoney, Rev. Ignatius Marneni, don’t have to be a professional singer to join us. All voices join in Bridget McCann, Maureen McCann, Peg McCann, Bethann harmony! McCormick, Larry McCusker, Michael McFadden, David Practice will resume on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 PM in McFarland, Julia McGlinn, Anna Marie McIntyre, Eic Mullica, the church beginning in September. Rev. Leo P. Oswald, Barbara Partridge, Pastore family, Made- line Pfaff, George Phillips, Marie Prince, Joan Ratch, Harry Enjoy the summer break. Sperone, Michael Talent, Mary Wizda, Carmella Young and Mary Ann Zeller. Priest Schedule Sponsor of the Week July 10-11, 2021 Mallory’s Army 4:30 PM Father McCartney 8:00 AM Father Oswald Foundation 10:30 AM Father Oswald with Deacon United Together In The Fight Gary Guy Against Bullying... Don’t Just Teach Kindness... BE KINDNESS! www.MallorysArmy.com ǡ (973) 440-8657 or [email protected] ǡ ͵ǡʹͲʹͳǡͺǣͲͲ It’s easy to join our mailing list! Just send your email address ϐǤ by text message: Text MALLORYSARMY to 22828 to get ͶǣͲͲ started. Message and data rates may apply. ǡ Ǧ Thanks to our sponsors, we are able to bring you the Ǥ weekly Parish Bulletin. Please remember them when you are in need of their services and patronize these businesses. ǣ ͶǣͲͲ Ͷǣ͵Ͳ ͺǣͲͲ
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Housekeeping A" Prayer for Our Country Saint John the Baptist Parish is seeking an individu- “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, interces- al or service to provide housekeeping for the parish sions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and rectory, a building with both residential and public all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and office areas and small conference areas. The select- peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. This is right and is ed candidate will perform general housekeeping acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires every- duties such as dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, cleaning and sanitizing one to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For of surfaces in all rooms and areas of the building. Interested candi- there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and dates should submit a resume with salary requirements to the pastor humankind, Christ Jesus, Himself human, who gave Himself a at: Saint John the Baptist Rectory, 146 Rector Street, Philadelphia, ransom for all." ~1 Timothy 2:1-6 PA 19127; or RSVP to stjohnmanayunk.org. 112George - Page 5
School News and Parish Our Lady of Angels Happy Birthday Registration for the We wish everyone who is celebrating a birthday 2021-2022 school year this week a happy and healthy year ahead. Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is open. Please access the neces- Happy Birthday, one and all! sary forms on our web- site: www.ourladyofangelsmorton.org or by calling our school Rosary Group office at 610-543-8350. The Rosary Group meets on Thursday evenings at School Office Summer Hours 7:00 PM in the Church. We recite the Rosary and Our School Office summer hours conclude with the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy for are Tuesday through Thursday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 your intentions and for an end to the Coronavirus. PM. The school office will be closed the week of June “The praying of the Rosary helps us to open our- 21st. We will be available on Tuesday, June 29. selves so that Mary can teach us to intercede for Clergy assignments - June 2020 priests and vocations. Her maternal charity for Rev. Msgr. John M. Savinski, Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual priests can be infused into our hearts as we ponder the mysteries Help Parish in Morton, is retiring and will reside at Saint of Christ’s life. She will help us fall in love with Jesus and His Charles Borromeo Seminary. In his retirement Msgr. Savinski priests. Mary also keep us mindful of the invaluable gift that the has accepted an assignment as Archbishop Pérez’s Master of priest gives to the Church, the Eucharist.” Ceremonies. ~Kathleen Beckman, Praying for Priests; A Mission for Rev. James E. Goerner, Pastor of Saint Francis of Assi- the New Evangelization, 2014, P. 143. si Parish in Norristown, has been assigned as the new Pastor to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. We wish Monsignor Savinski much happiness and peace in his retirement and new ministry, and we offer our pray- ers to Father Goerner as he begins his new ministry to the peo- ple of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Community. Nothing Compares to Being There!
We share with you today an article written by Archbishop Perez this past Pentecost Sunday because of the importance of his message “Nothing com- pares to being there!”
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The words spoken at the Consecration of the Mass resonate deeply in our souls. This is My Body which will be given up for you. This is the chalice of My Blood … which will be poured out for you. At every Mass, we bear witness to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and resurrection from the dead. Through the gift of the Eu- charist, which the Lord instituted at the Last Supper, we receive His pure and boundless love over and over again. As Catholics, we believe that the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Christ. Such a precious gift deserves our reflection and appreciation. It’s not some- thing we can experience virtually. Christ’s presence in the Eucharist is real and our personal presence is required to receive it. The COVID-19 pandemic brought many changes to our lives, to our routines, and even to our Sunday worship. For a period of time, we were not able to be personally present for the celebration of Sunday Mass at all. For the last several months, many have been a part of Sunday Mass through live streaming. Now, as the pandemic wanes and restrictions are lifting, I invite all the faithful of the Archdiocese to make their way back to the in- person celebration of the Mass. As helpful as livestreaming was during the difficult months of the pandemic, when it comes to the Mass, nothing compares to being there. Today, on this Pentecost Sunday, I am pleased to announce an Archdiocesan initiative based on this truth and called Nothing Compares to Being There. It will involve the entire Archdiocese and feature an invitation for everyone to recognize more profoundly the irreplaceable need to be in person for the celebration of Sunday Mass. During the summer months, pastors and parish leaders will be preparing a heartfelt invitation to their communities and together we will issue this invitation in September 2021. While the fullness of this invitation happens in September, even now I encourage you, “Nothing compares to being there.” Come home to the in- person celebration of Mass. On this glorious feast of Pentecost, may God pour out His Spirit upon us and enkindle in us a renewed desire to be present at the Eucharistic Feast. Sincerely in Christ Jesus, Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, D.D., Archbishop of Philadelphia
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Parish Religious Education and Local Registration for the Parish Religious Education Program If your child will be joining us this fall to complete his or her religious education and the Sacra- ments of Initiation, (Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation) registration is now due. Levels 1-6 will receive instruction at St. Gabriel Parish, choosing either Wednesdays In- Person at 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM, or Sundays In-person at 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM. Preparation, rehearsal and celebration of sacraments will remain at St. George Church. For students in Lev- els 7 & 8, lessons will continue to held in St. George Church on Monday evenings from 6:45 PM to 8:00 PM. All in-person classes include the wearing of masks, sanitation, and social dis- tancing. All registrations go directly through St. George Rectory. If you have a child who will begin 1st grade in Fall 2021, registra- tion is necessary at this time. Please contact Mrs. Lynda Batten, Coordinator of Religious Education, at 610-237-1633 for more de- tails. Confirmation candidates in Level 7 this year are reminded that this is an 8-year program. We expect to see you back in the fall to complete your religious education. Register today! United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Vote to Write a Document on the Meaning of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church Statement of Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
June 21, 2021
Last week, my brother bishops and I voted overwhelmingly to issue a teaching document on the beauty and power of the Eucharist. The doctrine committee of the bishops’ conference will now begin drafting this document and, in the months ahead, the bishops will continue our prayer and discernment through a series of regional meetings and consulta- tions. In November, the bishops will gather to discuss the document draft. The Eucharist is the heart of the Church and the heart of our lives as Catholics. In the Holy Eucharist, Jesus Christ Himself draws near to each one of us personally and gathers us together as one family of God and one Body of Christ. As bishops, our desire is to deepen our people’s awareness of this great mystery of faith, and to awaken their amazement at this divine gift, in which we have communion with the living God. That is our pastoral purpose in writing this document. I invite everyone in the Church to pray for the bishops as we continue our dialogues and reflections. I pray that this will be a time for all of us in the Church to reflect on our own faith and readiness to receive our Lord in the Holy Eucharist.
Feast Day Tip Monsignor Bonner Feast of Saint Maria Goretti Archbishop Prendergast High School This Tuesday, July 6, is the feast of St. Maria Goretti. As the pa- Our parish recently received notification of the performance of tron saint of purity and chastity, she is an important saint for the our high school students for the 4th quarter of the 2020-2021 modern world. Spend the week praying to St. Maria Goretti for school year. We are particularly proud of those students and pa- purity for the world. Visit www.feastday.co for more help cele- rishioners of St. George who have demonstrated academic excel- brating the feasts and seasons. lence. Oh Saint Maria Goretti who, strengthened by God’s The following students received First Honors: Grace, did not hesitate even at the age of twelve to shed your Class of 2021 Abigail Kimilu blood and sacrifice life itself to defend your virginal purity, look Class of 2022 Sidney Caballero graciously on the unhappy human race, which has strayed far Class of 2023 Vincent Galantino from the path of eternal salvation. Teach us all, and especially Kefina Wright youth, with what courage and promptitude we should flee for the Class of 2024 Jordan Caballero love of Jesus anything that could offend Him or stain our souls The following student received Second Honors: with sin. Obtain for us from our Lord victory in temptation, com- Class of 2022 Kenneth Uduma fort in the sorrows of life, and the grace which we earnestly beg Congratulations, one and all! of thee (pause, insert special intention here), and may we one day enjoy with thee the imperishable glory of Heaven. Amen. Retrouvaille Rediscover the Love in Your Marriage Save the Date! Tens of thousands of couples have healed their Roman Catholic HS and John W. Hallahn CGHS invites you to marriages through Retrouvaille (pronounced Ret- join them on Saturday August 14, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM at ro-vy). The next program begins the weekend of August 13-15, Seaport Pier in North Wildwood, NJ for their annual DAY AT 2021 at the Family Life Center in Malvern, PA. For more infor- THE BAY fundraiser. All proceeds benefit scholarships and tick- mation, or to register, visit www.HelpOurMarriage.org or call ets are available for purchase for both schools 215-766-3944 or 800-470-2230. All inquiries are confidential. at www.RomanCatholicHS.com/DayAtTheBay.
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