201 Adele Avenue (717) 665-2465 Manheim, PA 17545 Fax (717) 665-7119 Our website. www.strichardcatholicchurch.org
Father Stephen D. Weitzel, Pastor [email protected] Deacon Bill Jordan [email protected]
Saint Richard’s Prayer Thanks be to you, our Lord Jesus Christ for all the benefits which you have given for all the pains and insults which you have borne for us.
Most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother may we know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day. Amen
MISSION STATEMENT To create a spiritual awakening in each of us, which will focus and increase our faith. To open ourselves to embrace all in our parish family, in order to build our relationships as sisters and brothers in Christ.
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Saturday Vigil– 4:00 p.m. Third Friday of each month following Mass. Sunday Morning – 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday – 3:00 p.m.- 3:45 p.m. Consecration to Sacred Heart following Mass.
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE NEW Monday through Friday – 9:00 a.m. Second Friday of the month: Mass at Pleasant View at 10 a.m. EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Parishioners welcome. No Mass at Parish this day. FRIDAY, May 28, 9:30—12 P.M. BENEDICTION 12 NOON ROSARY DEVOTIONS Sunday – 7:30 a.m. Before daily Mass. Beginning at 8:30 a.m.
NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome to the parish! Please register at the parish office. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Congratulations. We welcome your family into our midst. Please be aware that preregistration and attendance at a scheduled baptism class is required prior to the baptism of your first child. Please contact the parish office as early as possible.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Blessings upon your engagement. We need time to prepare you for your happy day. Please contact the parish office nine to twelve months in advance to make arrangements. Participation in the Diocesan Marriage Preparatory Program is required. Couples report its helpfulness. STEWARDSHIP A WAY OF LIFE Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well Saturday, May 15 pleased with ourselves; when our dreams have come Acts 1:15-17, 20a,20c-26 1 Jn 4:11-16 Jn 17:11b-19 true because we have dreamed too little; when we 4:00 p.m. † Betty O’Connell arrived safely because we have sailed too close to shore. Disturb us, Lord when with the abundance of Sunday, May 16 the things we possess, we have lost our thirst for Acts 1:15-17, 20a,20c-26 1 Jn 4:11-16 Jn 17:11b-19 water of life. Stir us, Lord, to dare more boldly, to 8:00 a.m. Parishioners of St. Richard Church venture on winder seas, where storms will show your 10:30 a.m. † Ernest Leitenberger mastery; where losing sight of land, we shall find he stars. We ask you to push back the horizons of our Monday, May 17 hopes and to push us into the future in strength, Acts 19:1-8 Jn 16:29-33 courage, hope and love. Amen 9:00 a.m. In honor of Julie Uehlein’s birthday
Tuesday, May 18 Acts 20:17-27 Jn 17:1-11a Dear loving God you know what we need 9:00 a.m. † Rev. John D. Schmalhofer before we call upon you. Please bless my brothers
Wednesday, May 19 and sisters who have asked for my prayers. They Acts 20:28-38 9:00 a.m. need your mercy, kindness and grace. Fill them
Thursday, May 20 with new life. Amen Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 Jn 17:20-26 9:00 a.m.
Friday, May 21 Tom Bentley Joey Lauber Acts 25:13b-21 Jn 21:15-19 Hailey James Coulter Olivia Lazor 9:00 a.m. Avery Eleanor Coulter Oscar Leech Saturday, May 22 Brad Emmons Catherine & Richard Lewis Acts 2:1-11 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 Jn 15:26-27; 16;12-15 Rick Evans Makenna Linder 4:00 p.m. † Tom Lacek Jennie Flay Erica Lundgren Richard Galbreath Rosa Mastromatteo Sunday, May 23 Audrey Gelb Kristie Murray Acts 2:1-11 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 Jn 15:26-27; 16;12-15 Terri Griffith Charlotte Petroll 8:00 a.m. Parishioners of St. Richard Church Anna Goldman Leon Prince 10:30 a.m. † John Ocner, Sr. Anna Grimm Dolly Ravbbr Karen Grimm Connor Rhoades MINISTRIES FOR MAY 22 & 23 A Sam Harsh Virginia Rittelmann Altar Server: Joan Helot Azlyn Sebold Eucharistic Minister: Jim Hershey Jim Shaffer Lector: Stephanie Lescavage Cameron Hess Jason Smith Ushers: Charles Roehm & Aggie Curtis Gina Hill Kaitlynn Smith Don & Gerry Horst Carolyn Staffieri 8:00 a.m. John Jackson Joseph Staffieri Altar Server: Bob Jendzurski Richard Zack Eucharistic: Deacon Bill Jordan Sandra Zack Lector: Cindy Hagan Ushers: Tom Zern & Tom Christoffel Theresa Kane Kenneth Kennar 10:30a.m. Joey Kerman Altar Servers: Stephanie Knosp Eucharistic Ministers: Lector: Denise Treier Ushers: Dee Miller & Craig Hershey FOOD PANTRY
Items currently needed are: baked beans, pasta sauce, applesauce and canned fruit, spam, soup, especially vegetable beef, ce- real, and peanut butter. Thank you for your support. LANCASTER CATHOLIC’SM THE LITTLE MERMAID Go under the sea with Lancaster Catholic’s Spring Musical of The Little Mermaid is a stage musical produced by Disney Theatrical, based on the animated 1989 Disney film of the same name and the classic 1837 story of the same by Hans Christian Andersen about a mermaid who dreams of the world above the sea and gives up her voice to find true love. To stream The Little Mermaid from the comforts of your own home, ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT tickets are $20.00 for a single viewer and $40. BENEDICTION AT 12 NOON for a family viewing. Proceeds will benefit the On Friday, May 28, 2021 St. Richard will have LCHS Fine & Performing Arts Department. For Adoration from 9:30 a.m. 12:00 noon. more information, to purchase your tickets and At noon we will celebrate Benediction. Come and stream The Little Mermaid, visit: spend some time with Jesus praying and listening to www.lchsyes.org/littlemermaid him. QUOTE DIOCESAN YOUNG ADULT DAY OF RE- “To pray the Rosary for children, and even FLECTION more, with children, training them from their earliest The Young Adult Day of reflection is years to experience this daily ‘pause for prayer’ with June12, 2021 at St. John Neumann Parish, Lan- the family, is admittedly not the solution to every prob- caster. If you are a Catholic Young Adult, or a lem, but it is a spiritual aid which should not be under- nonCatholic who has some interest in the Cath- estimate.” Saint Pope John Paul II olic Church, and are 1839 years old, this day is For reflection: Does my family “pause for prayer” for you. The theme is: To Jesus through Mary. together? What problem is assailing my family today? Father Benjamin Dunkelberger, Pastor of Our Can we begin, if we haven’t already begun, to pray the Lady of the Visitation Church, Shippensburg, Rosary together for a solution? and the Catholic Center Chaplain at Shippens- burg University will be the Retreat Leader. “Love Our Lady and maker her loved; There will be two spiritual talks by Fr. Dunkel- always recite the Rosary and recite it berger, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with as often as possible.” Benediction, recitation of the Rosary, opportuni- Saint Padre Pio ty for Confession, and the celebration of the Ho- The month of May is dedicated to hon- ly Sacrifice of the Mass. There will also be or the Blessed Virgin Mary. some time for solitude and quiet reflection. Light The Holy Rosary is one of the breakfast fare and a catered lunch are included most popular devotional prayers among in the registration cost, is $25.00 per person. To Roman Catholic worldwide. For the past year the Har- register, see the following link: risburg Diocesan Council of Catholic Women has led the Rosary( virtually) every Wednesday evening at https:hbgdiocese.formstack.come/forms/young 7:00 pm. As an expression of our faith and deep devo- _adult_day of reflection. Registration Deadline tion to tour Blessed Mother, we warmly extend an invi- is June 8 at 4:00 p.m. tation for to join us as we come together to pray the Rosary. There will be special guests who will lead a CALLING ALL PROLIFE COLLEGE STU- decade of the Rosary. If you have a Marian Shrine in DENTS your home, perhaps you would like to share pictures The National Right to Life Academy is a during the May calls. Please set aside time every unique, five and a halfweek academic summer Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. for this special group devo- course for college students who are eager to put tion to Mary. For more information on logindetails their prolife passion to work. Students who wish and to be added to the group email list, please email: can even earn three college class credits in hu- [email protected]. Also view the HDCCW website https://hdccw.webs.com. Join us man Life Studies from an accredited university, spiritually: If you are not able to join us by Zoom or by the Franciscan University of Steubenville. phone every week, join us as often as your schedule Please see the following link for more infor- permits by praying the Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Wednes- mation on the National Right to Life Academy: day evenings. We look forward to praying together! https://www.nrlc.org/academy. YEAGER ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL Home Rewiring & Repairs Contact Kathleen Zechello to place an ad today! (717) 393-7153 [email protected] or (774) 245-9057
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